Newsletter Term 2 Week 9

Good Day, Good People,

It has been a busy time at the College as we wind down to the end of Semester One.

Our Padua campus had their Athletics carnival today with Assisi holding theirs next Thursday afternoon and Friday. Plenty of energy all round.

Last week we celebrated St. Anthony’s day where the whole school comes together to reflect on who we are as a College in the Franciscan tradition. Our primary and secondary students buddy up through the day to complete several activities. We started the day with a Mass celebrated by Fr. Vinoj. We ended the day with a drum circle with our students joining together with our conductor Alex to create an awesome sound combination. St. Anthony, our namesake, was a wonderful example to all of us. My impression of St. Anthony was that he was an intelligent man whose thoughts filtered through his heart. I believe that is a wonderful example for all of us to live by.

On Wednesday I was a member of the judging panel for Padua Rocks. This is my toughest job for the year with many very talented students stepping onto the stage. Congratulations to everyone who performed. It was a very entertaining morning.

The talent continued to be displayed all week with a series of musical performances. We had everything from brass, strings, vocals and piano to entertain us. The commitment of our students was obvious on these nights. Thanks to all of them, their parents for their encouragement and our staff for teaching them.

I also saw our College play last Saturday night. We were treated to a great play with some very polished performances by the cast. Thank you to all involved.

Next week our Year 10 students will head out on Work Experience for a few days. This is a great opportunity for our Year 10’s to experience life in the workforce. Next term they will have Set Plan meetings where they will choose their senior subjects. Hopefully the Work Experience will help them in their choice making. 

As we come to the end of Semester One, report cards will be issued soon. Please take the time to sit with your child to discuss their report. Look for ways they could improve for next semester. There will be opportunities to meet with their teacher’s next term. I encourage you to do this.

As this is our last Newsletter for the Semester I wish you well and thank you for Semester one and look forward to working with you in Semester Two.