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- Message from College Principal Mr McMahon
- World Youth Day
- Payment of College Fees
- 2023 Diocesan Sports Awards Evening
- SFCC Remeberance Day Commemorations at Ingleburn RSL
- MISA Debating
- MISA Cricket
- Olympics Unleashed
- Year 12 PDHPE Sports Medicine Workshop
- K-4 Numeracy Coordinator
- Year 4 Learning Showcase
- Year 4 and 5 Geography Exhibition
- Japanese Club
- Student Achievements
- JYL/MYL/SYL Assembly
- CSNSW Sport Aquathlon
- Transitions and Pathways
- B3GD Summer 2024 - Board Game Gateways Game Day
- Jump Basketball
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
I would like to congratulate all of the students involved in last Saturday’s First Holy Communion Masses at Mary Mother of the Church Catholic Parish, Macquarie Fields.
53 communicants in total were present, with a number of them being our students (having completed the preparation programme at St. Francis).
I know Father Bosco Son was very thankful for our College’s involvement and very proud of the young people who presented on the day.
I would like to thank Mrs Mediati, Mrs Crescini and all of our staff involved in the 6 weeks long programme and who were present during the two masses. I would also like to thank and congratulate our students who have now received this very important sacrament.
HSC RESULTS & RELEASE OF ATAR RESULTS
This year, Thursday, 14th December, will be a big day for our Year 12 cohort of 2023.
- HSC results will be released at 6 am. These results will be delivered to students via email and text.
- ATAR results will then be released three hours after this at 9 am.
- At 10.30 am HSC students will then be invited back for a Celebration Morning Tea to recognise the formal end of study of our Year 12s and to commend each other on various HSC achievements. The Morning Tea will be held near our College Hall. A final reminder about the Morning Tea will be sent out next week.
We wish our Year 12 cohort of 2023 all the best, and we are very excited to hear about the wonderful things they will be doing in their immediate futures.
MISA SUCCESS!
I would like to congratulate our Year 8 MISA Debating team and our Years 7 to 9 MISA Indoor Cricket team who both competed in their finals on Tuesday.
Both teams faced tough opposition, and both events had very close outcomes.
I’m delighted to say that both teams ended up eventual winners!!!
Our indoor cricketers, scored the winning run on the last ball of the game and our debaters sneaked home with a very strong team line.
I congratulate all of the players / team members and I thank Ms Sultana for her fabulous efforts with the debating team and Miss Flegg for her wonderful efforts with the indoor cricket side.
We look forward to even more success in MISA competitions in the years ahead.
SPEED CAREERING
I commend our Year 9s who, on Thursday this week, were involved in a very worthwhile opportunity exploring future career paths. A large number of rofessionals and industry experts volunteered their time en masse to speak in small groups with all of our Year 9 students.
An array of future career parts, and vocational options were on hand as our students listened, asked questions and engaged with the content.
It is a wonderful time in their lives for students at this age to explore future career paths which may hold the key to their futures. I would like to thank our incredible industry volunteers, our Year 9 coordinators, the teachers present, and especially Ms Lyons for organising such a worthwhile event. I trust this opportunity will have a lasting impact on our students.
END OF YEAR EVENTS
There is a broad range of events and exciting occurrences coming up in the next fortnight and I am very excited about upcoming concerts, showcases, awards and our end of year mass.
Please take careful note of Compass notifications in the coming days and week/s.
PAYMENT OF COLLEGE FEES BY INSTALMENT
IF YOU ARE AN EXISTING FAMILY IN OUR SCHOOL & CURRENTLY PAYING BY AN INSTALMENT PLAN
If you are currently paying by instalments there is no need to complete another 'Request to Pay by Instalment' as your request carries over from year to year, unless you wish to amend the frequency of your payments for eg. from Weekly to Fortnightly .
When you receive your new statement in 2024 the instalment payment due dates and payment amount will be listed on the last page of the statement. You will need to adjust your 2023 fee payment amount to reflect the new instalment amount to cover the 2024 fees.
EXISTING FAMILIES IN OUR SCHOOL WITHOUT AN INSTALMENT PLAN
If you would like to pay school fees by instalments in 2024 and have previously not taken up this option for payment, please complete a Request to Pay by Instalment Form which is available on the school’s website or from the school’s administration office 02 4645 3409. On completion of the request either email it to instalments@dow.catholic.edu.
Siblings attending another Diocese of Wollongong School: Please note that if you currently have a child or children at another school in the Wollongong Diocese and you are paying by instalments at this location, you will not need to complete another Request to Pay by Instalment. The instalment request carries over from school to school with the same frequency of payment eg Weekly, fortnightly, etc.
On Friday 10th November, St Francis was proud to have two students receive awards at the 26th Annual Diocesan Sports Awards Evening. Accalia A and Taylah P received a Sports Council Medallion and Blue Award respectively. These were the citations that were read on the evening:
Accalia is a polite and friendly student who represents her College with pride. Her hard work and dedication earned her great results at the NSWCCC Swimming Championships. Accalia was awarded 14 years Girls Age Champion at the College Swimming Carnival. She has also represented the College in MISA Volleyball, Basketball and Soccer in 2023. Accalia received a Secondary Sports Council Medallion.
Taylah is an enthusiastic and motivated student representing the College in 3 sports. She is a talented runner, achieving great results in athletics. Taylah represented the Diocese at the NSW All Schools Athletics this year, placing 1st in 12-year girls 400m. She has also represented the College in MISA Basketball, OzTag and Soccer in 2023. Taylah received a Secondary Blue Award.
On November 11th, our student leaders Jaiden Auditore (Justice and Solidarity), Hari Saravanan (Environmental), Jessica Marks (Learning) and Danielle Marks (Cultural) proudly represented SFCC at Ingelburn RSL for Rememberance Day commemorations.
Remembrance Day is the opportunity for members of the community to acknowledge the service and dedication of service personnel and acknowledge for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service from conflicts, wars or peacekeeping operations. We commend Jaiden, Hari, Jessica and Danielle for representing the school in one of the most significant days in Australia’s Military History. Accompanied by Mr. Opalniuk, students participated in the ‘Laying of the Wreath’ ceremony in the presence of distinguished guests and other school representatives from the Macarthur and Ingleburn regions. All students carried themselves with high distinction, pride and presented this through their outstanding leadership on the day.
Shortly after the ceremony students had the opportunity to connect with Mr Anoulack Chanthivong, State Member for Macquarie Fields, who had a discussion about the positive presentation and leadership qualities that our leaders of St. Francis Catholic College presented at the ceremony.
We've experienced an exceptional year in MISA Debating. Every one of our teams reached the quarter-finals and we also saw two teams advance to the semi-finals.
On Tuesday, the 28th, our Year 8 Debating Team faced off against Macarthur Anglican College in the Grand Final for this competition. It is with immense excitement that we declare our Year 8 MISA Debating team CHAMPIONS, securing the title for 2024!
This is an amazing achievement and we are so proud of all our debating teams!
Congratulations to the MISA 7-9 Boys Indoor Cricket team & their coach Miss Flegg on their Grand Final win today against William Carey Christian School.
On Thursday 23rd November Josh Katz (Olympic Judo) came to visit St Francis Catholic College and speak to Year 9 students as part of the Olympics Unleashed program.
From Josh's Olympic journey, students were able to learn about how to build resilience, the importance of setting goals and how to find what you are passionate about.
Students also heard firsthand about how Josh overcame challenges to compete in his chosen sport at the very highest level, and how some lessons he learned in sport can help students to be the best they can be – whether that’s in school, at home, on the sporting field or with friends.
Tanzaku Competition
七夕 (Tanabata) is a Japanese summer festival based on an old story which tells of the annual reunion of two lovers in the Milky Way. The characters in the story represent two stars, Vega and Altair, and so it is also known as the ‘Star Festival’. The story involves a weaver princess and a cattle herder. In the story, they are allowed to meet only once a year, on July 7th, so many people celebrate their reunion on this day.
The Tanabata Festival brings a splash of colour to public spaces across Japan as beautiful decorations go up on display. As part of the celebrations, it is a custom to write a wish on a coloured strip of paper called 短冊 (tanzaku) and hang it up on bamboo.
SFCC’s Japanese Club participated in a competition run by JTAN (Japanese Teachers Association of NSW) known as the “Tanzaku Contest”. Students had to design their own Tanzaku wishes that showed off both their knowledge of Japanese language and Japanese culture.
SFCC’s Japanese Club is proud to have won two prizes this year in the contest run by JTAN, including a Class Prize for outstanding displays of student work and an individual student prize. The amazing creations of the Japanese Club members can be seen here. The individual student prize was awarded to Shaurya G of Year 7 for his excellent use of Japanese language. Shaurya was awarded a certificate for his outstanding work, as well as a collection of Japanese prizes which were presented to him during the Middle Years Assembly in Week 6. His Tanzaku wish was as follows: “I wish for many things, for example, wealth, knowledge, peace, love, and a family, but I can’t have it all, so my biggest wish is to live my life as I please.” What an awesome wish to have! We thank Shaurya and all of the members of the Japanese Club for their hard work and participation in this competition.
Kind regards,
Ms Tooby and Mrs Kelleher
Classroom Teachers
Congratulations to the following students who received their Bronze Award recently:
Kindergarten
Hudson A
Tinka Q
Leo K
Year1
Arianna D
Jake G
Leanne J
Arjun S
Oscar C
Year 2
Matthew G
Year 8
Saurav G
Arranpreet S
Hannah A
Sebastian L
Vansh W
Aarav G
Yuv G
Adian R
Evan P
Joaquin C
Kenneth U
Nuria P
Viraag G
Aniella A
Srivats S
Santa E
Henos T
Year 9
Habron M
Year 10
Munyaradzi M
Trupti S
Alana R
Maame G
Leeam G
Elexia M
Neha S
Christian C
Year 11
Sinead R
Congratulations to the following students who received their Silver Award recently:
Year 2
Jayden S
Year 3
Irene S
Year 4
Ryan K
Year 8
Margaret L
Shaun B
Aliyah Y
Jeevan R
Senithi H
Nathan P
Devika A
Pritish A
Grace L
Niraj N
Tanooj A
Steve J
Mya T
Aden B
Belle H
Rovic E
Aarav G
Joshua S
Jasmine R
Tamara D
Yuvraj K
Krispy Q
Zoya H
Anwin J
Michelle P
Bismita K
Angel W
Elina P
Jessica C
Year 10
Heaven-Leigh D
Maahir M
Sione V
Suwan T
Jessica N
Mihika S
Piyush M
Year 11
Jordan T
Congratulations to the following students who received their Gold Award recently:
Aarna V, Elaine T, Stephan G Amalia I, Adele R
