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- Congratulations Shayne
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- NAPLAN Information for Parents and Students in Years 7 and 9
- Year 11 PDHPE Outdoor Recreation Excursion Report
- OverDrive
- Year 7 Music
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Dear Parents, Students and Friends of the Carroll College Community
This past week we have celebrated some of the most important days of the Christian calendar. Easter is a time when we consider what sacrifices we are prepared to make for those we love and care about. It is also a time of renewal and celebration. I hope that all of our families enjoyed this time together.
Surveys
Recently the College conducted a survey of parents in regards to communication, the newsletter and our Uniform. I would like to thank all of those who took the time to complete the survey and provide us with this valuable feedback. The full details of the survey are below.
Communication
- 95% of parents believe that they don’t receive too many emails from the College
- 79% of parents are aware that the College Calendar is available on Sentral
- 65% of parents are aware that the Assessment Schedule is available on Sentral
- 64% of parents are aware that there is an Assessment Calendar on Sentral
- 61% of parents are aware that details of Assessment Tasks are available on Sentral
- 90% of parents wish to continue receiving emails about their child’s assessment
- 75% of parents prefer email communication
- 88% of parents would like to receive a weekly What’s On Next Week email
Newsletter
- How often do parents read the newsletter
- Always 40%
- Often 19%
- Sometimes 28%
- Never 13%
- What would parents like to see in the newsletter?
- Photographs 70%
- Video excerpts of College events 25%
- Reports on College events 78%
- Community events 43.37%
- 63% of parents access the College Facebook Page
- 51% of parents would like to see more content on Facebook
- 90% of parents would not like to see a Twitter or Instagram profile
Uniform
- 66% of parents don’t want a gender neutral uniform
- 51% of parents want a separate summer and winter uniform
- 80% of parents want a separate Senior and Junior uniform
- 89% want multiple uniform suppliers
The Carroll College Community Council is currently undertaking a review of the College Uniform and this feedback will be a valuable source of information for that group.
The survey has also provided us with positive feedback about how the College is communicating with home. From the start of next term we will be making a few changes. We will start sending home a regular What’s On Next Week email and be revitalising the College Newsletter.
Annual Improvement Plan
Each year all schools develop an Annual Improvement Plan. The College plan for 2018 was developed using the feedback that we received from the 2017 Parent/Student/Staff Satisfaction Survey, input from the Community Council and based upon the College and Catholic Education Office Strategic plans. From this the College developed three core goals that we will be working on throughout the year.
- A strong focus on student achievement and celebrating success
- A focussed and significant improvement in literacy and numeracy
- Investigate ways to increase parent engagement / involvement and improve communication between home and the College
As the year progresses we will be inviting parents and carers to attend a range of events and hope to see as many parents as possible.
Have a very blessed week.
Steve Bath
Principal
Each year, staff working in our Catholic schools are required to participate in a Staff Spirituality Day. This year, Professor Peta Goldburg will be facilitating the day for our K-12 Pathway Schools on the Coast, St Bernard’s, Carroll College and St Mary’s. This will be held on Friday 7 September 2018 (Week 7, Term 3). We are giving advanced notice of this date as this will be a Pupil Free Day for all of our students across our three schools, and will replace the Pupil Free Day - Day 1 of Term 4, 2018.
Like most of us I was disappointed and dismayed by the actions of the Australian cricketers Steve Smith, Dave Warner and Cameron Bancroft. The “ball tampering scandal” certainly has been covered extensively in the media and has a topic of conversation around the College among both staff and students. I overheard students discussing the penalties handed down to the three players involved and whether they were reasonable in light of bringing the game of cricket into disrepute. Like these year ten boys, I too thought their sanctions were justifiable.
As I sat at the Good Friday Service at St Bernard’s Parish, I was quickly reminded of the relevance of the Stations of the Cross in our contemporary context and of my own shortcomings at how quickly I had judged these three sportsmen.
As we accompany Jesus on his journey to Calvary, we are called to remember how difficult that journey was. He carried his cross through the narrow crowded streets in Jerusalem. It was Passover time, so the city was full of people, many of whom mocked, jostled and took pleasure in watching as Jesus struggled with his heavy burden. Hearing these words, I recalled watching as Steve Smith was escorted through the airport in South Africa, surrounded by security as he too was jeered and insulted.
The journey Jesus made on that day remains a symbol of Christianity in the world, as it struggles with its own crosses and failures, and the challenges of modern life.
In the first station Jesus is condemned unjustly by those who did not understand him and by those who were frightened of what he did and said. We continue to condemn people unjustly today for a variety of reasons, their beliefs, gender, skin colour, because their way of thinking is different from our own, the list is endless. There are also people who have been justly condemned, who have been found guilty, served their sentence and ask for forgiveness.
These three young men, who we once admired, have asked for our forgiveness. Does our society really forgive; really believe that people can change or do we continue to condemn them over and over again? It is yet to be seen, how the Australian community will treat these cricketers; we can’t necessarily determine that result. We can however, determine how we respond to the crosses they carry. We certainly can determine how we teach our children and the students of Carroll College how to accept responsibility, seek forgiveness and offer forgiveness. To be compassionate!
Jesus often spoke about forgiveness, forgave those who sinned against others, forgave those who sinned against him. He led by example. Jesus’ teachings on forgiveness were a major theme during his life. He was very clear that forgiveness was to play a major role in our lives too “For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you” (Matthew 6:14-15)
We need to teach our students that the lesson to be learnt here is forgiveness is possible, even when it seems like all else is lost. That there is always a future, always a way forward no matter the circumstances or how many people you have let down or angered. No matter how humiliated you feel. We need to show our students that “good people make mistakes”, make poor choices, yet nothing they do in this life is so bad that they cannot recover from it. We all make hundreds of decisions each day, sometimes we get it wrong. That doesn’t mean forgives or redemption are not possible. That humiliation is eternal, or we are unworthy of love or we should be condemned to the point we feel worthless.
A timely lesson for each of us during Holy Week and in the midst of this cricket “scandal”.
Fr. Francis Carroll … Pray for Us
Live Jesus in our Hearts … Forever
Mrs. Charlotte Nicoletti
Coordinator of Religious Education and Faith Formation
St Bernard’s Parish, Batehaven
Adoration is on the First Friday of the Month at 5.30pm.
Mass is celebrated every first Saturday of the Month at 9am.
R.C.I.A – the inauguration of the R.C.I.A team will be at 9am Mass Sunday 8th April. Those interested in becoming a candidate for the programme are most welcome to come along or alternatively call the Parish Office
R.C.I.A process will begin 18th April at 7pm in the Church meeting room.
Sacred Heart, Moruya
Divine Mercy Sunday – Mass will be held at 3pm Sunday 8th April all warmly welcome
Congratulations to Mrs Emma Mullins and partner, Matthew, on the safe arrival of their twin daughters.
Shayne Hargraves (Year 9) competed at the Australian Athletics Championships last week.
She had a great few days!
In her first event Shayne competed in the 3000m. She came 1st in her heat, winning by 110m with an 8 sec personal best time. Shayne then came 5th overall.
Her second event was the 1500m, Shayne came 4th in her heat with a 3 sec personal best time and came 10th overall.
This was Shayne's first season competing in Athletics Track so reaching Nationals was beyond her expectations. Shayne has worked very hard to achieve this and we are very proud of her achievements.
Unfortunately Rhys Flood (Year 9) could not compete.
Important Dates for Term 2, 2018
IMPORTANTANT DATES FOR TERM 2
Monday 30 April – student pupil free day
Tuesday 1 May - first day for Year 7, 11, 12 students
Monday 7 May – Open house and information evening for Year 7 2019
Thursday 10 May – Mother’s Day breakfast 7.30am
Thursday 10 May – Year 10 and 11 immunisations
Friday 11 May – College Cross Country
Monday 14 May to Friday 18 May – Year 11 and 12 VET work placement
Tuesday 15 May to Friday 25 May – Year 7 and 9 NAPLAN
Monday 11 June – Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday
Friday 22 June – Carroll Day
Thursday 28 June – Athletics throwing events
Friday 29 June – College athletics carnival
Tuesday 3 July – Musical Matinee
Tuesday 3 July to Thursday 5 July – Musical night performances
Friday 6 July – Last day Term 2
For more information on College events and other calendar dates please visit the parent and student Sentral portal.
NAPLAN Information for Parents and Students in Years 7 and 9
This year Carroll College will be a trial school for completing the NAPLAN tests online. Students will be organised to sit the online tests in our school computer labs during the fortnight of 15th May to 25th May. Students must sit the tests during school hours and they will not be able to use their own devices.
To best prepare the students for this new approach to the NAPLAN tests, we will be running a trial test from March 20th -22nd. This trial test will include examples of the styles of questions from all the tests apart from writing. All students will be scheduled to sit the trial test during this time. Please encourage your child to fully participate in this practice so they will be well prepared for the actual tests in May.
Exemptions and Withdrawals
All students are expected to participate in the national NAPLAN tests, however, it is recognised that parents have the right to withdraw their students from participating. Your child may be exempt from NAPLAN tests if your child has:
- significant disabilities
- a language background other than English, has recently arrived from overseas and has been attending school for less than a year.
If you would like to withdraw your child or have them exempt from completing the tests, please complete the attached “Consent for Exemption and Withdrawal” form from NESA and return it to the College before the 4th May.
Parent Carer consent for exemption and withdrawal NAPLAN.pdf
Adjustments for Disabilities
If your child currently receives any adjustments to their learning to enable them to participate on an equal footing with their peers, then these adjustments may be able to be applied to the NAPLAN tests. If this applies to your child, please complete the attached “Consent for Disability Adjustments” form and return it to the College by the 4th May. The College will then assess the need for any adjustments requested.
Parent Carer consent for disability adjustment NAPLAN.pdf
John O’Neill
Assistant Principal
Curriculum
Year 11 PDHPE Outdoor Recreation Excursion Report
On Wednesday the 14th of March the two year 11 PDHPE classes departed Carroll College for our outdoor recreation excursion in the Yadboro State Forest.
Once we arrived at about 5:30pm on Wednesday we set up camp at beautiful Long Gully Flat which is located at the base of the Castle. When all the tents were set up (which some students struggled with *cough* Beau and Taylor *cough*) we all gathered around the fire, and Mr Fogarty’s class cooked up a scrumptious spaghetti bolognaise.
The camp sites ‘literally consisted of dirt’ - Chloe Mizzi.
We set out for our hike up Byangee Walls in the Budawang Ranges at around 8:30am on Thursday morning. We didn’t arrive back to camp until around 2:30pm. The beginning of the hike was by far the most physically challenging as it was constant uphill slope for around 2kms. Once we reached the top of the slope we began to make our way in single file through thick shrub across the base of the Castle until we reached the most mentally challenging part of the hike. This is where we encountered the steep rocky cliff faces and many had to face their fears. Once we had gotten to the top, it was all worth the climb as the views were spectacular. Unfortunately some students did not take the advice and failed to bring enough water for the hike. We had clear views of the Castle and Pigeon House at top of Byangee Walls.
Once we arrived back to camp after our long day of hiking (we covered around 11kms), we all had a swim in the creek with our new found friends of leeches.
Mr Brady’s class then cooked up another nice meal of burritos (minus the mushrooms) then we gathered around the campfire the play some games and discuss the days events.
Most of the group turned in for the night early to rest their weary legs. Despite a bit of light rain, most of the group slept soundly. Fortunately the sun came out the next day and we played some fun initiative games and packed up our camp site (we had learned all about leave no trace camping) and headed for home. All in all it was a great trip which pushed many of us to our physical limits.
We would like to thank Mr Fogarty for organising the trip and Miss Gray and Mr Brady for coming along and assisting with the driving and supervision.
Lucy Colbourne
Just a reminder…
Carroll College has access to OverDrive… an eBook and audio collection
The collection is part of the ACEN Collection (Australian Catholic Education Network).
The ACEN (Australian Catholic Education Network) OverDrive eBook and audiobook service is available, at no charge, for access by students, staff and parents 24/7 from school, home or any location. The CE pays the annual subscription to Overdrive for all schools.
OverDrive includes a large collection of eBooks and audio-books for students of all year levels, as well as adults. The collection includes fiction, as well as non-fiction titles related to Australian curriculum topics. The current collection includes over 10,000 eBooks and audiobooks, including ‘Read-a-long’ books.
The ACEN OverDrive website is located at http://acen.lib.overdrive.com or by searching in the Apple store or Google Play for the OverDrive app. (link). When asked to search for a library, click to search by ‘Name’, not location, and then search for ‘ACEN’.
Links to OverDive are on the College Website under the EPORTALS tab in Student ELinks and Carroll HUB ELinks.
Overdrive may be accessed from any tablet, laptop, mobile phone, desktop computer, or loaded onto eReaders for offline reading. If the Overdrive App does not load properly on tablets, delete it and load a new copy.
Overdrive APP for iPads - ACEN library Login Procedures
- Search for the Overdrive APP in the APP Store and install the APP.
- Search for ACEN library ‘By Name’, not location.
- When the screen appears that displays an email etc. login DO Not type an Email addressetc.
- Instead, click 'Continue' near the bottom of the screen, rather than login with an email address and password.
- You are then taken to a screen that says 'Add a library'.
- Click it and type ACEN and then choose Canberra/Goulburn.
- You are then taken to the CENet login screen.
- The blue ACEN Digital library screen then appears - Choose ACEN member collection.
- The Sign in button appears to type in your computer network login details.
- The Overdrive home screen appears with the borrower logged in. A borrower's Account button is at the top of the screen to see current loans and open books that have been borrowed.
Logging on to Overdrive
Students are able to log on to Overdrive using their school computer network login Username and Password.
The CENet login window will appear the first time a user logs in to Overdrive.
Type in the student’s computer network username and password.
The Overdrive site will appear with the student’s own account details.
Overdrive Site Features
Favorite titles will be displayed. Click on a title icon to borrow it, or use the Search window to find a particular title or author’s books.
Borrower’s title checkout limits and holds are displayed in your account.
Titles are borrowed for 14 days and may be renewed. Titles disappear following the borrowing period.
Holds may be put on titles that are currently on loan to other borrowers.
Titles may be read in the browser, or returned by clicking the Return button.
After the title is opened on the screen, click at the bottom of the screen near the middle to display icons at the top of the screen and a list of options on the left. A button may be clicked to download the title for Offline reading.
Other features are available for searching for particular titles and groups of titles. Explore Advanced Search.
Title Access Year Levels
Titles in the Overdrive collection have been given access year level ratings, so students will only be able to borrow titles rated for their level or below. Students will see all available titles in Overdrive, but titles not able to be borrowed will be greyed out. Eg. Year 3 students will not be able to borrow Adult level titles.
Title Access Rating Levels:
Juvenile (Yr. K-4)
Young Adult (Yr. 5-8)
Adult (Yr. 9 – Adult)
Parental Access to Overdrive
Parents may access Overdrive using their child’s computer network Overdrive login details. The child’s borrowing limit of 3 titles still applies.
Unfortunately, parents will not be able to borrow titles that are above their child’s access level. Eg. If the child is a Year 6 student, parents will not be able to borrow Adult level books, only Young Adult or Juvenile level books.
Happy Reading
Carol Young
In the last couple of weeks, Year 7 Music students have been learning common rhythmic groupings for their topic, 'Duration'. Each student was required to compose 8-bars of rhythm using the notation that we have learnt in class. The students were required to learn to play their 8-bars of rhythm on a percussion instrument and then team up with other students to make a group of roughly four students.
The video below shows one of our whole class practice sessions before performing in small groups for marking. The students were very engaged and you can see the concentration on their faces.
All Excursions have a Payment and Consent cut-off date. This information is stipulated on the Excursion Information note that is emailed out and also noted on Qkr!.
Excursions on Qkr! Will be removed at 3pm on that date and no payments can be accepted after this date.
Qkr! Is our preferred payment option. If you need help using this please contact the Office.