Bulletin

 Picture designed by Year 7 student, Louisa Mitchell.

Monday 10 January 2022:  College Office Re-opens.  

Wednesday 26 January 4.00pm:  Boarding House Re-opens.  

Thursday 27 January:  First day of classes for Term 1.

Thursday 27 January - 6.00pm:  Year 11 (Class of 2022) - Information Night.

Friday 28 January:  Year 11 Social.

Monday 31 January - 6.00pm:  Years 7-10 Information Night.

Thursday 03 February:  Class of 2021 Celebrations.

Friday 04 February - 10.00am:  Opening College Mass.

Friday 04 February:  Year 12 Formal.

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Dear Parents and Carers

Glad tidings to each of you and your families as we prepare to celebrate the holy days and holidays of Christmas.  The term has finished for students and staff, and tomorrow the office will shut until 10 January.  During that time, if you need to contact the College, please email me at frya@stvincents.nsw.edu.au and I will get back to you as soon as possible.  I am going to have a break but I will check the email once a day to pick up any urgent business.

I take this chance to thank you for your support throughout 2021.  It has taken a real community commitment to 'generosity of spirit' to ensure we were able to operate the College as effectively as we did whether in Foxford or face-to-face mode.  The staff and students showed great agility and creativity, while our families exercised great trust in our decisions.  I hope that next year is smooth sailing, but a more realistic perspective might be to be prepared again for some disruption and retain the mindset needed to respond quickly to changing circumstances.  The new guidelines for schools for Term 1 2022 will be released on 17 January and I will certainly share those with the community as soon as practicable.

Since the end of term I have received the resignations of Ms Emma Palmer, going to Wenona and Mr Robert Weaver, moving to Rouse Hill Anglican College.  Both of these teachers will be greatly missed by their students and colleagues, but will be with us at the start of the year unless we have been able to make appointments of new teachers.

I wish you a Covid-safe Christmas.  May the long awaited reunions of family and friends bring great joy to your families.

Light looked down and saw the darkness.
"I will go there", said Light.
Peace looked down and saw war.
"I will go there", said Peace.
Love looked down and saw hatred.
"I will go there", said Love.

So God,
the Lord of Light
the Prince of Peace
the King of Love,
came down and crept in beside us.
                                           John Bell, Scottish Poet

Merry Christmas, 

Rest and rejoice,

Yours sincerely

Anne Fry
Principal

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

Head Touch and Volleyball Coach - Elyse Harmanis - 0434 610 870

Head Tennis Coach - Therese Taylor - 0408 711 881

Head Water Polo Coach - Hayley Boatswain - 0404 267 554

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

TERM 1 SPORT 2022

Draft team lists for all sports have been placed on the Sports noticeboard and on the College website. These will be confirmed after the first week of training next term.  All new Year 7 and any other new students will be trialed in the first week back next term. 

We are still looking for a few Year 8 Volleyball players for next year.  Please email Ms Jacobs if you are interested.

All competitions don’t start until Saturday 12 February 2022.  Draws will be uploaded once we receive them.  Training times won't be finalised until early next year when the university students know their timetables.  Please keep up your fitness over the holidays so that you are ready to start competition in Week 2.

TILDESLEY TENNIS TOURNAMENT 2022

Sunday 13 March and Monday 14 March 2022

If you would like to trial for the SVC team to compete in this prestigious tournament, please make sure you you are training over the holidays.  We will be running trials at the start of next term, but all players must be training and playing as much as possible to prepare.

SWIMMING CARNIVAL AND IGSA SWIMMING TEAM

Last week we ran the swimming championship races in the College pool as we had to cancel the Inter-House Carnival due to Covid restrictions.  We still had great House spirit and very competitive races for Age Champions. 

All Year 7 students and any new swimmers to the College will be trialed in PE lessons the first few weeks back at school next term.  If you are interested in making the College team for the IGSA Carnival, please send any official PB's (personal best times) to Ms Jacobs.  The IGSA Carnival is on Friday 25 March 2022 at Homebush.

Congratulations to the following girls who were awarded Age Champions for 2022: 

13 years - Sybella Daly - O’Brien

14 years - Lily Rowbotham - Cahill

15 years - Asher Thompson - Williams

16 years - Charlie Bennett - Cater

17 years - Lexie Tait - Cahill  

18 years - Alexis Graham - De Lacy

The Major Award Winners for 2021 were:

Track and Field Athlete of the Year - Madeleine Chubb (Year 11)

Basketball Player of the Year - Peggy Schell (Year 11)

Cross Country Runner of the Year - Emily Demetriou (Year 7)  

Hockey Player of the Year - Jemima MacPherson (Year 12) 

Netball Player of the Year - Siara Ortolani (Year 10)                       

Football Player of the Year - Olivia Mitchell (Year 11)

Swimmer of the Year - Ali Green (Year 7)

Tennis Player of the Year - Charlotte Patchett (Year 12)

Touch Player of the Year - Lani Bresnahan (Year 12) 

Volleyball Player of the Year - Salome West  (Year 10)                   

Water Polo Player of the Year - Alexis Graham (Year 12)

JUNIOR SPORTS WOMAN OF THE YEAR - Lily Rowbotham 

SENIOR SPORTS WOMAN OF THE YEAR:  Alexis Graham

SVC TEAM OF THE YEAR:  12 Years Cross Country Team - Ilya Timmins, Emily Demetriou, Sybella Daly and Genevieve Young. 

Above left:  12 Years Cross Country Team of the Year   
Above middle:  Alexis Graham Senior Sports Woman of the Year
Above right:  Lily Rowbotham - Junior Sports Woman of the Year

SPORTS STARS OF THE WEEK 

Congratulations Siara Ortolani, Year 10, who won her first ever rowing race on the weekend.  She won the Women’s Novice Double Skull and came 4th in the Novice Single Skull, at the NSW Reindeer Regatta held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre.  Well done Siara, we look forward to hearing how you progress in your new sport!

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

Parenting, alcohol, parties and sleepovers in Year 9:  Why this year group can be so challenging and the importance of putting things into place now.

Thursday 20 January 2022 - 7.00pm-8.30pm (AEDT)
 
If you're a parent of a child about to begin Year 9, it's important to prepare yourself for issues around sleepovers, parties and gatherings.  Putting things into place now can prevent potential problems in the year (and years) ahead.
 
This presentation will focus on the positive influence that parents can have on their child’s drinking behaviour, even during adolescence, as well as the barriers that they may face during this time.  Peer influence is a significant issue at this time and it is important for parents to have clear rules and boundaries in the area of sleepovers, parties, gatherings and alcohol.
 
This presentation will also examine the latest data on Australian teen drinking behaviour and the growing evidence on the risks associated with this practice.
 
For further details and registration please go the following link:   Parent Webinar