It was lovely to see all the girls arrive back at school this week refreshed and ready for another school year. In addition to the Year 7 students, we also have quite a few girls joining us in other year groups this year. To all those girls and their families we extend a very warm welcome. I am confident you will find this community a warm and friendly place, where you will feel very much at home.

We welcomed some new staff also this week. Ms Elizabeth Fenton (Science), Ms Sophie Lansley (HSIE), Mrs Madeleine Lytton (Music) and Mr Jared Baca (Languages/English). We are delighted that they have joined us and I am sure the girls will be very well served.

As noted in the email sent through last Wednesday, we have made some changes for term 1 as Mrs McGeachie will be on leave. Mrs Wright will hold the Assistant Principal Learning and Teaching role, Mrs Power will hold the Assistant Principal Students role (previously held by Mrs Wright) and Mrs Matti will hold the Year 10 Coordinator role (previously held by Mrs Power). This will be for term 1 only. I am very grateful that these women have taken on these responsibilities and that we have such depth of talent in the staff to fill these roles.

In this edition you will see a report on our 2017 HSC results. We are delighted with the results achieved by our 2017 Year 12 girls. They worked hard and were able to achieve some exceptional personal bests. To have two students achieve the All Rounders award is also a first for the College. Well done to Michaela and Lauren. My thanks to the dedicated staff who supported and worked with the girls to achieve their best. These excellent results indicate strength across a number of courses by a number of students.

Further in this edition you will see information reminding parents of drop off and collection zones for students in the morning and afternoon. With students making their way across the site in a number of different directions, it is very important that we streamline the areas where cars and students may mix. Please pay particular attention to some of the changes as they will come into effect on Monday 5 February. Your daughter’s safety is our priority, so please support this by following the directions.

Finally, the ordination and installation of the new Bishop Fr Brian Mascord will be on Thursday 22 February at 7.00pm in the WIN stadium, Wollongong. We will be able to take a few girls with us to be part of this significant event. If you would like your daughter to attend, she can collect a permission note from Mr Gattone.

I will finish with a short reflection on Blessings by John O’Donohue.

Ours is a blessed community because of the people that make up that community. Enjoy this reflection  as it speaks of all of us.

Blessings

Sue Lennox - Principal 

'There is a quiet light
that shines in every heart.
Though it is always secretly there,
it draws no attention to itself.
It is what illuminates our
minds to see beauty, our desire to seek
possibility and our hearts 
to love life...
This shy inner light is what enables
us to recognise and receive
our very presence here as blessing.'

                                                      John O'Donohue - Benedictus - A Book Of Blessings

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