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Senior School Report – August 18, 2017
On Wednesday I had the good fortune to travel to Simonds Stadium and watch the Herald Shield final with our Year 12 supporters.- Sadly, our First XVIII could not quite get the job done.- Congratulations to St Bernard’s who played better football on the day. Both sides had quality players and plenty of endeavour but…
KRC Update – August 17, 2017
Book Week starts next week and our theme this year is -‘Escape to Everywhere’. As part of our celebrations we would love our SPC families to nominate a book you would like to escape into. Why? What draws you into this book? Do you want to be the main character, a bystander, a participant? What…
Year 8 Kendo Experience
On Thursday August 10, the Year 8 students of Japanese were able to experience Kendo, an authentic Japanese martial art, that was used to train samurai warriors. Gary Oliver, who runs a Kendo school in Ballarat, taught the boys about Bushido, the way of the warrior and the origins of modern day martial arts. Starting…
Mission Report – August 3, 2017
How many of us are finding it hard to get out of bed on these cold mornings? How many of our Year 12 students are finding it hard to complete that extra hour of study as the year gains momentum towards final exams? How many of our Year 7 students are finding the routines of…
Senior School Report – August 3, 2017
Last week our Year- 11s took a day out of their normal schedule to listen to David Kobler present on -What is it to be a man?– He gave our boys a perspective that is counter to what is often portrayed in the media or entertainment.- Hopefully our boys will be able take much of…
Teaching and Learning Report – August 3, 2017
The 2018 subject selection process Current Years 9, 10 and 11 students are now well into all aspects of the 2018 subject selection process. As I have previously noted, subject selection can be an anxious time and the College has developed a variety of procedures to support both students and parents. All 2018 student and…
Wellbeing Report – August 3, 2017
This Monday August 7, all Year 11 students will attend a morning seminar titled -‘Carmen Road Safety’.- The guest present, John Maher, lost his 18-year-old daughter Carmen when she fell asleep at the wheel and hit a tree 17 years ago in central Victoria.- John subsequently resolved to share Carmen’s story with as many school…
Boarding Report – August 3, 2017
Twelve months ago I wrote our first -‘Boarding’ contribution to the College’s fortnightly newsletter and highlighted the importance of our College holidays -“ as time to take stock, reflect, refresh -“ and spend quality time with family and friends. It was interesting to re-read this contribution to reflect on what has changed in the past…
Information Technology Update – August 3, 2017
Do Not Install iOS 11 Apple have unofficially released a beta version of their new iOS operating system, iOS 11. However, this beta release is intended for use only by app developers who can download the beta iOS and test their apps on the new operating system. Apple make it clear that you install this…
Middle School Report – August 3, 2017
Our Social/Dance program continues this week. Our Year 9 students have been enjoying the opportunity to participate in Ballroom Dancing Classes with the Year 9 students from Loreto College.- The remaining class is being conducted in the Pavilion at St Patrick’s College, from 4:00pm to 5:00pm on Monday August 7.- There will be a culminating…