THE WAY (Term 4 Week 3 - 24 October 2022)
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Unifying Experience
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From the Acting Director
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FOR ACTION
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Stage 6 Catholic Faith in Action Curriculum Design Day
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Student Enrolment and Exit Data
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FOR INFORMATION
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Announcements
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Caritas Australia - Film launch October 24
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Free Wellbeing Courses - Student Wellbeing Hub Free Professional Learning
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Free Wellbeing Courses - Be You Spotlight Free Professional Learning
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HSC Showcase 2021
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CSNSW Online PL module: Adapting Early Reading Instruction for Students with Disabilities (Week 3)
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Response to Intervention- Tier 2 Assessments (Secondary) - F22LS-RIT2AS
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Positions Vacant
His Excellency The Most Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, the most senior leader of the Anglican Church, visited St Carthage's Catholic Cathedral Lismore for a Midday Service. (14 October 2022)
On Friday, 14 October, His Excellency The Most Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, the most senior leader of the Anglican Church, visited St Carthage's Catholic Cathedral Lismore, accompanied by his wife Mrs Caroline Welby and the Anglican Bishop of Grafton Dr Murray Harvey and clergy from the local Diocese and the United Kingdom. His visit to the Anglican Diocese of Grafton will be the first since Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher visited in 1950.
The Archbishop of Canterbury visited Lismore as part of his two-week Australian tour, which focused on a commitment to understanding and healing with First Nations people. Archbishop Welby also met with people across the country affected by climate change, an issue the Archbishop has spoken about extensively.
Archbishop Welby was received by the Most Reverend Gregory Homeming OCD, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Lismore, Bishop Emeritus Geoffrey Jarratt DD and Rev Fr Bing Monteagudo, Cathedral Administrator.
The Archbishop met with principals and student representatives from schools located in the Lismore parishes, St Carthage's Primary School, Lismore, Trinity Catholic College, Lismore, Our Lady Help of Christians Primary School, South Lismore and St John's College, Lismore, all of which sustained damage in the flood.
Bishop Greg warmly welcomed the Archbishop in an ecumenical midday prayer service, led in part by senior students from Catholic schools of the Diocese of Lismore.
‘This is an extraordinary ecumenical gesture for you to come to us as a friend. We stand together as Bishops with a common experience of our Lord Jesus, the one that we love, the one that we follow, but the one that we share our experience of with others,’ said Bishop Homeming.
Archbishop Welby was gracious in his response, acknowledging how Catholic Social Teaching has helped form his spiritual discipline.
‘One of the greatest influences on my ministry has been that of Catholic social teaching from Rerum Novarum onward. And basically, it's a series of encyclicals - pastoral letters by Popes - which talked about some very basic principles of what it is to live in this world. One of them is the principle that we care about the common good,’ he said.
In his homily, the Archbishop spoke of the ecumenism of suffering and was deeply moved by the courage and loyalty shown to one another during the flood.
‘We have much to learn from you,’ said Archbishop Welby. A lovely acknowledgement of the communal spirit.
Please see attached information on World Teachers' Day (Friday 28 October).
The diocesan-developed Stage 6 SDBEC Catholic Faith in Action course has been endorsed until the end of 2024. In order to continue to develop this course in our schools, writing days are taking place in Week 4:
Tuesday, 1 November - St Joseph’s College, Banora Point
Wednesday, 2 November - Clarence Regional Office, Coffs Harbour.
Registration is now open on My Learning. Two participants from each school are invited to attend. Preference should be given to current teachers of the course and Leaders of Catechesis. For further information, please get in touch with Matt Brown or Joan Lancaster.
Staff tasked with the responsibility of entering student enrolment data in Compass or Schoolworx are reminded that it is a mandatory regulatory requirement to enter a previous location for enrolling students and a destination location for departing students.
CSO Appointments
Amanda Falvey has been appointed to the position of Lead, Learning & Teaching (Secondary) with the Catholic Schools Office commencing 27 January 2023. Amanda is currently the Assistant Principal, Learning and Teaching at Xavier Catholic College, Ballina. Amanda replaces Kurt Challinor in this role.
School Appointments
Matthew Bushe has been appointed to the position of Assistant Principal: Mission at St Joseph’s Regional College, Port Macquarie commencing 27 January 2023. Matthew has been an active member of the Diocese for the past 20 years as both a team member and leader.
Ian Lutton has been appointed to the position of Assistant Principal: Learning & Teaching at St Joseph’s Regional College, Port Macquarie commencing 27 January 2023. Ian has been engaged with Catholic Education for the past 30 years as both a teacher and a leader, most recently as the Leader of Curriculum at St Joseph’s Regional College, Port Macquarie.
Deborah Bailey has been appointed to the position of Assistant Principal at St Joseph’s Primary School, Maclean commencing 27 January 2023. Deborah has been a part of the St Joseph’s Primary, Maclean community for the past 14 years as both a teacher and leader, more recently as the Instructional Leader K-2.
Lisa Dougherty has been appointed to the position of Acting Assistant Principal: Learning & Teaching at St James' Primary School, Yamba commencing 27 January 2023. Lisa has been with the Diocese for the past 27 years as both a teacher and in various leadership capacities, most recently as the Leader of Pedagogy at St James Primary School Yamba.
Annelise Quinn has been appointed to the position of Acting Assistant Principal: Learning & Teaching at St Patrick’s Primary School, Macksville commencing 27 January 2023. Annelise has been an active member of the St Patrick’s Primary community for the past 14 years as both teacher and in various leadership capacities.
Parish Transfer
Kelly Smith has been appointed to the position of Executive Assistant to the Directorate commencing 31 October 2022. Kelly is transferring from St Agnes Catholic Parish and will support the Regional Service Leaders. We thank Kelly and the St Agnes Parish team for their support throughout this transition and for their dedicated work over many years.
We congratulate Amanda, Matthew, Ian, Deborah, Lisa, Annelise and Kelly on their appointments and welcome their expertise and commitment to these positions.
In partnership with Off the Fence Productions, the Laudato Si' Movement has collaborated with the Vatican to release the long-awaited Laudato Si’ film – The Letter. The film hopes to bring Pope Francis’ vision of integral ecology to life!
See the attached letter for details.
What's going on for girls' mental health – and what can schools do to help?
Date: Tuesday 25 October
Time: 4:00pm – 5:00pm AEDT
While we are generally concerned about young people's mental health, some aspects are particularly concerning in relation to girls' mental health.
This free webinar for primary and secondary school staff will explore what the research is telling us about girls' mental health and how this might be different to the experiences of boys, ways that school culture may hinder or support girls' mental health and evidence-based approaches and resources to support schools to work effectively with girls.
Supporting Student Anxiety
The webinar will explore which Be You resources can be used to support young people and educators in managing anxiety best. We will focus specifically on generalised anxiety, anxiety around transition and heightened anxiety after a critical incident.
Date: Tuesday 8 November
Time: 4:00pm – 5:00pm AEDT
The Lismore Diocese HSC Showcase celebrates and captures the talents of our students, reflecting their creativity, innovation, technical skills and conceptual development. These projects represent the culmination of months of diligence and commitment by students, planning and designing, developing their skills and applying them to creating inspirational and engaging works.
Spotlight On…
Xavier Catholic College, Ballina (Industrial Technology)
Student: Zac Swan
Title: Martin Acoustic Steel String Guitar
I thoroughly researched and completed all processes of guitar making for my Major Project, from design development to selection of timber, jig making, side bending, kerfing, binding, body, neck and headstock construction, hardware fitting and project finishing. I also utilised non-traditional methods, including CAD design, 3D printing, laser cutting and computer numerically controlled machining.
CSNSW is providing an exciting professional learning opportunity for all school staff. Amanda Corby of Illume Learning, an experienced educator in teaching children with disability and passionate about inclusive education, presents the second of nine online, one-hour, on-demand professional learning PL modules.
Week 3 - Adapting Early Reading Instruction for Students with Disabilities
The module is available HERE.
Dates:
North - Invercauld House Lismore - 22 November 2022
South - Clarence Regional Office Coffs Harbour - 23 November 2022
Information on employment opportunities within the Diocese of Lismore is available via Positions Vacant.
Existing staff should apply through the Internal Positions Vacant page on the intranet; select People & Safety > Recruitment > Positions vacant – internal site.
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS OFFICE
- Pastoral Care Officer (replacing Sr Margaret Bannon)
- Family Partnership Officer (new)
- Manager, School Counselling (new)
- Project Manager (new)
- Systems Administrator, Technology One (replacing Daniel Perritt)
- Inclusion Officer (replacing Rebecca Tibbey)
SCHOOLS
- Principal - St Joseph’s Primary School, Port Macquarie
- Leader of Pastoral Care - Xavier Catholic College, Ballina
- Teacher + Leader of Learning - McAuley Catholic College, Grafton