Bulletin, Issue 4, 2013 - Mount Carmel College

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time. Culinary thanks go to Mrs Tania Saville for coordinating the food with expertise and aplomb. To Mr MarkLoveluck we extend our appreciation for assisting with the money side of things, along with our Office Staff. At9.30 pm when everything had been tidied up and stowed and the counting was complete, we had raisedapproximately $17,772 minus expenses, all of which will be used on projects to benefit the most importantpeople in all of these proceedings – the students! This was a mighty effort.iPad Information EveningI remind you of the iPad Information Evening which takes place on Monday, 25 th March at 7.30 pm in theCollege Drama Room. Hosted by the Parents and Friends Association, this session replaces the March Parentsand Friends Meeting. The main facilitator will be Dr Simon James, IT coordinator at the College, with guestspeaker Ms Glynis Tully, Education Officer/ ICT, from the Tasmanian Catholic Education Office.This is a parent session, rather than a student plus parent session. It is important that parents and carers bringalong their daughters’ iPads so that they can have a look at some of the programmes we are using. After all, theiPad should be a public document. As we have said so many times, the device has been purchased atconsiderable expense primarily as an educational tool, not as a social medium.Your daughters should have brought home a document generated into their Asdeq document folder extendingan invitation to all parents/carers to the Information Evening. A response is requested as to the number ofadults attending; the students can convey this information to their Home Room Teachers. This will assist in oursetup for the evening.CongratulationsSome time ago Mrs Michelle Wall and Mrs Giovanna Padas were asked by ACARA (Australian CurriculumAssessment and Reporting Authority), to be part of a nation-wide writing team. Their brief was to create worksamples to be published online with the Australian Curriculum to illustrate the Standards in Grade 2Mathematics and Year 7 English respectively.Two Mathematics Units and a Unit of Year 7 Poetry are now available on the Australian Curriculum website – atestament to the expertise and creativity of Michelle and Giovanna. Congratulations to both these staff memberson their fine efforts.Relay for LifeUnder cold and wintry conditions, twenty-two Year Ten students and two staff members, Miss Angela Greenand Mrs Maureen Fasnacht participated for the first time as a Mount Carmel Team in the Cancer Council’s Relayfor Life on Saturday and Sunday last weekend.The team was joined at the Domain Athletics Centre by a number of staff and parents whose support andsupervision during the night were much appreciated. The event attracted 112 teams comprising 2400 teammembers. It is anticipated that over $320 000 will be raised overall.Thank you to the staff and students who were involved – the girls taking part were certainly fine ambassadors forthe College.Swimming TeamsTwo Swimming Carnivals this week provide an opportunity for our Secondary and Primary Swimming Teams toput their training to the test in the SATIS and STCPSSA competitions on Tuesday and Thursday respectively.The teams are to be congratulated on their commitment and their whole-hearted representation of the College.Thank you to Miss Angela Green and Mr Philip Hyatt for their organisation and to Miss Melanie Sluyters andMiss Ruby Marshall for their assistance.CondolencesWe offer sincere condolences to Miss Elizabeth Archer and her family on the death of Elizabeth’s father, MrBrian Archer. Miss Archer taught at Mount Carmel for many years and we extend our prayerful support.Our thoughts and prayers are also with the families of Mrs Sue Chen and Mr Markus Bucher on the recent deathof their father Mr Charles Bucher. Mrs Chen is Principal of Marist Regional College in Burnie and has a longassociation with Mount Carmel, having attended the College; her brother, Markus, has also been much involvedin Catholic education. Sue tells the story of the many years her mum and dad would bake for the Mount CarmelCollege Fair after the children had gone to bed! We offer our deepest sympathy at this sad and difficult time.We wish all members of our College Community a happy and holy Easter. In the words of Joyce Rupp “It is myhope for you this Easter season that you will trust the resurrection of your spirit, believe that joy and new life willcome for you, even though it may not be there for you now. If you are one of the fortunate ones whose soulsings with happy alleluias this Easter, may you turn often to those who are still awaiting their greening and walkhopefully with them.”
Mrs Laurie WolfePrincipalFROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPALCommunication Log and HomeworkAll secondary parents should have seen their daughter’s communication log which includes, a section for notesfrom home, a student movement log and most importantly a section for signing indicating that parents have seentheir daughter’s homework each week. The tool that your daughter is using can vary from my Homework,reminders, a diary or homework planner app. Whatever the tool your daughter is utilising it is important thatthis allows her to effectively manage her time, with meeting deadlines being the key! Homework timetables havebeen issued to all students and should be included on the iPad calendar function on your daughter’s iPad.Homework Timetables read in conjunction with the Homework Policy indicate the amount of time studentsshould be spending on homework for each subject, each night. An additional copy of each secondary classeshomework timetable can be downloaded from our webpage for parent reference, working in partnership withyour daughter and her teachers is vital in obtaining the best educational outcomes for your daughter. If studentsor parents have any concerns about the amount of homework being set (too much or too little), please do nothesitate to make contact with the relevant subject teachers.Easter and Term 1 HolidaysEaster includes Good Friday, Easter Monday and Easter Tuesday, this year this holiday period has beenshortened compared with recent school years due to the introduction of the four term year. This results inWednesday 3 rd , Thursday 4 th and Friday 5 th April being regular school days in 2013. Term 1 concludes on Friday,19 th April and will be followed by a two week holiday until Monday, 6 th May.2013 Winter Uniform ChangeoverWith the four term year, there is another slight change to this change over period compared to past years. Thetwo-week transition period for the wearing of Winter Uniform commences after Term 1 holidays on Monday, 6 thMay, the first day of Term 2. All students need to be in full winter uniform by Monday, 20 th May. In theintervening weeks, students are required to wear either their Winter Uniform or their Summer Uniform – notbits of both.ImmunisationsImmunisations for Year 7 (Gardisil Anti-HPV) students will be held at the College on Tuesday, 9 th April. Onlythose students who returned a consent form will participate. Please avoid appointments for these students onthis day.Interim Reports and Learning ConferencesSecondary students will receive their Interim Reports after the Easter break on Friday, 8 th April. These reportsprovide a very general indication of students’ progress to date and are accompanied by an invitation to parentsand students to participate in Learning Conferences on Tuesday, 16 th April.Learning Conference Forms will be sent home with Interim Reports and are due to be returned to HomeroomTeachers by Thursday, 11 th April. All students are to return their Learning Conference forms, regardless ofwhether learning conferences are required.Student involvement in Learning Conferences is paramount to the process leading to a successful outcome.With the involvement of students in this conversation there will be an opportunity to further develop students’responsibility for their own learning. We recognise that there are still occasions when it is appropriate forparents to communicate with teachers without students present and you are very welcome to request anextended Learning Conferences slot if you choose.Uniform MattersStudents are to wear full summer or winter uniform to and from school. Blazers and boaters are to be worn toand from school each day including on buses travelling to or from the city, unless an announcement is madeindicating otherwise. Secondary students involved in three or more College activities in one day, requiring thewearing of College Sports Uniform, may request a Uniform Exemption Card, giving them permission to weartheir College Tracksuit to and from school.A high standard of personal presentation is expected of students at all times and care should be taken to keep
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