Learning Matters
YEARS 9 & 10 EXAMS TIMETABLE
General Information
- Year 9 and 10 Exams will be held in the Hall
- Exams will run for 90 minutes + 10 minutes reading, except the Year 9 and 10 RE Exam (60 minutes + 100 minutes reading).
- Students are expected to be at school by 8.30am for period 1 exams. They need to line up in class groups in their designated area and move into the exam space by 8.40am
- When students are not completing exams, they will have their normal timetabled classes.
- Room 39 (Year 10) and Room 2 (Year 9) have been allocated for students who cannot sit their exam in the Hall.
Please note: Any students who miss an exam due to illness will require a medical certificate.
PAT Testing
PAT Reading and Maths Assessment
Years 7 to 10.
- Laptops must be present at school and have sufficient charge to complete the assessment
- Any absences require a medical certificate.
HANDS ON LEARNING
2022 has been a big year of firsts for CRC St. Albans - our first full school year together since pre pandemic times, our first Athletics Carnival since 2018 and our first time ever running the Hands on Learning program. Hands on Learning provides students with the opportunity to develop their hands-on and interpersonal skills while creating projects to improve their school and wider community. The Hands on Learning team have been busy improving the school community through projects such as creating safe paths through the school garden, creating a chicken run for the school’s chickens to forage, and dust bathe, as well as a dining table and chairs to share communal meals around. The team have shown huge growth in their confidence with a variety of tools and projects and have demonstrated their capacity to be leaders within their school and wider community. Congratulations to everyone in the program for a successful 2022 and looking forward to an even bigger 2023.
Markus Antunovic, Wilsin Ghpreta, Dylan Nguyen, Isaac Zahra, Antonio Renda, Melak Al-Najjar, Atem Malual, Phuc Mai, Charlie Ferdinand and Leo Nguyen.
- Mr Mitch Porter
AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION
Earlier in the Term, 14 of our students participated in the Australian Mathematics Competition and were awarded the following certificates:
- 1 Distinction
- 7 Credit
- 4 Proficiency
- 2 Participation
Congratulations to the following students and all those who participated.
Certificate of Distinction
Year 9: Roger Louis
Certificate of Credit
Year 7: William Ha and Jason Huynh
Year 8: Michel-Ange Durand Deslongrais
Year 9: Evan Barisic
Year 10: Eleanore Durand Deslongrais, Jessica Lam and Laticia Nguyen
IMAGES EXHIBITION 2022
After three years of restrictions, our annual Images Exhibition was full of colour and inspiration. Close to 200 people came through the exhibition on the opening night and they were all so in awe of the incredible work from our talented students. Work from Visual Arts, Visual Communication and Design, Media Arts, Technology and even our Hands-on Learning students, were displayed with thought and creativity.
I would like to thank all students for inspiring us all with your incredible talents.
Thank you to our student curators: Laticia Nguyen, Vincent Truong, Amber Nguyen, Emily Nguyen, Joseph Tolentino, Mariam Maroka, Amanda Rafoo, Alejandro Celestial, Mia Lekkas; who worked so hard over 4 days to set up the exhibition. To the students in Year 9 Food Technology, thank you for the beautiful snack
boxes and extremely professional shortbread cookies as a thank you gift for all who attended. I would like to extend our sincere gratitude to Mrs Heidi Collins, who gave up her time to come and judge the Visual Arts and Visual Communication and Design works. Thank you also to Mr Peter Renda for judging the Media Studies Videos. It was beautiful to see members of our school choir there to sing our school song. I would also like to thank all the staff involved in setting up the exhibition; Ms Flora Peteruccelli, Ms Laura Cioccia, Ms Maria Calafiore, Ms Emma Baldacchino, Mr Justin Mead, Mr Mark Johnston, Mr Zac Dunn, Ms Lee Ann Steele, Ms Carmel Baronessa, Adrian and Hasi.
Thanks also goes to all our office staff who assisted in many ways. Finally, I would like to thank everyone who attended the opening; it was so heart warming to see students and their families together at such a special event. We look forward to next year’s exhibition which will be held in our new Technology Centre.
- Mr Clarence Marshall, Arts Leader
Brian O’Loughlin Awards
Junior Brian O’Loughlin Award – Arwin Franso
Senior Brian O’Loughlin Award – Katie Cagoroski
Visual Arts Awards
Year 7 – Kenny Luong
Year 8 - Jennifer Tran
Year 9 – Jessica Pham
Year 10 Jasmine Grech
Visual Arts Encouragement Awards
Year 7 – Francis Hoting, Sienna Zappulla, Mary Daoo
Year 8 – Narmin Alqas Butrus, Ajak Ayool, Sara NguyenYear 9 – Edsion Mo, Emily Quach, Joseph Tolentino, Jenny Nguyen
Year 10 – Saveena Sakarya, Veolen Habash, Liora Acone, Aker Manyror
Visual Communication and Design Awards
Year 7 – Stella Mom
Year 9 – Ruby Nguyen
Year 10 – Edwin Ortega
VCD Encouragement Awards
Year 7 – Kade Pantorno
Year 9 – Vincent Vu
Year 10 – Laticia Nguyen
Media Arts Awards
Year 9 – Dylan Nguyen, Leo Nguyen, Phuc Mai
Year 10 – Julliette Pereira, Kayal Dinh, Long Huynh, Brandon Wolfe
Technology Awards
Junior Technology Award – Shayla Nguyen
Senior Technology Award – Jayden Attard
Technology Encouragement Awards
Nicholas Lay & Teresa Marsom
WELLBEING FOR LEARNING
New Ways November
Getting absorbed in a new activity is a great way to boost your wellbeing. And when facing challenges, it can really help to take a new perspective or find a new way forward.
Please see attached the New Ways November calendar, which is full of actions to help you keep learning and we encourage you to share it with family and friends.
The important thing is to take action, as small changes can bring significant benefits.
Student Wellbeing Support
Over the next few weeks, students will be completing assessment tasks, tests and exams as they begin to finalise the year. So, it is important that they remember and use the strategies required to help them achieve their best and be their best. Please see a link to Kidshelpline (which was shared with our Year 9’s during Community Homeroom), which provides some great information, strategies and resources to assist students and families during this busy and sometimes stressful time.
- Exam Stress
- What does exam stress look like?
- Why do people experience exam stress?
- Getting ready to study
- Tips to help while studying
- Ideas for exam day
This a reminder that if a student or family member needs support or has a question, please reach out to your child’s Pastoral Care Teacher or the Year Level Leader.
Join our Movember Movement
Yes, it's that time of the year when we prepare to welcome Movember.
We invite members of our community to join our Movember Movement to have some fun and spread awareness to support the Men in your life. Jump onboard our Movember Train in 2022 by joining our St Albans Team: https://movember.com/t/crc?mc=1
Looking forward to seeing your name on our Movember Team page.
Let’s Mo-on together!
Wellbeing for Learning Across the Year Levels
Year 8
Our Year 8 Students have been learning about the importance of looking after our health and wellbeing and what strategies and resources are available. Please see the student work sample to celebrate the learning that has taken place in our Year 8 Pastoral Care program.
Wellbeing Learning Journal by Alina, Dina, Dareen.