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‘Enlivened by the Spirit’ Anzac Road Menai NSW 2234 Phone 9543 0188 Facsimile 9541 0398 [email protected] www.aquinasmenai.catholic.edu.au FROM THE PRINCIPAL AQUINAS CATHOLIC COLLEGE MENAI 26 th August, 2013 Vol.20.No.22 We welcome back this week Chris Naumoff [Year 12] from the L'Alcúdia International Under-20 Football Tournament recently held in Spain. Chris’ Australian team played in Group B against Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Mexico & Spain. Whilst the side did not progress from the group stage it played some top flight football on the world stage. Congratulations Chris on not only playing for your country but also completing the Trial HSC @ the same time! Chris Naumoff far left front row, prior to playing Mexico HSC Major Works also continue to be completed and externally marked, both Design and Technology and Visual Arts are scheduled for this week. Once again thanks to all those teachers who have contributed to these bodies of works and in particular to Mr Gibson and Ms Wailes for all the extra personal time they have generously given their students. We have a whole school assembly this Thursday in John Paul II Hall and would like to remind parents that they are more than welcome to attend these community events. Just as a matter of organisation we ask that parents sign in at reception in the College Office and to be seated in the hall by 11:50am. One of the ‘highlights’ of World Youth Day Pilgrimage was the opportunity to be immersed in some mission work in some of the poorest neighbourhoods of Lima, the capital city of Peru. I use the word ‘highlight’ in the sense that the opportunity to add in some small way, to the quality of life of people who have very little in terms of the services and infrastructure, that we consider absolutely essential and probably mostly take for granted. Fresh running water, electricity, sanitation, health services, basic primary education, law and order are all absent or in very short supply in the shanty town of Pamplona. The simple act of stair building allows for ease in traversing steep slopes for the residents to access communal kitchens, water and chapels. Importantly, the presence of stairs also attracts some small level of local government support in the provision of essentials like access to power, water deliveries and the simple recognition that a community actually exists. The work done on these days was very physically demanding but more significantly, gave a sense of the scale and the way in which some of the truly poorest people on our planet exist. I hope some of these photos give some indication of what the students from Sydney Catholic schools achieved, including our ‘Aquinians’. Pamplona ‘streetscape’ Cement ‘pouring’
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‘Enlivened by the Spirit’
Anzac Road Menai NSW 2234 Phone 9543 0188 Facsimile 9541 0398 [email protected] www.aquinasmenai.catholic.edu.au
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
AQUINAS CATHOLIC COLLEGE MENAI
26th August, 2013 Vol.20.No.22
We welcome back this week Chris Naumoff [Year 12] from the L'Alcúdia International Under-20 Football Tournament recently held in Spain. Chris’ Australian team played in Group B against Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Mexico & Spain. Whilst the side did not progress from the group stage it played some top flight football on the world stage. Congratulations Chris on not only playing for your country but also completing the Trial HSC @ the same time!
Chris Naumoff far left front row, prior to playing Mexico
HSC Major Works also continue to be completed and externally marked, both Design and Technology and Visual Arts are scheduled for this week. Once again thanks to all those teachers who have contributed to these bodies of works and in particular to Mr Gibson and Ms Wailes for all the extra personal time they have generously given their students. We have a whole school assembly this Thursday in John Paul II Hall and would like to remind parents that they are more than welcome to attend these community events. Just as a matter of organisation we ask that parents sign in at reception in the College Office and to be seated in the hall by 11:50am. One of the ‘highlights’ of World Youth Day Pilgrimage was the opportunity to be immersed in some mission work in some of the poorest neighbourhoods of Lima, the capital city of Peru. I use the word ‘highlight’ in the sense that the opportunity to add in some small way, to the quality of life of people who have very little in terms of the services and infrastructure, that we consider absolutely essential and probably mostly take for granted. Fresh running water, electricity, sanitation, health services, basic primary education, law and order are all absent or in very short supply in the shanty town of Pamplona. The simple act of stair building allows for ease in traversing steep slopes for the residents to access communal kitchens, water and chapels. Importantly, the presence of stairs also attracts some small level of local government support in the provision of essentials like access to power, water deliveries and the simple recognition that a community actually exists. The work done on these days was very physically demanding but more significantly, gave a sense of the scale and the way in which some of the truly poorest people on our planet exist. I hope some of these photos give some indication of what the students from Sydney Catholic schools achieved, including our ‘Aquinians’.
Pamplona ‘streetscape’ Cement ‘pouring’
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Tool box meeting Some of the Bus 8 Crew
Stair completion Awe
Koala and Southern Cross
James Corcoran Principal
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Robert Nastasi Assistant Principal
From the Assistant Principal Key Dates
Week 7A Term 3 Monday 26th August Year 11 assessment free week
Tuesday 27th August Year 7 Mass at 8.20am Year 10 Commerce excursion to Supreme Court and Police Museum Year 11 Biology Excursion
Wednesday 28th August HSC Board of Studies Design & Technology practical marking Year 9-2014 Electives information evening in the JPII Hall at 7.00pm Sparkathon in the JPII Hall St Patricks Institute of Education lecture for Year 12 in library at lunch
Thursday 29th August College Assembly Period 4 in the JPII Hall Visiting Author incursion for Year 8 and 9
Friday 30th August Year 11 U-turn the wheel incursion Sport
Week 8B Term 3
Monday 2nd September Year 11 assessment free week
Tuesday 3rd September Year 12 Mass at 8.20am Archbishops Award
Wednesday 4th September HSC Board Of Studies Music Practical exam CaSPA Grand Final Year 10 HSIE incursion Period 1
Thursday 5th September Jersey Day fundraiser-gold coin donation Envirowalk prizes/awards assembly Period 4
Friday 6th September Year 12 Chemistry excursion Hospitality/Food Technology senior classes incursion Sport
Last Wednesday evening was yet another successful round in the debating competition with three out of four teams winning their debate against Bethany College. Year 9 was on a bye. That was the final preliminary round of the competition and next week we move to the semi-finals. I am proud to announce that all five of our teams have made it through to next week! This is a wonderful achievement and I would like to once again congratulate the students in all our teams and their coaches. The semi-finals will take place at Penshurst Marist College which is located at 65 Victoria Ave, Mortdale. Students will be required to be at the College by 4.30 pm. Please do not be late. I look forward to seeing many supporters next week. Miss Curis Debating Coordinator
DEBATING NEWS
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Religious Education at Aquinas
HSC Prayer Families As our Year 12 students prepare for their upcoming HSC examinations, we invite you to become a HSC Prayer Family. This would involve keeping a student that you will be allocated in your prayers leading up to, and during the HSC exam period next term. If you would like to participate in this program, please complete your details at: http://tinyurl.com/2013AquinasHSCPrayer by Friday September 6th 2013. HSC Judaism Workshop Last Friday, Year 12 Studies of Religion students attended a workshop on their HSC Judaism unit. Mrs Sandy Hollis, the Director of Education at the Emanuel Synagogue, worked with our students, revising the three options that they have undertaken in their Judaism Religious Tradition Depth Study: Moses Maimonides, Bioethics, and Marriage. The expertise Mrs Hollis shared with our students is invaluable in their preparation for their HSC examination. Year 7-9 Assessment Tasks A reminder that students in Years 7-9 will submit their Term 3 Religious Education assessment task this week. Students are encouraged to speak to their Religious Education teacher if they have any questions. Mrs Catherine Nolan Religious Education Coordinator
Faith without charity
bears no fruit”
Porta
Fidei #14
Reflection on the Gospel
In Sunday’s Gospel (Lk 14:1, 7-14) Jesus had a meal at the house of one of the leading Pharisees. After noticing how they picked the places of honour, he told a parable, concluding with the statement “for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the man who humbles himself will be exalted.” He also challenged the host to not only invite relations, friends and rich neighbours, but to invite those less fortunate than themselves. This Gospel has implications for how we share the riches with which we have been blessed, with others in the world. It also reminds us that at Christ’s banquet, it is not the poised and perfect who are the most welcome, but the vulnerable. God embraces those parts of us that are in the greatest need of his love and healing.
Adapted from a reflection by Richard Leonard SJ
8 RE Test Practice
2009 Q10
I was born in Italy and while riding my horse one day I came across a leper. I clothed him and bandaged his wounds. I decided to hand all my possessions back to my rich father and became a beggar. I dedicated my life to helping the poor. I believed that the natural world deserved care and respect because it was part of the gift that God had given all humans. I often spoke about God to rocks, birds and trees. I am a. Paul of Tarsus. b. Mother Teresa. c. St Francis of Assisi. d. St John of the Cross.
Previous Questions
Answer: B
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STUDENT ALPHA STARTS SEPTEMBER
12@7pm An Alpha evening includes: Food + A short DVD talk on the Big Questions + Share your thoughts/discussion in a group. (Age range 15-19) Held for 8 consecutive weeks at Menai Community Centre (near Woolies) There’s No pressure, No Follow up and No charge Explore the big questions, Who was Jesus?, What is Faith?, Does Jesus heal today? What is the Church? Facilitated by the Parish Alpha Team and Aquinas College. Register your interest by completing the permission slip below or to learn more… Students> http://www.alpha.org.au/home/student; https://www.facebook.com/alphaaustralia
Parents / Teachers > http://www.alpha.org.au/home/catholic
Joy Morgan Parish Office – 95432677 [email protected]
Peter Atkinson Alpha Administrator– 0416171627 [email protected]
Jersey Day – NEXT THURSDAY
Next Thursday, 5 September is Jersey Day. Staff and students are invited to wear their favourite jersey on the day.
Anyone joining in on the day is required to make a $2 donation on the day. All money raised is going to the Charitable Works Fund – the centralised fund of the Archdiocese of Sydney for the support of charitable andpastoral activities of the Archdiocese that extend beyond the limits of any single parish. Please note: Students who do not own a jersey can still enter the day by wearing the colours of their favouritesporting team. Any student not wishing to participate in the Jersey Day is to wear their full school uniform. Mr Tsambalas Social Justice Group Coordinator
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LOST PROPERTY
We have a number of items in Lost Property.
If you are missing any items please come to the office to check Lost
Property
NOTICE REGARDING EARPHONES
All students are asked to bring in a set of earphones for use at school. It is much more hygienic and convenient. Thank you
1 Simplify 2x + 3x - 4x + x2
2 Simplify 5ab - 2ba + 3ab2
3 Calculate the area of a rhombus with diagonals 8cm
and 5cm
4 Convert 25493m2 to hectares
5 Calculate the area of a square of side length 40cm
Mrs Catherine Fensom Maths Teacher
MATHS DEPARTMENT RECALL CORNER
This column is included each week to encourage junior students in particular, to answer basic skills questions without the use of a calculator.
2013 HSC Design and Technology and Industrial Technology
Major Projects Exhibition
Dear students, parents and family members, Aquinas staff and friends All are invited to our HSC Design and Technology and Industrial Technology Major Projects Exhibition.
When: Wednesday 28th August
Time: 5:30pm-6:30pm
Where: The TAS Block
Hope to see you there! (This event is on the same evening as the Year 9 2014 Electives Information Night so it would be ideal if interested Year 8 students and their parents could arrive earlier and visit our exhibition.)
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CANTEEN ROSTER TERM 3
TIME: MONDAY-THURSDAY 10:00-1:30, FRIDAY 10:00-12:30
MONDAY 26/8 MELISSA BIRCH, TONY SHELDON TUESDAY 27/8 KRISTINA KOGIAS WEDNESDAY 28/8 VERONIQUE ROCA, SONIA NIELSEN, ANICK BRADSTOCK, KRISTEN KASPARIAN THURSDAY 29/8 SUSAN HUNTER, ISABEL BAYOT FRIDAY 30/8 CONNIE MALLIA, DASHA MCGEE, CLAIRE KOLIC, CATHY CARUCCIO MONDAY 2/9 TIFFANY KUNZE TUESDAY 3/9 CHRISTINE KLEIN WEDNESDAY 4/9 JACKIE TORO, LIBBY YIP THURSDAY 5/9 JENNIFER DELUCA, MARIA TSAVARIS FRIDAY 6/9 ANN-MARIE WALKER, JANENE POPULIN, LOUISE PERRAU
UNIFORM SHOP
THURSDAY 29AUGUST
8:00am - 9:00am
Please note the Uniform Shop only sells Sports Uniforms and School bags
The Uniform Shop does not accept Eftpos or Credit cards
College caps and sports socks can be purchased from the College Office
Answers:
MATHS CHALLENGE
1. x + x2
2. 3ab + 3ab2
3. 0.876942km
4. 2.5493ha
5. 1600cm2
Maths Department
Have you: Ever wondered what Catholics believe? Ever wished that God was part of your life? Ever wanted to know more about God? This time is for people who: Are not yet baptised Are uncommitted to a particular faith Do not know God and would like to Are Catholics but would like to know more about their
faith Wish for a deeper understanding of their catholic partner Have Catholic children and who wish to help in their
spiritual development
This process is about….. A Journey as God’s family Belonging Learning Praying Celebrating Suffering Feeling at home with God An enquiry night will be held in the Church on Wednesday 28th August. For details contact Parish office on 9543 2677 Keith 9543 0665 Angela 9541 1170
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA)
