Mr Peter McLellan | Head of Secondary

This term we have been looking at the Attributes of God.

I wanted to delve into why understanding who God is, is important in our lives and how we live our lives.

He is described as the ROCK and that is our base for life which gives us direction and purpose to what we do and why we do it.

This week’s attributes are that God is Good and He is Just.

Foundational understanding of God actually creates clarity to life decisions and purposes.

Uniform

Please ensure your child does not wear printed, coloured or long sleeve t-shirts underneath their shirts, as these are not part of the uniform.

A few students are starting to wear incorrect shoes; please ensure that enclosed leather black shoes are worn.

A reminder that if it is cold and a student wishes to wear a scarf, it must be in school colours.

Student Drop Off at Tank Works or 7-Eleven

The Tank Works across the road is private property and have requested that students are not dropped off on that site.

7-Eleven has also asked that students are not dropped off or picked from their premises.

Please do not drop off or pick up students of any age at these locations, as it not safe to do so.

Year 12 Students

The new dates for our HSC Trial Examinations are 17 - 31 August 2020. Our timetable will be released a little later.

Please note the HSC Examinations have also been pushed back by a few days. They will now start on 20 October and finish on 11 November 2020.

Year 11 Prefect Applications

Students who would like to be considered for the role of Prefect 2020/2021, need to apply. The application form is available from Mr Lewis or the College office.

Vaccinations

Year 10 Meningococcal vaccinations will now be on 5 August, (rescheduled from 13 May), and on that day the nurses will be doing Year 7 catch-ups for those who missed their earlier vaccinations in February.

Year 7 follow-up HPV vaccinations will be on Wednesday 2 September.

Year 10 Macramé

Recently Year 10 Textiles students have delved into the age-old art of Macramé.

Apart from the odd friendship bracelet in Primary School, all students were starting from scratch.  We coerced Mrs Rule (Mrs Cohen’s mum) out of retirement, who actually lived as an adult through the 70’s to assist us for our first lesson.  

Students learnt the basic techniques and skills needed to tackle the more complex and creative tasks they performed for their Assessments Tasks.  Students then combined patterns and pictures to design and plan their own pieces.

As you can see, their work is not only spectacular, but of an outstanding quality. The Folios (theory work) that complement practical work are also to be commended and show that the Textiles students are well on the way to achieving high standards in HSC Textiles.

I am so proud of what they have accomplished and the patience and perseverance they exhibited during this task. All the Year 10 Textiles students are to be congratulated.