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This week it's all about the individual relationships that help to form the overall climate of a great Catholic school community.
The documents state ‘The Community dimension in the Catholic School is not merely sociological category; it has a theological foundation as well. During childhood and adolescence, a student needs to relate well with adults to maximise learning…And what is taught has greater influence on the student’s formation when placed in a context of personal involvement, genuine reciprocity, coherence of attitudes, life-styles and day to day behaviour. While respecting individual roles, the community dimension should be fostered, since it is one of the most enriching developments for the contemporary school. This Community dimension in the Catholic School is not merely sociological category; it has a theological foundation as well (The Catholic School on the threshold of the Third Millennium, 14)’.
Let us be reminded that we cannot teach about the love of God if we struggle to speak about it, we cannot speak about the forgiveness of God if we never offer forgiveness and a second chance, we are the message.
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Newman College Student Australian School-based Apprentice of the Year
The 2019 Australian Training Awards were held last week at the Brisbane Convention Centre, in a gala event to recognise Australia’s VET excellence. Year 12 Newman Senior Technical College, Port Macquarie student Arcadia Meldrum, representing NSW was announced as winner in the category of 2019 Australian School-based Apprentice of the Year Award.
Arcadia progressed to the National final after winning the NSW title in September this year. The Australian Training Awards are the peak, national awards for the vocational education and training (VET) sector, recognising individuals, businesses and registered training organisations for their contribution to skilling Australia. Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, said the awards highlight the excellence that is being achieved in the VET sector. “To be selected as a finalist is an outstanding achievement where recognising the finalists as leaders and role models”.
Along with Arcadia’s family, Newman staff, St Agnes' Parish and Catholic Schools Office representatives attended the event to support and share her success whilst acknowledging the important of VET in the Diocese. Together with her HSC courses, Arcadia is completing a Certificate III in Tourism and Certificate III in Business Administration at Newman Senior Technical College, Port Macquarie.
Arcadia’s work in the Tourism industry has involved planning high profile events such as the Salvation Army Dinner and the Cancer Council’s Dancing with the Stars. Arcadia was chosen to represent her employer at Luminosity, an annual youth summit, and was also selected to attend WorldSkills in Sydney to take part in delivering the five-day event. Arcadia's goal is to one day work in events management at an Olympic Games.
2018 ‘Fullness of Life’ Awards Reports
PDHPE K-6 Sample Units and Resources
Sample units for Terms 2, 3 and 4 units for 2020 have now been uploaded on the PDHPE section of the Australian Curriculum site and can be found by following this link: https://sites.google.com/a/lism.catholic.edu.au/pdhpe-k-6/programming-1
A reminder that these units should be adjusted to suit the context of each individual school.
NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)
NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) will send an email to the address that you have on your Electronic Teacher Accreditation Management System (eTAMS) profile on 2 December regarding your 2020 invoice for teacher accreditation.
PAYMENT IS DUE ON THE 29 JANUARY. Please action this as soon as possible.
If you are not teaching in 2020 and wish to take a leave of absence with NESA you will need to notify NESA by 29 January.
Technical Services Notification - Scheduled Maintenance
On Wednesday 4 December, from 7.30pm to 8.30pm, maintenance will be carried out on the Catholic Schools Office data centre. During this time all technology services in the diocese will be affected and staff will not be able to access any onsite services.