College Newsletter
Term 1 Week 5 Friday 2 March 2018
A Message from the Principal
As we end Week 5 of Term 1, the new building works are nearing completion, with the College waiting for whiteboards to be installed in the classrooms and works on the rear driveway and senior yard due for completion over the next fortnight.
I am very aware that students are eager to be able to use the new facilities, however, there is nothing the College can do to speed up the building process. I thank all students and parents for their co-operation and patience as the works are completed.
On Tuesday 6th March at Open Day, parents will be able to view the new facilities but unfortunately, we will be unable to enter the new rooms as they still constitute a building site.
Cerdon College's Parents and Friends Association meets each term on Monday Week 3 at 7:00 pm. All parents are welcome to attend and support the work of the Cerdon College community, by providing input into initiatives undertaken by the College.
2018 Parents and Friends Association members:
President: Mr M Dennis
Vice President: Mrs L Gale
Secretary: Mrs S Burton
Treasurer: Mrs T Maldigri
Enrolments 2019 and 2020
Enrolments for Year 7 2019 and 2020 are now open. Application forms are available from the College Office or on Open Day. Applications for Year 7 2019 will close on Friday 18 May.
General Safety
All parents are reminded that they should not be dropping off or picking up students at either the BP Service Station or on the T Way Bus Lane. These are both unsafe options for students and parents.
Students and parents too must always ensure they use pedestrian crossings to cross the roads around the school.
Travel by Public Transport
The local transport companies have asked Cerdon College students that they must always tap on and tap off buses with the Opal Card. If students are not tapping on and off, it appears that the service is not being used and therefore the school special may be removed from bus service.
On Friday 16th February, as a College community we were joined by students from our 2017 HSC class who achieved outstanding results in their courses of study.
The list of 2017 HSC Prizewinners is as follows:
Wenjing Qiao
Dux 2017
Distinguished Achiever
Excellence in HSC Performance - 3rd in State Legal Studies
First in Subject - Legal Studies and Mathematics Extension 2
Annmaree Kenny
Distinguished Achiever
First in Subject - Ancient History, Chemistry, English Advanced, English Extension 1,
History Extension 1, Physics, Studies of Religion I
Thy Mai
Distinguished Achiever
First in Subject - Community and Family Studies and Visual Arts
Celina Elsusu
Distinguished Achiever
Emma Awad
Outstanding HSC Achievement
Simran Borges
First in Subject - Food Technology
Carla Boumelhem
First in Subject - English Extension 2
Olivia Bourke
Outstanding HSC Achievement
First in Subject - Geography
Alycia Chand
Outstanding HSC Achievement
Rebecca Dinh
Outstanding HSC Achievement
Durcy Carolina Dominguez Demichelli
Excellence in HSC Performance - 4th in State Italian Extension
Outstanding HSC Achievement
First in Subject - Italian Continuers, Italian Extension 1,
Spanish Continuers, Spanish Extension
Aneesa Eldick
Outstanding HSC Achievement
First in Subject - Studies of Religion II
Nicole El Jammal
Outstanding HSC Achievement
First in Subject - Drama
Alena Fares
Outstanding HSC Achievement
First in Subject - Modern History
Monica Femenias
First in Subject - Music 1
Claire Gittany
First in Subject - Senior Science
Monique Ibrahim
First in Subject - Mathematics General 2
Alexia Kazanzidis
First in Subject - English Standard
Kylie Lai
Outstanding HSC Achievement
Lucinda Lau
First in Subject - Entertainment Industry
Chelsea McIntyre
Outstanding HSC Achievement
Aida Mesanovic
Excellence in HSC Performance - 3rd in State Croatian
First in Subject - Croatian Continuers
Jessica Nguyen
Outstanding HSC Achievement
First in Subject – Hospitality (Food and Beverage) and Mathematics
Mai Truc Anh Cecilia Nguyen (current Year 12 student)
First in Subject - Mathematics
Theresa Nguyen
First in Subject - English Extension 2
Emma Ong
First in Subject - Biology
Tramhuong Do Pham
First in Subject - French Continuers
Thanh Thien Phan
First in Subject - Mathematics Extension 1
Marie Portelli
Outstanding HSC Achievement
Catherine Raftopoulos
Excellence in HSC Performance - 2nd in State PDHPE
Outstanding HSC Achievement
First in Subject - Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
Rochelle Salatino
First in Subject - Design and Technology
Jacqueline Sarkis
First in Subject - English Standard
Lauren Smith
Outstanding HSC Achievement
Emily Stoove
Outstanding HSC Achievement
Gloria Tomic
Excellence in HSC Performance - 4th in State Croatian
First in Subject - Croatian Continuers
Onyemaechi Lauren Utah
First in Subject - English Standard
Congratulations to all our HSC Prizewinners on their outstanding results and we wish them all the best in their tertiary studies.
Also at this Mass, our 2018 student leaders were inducted -
YEAR 12
College Captain: Gabriela Badrov
Vice Captains:
Emily Dang (Academic)
Mikayla Menouhos (Social Justice and Community Service)
Kelly Nguyen (Creative and Performing Arts)
Shiarna Tarasenko (Sport)
YEAR 11
Class Captains:
11F11 Emerson Walshaw
11F12 Isabella Gale
11F13 Bella Shepherd
11F14 Alexandria Makary
11F15 Georgia Ashkar
11F16 Nicola Dzwete
11F17 Isabella Caroso
Mission Promoters:
11F11 Monica Chan
11F12 Sandra Youssif
11F13 Jade Williams
11F14 Andrea Cuadros Lu
11F15 Daniela Valdivia
11F16 Rachel Chaaya
11F17 Emily Campos Rios
House Captains:
Colin Emerson Walshaw
Marcellin Trina Castelino
McOscar Daniella Elakcnouch
Perroton Emily Campos Rios
Social Justice Leaders:
Emma Balogh-Caristo
Tamsyn Balogh-Caristo
Kate Burton
Monica Chan
Mary El Helo
Dominique Espinosa
Marie Guaricci
Caitlyn Halabi
Anthea Kazanzidis
Alexandria Makary
Bella Shepherd
Annie Taniane
Daniella Valdivia
SRC Captains:
Lara Chahin (Year 7)
Annie Taniane (Year 7)
Sabah Shekeb (Year 8)
Renee Singh (Year 8)
Angelina Elias (Year 9)
Elise Noble (Year 9)
Jemima Barkley (Year 10)
Sophia Hassarati (Year 10)
Amelia El-Halabi (Year 11)
Quynh Doan (Year 11)
Library Monitors:
Isabella Allegretti
Monica Chan
Kajol Chand
Andrea Cuadros Lu
Quynh Doan
Ma. Dominique Espinosa
Sophia Hassarati
Shirley Nagamine
Sabrina Nguyen
Perpetual Nkatiaa Boadu
Sehej Sehmbhi
Daniela Valdivia
Sabrina Zhang
YEAR 10
Class Captains:
10F18 Shanice Seaib
10F19 Raquel Saliba
10F20 Sophie Le
10F21 Kalliope Mentis
10F22 Sophia Turano
10F24 Jenna Chan
10FD1 Nora-Lee Doueihi
Mission Promoters:
10F18 Mia Gauci
10F19 Antoinette Azzi
10F20 Asmi Soodan
10F21 Rose Hanratty
10F22 Margaret Makary
10F24 Elaine Rahme
10FD1 Mia Bergamin
House Vice Captains:
Colin Theresa Ndaira
Marcellin Raquel Saliba
McOscar Katarina Bonovas
Perroton Natalie Matsias
Service Leaders:
Antoinette Azzi
Maya Badawi
Kate Bell
Rose Hanratty
Margaret Makary
Brijet Mellier
Shanice Seaib
Sophia Turano
Sarah Vella
Sophia Vicic
Peer Support Leaders:
Maryam Firas Azeez
Antoinette Azzi
Maya Badawi
Kate Bell
Mia Bergamin
Katerina Bonovas
Nora-Lee Doueihi
Charlize D'Souza
Analise Elia
Kristin Farah
Mia Gauci
Victoria Georges
Carla Haddad
Alyssa Hanna
Rose Hanratty
Paula Kahwajy
Teresa Lawlach
Rebecca Mansour
Natalie Matsias
Brijet Mellier
Illana Mellis
Kalliope Mentis
Natacha Nasrallah
Theresa Ndaira
Stephanie Raftopoulos
Elaine Rahme
Raquel Saliba
Shanice Seaib
Sophia Severin
Bailey Soo
Asmi Soodan
Mikhaela Topfer
Kaitlynne Trieu
Sophia Turano
Sarah Vella
Sophia Vicic
Sienna Vivas
YEAR 9
Class Captains:
9I31 Charlie-Rose El Riachi
9I32 Bellelois Therese Cantos
9I33 Sarah Denniss
9J28 Josephine Moujaes
9J29 Nana Ellis
9J30 Angelina Tran
Mission Promoters:
9I31 Jamie-Marie Bazouni
9I32 Sophia Siderides
9I33 Madison Yagki
9J28 Andree Boutros
9J29 Gabriella Logiotatos
9J30 Claudia Portolesi
YEAR 8
Class Captains:
8G23 Antonia Kyriakos
8G24 Claudia Turano
8G25 Kiara Mooney
8G26 Trina Nguyen
8G27 Elyssa Awad
8GL3 Joanna Dejoras
Mission Promoters:
8G23 Marissa Mbarak
8G24 Kaitlin Shaw
8G25 Monica Lawlach
8G26 Anastasia Chalfe
8G27 Isabella Daoud
8GL3 Natalie Awad
YEAR 7
Class Captains:
7E5 Breeanah Khoury
7E6 Lorena Lapic
7E7 Sarah Hasan
7E8 Jorja Pettitt
7E9 Hannah Galeb
7E10 Siena Mia Agius
Mission Promoters:
7E5 Rima Al Kayal
7E6 Tiana Zaurrini
7E7 Annabella Fatoula
7E8 Michelle Rizk
7E9 Honya Rezaie
7E10 Nicole Campelo
Flag Monitors:
Diya Badawi
Edrea Carr
Hannah Galeb
Elizabeth McFarlane
Megan Nader
Enviro Squad:
Isabella Anderson (Year 10)
Arielle Bergmann (Year 10)
Jasmine Brien (Year 10)
Natasha Grech (Year 9)
Bethany Heng (Year 10)
Holly Johnson (Year 10)
Charlie Jones (Year 9)
Karen Jreije (Year 9)
Flavia Lu (Year 10)
Bree Maguire (Year 10)
Jessica Rennie (Year 10)
Felise Young (Year 7)
Let us pray in the words of Saint Ignatius:
Teach us, good Lord,
to give and not to count the cost;
to fight and not to heed the wounds;
to toil and not to seek for rest;
to labour and to ask for no reward,
save that of knowing
that we do your will
Amen
God Bless
Mrs Patricia Baker
Principal
In Sympathy
Please keep the Attard family in your thoughts and prayers following the recent passing of Mr Lewis Roberts Wallace, Grandfather of Rachel Attard (Year 9).
May he rest in Peace
Amen
College Uniform Shop Revised Trading Hours
All students are expected to be in full Winter Uniform PRIOR to the beginning of Term 2. Accordingly, it is advisable to make any necessary purchases for winter uniform items from now.
Next week the uniform shop will be open on Monday 8:00 am to 2:00 pm and Thursday 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm. However, as from 12 March (Week 7) the following trading hours will come into effect:
Monday 12 March – 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Wednesday 14 March – 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Monday 19 March – 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Wednesday 21 March – 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Monday 26 March – 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Wednesday 28 March – 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Monday 2 April (Easter Monday) – CLOSED
Tuesday 3 April – 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Wednesday 4 April – 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Monday 9 April – 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Tuesday 10 April – 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Wednesday 11 April – 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS – CLOSED
Monday 30 April – 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Tuesday 1 May – 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Wednesday 2 May – 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Monday 7 May – 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Wednesday 9 May – 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
From 14 May to 24 September – MONDAYS ONLY – 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Cerdon College Uniform Shop Management
Telephone: 8724 7329 (During trading hours only)
Student Medical Update
The College is currently updating student medical information for the 2018 school year. If your daughter has a medical condition that requires an Action Plan eg Asthma and Anaphylaxis, please submit these to the school as soon as possible.
Administering of Paracetamol
Cerdon College is not able to distribute Paracetamol tablets to students. If for some reason, your daughter is required to take this medication, a note from parents, together with clearly labelled medication and dosage instructions should be sent to the College Office.
School Fee Statements
As advised via Skoolbag, there is a delay in the posting of the Term 1 2018 School Fees Statements issued to families by the Catholic Education - Diocese of Parramatta.
Please contact Mrs Baliva at the College on 8724 7308 if you have not received your statement by Wednesday 7th March or if you require any further information. Thank you.
Finance Department
Cerdon College
Change of Contact Details
Please notify the College Office if you have changed any of your contact details ie. address, telephone number, email address, etc so that we are able to update our records accordingly.
Thank you
Assessment Booklets & Assessment Central
The documents are also available to parents to view and/or download via the Student Portal. Each year group will have its own assessment handbook and assessment schedule.
All formal assessment tasks for Years 10-12 are also entered into the relevant Google calendar (see below for links to each calendar).
School Calendars
CEDP News
PRC 2018 Calendar of Events
A copy of the calendar can be downloaded via 2018 Calendar of Events for the Parents Representative Council (PRC). All parents and friends are welcome to attend.
National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence 16th March, 2018
Registrations are now open for the 2018 National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA) to be held Friday 16 March 2018.
This annual positive day of action provides a national focus for school communities to talk about the importance of ‘taking a stand’ against bullying and violence. Each official NDA school will have access to a range of downloadable resources and materials to make the day your own, including parent and student tips, lesson plans, classroom discussion starters to encourage students to say 'Bullying. No Way!'.
Join the movement now and register for the NDA. All Australian schools are invited to register as an official NDA school and start planning early! The Bullying. No Way!website offers schools a range of resources, materials, lesson plans and classroom discussion starters to support NDA activities. For more information and to register visit www.bullyingnoway.gov.au
Road Rules Awareness Week 2018
Road Rules Awareness Week (RRAW) 2018 will be held from 26 February – 4 March 2018. RRAW is a public education campaign to highlight NSW road rules and direct the public to where they can find more information. RRAW provides an opportunity for all road users to improve their knowledge of NSW road rules, including any new or commonly misunderstood road rules.
Read the linked full memo on how to get involved.
Bishop's Office News
2018 Lenten Message from Bishop Vincent
To read Bishop Vincent’s Lenten Message in full and watch the video, please visit: goo.gl/2F77m9
Pre-marriage Preparation Courses
The Life, Marriage and Family Office are again offering Pre-Marriage preparation courses for couples intending to marry. Couples are invited to book online to attend either a weekend course or individual couple preparation. The website for online booking is www.parracatholic.org/pmp. The dates for all courses in 2018 will be found online. Further enquiries: 02 8838 3460.
Walk the Lenten Journey on your mobile phone
The Xt3 Lent Calendar App 2018 is available for download on Apple and Android devices (search for Xt3 Lent) and can be viewed from the website: www.xt3.com/lent
The Lent calendar will run from Ash Wednesday to Divine Mercy Sunday. Each day will unlock a new video, meditation or podcast, to help you prayerfully journey through Lent. The theme for the Xt3 Lent Calendar 2018 is "Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus."
CatholicCare Counselling has moved to 13 Buller Street North Parramatta
CatholicCare Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains has relocated from 2A Villiers Street, North Parramatta to 13 Buller Street North Parramatta. CatholicCare will continue to offer the following services: - Personal and Family Counselling - Relationship Counselling - Post Separation Support and Counselling - Grief and Loss Counselling for adults and children - Financial Counselling - Problem Gambling Counselling - CHOICES NDIS approved counselling. Appointments can be made by calling 02 8843 2530. Free parking available. For more information contact: Karolyn Ellis, Manager Family and Relationship Counselling Services, Karolyn.ellis@ccss.org.au or 0447 441 862.
School Zones
Parents need to take note that the area surrounding Cerdon College is designated as a School Zone. Police and Council Rangers constantly patrol the area. They will have no hesitation in prosecuting drivers for driving offences.
In NSW more than one million school students travel to and from school each day. The vast majority of students do so safely. The NSW State Government is committed to further increasing safety for children during school travel times.
The school zones were selected according to a number of criteria concerning the risks young pedestrians are exposed to, including a combination of high traffic volumes, the level of pedestrian use and crash history.
All NSW school zones are sign-posted with regulatory signs that list the operating times of the school zones.
What times do the school zone speed cameras operate?
All school zone speed cameras operate 24 hours per day, seven days a week and detect vehicles exceeding the speed limit. They are also programmed to detect vehicles exceeding the 40km/h school zone speed limit during sign-posted school zone times.
For most locations these times are: 8am – 9.30am and 2.30pm – 4pm on gazetted school days.
How do I know I am entering a school zone?
NSW school zones are sign-posted indicating the operating times of the school zone. There are also large, bright yellow markings painted on the road showing the 40km/h speed limit. In addition to the regulatory signs Roads and Maritime has also installed flashing lights (school zone alert systems) at a number of school zone sites, including all fixed speed camera sites that are located in a school zone. School zone flashing lights are used as an additional warning system to alert motorists to slow down, and are not legally required in NSW.
Are school zones enforced on pupil free days?
Fixed digital speed cameras enforce the school zone 40km/h speed limit during the stated school zone hours on all gazetted school days. Pupil free days or staff development days fit into this category and in some cases there may still be students attending schools on these days.
There are also some instances where double demerits apply on a school day. This will usually happen when the day before a long weekend is also a gazetted school day.
School days are defined as those gazetted by the NSW Government and which can be found on the NSW Government website and in most annual diaries. Both Catholic and independent schools, irrespective of their term dates, have enforceable school zones in line with Department of Education school terms. The fixed speed cameras enforce the school zone speed limit in accordance with the Department of Education school term dates.
About us
Email: cerdon@parra.catholic.edu.au
Website: http://dev.cerdon.nsw.edu.au
Location: Sherwood Rd, Merrylands West, New South Wales, Australia
Phone: 8724 7300
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CerdonCollege
Twitter: @CerdonCollege