Once again, students and staff returned to onsite learning. With all the experience we have had, these transitions are now almost seamless. Thank you to families and staff for all your tireless work during Learning from Home. Your support, care and perseverance is very much appreciated. Congratulations to all students on how you have navigated this challenge. Attendance and engagement in online classes was excellent, and the ongoing support, encouragement and care you show each other is terrific to see. Nevertheless, it is great to have everyone back at school.

Refugee Week

Next week marks Refugee Week across Australia. It is an opportunity to celebrate the strength, courage and resilience of all who’ve been forced by war and terror to leave the world they know to build a new life in a ‘foreign’ land. It is also a chance to pause and reflect on how well we, as individuals, as local and parish communities and as a nation, welcome strangers. Do we open the door when they knock? Do we reach out or are we indifferent to their plight? Do we stand in solidarity or run in fear? Do we recognise Christ in the strangers we meet?

The theme for Refugee Week 2021 is Unity. The volatility of life in recent times has once again reminded us of our interdependence as a global community, and that we need to work together, often merely to survive. In this time of the pandemic and closed borders, we remember especially, all the people across the world who do not have a home, who have been displaced from all they know, and are waiting in refugee camps and communities to find a new home.

Thank You

This is the final newsletter for Term 2. As we draw to the end of what has been a very busy term, I’d like to thank everyone: students, staff and families for all your hard work and support over the last 10 weeks.  I am sure that you are all looking forward to the break, the chance to enjoy life at a slower pace. Without a doubt, the holidays are well deserved.

Whether you are looking forward to a good book, planning special activities with family and friends or hoping to get away, I wish all students, families and staff an enjoyable and relaxing break. With the School Production, course planning and selection for 2022, Year 9 camp, lots of interschool sport and many different activities, it looks like being a big term.

End of Term 2

Due to the change of date for exams and the report preparation day, Term 2 will conclude for students on Thursday 24 June, 2021. This will be a normal school day, starting at 8.40am and concluding at 3.10pm.

Start of Term 3

Term 3 will start on Monday 12 July, 2021. There will be a new timetable for Semester 2 which will be published on SIMON towards the end of the holidays. The first day of term will be DAY 1.

Save the Dates:  Year 10 Families

In the early part of Term 3 Year 10 students will be selecting their courses for Year 11. This brings to a conclusion much of the planning and preparation that they have already done in Pastoral Care.

Year 10 families need to be aware of some key dates related to course planning for Years 11 and 12. Each activity is designed to support students in planning for the next two years and in their transition to CRC Sydenham. It is very important that Year 10 students and their families attend all activities. Please note these in your diary.

Wednesday 28 July:        Sydenham Open Evening and Careers Expo

Tuesday 17 August:        Course Planning Day at CRC St Albans

Newsletter

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

Newsletter Days for Term 3 2021:             

Fridays:    23 July,     06 August,     20 August,     03 September,     17 September  

The newsletter can also be accessed on the College website at http://www.crcstalbans.catholic.edu.au