ƵƬ students participated as a College in a number of ANZAC Day services around Hobart including Hobart, Glenorchy, New Norfolk, Lenah Valley and Pontville. Large numbers of students were particularly prominent at Glenorchy, Pontville and New Norfolk. In all cases leaders layed wreaths
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Congratulations to the following students who were elected as Senate Representatives for their specific House and/or Year Group. The 7-10 and 4-6 Student Councils are an important part of life at ƵƬ, and follow the teachings of Don Bosco, who recognised the positive influence of peer leadership.
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It was wonderful for K-6 students to gather under the Sail on Thursday morning for the presentation of “We are Learners” and “Bucket Filler” certificates. It was yet another difficult job for classroom teachers to select one student in each area who has been consistently displaying learner behaviours and consistently being a Bucket Filler. Certificates were awarded to the following students:
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Our Mini-Vinnies Sausage Sizzle is the first of a number of fun events we have planned! This year, Mrs Rootes, our K-6 Religious Education Coordinator has developed a Mini Vinnies Group. It’s based on the work of
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On 25 and 26 March, ƵƬ participated in the Relay for Life, for the second time. 2017 was an extra special year following the shock news our loved College Principal, Ms Beth Gilligan, was diagnosed with cancer. Together, the students and staff wanted
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There have been many wonderful Pastoral Care events over the last week; Year 5 had an important whole-year at Far South Wilderness Camp; we looked at the idea of inclusion on the National Day Against Bullying and we recognised the importance of ‘Everyone Belongs’ on Harmony Day. Another highlight was students in Years 4 and 6 take part in a mannequin challenge that showed us how a ‘Happy Playground’ looked. The "Mannequin Challenge" is a vi
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Year 5 experienced their first Dominic camp last week when they spent three days at Far South Wilderness Lodge. The theme of the camp was “Let your Light Shine” and the children explored how they could let their inner selves shine in order to be more like Christ. The many and varied activities that took place on camp included bushwalking,
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On camp we undertook a really big hike - a 5km walk to and from Bivouac Bay to stay the night. When we got to camp we prepared our sleeping gear. After we had all our things ready we had about 5 to 10 minutes to relax, before we had to get started on our tea which the wonderful Mrs Davey helped prepare. The dinner was carbonara, so we needed to chop the the onions, mushrooms a
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Friday 17 is the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Harassment. We would like all our students, staff and everyone in our community to think about how they can help do the right thing, in their daily lives. Dear Lord, Please guide us to be better f
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Kitean Aitken (Year 6 Vice Captain) plays for the Lindisfarne Junior Cricket Club (Under 13) and they made their competition’s Grand Final, played on Sunday 5 March at Lindisfarne. The Sunday prior, Kitean explained he wanted to have a Pink Stumps game to fundraise some money for Cancer support. His main motivation was to show his support of our Principal, Ms Gilligan, although
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