Art News - JLC Clay Work
From our Principal
Dear families,
Congratulations to our 3/4 team who had a very successful camp experience. The Warrnambool weather was kind as the students engaged in a range of activities that develop their ability to problem solve, cooperate, respect each other's differences and use their own personal strengths to help others. Well done to all the students and to Ben, Gabby, Jo and Jocelyn who ensured camp was a safe, enjoyable and successful experience for everyone.
Due to changes within the new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement for school staff, Diocese Of Ballarat Catholic Education Limited (DOBCEL) Primary schools are advised to enact the following 2023 calendar:
Student last day: Friday 15th December (usual 3:15pm finish)
Staff last day: Monday 18th December
Our staff team has been working closely with Law Architects to refine the plans for our new learning spaces. Successful school design is a combination of both education and design disciplines coming together to form a single coherent narrative focused on quality educational outcomes. The key insights for our project include;
- Establishing spaces for student-centred pedagogies that develop agency and learner expertise
- Increasing opportunity for collaboration for students and staff
- Supporting family engagement and visitor experience through welcoming environments and meaningful connections
- Generating a sense of identity drawing on Catholic traditions and rituals including our Brigidine charism
- Providing learning spaces that support collaborative practices
- Increasing connections between St Mary’s, Marian College and the Parish
- Improving opportunities for active play and outdoor learning
I am very much looking forward to sharing some design plans with you soon - alternatively - you can pop into the office and have a peak at the hard copy printouts in the foyer.
Every blessing for the week ahead,
Roxanne
MLC Camp - Warra Gnan Coastal Camp, Warrnambool
In Our Community
Footy Colours Day - Thursday 14th September
Holy Spirit Parish Bulletin
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Our birthday celebrations this week:
Mabel M, Pieter J, Hudson D & Henry F
2023 STUDENT FREE DAYS
Friday 15th September
Wednesday 1st November
WHOLE SCHOOL PRAYER
Every Friday at 2.45pm in the Multi Purpose Room
TERM 3 DATES
WEEK 10
Monday 11th September
Primary School Golf Tournament @ Chalambar Golf Club
Tuesday 12th September
Footy Colours BBQ Lunch Order & Money due
Thursday 14th September
Last Day of Term 3
Footy Colours Day
BBQ Lunch Order available
Usual 3.15pm finish time
Friday 15th September
Student Free Day - Staff PD
TERM 4 DATES
WEEK 1
WSP - MLC2
Monday 2nd October
Start of Term 4
Friday 6th October
Lunch Orders return
WEEK 2
WSP - JLC1
Tuesday 10th October
Year 7 2024 Info Night @ Marian College
WEEK 3
WSP - SLC1
Thursday 19th October
Grade 2 Sleepover
WEEK 4
WSP - MLC1
WEEK 5
WSP - JLC2
Wednesday 1st November
Student Free Day - Staff PD
WEEK 6
WSP - SLC2
Thursday 9th November
JLC Excursion - Ballarat Wildlife Park
WEEK 7
WSP - MLC1
WEEK 8
WSP - JLC1
WEEK 9
WSP - SLC1
WEEK 10
WSP - SLC2
Tuesday 5th December
Year 6 Transition Day @ Marian College
WEEK 11
Friday 15th December
Students Last Day for 2023
Usual finish at 3.15pm
WEEK 12
Monday 18th December
Staff Last Day for 2023
In Our Community
SLC Chemical Science Experiments
Footy Colours Day Thursday 14th September
We would like some volunteers to help set up, cook and serve the BBQ on the day, between 10am & 12pm. Please email Jess at jpraag@smararat.catholic.edu.au if you are available to help!
2023 Black Ranges Athletics
The 2023 Black Ranges Athletics Carnival was held at North Park in Stawell yesterday. 21 students across both MLC & SLC were selected from try outs. All students had a fantastic day and did a wonderful job representing our school across a variety of athletics disciplines. Students who finished either first or second in their discipline will now progress through to the Regional Zone Athletics competition. Congratulations!
2023 BLACK RANGES ATHLETICS - NORTH PARK, STAWELL
1st Place Results
Girls 12/13 y/o 4x100 metres Relay Team - Maddison Jardine, Charlotte Start, Indi Buncle, Ella Blandford
Boys 11 y/o 4x100 metres Relay Team - Pat Harrington, Jethro Bourizk, Pieter Jardine, Jack Christie
Maddison Jardine – 12/13 y/o 1500 metres
Pat Harrington – 11 y/o High Jump and 100 metres
Jethro Bourizk – 11 y/o 200 metres
Jack Christie – 800 metres, 1500 metres
2nd Place Results
Charlotte Start – 12/13 y/o 800 metres, High Jump
Ella Blandford – 11 y/o 1500 metres
Jethro Bourizk – 11 y/o Shot Put
Eva Brady – 9/10 y/o Long Jump, 800 metres
Drake Gray – 9/10 y/o Shot Put
3rd Place Results
Indi Buncle – 11 y/o 200 metres
Pieter Jardine – 11 y/o 800 metres, 1500 metres
Ella Blandford – 11 y/o 800 metres
Zebina Lewis – 11 y/o Discus
James Roberts – 9/10 y/o Discus
From our Principal
Dear Families,
Earlier this week, I joined my Northern Zone Principal colleagues to engage in some spiritual formation at Lake Mungo. We were invited to walk upon and learn from the landscape that has nourished human life and culture, in an unbroken link, reaching back at least 45,000 years across the expanses of the last ice age.
We learnt about Mungo Woman, who lived on the shores of Lake Mungo 42,000 years ago. She collected bushtucker including fish and shellfish. She was the daughter of many mothers - the generations before her that lived at Mungo since the Dreamtime. Mungo Woman was the keeper of women’s lore - a special cultural knowledge that only women could hold. When she died, her family mourned her. She was cremated and buried.
The burial site of Mungo Woman was found in 1969. She is recognised as the world’s oldest cremated person.
We learnt about Mungo Man who also lived on the shores of Lake Mungo where he fished, hunted and cared for Country - a knowledge passed down to initiated males. His footsteps trod the Dreaming pathways that traced the ancient origins of his land. His knowledge and ritual activity kept the land strong and his culture alive. When he died, his family mourned him. They covered him with red ochre, traded from over 100km away, and lay him on his back with his arms interlocked.
The burial site of Mungo Man was discovered in 1974.
As we approach the Voice referendum, it was a timely place to reflect and learn. With respect for our First Nations’ sisters and brothers let us consider our choice with great generosity as we participate in dialogue about the Voice referendum and other important questions which will follow in the coming years.
A prayer for fathers, grandfathers and all who enhance our lives as male role models:
God took the strength of a mountain, the majesty of a tree,
the warmth of a summer sun, the calm of a quiet sea,
the generous soul of nature, the comforting arm of night,
the wisdom of the ages, the power of the eagle’s flight,
the joy of a morning in spring, the faith of a mustard seed,
the patience of eternity, the depth of a family need,
then God combined these qualities, when there was nothing more to add, God knew the masterpiece was complete, and so, called it … Dad.
Every blessing,
Roxanne
Happy Fathers' Day to our dads, stepdads and special blokes!
Book Week Photo Gallery
As part of the book week celebrations, The Foundation students together with the help of some friends, completed a mural of "Where the Lyre Bird Lives" which was the winning book for the ' Book of the Year - Early Childhood.'
Holy Spirit Parish Bulletin
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Our birthday celebrations this week:
Tyler B
2023 STUDENT FREE DAYS
Friday 15th September
Wednesday 1st November
WHOLE SCHOOL PRAYER
Every Friday at 2.45pm in the Multi Purpose Room
TERM 3 DATES
WEEK 9
Monday 4th September
MLC Camp @ Warra Gnan Coastal Camp, Warrnambool
Tuesday 5th September
MLC Camp @ Warra Gnan Coastal Camp, Warrnambool
Friday 8th September
Last Lunch Order Day for Term 3
WEEK 10
Monday 11th September
Primary School Golf Tournament
Tuesday 12th September
Footy Colours BBQ Lunch Order & Money due
Thursday 14th September
Last Day of Term 3
Footy Colours Day
BBQ Lunch Order available
Usual 3.15pm finish time
Friday 15th September
Student Free Day - Staff PD
TERM 4 DATES
WEEK 1
Monday 2nd October
Start of Term 4
Friday 6th October
Lunch Orders return
WEEK 2
Tuesday 10th October
Year 7 2024 Info Night @ Marian College
WEEK 3
Thursday 19th October
Grade 2 Sleepover
WEEK 5
Wednesday 1st November
Student Free Day - Staff PD
WEEK 6
Thursday 9th November
JLC Excursion - Ballarat Wildlife Park
WEEK 12
Monday 18th December
Students Last Day for 2023
Tuesday 19th December
Staff Last Day for 2023
Good Luck!
Wishing our students playing in both teams in the ADJFA Grand Final tomorrow the best of luck!
Fathers' Day Liturgy
All dads, stepdads and special blokes are welcome to join us for our Whole School Prayer, next Friday 1st September.
Please send through a photo of your child will their special bloke to Roxanne at rleed@smararat.catholic.edu.au
JLC News!
The Junior Learning Community have had a very busy term with some special visitors and excursions. Here are some photos of what's been happening in JLC 😊
Mik Maks Pop Up Concert
Woolworths Excursion
Ararat Dental Visit
