Bulletin

REMINDERS AND UPCOMING EVENTS:

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Friday 28 June - Last day of classes Term 2.  

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Saturday 29 June to Friday 05 July - College Ski Trip to Perisher.

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Monday 22 July 4.00pm - Boarding House Opens.

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Monday 22 July 3.30pm-7.30pm - Year 8 Parent Teacher Evening (with Year 9/2020 Subject Selections)
                                               and Years 7-10 Boarders' Interviews.

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Tuesday 23 July - Classes for Term 3 begin.

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Saturday 03 August - Father Daughter Sleep-out and Charity Fund Raising event at the College (see the flyer in this Bulletin in 'Community Events')

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SVC UNIFORM SHOP  (Note:  Extra trading day 05 July - flyer with Term 3 and winter school holidays open/closed information in this issue, and last week).

Orders Now Online  

Monday  8.00am-2.00pm  /  Wednesday 12.00pm-5.00pm  /  Friday 8.00am-2.00pm           

Phone:  02 9161 7979  Email:  SVC@noone.com.au  

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Dear Parents and Carers

The semester has ended and there is a palpable sense of excitement at the prospect of the three week break.  This winter holiday will give some families the opportunity to chase the sun in northern places; for others the chance to discover the delights of Sydney and surrounds and for our senior students, a chance to consolidate their preparation for their upcoming HSC Trials.  Wherever and whatever your plans, the real value will be found in the whoever you are sharing the experience with this holiday.  I hope for every family this is time to enjoy good company and good times.

The last week of the semester has been characteristically busy.  The Years 11 and 12 students were invited last evening to spend time in informal mentoring with ex-students of the College from a broad range of professions.  This event was an initiative of the Year 12 SRC, and was facilitated by Mrs Jane Palin from the College Advancement team.  The evening was enjoyable and helpful to our senior girls as they begin to think seriously about their transition from secondary to tertiary and beyond.  Agility and creativity featured broadly in the conversation.  (Please see a photo from the evening at the beginning of this issue).

The Boarding students had a busy week of packing up after the first semester of the year.  They also provided magnificent hospitality to a group of Year 6 students from a Catholic primary school in Warrnambool, Victoria.  The students were enroute to Dubbo after winning a competition to interact with a drought affected primary school.  They had several unexpected changes to their itinerary but they coped exceptionally well, and the Boarding community were outstanding in their fexibility and hospitality.  A special thanks to Ms O'Donoghue and Ms Linda McCabe.

Our last assembly was our chance to say goodbye to some cherished staff and students leaving the College.  We said our best wishes Ms Mariann Barkho, leaving to have her baby at the end of July, Mrs Penny Radford leaving to take a term of long service leave, Ms Jacquie Hilmer, who has finished her temporary contract and Mr Joseph Hekeik, leaving on the staff scholarship to study the role of the United Nations in promoting Human Rights.

I also want to acknowledge Ms Rachel McLean, who has today shared the news that she is going to take up full-time study in 2020.  Ms McLean in her role as Director of Faith and Mission, has been pivotal in so many aspects of school life.  Ms McLean has been at St Vincent's College ten years and has served in a variety of substantive and acting leadership roles including Acting Principal.  We will commence our recruitment process early next term.

Happy holidays.  I would like to thank Mrs Joanne Anderson, for stepping into the position of Director of Pastoral Care in Term 2.  She has done a fantastic job.  We will welcome Mrs Brooks back in Term 3.

Yours sincerely

Mrs Anne Fry
Principal

On Sunday 23 June the Boarders' went to 'Broadway'! It was my first time going to Broadway, so I had no clue what to expect!  When we arrived we realised we had the whole theatre to ourselves!  We quickly got popcorn and drinks, reclined our chairs and got ready for the movie!  We watched Toy Story 4 and it was such a throwback to my childhood.  I had the best time!!

Zara McPherson, Year 10, Wagga Wagga

On Saturday the Boarding House participated in cooking with a Boarder parent, Ms Terrie Bell (Tamarla in Year 12's mother).  We were ready by 9:00am on Saturday to immerse ourselves in cooking, and to learn how to cook homemade chicken soup and fried bread. 

We learnt how to create our own broth, cutting up our own vegetables and then making the soup.  Whilst making the bread we were taught how to cook it to perfection, and we made sure to try some before handing it out amongst all the Boarders. 

With Ms Bell's help, we learned a new skill and we did something that is not in our usual routine.  Cooking a new dish and serving it amongst the Boarding House is not something we would normally do, as our meals are normally pre-made for us.  I think we can all say this Boarders' IN Weekend was an experience and we all really enjoyed it​

Dakota Macourt, Year 9, Nambucca Heads

On Friday evening the Boarders' and Boarding staff along with Ms Mclean and Mrs McDonnell, travelled to North Sydney Oval to watch the Women's State of Origin.  The excitement and energy coming from the girls was ecstatic, everyone was keen to get into the oval and sit down and watch a bit of women’s footy.  After the NSW women came away with the win, a few Boarders stayed back with Ms O'Donoghue to run onto the field and interact and get photos with the players.  Overall, the girls enjoyed their night and had a lot of fun. 

Clare Lienesch, Year 10, Bourke

The BRC have a Food Forum meeting with Selina, our head chef, every fortnight.  At the most recent meeting the committee decided to put on a BBQ on Tuesday night and 70 steaks were cooked.  Thank you to Isabella Quinn, Amy Lienesch, Rosie Secombe, Matilda Roddy, Alex Barclay, Tyler Leahy and Clare McGrath, who helped cook an amazing meal. And, to our maintenance team who set up a lovely pergola to keep us dry while we cooked.

Over the holiday period, we are encouraging Boarders to source and bring back reusable cutlery that can be used throughout the week for hot lunches, to cut back on the single-use plastic cutlery currently in circulation.

The Boarding coordinators and I hope that you all have a safe and enjoyable three week holiday and look forward to seeing the Vinnies Boarders' return from 4.00pm Monday 22 July and SCEGGS Boarders on Tuesday 23 July.

Yours in Boarding

Ms Maryanne O'Donoghue
Director of Boarding

The English Department has celebrated the opening of the Heritage Centre by taking our Year 11 Standard classes to review the interactive elements of the displays. 

In Term 2, Year 11 Standard have been studying a unit called Contemporary Possibilities in which students have been developing a vocabulary to appreciate, describe, analyse and evaluate the ways in which digital texts tell stories.  Students presented screencasts in which they argued for the relevance and value of a variety of interactive digital texts such as interactive documentaries, digital graphic novels and games. 

At the conclusion of our unit, students visited the Heritage Centre to examine the way in which the display uses interactive technologies to tell the stories of real people and their real experiences from the Sisters’ real social justice work. 

This year’s students were confident enough to prepare worksheets for use by students next year!  So, be prepared Year 10! 

Thank you to Ms Playoust and Ms Rune for taking their students to the Heritage Centre. 

Ms Monica Jarman
Head of English Department

Year 10 PASS

This term in Year 10 PASS, we have been exploring the different body systems, their roles, structure and basic contribution to efficient movement.  The systems that we have been studying include the skeletal, muscular, respiratory, cardiovascular and energy systems.  As PASS is a partially practical subject, we were given the opportunity to participate in sports aerobics to increase our understanding of how our body systems work during movement.  We were instructed by Ms Joelle Maguire, who generously gave her time to teach us the basic skills of this sport.  We then divided into groups of four or five students and devised our own patterns and formations for the previously learnt Level 3 routine.  In the final performance session, the girls dressed up in costumes and performed to the Dance students.  We then worked together to learn another dance aerobic routine.  It was a highly enjoyable experience that gave us a real hands-on experience of how our aerobic energy system is used.

By Lucia Holt, Year 10 PASS

Year 9 PASS

In Year 9 PASS, our Term 2 topic was Enhancing Performance.  To complement this unit of work our class participated in four weeks of golf tuition led by Laura from the Jack Newton Junior Golf Academy.  We learnt a variety of stroke techniques, with a strong focus on enhancing our skills through video analysis.  As a result of this, we were then able to critique our own and others performances and make significant improvements to our technique.  The four-week program was highly influential, as we learnt a wide range of skills and tactics through different types of golf based activities.  All of us enjoyed this experience and we highly recommend it for other girls interested in choosing PASS in the upcoming years.  Quite a few students in the class have now taken up golf as a leisure sport.  Perhaps one of us will replicate the recent success of Hannah Green in the future!  Thanks again to Ms Whiley for organising this opportunity for us! 

By Brigitte Fowler and Leilani Egan, Year 9 PASS

Ms Elise Whiley 
Head of PDHPE

Wonderful news to end the term with our fantastic results in the NSW Language Perfect Championships.  Students competed for seven days answering questions on vocabulary, grammar and culture in a range of languages, but with a main focus on French and Italian.  The girls competed with great enthusiasm in class, at home, at lunch times and right up until the last second of the competition!  Special mention must go to Carla Rizzi-Kelly and Ornella Fox, who both achieved the Elite Award, which is the highest category earning over 10,000 points during the competition.

Our College rankings and scores:

-        1st in Italian in NSW

-        12th in French in NSW

-        5th overall out of 294 schools in NSW.

Our students also achieved excellent individual rankings:

-        Carla Rizzi-Kelly ranked 15th in NSW overall for all languages

-        Ornella Fox ranked 26th in NSW overall for all languages

-        Alexandra Manuel ranked 39th in NSW overall for all languages

-        Grace Gallard ranked 43rd in NSW overall for all languages.

We had eight students ranked in the top 20 for Italian:

-        1st in NSW for Italian, Carla Rizzi-Kelly

-        2nd in NSW for Italian, Ornella Fox

-        4th in NSW for Italian, Cleo Heywood

-        5th in NSW for Italian, Alexandra Manuel

-        7th in NSW for Italian, Bronte Murphy

-        8th in NSW for Italian, Stella Trevaskis

-        10th in NSW for Italian, Grace Gallard

-        16th in NSW for Italian, Katarina Cobden.

In total, 45 students achieved certificates and these will be presented at an assembly early in Term 3.  Congratulations to the following students:

Amazing effort!  We are very proud of all of you!  The New South Wales competition was a great warm up for the World Championships, which will be held next term - 27 August to 3 September. 

I wish you all a lovely winter break and look forward to sharing more of our successes in Languages.  

Ms Maria Manitta
Head of Languages

Career Spotlight

Paediatric Nurse

Paediatric nurses care for babies, children and adolescents.  There are a diverse range of specialty areas within paediatric nursing.  Nurses may work in schools, hospitals or community centres and work with families to provide optimal health.  Several specialty areas also exist within paediatric nursing.  For example, paediatric nurses may become specialised in intensive care, oncology (cancer nursing), mental health and child development.  Browse the following link to find out more:  How to Become a Paediatric Nurse

Cytotechnologists

Cytotechnologists are highly trained laboratory specialists who study human cells and different types of cellular anomalies.  Cytotechnologists often play a critical role in helping patients recover from various illnesses by identifying a disease while it is still in the early, treatable stage.  Although employment opportunities and salaries differ widely in this field, depending on experience, ability and geographic location the demand for experienced cytotechnologists is growing tremendously.  According to the Healthcare Salaries Guide, in 2018 entry level pay was more than $80,000 per year compared to more than $139,000 for senior level pay.  For more information on this type of career, go to: Australian Government Medical Laboratory Scientists

Engineering Summer School 

Applications Open 30 June for the Engineering Summer School (ESS).  The ESS is supported by Honeywell and the Office of the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer.  It is a collaboration between Engineers Australia, Sydney’s leading engineering universities, Rotary Clubs and key engineering organisations.  The objective is to give high school students a better understanding of what engineering is and how it works in everyday life.  The Engineering Summer School will bring together 100 Year 11 Students from Regional NSW and Sydney Metropolitan Area.  It is a residential school with students accommodated on campus Sunday 8, until Friday 13 December 2019.  Engineers cultivate creative, enquiring minds and applicants must have a strong interest in mathematics, science and the environment, and want to contribute to improving the quality of life for everyone.  Within each engineering discipline there are many career paths from management to research and teaching, from construction and maintenance to sales and marketing.  Throughout the program students will meet and interact with professional engineers employed by government, private companies, researchers and academics in a wide range of engineering disciplines.  The students will attend lectures/demonstrations at participating NSW universities and participate in industrial visits, providing students with the opportunity to see the different engineering disciplines at work. 

Students visit some the following universities during The Engineering Summer School:  University of NSW University of Technology, Sydney, University of Wollongong, University of Sydney, Macquarie University.  In addition, participants will visit four engineering sites (site tours) and attend a careers event with engineering professionals, providing participants with the ability to ask an engineer questions to assist them in their future studies.  Registrations open on 30 June 2019.  Email: nswregistration@engineersaustralia.org.au to join the waitlist.  For more information go to www.engineersaustralia.org.au

The Y - Careers at the YMCA NSW

YMCA NSW offers career paths for enthusiastic, passionate people looking to make an impact in local communities.  Their people say “we are fun, collaborative and offer an environment that can be different every day".  View this video for more information https://careers.ymcansw.org.au . You can also view their hiring process at https://careers.ymcansw.org.au/how-we-hire

School Holiday Programs and Activities

The Academy of Interactive Entertainment 

There are a range of holiday programs on offer at Academy of Interactive Entertainment for students interested in 3D animation, interactive games, games logic, visual effects, etc.For more details go to:  https://aie.edu.au/course/sydney-holiday-courses/

BILLY BLUE COLLEGE OF DESIGN 

A Day In the Life Creative Workshops - 13 July - Sydney Campus

Workshops are free, and an ideal way to get a feel for what you like, what you don’t like and where you might see yourself in the future.  On the day you will participate in a workshop of your choice, get a glimpse into Billy Blue’s classrooms and tour the campus, hear from students about their experiences and enjoy a free lunch.  For more information visit:  https://www.billyblue.edu.au/

WILLIAM BLUE COLLEGE OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

A Day In The Life:  Hospitality 11 July - The Rocks, Sydney 

Tour one of Sydney's most exclusive hotels to get a behind-the-scenes tour of the guest suites, restaurants and kitchen. Then you will tour a fine dining restaurant, meet the chefs and learn how they forged their careers.  Then enjoy lunch at William Blue Dining, an award-winning student training restaurant. For more information and to register go to:  https://www.williamblue.edu.au/

PwC's Higher Apprenticeship Open Evening - Students and Parents/Carers 

Price Waterhouse Cooper’s Open Evening is an opportunity for students and parents/carers to discover what life is like inside one of the world’s largest professional services firms, and learn more about their Higher Apprenticeship program.  Hear from past apprentices about how they kick started their career after high school through PwC's alternative pathway into employment. 

Event details:  Date: Wednesday 3 July   Time:  5:30pm-6:15pm or 6:30pm-7:15pm.
Location:  PwC, One International Towers, Watermans Quay, Sydney.

REGISTERHERE 

EY (Ernst Young)

Ernst Young is inviting female students in Years 11 and 12 interested in STEM, to visit their head office in Sydney to learn about what the future of work will look like. 

The day will cover:  Welcome to EY and introduction to ‘the Future of Work’ STEM based service line rotations.  Quiz to cement some of the service line learning.  An interactive workshop around consulting Employability skills.  An overview of future student programs.  Networking opportunities over lunch.

DATE:  Monday 15 July     TIME: 9:00am to 3:30pm     LOCATION:  EY Centre | 200 George Street, Sydney. 

REGISTER HERE

Ms Helen Marshall
Careers Adviser

As the College prepares to head off for a very well-deserved winter holiday break, we wish the girls relaxation and a different pace of learning and activity in their holiday time.

The Pastoral CP programs have run extremely well this term, most notably with several incursions for our senior students.  Year 11 have contemplated an Ignatian approach to Leadership, and they are currently in a period of discernment as a cohort to work to elect their peers into the Leadership positions of 2019-2020.

As Year 12 prepare to embrace tertiary opportunities and a full life beyond the College, we welcomed this week a presentation from Senior Constable Martin.  From her experience, she is able to communicate with expertise and compassion, the rights of young adults and the array of professional support that is available.  Some of the topics that may arise include social media, assault and process of reporting, drug possession and mobile testing, ‘schoolies' and concerts’ procedures - rights and support, fake licences, making a statement and the Young Offenders Act.  This list is not exhaustive, and it is an informative yet relaxed Q and A session where students may wish to ask questions afterwards in the lunchtime that follows.  Our pastoral staff are there to assist along with our College counsellor, Ms Sophia de Prendegast.

As we look to Term 3, please do ensure that blazers are dry cleaned, uniform is adjusted and hem lengths are appropriate.  This is especially important for the Year 12 girls planning to Graduate in style.  A reminder please that chewing gum is not permitted on College premises.

We thank and bid a brief farewell to two members of our pastoral team.  Ms Mariann Barkho has ably led Cahill House this term, and we wish her, and her husband the most joy as they look forward to the arrival of their first child.  Bon courage!  Mrs Penny Radford of O’Brien House is taking Long Service Leave, and as an experienced scientific globetrotter, her travel plans are superb.  Bon voyage!  Ms Kate Parish is welcomed back in to reprise the Head of House role, and will lead O’Brien House.  I return to Head of Cahill House as Mrs Elizabeth Brooks returns in Term 3 from her Long Service Leave.  Welcome back Mrs Brooks! 

Mrs Jo Anderson
Director of Pastoral Care

SPORT STAFF CONTACTS FOR TERM 3 2019

Co-ordinator of Sport: Ms Jacinta Jacobs: 0418 416 663 / jacobsj@stvincents.nsw.edu.au

Ms Vanessa Brown:    0412 979 599 - 5-a-side Football
Ms Jacinta Jacobs:      0418 416 663 - Athletics
Ms Laura Wiggins:     0418 329 929 - Hockey
Ms Molly MacQueen:   0448 882 121 - Netball.

Website details:    https://www.stvincents.nsw.edu.au/learning/sport/

For all draw and venue information visit this website. 

IGSSA Athletics - Homebush Athletics Stadium - 28/29 August

The College team will compete in two lead up twilight meets at Homebush on Friday 9 and 16 August. The College Athletics team will be finalised after these two meets, with one girl permitted to compete in each event at the IGSSA Carnival at Homebush next term, on the afternoon of 28 August (heats of hurdles and 800m) and all day on 29 August.

Fitness sessions on Mondays will now be at Rushcutters Bay and Wednesdays are at E S Marks, and all girls selected in the squad are to attend as many of these sessions as they can.  The College bus will leave Rockwall Crescent at 3.20pm and will return at 5.30pm, or the girls can be collected from the track.  If the athlete is training outside of school with a private coach she must let Ms Jacobs know.  All athletes are encouraged to continue their training over the holidays, so please speak to Tash to get a program or join her squad.

Please note that Ms Jacobs will be on long service leave for the first two weeks of next term, however, Mr Graham will be taking the girls on a hire bus to the track to train with Tash as normal. The bus, however, will leave from Victoria Street at 3.20pm. Permission notes are now available from Ms Jacobs at training or at school.

ST CATHERINE’S  NETBALL COMPETITION

Congratulations to SVC 6 (Junior 1), SVC 9 (Junior 4) and SVC 12 (Junior 7), who all made the Grand Finals this week as well as SVC 11, who played off for third place.  WELL DONE EVERYONE!  Pocket authorities will be allocated to SVC 9 for winning their division in the St Catherine's competition.  The notification will be entered onto students' Edumate accounts and the pocket authorities are put on blazers towards the end of the year.

It has been a successful season at St Catherine’s on Wednesdays.  This is not because of winning games, but because of the big hearts that our girls display with respect to their coaches, each other and the opposing teams. That’s what makes SVC girls very special.  A special thanks to parents and Boarding co-ordinators who drove Boarding students back to Potts Point after the games.  SVC Sport cannot function without your generosity.

below:  SVC 11 3rd place

below:   SVC 12 2nd place

below:  SVC 6 2nd

The YEAR 7 NETBALL PROGRAM was a big success, with De Lacy House winning the Round Robin points.  Those enrolled were a delight to teach, displaying open minds to learn more each week.  We look forward to watching many of them play in the IGSSA competition next term.

below:  Year 7 netball program

IGSSA NETBALL TERM 3

Training sessions for juniors and seniors start the first morning back, Tuesday 23 July at 7.30am for some teams, so please check the website and don’t miss your first session.

Juniors SVC 17 and 18:  As the term starts on Tuesday, you will miss your Monday afternoon slot.  Therefore, you will train on FRIDAY 26 July at 7.30am - for the FIRST WEEK ONLY. 

Training is essential to attend for learning purposes, boarder transport planning, venue discussion and team synergy.  Nothing positive is achieved if you do not attend training with your team.

Games begin Saturday 27 July - the first Saturday back next term.  Please consider Sydney Saturday morning traffic, and make sure you allow plenty of time to get to your venues and arrive 30 minutes before start time for warm up.

Netball Information Website Page  

Year 7 and new netballers:  Please make sure that you and your parents visit the SVC Netball page. https://www.stvincents.nsw.edu.au/learning/sport  click netball, to read all about netball next term. 

New SVC Netball Co-ordinator:  Introducing Ms Molly MacQueen, our new netball co-ordinator.  Molly possesses excellent attention to detail, works diligently with coaches and students and has been coaching at SVC for some years now.  I wish her well as I take a break as netball co-ordinator.  I sincerely wish every player a fantastic IGSSA 2019 experience and I will miss the emails (not!) and the parent support, but, mainly I will miss our wonderful SVC netballers.  I will remain as a fill-in Term 3 coach, Year 7 netball program co-ordinator and volleyball coach.  Keep shining everyone!

Molly’s email is:  mollygmacqueen@gmail.com

Ms Kat McGrath
Head Netball Coach

IGSSA BASKETBALL  

All basketball teams had an incredibly successful season with six out of seven teams finishing in the top four of their divisions.  Each girl has shown diligence to her training sessions and games, developing her skills and tactics to implement on the weekend.  A big thank you must go to all the wonderful parents for your commitment to SVC basketball this term, driving to all the stadiums and hearing your cheers always encourages the girls to play their hardest! 

FINAL Placings 

SVC 1 - 4th

SVC 2 - 1st

SVC 3 - 5th

SVC 4 - 4th

SVC 5 - 4th

SVC 6 - 1st

SVC 7 - 2nd 

Ms Molly MacQueen
Head Basketball Coach

IGSSA Football and Five-a-Side

Another term of Sport drew to a close with the girls playing their last soccer games over the past weekend.  As always, the girls represented the College well and showed good sports-womanship in all their matches.

Over the season we had some great results:

-        SVC 1 finished 4th in the senior second division

-        SVC 2 finished 2nd

-        SVC 3 finished 5th

-        SVC 4 finished 4th.

Special mention must go to SVC 2 and SVC 4 who showed such great improvements throughout the season. SVC 2 were on an undefeated run until they met the top teams at the end of the term, however, they came away with a 6-2 winning record.

A huge thank you to all of the coaches for a great season and also to the parents who came and supported each weekend.  It is great to see you all there cheering your daughter and her team on.  Hopefully we will see some of you at the Five-a-Side competition next term.

Next term we have eight teams entered in the local 5-a-Side competition running at Moore Park Synthetic Fields by Ascham School.  These small teams will be training before their games on Saturdays and are asked to be at the field 45 minutes before start time.  The first game will be on Saturday 27 July.

Ms Vanessa Brown
Head Football Coach

below:  SVC 1 football

below:  Senior B's football

below:  Year 7 football fun

SEHA and IGSSA Hockey

All teams have had a great season and have improved every week.  Year 7 in particular have come ahead in leaps and bounds, and are looking good for next term’s IGSSA competition.  Next term, training will remain the same on Wednesday afternoons at David Phillips Field 4.00pm-5.00pm.  Please make sure you keep your fitness level up over the holidays as the IGSSA competition will also be strong.  A big thank you to the dedicated coaches and to parents for your support at games throughout the season.

Due to unforseen circumstances we have two places available in Year 7 hockey.  If you are interested in becoming part of the team, please contact Ms Laura Wiggins as soon as possible (during the holidays is ok) email:  laura.wiggins5@gmail.com. 

Ms Laura Wiggins
Head Hockey Coach 

below:  SVC 3 in action

Swimming Training Term 3

I am pleased to announce that coach Jesse Clare now has a lane up and running for squad training at the Cook and Phillip Park Aquatic Centre from 7.15am Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings, for any students keen to get ready for the College Swimming Carnival in Term 4.  All information can be found on his website bondiswimcoach.com

SPORT STARS

Congratulations to Year 7 students - Iyla Maguire, Elise Babbage, Camilla Byrne, Bernadette Koster and Bess Glennane, who will all be competing in the Gymnastics AeroSchools NSW State Championships just after the holidays.  These girls have been training hard outside of school, but recently performed their routine for the Year 10 PASS class and were excellent.  We wish you all the best for the competition! 

Please keep the Sport staff informed of any good sporting results held outside of the College.  Information and photos can be emailed to jacobsj@stvincents.nsw.edu.au

Ms Jacinta Jacobs
Co-Ordinator of Sport

THE SVC UNIFORM SHOP WILL NOW HAVE AN EXTRA TRADING DAY IN THE UPCOMING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS: 

FRIDAY 05 JULY - 10.00AM TO 1.00PM. 

CLICK AND COLLECT

SVC Uniform Shop - NOW ONLINE

A fast and convenient way to shop for your St Vincent’s College College uniform online.  

Shop online - collect next trading day.

Online store link:  https://www.noone.com.au/school/st-vincents-college/shop

HOW IT WORKS:

Discover click and collect, the convenient and quick way to shop from Noone Shop Online.  Place your order and your order will be ready to collect on the next trading day.  We’ll get everything ready for you, so all you need to do is come in store to collect your order, or, home delivery is also available for your convenience.

1. Shop Online

Type the school link into your browser:  https://www.noone.com.au/school/st-vincents-college .  

Sign up to create your own account and then log in to commence shopping.  Add the items to your cart that you would like to purchase via Click and Collect.

2.  Choose Click and Collect Options

Choose Click and Collect options or choose Australia Post option for home delivery.  Click and Collect next trading day from the on-campus shop, or via Australia Post - 5-10 working days for delivery.

Our retail staff are available to assist you with your uniform requirements at the location listed below:

On campus trading hours (during terms):

Monday     8.00am-2.00pm
Wednesday   12.00pm-5.00pm
Friday   8.00am-2.00pm

Phone:     02 8324 6622
Email:      SVC@noone.com.au  

Father Daughter Sleep-out and Charity Fund Raising event

When:  Saturday 03 August 2019     Where:  At the College

We had about 100 fathers and daughters participate last year in what was a great night and raised over $1,200 for Charity.  We are hoping to double that this year and we are planning to make it even better.  For those who might like to support the organisation of the event, please contact:

Jane Palin - palinj@stvincents.nsw.edu.au  or Mal Wise (Ella, Year 9) afewporkchops@icloud.com

Ms Jane Palin
Community and Alumnae Relations Manager 

Are you willing and able to help us to help our Year 12 HSC students?

In the Diverse Learning Department we have a number of Year 12 students requiring Disability Provisions for their HSC examinations in October/November 2019.  HSC examination provisions are granted by NESA after a complex application process.

We are seeking a number of volunteers to assist as readers and/or scribes for the HSC examinations.  Volunteers would need to have a Working With Children Check, and cannot be the parent of a Year 12/2019 HSC student.

Our students really appreciate having an adult rather than a fellow student as their reader/scribe.  If you, or anyone you know, would be willing to help us in this endeavour, please contact Ms Alanna Rose rosea@stvincents.nsw.edu.au

Ms Alanna Rose
Learning Support Coordinator

A drinks social will be held on Friday evening 2 August 2019 from 6.00pm, for Year 8 Dad’s and Carers to be hosted by Blair Haydon (Poppy), Publican of

The Lord Nelson Hotel, 19 Kent Street, Millers Point.  Purchase your own drinks and food.

Looking forward to seeing a great roll up of Year 8 Dads and Carers.

A great start to the Dads and Daughters Sleep Out on Saturday evening 3 August.  Hoping for great support from Year 8.

For any enquiries please contact:  Michael Laing (Sophia)

0414 606 035

michaellaing@theagency.com.au

(Our Book Reviewer, Ms Suzanne O'Connor, is now living in Timor Leste working in a volunteer capacity with the Loreto Sisters).

WE MUST BE BRAVE by Frances Liardet 

This novel would really appeal to those of us who read Goodnight, Mr Tom through a blur of tears.  It begins when a young married woman helps her fellow villagers in Luton in 1940.  Their small village is suddenly overrun by victims of the Luftwaffe bombing of the nearby seaport of Southampton.  When everyone is temporarily settled, it becomes obvious that there is a small child without a parent.  The young woman, Ellen Parr, offers to mind the little girl for the night: In the chaos after the bombing, it is completely understandable that families have been separated.  However, the child’s mother stayed behind in the city and was killed in one of the bombing raids.  Ellen and her husband, Selwyn, have already taken in three evacuees, boys, so she feels that another one will not be too much trouble.  However, her husband, who is thirty years older, is adamant that this is not acceptable.

We then go back nearly twenty years to learn about Ellen’s story.  Her father was a rich businessman who lost everything and killed himself.  His devastated wife collapses and their only son joins the Merchant Navy to lessen the burden of feeding and housing him.  Ellen and her catatonic mother are moved by the parish into a miserable cottage where they freeze and starve.  She has to attend the local school because there is no money for school fees.  However, she grows stronger and more determined never to be as dependent as her mother who is never able to adjust to their new reality.  It is typical of Ellen’s grit that she teaches herself to touch type by using an old text book hidden amongst the mouse droppings in the attic of their hovel.  She leaves school as soon as she can to earn a living as a secretary in a nearby town.  She loves her job and the hostel where she lives because it is warm and there are three meals a day.  She meets Selwyn, who is permanently damaged by his heroism from what was then called the Great War.  She quickly marries him, quite certain that she is unworried by the nature of his injuries which mean she will never have a child.  One of the many interesting questions the novel considers is about what makes a parent:  Is it a biological or emotional connection?  Despite Selwyn’s original objections, they both become parents to Pamela until, towards the end of World War II, Pamela’s father comes to claim his child.  He has every legal right to do so and had been prevented earlier by his war service.

Using Ellen’s life, Frances Liardet writes a history of twentieth century England and the enormous social changes brought about by both wars and changing attitudes and beliefs.  The book is about loving a child and the cost of that love, about the victims of poverty and its survivors, about the way women’s roles have changed as well as the roles of the Church of England and some professions.  Through all these changes, Ellen is most definitely brave.  The ending is deeply satisfying.  Liardet writes beautifully about the beauty of small objects that tell our personal stories:  A weather vane created by a talented craftsman who is robbed of his skills in war, of a sheepskin that is gifted to a shivering child and which is kept in celebration of the never forgotten kindness. I am aware that Sydney is quite cold at the moment - the weather in Timor Leste has plunged to 28 degrees - so I can sympathise - and this would be a perfect companion for a cold weekend.

We are purchasing new ENVIROMENTALLY FRIENDLY CUTLERY for the canteen (starched based cutlery).  From next term the girls will need to buy this cutlery with their food for 20 cents whether it is a knife/fork or spoon.

Also, we will be starting a 'Bain Marie' with hot food to sell instead of using a lot of plastic containers.  There will be a token involved with purchase and then the students pick up the food around the outside of the canteen, making it more efficient service inside the canteen to get in and out.

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