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Dear parents, friends, staff and students,
This newsletter is being sent early due to the Staff Development (Pupil Free) day which will be held tomorrow (June 4). This is an opportunity for the staff to come together to spend some time reflecting on their own spirituality and spiritual development. This time is specifically important at the moment as this Sunday is the Feast Corpus Christi (the Body of Christ) and this year it will also be the Feast of St Marcellin Champagnat. We will celebrate our Champagnat Day next Friday. The Feast of Corpus Christi is an opportunity for us to consider what the Body of Christ refers to. In the Gospel of Mark, we read again the events of the Last Supper and specifically the words “This is my body” and “This is my blood”. Christ gives Himself as a sacrifice for us and this is the pinnacle of our belief as Catholics. The Body of Christ however can also be thought of as each of us as members of Christ’s church. St Teresa of Avila is often quoted with the prayer; “I have no hands but yours…” so we understand that we are required to do God’s work. We do this through our words and actions and this is how we are the Body of Christ to those around us.
As mentioned above, on Friday June 11, we are celebrating Champagnat Day. This day is one of our major community building days beginning with a Mass which will be followed by activities designed to raise funds for Marist Australia social works. The end of the day involves a concert where our students get the opportunity to showcase their talents. Unfortunately we are unable to invite parents to any of these events given the number of students and the size of our hall. Please ask your child after next Friday what they did and how they enjoyed the day.
One of the learnings from the COVID restrictions last year was around academic report releases and the associated Parent/Teacher/Student meetings. As with last year, academic reports will continue to be released electronically through the Compass site. P/T/S meetings have been set down for the evenings of Monday June 21 and Thursday June 24 and the morning of Friday June 25. The evening sessions will be face to face and the Friday will be via zoom. There will be no restrictions on which days parents can choose to book but please understand that timeslots may book out quickly. Due to the meetings on the Friday, students will not be at school on that day so the last day of lessons is Thursday June 24. More instructions on how to book these meetings will be sent to parents prior to bookings opening.
As some of you would be aware, Ms Laura Penfold (our Assistant English Coordinator) began her Parental leave at the end of last week. Ms Tolomeo (our Curriculum Coordinator) has resigned to take up a position at an independent College. We wish both of these staff the best in their futures and will communicate their replacements as these become available.
Next Tuesday, June 8, we will be holding our last Parents and Friend’s meeting for the term. As usual, this will be held in room I3 (at the front of the College) beginning at 7pm. The guest speaker at this meeting will be Mr Simon Huntly who is the College Pastoral Care and Wellbeing Coordinator. for any parent wishing to attend via zoom, please use the following username and password:
ID: 98008118091
Passcode: 164131
Parents joining via zoom are requested to ensure their camera is turned on and their microphone turned off unless they wish to say something. As always, all parents are invited to join us for this meeting.
Ite in Veritate
Mr Steve Lo Cascio
Principal
As you may be aware, the 2021 College Photo Day will be held on Thursday 17 June. In preparation for this, students will receive their photo day envelopes this coming Monday (7 June) during homeroom. These envelopes allow parents to order any photo package of their choice and pay for them either online or by cash on the day. Regardless of whether students are purchasing a package, all students are asked to return their envelopes to their photographer on the day. Additionally, since these images are also used for school and Compass ID purposes, even students who are not purchasing their image, will still be required to have their photo taken. Please also note that for this reason, the full College winter uniform will need to be worn on this day, regardless of whether or not a PDHPE practical class is scheduled to take place.
In addition to the individual portraits that are taking place on photo day, siblings will also have the opportunity to have family portraits taken on the day. For those who are interested, please collect a family portrait envelope from the front office prior to the day, and return it during the family photo session which will be held at recess in the Champagnat Centre.
For students who are absent on the day, we are holding a ‘catch up day’ on Monday 21 June in J6/7 during Periods 1 and 2.
Over the past 12 months we have had an increase in the number of students who choose to ride a bike to school each day. For these instances, we have bike racks available near the main driveway against the library. Can I remind all parents that if your child rides a bike to school, they are required by law to wear a helmet. While wearing a helmet will ensure students avoid a fine of almost $350, much more importantly, it will help to keep them safe on their way to and from school.
Finally, a reminder regarding our ongoing COVID19 recording procedures for all families, which include:
- Keeping your child home when they are unwell, even with very mild symptoms.
- Informing the school immediately if your child is self-isolating or undergoing testing, and informing us of the result as soon as possible.
- Following sickness with flu-like symptoms, ensuring your child is free of symptoms and can present a negative COVID-19 test, before they return to school
All the best for the week ahead,
David Cloran
Assistant Principal
THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST YEAR B
First Reading Ex 24:3-8 Covenant between God and the Israelites is sealed in blood
Second Reading Heb 9:11-15 The blood of Christ purifies us.
Gospel Mk 14: 12-16, 22-26 Jesus took bread, broke it and shared it 6:51- 52
Did you know?
Many religious traditions have rules about what can or cannot be eaten or in what manner certain foods should be eaten. The two with which we tend to be most familiar are the Jewish kosher and Islamic halal restrictions. Both share common requirements about the way in which meat is to be slaughtered.
Kosher food laws also separate the cooking and eating of meat and dairy products. Certain foods are regarded as being ‘unclean’ and consequently are forbidden: pork and shellfish are both forbidden to Jews. Prohibitions on foods are a statement about relationship with God and relationship with the world. They often have basic health standards as their basis but have taken on religious significance.
Year 8 Geography and Religious Education Combined event
Next week, on Wednesday and Thursday, Year 8 will be participating in two events.
One is the Geography excursion to Sydney Olympic Park and the other is at the College, the Encounter Day.
On both days students are to wear sports uniform.
On both days students need to bring their pencil case, lunch,water bottle, and hats.
Computers are not required on this day.
The classes for each day are based on the Religion classes.
Wednesday:
Classes on the Geography excursion: 8E 8O 8R 8S
Classes at school for the Encounter Day: 8D 8J 8P 8T
Thursday:
Classes on the Geography excursion: 8D 8J 8P 8T
Classes at school for the Encounter Day: 8E 8O 8R 8S
The Encounter Day is a Youth Ministry event with a focus on Peer Pressure. It is from pastoral to lunch time. After lunch, the students will be presented with a review for the upcoming Religious Literacy Assessment (RLA).
- 18 June – Yr 7-10 Academic Reports available to parents (COMPASS)
- 21 June – Yr 7-10 PTS Interviews
- 24 June - Yr 7-10 PTS Interviews
- 25 June - Yr 7-10 PTS Interviews
Year 12 HSC Trial Examinations
All students have received the Trial HSC examination schedule. Students should be actively preparing for Trial Examinations by organizing study notes, revising course content, and completing practice questions for teacher feedback.
Year 11 2022 Subject Selection
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10 June |
Year 11 2022: Subject Launch |
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10 June |
Year 11 2022: Subject Market Selections Open (4pm) |
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14 June |
Year 11 2022: Eligibility Forms Generated |
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16 June |
Year 11 2022: Information Night (ONLINE) |
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17 June |
Year 11 2022: Subject Market |
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21 June |
Year 11 2022: Eligibility Forms Distributed |
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28 July |
Year 11 2022: Subject Selection Interviews |
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3 September |
Year 11 2022: Successful Subjects distributed to students |
The NSW Government Response (PDF, 629KB) to the NSW Curriculum Review outlines an ambitious program for streamlining and strengthening what is taught in our schools over the next four years.
For more information visit:
https://nswcurriculumreform.nesa.nsw.edu.au/home/homePageContent/view
Ms Judith Tolomeo
Curriculum Coordinator
Good afternoon everyone,
Black Dog Institute Future Proofing Study
Mount Carmel Catholic College has been invited to be involved with the Black Dog Institute “Future Proofing Study”. This significant study is being run by researchers at the Black Dog Institute and the University of New South Wales, to better understand the mental health challenges of young people as they grow from early adolescence to adulthood. Students in the study will complete surveys and try out mental health apps to identify and prevent symptoms of depression and anxiety. The results of this study have real potential to inform government policy and the scientific community. The study will be aimed at Year 8 students and will be conducted over the next 5 years as they progress to the HSC. Information and consent forms will be distributed to Year 8 students and families early next week and the study will commence midway through Term 3. We look forward to being part of this very important research study and look forward to the support of students and families of Year 8.
Uniform reminders
As we enter the final few weeks of the term, students and families are reminded of the expectations regarding the wearing of the correct sports uniform. This is clearly articulated on Page 18 of the Junior and Senior Student Diaries. If students have difficulty maintaining these expectations, please speak to your Pastoral Advisor or Year Coordinator.
- College jumpers/vests are not to be worn as outer garments, unless worn inside a sports jacket on cool/cold Tuesdays.
- Jumpers/vests/tracksuit pants that are not part of the College uniform, must not be worn at any time, including underneath the sports jacket.
- Appropriate runners or cross-training sport shoes with arch support must be worn with the College sports uniform. Students are not permitted to wear canvas or leather shoes with a flat sole (eg. Converse or Volleys), skate shoes and/or slip ons.
If students have difficulty maintaining these expectations, please speak to your Pastoral Advisor or Year Coordinator for advice on how to best resolve the situation. As usual, thanks to all members of the Mount Carmel Community for your ongoing support and cooperation with all matters regarding learning and wellbeing.
As usual, thank you for your ongoing support.
Mr Simon Huntly
Pastoral Care and Wellbeing Coordinator
This week we continue our focus on the sentence – the basic building block of a text. A text, whether it be a story, an essay, a report or a journal entry, is made up of a number of sentences. Sentences can consist of a single clause – a basic unit of meaning that expresses a message – or a number of clauses joined together. Students need to know how to combine clauses to make sentences and how to construct different types of relationships between clauses in a sentence.
One way to describe a sentence is as a ‘chunk’ of writing. We organise our writing into chunks of writing because this makes it easier to understand. Good readers read chunks rather than individual words, and we speak in chunks rather than in single words. Sentences express a complete meaning, not part of a meaning. Again, good readers would immediately be able to tell which of the following is a complete sentence:
David kicked
David kicked a
David kicked a football.
Sentences have a subject and a predicate. The subject describes who or what did the action, and always contains a noun or a pronoun. The predicate tells what action was performed.
In the sentence above, ‘David’ is the subject, and ‘kicked a football’ is the predicate. In this example we can further divide the predicate into the verb ‘kicked’ and its object ‘a football’. An object always contains a noun or a pronoun.
The words that make up a sentence are categorised into parts of speech according to their function or role. They are nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions and articles. We will look closely at these next week.
An important skill that students need to develop is how to create well-structured sentences. Students’ writing often sounds awkward because of the overuse of simple, single-clause sentences or because of long, rambling, incoherent sentences.
Simple sentences are quite appropriate – and indeed functional – if used strategically. For example, in texts such as reports, they are typically short, uncluttered and ‘to the point’. They are also effective when used at particular stages in a narrative – to disrupt the rhythm, to introduce a staccato effect or to make a significant point.
Longer sentences are appropriate, on the other hand, when there are a number of closely related ideas that need to be brought together. As these sentences generally require careful crafting, students need to be aware of the various ways in which information can be presented and clauses can be combined.
Common errors of usage in students’ writing concern the following:
- Run-on or freight-train sentences: a sentence in which two or more main clauses are joined by commas instead of being separated by a full stop or joined by a conjunction.
It was getting late, we went home. (incorrect)
It was getting late. We went home. (correct)
It was getting late, so we went home. (correct)
- Sentence fragments: a frequent error is to use a dependent clause with no independent clause.
There were lots of animals. Such as kangaroos, koalas and rabbits. (incorrect)
There were lots of animals such as kangaroos, koalas and rabbits. (correct)
There were lots of animals. These included kangaroos, koalas and rabbits. (correct)
- Non-agreement: The subject in a sentence must ‘agree’ in number and in person with the verb to which it is attached.
Alisa and Nathan was the first to arrive at the airport. (incorrect)
Alisa and Nathan were the first to arrive at the airport. (correct)
The following piece of creative writing was composed by Eamon Magro, a member of Mrs Gramelis’ Year 7 English class. The prompts for the writing were C. S. Lewis’ comment ‘We read to know we are not alone’ and Stephen King’s ‘Books are a uniquely portable magic’. Eamon and I discussed the value of reading the work out loud and hearing where changes need to be made. The subsequent editing of Eamon’s writing involved chopping up freight-train sentences and varying their length. The use of effective repetition was noted as well as the inclusion of key words from the prompts.
I was all alone in my house, lost in a labyrinth of thought. No voices could be made out and no sound echoed through the empty building. It was just me. I sat there for hours, looking out onto the yard. I heard a voice coming from the old bookshelf, buried beneath thirty years of dust. And, with the rhythm of a beating drum, I watched as an old leather-bound book slammed against the wall. I picked it up, blowing the dust off in a thick sheet. Cautiously, I opened it.
A torrent of bright light surged out of the book, piercing all shadows. The room, warped and contorted, dissolved around me. I awoke in a brightly lit room with bookshelves going from the sleek marble floor to the ceiling, hundreds of feet above. I picked up a book from the shelf. It radiated with what I could only describe as a kind of magic. A magic I would remember for the rest of my life.
Mrs Clare Murphy
English Coordinator and Literacy Instructional Coach
Recreational Sport
Students who are travelling via bus are reminded to ensure that they meet their sport teacher promptly at the basketball courts at the end of period 4 each week.
Diocesan Teams
Trials for diocesan teams are advertised via Compass and are announced during Ms Bowen’s Tuesday sports announcements to the school. Students are reminded to be proactive in checking the Compass Dashboard for trial dates and information.
MISA Sport
Students are reminded that although the College provides uniforms for most sports, this uniform must be returned to their coach before they leave the venue. Students are not to take items home with them unless specifically directed to do so by the Sports Coordinator.
Week 6 MISA Results (Round 1 catch up for outdoor sports / MISA finals for indoor sports)
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Sport |
Division |
Gender |
Versing |
Score |
Result |
MVP |
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Basketball |
Years 7-9 |
Girls |
Macarthur Adventist |
22-15 |
Win |
Danijella Krpez |
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Indoor Cricket |
Years |
Girls |
BYE |
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Netball |
Years |
Girls |
Magdalene |
27-24 |
Loss |
Isabella Breen |
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Soccer |
Years |
Girls |
Magdalene |
4-1 |
Loss |
Charmaine Marquinez |
|
Ultimate Frisbee |
Years 7-9 |
Mixed |
Magdalene |
15-14 |
Win |
Joshua Manson |
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Rugby League |
Division 1 |
Senior |
Freeman Catholic College |
34-4 |
Win |
Sam Sisonoun Percy Hall |
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Basketball |
Years 7-9 |
Boys |
Magdalene |
53-33 |
Win |
Aaron Pereira |
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Soccer |
Years |
Boys |
Magdalene |
2-2 |
Draw |
Ryan Topolski |
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Softball |
Years |
Boys |
St Bene |
11-0 |
Loss |
Whole team |
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Hockey |
Years 7-9 |
Boys |
Magdalene |
4-1 |
Loss |
Whole team |
Week 7 MISA Draw (Round 2 catch up and MISA grand final for indoor sports)
A number of teams will be playing a finals match on Tuesday. Good luck to our basketball and softball teams. Outdoor sports who had their games cancelled during round 1 will be playing catch up matches.
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Gender |
Round game/semi |
Sport |
Versing |
Meeting Time |
Meeting Location |
Location |
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GIRLS |
Finals |
7-9 Girls Basketball |
STP |
12:40PM |
Outside the sports office |
Minto Basketball Stadium |
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Replay Round 2 |
11/12 Girls Netball |
STP |
12:40PM |
Outside the sports office |
Coronation Park, Minto |
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|
Replay Round 2 |
10-12 Girls Soccer |
STP |
1:05PM |
Oval steps |
Kooringa Reserve, Raby |
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|
BYE (5th) |
10-12 Girls Indoor Cricket |
NA |
12:40PM |
Outside the sports office |
Remain at school |
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Mixed |
Replay Round 2 |
7-9 Mixed Frisbee |
STP |
12:40PM |
Outside the sports office |
Victoria Park, Minto |
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BOYS |
Round 6 |
Senior Rugby League |
JT |
12:40PM |
Outside the sports office |
Eschol Park Sports Complex, Eschol Park |
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Semi |
7-9 Boys Basketball |
JT |
12:40PM |
Outside the sports office |
Minto Basketball Stadium |
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Replay Round 2 |
11/12 Boys Soccer |
Bye |
1:05PM |
Oval steps |
Remain at school |
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Semi |
10-12 Boys Softball |
JT |
12:40PM |
Outside the sports office |
Cowpasture Reserve, Camden |
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Replay Round 2 |
7-9 Boys Hockey |
Bye |
1:05PM |
Outside the sports office |
Remain at school |
Diocesan Open Football Knockout
On Wednesday our Open Boys Football team and Years 7-9 Girls Football team attended the Diocesan Knockout event. These two teams were eligible to attend this event due to their success at the Diocesan Championship earlier in the team. Both teams were excellent representative
Congratulations to our Senior Boys Football team and their coach Mr Kawa who finished 1st place after two strong 60 minutes matches against Corpus Christi and Edmund Rice. As play off winners in their division they will enter the main NSWCCC Football draw at quarter final level against Parramatta's winning school teams, this event will take place on Tuesday 20 July 2021. Students will be formally recognised at the next College assembly. We wish them the best of luck in their training and preparation for the NSWCCC Football event.
NSWCCC Sport Registrations
A reminder that students and their parents are responsible for monitoring the closing dates of NSWCCC Sport Registrations. Information regarding upcoming events can be accessed via https://csnsw.sport/events
NSWCCC is a pathway suitable for students playing a representative level of their sport outside of school. For instructions on how to register go to - https://csnsw.sport/help/help-guide-for-parents
NSWCCC Sport Registrations 2021:
- Individual Registrations for the following sports to attend a NSWCCC Selection - AFL, Baseball, Basketball, Cricket, Diving, Golf, Hockey, Netball, Rugby, Softball, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water Polo
- Registrations for the following sports is through a Diocesan/Association Selection - Athletics, Cross Country, Football, Swimming, Touch, Rugby League
Representative Pathways
- MISA Website https://www.misaonline.org.au/
- Diocesan Sport News - Updates and news on Wollongong Diocese sport events and trials can be viewed at https://www.dow.catholic.edu.au/sport/diocesan-sport-news/?ref=quicklinks
- NSWCCC/CSNSW Sport News - Higher level MacKillop and CCC trials and events status can be monitored at https://csnsw.sport/news
SCHOOL SPORT AUSTRALIA SPORT NEWS
More School Sport Australia information can be found at
http://www.schoolsportaustralia.edu.au/
For the most up to date information regarding NSWCCC events collow CSNSW Sport on social media.
Miss Sarah Bowen
(Acting College Sport Coordinator - bowens01@dow.catholic.edu.au)
MOUNT CARMEL NETBALL CLUB
Results 24 May 2021
14B’s had a bye
14A’s defeated by Campbelltown North 9 – 75
15’s defeated Campbelltown North 26 - 20
Grad B’s defeated Thunder 30 - 23
Division 8 defeated by Ingleburn 37 - 46
Division 6 defeated Ingleburn 41 – 29
The Second Hand Uniform Shop is open on the following days.
Term 2 2021
- 7 June - 2.30pm - 4pm