St Benedict's Catholic College
Benny's Bites 29 June 2019
DATES TO REMEMBER
Monday 1 July - Years 7-10 Parent Interviews - Dharawal, Ingham and Polding Houses
Thursday 4 July - Years 7-10 Parent Interviews - MacKillop, Hildegard, and Norcia houses
Friday 5 July - Years 7-10 Parent Interviews Daytime. Students attending interviews only.
Monday 22 July - First day of Term 3
ST. BENEDICT'S CATHOLIC COLLEGE - OFFICIAL SCHOOL HOURS
Official supervision is from 7:45 am.
Students should be at school by 8:00am.
Students are to move to their homerooms on the first bell at 8:05am.
Homeroom commences at 8:10am.
School finishes at 2:30pm.
If a student is to be collected early, a note should be put in their diary and brought to the office in the morning to receive an early leaver stamp.
The cutoff time for messages or early collection is 2:10pm to allow time to send for the student.
Parent/Teacher Interviews for Years 7-10
Parent/Teacher/Student interviews for Years 7-10 will be held in the evenings on Monday 1 July (Dharawal, Ingham and Polding) and Thursday 4 July (Hildegard, MacKillop and Norcia), and during the day on Friday 5 July.
Due to the full day of interviews by staff on Friday 5 July, only students attending interviews with their parents are to attend.
Image Consent Forms for Years 8-12
Under the recently released CEO Social Media Policy, schools are required to obtain a signed consent form annually for the use of your child's image and their works. Forms were distributed to all Year 8 to 12 students. (Year 7 have a current signed form that was supplied with their enrolment information.) A copy of the form can be downloaded from the College website under the Permission Notes tab.
If your child does not return their notes, the records will be recorded as not for publication. This will mean that no photos, including background images, can be included in newsletters, the annual Year Book and all other forums that the College, the CEO or NSW Catholic Schools uses to promote and recognise our students' achievements.
We are mindful and completely understanding of parents who do not wish to have their children's images published in all or in particular areas. Any restrictions will be recorded and applied where necessary.
If your child does not have permission to have their photos included in the areas defined on the consent form, could you please make sure that they are aware of this, so that they can excuse themselves from photo opportunities.
College Sport
Congratulations to the following students for being nominated MVP:
Mixed Sports:
Jessica Bautovich & Ella Meilak
Zumba:
Dylan Tosello & Grace Clark
Netball:
Matthew Romeo & Saphira Walton
AFL:
Harrison Aucterlonie & Hannah McWhirter
Soccer:
Ryan Chambers
Gymnastics:
Cameron Thiselton
Dance:
Angela Hunt & Amelia Hays
Bowling B:
Anthony Ellul
Tennis:
Dylan Zuber
Skating:
Sienna Rixon
Fitness Camp:
Liam Reardon
MISA Sport
Congratulations to our MISA teams on another well fought out season. The final standings are as follows.
Year 7-9 Mixed Frisbee 2nd
Year 7-9 Boys Basketball 3rd
Year 7-9 Girls Basketball 5th
Year 11-12 Boys Soccer 2nd
Year 10-12 Girls Soccer 5th
Year 10-12 Boys Softball 2nd
Year 10-12 Girls Indoor Cricket 5th
Year 10-12 Girls Netball 4th
Yours in Sport
Mr Jason Smith
Sport Coordinator
FROM THE P & F - Save the date
The P&F association strongly supports the efforts of the Catholic Education Office and St Benedict’s Catholic College to work together to support us in our parenting teenagers experience .
Our kids don’t come with a manual! And we all sometimes feel we are not coping with the attitude and the stress of it all. Please know you are not alone! Our aim to be the best parent we can be, often leads us to look for additional tools in our parenting tool kit to work with our teenagers in their journey to adulthood.
The P&F invite you all to come along to an evening with Professor Lea Waters to do just that. Lea Waters is a world leading expert on strength based parenting. She will be providing some true, tried and tested strategies for you to use to help unlock your teen’s potential and ultimately be the best that they can be.
We would love to have as many St Benedicts family’s attend this amazing event as possible before we open it up to other schools, so get in quick for this free, ticketed event so you don’t miss out. More details to follow on this event and we look forward to seeing you on the 18 September.
P & F Clothing Pool
The clothing pool is now open every Friday from 8:00am - 8:30am only. If you are unable to attend at this time you are welcome to send your child. Cash sales only.
We would also welcome any donations of uniforms, school bags, lap top bags etc. as stocks are running low.
Woolworths is conducting the Earn & Learn Programme for 2019 - Final Call
"It's that time of year again".
We have received wonderful equipment for the school in years gone by.
So from May 1 until June 25 collect those little Woolworths stickers and send them into the school office, or place them in the St Benedict's boxes, which will be placed in the entrance of Woolworths stores at Oran Park and Narellan Town Centre.
Happy collecting!!!!!
On Sunday 30 June 2019 (11.15am – 12noon) St Mary MacKillop Parish will be holding an information session for families whose children (in Year 3 and above) have already made their 1st Reconciliation (either at a different parish or in St Mary MacKillop parish in a previous year) and would now like them to make their 1st Holy Communion in 2019.
The information session will be held in the ‘Penola Room’ demountable next to the Oran Park Mass Centre, 94 Oran Park Drive.
This Information Session and following program is ONLY for children who have made their 1st Reconciliation.
For more information contact oranparksacraments@dow.org.au
RCIA program in the parish of St Mary MacKillop Oran Park
Would you like to think about becoming a Catholic-Christian? Are you already a Catholic but would like to grow in your faith? If you answered YES to either of these questions Fr David Catterall PP and the RCIA team at St Mary MacKillop Parish invite you to be a part of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) program for 2019.
This year the RCIA program in the parish of St Mary MacKillop Oran Park will have two streams, that will run simultaneously: a stream for those who aren’t Catholic and who would like to discern becoming a Catholic-Christian, and a stream for those who are Catholic but would like to be a part of RCIA to grow in their faith.
Copies of an 'RCIA invitation cards' are available from the Info Table at the two mass centres of Oran Park and Leppington or if you would like one posted to you or for more information, please contact the St Mary MacKillop Parish Office - oranpark@dow.org.au (46482226).