It is hard to believe that this will be the last edition of the Inside Out for 2019. There has been a lot of activity over the last weeks as staff have completed marking, reporting and programs for the year. You will receive your daughter's report in the coming days. I encourage you to sit with your daughter and go through the document. Affirm where there has been improvement and growth and discuss a plan where the growth has been disappointing. In a few weeks, the Year 12 girls will receive their HSC results and it is the attentive students, whose parents have been engaged in their education throughout their time here, who will achieve their personal bests.

Each year, NESA identifies students who have created a practical piece which is worthy of acknowledgement. I am delighted to inform you that Samantha G’s Design and Technology Major work has been nominated  for the Shape 2019 exhibition. We are thrilled for Sam’s success and hope to see her work exhibited in the Powerhouse Museum next year.

Similarly, I was informed by Cassandra Le Good (2012 College Captain) recently that she was successful in being selected for the 2020 New Colombo Plan Scholarship. The New Colombo Plan is a signature initiative of the Australian Government which aims to lift knowledge of the Indo-Pacific in Australia by supporting Australian undergraduates to study and undertake internships in the region. Cassie aims to do her work in South Korea and Myanmar. This is a wonderful achievement. We wish her well.

During the term we have been collecting hamper items for disadvantaged families in the local area for St Vincent de Paul. Some classes have been extraordinarily generous in collecting their items. The College has been asked to make up 60 hampers. For some families, this may be all they receive for Christmas this year. I thank you for the support you have given your daughter as she has been bringing her items to school over this time.  If any of us ever find ourselves in such a dire situation, let’s hope that there will be generous people in the community to restore our sense of hope and worth through their compassionate support.

As we come to the end of the year, I would like to acknowledge and thank Mrs Williams and Ms Calka who will be finishing their temporary contracts with us. Mrs Williams has been dynamic in the classroom and offered the girls some wonderful learning experiences in that time. I would also like to thank Ms Calka who has been a great support to the faculties and students over the year. We wish both ladies the very best for the future. Finally, Ms Attard will be finishing at the College this year. She has served this community well for over 20 years in various administration roles. We thank her for her commitment to the College and wish her the very best in her future endeavours.

So, we are fast approaching Christmas. From all at the College, we wish you a blessed and holy Christmas. May the goodness and kindness of our Lord be with you during and beyond the season. For our families of other faiths, may you feel the peace of the season and experience the goodwill extended to all in our communities. Thank you for a productive and successful 2019 and may 2020 be filled with the joy you hope for.

Blessings

Sue Lennox - Principal 

The Word made flesh, 
He lived amoung us,
and we saw His glory,
the glory that is His and the only Son of the Father,
full of grace and truth.
Amen

John 1:14