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Greetings from Japan

Six years ago, in 2012, we held our inaugural Asian Festival at ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµ»ÆÆ¬ and we had just commenced the gradual introduction of Japanese as our foundational Language other than English (LOTE) in K-6.

Plogging and World Clean Up Day

To recognise World Cleanup Day on 15 September at ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµ»ÆÆ¬, our Kinder-Year 6 Student Represented Council (SRC) wanted to combine a clean-up event with our daily fitness program.

K-6 Grandparents Day visit

On Wednesday 12 September, we welcomed our grandparents to our school and shared a day filled with love, joy and happiness. We started off the day by greeting our guests and guiding them to the Savio Centre where they were presented with a selection of delicious scones, muffins, fruit and biscuits.

School Registration process praised

On Friday 31 August, the College hosted our School Re-registration visit by the Office of Education Registration (OER). The OER team comprised Dr Jill Abel, Mr Lynden Leppard and Mr Michael Moore.

Death of Mr Frank Lewis

Last week St Johnâ€™s held a funeral service to remember the life of Frank Lewis, old scholar of Boysâ€™ Town and past parent and friend of ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµ»ÆÆ¬. Frank was born in 1943 in England, grew up in a Catholic orphanage and was one of the 39 child migrants sent to Glenorchy during 1952. These boys had some hard times, struggled with schooling and often were left to cope with life after school without support or family.

Three stream kindergarten 2019

The College has been supported by the Salesians of Don Bosco in our endeavours to initiate a restructure of our K-6. Our capacity to enrol more students to meet demand and simultaneously reduce our class sizes K-6 is linked strategically with our ability to establish three Kindergarten classes.

Dominican Feast Day 2018

On Wednesday our students and staff celebrated the Dominic Feast Day commemorating our Dominican patron saints St Catherine of Siena and St Dominic Guzman. The College was bustling with activities starting with buddy activities in K-6 and the Amazing Race in 7-10. We then all gathered in the Savio to celebrate Mass as a community, followed by a delicious lunch comprising of freshly made salad rolls and a lolly pop.

Dominican Feast Day coming up

This Wednesday 1 August, all students and staff will be celebrating our St Dominic Guzman and St Catherine of Siena Feast Day. We look forward to celebrating Mass together as a College and taking part in a range of fun activities throughout the course of the day. Just a reminder that all students are to wear their sport uniform for the day.

Samoan Immersion experience

On Friday 29 June, I flew to Samoa to begin my immersion with a group of young Australians representing the Caligero Project and the Salesians of Don Bosco. We were warmly welcomed in Leauvaâ€™a by our homestay families and young people. Having the opportunity to stay with a Samoan family was a unique and very special experience.

NAIDOC Week assembly

NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity to celebrate the rich history, beliefs and achievements of the oldest continuous culture on Earth, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.