Principal's Message Dear Parents and Caregivers, Welcome to the College for 2021. For those of you who are returning to the College, you will notice some signicant changes this year both in terms of learning programs and spaces, and for those new to the College, we are looking forward to sharing the educational journey with you and your child. There are very exciting programs in place for 2021 and we are so pleased to see our students back at school. Firstly, I would like to introduce to you and welcome new sta to the College for 2021: Delany College - Granville Newsletter Term 1 Week 1
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Principal's MessageDear Parents and Caregivers,
Welcome to the College for 2021. For those of you who are returning to the College, you will
notice some signi�cant changes this year both in terms of learning programs and spaces, and for
those new to the College, we are looking forward to sharing the educational journey with you and
your child. There are very exciting programs in place for 2021 and we are so pleased to see our
students back at school.
Firstly, I would like to introduce to you and welcome new sta� to the College for 2021:
Delany College - GranvilleNewsletter Term 1 Week 1
Ms Amirah Al-Zahab - English/RE/HSIE
Miss Hannah Ra�oul - HSIE
Miss Lucy Boyd - Mathematics and Diversity
Mr Nathan Economou - Mathematics and PDHPE
Miss Siobhan Clark - PDHPE
It is a pleasure to welcome these new sta� members to our community as they join the talented
team of teachers that are working to support your child’s learning and development throughout
the year.
Secondly, I would like to announce and congratulate our College Dux for 2020, Mr Charbel
Younan. We also congratulate our second and third place getters, Miss Toaila Liutai and Mr
Charbel El Khoueiry.
Well done to you and all our 2020 Year 12 students and your performance in your HSC exams. We
wish you all the best for your future studies, success at work and future careers. We will
celebrate your e�orts at our High Achievers Assembly on Wednesday, 3 February, 2021.
Thirdly, I would like to invite all parents and caregivers to participate in our Parent Information
Evenings that will be conducted online (via Zoom) as follows:
Stage 4 (Years 7 and 8) - Tuesday, 9 February 2021at 5.30 pm
Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) - Wednesday, 10 February, 2021 at 5.30 pm
Stage 6 (Years 11 and 12) - Wednesday, 10 February, 2021 at 6.30 pm.
These evenings are very important as we work together to develop learning pathways and
opportunities for your child to succeed. It is an opportunity for you to meet our new House
Coordinators, who along with every teacher, play a critical role in your child’s journey at Delany
College. Mr Blom�eld provides a further introduction and outline of their role later in this
newsletter.
Finally, I will �nish by echoing the words Bishop Vincent at our recent System Leaders day.
Bishop Vincent called us to remember that as we emerge from a post-COVID world, there is a new
normal - there is no return to ‘business as usual’. We must abandon the old framework of self-
interest and that no one is saved alone. As we work together to educate and equip people for the
challenge of the 21st century, our role as educators is to generate hope and promote
transformation on the journey to wholeness. Bishop Vincent’s words encapsulate our mission
here at Delany College as we strive to make our community a place of stability, warmth, care and
a place of harmony and learning.
God Bless
Paul Easton
Principal
Assistant Principal
I extend to our entire community a very warm welcome and return to Delany College. In
particular I welcome all those who are new to our community - the year 7 students and families,
and the many other students and families who have joined us this year. I trust you will
experience a welcoming and vibrant College community, and I encourage and invite students and
families to get involved in the various activities that are run at Delany.
The Delany community
This year the College is moving toward a house-based system of pastoral care and engagement.
There are, however, COVID-19 restrictions which have restricted our ability to implement this as
a year 7 to 12 model. As a compromise for this year there will be house mentor groups for years 7
& 8, years 9 & 10, while years 11 and 12 remain in their cohorts.
What does all this mean? Each morning (with the exception of Mondays) students begin the �rst
10 minutes of the day in a mentor class. This is a time when the daily roll is checked for
attendance, and provides students with the key contact of a “mentor” teacher.. The Campion
house, for example, will have one mentor class that has both years 7 & 8 students, and one
mentor class for both years 9 & 10. The same applies for the remaining three houses.
Here are the house coordinator details:
Campion house (white) Miss Guillaume
Chisholm house (blue) Miss Ortiz
MacKillop house (red) Miss Mutabdzija
Tierney house (green) Miss Whit�eld
The academic community
Learning has already commenced from Day One.
Year 12 students simply pick up from where they left at the end of last year. Students begin their
second term of the HSC course, and they have resumed their work and assessments. If your child
is now preparing for the 2021 HSC I suggest you keep talking with him or her, encouraging,
gently pushing and celebrating the achievements and experiences of this exciting (but at times
overwhelming) year.
Students in years 8 to 11 are familiar with our expectations, and our new year 7 students (and
other new students) will quickly learn how things work here at Delany. I encourage you to ask
your child what they learned during the day, what was the best or funniest experience, who’s in
their friendship group, and how you can support them in their learning.
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Thank you
As I have already written, our students have made an excellent start. I acknowledge that this is a
result of your work and support of your children - the haircuts, shopping for clothes, books, pens
and pencils, lunchboxes… the list goes on. Education works best when families and schools work
together.
I’ll take this opportunity to remind you of the process when your child is unwell. If they are
unable to attend school please send us an email, or phone and speak to our o�ce sta� to leave a
message. You can ring at any time of the morning and leave a recorded message. Most
importantly, maximise the number of days your child attends school. In my experience, when a
child is feeling only 80% OK, the best medication for a speedy recovery is having friends around
them.
I look forward to seeing you at our various functions during the year.
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