College News
On Friday, 5th August, St Aloysius Catholic College students and staff honoured National Plant a Tree Day by planting saplings and bushes in the Peter Murrell reserve, just across the road from our Huntingfield Campus.
Bridget Jupe (BJ), from Kingborough Council, started the day by explaining to students how much habitat has been provided by Plant a Tree Day activities, and how it supports the local wildlife. She spoke about the trees planted in the same location three years ago, by previous St Aloysius students, and how they have contributed to the local environment.
Ruby, who is currently Year 6, said that Plant a Tree Day ‘was really fun because we got to learn alot about different things and where they grow, we got to learn about how the environment works.’
Archie, a Year 7 student, shared; ‘I’ve learnt that some of the plants like to hang out in watery spots and some don’t, and I’ve realised that this is actually quite a lot of fun, doing this is really good for the environment as well. I’ve also learnt that plants are yummier for animals in their first eighteen months. We put netting around them, and some plants need different types of netting; some need it to have less sun, some need less wind, some need more wind, and after eighteen months they’re taken off.’
BJ taught the students ‘all of the names of the plants, and how some go by water, and which are natives and things like that.’ The same Year 6 student, also shared that, ‘It’s a lot of fun, except we killed some worms along the way!’
Year 9 student, Bella, shared that, ‘It’s nice to do something that affects our environment; it affects where we go to school.’
St Aloysius Catholic College is proud to support the National Plant a Tree Day initiative, and looks forward to volunteering again next year!
Information regarding the Commonwealth School Data Collection.
Arts and Technology Exhibition Coming Soon!
Year 10 Work Placements
Recently the UNO championships were held in the MC library at lunchtime. The event ran over two days due to the number of participants. Congratulations to Finn Workman, who received first place, Declan Shai Smith for second place and Jethro Penney for third place. Thank you also to Peter Kay who helped run the event.
Book Week Parade coming soon at the Junior Campus
Save the Date: Thursday, 15th September
Parents and Guardians are invited to save the date for an upcoming seminar, as organised by our P&F Association, by Daniel Sih, author and founder of Spacemakers.
Daniel is an award-winning author and will be speaking about how we can support our children's wellbeing and mental health in the digital era. More details will be shared shortly.
This event has been supported by the generosity of the Tasmanian Catholic School Parents Council.
P&F Trivia Night Save the Date
Following a hugely successful event last year, The Parents & Friends of St Aloysius are once again hosting a Trivia Night Fundraiser. Further details to come, but parents and guardians are invited to Save the Date: Saturday, 17th September.
