May our school community be a place where all are known and loved.

May it be a place where we find a sense of Church, community and communion.

May it be a place where we hear a call to loving kindness, compassion and unity.

May we who learn and work here, know a time for believing, supporting and upholding.

May we who learn and work here, experience openness, integrity and truthfulness.

May we be people who encourage, include and forgive.

May we be people who create a haven for the weak, the peacemakers and the Spirit.

May our school be a place for prayer, people and God.

Amen

(Adapted from a prayer by Donal Harrington and Julie Kavanagh)

Welcome Back

Welcome back for Semester 2. I trust that everyone enjoyed the break, is well rested and ready for what will be an interesting and productive term.

In the first half of Term 3 students in Years 8, 9 and 10 will be involved in elective selection and course planning for 2024. Apart from many engaging and challenging learning experiences offered in the curriculum, there is much to look forward to with Year 10 Work Experience, the School Production Nightmare on Theodore Street, Immersion Day, Year 9 Camp, SACCSS Interschool Athletics and the Year 10 Social all on the horizon during this term.

Our opening prayer is a reflection on hopes for Semester 2.

SACCSS Interschool Chess 

Congratulations to our Chess Team who competed in the SACCSS interschool tournament on Monday. They were terrific ambassadors for our school and each member of the team displayed strong school spirit, sportsmanship and skill.

We are thrilled that our Junior Team are the SACCSS champions for their age group. This is a terrific outcome and they are justifiably very proud of what they have achieved. Thank you to Ms Jurcec and Mr Fernando for accompanying the team.

Reports

Families and students can now access Semester 1 reports through the Parent Access Module (PAM).

Over the next few weeks students will be reviewing their Semester 1 report in Pastoral Care and preparing for the Student Led Conferences with parents / guardians and teachers in Week 5 (7^th and 8^th August).

World Youth Day

The 16^th International World Youth Day (WYD) will take place in Lisbon from 2-6 August 2023. The theme this year is ‘Mary arose and went with haste’ (Lk 1:39).  WYD is a week-long event of prayer, festivities and celebration for young people from across the world. More than 1 million people are expected to join Pope Francis for mass on the Sunday. Traditional World Youth Day activities include the Opening Mass, catechesis, Stations of the Cross, a Saturday Night Prayer Vigil where participants sleep out under the stars before the final mass on the Sunday.

Catholic Regional College St Albans will be represented at World Youth Day by Ana Markic. Ana is currently in Year 11 at Sydenham and was College Vice Captain in 2022. Ana goes with our prayers and we look forward to hearing about her experiences on her return.

Updating Family phone and email contacts

At times families change their phone or email contacts and forget to let the school know. In case of emergency, it is very important that these details are always up to date. If your contact details have changed please notify the school.

Year 10 Families

In the next three weeks, Year 10 students will be selecting their courses for Year 11. We encourage all families to ensure that they attend the following activities which support the course planning process:

Wednesday 26 July: Twilight Open Evening CRC Sydenham (5.00 – 8.00pm)

Monday 7 August and Tuesday 8 August: Student Led Conferences / Course Finalisation

Year 10 families have received information from CRC Sydenham regarding the Twilight Open Evening. It is important that a parent / guardian attends with students.

Staff Professional Learning Day: Wednesday 09 August 2023

Wednesday 09 August will be a student free day as staff will work with David Vinegrad on developing an understanding of Restorative Practices, and their place in building strong and healthy relationships with young people, and in constructively solving relational problems.

Newsletter

The newsletter is published fortnightly and available online on Day 10 (Friday Week 2).

Newsletter Days for Term 3 2023:           

Fridays:  4 August,     18 August,     01 September,     15 September

As part of the Year 8 Religious Education Program, students  attended a Reflection Day on 22nd of June. The students reflected on their life journey and explored the theme of forgiveness. Throughout Religion this term, students have been reflecting on four sources of knowing God. These four sources are: human experience, scripture, creation and Church tradition. On the Reflection Day, we explored the four sources, firstly by students sharing their stories, secondly through examining the scripture passage of the Prodigal Son, and after enjoying lunch in the beautiful grounds of Overnewton Castle the Year 8 cohort celebrated a Mass which was led by the Ressurection Parish Priest Father Gerard Keith. I would like to thank all the teaching staff who led small groups and shared the journey with the students. 

The following is feedback from student evaluation of the day.

`I enjoyed recreating the story of the Prodigal Son.’

`Being able to fully understand my connection with God and how I can grow from my past to become a capable and aware person.’

`Having fun activities that makes it fun for the kids while connecting with God in a certain way.’

`Whole year level mass.’

`The activities were very enjoyable, everyone was working together and bonding.’

The first semester reports are now available through the Parent Access Module at:
http://www.crcstalbans.catholic.edu.au/. (PAM can also be accessed via the SIMON
Everywhere app.)

Students have access to their reports through the Learning Management System. During Pastoral Care, they will be given the opportunity to reflect on their report and identify their strengths and areas for development.

At the Student/Parent/Teacher interviews, your son/daughter will share their reflection on what they have achieved, what they have recognised about themselves as learners and what they will focus on in Semester Two with respect to their learning and wellbeing.

Student Led Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences

The interviews will take place with Pastoral Care teachers on Monday 7th August from 4:00 – 8:00pm and on Tuesday 8th August from 9:00am – 2:30pm.

Your son/daughter will lead the conference which is expected to run for approximately 20 minutes.

Year 7 interviews will be conducted in the students’ homerooms.

Year 8 and 9 interviews will take place in the College Hall.

Year 10 interviews will run in the Year 10 Centre.

The Year 10 conferences will be a combination of student self-reflection and finalisation of Year 11 Courses.

Families are asked to complete the online booking through the Parent Access Module by Monday 31st July.

A How to Book Parent/Teacher Interviews guide can be found on our website:
https://www.crcstalbans.catholic.edu.au/parents/

Tuesday 8th August

There are no classes at school on Tuesday 8th August so that the Student Led
Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews can take place.

‘Go Girl, Go for IT’ is a fun, free 1-day technology conference for girls in Years 5-12 across Australia. 

A common perception is that 'IT' means coding. Go Girl challenges that view by showcasing different ESTEAM (Environment, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) careers.

“The one-day event focuses on inspiring students with fantastic role model speakers, showcasing technology of the future and challenging any preconceptions of what a career in ESTEAM might look like. It opens up the possibilities of following careers in everything from user design to cybersecurity to data science (just to name a few!).” (gogirl.org.au)

During the last week of term 2, we had 16 students from across years 8 and 9 who attended hands-on workshops, listened to guest speakers, and engaged in discussions with industry experts. These experiences provided answers and created new questions that will ultimately help to discover what a career in ESTEAM or STEM could mean for them. 

“The Go Girls is a program that supports females. This program was full of information about technology and everything you need to know about it. It also had a lot of activities and experiences such as the VR section where we built our own project to fix a problem the world is facing today. There was also a section where we played and won prizes. Lastly we learned a lot about different programs and technology for use in our life. We enjoyed the program and loved it! A big thanks to Mr Mead and Miss Hart for leading us and giving us the opportunity to go.” - Mari Habash (9 Curtin) 

“Attending the Go Girls excursion was an amazing experience and it being held in a real university just made me extremely excited for what the future holds! I saw so many young women, intrigued and open to all of the great ideas, possibilities and activities presented through the Go Girls Excursion. Each and every activity we explored touched on and went over the forever growing opportunities within IT and STEM. I really enjoyed every aspect of the excursion from our use of VR headsets that gave us virtual simulations to the numerous interactive stalls presented by different companies and people. We also attended some presentations which included some QNAs which made us think and ponder. It unlocked more doors within our mind, more views on our expanding society and I know there is still so much for everyone to explore. We all learnt so much, the excursion guided us as women in STEM and it made me want to work even harder toward my future.” - Mia Ye (9 Barton)

Year 9 Girls during Immersion Day, held at Westgate Sports Centre. Students and staff had a wonderful day full of fun.

Rehearsals are well underway for the upcoming College musical "Nightmare on Theodore St".

Our CRC Chess Team who competed in the SACCSS interschool tournament last Monday. The Junior Chess Team are the SACCSS champions for their age group. They were terrific ambassadors for our school and each member of the team displayed strong school spirit, sportsmanship and skill.

Tickets for this year’s School Production, “Nightmare on Theodore Street”, will go
on sale from 9:00am Tuesday 25th July till 12:00pm Wednesday 16th August. Get in quick so you don’t miss out.

SYNOPSIS
Jolene is an energetic teenager who loves to get involved in everyone’s business
until one day, the teachers and students of Regional High take matters into their
own hands. Let’s just say; school camp (at Camp Theodore) doesn’t always go the
way it is expected to. Nightmare on Theodore Street is a Comedy/Horror musical
with many twists and turns; join us if you dare!

DATES
Thursday 17 August 2023 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Friday 18 August 2023 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm

TICKET PRICES
Adults $10
Children (U/12) $5
All tickets are General Admission.

LOCATION
Catholic Regional College School Hall
10 Theodore Street, St Albans Victoria 3021

URL LINK TO PURCHASE TICKETS
HTTPS://WWW.TRYBOOKING.COM/CJEDG

We hope to see you there.
Mr Marshall – Arts Leader

There are lots of new items on the menu to warm you up on the winter's days.

We hope you have tried and are enjoying all the new home style foods that Joy has introduced to our menu.

Some of the new items include....

FOCACCIA  ROLLS.

Salami, Tandoori chicken, chicken schnitzel and vegetarian 

PASTA DISHES

Always a favorite!

YUMMY SNACK FOODS

Fried rice, home made risotto balls,

spinach/ricotta pastizzi.

Home made sausage-rolls.

SPECIAL FOOD DAYS:

Tuesdays 

Tandoori chicken, meatball/rice

Thursdays 

Sushi

Lots of these items are very popular, so to avoid missing out place an order.

Hope to see you soon,

The Canteen Ladies,

Pauline, Joy, Wendy and Adriana.

Midwinter is here and our students are here to help you warm up and celebrate the climb back to summertime! We have booking available for our Midwinter Christmas feast over the next few weeks, so gather your friends and family to come and celebrate with us.

To RSVP for these evenings please email 

quatrefoils@crcs.vic.edu.au with:

Your name

The date you are booking for

Phone number

Number of guests who are attending

Any dietary requirements

Thank you for your ongoing support and we look forward to seeing you in the restaurant as our students build their skills and experience in the hospitality industry.

School Crossing Supervisor Recruitment

We currently have an on-going recruitment with Brimbank City Council for Casual Relief School Crossing Supervisors.

We are looking for mature aged people that would be interested in becoming a school crossing supervisor, supplement their

income and be part of a great community providing a valued service. 

Anyone interested, can apply on-line by submitting an application via the Brimbank City Councils website, (Current Vacancies), or via the link below:

https://brimbank.pulsesoftware.com/Pulse/UI/RCM/Jobs.aspx

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