MARIST CATHOLIC COLLEGEPENSHURST

Friday 5 July - Number 10

one school • one family • one communityTelephone: 9579 6188 Fax: 9579 6668 www.maristpenshurst.catholic.edu.au

BUILDING NAMESWhat’s in a name? Whenever we greet a new born into the world - apart from their gender and weight - we are always curious to find out what identity has been bestowed upon the newest member of the human race. Our names matter and they carry a significance and meaning that resonate beyond ourselves and our life time. In Isaiah we read “I have called you by name - you are mine.” (43:1). And so it is at Marist Catholic College Penshurst, the names matter, to students, families, and teachers past, in the present and into the future. Marist and Catholic both matter.

In recent years as the College has been physically transformed and new buildings and their names rise from the landscape, the telling of a story has emerged. It is a story that has always been woven into the fabric of the College. A story that connects our community to a rich past and promising future. We are a Catholic school in the Marist tradition.

As you enter the College gates at Mortdale and South Hurstville, you first encounter the St Mary MacKillop Chapel, named in honour of a remarkable woman, educator and Australian Saint. In the Chapel we see the beautiful Icons of St Mary MacKillop, the Holy Family and St Marcellin Champagnat. It is here where the journey begins in prayer, encapsulating all elements of the story, the Catholic school inspired by a Marist way. Beyond the Chapel the La Valla Centre stands as a testament to a humble beginning, and forms a connection to a welcoming and gathering space with multiple learning areas. The La Valla Centre takes its name from the birthplace of the Marist Institute in La Valla Southern France - The first Marist school.

It was at La Valla in the early nineteenth century that Marcellin Champagnat created a community of Brothers to educate the poor and marginalised young people of the area. He dedicated his life’s work to this end and the establishment of an order in the Church we know today as the Marist Brothers. Moving from the La Valla Centre you make your way into the Champagnat Centre. This building is at the heart of the College and continues the journey through the school. It is a place where a rich diversity of learning takes place. In time, this building will also reference the College motto: ‘To know and to love’ and its beautiful connection to Champagnat’s golden rule of education, “to educate a child you must love them, love them all equally’’.

After considerable discernment the final piece of the journey through the College is to be known as the Marian Centre. A name that completes the story. During his life Marcellin Champagnat had a strong affinity with Mary as his spiritual guide, providing him with a way to ‘make Jesus Christ known and loved’ to others. Pope Francis speaks of the need today to show the Marian face of the Church:

“There is a Marian ‘style’ to the Church’s work of evangelization. Whenever we look to Mary, we come to believe once again in the revolutionary nature of love and tenderness. In her we see that humility and tenderness are not virtues of the weak but of the strong who need not treat others poorly in order to feel important themselves”.

(Extract from Pope Francis’ Evangelii Gaudium apostolic exhortation, (288) November 2013)

When our journey through the College facilities is complete our path has been ‘In the Way of Mary’, leading to the Marian Centre with its additional learning spaces and a hall where the community can gather as one. MacKillop, La Valla, Champagnat and Marian are names that are both Marist and Catholic. They are names that matter to our community, interconnected and at one with each other, as we conclude every prayer: Mary Our Good Mother …. Pray for us, St Mary of the Cross MacKillop …. Pray for us, St Marcellin Champagnat .…Pray for us and bless our school.Mr Brian Vane-Tempest - Head of Strategic Planning and Communication

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WORK EXPERIENCEAdam Grabovac in Year 9 recently undertook his first work experience. We asked him a bit about it...

Describe your first day.It was fun. I was a little nervous at the start but I found my groove! I had a go and that’s all that matters.

Where did you do work experience?At Radio Skid Row in Marrickville.

When did you work at Skid Row Radio? My first session was on the 22nd March and I went every week for ten weeks before the big show on the 20th June.

Name three people you met at work experience.Ivy is a producer at Skid Row and helped to train me, Hanna was also part of the Skid Row team and Lima hosted and is the panel operator for three shows a week at Skid Row which is even more amazing as he is blind.

List four tasks you did at the radio station.I was speaking on air, practicing panelling, practicing speaking distance from the microphone, using headphones and checking what were the sound levels. Red is to loud and yellow is just right. What was your favourite task? Why?My favourite task was doing a live radio broadcast. It was fun, I got a great reaction from the listeners and I was able to play my favourite music.

Which task did you find difficult? Why?I found the panelling difficult because I had to remember everything, which switch controlled which part, turning things on and off at the right time and volume control.

What would you like to do for work experience next time?I want to do cooking next time for work experience - next year hopefully.

Congratulations Adam we are very proud of you!Mrs Phoebe Scali - Diverse Learning Teacher

YEAR 11 WORK PLACEMENTIn Week 8, I attended work placement at Colin Dayley Quinn Solicitors as part of my VET Business Services course. After taking time to reflect on what I accomplished at work placement, it has really helped me with my choices in my future career. At Colin Dayley Quinn Solicitors, I learnt many new skills in the law industry. I really enjoyed the admin and working with business technology, as I found it fun, and it felt that I was more interactive within the office. I loved the parts where I got to travel around the workplace as it was really fun and a whole new experience for me. Sometimes when we sat at the desk for hours and hours, I didn’t feel bored and unmotivated in the slightest, as the rest of the employers were always enthusiastic and talked to me which made me feel like I was part of the team. Overall work placement was a really good experience for me as it really helped me with my future career choice and thanks to Colin Dayley Quinn, I now know how to properly interact and perform in an office or workplace, and I plan on pursuing a career in the legal field.

Noah Beatty - Year 11 VET Business Services

During Week 9, I attending work placement at Mortdale Public School as part of my VET Business Services course. While I was there, I worked in the administration office doing lots of different admin tasks such as signing in late students, guillotining, laminating, photocopying and making booklets. It was such a great experience because I was able to see how the school runs, an insight into ‘behind the scenes’. I always knew that I’d like to work with children, and this placement was a great opportunity to enhance my passion for working with children. From work placement, I am now potentially looking into a career as a teachers’ aide. I loved working in such a welcoming and inclusive environment, and I look forward to my second placement next year.

Gabrielle Mansour - Year 11

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YEAR 12 NEWSPHYSICS EXCURSIONOn Thursday 27 July, Year 12 Physics students visited ANSTO. ANSTO is one of Australia’s largest public research organisations and is internationally recognised for their work in the field of nuclear science and technology. Currently, the Year 12 Physics students are studying the nature of matter at an atomic scale, so being able to see and understand what research is being conducted at ANSTO in this field was enlightening. Students participated in activities within the Discovery Centre, as well as being guided through different areas of the facility such as the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, Centre for Accelerator Science and the OPAL reactor. This experience will now be the driving force for the remainder of the current Physics content being studied, and will hopefully be the impetus for these students choosing a career in Science. Ms Rachel Thompson - Science Coordinator

YEAR 12 ECONOMICSYear 12 Economics students recently welcomed Mr Tim Riley to our school. Tim is one of the most highly regarded and respected contributors to the learning of Economics in NSW. He shared his insights into the current forces influencing the direction of the Australian economy. Tim spoke about the impending slowdown in the Australian economy, along with the impact of subdued wage growth and underemployment on the prospects of growth. His thoughts reinforced our learning in class and provided us different avenues to apply this to our final exams.

Matthew Harte and Edward El Jakh - Year 12 Economists

YEAR 7 HISTORY EXCURSIONOn Tuesday 25 June, Year 7 ventured out on our first excursion for the year and spent the day visiting various locations around Sydney University, including the Nicholson Museum and going on a Heritage Tour. It was with great anticipation that we participated in activities such as viewing and touching artefacts, examining a mummified child, and visiting graffiti walls. The day’s success was measured by the interest that each student showed throughout the day and we would like to thank all of the teachers who made the excursion a valuable learning experience for all.

Isabel Fitzpatrick 7-6

2019 UPCOMING DATES

Fri 5 July End of Term 2

Mon 22 July Term 3 Commences Full Winter Uniform

Fri 26 July MCCP Athletics Carnival Sylvania Waters Athletic Track

Tues 30 Jul College Photo Day - Full school uniform to be worn

Mon 5 Aug - HSC Trial Examination BlockMon 19 Aug

Tues 6 Aug P & F Meeting 6.15pm LaValla Centre

Fri 9 Aug Years 7-10 Semester 1 Awards Assembly Marana Hall, Hurstville

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WESTERN SYDNEY CAREERS EXPOOn Friday 28 June, Year 11 attended the Western Sydney Careers Expo at Sydney Olympic Park. The Expo included displays from over 145 universities, TAFE colleges and tertiary providers. Employer and employment services were also represented as well as advice about HSC study skills and subject seminars. The students had a wonderful eye-opening experience to consider and plan for their future careers and vocations. Please enjoy reflections of the day from some of our students.

Mr Robert Reilly - Year 11 Leader of Wellbeing

The careers expo was a great day to gain insight and ideas into our futures ahead. I really enjoyed being able to talk to various people from different universities and see what they had to offer.

Sabina De Leon

We had the opportunity to enrich ourselves with knowledge of potential future career pathways after completing high school. Current university and TAFE students operated the stands held by the major tertiary educational institutions in the Sydney region, giving us a personal insight into the HSC, university life and the nature of certain degrees/diplomas. The highlight of the day was the overwhelming abundance of opportunity of career options and pathways we have after school, acting as an eye opener for many into the larger world outside of schooling.

Damian Scalone

I found the careers expo really insightful, and it was great to truly think about where my future is headed, and speak to all the different universities, academies and colleges. There was such a broad variety of stalls, which was very useful in providing me information about what ATAR I need, special entry programs and different courses available. I gained a greater sense of clarity in what I want to do after school and what goals I want to work towards.

Rakel Gunaidi

ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER SUNDAYOn the first Sunday in July each year, Indigenous and non-Indigenous Catholics come together in every Catholic Parish in this great Southern Land as one people in Christ to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday. The theme for 2019 is “Peace to this house and all who dwell within”, drawn from Luke 10:1-12.

The Bishops Commission for Relations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples also release a Pastoral letter to coincide with this important day on the Church’s calendar. This year’s is a stirring call to action for all Australians. “Our Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have suffered dispossession, displacement, violence of various types and much more. So often others have determined for them what they considered to be the best for them. The challenges facing communities are multifold.”

To read the full letter and for more information please go to: https://bit.ly/2LDdj9f Mrs Phoebe Scali - Diverse Learning Teacher

COLLEGE FEESThe 2nd installment of 2019 school fees is now overdue. Please ensure Term 1 & 2 fees are finalised in accordance with your payment plan asap. Payments can be made by Cheque, Cash, Eftpos or BPay. Any queries please contact the College Office. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Mrs Joy O’Sullivan - College Bursar

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SCC DANCE COMPETITIONOn Monday 24 June 2019 the MCCP Dance teams competed at the Annual SCC Dance Competition at All Saints Catholic College, Liverpool. This was a very exciting day for all the troupe members as they have been working extremely hard all year, preparing for an exceptional performance. First up was the Hip-Hop team who performed incredibly well, with maximum energy levels and enthusiasm. Next was the Contemporary performance who effectively worked together to receive a fantastic third place! The third MCCP performance was the Junior Jazz, consisting of students in Year 7, who produced an extremely entertaining dance and placed a commendable fourth. The final performance was the Intermediate Jazz, who performed with great enthusiasm and placed a remarkable third! We are very grateful for this opportunity and a special thanks to Mrs Vassallo, Miss Nasr and Mr Burg for supporting us on the day. It was a great day and we all had lots of fun!

Erini Papagianopoulos - Year 9

SCC JUNIOR NETBALL GRAND FINALISTSThe SCC Junior Netball Team has had a great season this year! We went into our first game against Casimir without having even trained or played together. Thankfully the girls were able to get into a rhythm quickly. The early part of our season saw some memorable wins, including a sensational 46-0 win against Mary MacKillop Wakeley. The girls worked well together, growing as a team and demonstrating the Marist spirit we have come to expect from all our students in their respective endeavours. We were tested against Bethany and Mount Saint Joseph, our only losses of the season. In Week 9 the girls progressed to the semi-final, playing Mount Saint Joseph for the second week in a row. I was proud to see the girls come back from their 3-point loss in Week 8 with a fighting spirit and sportsmanship to win the game 35-20. Their excitement and sense of achievement was a testament to their wonderful personalities and just how far they have come as a team. The grand final was to be played this week against Bethany, which would have been an excellent opportunity for our girls to prove their skill and represent our College in a netball grand final for the first time in four years. Unfortunately, due to rain, the game was unable to go ahead and the MCCP Junior Netball Team finished the season as runners-up. Although a disappointing way to end the season, I would like to congratulate all members of the team for their effort, enthusiasm and entertaining antics this term.

Junior Netball Team: Eadie Hurley, Alana Green, Ella-Grace Hamlin, Lucy Finn, India Breier, Caitlin Katrib, Gabrielle Cook, Dionne Pagliuca, Montana Petkovski, Jaime Dalla-Camina.

Miss Analise Emmerick - Coach

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SCC

NETBALL RND OPPOSITION WIN / LOSS SCORE COACH

Junior GF Washed Out Loss - - Ms Analise Emmerick

SOCCER RND OPPOSITION WIN/LOSS SCORE COACH

Senior GF Bethany Loss 1 - 2 Mrs Belinda Earl

CBSA

Rugby League RND OPPOSITION WIN/LOSS SCORE COACH

Senior GF Washed Out Win - - Mr Martin Shipley

SPORT RESULTS

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The Privacy Act 1988 / Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012

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1. The School collects personal information, including sensitiveinformation about students and parents or guardians before andduring the course of a student's enrolment at the School. Thismay be in writing or in the course of conversations.

2. The primary purpose of collecting this information is to enablethe School to provide schooling to the students enrolled at theschool, to satisfy its legal obligations, particularly to exercise itsduty of care, and perform necessary associated administrativeactivities, which will enable students to take part in all theactivities of the School.

3. We are required by legislation to collect and/or disclose certaininformation. For example, under relevant Education, Public Health,Safety and Child Protection legislation.

4. We may ask you to provide medical reports about students fromtime to time. Health information about students is ‘sensitiveinformation’ within the terms of the Australian Privacy Principles(APPs), under the Privacy Act 1988.

5. The School may use online or 'cloud' service providers tostore personal information and to provide services to theSchool that involve the use of personal information, such asservices relating to email, instant messaging and education andassessment applications. Some limited personal informationmay also be provided to these service providers to enable themto authenticate users that access their services. This personalinformation may reside on a ‘cloud’ service provider's serverswhich may be situated outside Australia. Further informationabout the School's use of online or 'cloud' service providers iscontained in the School's Privacy Policy and related policies.

6. The School may disclose personal and sensitive information foreducational, administrative and support purposes. This mayinclude to:

• SCS

• other schools and teachers at those schools

• government departments

• the Catholic Education Commission

• the School's local diocese and the parish

• other related church agencies/entities

• other Dioceses

• schools within other Dioceses

• medical practitioners

• people providing educational, support and health servicesto the School, including specialist visiting teachers, coaches,volunteers, counsellors and providers of learning andassessment tools

• assessment and educational authorities, including theAustralian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority(ACARA) and NAPLAN Test Administration Authorities (whowill disclose it to the entity that manages the online platformfor NAPLAN)

• people and organisations providing administrative andfinancial services to the School

• anyone you authorise the School to disclose information to,and

• anyone to whom the School is required or authorised todisclose the information to by law, including child protectionlaws.

7. We will disclose information collected from students to theirparents or guardians.

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9. From time to time we will publish information such as academicand sporting achievements, student activities and similar newsin School newsletters and magazines, on our intranet and on ourwebsite. Where consent has been provided, this may includephotographs and videos of student activities such as sportingevents, school camps and school excursions. The School willobtain permissions from the student’s parent or guardian (andfrom the student if appropriate) if we would like to includesuch photographs or videos or other identifying material in ourpromotional material, or otherwise make this material available tothe public such as on the internet.

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12. The Privacy Policy, accessible on the SCS website at https://sydcatholicschools.nsw.edu.au/2016/03/06/privacy-policy/, setsout how parents or students may seek access to and correctionof personal information which the School has collected and holds.Please note, access may be refused in certain circumstances,such as where access would have an unreasonable impact onthe privacy of others, where access may result in a breach ofthe School’s duty of care to the student, or where students haveprovided information in confidence. Any refusal will be notified inwriting with reasons, if appropriate.

13. The Privacy Policy sets out how parents and students can make acomplaint about a breach of the APPs and how the complaint willbe handled.

14. The Standard Collection Notice may be updated to ensurecompliance with legislative and regulatory changes, and toincorporate changes to SCS policies. The most recent version ofthe Standard Collection Notice is available on the SCS website athttp://sydcatholicschools.nsw.edu.au/

Standard Collection Notice