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The Lantern

21st October Term 4, Issue 1

Dear members of the Nagle community, It is good to be back at work; I want to thank Mr Michael Hall who has been the acĕng principal and Mrs Diane Shean who has been the acĕng assistant principal in my absence. Our young people have returned to Term 4 ready to engage in learning. I am impressed by the high level of personal presentaĕon of our girls: when a uniform is worn well it reflects the pride that the wearer has in herself and the community to which she belongs. It is springĕme and the Nagle community enjoys its natural surroundings. It is easy to take what we have for granted. Each day we have the opportunity to bring alive God’s Spirit within us, to enliven the gi├ of wonder and awe that the Spirit has given us. Elizabeth Browning’s poem illustrates this value of enlivenment:“Earth’s crammed with heaven and every common bush afire with God. But only he who sees takes off his shoes. The rest sit around and pluck blackberries.” To exercise this virtue of Chrisĕan living does not require a dramaĕc event to be experienced. It is in the commonplace, our immediate world that we meet God; what we need to do is to open our hearts and minds, our whole being to the wonder of God’s presence within us, through the gi├s of the Holy Spirit, and God’s presence around us in the beauty, the wonder, the variety of nature.

“How clearly the sky reveals Your Glory, O God. You made a home in the sky for the sun; it comes out in the morning like a happy bridegroom, like an athlete ready to run a race.” Psalm 19. Adapted.

We keep our Year 12 students in our prayers as they undertake their HSC examinaĕons. Our Year 11 students will be aĥending Senior Retreat this week and I know that this will be an enriching and joyful ĕme for them. We thank the Year 11 Co‐ordinator, Mrs Chrisĕne Smith, our REC Mr Andrew Wilson and our teaching staff for their contribuĕon to the three days. I would also like to thank Father Peter Confeggi and Ms Alison Ryan, MQOF Youth Minister, for their parĕcipaĕon in the retreat.

God Bless,

Delma Horan

Diary Dates

HSC Exams Oct 13th Nov 4th Presentation Day November 21st Year 7 Social

November 30th Last day of term December 16th

Contents

From the Principal From the Assistant Principal

From the REC From the LOTL

From the Business Manager Year Group news Sports update Careers news

58A Orwell Street Blacktown, NSW 2148

1 Email: [email protected] Ph: (02) 8887 4501


From the Assistant Principal Thank you parents and girls for the manner in which the term has started. The girls have returned keen and ready to learn and are wearing the summer uniform with pride. The college is praying for and supporĕng our HSC students who began their exams last Thursday. The seniors are appreciaĕve of the consideraĕon given by the college to reduce noise and interrupĕons whilst they are siħng their exams so they can gain their best possible results. As we are halfway through the second semester, now would be a good ĕme to ask your daughter about how she is going with the goals she set herself a├er receiving semester one school report. Remember, it is not a personal best unless it is beĥer than last ĕme. Every girl should be able to achieve a personal best in at least one subject whilst maintaining previous results.. Pedestrian safety is very important to us. We constantly remind the girls to cross roads at crossings and with the lights. Recently we have had some near misses with girls crossing Reservoir Rd. Please support the college by picking up your daughters in a safe and legal manner and to remind them of crossing roads with safety. Please contact the college if you have any concerns or quesĕons about any aspect of your daughter’s learning and well being. If home and school work in genuine partnership most situaĕons can be recĕfied allowing your daughter to concentrate on her learning and personal growth. Mr Michael Hall

From the REC

I would like to begin my first arĕcle for this term with a quote from Paul’s Leĥer to the Hebrews. This passage was read at Mass on the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time and it states,

“Before God and before Christ Jesus who is to be judge of the living and the dead, I put this duty to you, in the name of his Appearing and of his kingdom: proclaim the message and, welcome or unwelcome, insist on it. Refute falsehood, correct error, call to obedience – but do all with patience and with the intention of teaching.”

I share this passage with you because it is an apt summary of the work we do in Religious Educaĕon and Formaĕon at the College. As a Catholic community we are charged with the responsibility to be Christ for others, to “proclaim the message.” This is the foundaĕon upon which our community is built. However, as St Paul writes, we must at all ĕmes do this with an intenĕon of teaching and always with paĕence. Over the coming term there will be a number of occasions when we as a College, through both word and deed, will endeavour to proclaim the message of God and teach others of Christ’s love for us.

On Monday the 21st of November the College will be celebraĕng Presentaĕon Day. This year we will mark the occasion with a Nagle College Fun Fair. Your daughter has already begun preparaĕons for this event in her homeroom. I ask that you please support this important celebraĕon as all money raised will go directly to support the work of the Presentaĕon Sisters in Papua New Guinea. More informaĕon regarding this event will be sent home in the coming weeks.




As always if you have any quesĕons please contact me at the College on 88874501 or via email at [email protected] .

Kind regards, Mr Andrew Wilson Religious Educaĕon Co‐ordinator From the Leader of Teaching and Learning

PREPARING FOR TESTS

Will you have some this term? If you do, follow these steps to help you achieve your personal academic best: 1. Find out what you need to learn: ask your teacher if you will be tested on the whole year’s work or just the second half of the year. 2. Make your study notes. Work through the SUMMARISING unit of the Study Skills handbook to learn how to make brain‐friendly study notes. On the THINGS TO PRINT page you will find a very useful Study Notes Checklist. You should get your study notes finished as quickly as possible. 3. Learn your study notes. Make sure you remember what you study by using the techniques in the ACTIVE STUDYING unit. If you are interested in exploring learning preferences, you can find more in this unit on this topic. 4. Pracĕse the skills of the subject. Do as many different quesĕons, revision sheets, chapter reviews, sample essays or past quizzes as you can. There are suggesĕons on how to make sure the pracĕce you do is effecĕve in the ACTIVE STUDYING unit. 5. Review your test‐taking techniques. This will ensure you make the most of the ĕme given for a test. You can learn more about what to do the night before, the morning of the test, how to approach mulĕple choice quesĕons and essays in tests and much more in the TEST‐TAKING unit. 6. When you get your test paper back, make the most of it by using the strategies in the AFTER TESTS AND EXAMS unit. Don’t leave your study unĕl the last minute. Get yourself organised well in advance and ask yourself: Who’s stopping

you achieving your best?

You can learn more about more effecĕve studying at www.studyskillshandbook.com.au by logging in with these details:

Username: fornaglecollegeonly Password: 54results Ms Dympna Reavey



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From the Business Manager

Greening Nagle Nagle has entered into a programme of Greening Australia with the Federal Government, where over the next 4 years we will receive approximately 500 free shrubs, which are naĕve to the Cumberland region, to plant in and around the school. We will commence with planĕng 100 shrubs along the front of the school in alignment with the fence. We will be engaging the services of Duke of Edinburgh and Agriculture students to assist with the planĕng of the second allotment along neighbouring fence line and front fence line on Reservoir Road. We are looking for volunteers to assist with the planting. If you have some spare ĕme during the day and would like to help with the planĕng of the shrubs, our groundsmen would appreciate your assistance. If interested please contact me on 88874501. School Fees 2016 All school fees should now be finalised, if you have an outstanding account and have not entered into an payment plan, please telephone Mrs Fairhurst on 88874507 to discuss opĕons. Reminder leĥers are automaĕcally generated and failure to respond may escalate your file to the next level for aĥenĕon. Uniform Shop Uniform shop is open on Monday a├ernoons from 3.00pm to 5.00pm and Thursday a├ernoons 3.00pm to 4.30pm. Please telephone the College to make an appointment. Students needing to catch transport will be given first preference. Mrs Mary Fairhurst




Year 7 News Welcome back to Term 4! The new term has seen the elecĕon of new Class Captains for each of the homerooms. I would like to congratulate the following students: 7.7 Sharon Nogueiro 7.8 Gune Inyasio 7.9 Harnoor Brar 7.10 Amariah Penn‐Gray 7.11 Serina Wilson 7.12 Kayla Stevenson 7.13 Annetha Amadi 7.35 Ruby Bowden 7.36 Madison Grant 7.37 Alleana Tsakalos Kind regards, Paula McNeil Stage 4 Assistant Co‐ordinator Year 8 News

On behalf of the Year 8 Homeroom teachers, welcome back to Term 4! This term promises to be an exciĕng end to the year! Every day your daughter is learning new things and having new experiences. I encourage you to take some ĕme at the end of every day to connect with your daughter and ask her about her day. 1. What was the best thing that happened at school today? (What was the worst thing that happened at school today?) 2. Tell me something that made you laugh today. 3. If you could choose, who would you like to sit by in class? (Who would you NOT want to sit by in class? Why?) 4. Where is the coolest place at the school? 5. Tell me a weird word that you heard today. (Or something weird that someone said.) 6. If I called your teacher tonight, what would she tell me about you? 7. How did you help somebody today? 8. How did somebody help you today? 9. Tell me one thing that you learned today. 10. When were you the happiest today? 11. When were you bored today? 12. Who would you like to play with at recess that you’ve never played with before? 13. Tell me something good that happened today. 14. What word did your teacher say most today? 15. What do you think you should do/learn more of at school? 16. What do you think you should do/learn less of at school?




17. Who in your class do you think you could be nicer to? 18. Where do you play the most at recess? 19. Who is the funniest person in your class? Why is she so funny? 20. What was your favourite part of lunch? 21. If you got to be the teacher tomorrow, what would you do? 22. If you could switch seats with anyone in the class, who would you trade with? Why? 23. Tell me about three different ĕmes you used your pen today at school. 24. What assignments/assessments are you currently working on? Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any concerns about your daughter. Kind regards, Juvy Reczek [email protected] Year 9 News

Welcome back to Term 4! Year 9 have returned to school with a spring in their step, ready to take on the last Term of the year which is great to see! As a grade, we have started planning our upcoming Presentaĕon Day which is on Monday, the 21st of November (Week 7). We would really appreciate some assistance from those families who are able to help out with the following:

● Donaĕon of small prizes for our stalls ‐ this does not have to be a big expense! Some students may wish to contribute small items that can be found at Kmart such as $2 nailpolishes, yo‐yos, mini basketballs etc. We are also inviĕng Years 5 and 6 students from our feeder schools so a range of age appropriate small prizes would be great!

● Cakes, slices, biscuits and cupcakes for our 2 cake stalls ‐ it is important that students are labeling what ingredients are used to assist those people who have an allergy. If it is store bought, please keep the ingredients aĥached.

Thank you in advance for any help that you can give Year 9 in the lead up to Presentaĕon Day. Some students have also volunteered to sell chocolates to raise funds for our expenses in the lead up to the day ‐ thank you to those students. During the week, 56 students applied for the posiĕon of Peer Support Leader to commence later this year at our Year 6 Orientaĕon Day. Being a Peer Support Leader is a great privilege; and with that privilege comes important responsibility. Peer Support Leaders work with Year 7 students during their first Term at Nagle. They run acĕviĕes that help foster self‐confidence, social skills and lend themselves as a familiar face and helping hand to our new students. 40‐44 students will be elected as Peer Support Leaders based on their own contribuĕon to the Nagle community and how they themselves meet our College expectaĕons of REAL: respect, effort, accountability and learning. We have wonderful students in Year 9 and the decision will definitely be a hard one, but I encourage all students to act as leaders and a form of support for Year 7 whether they are elected into a posiĕon or not. I am looking forward to a wonderful Term ahead. Kind Regards, Natalie Bonaventura Year 9 Co‐ordinator





Year 11 News Welcome back to Term 4. The last few weeks of Term 3 have been parĕcularly busy and one of our most important events was the Year 12, 2016 Graduaĕon. I would like to commend all the Year 11 students who aĥended the Graduaĕon ceremony, their behaviour and parĕcipaĕon were highly commendable. Thank you to our families and students who aĥended the Year 12 2017 Informaĕon Evening. We hope that you found the evening useful and informaĕve as your daughter embarks on the HSC journey. We recommend that students conĕnue to follow processes and procedures regarding compleĕon of work and assessments as they have been doing throughout the Preliminary Course. It is vital that aĥendance and punctuality are prioriĕes at all ĕmes and that leave from school is avoided during this important year. We look forward to sharing with you our ĕme at the Senior Retreat in the next issue of the Lantern. A leĥer regarding the purchase of the commemoraĕve garment has been issued and all the details regarding the process and deadline for payment has been included. Please do not hesitate to contact us at the College regarding any issue regarding your daughter’s welfare and learning. Kind regards Christine Smith [email protected]

A Prayer for our HSC students

God, we ask that our students feel your closeness during the HSC Exam period. Give them calm hearts and quiet confidence in the knowledge that you hold them in the palm of your hand. Bless

them with keen understanding and retenĕve memory. Give them the ability to grasp things correctly and to be exact in their explanaĕons. Point out the beginning, direct their progress and help them in the compleĕon of their

responses. Holy Spirit, send them your gi├s of wisdom, understanding, faith and knowledge. Above all, Lord God, remind them that wherever they go, you go.

We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.





Year 12 News The HSC Examinaĕons have started smoothly with a number of exams already completed including English, Community and Family Studies, Modern History, and Biology. During the exams, the girls have conducted themselves in an appropriate manner. I am proud of the collaboraĕon that is happening amongst the girls and of the support that the girls are showing each other. ReachOut.com has created some online resources on studying and managing HSC‐related pressure that might be useful for parents and caregivers: hĥps://parents.au.reachout.com/Common‐concerns/Everyday‐issues/Things‐to‐try‐stress/Help‐my‐teenager‐manage‐exam‐stress Congratulaĕons to three of our girls who have been successful in gaining early places at universiĕes for 2017:

Olivia Sargent University of Wollongong Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)/Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Internaĕonal Studies ‐ Bachelor of Commerce

Trudy Abena Agyeiwaa Western Sydney University Academy Global Leaders Program: Bachelor of Business (Advanced Business Leadership) and Bachelor of Laws

Lauren Alam Western Sydney University Academy Global Leaders Program: Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced)

As always, please contact me if you have any quesĕons or concerns regarding your daughter. Kind regards, Ms Melissa Kervinen [email protected]



https://parents.au.reachout.com/Common-concerns/Everyday-issues/Things-to-try-stress/Help-my-teenager-manage-exam-stress






2017 Social Justice Mission Statement Launch On the 12th of October, the annual Social Jusĕce Statement Launch was held at St Patrick’s Cathedral Hall, Parramaĥa. Four Year 9 students ‐ Elyssa Antoun, Alysse Desira , Geraldine Vella , and Briana Yu ‐ represented Nagle College at this event. Alongside the girls, many other representaĕves from schools within the Catholic Educaĕon Diocese were fortunate enough to not only meet Bishop Vincent Long, but were also privileged to listen to his knowledgeable input about the mistreatment of our ageing society. Bishop Vincent gave a keynote address to launch the 2017 Social Jusĕce Statement of the Australian Catholic Bishop’s Conference. He spoke about the injusĕces that emerge within Australia’s ageing society. These include: loneliness, stereotypes about ageism, elder abuse and isolaĕon. These are all aspects of our community that need to be further understood in developing strategies to stop this inequality. During the day, we were involved in workshops to discuss and analyse possible responses to oppression towards the elderly. As a group we proposed and shared ideas and idenĕfied pracĕcal and posiĕve acĕons a├er being inspired by the talks and video presentaĕons. We plan to implement some of our ideas within our school community in ĕme in order to reach out to the elderly whom we value so much. We extend our graĕtude to Ms Kervinen for accompanying us and spending the day with us. We are also grateful to Mr Wilson for organising this formaĕon experience that has imprinted posiĕvely in the girls’ mindsets as advocates of the elderly, the vulnerable and of Jesus Christ.

Term 4 Parent Forum

As we prepare and plan for the 2017 academic year, we need the assistance of our parent community.

On Tuesday, 8th November, we will conduct a parent forum to discuss our direcĕons for 2017. We will be asking parents to review and provide feedback on our College goals for 2017, examining the three core areas of formaĕon, literacy and numeracy. In addiĕon we will provide some informaĕon about the proposed changes to the HSC from 2020 and highlight the impact on students from Year 9 2017 onwards.

At the same ĕme we are reviewing the format of our reports and are keen for parents to share their ideas about what they expect from school reports and what informaĕon is of most use to them.

If you are prepared to work in small groups to share your ideas and work with other members of the College to criĕque our proposals, please join us in the College library at 6.00 p.m.




A quiet term for sport in Term 4 with most of our gala days complete. We have kicked off the term with MCCS Oztag, the girls will be playing every thursday at Webbs reserve in Auburn. Integrated sport is underway with Year 7 learning their social dances, Year 8 and Year 10 are parĕcipaĕng in a variety of different ball games with the team from Bring it on Sports and Year 9 are experiencing different leisure and recreaĕon acĕviĕes. We have some special menĕons for student this week. Three students have been compeĕng in compeĕĕons outside of school and excelled in their fields.

Kayla Treadgold Kayla is a member of the Greater Western Sydney U/18s Women’s team who recently played at the NSW Youth girls AFL State Cup. Kayla and her team managed to take out the compeĕĕon in the final minutes of the game to beat a strong Sydney Harbourside. Kayla has become a wonderful ambassador for women in AFL being asked to be a part of the development program with GWS encouraging women to play AFL. Congratulaĕons Kayla on your achievements.




Stephanie Nwosu Stephanie has proven herself on the track this year in Athleĕcs. Winning her events at the school carnival, Stephanie was selected to represent Nagle at the PDSSSC Carnival. At the PDSSSC Carnival, she performed very well in her races, and was apart of the winning junior relay team which went on to represent Parramaĥa at the NSWCCC carnival where the team finished 3rd. Last week, Stephanie also competed at the NSW All School Athleĕcs compeĕĕon. This is a big event run over 4 days at Homebush. Stephanie represented the college in 2 track events, 100M and 200M, making the finals in both of these, she finished the 100m in 4th place and the 200m in 6th. Congratulaĕons to Stephanie for these amazing achievements. We look forward to seeing Stephanie run next year!

Cassandra Murray

Cassandra is a member of the Western Sydney Tigers U/16 Oztag team that played at the Australian Naĕonal Championships, October 14,15 and 16th in Coffs Harbour. Cassandra has been playing representaĕve Oztag for a couple of years now and shares her talent and leadership on the field in our MCCS Oztag team. Cassandra’s team did very well at the compeĕĕon and made it to the semi finals where they lost in extra ĕme. Congratulaĕons Cass on your achievements.




CGSSSA VOLLEYBALL On Tuesday the 18th of October, seven Year 8 students and one Year 9 student aĥended the CGSSSA Volleyball Gala Day at Homebush. The girls played 4 games before moving into the Plate semi‐final against St Clare’s College. The score was extremely close in both sets, however the girls unfortunately went down 25‐27 in the first set and 23‐25 in the second set. I would like to congratulate the girls on their fantasĕc sportsmanship throughout the day, as well as the high level of skill that they demonstrated in each game. They should be very proud of their efforts. Congratulaĕons to the following students: Florence Loau, Rachel Aholahi, Celesĕna Katopau, Shakira Buhagiar, Soleiya Fugawai, Kiana Loau, Trinity Stowers and Geneva Fauula. Miss Natalie Bonaventura

UPCOMING DATES

Date Event Location

13th October MCCS OzTag competition starts Webbs Avenue, Auburn

3rd & 4th November CGSSSA Tennis Singles and teams gala day

Parramatta Tennis Centre, Barton St, Nth Parramatta

14th November PDSSSC Blues Awards Evening OLMC Parramatta




From the Careers Desk

10 Tips to increase your child’s interest in careers. myfuture.edu.au A few lucky people know from an early age what they want to spend their life doing. The rest of us fit somewhere between having some idea and no idea about it.

It is not unusual for young people to be unclear about their direcĕon in life, and it is o├en not unĕl their early twenĕes that they gain a good sense of who they are.

Our system, however, asks much younger people to make decisions based on knowing who they are and what they want to achieve in life – think subject selecĕon, elecĕve choices, vocaĕonal study opportuniĕes. There is a wealth of informaĕon about possible choices, which can leave people feeling overwhelmed, unable to decide or perhaps even uninterested in the whole 'careers thing'.

Finding out who you are and what you want to do is a process that depends on many factors. Below are ten strategies that may assist you and your child.

1. Stay calm and openminded

Remember, it's your child's life and they are your child's choices to make, not yours. Many parents believe that they must insist on certain direcĕons for their child. There is a difference between guidance – where you explore and talk respecĔully – and bossiness – where what you want is paramount. Children appreciate guidance. They usually don't appreciate control.

2. Be a positive influence

Talk about your career. Tell your child how you arrived where you are today. Perhaps as you talk you could draw your 'path', and highlight events and experiences that influenced how your goals were realised, or weren't. The important messages here are your hopes and dreams, how you managed change, what external factors affected your decisions and how comfortable you felt at various stages, as well as how you feel now. Share any plans and goals you might have and how you see your future panning out.

3. Encourage your child to talk to other adults about their careers

Hearing about careers from young as well as mature adults will build a posiĕve sense of self in relaĕon to your child's place in society at different life stages. Perhaps they could talk to their grandparents, aunts, uncles, their friends' parents or other family, friends or people they know.

4. Watch movies and television together

Most characters in movies, television dramas, and novels have, will have – or did have– some kind of work. Discuss the characters, what they do, how saĕsfying you think their lives are and how work contributes to their happiness.

5. Talk about the people you know or those you meet in your daytoday activities

Ask quesĕons like, 'Do you think Sally likes being a nurse?' or 'Do you think the denĕst is good at her job?' This will lead to discussions about the benefits or otherwise of doing certain jobs, as well as more general quesĕons about why people work.




6. Do things together

Baking a cake, planĕng a veggie garden, making a website – whatever the acĕvity, do it together and use it as an opportunity to compliment your child on their skills. Keep it simple: 'You're very organised when you cook, I see: turning on the oven, preparing the ĕn, assembling all the ingredients before you start'. Wait for a response. In ĕme, you can begin to underscore these skills and link them to the workforce,for example, 'Plumbers need to be organised, otherwise they miss out on making money because they're too slow and people don't refer them on'. These conversaĕons highlight the importance of recognising one's own skills and how such skills are valued in the workplace.

7. Ask your child what would they choose if they could be or do anything in the whole world

Your job here is to listen and remember. Maybe later you can use the responses when a career‐related discussion arises or a decision needs to be made. 'Would you consider drama as an elecĕve? You said once you wanted to be a famous actor.' Your child may be encouraged by such a statement and open up about the benefits of drama. On the other hand, your child may look at you disdainfully and offer a correcĕon. In any event, there is now an invitaĕon to conĕnue talking about what dreams and aspiraĕons are now current. People are generally happier and more saĕsfied if they can turn their dreams into reality. You can help your child by showing how that works in pracĕce.

8. Make it easy for your child to participate in work experience programs

This may include formal work experience or other school‐organised fieldwork that has a focus on the workforce. Knowing what does not appeal is just as important as knowing what does. Wide experience can open eyes and change views. The How do I find work experience arĕcle has more informaĕon.

9. Encourage your child to participate in activities at school or in the community

Your child could help out at a sports club, join their school fete commiĥee or get involved in the school producĕon. They could even do 'special' jobs around the house such as painĕng or serious spring cleaning. Such acĕviĕes count as work and develop work skills, which are invaluable to learn and pracĕce. It demonstrates to your child that work can be rouĕne, fun and dull on occasions, preparing them for thinking about and making career decisions.

10. If your child is ready, encourage them to seek a parttime job

Help them to write their resume, be there when they deliver resumes in person, and support your child if they don't get the job. When they do, there are forms to fill out, tax file numbers to obtain, bank accounts to set up and superannuaĕon choices to make. Knowing how to do these things is invaluable and can change a person's view of themselves. Once at work there will be highs and lows, perhaps shi├ work, conflict, and customer issues to deal with. Again, these experiences can and do influence career decisions.

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