Newsletter Edition 10 / 2023, July 17

Principal's Message

Dear Emmanuel College Families,

Welcome to Term 3
I trust the first week of term three commenced smoothly for your child. Last Friday I spoke to numerous students studying in the library and they shared a range of responses to being back at school, from anticipation for what’s ahead, to expressing their tiredness as they re-establish their momentum for schoolwork balanced against a myriad of external interests. Term three often feels long with few breaks amidst the cold winter months.  We wish the year 12 students well as they embark on their last full term of learning before preparing for their final exams. College staff began the term with a professional learning day facilitated by Sr Karon Donnellan rsm and alumnus, Brendan Fitzgerald, focused on Mercy in action.

Mercy in Action
Among the learnings was a challenge to see with fresh eyes our work in a school built on the Mercy tradition.  Sr. Karon posed the question: what do we need to see and hear in an old story to make it relevant to today? Catherine McAuley’s experience of the world in eighteenth century Ireland, a world of extreme poverty and deprivation, saw her respond with charitable acts of mercy, and the women who followed in her footsteps became known as the Sisters of Mercy. Those same women opened schools in Australia, including Warrnambool, and Emmanuel College is the successor of those humble beginnings. But how is a commitment to mercy, evident in the foundation of this school, experienced and made relevant in contemporary society? One example is the provision of a weekly community meal each Tuesday at 5.30pm in the Café space. Staff and student volunteers serve dinner to anyone looking for a wholesome meal and the company of others. The Tuesday meal compliments others provided by church and volunteer groups in Warrnambool each week.  Karon challenged us to be this face of mercy as there is no point to being a Catholic school in the Mercy tradition unless we are Catherine McAuley, unless we are Faith, Hope and Love to the young people we encounter and teach. My sincere thanks to Director of Faith and Mission, Jacinta Skilbeck, for her planning and running our professional learning last week. Our prayer from the staff learning day is shared below.

Strategic Plan
Following consultation with staff, students, and members of the College Advisory Council over the last 12 months, the College Leadership Team has finalised the next four-year Strategic Plan which was ratified by Mercy Education at their last Board meeting. The overarching direction of the plan was identified by the school improvement process and captured in the words: Inspired by the Emmanuel vision, we will grow our reimagined learning community. As a school committed to a growth mindset, the planning process identified five key pillars or aspirational goals for future growth. They are: 1: Faith centred in Mercy; 2: Learning and Innovation; 3: Wellbeing; 4: Community Connections; 5: Resources and Stewardship. Emmanuel College offers a broad curriculum to a diverse student population. In 2025, the college will further consolidate its operations with all student learning taking place on one campus. As the College continues to grow, it aims to be inclusive, to practice innovative teaching and learning, to be attuned to our time and place and it seeks to become the leading provider of secondary education in southwest Victoria.  A digital copy of the Strategic Plan 2023-2026 is shared below and can be viewed by clicking the link.

Pedestrian Crossing Campaign
You may have read articles in the local media or in this newsletter about a campaign to have a pedestrian crossing installed on Raglan Parade near the corner of Ardlie Street and to improve the safety of young people crossing the highway. Local resident and parent of children attending the College, Donna Monaghan, has led the “Walk don’t Run” campaign calling for the speed limit to be reduced and a crossing installed that will directly benefit Emmanuel students. The College is the only school in Warrnambool adjacent to the Highway that does not have a pedestrian crossing, and the number of accidents and near misses at the intersection have highlighted the need for improvements for many years. I was pleased to hear Warrnambool City Council recently advised that a pedestrian crossing will be constructed, and variable speed signs aligned to school times will be installed by the Department of Transport. It is possible the infrastructure will be installed before the end of the year!  I extend my sincere thanks to Donna for leading the campaign resulting in this commitment to improve pedestrian safety.

Mercy Education News
The following link will take you to the Mercy Education News published by Mercy Education:  https://www.mercy.edu.au/resources/publications  The newsletter contains two local connections with the recognition of Mrs Karen Jongbloed as the Deputy Board Chair.  Karen is an Emmanuel (St. Anne’s) College alumnus, and there is also recognition of recent Emmanuel graduate, Nina Fitzsimmons, recipient of a 2022 Mercy Education award. 

The gospel reading at yesterday’s Catholic masses was the one often referred to as the parable of the sower, telling the story of how some grains of wheat when sown fall on shallow ground and fail, while others fall on deep soil and thrive. In the same way we ask ourselves how the Mercy story is relevant today, it is fair to ask what this story has to say to us here and now?  Christopher Monaghan CP explains: "Jesus' timeless parable of the sower invites us to take heart that despite opposition the seed of God’s kingdom has been planted in our world.  Opposition, difficulties, and misunderstanding are surely present, but the growth of the kingdom is assured. Perhaps the most pressing question of all is whether we have ears to hear, and the faith to believe, that the kingdom will take root and grow in our world and hearts."

May we walk gently and with humility,
May we be just in our ways, words and actions,
May we respect all we encounter, every day.
May we release compassion from our hearts
And provide places of welcome and hospitality.

May we nurture others with kindness, but also, be kind to ourselves.
Give us the strength and patience to live a life of service,
Ignite in us the courage to reach out, speak up,
and stand in solidarity with those we meet,
today, tomorrow and always.

St. Joseph: Pray for us.  May the spirit of Catherine McAuley and
Edmund Rice guide us in all we do.  Amen.

Mr Peter Morgan
Principal

A Message from Mrs Claire Wrigley

Drop off/Pick up - Child Safety
Drop and pick up points at the college are Goold centre loop and The Stage ONLY.  Parents are asked not to drop off/pick up students at McAuley reception/convent building or behind the Emmanuel centre. In the mornings  in particular we have seen an increase in parents dropping students off at reception/convent building. Access to this  area is for deliveries, and for parents collecting or dropping off students for an appointment during school hours. In the mornings and after school, this space is  a pedestrian  thoroughfare and not an area for parents to drive through.

Save the date -  Fit4life parent Series - Greg Mitchell 
Tuesday August 29 @7pm
All parents in our school community are invited to a wonderful presentation from Educational consultant Greg Mitchell, who has over 40 years experience as a teacher and deputy principal and educational consultant. Greg will be presenting on insights in the teenagers emotional world. More details to follow for parents via operoo. This is a community event so friends with students in Warrnambool primary schools or secondary schools are welcome to attend.  It is likely this will be very popular so parents will need to register via try booking to attend.

Year 10 Fit4life Day - July 21
All Year 10 students will be involved in a Fit4life day that will include a workshop on TeenAid (mental health first aid for teens) presented by our wellbeing coordinator Rachele Sloane who is an accredited master facilitator with mental health first aid Australia teen | Mental Health First Aid and a workshop facilitated by Reach foundation

Reach workshops are safe and supportive spaces where young people can connect and share stories honestly; spaces where they can push their comfort zones, experience belonging, discover their strengths, and build their self-efficacy and resilience. It is our experience that when young people discover and work to accept who they truly are, they are able to develop a greater sense of confidence and purpose in life.

• Locker Room (for male identifying young people) Acknowledges and challenges society’s views of masculinity and the positive and negative impacts of current male stereotypes. There is also a focus on current male issues and how many in the group have similar challenges to conform to unrealistic stereotypes. 
• Mirror (for female identifying young people) Encourages girls to examine the constraints and constructs placed upon femininity and to understand the authentic self that lies beneath these. Creating a sense of unity as women and working towards rewriting the norm of what it means to be a woman.

Year 9 Vaping presentation - Facilitators Blurred Mind Academy 
All Year 9 students will attend an online presentation in the Wyton theatre on Thursday July 20 at 12pm. The vaping workshop covers these key areas:

• Summarises the broad known health risks of vaping on the human body
• Discusses vaping’s connections to the brain its influence on addiction
• Marketer’s tactics are shown and how they try to convince you to purchase
• What the different laws are between states for vapes and vape related stuff
• Myths are dispelled around the health benefits of vapes and the presence of nicotine

Year 9 Strong Girls - peeneeyt parrayt 
Our wellbeing team along with support from Year 9 learning diversity staff are conducting a strong girls workshop group every Wednesday.  All Year 9 girls are invited to come together in a safe and supported space to talk about all things life. There will be different activities each week and have already seen a number of students take up this opportunity.

Mrs Claire Wrigley
Assistant Principal - Students 

A Message from Justin Houlihan

Dear Parents,

Subject Selections
From Tuesday this week, students from Year 7 – 11 can begin entering in their elective subjects for 2024. The web portal closes at the end of this month and information has been presented to students at school and Operoo emails sent to parents about the process. The Curriculum Handbooks are available on PAM and are a great resource to look at the description of subjects as well as know how many subjects to choose. Our staff are only too willing to help students decide on pathways and we’ll ensure that all students have their choices in by the cut off date. Once this is completed, we collate this information and look at the numbers. Our Leadership Team then determine the number of classes and identifies staffing needs. Eventually, the 2024 timetable is created in late August where blockings are created. The vast majority of students get their main preferences, however, as the timetable program creates the best possible scenario for all students, occasionally reserve subjects may go in to student timetables. Students will have the opportunity late in the year to look at any changes if they have second thoughts about the subjects they chose, however, this is dependent on the blockings and numbers of students already in the class. This is all taken care of before the booklist is finalised and sent to parents.

Semester One Reports
These reports are available on PAM and were released to parents in the first week of holidays. We hope you have had the chance to look through the reports and have the discussions with your child around the areas of strength and the areas for consideration. We will release Interim Reports close to the end of Term 3 and also give you an opportunity to speak to teachers at the Parent /Student/Teacher Conferences. These will be held both in person and also the opportunity to conduct these remotely. More information will be sent to parents closer to the date.

Mr Justin Houlihan
Assistant Principal - Teaching & Learning

What’s Happening in the Mathematics Faculty?

AMT Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC)
The Australian Mathematics Trust will once again be running the Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC).
The AMC is a fun competition with many of the problems set in situations familiar to students and showing the relevance of mathematics in their everyday lives.
The competition will be held on Wednesday 2^nd August and is undertaken online. Students are asked to solve 30 problems in 75 minutes.
If you are interested in taking part or have any questions, please email Mr. Hodson (rhodson@emmanuel.vic.edu.au)

Results are in for the Computational and Algorithmic Thinking Competition
On Wednesday 2^nd May, 26 students took part in the ‘The Computational and Algorithmic Thinking (CAT)’ competition. Completed online, the test comprised of a mixture of multiple-choice and integer solutions and encouraged students to develop informal algorithms and apply them to test data of increasing size or complexity.

For example, question 1 in the ‘Intermediate Division’ focused on one-way mirrors:
One-way mirrors are made from a special glass that is only reflective on one side. In the diagram, the dark side of the glass acts like a mirror, so the red laser beam reflects off it at equal angles as shown on the left. The light side acts like a window, so the beam passes straight through as shown on the right.

The laser pointer is aimed into a maze of mirrors as shown:

Where does the laser beam exit the maze?

A         B         C         D         E

Two students, Michael Lougheed (Junior) and Matilda Woodward (Intermediate) produced the outstanding result of receiving a Certificate of High Distinction in their divisions. A fantastic performance!!

Other results included:
Distinction                              Credit                                                 Participation
Zoe Graham                            Sam Bushell                                    Nikolas Keramaris

                                                     Jack Gibson                                      Alex McCallum

                                                     Leo McMeel                                      Callum Wade

                                                    Lena Watty                                        Reegan Walden

                                                    Leo Di Cesare                                    Christian Wyse

                                                   Sienna Plozza                                   Bridget Graham

                                                   Lachlan Huntly                                Sarita Mueglitz

                                                                                                                   Hameish O’Connor

                                                                                                                   Jasmine Phillips

                                                                                                                  William Verhoef

                                                                                                                 Sam Anderson

                                                                                                                Georgia Ierodiaconou  

                                                                                                                Jamieson Mueglitz

                                                                                                                Don Heenpalla

Subject Selection for 2024
Students will begin the process of subject selection this week. Below is a flow chart showing the Mathematical pathways offered at Emmanuel College.

If you have any questions regarding the Mathematical pathways for your child, feel free to contact myself (rhodson@emmanuel.vic.edu.au) or refer to the ‘Subject Selection Handbook’ on PAM.

Maths Help
When: Wednesday Afternoon (3.45pm – 4.45pm)
Where: McAuley Campus Library

Students have the opportunity to get assistance with their Mathematics on Wednesday afternoons in the McAuley library.  Look out for the Math’s teachers, bring your questions and get some help. It’s a great opportunity to work on those areas that you may not fully understand or consolidate the work that has been covered in your class.

Mr Richard Hodson
Mathematics Coordinator

Student Voice - Red Earth

Estelle Evans - Year 11 
Sunday the 18th of June saw an early 4:00am departure for the Red Earth crew. Our trip to Melbourne passed quickly and after making it through Tullamarine airport security we jumped on the plane to Yullara. Day one was a day of getting to know each other and meeting our awesome Red Earth facilitators Felix and Hamish, who we quickly bonded with. We went on a guided walk around Uluṟu with Mutijulu elder, Alice. She told stories of the rock and the land in her language Pitjantjatjara. That night we jumped in our swags and told scary stories before going to sleep for our first night under the stars. Day two began bright and early, when we were woken by Felix playing the guitar. We packed up camp for the first time and loaded ourselves onto the bus, excited for the day ahead. After a few stops we arrived at Wattarka (Kings Canyon) and went on an amazing hike, which left us all in awe and hungry for dinner that night at our second campsite - Kings Creek Station. The next morning we woke up excitedly to the howling of dingos and donkeys! We were all feeling ready for the 7 hour drive ahead. We arrived in the APY lands in the afternoon following many stops along the dirt road. We headed through to our first homeland Kaljiti (Fregon). 

Our time at Kaljiti was incredible! The first night was chaotic but so much fun, with lots of new faces and names to learn. We got to know the elders Mrs Norris, Rachel and Mantuwa as well as kids and other adults from the community. We performed Inma (traditional dance). Inma involved being painted and then telling stories through dance. The rain began that night and continued on and off through the next day but we didn’t let the rain dampen our spirits. The girls spent time weaving and soldering designs on clapsticks with Rachel, while the boys made spears with the help of Maxi and Mr Roberts. Relationships with the indigenous community were strengthened and different ways of life were shared. The next day we went out on country and were shown how to dig for and eat delicious honey ants. We were able to enjoy each other's company without the presence of technology, something we were lucky to experience. We also had a first hand look into a sorry camp and we were able to see how the community was coming together after the loss of one of its members. Our third and final day in Kaljiti started with an amazing sunrise on top of the big rock near our camp West Bore and a teary goodbye with the Kaljiti community. 

We then jumped on the bus and started our journey to Yunyarinyi (Kenmore Park). We came together as a group even more when we stopped in a dry creek bed for a couple of hours and had lunch. We played a funny game of sardines, kicked the football, threw the frisbee and chatted. Our arrival at Kenmore park was more relaxed, we set up camp and journaled while taking in the sunset, then the community who were a big tight knit family, soon arrived and joined us for a dinner of steak sangas, and a chat around the fire to get to know everyone. The next day we woke up with good attitudes towards starting our community projects- a BBQ and a windbreak. Later in the day after some well deserved lunch we participated in a painting workshop with the Fraser family and continued the projects. While this was happening we were surprised with a visit from Donald Fraser, an inspiring individual, who played a huge role in establishing the APY lands. His audience grew as people dropped what they were doing and came to listen to him as he told mind blowing stories of his life, some happy and some sad. That night while still processing our chat with Donald we had our first much needed showers at the Kenmore park school. The next day we were feeling fresh and ready to go out on country again, we were amazed at what the three Fraser sisters knew about the land and the day flew by as we dug for and ate Witchety grubs and cooked kangaroo tail. In the afternoon the rain clouds came rolling in so we rushed back to camp and packed up to move into the Kenmore park school hall for shelter.  We slept in the hall after saying another emotional goodbye to the Fraser family that night. In the morning We packed up before the kids arrived at school and we hit the wet dirt roads back to Yullara. 

We were lucky enough to be able to see the rain on Uluṟu, a once in a lifetime experience that left us all feeling very appreciative of the rain. We had a great group chat that night and bonded further by the makeshift “lantern fire” and then went to bed feeling very fulfilled. The next day started with a big clean up and yet another emotional goodbye when leaving Felix and Hamish. We arrived at the Yullara airport in our savoured clean clothes, not suspecting that we would end up being there for 7 hours due to our flight being cancelled as a result of the rain. This experience did teach us that every cloud has a silver lining when we ended up sleeping in the conference room of the five star resort Sails In the Desert, showers and a buffet brekkie were much appreciated, although, the next day everyone was glad to jump on our flight back home. While there were many highlights from the experience I think everyone agreed that some of the best memories were the small moments when everyone was sitting around the fire having a yarn with the Aboriginal elders, playing with the kids, sharing stories and singing around the fire at night and watching the amazing sunsets together on Mount West Bore. 

Student Voice - Immersion Week

Mia Williams, Year 9
Resilience Immersion
During the 2nd immersion week, we were lucky enough to get the opportunity to complete the resilience week. On Monday, we participated in a Fit4Life day which involved preparing for our upcoming walk, ride and canoeing adventure aswell as a guest speaker, Ben Harkin. Ben taught us about how he has shown resilience in his life having no arms while cracking a few jokes with us. In the afternoon we relaxed by doing some meditation with Jodie Fleming.

On Tuesday, my class began the bike ride from Rundells making our way towards Port Fairy. It was a tough ride but the beautiful weather made it a nice day to be outside. We made it to Port Fairy around lunch time before beginning our walk to Killarney.

Once we arrived at Killarney, we had time to bond by going swimming, playing games and talking to people we don't usually talk to. We cooked our own BBQ dinner for that night. 

The next morning we woke up to very wet weather which made us want to give up, but we continued our walk along the rail trail and didn't give up just because of the weather. 

After a getting drenched by the rain on Wednesday, we had another clear day on Thursday to go canoeing as our final activity for the week. We began by doing a skills session before setting off on a journey in the afternoon.

Overall it was a challenging week, but the reward of being resilient was worth it.

Immersion Week - Term 2

Immersion week 2.0 was completed during Week 7 of Term 2. The students and staff were able to participate in some wonderful experiences during the week.

9A, 9B & 9C completed an education tour of the national capital. Students were given the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational programs with a focus on Australia’s history, culture, heritage and democracy.
The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians being able to visit the national capital as part of their Civics and Citizenship education. To assist families in meeting the cost of the excursion the Australian Government is contributing funding of  $45.00 per student under the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate program towards those costs. The rebate is paid directly to the school upon completion of the excursion. Which Emmanuel College is greatly appreciative of. The highlights were the War Memorial, Questacon and the Electoral Commission.

Homerooms 9D, 9E and 9F were challenged with some ordinary weather during their resilience week. The students participated in a Fit 4 Life day ran by the Wellbeing team and had a special visit from Ben the Bandit. The students had to adapt throughout the week however they were able to participate in some of or all of the activities: canoeing, bike ride (Warrnambool to Port Fairy) and hiking from Port Fairy back to Warrnambool. The students were able to feel a sense of achievement after completing these adventures.

The exploration homerooms of 9G, 9H & 9I went to Melbourne for a day of Faith and Religious Education activities. They then participated in a local Indigenous Immersion here in Warrnambool and visited Budj Bim for the day.

Thank you to all of the staff and students for their participation during the week.

Mr Glen Martin
Director of 9@RICE

An Evening of Inspiration - 2023

Emmanuel College students and families are invited to attend the college's awe-inspiring biennial event! 

Friday August 4, from 6pm

Wyton Theatre

Experience the splendour of our extraordinary event, where we proudly acknowledge current inspiring students, present the remarkable 2023 Inspiring Alumni Inductees and celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of our Young Alumni Achievers. 

Be captivated by an exhibition of student artwork, a stunning student-fashion runway, and immerse yourself in the enchanting musical performances by the Emmanuel Concert Band, Emmanuel Singers and the cast of Frozen JR.

Tickets include a drink on arrival and canapes. 

Join us for this awe-inspiring celebration by getting your tickets here: https://www.trybooking.com/CJGHV

Emmanuel College is honoured to induct the following Inspiring Alumni in 2023: 

Brigid Delaney, Class of 1991 

Eric Howard AM, Class of 1965

Andrea Vallance

Fr Kevin Lenehan, Class of 1982

Eleanor Britton nee Rea, Class of 1984

Prof. Anna Ryan, Class of 1991

Sports Update

GWR Year 7-8 Netball
On Thursday the 8th of July the Junior Girls Netball sides took part in the Region Finals in Ballarat. On a successful day, our Year 8 Girls went through undefeated and now have progressed to the State Finals held in September. Unfortunately, our Year 7 Girls went down in their Semi Final so will not be progressing. Well done to all the Students involved and thanks to Ms Abby O'Brien and Ms Liz Byrne for Coaching the sides. 

WD Intermediate and Senior Basketball
Last Thursday the 13th of July, the Senior and Intermediate Boys and Girls sides took to the court in the WD Basketball. Playing Warrnambool College and Brauer, our teams gelled quickly to display terrific teamwork throughout their matches. The Senior Girls team lost their final by 10 points however our Intermediate and Senior Boys were both successful in winning their finals and now progress to the Region Finals. Our Intermediate Girls team also progressed as there were no other local teams. Thanks to Mr Shane Smith for coaching on the day and best of luck to those teams progressing.

State Cross Country
Thursday the 13th of July also saw 20 Students represent the College at the State Cross Country held at Yarra Valley Racing Club. With the weather holding off, our Students tested themselves against the best runners in the State over a course including the race track and many hills. Some stand out results for the day included Rylee Foreman finishing 9th in the 14 year old girls race and the 14 Year old Girls teams finishing second in the team standings. Full results can be found on the link below. Well done to all of those who progressed to this level, it's a terrific effort to get this far. Thanks to Mr Owen, Jordan Garner and Jaffa for heading along on the day.
State Cross Country Results

Mr Alastair Templeton
Sports & Lunchtime Activities Coordinator

Library News

Year 7 and 8 Frequent Library Borrowers
Students across the school have been doing well with borrowing and reading books from the Library. We congratulate these Year 7 and 8 students who have topped their year level for most books borrowed and read:

Year 7:
Nyema Wiltshire-Jervies
Flick White
Gretta Wake
Lila van der Starre
Tessa Byrne
Charlie Northeast
Isabelle Ward
Ethan Wu
Jett Stuart
Rose Armistead

Year 8:
Nate Hansford
Nuthara Hendahewa
Ambrose Rea
Joshua Bishop
Bridget Graham
Ellie McKenzie
Maeve Murphy
Archie van Engelen
Percy Gladman
Grace Morgan

Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge
Students are reminded that the Challenge will close at Emmanuel College on Tuesday September 5.
Students participating in the Victorian Premiers' Reading Challenge are asked to record the books read this year on the Challenge website. https://vprc.eduweb.vic.gov.au/
To successfully complete the Challenge students need to read 15 books during the Challenge period.  Students may use the Challenge website to record the books they have read this year, even if they don't end up successfully completing the Challenge.
The Challenge will close at Emmanuel College on Tuesday 5 September. All books read need to be entered and verified by this date.  Please see Mrs Sinnott if there are any VPRC questions.

Children’s Book Council Shadow Judging Program
Students in the Book Club are participating in the CBCA Shadow Judging Program where the group this year are reading the six shortlisted books from the Early Childhood Category.  So far we have read:
Snap! By Anna Walker
Market Day by Carrie Gallasch and Hannah Sommerville
Bev and Kev by Katrina Germein and Mandy Foot
Jigsaw: A puzzle in the post by Bob Graham.
The group is now preparing their creative response to these books. Once we read the final two books in this category, the student group will be putting forward the book that they think should win the Early Childhood category.

UNO Competition Winners – Term 2
The UNO competition held in Term 2 was very popular with many students participating over the two day period.  The winners were:  1^st – Sophie Wallace – 7C and 2^nd – Dylan Verspay – 7C.
Thank you to the students for being involved in Library activities. Watch out for the Term 3 UNO competition.

Library and Information Week - 31 July to 6 August
This is the week where we celebrate the work that library and information workers do all around Australia in many different work places.  Providing access and guidance to the community through the myriad of information channels available is one of the most basic and essential services that the sector provides. This Library and Information Week we are going back to the basics – back to the idea of the ‘source’. Top of mind for many when reading this will be the advent of Chat GPT and other generative AI that have the ability to canvas seemingly infinite amounts of information to produce materials.
During this Information Week, we would like everyone to ask:

• How can we know the accuracy of information?
• How can we determine copyright – are we allowed to use this information?
• How do we do research in our school subjects and know the source of the information?
• How can we record where we have got our information from? Use a bibliography?
  Watch out on SIMON for happenings in the Library to celebrate Library and Information Week.

Most Popular Books Semester 1 2023
The most popular books in the Emmanuel College Library for Semester 1 are:
Becoming Aurora by Elizabeth Kasmer
Diary of A Wimpy Kid: the meltdown book 13 by Jeff Kinney
The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
Basketball Now: the stars and stories of the NBA by Adam Elliott Segal
Speccy Magee and the Spirit of the Game book 6 by Felice Arena and Garry Lyon
The Netball Handbook by Jane Woodlands
May Contain Nuts – book 1 by Jonathan Meres
The Grandest Bookshop In The World by Amelia Mellor

The most popular series of books borrowed in Semester 1 are:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Pokemon Adventures
WeirDo
CHERUB
The Hunger Games
Amulet
Felix and Zelda
Football Superstars
Heartstopper

The most popular authors from Semester 1 are:
Anh Do
Jeff Kinney
Felice Arena

Sora Sweet Reads
One of our digital reading platforms found on the Library homepage (via SIMON), has a program on offer till August where a certain number of books are able to be read by all our College at once. The program is called Sweet Reads. There are 43 books, including ebooks and audio books that are available all the time - no waiting for one to be returned - including Star Wars, Minecraft and soccer. There are 37 ebooks and 6 audio books. Log in with your computer user name and password. https://soraapp.com/library/emmanuelau

Visitors To The Emmanuel College Library
Emmanuel College has recently welcomed Kate Hodgson, Head of Library Services, Geelong Grammar School and the Library staff to visit our Library.
On June 23 Kate brought her Library team to visit the new Warrnambool Library and the Emmanuel College Library.  Geelong Grammar are looking at doing some refurbishment of their libraries and were interested to see what we had achieved with our 2021 refurbishment.  Kate was Teacher Librarian 1992-1997 at Emmanuel College, working with Library staff Jean Christie, Gerry Fahey, Di Clanchy, Jan Allan and Sue Sherwood.

A visitor this week to our Library was past student, Brendan Fitzgerald, (CBC 1978) who trained as a Librarian after leaving school and has worked in various State and public library sectors.  In his presentation to Emmanuel Staff on Monday 10 July Brendan reminisced about the CBC Library and its influence on his career.

Mrs Margaret Sinnott
Library Coordinator

Language Books 2023

Students loaned the following Language books for their Language class from the Library collection.  The books have the students’ names on them and are to be returned at the end of the semester (if the subject is for one semester) or at the end of the year.

Students are emailed before the book is due back, then again once the book is overdue, then a reminder email is sent to the parents/guardians to remind them to ask for the book to be returned. The books are the students’ responsibility for the period of time it is loaned out to them and families will be charged if the books are not returned at the end of the loan period.

We appreciate the parents/guardians’ help with reminding the students to return these when they are due back.

Year 7
French: Touché 1 – loaned for a semester

Year 9
Japanese: iiTomo – loaned for the year
French: Tapis Volant 1 – loaned for the semester
French: Tapis Volant 2 – loaned for the year
French: French dictionary – loaned for the year

Year 10
French: Tapis Volant 2 – loaned for the year
French: French dictionary – loaned for the year

Year 11
French: French dictionary – loaned for the year

Year 12
French: French dictionary – loaned for the year
Japanese: Japanese dictionary – loaned for the year

Mrs Margaret Sinnott, Library Coordinator &
Ms Julia Smith, Languages Coordinator

Re-enrolment & Scholarships

Re-enrolment for 2024
As part of planning for 2024 you will receive a re-enrolment form for your child(ren) via Operoo today, Monday 17 July. The information you provide about whether your child is returning to Emmanuel next year will help us ensure sufficient classes are run and are properly staffed. Please complete the form at your earliest convenience and no later than Friday 11 August. Throughout the year we ask you to keep the College informed of any changes in family circumstances including address, email and telephone details, especially emergency contact numbers.

Scholarship Opportunities
The Emmanuel College Foundation was formed in 2018 with two goals. First, to fund student scholarships, and second, to assist the College to plan and construct major new facilities. From this year, additional new scholarships will be available following a recent successful campaign to attract Foundation funding. The College Scholarships Program assists young people already attending Emmanuel College to continue their education. Scholarship information will be shared with families via Operoo or can be accessed via the College website. The closing date for 2024 scholarship applications is Friday 15 September.

Any queries about Re-enrolment for 2024 or Scholarship Opportunities please contact College Registrar Jo Nelson 5560 0888 or jnelson@emmanuel.vic.edu.au

Jo Nelson
College Registrar

Career News

Youth Allowance Presentation Reminder
Youth Allowance is a topic that is sometimes misunderstood or can create a range of questions that many parents and students are unsure where to find the answer.

This Wednesday July 19th, Jon Peglar from Sinclair & Wilson will be presenting in “The Stage” from 7.00pm, Jon will cover several areas including what is Dependant and Independent Youth Allowance. This is a must attend event for those that are unsure about what is available to them and how to apply, we would encourage students and parents at the Senior level to attend as this can work as preparation material for the future.

Career Tools
With subject selection upon us, it is vital the career discussions begin at home, our career website is packed with a number of ideas and conversation starters, it’s as simple and using this website https://www.emmanuelcollegecareers.com/ , selecting the “for parents” tab and then start the process, you will find useful links that can navigate you through the process, ideas on how to help choose subjects, how to talk about careers plus much more, we would certainly encourage taking the time to explore.

Open Days
The saying is “Open Days, Open Doors, Universities are in preparation for this annual event and not far away, it’s never too early to start the planning process as it’s generally a very full day if not weekend, to begin to understand what and when these will be taking place please use this link, these events are a great opportunity to understand what the University has on offer, familiarise yourself with the surroundings, investigate accommodation options and also consider what scholarships are available.
https://www.emmanuelcollegecareers.com/post-school-options/university/open-days

Career Appointments
Each year we make it available to students to meet and to discuss their thoughts on pathways moving forward, this could be around tertiary, further education or employment, full time or gap year or work experience, for students to make an appointment simply go to the SIMON homepage, Student Information, Career Appointment, I would encourage you to make an appointment to discuss your pathways, it’s also a great opportunity to look at options for the future, also there are at times some students that are not entirely sure, and that’s ok also.

Mr David Gladman
Student Pathways & Careers Leader

Host Family Needed

The Australian Institute of International Understanding is looking for just one more family for a female Japanese exchange student who will be studying at Emmanuel College. 

Junior Girls Soccer @ Wolves

Upcoming Events

Tuesday July 18
Subject Selection Portal Opens

Wednesday July 19
Youth Allowance Presentation 

Thursday July 20
Fit4life - Year 9 Vaping Presentation
Friday July 21
Year 10 Fit4life Day
Junior Football vs St Josephs

Monday July 24
Red Earth Reflection Evening

Tuesday July 25
Year 10 Pathway Interviews
Year 9 into VCE Acceleration Interviews

Wednesday July 26
St Ann's Day

Friday July 28
Sport & Recreation Class Excursion
Subject Selection Portal Closes - Year 7 & 8 

Sunday July 30
Year 12 Outdoor Ed Ski Trip