Week 6, Term 2, 5th June
Week 7 | ||
Sunday 7th June | Trinity Sunday | |
Monday 8th June | Day 1 | Queen's Birthday Public Holiday |
Tuesday 9th June | Day 2 | |
Wednesday 10th June | Day 3 |
Years 7-12 Extended PC Year 11 Skipping Competition Finals |
Thursday 11th June | Day 4 | |
Friday 12th June | Day 5 |
Week 8 | ||
Sunday 14th June | The most Holy Body and Blood of Christ | |
Monday 15th June | Day 6 | |
Tuesday 16th June | Day 7 | |
Wednesday 17th June | Day 8 | Years 7-10 Extended PC |
Thursday 18th June | Day 9 | |
Friday 19th June | Day 10 |
Student Success
“Never see a need without doing something about it”
Year 12 student Sophie Harris has demonstrated a wonderful sense of justice and responsibility as a young Australian. As a MacKillop community we are constantly reminding students of our patron Saint's famous words of ‘never seeing a need without doing something about it”. Sophie, aware of the current issues occurring in America has recognised that in our own country there are a significant number of Aboriginal lives lost in custody. Showing a mature and responsible way to ‘make a difference’ Sophie has committed to supporting the Aboriginal Legal Service https://www.alsnswact.org.au/ who support indigenous Australians in custody.
As a young entrepreneur with her own online clothing business (@goblinsclothing) Sophie is donating 15% of each purchase from the business to the Aboriginal Legal Service.
Great job Sophie!
Hastings Youth Week 2020 Poetry competition WINNER;
Speak up. Be involved. Get connected. Have fun.
Year 11 student Ella Sorenson found out this week she was the joint winner of the #PMHChallenge. Ella receives $500 for her winning entry in the poetry section of the competition and has also won $500 for the College to purchase some literature resources.
Ella entered the poetry section with the criteria to “Create an original poem using any form of poetry – rhyming, free verse, haiku etc., that reflects the theme of youth week; Speak up. Be involved. Get connected. Have fun.
Ella’s poem is reflective of the College’s support for those in need and our Legal Justice Fund which was established to raise awareness and support victims of domestic violence. Congratulations Ella on an outstanding poetry piece.
Woman by Ella Sorensen
I can feel him staring, a chill binds my chest.
I know what he wants, and he knows what he’ll get.
Mummy said a lot about these type of men,
a smiling, broken woman; she knows most of them.
Forgive them, she says, they don’t know how it hurts,
they don’t know you’re sixteen, it’s the length of your skirt.
She tells me stand straight, and stick out my chin,
rich men won’t marry girls who don’t grin.
But she never spoke of the after-dark pain,
how I’d take the blame for his dirt and his shame.
I’d bear the stains of his drunken disdain,
held by his chains, he knows that I’ll stay.
I can still hear the hushing of women like me,
a court case could ruin the powers that be.
Divorce is too public for your families prestige,
you wouldn’t survive if he were to leave.
But the fist to my throat grips tighter each day
a truth felt by girls that they'll hold till the grave.
Living in fear of their ‘love at first sight’,
hopeful his bark is worse than his bite.
From grocery store threats and being pulled by the hair,
‘Those shorts are too tight, you’ll make the men stare’.
My trauma is hidden by misogyny’s mask,
he begs me to stay, but he's pushed me too far.
No, this time is different. This time is different.
We must speak for the women silenced by fear,
for the thirty-thousand girls killed by partners each year.
For the women who can’t walk alone after dark,
for the girls that are trafficked from Ghana to Iraq.
Now tell me this boys - what will you do,
when your daughter is forced to grow up too soon?
I am that daughter, there's four billion like me,
But your chains cannot hold us, together we’re free.
Parent Partnership
Parent workshops
One of the positives to come out of COVID19 has been the increased opportunity for parents to participate in online learning on parenting matters. I encourage parents to access this section of the newsletter and read Mrs Jennifer Campbell’s section re some upcoming free workshops and webinars. I particularly draw your attention to one titled TECH TANTRUMS, a very real experience and psychologically grounded behaviour of many of our young people today.
Reports
As we prepare for our end of Semester One reports I encourage all parents to read Mr Adam Kelly’s update in last week’s newsletter on the nature of the 2020 Half-Yearly Report.
Uniform
As the cold weather hits I often get many requests for variations to our uniform expectations. If your child needs extra warmth on the colder days during winter please encourage the following
- A plain white t-shirt to be worn under their school shirt
- A plain white long sleeved t- shirt, spencer or thermal top can be worn under their school shirt. However, these can only be worn in addition to the College jumper, NOT instead of.
- The College sports jacket may be worn over the College woollen jumper, NOT instead of with the formal uniform
- College tracksuit (top and/or pants) may be worn with sports uniform
- Girls may wear black stockings
- College long black (girls) or long grey (boys) pants may be worn. These are sold at the JOPRIM uniform store and come in various styles for the girls to suit different body shapes.
Thank you for ensuring your child follows these expectations.
Thank you
A big thank you to all parents who filled in the survey on Blended Learning from home reflection. Your feedback has provided important information to the College and will be used to inform upcoming planning meetings with all College staff.
Cath Eichmann
Principal
cath.eichmann@lism.catholic.edu.au
The completion of National Reconciliation week leads into Holy Trinity Sunday.
“God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost but may have eternal life.” (John 3:16)
As the National Reconciliation week comes to an end, it is imperative that we keep alive our awareness of the many in consistencies and injustices within our Australian community when it comes to our indigenous brothers and sisters. In light of the events in America this week, it is so important that we continue to look at our own record here in Australia, in relation to the deaths in custody of indigenous men, women and children and fight through words, deeds and prayer to have equity and justice restored to all peoples.
The Gospel on Sunday reminds us that God is LOVE, and that the image of the Holy Trinity is about absolute love. The Father, the son and the Holy Spirit act as the guides through which we can identify all that is good and true. That love does not see colour or creed, but knows that every person was made in God’s image and so has absolute value.
And so we pray;
“Holy God of the Dreaming and Father of us all, you gave Christ, your Son, to live amongst us, teaching the true meaning of your Justice and Reconciling Love. He was nailed to the Cross and faced the desolation of darkness and death.
We remember today, all our First Nations sisters and brothers who have suffered the desolation of darkness and death in car chases, police lock-ups and prisons, leaving grieving families in the shadow of death – all of them your beloved children.
We pray that, through Christ’s Resurrection and promise of eternal life, all those who have suffered through denial of Your Justice may now live in the glorious light and love of your presence, and that their families may know Your consolation and compassion.
And we ask that You will guide with wisdom and insight all who work in the Justice system and those who work to bring about change.
God of Holy Dreaming, we offer our prayer to You, through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
(Prayer created by Anne Annear, passionate advocate committed to amplifying First Nations voices and seeking justice, 2019)
Marg Gobius
Leader of Evangelisation
marg.gobius@lism.catholic.edu.au
For the past two weeks our Youth Ministry Officers (YMOs), Georgia and Conor, have continued their online ministry via MacKillop’s ministry Instagram page (@mackillop_youth_ministry). We encourage staff, students and parents to follow this page as the focus is to spread faith and encouragement whilst building a greater sense of community.
Last week, Georgia and Conor focused on the Ascension and the Great Commission. They launched their brand new lunch time youth groups - ‘Lighthouse’ for Year 7 and Year 8 students on a Thursday and ‘J.O.L.T (Jesus Over Lunch Time)’ for Year 9 and Year 10 students on a Friday - and focused on reconnecting with students face-to-face now that students are back to school.
At the beginning of this week, our YMOs challenged students to try something new (big or small) and Georgia and Conor offered insight into new things that they were trying throughout the week. This week’s theme was ‘The Pentecost’, taken from Sunday’s Gospel and our YMOs talked more about the birthday of the Church in their weekly IGTV that was posted today on the Instagram account.
Next week, Conor and Georgia will continue to run their lunchtime youth groups in the chapel and the theme will be ‘The Creation Story’.
Jennifer Campbell - Assistant Principal Pastoral Care & Staff Support
We are fortunate to have our #weThrive@MacKillop tenet embedded into our practices to support us when we face new challenges, new experiences and new times.
The pillars of our #weThrive tenet are excellent reminders of the way we can keep our wellbeing on track to ensure we can operate day-to-day purposefully, effectively and collaboratively. The six pillars of #weThrive are:
T Thoughts and Mindset
H Health
R Relationships
I Involvement
V Voice
E Engagement and Purpose
In this and future newsletters I will focus on each of these tenets, showing how being proactive in each of them will assist in building your wellbeing and providing ideas and ways for all of us to practice them.
This week we will look at E for Engagement and Purpose.
In 1946 Viktor Frankel, in his book Man’s Search for Meaning, wrote that the difference between those who lived through their experience of the Holocaust and those who died came down to one thing: finding meaning or purpose for their life.
Why do you get out of bed in the morning?
Your answer to this question is what gives your life meaning and purpose. Building a life with purpose helps you to be healthier, happier and more likely to achieve your goals. Or, in other words, to thrive.
Research by Joel Vos indicates there are five main areas where we find meaning. They are:
- Materialism: finding meaning through your animals, possessions, professional successes, finances, nature, leisure activities, health, and/or sports.
- Self-growth: finding meaning through resilience/coping, self-insight, self-acceptance, creative self-expression, self-reliance, reaching daily goals, and/or self-care.
- Social: finding meaning through feeling connected with family and friends, belonging in a specific community, contributing to society, and/or taking care of children.
- Transcendent: finding meaning through purpose in life, personal growth, self-development, the temporality of life, justice and ethics, religion, and/or spirituality.
- Being here: finding meaning through your own uniqueness, for simply being alive, connecting with others and the world, and/or freedom.
To find or build meaning in your life Dr Ryan Niemiec suggests you follow these three steps:
- Choose one of the five areas above you would like to tap into or expand upon. Which of the five is most intriguing to you?
- Consider one way you can take action with that area. What will you experiment with today? For example, if you choose health under materialism, you might start walking in nature. If you choose belonging, you could look into a new sporting or community group in your area to join or try out.
- Use your character strengths to help you take action. How might they help you take action? For example, your strength of curiosity can help you ask questions as you connect with a new friend and your strength of creativity can help you pursue new ways to express yourself.
In Frankel’s book he spoke of two fellow inmates in his concentration camp, both were feeling hopeless and felt there was nothing more to expect from life, nothing to live for. Frankel helped them search for the meaning in their lives, for the reason to live. When they searched they found their meaning. For one, ‘it was his young child, who was then living in a foreign country. For the other, a scientist, it was a series of books that he needed to finish.’
Like these men, look for, search for and find the reason why you get out of bed each morning.
Jennifer Campbell
Assistant Principal Pastoral Care & Staff Support
jennifer.campbell@lism.catholic.edu.au
Attend a webinar for parents at no charge
Our school has a membership with Parenting Ideas, one of Australia’s most trusted sources of parenting education and support. As part of this membership, parents of our school community can attend some fantastic webinars in 2020 at no cost. We’re pleased to let you know about an upcoming webinar.
Understanding techno tantrums
In this digital era, chances are we’ve all experienced our children throwing a techno-tantrum. Techno-tantrums are completely normal and often a result of the neurobiological changes that occur when kids use technology. But this doesn’t mean that we have to simply accept that they’re part of our modern parenting reality. In this webinar Dr Kristy Goodwin helps parents and carers understand why children and teens emotionally combust when they digitally-disconnect, and how to establish new, healthy technology habits.
Key learning and discussion points include:
- The science behind why kids and teens have techno tantrums and find it challenging to switch off screens
- How to establish and enforce firm guidelines and boundaries
- How to be the pilot of the digital plane
- Researched based, realistic strategies to help develop healthy digital behaviours so that screen time doesn’t always end in ‘scream time’
Presented by
Dr Kristy Goodwin
Award-winning speaker and bestselling author
Video overview
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When
Wednesday 17 June 2020 at 8:00 PM AEST
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This offer is valid until 17 September 2020. If you’re unable to make the broadcast time, just register anyway and you will get access to the recording.
Year 7 ISO Outfits Day
Community Service Awards
This week during Extended PC students have been encouraged to record any service they have completed in 2020. Page 22A of the College Diary notes a range of home based, school based, neighbourhood based, community based and wider community based activities that many students would have engaged in. Your student may have come home asking you to sign their diary page 23A as a witness to their service.
Since my newsletter article last week, we have received news of Jarvis Lineham of 7I1 who recently participated in The Push-Up Challenge. Jarvis raised hundreds of dollars for mental health in our local area, with these funds being received by Port Macquarie Headspace. Jarvis completed 3046 push-ups over three weeks, in recognition of the number of Australians who died of suicide in 2019. Jarvis is to be congratulated for his efforts and commitment to raise awareness of the need for funding for mental health.
MacKillop College is very proud of their students and love recognising the wonderful things they do. Please encourage your child to share with their PC teacher so that we can acknowledge their contributions. For Semester 1 Awards, these are due by Friday Week 8, 19 June.
In addition, I welcome your contact in regards to service activities and achievements of Year 7 students, to enable recognition within our College community.
Self-evaluation
As reports are in progress for Semester 1, students have been asked to consider and respond to the following questions and support their self-evaluation with detail of the ways they demonstrate the particular areas:
- I support the religious life of the school;
- I display a respect for self and others;
- I display service for group, school or community; and
- I am cooperative and engage in Pastoral Care.
Students have been very honest, recognising the value in working in partnership with their Pastoral Care teachers as they strive for personal goals and achievement of personal growth throughout their years at MacKillop College. It is a privilege to work with so many fine young men and women as they develop their sense of self and areas of strength throughout their school experience.
Character Strengths
Earlier this year, and for some more recently, students were asked to complete the VIA Character Strengths survey, identifying their own personal mix of 24 character strengths. Top strengths are called Signature Strengths and as we move forward in Term 2, students will be challenged to consider how they use these strengths or even the shadow side of overusing, misusing or underusing these same strengths. If you are interested in finding out more about character strengths, the Youth Survey can be found at www.viacharacter.org
Congratulations
Congratulations to Grace Hartley and Milly McGrath who have received a Pastoral Coordinator’s Award.
Bronwyn Avery
Year 7 Leader of Pastoral Care
bronwyn.avery@lism.catholic.edu.au
The Focus Theme for Year 8 is We Connect. This has been particularly important for us during this period of social restrictions. Isolation can be difficult, but the experience of being physically isolated from those we care about can be a source for growth. Many of us have found ways of connecting and reconnecting to friends and family.
Time spent in the business of sport, cultural and social activities can create such ‘busyness’ in our lives that we don’t take the time to simply stop and be. Be with self. Be with family and friends. Be present. Many young people I have spoken with speak of their thankfulness for greater time and interaction with their family. Others have expressed gratitude for being able to operate at a slower pace. Still others, aware of the impact of Covid-19 in nations outside of Australia, have gained appreciation of living in this country, and particularly Port Macquarie. For some, this has expanded to developing empathy for people who are less privilidged.
Many of us have used the time to reflect on our own priorities and the priorities of family and of the community. This is an entirely good thing. The great thinker, Socrates, is reputed to have said, ‘The unreflected life is not worth living.’ As social restrictions ease, step by step, in Australia and across the world, we should take our most recent experience as an opportunity to reflect and perhaps reassess some of our previous priorities. As individuals, as a local community and as a nation, we can, if we choose, discern better ways of living, so as to grow as more fully human and to live a life of greater service and stewardship.
Take some time…
Community Service Awards
All Year 8 students are invited to submit evidence of their community service in the first half of the year. Statements of community service should be handed to the Pastoral Care teacher.
Students involved in community service will be recognised at the end of the term and will receive an award.
Recognition of Student Achievement
The newsletter is potentially a great place to recognise student achievement. Our students, your sons and daughters, are involved in a vast array of pursuits outside of the College. Many are achieving personal bests, gaining awards or competing successfully in their chosen activity/sport. Please take the opportunity to send me an email informing me of the achievement(s) of your son/daughter. I will then endeavour to give recognition of this achievement in the very next newsletter.
God bless.
Peter Murphy
Year 8 Leader of Pastoral Care
peter.murphy@lism.catholic.edu.au
With two weeks under our belts hopefully students are feeling more settled and are into the groove of things. As I said last week some students will have settled in very quickly while others may take a bit longer. I encourage parents/guardians to have this conversation with their child and if they see/hear some warning signs that your child is struggling I encourage you to make contact with your child's teacher/s or PC teacher.
Some quotes to make us think or have a laugh:
- “The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs, one step at a time.” Joe Girard
- “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” Zig Ziglar
- “I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realise I should have been more specific.” Lily Tomlin
- “Life is like a sewer… what you get out of it depends on what you put into it.” Tom Lehrer
- “You can’t have everything. Where would you put it?” Steven Wright
- “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” Dalai Lama
- “I’ll probably never fully become what I wanted to be when I grew up, but that’s probably because I wanted to be a ninja princess.” Cassandra Duffy
- “I didn’t fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.” Benjamin Franklin
- “I used to think I was indecisive, but now I’m not so sure.” Unknown
10. “Optimist: someone who figures that taking a step backward after taking a
step forward is not a disaster, it’s more like a cha-cha.” Robert Brault
Glen Littler
Year 9 Leader of Pastoral Care
glen.littler@lism.catholic.edu.au
Be Happy
As students and staff alike settle into our new normal back at school, it is a good time to remind ourselves of all the little things in life that we are thankful for and our friends, family and teachers should all be on the list! Coming out of Blended Learning has been a stressful and challenging time for some, and all are encouraged to show a little kindness to one another as we go forward together. Love and kindness are never wasted and often lead to just as much happiness for the one who gives it, as for the one who receives it!
Choose happiness Year 10, spread some kindness around and watch the happiness follow!
Chilly Weather
As the first day of winter was upon us this week, we all felt the temperature plunge and were reaching for our winter woolies. As it will inevitably get even cooler as the term progresses, a reminder about layering clothes at school. Please note that undershirts may only be worn if they are underneath the school uniform, and therefore not seen. Generally speaking, the sport jacket is only to be worn with sport uniform, however if extra layers are required on a chilly or windy day, the jacket may be worn with formal uniform, but only over the top of the school jumper – not in place of it.
Ellen McKell
Year 10 Leader of Pastoral Care
ellen.mckell@lism.catholic.edu.au
The final two years of your child’s schooling should be a time to look back on with fond memories. Often this is hampered by the stress that the HSC can bring. At MacKillop we are always looking at ways to reduce this stress whilst supporting our students to achieve their goals. In Term One we introduced a phone free initiative on Monday's which was to enhance the learning of our students but mostly to encourage and support their social and emotional wellbeing. This term we would like to introduce another wellbeing initiative, but this time focus on their physical health. On Fridays we will be organising an array of physical activities for students to participate in on the oval and other areas of the senior site. These activities will provide for a range of interests and abilities; therefore, we encourage all students to take part.
This will mean that if your son or daughter wishes to participate they will be permitted to wear their sports uniform both on Tuesday and Fridays. This is a privilege and with privilege comes responsibility, the students must only wear their sports uniforms on these days unless they have a valid reason. If students present in the sport uniform without reason we will contact you and ask for the correct uniform to be brought in, or for you to give them permission to go home and change. Our uniform rules are part of the College policies that have been created in order to prepare your child for life outside of school and it is important that they are adhered to. Our seniors also have the additional responsibility of being role models to our junior students who look to them for appropriate behaviour and school standards.
Thank you for your continued support as we work together to help our young men and women achieve their best.
Lisa Kable
Year 11 Leader of Pastoral Care
lisa.kable@lism.catholic.edu.au
Andrea Huxley
Year 12 Leader of Pastroal Care
andrea.huxley@lism.catholic.edu.au
“Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.”- Martin Luther
Co-curricular music ensembles update
The show must go on! I am pleased to announce that co-curricular music is back at MacKillop starting week 7! This includes all private 1:1 tuition. My hope is that whilst families have been in isolation music has been shared and practiced. We are looking forward to seeing all ensembles back in rehearsal over the coming weeks.
Whilst there are no live performances or community events scheduled for the near future due to continued restrictions on public gatherings there are still opportunities for our ensembles to be video and audio recorded and the possibility of events scheduled for the end of term 3 to remain. Please take note of the rehearsal schedule below.
WEEK 7 and beyond Rehearsal Schedule
SAPSS Marching Band ‘Come and try day’
Due to the disruption created by COVID-19 for rehearsals this year, the SAPSS Marching Band will commence a ‘New Season’ beginning Week 1 of Term 3. As such, ALL students interested in being members of the ensemble for this season are invited to attend a ‘come and try’ open rehearsal on Wednesday, 1st July at MacKillop College Hall from 3:30pm to 5:00pm. Wind, brass musicians, percussionist and colour guard dancers are all welcome!
UPCOMING EVENTS
SAPSS MARCHING BAND ‘Come and Try’ Rehearsal
- Term 2, Week 10 - Wednesday 1st July, College Hall - all brass, wind, percussion students
STRIKE A CHORD (Musica Viva Ensemble Competition)
- Term 3, Week 6 - Thursday 27th August, Senior & Junior Percussion Ensembles
COLLEGE ASSEMBLY
- Term 3, Week 7 - Wednesday 2nd September, period 1, College Hall , Choir
GLASSHOUSE LUNCH CONCERT
- Term 3, Week 7 - Friday 4th September, 11:30am - 2:00pm, Glasshouse - Ross Studio , HSC soloists.
JUNIOR INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC RECITAL
- Term 3, Week 8 - Wednesday 9th September, 6:00pm - 7:30pm, theatre, junior percussion ensemble, junior band, flute, clarinet, saxophone, brass, string ensembles and selected junior soloists.
YEAR 12 GRADUATION MASS
- Term 3, Week 10 - Wednesday 23rd September, 9:45am - 10:45am, St Agnes Parish Church, Collective Praise Band & Yr12 music students.
YEAR 12 CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE
- Term 3, Week 10 - Wednesday 23rd September, 11:45am - 1:15pm, College Hall, choir and concert band.
Please contact Mr Denham with any questions relating to the co-curricular music program at MacKillop College or visit the college website and click on the Creative Arts tab.
Robert Denham
Leader of Co-Curricular Music
robert.denham@lism.catholic.edu.au
Week 7
Athletics will continue at school in Week 7 for Years 7-10. Please refer to the schedules below for the relevant year group.
A reminder that all students require a hat at sport and also that you remain with your House group/class for the duration of sport.
Years 7 & 8
- Students meet at the Senior Oval - Teachers mark electronic rolls
- Weeks 5-9 classes rotate through shot put, discus, javelin, long jump. Teacher stays with their class each week. Results will be recorded for student’s best jump and throw.
- Year 8 students will participate in throwing events during their Year 8 PDHPE practical lessons.
Year 9 & 10
- Students meet in the following areas to have their name marked off on the electronic rolls
FLINDERS - MPC
INNES – CANTEEN
MACQUARIE – FOUNTAIN
OXLEY – JUNIOR BASKETBALL COURT
- A reminder that all students require a hat at sport and also that you remain with your House group/class for the duration of sport.
- Students move off to their venue with their bags
- Students change rotations for Weeks 5-8 – staff either stay with the House group each week (Teacher 1) or at the event each week
- Weeks 5-8 a rotation of shot put, discus, javelin, long jump.
- At each rotation the house is split into their PC classes. PC1 moves to Teacher 1 who runs a novelty of their choice while PC2 moves to the event (long jump etc) where the other two teachers run this event and record results. The two PC groups change over at the end of the period.
- Weeks 9-10 House based sport (Basketball, Soccer, Indoor Sports, Soccer)
Communication
All information regarding sport can be accessed through the MacKillop College Moodle page and also, here in the weekly newsletter.
All representative sport for Term 2 has been cancelled at this stage. I will continue to provide updates through the newsletter when information is received from the Catholic Schools Office regarding Representative Sport.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me by phone or email.
Remember to stay active and healthy.
Erin Denham
Leader of Sport
erin.denham@lism.catholic.edu.au
Litfest2444 goes digital
Blanket-fort podcasting: Making audio stories at home
How can you use stuff you already have at home to make a podcast, and online resources to edit it? Jess will show you how to record your stories and share them online with this hands-on intro to DIY podcast-making.
The next FREE WORKSHOP on the #LitFest2444 schedule is @Learn how to make a podcast from home with Jess O'Callaghan. Here Jess introduces the workshop and outlines what participants can expect to get out of this 2 hour live-streamed workshop on Litfest2444 facebook page. You can catch up later Litfest2444 Youtube channel
Jess O'Callaghan is a producer and writer for Audiocraft, as well as Audiocraft's Festival Manager. Most recently she's worked on podcasts including Creative Responders and Lumina, as well as projects for Audible. She was the founding producer of ABC politics podcast The Party Room, and was series producer for ABC investigative audio program Background Briefing.
Jess was also Executive Producer of FBi Radio’s All the Best, and produced independent podcasts The Rereaders and the Meanjin Podcast. She has more than ten years experience working in commercial, community and public radio.
If you missed this week’s workshop you can catch up below.
Suzanne Penson
Teacher/Librarian
suzanne.penson@lism.catholic.edu.au
Our College offers two homework clubs for any extra time our students may need during the week.
Years 7 - 10 Homework Club is located in the Main College Library on Monday - Thursday: 3.15pm - 4.30pm
Years 11 - 12 Homework Club is located in the John Mullin Centre on Monday - Thursday: 3.15pm - 5.00pm
Canteen Helpers
In the current climate, Canteen volunteers will not be required until further notice.
Thank you for your understanding and take care.
Uniform Pool
Keeping with Covid regulations, if you wish to access the Uniform Pool, please phone the college canteen (via the college office) to check on the availability of the items you may require.
School ties
School ties are available for purchase at the Canteen for $20.00 each.