John Therry Catholic College eNewsletter

P & F Meeting

A big thank-you to the parents that made their way to the P & F Meeting on Tuesday night. This is always a nice opportunity to share what is happening at the College and listen to parent ideas and thoughts. Key items discussed included a girls pant option for the uniform, the current and planned improvements at the school, and how the P&F might use funds in the future to support school improvements.

A survey will be published shortly to seek feedback on adding a girls pant option, and we will also seek expressions of interest for a committee to review options and styles for the girls pants.

Champagnat Day Liturgy

On Thursday 10th June, the John Therry College Community celebrated Champagnat Day. The Feast Day of St Marcellin Champagnat actually falls on Sunday 6th June and recognises the contribution that Marcellin made to the Catholic Church, in educating and supporting some of the poorest students in rural France during the revolution. He wanted to ensure that all young people had the opportunity to learn, and know about the love that Jesus had for each of them. From small beginnings, Marcellin founded the Marist Brothers that now have schools all around the world. John Therry identifies as a Marist school and looks to live out the Marist Charism in our day to day work.

On this day we acknowledged staff and students that live out the Marist values and we will include some photos in our next newsletter of the award winners.

Staff Development Day

On Friday 11th June, John Therry staff participated in a faith and wellbeing professional learning day. The day focused on the Emmaus Paradigm, with a theme of 'walking together'. In Luke's Gospel 24:13-35, the Road to Emmaus is the story of two disciples who were lost and disillusioned after the death of Jesus, travelling together to Emmaus. Jesus walks with them and though they don't recognise him, he listens and has them reflect on their worries and doubts. On realising it was Jesus with them, they returned quickly to Jerusalem with new hope to the other disciples. It is with this same spirit of hope that we as teachers at John Therry aim to walk with each other, and our students to help each student discover their unique gifts and talents.

Recent "Tell them from me" survey data indicates that students do not have a strong sense of self belief and are anxious about their future. We know that the students at John Therry are just as capable as students anywhere and it is our challenge to get them to believe this and work hard to achieve their potential. Our professional learning day aimed to look at ways we can address this through our Pastoral programs and we have generated some good ideas for discussion and implementation.

Year 7-10 Parent Teacher Interviews are scheduled for Thursday 24th June (4:30-7:30pm) and Friday 25th June (9-11am), both via zoom. Student reports will be published to compass by Thursday morning, 24th June ready for discussion at these meetings.

We are looking to run these meetings via zoom to provide flexibility for parents and students to attend who may have had difficulty attending our Term 1 meetings. Attendance at the Term 1 meetings was quite low and we are hoping to compare this to our zoom meetings to see how we can best accomodate parent needs.

Booking information has been emailed out to parents and we hope to see many of you there.

Year_7_10_PTS_Interviews_JTCC_Parent_Guide_Semester_1_2021_1_.pdf

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As part of our transition to the Compass student management system, our merit award system and the way merits and certificates are awarded has been reviewed and modified.

From the beginning of Semester 2, the following will occur:

All positive Compass entries hold an equivalent weighting and contribute towards higher level awards.
All positive Compass entries are visible on the Compass portal to both students and parents.
Twenty five (25) positive entries, accumulated over an unlimited time period equate to a Bronze Award (Year Coordinator’s Certificate).
A further twenty five (25) positive entries will see a student gain a Silver Award (Assistant Principal’s Certificate) and similarly following another twenty five (25) positive entries a student qualifies for a Gold Award (Principal’s Award).
When a student accrues the appropriate number of positive entries, the student and parents will receive a notification of such. Certificates will then be issued at the next available year group assembly or whole school assembly as appropriate.
A final twenty five (25) positive entries would mean a student has received 100 positive entries and thus qualifies for a Principal’s Gold medallion. These medallions would be presented at the College’s end of year major awards ceremony.
Once a student has achieved a Gold medallion, future positive entries again begin accruing towards a bronze, silver and gold award again.

Please note that all positive entries and awards achieved prior to the end of this term will be consolidated and will contribute towards future awards. Should you have any questions regarding this process, please feel free to contact your Year Coordinator.

NEWSLETTER SPORT UPDATE - Term 2, week 8

MISA - FINALS and catch up rounds

This week we had a number of teams in finals, with two teams playing off in grand finals; 7- 9 Boys Basketball, 10-12 Girls Indoor Cricket. Both teams were victorious, and crowned MISA East Champions. Congratulations! We have a real mixed process of how we are finalising results this term due to weather interruptions. If teams didn’t play finals this week, the winner and thus the team that progresses to Interzone Final is based on overall points from the rounds. The 7 - 9 Boys Hockey team will play off in the MISA East Grand Final next week, with no Interzone Final scheduled for hockey due to other zones not having teams. The Senior Rugby League team will play their missed round 2 game against FCC, then overall winner will be based on championship points. Final Results and places will be announced in next week's newsletter.

Next week we have the following teams progressing to Interzone Finals - 11/12 boys Soccer, 7-9 Boys Basketball and 10-12 Girls Indoor Cricket. Good luck teams!

Team	Coach	Result	Report
10-12 BOYS LEAGUE D1	Mr. McGrath	30 - 10 JTCC Win	Round 2 vs. MCCC A gutsy effort from the boys today to get the win, playing with only 13 men. The boys showed JT PRIDE, representing the school exceptionally well and working for one another in defence. Garry smith was too hard to handle out wide, with Tekyn and Wayne leading the middle. A special thanks to Taz Reynolds who filled in today to ensure that we could field a team! Looking forward to the finals next week! MVP: Garry Smith & Taz Reynolds
10-12 GIRLS IND Cricket	Mr. Geribo	146 - 84 JTCC Win	FINAL 1st JT v 2nd St. Pat When playing finals you want your team peaking at the right time, and we did just that! The girls started the game sharply, effecting three run outs and taking a good catch in the first two overs. Some good batting from St Pat's followed, as their second skin scored 34 on their way to a team total of 84. Heading into bat, our girls were slightly nervous but a solid start from Maddie and Zarli settled the nerves as all of our batting partnerships contributed to our score and our overall win. A great effort and a well deserved Zone victory! MVP: Grace Augustine
10-12 BOYS SOFTBALL	Mr. Chapman	5- 2 JTCC Win	FINAL 3rd JT v 4th MCCC A great win by the JT boys to secure 3rd spot in the competition. We played great as a team and we were too classy beating an undermanned MCCC 5-2. MVP: Thomas Augustine
11-12 GIRLS NETBALL	Ms. Adams		Replay Round 2 JT Forfeit
11-12 BOYS SOCCER	Ms. Davidson	6 - 1 JTCC Win	Replay Round 2 JT v MAG We came into the game with a must win attitude, heading towards the Interzone finals. Started the game out strong with 3 solid goals, before letting Magdalene get one goal in the second half. Overall boys played really strongly. MVP: Ethan Ross
10-12 GIRLS SOCCER	Mr. Holmes	0 - 2 MAG Win	Replay Round 2 JT v MAG The girls played very well against a tough Magdalene side. With players injured and other absences we only had one substitute. The girls played a good game of football, passing the ball around well and making some critical challenges. Two good goals from Magdalene saw the game end with a 2-0 loss. A tough defeat but it was great to see the girls improve over the season. MVP: Jess Siby and Tameka Thorne
7-9 BOYS BASKETBALL	Mr.Peters	45 - 28 JTCC Win	FINAL 1 st JT v 2nd MCCC Our opposition came to play in the hardest game of the year. Down at half time, for the first time this year, the team ignited the JT sporting spirit and applied the heat when it counted, making clutch plays under the most pressure! They found a way against all the adversity together. Thank you to all players and our supporters at the game today. Play hard, play smart, have fun! MVP: Garang Bol
7-9 GIRLS BASKETBALL	Mr. Jefferys		Finished 5th overall - Congratulations girls
7-9 BOYS HOCKEY	Mr. Webb	0 - 1 MAG Win	Replay Round 2 JT v MAG Going into the last game of the season the boys needed to win to take home the trophy. Unfortunately they were outclassed by a strong Magdalene. The game was one sided but the boys held on to only lose 1-0. Throughout the season they have improved out of sight and showed real pride in representing John Therry in a unfamiliar sport. Well done to the boys on a successful season finishing second overall MVP: Darcy Wilson
7-9 MIXED FRISBEE	Mr. Bodeker	22- 2 JTCC Win	Replay Round 2 JT v MAG It was a windy afternoon out in Minto making it difficult for Ultimate Frisbee. Despite this, John Therry managed to outclass their opposition to win 22-2 against Magdalene. John Therry will most likely proceed to the Interzone finals next week. All players worked extremely well as a team, combining for some silky and effective passing. A special mention to Cody Meisenhofen and Erin Murtz for showcasing their excellent skills. MVP - Erin Murtz who was instrumental in our dominant win today. Well done all.

MISA EAST ZONE CHAMPIONS - BOYS 7-9 BASKETBALL

MISA EAST ZONE CHAMPIONS - 10-12 GIRLS INDOOR CRICKET

NSWCCC Football Knockout Championship - Year 7-10 Boys

Bottom row: Logan Gibson, Ashton Ible, Luke Issaka, Mitchell Mackenzie, Diego Martin, Thomas Stevenson, Andrew Dellis, Xavier Martin

Top row: Mr Webb (Coach), Coby Hilton, Matthew Maytom, Darcy Wilson, James Booth, Kayd Sunmers, Brayden Merry, Lucas Marks, Ben Anderson, Emiliano Aguirre, Patrick Picot (Assistant Coach)

After winning the Diocesan pathways soccer competition back in April students entered the draw into the CCC NSW Knockout Competition in their age group. With the upset the boys caused on the Dio carnival day the odds were stacked against John Therry to progress to the next stage with a game against the parramatta dio winners. The students kicked off their campaign with a game against Corpus Christi. After an end to end start the boys set the tempo of the game. Some good build up play by our midfielders lead to a great half volley from Logan Gibson to put us in the lead. Corpus Christi tried to mount a comeback but on the break we managed to score through Thomas Stevenson to give us the win. After Knocking out Corpus Christi we turned our attention to the final game against Edmund Rice. Having narrowly beat Edmund Rice in the Dio Carnival day we know we had a tough game ahead. From the kick off Edmund Rice controlled the game and John Therry were just holding on until an inserting run from the right wing into our own box led to a penalty. Unfortunately Edmund Rice capitalized on this opportunity and took the lead. They continued to dominate possession which resulted in an early goal after half time. The boys fought to try and get back in the game, but the goal we desperately needed came too late with a good ball in behind from Xavier Martin tapped home by Thomas Stevenson with only a minute remaining. The result stayed at 2-1 but we finished the game on a high and a bunch of optimism. Well done to the boys for all their efforts.

MVP: Mitchell Mackenzie

NSW All Schools Football Championship

Xavier Martin participated in the NSW All Schools Trials on Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th June 2021 in the U16 NSWCCC team. He played 3 games over the two days.NSWCCC U16 team was undefeated and won the tournament.

Unfortunately as the NSW Combined High Schools did not send an U16s team, they did not pick an U16 All Schools team. Xavier would have been very close to making this team, as he had an outstanding tournament.

NSWCCC Opens Football

Congratulations to Patrick Picot, our College Sports Captain, who got a late call up to the NSWCCC Team to compete at the NSW All Schools Championship on Monday and Tuesday. Despite the team not doing so well, Pat, who is returning from injury said he performed really well, keeping up with the NPL1 and academy players.

NSWCCC Cross Country

JTCC had 4 students representing the Wollongong Diocese at the NSWCCC Cross Country Championships at Eastern Creek on Tuesday.

Darcy Wilson ran in the 15 years boys race, and finished a great race, ending up in a very respectable 12th place out of 63 runners. He was only 4 seconds shy of finishing in a top 10 position! He then proceeded to return to school for MISA 7-9 Hockey, having a cracker game and claiming MVP. What a day!
Jaidon Cosmidis had his first race at CCC level in the 12 years boys, finishing 41 out of 60.
Lachlan Vacchini ran in the 17-19 years boys multi-class category and despite finding the course “super hard”, he finished up in 4th spot.
Dominic Baker ran in the 12-14 years boys multi-class category and claimed 4th place (1st in his age group - 13 years).

UPCOMING Sport Events

Tuesday 15th June - MISA Dance Competition
Tuesday 15th June - MISA Interzone Finals
Wednesday 16th June - Diocesan Open Hockey Championship (Girls/Boys) + Diocesan Open Volleyball Championship (Girls/Boys)
Thursday 17th June - West Region Primary Netball Gala Day - Umpire volunteers
Friday 18th June - Appin Winter Touch Gala Day - Umpire volleyball

CCC Sport

Remember that there is a new way to nominate individual sports for NSWCCC. This information can be found if you search CSNSW Sport on Google. It is very important that you keep track of closing dates for registration to avoid disappointment of missing out.

https://csnsw.sport/

If you have any questions, feedback or your child has a successful sporting achievement to share please get in contact via the school number 4645 8100 or via my email address:

leachg01@dow.catholic.edu.au

bodeker01@dow.catholic.edu.au (In charge year 7+8 Sport)

Yours in Sport,

Ms Leach