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NAIDOC ASSEMBLY

I would like to offer my sincere thank you to all involved in the Naidoc Assembly. The preparations of the shared meal and the student dancing were outstanding. I thank those involved again.

I also wish to apologise for my rushed ending to the Assembly and if any of my comments offended. I had a ten-minute presentation for the end and decided not to say that but to simply do the vote of thanks. But my slide came up on the screen and I felt that I needed to say something short to explain it as all had seen it, and got it all wrong. I am embarrassed for that.

So as we move forward I again thank the parents and friends of John Therry for attending.

ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL

I would like to thank all of those parents who are so supportive of their childs education and take a genuine interest and offer support as they progress. I am also sure that all are aware of the evidence around student success being linked to attendance and continuity of attendance. That means turning up to school each day and on time. If your child is aiming to complete the HSC and obtain an ATAR to be eligible for university entrance this is critical.

Many of our students have attendance rates in the 80% - 90% area. This equates to a four day week or a nine day fortnight. This time off adds up to significantly interrupt their leaning journey. Please see the table below for how this time off school accumulates to become a significant issue per year or over the 13 years of schooling.

If there are reasons for a students regular absence I would ask that the Pastoral Coordinator be informed so that we can support the family and students as much as possible.

MR MARSHALL’S APPRAISAL SURVEY

Dear Parents and Carers 

The survey closing date for Mr Wayne Marshall's appraisal has been extended to Friday, 19 July (end of Term Break).

If you have not already completed the survey, the link is https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ParentMarshall2019

 Your contribution to the Principal Appraisal via honest survey feedback is highly valued and an important component of the process.

Warm regards

Carolyn Hadley

Head of Human Resource Services

A busy but successful Term 2, 2019

Time flies, they say, when you are having fun and, that is the sentiment shared by the JT community, when we look back at Term 2.

Each term, we celebrate learning in a variety of ways- faculty displays in the school foyer, faculty showcases at school assemblies and acknowledging students’ hard work and commitment to learning at these school assemblies.

In Term 2, the CAPA and TAS faculties were in focus. We also celebrated the successes of our senior students who received their Half Yearly/Progress reports. 35 HSC students were recognised for ranking First in their respective courses (till the half way mark) and the Year 11 students for getting Grade A in most of their courses.

Our Stage 4 & 5 students had a busy time with in-class tasks and exams, the success of which (along with ongoing classwork and homework) is reflected in the Semester 1 reports.

We congratulate all our students on their commitment to learning!

Term 2 also saw our Year 8 and Year 10 students attend Course Preference night with their parents to get information that will inform their subject selections for 2020. The first round of submissions (28th June) will be followed by a discerning process which will culminate in a one-on-one parent/student interview with KLA Coordinators and members of the Executive on Monday 5th August (Term 3 Week 3) from 3:30 pm-6:00 pm. This is a changed date (as some of our leaders will be unavailable on the previous date). I request parents/caregivers of our year 10 students to keep this date free. 

Workshops and excursions supported the great work being done each day in classrooms, demonstrating the school’s commitment to providing a quality learning platform for all our students.

But of course, none of this would be possible without the commitment of our staff and students, the support of the parents/caregivers and the wider school community and for that, we thank each one of you.

Have a safe and blessed break.

Mrs Ramchandra

Curriculum Coordinator

SPORT REPORT TERM 2 - 2019 Week 10

Congratulations to our Interzone finalists - a fantastic effort to make it into the final. Currently we are in the lead against Mount Carmel in the race for the MISA East Champion School.

In other good news, John Therry also sit on top of the Interzone table after two terms. A fantastic effort by players and coaches. Lets keep our good run of form continuing in Semester 2.

Thank you to all players and coaches for the Term 2 season. 

We also began preparations for MISA trials in week 10 of this term. Students will be emailed the google form if they wish to trial for MISA Term 3. Please note any players trialing for rugby league will need a mouthguard and will also be required to complete a contact permission note (available from Mr Tran). 

MISA OPTIONS: TERM 3

• 10-12 BOYS INDOOR CRICKET
• 10-12 GIRLS SOFTBALL
• Under 15 BOYS LEAGUE
• 10-12 BOYS AFL
• 10-12 GIRLS AFL
• 9-10 GIRLS NETBALL
• 7-8 GIRLS NETBALL
• 9-10 BOYS SOCCER
• 7-8 BOYS SOCCER
• 7-9 GIRLS SOCCER

Upcoming events:

Week 10- Tuesday 2nd July MISA Term 3 Trials

Term 3

Week 1- Tuesday 23rd July MISA Term 3 Trials (continued)

Week 2- Wednesday 31st July Diocese Netball- Wollongong.

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL - Thursday 27th June

The carnival this year was moved back to Term Two to correlate with the Diocese Athletics Carnival. The new date meant that the carnival is now held in winter and had the potential to be a very cool day. Fortunately the weather was a fantastic winter day with tops of 20 degrees with no wind.

This year Conolly house went into the carnival with a strong lead as they hoped to win their third Carnival of the sporting calendar.

Again participation was key to Age champion titles with a number or ages being very close. In some age groups a number of valuable points went unallocated as specialty events such as the 200m, 400m, triple jump and Javelin (held at school) were pivotal when assigning Age champions. A tip for 2019 captains is to ensure all events have maximum competitors. 

The day began with a minutes applause in memory of Travis Southby, our students showed great respect during the applause as we celebrated Travis as a school community.

The 200m event was the first event of the day. As the track was damp from a previous nights rainfall this reflected a slower pace and no early records were broken despite some strong performances. Throughout the day 7 records were broken, which is remarkable as John Therry Turns 39 this year. The Long Jump saw 3 records broken, Riley Oitmann, Emmanual (Patrick) Fatialofa and Patrick Picot were remarkable. The High Jump was a spectacle as always as Patrick Picot Jumped 1.82 metres to break the under 16 Boys record. Braydon Wickey broke the under 16 boys 100m record by 0.01 of a second whilst Amber Mason won the 12 year Female 100m in record time. Finally Garang Bol cruised as he broke the 12 year boys 400m record at the end of the day. 

Conolly and Murray House had the highest percentage attendance whilst Ryan house won the participation points throughout the day that would assist in their current overall House placing. Throughout the day students would rotate between the Track and Field events in their respective age groups.

The Annual Yr 12 House Challenge had some alterations this year to give more students an opportunity to be involved. Students had to dig their house coloured wooden egg out of the sand pit before walking the wooden egg across to the target challenge (Students had to knock the egg off the ledge before completing 4 legs of the egg relay (hopping, passing, kicking the egg from end to end). The students finished the challenge in a human pyramid where the egg was thrown to the competitor on top to signify the end of the race. Murray were victorious with Conolly, Ryan and Chisholm close behind.

It was a close contest throughout the day, with the updated scores indicating that Conolly was leading over Ryan and Murray. But as the day wore on Murray House came sprinting home and with them, most of the points. Murray were particularly strong this year in the staff vs students race despite the efforts of the other 4 houses.

Final Positions:

To be announced at the next school assembly.

Congratulations to the following students on winning Age Champion for 2019

*If you have any sporting news you would like to share with our community, please contact Mr Daniel Goodhew daniel.goodhew@dow.catholic.edu.au 

For more sporting information, please visit the John Therry Sport Page

https://sites.google.com/dow.catholic.edu.au/johntherrysport/home 

Regards

Mr Daniel Goodhew

TOP TIPS FOR OVERCOMMITTED STUDENTS

Maybe you are an elite athlete? Or a dedicated performer? Or someone who has many talents across lots of different areas and doesn’t want to give up any of your activities? No matter the reason, the bottom line is you are time poor. You struggle to fit in everything you need to do for school, because of all of the other commitments in your life. The bad news is there is no magic solution that will easily fix this issue for you. You cannot create more time. The good news is that there are things you can do to make more efficient use of the time you have.

These tips are an abbreviated version of the handout available on www.studyskillshandbook.com.au – just visit the Things To Print page to see the full version.

1. Don’t waste time in any of your classes at school. Make the most of every moment so you have less to do at home and set up a buddy system in case you miss any lessons. 
2. Prune your activities and see if there is anything you can cut to reduce the pressure.
3. Make a timetable so you can schedule in everything that you need to do and want to do.
4. Use all little pockets of time. If you are waiting before training then use that time to complete some homework.
5. Always prioritise before you start work to ensure that the most important and urgent work is completed first.
6. If you are too tired when you get home from training it may be better to get to bed early and get up a bit earlier in the morning when you are fresh and do your work then.
7. You may need to sacrifice an occasional lunchtime when you know you will be too busy that night.
8. Let go of perfectionism it may not be possible to do everything as fully as you would like. Take smart shortcuts when you can.
9. Use any big blocks of time to tackle the time-consuming tasks that you haven’t had time for.
10. Some work like study notes, assessments or major works may be able to be left to the holidays.

Remember to be kind to yourself.  It is difficult to have enough time to excel in every aspect of your life! All you can do is make good choices with the time you have and make the most of that time and still try and get the best results you can given the time constraints you are working under.