St Patrick's Marist College

💚💛 Today, our College community took part in the annual Jersey Day Campaign to start the conversation about how organ and tissue donation can save the lives of others. The day started off with ex-student Melanie Carson addressing the College community about how Jersey Day was inspired by Nathan Gremmo who became an organ donor at the age of 13. His last most amazing gift was to save the lives of six people.💚💛


To find out more about these important decisions. Go to (https://www.donatelife.gov.au/)

✍️ Write A Book In A Day ✍️
There is a buzz of creativity in the library today as writers and illustrators work together to 📚📚 write a book in a day! 📚📚 Not only are students writing and illustrating books, they are also raising funds for The Kids' Cancer Project.💚💛

The setting in each story is one of the five parameters that must be included in each book. Can you guess the settings?

Team "Schrödinger's Cat Nap" have made several references to the popular dance 'The Nut Bush' (fundraising link: https://writeabookinaday.com/teams/?id=1351).
Team "What Book?" have had a crash course in cricket (fundraising link: https://writeabookinaday.com/teams/?id=1352).
Team "Dungeons and Deadlines" have come up with unique names for cats (fundraising link: https://writeabookinaday.com/teams/?id=1353).
Team "Fourth Division" are looking through dusty antiques (fundraising link: https://writeabookinaday.com/teams/?id=1354).
Team "New Kids on the Book" are exploring the food and job options around the corner (fundraising link: https://writeabookinaday.com/teams/?id=1632).

✍️ Write A Book In A Day ✍️
Five teams of students have been working since 8am today to 📚Write A Book In A Day! 📚Students are collaborating to write and illustrate a 3500-5000 word story in 12 hours. Each team has unique parameters to include in their story. For more information about this competition, visit www.writeabookinaday.com 💚💛


Funds raised go to The Kids' Cancer Project, supporting childhood cancer research:
Schrödinger's Cat Nap https://writeabookinaday.com/teams/?id=1351
What Book? https://writeabookinaday.com/teams/?id=1352
Dungeons and Deadlines https://writeabookinaday.com/teams/?id=1353
Fourth Division https://writeabookinaday.com/teams/?id=1354
New Kids on the Book https://writeabookinaday.com/teams/?id=1632

💚💛 Reminder!! Tomorrow is Jersey Day 💚💛

Jersey day is all about promoting awareness of the Organ and Tissue Authority and the Donate Life network. Students and adults all across Australia are being asked to wear their favourite jersey on this day.

Students can wear their jersey for m***i day tomorrow.💚💛

🌟 Last Thursday was an inspiring day for our school community! Our dedicated school captains, vice captains, and college leaders, alongside our supportive parents and friends, came together to attend the Education Mass and Mission Expo. 🙌✨ The highlight of the event was the exciting launch of the new RE Curriculum by Mr. Jack De Groot. 📚🎉 His vision promises to enhance our educational journey and deepen our understanding of religious education. We’re thrilled to embrace these new opportunities and continue our growth together!💚💛

🎨💻 HSC Visual Arts & Technology Exhibition 🎨💻

Parents and Carers please see your Compass communication for all information regarding our HSC Visual Arts & Technology Exhibition 💚💛

💚💛 On Friday, St. Patrick's Marist College will be taking part in Jersey Day 2024. Jersey Day is an important day for our school community to start the conversation about how organ & tissue donation can save the lives of others. As a community, we are extremely grateful for ex-student Madeleine Reicher to share her powerful story this morning at assembly. Students are invited to show their support by wearing a jersey this Friday 30th August 2024. 💚💚

Please see the link https://www.jerseyday.com.au/ to find out more about these life decisions.

🎸🎹🎶On Monday the 29th of July, our concert band and elective Music students participated in the Captivate Arts Factor, Secondary Music Learning Exhibition. Each school was asked to prepare performances as a Concert Band, Rock band and Jazz band. Every one of our students performed confidently with a high level of musical understanding and represented the college beautifully. Well done to our Music students! 🎷🎙️🎺 💚💛

🔬🔬Year 7 science students have been learning about living things and classification. They viewed insects, flowers, lizards and rocks underneath the microscope 🔬🔬💚💛

🚶🚶‍♀️The College Walkathon 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️
was held on today with the theme Book Week: Favourite Book Character. Students and staff embarked on the 15km journey around the local community dressed in a variety of costumes in a bid to raise money for our sister school in Trichy, India. We thank all the staff and students for making this such a fantastic day. 💚💛

Introducing 'Encountering Jesus' CSPD's Religious Education Curriculum

Introducing 'Encountering Jesus' - CSPD's Religious Education Curriculum The Religious Education (RE) curriculum in the Diocese of Parramatta, titled 'Encountering Jesus', invites all students to consider how the teachings of Jesu...

🐍🦎 During Science Week, Year 7 students delved into the fascinating world of native animal adaptations, building on their knowledge from an exciting reptile incursion. They explored how various species have evolved to thrive in their environments, deepening their understanding of the unique traits that help animals survive and succeed in the wild. They are now doing an assessment task about conservation strategies to protect endangered species.💚💛

💚💛 Duke of Edinburgh Zoom Information Evening 💚💛
Parents and Carers please see your Compass communication for all information.

Due to popular demand, we are running another Zoom Parent Info Night this month as we reached maximum numbers for our zoom account and people could not get in. Please send the information out so we can capture anyone else who is interested and couldn’t get in or missed it.

💛💚 College Captains 2024 Q and A 💚💛
Yesterday, the Q and A for our 2025 College Captains took place. Congratulations to all 7 candidates. You were all exemplary in the way that you conducted yourselves. We are so proud of each and every one of you! 💚💛

🚶🏻🚶‍♀️Walkathon 🚶🏻🚶‍♀️
Parents and Carers please see your Compass communication for all information regarding our Walkathon💚💛

Kind regards
Alan Mahoney
Communications Officer

💫💫Children's Book Week READING IS MAGIC 💫💫
Have you visited the library and discovered the magic hat? 🔮🔮 Correctly guess the number of lollies in the magic hat and it's YOURS! Submit your guess by Thursday 22 August via the form linked on the Online Library.💚💛

https://sites.google.com/parra.catholic.edu.au/spmc-library/2024-cbca-childrens-book-week

💫💫Children's Book Week READING IS MAGIC💫💫
Think you know all there is to know about books? 📚📚 Students can test their knowledge with Kahoot quizzes today and tomorrow in the library during breaks!💚💛

📚📚Children's Book Week READING IS MAGIC 17-23 August📚📚
Welcome to a week of books, books, books! It's the CBCA Children's Book Week and the theme is 🪄✨READING IS MAGIC!🪄✨
Information about competitions and events can be found here:
https://sites.google.com/parra.catholic.edu.au/spmc-library/2024-cbca-childrens-book-week

🌟 Standing strong together for Anti-Bullying Week! 🌟 Our College united to spell out "No Way" with each year group forming the letters, a powerful statement against bullying. Let's continue to support one another and say NO WAY to bullying in our community. 💪💜

🌟🌟 Reminder! P&F Term 3 meeting tonight at 6pm. 💚💛

🧑‍🎨👩‍🎨Year 8 Art Club meets every Tuesday at break 2. This is for students who have a keen interest in spending more time on their creative skills and techniques.🎨🎨 They can join the current project, or simply spend time engaged in their own sketches.
This term our project was about blending paint to create sunsets and adding their choice of silhouette to the foreground.💚💛

🏅🏅Go for Gold! Year 11 Hospitality were put to the test to produce a 🇫🇷 French 🇫🇷inspired ☕️☕️ high tea 🍰🍰 today for all staff to celebrate the Paris Olympics. All students involved worked fantastic in the kitchen to create lovely dishes.💚💚

📚📚 Children's Book Week READING IS MAGIC 17-23 August 📚📚
Students are invited to discover the magic 💫 of reading through numerous competitions and events. Students can write a poem, design a book cover, solve a mystery, and more! We have great prizes to be won! Click on the link for more information. 💚💛💫
https://sites.google.com/parra.catholic.edu.au/spmc-library/2024-cbca-childrens-book-week

📚📚 Duke of Edinburgh Zoom Information Evening 📚📚
Parents and Carers please see your Compass communication for all information.💚💛

🥇🥇 Green and Gold M***i Day 🥇🥇 Monday 12 August
Dress in Green and Gold to celebrate and support our Olympians and Paralympians competing in Paris 2024 💚💚💛💛🥇

Students are reminded to adhere to the College’s m***i guidelines.

🌟🌟 Reminder! P&F Term 3 meeting Wednesday 14 August at 6pm. 💚💛

💚💛 Students from Year 9 and 10 History Elective, along with Mr Pavlovic, Mr Sheteh and Miss Abood, ventured to The Rocks for an excursion at The Big Dig. Students were introduced to some of the 1.5 million artefacts from the site and worked together as archaeologists to identify the bigger picture of these historical items. 💚💛

💚💛 REMINDER Tomorrow Man + Tomorrow Women TONIGHT 💚💛

Come along tonight for this workshop with Tomorrow Man + Tomorrow Woman, have some laughs, and get some practical tools to help you speak honestly and to understand how you can continue to strengthen the relationship between you and your children.

La Valla Centre, Gates open at 5:30pm for a 6pm start.

We look forward to seeing you. 💚💛

📚📚 Subject Selection Market Evening 📚📚
Parents and Carers please see your Compass communication for all information.💚💛