Mount Carmel Catholic College Varroville eNewsletter

Dear parents, friends, staff and students,

In this week’s Gospel (Mark 4:26-34), Jesus uses two analogies of seeds growing to bear fruit. In the first, He reflects on the way grain grows to maturity without the farmer having any scientific knowledge or understanding of why that happens. In the second analogy, He speaks of the tiny mustard seed which grows into a mighty bush. In both of these cases, something wonderful happens naturally and occurs from the smallest of beginnings. Over the last few weeks we have heard how, with the strength of the Holy Spirit, the Apostles saw Jesus and His message constantly around them. This Spirit gave them hope and enabled them to be understood even by those who spoke different languages. When we live our faith and beliefs, it is a visible way that we share the Holy Spirit with our friends, colleagues and acquaintances. These small snippets of faith can spread in others and allow a mighty mustard bush to grow from the tiniest of seeds.

Today we celebrated Champagnat Day. This day is important to our community as it remembers the founder of the Little Brothers of Mary (Marist Brothers). St Marcellin built his charism on the five characteristics of: Presence, In the Way of Mary, Simplicity, Love of Work and Family Spirit. We often refer back to these characteristics in determining what we do and how we do it. St Marcellin had a number of simple ideas that built on these characteristics. Arguably, two of the best known were his ideas that he wanted “Jesus to be known and loved” and that to teach students, “we must first love them and love them all equally”. In these two statements we again recognise the Christian idea that God is in all of us and to genuinely love another is to see God.

Next week will see the release of the Year 7 – 10 Academic Reports. As I stated in last week’s newsletter, these will be followed by an opportunity for Parent/Teacher/Student meetings in the last week of term. Both the reports and the PTS meetings are an opportunity for students to reflect on the first six months of this year and how they have contributed to their own academic growth. It is also an opportunity for parents to have open and clear discussion with your children regarding how they are progressing. I encourage all parents to make bookings with staff where possible to discuss your child’s progress with the aim of supporting further growth. I thank the staff for their efforts in educating the students and for the effort in providing valuable feedback via the reports and the PTS meetings.

Over the last year, our Senior School Technology Officer has been developing strategies to ensure improvements in IT systems and processes. An enormous amount of work has been completed in ensuring better hardware has been built into classes, better internet connections and new wiring and Wi-Fi capability. Over the next few months, there will be improvements to our surveillance systems with the introduction of more and better quality CCTV to assist in monitoring safety and out of hours security. The next phase of improvements will include an upgrade of our PA system and the launch of our new website. I thank Mr Grana for his time, effort and expertise in ensuring we have the best equipment available for our students and staff.

In an effort to streamline one of our IT processes, next week you will receive an email asking you to agree to certain conditions should your child need to borrow a computer from the College. When students fail to charge their devices or these need repair, our technology assistants will sometimes offer a loan device. As you would be aware, these are expensive devices and we need to ensure students take responsibility for their care and appropriate use. If you do not want your child to have access to these loan devices, there will be a spot for you to indicate this. If you do wish your child to have this access, we ask for your agreement to the appropriate conditions. This will be outlined in the email next week.

At last Tuesday’s P&F meeting the P&F approved a grant to the College for some new fitness equipment. The P&F have agreed to purchase two new rowers and two spin bikes for the students to use in classes and fitness training. I thank the P&F for this contribution. At the meeting, the P&F also voted to change the frequency of meetings to occur once per term in the middle of the term. This means that the next meeting will be in week 5 of term 3, Tuesday August 10. The following meeting is scheduled for November 9 (week 6 Term 4). As always, these meetings will be held at the College in room I3 and commence at 7pm. Notice will be placed into the newsletter prior to these dates.

I wish you all a safe long weekend.

Ite in Veritate

Mr Steve Lo Cascio
Principal

As you may be aware, the 2021 College Photo Day will be held this coming Thursday 17 June. Photo envelopes were distributed earlier this week and regardless of whether families intend on purchasing the photos, it has been requested that these envelopes are returned and handed to the photographer on the day. Should you wish to purchase any photos, this can be done via the instructions printed on the envelopes themselves. For siblings who would like a family portrait taken, generic family envelopes are available from the front office prior to the day.

I remind families that regardless of whether these photos will be purchased, each student will have their photo taken for the purposes of their College/Compass ID. 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. If any student is unwell or absent for any other reason on the day, we are holding a ‘catch up day’ on Monday 21 June in J6/7 during Periods 1 and 2.

One of the daily challenges we face as such a large College, is safely moving over 1100 students offsite in a short period of time each afternoon. In addition to those students who catch a bus each afternoon, a large number of students get picked up by parents who park along Spitfire Drive. I would ask all parents who pick their child/ren up from out the front of the school, or over at Kooringa Reserve, to remind them that cars have right of way at the designated crossing area on Spitfire Drive near the College Oval. It is imperative that they wait for an appropriate break in traffic in this area before crossing safely. Students have been reminded about this during the week, however, having this message reinforced at home should further support this important message.

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

Catholic World

We are back into the ordinary time of the liturgical year.
The month of June is a time to reflect on the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
11th Sunday of Ordinary time

1st Ez 17:22-24 The Lord will plant the crest of the cedar

2nd 2 Cor 5:6-10 While in the body we are away from the Lord

Gospel Mk 4:26 - 34 Parable of the Mustard Seed

Gospel Focus – The Kingdom of God
The references to the kingdom of God in the gospels always carry a paradox. It exists in the present, yet is something to be achieved in the future. It is here, but not yet. If we live ‘as if’ we are living in the kingdom here and now then we hasten its coming. The kingdom of God is not a place but a way in which the world operates. It is a kingdom that is ruled by justice and gives precedence to those who are regarded as nothing in the world. It is a kingdom of promise and hope that inspires and calls all people to more than they currently are.

Mrs Christine Meharg
REC Coordinator

18 June – Year 7-10 Academic Reports available to parents (COMPASS)
21 June – Year 7-10 PTS Interviews
24 June - Year 7-10 PTS Interviews
25 June - Year 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

10 June	Year 11 2022: Subject Launch
10 June	Year 11 2022: Subject Market Selections Open (4pm)
14 June	Year 11 2022: Eligibility Forms Generated
16 June	Year 11 2022: Information Night (ONLINE)
17 June	Year 11 2022: Subject Market
21 June	Year 11 2022: Eligibility Forms Distributed
28 July	Year 11 2022: Subject Selection Interviews
3 September	Year 11 2022: Successful Subjects distributed to students

NESA NEWS…
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,

Champagnat Day celebrations today involved the work of many people and despite the problems caused by the inclement weather over the past couple of days, the majority of activities took place as scheduled.

A massive thanks must go out to the Pastoral classes, who conducted Champagnat Lessons with a focus on their individual year group Marist characteristics. These included:

Year 7 - making mosaic tiles to create a Year 7mural
Year 8 - an environmental focus on their classrooms and year area
Year 9 - messages written to support essential workers
Year 10 - artworks and etchings with a focus on presence
Seniors - Discussions in small groups with a focus on what it means to be Marist

Pastoral classes were also responsible for conducting stalls which were a major source of income for the fundraising activities. Many thanks to all staff and students who prepared, assisted and participated in this wonderful opportunity to support the celebration of our founder. Funds raised today will be donated to Marist Solidarity to support projects in the Asia-Pacific region.

Earlier this week documentation was provided to Year 8 students regarding details and parent consent for the Black Dog Institute Future Proofing Research Study. A reminder to students and parents of Year 8 that the closing date for consent for this important project is Friday June 25. For more information, check the following link Year 8 Future Proofing Study

Finally, the issue of vaping continues to make headlines around the world. Drug and Alcohol Research and Training Australia is an organisation headed by Paul Dillon, one of Australia’s leading Drug and Alcohol experts. The site provides valuable information for a range of issues facing today’s youth, including e-cigarettes and vaping. This site is one that I highly recommend should parents, carers or students wish to find reliable information and research data that relates to many of today’s challenges.

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, with a close look at verbs, the words which are often described as the muscles of any writing. Years ago, students were taught that verbs were doing words. Now a verb is described as a word which represents different processes such as doing, thinking, saying, relating and being.

Verbs can express different aspects of our experience:

what we do – action verbs
what we say – saying verbs
what we think, feel and perceive – sensing verbs
how we create links between pieces of information – relating verbs
how we refer to things that simply exist – being verbs

Action or doing verbs
Much of our experience consists of physical activity. The following are some common doing or action verbs:

walk	drive	make	eat
run	write	live	give
swim	take	sing	add
play	work	shout	do

We find examples of action or doing verbs in most texts, but particularly in texts such as stories, recounts, procedures and explanations.

Saying verbs
Sometimes experience is not represented directly but is reported verbally. The following are some common saying verbs:

ask	tell	explain	whisper
claim	shout	continue	stammer
reply	plead	cry	suggest
say	murmur	report	comment

Saying verbs are usually found in stories, where we get to know characters the way they speak and interact with others. In the following passage, for example, J.K. Rowling gives the reader an insight into Dudley’s personality through the choice of saying verbs:

“Make it move,” he whined at his father. Uncle Vernon tapped on the glass, but the snake didn’t budge.

“Do it again,” Dudley ordered. Uncle Vernon rapped the glass smartly with his knuckles, but the snake just snoozed on.

This is boring,” Dudley moaned. He shuffled away.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, J.K.Rowling

Sensing verbs
Sensing verbs reflect processes of our internal world. They describe what we think, feel, desire and perceive. The following are some examples:

know	decide	wonder	dislike
reflect	understand	hope	want
comprehend	imagine	consider	wish
remember	believe	like	notice

In a story, sensing verbs can also give us insight into the characters of a story by describing what is going on in their minds. They are often used when characters reflect on the action or evaluate what is happening in the story.

“But then,” thought Alice, “shall I never get any older than I am now? Alice knew it was the rabbit coming to look for her…”

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll

Relating verbs
There are certain verbs which do not represent actions, speaking, thoughts or feelings. Their role is to simply link two pieces of information. We call them relating verbs. The most common relating verbs are the verbs be and have and variations on these.

am, is, are	appear	possess	encompass
was, were	represent	include	remain
become	symbolise	refer	own
seem	have, has, had	equal	comprise

Being verbs
Another type of verb is where there is no action or relationship being described, simply a state:

There was a brown snake on the oval.
There is a huge pothole in the driveway.
There are many wonderful books in the library.
There were students reading poetry near the dam on Saturday.

As I have said over the past few weeks, sentences are the main building blocks of writing. A sentence is a group of words which expresses a complete thought. All sentences must begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark. Every conventional sentence contains a verb – the muscles of our writing.

Mrs Clare Murphy
English Coordinator and Literacy Instructional Coach

Congratulations to the following students who received a Champagnat Award today.

BRONZE AWARD

Year 8
Mateo Andrews
Ethan Attenborough
Olivia Barnard
Brandyn Bognar
Carlos Brown
Tyler Byrne
Hannah Casey
Nadera Faasoa
Solange Hidalgo
Ryan Holmes
Sean Hornilla
Angelina Jino
Daniel Lill
Benjamin Macdonald
Mikayla McDade
Azura Pereira
Katelin Pereira
Gloria Ryan
Alex Sacco
Erica Saunders
Liam Searle
Olivia Shrimpton
Cadence Sultana
Laylah Tupou
Owen Webb

Year 9
Tryrone Austin
Shivraj Bhanot
Maddison Breen
Luna Clara Da Silva
Edward Dsouza
Alexander Dutfield
Alyssa Eccles
Lexie Garcia
Daniel Kraichuk
Janita Leota-Brown
Iona MacKenzie
Sarah Radman
Jemma Riordan
Mikaela Simpson
Brody Taateo
Charlise Zabat

Year 10
Wilson Asuit
Cynthia Basco
Alexis Brunt
Hayden Cannon
Harrison Doris
Jasmyne Douangdara
Amelia Filipinski
Mackenzie Gabrio
Maddison Gascoine
Bailey Hawkins
Jessica Le
Jessica Littlewood
Craig Llorando
Tiam-Li Mackenzie
Mikayla Magro
Matthew Manjon
Leilani Masilungan
Mia Nakad
Fiona Nguyen
Jenny Nguyen
Holly Ormerod
Keilani Ormsby
Alisha Ross
Emma Searle
Justyce Smith
Miriam Warwick-Smith

Year 11
Anthony Andrews
Joel Bowden
Breanna Fullarton
Matthew Hines
Viliami Kaufusi
Siaki Latu
Emma Nader

Year 12
Diana Bader
Nathaniel Calvelo
Joshua Darr
Jade De Vlam
Ritika Dosanjh
Samuel Fakhouri
Phillip Fifita
John Matsamakis
Ethan Meredith
Melissa Neufeldt
Brandon Rayan
Jackson Sadler
Elisha Sailago
Maria Samaha
Miriam Trevaskis

SILVER

Year 11
Tahlia Bell
Sara Bhambak
Isabella Breen
Abbey Carter
Tanya Devi
Taylor Faasoa
Gabriel Garcia
Jasmine King
Eseta Malaesilia
Jack Miller
Angel Miller-Andrews
Jeremiah Myatt-Kane
Matilda Tamasese-Faasoa
Charlotte Vakayil
Paula Zaballero

Year 12
William Boyton
Kristy Buckley
Charleen Gebrael
Zoya Huang
Joanna Lill
Anna Lima Bartosek
Abby Luyten
Charmaine Marquinez
Kate Puckeridge
Matilda Ring
Dilnaz Saini
Shanaya Sarkari
Jasmin Williams

GOLD

Year 12
Maureen Abdelnour
Laura Alivio
Tristyn Ball
Giselle Byrne
Joshua Drumond
Tiana Kostic
Noah Stuart
Maria Tuyor

On Tuesday 8 June a group of nine students from the Youth Ministry and Carmalite Leaders of Year 11 attended a program called activate fire.

This program was held at Mary Immaculate with students of year six from not only the school itself but some from St Bendicts and Holy Family. This was run by the Net Team. Many students who have attended the live nights held here at Mount Carmel or throughout the community would be familiar with the Net Team.

The team led a series of programs that we as YML helped out in, socializing with students and helping them to feel comfortable in a new environment. About two hundred students were in attendance and no need to say this was certainly a challenge for us as students.

One part of the day we had to lead independently, this helped us get to know our younger counterparts better. This was in Leading small groups that had the young students reflecting on their faith and their gifts after some very informative talks by members of the net team. These talks focused on their experiences within life surrounding their faith providing the year six students with advice and wisdom as they go to enter a new part of their lives through secondary education.

As a Youth Ministry Leader myself this day was a wonderful experience and I personally encourage the younger students, particularly those in Year 10 thinking about joining the Youth Ministry and Carmalite Leaders, to take the opportunity and all that it provides in connecting with your faith and other members within the community. This day was an enriching experience and I look forward to seeing some of the year six students in attendance as year sevens next year.

Jasmine King - Year 11 Youth Ministry Leader

This week, Year 8 undertook their Reflection day and Geography Excursion over the course of two days. Unfortunately, due to the unexpected weather conditions the group was unable to attend the venue for the excursion, Sydney Olympic Park. Within school grounds, Year 8, in their respective religion classes, were still able to experience hands-on activities, experiments and field sketching.

The morning and middle session of the day had Year 8 split into two separate groups, consisting of two activities. In Activity A, the group learnt about the grey mangrove trees and their adaptations that allowed them to survive in salty environments located at the Badu Wetlands at Sydney Olympic Park. Experiments were undertaken that were based around water pH, turbidity, temperature and general water quality of the mangroves. Activity B was about the history of Sydney Olympic Park and how the area manages water. In the afternoon, Year 8 constructed a mini water sustainable city.

On behalf of all the Year 8’s, I would like to show our gratitude and appreciation to the HSIE teachers for arranging an unexpected, yet pleasant two days at the last minute. Thank you for preparing these activities for us.

Bea Sualibios (Year 8)

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. All students wishing to be considered for selection must attend the trial. During Week 9 and 10 Diocesan Netball Trials will be taking place for Years 7-10. Students are to complete the Google Form on Compass to indicate their interest in trailing.

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 7 MISA Results (Round 2 catch up for outdoor sports / MISA final for indoor sports)

Sport	Division	Gender	Versing	Score	Result	MVP
Basketball	Years 7-9	Girls	St Pat’s	51-13	Loss	Charlise Zabat
Indoor Cricket	Years 10-12	Girls	BYE
Netball	Years 11-12	Girls	St Pat’s	35-13	Loss	Tahlia Bell
Soccer	Years 10-12	Girls	St Pat’s	6-0	Win
Ultimate Frisbee	Years 7-9	Mixed	St Pat’s	16-14	Loss	Isabella Ashcroft
Rugby League	Division 1	Senior	JT	30-10	Loss	Joel Wilson
Basketball	Years 7-9	Boys	JT	45-28	Loss	Mario Aoun
Soccer	Years 11-12	Boys	BYE
Softball	Years 10-12	Boys	JT	5-2	Loss	Harrison Doris Dyan Sweeney
Hockey	Years 7-9	Boys	BYE

This concludes MISA for the term for most teams. Congratulations to the following teams for their results throughout the term:

Year 7-9 Basketball Girls - finished 2nd overall

Year 7-9 Basketball Boys - finished 2nd overall

Good luck to our MISA Rugby League Senior team who have their final round game this week. This competition is a “first past the post” style of competition.

Week 8 MISA Draw

Gender	Round game/semi	Sport	Versing	Meeting Time	Meeting Location	Location
BOYS	Round 7	Senior Rugby League	ASCC	12:40pm	Outside the sports office	Liverpool Catholic Club, Hoxton Park
All other teams do not have a game as their competition has concluded. These students are to refer to the sport schedule for their location and activity for Week 8

Diocesan Basketball Football Knockout - Years 9/10 Intermediate Boys Team
Congratulations to our Year 9-10 Intermediate Boys Basketball team and their coaches Mr Harpley and Mr O’Connell who won the Diocesan Basketball Knockout with a 17 point goal difference in the final. As play off winners they will enter the NSWCCC event which is held across two days in Penrith later in the year. 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 Basketball event.

NSWCCC Cross Country
Congratulations to Monique Jakovljekic of Year 10 who finished 7th at the NSWCCC Cross Country event held at Eastern Creek on Tuesday. Monique will now progress to the NSW All Schools Secondary Cross Country event held next month. We wish Monique the best of luck in her preparation for this event.

NSW All Schools Swimming
Congratulations to Daniel Lill of Year 8 who achieved some outstanding results at the NSW All Schools Swimming event earlier in the term. With various PB’s received across the day in the multiclass 50m freestyle, 50m breaststroke and the 100m freestyle it was clear that Daniel’s training had paid off. Daniel was also a member of a relay team who placed 3rd overall on the day

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

Apologies for the incorrect result the last few weeks. The correct results are:

Results 22 May 2021

14B’s drew with Glenquarie 18 - 18
14A’s had a bye
15’s defeated Cobras 39 - 10
Grad B’s defeated by Eaglevale 15 - 30
Division 8 defeated East 38 - 37
Division 6 defeated Campbelltown North 39 - 20

Results 29 May 2021

14B’s defeated Ingleburn 24 - 12
14A’s defeated by Bluejays 16 - 48
15’s defeated by Ingleburn 17 - 31
Grad B’s defeated by Lyrebirds 15 - 47
Division 8 won on a forfeit
Division 6 defeated Ingleburn 36 – 26

Results 5 June 2021

14B’s defeated Eaglevale 28 - 6
14A’s defeated by Cobras 6 - 46
15’s defeated Glenquarie 40 - 8
Grad B’s defeated by Glenfield 31 - 45
Division 8 defeated Austral in a forfeited game
Division 6 defeated by East 31 – 56

Future_of_Cemeteries_in_NSW.pdf

Mount_Carmel_Term_2_Term_3_break.pdf

The Second Hand Uniform Shop is open on the following days.

Term 3 2021

2 August - 2.30pm - 4pm
6 September - 2.30pm - 4pm

21 Nov	Year 11 U-Turn the Wheel All day

27 Nov	Year 7 2025 Parent Information Night 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

29 Nov	Year 7 2025 Orientation Day All day

17 Dec	Students Final School Day All day

17 Dec	End of Year Mass and Awards All day

20 Dec	Term 4 Concludes All day

Year	Total
2023	$244.40
2024	$207.30

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