Bless the creators, O God of creation,

who by their gifts make the world

a more joyful and beautiful realm.

Through their labours

they teach us to see more clearly

the truth around us.

In their inspiration

they call forth wonder and awe

in our own living.

In their hope and vision

they remind us that life is holy.

Bless all who create in your image,

O God of creation.

Pour your Spirit upon them

that their hearts may sing

and their works be fulfilling.

Amen.

(Author Unknown)

Creativity

Over the past few weeks we have enjoyed the Image 2022 Arts and Technology exhibition and the Year 10 Music Performance Evening; Year 7 students have been working with guest presenters from 100 Stories on their creative writing, and the Yearbook Committee have been finalizing the 2022 Yearbook.

As I was watched the performances and viewed the exhibition and the films, I was in awe of the talent on display. The performances, designs, art work, technology projects and films displayed depth of thought, fresh ideas and unique insights about our world. Some were sobering, others quirky or poignant but all expressed ideas with inherent beauty and creativity. Well done to everyone involved. These experiences have been a joyful reminder of the importance of imagination and creative thinking and expression in our lives.

The arts give expression to the beauty of the faith and proclaim the Gospel message of the grandeur of God’s creation. When we admire a work of art or a marvel of nature, we discover how everything speaks to us of Him and of His love. That artists of our time, though their creativity, may help us discover the beauty of creation. (Pope Francis, August 2017)

Thank you to all the artists (poets, musicians, painters, film makers, sculptors, writers, photographers, designers and craftspeople) in our community for helping us, through your gifts, to discover and re-discover the beauty of creation.

Thank you to the Arts and Technology teachers, students and the student curators who spent many hours working on the exhibition and performances. Your dedication, energy and hard work were well rewarded in the responses of your guests. Thank you to Year 9 Food Technology for the catering.

Lastly, thank you to family and friends who joined us for the evening. It was great to see you come out in such numbers. Your presence and support on the night was very much appreciated.

Inter-house Athletics Carnival

Despite moving the carnival from Moonee Valley to Coburg due to floods and a rainy finish to the day, we managed to run most of the Inter-house Athletics a few weeks ago. There were many very good individual feats and some great team performances. The weather did not dampen participation or House spirit.

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 by 12.5 points from Guelen. O’Reilly took out the Girls’ aggregate and Guelen won the Boys’ aggregate.

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 and gave their absolute best for their team.

Year 8 Premier League

I would like to congratulate Year 8 students on a very good Premier League season. Students displayed great sportsmanship, fine team spirit and strong endeavour in all sports.

Congratulations to the Girls’ basketball and Boys’ volleyball teams who have made the semi-finals. They play CRC Caroline Springs and CRC North Keilor this afternoon for a place in the grand-final. Best wishes to both teams.

Thank you to all the staff who coached a team, to Mr Boudaher and Mr Marshall for their organisation of the events and all the students who represented our school so well.

Finishing the Year

Students across the school have a range of exams, class tests and assessment tasks which need to be completed over the next month. It’s important that everyone remains focussed and works hard to the end of the year.

As always, students need to be at school each day unless they are 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 of the year are a time to put in extra effort, not to wind down. The time to kick back will come with the holidays.

Enrolment for 2023

Enrolment at the College continues automatically from year to year. However, if a student in Years 7, 8 or 9 is not returning in 2023, 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 some 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 2022:           

Fridays:  25 November,     16 December

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 Reading and Maths Assessment

Years 7 to 10.

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

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

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

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.

Kids Helpline Information

• 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.

Enrolment for 2023

Enrolment at the College continues automatically from year to year. However, if a student in Years 7, 8 or 9 is not returning in 2023, 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 some levels and would like to let these families know sooner, rather than later.