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STELLA MARISNEWSLETTER

Term 2Issue 20

24 June 2016

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Dear Stella Community,

Catholic Bishops take a stand on Refugees In a statement in February this year, Bishop Vincent Long, the Australian Catholic Bishops Delegate for Refugees, called on the Australian Government to respond to the needs of these people. He said, ‘The Catholic Church opposes mandatory detention and offshore detentions because these policy responses do not respect the dignity of people seeking our help. Governments have a responsibility to manage, but the Australian Government’s current approach is harsh and should change.’

As Refugee Week draws to a close the plight of refugees fleeing homelands that are war-torn and economically barren continues to be a challenge for communities around the world. Matthew’s Gospel calls on us to welcome strangers ‘I was a stranger and you welcomed me,’ (Matthew 25:35) and Mark’s Gospel proclaims that we should love one another ‘as you love yourself,’ (Mark 12:31). Our focus this week at Stella has been to pray for a solution to this situation and recognize why we should continue to support the Catholic Bishops in their stand.

Studying Economics is Empowering An interesting paper is attached about the possibilities for girls who study economics from the Alliance of Girls’ Schools Australasia. ‘There is a huge gender imbalance in the field of economics, including in the United States where less than 30% of undergraduate students and only 12% of full professors in the economics field are female. Research by Professor Claudia Goldin of Harvard University found that female students were less likely to want to major in economics in the first place and were more likely to be deterred if they did not receive an A grade in their introductory economics course. Goldin says this is concerning because students often realise too late in their studies that statistics, econometrics and economic modelling are useful across a wide range of careers. “Too often,” Goldin writes, “students think that economics is only for those who want to work in the financial and corporate sectors.” They do not realise, she says, that “economics is also for those who have broad intellectual interests” and “far-reaching goals”, such as reducing crime, obesity, inequality, terrorism, poverty and infectious disease.’ -from the Alliance e-Brief, June 21 2016.

To read the full paper click the link: e-Brief

Dance Showcase Congratulations to the many talented students from Year 7 to Year 12 who participated in the Dance Showcase this week. The evening was wonderful with some great ensemble pieces and exciting individual performances from the girls. Thanks to Cara Brown and Rochelle Jones who prepared the girls so well. Congratulations also to Rochelle who was formally commended at a recent eisteddfod on her outstanding choreography.

Safe Winter Break I wish the girls and families a good and restful break over the winter holidays. I reminded the girls this week at Assembly to keep themselves and their friends safe and that they should look with gratitude to their families over the three weeks and find ways to help out at home.

A Prayer for Refugees

For the gifts of home, of

shelter, of places where we

can freely pray and play, for

the right to think and speak,

we thank You.

For our brothers and sisters

whose homes are torched,

whose children are scattered,

who must turn down their

eyes and fence their mouths,

we pray. For the hands that

have touched us in love, the

hearts that have wept and

laughed with us, for the kindly

word, the space given us to

fall and rise again,

we thank You.

That our hearts may be open,

our hands ready and our

words welcoming to those

who have lost their home and

need to start again, we pray.

We pray for those who, like

You, were driven out of their

city and left to die. May we

tend their wounds and find

them a place in our world.

Amen

(adapted from the Jesuit

Province Express, 19 June

2016)

Elizabeth Carnegie, Principal

http://stellamaris.nsw.edu.au

http://stellamaris.nsw.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/Newsletter/eBrief%20Studying%20economics%20is%20empowering.pdf


Reference Group for Good Samaritan Social Response

Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Human Trafficking

Invites you to a screening of 'Freedom Stories'

In the function Room

St Scholastica’s Good Samaritan Congregational Centre

Glebe Point

Friday, 24th June 2016

Commencing at 5.00pm

A light supper will be served after the screening.

The remarkable documentary 'Freedom Stories' tells the heartening stories of people who arrived in Australia seeking asylum around 2001. This landmark feature documentary charts the challenges and successes of finding safety in Australia, and building a new life, while dealing with the feelings conjured up by what has been left behind. The producers of Freedom Stories have offered a limited number of educational copies of Freedom Stories to be featured in Refugee Week events. The stories aim to help all Australians better understand the great resilience and contributions of refugees.

RSVP: by Wednesday, 15th June 2016 Bernadette Beinke

[email protected] 02 8752 5311


24 Jun Term 2 Concludes

18 Jul STAFF DAY

19 Jul Term 3 Commences

20 Jul Year 9 (2017) Information Evening (7pm, Star of the Sea Theatre)

1-11 Aug HSC Trial Exams

Upcoming Events and Important Information

Friendly Reminder

Finance Office will be CLOSED during the June and July

School Holidays


MissionSRC Leadership TrainingValue based Leadership: Using design thinking to come up with practical solutions to issues involving environmental sustainability, inclusivity and mental health.

On Monday, 20 June, the SRC had a leadership training day, facilitated by speakers from the Centre for Sustainability Leadership who talked to us about our values in leadership. We discussed the issues and problems that our world faces and how we can change and fix these problems.

I believe that this day was really beneficial as it taught us how one person can change and influence our world. It was really interesting to hear others’ opinions on big topics that face our world and what they see as important. We were taught ways to put our big ideas into realistic actions.

As a group we discussed our top three issues and are currently working on projects over the next 6 months and hopefully, if they are successful, for longer. We had a few of the teachers come in towards the end of the day to help us with our projects and with our ideas.

I know that the whole of the SRC are excited about our projects and hopefully the rest of the Stella community are as well. From today I learnt that in the world there are major issues that need to be fixed and that there are ways that we as individuals, can shape and change the world. We can’t wait for everyone to find out about our plans and we hope that everyone else is excited too!

Emma Dineen, Year 9

Carolyn Collins, Head of Community & Social Justice


This term, MAD girls came up with an initiative to help the Women’s Shelter in Manly and One Meal by creating sanitary packs to donate to these organisations.

Stella girls have been so generous donating sanitary products such as toothpaste, toothbrushes and facewipes which the MAD club packed with a kind message from Stella.

We are so proud that so many students contributed and turned up to help create the packs. We have a wonderful community that values reaching out to others.

Grace Joseph and Christian Olson, Year 12 Social Justice Captains


CurriculumNOT TO ‘PROVE’ BUT TO ‘IMPROVE’As we come towards the end of Semester 1 reports are now available for students in Years 7-10. It is fair to suggest in education that both as teachers and parents we often lose our way in working with our children and place too much focus on letters (A-E grades), numbers (test scores) and averages, as opposed to attitude and improvement. All too often we measure the academic success of our girls by these metrics; however, the reality is that they can have a significant influence on their study choices beyond Year 12, but outside of this, their value is limited.

Some people, when reading academic reports, focus too narrowly on final marks and whether their daughter is above or below average. Educational research is overwhelmingly clear on this point. Indications are that the more both parents and students focus on numbers as opposed to effort, learning and improvement, the less likely they are to achieve the outcomes they desire.

John Hattie suggests that students are not at school to ‘prove’ but to ‘improve’. If the focus for teachers and parents is on continual improvement regardless of the starting point, the outcomes will take care of themselves.

What does it take to improve? What are the traits of those who demonstrate success versus those that may not (with the definition of success being improvement)?

I came across this visual representation recently by Sylvia Duckworth. We have all seen the iceberg illusion in the past but what resonates with this version is the words below the suface which demonstrate the traits we need to emphasise with the girls.

Sketchnote (Credit:Sylvia Duckworth)

Improvement comes through persistence, sacrifice, failure, disappointment, good habits, hard work and dedication. (Yes, failure is a good thing if we learn from it!) Our girls will benefit if we teachers and parents ensure they understand that success = improvement and everything that it entails.

So when reading your daughters report, please discuss it with her in terms of continual improvement and ask her about the things that most influence her learning growth. Chances are, girls who embrace the traits required to improve will, in fact, improve. Those who do not, will continue to struggle.

Brett Foster, Director of Innovative Learning


LANGUAGES - Taiko DrummingI absolutely loved the Taiko drumming! The atmosphere was really intense and dramatic and the music made me feel a bit intimidated at certain parts. I really enjoyed it when I got to go up onto the stage and play the drums and dance around with the performers! I would definitely go and see them again if they came back to Stella!

Jasmine Costello, Year 8

I’ve heard about Taiko drumming as a traditional Japanese instrument but I’ve never seen it before. Last Friday, at lunchtime. I was really fortunate to see people playing them. It was such an exciting experience. As a Japanese learner, I’m interested in this instrument and so are my friends and other girls who are studying Music.

There were only two players but they played the drums incredibly well and I couldn’t help myself clapping and cheering for them. To let us know about Taiko drumming more deeply, they explained that Japanese people play this drum during festivals like ‘Matsuri’. At that time, people play this drum, sing songs and dance their Matsuri dance. What’s more, the player showed us how they sing and dance and invited some of us to try to dance with them! Although it was only for an hour, the drum lingers in the air long after the performance.

Vicky Yu, Year 12

JAPANESE NEWS - Nihongo Tanken Language CentreYear 8 Japanese students went on an excursion to “Nihongo Tanken Language Centre” on Monday, 20 June. They spent the day playing lots of team games, taking part in a photo shoot, making Onigiri (rice balls), and tasting a delicious Japanese style morning tea and Obento box for lunch.

At the centre, they learnt how to behave in a Japanese house: changing your shoes to slippers at the entrance, sitting on a Japanese style cushion in a tatami room, greetings before and after eating foods etc.

Two Japanese staff at the Centre used only Japanese to communicate with the students and it was a great experience for them to spend a day in a Japanese enviroment.

Mika Sennett, Teacher of Japanese


DUKE OF EDINBURGH NEWSCongratulations to the Silver and Bronze Duke of Edinburgh girls who completed their practice hike last week. The Bronze students walked over 30km and the silver students over 50km, part of it in torrential rain! The girls are to be commended for their enthusiasm and support of each other. Thanks to all the staff who gave up their weekend to support the girls.

"I found the bronze Duke of Ed hike was challenging but fun. It tested patience, skill and friendship groups. I am definitely looking forward to the next hike. This time we will all know to pack a lot less!” Jasmine Loates, Year 9

The final hike will be next term. The Bronze hike will be on 2 and 3 September, Silver on 2 to 4 September and the Gold girls will complete their hike from 2 to 5 September. Students will be emailed information early next term

Well done to the following students have achieved their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award.

Julia Altenburger Isabella Gollan Chloe Walters Ella Dopper Chloe Castro Charlotte Briggs Kate Townsend Bridgette Boydell

Andrea Mezger, Head of Duke of Edinburgh


Performing ArtsI would like to congratulate our dancer's on a fabulous Dance Showcase on Wednesday evening. There performances were outstanding both in energy and creativity. Therefore it comes as no surprise that our dancers are award winning, having placed in every eisteddfod they have entered this year. This is not only a testament to the dedication and hard work of all the girls but also to the efforts of our Dance staff. A special thank you goes out to the wonderful Rochelle Jones and Cara Brown for their brilliant choreography and endless energy in bringing out the best in our dancers. Congratulations!

On Thursday, 16 June, the College Concert Band and Senior Band performed at the Pittwater Festival. The students performed magnificently and should be praised for their hard work and persistence over the last two terms. Their high level of musicianship and ongoing commitment to not only improving their own musicality but to building the College’s music community should be commended.

On last Tuesday afternoon a combined touring band from St Ritas, Brisbane, joined students from the Concert Band, String Ensemble and Choir for a workshop and performance. The afternoon finished with a lovely performance by St Ritas to our Year 7 Music classes. It was a pleasure sharing a wonderful musical experience with St Ritas and developing new relationships through music.

Jessica Maker, Head of Performing Arts


Sport

Jenny Wickham, Sports Coordinator

SPORT REPORT NSWCCC CROSS COUNTRY On Friday, 17 June, nine Stella girls represented BBSSSA at the NSWCCC Cross Country Carnival at Eastern Creek. The level of competition was very high and all of the girls ran exceptionally well. A big congratulations to Emma Mahon (Year 7) who finished second in her event. Well done to Emma, Molly Marr and Tasma Woolley who all qualified to run at the NSW All Schools Cross Country in Term 3. Congratulations to all the Stella girls who ran at this event: Emma Mahon, Ella Garrett, Tamsyn Curley, Molly Bell, Sophie Wickham, Tasma Woolley, Jenna O’Hagan, Molly Marr and Charli Gerry.

PENINSULA CUP NETBALL Congratulations to the Stella netball teams who have been playing in the Peninsula Cup Netball Competition throughout Term 2. All of the Stella teams played very well over the season. Congratulations to all teams.A big thank you to the teachers and students who coached and umpired the teams.WATER POLO GRAND FINAL Good luck to the Stella A Open Water Polo team who will play in the grand final against Brigidine at the Warringah Aquatic Centre. It is a big achievement for our girls to make the grand final, as our team consists of all Years 9 and 10 girls playing up in the open division. The game is at 8.20pm. Come and cheer on the team!HAWAII WATER POLO TEAM Our Hawaii water polo team travelled to Sydney University on Tuesday night to play against a number of the Sydney University water polo teams. It was a great experience for the girls and great preparation in the lead up to the tournament in Hawaii in August.The girls will be holding two BBQ’s at Bunnings Balgowlah before they head over to Hawaii. These will be on Saturday, 16 July and Sunday, 24 July. Come down and support the girls!

BASKETBALL FINALS Congratulations to the Stella basketball teams who played in the semi-finals of the Manly Warringah Basketball Competition this week. Well done to the following teams who won and will now play in the grand final next week:

Year 7/8 Division 1 Year 7 Division 2 Year 9 Division 1

STELLA SNOWSPORTS TEAM Best of luck to the girls who will competing at the NSW interschool ski races during the holidays: Mali Garling, Chloe Irving, Emma Cherry, Lara Cherry, Peggy McKenzie, Jade Taylor, Charlee Garling

WHAT’S ON IN TERM 3Week 1: Thursday 21 July: BBSSSA netball Friday 22 July: NSW All schools Cross Country Friday 22 July: Year 7 water polo games commence Week 2: Tuesday 26 July: NSWCCC Years 7 – 9 soccer round 1 Friday 29 July: NSW touch football Years 7 – 8 regional championships Saturday 30 July: Hawaii water polo team departs.

LOOKING AHEADThursday 11 August: BBSSSA U13 and U15 Soccer Tuesday 17 August: BBSSSA athletics


UNIFORM SHOP - OPEN (During School Terms): 8:00am-4:30pm Tue/Wed/Thu.

CHECK THE COLLEGE WEBSITE FOR: • uniform regulations • second hand uniform policy • College shoe policy • uniform and stationery price lists

SECOND HAND UNIFORMSThe Uniform Shop is currently not accepting second hand uniforms.

WINTER ITEMS Track top $50 (Compulsory for Year 7) Track pants $36 (Compulsory for Year 7) Black gloves $6.50 Black opaque stockings $9 Stella folding umbrellas $15

Scarf: Scarves must be the same burgundy as the school jumper. No other colours are acceptable. The Uniform Shop now stocks a new style scarf which is very soft and is only $10.

The Uniform Shop is now closed for the school holidays. We reopen at 8am on Tuesday 19 July.

Gail Hickey & Maree Sewell, Uniform/Book Shop Supervisors Ph: 9976 1819 or [email protected]

*See theathletesfoot.com.au/school-rewards for more details

BONUS WEEK13TH – 26TH JUNE 2016

DOUBLE YOUR SCHOOL DONATION FROM $5 TO $10 WITH EVERY FOOTWEAR PURCHASE*

WARRINGAH MALLWARRIEWOOD SQUARE

ATHLETES FOOT SCHOOL REWARDS PROGRAM This past year, Stella Maris has been involved with The Athlete’s Foot shops at Warringah Mall and Warriewood Square in the School Rewards Program, the benefit being when Stella Maris families buy any footwear from these stores, the school receives a $5 donation from The Athlete’s Foot. This is open to everyone in the family. You just have to mention you are from Stella.

So far this year we have raised $340. This donation will increase to $10 for all purchases until Sunday, 26 June.

All money raised through this program will go to our charity, The Philippines Kinder School. This has been set up by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan in one of the poorest communities in the Philippines and has already established a school, health clinic and a feeding program.

If anyone in your family needs new school, sport or casual shoes please consider The Athlete’s Foot, especially until Sunday, to take advantage of this offer.

Canteen and Uniform ShopCANTEEN ROSTER: Hours are 9.30am - 2.30pm. If you are unable to attend on your rostered day PLEASE call Bernie to arrange a replacement Ph: 9976 1826

Mon 18 Jul Tues 19 Jul Wed 20 Jul Thurs 21 Jul Fri 22 Jul

STAFF DAY ( PUPIL FREE DAY)

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Susan SmithChristine Campbell

Steph O’Flynn

Jennifer WoodMargot Knaap

Mariko MiyagishimaTeresa Jones

Maria SalvadorRebecca McCarthy

Kate Caraccio

Ruth MayohRebecca HarrisKatrina HarveyGina Roncoli

Jane HathawayPetra Weiss

Sandra BerrymanJane Coulcher

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