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Marian News A Community growing in Faith & Love • Serving Others • Striving to Achieve • Thinking for the Futuretriving to Achieve

END OF TERM EASTER LITURGYOur Easter Liturgy on the last day of Term One

as a s iritual e erien e that e em li ed the question posed by the stunned disciples of Jesus, “Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs.” (Matthew 25:44-45). We know his reply, “Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.” The portrayal of the Stations of the Cross by our students gave each person in attendance the opportunity to parallel Jesus’ passion and death with modern examples in our school, community and world.

For example, when Jesus is condemned to death we re ect on those in our society that we condemn. When Jesus takes up his cross we remember the crosses that people around us carry every day and how they endure their suffering with courage. When Jesus falls we recognise those weaknesses that cause us to stumble and fall under the weight of our burdens. Perhaps we might think of how we react to witnessing others fall. And if you fall again and again, how do you summon strength and perseverance to carry on in the face of failure? When Simon helps Jesus carry the cross do we see ourselves when we are asked to help an unpopular person or cause and do we do so willingly or reluctantly? As Veronica wipes Jesus’ face can you rise up to overcome fear and peer pressure to be compassionate and gentle to one who is suffering?

When Jesus is nailed to the cross are we made aware of the ways people cause unbearable pain to others with their words and actions? And when Jesus dies on the cross do we re ect on those times when a part of our life dies and whether we are able to move past our anger and forgive? And, at what appears to be the nal act and Jesus is placed in the tomb, we are made to question how this ending may be the beginning of something new.

Our community was given the opportunity to live the way of the cross with events, situations and issues that occur in our own life and in the lives of those around us. We pay tribute to all the students for their respectful participation in the liturgy and to those students who acted out the stations in a spiritual and reverent manner. Thank you to all the staff who contributed to organising the liturgy with a special congratulations to the Assistant to the Co-Principals – Faith and Mission, Mr Leo McInerney.

MERCY-IN-ACTION CAMBODIA 2017A group of students and staff lived out the call of Jesus to be of service to others by attending the Mercy-In-Action Immersion to Cambodia over the school holidays. With a great deal of preparation leading up to the experience, including raising funds and sourcing essential goods, the travellers arrived with a spirit and energy to give witness to the Gospel message. Their achievements were considerable and they left Cambodia with pride in what they were able to build and create in order to provide for a more sustainable life to those they met. We congratulate all the girls for their service, compassion and resilience over the course of the journey. We thank also the parents who were constant support throughout the immersion. We especially thank Ms. Jenny-May Wilson and Mr an Mogg for their sel ess dedication in accompanying the girls to Cambodia and catering wholeheartedly to the demands of this type of experience.

PARENT-STUDENT-TEACHER CONFERENCESTerm 2 is underway and it was pleasing to see so many parents attend the Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences on Thursday and Friday. As a College, we have a strong belief in the crucial role that parents play in the education of their daughters. The introduction of the parent portal SEQTA_Engage gives parents access to the courses and work that their daughters are completing at any given moment. eviewing and re ecting on feedback that is given in formative assessments can be a catalyst to conversations parents can have with their daughters.

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From the Co-Principals

Marian College196 Glengala Rd

West Sunshine 3020Phone 9363 1711Fax 9363 2386www.mariansw.catholic.edu.au

ISSUE 521ST APRIL 2017

A Community growing in Faith & Love • Serving Others • Striving to Achieve • Thinking for the Future

Marian NewsEVENTS:

APRIL25th• Public Holiday -

Anzac Day

26th• Year 7 Camp

27th• Year 7 Camp

28th• Year 7 Camp• SCSA Indoor Soccer• Yr 9 Unplugged Day

MAY2nd• Open Morning• SCSA Badminton

3rd• School Of ce Closed• Staff Professional

Development Day

4th• Yr 12’s Careers and

VCE Expo• Year 7

Immunisations

5th• Marian News

Published

O Risen Lord,the Way, the Truth, and the Life,Make us faithful followers of the spirit of Your Resurrection.Grant that we may be inwardly renewed, dying to ourselves in order that You may live in us. May our lives serve as signs of the transforming power of Your love.Use us as Your instruments for the renewal of society, bringing Your life and love to all, and leading them to Your Church.This we ask of You, Lord Jesus,living and reigning with the Father,in the unity of the Holy Spirit,God forever.Amen.

PRAYER :


In August 2011, People for Education released a report, Doing what matters most: How parents can help their children succeed in school, which reviewed thirty years of research from Canada, the United States and England. The report outlined those key things that parents can do to assist their children’s learning.

1. Have high expectations for your children. Let your children know that you think it is important that they do well in school. High parental expectations have the greatest impact on student achievement. 2. Talk about school. Talk with your children about what’s happening at school – activities, programs and what they are learning. Surprisingly, this has a greater impact on academic achievement than monitoring homework, being at home after school for your kids, or limiting the time they are allowed to watch TV or go out during the week.3. Help your children develop a positive attitude toward learning and good work habits. The research shows that the greatest

personal competence, and their work habits, including persistence, seeking help, and planning.

Those who attended the Parent-Student-Teacher conferences have a further opportunity to put these three key factors into practice. Each of your daughters should be able to tell you what they are learning, how they aim to complete tasks and what strategies they will use to overcome challenges. It is not so much a parent’s role to speci cally teach’ their children but more about helping them handle dif culties and crises of con dence, praising them for effort and persistence, and demonstrating a positive attitude about school as a whole. This goes a long way to sustain the school and parent partnership in the education of our students.

Rita Grima and Raymond Pisani - Co-Principals

Faith and MissionOn the last day of Term the College gathered together to see the Stations of the Cross acted out. It was a very prayerful and solemn occasion and a number of photos are included in this edition. I would like to thank all of the participants, including parents who took part.

I, along with so many people of all religions have wonderful admiration for Pope Francis. His Easter message is one which gives us hope particularly when he quotes the risen Christ as saying to the women “Do not be afraid.” I have included part of his Easter message to us and I recommend it to you as it is so prayerful.

Dear Brothers and Sisters, a Happy and Holy Easter!

The Church throughout the world echoes the angel’s message to the women: “Do not be afraid! I know that you are looking for

which Christians bring to the world is this: Jesus, Love incarnate, died on the cross for our sins, but God the Father raised him and made him the Lord of life and death. In Jesus, love has triumphed over hatred, mercy over sinfulness, goodness over evil, truth over falsehood, life over death.

mere matter of words, but a testimony to unconditional and faithful love: it is about leaving ourselves behind and encountering others, being close to those crushed by life’s troubles, sharing with the needy, standing at the side of the sick, elderly and the

With this joyful certainty in our hearts, today we turn to you, risen Lord!

responsible.

Enable us to protect the vulnerable, especially children, women and the elderly, who are at times exploited and abandoned.Comfort all those who cannot celebrate this Easter with their loved ones because they have been unjustly torn from their affections, like the many persons, priests and laity, who in various parts of the world have been kidnapped.

Comfort those who have left their own lands to migrate to places offering hope for a better future and the possibility of living their lives in dignity and, not infrequently, of freely professing their faith.

humanitarian aid and that neither side will again use deadly force, especially against the defenseless civil population, but instead boldly negotiate the peace long awaited and long overdue!

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Jesus, Lord of glory, we ask you to comfort the victims of fratricidal acts of violence in Iraq and to sustain the hopes raised by the resumption of negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians.

Lord, we pray to you for all the peoples of the earth: you who have conquered death, grant us your life, grant us your peace!Dear brothers and sisters, Happy Easter!

Leo Mc Inerney - Assistant to the Co-Principals - Faith and Mission


Learning and TeachingPARENT-TEACHER-STUDENT INTERVIEWSThank you to all of the families who attended our Parent-Teacher-Student Meetings this week. It was wonderful to see so many parents and students discussing learning at Marian College.

ENGAGE PARENT PORTALIt is now important that parents remain engaged in their daughter’s learning. To assist in this process, please ensure that you log into the SEQTA Engage Parent Portal on a regular basis to review results, feedback and student re ection. Ask your daughter questions about her learning, for example; what she did well, what she wants to achieve and what strategies she needs to put in place to improve next time.

NAPLAN TESTINGStudents in Year 7 and Year 9 will participate in the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). The NAPLAN tests will take place from 9 - 11 May. Students complete tests in Reading, Writing, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy (with and without calculator).

Whilst these tests do provide information about individual student achievement and growth, it is important to consider individual NAPLAN results as only one indicator of your child’s performance in the context of extensive and continual assessment throughout the year. For teachers at Marian College, these tests are also a source of important information that we can utilise as we constantly strive to improve our teaching and learning programs.

Letters and brochures outlining details relating to these tests will be sent home with students next week. Sample tests will be available through the NAPLAN Portal Page, accessible via SEQTA Learn and Engage.

Jane Goddard - Assistant to the Co-Principals - Learning and Teaching

Student WellbeingUNIFORM REMINDERSA reminder to all parents that as we are now in Term 2 students are to be in their winter uniform. We ask for your support in checking the length of your daughter’s skirts and to ensure that the tie is worn with the winter blouse. A reminder also about the jewellery expectations that need to be checked.

Over the next week the Year Level Leaders, the Director of Students – Mrs. Stafford and myself will be going around over the course of the day to check that student uniforms and grooming are appropriate and that students are following the College Expectations as listed on the website and on the SEQTA parent portal.

UNIFORM DONATIONS WANTED If you have any unwanted Marian College uniform items, please leave these at the Front Of ce marked ATTENTION: Julie Heaney

We sell these items in the second hand shop and this helps our families in need. Money raised also goes towards our special needs funds.

PROGRESS WITH STUDENT LEADERSAfter the success of our Orientation Day, Mrs Stafford and I are currently working with the Student Leaders on how we can build on this momentum and continue to explore ways of ensuring the House System has greater signi cance within the school.We will keep you informed of the process.

STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO CHILD PROTECTIONSince August 2016 the Government have increased the responsibilities on schools, and on all staff, with regard to Child Protection.

As we continue to build awareness of the new legislation in relation to Child Protection all staff have been asked to both review our Child Protection Policy and complete modules linked to Mandatory Reporting and Protection of Children.This is part of our expectation as teachers and staff that we ensure that we cater for the total wellbeing needs of the students in our care. Our Child Protection policies can be found on our website under Student Wellbeing.

PARENT CONSULTATION GROUPThe Parent Consultation Group, formed to develop a policy on appropriate protocols and expectations for parent/school interactions, will meet for the rst time on Monday 24th April.We look forward to keeping you informed of our progress over the next couple of editions of the Marian.

Kerrie Williams - Assistant to the Co-Principals – Student Wellbeing


Performing Arts Co-Curricular ProgramsA huge welcome back to all our students. Most ensembles and lessons are up and running this week and others start next week.

In the last week of term the Year 7 students had workshops with teachers from Creative Music in Schools. The teachers presented workshops in singing, piano, violin, guitars and drums. Lots of students took expression of interest forms. A reminder that forms that come up this week or next week get a 10% discount on term 2 lessons. If you have decided to take lessons, please return the completed form to Ms Eleanor as soon as you can.

We are delighted to welcome a new singing teacher as of next week. Anne Boyd is returning and will take singing students as well as our Vocal Ensemble. Anne will run a FREE workshop at lunchtime for students interested in singing lessons with a female teacher. Encourage your daughter to come along and meet Anne if she would like to learn singing and/or join the Vocal Ensemble (open to students Year 8 and up who are having lessons for have had vocal experience).

There are a number of concerts coming up later in term - more about those in upcoming issues of Marian News. In the meantime if you have any queries about lessons or bands/ensembles in Performing Arts, please contact me at the College by phone or email: [email protected]

Mari Eleanor - Music and Drama Programs Co-ordinator

LOTEINDONESIAN

SELAMAT DATANG KE TERM 2!

All students are continuing to develop their grammatical skills in Indonesian. Students completed an assessment tasks on endangered animals. Students were required to discuss in Indonesian reasons they are endangered and possible ways to ensure their survival using Indonesian language.

This term students will be focusing on transport and locations within cities.

Selamat belajar!


Year 10 Reflection DayOn Wednesday the 22nd of March, the Year 10s had their Marian College Re ection Day for 2017. For the Year 10s, the day started off with a very meaningful liturgy where all the students completed a self-re ection and acknowledged their aws as well as their plus points.

For this Re ection Day, our theme was to empower ourselves and at the same time help others less fortunate than us by fundraising for Unleashed Women/The Hunger Project, an organisation whose purpose is to:

• bring women together;

• unleash their potential to make a difference in the world;

• nd joy, fun, connection and energy by supporting and empowering each other, and

• working together towards something remarkable – ending hunger by 2030.

With this focus, Year 10 students had the opportunity to listen to a most motivating speaker from The Hunger Project, Ms Claire Whitbread. She captivated every person in the room, inspiring the girls about the Unleashed Women’ organisation and what they are doing in empowering women from impoverished countries so they can contribute to ridding their country of starvation. She left the cohort with a very positive yet inspiring message that led us to thinking beyond what we could have ever imagined about what women from different spheres can achieve with a little help. With this, all Year 10 homerooms will take on the challenge to raise money that will be pooled together and donated to this worthwhile mission.

After the talk from Ms Claire Whitbread, the students headed off to recess. Soon after, it was time for a different sort of fun! All students participated in a range of activities ranging from candle making to doll making. These activities were a time for the students to socialise with their peers and have some much needed fun. However these activities were not all fun and games; they were actually for a good cause. The products that the students created were set aside to be sold at a later date for The Hunger Project.

After much anticipation, the pizza lunch nally arrived! There was a lot of excitement and laughter as everyone came together after the activity sessions and enjoyed their time spent with friends.

In the last session of the day, students launched into the team bonding activities such as Zumba, boxing and meditation.

Overall, it was a fantastic day with many cherished memories that will not be forgotten. Thank-you to the teachers, especially to our Year Level Leader, Mrs Fabbian. The effort that was put into this day cannot be thanked enough. Without you, the 2017 Re ection Day wouldn’t have been the huge success as it was.

Gauri Aerry and Catherine Nguyen – Yr 10 SRC


Mercy in Action - Cambodia Immersion 2017For 2 weeks over the holiday break, staff members Jenny-May Wilson and Daniel Mogg were privileged to be a part of the bi-annual Mercy in Action, Cambodian Immersion experience, in partnership with students and staff from St Aloysius College, North Melbourne, and Mercy College, Coburg. Ten Marian College students from Years 9 to 11, joined with 16 other students and staff on an experience that will be forever imprinted on how we see the world.

The generous contributions of so many members of our Marian College family and our local communities leading up to the immersion meant that the girls participating in the immersion were able to touch the lives of close to a thousand children, hundreds of families and many rural communities. By designing and facilitating learning activities with the children, distributing donations of clothing, books, toiletries to families and funding hospitals means many Cambodians lives have been touched and changed forever by our works of Mercy.

There were so many highlights of the immersion, including building 10 houses for rural communities and their families, decorating a classroom, supplying over 50 families with rice and food items, school and classroom visits. The students had the opportunity to learn Khmer dancing, language, art, cooking, and participate in tree planting and also visit the amazing Angkor Wat.

Just as important as what we perceive we have contributed to the people and fabric of Cambodia is what we have taken away too. The Kildare Ministries values of compassion, hospitality, justice, hope, wonder and courage have been mirrored to us in many ways. By smiling faces, gentle bows of welcome and a dedication to accessing learning, we have been taught much about ourselves and been inspired to ask ourselves how can we “be mercy” to a higher level locally and globally.

The girls with whom we shared this experience will, over the coming weeks, share their stories, their pictures and their learning. We do hope you have the chance to hear from them and we thank each of you for your support of the important works of mercy we undertook as a Kildare Ministry school in the Brigidine Tradition. Finally we would like to thank Mrs McNamara from Mercy College for her commitment to planning and preparing this immersion experience. Thanks also to staff from Mercy College (Zoe Wood & Anne Girolami) and St Aloysius (Dr Brendon Hyde) for their commitment to leading such a wonderful service trip to Cambodia.

A huge congratulations to the following students for their participation in this incredible, life changing experience;Leanne PhungAmy ScothernMia RappazzoEmily VeljanovskiSienna HabibTahnaya RobinsonFelicity MifsudIsabella ConnellyTyrian Rissotto Emily DougasAnne Girolami

Ms Jenny-May Wilson


MARIAN COLLEGE would like to invite you

to attend our

MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFASTWITH YOUR MOTHER OR

SPECIAL FEMALE IN YOUR LIFE

on Friday 12th May

A light breakfast & refreshments will be served between 7:30am - 8:30am

in the Catherine Kelly Language Centre (enter via gate 3)

To assist us with catering please RSVP by 5th May

[email protected] or 9363 1711

MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST

ENROLMENTS FOR YEAR 7 2019

CLOSE 25TH AUGUST 2017

ENROLMENT INFORMATION

EVENING Wednesday 28th June 2017

7:00-8:30pmOpen morning tours:

2nd May, 6th June, 18th July, 1st August,

5th September, 10th October, 14th November

and 5th December

For bookings call 9363 1711


Tuning in to Teens Emotionally Intelligent Parenting

Would you like to learn how to:

be better at talking with your teen? be better at understanding your teen? help your teen learn to manage their emotions? help to prevent behaviour problems in your teen? teach your teen to deal with conflict?

shows you how to help your teen develop . Adolescents with higher emotional intelligence:

are more aware, assertive and strong in situations of peer pressure have greater success with making friends and are more able to manage conflict

with peers are more able to cope when upset or angry have fewer mental health and substance abuse difficulties have more stable and satisfying relationships as adults have greater career success Emotional intelligence may be a better

predictor of academic and career success than IQ!

Where: Marian College

Catherine Kelly Language Centre

When: Wednesday 17th May

7:00pm - 8:30pm

Facilitator: Anne Hubbard

Bookings essential: 93631711

Note: This event is for adults only.


GLENGALA ROAD ROADWORKS: 25TH MARCH – 26TH MAY (ESTIMATED)

** UPDATE – 19 April 2017 **Presta has replaced the curbing and all of the crossovers between Evelyn Crescent and Gate 3 ofMarian College. They are now concentrating on replacing the curbing between Vernon Crescent andEvelyn Crescent – this work is expected to take this week and next week.

Presta has agreed to reopen and make accessible both the entry and exit crossovers in front of the StPaul’s Parish Hall as of this afternoon. Please note that until the road is re sheeted with new asphalt,the space between the roadway and the curbing at the crossovers will be filled with temporarymaterial.

At least until the works commence on the Evelyn Crescent roundabout, Presta has said that it plansto keep Glengala Road open for two way traffic before 9am for morning School drop offs and after2.45pm for afternoon School pickups. During the school day, vehicles travelling east along GlengalaRoad may be diverted around the Glengala Hotel via Vernon Crescent.

To avoid the potential congestion, you are encouraged to use the carpark at the back of St. Paul’sParish Centre as an alternative drop off/pick up point. This carpark is accessible from Evelyn Crescent(shown by the brown arrow below). For the next day or two, it may not be possible to turn intoEvelyn Crescent from Glengala Road to reach the rear Parish carpark – temporarily you may need toaccess Evelyn Crescent via Vernon Crescent (behind Glengala Hotel).

Stage 2 is the replacement of the roundabout at Evelyn Crescent. This is planned to happen inaround 2 weeks time. We will update you as works progress. There may need to be adjustments tothe morning bus timetables if the works have a significant impact on arrival times.

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