Newsletter 9 April 2014

Volume 20 | Issue 0904
9 April 2014
From the Principal
Dear Parents, Staff, Students and
Friends of the College,
the pages of this edition of the
fountain.
Easter
Enrolments
As we approach Easter week with
Palm Sunday this weekend, our
minds are very much drawn to
the true significance of Easter in
the liturgical year of the Church.
During Lent we have focused on
giving and thinking of others less
fortunate than ourselves. During
Lent, Project Compassion has been
supported within our College and
throughout the Archdiocese. As a
College community we have tried
to be even more considerate to
those around us who have needed
our care, time and compassion.
The last three days of Easter
week (the Easter Triduum – Holy
Thursday, Good Friday and
the Easter Vigil) enable us to
commemorate the life, passion and
death of Christ and to celebrate his
resurrection. As a Catholic school
community, with the example
of Christ as giver, we strive to be
thoughtful and compassionate
in our dealings with others. In
contemporary culture which is
too often about self-gratification,
Lent and Easter remind us of the
challenge to act for the wellbeing
of others in our communities.
Please advise friends if relevant
that enrolments for Kindergarten
at Catholic schools for 2015 close
on May 9 and for Year 7 2015 on
April 17. Application forms are
available from primary schools and
colleges.
Holiday Office Hours
The School Office Hours during
the holiday period are listed in
Nano Nagle Mural
Parents and visitors who have
been on site in the last fortnight
will have noticed that the western
wall of the primary classroom
block nearest the Administration
Office has been painted yellow. It
will be no surprise that the plain
yellow coloured wall has excited
much comment and curiosity from
students, parents and visitors alike!
To give further expression to our
Presentation heritage, especially as
we approach the 150th anniversary
of the College in 2018, the wall
will feature a mural of Nano Nagle
in the streets of Cork in 1775. The
mural will be commenced in the
second week of the Easter holidays
and will take approximately three
weeks to complete.
A huge amount of time and
research has been spent to ensure
that the images of buildings,
costumes and carriages represented
in the mural are historically
accurate. The mural artist, Eleanor
Yates, has been commissioned by
the Generalate of the Presentation
Sisters in Ireland to paint murals
in a number of schools worldwide founded by the Presentation
Sisters. Eleanor will travel to
Tasmania for the Sheffield Mural
Competition and then make her
way to St Mary’s to commence
work on the project.
Wendy Forsyth, our Head of
Learning and Teaching, will
be taking long service leave
commencing in the holiday period
and returning to the College on
June 16. While on LSL, she will
be travelling to Ireland with some
staff from other Colleges founded
by the Presentation Sisters. The
group will travel in the footsteps of
Nano Nagle in Ireland (including
Cork). Wendy will represent each
of us at St Mary’s in meeting
the Presentation community
in Fermoy. Fermoy was the
community which sent the first
group of Sisters and postulants
to Australia. As we know, they
travelled to Hobart from Fermoy
and set up the first Presentation
school in Australia … which was
St Mary’s.
I wish each of you a very happy
and safe Easter holiday fortnight.
Tom Dorey
Principal
164 Harrington Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000 | GPO Box 1476, Hobart, Tasmania 7001
T (03) 6108 2560 F (03) 6234 8073 E [email protected]
www.smc.tas.edu.au
Faith & Mission News
‘St Mary’s College
will be the First Girls’
School in the World to
have this Program!’
On May 21 and 22 we are
fortunate to have the services
of one of Australia’s leading
relationship speakers, Bill
Jennings. Bill is a former
Director of Ministry at Parade
College and Xavier College in
Melbourne and left the school
setting to pursue his now very
successful company, Time and
Space. Time and Space allows
parents and guardians the
‘time and space’ to connect and
strengthen their relationship
with their child in a positive
environment. Bill will be
running interactive sessions
at St Mary’s College on both
evenings, with a particular focus
each night. Please see separate
advertising material that will
be sent home soon about this
exciting initiative - as Bill says
‘St Mary’s College will be the
first girl’s school in the world to
have this program!’
Extending our Love &
Compassion to Others
We read recently in a Sunday
Gospel about Jesus curing a
man who was blind from birth.
It is a very rich and joyful story
which has a number of messages
in it for us at St Mary’s College
to reflect upon. Jesus reminds
us to look out for those who are
less fortunate than we are and
shows us how we can extend
our love and compassion to
others in order to bring healing
into this world. Maybe during the
contemplation moments of Lent,
we can reflect upon the times we
have been blind to the call of God
to build peace today. When have
we failed to extend our care and
compassion to others? Lent is a
time that should challenge us to
look for the suffering in our world
and see what we can do to heal it.
One way that our St Mary’s
students are opening their eyes to
the needy in our society is through
the work of Caritas Australia
during their Project Compassion
campaign. Our RE and
Homeroom teachers have been
actively championing the cause to
give generously in order to bring
joy, life and peace to others.
Sr Gabrielle Inspirational Guest
Speaker
Recently we had Sr Gabrielle
Morgan, who has sustainability
as part of her portfolio as
an Education Officer at the
Tasmanian Catholic Education
Office, speak to all Year 10 over
two days around sustainability
and ecology. This area is of
growing importance to us all as
global citizens in a contemporary
society and the girls took much
from the wisdom and expertise of
Sr Gabrielle.
Nano Nagle Mass
Just a reminder that as a whole
College we celebrate our Nano
Nagle Mass on May 14. It will
be presided by Fr Brian Nichols
and commence at 12.00pm in
the Cathedral.
Matthew Williams
Head of Faith & Mission
Junior School News
Autism Awareness Day
Dear Parents,
Thank you to families that
supported our Autism Awareness
Day last Wednesday 2 April. We
all wore our blue and shared our
knowledge and stories. Autism is
a mental developmental disorder
that affects a person’s ability to
perceive and connect with people
and the world around them. The
more our community understands
this disorder the greater potential
we have for inclusivity and
assisting families who live with
Autism every day.
Move Well Eat Well
‘Scooter Day’
This Friday 11 April we will be
holding our annual Move Well
Eat Well ‘Scooter Day’. Students
are invited to wear their P.E
uniform and bring along their
scooters and helmets for some fun
activities on the bottom court.
Participants are asked to make a
gold coin donation to help support
our Lenten Caritas fundraising.
Easter Message
Next week will be a very busy
time in the Junior School. On
Monday 14 April at 9.30am our
Early Years classes will be sharing
the Palm Sunday story with the
Junior School in the cathedral.
Teachers and students have spent
a great deal of time ensuring that
the true Easter message is known
and understood and this annual
re-enactment forms an important
part in bringing the gospels to life.
Parents and family members are
welcome to join us for this very
special prayer service.
King Arthur
Happy Easter
On Tuesday we welcome back the
touring Alpha theatre performers
who will be presenting King
Arthur in the Nagle Centre. All
students P-6 will be attending the
show.
As we come to the close of our
first term in 2014 I would like to
take this opportunity to wish all
our families a very safe happy and
holy Easter.
Grandparents & Special
Friend’s Day
Wednesday April 16 is
Grandparents and Special Friend’s
Day. On this day we invite these
special guests to Junior School
classrooms to share some class
time with us. The morning
commences at 9.30am in the
Nagle Centre with a special
prayer and a performance by our
Year 5 Choir. Visitors are then
escorted to classrooms for some
‘hands on’ activities and quality
time with their grandchildren
and family friends. At 10.50am
guests are invited to join us back
in the Nagle Centre for morning
tea with the prefects and student
leaders. This day is a highlight
in our school calendar and I
encourage families to join us on
this occasion.
Winter Uniform
A reminder that students will
be wearing full winter uniform
during Term 2.
Brigid Knight
Head of Junior School
CAPTIONS - (This page): Year
1s Scarlett Fell & Paige McKenzie
dressed in blue for Autism
Awareness Day & playing the
Taiko drums. (Opposite page):
Bill Jenning’s book ‘Capturing the
Extraordinary in the Ordinairy’.
A Caritas Project Compassion
collection box.
From the Counsellors
Rituals
For the last couple of years we
have run an article on Rituals in
the pre-Easter Newsletter. We
believe it is an important message
and that Easter is a really good
time to implement or reinforce
some good traditions in your
family. So even though it might
be familiar material to many of
you, please read it again and think
about what important and unique
family rituals you are passing on
to your children.
As Easter rapidly approaches and
the supermarket shelves are laden
with chocolate eggs, bunnies and
buns, we hear our students talking
about camping trips, rowing
regattas, Easter egg hunts and we
are reminded of the traditions
and rituals that form so much
of our lives. These family and
community activities can hold
very special meaning for families.
They help us to communicate ‘this
is who we are’. Rituals generate
a sense of belonging by letting
everyone know what is important
to the family..... and not just any
family, your family.
It is probably an opportune
time to take stock of the rituals
that form part of your family
tradition. Some of these may have
been handed down through the
generations, like special recipes,
the painting of the Easter eggs,
or scones at Nan’s after mass on
Sundays. In this context, rituals
can be instrumental in teaching
children their family history and
traditions. You may even create
new traditions within your family.
A friend, who has several
daughters, planned a special oneon-one shopping trip with each
daughter on her 13th birthday.
These trips became a much
anticipated and treasured time
with their mum.
There are no rules about what
constitutes a ritual. It may be a
religious or cultural ceremony
like attending Midnight Mass at
Christmas, or it may be a crazy
handshake, a particular family
greeting, a game of eye spy in the
car on family trips or a Sunday
afternoon kick of the footy in the
local park. Large or small, they are
all important because they help
build family ties.
Rituals can bring comfort and
security to children who are
distressed or in unfamiliar
surroundings. How many of us
have carted ‘blanky’ or ‘bear’ from
pillar to post to provide comfort
and familiarity for our children
when they were small? Similarly,
traditions and rituals can be
the key element which provides
security and certainty for children
in times of distress, family
breakdown or loss, uncertainty
and change. Rituals have the
power to provide family ties and
a sense of belonging that can last
throughout life.
Although rituals are often
linked to large festivals like
Christmas and Easter, they can
just as easily be developed for
birthdays, mealtimes, weekends
and bedtimes. They may well be
things that no-one but your family
understands.
A ritual can involve a common
interest with other family
members, like watching the footy
on Friday nights or attending the
Boxing Day Test Match. A ritual
can be as simple as a bedtime
story, family meals together at the
table or a night time prayer.
What are your family rituals? Do
they involve creating time to spend
together with your children? Ask
your children what they perceive
the family rituals to be. It might
surprise you to hear just what it is
they value most.
We would love to include some
of our SMC family rituals for
this topic in future and would be
interested to hear about them.
If you are happy for us to use
yours as an example please email
us at [email protected] and
[email protected]
Andrea Maver & Gai Bath
School Counsellors
Student Achievements
Congratulations to the following students
who have brought credit to themselves and the
College:
Events to Note this
Fortnight
APRIL
Isabella Gilhooly (Year 11) who represented
the College in the Mat Goggin Foundation’s
Communiversity, where she created an online
business for 10 days. The money she raised was
matched by the Mat Goggin Foundation and
will go towards a Young Vinnies initiative.
Thursday 10
Lydia Attrill (Year 8) and Grace Jacobson (Year
9) have been selected in the Little Athletics
State Team to compete in the Nationals in
May in Melbourne. Lydia was also named Vice
Captain.
Senior Athletics Carnival & Scooter
Day
Shewit Ghebrezgabhier-Belay (Year 12)
performed at the recent Moonah Taste of the
World Festival, singing a selection of songs
(pictured below).
Molly Hunter in (Year 7) competed in the
Archery Horsham Competition in early April
and achieved an Australian Record of 35m in
the Under 13 division, and a State Record with
her overall score of 846 (which was also her
PB).
Environmental Science Excursion to
Bruny Island
Friday 11
Monday 14
Year 9 Food Studies Excursion to
Howden Bakery
Tuesday 15
Year 11/12 Parent/Teacher Meetings &
Junior Alpha Theatre Show
Wednesday 16
Grandparents & Special Friends Day,
Cybersafety Presentations & Year 11/12
Geography Field Trip
Thursday 17
Holy Thursday Reflection, Year 7 - 2014
Enrolment Applications close, Year 7-9
Interim Reports available, Kinder &
Year 6 ‘Buddies’ Autumn picnic & Term
1 concludes.
Friday 18 - Friday 25
Business Office closed
MAY
Tuesday 6
Students commence Term 2
NAPLAN Testing Tuesday 13 - Thursday 15 May
All students in Years 3, 5,
7 and 9 will be involved in
National Numeracy and
Literacy Assessments from
Tuesday 13 May to Thursday
15 May the second week back
after the holidays). Testing
will occur in the first session
each day so please do not make
appointments for your daughter
at this time.
How can I Prepare
my Daughter for the
Testing?
Make sure she gets plenty of
sleep leading up to and during
the testing period and that she
has a good breakfast on the days
of the tests.
She will need to have a 2B or
HB pencil and a clean eraser.
Students in Years 7 and 9 also
require a calculator for one of
the numeracy tests.
If you want to know more
about the testing please visit the
NAPLAN website:
www.nap.edu.au/naplan/naplan.
html
Wendy Forsyth
Head of Learning & Teaching
CAPTIONS - (Top-bottom,
clockwise): Brooke, Nadia, Annie,
Kate, Sophie, Domonique &
Madison. Cara & Madilyn.
Getting ready to hit the water.
Kayaking. Building a raft. Hailey
Bromfield. Brianna, Miranda,
Marietta & Heather. Isabelle,
Georgina, Emily, Jaime &
Emma.
Cybersafety Event
Parents of students in Years 3 to 12 are invited to attend
a presentation by the Australian Communications and
Media Authority (ACMA). The presentation is designed
to help parents identify current cybsersafety issues, and
provide useful strategies and tools to help students to
stay safe online. Some issues covered will be:
• The ways children use the internet and emerging
technologies.
• Potential risks faced by students online such as
cyberbullying, identity theft, unwanted contact and
exposure to offensive content.
The presentation will take place on Thursday 10 April
at 7.00pm in the Mary Morgan Wing, and will run for
no longer than 90 minutes.
A Note from the ICT
Department
A reminder for those girls with assigned devices:
CHARGING
Please recharge your device each night to ensure that your machine
will last all day. Your charger should stay at home.
TRANSPORTING YOUR TABLET PC
When transporting your device it should be secured in its case.
SAFETY
Do not leave your device unattended. It should be in your possession
or locked in your locker.
FOOD & DRINK
Remember computer and drinks do not mix.
Year 7/8 Activity Days
Welcome to Senior Studies Dinner
Big Night In
On the night of Friday 14th March, the Mary
Morgan Wing became…occupied, to say in
the least! Over the past few weeks, the Year
12s busily planned The Big Night In - an event
which is held annually to allow Year 11s and
Year 12s to build and maintain friendships.
Privy to the knowledge of the Year 11s (or so we
thought) a Hawaiian theme had been planned.
As soon as the dismissal bell rang at 3.20pm
earlier during the day, the Year 12s began the
transformation of the Mary Morgan Wing…
…At 8pm that night, the festivities began!
Decked out in Hawaiian gear, dancing was the
first go of the night, followed by an interesting
game of Getting-To-Know-You-Pass-The-Parcel
and a 120 person strong game of True-or-False.
The highlight of the night was undoubtedly
the Year 11 initiation (of which the details will
remain secret) and the saying of the pledge,
written lovingly (?!) by the Year 12s.
After all that adrenaline, a few rounds of SingStar were sung (or should I say, ‘shouted’), and
movies watched as we snacked on pizza, chips,
lollies, Tim-Tams and Mrs Claridge’s favourite,
chocolate.
The night could not have been possible without
the help of teachers, especially Mr Del Pio and
Mrs Staples who visited us earlier during the
night. Thank you also to Mrs Claridge and Mrs
Conboy who remained overnight as our bodyguards. A big thank you to all the Year 12s and
the Big Night In Committee, who with their
hard-work and ideas, allowed the night to be
successful. Last but certainly not least, thank
you Year 11s for your enthusiasm – we really
enjoyed spending time with you. Best of luck
for next year!
Mikaela Mulvaney
CAPTIONS - (Top-bottom): The ‘getting to know you pass
the parcel’ game. Part of the top secret Year 11 initiation
perhaps? Tsitsi Marunda, Nyandeng Makuer Guot &
Serkalem Mulu enjoying the Hawaiian themed festivities.
Year 9 Camp
Over two days and three nights, our Year 9
students were lucky enough to experience and
explore Tasmania’s South West region. Students
stayed at the beautiful Far South Wilderness
Lodge, located on the Esperance River. Once
there, students were able to participate in a
range of outdoor activities such as surfing,
kayaking, raft building, orienteering, art
installation, bike riding and bush cooking.
A trip to Hastings Caves and a visit from a
local French Historian made for a diverse
camp experience. The camp also provided
opportunities for students to participate in
various creative and reflective activities.
Students enjoyed sleeping in a tent, singing and
cooking marshmallows around a campfire, and
even dancing the night away at a Pyjama Dance
Party.
Some Student Reflections....
The main thing that was great about camp was
being able to spend three days with my friends
without the distractions that usually occur. I was
able to grow closer to my friends and grow stronger
as a person. Another great thing about camp was
the amazing activities we took part in. Olivia
Burdick
The best thing about our Year 9 camp were the
bonds that we made with each other. I loved
getting to know everyone better and in a different
environment. I made a few new friends and grew
closer to the ones I already had. Sadie Nelson
On camp I loved the activities. I participated in
kayaking, cooking and surfing. I really liked the
water sports as it was something I had never done
before. Zara Rosinski
I learnt that most people in my year group are very
helpful towards each other and are always there
with a hand when needed. My peers are supportive
of each other and I saw a lot of love and kindness
over camp. When someone was hurt everyone
rushed over to help and ask if they were okay, and
it was really nice to see that. Martala Townsend
CAPTIONS - (Top-bottom): Rebecca Anning & Mary
Gourlay. Learning to surf! Lauren Baker, Courtney
McGuire, Faith Bromfield, Olivia Rathbone, Ellen TurnerSmith, Grace Rafferty, Jessica Banelis & Oakland Smith.
Asia Literacy Ambassador’s Visit
During the first two weeks of
April, Asia Literacy Ambassador
from the Asia Education
Foundation and past St Mary’s
College student, Millie Macleod,
came to St Mary’s to visit classes
and speak to students at assemblies
about the importance of learning
about Asia and Asian Perspectives:
Asia Skills enable Australians to live
and work effectively in Asia and
with people from the Asia region.
These skills encompass background
knowledge of Asian countries,
language skills and intercultural
competence. AEF – Asia Education
Foundation
This partnership between the
Asia Education Foundation and
St Mary’s College is part of a
pilot project throughout Australia
where Australians from all kinds
of backgrounds who have had
experience living, working,
studying or travelling in Asian
countries come to share their
knowledge and experiences with
students and teachers in schools.
St Mary’s is the first school in
Tasmania to become part of this
initiative.
Millie addressed Junior and
Senior School assemblies about
the importance of Asia Literacy
for Australians and how in
schools we can do this through all
subject areas, especially through
languages.
In classes from Kindergarten to
Year 2, here are some examples of
things our students did together
with Millie:
Miss Millie Macleod came to visit
us in Kinder, today. She spoke to us
about her time living in Japan and
showed us some photos and a few of
her toys and clothes from that time.
Millie taught us the Japanese names
for some of our body parts, using the
song ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and
Toes’. We coloured in a ‘Hello Kitty’
or a ‘Pikachu’ and heard a story
about sounds in Japanese. – Kinder
Koalas
Millie’s Asian Perspectives class - It
was absolutely brilliant!!! Millie
had the Year 1 classes’ (56 students)
full attention and interest from the
word go. She was super organised,
good natured, clear and well-spoken
and engaging. Millie spoke to the
class about greeting in the English /
Japanese language, how to be polite
and have good manners in Australia
and Japan (perfect for the three
Rs!), counting in Japanese and even
singing ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees
and Toes’ in Japanese - wow! Millie
shared around costumes and hats
CAPTIONS - (Top - bottom): Year
1s playing the Taiko drums lead by
Millie. Millie Macleod.
and allowed a lot of the students to
have a go on the drums and they
sang a traditional Japanese song
using the words and actions they’ d
just learnt in the class. – Year 1
Penguins
Shelley Macleod
Asian Languages Teacher
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School Holiday Times &
Closure Dates
• Business Office closed Friday 18 April to Friday 25
April.
• Business Office open 9.00am to 3.00pm Monday 28
April to Friday 2 May.
• Business Office closed Monday 5 May for staff PD
day.
• Business Office open Tuesday 6 May with normal
opening hours of 8.00am – 4.30pm
Sport News
Soccer
Seconds
Date: April 1
Opposition: Friends
Score: Won, 2-1
Report: A fantastic game all
round by the girls, but especially
by Caitlin Newson who hadn’t
played since Year 7. The two goals
were scored by Caitlin with great
assistance from Zara Dixon and
Erin Paradisis. Well Done.
JSSATIS
Swimming
Carnival
Congratulations to the following
students who represented SMC
in the Catholic Primary School
Sports Association and the
JSSATIS Swim Carnivals.
Year 3
Abbey Holloway, Laura Smith,
Matilda Waddington, Claire
Oliver, Mia Berry-Prins, Harriet
Kelly & Ellie Atkins.
Year 4
Imogen Brown, Adelle Harmen,
Naomi Klug, Ceceilia Hutchinson
& Tahlia Atkinson.
Year 5
Phoebe Teale, Molly Burnett,
Celeste Hall, Neve Mason, Bianca
Hogget, Sophie Robinson &
Haylee Kent.
Year 6
Kate Edwards, Jenna MolineauxHerbert, Kate Oliver, Lucy Eade,
Grace Molner, Laura Scott &
Hannah Manning.
First Grade Softball Southern Final
St Mary’s defeated Collegiate
19 - 16
In an amazing game of softball St
Mary’s had a shaky start, trailing
Collegiate 3 – 7 at the end of the
first inning. The score was 12 - 12
after the second inning and St
Mary’s hit the lead in the third
inning due to a wonderful display
of team batting as well as excellent
base running. Congratulations
to Lucy Cooper, Abby Clifford
and Ellen Peroni for their good
batting and Sid Goram-Aitken
for her work in the field. A special
mention to Raquel Andrews and
Sarah Mazengarb who as pitcher
and catcher, played well under
enormous pressure.
Congratulations also to Payge
Hill, Sarah Mazengarb and
Raquel Andrews who have played
softball for St Mary’s for six years
and have won a premiership in
each of those years.
The team will now play Scotch
Oakburn on Monday, April 14 in
the State Final. Good luck girls.
Team members (pictured above):
Raquel Andrews, Abby Clifford,
Chloe Cooper, Lucy Cooper, Sid
Goran-Aitken, Madeline Haigh,
Payge Hill (Co-Captain), Sarah
Mazengarb, Ellen Peroni and
Jessica Priest (Co-Captain).
SATIS Swimming Carnival
On Thursday March 27 the SATIS swimming
team competed against 18 schools statewide.
Our girls represented themselves and the
College very well, with some great individual
and team performances including:
U14 Medley Relay: Olivia Jackson, Meg
Messer, Bailee Saward and Emma Fairhurst
4th place out 15 schools.
U13 50m Freestyle: Emma Fairhurst 1st
place.
U13 50m Breaststroke: Emma Fairhurst 1st
place.
U13 50m Backstroke Emma Fairhust 2nd
place.
U13 Freestyle Relay: Emma Fairhust,
Elizabeth McGann, Chloe Cooper and
Maryiana Moutwari 2nd place out of 15
schools.
U16 Freestyle Relay: Brooke Hall, Ellen
Batge, Kaitlin Petrie and Victoria Okey 3rd
place out of 14 schools.
Shields:
Junior Girls – 6th place out of 15 schools.
Open Girls – 7th place out of 11 schools.
Aggregate Girls – 5th out of 10 schools.
A big thank you to Mrs Sheree Kemp for her
organisation of the carnival, to Mrs Shari Hall
and Mrs Jenny Macquarie for time keeping
all day and to Mrs Owens for supporting the
team on the day. We had three Year 9 helpers
(Holly Andree, Zara Rosinski and Madeline
Arnold) on the day providing refreshments for
the officials and teachers, and they represented
the school with distinction.
Mrs Kate Lakos
CAPTIONS - (Top-bottom, L-R): Bryana
Frazer & Mary Parthenios – swimming captains
with the U13 Pennant (1st place).
Emma Fairhurst – winner of the U13 50m
Freestyle and Breaststroke with Brooke Hall.
Head of the River
We had a beautiful day lakeside at the
Head of the River on Saturday at Lake
Barrington. The girls all rowed their best
and we had some excellent individual and
team results including:
U14 Double Scull Div 1 – 1st:Anna
Holmes and Chloe Hine.
Open Double Scull Div 1 – 1st:
Adair Morrison and Fiona Anderson.
U15 Double Scull Div 2 – 2nd: Alice Patterson and Eve Downward.
Open Single Scull Div 2 – 1st: Adair Morrison.
Open Single Scull Div 1 – 2nd: Fiona Anderson.
U14 Single Scull Div 2a – 1st: Molly
Browning.
U14 Single Scull Div 1 – 3rd: Meg
Messer.
U14 Double Scull Div 2a – 2nd:
Laura Edwards and Stephanie Pickrell.
U14 Double Scull Div 2b – 1st:
Maddi Breen and Rebecca Eaton.
U14 Quad Scull Div 2 – 1st: Maddi
Breen, Saffron Cooper-Smith, Maddi
Bowerman, Rebecca Eaton and Ruby
Lang (cox).
Congratulations to the U14 team who
placed 2nd in their age group (only 2
points behind Friends).
A big thank you to the amazing parents
who are so dedicated to the sport to
support their girls to achieve such
excellent results. Thank you to the
rowing committee for the amazing
lunch put on for the parents, rowers and
supporters. Thank you to Miss Cubit
who has put in so many hours to rowing
over the last few years and to Mrs Kemp
for representing SMC on the day.
Mrs Kate Lakos
Health and Physical Education
Coordinator
CAPTIONS - (Top-bottom, L-R): Ruby Lang (Cox), Rebecca Eaton,
Maddison Bowerman, Saffron Cooper-Smith, Madison Breen
Div 2 u14 Quad Scull – 1st place. Maddison Bowerman & Saffron
Cooper-Smith.
U15 Scull - Annalise Wylde-Brown.
Outdoor Education Term 1 2014
This term we have been busy on
Outdoor Education camps that
have taken us to the East of the
state and the very South. There
has been some wonderful weather
and it wouldn’t be an Outdoor
Education trip if we didn’t have
some good rain.
In March, we travelled to Maria
Island with 19 ladies from years
10, 11 and 12 and three teachers.
On this beautiful island we were
able to see some spectacular views
from Bishop and Clerk, adventure
in the silos, wonderful history,
some old friends (possums,
wallabies and Cape Barron geese)
and some unlikely Tasmanian
friends (Blue Bottles). The
ladies did such an amazing job
and learnt so much about this
incredible island, themselves and
what is needed in the outdoors.
The South Coast camp was a little
quiet this year, however, it was still
full of laughter, friendship and
beautiful landscape. We travelled
down to Cockle Creek after school
on Wednesday (April 2) we set up
camp and relaxed under the stars.
In the morning Maddie, Elisa,
Taylor, Sophie P, Agota, Sophie
S, Mr Staples and myself set off
with loaded packs to Lion Rock.
As soon as we left it started to
rain but this did not dampen the
spirits of the ladies. Even though
most had not walked with hiking
packs before they soldiered on
despite being a little sore. Another
fabulous camp with a great bunch
of ladies. I look forward to
spending time with most of them
on the Overland Track in Term 2.
Sarah Cubit
CAPTIONS - (Top-bottom): The Outdoor Education group on Maria Island.
Mrs McGennisken. Madeline Haigh at the lookout.
PALM
SUNDAY
PILGRIMAGE
APRIL
13
10.15
12.30PM
AM
You are invited to join with us in celebrating World Youth
Day, Palm Sunday and the Catholic Church of Tasmania.
People of ALL AGES AND ALL PARTS OF THE STATE are invited
to come together as one Church, one faith community, to
celebrate all that we are. Every parish, school, organisation
and their family and friends are encouraged to join us for
one huge celebration!
GATHER AT KANGAROO BAY, BELLERIVE - PILGRIMAGE WALK
Join with hundreds of other Tasmanians as we make an 8km pilgrimage
walk from Bellerive, around the picturesque waterfront, across the
Tasman Bridge and through to Hobart’s Waterfront at Princes Wharf 1.
PRINCES WHARF 1 – CONCERT
& FAMILY FUN DAY
If an 8km walk is not for you,
make sure to join us at the
concert and family fun day and
participate in the rest of the day!
Walkers scheduled to arrive at 1pm.
There will be: BBQ lunch (by
donation); tea, coffee, cold drinks
and snacks for sale; free activities
for children and a concert by
James Edwards & Band!
STREET
PROCESSION
THROUGH
HOBART
Be a part of our vibrant
Church as we process,
with police escort, and
full of colour, energy,
fun and faith through
the city of Hobart to
St. Mary’s Cathedral.
MASS AT
ST. MARY’S
CATHEDRAL
Procession
culminates with
celebration of Palm
Sunday Pilgrimage
Mass at St. Mary’s
Cathedral.
3.30PM
Community News
St Virgil’s College 2015
Grade 7 Enrolments
Parents are reminded that 2015 Grade 7 enrolments close on
April 17 2014 at St Virgil’s and all other Catholic secondary
colleges.
Vacancies may also be available at other secondary grade
levels at the Austins Ferry campus.
For all enrolment information or to complete an online
enrolment please visit the website www.stvirgils.tas.edu.
au or email [email protected] for an enrolment
package.
Mathematics
Tutorials
2014
Tutorials will be held for
years 7 – 12 students during
Thursday lunch (12.40pm
- 1.25pm) in room S252
(Seminar Room) for the
remainder of the year. The
tutorials will be staffed by
two mathematics teachers.
Students need to bring
prepared questions to the
tutorial.
Mr Baker
North West Graduates Hockey Club
Do you enjoy fast, exciting games where everyone gets plenty of action? If so, Hockey may be the sport
for you! Our club is looking for players in the U12 – U18 age groups for the 2014 season which is about
to begin.
Our Premier League team includes current Australian Kookaburras players Eddie Ockenden and Nick
Budgeon
All games are played on Astroturf at the Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Cornelian Bay.
To get involved, contact us:
President - Sharon 0419 535 491
Vice President and Junior Boys Co-ordinator - Justin 0409 326 980
Junior Girls Co-ordinator - Angela 0409 789 255
164 Harrington Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000 | GPO Box 1476, Hobart, Tasmania 7001
T (03) 6108 2560 F (03) 6234 8073 E [email protected]
www.smc.tas.edu.au