ST DOMINIC’S PRIORY COLLEGE139 Molesworth Street, North Adelaide. 5006.

BULLETIN

UNIFORM SHOP Opening Hours During TermMondays 10:30am - 1:30pm

Thursday 30 March10:30am - 1:30pm

Saturday 1 April 10:30am - 1:30pm

Thursday 6 April12:30pm - 4:30pm

Thursday 13 April10:30am - 1:30pm

Diary DatesMonday 3 April

Year 10 Forensic ScienceTuesday 4 April

Easter Liturgy R-6 Parent-Teacher Interviews Sri Lanka Trip Parent Meeting

Thursday 6 AprilYear 9 to French Film Festival

Year 3 ShowcaseMonday 10 April

Sports & Special PhotosTuesday 11 April

SASSSA Athletics CarnivalWednesday 12 April

Year 11 Maths Excursion R-6 Parent-Teacher Interviews

Thursday 13 AprilLast day of Term 1

NORMAL DISMISSAL Monday 1 MayPupil Free Day Tuesday 2 May

First Day of Term 2 [Winter Uniform is Worn]

2017 TERM DATES Term 2: 2 May - 7 July

Term 3: 24 July - 29 Sep Term 4: 16 Oct - 8 Dec

Friday morning mass in the Chapel 8.15am

Telephone: 8267 3818

Dear Parents,Sports Day is that special day of the year for seeing our families together enjoying each other’s company and supporting your daughters, our very fine students from the Aquinas, Columba, Guzman and Siena teams.Danielle Nicolas School Secretary who brings this Bulletin together each week had told me of the hundreds of photos we have from Sunday. Once you start browsing through them it is a great temptation to keep going. One thing strikes you about each and every shot of our students battling it out in their green, gold, red and blue coloured tops. In every photo is captured an absolute and complete focus and absorption in the moment: on the faces of every competitor there is the sense of striving to win, the spirit inspiring each team, as well as the humour which accompanies some of the moves in the ball games. There is hardly a posed shot among the hundreds whether as groups or as individuals. Thanks to our staff and parent photographers. If anyone has a movie film we would love to get a copy.While the weather kept us guessing about whether we would survive the forecast heat, it was very kind down at Somerton and so we were able to see the program through to completion. As you know we enjoyed the splendid upgrading of the new facilities at Sacred Heart College. Sincere thanks to Mr Steve Byrne Principal of Sacred Heart College, Peter Mc Cabe, Operations Manager and Liam Crocker for their welcome and hospitality.CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SIENA TEAM. They have been waiting for this day and no other team would begrudge them the fantastic result of their efforts as they took off the Guerin House Shield as winners on the day. Congratulations to GUZMAN on winning the Discipline Award and to AQUINAS on the House Spirit Award and to SIENA and COLUMBA on the House March. All results are printed inside this newsletter. The winning ticket in the Sports Day Raffle was sold by the family of one of our 11G students. The $500 prize went to a family whose daughter is in Year 4. Sincere thanks to all who supported the raffle strongly. I would like to record sincere appreciation to the:• PE staff on whose shoulders rests the events which

involve all students from Reception to Year 12. • Parents and Friends for their superb catering for our

needs on the day.• All parents who offered help before and on the day. • The Staff of St. Dominic’s who supported every aspect

of this major event.• The students of St. Dominic’s whose sporting spirit

and wholehearted efforts make them such a pleasure to be with.

Sr Jillian Havey, Principal

WEDNESDAY 29 MARCH 2017 WEEK 9 – TERM 1 Facsimile: 8267 4877 Web Site: www.stdominics.sa.edu.au

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LITERACY Comprehension Skill: PredictingMany of the comprehension strategies we wish to encourage overlap with one another. We are going to take a brief look at the strategy of predicting. This process is closely related to making connections and questioning which we have covered in previous bulletin issues. Making predictions helps students stay engaged with the text and is a way for them to monitor their understanding. It will also help them to have a deeper understanding of the text and help them retain this for longer.When we make predictions, we are not just guessing. Readers use information from graphics, text and personal experiences to anticipate what will be read and to actively adjust comprehension while reading. This is often subconscious for us but we can make this process more explicit for our children.First of all, model how to look at the text and visuals. Start with the front cover and title and make a prediction about the content. Pause to review your prediction and see if you would like to revise it in the light of what you have read.As you read, continue to make and review predictions, using the illustrations for support. For older children, you could record these predictions, making notes of the clues and evidence which led them to make or review their prediction.To develop this skill, you don’t always have to read narratives. You can use films. Make a prediction from the title and picture on the box. Then pause the film to review the predictions. Try to encourage your child to give reasons for her predictions as this will encourage a deeper engagement with the text.

Primary News from Ms. Cate O’Leary Primary School Coordinator

“Don’t let failure be an ending. Make it a beginning.”

Sunday’s sports day was a great success. We celebrated the achievements of our mighty athletes. We watched

students participate actively in their events, work together as a team, and show resilience if things didn’t go to plan. We are grateful to the many parents who helped with scoring, judging and encouragement on the day. The positive feedback from many of you was welcomed as our staff work very hard in the lead up to Sports Day. It doesn’t just happen! We also thank Mrs Richter and Mrs Heggs for organising many of the behind the scene tasks. Well done to all teams and congratulations to the Siena team.

All students in Year 3 are asked to be at friday morning mass this week by 8:10. There will be tea and coffee for parents in the Red Room after Mass.

Week 10 assembly is on Tuesday at 2:30 pm in the Hall. It will be hosted by the Year 2 Class. All welcome.

St. Dominic’s will be offering auskick football coaching clinics here for R-6 students in Term 2. We are excited about having SANFL support the program at our school for our students. Enrolment forms are available from our Primary office. The first session will begin Week 2, Monday the 8th of May after school, on our oval 3:20- 4:20pm and conclude Monday Week 9. You will need to register online.

The Year 3 Class had a fantastic HARMONY DAY. A huge thank you to Karen, Sue, Leanne, Loan and Nicole for generously donating their time, cultural expertise and lots of food for us to enjoy! The girls created Greek Easter Eggs and Sand Mandalas, tasted some Aussie foods such as damper and Vegemite, tried a Vietnamese sweet, did some Lebanese dancing and had their names written in Arabic. It was a really enjoyable day. Oh, and did I mention we ate LOTS!!! Here are some of the girl’s comments about the activities we did –

Jelena – We did Lebanese dancing and we also tasted food and it was very yummyZuhuur – I really liked the Vietnamese cake that Loan madeLauren – Leanne and Sue taught us some Lebanese dancing and we got to see where Lebanon is on the mapJudy – We made Mandalas out of sand. We all had different patterns.Lysha – With Nicole there was an Australian tasting plate. I loved the damperLily – My favourite activity was the Greek Easter with Karen. We made Greek Easter eggs and coloured a bookmark. I loved Karen’s biscuits. They were very tasty

Why do we celebrate Harmony Day – Ameesha – It doesn’t matter what your skin colour is, we all belong hereAlissa – It is always good to make everyone feel welcomeSophie – Everyone can celebrate because everyone is allowed to be friendsMontana – It’s a day to bring peace to the world. Everyone belongs no matter what country they are from. God loves each and every one of usVictoria – Harmony day is meant to celebrate all the different people from different cultures of the earth

Do you want to hear what the Year 5 class has been up to? On Friday 24th March, the Year 5 class walked the perilous journey to the Migration Museum. We stopped along the way at a peaceful park to eat our yummy recess and play some games on the grassy hill.When we arrived at the museum we were split in to two groups. One group learnt about a school that the early English settlers built for the Kaurna people to learn English, while the other group learnt about the 350 different aboriginal tribes that once occupied the land and how now only 50 remain. In the Museum’s courtyard, there were a variety of bricks that had the names of different Free Settlers. The earliest arrival in SA was in 1836. Next to the courtyard stood a building that once housed children with disabilities and orphans. It was a very informative excursion.

Emelia, D’Arby, An, Sari

In and around the classrooms:

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Sports Day Results 2017Winning Team (guerin Shield): SienadiScipline aWard: guZmanhouSe SpiriT (Smith, Taylor, Taggart Trophy) : aQuinaShouSe march (Parents of the College Trophy) : Siena + columBarelay Trophy (hogan Family) : guZman + Siena

moTher & daughTer relayS primary (hudson/Stoddart Trophy) Rosie Hicks & Annaliese HicksSecondary (ryan Trophy) Jo Duffy & Ellen McManus

age TrophieSunder 10 Ella Copeland (Siena) Runner Up: Ines Marcon (Guzman)under 11 Annaliese Hicks (Siena) Runner Up: Isabella Bondza (Guzman)under 12 Molly Copeland (Siena)Runner Up: Matilda Todoran (Siena) | Sara Noble (Guzman)under 13: Helen Pham (Aquinas) Runner-Up: Lauren O’Callaghan (Aquinas)

under 14 Aleka Corston (Siena) Runner Up: Alana Capoccia (Guzman)under 15 Natalia Baldino (Columba) Runner Up: Isabella Haddad (Guzman)under 16 Hannah Crowe (Aquinas) Runner Up: Isabella Sellan (Guzman)16+ Ellen McManus (Columba) Runner Up: Evelyn Daly (Columba)

Winning Team captain points SIENA Emily O’Callaghan | Sophie Mueller 22082nd Team captain COLUMBA Alexandra Huggett 20513rd Team captain GUZMAN Christiana Teah 19704th Team captain AQUINAS Shania Burns 1846

a Big ThanKyou From The pe depT to all the parents and staff who helped to officiate the ballgames and athletics, and to

those who helped with the shades and equipment.

Raffle Winners1st prize: #3444

g. cave, college park$1000 Cash

2nd prize: #0667 mackay Family, semaphore

$500 Cash donated by Mr Chris Richards

3rd prize: #4522 d. colangelo, 12g

SDPC Tracksuit donated by Campus School & College Wear

+ SDPC Uniform Shop

4th prize: #4715 B. romano, 11g

Wine & Chocolate Pack donated by Christine Abbott

FaTher & daughTer relaySPrimary (Hurst/Griffin Trophy) Ryan Rigano & Poppy RiganoSecondary (parkinson Shield) Michael Hogan & Jess Hogan

BeST overall perFormance in Ball gameS

Secondary: columBa + guZman [eQual FirST] primary: guZman

higheST individual poinTS For Field evenTSaquinas: Helen Pham columba: Evelyn Daly guzman: Isabella Sellan | Christiana Teah | Chloe Short Siena: Annaliese Hicks

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THANK YOU from the Parents & FriendsOur heartfelt gratitude and thanks go out to all businesses which so generously donated goods and services for Sports Day on Sunday. Without their contributions, our day would

not have been so successful.

SupporT those who SupporT St dominic’s!

Schinella’s Your Local MarketBakery On O’Connell

Lucky Asian Grocery, KilburnNorth Adelaide Butcher Shop

Foodworks IGA North AdelaideRomeos Foodland, North Adelaide

Springfresh

Raffle Sponsors:Mr Chris Richards

Mrs Christine AbbottKwik Kopy Hilton

Sports Day turned out to be a great day and the St Dominic’s school community joined together to make it another great

community event at the beautiful upgraded Sacred Heart complex. An amazing day that is completely prepared and run by volunteers. We were very grateful to all of the volunteers who assisted on the day to make it such a success.Catering for the day ran smoothly thanks to the tremendous effort of the convenors, who provided sustenance for the community with the assistance of many enthusiastic helpers. Thank you to all who donated their time to help out on stalls on Sunday and in the days and hours prior to the big day. Also a big thank you to the parents and businesses who donated the goods for use on the day. Well done to those who came early to set up, stayed late to clean up, or who spent hours slaving over a hot BBQ, cutting up the fruit for fruit salad, preparing the Vietnamese salads, making coffees or serving the large crowd that was present. Your time and team spirit made all the difference.To the convenors of our stalls, we extend our special thanks for donating hours of your time on the day, and in many instances, many hours in the lead-up to the event. Each year we put aside some time to reflect on the previous year, in a bid to consider any worthwhile enhancements that might result in the event being just that little bit better, but most of all to ensure that it continues to be an enjoyable time for all. A great deal of thought and effort is contributed by many parents and staff and we would welcome any new feedback either by contacting us direct or by your attendance at the next P&F Meeting.

a huge thank you to:Mark Hawkins & Scott Coombe Scott Griffin: BBQ & Bacon & EggsKate Jensen & Maria Lappas (Jacqui Griffin & Cathy Haddad): CakesRichard Moriarty: DrinksLiesl McPeake: Fruit SaladIrene Drousas: Ice CreamsKate Haskey & Deirdre Kelly: MemorabiliaCathy & Michael Smith: CappuccinoEnza Belperio & Tina Grasso: Morning Tea & Scones Kathryn Hudson: Kitchen CoordinatorTrinh Tran & Twee: Vietnamese StallAngela Vagionas, Leah Raschella, Sophie Mihelios: RaffleSr Jo Armour: Pot Plants

• Loretta Lighezzolo from the office for assisting at the bbq and doing dishes amongst other jobs!

• Danielle Nicolas: who updated and collated the volunteers and produced all of the signs for the day

• The Parents who stayed on stalls – some all day to assist so that everything ran smoothly.

• Mark Hawkins for transporting the Cool Room.

• Blackfriars Priory School for the use of their trailer.

• Kathryn Hudson, Michael Hogan, John Drousas, Tim McManus, Noel Tiver and Mario Lappas for assisting with the transporting and unloading of goods to and from the venue to the school at the end of the day.

• Cathy and Michael Smith who manned the coffee for most of the day (and Maria & Mario Lappas)

• Sr Mary Anne, Griffin family, Michael Hogan, Tim McManus, Mario Lappas & Terry Callahan for assisting with the pack and clean up at the end of the day.

We extend a very special mention & a huge thank you to the following:

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On behalf of the P&F, we would like to extend our gratitude of thanks

to the fantastic office staff, Loretta, Danielle, Lina, Helen and Noreen for help with bulletin notices, the raffle, sorting messages, collating the rosters, and putting up with our many phone calls and interruptions: To Gavin & Michael, the school’s behind-the-scenes workers, thank you for your help in packing & unpacking the big trailer with all the many items required for the day.

We would also like to acknowledge Sr. Jillian and Muriel Noujaim for all their support, along with all the Sports Department staff for organising a very successful day.

An extra special mention goes to Kathryn Hudson, who spent many hours gathering our provisions together in preparation for the big day, and has the mammoth task of sorting through what has been returned. Kathryn defused countless potential emergencies on the day and took copious notes on how to do things better next year.To anyone e lse we may have accidentally forgotten we thank you!

Huge Thanks to the BBQ A-TeamWhat a fantastic day we had on Sunday but of course this success would not be possible without the amazing support we receive from the dedicated parents and helpers who gave us their valuable time on the day. There are too many to mention in person, but please accept our most sincere gratitude for your time and effort – you are all superstars! Thank you to those parents who stayed longer than allocated or just came up and lent a hand when they saw we were busy.

Many thanks once again Mark Hawkins & Scott Coombe

Fruit Salad StallThe fresh fruit and yoghurt continues to be a crowd pleaser and we sold out by early afternoon. As always, we must acknowledge and thank the generous donation of the entire fruit supply by the Schinella Family of Adelaide Fresh Fruiterers, Prospect. Thank you so much to the parents and students who assisted on the day.

Liesl McPeake

Ice-creams A sincere thank you to all our ice-cream volunteers that gave up their time on sports day-it is greatly appreciated.

Irene Drousas

Asian Food StallA big thank you to Lucky Asian Groceries in Ki lburn for their generous donations to the Asian Food Stall, and all the mums and dads who help to prepare foods.

Trinh Tran & Twee

Drinks | Memorabilia | Morning TeaThank you to all the volunteers who helped with the sales of drinks, morning tea and memorabilia stalls.

Richard Moriarty Kate Haskey & Deidre Kelly

Enza Belperio & Tina Grasso

Cake Stall Thank you to everyone who baked delicious homemade goods for the cake stall. We had the most outstanding selection of log cakes, little cakes, biscuits, slices and many more. The stall looked amazing and we sold everything! Thank you also to all those who volunteered to help on the stall; and to all the little people who walked around in the heat selling baked goods to those outside. It would not have been such a success without all your assistance. It was a great day and we all had such fun!” Maria Lappas, Kate Jensen, Cathy Haddad and Jacqui Griffin.

Kate Jensen, Maria Lappas, Jacqui Griffin & Cathy Haddad

Volunteer Raffle WinnersCongratulations to Trinh Tran the winner of this year’s Volunteer Raffle.

Transportation, Set-Up & Clean-Up CrewWe are very grateful to all who transported, dragged, dropped, packed, sorted, moved, lifted, shifted or gave of any of their time to help get Sports Day up & running both prior and on the day. For those still half asleep at 6.30am Sunday morning, we could not have done it without you to help set up the stalls and oval. To those with weary feet, and tired arms and legs at the end of the day your help was so much appreciated to get everything back the way it was, and everything back to school. Well done to all of you.

PS: Congratulations to SIENA for a well-deserved win!

Michelle Hogan , Jo Duffy, Maria Lappas and Kate Jensen for the Parents & Friends

LuckyASIAN GROCERY

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Semiti grew up in an informal settlement in Fiji. He is now the Director of the People’s Community Network (PCN). The PCN is increasing the resilience and dignity of the thousands of landless Fijians living in informal settlements. Communities are advocating together successfully for better services, education and housing.

Please donate to Project Compassion 2017 and help vulnerable communities work towards lasting change in their neighbourhoods.You can donate through Parish boxes and envelopes, by visiting www.caritas.org.au/projectcompassion or phoning 1800 024 413.

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national disability insurance Scheme community information Session

From 1st July 2017 the National Disability Insurance Scheme will be rolling out in the Playford, Salisbury and Port Adelaide (East) region together with the Barossa, Light and Lower North.This information session will cover topics such as:• What is the NDIS and how does it work• Who is eligible and how can they access the scheme?• What does this mean for being involved in the community?• Where can I get more information?

Date: Thursday 31st March 2017Time: 10:00am - 11:30am OR 5:30pm to 7:00pm

Location: Elizabeth NDIA Office47-49 Elizabeth Way Elizabeth SA

RSVP: phone 0475 984 468 or online http://stdo.ms/2o7IqeB

SacSSgSa athletics carnivalThe St Dominic’s athletics team competed in the SACSSGSA inter school carnival last Tuesday. There were many individual achievements throughout the day, with the team finishing 4th in A grade.This was great preparation for many who will be representing the school at the SASSSA Athletics Carnival in week 11.

SPORTS NEWSround 5 results - Saturday 25 marchBasketballJunior vs Kildare 2

BasketballSenior B def Sacred Heart 3 (44-18) Senior C def St Aloysius 1 (29-14)

TennisJunior B lost to St Ignatius 2?(25-27)Junior C vs Mary Mackillop 2

Touch FootballJunior lost to Marryatville 5 (2-9)Senior lost to Wilderness 3 (4-5)

volleyballJunior A def St Ignatius 2 (4-0) Junior B def St Michael’s 2 Junior C(3) def Kildare 1 (forfeit)Junior C(4) lost Cabra 1 (0-3)

volleyballSenior A def Mary Mackillop 1 (2-1)Senior B lost to St Aloysius 2 (0-3)Senior C def Nazareth 2 (3-0)

Water poloYear 7/8 lost to Wilderness 1 (14-2) Year 11/12 def Loreto 1 (5-3)

round 6 draw - Saturday 1 aprilTEAM LOCATION TIME OPPONENT

BasketballJunior Loreto 9:20am St Ignatius 1

Senior B Sacred Heart 9:20am Cabra 2

Senior C Loreto 9:20am Kildare 1

TennisJunior B St Dominic’s 8:30am St Ignatius 3

Junior C Prospect 8:30am St Aloysius 3

Touch FootballJunior Greenhill Road 10:10am Pembroke 2

Senior Greenhill Road 9:20am St Ignatius 2

volleyballJunior A NO GAME N/A NO GAME

Junior B St Dominic’s 9:20am Marryatville 1

Junior C (3) St Dominic’s 10:10am Mercedes 2

Junior C (4) St Dominic’s 11:00am Marryatville 2

Senior A St Aloysius 10:10am Loreto 1

Senior B St Aloysius 9:20am Marryatvile 2

Senior C St Dominic’s 9:20am St Ignatius 4

Water polo (Thursdays)

Year 7/8 Pembroke 5:00pm St Aloysius 2

Year 11/12 Adelaide Aquatic 6:00pm Loreto 1

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Vocare Leadership DayOn the Wednesday the 15th of March, we (Year 12 SRC Executive) went to Sacred Heart College for the Vocare Leadership Day run by the Catholic Office for Youth and Young Adults (COYYA). Vocare was the theme of the day which is a Latin word and it means ‘to call’, and is the base word for ‘vocation’.

We started by getting to know the student leaders from many other colleges, then broke off into smaller groups to talk about what leadership truly is, and what it means to us in a Christian perspective. We were also lucky enough to hear from Peter, one of the COYYA representatives, who shared his stories about moving to Australia and deciding on what he wanted to do with his life, making the day engaging and intimate.

Archbishop Wilson also joined us for lunch, discussing the important connection between leadership and faith. Later we broke off into our school groups to discuss how we could translate what we had learnt into our own school; coming back with some great ideas about Gala Day for later in the year.

This was a memonrable experience, giving all that went a clear insight as to what it means to be a Christian Leader, and how to play to your strengths when leading.

Bonnie Pederson 12B, Jennifer Tran 12W & Natalie Romano 12G

Careers / VET AppointmentsCareers and VET appointments are available during school hours and after school for students and their parents.If you would like to attend a meeting to discuss your daughter’s post-school options, or how VET can play a role in their SACE completion, please email careers@stdominics.sa.edu.au or phone 8267 3818 to arrange a time.

Have you got an interesting job?

Year 10 Work Experience

Year 10 students are currently seeking Work Experience placements and we would love to support families of St. Dominic’s in the process. If your business is able to host a Work Experience student from September 25-29 please e-mail Alice Kleinig:

workexperience@stdominics.sa.edu.au

Monday 25 - Friday 29 September 2017

Harmony DayMany s tudents ce lebrated Harmony Day (21 March) by placing their coloured hand print to show their support for the cultural diversity that is prevalent in and outside our school community. These hand prints show that we all bring something different and beautiful to the College and it is these unique qualities that provide a rich space for learning. This event was organised by our Student Represent Council (SRC). The theme for 2017 is ‘everyone belongs’ and the community at St Dominic’s Priory College certainly identifies strongly with this theme.

Muriel NoujaimDeputy Principal (Student Wellbeing)

Uniform Shop HoursWEEK 9

Thursday 30 March 10:30am - 1:30pm Saturday 1 April 10:30am - 1:30pm

WEEK 10

Monday 3 April 10:30am - 1:30pm Thursday 6 April 12:30pm - 4:30pm

WEEK 11 Monday 10 April 10:30am - 1:30pm Thursday 13 April 10:30am - 1:30pm

SCHOOL HOLIDAY HOURS

Tuesday 18 April 10:30am - 1:30pm Wednesday 19 April 10:30am - 1:30pm Thursday 27 April 10:30am - 1:30pm Friday 28 April 10:30am - 1:30pm Saturday 29 April 10:30am - 1:30pm Monday 1 May 10:30am - 1:30pm

WEEK 1, TERM 2

Thursday 4 May 10:30am - 1:30pm

WINTER UNIFORM IS WORN IN TERM 2

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Please direct all enquiries or offers of assistance to Victoria Sayner, Director vsayner@stdominics.sa.edu.au

OR 8267 3818 during school hours

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SPORTS DAYSunday 26 March 2017