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LaSalle Catholic College 544 Chapel Road Bankstown 2200 Ph: 9793 5600

2017

DATES TO REMEMBER

MAY 2017

9‐12 NAPLAN Tes ng

9 Mass Year 11 & 12

Br David Hawke ‐ Lasallian

Talk

10 Year 8 HSIE Incursion

Year 12 Parent/Teacher/

Student Interviews 3.15pm

11 Year 12 Metals Excursion

12 Archdiocesan Consulta on

with Students

16 English Excursion

18 Tech Savvy Year 10 ‐

Bankstown Library

22 Year 7 & 9 Exam Block

Year 11 Electro Excursion

24 Years 11 & 12 Economics

Excursion

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St John Bap st de La Salle,

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Issue # 06 03 May 2017

Michael Egan

Principal

GONSKI 2.0

There has been a great deal of coverage of the Prime Minister's announcements regarding

proposed changes to recurrent funding arrangements for schools.

Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher, quoted in The Australian on May 4th, said the Church wanted

“the best for every kid, not playing off one school against another or one family against another.”

“The devil’s in the detail, it’s s ll very unclear what it all means,” he said. “If Catholic schools will

bear the brunt of the redistribu on, this could force school closures, larger class sizes and higher

fee imposts on parents.”

He said he supported needs‐based funding, more spending on educa on and funding indexa on.

“But educa on is not just about SES (socio‐economic status); that’s why the ability of State and

Regional Catholic systems to distribute funds to meet local needs should remain.”

I am concerned that a lot of the commentary has focussed on Capital rather than Recurrent

funding.

The Prime Minister's announcement does not address Capital Funding, the money used to acquire

land and build facili es. Our systemic Catholic schools are not the high fee and over funded

schools with luxurious facili es iden fied in the commentary.

Our schools are built on church land and we are fortunate to have some fine buildings, fit for

purpose and contributed to by the Commonwealth as well as being funded by our parents and the

Catholic community over many years.

This school, like most I have worked in, also have buildings that the parents built or helped to

build, second hand buildings or ones built with used materials. There is great pride in these

schools, the value for money obtained by the way they have been constructed and the care we

take to maintain them.

Our school's main reliance on Commonwealth Recurrent Funding, the funding the Prime Minister

is referring to, is to contribute to our greatest expense, teacher wages. A cut or a freeze or even a

failure to keep pace with increases in cost of living and infla on could have a drama c effect on

the things connected to teacher wages such as teacher numbers, class sizes and school fees.

Recurrent funding should address student need and our school needs surety

around this funding and a fair share going forward.

I believe the proposed funding model cannot be endorsed at this stage because

of the lack of detailed informa on provided to the Catholic sector.

www.lasalle.nsw.edu.au

COMMITMENT · CONFIDENCE · SUCCESS

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FROM OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL: MS LEONIE DOWD

WELCOME BACK TO TERM 2

Welcome back staff, students and families. I sincerely hope that you all had a safe and enjoyable break. We

enter immediately into a very busy Term 2.

CANONISATION of BLESSED JACINTA & BLESSED FRANCISCO

Blessed Jacinta and Blessed Francisco, two of the three shepherd children who saw Our Lady, the Mother of

Jesus, appear in Portugal in 1917 will be canonized by Pope Francis on Saturday 13th May.

Pope Francis will declare them Saints on his visit to Fa ma, the site of the appari on 100 years to the day a er

the miraculous event.

NAPLAN

Students in Year 7 and 9 will sit for the Na onal Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) next week, commencing

Tuesday 9th May. All Year 7 and 9 students are expected to par cipate in the 4 aspects of the test – Reading, Wri ng, Language

Conven ons (Spelling, Grammar and Punctua on) and Numeracy.

It is important to remember that, whilst this test provides excellent diagnos c analysis for students, parents and staff, it is only 1

form of assessment that reflects the academic journey.

Teachers have been familiarizing the students with the NAPLAN test formats and providing appropriate support and guidance.

Please ensure your child that these tests are just one part of the educa onal program. Urge them to do the best they can. I remind

you of the importance of plenty of sleep and a good breakfast each day. I wish the students all the best.

AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC YOUTH FESTIVAL

This fes val will be held in Sydney from the 5th to 7th December this year. For our Year 11 students, the fes val will be their retreat

experience, we have budgeted for all to a end. When the program becomes clearer we hope to book in Years 9 and 10 students

for a day each. It is expected to be like a mini World Youth Day experience and a great opportunity for the Catholic Youth of

Sydney and Australia to gather. Post school youth can contact the school or their parishes for further details or use the QR code

link in the image.



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God bless,

Leonie Dowd

ANZAC DAY COMMEMORATIVE CEREMONY

On Wednesday 26th the College gathered as a community to commemorate the brave servicemen and women who fought to protect

Australian shores for over the past century.

It was a very moving ceremony, which provided me where we could reflect on the true spirit of ANZAC – that of courage, mateship

and sacrifice and how that spirit bears meaning and relevance for our society today.

A er the service, the wreath was taken

down to the Bankstown War Memorial

where the wreath was placed at the

Cenotaph.

I thank Ms Nemer for facilita ng the service

and College Captain Charbel Naoum, Vice

Captain Steven Hoang, Lasallian Captain

Anthony Chadrawry, Mr Faber, Ms Blanch,

Mr Gioiello and Mr Rassy who helped with

the readings, reflec ons and music.

TERM 2 UNIFORM REMINDERS

GIRLS: College kilt length just below the knee, white College shirt, College blazer, op onal College bo le green jumper, black

leather low heeled, lace‐up shoes and College stockings 70 denier opaque black ghts.

The same rules for make‐up, nail polish, hair grooming and jewellery applies all year round.

BOYS: Long grey trousers, white College shirt, College blazer, op onal College bo le green jumper, College e appropriate to

Year group, black leather lace‐up shoes, short grey socks, black, plain belt with simple buckle.

T‐Shirts, polo shirts and spencers are not to be visible.

A reminder to have all items of clothing clearly labeled with your first and second name.

MESSAGE FROM OUR COUNSELLOR/CAREERS ADVISOR ‐ Mrs Jacqueline Azize

Year 12 Parents: During the Year 12 Parent/Teacher Interviews, Mrs Azize will be available if you wish to see her.

Mrs Azize will be available from 3.30pm to 5.00pm. Bookings can be made by contac ng Mrs Saliba on 9793 5600.

STAFF SPIRITUALITY DAY “…then their eyes were opened and they recognised him…”

The College values ongoing professional learning for staff members as well as the students ‐

professional learning and growth is a life‐long experience. On Monday 24th April the students

gained an extra day of rest whilst the staff of LaSalle gathered for their annual Spirituality Day.

At this par cular me of the year, just a er celebra ng the joys of Easter, we decided to con nue

the Chris an story and reflect on and engage with the scriptural Emmaus story. An Emmaus

experience involves seeing things with new eyes. It was a me of deep reflec on and a chance to

experience our own Emmaus awakening, as did the 2 apostles who encountered the risen Lord on

the road to Emmaus in Luke’s Gospel. I thank Ms White in par cular for the prepara on of the

wonderful opportunity.



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SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE TAKEN ON: Tuesday 6 June

An envelope and flyer will be distributed shortly to our students, if possible it is their preference that

ordering be completed online to reduce administra on and poten al security issues related to the

return of cash and envelopes on photo day.

Orders for packages and sibling photographs can be placed securely online at

www.advancedlife.com.au using our school’s unique 9 digit Online Order Code. Portrait and group

package orders are due by photography day.

Should you wish to purchase a sibling photograph online, the order must be placed no later than the

day before photography day. Sibling photographs will only be taken if an order has been placed.

Should you have queries concerning school photographs or online ordering, please direct them via

email to enquiries @advancedlife.com.au Mr Joshua Rheinberger

ENROLLING NOW FOR

2018 & 2019

Please advise family members and

friends that we are taking enrolments

for Year 7 2018 and Year 7 2019.

ABC’s Q and A

A number of students from Year 11 were given the opportunity to a end the ABC's Ul mo studio to be a part of the audience of

their Q&A television program. The experience was phenomenal, and we were involved in the discussion of Q&A's live episode with

Barnaby Joyce, Tanya Plibersek, Armando Iannucci, Brian Schmidt and Laura Demasi.

We were able to send in ques ons that we found would make for an interes ng discussion, and did so. I got a call from the

Producer,Tara Thomas of ABC, and was told that they had

decided to use one of my ques ons from the ones they had

received (choosing 12 ques ons from 250+), and had

congratulated me! In the live audience, we were able to listen

in on some very interes ng ques ons based on a number of

contemporary Australian issues.

Overall, the experience of being able to be a part of the live

audience of Q&A at the ABC studio was a truly unforge able

experience (partly because of the chance to be on TV,

admi edly).

Roney Farjani (Year 11 student)



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STUDENTS ASSISTING AT ST JOHN VIANNEY’S

PRIMARY ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

On Wednesday 3rd May, fi een Year 9 and Year 10 Physical

Ac vity and Sport Studies students performed du es as

volunteers at the annual St John Vianney's Catholic Primary

School Athle cs Carnival. The excursion allowed students to apply

their knowledge of sports management and gain experience

leading students.

The students demonstrated pa ence, kindness, maturity and

responsibility taking on a variety of roles such as mekeepers,

recorders, judges, group leaders, direc ng students, assis ng

with managing athle c events and encouraging the young

children.

The staff and parents from St Vianney Catholic Primary School

congratulated our students on their conduct and support on the

day. Well done LaSalle students! Mr Andrew Sortwell

YEAR 11 MULTIMEDIA EXCURSION: TORCH PUBLISHING

On the 29th March, the LaSalle Catholic College had the opportunity

to be involved in an industry visit to the Torch Publishing.

The Torch Publishing supply 90,000 homes with a newspaper every

week and the Year 11 Mul media students found it incredibly

interes ng how this industry operated both online and via print

media. It was an incredible experience in which we saw millions of

dollars of machinery and technology in ac on.

On behalf of LaSalle Catholic College, we would like to thank the

English family for taking the me out of their busy schedules to

show the year 11 ITM students around. Mr Adam Varrica

All staff and students

are invited to join us

in praying the Rosary

every Friday morning.



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Advice for Parents: RESOLVING CONFLICT AROUND HOMEWORK

Some of the most common arguments at home (related to schoolwork) lead to statements like this:

“Stop playing computer games and do your homework.”

“I told you, get off your phone, I can see you are on Facebook.”

“Why haven’t you started your homework yet?”

“What do you mean you have no schoolwork to do?”

If these are common arguments in your household there are some simple steps that can be taken to deal with this.

Step 1: Family mee ng. Both students and parents get a chance to explain what is bugging them.

Step 2: Agree on how much me will be allocated to schoolwork per day or per week.

Step 3: Agree that during this me homework will be the first priority, then assessments and any remaining me should be spent on independent learning (e.g. reviewing difficult work, making summaries).

Step 4: Allocate set mes for schoolwork and write these out and put them on the fridge e.g. Monday 4‐5pm, 6‐6.30pm.

Step 5: Agree that in these blocks of me, there will be no personal technology use (preferably phones switched off and put out of sight).

Step 6: Decide on rewards and consequences (if the agreement is not honoured).

Don’t forget that parents are able to login in to the Study Skills Handbook using the details below.

Log into www.studyskillshandbook.com.au with these details ‐

Username: lasalle

Password: 544achieve

Mrs Anne Nowakowski

There are many units in www.studyskillshandbook.com.au that can help you specifically with these areas. For example

DEALING WITH CONFLICT strategies for conflict resolu on

TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS find out the recommended amount of me to spend on schoolwork, learn more about

independent learning and print weekly planners

DEALING WITH DISTRACTIONS strategies for managing technology addic ons

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