Issue 27 - 11 September 2020


Screenshots From Safiya Jadwat's Film (* see Principal's Message) / Below: Some Photos from 'History Week'

 

 


Reminders

Friday 18, Saturday 19, Sunday 20 September:   Boarders' IN Weekend.

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Friday 25 September:  Last day of Term 3.

Boarding House closes 6.00pm.

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All students are reminded that they need to bring their STUDENT CARD when they wish to purchase any food/drink from the canteen.

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From the Principal, Mrs Anne Fry

Dear Parents and Carers

R U OK?  This question has become one of the most powerful and iconic Australian sentences of all times.  I think this week as we acknowledged the importance of checking in with each other in the midst of the pandemic, it resonated with each of us in a very particular way.  I was very personally touched by the thoughtfulness of colleagues, students and parents who added this question as a preamble to so many conversations by phone, email or face to face!  The empathy we show each other as we both ask the question and listen to the answer is important in building up the emotional health of our families, the College community and our broader networks.  It is important we acknowledge this responsibility every day rather than seeing "R U OK" day as a once a year phenomenon.

I am sure you were as equally horrified as our staff were about the posting on social media platforms of graphic explicit material this week.  It is so completely at odds with the "R U OK?" campaign that promotes conversation rather than the sensationalisation/commodification of mental health.  I attach for you here an important message from the e-Safety Commissioner that all schools have been asked to distribute.

Our Years 11 and 12 students have now finished their Trials and Year 11 examinations.  It is an enormous logistical effort to set exams (and an alternative exam), mark and return marks and feedback to the students.  The feedback and reflection on that feedback is a critical element of the teaching and learning process and it does make full attendance during the last weeks of the term extremely important.  So many gains are possible now for Year 12's as they have 50% of their HSC still ahead; and for our Year 11's as they consolidate the skills, knowledge and mindset they will rely so heavily on as they commence their HSC course in Term 4. 

We received some wonderful news through the week, that five individual performances have been nominated for Onstage (the showcase for the best of the HSC Drama students in 2020):

  • Ellen Ebbs
  • Domenica Mitchell
  • Isobel Morrissey
  • Bibi O'Loghlin
  • Samara Cottell.

Such exceptional recognition is a wonderful testimony to the hard work of these students and their teacher/mentor, Ms Catherine Johnson.

Wonderful news too, that Safiya Jadwat (Year 12) had won the prestigious Woollahra Council Photography and Film Prize, 'Beauty in Destruction'.  Congratulations to Safiya and her teacher/mentor, Ms Tanya Schneider.

This week I have received the bitter/sweet news that Ms Sue Kennedy and Ms Alison Coates have decided to retire from their teaching careers.  Both Ms Coates and Ms Kennedy have made enormous contributions to teaching Music and English over long and distinguished careers.  We wish them the very best for happy, healthy and fulfilling retirements.

Stay safe and well,

Yours sincerely

Anne Fry
Principal 

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In Sympathy

The College community offers its condolences to the following who have lost a loved one recently:

Rose McCall (Year 8) - Grandfather.

Grace Kenny (Year 8) - Grandmother.

Clementine Pavillard (Year 8) - Great-Grandfather.

 

 


From the Deputy Principal, Pastoral Care

My drive to work on a Friday morning is often one of reflection on the week.  This morning it took on a much larger view than the week as I was reminded by the radio that today marks the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.  For me nineteen years ago, I was in a hospital emergency room with my now 19 year old son, then just a baby in my arms, running a high temperature with pneumonia, comforting him as my eyes watched the horror unfold on the screen.  I distinctly remember the contradiction I felt - my fierce love for my child amidst the devastating loss of nearly 3000 lives that so many families would endure that day.  I realised that none of our students today have a memory of that moment.  Today their screens remind them of the 905,000 lives lost to a pandemic that did not exist before this year.  There is so much challenge in making sense of this.  In a media saturated world, it is little wonder that the media screens of children and young people can become a source of assault upon their sensitivities and vulnerabilities.  This desensitisation was magnified this week as the eSafety Commissioner urged us a parents and educators to be aware of the circulation of highly graphic and disturbing content as shared in the letter from Mrs Fry on Tuesday.  As their adult care-givers, we ask ourselves how we help our children not only manage but to grow in the values and capabilities to embrace their world as one of possibility and promise.

Thursday was R U OK? Day.  This day started as an initiative by the family of one of our very own ex-students and today I honour the legacy of the Larkin family for caring enough to make a positive difference in the lives of others.  The day highlights the importance of staying connected to our support systems and encourages us to check in with people in our community.  This year’s theme focused on the conversation that comes after reaching out to ask R U OK? and how we can help change or save a life through the power of conversation.  The skill of the conversation that follows is the hard part - it takes courage to be unafraid to say we may be struggling, it also takes courage to listen and respond with compassion.  Encouraging opportunities for empathy and engaging in these conversations at home and at school is important to build supportive communities.  We need opportunities to learn and practice empathy.  Whilst it may be a natural instinct to desire to protect our children (as was mine those 19 years ago), Judith Locke reminded us that we serve our adolescent children best by creating a climate for them to grow the skills and disposition to be confident and capable.

In a year where there has been more disruption and uncertainty, we have noticed greater fragility within peer relationships.  Adolescents is a time of forming a self-identity independent of primary adult figures and in relation to peers.  Our conversations at school during Pastoral Care lessons have focussed on how we can be more inclusive of all members of the community - identifying the ways in which we can discard condemnation for kindness so that one’s courage of conviction as we form a self-identity is balanced with compassion for others.  I am buoyed by this dialogue and see such honesty and maturity in actions proposed by students across all year levels.  Very much on our minds is our affection for our Year 12 students who have been such exemplary models of positivity and resilience.  During the week our Year 12 Student Leaders met by Zoom with their Melbourne counterparts, hearing how they have continued their education completely online - sharing much pride and stories of innovation.  We now ready ourselves to continue in this innovative spirit, holding our affection and good relationships at the heart of what we do as we create rites of passage amongst our student community this term and extend to you the parents and carers next term.  We will continue to hold high expectations of our graduating students whilst we also hold them, and you their families, lovingly in our hearts.

Finally, I thank the many of you who were able to join Dr Judith Locke’s webinars and a sincere thanks to the P&F for your generous support of our parent education.  I include again direction to Judith’s material:

As I write a weekly column and place that on my Confident and Capable or Bonsai Child facebook page, you can find much of the content there.  I’ve added a few to make sure you have a complete set.  Here’s ten 700 word articles that cover a lot of what I said and around the time when they appear on the Facebook pages:

-        Perfect childhoods:  Sept 3, 2020

-        Homework:  Sept 3 2020

-        Individuation:  Mar 4, 2020

-        Driving them home:  Oct 8, 2019

-        Phones:  Sept 3, 2020 and Dec 16, 2019

-        Dropping things off:  Aug 26, 2020

-        Coping with COVID:  March 27 and Apr 1, 2020

-        Year 12 and COVID:  Apr 28 2020.

·  Read my books.  This is, by far, the most complete solution and content.  The current one released “The Bonsai Child”, and the next one “The Bonsai Student” - likely to be released in October.  Follow my Facebook pages to get notice of the date of release and means of purchasing.  The Bonsai Child will show you the best way to be a good parent for your child.  It will teach you how to encourage your child’s confidence and resilience.  Its practical strategies make it an essential resource for parents and anyone working with families or children today.  Find it at Book Depository for a print book or on eBook at iBooks and Amazon or order it at your local bookstore.  www.bonsaichild.com

To complement this webinar, Dr Danielle Einstein is providing an online Parent Bootcamp 'Chilled and Considerate Parent Bootcamp' designed to help parents understand how to grasp their natural response to uncertainty, and turn it around for a better outcome.  This course will provide the practical strategies to understand what is happening in terms of thoughts and emotions and learn to change a few habits that indicate less healthy ways of managing your worries.  As the College is already engaging with this Chilled and Considerate initiative, we have accessed a reduced cost per family to use the Bootcamp.  Please follow the link below (valid until 12 September) to enrol ($AU35 incl GST).

St Vincent's College Chilled and Considerate Parent Bootcamp

Mrs Elizabeth Brooks
Deputy Principal, Pastoral Care

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It’s History Week.  I love dressing up.  I always have.  I’m not sure if it’s the Performing Arts influence from a former life or that I’d simply like to be someone else.  I came to History Day as Pope Joan, 855-857.  The story goes that Joan liked to dress up in men’s attire and that she did it so often that it became the norm for her and eventually was accepted as male.  At the same time, she was purported to be of extraordinary intelligence and ability, and had few rivals in knowledge of the scriptures and the wisdom of the Church Fathers.  She fell in love and followed her heart into the Church.  Because of her intellect and with the help of a nom de plume, she rose through the ranks of Church hierarchy and ended up as Pope.  I am intrigued by the story.  I am horrified by the reported reaction to Joan’s discovery which involved her swift and painful dispatch.  I wonder what drew such violence?  Was it her disdain for church and ecclesial law, or her attackers’ shame at being fooled by a woman.

Now, mainstream scholars would tell you that Joan never existed.  Perhaps that is correct.  Perhaps it doesn’t matter.  I love the surprise of the story.  I love that such a story exists.  I like that it is about the power of intellect overcoming obstacles and the delight that love can land you in the most surprising places.  My homemade Pope’s Mitre was a big hit at lunchtime. 

Year 11 ask the most amazing questions.  So do Year 8.  In our great Ignatian tradition we know that only way to the truth is to question everything.  I’ve been doing some reading to help me answer some of the more troubling questions - troubling because I want to answer them well, not because of the content.  Year 8 have been wondering about Original Sin and Year 11 are always keen to talk about the nature of Salvation and where that sits with conversion, mission and conscience.  (No easy questions in my room, I can tell you!)  How does one begin to address these questions?

I find the work of a Marist theologian helpful.  He says this about Baptism:

It isn’t always helpful for us to talk about stains on souls and babies being born in Original Sin.  We know the words, but somehow the meaning feels lost.  In our very human experience, the words don’t make sense to young people, or to many older people either.  So, what do we do with the very clear symbol of water in Baptism which suggests cleansing? 

Perhaps it is best to re-define original sin as an admission that humans are innately capable of choosing against love; that, as a result of being free, we have the capacity and perhaps the tendency to choose selfishly.  Baptism reminds us there’s a part of ourselves we need to die to, a part that we need to leave in the river - the part of us that seems inbuilt into us to choose not to love. 

What saves us is the admission that we want to leave that part of ourselves behind.

We want to do better, to become more fully human, with our Christian community to help and guide us.  To be more fully human is to evolve away from the innate choice for self-preservation, and be born into the decision to put others first – to love wastefully.  

We want that for our children.  That’s why we baptise. 

What do you think?  Is this helpful?

The work of Jack Mahoney SJ has been very helpful to me in my pondering.  He, like St Ignatius, places a lot of importance on faith as ‘experience’.  We know and trust what we see and feel.  That’s the joy of our human condition.  When applied to our questions of faith, Mahoney says,

"I prefer to understand theology as a continuing dialectic between belief and experience, which involves the continuing attempt to make experience-sense out of faith, and faith-sense out of experience".

Keep those great questions coming, Year 8.  We will work out the answers.  Hopefully we will take our whole lives to do it. 

Mrs Jo Kenderes
Director of Faith and Mission

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From the Languages Department

The HSC Language Orals are still in progress and this Saturday we wish Sasha Beech-Jones all the best as she completes her exam for Japanese Beginners.  Sasha has studied Japanese via the NSW School of Languages throughout Year 11 and Year 12, and we congratulate her on her commitment to Language learning as a HSC subject.  Good Luck!

 

YEAR 8 FRENCH - Crêpes!

In Week 5 this term, all the Year 8 French classes made crêpes at home during the recent week of online learning.  We had to gather all the correct ingredients, make up the batter and follow all the steps carefully and correctly.  While this may not sound too difficult to do in English, try doing it in French!  All the directions and ingredient lists we were given were written entirely in French and we had to translate them without the help of Google Translate; not so easy now!?

The crêpe batter was made up of flour, cornflour, vanilla sugar (or vanilla essence), eggs and milk.  Firstly, we mixed together 100 grams of flour and 100 grams of cornflour and incorporated 4 eggs,  ½ litre of milk and 2 teaspoons of vanilla sugar.  We whisked for several minutes to form the perfect, smooth batter.

After this, we let the batter rest in the fridge for around 30 minutes, until we could cook it after class with a parent.  Cooking the crepes was certainly a challenge; knowing the perfect amount of batter to make them nice and thin took numerous tries and cooking them until they were a perfect golden brown was certainly not easy!  However, after we made the perfect crepe we could choose to eat them with whatever toppings we like, such as Nutella, chocolate,  whipped cream and fruit.  Thank you to our French teachers for organising this super fun lesson!  Merci beaucoup!

By Polly Grindrod and Natasha See, Year 8

Ms Maria Manitta
Head of Department Languages


Career News

University of Notre Dame

Online Open Day 2020

UND will host their Online Open Day on 12 September 2020 from 10.00am-4.00pm.  Join in to learn more about study options, speak with academics and current students, and find out why Notre Dame is the Number One university in Australia for Skills Development (2019 Student Experience Survey, undergraduate category, QILT).  Register now here

University of Sydney

Science Student Panel

On 14 September 2020 from 4.00pm-4.30pm.  This event is  for any student wanting to know more about pursuing a career in Science.  Current USYD Science students will discuss their studies and provide valuable insights into how exciting it is to study science.  To register go here.

Sydney College of the Arts

Artist Talk Series:  Dr Madeleine Kelly

On 14 September 2020 - 4.30pm-5.30pm, students interested in studying art can hear from Dr Madeleine Kelly.  Registrations are essential here

Faculty of Medicine and Health Student Panel

On 15 September 2020 from 4.00pm-4.30pm, interested students are invited to join students from the Faculty of Medicine and Health as they discuss their experiences in the classroom, at clinical placements, in clubs and societies, as well as their study tips.  Registrations are essential here

Where can a Bachelor of Arts take you?

On 16 September 2020 from 5.00pm-6.00pm, USYD alumni and students will be explaining the benefits of studying a BA.  Registrations are essential here 

Project Management 

On 8 October 2020 from 9.00am-4.30pm, academics will host workshops and take participants on a virtual site visit to Australia’s leading technology company, Atlassian.  The workshop will develop students' awareness of project management as a discipline and career.  Registrations are essential  here 

Charles Sturt University

Virtual Open Day

On 15 September 2020 from 12.00pm-4.00pm, using the link here .  CSU have prepared lots of interactive experiences to explore in order to find out what is possible at Charles Sturt University.

Campion College

Virtual Open Day

On 30 September 2020, from 10.00am-5.00pm, interested students are encouraged to find out more about undergraduate studies in the liberal arts.  From 10.00am you will be able to gain access to the College prospectus, course guides, live-lectures and on-demand presentations.  Campion's Student Recruitment Manager will also be available all day via live-chat, phone and email to answer your questions.  To find out more register here

Ms Helen Marshall
Careers Adviser


From the Performing Arts Department

Onstage Nominations for HSC Drama Performance students announced!

Congratulations to all our Dance, Drama and Music HSC candidates as they have now completed all their Practical HSC examinations.  For many students this is the culmination of hundreds of hours of painstakingly detailed rehearsals that leave them physically, mentally and emotionally stretched.  Several have suffered injuries or illness but have still managed to perform and complete their exams with energy and excellence.

Changes due to Covid-19 has meant that so much of Performing Arts teaching and learning has had to be different, and that has been challenging for all students but particularly for Dance, Drama and Music students who need to rehearse in the same spaces where their performances are examined!  Luckily our students have been resilient and as always, really creative. 

The exciting news is that all the hard work has paid off.  Five of our HSC Drama Performance students have been nominated for Onstage 2021 - the showcase of NSW HSC Drama exemplary performances.

I am very proud of all my students and their achievements, but also very excited for these students who have been nominated by the external HSC examiners. 

Huge congratulations to:

Ellen Ebbs
Samara Cottell
Bibi O’Loghlin
Domenica Mitchell
Isobel Morrissey.

Ms Catherine Johnson
Head of Performing Arts

 

Below:   Bibi O'Loghlin

below: Domenica Mitchell

below:  Ellen Ebbs

below:   Isobel Morrissey

below:  Samara Cottell


Sport Report

Term 3 Sports Staff Contacts:

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

Hockey:  Ms Laura Wiggins:  0418 329 929
Athletics:   Ms Jacinta Jacobs:  0418 416 663
Netball:  Ms Elyse Harmanis:  0434 610 870   
Five-a-Side Soccer:  Mr Hugo Forlico:  0411 615 031.      

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

Stress and Sport

R U OK?

Almost everyone stresses out at some point and during these COVID times, this is happening more often and even the slightest thing can affect us.  The good news is, that with practice you have the power to control your own stress response by actively engaging the counterpart to flight-or-fight response - your rest-and-digest system.  Here are a few ideas to help you keep your cool the next time you start slipping into a state of stress or anxiety.

1. Switch up Your Breathing

Breathing exercises can shift your body into a different state.  Experiment using your diaphragm, inhaling through your nose or finding resources online that walk you through methods like Wim Hoff, alternate nostril breathing or other forms of breathing.

2. Experiment with Mindfulness

Mindfulness - especially mindful meditation, has been shown to increase activity in the rest-and-digest side of your nervous system while decreasing your body’s fight-or-flight response.  Find a mindfulness app that works best for you, to guide you through mindfulness exercises.

3. Sweat It Out

How many New Year’s resolutions feature a promise to go to the gym?  Getting into the practice of regular exercise is challenging at first, because forming any new habit takes time, but once you make it part of your routine, it becomes easier.  Regular exercise not only does wonders for your long-term emotional and physical health, it also boosts your body and mind’s ability to handle stress.  However, occasionally the stress occurs during sport and that is when we need to use one of the other techniques listed, to help us control our anxiety.

4. Try a New Pose

Sometimes it is good to combine relaxation techniques.  Yoga combines breathing, meditation and exercise all into one activity.  Working on your downward dog and sinking into savasana can help you reach your rest goals - and your toes - while also giving you a physical workout.  There are some great online Yoga Apps like ‘Down Dog’ which cater for all levels of ability.

5. Put Your Phone in Timeout

For real.  We all have a busy life; and billions of dollars were poured into making your phones, tablets, computers and TV's addictive.  They were designed to constantly grab your attention.  Removing the bright light and stimulation will help your body wind down.  Try this for an hour a day at first and see if you can increase this time gradually and see how much more you can get done in your day!  Your family will love that you are more present and engaged in family life.

6. Get a Massage

Relaxing the muscles in your body can help send the signal to your brain that it’s okay to take a break.  Any self-care activity will do.  Even alternative therapies like acupuncture or reflexology can put your mind into a different state.  In fact, researchers have found that the mere act of going to a therapist or healer who listens to your concerns can stimulate a powerful placebo effect that makes you feel better before your treatment even starts.  Self-massage, using a foam roller, is also highly effective if you can’t get to a therapist.

7. Explore the Great Outdoors

Regularly spending time in nature has been shown to lower stress hormone levels.  Some fans of this technique have even coined the term “forest bathing",  but I don’t recommend abandoning soap and water just yet!  A walk along the beach or in the country does wonders for our stress levels and there are so many great walks to discover in our own backyards.

8. Revisit Your Hobbies

Setting aside time each day to actively pursue interests outside of school and household duties helps you prioritize relaxation and rejuvenation.  Consider how you spend your time and if there’s an old hobby that's started gathering dust since you started binge-watching that new show, think about switching it up.  The holidays are approaching so what hobby are you going to take up again to get off the couch?

9. Float Your Cares Away

Recently popularized, float tanks are enclosed pods with a shallow pool of warm water saturated with Magnesium salt dense enough to keep you afloat (like the Dead Sea).  They take peace and quiet to the next level by removing sound and light, allowing your muscles and mind to reach peak relaxation. However, your own bathtub and some Epsom Salts can also do wonders.

Manage Stress More Effectively

Avoid becoming a ball of stress - try these tips and then observe how you feel.  No matter which tips you try, the key is sticking with them for at least a week or two.  By being consistent, you give yourself time to feel the impact and gather the necessary information to see any effects.

Keep in mind, everyone experiences stress and anxiety differently - what works for others may not work for you.  The only way to make progress is to stay open-minded and try new techniques.  Find what works best for you and help reduce the stress and anxiety during this pandemic and the normal stressors of everyday life, work, sport and exams.

IGSSA NETBALL

Congratulations to all 22 netball teams who have been displaying wonderful Vinnies spirit as they play each other in the adjusted draw.  This week will be the second last round, with some fun playoffs the following week.  Thank you to all parents who have been following the Covid-19 rules and have been dropping their daughters off and picking them up at Tempe.  The courts and car park will be very busy again in the final two weeks with St George netball also using the courts, so please allow enough time for any traffic delays so players can have at least 15 minutes warm up prior to games.  

www.stvincents.nsw.edu.au/learning/sport/netball

Ms Elyse Harmanis
Head Netball Coachelyse.harmanis@gmail.com

below:   SVC1 and SVC3 action

below:  SVC 2 netball fun

below:   Year 7 netball fun

below:   Senior netball

IGSSA HOCKEY

Congratulations to SVC 1, who had a good win against Ascham last weekend.  All teams are training well and improving each week despite the game scores in some cases.  It is great to see the younger girls playing more confidently and the more experienced players helping them.

Please remember that there is an extra skills session being held on Friday afternoons at school, so please try and come to that for the final two weeks.  Our final matches will be on Saturday 19 August, against each other, which will be a nice way to wrap up the season.

Ms Laura Wiggins
Head Hockey Coach

above:  SVC 1 Team

Above:   Junior hockey

ASCHAM 5-A-SIDE SOCCER

This weekend is the last round of soccer, so good luck to all teams.  Please make sure you arrive at least 30 minutes prior to your start time to do a good warm up and some training on the outside area.

We are still looking for a few more junior and senior futsal players for next termPlease contact Ms Jacobs AS SOON AS POSSIBLE if you are interested in playing.

Mr Hugo Forlico
Head Soccer Coach

BASKETBALL

This weekend is the last round of basketball, so good luck to our team which has a double header at Sydney University.

We are still looking for a few more junior and senior basketball players for next term.  Please contact Ms Jacobs AS SOON AS POSSIBLE if you are interested. 

Ms Elyse Harmanis 
Head Basketball Coach - elyse.harmanis@gmail.com
 

TERM 4 SPORTS TRIALS

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, no trials will be conducted for Term 4 Sports except for Year 7 touch.  Year 7 touch trials will be held on Thursday 17 September at Rushcutters Bay, 3.15pm-4.45pm.  All players are to meet the coaches on the paved area at 3.15pm ready to walk down.  They may be picked up from the park at 4.30pm, or will walk back to the College with the coaches.

We have selected all other sports teams from last year’s teams and from their playing history.  In most cases there have only been two teams in each sport age grouping.  These teams may be altered slightly once we have the first training session back next term.  Please speak to Ms Jacobs if you have any questions or concerns in regard to this.

We are still looking for a few more Year 7 water polo players, junior and senior basketball, and futsal players.  Please contact Ms Jacobs AS SOON AS POSSIBLE if you are interested.   

above:  Year 7 touch fitness

IGSSA ATHLETICS CARNIVAL and CROSS COUNTRY

Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 restrictions the IGSSA Athletics and Cross Country Carnivals have now been cancelled for this term.  If they can run a more regionalized-style carnival within the guidelines, IGSSA will endeavour to do so next term.  

Fitness training will continue on Mondays and Wednesdays from the College.  All girls are to meet outside the change rooms at 3.15pm, ready to go.  Training finishes at 4.30pm.  Training sessions continue next term if we have enough girls who are interested.  

Sports Stars of the Week 

This section is to make the College community aware of some of the exceptional athletes we have in the College.  If your daughter has represented her state or country recently in her chosen Sport, please send us any results, photos or blurbs on her performance to jacobsj@stvincents.nsw.edu.au

Ms Jacinta Jacobs
Co-ordinator of Sport

 

Below:  AHIGS COVID-19 Protocols for IGSSA NSW Sport - Update 20 August 2020.

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UNIFORM SHOP: School Holiday - Term 4 Trading Hours - Summer Uniform

CANTEEN - This Week's Specials 14-18 September

 

View this week's CANTEEN SPECIALS - 14-18 September HERE

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ALL STUDENTS NEED TO BRING THEIR STUDENT CARD TO THE CANTEEN TO PURCHASE ANY FOOD/DRINK.  

The canteen manager wishes to remind students that they MUST BRING their student card for ordering any food/drink from the canteen.  Canteen staff will not be punching in codes due to long queues and it is also very time consuming for all concerned trying to buy recess and lunch.  Thank you for your assistance.  

A Reminder About Online Ordering:  Online ordering is now available for students to choose and order before 8.30am that day.  

View the four week rotating specials here HERE

Term 3 Procedures for Entering the Canteen Area

  • Students must sanitize their hands before entering the Canteen. 
  • Limit of five persons at any one time inside.
  • Anyone not purchasing items in the Canteen are not to be in the Canteen area.  Friends are asked to stay outside who are not buying anything (this is to assist in the line up not being massive to enter).
  • Students MUST have money already on their Student Card as well as having their card with them to purchase (no punching in their codes anymore).
  • Online orders can be picked up from the Canteen with their ID as purchase - 10 minutes into lunch time.

Selina Richardson
Site Manager

Catering Industries Pty Ltd | St Vincent’s College
Phone: 1300 364 092 | Main Phone: 9361 2420

Dennis@cateringindustries.com.au  |  www.cateringindustries.com.au


Resources and Support - COVID-19

AISNSW (Association of Independent Schools) Resource

https://www.aisnsw.edu.au/learning-from-home/wellbeing#parents.

Greater Good Science Centre: COVID-19 parent wellbeing resources and activities

The Office of eSafety:  COVID-19: an online safety kit for parents and carers

Keeping children educated and entertained during COVID-19 crisis…It’s easy as ABC

http://about.abc.net.au/press-releases/keeping-children-educated-and-entertained-during-covid-19-crisis-its-easy-as-abc/

Mindspot

https://mindspot.org.au/assets/pdf/10_Tips_for_Coping_with_Infectious_Diseases.pdf

Beyond Blue

https://www.beyondblue.org.au/the-facts/looking-after-your-mental-health-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak

Headspace

https://headspace.org.au/young-people/how-to-cope-with-stress-related-to-covid-19/

ReachOut Parent discussion forum

https://forums.parents.au.reachout.com/

ReachOut Youth discussion forums

https://forums.au.reachout.com/

ReachOut.com One-on-One Support 

The Brave Program

https://www.brave-online.com/beating-stress-and-worries-about-coronavirus-covid-19/

FACE COVID ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)

If you or anyone you know needs help:

●      Lifeline on 13 11 14

●      beyondblue on 1300 224 636

●      MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978

●      Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467

●      Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800

●      Headspace on 1800 650 890

●      QLife on 1800 184 527.

Government Agencies:

NSW Department of Health

https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/alerts/Pages/coronavirus-faqs.aspx

NSW Department of Education

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/school-safety/novel-coronavirus.html

National Coronavirus Health Information Line 1800 020 080 - operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.