Tomorrow is Remembrance Day, originally named Armistice Day, it recalls the end of World War 1 at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. It was supposed to have been the war to end all wars. Yet, as we know today, we are slow to learn from history. The list of people killed in action continues to grow, in Africa, in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

The Peace Research Institute in Oslo reported in June that there were almost 240,000 conflicted related deaths in 2022 with the wars in Ethiopia and Ukraine being the most significant contributors. This was before the outbreak of war in Israel and Gaza.

On Remembrance Day, as we pause for a minute’s silence to remember all who lost their lives or who have placed their lives in danger to fight for peace and freedom, we pray for peace in our world.

Finishing the Year

From today there are just over three weeks left in the school year. The final weeks of a term are always a very busy time. Students across the school have a range of exams, class tests and assessment tasks which need to be completed over the next three weeks. It’s vital that everyone continues to work hard to the very end.

As always, it’s important that all students are at school each day unless sick. Sometimes students will ask parents and carers for a day off towards the end of the year, claiming that things are winding down. This is not the case. The final weeks require one hundred per cent from everyone.

Inter-house Athletics Carnival

We enjoyed an outstanding Inter-house Athletics Carnival last Friday. There were many very good individual feats and some great team performances.

Thank you to everyone who came in fancy dress. The costumes and colour added to the fun and House spirit on the day.

Congratulations to Corbett who were the overall winners.

Thank you to all involved in organising the day, particularly the Sports Captains, Mr Boudaher and the Health and PE staff, and all staff and officials. Lastly, thank you to all who participated, displaying strong team spirit and giving their best for their House.

Images 2023

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening of Images 2023. This year’s exhibition was once again a terrific celebration of student work and creativity. The support from families on the night was fantastic. It was great to see everyone there in such good numbers. I’m sure that all who were able to attend are in awe of the work that the students have presented.

Thank you to staff from the Arts and the student curators who spent many hours working on the displays. Your dedication, energy and hard work were well rewarded by the appreciative comments of the many visitors to the exhibition.

Term 4 Uniform

For the first five weeks of term, students are able to wear either the winter or summer uniform. From Wednesday 08 November all students will need to be in full summer uniform. We ask students to ensure that they are not wearing non-uniform items.

Report Preparation Day

Families are reminded that staff will be correcting exams and preparing reports on Friday 01 December 2023. There are no classes for students on this day.

Enrolment for 2024

Enrolment at the College continues automatically from year to year. However, if a student in Years 7, 8 or 9 is not returning in 2024, we ask that families notify us as soon as possible. Please email echalmers@crcstalbans.com.au or ring Eileen Chalmers on 9366 2544 with this information.

Your assistance with this is much appreciated as we have a waiting list at all levels and would like to let these families know sooner, rather than later.

Newsletter

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

Newsletter Days for Term 4 2023:      

Fridays: 24 November    20 December