St Benedict's Catholic College
Benny's Bites 23 June 2017
Holiday Period
Friday 30 June is the last day of Term 2.
All students return for Term 3 on Monday 17 July.
Year 7-10 Semester One Reports
Semester One Reports will be sent home on Monday 26 June for all students in Year 7-10. These reports are an opportunity to reflect, with your child, on the learning outcomes they have achieved in Term’s One and Two of the school year.
Please ask your child for this report on Monday after school.
Chris Shelton
Acting Assistant Principal
Year 7-10 Parent Teacher Interviews
Our Parent/Teacher interviews provide an opportunity to discuss with your child’s teacher the area’s of learning growth your child has achieved and their areas for improvement in all courses studied. This year Parent/Teacher interviews will be split across two evenings:
- Year 7 & 9 - Thursday 29th June (Term 2, Week 10)
- Year 8 & 10 - Thursday 20th July (Term 3, Week 1)
Bookings for Parent/Teacher interviews will be conducted using www.schoolinterviews.com.au. A unique booking code will be given to the students as well as details about when the booking period opens and closes.
For students in Year 7 & 9 this information will be in their report folder on Monday 26 June. Students in Year 8 & 10 will be given a different booking code on Monday 17 July. This information will also be emailed to parents.
Please Note: Both Thursday 29 June and Thursday 20 July are normal school days for all students.
Chris Shelton
Acting Assistant Principal
College Athletics Carnival
- Students will be transported to and from the Campbelltown Sports Stadium by bus. Students will return in time for normal after school travel arrangements.
- Full sports uniform, including hat is to be worn.
- Students may change into a house coloured shirt at the venue.
- No singlet tops, zinc, coloured hairspray or confetti/streamers are permitted.
Wednesday, Jul 19, 2017, 08:15 AM
Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Pembroke Road, Leumeah, New South Wales, Australia
Year 11 and 12 Vaccinations
JOURNEY MAGAZINE COMES HOME NEXT WEEK
The Diocese’s biannual publication, Journey Magazine, is coming home in school bags this week. This edition contains 52 full-colour pages of news and stories from around the Diocese, as well as fantastic articles to help nourish your faith journey, and tips on sharing the faith with your children. Some highlights include:
- Meet the new Youth Ministry Coordinators in our schools working as part of the diocesan High School Engagement Plan.
- Will your child be one of the 800 young people from the Diocese joining over 15,000 others at the upcoming Australian Catholic Youth Festival in Sydney – the largest gathering of Catholic young people in Australia since World Youth Day 2008?
- Meet Louisa Court – our new SRE Coordinator – training Catholic high school students to teach Scripture in public primary schools.
- Read about the enjoyment and inspiration Bishop Peter Ingham experienced as he met with all the Year 12 students to reflect and celebrate their journey as students in our Catholic schools.
- Over 800 principals and school staff were blessed and commissioned by Bishop Peter Ingham at the annual Diocesan Education Mass.
- Check out what happens when 1,000 young people pitch their tents in the Southern Highlands to celebrate the events of Easter. Don’t miss out next year!
- How do you deal with the tough times in your life? CatholicCare’s experienced and compassionate counsellors provide affordable counselling services to children, young people, adults, couples, and families who are experiencing personal challenges.
- We interview our youngest priest in the Diocese, Fr Stephen Varney, to get his perspective on the Royal Commission.
- Learn about the untold story of the overwhelming tick of approval the NSW government has given to our hundreds of catechists in the Diocese.
- We interview one of the most dedicated priests in our Diocese, Fr John Pickering, on his 50 years of humble service as a priest. His story is amazing!
- See how a number of parishes in the Diocese have embraced the Alpha Program as a tool for evangelisation as well as transforming parish culture through Fr James Mallon’s book, Divine Renovation.
- Learn about some great online resources to help parents make the home the heart of the Church.
- Have you considered starting or joining a Faith Circles small group in your parish?
- Read about the Ingleburn Parish’s 27 year journey to build their brand new church. Wait till you see the photos!
- Meet Michael Brearley from the Moss Vale Parish, just one of the thousands of dedicated volunteers in our Diocese.