During Term III, our Year 11 and 12 students will be undertaking important Trial and Preliminary examinations that will prepare them for the examinations they will face at the end of their HSC courses. In the final week of term, we will be taking Year 12 students for a beautiful cruise around Sydney Harbour where we hope lasting memories will be formed, ahead of their Graduation and Valete Dinner. In Week 8, our Year 10s will be facing a rather different set of challenges as they attend their final year camp, at Kosciuszko National Park. Over the coming weeks, students in Year 10 and Year 11 will submit applications and be selected to represent the School as Student Leaders from the start of next term. These roles hold significant weight and personify the values, character and commitment of our wonderful School.

The Great Race will take place in Week 7 (29 November), Term IV and in keeping with previous years, our House Captains will take a central role in running the event and preparing students of all ages to personify the House spirit of committed, friendly (but fierce) competition as they battle it out in the last House event of the year, to see who will take the Shell Shield. Semper ad meliora!

In Week 3, Year 7s will hear more about the elective subjects that they can choose to study in Year 8. Students will have a special Year Meeting on Monday 5 August where the process for selection will be explained to them. During this meeting, they will be provided with a course booklet providing some information about each of the courses that should help them to reach their decisions. A digital copy of this document will be available to students and families on the Year 7 OLLE page from the start of next week. Please note, the deadline for students to submit their selections is Friday 9 August.

Mr Chris Breheny – Head of Academics

I would like to remind all students and parents to please refresh your understanding of our assessment, academic integrity, and homework policies. These policies are accessible to parents and students once logged into OLLE by clicking on the Senior School Policies and Agreements tile on the Senior School OLLE homepage.

In taking responsibility for the submission of tasks and completion of set work, it is important that students are aware of the following:

• Tasks not submitted in the appropriate manner or place specified will be classified as a ‘non-submission’ of assessment and result in a zero (0) being recorded for that task.
• Failure to submit a task before the due date and time will result in a zero (0) being recorded for that task.
• Technology issues (such as computers not working, work not saving, losing work, or inability to print work) do not constitute exceptional circumstances and therefore will not be considered sufficient reason for the work to be handed in late.
• Hand-in tasks must be submitted before 8.40am on the due date.
• Assessment tasks which are missed for reasons other than illness, misadventure, elite sporting or performing commitments, significant cultural or religious occasions, or official school business will result in a zero (0) being recorded for that task.
• If a Year 11 or Year 12 student is unable to complete or submit an assessment task on or before the due date/time, they are required to complete an online Illness and Misadventure Form found on the students’ Year Group OLLE page.
• If a Year 7 – 10 student is unable to complete or submit an assessment task on or before the due date/time, they are required to email the appropriate Head of Department explaining the circumstance and provide supporting documentation (e.g. doctor’s certificate).
• In instances where a student is shown to have cheated or gained an unfair advantage in an assessment task, a zero (0) will be recorded for that task.
• It is an expectation that students hand in homework to a suitable standard, in line with the deadline communicated by their teacher. Students failing to meet their deadlines (without prior approval from their teacher or satisfactory reasons as to why they were unable to do so) or submitting sub-standard work should expect to be issued consequences such as staying in at lunchtime or receiving infringements.

Please note that this is a condensed list of expectations from our academic policies. Students are responsible for reading, understanding, and adhering to the entirety of the School’s assessment, academic integrity, attendance and homework policies.

We appreciate your willingness to work in partnership with the School as we seek to ensure the highest standard of academic integrity and fairness and maximise student learning.

Mr Adrian Deck – Head of Sports

Our Senior School Athletics Carnival was held at the end of last term at Kerryn McCann Athletics Centre.

The conditions were perfect for Athletics, with beautiful blue skies and a gentle southerly breeze. Our students made the most of this opportunity, throwing themselves into as many events as they could, in an effort to win points for their House. There were some outstanding individual performances on the day, with nine records being broken by five of our top athletes.

A big congratulations to Kogara for winning the House competition for the second year in a row.

Finally, a big thanks to the teachers, House Captains and Wollongong City Little Athletics for their help in making the carnival such a successful day.

House Points

1st – Kogara (4,716 points)

2nd – Coligan (4,435 points)

3rd – Wolgal (4,248 points)

4th – Aranda (3,623 points)

Records

Claire Spicknall (17/18G)

• 1500m: 5:07.22s
• 800m: 2:32.63

James Brewer (17/18B)

• 1500m: 4:14.46s

Zacariah Rusin (15B)

• 100m: 11.63s
• 200m: 23.70s
• 400m: 53.07s

Loen Sevastos (18G)

• 200m: 26.51s
• 400m: 1:00.72s

Arlo Steffen (14B)

• High Jump: 1.67m

Age Champions