Cultural Trips and Missions Anzac Day

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I would like to begin this Newsletter 

by sincerely thanking staff and students 

for their great work during this first 

term of 2013. We have undertaken 

many exciting and productive activities, 

as well as continuing to develop our 

quality teaching and learning program. 

As Term 1 draws to a positive 

conclusion I find myself once again 

reflecting on the opportunities and 

challenges that we have been engaged 

in at St Philip’s. Both Mrs O’Dea and 

I are grateful for the professionalism 

and care of our children that the team 

provide in addition to the amazing 

learning and support they inspire every 

day. 

The many fine qualities of our students 

have been continuously demonstrated 

and I thank every one of them for 

their contributions to this outstanding 

learning community. As I walk around 

the school and enter classrooms, I see 

some amazing teaching and learning 

taking place. 

Doing school together is a wonderful 

experience! 

We have been truly blessed. 

Finally, students, I encourage you 

to continue to be faithful and work 

diligently in order to achieve your 

desired goals next term. 

This term has no doubt stretched all 

of our energies and so the College 

community is about to get a wellearned 

rest ready for an exciting Term 

Two. 

I will pray for your safety, protection, 

rest and joy. Stay True to Our Purpose... 

Cultural Trips and Missions 

Middle School Visit to Hong Kong and 

Southern China 

During the 

forthcoming 

school holidays, 

a group of 15 

students and staff 

from Years 7 and 

8 will fly to Hong 

Kong and China 

on the second 

overseas Middle 

School trip. 

The main purpose of the trip is to visit our sister 

school in Hong Kong, Tsung Tsin. Students from 

their school have visited St Philip’s on 3 occasions 

and each time they have been hosted by Middle 

School students and families. The Tsung Tsin 

school community eagerly awaits our arrival and 

are looking forward to hosting us once again. 

While overseas, we will take the opportunity to 

visit Southern China to enhance the students’ 

learning of different geographical environments 

and rural subsistence lifestyle. 

Participating students and staff are: 

Ian Bricker 

Phoebe Cameron-Taylor 

Madeline Chadban 

Laura Davies 

Jessica Elliott 

Cody Garmeister 

Zoe Holden 

Dylan Langland 

Tahlia Marks-Woolley 

Olivia Mortel 

Benjamin Smith 

William Tarran 

Emily Wright 

Miss Belinda Williams 

Mr Graeme Evans 

It promises to be a 

wonderful adventure, 

and I ask that you 

keep the students 

and accompanying staff in your prayers. 

USA Trip 

Term 1, Week 11 

Also in the holidays, a group of students, 

accompanied by Mrs Amelia Gardner, will 

travel to America. They will spend their first 

week working in the Dream Centre, a city 

based mission centre in Los Angeles. The 

second week, they will do some siteseeing 

around LA including 2 days in Disneyland. 

Participating students are: 

Phoebe Barnard 

Celeste Bishop 

Taya Calder-Mason 

Liam Case 

Georgia Garry 

Sophie Hanlon 

Ellie Humphrys 

Brent Hutchin 

Rachel Jenkins 

Rebekah Jenkins 

Oliver Kerr 

Jesse Martens 

Connor Nebenfuhr 

Lucia Pavan 

Lachlan Pickering 

Anzac Day 

SPCC ANZAC Service, led by Middle 

School student leaders, but featuring 

students from all sub-schools. For the 

whole school community K-12. Tuesday 

30th April on B-Field from 8.50am to 

9.20am 

Robert Baker 

Assistant Principal

Day Date Event 

Friday 12/04/2013 Last day of Term 1 

Monday 15/04/2013 - 21/04/2013 Year 12 Hospitality VET Work Placement 

Monday 15/04/2013 - 19/04/2013 Year 12 IT VET Work Placement 

Monday 15/04/2013 - 21/04/2013 Year 12 Construction VET Work Placement 

Thursday 25/04/2013 ANZAC Day 

Tuesday 30/04/2013 Start of Term 2 

Tuesday 30/04/2013 CIS Secondary Swimming 

Tuesday 30/04/2013 HRIS Cross Country 

Wednesday 08/05/2013 PTF Mothers Day Stall 

Tuesday 14/05/2013 Blood Bank 

Tuesday 14/05/2013 - 16/05/2013 NAPLAN 

Wednesday 15/05/2013 - 17/05/2013 Year 6 Coachwood Camp 

Friday 17/05/2013 Blood Bank 

Monday 20/05/2013 Year 7 students and Year 9 boys immunisations 

Tuesday 21/05/2013 Year 12 Mid-Course Reports Issued 

Tuesday 21/05/2013 Year 12 Parent/Teacher Interviews by parent request 

Tuesday 21/05/2013 Year 11 Mid-Course Report issued 

Tuesday 21/05/2013 Year 11 Parent/Teacher Interviews 

Friday 24/05/2013 Newcastle Careers Expo - Yrs 10, 11 and 12 

Tuesday 28/05/2013 Year 11 2014 Expo & Information Evening 

Thursday 30/05/2013 HRIS Cross Country 

Wednesday 05/06/2013 Yr 8 Shakespeare Cafe 

Thursday 06/06/2013 Year 8 Medieval Day 

Thursday 06/06/2013 AICES Cross Country 

Friday 07/06/201 Middle School Athletics Carnival 

Monday 10/06/2013 Queens Birthday Holiday 

Tuesday 11/06/2013 HRIS Basketball Gala Day 

Tuesday 11/06/2013 Senior School Athletics Carnival 

Thursday 13/06/2013 CIS Cross Country 

Friday 14/06/2013 HRIS Secondary Basketball 

Monday 17/06/2013 Junior School Athletics Carnival 

Thursday 20/06/2013 HRIS Netball Gala 

Thursday 20/06/2013 Year 2 Fairytales Launch 

Thursday 20/06/2013 - 22/06/2013 SS Musical “ Sound of Music” 

Friday 21/06/2013 Last day of Term 2 

Friday 21/06/2013 Year 9 & 10 Half-Yearly Reports issued 

Monday 24/06/2013 - 30/06/2013 Year 11 Hospitality VET Work Placement 

Monday 01/07/2013 - 07/07/2013 Year 11 Construction VET Work Placement 

2 parentnewsletter - Term 1, 2013 

Term 2, 2013

Year 7 Camp @ Great Aussie 

Bush Camp 

From Wednesday the 3 April until Friday 5 April, Year 7 travelled to Great Aussie Bush Camp 

at Karuah for our camp. On arrival we sat down on the logs around the campfire and our 4 

camp instructors told us what activities we were going to do throughout the day. Some of 

the activities were challenging, requiring a lot of skill and courage such as Leap of Faith, Mud 

World, Team Challenge and Crate Climb. Some our group cruised through and thought they 

were really easy such as the Survivor Challenge and Kayaking. Before we went to bed on the 

last night we all sat down to have supper and said thank you to our instructors. We had an 

EARLY start the next morning to clean up before our final activities. Eventually our fun had 

to come to an end and we all boarded the bus for a relaxing ride home. 


By Annabelle Cummins and Zac van der Velde. 

Year 8 Hiking Camp 2013 

From 3 April to the 5 April, Year 8 had tremendous time on their hiking camp while 

they were put to the test, blessed, encouraged, partially rested and challenged. From 

the bus ride down through to the morning of the second day, it rained. Sometimes 

only spitting and other times drenching us. But rain couldn’t stop us! We all hiked 

on and had an eventful experience including broken bridges, boat touring to other 

destinations, canoeing, late nights, leeches, camping in the wilderness, fabulous 

activities, more leeches, wading across the river and plenty of walking. The flying fox 

was a highlight for many. Overall it was an amazing experience for every student. 

Some enjoyed it more than others but everyone was challenged in some way, 

fulfilling the exact purpose of the camp. Thanks to Boomerang Adventures, our 

teachers and Year 10 Peer Leaders, we remained safe, well prepared and had a 

wonderful time. We now know that we can conquer anything! 

By Laura Davies

Folklore Night 2013 – 5/6W 

Folklore Night was an exciting, enjoyable and somewhat “embarrassing” 

night of skits, plays, monologues and songs. This interesting night was held 

on Wednesday 10 April 2013, and it was overflowing with facts and much 

fun. The class had learnt about the gold rush and also about Australia’s 

folklore period, so it was only natural that their amazing teacher, Mr 

McCowen, organized a fun Folklore/Gold Night for the students to share 

their learning experiences. 

Leading up to Folklore-Gold Night were many things, that were mainly 

stressful, adventurous, fun and a lot of hard work. During the lead up Mr. 

McCowen had one idea that soon changed to many. My personal view 

of the week leading up to the night is that it was fun but stressful. One 

of the most pressured times was when rehearsing the Eureka Stockade 

battle. In this time we had many rehearsals trying to bring it together. 

Soon we got it and it all paid off. 

We started the Folklore-Gold night with three biographies: A.B Banjo 

Patterson, Henry Lawson and Dorothea Mackellar. Year Six students 

memorised the whole of ‘The Man From Snowy River’ in stanzas and 

performed these, followed by a comedy sketch, ‘The Man From Ironbark’. 

Reflecting our study of bushrangers in the Folklore era, Year Five read 

the tale by Randolf Stow, ‘Midnite’. Midnite is a comedic short novel of a 

slow-witted, yet good-natured bushranger, with his unusual collection of 

animal accomplices. The girls of Year Six performed a small excerpt from 

his first bushranging attempt after which we were treated with a musical 

item, ‘The Wild Colonial Boy’. As the night went on, the audience was 

shown the unfair treatments that the diggers were subjected. This led 

on to the Eureka Stockade, a battle that lasted only twenty minutes and 

where the diggers were defeated two-to-one. Peter Lalor was shot, but 

survived and lost his arm in the fight for freedom. Ironically, after the loss 

at the battle, they won the legal battle for their rights. 

We ended the night with a skit of the trial of Ned Kelly, Dan Kelly (Ned’s 

brother), Steve Hart and Joe Burns. They were trialed for stealing from 

the bank, miners and businesses in the class scenario, The Gold Game. 

The Gold Game is designed for students to learn what it was like and 

the troubles in life. Afterwards we ended with a whole class rendition of 

Waltzing Matilda. We sang until the first chorus then we all stopped and 

forgot the words. We tried a second time and we were successful and 

didn’t forget too many words. 

5/6W’s Folklore-Gold Night was a roaring success. Although the acts 

were not highly polished, this added to the Folklore feel of the night. 

Parents, students and teachers alike had a terrific evening which topped 

off a term of immense learning and fun. 

By Jasmine Gibson, Sienna Taylor, Boaz Moir and Briella Rapley 


Art Gallery of NSW 

Excursion 

On Thursday 4 April, 

class 5/6W visited 

the Art Gallery of 

NSW. We had an 

early start on the 

morning of the 

excursion and were 

greeted by a dark 

and gloomy morning. 

The girls were in 

the minivan, driven 

by Mrs Baber and 

the boys were in the 

school bus, driven by Mr McCowen. 

Once inside the Art Gallery the class split up into smaller groups. 

A parent or teacher accompanied each group. We wandered 

round the Sulman, Archibald and Wynne Prize collections of 

2013. The winner of the Wynne Prize was Namatjira by Imants 

Tillers. 

After having a wander around the Art Gallery, we walked back 

to where our buses were parked. Most of us had lunch in a car 

park, but some of the girls stayed in the bus to eat their lunch 

due to the rain. Half the class were transported back to the Art 

Gallery on the bus and then Mr McCowen collected the other 

half of the class. We were sorted into groups of about nine to 

ten people and then each group had a guided tour of the gallery. 

When our tour was over, we then looked at the 19th Century 

European and Australian galleries. Some of the artists in the 

Australian 19th Century Gallery were members of the 

Heidelberg School, including Frederick McCubbin and Charles 

Conder. We were instructed to find an artwork in the 19th 

Century galleries that inspired us, then to write about it. 

This trip was my first visit to the Art Gallery of NSW, and I 

thoroughly enjoyed it. I was surprised at the diversity of the 

artworks and I would definitely go there again. 

By Meg Arnold 5/6W

Kindergarten 2014 

ENROLLING NOW 

Interviews for children eligible for 

Kindergarten in 2014 begin next Term on 

Thursday May 9th. 

Families will receive further information by mail. 

Please check you have submitted your application 

and that your contact details are current. 

To welcome a young French student as a friend or as another child in the family, is an 

enriching experience. From different regions of France, aged 16 and 17, Marie, Julien, 

Théo and Esther all have the desire to share an Australian family lifestyle, to make 

friends “from the other side of the world” and to improve their English. 

During their stay, the students will 

go to school with your child(ren). 


Marie from June 8th to July 18th. 

Julien, Théo, Esther from July 7th to August 29th, 2013 

Enquiries to Amelia Gardner 

at amelia.gardner@spcc.nsw.edu.au 

Cultural Diversity Day 

In Term 2, Year 10 History will be focusing on Australia’s history 

of migration and our multicultural society. To celebrate our 

cultural diversity, the HSIE department would like expressions 

of interest from any parents, friends or cultural groups who 

would be able to help Year 10 explore our migrant past. The 

cultural day will be celebrated during lunch and the final two 

sessions of the day in Week 3, Friday 17th May. 

If you are able to represent your cultural heritage by cooking 

your national dish, running a cultural stall or sharing music and 

dance we would love to hear from you. We are also interested 

in hearing from anyone who may be able to share their migrant 

experience for the day; this could take the form of a written 

account of your story, being willing to be interviewed by staff 

or sharing an account of your experiences. 

Please contact Valnea Lindberg in the HSIE Faculty at valnea. 

lindberg@spcc.nsw.edu.au for further information. 

Middle School Bible Verse - Term 1, Week 11 

Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the 

Lord’s purpose that prevails. 

Proverbs 19:21

Wednesday 

8th May 

Breakfast 

Time: 7.00 am - 8.30 am 

Price: $5 per person 

(Pancakes & Toppings 

Tea/Coffee/Juice) 

Pre order by Monday 6th May 

Junior Middle Senior School (tick) 

Leaders in in Whole of Life of Life Education 

This will involve the children making 

their Mum feel very special by serving 

her breakfast. There is also an 

opportunity to have a photo taken of 

this special occasion. 

**Both meal deal and photos are pre-order and pre-pay. 

The meal deal is available for everyone (not just Mum) to order.** 

PARENTS - As this is a one off occasion it is important that catering is correct, please fill out the 

following information & send with payment to class teachers no later than Monday 6th May. 

Class: ....................... PHOTO: YES / NO 

Quantity: ....................... Pancakes 

Wednesday 

8th May 

Quantity: ....................... Coffee / Tea / Juice 

Stall 

Time: 9am-12pm 

In M5 

Surname: ............................................................. Child / Children Name: ........................................ 

Order Form 

TOTAL PAYMENT $ ........................................... (Cash / Credit Card / Flexischool ONLY – no cheques) 

BREAKFAST WILL BE HELD IN THE GYM – 

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE. 

Photo 

Time: 7.00 am - 8.15 am 

Price: $5 

5x7 photo 

at Breakfast on 

Wednesday morning

We your photos 

Excursion to Hunter 

Valley Gardens 

Thank you to Stephanie Tranter for 

sending these great photos in. 


Acting Achievement 

This week, Kindergarten student Brayden played the 

role of Helen Morse’s grandson in KAGE’s professional 

production of ‘Sundowner’ at The Civic Theatre. 

Sporting Achievement 

Ellen Darby represented St 

Philip’s and the Hunter at the CIS 

basketball trials on 1 March in 

Crows Nest and CIS soccer trials 

at Erskine Park on 25 March. Ellen 

was not successful but enjoyed the 

experience playing with girls from 

other schools and gained some 

great experience. 

Do you have recent photos of 

a college event or personal 

achievement you can send in? 

Please email the photos and a brief explanation to belle. 

holliday-williams@spcc.nsw.edu.au so that we can use them 

in our Parent Newsletter, Facebook page and also our 2013 

YEARBOOK!!! Full credit will be given for your photos if 

desired, just send your credit name with the photo and we will 

be sure to credit you for taking the photo! Please, if possible, 

send the High Res copy as Facebook copies are not good 

enough quality for publications.

ATTENTION YEAR 

8 STUDENTS AND 

PARENTS 

There are approximately 10 copies of the novel PARVANA 

by Deborah Ellis missing and these are needed for Year 7 

English. If you still have a copy from 2012, PLEASE return it 

urgently to Mrs James or Mrs Lee. No questions asked but 

much happiness expressed!! 

Junior School 

Merit Certificates 

Term 1, Week 10 

KC –Sophie Leong, Emily Hofman, Isabella Hasson 

KD – Joe Winder, Eve Haque, Oscar Miguel 

KS – Januja Chandrasekera, Daniel Cobby, Ysoline Edwards, 

Flynn Thomas 

1B – Sebastian Belcher, Luka Silic, Scarlett Kuszelyk, Liam 

Pankhurst 

1C – Alex Gribble, Joshua Burchell, Amelia Miles, Emily Ashton 

1T – Jaylyn Gebethner, Lyndon Ison, Annaliese Barnard 

2G – Chelsea Cameron, Kate Craft, Sebastian Crick, Elijah 

Christie 

2KM – Cooper McLean, Liana Ponsen, Yuna Park, Ire 

Oloruntoba 

3/4AB – Ben Delbridge, Leroy Sfeir, Samual Oliver 

3/4 L – Shanti Maharaj, Braydi Gebethner, Oliver Francis, 

Barnaby Mount 

3/4Mac – Giselle Coates, Damon Herrington 

3/4M – Giles Roberts, Ryan Bricker 

Congratulations!! http://www.facebook.com/spcc.current.newcastle 

St Philip’s 2012 Year Books Still 

Available 

There are a number of Junior and Middle School Yearbooks still available from 2012. These 

proved to be very popular in the last week of school but we are aware that some people 

may have missed out on ordering one. So if you would like a record of your child’s year 

at school and what the College 

has done over 2012 please come 

to the Accounts department and 

purchase your copy today. As a 

special offer we have reduced 

these to $10 so hurry and get 

your copy today. 


Do you sew? 

Would you like to use your talents and 

be involved in the Sound of Music team? 

There is a considerable amount of sewing 

to be completed to have the costumes 

ready for the performances. 

It is not highly detailed sewing and 

there will be support to help with your 

volunteering. 

If you would like to be involved, please call Dianne Garred on 

0407 612142.

UNIFORM SHOP NEWS 

The Uniform shop is closed during the April school holidays. Opening 

Hours for 1st week after school holidays are as follows: 

Monday, 29 April (Pupil Free Day): 8:00am – 12noon. 

Tuesday, 30 April (1st day, Term 2): 8:00am – 10:00am 

Wednesday, 1 May: 1:00pm – 4:00pm 

Friday, 3 May: 1:00pm – 4:00pm 

Winter Uniform 

Winter Uniform needed for all students in Terms 2 & 3! 

JS: Pinafores, shirts, bowties, stockings, trousers, ties, olive jumpers, winter sport tracksuit 

MS: Blazers, shirts, bowties, stockings trousers, ties, olive jumpers, winter sport tracksuit 

SS: Blazers, shirts, bowties, stockings trousers, ties, black jumpers, winter sport tracksuit 

Blazers: Blazers need to be worn by students in year 5-12! Blazers must be worn to and from school at all times during Terms 

2 and 3 and when students are requested to wear “formal school uniform”. This means full winter uniform regardless of the time of 

year. To ensure you get the size you need, order now, or you might miss out! Last year, quite a few students misplaced their blazer. 

We ask all parents to be diligent in clearly labelling their child’s blazer & checking each day that the blazer they bring home is theirs. 

Sportswear: More sportswear items are due in early April. If you have ordered and paid for an item that is out of stock 

you will be contacted as soon as they are unpacked and sorted. 

Online Ordering: Quite a few of our families are now using our convenient online ordering system. If you know your 

child’s size and cannot get to the shop, simply go to the St Philip’s website, click on “Newcastle”, then “Shop” and fill out the order 

form. You will then be contacted for payment and to organize pick-up from the shop or delivery. Fastway couriers deliver to most 

areas at a cost of $10. (Please write this in delivery instructions if you would like this option). 

2nd-hand: A good range of 2nd-hand winter items are ready for purchase. 

*If you have been contacted regarding some items that haven’t been accepted, these will only be held for 1 month after which they will be 

donated to charity. Currently in our 2nd-hand area for purchase: 

Blazers – sizes 15, 16, 24 

Grey B/loop Trousers - size 12 & 16 

Olive vests – sizes 8-16 

Olive jumpers – sizes 8, 14,24 

Black Jumper – size 20 


Sport shorts – size 6, 12, XL 

Sport jackets/micro – sizes S(5) & M(1) 

Sport pants/micro – sizes 8, 14, XS & S 

JS Pinafores – sizes 10, 12, 14 

MS skirts – sizes 8,10,12,14,16,& 18 

Grey Shorts – sizes 8, 10, 12, 16 

Bow tie – size L 

S/S tie – sizes M and L 

Backpacks – size M and L 

A HUGE THANKYOU to Tanya and our trusty volunteers, Stephanie, Yipika, Cathy, Liz and Angela for another great 

term in the uniform shop. Really appreciate all that you do! 

Wishing all our families safe and enjoyable school holidays and we look forward to seeing you next time you visit the 

shop. 

Alison Gill 

Area Manager – SPCC Uniform Shops 

UNIFORM SHOP HOURS 

TERM 1 

MONDAYS: 8:00AM – 11:00AM 

WEDNESDAYS: 1:00PM – 4:00PM 

FRIDAYS: 1:00PM – 4:00PM

LIFT Golf Day 

Lift Youth Development Inc. is holding its third annual fundraising 

golf day on the 19 April, 2013 at Belmont Golf Club. Lift Youth 

Development is a registered charity that has worked with St 

Philip’s for many years. It helps young people make the most 

of their situation and encourages them to believe in themselves 

through a unique aviation based program teaching them 

fundamental life principles. It instils resilience, risk management, 

decision making and confidence while giving young people an 

amazing aviation experience. LIFT stands for Learn- Inspiration- 

Friendship-Trust. The Lift Charity Golf day is an event that is very 

worthy of your support. So if you are a golfer, or have an interest 

in supporting “at risk” youth please contact Paul on 0402 222 

440 for more details. 

Traffic and Pedestrian 

Survey 

The College will be conducting a number of surveys and audits of 

traffic flow and pedestrian movement in the week commencing 

the 8th April. During this time you 

will see a number of people with 

clipboards and cameras observing 

the movement of traffic and 

pedestrians around the College 

at peak times. Our aim is to 

understand how we can manage 

these movements more smoothly, 

efficiently and safely. 

If you have any particular comments or suggestions about any 

matter concerning traffic and pedestrian safety, please contact 

Brian Rennie or Robert Baker on 02 49606600. 


Cross Country 

Training Sessions 

All students who are part of the St Philip’s Team that 

will compete at the HRIS Cross Country next term are 

welcome to attend training sessions . The sessions will be 

staffed by teachers. On Mondays and Wednesdays of the 

holidays please meet at 7:30 am at the Freyberg Street 

entrance of Blackbutt Reserve, New Lambton. The sessions 

should be approximately 40 minutes in length. 

Players Wanted – 

Wanderers 

If any Under 8’s (born 2005 onwards) would like to play 

Rugby Union in a lovely Club environment, please contact 

Annette Murphy for further details on 0423 217 842. 

School Blazer for Sale 

School Blazer size 14 has been dry cleaned $60. 

Contact Helga 0402829020. 

MOVIE 

NIGHT 

FUNDRAISER 

Please join us for the premiere of: 

Wednesday, April 24, 2013 

Events Cinemas, Glendale 

Doors open at 6pm with lucky door prizes drawn at 6.15 and the 

movie starting at 6.30pm. 

Tickets are $15 each and can be purchased by emailing Anissa Storey 

at astorey@ausgrid.com.au or ringing 0408 921378. 

All proceeds go towards the Marching Koalas 2014 Tour of Canada. 

Seating is not allocated. Arrive earlier if you are buying from the Candy Bar.

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