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Term 2, Issue 3

June 2022

newsletter

From the Principal

Elizabeth Hanney

Principal

Across a range of activities punctuated by contemplation and stillness, ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ has embraced National Reconciliation Week.

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Mission Matters

Jennifer Levett

Deputy Principal Mission and Identity

This Sunday we mark Pentecost – the birth of the Church. This moment is an enormous multisensory event; it’s the equivalent of something going viral on today’s social media, but on an even grander scale.

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Learning and Teaching

Donna Laughlin

Deputy Principal Learning and Teaching

The final weeks of Term 2 include the Siena in the City Showcase, Careers Showcase, Year 9 to 11 Examinations and the publishing of Semester 1 Reports.

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Wellbeing

Antonella Rosati

Acting Principal

Keeping Exams in Context and Updated Child Safety Policies.

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eSafety

Minna Jewell

Acting Deputy Principal Wellbeing

ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ is committed to supporting our students and parents navigate online safety.

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Respectful Relationships Student Forum

Laine Rice

Head of House, Kurrajong

On Monday, 23 May, five of our Respectful Relationships Ambassadors participated in a student forum. They were joined by another eight schools who form part of our Community of Practice in the Inner East.

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National Reconciliation Week

Bronwyn Ilott

Director of Faith and Mission

National Reconciliation Week commenced last Friday, 27 May and concludes this Friday, 3 June. These dates follow Sorry Day and acknowledge two significant milestones on the journey towards Reconciliation – the date of the 1967 Referendum and the handing down of High Court Mabo decision.

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Music News

Kerryn McGillen

Director of Music

The Autumn Concert took place on Wednesday, 1 June in the Susan Alberti Auditorium, and for the first time since 2019, our students enjoyed performing to a live audience.

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Sport News

Julia Hay

Director of Sport

Congratulations to our GSV Cross Country Team who finished off Term 2 sport with fantastic results. We look forward to Term 3 sports commencing and are excited to announce the launch of Junior Rugby 7s.

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Career News

Clare Timmins

Head of Careers

The Tertiary Open Day schedule is being finalised and students have been sent a list of dates to diarise. It is recommended that students in Years 10 to 12 attend at least a couple of University Open Days.

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Year 9 Fashion and Product Design: Wool Production

Susan Keech

Art Teacher

Year 9 Fashion students have recently completed a unit focussing on Wool Production.

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Year 8 Art: Cubism

Susan Keech

Art Teacher

The Cubist painters rejected the inherited concept that art should copy nature, or that artists should adopt the traditional techniques of perspective, modelling, and foreshortening. See a selection of Year 8 student paintings inspired by Synthetic Cubism. 

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Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund Applications Now Open!

Mark Baldasso

Applications for the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) are now open, you may be eligible for a $1,000 fee discount!

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Year 7 2024 Enrolments Now Open

Tracey Lawson

If your daughter is currently in Grade 5, we now warmly invite an Enrolment Application for Year 7 2024.

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Community Noticeboard

Siena Learning Diversity Officer, Anu Pande invites you to her unique cultural dance production, Proclivitie...

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