On Thursday 12^th August, during remote learning, a small group of students participated in the online version of the Australian Mathematics Competition.

Congratulations to the following students:

Certificate of Distinction

Year 8: Roger Louis

Certificate of Credit

Year 7:  Angelina Brillouet & Michel-Ange Durand Deslongrais

Year 9:  Eleanore Durand Deslongrais

The second semester reports will be available through the Parent Access Module at
http://www.crcstalbans.catholic.edu.au/ from Friday 10th December. Students will also have access to their reports through the Learning Management System.

With the period of remote learning across Terms 3 and 4, some adjustments needed to be made to content and assessments in Learning Areas. We ask that you appreciate the impact of COVID and Learning from Home as you read through the feedback provided.

We congratulate our students for all they have achieved in another challenging year and encourage them to continue their fine work in 2022.

Families that are unable to access the report online are asked to contact the office by Wednesday 15th December.

Year 10 Exam Period: Friday 19 November to Tuesday 23 November

• Wednesday 24 November: Year 10 Activities Day
• Thursday 25 November: Year 10 Graduation
• Friday 26 November: Report Preparation Day (No Classes)

General Information

• Exams will take place in timetabled homerooms (not the hall).
• Exams will run for 100 minutes (10 min Reading and 90 min Writing Time). (Except the Year 10 RE Exam (10 min Reading and 60 min Writing Time).
• For exams scheduled during period one, students are expected to be at school by 8.30 am and be ready to line up in class groups in their designated area and move into the exam space by 8.40 am.
• When students are not completing exams, they will have their normal timetabled classes.

There are several measures that students and parents/guardians could perform that may help ensure success in study through this challenging period.

These include:

• Having a good study work space at home which is well lit with natural light and is comfortable for them. 
• If they are using technology to study ensure that any form of social media is not in the background. 
• The majority of learning happens inside the classroom; therefore, students are strongly encouraged to use this time as effectively as possible.
• Students are encouraged to have an open dialogue with their teachers about their learning and approaches to studying.
• Healthy habits that include a healthy diet, exercise and good sleep patterns are also important.
• Asking your child each night how they are going with exam preparation and opening conversations with them.
• Ask your child to share their study notes with you for each subject.

If you would like support with this, please contact your child's Homeroom Teacher or Year Level Leader. 

We trust that students will be adequately prepared and wish them well with the exams.

We remind all our families that exams are a compulsory part of our school program at Year 9 and 10. If a student is sick on the day of an examination, parents are asked to please notify the school and provide a medical certificate. Once the student returns, they must reschedule the exam with Mr Dale Marshall.

William’s Cup update

Below is the current standing for the 2021 William’s Cup. There are still a few activities that need to be added this term, so please take part in the different activities to gain points for your House.

SACCSS Awards Lunch

On Thursday 25th November a number of students will represent our College at the annual SACCSS Awards Lunch. The students will be attending virtually from our College. The awards will celebrate the sports events we were able to take part in this year. In the next edition of our newsletter we will announce the John Landy Award winners for 2021 from the Awards Lunch. So stay tuned for the announcement!

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