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Faith, Family Forever Excelling Volume 30 | Issue 14 | Friday, 15 September 2017 A PO Box 29 Torrensville Plaza 5031 | T 8159 8100
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
KEY UPDATES
Mrs Gina Kadis
“You spend time with me You see the best in me And you're great to be around. You read books to me You want me to succeed.” This opening song by our Junior Campus Choir on Thursday 7 September at our Grandparents and Special Friends Day opening morning says so much about the St George College journey we promise every child that joins our College. Research shows that children do their best when 4 things happen; 1. Adults commit lots of quality time with children as parents and teachers truly listening to a child’s ideas and how they see the world; 2. Teachers and parents make a determined effort to always notice, and talk to a child about their BEST QUALITIES and achievements daily—don’t tell them what they haven't done. Try it. You’ll see the difference this strategy can make; 3. Introduce children to lots of different role models demonstrating what SUCCESS looks like. Talk to them about the strategies of hard work and goal setting that is needed to become a Doctor, Nurse, Teacher, owner of a Start-up Company, Fruit Wholesale business, owner of your own plumbing business. The strategies are just as important as the DREAM; 4. Finally love them unconditionally and encourage them to push the boundaries and not be afraid of taking risks and making mistakes, especially when they read and do their homework. Encourage them to ask “What if” questions and brainstorm solutions together. In summing up my message today: “It takes a village to raise a child”. At St George College we value each unique child, their parents and grandparents and our dedicated staff. We work together to give our children a strong sense of self and a clear sense of purpose in life as they prepare to graduate as Year 12’s. Best wishes to everyone in our College community—grandparents, special friends, parents, teachers and students. Thank you for your tireless work and unconditional love and care to help us educate our future generation.
*************** Term 4 Commences for Staff & Students Monday 16th October *************** KEY DATES Year 12 Holiday Workshops Tuesday, 3 October Physical Education—9:30-12
Wednesday, 4 October Drama—10am—3pm Visual Arts—10:30am-3pm General Maths— 10am—12pm Tuesday, 10 October Visual Arts—10:30am-3pm Wednesday, 11 October Visual Arts—10:30am-3pm General Maths— 10am—12pm
UNIFORM SHOP HOURS Monday 2:45pm-3:45pm Tuesday 8:15am-9:15am Thursday 2:45pm-3:45pm Call 0408 803 289 to book an appointment time if you need a longer timeslot.
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MESSAGE FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL Mr Peter Karamoshos
End of Term 3 and start of Term 4 A reminder that the last day of term is Friday 29 September. The last day of term will be a Casual Day. Students who come in casual clothes will be expected to make a gold coin donation. The first 3 lessons will be as normal, followed by an assembly and then Home Group. During Home Group, students will clean their lockers, tidy their classroom and Term 3 reports will be distributed. Students will be dismissed at 12.30. Term 4 for students begins on Monday 16 October.
NAPLAN Reports
Flinders Ranges in Week 3 of Term 4 and will involve bushwalking, mountain bike riding and team building exercises. While many of the students in Years 10 and 11 have given verbal assurances that they will be attending, the low number of consent forms returned means the camp is at risk of not running due to insufficient numbers. We will be making a decision on whether the camp will go ahead on Monday 18 September based on student commitment. Year 6 Science This term the Year 6 class has been learning about Natural Disasters in Science. In lessons they have been focusing on a number of different disasters, including volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, tornadoes, drought and bushfires. While taking a closer look at volcanoes, the Year 6’s made mini volcano models, which they made erupt! To construct the volcanoes students fixed a glass jar inside a cardboard box, and made a salt dough mixture (2 cups of flour, 1 cup of salt, 1 cup of water and 1 tablespoon of oil), which they molded around the glass jar. After the salt dough had dried, the students painted their model volcanoes and got ready to make them explode!
We have been sent the individual 2017 NAPLAN reports for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. Students sat these tests in May of this year and families will receive these reports with the Term 3 school reports on the last day of this term. There is valuable information in these reports for individuals and for our school. We use this information to evaluate our College programs with respect to literacy and numeracy while staff also use the data to determine how to support individual students. To create the eruption students performed a simple chemical reaction using a few teaspoons of red food Subject Selection colouring, varying amounts of bicarbonate soda powder and Students in Years 5 to 12 (2018) have been making subject white vinegar. selections for next year. The Australian Curriculum guides The experiment was great fun and a big success! the core curriculum for Years 5 to 10 requiring all students to study English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities, PE, a second Language (Greek for most of our students) and our students also study Religion. Students then have some choice in terms of electives where they can follow their interests and passions. Year 11 and 12 students have greater choice and should select subjects based on their strengths, interests and what they need in preparation for their chosen University course or career path. We have held counselling sessions with our current Year 12 students in helping them enrol in University courses and will be meeting with current Year 10 and 11 students and families to assist in their subject choices for next year. Students have been given a hardcopy of the curriculum handbook and an electronic version is available on the College website.
Year 10/11 Camp at Risk of Not Running To support the personal development of our senior students and to complement the Wellbeing Program at St George College, we have partnered with Wilderness Adventures to Year 6S Students offer a Year 10 and 11 Outdoor Adventure Camp. This exciting and challenging camp is to be held in the Southern
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Integrated Learning in Middle School (years 5-8) Bulgogi is a traditional Korean dish with the literal meaning ‘fire meat’. As a part of our Asian Studies Program and Genre Writing in English, we set about making this delicious meal. Bulgogi can be cooked using a range of different meats, but is most commonly made using beef, which is what we did. The meat is marinated with soy sauce, white sugar, rice wine vinegar, garlic, pepper, grated nashi pear, onion and sesame oil. The nashi pear is said to be the key ingredient to the dish’s unique but great taste. After marinating, the meat is cooked in a frying pan and then placed on a bed of butter lettuce leaves, which serve as a plate. A garnish of capsicum and spring onion is then added to compliment the meal. After making this traditional Korean cuisine, we had to construct a procedure in the form of a recipe on Beef Bulgogi. From this experience, we have gained new found knowledge, and for many of us, a greater appreciation for Korean food that directly ties in with our HASS and English work.
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MESSAGE FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Miss Stephanie Kosmetos
Superhero Dress Up Day On Tuesday 5 September the students on the junior campus came to school dressed up as their favourite Superhero or Princess as part of National Superhero Week to support ‘Muscular Dystrophy’. Muscular Dystrophy is a genetic neuromuscular disorder which results in the progressive deterioration of muscle strength and function. It is estimated that over 20,000 Australians have Muscular Dystrophy or a related neuromuscular disorder. A gold coin donation from every student raised $157.00 for this worthy cause. Thank you everyone, especially Mrs Miltiadous for organising this fundraising event.
On Thursday September 7 the Junior Campus enjoyed a wonderful morning with their Grandparents to celebrate Grandparents Day. Grandparents Day is celebrated nationally every year to honour our Grandparents and thank them for their love and support. Occasions like this are a chance where we can tell our Grandparents how much they are loved and acknowledge their importance in our lives. On Thursday morning Grandparents were welcome to the school by Year 7 student leaders, Evin Theodorakakos, Vassiliki Kontopoulos and Zoe Cossey, who greeted guests at the school gate with a smile and directed them to their grandchildren’s classrooms. Students and Grandparents then engaged in a range of activities including looking through students work book, reading together, looking at displays in the classroom and discussing how things were different when the Grandparents went to school. Grandparents were also presented with a special gift that the students had made for them. From there, the Grandparents enjoyed a beautiful spread of morning tea in the hall which was kindly donated by a local business’s and superbly put together by the Parents and Friends Committee.
4P Visitor From Malaysia Year 4P had the pleasure of having Ms Chieng, a visiting teacher from Malaysia in our class during Week 6. Ms Chieng and her Principal from Wangsa Maju Primary School donated a couple of traditional games to our school and we were fortunate to have Ms Chieng teach our class the traditional Malaysian game called Congkak – this game uses marbles and the traditional board, which comprises of two storehouses (one either end of the board), seven smaller houses per player and a number of different strategies. The objective of the game is to capture more marbles in the storehouse than your opponent. The children had a wonderful time learning this game and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Thank you Ms Chieng.
Grandparents were then entertained with some heartwarming singing by students in Reception to Year 4, followed by Greek dancing performed to perfection. A highlight of the event was when students invited their special guest to join in with the dancing too! It was wonderful to see everyone up and involved during this special time. Thank you to SRC reps Kate Andritsakis and Savvas Miltiadous, who took on the MC role with professionalism. Thank you to all the Grandparents and special friends who came from far and wide to attend, it was excellent to have such a great attendance. Well done to all the students on the Junior Campus for wonderful performances singing and dancing. Thank you to Miss Koutsoukos, Miss Theodorakopoulos and Mrs Miltiadous for helping the students learn and perform wonderful Greek dancing and to the rest of the staff for supporting on the day. Thank you to Parents and Friends Committee for coordinating the wonderful morning tea as well as assisting with set up and pack up. Grandparents Day truly was an event enjoyed by all!
Miss Alison Pearce
Mrs Kylie Greenfield
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Ερχόμαστε στο τέλος ακόμα ενός τριμήνου και οι μαθητές μας είναι έτοιμοι να παρουσιάσουν τις τελικές τους εργασίες. Η 5η δημοτικού θα παρουσιάσει την αγαπημένη τους εκδρομή. Η 6η δημοτικού θα παρουσιάσει ένα έργο μικρού μήκους με φόντο την λαϊκή αγορά. Η 2α γυμνασίου (8η τάξη) έχει δημιουργήσει ένα ταξιδιωτικό φυλλάδιο το οποίο θα παρουσιάσει στην τάξη. Η 3η γυμνασίου (9η τάξη) θα παρουσιάσει μια εκδρομή φτιαγμένη για τις ηλιόλουστες μέρες του χρόνου. Και τέλος, η 1η λυκείου (10η τάξη) θα δώσει συνέντευξη για την ιδανική θέση εργασίας που επιθυμεί παραδίδοντας το βιογραφικό της.
Μέλη της έκτης τάξης δουλεύοντας πάνω στις εργασίες τους
Η Ύψωση του Τιμίου Σταυρού Μεγάλη δεσποτική εορτή της Χριστιανοσύνης, με την οποία τιμάται κάθε χρόνο στις14 Σεπτεμβρίου η ανεύρεση του Σταυρού πάνω στον οποίο μαρτύρησε ο Ιησούς Χριστός. Σύμφωνα με την παράδοση, το 326 η μητέρα του Μεγάλου Κωνσταντίνου, Αυγούστα Ιουλία Φλαβία Ελένη, πήγε στους Αγίους Τόπους για να φέρει στο φως τα διάφορα μέρη στα οποία έζησε και δίδαξε ο Ιησούς Χριστός. Στα Ιεροσόλυμα πραγματοποίησε μεγάλες ανασκαφές για να βρεθούν οι τόποι της Σταύρωσης και της Ανάστασης στον λόφο του Γολγοθά. Η μετέπειτα Αγία Ελένη οδηγήθηκε στην εύρεση του Τιμίου Σταυρού από ένα αρωματικό φυτό που φύτρωνε στο μέρος εκείνο, τον γνωστό μας βασιλικό. Ύστερα από επίπονες ανασκαφές βρέθηκαν τρεις σταυροί, του Κυρίου και των δύο ληστών. Ο Σταυρός του Κυρίου παραδόθηκε στον Πατριάρχη Ιεροσολύμων Μακάριο, ο οποίος τον τοποθέτησε στον ναό της Αναστάσεως στις 14 Σεπτεμβρίου 335. Η Ύψωση του Τιμίου Σταυρού εορτάζεται με ιδιαίτερη λαμπρότητα κάθε χρόνο στις14 Σεπτεμβρίου. Οι μαθητές του σχολείου μας εύχονται χρόνια πολλά στους Στάυρους και στις Σταυρούλες
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Parent Information Evenings Thank you to the parents who attended the parent information evenings around subject selections, the SACE and SATAC. The following material links will help with discussions that you may have with your child. Useful Links Parent talking career choices https://cica.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Parents-talking-career-choices-2014.pdf is a government publication that may have some useful hints for parents to assist with decision making on future pathways.
My future http://www.myfuture.edu.au/ is a government website which is free to register and gives a range of information on careers, courses, industry and labour force. Previously available as a hard copy for all students, this online version contains SA university pre requisites & assumed knowledge as well as a host of other information Tertiary Entrance Booklet 2018, 2019, 2020 http://www.satac.edu.au/documents/teb_2018.pdf Links to Adelaide Open Day information (including all 3 SA major Universities) plus possible questions and topics related to Open Days http://www.openday.com.au/calendar/adelaide/ Uni SA College and Foundation Studies If you’re not quite ready for Uni or haven’t achieved a high enough ATAR) It is an exciting time for Year 12 students as they make preparations for finishing school and transitioning to the next phase of their lives. For students wanting to go to university it means completing their SATAC applications for courses/programs at university in 2018. Students may consider including backup preferences in their application when appropriate. Students could include either UniSA College Diplomas or Foundation Studies or both programs as their final preferences on their SATAC application.
All UniSA College programs provide students with an opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge needed for degree study, in a highly supportive environment. Students build their confidence before transitioning into a degree as an experienced university student. UniSA College offers the Foundation Studies program through regional campuses in Whyalla and Mount Gambier. Similarly students have the ability to study one of their four Diploma programs or Foundation Studies through the metropolitan campus. By successfully completing a two-year Diploma in Arts, Business, Health or Science and Technology students can gain direct entry into the second year of a range of UniSA Bachelor degrees with up to 8 courses credit.
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Universities Language, Literacy and Mathematics Bonus Scheme The Universities Language, Literacy and Mathematics Bonus Scheme encourages students to strengthen their preparation for undergraduate studies by undertaking a language other than English, or specified English and Mathematics subjects. The Scheme will apply to all courses offered by Charles Darwin University, Flinders University, the University of Adelaide, University of South Australia, Tabor College of Higher Education and Torrens University Australia except: Charles Darwin University 114831 Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Doctor of Medicine
Flinders University 214941 Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Doctor of Medicine
The University of Adelaide 314552 Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery 314553 Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (Bonded Medical place) 324491 Bachelor of Science (Veterinary Bioscience)
In this Scheme, students will be awarded two points, up to a maximum of four points, for successfully completing a subject in any one of these four categories: 20 credits of a LOTE in the Languages Learning Area 2ESH20 English or 2ELS20 English Literary Studies.
2MHS20 Mathematical Methods. 2MSC20 Specialist Mathematics.
Successful completion is defined as gaining an Overall Grade of C- or better. Because the Scheme is designed to encourage enrolments in these subjects rather than reward outcomes, no higher bonuses will be granted for higher achievement.
JOBEX is South Australia’s largest employment and careers exhibition, showcasing career pathways and job opportunities in emerging industries. Connect with some of the State’s leading businesses in five emerging sectors: defence and shipbuilding, health and research, energy and mining, IT and hi-tech and tourism, food and wine. Meet representatives from over 100 businesses, tertiary education providers and recruitment specialists can also talk with you about education and training options to set you up for the jobs of the future.
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ATTENTION ASPIRING JOURNALISTS: NEXT GEN JOURNOS IS THE SCHOOL HOLIDAY WORKSHOP FOR YOU! In great news for keen young writers, Expressions Media has partnered with Yewth Magazine to teach Adelaide high school students how to become top notch journalists. The first Next Gen Journos workshop in the series, held during school holidays on Wednesday October 4, will see teens learning from the team at street press mag, Yewth, under the guidance of journalist and teacher Libby Parker. Yewth Editor in Chief Caleb Sweeting says: "We're excited to have Libby Parker running workshops in the space and hosting the next wave of young aspiring writers and creatives!" “I started Yewth as my Research Project in year 12. I’ve continued the magazine and I am looking forward to sharing what I’ve learned along the way.” In the one-day workshop held at Renew Adelaide property, Yewth Office (55 Flinders Street, Adelaide), participants will learn interview skills, how to construct an article, photo journalism and editing skills. Aspiring journalists will hear from industry experts, write some great stories and ask the tough questions at a press conference featuring popular Adelaide band, Zen Panda. Workshop facilitator Libby Parker is a journalist, copywriter and teacher who has written for The Advertiser, BSide Magazine, The Upside News, Inside South Australia and Glam Adelaide, and she is looking forward to working with Yewth in this new partnership. “Yewth is one of the best publications on street mag racks today and I am thrilled to be joining this team of young go -getters at their Renew Adelaide property to give Adelaide youths a real taste of the publishing industry, and teach practical skills they can take home with them,” she says. The relationship between Yewth and Expressions Media is set to continue with more Next Gen Journos workshop dates to be announced for 2018 giving young people the opportunity to be published in the magazine alongside some of Adelaide’s most influential young writers. Running from 9am until 4pm, students need to bring their own device but lunch will be catered by local business Mylk Bar. Places are limited and at only $125 per participant will fill fast, so book now by emailing
[email protected] For all enquiries, contact Libby Parker on (08)7225 6199 or 0413256597. www.expresssionsadelaide.com
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Sport
Result
Open Girls Soccer
WON GRAND FINAL - NORWOOD MORIALTA
Under 6 Soccer
LOST 2-0 - St Francis Lockleys
Under 8 Soccer
LOST 1-0 - Star of the Sea Blue LOST 3-0 - St Michael’s College Gold
Under 10 Soccer
DREW 3-3 St Francis Lockleys WON 4-2 - Portside
Under 9 Basketball Blue
WON 13-6 - Grange Yellow
Under 10 Basketball Red
WON 26-9
Under 14 Basketball
LOST 23-22
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Can You Help? Dear Families, During our Vacation Care Program, the children attending will be creating a wonderful variety of art projects using recycled materials. The OSHC staff are looking for items that will be transformed and are hoping that, although your child may not be attending Vacation Care, you may be able help us by bringing to school, any items that can be ‘repurposed.” Recycle collection tubs will be placed outside the OSHC/Playgroup doors. We ask that you help us by ensuring that the items are clean, have been washed out, are not glass and have no sharp edges. I have listed some items that you may have and would love your creative additions as well. • shells • buttons • gum nuts • bark • seed pods (non toxic) • CD’s • gladwrap/alfoil insert/cylinder rolls • small stones, glass stones • plastic bottles • milk cartons • boxes – all sizes. We need large boxes that can be sat in – anyone going to Bunnings to grab a box or two? • magazines • coloured bottle tops – plastic or metal • tin cans • yarn • cotton balls • string • fabric squares/lace • old cards • newspaper • brown paper grocery bags • glass tiles • cork • Anything you may think is interesting – natural or man-made
Your help in donating the above listed supplies is greatly appreciated. I would like to thank you in advance for your assistance, and look forward to creating with your children!
Janice Copeland OSHC Coordinator
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Sports Day Friday 20th October Week 1, Term 4 SA Athletics Stadium
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