MISA

As most would know, Magdalene is a member of MISA (the Macarthur Independent Schools Association). This association is the body which organises competitive sports on Tuesday afternoons as well as a number of other sporting events across the year such as Tennis, Golf, Chess and other cultural opportunities like the MISA Dance Festival, Public Speaking, Debating and the Youth of the Year Competition.

Started in 1986, the Association is now a body of considerable strength and very well organised. Gradually building over the years, it has 18 member schools in 2021 – with additional school applications for inclusion often arriving as schools grow.

From 2022 there will be two significant changes to this body. Firstly, the four Sydney Catholic School members (Freeman, Good Samaritan, Clancy & All Saints) will be required to join the new Sydney Catholic sports body being formed, and therefore will no longer be a part of MISA. Secondly, sports for 2022 and 2023 will be organised in Divisions. This will allow for sporting teams to be suitably matched against teams of similar strength. Excitingly, it also provides the opportunity for Magdalene to field even more sports teams on a Tuesday.

I would like to thank Mr David Fetterplace (Principal, Clancy College) for his tenure as Principal over recent years. Following him stepping down, Ms Naomi Wilkins was voted in as President at the latest AGM, Mr Wayne Marshall will continue as Treasurer, Ms Sue Lennox, (after many years of stellar service), will continue as Secretary and I was voted in as Vice President.

ENROLMENTS

Over 350 applications have been received for Year 7 2022. I would like to thank all staff who have been involved in interviews in recent weeks. First Round Offers of Acceptance will be sent out later this term.

YEAR 9 CAMP

Photographs and details of the many activities which students were involved in over recent days will be shared in subsequent newsletters. Students had a great time with opportunities such as a mud run, high ropes, giant swing, canoeing and archery.

I commend students on their positive attitude, and I thank staff who attended for both their commitment and efforts across the three days and two nights.

REPORTS

That time of the term has now arrived. Year 12 Reports have now been made available to students, parents and carers. In the coming weeks reports for other years will be made accessible.

The College strongly encourages parents/carers to sit down with their children to talk through the comments, grades and achievement indicators. Such a conversation can be very powerful in guiding students and highlighting areas for focus across 2021.

Such a conversation can then be strengthened with Parent/Care/Student/Teacher Interviews which will be organised for later this term. As always, we encourage parents/carers to communicate with teachers in the first instance. Contact can be made through the College Office or initially by email.

PRAYER

This week’s reflection is provided by Catholic Education Wollongong and centres on Sunday’s Feast of Pentecost:

The Spirit is with us as we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost this coming Sunday; the day when the Apostles were empowered by the Holy Spirit to proclaim the Good News to everyone. A clear purpose and mission. Pentecost presents us, as twenty-first-century Catholics, with an opportunity to consider how we are people of mission, recreating the world with God each day and to ask the Lord to embolden us so that we can be ‘Gospel witnesses’ to others

Pentecost is a time to recommit ourselves with ‘gusto’ as people of mission. It is a celebration of the beginning of Christianity and gives us the opportunity to continue the everyday journey of living as people with a ‘Christ-likeness’. It’s a chance to attune our actions and attitudes to the teachings of the human Jesus, empowering us to be people of action practising the Gospel values of compassion, integrity, justice, and hope. When we do this, the Holy Spirit will be free to use us for God’s plan in our world.

In keeping with this, the following prayer by Diana Ng-Sutherland captures the immense power of the Holy Spirit:

Come, Holy Spirit, come 

Come, Holy Spirit, come.

Come, Lord, and take over my life

you are true love, love divine.

Flowing and glowing,

brightness in my darkness,

power in my weakness,

peace in my troubled life.

What beauty and purity,

sweet fragrance and harmony

what splendour and wonder,

such joy and glory, Lord.

You are so brilliant and illuming

so caring and comforting,

so gentle and renewing

so patient and liberating,

so motherly and wise.

You are true love, divine Lord,

come and take possession of my soul.

Come, Holy Spirit, come.                                     

• Amen.

You are invited to participate in an online Zoom listening session to share your thoughts, stories and improvement ideas with other parents and representatives from Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong. 

Register now

The sessions are an opportunity to put forward your views on the big topics that came out of the recent ‘Have your say’ survey, held at the end of Term 1. It’s a chance to make sure the Catholic Education Office hears directly from you about what matters most to you and your family.

Your input will help shape the direction of Catholic schools in the diocese, and contribute to a brighter future for every student.

There are still a number of spaces available for the three listening sessions:

• Monday 24 May 2021 | 7pm - 8.30pm
• Tuesday 25 May 2021 | 12pm - 1.30pm 
• Wednesday 26 May 2021 | 7pm - 8.30pm

Spaces are limited, so please register as soon as possible if you would like to attend.

MISA Competition

The last two weeks have seen some great results by Magdalene teams in the MISA competition. Congratulations to all teams.

Results

Round 3 vs St Patrick’s Catholic College

Round 4 vs St Benedict’s Catholic College

Good luck to all teams for their upcoming matches:

Bill Turner Cup and Trophy School Football Competition

• Good luck to the Girls Bill Turner Trophy Team who will play Thomas Hassall Anglican College in Round 3 at Nott Oval, Narellan on Monday 24th May at 9.30am.
• For the boys Bill Turner Cup Team, the Round 3 match is still to be confirmed.

Diocesan Events

Upcoming Sporting events for Term 2 have been listed below: 

Term 2 Week 7 - 2nd June

• Football Knockout Competition - Boys and Girls Open Soccer Teams

Girls venue - Ray Robinson Oval, Towradgi

Boys venue - Judy Masters Fields, Balgownie

Term 2 Week 9 - 16th June

• Diocesan Open Hockey - Boys and Girls

Illawarra Hockey Stadium - Waples Road Unanderra.

• Diocesan Open Volleyball - Boys and Girls

Narellan Hockey Fields, Narellan.

Term 2  Week 9 - 17th June - Primary Netball Gala Day (Umpires)

Any girls interested in umpiring at the Primary Netball Gala Day (West Region Netball Gala Day - Thursday 17 June at Minto) need to see Mrs Andruschko by the end of Week 5.

Diocesan Athletics Carnival will be held Term 3 Week 2 - 23rd July. Results and notes will be handed out by the end of Week 6.

CCC Events

Registrations

Registrations for individuals wanting to attend CCC trials must be completed online via the CSNSW Sport website - https://csnsw.sport/. These trials are for individuals competing at a representative level or higher in their sport. For further details, please visit the website or contact Mrs Andruschko.

Please contact Mrs Andruschko if there are any questions or information about Sport at the College. The sport email is mcc-sport-list@dow.catholic.edu.au

After the Creative and Performing Arts were dramatically affected by COVID-19 in 2020, we were unable to hold any of our Performing Arts events.

As of Term One, 2021 when restrictions were finally lifted for singing, music, theatre and dance, we were able to quickly reorganise our Performing Arts schedule for 2021.

Magdalene Shines will be going ahead this term!

We have had to adjust how this event has been previously presented due to a short turn around with rehearsals and in trying to secure a date from Mount Carmel Catholic College. The evening will be showcasing some of our elective Music students from Years 9-12, a handful of Year 8 Music students and some dance items from our MISA Dance team.

We are also excited to announce that the Year 12 event will go ahead this year at the conclusion of the evening.

It is unfortunate that we were unable to open up the event to all students but we know that due to the circumstances in the past 12-18 months, the Magdalene community will be understanding and supportive of the students and staff involved.

Please save the date:

Thursday 3rd June

7pm

Mount Carmel Cathoilic College

We look forward to seeing you on the evening to celebrate the creative talent of some of our Music and Dance students.

Mrs Lisa Stevens

Acting LOL CAPA - Drama and Music

College Photo day is scheduled for Thursday 17 June. Group and portrait photographs can be purchased by following the link below or by returning the order envelope with your payment to our photographer on College Photo Day. Envelopes can be collected from outside the College Office

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3 easy ways to purchase:

1. LatitudePay – Click on the link below, set up an account during the online order process and split your payments across 10 weeks with no interest or fees, if you pay on time
2. Visa, MasterCard or PayPal
3. Cash – complete the envelope available from the College Office and return it to our photographer on Photo Day

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College photography information:

• Online orders - do not require an envelope returned to your school
• Sibling Photos - Don’t forget to pre-order your sibling photos online up to 24 hours before photo day. We provide your school with a list of sibling orders right up to the day of photography, so no one misses out. If you miss the online order deadline, you can submit a completed sibling order envelope first thing in the morning of the day of photography, so your school is aware you want the photo taken and can bring your children together in time for it. Sibling photographs only apply to children enrolled at your school. Please note not all schools offer sibling photos
• Late fees - a late fee will be applied to each package purchased after photo day due to the additional cost of producing these packages separately
• Package delivery - photographic packages will be returned to your school for distribution approximately six weeks after photos are taken
• Previous Years’ photos - Past years’ photographs including sports, co-curricular and representative groups are also available to order under the “previous years or group photo” tabs at your school’s advancedorder site when you click on the “Order School Photos Here” button above. You can also order past packages, portrait images and gifts from your child’s unique, individual and secure advancedyou image archive site using the unique 9 digit image code found on packages you have ordered in the past