Marian Catholic College 185 WAKADEN STREET, GRIFFITH NSW 2680

TELEPHONE: (02) 69692400

WEBSITE: www.mccww.catholic.edu.au

No 30

Week 2 Friday 16 September 2016

Christ has no body but yours.

No hands, no feet on earth but yours.

Yours are the eyes through which He sees.

Yours are the hands through which He does good.

St Therese of Avila (1515-1582)

This is part of St Therese’s prayer. It states the message simply, that we are asked to carry on the work of Christ in our

daily life. A daunting challenge but with support from others and their own faith to sustain them it is very possible for each

student to listen to what their heart tells them and follow their dreams. Another part of the reflection included the words:

Dawn sheds light on day,

just as our actions shed light on the core of who we are.

They show our true colours.

Dear Parents, Students and Friends,

On Wednesday, 21 September at 10am in the Marcellin Hall, members of the community are invited to witness the Year 12, 2016 Farewell Assembly. It is a beautiful ceremony including our HSC students receiving final Marian Catholic College Academic Awards. The ceremony concludes with light refreshments, which, weather permitting, will be outside the hall. With regards to parking for the Farewell Assembly, by 10am all adjacent roads have parking restrictions lifted.

During the ceremony the Marian Catholic College Captains for 2017 will be announced and they participate in the handover of the College symbols to carry on the traditions and leadership for the following year. The next newsletter, or last for Term 3 will have many highlights of the day.

The final three days of Year Twelve will be a time of reflection, thanksgiving and celebration. Students will be involved in a Liturgy and breakfast together, luncheon with staff, a trip to Wagga for a final bit of fun at paintball (weather permitting), and of course the Farewell Assembly. It is a time for everyone in our community to join together to honour a special group of students.

HSC Design and Technology Exhibition Night

Earlier this week the Year 12 students Design and Technology Major Projects were available for all to see and admire. Along with a large group of parents and students I was impressed with the high quality of the work displayed by the students. It was clearly evident that they were justifiably proud of their achievements and on behalf of the Marian community I congratulate all involved and thank D&T teachers Mr Gibbs and Mrs Shannon for fostering and guiding such obvious talent.

Congratulations to the student Community Action Team, led by Mrs Hone for raising food items for Needy Paws Dog Rescue Griffith NSW. Needy Paws is totally self funded rely on public support to cover the cost of caring for the dogs. As the Needy Paws facebook site states, “The people who care for our dogs generally pay for their food from their own pockets. Once a dog comes to us we give it what ever care it needs regardless of the cost. Often this runs into hundreds if not thousands of dollars. We care for the dogs for as long as it takes to find the dog a new home and our dogs go all over Australia. One of our dogs lives in the USA, another in New Zealand and Australian music and screen star Missy Higgins has one of our dogs. Since we started we have saved nearly 1000 dogs, mostly from Griffith Pound. Thank you so much everyone at Marian Catholic College”

Peace and Best Wishes

Principal

Week 10

*Reading time - 5 minutes for all courses except English Standard and Advanced paper

1 - 10 minutes reading time

Monday: 19 Sept Course Hours Time - am

L3, L4 & Marr Mathematics 2 9.05 - 11.10

Mathematics General 2 9.05 - 11.10

Tuesday: 20 Sept Course Hours Time - am

L3, L4 & Marr CAFS 2 9.05-11.10

Design and Tech 1 ½ 9.05 - 10.40

Industrial Tech Media 1 ½ 9.05 - 10.40

Legal Studies 2 9.05 - 11.10

PDHPE 2 9.05 - 11.10

Visual Arts 1 ½ 9.05 - 10.40

Wednesday: 21

Sept

Course Hours Time - pm

L3 and L4 Extension English 2 1.00 - 3.05

Extension Maths 1 ½ 1.00 - 3.05

Catch ups

Thursday: 22 Sept Normal Classes

Friday: 23 Sept Normal classes

Preliminary Exams 2016

CANTEEN ROSTER TERM 3 2016

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

19 September 20 September 21 September 22 September 23 September

S Schaefer J Lockwood E Caffrey

H Panarello Y Aloisi C Laurent

K Trimboli K Salvestro

D Zanotto M Marando J Sartor

S Royal C Turner

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

19 September 20 September 21 September 22 September 23 September

Preliminary Exams Year 12 Spirituality Day

Preliminary Exams Year 12 Activity Day Paintballing Griffith District Soccer Gala Day Year 7 Boys and Girls

Preliminary Exams Year 12 Final Assembly and Departure @ 10 am 2017 School Captains announced

Preliminary Exams Term 3 Ends

PRAYERS PLEASE

We pray for any families in our community who have lost loved ones or

are suffering illnesses.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Holiday Opportunities for year 9 and 10

students

The ConcoPhillips Science experience is on offer for students in year 9 and 10 who would like to spend some of their holiday time at a university engaging in hands on activities in the tertiary labs. The cost is $120 for a 3 day experience, $160 for a 4 day experience and accommodation has to be factored as well.

There is no selection process so students can enroll online at www.scienceexperience.com.au

Year 9 and 10 teachers will speak more of this during class with a flyer of the universities participating, the dates available and the programs on offer.

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.”

Albert Einstein.

VACCINATION YEAR 7 GIRLS & BOYS

WEDNESDAY 12 OCTOBER 2016 ONE VACCINATION - 3RD DOSE HPV

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS SECOND DAY BACK TERM 4

WHERE: Banna Avenue (near the Local Government Buildings)

WHEN: Sunday 9th October 2016 -7:30am

TIME: As much or as little as you can. Many hands make light

work (approx. 1 hour)

Please wear closed in shoes

People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway. If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway. What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway. Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway. In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway. ~Mother Teresa

God Bless

Fr Christian

MATHS LEAPS in Year 9 StudentS studying the 5.3 course in Year 9 enjoyed an extension activity using bases to solve complex exponential equations. The students made some quantum leaps in their brains as they used their knowledge of base numbers. They enjoyed a jigsaw activity where they solved 35 equations and used the answers to make a jigsaw from an Escher print or geometrical art piece. Once their jigsaw was completed, it was up to another member of the class to put the beautiful piece of art back together again. Besides offering some mathematical challenges with the equations that they attempted, it also offered some spatial challenges and some symmetry challenges. The students rose to these and it was amazing how they handled the very difficult mathematics. A credit to all of them!

Esther Dumbleton Mathematics Teacher

SCIENCE SPARKS

“ We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle

There Science Department had many motivated students who have already started the habit of excellence by attempting the Big Science Competition organized by Australian Science Innovations. 48 000 students sat the competition and our students showed their expertise and initiative.

Congratulations to the following students:

Daniella Gullotta and Imreet Singh achieved a HIGH DISTINCTION

Jaeden Andreazza and Jessica Kelly achieved DISTINCTION

Cooper Collins, Eloise Star, Will Chant, Talissa Cerrato, Branavan Thevashangar, Sophie

Baker, Shristi Chatterji, Guiseppe Ferraro and Nayani Navaneethan all received a CREDIT

Mitchell Wood, Angus Kennedy, Christian Webb, Nathan Toaldo, Riya Mathew, Binit Shrestha, Joyal Abraham, Claire Murray, Elizabeth Trimboli, Ivan Bibikov, Amanda Rizzeri, Charlotte McNair, Abhishek Sandhu and Kavi Thevashanagar who received a

CERTIFICATE of PARTICIPATION.

The 2017 Big Science Competition will be run next year in May, so we encourage the habit of

learning every day, to develop experts at our school.

Students explored many science concepts this week in the laboratories, from making soap in Year 12 Chemistry, to precipitation reactions and exploring the motion in Year 10. This is relevant to our daily lives, particularly in this agricultural area as farmers need to understand the precipitation of salts used in fertilizer drip systems, and of course, we all experience motion each day in our cars and other modes of transport. We certainly need experts on our roads to ensure the safety of everyone travelling.

As the school term comes to an end, we encourage the year 12 students to use their time wisely in preparation for their HSC exams and we pray that they are rewarded for their hard work and expert knowledge.

On behalf of the Science teachers, I wish everyone a safe and restful holiday.

Esther Dumbleton Acting Science Co-ordinator

PASTORAL CARE NEW

This week the COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM’S charity drive; on behalf of NEEDY PAWS

culminated with a MEGA CUPCAKE STALL.

NEEDY PAWS is a group of volunteers who wish to prevent the unnecessary deaths of animals in

pounds; they rely on the kindness and generosity of pet lovers to help save lives. More information

regarding this service can be found on their facebook site.

The C.A.T has been overwhelmed with the generosity

displayed by students, staff and the wider MCC

community and would like to thank everyone for their

donations and support.

The team has received an enormous amount of tinned and

dry food to be donated directly to the service as well as

$700 + which will be used at the service’s discretion;

particularly for veterinary fees to maintain the wellbeing

of our furry friends.

Special thanks to Betty Neville from Betty Boo who donated our mascot’s outfit to help us

acknowledge and celebrate the work that NEEDY PAWS and their carers do. We are extremely

fortunate to live in a community which is willing to become

involved and demonstrate kindness to all creatures great and

small.

Kindest Regards Sue Hone (Pastoral Care)

Betty Boo Monday to Friday 9 am – 5 pm

Saturdays 9 am – 1 pm

Other times by appointment

ART CLUB

The art staff will be hosting an Art Club every Thursday afternoon from 3:30 till 4:30. Students will have the opportunity to work on class assessments or their own creative project. All are encouraged to attend, even if not currently studying the subject (however these students will be required to bring specialised materials eg canvases). We look forward to seeing what masterpieces you can create!

Miss Frost & Mrs Duncan

Marian Catholic College Choir is changing

practice time to

EVERY TUESDAY 8am in D4

Our aim is to expand our repertoire so anyone who likes to sing is welcome to join us there is no audition required! It is a great way to meet new people and be introduced to new genres of

music!

Please see Mr Segrave or Mrs Aventi for more

details

UNIFORM SHOP NEWS! If you have a child in Year 7 in 2017, or your child has outgrown their blazer please make an appointment for a fitting at the uniform shop before Wednesday 20 October 2016. Appointment times are: Monday 24 October, Tuesday 25 October, Wednesday 26 October - 8am-12noon Thursday 27 October, Friday 28 October - 3.30pm - 5.30pm Monday 31 October, Tuesday 1 November, Wednesday 2 November - 8am - 12noon Thursday 3 November, 4 November - 3.30pm - 5.30pm. Appointments will not be taken after the 20 October 2016. Please Call the uniform shop Mon, Tues, Wed, between the hours of 8am - 12noon on 69692432 to make your bookings. Thankyou Raeleen Uniform Co-Ordinator

REMINDER

Individual nominations for

under 15’s CCC Cricket need to

register at

http://www.csss.nsw.edu.au/

Registration Close 28 October

2016.

See Mr Seers for further details