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We come to the end of Week 5 of Term 4 and can now start to see the Christmas holidays in the distance. But there is still so much work and learning to do. The concerns over the fire conditions on Tuesday saw the school cancel sports and ensure the physical safety of all students – but we still had almost 400 students fail to attend. I can totally understand families who made this decision because of the locality in which they live or the advice from the RFS (Rural Fire Service) or because of concerns about returning home from school if a fire occurred and therefore being stranded. 

However, I can’t understand the parents who allow their children to determine when they attend school when outside these circumstances. A quality education sets our kids up for a brighter future. This can only be attained by continued attendance to receive the instruction and learning that they need to succeed in life.

We need to work together to get the best results for all John Therry students.

I have to say that the students have certainly risen to the new expectations of behaviour and academic application. And I can confidently say that the staff are working hard on improving the learning to get better results and outcomes for the students.

WORKING BEE

It was great to see that we had almost forty parents and students attend the Working bee. We achieved a lot in trying to improve the physical conditions that your children attend each school day.

Working bees will be held twice a year, normally the first weekend in March and November (this may change slightly because of other events). Attending the WB is a way of giving something to the school that will pay off for future generations of John Therry students, as well as the current ones and only occupies a short time. We normally start around 9.00 and finish around 11.00 with a BBQ lunch and all out by 12.00noon.

Why not put these dates into your diary and come along with your child and enjoy the day.

HSC NOMINATION SUCCESS

We received the news during the week that several of our HSC students have produced work of such a high quality that they are being considered for the highest accolade – inclusion on the annual HSC exhibitions.

The prestigious ARTEXPRESS exhibition has two nominees and we are so very proud of :-

Erin LaRue    (whose work is titled - From My Perspective: Routine 441) and

Soana Talanoa    (The Pursuit of Happiness)

In the Drama section we also congratulate Soana Talanoa (again) for her selection to the OnStage event at the Seymour Centre in February.

We wish these students all the very best for the final selection process.

 YEAR 12 FORMAL

What a wonderful evening we had on Wednesday night to celebrate the completion of the HSC and the final step in the Yr 12 journey.

Year 12, 2020

Below is a letter of invitation to the Year 12 2020 Information night which will also include a celebration of student achievement in specific areas of school life. I do hope all parents and caregivers can attend this night.

MACARTHUR NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION CHAMPION SCHOOL 2019

On Friday November 1st, at Camden Civic Centre the Award night for the Macarthur Nature Photography competition was held. The works are on display at the Narellan Town Centre. Our school has numerous students submit photographs. This was an extracurricular opportunity to showcase their talents, and they did not disappoint. We had nineteen students enter. Our school was judged as the overall CHAMPION PHOTOGRAPHY HIGH SCHOOL of the Macarthur Region for the Fourth Year in a row.

Our Award winners were:

 Jade Pritchard (Year 11 Photography): ‘Meraki’

Overall Secondary School Winner Nature Close Up Category: 2^nd Prize

 Paige Jenart (Year 11 Photography)

Flora Category: 1^st Prize

 All these students were invited to the 2019 Macarthur Nature Photography Competition Award Night. Other students who participated in the exhibition were: 

This significant award coincides with the increased popularity of Photography and Digital media as a subject at our school. In 2019, we had six Photography and Digital media classes from Year 9-12. Congratulations to all our students who entered the competition and Photography teachers, especially Photography teacher Mrs. Hume for all her coordination of this event. We look forward to continued success in 2020. 

YEAR 8 VISUAL ARTS EXCURSION; CAMPBELLTOWN ARTS CENTRE

On Wednesday October 30th, all the Semester 2 Year 8 Visual Arts class visited the Campbelltown Arts Centre. All up approximately 90 students took part in this excursion. All students completed their Critical Study Assessment Tasks on this excursion.

Campbelltown Arts Centre is South West Sydney’s premier cultural venue. The centre aims to engage, inspire and respond to the issues of the region’s communities through the production of contemporary cultural programs. The Centre’s program is multidisciplinary and spans Visual Arts, Music, Dance, Theatre, literature and social history.

The classes focused on this term’s thematic study of three-dimensional form. Students had fun exploring various aspects of the Arts Centre with emphasis on the Sculpture Garden. They visited the Japanese Teahouse Gardens and had an informative introductory talk by their Visual Arts teachers about selected contemporary works from the Sculpture Garden.

Congratulations to all the students on their excellent behavior and application to the task. Thank you especially to Mrs. Fenessy for her presentation and organization of the day and to Mrs. O’Brien, Mr. Peters (Presenters) and Mr. Barton (Year 8 Coordinator) who assisted with the excursion on the day.

YEAR 7 MUSIC INCURSION: BRASS QUINTET  

On Friday November 8^th, all Year 7 Music students were involved in a very successful Brass Quintet Incursion at School in ‘F Block’. A brass quintet is a five-piece musical ensemble composed of brass instruments. As a common ensemble group, the brass quintet has a broad repertoire containing musical genres from madrigals to jazz.

The incursion involved our Music teachers along with Session Musicians, Musicians from Corrective Services NSW and North West Wind Ensemble. They formed a Brass quintet that demonstrated the instruments of the brass family including the Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet, straight Trumpet, Bugle, French horn, tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone, Euphonium and Tuba.

The incursion reinforced concepts in a fun way of their ‘Instruments of the Orchestra’ unit of work, which students studied in class. Along with the demonstration of different instruments, students had the opportunity to ask questions and answer questions about the instruments. Thank you especially to Mr. Mayes for organising this event and to Mrs. Morton and Mrs, Blunden who assisted on the day.

SPORT REPORT TERM 4 

Round 4 Week 5 (Cancelled)

This week we experienced extreme heat and wind during sport. A number of sporting activities were cancelled and decisions are being made from the MISA coordinator regarding the scheduling of rounds moving forward into the MISA competition. Here is a recap on how we have been performing at MISA throughout the term.

We have started the term in strong fashion at MISA sport.

Winning:

- 6 out of 9 games vs MAGDALENE

- 7 out of 9 games vs MOUNT CARMEL

- 6 out of 9 games vs ST Benedicts (boys) + St Pats

Luckily for St Benedicts (girls) and Magdalene sport was called off this week.  Thank you to all for your cooperation and calmness around the school on Tuesday.

Jack Crawford Games

Jack Crawford games is a unique school carnival held in memory of the late Jack Crawford who was a founding and influential member of the John Therry community. Our school ovals and the carnival are both named after Jack Crawford.

John Therry will be hosting its annual “Jack Crawford Games” on the Monday 16th December, Week 10. The students will be involved in a number of activities that will promote teamwork, house spirit and flashes of individual brilliance. The Carnival is always a student favourite and involves a rotation of a number of different sports and activities. Student compete in house based matches in year groups to collect points to become the Jack Crawford winner. More details will follow shortly from your house captains.

To find out more information, click on the Carnival Tab on the JT Sport Page or speak to one of our Sport Captains.

Good luck to: Patrick Picot, Olivia Sloan and Nathan Doggett who will be receiving sporting awards at the Annual Sport Awards on Friday night in Wollongong. Olivia Southby will also be in attendance as she will be reading citations for the event. We are very proud of all our students sporting achievements, but we are particularly proud of these four students and look forward to more good news in 2020.

Sports Assembly Details

Our Annual Sports assembly is coming up later this term, where we celebrate the sporting achievements of our students throughout 2019. More details to follow throughout the term. Location: William E Murray Hall Date: Tuesday 10th December Time 1:00- 2:30

Reminders: Students leaving sporting venues:

A number of students have asked to leave recreation sport venues in recent weeks with a written permission note. A written permission note asking to walk from venue is not to be accepted. We have a legal obligation to supervise the you the students until 2:40, hence students will need to come back to school to be dismissed. If a parent signs their student out from the venue that is the only exception. Thank you for your support in this matter.

*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