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Appearance
St Aloysius students are to be applauded for their general appearance. Thank you parents and guardians who I know are supporting us in the background. Walking around the College, in particular the Middle Campus, I am getting a sense of deja vu from when I was at school with the number of mullets appearing! Hair below the collar needs to be tied back. We also have a few girls with nose piercings. These cannot be worn as part of our uniform. Thanks again for your support of our uniform expectations.
College Board
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Chairman - Jeremy Ayliffe
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Deputy Chair - Michael Driessen
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Secretary – Rachael Adams
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Financial Advisor to the Board - Russell Holywell
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Eamonn Pollard - Principal
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Fr Mike Delaney - Parish Priest
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Susan McGann - Deputy Principal
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Brad Canning - Deputy Principal
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Susie Bond - Deputy Principal
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Caterina Thompson - Parent
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Philippa Morgan - Parent
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Sarah-Jane Sheehy - Parent
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Mary Macrae - Acting Business Manager
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Parents and Friends
St Aloysius has a group of generous parents and friends who have made up what we have been calling the College Community Group. This group is a link between parents and the staff and organises various events during the year to enhance College life and sometimes fundraise. There is also the regular opportunity to consult with the Principal and other staff members on various aspects of College life, all designed to improve the experience for our students. We have decided to change the name of this group back to Parents and Friends as this language is more understood by all.
There will be a launch of the Parents and Friends for 2021 on 11th March at 7:00 p.m. at the Sisters of Charity Centre at the Junior Campus at Kingston. At this event, I will outline my vision for the College moving forward and give an update on strategic and operational matters. There will be an opportunity to help shape the agenda of the Parents and Friends for 2021 and beyond. All parents and friends are warmly invited.
2022 Kindergarten Enrolments
The College is currently taking Kinder enrolments for 2022. We encourage any families with siblings looking to enrol for next year to please contact Mylinda Fletcher enrol@staloysius.tas.edu.au or 6229 0200. Applications close Friday, 30th April with interviews conducted prior.
Allergy Aware
A reminder to families that the College is an allergy aware school and as such have a ‘No Nut’ policy for both campuses.
Please see the attached document for further details.
College and Parish Fair
We would like to extend an invitation to families to attend the first College and Parish fair meeting for this year. It will be held on Thursday, 4th March in the meeting room under the Church. If you are unable to attend this meeting but would still like to be involved, you can contact Caroline Woolley at the College on 6229 0176 or Rod Street 0409 296 205
Muso's Corner
Pianist
The Grade 3/4 choir needs a piano accompanist. If you are a person who has piano skills, reads music, can sight-read a melody and you are available on Thursdays from 8:40 am – 9:10 am, please contact Ms Leitch at the Junior Campus.
Marimba and Ukulele
The Marimba and Ukulele groups are commencing this week for Grade 3 and 4 students. If you would like to be in either or both groups, you will need to fill in the attached form.
Rock Band Assembly Performance
The College Rock Band TBC made their debut performance at the recent assembly. The band consists of Sebastian Sabol on lead guitar, Benjamin Pursell on rhythm guitar and Bryn Parker on bass guitar. Sebastian composed the music specifically for this group. The band is currently seeking a drummer.
Jessie Liu
Jessie Liu is now teaching piano at both the Junior and Middle campuses. Here is a little information about Jessie.
Jessie has been a private piano tutor, tutoring 4 – 16 year old students for over 5 years since coming to Australia in 2015. She uses a number of methods, making use of popular piano books like Alfred, Bastien, Thompson, and other customised music sheets from Disney movies and classical music.
As a pianist with a Hobart chamber ensemble, she has participated in many local community events, festivals and concerts including:
Luna New Year Festivals
Lantern Festival Party
C-Silk Spring Serenade Concert
Sorell Fair Program
Taroona Seaside Festival
Wellness Expo
We are fortunate to have Jessie passing on some of her expertise to our piano students.
If your child is interested in private music lessons, the College has excellent tutors that teach piano, guitar, drums, voice and a variety of wind instruments.
Junior Campus
Sean Brady |
Drums |
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Anita Cairns |
Singing |
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Lucy Brown |
Flute, Keyboard |
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Ben Brinkoff |
Bass, Guitar & Ukulele |
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Jessie Liu |
Piano |
Middle Campus
Sean Brady |
Drums |
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Ben Brinkhoff |
Bass, Guitar & Ukulele |
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Anita Cairns |
Singing |
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Jessie Liu |
Piano |
Positions Vacant
The College is currently seeking applications from suitably experienced candidates for the following position:
UTILITY OFFICER
Ongoing position
1.0FTE
(On request, Job Share will be considered)
Position commences: Monday 29th March 2021
Applications close: 5:00pm Monday, 8th March 2021
An application package is available on the College website -
Please direct confidential enquiries to Rachael Adams on 6229 0102 or by emailing rachael.adams@catholic.tas.edu.au
Student Achievement
Congratulations to Grade 10 student Eloise Paine who has been selected in the Australian Junior Matilda's team. Eloise has been receiving chemotherapy treatment over the past year, an extra amazing achievement.
Hi all,
We just wanted to write and thank the St Aloysius Catholic College community for their welcome and want to reiterate that our door is always open. Below we have included one of our many wellbeing hot tips and/or challenges.
Cheers,
Joel Berry & Sharmila Holland
Student Wellbeing
CHALLENGE: MAKE NEW FRIENDS!!!
Friendships increase your sense of belonging and purpose. Boost your happiness by getting to know at least one person you haven’t talked to before. If you're feeling awkward about it, don’t worry because it’s normal to feel that way!
Just remember the following tips:
TIP: It's not a performance
WHICH MEANS: It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that those around you are judging how ‘successful’ you are at socialising. They’re not, so you can stress less about the need to impress! Everyone socialises differently, and there’s no right or wrong way to go about it.
TIP: Don’t focus on what you aren’t
WHICH MEANS: Social awkwardness can be fuelled by feeling ‘less than’ compared to those around us. “Wow, check out that guys new Reeboks! Woah, doesn’t she have amazing chat?” Instead of going toe-to-toe with others, focus on what you bring to the table. Each time you catch yourself comparing, pull out your phone and jot down one thing positive thing you like about yourself in the Notes section. Before long, you’ll have a list of all your best traits, a good reminder of what you have to offer.
TIP: Ask questions
WHICH MEANS: Deep down we’re all in love with the sound of our own voices, so the best way to kickstart a convo in a social setting is by asking questions. Try all the classics: What’s your favourite Kanye album? Batman or Superman? Would you rather be covered in fur or covered in scales?
TIP: Big yourself up
WHICH MEANS: If your nerves are peaking before a hang, try saying to yourself: ‘I feel confident and comfortable.’ Self-talk can feel a little awkward (ironic, huh?) but it really works. In fact, some of the world's top athletes, including LeBron James, are known to give themselves positive pump ups.
TIP: Safety in numbers
WHICH MEANS: You’re more likely to feel relaxed if there’s a familiar face close by. Call in a friend-favour and ask a mate to go with you the next time you think you might feel socially awkward.
TIP: Pay a compliment
WHICH MEANS: Next time you see someone wearing a cool t-shirt, let them know you like their style. Genuine compliments make people feel good and are great icebreakers.
TIP: Clock your body language
WHICH MEANS: Be wary of the vibe you’re putting out there. Crossed arms and a scowl will send people the opposite way. Having open, relaxed body language makes everyone feel more comfortable. It also shows that you’re listening.
When it comes to overcoming your social awkwardness, practice makes perfect. The more you chat, the less awkward moments you’ll have. If you want to flex your banter muscles a little before your next hang out, why not try logging on to a forum or chatting online while gaming?
Putting these tips into action takes practice, and it might take some time to feel comfortable in social situations.
Source: reachout.com
Uniform
At the Junior Campus, we have reminded students about the importance of wearing the correct uniform. This allows students to have pride in their appearance and provides a consistent focus and a sense of identity for all students attending the College. As part of this procedure, we are introducing a uniform infringement process for students who do not wear the correct uniform.
SOJ Focus
At the Junior Campus, we have just begun a new Spirit of Jesus focus. A Growth Mindset is believing in yourself! You can improve and develop your abilities. Watch the YouTube clip and have a chat with your child about their ability to have a Growth Mindset.
Science at the Junior Campus
Explorers
Last week, the College SETUP for Success 'Explorers' program was visited by Constable Brendan Sumpton. Constable Brendan is a local Police Officer and dad to Remy and Elsie, who attend Explorers. Constable Brendan's visit gave us the opportunity to show the Explorers, that even when a Police Officer is dressed in a uniform, they are still friendly and approachable. Remy proudly told the families about the work that his dad does as a Police Officer.
Constable Brendan brought a real police car with him so that the Explorers could see one up close and look at the equipment the Police use in their car. We took turns to sit in the car, and at the end, we covered our ears while Constable Brendan turned on the noisy car siren.
We are grateful to Constable Brendan for taking the time to visit and help our Explorers' children understand that Police are around to help us and keep us safe, and we can approach them if we need help.
Carpark
Grade 1 White
Grade 3
Last week in Grade 3 students learnt about Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and Lent. We have been discussing and thinking about ways that we can be more like Jesus through giving, prayer and fasting whilst also considering this year's Project Compassion focus quote "aspire not to have more, but to be more" - Saint Oscar Romero. From this, students have developed their own Lenten Promises - something that they themselves could aspire to do during Lent to be more like Jesus. These are some of their finished promises.
Grade 5 - 10 Interschool Chess
If there are any students who would like to participate in the Interschool Chess competition can they please register their interest by emailing coby.kinder@catholic.tas.edu.au
Marine Science
Students from the Grade 9 and 10 Marine Science class went on an excursion to Blackmans Bay Beach. Students conducted different surveys and mapped the topography of the beach. Students then explored the rocks, identifying different types of marine plants and animals.
Primary Swimming Carnival
On Friday, 12th February, St. Aloysius held its primary school (Grades 3 – 6) swimming carnival. Following on from that, the Grade 6 Sports Leaders (Aloysius –Stella Chapman and Josh Parry; Fides – Evie King and Ava Bahr; Aikenhead – Lizzie Thomson and Charlie Morgan; Charity – Emily Kull and Ethan Dale) were asked to make a presentation at the College assembly. They wrote their own script and did an amazing job presenting to a very large audience.
Below is the script.
Lizzie: Good morning everyone. We are this year’s primary school house captains. My name is Lizzie and alongside me is Charlie. We are the Aikenhead house captains. Today we are going to talk about the Grades 3-6 swimming carnival.
Josh: I’m Josh and here’s Stella. We are the Aloysius captains.
Ethan: Hi, I’m Ethan and this is Emily. We are the Charity house captains.
Ava: Hi, I’m Ava and I am a Fides house captain, alongside Evie.
Charlie: This morning we would like to give you a report on the Grades 3-6 swimming carnivals. This year’s swimming carnival was held at two different times because of the crowd restrictions associated with current Covid-19 rules. The grade 5’s and 6’s were first to compete, followed by grade 3’s and 4’s in the afternoon. Our 5/6 swimming carnival started with the 50 metres. First up was freestyle boys and then freestyle girls. There were some impressive swims. After the backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly events, the 25m metre events started.
Ethan: The 25 metres went in a flash, but there was one extra race. Everybody’s favourite: the kickboard race. A few house captains were kept busy collecting the kickboards and taking them back to the 25m starts. After that race, the grade 5’s and 6’s were ready to go back to school, but minus the house captains. We stayed and helped.
Stella: When the grade 5’s and 6’s finished their swimming carnival, the grade 3’s and 4’s started arriving. The 25m races were first. It took a while, as all the grade 3’s and the majority of the grade 4’s were doing the 25 metres. When the 25m races finished, the lane ropes were changed for the 50m events. The 50m events flew by really fast because there were fewer people competing.
AIKENHEAD HIGHLIGHTS:
Charlie: There were some very impressive swims from Aikenhead. The chanting was extremely loud and definitely the best; it was also the most passionate. One of the Aikenhead highlights were the participation from all the grades and we were definitely the loudest. We even started some chants all by ourselves. Personally, my favourite thing was dressing up in all green clothes.
FIDES HIGHLIGHTS:
Evie: A few of the stand out highlights for Fides were the participation levels, the encouragement and the chants. Fides was chanting the loudest by far. Everybody in Fides did so well. Ava and I both loved dressing up in Fides colours and supporting our house.
CHARITY HIGHLIGHTS:
Emily: Some of the Charity highlights were screaming out chants, seeing people in outrageous outfits and watching other people swim their races as well as they could. Sadly, Ethan and I didn’t have any costumes to support our awesome team, but we had a fun time yelling chants. The grade 5 and 6’s didn’t join in on our chants so much, but the grade 3’s and 4’s really got into the groove. We chanted and screamed the loudest and it didn’t matter what the other houses sang.
ALOYSIUS HIGHLIGHTS:
Josh: A couple of highlights for Stella and I were the team spirit from all the participants and the silly costumes from all the house captains. The whole carnival had a great spirit and everyone got involved and Aloysius chanted the loudest by far. They even started a few chants themselves. Despite the temperature and noise, it was a great time and we all had a blast. The carnival was fantastic and I look forward to the next event.
Ava: We are thankful for the lovely Mrs White who put in an enormous amount of effort to run and organise the swimming carnival. Big thanks to all the other teachers (especially the P.E staff). We also thank the year 10 house captains for helping inside and outside of the pool. We are really pleased you stopped us from banging our heads into the side of the pool during the backstroke events.
Outdoor Education
In Outdoor Education, students had their first off campus excursion to Boronia Beach. They started from Kingston Beach and walked along the track in the sunshine. The walk demonstrated how lucky we are to live so close to beautiful beaches. They learnt about the concept of 'leave no trace' and the importance of keeping our environment natural and protected. The weather was wonderful and made the experience very enjoyable.
St Aloysius Catholic College Soccer Club (SASC)
The 2021 soccer season will be commencing soon. The St Aloysius Catholic College Soccer Club (SASC) is part of the local CRJFA competition with teams open for both boys and girls in Prep to Grade 6.
Click on the link below for further details
A Whale of an Award
Carmela is pictured here with Tania Matthews the General Manager of SeaLink Bruny Island, Aunty Deb Cowen form SETAC her parents and siblings and College Principal, Eamonn Pollard.
TMAG Art Workshop
Welcome BBQ
Each year, St Aloysius Catholic College hosts a BBQ for Aboriginal students and parents. The event gives families an opportunity to come together and meet staff and cultural tutors. This year our BBQ will be held in the 5/6 playground at our Middle Campus, 12 Nautilus Grove, Huntingfield. This year the BBQ is open to ALL students and families who may be interested in Aboriginal Education at St Aloysius Catholic College in 2021. Please be gathered by 3:30pm for a ‘Welcome to Country’ by local Aboriginal Elder Uncle Rodney Dillon.
Knowledge Holders
This year the College is fortunate to have a number of cultural tutors who will be sharing their knowledge of Aboriginal histories & cultures with students. At the BBQ you will have the opportunity to meet Bronwyn Dillon, Anthony King, Danny Gardner, Jason Smith, Leonie Honeychurch & Michelle Synnott. These cultural tutors can show you miniature bark canoes, kelp and grass baskets and answer your questions about traditional plant use and caring for Country.
Food
Prepare for a feast! We will be serving abalone, wallaby & beef sausages & hamburgers, crayfish & kunzea shortbread! Please R.S.V.P to annemarie.mcwatters@catholic.tas.edu.au by Friday 5th March.
Thanks in advance to our chefs: Mr Brian Green (Food Studies Teacher), Lucas Simpson (Teacher Assistant) & Luke Oakley (Parent)
St Patrick's Pilgrimage
The Office of Youth Evangelisation is pleased to announce that the annual St Patrick’s Pilgrimage will be taking place on 13th – 14th March 2021.
In celebration of the feast of St Patrick, Pilgrims will be walking from Australia’s oldest continuously-used Catholic Church, St John the Evangelist in Richmond, to the iconic Church of St Patrick’s, Colebrook.
The Pilgrimage is open to all young adults from the ages of 18 -30 yo. Surrounded by the natural beauty of Tasmania, this event is a great opportunity for personal growth where pilgrims are likely to be challenged both physically and spiritually. The two days will include opportunities for reflection, fellowship and prayer.
Opening with Mass at 10:00 am, we will then set off on a 20 km walk to our campsite, to spend the night under the stars.
On the second day, we will continue to walk another 20 km to St Patrick’s Church, Colebrook. The pilgrimage concludes with a final Mass at 4:30 pm. Pilgrims will be transported back to Richmond at 5:30 pm.
Follow the link to register or learn more: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/st-patricks-pilgrimage-2021-tickets-137358778805?aff=ebdssbeac
Early bird registration close on 4th March 2021.
Please share this event with your friends, family and community.
Due to COVID-19, spaces will be limited. We encourage you to register as soon as possible.
If you would like further information, please feel free to contact the Youth Office.
Youth Group
For more information see Hannah, Daniel or Mrs Marriott
Children's Liturgy
Children's Liturgy is being offered each week at the 10:00am Mass at Christ the Priest Catholic Church. Please contact Catherine Sandric if you have any questions 0407 552 239
Project Compassion Launch
Last week, six of our student leaders from Grades 4 and 10, along with representatives from other Catholic schools and organisations, attended the Launch of Project Compassion in St Mary’s Cathedral. A Liturgy of the Word led by Archbishop Julian was followed by the distribution of Caritas candles and Project Compassion donation boxes by our Parish’s very own Deacon Michael Smith, recently appointed as Archdiocesan Director of Caritas Australia. Afterwards, students had the opportunity to meet Eleanor Trinchera, Program Coordinator for Caritas in Bangladesh, Nepal and the Philippines. Eleanor also visited the Junior Campus for their Ash Wednesday Liturgy to talk about the good works being done by Caritas in Australia and overseas as a result of our fundraising and contributions. Well done to Philip Morley and Phoebe Ashlin in Grade 4 and Inara Osborne, Lachlan Faella, Makayla Atherton and Ruby Prichard in Grade 10 for their exceptional behaviour and manner in which they conducted themselves representing the College.
Ash Wednesday
On Wednesday, 17th February a number of Ash Wednesday liturgies were held across the College. The Junior Campus Grade 1-4 students were lucky enough to hear from Eleanor Trinchera of Caritas Australia and afterwards, Fr Mike and Polly Marriott, Director of Mission, visited Kinder and Prep classrooms to distribute ashes to the younger students. Grade 5-10 students took part in liturgies in the afternoon.
Pancake Tuesday
Congratulations to the Vinnies team who, with the help of Hannah, Daniel, Mrs Osborne, Mr Wright, and Mr Villanueva, raised $220 in our first fundraiser for the Project Compassion. Hundreds of pancakes were cooked and consumed! What a ‘flippin’ good effort! Thanks to all involved, especially those who brought their money and helped devour them!
200 Years of Catholic Education in Australia
200 Years of Catholic Education in Australia was recently celebrated at our Junior and Middle Campus assemblies. Look out for the banners on display at both campuses to acknowledge this significant milestone.
The College has a membership with Parenting Ideas for Schools. They provide articles, webinars and videos for parents.
Click on the links below to view this fortnights articles.
Upcoming Webinar for Parents
Maggie Dent presents Communication with teenage boys. Click on the link below for details regarding the webinar to be held on 24th March. Maggie also hosts a podcast on the ABC called Parental as Anything.