Emmanuel College Warrnambool eNewsletter

Principal's Message

Dear Emmanuel College Families,

Welcome to Term four. How wonderful to have students learning onsite during the last week and we look forward to the return of Year seven today and the remaining year levels on a staggered basis until October 26 when everyone will be onsite full time. While we know the disruptions have had various impacts, all students studying a unit 3-4 VCE subject turned out in force last Tuesday to complete the General Achievement Test (GAT). Their energy and enthusiasm was palpable! Our Year 12 students have just five formal school days remaining and next Monday they will celebrate their Valedictory Day ahead of their final exams. We wish every Year 12 Emmanuel student a joy-filled end to their secondary school experience and success in whatever direction their future journey takes them. While the current COVID restrictions prevent graduation ceremonies, we are hopeful there will be changes to the rules in time for an Emmanuel graduation to be held on November 18.

Congratulations Moria Condon
During the school holidays, our eldest known alumni reached an exciting milestone, her 100^th birthday. Moira Condon (nee Tate) surrounded by close friends and family, celebrated as permitted within restrictions. Moira attended St. Ann’s College from 1935-1937, as the fourth generation in her family to attend. Although living at Woodford, only a short distance from Warrnambool, Moira boarded at St. Ann’s as the distance was too great for daily travel and there were no school buses then as there are today. Moira enjoyed receiving congratulatory messages form the Queen, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, the Governor General and Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews. Emmanuel College also sends its warmest birthdays wishes to Moira, and for those who would like to read more, see the Emmanuel College Warrnambool Facebook post on Saturday 9 October or you can read the article in this newsletter.

Building Projects
Despite building site restrictions and school holidays, works have continued on various building projects across our school site in preparation for the movement of year levels between campuses at the start of 2022. The College was fortunate to receive an exemption from the Victorian Building Authority allowing contractors to proceed on the science precinct upgrade during the recent lockdowns. It’s difficult to see from the photographs below how advanced the project is. Since this photo was taken the roof has been added, the curtain wall window frames have been installed and the glass will be added this week. Four of the six new/refurbished science labs are almost complete with attention moving to the additional four general purpose classrooms. The project includes the extension of the Café area providing additional covered space for students at lunch and recess and an extra meeting space for one of the four House groups next year. The project is due for completion on November 24 and our builders are hopeful of meeting this date despite various delays accessing building materials.

During the holidays the remaining portable classrooms were relocated from Rice Campus to McAuley Campus and joined with the portables shifted 12 months ago. The classrooms will be fully refurbished providing a new home for Year eight in 2022. Before the end of the year a further five classrooms will re-modelled and improved giving rise to one extra learning area and improved visibility and amenity for each of the rooms. Fire safety works are also underway as is the creation of new car parking and a new student drop off and collection point that will enhance traffic movement and safety. The works are funded from a $2 million State Government grant and the College building levy and will see the completion of the first ten-year masterplan that aimed to consolidate senior students (Year 10-12) at McAuley Campus and transition Year 9 to the Rice Campus. The College is at present working with Baldasso Cortese Architects to develop the next ten-year masterplan.

Condolences
In closing this week, the College extends its sincere condolences to teacher Ms Colleen Pope whose mother Ila aged 92 passed away recently. Our thoughts and prayers have been with Colleen who farewelled her mum and celebrated her life at her funeral last Friday. Eternal rest grant to her, O Lord; and let light perpetual shine upon her. May her soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Fill us with your love O Lord, and we will sing for joy! (Ps. 89)
St. Joseph: Pray for us. May the spirit of Catherine McAuley and
Edmund Rice guide us in all that we do. Amen.

Mr Peter Morgan
Principal

A Message from Mrs Claire Wrigley

Term 4 – Welcome back!
It is great to have students back on site for learning in classrooms. We welcomed our senior school students back last week and the rest of the school back this week on a staggered return. Given students have been away from school for some time it will take some adjustment back to school. Below is a student support plan that gives some advice to assist with the transition back to school. If you have any concerns, please contact your child’s homeroom teacher. We wish our senior students all the best for their final week of classes at Emmanuel College and the upcoming exams or future employment.

School Uniform
Students are reminded that as they return to school in term 4, we transition to summer school uniform. Students are expected to wear navy socks for boys and plain white socks for girls. The socks are to be clearly above the ankle, short sports socks are not acceptable. Students are also required to wear the college blazer to and from school at all times. If the temperature in the afternoon is over 25 degrees students will be informed and therefore not be required to wear their blazer home.

Students are required to wear the school approved hat in term 4. Please ensure your child has a hat for school. Should you need to purchase a uniform item for your child, the uniform shop is back open operating under normal trading hours: Monday 8.00am-12.00pm, Wednesday 10.30am-4.00pm, Friday 10.30am-4.00pm.

Students isolating/unwell
We do ask that you keep your child at home if they are unwell. Please do not send your child into school if they are displaying flu type symptoms. If your child has to isolate for a period of time due to exposure at a listed DHS tier 1 or 2 site, we ask that you contact the college and inform us of the period of isolation so we are aware of when they will be due to return to school. We cannot offer remote learning as our teachers will be back teaching face to face, however there will be some work in the google classroom for your child to access during their period of isolation.

Mrs Claire Wrigley
Assistant Principal - Students

Happy 100th Birthday Moira!

Happy 100^th Birthday Moira!

During the school holidays, our eldest known alumni reached an exciting milestone, her 100^th Birthday. Moira Condon (nee Tate) surrounded by close friends and family, celebrated as permitted within the current restrictions. “Most of my relations are in Melbourne, but it was still lovely. It was a happy day.” She comments.

While restrictions limited the size of the party, it certainly didn’t limit the love shown to Moira. Her home was inundated with cards, flowers and gifts from friends and family from all over, including of course the highly sought-after letter from Her Majesty the Queen.

While appreciated, Moira didn’t think her centenary needed all the hype. “Everyone else thought it did. It’s only another Birthday.” She says. “My wedding and the birth of my kids, working and living – much more important than a 100^th Birthday.”

We asked Moira about her school days at St Ann’s College, where she attended from 1935-1937, as the fourth generation in her family to attend. She recalls the names of all her teachers and friends instantly. “You made a lot of friends. You’d be excited to get home, but you’d only be home for a few days and you’d start missing everybody.”

Moira generally enjoyed school, with perhaps her favourite subject being Latin. “I used to like Latin back in those days. I think it was just the novelty of learning something different.”

Moira graduated in 1937 attaining her Leaving Certificate. She recalls attending her exams at the Presbyterian Church Hall, “We had to sit our exams at ‘Headache Hall’. We used to have to walk off up there. It was a bit nerve-wracking. I remember someone used to sit beside me with a scratchy pen.”

In her final year, Moira was also a Prefect. “I didn’t like it. You had to keep the kids in order.” She admits.

Perhaps the most notable change at the College in Moira’s time was the introduction of a new school uniform. This was the change to the now beloved St Ann’s green. “The first year I was there it was navy and white. The uniform was navy blue, with white shirts, black stockings, black shoes, and navy blazers. Then we changed it to green.”

Warmest wishes to you Moira in your 100^th year from all the Emmanuel College community.

Ms Candice Hampstead
Alumni Coordinator

Where would I love to be now?

Where would I love to be now? - creating a picture postcard
Perhaps we can’t travel with Lockdown Restrictions, but that has not stopped the imagination of our young artists!

For decades, postcards have been a popular and fun way to send a message to someone to show them where you are, and now, during Lockdowns, we may well be dreaming of traveling to somewhere interesting or special to us.

In the last week of Term 3 in Art, Year 7C, D and E have created picture postcards of places they would love to go. Their learning focus has been on creating the illusion of depth in the image, using foreground, middle ground and background, and making creative use of their coloured pencils or watercolour paints to show variance in tone and detail.

Where would I love to go?
I chose the oceans because I love the water and the animals that live in it.
I chose Hawaii Pipeline beach; it has good weather and it’s a good beach.
I chose to paint Mount Feathertop.
I would love to go to the Moon and see Space.
I chose a nice place with a tree where I can go walking again
The postcard drawing I did was London.
The waterfront in Venice, Italy
The Great Pyramids of Giza
An American farm
I chose a place I’d always go to as a kid, the railway line

What worked well for you?
What worked well would be just the fairy line sketching because it helped me get a clear idea of what I wanted in my postcard.
All my sketches came out well.
I think the blending on the asteroid fire worked the best
I tried to use different shades to show different sides of the mountain.
I enjoyed colouring in and I think the colouring went well.

What was challenging?
Getting the shapes of the Eiffel tower and the building right; it took a while but I finally managed to do it.
Blending light colours with darker colours.
Doing the paint because the water is hard to not go over the lines.
How long it took me to draw it.
Creating the different layers
Probably not letting the colour drip into the places it wasn’t wanted.
Getting the lighthouse to look far away
Trying to create foreground, middle ground and background.

Equipped with only pencils, a fineliner, maybe some watercolour paints, and odd bits of paper, Year 7 Art students have shown remarkable adaptability and creativity during our Remote Learning and produced some outstanding and inspiring artworks. A remarkable testament to you all.

October - International School Library Month

October – International School Library Month
Emmanuel College is helping to celebrate International School Library Month by making bookmarks to exchange with a country overseas as part of the Bookmark Exchange Project. The bookmarks can be exchanged by post or digitally during October and November. We are going to post our bookmarks when they are completed. The Bookmark Exchange Project is a simple, fun way of sharing the please and delights of books and libraries.

For this year’s exchange we have been partnered with a school in Portugal – Agrupamento de Escolas Afonso de Paiva in Castelo Branco. The school website can be viewed here. You can change the translation of the page from Portuguese to English and back again.

Looking at the Castelo Branco website it describes distinct architecture, a castle, 15^th century doors and churches, Baroque gardens and manor houses. Sounds like a beautiful place to visit sometime.

Any students wishing to participate in the Project can make the bookmarks at home or in their class. We have little packs of cover paper, ribbon and other decorations that could be used to make the bookmarks. Students can email Mrs Sinnott to get one of these packs.

Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge 2021 – Successful Completion
Congratulations to the following students who have successfully completed the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge this year by reading 15 or more books:

Brooke Cahill-walker	7	7A
Kiera Marshall	7	7A
Brooke Verspay	7	7A
Amelia Foard	7	7C
Layla Kermond	7	7C
Bailey Brown	7	7D
Madeleine Crowe	7	7G
Gabrielle Tourancheau	7	7J
Don Navitha Heenpalla	8	8C
Wrae Kitto	9	9I

A certificate from the Premier will be sent to the school for each of the students who successfully completed the Challenge.

New Series
The Library has some new books in our Series Collection. They include the Real Pigeon series https://realpigeons.com/ and The Last Kids On Earth series (currently on Netflix) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/LKE/the-last-kids-on-earth .

We look forward to having the students back at school and able to borrow some of the many new books available in the Library.

Mrs Margaret Sinnott
Library Coordinator and Teacher Librarian

Career News

Marist House
Marist House is a residential program for young adults who are studying at one of the many universities in and around Melbourne. Whether from the city or the country, Marist House provides young people with a safe, stable and supportive environment in which to engage with their tertiary studies.

Situated in three terraced houses in Fitzroy, Marist House is ideally located for those studying at Australian Catholic University, Melbourne University, RMIT and Monash’s Parkville campus. It is within walking distance from the CBD, and easy access to public transport.

Please see the attached brochure for more details

Marist House Brochure

Career News
Topics this week

Apprenticeship resources
VCE Summer School (current Year 11 students)
Hansen Scholarships (current Year 11 students)
Australian Catholic University – upcoming events
Film competition
Youth Employment Program
Medicine and Dentistry webinar
Year 12 university scholarships
STEM webinars – technology & cyber security and future energy careers

For further information click here

Federation University
Parent Information Session
The Year 12 Students and Parents Info Session: Uni in 2022 virtual presentation has been scheduled for Tuesday October 12 - 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Event Management (federation.edu.au)

This will be an informative Q&A session where we'll provide helpful advice on the application process, alternative pathways to uni, course options, fees, scholarships, accommodation and the extensive range of student support available. You'll also hear about the advantages of studying at a regional university, including the many financial, social and career benefits.

Advance to Uni Info Session:
Study uni subjects during your VCE: The Advance to University program – Wednesday 20 October, 5:30pm – 6pm
Advance to University is an extension studies program designed to help you reach your full potential. Choose from a range of unit pairs and study university-level subjects as part of your VCE. Join this information session to learn more about the program and how to apply for 2022. Click here to register.

The Careers Team

Year 7 Art Students draw inpiration from Chinese Dragons

This week in Year 7 Art, we have drawn inspiration from Chinese Dragons! Whereas Western dragons are often vicious and dangerous, Chinese dragons are associated with good fortune, and often connected to water, weather and other natural features.

Our artists have chosen one of the nine types of Chinese Dragon to draw, putting into practise their skills using tone, colour and shape, and enhancing the final artwork with pattern, detail and texture.

Despite limited access to materials and resources, our Year 7 Art students have worked enthusiastically throughout Remote Learning, and produced fabulous artworks reflecting their understanding of skills and techniques.

What techniques did you work with?
Waggling technique (this is a technique for shading large areas) and colouring
I used a wash for the background of the dragon then used a repetitive pattern to make texture for the dragon's skin.
Shading so it looks like its overlapping
I used shading and used darker, medium and light tones.
I painted it using poscas and afterwards used black fineliner posca to draw details.

What went well in your lesson?
Learning about the dragons and how to draw them as well as finding the right technique.
Working out the idea of what my dragon was going to look like, and I got to be creative with it and have fun.
Different patterns and how to work them through the curved body shape.
The shape of the dragon and the wind
My watercolor technique

What are Chinese Dragons like?
The Celestial Dragon - Protector of the gods, heaven and the people in heaven
Volcano fire dragon, lives near volcanoes, has spikes on its back.
Cáilóng the treasure dragon; it's associated with volcanoes and guards metals and jewels
Horned Dragon- believed to be one of the strongest dragons, associated with making rain, associated with the Chinese emperor.
Shenlong is also known as the ‘god dragon’ or ‘spirit dragon’ and controls the weather.
Chinese land dragons represent great power, strength and good luck.
Spiritual dragon - usually blue, controls the weather, mostly wind and rain, and makes sure humans benefit from the weather.
Sky Dragon - they protect heaven, they live in the sky, and cloak themselves in the clouds.
Fire dragon - smart, unreliable, very easygoing
Ice Dragon - usually blue, has feet and wings, its magical power is ice; they have never been tamed