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Warm regards
Mrs Kerrie Piatek
Principal
A FEW KEY REMINDERS
Mobile phones are not allowed to be used during school hours. We have seen an increase in the use of phones, especially at recess and lunch. Any student who is found to be using their mobile phone will have it confiscated and the phone placed in the front office. Repeat offenders will need a parent to collect the phone.
Sick Bay procedures. If a student is feeling unwell students must report to the office and then first aid trained personnel will contact parents/carers if required. Students are not to call their parents/carers using their mobile phones during class time and ask to be picked up.
Uniforms. The way that the St Benedict’s College uniform is worn is a reflection of the respect that our students hold toward themselves and the College Community. For this reason, it is expected that students will wear the uniform in a correct and appropriate manner at all times. Students should be dressed in the correct uniform from the time they leave home in the morning until the moment they arrive home in the afternoon. If students are not travelling directly home after school, they would be expected to wear their uniform correctly or change completely out of their uniform into other clothing. We aim to set a standard that we can all be proud of, and which brings credit to students, parents and the school. Our uniform clearly identifies who we are and what we stand for and, as a result, the uniform code will be strictly enforced. Click on this link for the full uniform guidelines.
Picton Buses. All students travelling to and from school using the Picton Busline service are reminded they must use their Opal Card to tap on and off. Tapping on and off enables the company to gather data to confirm the number of students who are using the service. Please note that a blitz will be occurring over coming weeks and students must use their Student Opal Card or pay for their travel.
Mr Michael Turner
Assistant Principal
YEAR 12 - YOU'VE GOT THIS
Sending best wishes to our Year 12 students, the St Benedict's Catholic College Class of 2023, in their Trial HSC Exams.
Director of Teaching and Learning
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On Monday 24 July, the Year 10 Visual Arts class were privileged to attend the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prize exhibitions at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney.
The Archibald Prize is a prestigious annual portraiture prize awarded to any artist in Australasia with a submission. Students were given the opportunity to witness this year’s recipient ‘Head in the sky, feet on the ground’ by Julia Gutman, exploring community and intimacy in an allusion to Egon Shiele’s ‘Seated Woman’. This was in addition to the Packing Room Prize, a prize judged by gallery staff, received by Andrea Huelin’s ‘Clown Jewels’, exploring Cal Wilson’s mimicry of 19th-century bonnets with plastic headpieces.
This exhibition’s contextual diversity was astounding, exploring concepts ranging from finalist Anh Do’s representation of singer Archie Roach’s mortality in ‘Seeing Ruby’ to Atong Atem’s experience as a migrant growing up in a place where you are both visible and hyper-visible in ‘Shevaun Wright, Sophia Hewson’, the prize immortalising the values at the core of Australia’s heart as a glimpse into our social and art history.
The students then observed the Sulman Prize, awarded to the best subject, genre or mural project, received by Doris Bush Nungarrayi for ‘Mamunya nglayanayi’, representing the mamu spirits of Aṉagu whereas the Wynne prize, awarded to the best landscape piece, was secured by Zaachariaha Fielding’s ‘Inma’, representing her memories of Mimili’s community, dance and intergenerational teachings. The class were enthused by the variety of mediums, from sculpture to physical installations and clips of film, adding another sensory layer of depth to the displays. From here, we had time to tour the Grand Courts, the gallery’s historical district, adorned with Australian and international collections ranging from 15th-century Renaissance to 19th-century sculpture and paint, intermingling with traditional pieces to examine a new perspective, from Paul Cézanne to Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Edward Poynter and Jane Sutherland.
This was a very informative experience that permitted critical investigation into the interception of traditional and modern art to determine their connections and changing values to produce new works while paying homage to the pioneers in one combined space. All students left the gallery with insight and a renewed appreciation for artmaking.
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DESIGN A BOOK COVER
Our next exciting competition will be ‘Design a Book Cover’ You can use your designer skills by way of original artwork or digitally generated. You must include in your Book Cover design a Title, the Author and Illustrator (that’s you) and the genre (yes Manga is included). The more authentic you can make your book cover the better and there are great prizes on offer.
The due date for entries has been extended to Friday Week 5 Term 3. See the Oliver Homepage for more information.
BARBIE
In celebration of all things Barbie, the Library has embraced Barbiecore!
What is Barbiecore ? Barbiecore is a bright, vibrant trend defined by a particular colour pink. It also means channelling a confident attitude and exuding happiness into the world - come and check out our display of books embracing Barbiecore.
