OLSH Newsletter

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Dear Family and Friends of OLSH College Bentleigh,

Today we share with our community the recent celebrations for our Handover of Student Leadership Ceremony. As we acknowledge and give thanks for the wonderful leadership of the Class of 2016, we also welcome and congratulate the new leaders from the Class of 2017. We do all of this as part of our OLSH College story and that story is founded in the spirit of Jules Chevalier msc. We are the Chevalier family and yes, we are blessed!

Love, REAL love excludes no one Father Jules Chevalier msc

Always united in our shared OLSH Spirit.

Anne O’Loughlin Principal

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Volume 45, Number 15 Friday 14 October 2016

For Jules Chevalier, his line of action was quite simple:

never “lose sight” of Christ Jesus.

J. Tostain MSC

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Jules Chevalier Handover of Leadership Assembly

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On Friday 22 July, we met our small groups at Melbourne airport and flew to Poland to begin our World Youth Day pilgrimage with over 3 million people from all over the world. We spent WYD week exploring Krakow and participating in masses, catechises, concerts, adoration and lots more.

The theme of this World Youth Day was “blessed are the merciful, for

they shall receive mercy.” During the pilgrimage we spent a lot of time

talking about mercy and what it means to be merciful. We learnt that

it is important to show mercy to others and ourselves, even if they

are small acts, as this defines who we are as Christians. Showing acts

of mercy to others is something we will be more mindful of now that

we are aware of its impact on others, and how these small acts of

mercy and kindness can make a significant difference to other

people’s lives. We hope to share this learning with the rest of the

school, our families and people we come across everyday. One of our highlights was the Masses, because they were always so beautiful! Everyone would be singing, and sometimes even dancing, to the amazing music. It was learning about prayer through song which made this experience so incredible.

Another highlight of this pilgrimage was the opportunity to meet so many Catholics from all over the world who shared the same

faith and beliefs as us. There was always a sense of excitement, acceptance, happiness and sharing wherever we went, even when

things did not go according to plan and the weather was not on our side. We were blessed to be placed with such amazing people

in our groups, and leaders who helped us grow both as individuals and further our faith. We would like to say a huge thank you to Ms O’Loughlin, Sr. Megan and everyone who made this pilgrimage possible for us; your support and encouragement was greatly appreciated. We presented the school with a cross that we bought at Wisla on our Retreat. It was blessed by Fr Rob Galea who prayed for the school and all the girls here. We hope that it will be a reminder to us all to show mercy to everyone, including ourselves.

Tahira Tannen and Danielle Burrows Year 11

Faith and Mission

OLSH College Bentleigh will be taking a group of students on an educational tour to UK, Italy and France on 20 September 2017 through to 6 October 2017 (exact dates tbc). The two options offered are:

A Performing Arts Tour (London)

Italian Cultural Immersion

Both groups then meet in Paris and travel to Issoudun (the birthplace of the OLSH Sisters) together.

Please contact Sr Megan if you would like any further information.

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Web Preferences, the online subject selection system, will open for all Year 8 students at 5.00pm on Monday 17 October and

remain open until 5.00pm Monday 20 October. All students must submit their signed Web Preferences receipt by Friday 21

October.

Year 8 students were briefed about the 2017 subject selection process on Tuesday 11 October. It is important for the girls to

remember that they need to enter 6 different elective subjects (a language which will count as two subjects and will be studied

for the year). The girls are also required to enter two reserve subjects – one selected from a list and one typed into a text box. As

there are limited places in all elective subjects, it is essential that the reserves are subjects which they are also keen to study should

the need arise. While they might not get all of their choices for next year, they should get the majority of them.

Advice regarding selecting subjects – students should always select subjects they like and subjects they are good at. All students

who are currently studying Italian and Chinese are encouraged to continue studying this language in Year 9 (Issoudun). If students

discontinue their language now, it would be near impossible to pick it up again at Year 10. There is also strong encouragement to

continue studying a language into the VCE, with a government policy resulting in each VCE Language being adjusted up by adding

up to five to the initial scaled score average.

All students are encouraged to read the Issoudun Pathways Handbook (found on the College Website under Learning & Teaching)

and discuss their subject selections with their parents/guardians and teachers.

Important note – there will be no changes to subjects once they have been set for the year, so selections need to be made carefully.

Ms Lynn Egan Assistant Principal Learning and Teaching

Over the September holidays, eleven girls, Mrs Graffeo, Mrs Liu, Ms Egan and Ms Anderson went on the China trip. Over the nine days, we went to three cities: Shanghai, Beijing and Xian. Each day was crammed full of cultural experiences which allowed us to see the sights and sounds of China and meet the people. In Xian, a few of us rode along the city wall with dodgy bikes and in Beijing we got to try Peking Duck and Mrs Liu encouraged us to ask the waiter questions. One of my favourite parts was talking to the students in an English class in the high school we visited in Shanghai, where a few of the girls tested their Chinese skills. Their English was far better than our Chinese. Overall, it was a really rewarding experience and opened my eyes to the outside world. Jacqui Cox Year 11

Curriculum News

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Student Wellbeing News

IF YOUR DAUGHTER IS LATE OR

ABSENT

Thank you to all parents who have been using

the Absence Telephone number: 8520 9250.

The Absence line is the number to call if your

daughter will not be attending school OR will

be late for school that day.

Your cooperation is much appreciated

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On 8 September, the Year 10 Unit 1 and 2 Studio Arts class were lucky enough to go an excursion to the Monash Gallery of Art in

Wheelers Hill to see the Bowness Prize exhibition. At the gallery our tour guide Stephanie asked us to pick to whom we would give

the $25,000 prize. We chose ‘Tropic of Chaos’ by Jeremy Blincoe. At the gallery we also learnt all about how galleries run, such as

how the photos are kept in impeccable condition and how they package artworks to be shipped back to the artists once the

exhibition has finished. Once we had finished our tour of the gallery, we sat down at the café and had a delicious lunch to finish

off the day!

Ashleigh Meredith and Lucille Gardner O’Brien

Our talented Issoudun photography students enthusiastically taking digital photos of street art and architecture in the city at

Hosier Lane, ACDC Lane, Flinders Street and Southbank.

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After the two week term break, Yr 8s were off again, this time to Camp Manyung in Mount Eliza. The long term weather forecast was promising, and we excitedly set off on Wednesday morning after packing the buses. An hour later we were at camp and, after orientation, the activities began. There were squeals of excitement as girls were hoisted to the top of the giant swing, climbed with crates, tried their hand at archery, made their way from one platform to the other on the tree top challenge and balanced on the low ropes. Some girls were able to try surfing, as well. They were certainly very busy all day and returned to main camp exhausted. It was great to see them all ready to go again on Thursday morning, and on Friday, despite the little sleep many of them had had. So many girls spoke of how difficult they had found some activities, and their delight and confidence when they achieved a new goal, was infectious. It was a privilege to share this time with the girls and I’d also like to thank the staff who attended: Dina Oro, Gina Coetzee, Bronwyn Verrell, Louise Brock, Lauren Stent, Margaret Carlson, Lauren Borschmann, Judy Thomas, Pauline Canty, Yvonne David and Kristie Bertschick.

Mrs Angela Pane Year 8 Coordinator

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Last term, the Student Catering Team catered for the Junior School Production on 7 and 8 September. We were asked to prepare the finger food, as well as serve it. The first night of preparation was the busiest in terms of making the food. This was the afternoon before the opening night so we wanted to get as much prepared as possible. It took about two hours and about seven girls, but we managed to get a substantial amount done, and I’m fairly confident that I’m an expert at rolling arancini balls by now! On the second and third nights, preparation (of the food and of the hall) only took maybe two to three hours. We managed to set up the hall and prepare the slices and hot foods with time to spare.

We also got to serve the food to everyone who had gone to see the show. The first night was more than a little intimidating. I was nervous to go around and offer people the food and I didn’t even manage to get through a full platter (other people got through three though!). The next night, though, was heaps of fun and I’d found my confidence. It was very satisfying to see everyone enjoying the food we’d prepared and coming back for seconds, thirds, and honestly, fourths. The confidence I gained from that experience won’t soon leave me, but also showed me that it takes a couple of tries until you get things right.

I highly encourage girls to join the Catering Team, as not only do you get to practise and learn skills in food preparation and service, but you get to spend a night or two (or three) with your friends and learn these things together.

Aisling Atkins, Year 10

The Student Catering Group is open to girls in Years 10 and 11. We will be recruiting early in 2017!

The Semester 2 Year 10 Food Technology students have been hard at work over completing a Cake Design Task. They had to

investigate, design, produce and evaluate for a given cake design. They began with making a dense chocolate mud cake, which

was covered with fondant and lovingly decorated with their chosen design. We wanted to share some of the creative designs with

you…… Meredith Brown

Academic Staff

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College News

Please take care parking in and around the College.

We ask that parents and visitors follow the signs carefully, and take care to not block the driveways of our surrounding residents. Road rules must also be followed in the interests of the safety of our girls, including not stopping in front of the crossing on Jasper Rd and not making u-turns in Jasper Road and Robert Street during school hours. Your cooperation is appreciated.