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Dear Parents, Friends and Caregivers,

Last Sunday at Mass we commemorated the 99th World Day of Migrants and Refugees.

This theme was also central in the recent Christian Brothers Oceania newsletter which provided some practical suggestions for action:

• Talk to your families and friends about the truth of the refugee situation.

• Get to know refugee stories.

• Support the actions of Church and community leaders who are working on major concerns.

• Write letters to politicians who may respond to the challenge. Ask them to work for a policy that will:

� Treat asylum seekers and refugees as human beings in need of compassion.

� Promote bi-partisan policy so that the asylum seeker question becomes a human rather than a political question.

� Speed up the processing of refugees

� Build a culture of support for the protection of refugees

� Break the link between the offshore and the onshore Protection Visa Program

� Seek a true regional solution, which is not simply a way for Australia to abdicate its responsibility for asylum seekers.

Source: NetAct - A Coalition of Catholic Social Justice, Welfare and Educational Agencies Phone: 0403 634 534

CBC victorious in Intercol 2013ThefinaldayofIntercollegiateonSaturdaywasanexciting one with wins in the basketball and football. The carnival atmosphere was accentuated by the presence of a large number of Old Collegian staff and student spectators including former CBC Principal Br Patrick Cronin and Deputy Mr John Lambert. Thank you also to the large number of CBC spectators including parents and students. The sight of so many CBC purple blazers cheering on our sportsmen was inspirational.

Congratulations also to our debaters, chess players, table tennis players and soccer players who competed mid-weekinIntercol.Oursoccerplayersandspectatorsneed a special vote of thanks for competing in absolutely torrential rainfall.

Iwishtothankallcoaches,parents,referees,umpires,and assistants who participated over the past six days of competition. Our Dolphin mascot Chris Skelton also deserves a vote of appreciation. Mention must also be given to the Blackfriars community and Principal Mr Brian Turner. The Blackfriars boys participated with spirit, sportsmanship and grace. Their assistance and help with umpiring, venue selection and logistics was invaluable.

Well done also to the Social Action Group and also our Parents and Friends who conducted fundraisers for our pilgrimages and Gallipoli Tours.

LastbutnotleastIwishtothankallstudentswhoparticipated and a special vote of thanks to CBC Co-curricularCoordinatorMrMichaelButtfield.Hespent countless hours preceding and during the event ensuring that all would run smoothly.

Parent Teacher EveningThank you to the very large number of parents and caregiverswhoattendedParentInformationEveningonMondaynightintheSeniorCampus.Ifyouwerenotable to complete your discussion due to time constraints then please feel free to phone or email relevant staff. Continued parent teacher contact is essential for student success. Thank you to our Assistant Principal - Learning, Ms Donnon, for organising the evening.

Term 3, Week 6 | Friday 30 August, 2013

From The Principal

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Counsellor’s Corner

Courage to Forgive“Then Peter went up to him and said, ‘Lord, how often mustIforgivemybrotherifhewrongsme?Asoftenasseventimes?”Jesusanswered,‘Notseven,Itellyou,butseventy-seventimes.”(Matthew18:21,22).Thenfollows the Parable of the unforgiving debtor.The King forgives his servant an enormous debt yet the servant refuses to forgive the small debt of his fellow servant. “Paywhatyouoweme.”Liketheking’sservantwehave been forgiven much by God, by family members and friends, yet we can be calculating and mean in forgivingothers.TheclueisinJesus’finalwordshere:‘Forgive...fromyourheart.’Inthedepthsofeachofourhearts, where the Spirit dwells, there is potential for love and forgiveness, but sadly, because we are distracted and too busy, we do not often tap into that centre. We operate out of our surface feelings; we react, and only give lip service to the call for love and forgiveness. We need courage to forgive. We all know how hard it is to forgive but we also know what joy there is in reconciliation and the healing of old misunderstandings. We need the capacity to forgive as we have been forgiven so often, and the grace to do it again and again.

Br Michael FlahertyCounsellor

The Uniform Shop is operating from 227 Flinders Street, Adelaide. For more information, please call 84004249.

Normal trading hours:Monday 8:30amto5pm* Wednesday 12pmto5pm* Friday 12pmto5pm*

(*Duringschoolterms-extratradinghoursareadvertisedforschoolholidaytrading)

Mrs Claire SummertonUniform Shop Manager

UNIFOrMSHOP

Summer uniformS for new StudentSAll new students to the school

are required to make an appointment with the Uniform

Shop to purchase their Summer uniforms for Term 4.

Police Liaison OfficersOur College is fortunate to have two Community Liaison Officers,ConstablesAnnaMcPhersonandAmandaHood.AnnaandAmandavisitourCollegeregularlyand conduct student safety and information sessions on a variety of issues including cyber safety and crime prevention. They are a very visible presence in the College and the sight of uniformed police on campus is awelcomeone.Ourofficersalsoprovideadvicetostaffonarangeofpolicingandsafetyissues.Iamdeeplygrateful to SAPOL for their generosity in providing such a service to CBC.

First Eucharist/ConfirmationCongratulationstoourstudentswhoaretobeconfirmedthis Friday 30 August by Archbishop Philip Wilson at St Francis Xavier Cathedral at 7.00pm. Our candidates will also attend mass on Sunday 1 September to receive the SacramentofFirstEucharistwithparishionersfromtheAdelaide parish. The mass commences at 11.00am. You are most welcome to attend this important event in our students’sacramentaljourney.

CBC Music Winter ConcertHeadofCBCMusicMrMichaelGriffinwiththesupportof Music teaching and peripatetic staff held a very successfulWinterConcertlastweekintheBrothers’House.ForsomeofourYear12studentsthiswillbeone of the few remaining performances for 2013 with onlytheend-of-yearMass,SpeechNightandCatholicSchools Music Festival to go. The Music evening was also an opportunity to highlight our vocal jazz ensemble, studio ensemble and guitar ensemble.

IwishtotakethisopportunitytothankourMusicstaffand students who perform at our masses, assemblies, public functions, drama performances and a host of other events. Their generosity of time and talent is a blessing to our community.

Important Diary DatesPlease note that Friday 6 September is a student free day for all students R-12 for Show Day. Vacation care will be available by contacting the Junior Campus Officeon.OnthisdaystafffromCBCandStAloysiuswill be involved in a day of spiritual retreat with Jesuit Father Richard Leonard.

Sports Day 2013 is now on Tuesday 17 September atSANTOSStadium,145railwayTce,MileEnd,forallstudentsinYears5-12.AllboysaretoattendintheirHouseTshirtandappropriatesportsshortsandshoesand bring drinks, recess and lunch.

• StudentsinYears5-8willbetransportedbybus.

• StudentsinYears9-12willfindownwaytoSANTOS.

Message from Pope FrancisMy prayer this week is for migrants and refugees across theglobeandechoesthehopeoftheHolyFatherwhoreminds us that Blessed Mary is our guide and protector.

Dear brothers and sisters who yourselves are migrants, may this World Day help you renew your trust and hope in the Lord who is always at our side! Take every opportunity to encounter him and to see his face in the acts of kindness you receive during your pilgrimage of migration.

Rejoice, for the Lord is near, and with him you will be able to overcome obstacles and difficulties, treasuring the experiences of openness and acceptance that many people offer you. For “life is like a voyage on the sea of history, often dark and stormy, a voyage in which we watch for the stars that indicate the route. The true stars of our life are the people who have lived good lives. They are lights of hope. Certainly, Jesus Christ is the true light, the sun that has risen above all the shadows of history. But to reach him we also need lights close by – people who shine with his light and so guide us along our way” (Spe Salvi, 49).

I entrust each of you to the Blessed Virgin Mary, sign of sure hope and consolation, our “guiding star”, who with her maternal presence is close to us at every moment of our life. To all I affectionately impart my Apostolic Blessing. From the Vatican, 12 October 2012.

Mr Noel MifsudPrincipal

Big Cake Bake Day for the Red CrossSOLD OUT IN 20 MINUTES!

Walsh house parents baked or donated cakes on Wednesday to be sold atrecessonWednesday28thAugusttoraisemoneyforourcharity,TheAustralianredCross.Thecakeslookedmagnificent.Otherscontributedfunds.IwasalsopleasedtonotethatDengMabokinYear7(WEWO)alsochipped in to bake a cake himself. Thank you to all for your generosity tothisworthycause.WalshHousealsothankstheentireseniorschoolcommunity for their support in purchasing the cakes. We anticipate that about$400.00wasraised.

ItwasalsohearteningtoseestudentsintheHouseputtheirhandsuptosetupthetablesandvolunteertheirtimetomanthecakestalls.IwishtoespeciallythankthesestudentsFrazerLathey-Owen,AlexCarroll,DanielEsposito,DengMabok,JohnNeindorf,JaysenWhitworth,LeonKasperski,LoganGriffin,HaydenClarke, Ciaran Whittaker, Johnny Thai, Siddarth Rajagopal, Liam Brown and Brian Wilson. My thanks to all Walsh Tutor Group teachers who were there to help.

Mr Gary JallehHeadofWalshHouse

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2013 School calendar

Week 7Mon2Sept VietnamParentInformationEveningatCBC

Tues 3 Sept Principal Tours (JS)SAPOL Presentation – Year 10 at 11.20amBrHurley’sBirthdayP&F Meeting

Wed4Sept Principal Tours (SS)

Thurs5Sept

Fri 6 Sept Show Day - Student Free Day

Week 8Mon 9 Sept CBCOC Meeting

Philippines MeetingYear12Exams

Tues10Sept Year12ExamsYear11Housenominationspeechesfor2014

Wed11Sept Year12Exams

Thurs12Sept Year12Exams

Fri13Sept JCBoysinEducationActivityDayCBC/SMC Pilgrim Retreat DayYear12Exams2014LeadershipOzAsiaFestival(13-29Sept)

Sat14Sept Visittoraukkan

Week 9Mon 16 Sept Board Meeting

Tues 17 Sept Years 5-12 Sports Day (SANTOS Stadium)

Wed18Sept JCBullyBustingDay

Thurs 19 Sept

Fri 20 Sept Battle of the BandsKnowYourLimits–Year10(L4&5)CBCGym7.00pm

Sat 21 Sept Philippines Pilgrims LeaveSAErNetworkAssembly10.00am–8.00pm

Week 10Mon 23 Sept Catholic Schools Music Festival

Tues24Sept CatholicSchoolsMusicFestivalKnow Your Limits – Year 9

Our Society Need Problem Learners Not Problem SolversMany of our school activities require our students to learn and reproduce information that they are given. Certainly it is essential for our students to recall information, but memorisation alone does not give students the critical thinking and reasoning skills that they will need for success in higher academics and in knowledge-based organisations. Our students can today easily gain information so readily through the internet and other sources, yet our employers want people who can integrate and evaluate information in order to use itproductivelyintheirwork.EventhoughtheYear12exams are still about recalling information there is a new challenge to ensure that our students develop the ability to apply knowledge to new situations and new problems.

This development of higher thinking is not just about solving a problem but to predict problems and to build a deep knowledge that they can transfer and apply in practice. This thinking process is called knowledge construction and requires students to generate ideas and understandings that are new to them. This process involves students interpreting, analysing, synthesising and evaluating a concept or idea by applying the knowledge they have constructed in a different context, helping them to deepen their understanding further, and to connect information and ideas from two or more academic disciplines such as science and humanities.

The concept of knowledge construction occurs when students do more than reproduce what they have learned: they go beyond knowledge reproduction to generate ideas and understandings that are new to them. The skills of knowledge construction are often considered“criticalthinking”.ThenewAustralianCurriculum calls our students to be critical thinkers, to examine new associations and possibilities and take knowledge into new contexts. Knowledge construction requires our students to develop four learning areas.

These include:

• Interpretationmeansdrawinginferencesbeyondthe literal meaning. For example, students might read a description of a historical period and infer why people who lived then behaved the way they did.

• Analysis means identifying the parts of a whole and their relationships to each other. For example, students might investigate local environmental factors to determine which are most likely to affect migrating birds.

• Synthesis means identifying the relationship between two or more ideas. For example, students might be required to compare and contrast perspectives from multiple sources.

• Evaluationmeansjudgingthequality,credibility,orimportance of data, ideas, or events. For example, students might read different accounts of an historicaleventanddeterminewhichonestheyfindmore credible.

The purpose of knowledge construction is that it allows students to apply the knowledge they have constructed to support another knowledge construction task in a new context. This value adding process further allows students to deepen their knowledge of a concept and the interrelatedness between ideas. For example, students in a physics class might construct knowledge aboutheatprinciplesfromastudyoftheEarth’sinnercore, and then apply what they learned to investigate the environment of Jupiter. Students in language class might write a persuasive essay for an academic audience and then apply the knowledge they constructed about audience-focused writing to reposition the same contentforapublicnewspaperarticle.Ineachcase,thesecondknowledgeconstructiontaskdeepensstudents’understanding of core principles because they must abstract what they learned and look at it from a different perspective in order to apply it in a different situation.

Our students need to be problem creators, to have the ability to view the world in its complexity and uncertainty, to think creatively, to understand the challenges we face in researching a topic and develop our capabilities to not be problem solvers but problem learners.

Mr Shaun ClarkeDeputy Principal

From The Deputy Principal

Full Term Planner is available at www.cbc.sa.edu.au

Tuesday 17 SeptemberSports Day (SANTOS Stadium)

Friday 6 SeptemberShow Day - Student Free Day / Staff PD

Canteen Volunteers Needed

For further information, please contact Penny on 8400 4240 or Lisa

on 8400 4222, ext. 118.

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Subject Selections for Years 10, 11 and 12 in 2014Preparationforthe2014schoolyearisunderwayandstudents currently in Years 9, 10 and 11 will begin selecting subjects for Year 10, 11 and 12. To support parents and students with the subject selection process, aSubjectSelectionInformationEveninghasbeenplannedforWednesday4thSeptember.

TheprogramfortheInformationEveningincludesyearlevelspecificSubjectSelectionInformationsessions,yearlevelspecificSACEInformationSessionsandgeneralInformationSessionsforVET.StudentsareabletocollecttheirSubjectSelectionInformationpackageatthe evening and the package includes:

• relevantSATACandSACEPublications

• Informationregardingtheprocesstolodgeprovisional subject selections online

• Informationregardingtheprocesstobookacoursecounsellingappointmentonline(currentYear10and11students)

For students and parents who are unable to attend theInformationEvening,thepackageofinformationwill be made available for collection from the Senior CampusFrontOfficeasofThursday5thSeptember.

A number of resources will also be made available to students, parents and teachers via the College portal. Students and parents are encouraged to visit the virtual workspace on the portal over the coming weeks as information and resources are added.

For students currently in Year 9, we recommend that students and parents attend the following sessions :

• SubjectSelectionsInformationSessionforYear9students at 6.30pm in the Walsh Theatre

• SACEInformationSessionforYear9studentsat7.15pmintheConferenceCentre

• VETInformationSessionat7.55pmintheDramaTheatre

For students currently in Year 10, we recommend that students and parents attend the following sessions:

• SACEInformationSessionforYear10studentsat6.40pmintheConferenceCentre

• SubjectSelectionsInformationSessionsforYear10studentsat7.15pmintheWalshTheatre

• VETInformationSessionat7.55pmintheDramaTheatre

For students currently in Year 11, we recommend that students and parents attend the following sessions:

• VETInformationSessionat7.15pmintheDramaTheatre

• SACEInformationSessionforYear11studentsat8.00pmintheConferenceCentre

• SubjectSelectionsInformationSessionforYear11studentsat8.30pmintheWalshTheatre

Feel free to contact me at the College if you have concerns or queries regarding Subject Selections.

Ms Rebecca DonnonAssistant Principal - Learning

Assistant Principal - Learning

CBC SUBJECT SELECTION INFORMATION EVENING 2013 PROGRAM    

Subject Selections Year 12, 2014 8.30 – 9.00pm 

Specific information re selecting subjects for Year 12 

in 2014  

Presented by  Rebecca Donnon  (AP – Learning) 

Walsh Theatre 

Subject Selections Year 10, 2014 6.30 – 7.00pm 

Specific information re selecting subjects for  

Year 10 in 2014  

Presented by  Rebecca Donnon  (AP – Learning) 

Walsh Theatre 

Subject Selections Year 11, 2014 7.15 – 7.45pm 

Specific information re selecting subjects for Year 11 

in 2014  

Presented by  Rebecca Donnon  (AP – Learning) 

Walsh Theatre 

SACE – Year 10, 2014 7.15 – 7.35pm 

Specific SACE information for students transitioning to Year 

10 in 2014  

Presented by  Nicole Leary  

(SACE Coordinator)  

Conference Centre 

SACE – Year 12, 2014 8.00 – 8.20pm 

Specific SACE information for students transitioning to Year 

12 in 2014  

Presented by  Nicole Leary  

(SACE Coordinator)  

Conference Centre 

SACE – Year 11, 2014 6.40 – 7.00pm 

Specific SACE information for students transitioning to Year 

11 in 2014  

Presented by  Nicole Leary  

(SACE Coordinator)  

Conference Centre 

VET Information Session 7.15 – 7.45pm 

General VET Information for senior students considering 

VET in 2014 *to be repeated at 7.55pm* 

Presented by  Ceinwyn Elleway  (VET Coordinator) 

Drama Theatre 

VET Information Session 7.55 – 8.25pm 

General VET Information for senior students considering 

VET in 2014 *repeat of earlier session* 

Presented by  Ceinwyn Elleway  (VET Coordinator) 

Drama Theatre 

Senior School Winter ConcertOn Friday night August 23, music students performed in the Winter Concert.

The capacity audience was treated to nineteen musical items, including the newly formed Studio EnsembleandGuitarEnsemble.TheVocalJazzEnsembledeliveredapolishedperformanceof‘IntheStilloftheNight’,confirmingitsstatusastheschool’spremierensemble.Complementingthe ensemble performances were a host of solo and duet items, performed on a range of instruments. Students are to be commended for their professionalism and general decorum throughout the concert.

Mr Michael GriffinHeadofMusic

Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.– Sergei Rachmaninoff

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Music Department News

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Comic-Con WeekLast week we celebrated Book Week across both campus libraries with a whole range of events to highlight the importance of reading and bringing storytelling to life. The Senior Campus library celebrated Book Week by hosting a Comic-Con (convention) which once again brought fans of comics into the library.

An incredible assortment of movie posters transformed the library, along with stand-up comic characters that were displayed in the main library window. These characters are also fabulous prizes for our ‘Create a Comic Strip’ competition, where students have been invited to write a short comic strip involving a super hero and CBC. I look forward to reading the entries with interest, with the competition closing Friday 30 August.

A presentation by Peter from Pulp Fiction Comics was the first official event of the week. Peter spoke passionately about the popularity of comics and graphic novels and his experience in the industry, bringing with him an extensive collection of graphic novels to share. The library also screened TV and movie comic programs during lunch time which kept students entertained and really brought the theme to life. The final event of the week was a comic stall in the library, set up by the team from the Adelaide Comics Centre, where an extensive range of comics were available to purchase. The boys enjoyed the opportunity to browse the comics and snap up a bargain. I hope students enjoyed reading the comics as well as the whole Comic-Con experience.

After a hectic week I would like to thank the people that supported the CBC Comic-Con which ensured it was a success; the Adelaide Comic Centre, Mrs Angela Barry for her many and varied displays, Mr Alex Ly for his creativity and flair in creating book marks, posters and photography, and of course all staff members brave enough to have their photo taken for the staff comic book display.

We’re all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? - Doctor Who, Season 5, Episode 13

Ms Sandra MasonHead Librarian

TV and Movies during lunch time

Adelaide Comic Centre sale

Peter from Pulp Fiction Comics

Paul McGuire Library

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Dear Parents/Caregivers and Friends

Congratulationstoour38boyswhowillcelebratetheSacramentsofConfirmationonFriday30Augustat7pmandHolyCommuniononSunday1Septemberat11amat St Francis Xavier Cathedral:

Matthew AdamsSebastian AlfredJake ApolloniMassimo BartemucciMichael CalderisiStefan CalderisiAlessio ConciSamuel CutriHunterDwyerDanielElboroughNicholasFranceseMarcello GuiderCaleb JacksonArcher LowmanCameron MansonSebastian MercorellaThomas MestrovMonydeng MonydengHughO’Callaghan

NoahO’CallaghanTomas PaparellaAndrew PrinciArien SandercockLuca ScassaCooper StewartAustin TavianAlexander ThomasMatthew ThomasJoseph UrsidaVincenzo VelardoMaximillian WisniewskiNicholasZwolskiBenjamin PhillipsBrody MoylanRomeo BaraioloJisu ParkWilliam BoweringNicolasrojas

During the past few months Sr Kanistal and Mrs Ozgo have worked hard to prepare the boys for this special journey,reflectingontheirfaithandgrowingtogetherin the knowledge and love of God that they have experienced in their family and our church.

IthankBrBarry,SrKanistalandMrsOzgofortheirdedication in preparing the children and their families for this special event.

Unfortunately due to our cold and blustery weather conditionsourplannedHouseactivitydayandYear5-12Athletics day have been rescheduled to Tuesday 17 of September.

God willing, the sun will shine and will allow our boys to enjoy these fun events that are a highlight of the College calendar.

Book Week festivities were a highlight on both campuses last week. Our congratulations and thanks must go to our wonderful librarian Mrs Wilson and her team for their efforts during the week.

Student banking at the Junior Campus has gone from strengthtostrength.InaNationalBankingCompetitionone of our CBC students, Leonardo Mucci in Year 9, won 2nd prize in this competition for schools. Prizes included amotorisedelectricscooterworth$800andnightvisiongoggles.

Banking is a great way to teach your son to be financiallyliterate.WearedeeplyindebtedtoMrsLeanne Dowling who gives so much of her time to ensure the banking is coordinated every Tuesday. Please enquireatthefrontofficeifyouwishforyoursontogeta Commonwealth Banking application.

School banking students are welcome to join in the Colouring competition which starts Monday 26 August–Friday18October.

On Friday 13 September we will induct our Semester 2 Student Leaders at a special Liturgy. Congratulations to the following students on their successful leadership.

Prayer Leaders

JackNesbitDeigo BuetiHughCzuchwickiFrank TanJake KollarackalGuilio MucciSamuel Robey

EdwardOwensVincenzo Velardo/Luke VonthoffKieran BeasleyMonydeng MonydengJosef CurtaleEmileAbraham

SRC Leaders #1

Dylan CorderoEmilioFrascaEricDuongMichaelZitisJaxon CiroccoPaul MazzoneHenryO’Mahoney

Dylan RyanBayley FitzpatrickNicholasKellermann-ClarkeAustin TavianFinn BergemannCampbellHillock

SRC Leaders #2

Rio LavrencicConnor LangleyAntony ArenaStefan ContiIssacBriaBah-Lih BaynesAnthony Vlassopoulos

Benjamin RosiakMichael SpyridondisStefan CalderisiMatthew ThomasPasquale RomanoDaniel Gabrielli

House Assistants

Dylan SimpsonJack BourkeAmile Abraham

Liam RyanCosmo LabbozzettaLuke Conti

Reminders for Weeks Ahead• Fri30Aug–Confirmation7pmStFrancisXavier

Cathedral

• Sun1Sept–HolyCommunion11amStFrancesXavier Cathedral

• Tues 3 Sept – P&F Meeting 7pm SC Boardroom. All new members welcome

• Tues3Sept–JCPrincipal’sTours(9:30amand5:30pm)

• Fri6Sept–ShowDay/PUPILFrEEDAY.OSHCfrom7:15am-6pm.

• Fri13Sept–Father/SonNight

• Tues17Sept–Athleticsday,SANTOSStadium.8:45amDeparture/Coach

• Wed18Sept–BullyingBustyDay

• Mon 23 -Thurs 26 Sept – Catholic Schools Music Festival

• Thurs26Sept–Egg/BaconBreakfast

� HouseColourDay8am

� Term Concludes 3:30pm

WishingyouGod’sblessingsfortheweekahead.

Mrs Frances ZubreckyjAssistant Principal - Junior Campus

Assistant Principal - Junior Campus

Canteen NoticeMay we respectfully ask that staples and sticky tape not be used on lunch order bags in the Junior Campus. Staples in particular are dangerous and if one is missed, it may become a choking hazard. Sticky tape is very hard to remove and sometimes the order is torn when trying to open the bag.

Please place the money in the corner of the bag and fold into quarters.

Scholastic Book Club Orders due

Wednesday 11 September

Junior School

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Book WeekLast week saw the Junior Campus join schools around Australia to celebrate Book Week. It was a lovely week spent enjoying Australian authors and illustrators.

Monday morning a book seller worked with the winners of our Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC) competition. Ms Barrass’ class was the first to have all the students complete the challenge. They were allocated $100 to spend on resources for the library. This selection process involved a collaborative approach. We looked at those resources already in the library and then had an opportunity to peruse all the books. We then voted on the best way to spend the money, while ensuring we were receiving good value. They selected some fabulous books to join our collection. Well done, boys!

Tuesday morning began with our very colourful book parade. The children (and parents) went to a great deal of trouble to dress as their favourite book character. Even the teachers joined in the fun!

Ms Barrass’ Year 1s paraded down Hutt St to the local library. There they participated in a variety of Book Week activities.

Before lunch we gathered with our buddies to share our favourite book. The children embraced this opportunity to read together. It was briefly interrupted by a reading related flashmob presented by Mrs Clifton’s and Miss Cronin’s talented class. Thank you to the teachers (supported by Ms Davies) and students for providing us with a creative display of how we have “Gotta Keep Reading.”

After lunch the boys worked with their House groups to complete activities based on the shortlisted books for this year. All the boys seemed to enjoy the fabulous literature and a variety of activities.

On Thursday the Year 6 classes joined Principal Noel Mifsud in sharing another of the shortlisted books. He shared with the boys, “Sophie Scott goes South.” This story by Alison Lester tells of a young girl who accompanies her father on an expedition to Antarctica. The boys thoroughly enjoyed hearing the Principal’s experiences of leading an expedition to Antarctica, seeing photos and trying on some of his clothes. He also shared with the boys how important books were to him as he was growing up, and of the promise and excitement they hold.

Throughout the week the boys were also on the hunt for elephants from “Too Many Elephants in this House” which were hidden around the school. This was a source of much excitement.

It was a fabulous celebration and I thank everyone for their participation.

Finally, the PRC came to a close this week. Congratulations to the following boys for completing the challenge:

Reception White Danek M, Diego B, Emilio F, Thomas B, Beau B, Daniel C, Xavier M, Harrison K, Giuliano C, Mahmound J

Reception Purple Andrew K, Lane H, James R

1 Purple Nicholas P, Jack G

2 Purple Willem B, Nathanial B, Jet B, Archie B, Jackson B, Jaxon C, Gianluca D, Harrison F, William H, Jake K, Luka L, Joshua L, Harrison L, William M, Lachlan P, Isaac B

2 White Joel J, Taki M, Benjamin S, James G, Richard G, Thomas K, Manveer C, Jacob C, Joel J, Jamie K, Christian M, Arni M, Guilio M

3 Purple Dylan R, Henry M, Zachary C

3 White Marcos A, Franco C, Toryn C, Jacob G, Hudson K, Benjamin R, Dylan R, Lucas S, Ryan S

4 Purple Noah P, Joshua T, Luke V, Sebastian A, Vasili F, Bayley F, Jamie F, Caleb J, Awak Ml, Callum M, Phuong N, Ben P, Jude T, Max V, Max W, Sebastien Z

4 White Thomas P, Nathan S, Thomas M

5 Purple Franco B, Kris P, Gianluca M, William H, Stephan V, Austin T, Ben O’, Julian B, Mason B, Mohammed A, Matthew T, Carmine C, Romeo B, Mark B, Alec B, Rian D, Emmanuel D, Toby H, George K, Marial M, MonyDeng M, Nam N, Jesse R, Joseph S, Joseph T, Domenic Z

5 White Finnley B, Lachlan E, Nicholas D, Domenico F, Aaron D, Colby I, Phillip R

6 Gold Joshua M, Luke C, Terry F, Thomas G, Louis K, Girish K, Alessandro L, Alexander N, Reuben R, Luke S

6 Purple Indyana B, Che Y, Daniel G, Emile A, Nicholas Z, James K, Adrian B

Mrs Caroline WilsonTeacher Librarian Junior Campus

Winners of the Junior Campus Book Week Parade

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Is your advice to your child accidentally stopping them from learning?Almost every time my children are having a problem withsomething,thefirstwordsthatwanttojumpoutofmymoutharesomethingalongthelinesof“Here’swhatyoushoulddo”.Forexample:

Them: “I can’t open this packet.” Me: “Tear it at the end.”

Them: “I don’t know what this word means.” Me: “It means …”

Them: “I didn’t get a turn in class today.” Me: “You need to put up your hand and ask.”

Them: “My brother took my game.” Me: “Tell him to give it back.” (or possibly, if I’ve had a really bad day: “suck it up”)

Yougettheidea.Idon’tthinkI’malonehere.Asparents our instincts are to solve problems for our kids, teachthemstuffandgettheissuefixedasquicklyandpainlesslyaspossible(forthemandus).ManyparentsoftheteenagersIworkwithdothesamething–theytell their teen what to do about everything from how to study, how to relate to teachers, when to go to bed, what they should say to their friends and other topics.

Isgivingourchildrenadviceabadthingtodo?No.Attimes,it’svital.

Isitalwaysthe best thingtodoasparents?Idon’tthinkso.Herearethethreeproblemswithgivingadvice.

Problem Number One: We sometimes get it wrong

WhileIliketobelieveIamthefountainofallwisdom,ImustadmitIgivemychildrenthewrongendofthestickmoreoftenthanIwouldliketothink.Whentheyaskmeaquestionorarestuckwithsomething,I’musuallybusydoingsomethingelseandIdon’tknowexactlywhatit’slike to be in their body, from their perspective, what they knowandwhatelseisgoingon.Whilethe“solution”Igivethemmightworkforme,forthemitsometimesmisses the mark. And often they know it. So instead of saying,“wowMum,youareSOsmartandthat’sreallyhelpful”theysay,“but….”Thisfranklyisannoying.

That’sthefirstproblemwithadvice.Butlet’ssayyouareSUrEyouarerightonthisoneparticularpieceofwisdom you are passing down. What could be wrong withtellingthemaboutit?

Problem Number Two: They are not really paying attention

Youmayhavesuspectedyourchildorteenisn’tfullyconcentratingwhenyoutalktothem.Ihatetosayit,butyoursuspicionsarecorrect.Itisn’ttheirfault.IfyoulookatMrIscansofaperson’sbrainwhiletheyarelistening to someone else talk, you will see relatively

little brain activity. Partly this is because listening to voices is something we do all day. For our children, listening to us tell them something is not particularly interestingfromabrain’sperspective(rememberbrainspay much more attention to unusual and different things)sotheirbraingoes“hohum,moretalking,blahblah”andswitchesoff.Thishappenstoadultstoo. Remember the last time you listened to your child talking about their favourite video game/barbie/sporting hero/band?Hellocoma…

Okay,let’sassumeyouhavesomehowcircumventedboththeseproblems.First,youKNOWyouarerightaboutthisthing,secondyouhaveputonaclownoutfitsoyouhaveyouryoungperson’sFULLATTENTION.Sonowsurelyyoucanpassonyourhelpfuladvice?Err…No.

Problem Number Three: We are denying them an opportunity to REALLY learn something

Imaginesittinginaclassroom.Imaginetheteacheris explaining something to the class. Think about how wellyouareconcentrating.Nowimaginetheteacherturns their eyes directly on you and says “what do YOU think?”.Whathappenedtoyourconcentrationlevel?Yep, it goes up. We learn and concentrate best we when are required to come up with a solution, rather thanbeingtoldthesolution.Arecentstudyconfirmedthis: the researchers examined teaching pre-schoolers different kinds of shapes via two different teaching methods–apredominantly“givinginformation”methodcomparedtoapredominantly“askingquestions”method. They found that the children in the “asking questions”methodlearntmoreandrememberedmorethantheothersdid.Ibetiftheydidthisstudywithadults,theywouldfindthesameresults.

When we try to teach our children and teens things by just getting them to listen to us, we are denying them the much better way of learning things – thinking of ideas themselves and trying them out.

So What’s the Better Idea?

The better alternative to giving advice is actually fairly simple.

When our children or teens ask us something or we noticethemencounteringaproblem,ourfirstresponseshould be to ask them a question.

Thesequestionscanbeabouttheiropinion(whatdoyouthink),theirexperience(what’shappenedbefore?)orabouttheirprediction(whatwillhappenifyoudothat?).

Asking them questions instead of giving advice means they are more likely to be paying attention and that their brains are more active and more likely primed for learning. Asking questions is going to dramatically increase the chance that they will actually learn something in this situation.

Solet’sgobacktotheproblemsmychildrenhadatthestart and think of some alternative responses:

Them: “I can’t open this packet.” Me: “Do you think tearing it here at the top or at the bottom would be easier?”

Them: “I don’t know what this word means.” Me: “What do you think it could mean?”

Them: “I didn’t get a turn in class.” Me: “What could you do to get a turn next time?”

Them: “My brother took my game.” Me: “What could you say to him to get your game back?” (or still possibly, “suck it up”. I’m not proud of

it. It happens.)

And some examples for teens:

Them: “I hate this teacher.” Us: “Is there anything you think you can do to change that or is it stuck that way do you think?”

Them: “I’m never going to finish this assignment.” Us: “What is the hardest thing about getting it done? Is there anything that I can do to help? If you feeling a bit more motivated right now, what would you start on do you think?”

Them: “I don’t want to go out with Kelly this weekend but if I don’t she’ll get mad.” Us: “What are your options? What is the worst case scenario? What would you advise one of your friends to do if they were in this situation?”

Keep askingChildren and teens will often not know the answers to thesequestions(you’llbesurprisedhowoftentheydothough).Afterourfirstquestion,wewilloftenhavetoask them some more questions. Sometimes we might have to give them some clues, or options, and then ask again. For example:

That’s a great try. Do you think THIS or THIS might work better?

What else could you do?

What would happen then?

What are the advantages and disadvantages to doing that?

What else has worked in the past?

Do you think THIS or THIS might be better? Why?

How much time do you think I have???

Iknowthismightsoundalittletimeconsuming.Itcantake an extra minute or two. And sometimes you just won’thavetime,andthat’sokay.However,oftenittakeslesstimethanyouthink.Evenifyoucanjustgetintothe habit of asking young people one question before you give any advice, you will be making a difference.

Also, sometimes taking an extra minute to ask a couple of questions, ensures the young person really learns it well and we save ourselves time by not having to answer the same question or help them solve the same problem time and time again.

So this really works?

Likeotherteachingtechniques,thisisnotamagicfix.Young people still need repeated teaching and learning experiences.ButIdofirmlybelieve,havingseenthisinmy own children and countless others in the clinic, by asking them to think about their own solutions is a far more effective way of seeing long term learning than by us telling them the answer.

Re-printed with permission. Kirrilie Smout (Developing Minds Psychology) [[email protected]]

Ms Jane GaynorFrom the Counselling Team

From the Counselling Team

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Open A Intercol BasketballCBC 54 defeated Blackfriars 48

We retain the basketball Trophy!ItwasaclosegameasallIntercollegiategamesareasbothteams lifted for the occasion. All of the four quarters were closebutthethirdandfourthwereparticularlysignificantin the overall result. We basically tied the scores in the firstandsecond,wonconclusivelyinthethirdbutsawastrong resurgence of BPS in the fourth to outscore CBC. However,ourleadoverthreequarterswassufficienttoseeus over the line. We must acknowledge the tenacity and accord respect to the BPS team for a spirited game which was played with great sportsmanship. Best on Ground, as decidedbytheCBCteamwasNumber41KaneDella-Piawhose three point accuracy continuously kept our lead in check.CBC’sBestonGroundwasaptlyawardedtoOliverMegins who scored 19 points for the game. We knew that CBC had to play a sustained four quarter game to win the trophy and the team did just that. Congratulations to all players for their efforts and teamwork to secure the win which was crucial in the overall point tally for CBC if we were to secure the overall Championship Trophy for the Intercollegiateseriesofgames.

SquirewasexcellentasalwaysindefencebutIalsonotedthathewasalwaysthefirsttobedownthecourtinoffencetopresentapassingoption.Healwaysprobedthe opposition defensive zone for a scoring option. Squire scored valuable points for the team as well. Megins played all positions and was instrumental in some critical moments ofthegameespeciallywhenscoresweretied.Hedidnotfeature with the threes but contributed with twos. The statistics sheet shows a comprehensive performance in all areasofthegame.Hehadahugeimpactonthegameineveryquarter.Hisaggressivespinmovesunderthebasketagainst double and often triple teaming was awesome. Heplayedacaptain’sgameinguidingtheteamatcrucialmoments.

Nguyenputupsomeunbelievableshotstocontributetothescoresheet.TheoneIamthinkingofhasnonamebutIwillcallitanoverheadreversehookshot!Hewasalsoinstrumental in defensive and offensive rebounds. De Pinto played the game of his life with no indication of the injury sustainedtwoweeksago.Hisreboundingwasastonishingas he plucked the ball from impossible situations as were his assists. A great team player in the game who contributedavaluable8points.

Ciabattoniplayedameasuredandintelligentgame.Hemade good position and as a result put in 13 points for theteam.Naturallyheputhistrademarkthree-pointerin.Ciabattoni’scontributionwasparticularlysignificantinthe

second and third quarters where his rebounding made an impact. Manship was absolutely brilliant in overcoming theirdefensivepressureandgettingtheballup.Hemadesome critical steals in the context of the game. As always Manship made good position, drove to the basket and was accurate outside the key. A lot of responsibility will be on hisshoulders(andGleeson–didnotplayduetoinjury)in2014.

Hillikeralsofeaturedinthestatisticswithfourcriticalstealsto convert and slow the opposition down in addition to assists.Hewasacriticalplayerinthistenseandimportantgame.Hilliker’soffensivedrivesinthelanewereexcellentas he contributed to the scoresheet. Kurvers made excellent positionunderthebasketinhisroleattopofthekey.Hehad to work hard against double teams at times but still managedtopresentwellforthepassandscoringoption.Iwas particularly impressed with his movement up and down the court.

Another season has ended and the coaching team wishes theseniorstheverybestastheyfinishtheyear.Ithasbeena privilege to be associated with the Open A players over the last three years. They are arguably one of the better teamsifnotthebestteamCBChasfielded.CBCwillberebuilding the Open A squad again as the seniors leave us. Their legacy is the stuff of which upcoming players to the Open As will aspire to. Well done gentlemen and we applaud your contribution to the College and the game. You have pushed the basketball bar to a new high.

My sincere thanks to all parents, supporters, past students and players who were there on the day. My thanks are always extended to Chris Mellow, Anne-Marie Kurvers and Tracy Gleeson for their support, advice and friendship. We are a formidable team that supports the players.

Best Players: Oliver Megins, Michael De Pinto, Michael Hilliker,GianCiabattoni.

Mr Gary JallehCoach

Open C BasketballCBC 37 defeated Blackfriars 30

A fantastic way to end the season with a highly competitive game against Blackfriars. There were many key situations in the game that tilted the advantage our way. Aidan C was simply superb under the basket both in offence and defence.HisdominationwasrewardedwithwinningtheIntercolmedal.MichaelPetrilli,Phi,Vincentandraiseydisplayed excellent defence which created easy baskets for theteam.TheconsistentMatthewItalianoscoredpointsata crucial moments of the game. Thomas, Alex D and Alex F played important defensive roles when they hit court. Gian wasalwayscoolunderpressureandgaveoffsometerrificpasses. Congratulations to the lads for an excellent game.

I’dliketothankstheplayersandparentsforalltheirsupportandeffortthroughoutseason.Welldoneonafineseason.

Mr Tony CarrieriCoach

Junior B BasketballCBC 58 defeated Blackfriars 7

ItwasatrulydominantgamelastSaturdaytofinishtheseason for the Junior Bs. CBC were focused, determined andselflessasateamonthemorning,notwantingtodisappointafterlastweek’slacklustrewinoverrostrevor.Blackfriars were left hapless, bewildered and confused by CBC.

LachlanGrant-AllanwasawardedtheIntercolmedalforhisplay.Heranthepointverywellallgame,scoringonnumerous occasions and terrorising the opposition in half-courttrapstyledplays.NathanGrant-Allancontinuesto mature as a player, calmly cutting under the basket and finishingwithease.FodaySamukaandNathanielKrecuplayed their best games of the season. Their defence was amazing and were major contributing factors to us allowing only 2 second half points. Both boys were equally effective ontheoffensiveend,withNathaniel’sfinishingattherimvastlyimprovedandFodayfindinghisshootingrange.

Mitchell Taylor played another fantastic game on defence, at one point running the length of the court to stop a fast break opportunity.

JaydenHoggett,JackO’NionsandWilliamKuanycontributed superbly to the win also.

The team fondly farewells the Year 9 contingent of Jack, Jayden, Mitchell, Foday and Lachlan. They played superbly all season.

Wefinishtheseasonhavingwon9games,drawntwiceandlost just once.

ThanksverymuchtoNardiaHoggettforscoringthroughoutmuch of the season.

Mr Richard MooreCoach

Junior E BasketballCBC 28 defeated St Ignatius 22

Afantasticendtoabrilliantseason!TheCBCboysonceagain proved to be the team to beat.

We got off to a fast start – maybe a little too fast as the boysfumbledtheballmorethandesired.However,aftera time-out and some refocusing, we began to work as a team.

TherewasexcellentdribblingfromEdCurnow,theusualexceptionalscoringfromJoshHogbenandspecialmention

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toLucaDeCorsoonhisgreatbaskets!LiamHopperdefended relentlessly as well as scoring the odd basket and Riley King was always there to get our rebounds and pass the ball off. Furthermore, Alex Baik seemed to have possessionoftheballeveryothersecond!

What a great season, boys. Well played, good teamwork andthanksforbeingwonderfulsportsmen!

Ms Sarah EnglishCoach

deBaTinG YES! NO!

Intercol DebatingCBC Wins Trophy!

ThefirsteventoftheIntercolwithBlackfriarsthisyearwas the Middle and Senior School debating. Blackfriars havealwaysfieldedtalentedteammemberssotowinthetrophy was going to require some brilliant and persuasive argument, along with detailed and convincing rebuttal points.Ourboyswereuptothejob!

TheMiddleSchoolteam,coachedbyHamishrichardson,had to argue the topic That school prepares us for life. CBC team members Daniel Larizza, Jack Meaker, Siddarth Rajagopal and Basil Dimpoulos were the negative team and argued emphatically that there is much more to learn in life than what we learn at school. The adjudicators awarded the

debate to Blackfriars citing that CBCs points were clearly rebutted each time. Well done to CBC and Blackfriars boys for a great debate.

The CBC senior school line up consisted of Peter Cooper, ChrisSkeltonandHamishrichardsonwithThomasJameschairing the debate. The senior school students had to speakfor8minuteseachwhichisquiteanachievementin itself. The topic for the debate was that Social media does more harm than good and CBC were once again arguing from the negative perspective. This was quite a complex debate with the boys citing recent use of social mediaintheMiddleEasttocreatechange,andalsothatpersonal responsibility is essential in preventing negative situations occurring with social media. All team members were impressive with the debate being awarded to CBC by all three adjudicators. Blackfriars spoke very well so it was quite an achievement to win the trophy. Well done to all involved in the preparation of the students and Ms Scarlett Lucero for her coaching of the senior team. We look forward toretainingthetrophyin2014!

Ms Sandra MasonDebating Coordinator

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First XVIII Intercol FootballCBC 74 defeated Blackfriars 64

Finally the day arrived that the team had looked forward to all year. Wins in soccer, debating and basketball meant thattheFirstXVIIIcouldn’tlettheschooldown.OurYear8and 9 teams had good wins in the morning, followed by an excellentwinbytheSecondXVIIIintheirfirstgamefortheyearasateam.Ourteamwelcomedseveralfirstgamersin William McPherson, Trent Daly, Austin Crisanti, Adrian Mastrangelo,LukeJohansenandTomBielby,whilstNathanKoulizoswasinhissecondgame.MatthewNyeandOliverMegins also lined up for their second game of the season, meaningwewereabletofieldthestrongestteamoftheyear for the occasion.

First quarter saw CBC kicking to the western end in heavy conditions.NickDelaatandTomPickeringlookedominous,ablysupportedbyNathanByrnes,AustinCrisantiandThomas Melios-Traver who all worked hard to win the loose ballandkeepitinourarea.JarrodHancockalsoplacedpressure on Blackfriars with his strong approach to the ball and willingness to work hard. Delaat demonstrated the benefitofbeinginfrontwithoneofhistwogoalsforthequarter. Pellegrino Biancardi kicked an excellent goal on therunandJarrodHancockkickedtheothergoalforthequarter. Blackfriars looked dangerous when they moved the ball quickly to their strong full forward, who kicked long and accurately twice in the quarter.

The second quarter saw CBC continue to assert control onthegame.MattNye,Jontyrutai,PelleBiancardiandTomBielbyinthemidfieldwereontop,benefitingfromtheruck work of Megins. Tom Pickering in attack was proving toostrongforhisopponents,whilstNathanByrnes,TomMelios-Traver, Austin Crisanti and Sam Warren worked hard to keep the ball in our area. Luke Johansen and Trent Daley provided good run and options to look for on the wing. Adrian Mastrangelo helped tighten the defence and run the ball out, whilst Wil McPherson competed well in the air and helped out Chris Clemente at full back. Chris had managed to stem the goals from his opponent and with a further two goalseachtoDelaatandPickeringwewereleadingby4goals at half time.

InthethirdquarterBlackfriarsstartedtomountaseriouschallenge to us. Oliver Megins developed cramp and rested in the sick bay forward pocket, as did Pelle. With a depleted ruckandmidfield,JontyrutaiandTomPickeringsteppedup to help us combat the increasingly damaging Blackfriars centre square set-up. Our defence was under intense pressure; however, good players can be relied upon in such matchesandJamesKittel-Neillwasunbeatableatcentre-half-back.Hespoiledeffectivelyandwasnotintimidatedbystrongopponents.NickAdamsincreasedhisworkratein the back pocket and showed why he is one of the best defendersinthecompetition.Hecontinuallyrepelledtheopposition through being balanced and reliable under pressure.NathanKoulizosalsorosetotheoccasionandproved to be a highly effective team player in defence. At thefinalbreakwewerestill4goalsupanditappearedwehad withstood the best Blackfriars could throw at us.

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Blackfriars had other thoughts, however, and produced their best15minutesoffootballfortheentiregame,kicking3quick goals and reducing the margin to a slender 3 points. Hereiswhereplayersbecamechampionsandrosetotheoccasion. Jonty Rutai developed cramp yet was the only ruckoptionleft.Hecompetedhisheartoutfortheteamintheairandcontinuedtowinthehardball.NickDelaatmovedbrieflytothecentreandlentvaluablesupportinthetoughcontests.LikewiseMattNyeandTomBielby,twokeyplaymakersinthefirsthalf,continuedtowintheballandtake hard tackles as the game slowed and players tired. Anthony Martino proved truly inspiring and reliable once again,ashehasdoneinallbiggamesthisyear.Itwasa great second half from the captain working as a team withotherdefendersinKittel-Neil,Adams,ClementeandKoulizos.

A brilliant snap for goal by Pelle gave us a 10 point lead, but Blackfriars were able to reply quickly to again reduce the gap to a few points. Sam Warren had played with great heart and spirit to take a mark 30 metres out on an angle. Hiskickdriftedthroughuntouchedandasighofreliefliftedfromallsupportersaroundtheground.InthefewminutesremainingplayerslikeMattNyeandAnthonyMartinokeptwinning the ball to ensure victory was ours.

Thefinalsirenallowedeveryonetounleashanemotionalcelebration. We had great support from recent old scholars who turned up wearing their school football jumpers and a festive spirit. To see staff, old scholars, players and parents remain on the oval for 30 minutes and share the occasion was a great feeling, especially beating a team that played two divisions higher than us at the start of the year. Along withthewinbytheSecondXVIIIitshowedwhatatalentedgroup our senior footballers have been this year.

BestPlayers: TomBielby,MattNye,AnthonyMartino,Jontyrutai,NickAdams,NickDelaat

GoalScorers: Delaat(4),Biancardi(2),Pickering(2),Hancock,Megins,Warren(1)

Mr Greg WardCoach

Second XVIII Intercol FootballCBC 11.8 (74) defeated Blackfriars 4.4 (22)

BestPlayers: Perpetua(IntercolMedallist),Hilliker,Owens,Colangelo,McGee,Goggins,Niscioli,Peterson, Meyer

GoalScorers: Perpetua(5),Tully(2),Yates,Owens,Bojovic,Nicholson(1)

The performance was an exceptional one given the preparation. The team was comprised of Year 10 players andFirstXVIIIplayersthathadnotplayedtogetheratallduring the season. Despite this, the players gelled and playedterrificteamfootball.

From the outset CBC dominated possession and had it kicked straight at goal would have had the game won beforehalftime.ItwasablyledbyCaptainLiamMcGeeon the ball who threw his body into each contest. Michael Hillikerruckedformostofthedayandalsoservedasanadditionalon-ballerwithhisexcellentfitnessandrun.JackOwens was clean and skilful in the centre, whether by hand or by foot and racked up numerous possessions. Marcus Colangelo on the wing provided run and excellent ball useallday.HaydenNiscioliwassolidatcentre-half-backand contributed well in short stints on the ball. Big Brady Goggins played at full-back for most of the 1st half before moving to centre-half-forward, where he dominated the air and also moved the ball forward from possessions gained at ground level. Liam Peterson played on the wing from part way through the 2nd quarter and was valiant in his efforts in contests, winning the ball forward consistently for CBC. Charlie Meyer, like McGee, provided excellent use of the body in congestion and emerged with the ball consistently.

OurIntercolMedallistwasJulianPerpetua.Hisperformancewas amazing. From the outset he displayed ball-handling skills that were exceptional, particularly given the conditions. Furthermore, his use of the ball was creative and

his work-rate high as he repeatedly doubled-up possession. Apartfromcontributingtoseveralgoalshekicked5ofhisown.Julianwasclearlythestand-outplayeronthefieldanda most deserved medallist.

Mr Matthew CrisantiCoach

Prep B FootballCabra 8.12 (60) defeated CBC 0.1 (1)

BestPlayers: JackBourke,JohnKleeman,EricTsoukatos,Adam Wells

The boys battled hard all day and maintained a positive attitude,justliketheyhaveallseason.Itwasagoodgameplayed with strong spirit. We had some good moments of play where we were able to keep possession of the ball. The midfielderswonabitofthefootyandlinkedupnicelywitheach other. The opposition was too strong for us though, kicking a couple more goals than us each quarter.

Mr Vincent RignaneseCoach

Year 4/5 FootballGlen Osmond 3.5 (23) defeated CBC 2.1 (13)

We had a great game of football today with a very tight game and a low scoring affair. CBC today played so well as a unit and did all that was asked of them, our backline playedoneononeasaskedandheldfirmwhichensuredwedidn’tletmuchthroughwhenGlenOsmondwentforward. Our forward line took their opportunities when they presented. Players were prepared to put their bodies over the ball and take a knock or two get up and play on, showing real resolve.

GlenOsmondscoredthe1stgoalearlyinthefirstquarterbut that was it. CBC defended well and at the end of the quarterhadkickedoneaswell.Inthesecondtheplaywasso tight the only score by either side was a point to Glen Osmond. The third was also a quarter with only 1 point kickedbyCBC.Ithinkthe2ndand3rdquarterswheresome of the best tight footy we have seen this season and set us up for an exciting last quarter with a chance to sneak home.Unfortunatelyitdidn’teventuatebutthefinalmarginof 10 points shows how tight the whole match was. A really good sign for the team is that it can hold another team so well defensively.

NextweekisthelastgameoftheseasonagainstanotherDivision1teamthathasbeendroppedintoourDivision.Iam sure we will stand up again and are a real chance for a wintofinishtheseasonoffonahigh.

GoalScorers: MatthewAdams(1),BlakeMcDonough(1)

Best Players: Matthew Adams, Blake McDonough and Asher Bemmer

Thanks to Cosi for goal umpiring, Adam for time keeping and Cosi/Wendy for the oranges again.

Mr Steve BrooksCoach

Soccer

Open A Intercol SoccerCBC 1 defeated Blackfriars 0

Goal Scorer: Andrew Tamburrino

Man of the match: Tom Tagirara

Best on ground: Andrew Tamburrino, Matthew Dawber, Gianluca Filosi.

One of the best games of the season in the worst conditions. We arrived at West Adelaide pitches to be told“getbackonthebus,yourofftoBlacks”.Soafteralate, wet kick off, the ref agreed that each half would be shortened to 30 minutes in order to get the game played before we ran out of light. Both teams worked hard to get possession, CBC being the dominant force and having more

shotsongoal.Theendofthefirsthalfcameassomewhatof a relief as it gave the lads a chance to get out of the rain. The second half resumed with the same intensity, again with CBC dominating. Matthew Dawber was unlucky not toscoreahattrickwiththeballfindingthecrossbaronseveral occasions. Finally as night set in, the rain continuing and only minutes left Andrew Tamburrino scored a beautiful through shot, past the keeper and into the net. The boys wereecstaticandrightlyso.Thefinalminutesweretenseas Blacks tried everything to get back into the game but CBC were too strong. A very proud moment for the team as they held The Ray Coster cup high and celebrated the glory. TomTagirarawasawardedCBC’sMan of the Match but the entire squad is to be congratulated for an outstanding effort. IwouldliketothankMrKosminaforsharinghisknowledgeand his dedication to the lads. To the Mums, Dads, brothers and sisters that came out each week to watch, cheer and runtheline,theboysandIthankyou.

Mr Chris DolanCoach

Open B Soccer Blackfriars 2 defeated CBC 1

GoalScorer: Hamid

BestPlayers: Jordan,Murtaza,Nathan

A great game and a close result. Our intensity was at least 20%higherthannormalwithaboutsixeagersubstitutesinthecoach’searthroughoutthegameJordaningoalskeptusinthegamewithsomegreatsavesinthefirsthalfespeciallyandNathanatcentre-backshowedgreatleadershipqualities.HamidandMurtazaweretirelessinmidfield.Allteammembersworkedhardandweranahighquality opposition very, very close.

Thecurtainfallsonmy10wintersatCBCandIwishtothank all players, parents and friends that have made it suchfunsince2004!

Mr David BocockCoach

Year 10B SoccerBPS 4 defeated CBC 0

Thefinalgameoftheseasonlookedlikeachallengeinthefirsthalfwith4goalsbeingscored.However,theboysworked very hard in the second half which resulted in numerousgoalopportunities.Itwasexcellenttoseetheboys develop very good connection as a team throughout theseason.Itwasagreateffortfromalltheboysintheteam. Andre was awarded the best player of the game.

Mr Mehdi BayaniCoach

Year 9B SoccerBlackfriars 1 defeated CBC 0

IntercolMedal:BrianMa

BestPlayers: BrianMa,AlexHartley,HarryIsherwood

After a couple of disappointing weeks the team was ready todisplayitsbestformoftheterm–andsoitdid!Inanentertaining and fast encounter Blackfriars claimed the lead early in the second half and despite a relentlessly attacking gameCBCcouldnotquitefindtheelusiveequaliser.Cogratulations to all players for an excellent game played with true sportsmanship and real enjoyment.

Mr Noel KarcherCoach

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Year 8A SoccerCBC 3 defeated Norwood Morialta 0 (17 Aug)

Itwasalatestartthisweekandevenlaterwhenwearrivedfor our game due to the weather.

Our opposition only had a squad of nine players who gave ourteamahardfirsthalfmakingusdoalltheworkandthey defended their back half brilliantly.

Second half and a few tactics and change of play making the opposition work for a change allowed Cooper to drawfirstbloodandsendaballintothebackofthenet.Later Jimmy O followed through with a second goal. Our oppositionfinallyfeltthestingwithJamesIonninailingthe door shut with a third goal declaring dominance of the game.

All this was enabled by a team that played as team and displayed excellent ball skills and determination, playing every game with heart and great sportsmanship.

Men of the Match for this game goes to Daniel Didas, Patrick Alvaro, Tony Ton, Jimmy Odenwalder, Jake Oliviero andCooperO’Donnellfortheirtremendouseffortsintheforwardlineandmidfield.

Ournextmatch,IntercolCup,isathomeagainstBlackfriarsCollege.Bethere7.45amforwarmup.

GoalsScorers:CooperO’Donnell(1),JimmyOdenwalder(1),JamesIonni(1)

Thank you to all parents who support the boys by getting them to the matches and cheering them on. Also a big thank you to Mr Gianetta and Mr Gallagher for running the line.

Mr Emmanuel Gaitaneris Coach

CBC 5 defeated Blackfriars 2 (24 Aug) Intercol Cup

Wedidn’tknowwhattoexpectfromBlacksbeingundefeated in the competition round. They came out with force and with some very talented boys.

A fumbled handball in the penalty box allowed Tony Ton tofireinourfirstgoaltoopenupthescorecardforCBC.A second goal soon rattled Blacks as Jimmy O sent in a scorcherthatslippedoutofthegoalkeeper’shandsandintothe net. The attack was on and our boys were not going to let anyone take this match away from them -- after all it isIntercolCup.Laurencesoonfollowedupwithabrilliantgoal picking up on another goalkeeper mistake that took the tally to 3-0. Finally Blacks caught us off guard and were abletoscoretheirfirstforthehalf.

Second half commences and Blacks have returned with a vengeance but to no avail. CBC answered every attack withadoubleresponsebafflingandwearingBlacksoutofmanoeuvres. James opened up the scoring with a brilliant goal and doom was nearing for our opposition. Blacks were awarded a penalty shot and were able to increase their score to two goals.

ThenCooperO’Donnell,whohadnumerousattemptsatfiringatgoalsbutwasunluckyonmanyoccasions,finallylandsoneintothebackofthenetgivingustallyoffive.Hisdeterminationandtheskillsthathedisplayedwererewardedwithhimdrivingthefinalgoalofthedayasthematchendedand8AsIntercolwasours.

Tony Ton was presented with the best-on-ground Medal for the match picked out by Blackfriars. They did say it was hard to pick due to all of our team putting in such a fantastic effort and playing as a well-oiled machine. Tony created space and set up play for many of the scoring and non-scoringshots,abrilliantmid-fielder.Welldone,Tony.

To the rest of the team, being undefeated all season, could not have been achieved without sheer determination, playing as a team, playing with heart, great sportsmanship and wearing the Purple and White with pride.

You made me very proud to be your Coach.

MenoftheMatchforthisgame--TonyTon(BOGMedalWinner),PatrickAlvaro,JamesIonni,JimmyOdenwalder,JakeOlivieriandCooperO’Donnellfortheirtremendous

effortsintheforwardlineandmidfield.

GoalsScorers:TonyTon(penaltyshot)(1),JimmyOdenwalder(1),LaurenceGianetta(1),JamesIonni(1),CooperO’Donnell(1)

Thank you to all parents who support the boys by getting them to the matches and cheering them on. Also a big thank you to Mr Gallagher for assisting with the team and running the line and Mr Gianetta for running the line.

Mr Emmanuel GaitanerisCoach

Year 6 SoccerCBC 10 defeated Blackfriars 0

Afantasticwintoendtheseasonundefeated!!!!AlthoughplayingagainstacommittedBlackfriar’sinIntercolweek,we turned on sparkling football that was a pleasure for all of our supporters to watch. This season has seen a great team of boys develop together into a fantastic team of players that support each other and enjoy the games no matter how hard the conditions are or how tough the opposition is. Iamveryproudtohaveworkedwiththemthroughoutthelast two terms and see a bright football future ahead for all of them.

Although the game was a Year 6 level, Blackfriars threw in some Year 7 boys that took the tempo up a little but our CBC boys continued with their game and did not get overawed by the size or skills of the older boys, hence our finalresultof10-0wasproofofourboy’sability.TheBestonGroundmedalwenttoLouisD’Arrigo,foracommittedgamewherehewasinvolvedfromstarttofinish,includingscoringtwogoalsofhisown.However,itwasveryhardtochoosebestplayerastheywereallworthyofitandIcouldhave given one to everyone for the whole season of great work.

AlastthankyoutoFlavioBressan,rickD’Arrigo,JohnKosmina and all of the parents that have been there each week supporting the team. We have a lovely football communitydevelopingatCBC,andit’sapleasuretobepart of.

Ms Aly BarrassCoach

Year 5A SoccerCBC 10 defeated St Michael’s 2

Afteradisappointinglossof3-2toStPeter’son10/08/13,possiblyourworstperformanceallseason,the team came back in style to win 10 - 2 against St Michael’son17August.Allplayedwell.InourlastgameoftheseasonontheweekendagainstStIgnatiuswewoncomfortably 6 - 1 in very slippery conditions. Goals came from Oliver Trimboli 3, Luca Trimboli 2, Marial Mabok 1.

Iwouldliketothankalltheboysfortheirefforts--theyall worked very hard and have improved greatly since the beginning of the season. Their sportsmanship was commendable.

Theywoneightgamesoutof11,scored75goalsandconceded33.Topgoalscorerwith35goalswasLucaTrimboli.

Iwouldalsoliketothanktheparents,alovelygroup,fortheir support

Mr Bernie MarweCoach

Year 4 FootballCBC 4 defeated Blackfriars 3

PlayeroftheMatch:NicholasKellermann-Clarke

The boys poured their heart and soul into the last game of the season taking out a well-deserved win.

Good result boys. Thanks for a memorable season.

Manager: Lorenza Verlado

Mr Paul ZitisCoach

TaBle TenniS

Open C/D Intercol Table TennisBlackfriars defeated CBC

Itwasanightofnights,Year8,Year9andtheOpenteamall in the CBC Gym Friday afternoon. The verve, the panache and, as an old blues man once sang, “the inarticulate speechoftheheart”paddleditswayinto,ifnothistorytheninto the limelight. The spectators got a great show for their money.

For the Open Team, a charmed group of eight young men who played enthusiastically throughout the season, thank you. Your help with the junior teams, your generosity of spirit and your unfailing joy at early morning training sessions is the stuff of leadership.

Theshowwasalloverby5.30pmtwilightwhenthesuitsfromBlacksarrivedtotakebacktheirtrophy.Itmayhavebeen tiredness, it may have been emotion or it may have been bespoke tailoring, but they all looked the same. The trophy and the suits left but for a short period in history the totem of table tennis rested its gerrymandered base in our midst. We uttered the mantra of “maybe next year, just maybe”aswewheeledourbicyclesdownFromeroadintothe fading light.

Mr Rory HarrisCoach

Year 9 Table TennisLast Friday there was much excitement around the college and the boys in the purple and white had one goal in mind andthatwastodefeatBlackfriarsinIntercol.Thecollegewas victorious in its quest and the Year 9 Table Tennis team contributed gallantly to this outcome with a draw against theBlackfriarsside.AaronNorris,MichaelO’Malley,DanielWallace, Cooper Stankovich, Lucas Ktoris, Leon Kasperski, Alex Gawronski and Alex Racz once again played with great focus and determination and represented their college withpride.Ithasbeenanabsoluteprivilegetobetheteam

manageroftheseboysandIlookforwardtocontinuingtocatchupwiththematTuesdaymorning’spractice.

Mrs Caroline ClarkeCoach

Year 8 Table TennisCBC 8 defeated Blackfriars 4

Itwasanightwithhardwork,joyandpassion.ThemomentIwalkedintotheCBCgymlastFriday,IcouldfeelastrongconfidenceofvictoryfromalltheTableTennisplayersasthey were fully prepared for the night. All the players were eagertowinbecauseitwasthe”seasonfinale”ofWinterSports.TheYear8playersquicklygotthemselvesorganisedand started to warm up. They even started with an internal gametodecideeachplayer’spositions.

When the visitors from Blackfriars walked into the gym, the whole group was welcomed by all CBC players. From thefacesofalltheyoungmen,Icouldtellthattheyalsocould not wait to prove themselves – what a night to look forwardto!Alltheplayerswereappointedtothetablesandthe match started with the Doubles. The boys played well andclaimedawell-deservedvictoryof8gamesto4tofinishtheseason.Congratulationstoalloftheplayersforachievinganotherwonderfulsuccess!

Iamsoproudofalltheboys!Thewholeseasonwehavebeen together to celebrate for the victories, to learn through failures. All of them have grown so much and became more and more responsible. The players of the night were: DominicNguyen,Siddarthrajagopal,DarcySalamon,ThanhLa,JisuPark,HyunjunKing,BijinJohnson,robbertThan.

Ms Jie ZhuCoach

CatholiC eduCation poliCy priorities

Catholic education is seeking a statement from both major parties on their education policies and how they will affect the 735,000 students educated in the 1706 Catholic schools across Australia.

Both major parties have been asked the six questions below. Their responses will be provided in the near future.

Catholic education will continue to work with all parties in the Parliament to ensure that Catholic schools have the resources to support the needs of all students.

poliCy Questions

1. How will your policy support parents to choose the education they want for their children and ensure religious freedom for Catholic schools is preserved?

2. How will your policy affect the ability of Catholic education systems and schools to distribute funding according to locally-identified needs?

3. How will your policy deliver additional government funding to support student needs and ensure funding keeps pace with the real cost of educating a child?

4. How will your policy support the needs of students with particular disadvantage, students with disability and other special needs to receive funding to meet their needs, regardless of the school they attend?

5. What government funding for the capital needs of Catholic schools do you have planned? Does this funding recognise Catholic education’s support of disadvantaged communities and willingness to establish in new growth areas?

6. How will your policy deliver funding certainty for schools?

CatholiC eduCation – For a stronger Community

Authorised by Paul Sharkey, Executive Officer, South Australian Commission for Catholic Schools, 116 George Street, Thebarton 5031

www.ncec.catholic.edu.au 02 6201 9830 www.cesa.catholic.edu.au 08 8301 6182