Bulletin

24 November:  Year 12/2021 Assessment Activities Weeks conclude.

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Friday 27 November:  New Students Orientation Day

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27-29 November:  Boarders' IN Weekend

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Monday 30 November:  Speech Night - Online 6.00pm

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Wednesday 02 December:  SVC Swimming Carnival - Drummoyne Swimming Pool

*  Unfortunately no parents/spectators are allowed to attend this year.

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Thursday 03 December:  Year 7 Vaccinations at the College

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Thursday 03 December:  Last day of classes for Students - Dismissal time - 12.38pm.

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Thursday 03 December:  2.30pm-7.30pm - Years 7-10 Parent/Teacher Interviews - via GOOGLE MEET.

Bookings are open via the Parent Portal (PTO) until 02 December

(Please see Mr Anderson's letter emailed 17 November for details or view it HERE ).

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Friday 04 December:   Boarders' Travel Day.   Boarding House closes 9.00am.

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Tuesday 26 January:  Australia Day Public Holiday.   Boarders return from 4:00pm.

Wednesday 27 January:  Classes resume for Term 1.

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Dear Parents and Carers

Last night we celebrated the graduation of the class of 2020.  There were so many occasions throughout the year when we had thought a formal graduation was not going to be possible, that there was extra sentiment in the room.  These young women are taking their first steps in adulthood in a world made very different by the events of this tumultuous year.  They are well ready to take the next step, and to each we offer our absolute best wishes as they now wait for the HSC results and Tertiary offers.  They have a place in history now as the graduating class of the pandemic and all that agility they have practised this year will hold them in good stead for the journey ahead.

Another happy ending also for our Year 8 students who have returned home after the challenge and excitement of their camp.  Loading so many major events into the last weeks of this final term has created some major workloads which have been willingly carried by Mrs Elizabeth Brooks, Mrs Jasmin Mano, Heads of House, Heads of Department, the Advancement Team, Ms Michelle Smith (EA to Mrs Brooks), Ms Maxine Byrom (EA to Mrs Mano) and our wonderful teachers.  Not only are they still teaching, they are writing reports, marking assessments and many also are marking HSC papers.  A special mention also of the Boarding team, who are offering some very interesting evening programs in these final weeks of the year.  There are some very tired students and staff around, and while the end is in sight, it is not here yet.  We have our New Student Orientation Day on 27 November, annual Speech Night (online on 30 November 6.00pm), our Swimming Carnival on 2 December, Year 7 Vaccinations on 3 December and our Parent/Teacher Interviews (Years 7-10) on 3 December.  There will be no slowing down until the last bell of the term rings at 12.38pm on Thursday 3 December.

I hope you have these important dates diarised and will be able particularly to join into our online Speech Night.  It will contain many of the elements of our traditional end of year night, but you will be able to enjoy it from the comfort of your lounge room!

I hope the Year 8's and their camp team of Ms Tardo, Mr Anderson, Mr Mann, Mrs Williams, Ms Robson, Mr Fry, Mr Bradley, Mr Weaver, Ms Davis and Ms Buddle, all enjoy some catch up sleep and the luxuries of home this weekend.

Yours sincerely

Anne Fry
Principal 

This past week I have experienced the ‘bookends’ of our students - Year 7 traipsing down an abseiling wall on Camp and Year 12 celebrating on the dancefloor at Graduation.  There is much joy in teaching and as we witness the nurturing and treasuring of friendships and the exhilaration of students as they recognise their accomplishments.  Year 8 have just arrived back from their Camp experience and I hear the chatter of stories shared.  Such joy was palpable in Wednesday’s House Tutor picnics when so many of our Class of 2020 returned and for the first time in months reuniting with their vertical Tutor group.  We were reminded of the value of these relationships across the ages.  High school is a journey with so many moments of invitation to grow in relationships and a sense of purpose.  The Class of 2020 have every reason to feel proud knowing they have left an inspiring legacy amongst their younger peers to grow towards all they can be.

Year 10 enjoyed a rewarding step forward in this growth on Thursday as they participated in a Day of Empowerment and Compassion preparing themselves as senior leaders of the College.  The morning STAY SAFE self-defence workshop provided a great platform to unite the girls in physical activity championing their collective capacity to look after themselves and each other.  I applaud the student committee – representatives from each of the House groups - who led much of the day’s workshops. Students engaged in honest and respectful dialogue, articulating shared aspiration and strategies to build relationships of respect and inclusion and to lead with hearts and mind. It was a true privilege for those teachers who worked with this cohort in this space and we look forward to the continuation of what they have started.  Next week we have our Year 7 2021 students joining us for Orientation Day and they will be supported by Year 9 students who will engage in a day of building their leadership capacity.

It is fitting that this week I choose Relationship Skills as the focus for social and emotional learning to consider how parents and carers may support your child’s learning and practice at home.  The ability to establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships with diverse individuals and groups involves:

• Developing trusted and positive relationships
• Communicating effectively
• Standing up for the rights of others
• Practicing teamwork and collaborative problem-solving
• Resolving conflicts constructively
• Showing leadership in groups
• Seeking and offering support when needed.

Ways in which we can model and support young people to develop the skills to nurture positive relationships include:

• Acknowledge and affirm the efforts of others with encouragement and affirmation; likewise - let your children know how it feels when they express  gratitude for something you do
• Model fairness, respect and appreciation of others
• Ask about how your children's friendships are going - what is particular about each of these to raise awareness of and appreciation for the variety of relationships that impact us in different ways
• Talk to your children about times that we have built connections with new people - the challenges and rewards
• Engage your children in talking out loud your reflections on potential outcomes of a situation before making a decision or responding - this could be holiday plans with family and friends - let your children hear the process of we adults navigating our positive relationships.

I express my appreciation to Ms Jane Palin in facilitating the two parent education webinars over the past two Monday evenings - Lisa Maltman’s Sleep for Better Health, Resilience and Performance and Paul Dillon’s Pills, Pot and the Pandemic.  Both experts remind us of the responsibilities we have in creating the environment and discourse to make healthy and safe choices. 

Mrs Elizabeth Brooks
Deputy Principal, Pastoral Care

The great thing about Term 4 is that it’s full of surprises.  My mantra every year has been that in Term 4, when Year 12 have gone, things will be calmer and we will all have a little more space and time to dream and put into action the great ideas that the luxury of time can give.  Every year I’m surprised that I get it so wrong.  Term 4 is always more full of activity and demands than every other term.  The surprise factor here is that this term has been extraordinary in the energy and enthusiasm that our students have brought to what they are doing around social justice, prayer and reflection, and all the things that make us a bunch of people who move toward a faith that seeks understanding, which results in a faith that does justice.  Our Vinnies@SVC group are running Zooper Dooper Friday every Friday until the end of term.  It’s great.  Today’s Zooper Dooper Friday was a bonus experience with our Performing Arts maestros making Caritas Christi Courtyard a musical hotspot.  Hot music and a frozen Zooper Dooper; that’s joy in abundance.  All funds raised will go to St Vincent de Paul’s Christmas Appeal.  You can imagine that St V de P are really stretched this year.  Every $1 helps.

This week was “Viva Lasagna” week, and 115 portions of home-made lasagna was delivered to our friends at St Canice’s Parish early this morning, ready to be heated and handed out to their lunchtime guests.  There’s something about the people at St Canice’s that makes me feel a little inadequate, and at the same time a lot more confident that the world is indeed good.  Indeed, it is very good. 

Our Caritas Christi advocate, Ella Wise, is hoping to launch a new initiative and focus for the group.  The Sisters of Charity have recently flagged the very same area of need in the world as their special project and are in there making justice a reality for people who need it the most.  More information to come.

The Caritas Christi brief is awareness and advocacy for those suffering injustice in an international setting.  The Vinnies@SVC brief is awareness and advocacy in a local setting; they are aiming to bring some justice to greater Sydney while Caritas Christi is aiming to bring some justice to the world.   

Our Catalyst of the Week is Sir David Attenborough.  His work has been a special interest project for Year 8 Geography.

Mrs Jo Kenderes
Director of Faith and Mission

'Reminders' at the top of this Bulletin issue, mentions some important Boarding dates coming up.  Please go there to view these and other College dates to note in your diaries:

Friday 27 - Sunday 29 November:   Boarders' IN Weekend.

Thursday 03 December:  Last day of classes for Term 4.

Friday 04 December:   Boarders' Travel Day.   Boarding House closes 9.00am. 

As mentioned in last week's issue, our junior Boarders' had recent activities consisting of swimming, walking, painting, dancing and creating bracelets.  Ebony (Year 7) and Dakota (Year 10) led our dot painting activity to celebrate NAIDOC Week and these are now proudly displayed in front of the Boarding office.  We now have photos from the activities that have come in, as shown below.  

Yours in Boarding

Ms Maryanne O'Donoghue
Director of Boarding

RESULTS OF THE WRITING COMPETITIONS 

Congratulations to all those students who entered the writing competitions for 2020.  There was some wonderful writing offered by our students. 

Special commendations go to the following students:  Holly Hudson Barton, Year 11; Lily Rowbotham, Year 7; Ella Stearn, Year 7; Christina Dudding, Year 7; Lily See, Year 7; Kasey Mui, Year 10. 

The English Department would like to congratulate the following students for reaching first place: 

Senior - Zoe Fitzgerald, Year 11, for ‘Pearls and other items’ and Junior - Lucy Fraser, Year 9, for ‘Gliese 667Cc’. 
The winners of the Christopher Brennan Award for Poetry were:  Senior - Mika Singh, Year 10, for ‘The Last Fleet’ and Lulu Oaten, Year 7, for ‘Remember’. 

Here are some of the first lines from their works: 

Zoe Fitzgerald:  “When the rain came, we all died.  Like each drop, we fell; one by one.” 

Holly Hudson Barton:  “The light fell on the streets of Stalingrad at five in the morning.  Nobody had set their alarms the night before.” 

Lucy Fraser:  “How do I feel about being one of the lucky residents of the first colony on Gliese 667Cc?” 

Lily Rowbotham:  “I walk down the treacherous paths of burnt roof planks that I used to live under.” 

Ella Stearn:  “I breathe the salty air as my footsteps imprint the cold, wet sand.” 

Christina Dudding:  “Right now I’m standing outside the headquarters of NASA in Washington DC, when I should be in a dormitory at Oxford.” 

Lily See:  “A plane crash.  A plane that fell from the sky, burning debris scattered across the ocean.” 

Kasey Mui:  “I don’t know where I’m going/I see the sun that resurrects me again…”

Mika Singh:  “The tips of my stocky gloves press gently against the thick cool glass/they caress the deep blue speck as it grows smaller and smaller…”

Lulu Oaten:  “White/so white it could blind you/or was it black?”. 

RESULTS OF THE ICAS ENGLISH COMPETITION

Congratulations to all those students who participated in the ICAS English Competition.  The College's results were above average in each Year group.  The sitting date was moved from earlier in the year due to current circumstances, and so a few students missed out due to conflicting schedules.  We hope to see more students participate next year. 

Here are the results: 

High Distinction:  Year 10:  Kyria Lambropoulos. 

Distinction:  Year 7:  Alexandra Haddock; Year 8: Eliza Doyle; Year 9: Lucy Nelson; Year 10: Bonnie Joseph.

Credit:  Year 7:  Charlotte Ballinger, Leila Spies; Year 8: Ruby Etherington; Year 9: Ella Rubenstein; Year 10: Ella Wise.

Merit:  Year 7:  Milly Newton; Year 9: Charlotte Ledden, Chantelle Scott.

Participation:  Year 7:  Ella Stearn, Zoe Vella; Year 8:  Lara Pascoe; Year 10:  Carla Rizzi Kelly.

Ms Monica Jarman
Head of Department English

Students in Year 7 Science have been completing a unit on Geology.  The content which they have covered this term includes types of rocks, layers of the Earth and erosion/weathering forming landmarks.  As a culmination of this learning, they were tasked with choosing an Australian landmark and writing a poem or story about how erosion and other geological factors helped to shape the landform over time.  Below is an example of student work from 7S. 

Ms Vanessa Brown
Acting Head of Department Science 

The Forming of Uluru

By Caitlin Hoggett and Ella Stearn

Raindrops formed potholes oh so deep,

mountains and valleys, immensely steep.

The flaky edges of Uluru formed,

while the weather turned to a storm.

Weathering caused parallel ridges,

dams in the shape of natural bridges.

Pressure turned sand into rocks sedimentary

after many long years, decades and centuries.

On the far north western side,

Uluru formed through minerals combined.

Iron in the great rock began to rust

giving Ayers Rock a bright red crust.

The forming of Uluru who knew?

Unbelievable, yet it's true.

The University of Sydney 

Sydney Conservatorium of Music - Which Music degree is right for me?

On Tuesday 24 November 2020, from 5.00pm-6.00pm, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music is hosting a Zoom webinar for students considering studying Music, but are unsure of which degree to choose and what careers it could lead to? 

Studying Music at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music can lead to many careers from performing in orchestras, conducting operas, teaching music in schools, playing in rock bands or composing film scores.  By studying with "The Con", students will gain access to some of the world’s best facilities and join a vibrant community of talented musicians, researchers and educators who’ll open doors for you to follow your passions.  This event is free and everyone is welcome to join the webinar on 24 November, where you will hear from a panel of experts about the different Music degrees and principal study areas on offer.  You will learn about course content while current students share their experiences inside and outside the classroom.  Register is essential here

Commerce and Economics Information Session

Which degree is right for me? 

On Wednesday 25 November 2020 from 5.30pm-6.30pm, USyd is hosting a Zoom webinar for students considering studying a Bachelor of Commerce or a Bachelor of Economics.  Discover the difference between these two degrees and where they can lead graduates.  The webinar will be a panel discussion where experts will explain the courses structures and content.  Students and alumni from both degrees will share their experiences and career insights.  Register now here 

Why study Humanities - History, Society and Culture?

On Wednesday 02 December 2020 from 5.00pm-6.00pm, the University of Sydney will be hosting a  Zoom webinar for students fascinated with the study of History, and Society and Culture, but are unsure of where these fields can lead them.  This online session's aim is to help you to discover why you should study a Humanities degree!  Teaching staff, alumni and students will be present to explain the benefits of Humanities degrees, the variety of courses you can take, as well as experiences in and outside the classroom.  The broad career opportunities available from an Arts degree will be explained and what the job trends are for the future!

USyd has a wide range of disciplines for students to study which include:  Archaeology; Ancient History; Ancient Greek; Latin; Classics; Cultural Studies; Diversity Studies; Gender Studies; History; International and Global Studies; Philosophy.  Registrations for this event are essential here

Australian Catholic University

ACU Guided Visits 

On Thursday 10 December 2020, all day, at ACU’s Strathfield and North Sydney campuses.  Find out what ACU is really like.  Book a guided campus visit - maximum of five people per visit.  Registrations are essential here  

Ms Helen Marshall
Career Adviser

The College Dance Concert was held in the College Hall this year.  Our Annual Dance Concerts showcase performances and compositions from elective classes, ensemble groups and co-curricular dance.  It highlights the developments and achievements of our students in the academic year.  Dance at the College has reached its tenth year, with 140 students involved in our production this year. 

All Dance students have been working extremely hard during this challenging year.  These dedicated students have rehearsed since the beginning of the year and attended multiple rehearsals online, before and after school and at break times.  Their commitment and enthusiasm have been outstanding, which has contributed to the success of the year.  So many personal achievements have been made, but most importantly, the girls have achieved these in a fun learning environment.

A special thank you to our 2020 Dance teachers, Miss Laura Fishwick, Miss Kayla Jomaa, Miss Thomasina Buchner, Mrs Chloe Wong, Miss Morgan Anderson and Miss Jamila Grace, for their support and commitment to developing Dance at the College and inspiring and empowering our students.  To Ms Catherine Johnson, Mrs Belinda Peoples, Mr Robert Weaver and the Library staff, who have assisted with the set up, filming and editing of the concert this year.  This team of teachers have contributed so much and offered their time to assist the Dance program this year, and I am so very grateful. 

Finally, thank you to all the parents, students and friends who have supported the students and teachers during this challenging year.  We look forward to our concert in 2021; celebrating 11 years of Dance at St Vincent's College.  We hope that your daughter can join in our program for this special year of Dance. 

As Dance continues to grow at the College, we have an array of opportunities that will continue to be available in 2021 as well as the introduction of a Hip Hop Dance Ensemble.  Parents can enrol their daughter via the College website.  Closing date for enrolments is 3 February 2021. 

Jazz Dance Ensemble 

3:15pm-4:15pm, Monday-Friday.  Sign up on the College website.  Auditions will be in Term 1. 

https://www.stvincents.nsw.edu.au/performing-arts-ensembles-enrolment/

Jazz and Hip Hop Ensemble (NEW)

Students engage in a jazz ensemble lesson from 3:15pm-4:15pm - followed by a Hip Hop ensemble lesson from 4:15pm-5:15pm.  Students who wish to do hip hop ensemble must also do jazz ensemble.  (Afternoons to be advised).  Sign up on the College website.  Auditions will be in Term 1. 

https://www.stvincents.nsw.edu.au/performing-arts-ensembles-enrolment/

SVC Ballet ensemble

(7:30am-8:30am - designated morning to be advised).  Sign up on the College website.  Auditions will be in Term 1. https://www.stvincents.nsw.edu.au/performing-arts-ensembles-enrolment/

Co-curricular Contemporary Dance (Paid Tuition)

Individual or group lessons (occur during the school day).  Sign up on the College website.  https://www.stvincents.nsw.edu.au/performing-arts-co-curricular-enrolment/

I look forward to seeing your daughters involved in the SVC Dance Program in 2021.  Have a lovely Christmas break!

Mrs Alana Santi
Dance Teacher

Below:  Years 7-8 Co-Curricular Contemporary Dance 

Below:  Friday Jazz Ensemble 1

Below:  Friday Jazz Ensemble 2

Below:  Year 9 Dance Elective Composition Groups

Below:  Tuesday Ballet Ensemble

Below:  Thursday Ballet Ensemble

Enrolments for 2021 co-curricular tuition and ensembles are now open on the College website. There are several changes to ensembles next year including the introduction of hip hop, a new drama ensemble and a concert band.  Please read the information in the booklet via the link HERE , and please email peoplesb@stvincents.nsw.edu.au if you have any further questions.

Ms Belinda Peoples
Co-Curricular Co-Ordinator

Term 4 2020 Sport Staff Contacts:

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

Water Polo:  Ms Hayley Boatswain:  0404 267 554
Basketball; Volleyball; Touch:  Ms Elyse Harmanis:  0434 610 870   
Futsal:  Mr Hugo Forlico:  0411 615 031
Tennis:  Ms Therese Taylor:  0408 711 881.      

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

For all draw and venue information please visit this website.

TERM 4 SPORT

ESTA Touch

Last week we had some very exciting matches of touch with many wins. The Junior Firsts’ are to be congratulated on their fantastic game against SCEGGS, with Isabella Mackay scoring a hat trick and player of the match!  The Senior Firsts and Year 7 Firsts also had great wins and played well as a team.

Unfortunately, we had many unexplained absences after Year 7 camp, with players not letting the head coaches know that they were not coming.  This is not acceptable and not only lets the opposition down if we must forfeit, but it is also not fair on the girls who have made the huge effort to come. 

Good luck to the 13 teams that have qualified for the semi finals this weekend.  The other three teams will have play-offs for 5th and 6th.  Please make sure you are in full PE uniform and arrive a good 20 minutes early to warm up.  GO VINNIES!  

Ms Elyse Harmanis
Head Touch Coach

Below:  Bella Mackay, player of the match (centre of photo, left of the coach)

Below:   Junior Firsts

Below:  Year 7 Firsts

Santa Sabina Volleyball and Basketball

With only two weeks left of competition, it’s pleasing to see most players are training hard and having fun at their matches on Saturdays.  Unfortunately, last week we had many unexplained absences, with some teams having to play without any substitutes.  If you are going to miss your game for any reason, please make sure you contact your head coach before the game so that they can try and find someone to fill in.  Being too tired or sunburnt from camp is not a reason to not fulfil this commitment to your team. 

Ms Elyse Harmanis
Head Basketball and Volleyball Coach

Below:  Santa Sabina Volleyball

IGSSA Water Polo

With only two rounds to go it is good to see so many of our teams sitting in the top four of the point score table.  All teams are training well and improving each week.  Remember there are no finals in the IGSSA competition, so its first past the post.  Keep up the great work girls!  

Parents:  Please note that some school venues are now allowing one parent to spectate, but we must all sign in and follow the safe distancing rules.  If parents do not wish to download the NSW App or sign in via a QR code - they are choosing NOT to watch their daughter's game. 

Daughters can be picked up at the same entry point after the game. 

Ms Hayley Boatswain
Head Water Polo Coach

Ascham Friday Futsal

Unfortunately, we had one of our games washed out last week but the juniors had a good 4-3 win!  Hopefully, the girls will have another good match this Friday afternoon with the final match the following week.  It's first past the post with no finals, so keep fighting till the end girls! 

Mr Hugo Forlico
Head Soccer Coach

Below:  Futsal Juniors

SWIMMING TRAINING AND SVC SWIMMING CARNIVAL

The Inter-House Swimming Carnival is quickly approaching and will be held again at Drummoyne Pool on Wednesday 2 December, from 9.30am-2.15pm.  This Carnival is to help us pick the College team for the 2021 IGSSA Swimming Carnival being in March next year.  There is swimming training on Wednesday mornings 7.15am to 8.30am.  All water polo players are encouraged to go to this swimming session to improve their swimming fitness.  

At next week's House meetings, we would like the swimmers who want to swim at the carnival to enter their events.  Those girls who would like to compete in the serious championship races at the carnival are to nominate their events on the Google form, in their age group for next year.  This form will be on their House Classroom until 20 November for any more nominations.  The 200 IM (individual medley), 100m freestyle and 50m for freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly, are the events we run for Age Champion.  If you would like to have a swim in the non-competitive events, please nominate for the 50m freestyle, 50m backstroke or 50m breaststroke, in the separate non-timed races.  

This Inter-House Carnival acts as a selection for the 2021 IGSSA Carnival swim squad, and therefore, you must swim in the age group you turn next year (ie No 12 years).

FITNESS TRAINING

Fitness with Tash is on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3.15pm until 4.30pm and everyone is invited to join in.  All fitness levels are catered for and the venue will vary from week to week.  All participants are to get changed and meet outside the changerooms at 3.15pm on Mondays and/or Wednesdays. Please email Ms Jacobs If you are keen to sign up.  This is for all students wanting to get ready for cross country next year or to just improve their fitness in general.  Only a few weeks left but it's never too late to start.  You might even get to have a selfie with Russell Crowe like the girls did along with Tash last week - when they were lucky enough that he asked for a selfie with them as they ran up the Woolloomooloo stairs, because he was so impressed with their efforts! 

TILDESLEY TENNIS

The Tildesley Tennis squad is training hard for next year.  We wish our talented tennis athletes well in their mission to defend the ‘Most Improved School’ trophy at the tournament next year!  Training is held on the College courts on Monday mornings 7.15am until 8.30am and Thursdays from 3.15pm until 4.30pm.  All girls who are interested in training are welcome to train with this squad until the final team is selected next term.

Ms Therese Taylor
Head Tennis Coach

TERM 1 2021 SPORTS TRIALS

Sport Registrations have closed for next term, and trials for UNSW Water Polo, ESTA Touch, IGSSA Tennis and Santa Sabina Volleyball will be on the following dates in Week 7.  Please put these details in your diary:

WATER POLO TRIALS - College Pool

Juniors (current Years 7 and 8):  Friday 27 November 3.15pm-4.30pm.

Seniors (current Years 9, 10, 11):  Thursday 26 November 3.15pm-4.30pm.         

PLEASE BRING, SWIMMERS, GOGGLES and CAP FOR TRIALS.

TOUCH - Rushcutters Park

Seniors (current Years 9, 10, 11):  Tuesday 24 November 3.15pm-4.45pm.

Juniors (current Years 7 and 8):  Wednesday 25 November 3.15pm-4.45pm.   

PLEASE WEAR TOUCH SINGLET IF YOU HAVE ONE, OR PE UNIFORM.

TENNIS - College Courts

Juniors (current Years 7 and 8):  Friday 27 November 3.15pm-4.30pm.

Seniors (current Years 9, 10, 11):  Thursday 26 November 3.15pm-4.30pm.

PLEASE BRING YOUR PE UNIFORM AND RACQUET.  

VOLLEYBALL - College Courts

Juniors (current Years 7 and 8):  Friday 27 November 3.15pm-4.30pm.

Seniors (current Years 9, 10, 11):  Friday 27 November 7.15am-8.30am.

PLEASE WEAR YOUR PE UNIFORM.  

NOTE:  IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND YOUR PARTICULAR TRIAL YOU MUST EMAIL THE SPORT STAFF OTHERWISE YOU WILL NOT BE PLACED IN A TEAM.

SPORTS STARS OF THE WEEK

Congratulations to Alexandra Tait (Year 9) and Alexis Graham (Year 10), who were selected to trial for the IGSSA U17 water polo team this week. Alexis was selected in the IGSSA team and will now compete at the CIS Championships next term.  Well done, Lexi! (see Lexi's photo below).

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

 View next week's CANTEEN SPECIALS - 23-27 November  HERE

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CANTEEN REMINDER:   NO CARD - NO FOOD.  

• Students are also reminded that you need to refill money onto your card at least 1 (one) hour BEFORE using it - as it takes that long to generate onto the card.

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

 2021 School Travel Applications are Open

Student OPAL Card Information from Transport NSW

From January onwards, there will be a number of School Opal cards expiring as the physical card has reached its lifespan.

These are cards for students who will be in Years 8 to 12 in 2021 - and only those Opal cards which have not been replaced in the last five years.

Impacted students and/or their parent/carer will be contacted directly by Transport for NSW via email or post.  They will be asked to confirm their details online in order for a new School Opal Card to be sent to the correct postal address in time for the new school year.

If contacted by Transport for NSW, details should be submitted onlineby 01 December 2020 at the latest.  Affected students who do not confirm their details in time will have a new School Opal card posted to the address they currently have on file.

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.