Good afternoon everyone,

After the opportunity to finally come together as a whole school community last week, this week has seen us return to some sense of regularity as we embark on our second semester of learning.  As such, today was an opportunity for individual year groups to come together to address a range of learning and well-being matters. These included:

• Year 7: Assembly addressing a range of housekeeping matters and some goals for the upcoming semester. Earlier in the week Year Seven students wrote letters of good luck to Year 12 students who are about to sit their HSC Trial examinations.
• Year 8: Year Assembly with a focus on the upcoming term.
• Year 9: Combination of individual Pastoral class activities and a short Year meeting.
• Year 10: Pastoral Class Job Jump activities which encompasses a range of information relating to pathways in the Workplace, University, TAFE and other associated training options.
• Year 11: Year Assembly with a focus on leadership preparation and the process that they are about to undertake over the coming weeks, commencing with a Leadership Training Day on August 11th.
• Year 12: HSC Trial Examinations overview which will commence on Monday and continue for the next 2 weeks.

Thanks to Year Coordinators, Assistant Year Coordinators and Pastoral Advisors for their organisation and presentation of the various activities.

 Absentee explanations

Please be reminded that explanations are required within 7 days of an absence as per College, Diocesan and Catholic Education requirements. These explanations can be handwritten notes, emails or responses via Compass. If you have any questions relating to this matter, please contact the College Office or speak to your son/daughter’s Year Coordinator or Pastoral Advisor. Please refer to the attachment below for some information regarding student attendance.

CEDoW Attendance Information for Parents

The next webinar,  “How to help your child’s essay writing”, is on Wednesday 10 August at 6:30pm (AEST) where they will be covering live:

• The importance of goal-setting in essay writing
• How you can provide real-time support and feedback to support the process of improvement
• How students can begin to self-assess their work so they can become independent writers

The webinar is run live online where the presenter will share Elevate’s research findings and skills and will conduct a live Q&A so you can ask them questions directly.

You can register by clicking here 

We wish Year 12 all the best for their Trial Exams which commence on Monday, which is another “last time” milestone for our graduating class of 2022. Finally, please do not hesitate to contact the College or the appropriate Classroom Teacher, Pastoral Advisor or Year Coordinator should you have any questions or require any assistance with matters relating to the wellbeing or learning of your son or daughter.

Mr Simon Huntly