CURRICULUM NEWS
Dear Parents, Caregivers and Students,
Welcome to what is going to be another great year of learning at John Therry Catholic College. I hope everyone had a happy holiday and that all of us are looking forward to a settled start to the College year.
Term 1 is always a unique one- a blend of familiar and new.
Old friends as well as new ones! I take this opportunity to welcome all our Year 7 students as well as students who have enrolled in Years 8-11, this year. I hope you have a smooth start to the year and enjoy every minute of your learning experience. Don’t hesitate to ask for help, if you need it.
Old classrooms as well as new ones! As students walk around the school, you will notice improvements to the school environment. You will notice your classrooms are neat and clean with additional posters directing you to classroom procedures for your lessons. We hope this will help you stay focussed and find relevance in what you learn.
By week 3, all students will receive, via Compass and the Google classroom page, an Assessment Handbook, Assessment Calendar and Assessment Schedule (HSC students will receive the Assessment dates for tasks in Terms 1, 2 & 3). This information will also be available via email and on the school website (printed copies will be available on request). While teachers will draw students’ attention to various sections of these documents from time to time, I suggest you read the Handbook and make a note of the Assessment dates/weeks so everyone is well- prepared for these tasks and a true measure of learning is made possible.
On the 24th February, we will celebrate the achievements of our HSC 2021 students and what a celebration it will be! After a year of such uncertainty and multiple changes to dates, our HSC students were finally able to sit their long-awaited HSC exams. I would like to thank each and every HSC student for their patience and commitment to getting HSC completed as successfully as possible.
We are so proud of all our students and the following in particular:
- Damien Pattinson for his outstanding achievement as DUX of the College with an ATAR of 98.75
- Toby Harland for ranking FIRST in the State in Visual Arts
- Lauren Marsh for ranking SECOND in the State in Visual Arts
- Damien Pattinson for ranking SIXTH in the State in English Standard
In addition:
- Toby Harland for his nomination in ARTEXPRESS (Visual Arts)
- Shelby Brown for her nomination in OnSTAGE (Drama)
- Joseph Prestia for his nomination in OnSTAGE (Drama)
- Natasha Kosztka for her nomination in ENCORE (Music)
We congratulate Tasmyn Reynolds for being accepted into the Step into Teaching Scholarship Program for 2022, Jayde Peranara for winning a scholarship to study the ‘Diploma of Dance (Elite Performance) and Shontay McClymont Lucas for winning the Eileen O’Connor Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Scholarship.
Not only have our students had great success in their chosen courses but 27 of them had outstanding achievements in specific courses and are on NESA’s Distinguished Achievers list.
I would like to congratulate all our HSC students on their success and am looking forward to a grand celebration in a few weeks’ time.
In 2021, our School assemblies (the few we could have) highlighted the great work being done in the different faculties and we will continue to do so this year. I look forward to having the Hall stage overflowing with students who will be recognised for their hard work and success in learning.
Once again, I welcome you to an exciting year of learning at JT. We are always available to answer any queries you may have.
Mrs Lorraine Ramchandra
Curriculum Coordinator