Tomorrow, teachers of Year 11 and 12 classes will be involved in Moderation meetings with teachers from all sectors.  With school-based assessments, different schools use different assessment instruments to derive internal criterion ratings.  Moderation is the process that ensures that there is consistency across the schools. For example, ome school may have a test instrument that is much more challenging, giving students the opportunity to demonstrate high levels of understanding,  These tests are favoured as they allow some level of ‘discrimination’ between students, allowing better students to show how much they know. In a more simple test, such ‘difference’ may not be apparent. Moderation is the process that accounts for this, allowing valid comparisons to be made.

I encourage parents to look to attend the evening sessions that ‘The Butterfly Effect’ and ‘Mancave’ are holding next Monday, commencing at 7:00 pm.  The Year 9 students will be participating in workshops by these two groups during the day on Monday or Tuesday. They are gender-specific, so the Reflection days that run concurrently (to minimise disruption to classes) will also be delivered to the different gender groupings as well.

A reminder that this Friday  (6th September) is a Student free day at the College to facilitate TASC mandated moderation meetings for TASC courses.

A reminder to Year 9 students

Monday the 9th and Tuesday the 10th of September sees the continuation of the College’s Reflection Day program for the year, and the Year 9 students are the next group to participate.

On the Monday, All Year 9 boys will have their Reflection day, and on the Tuesday, all Year 9 Girls will have their Reflection Day.

The Reflection Days will be held at the Ulverstone Rowing Club and facilitated by an external presenter.

Reflection Days are an important part of our Religious Education program. They not only provide the chance for our students to get to know each other better outside of the classroom environment but they also give the students the opportunity to reflect upon who they are, who they want to be, what they consider to be important, what has led them to where they are now, and what the road ahead looks like.

All students are expected to attend their Reflection Day.

The students will be bussed from the College to their venue at 9am and will arrive back at the College by 2.55pm. Any students who live nearby and wishes to find their way to and/or from the venue must indicate on the permission slip that has been sent home. Students will arrive at the venue at around 9.20am and will leave at around 2.35pm.

• Students must wear full PE Uniform. That means the green school polo top, the school rugby top, blue PE shorts or blue tracksuit pants and a pair of sneakers. If students come dressed in other attire they will be required to remain at school whilst their classmates attend the day.
• Students must bring all food and drink they require for the day. They will not be allowed to leave the area to go to shops in the local area as we cannot guarantee their safety. Similarly, they are not allowed to order food in and have it delivered. This would be unfair on those students that are not able to afford this.

Upcoming event: Monday 9th September at 7pm at St Brendan-Shaw College.

Parents of sons are invited to a Free Parent Presentation by The Man Cave, and parents of daughters are invited to a Free Parent Presentation by Dannielle Miller of the Butterfly Effect.  There will be signage on the day to assist you in attending the right presentation! 

On Wednesday 25th of November, all Year 7 students will be heading to the Bluff to participate in the Schools Triathlon Challenge.  The event is all about participation, with many students participating in a triathlon for the first time. Students have been put into teams of three, with a swimmer, cyclist and runner. Students in Year 7 should have received further information regarding the event, including an entry form, a permission to swim form and form regarding the bike leg.  There will be some general information for all participants and some specific information for the swimmers and cyclists.

The Triathlon is open to all students in the College so even if you are not in grade 7 but would like to participate in the team or individual event, please see Mr O’Keeffe in the PE office. 

This event is designed for success. You don't have to be a fantastic swimmer, cyclist or runner, the goal is to complete the Challenge of a triathlon and work together as a team to achieve a common goal. Apart from the team aspect, I would also encourage as many of you as possible to enter the individual event, further extending yourself on the day.  Should your son or daughter not have received their information, please have them come and see Mr O’Keeffe in the PE office. 

We are asking for a contribution of $10 from students to participate, with this to be paid to the CARITAS office when returning your entry forms. All forms need to be returned to Caritas, and a formal consent2go will be emailed to parents next week.

Congratulations to two sports stars who we have just received notification about upcoming, high-level competitions:

Later this year Max Chakouch (Yr 9) travels interstate to compete in the Australian Boxing titles.  We hope he continues to enjoy success as he has done previously at this level.

Similarly, after achieving Bronze last year, Lachlan Churchill is, this weekend, competing in the Australasian Brazillian Juiu Jitsu Martial Arts Will/Macahado Gathering

Book Week - 2019 Theme - ‘Reading is my secret power’

Mrs Gamble is a true ‘super power’ and has the cape to prove it.

Thank you to everyone who participated in our competition to match up staff and their favourite books. It was really difficult, so you all did a wonderful job.  The competition winners received a prize which was a book voucher from Devonport Bookshop.

Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award winners for 2019

All shortlisted books in the Older Readers category are available in the Library.

Book of the Year : Older Readers Winner: ‘Between Us’ by Claire Atkins 

Book of the Year : Picture Book Winner: “Cicada’ by Shaun Tan

“Reading is important to me as it is a great way to stop what I am doing, relax and go somewhere else!”

“It allows me to put myself in others' shoes (develop empathy), and to become absorbed in something other than my own life.”

“Reading for me is a mind release and can take me to anywhere I want to go......”

“Reading is important to me because it is the cheapest time machine I can find:)”

“Reading allows me to escape to thousands of different places, both real and imaginary. It allows me to live in the minds of the great, the hurt, the forgotten, the mythical, the evil, the loved, the lost; to feel a part of their world. It expands my literacy and my own imagination. I truly believe that if you can read you can experience life to the fullest. We don't need books, poetry and other artistic expressions to live, but they certainly help to make it worth living.”

“Reading is important to me as I can escape to another world and it relaxes me.”

“I love to read to slow down and break from the business of life. I especially love fantasy novels which combine royalty, magic, quests and the ever-enduring fight of good against evil, as the adventures are so far removed my everyday life!”

“I think reading is sooooooooo important; it develops our vocabulary, gives us 'experiences' that we could never get in the real world, and is often the only thing that I get to do every day that is just for me, not school. I couldn't face a day at school without at least a twenty minute read while the toast disappears from my plate.”

“I enjoy reading as it helps me to relax at the end of the day. It is good to channel your thoughts into another person's world. I love having a few books on the go. Freeing your mind at the end of a busy day, makes for a restful sleep.”

Staff comments about why they love to read a good book

Last Friday, the North West Primary Schools Sports Association held their annual Devon V Darwin Sports Afternoon.  

On Thursday morning the College received a call asking if we had some competent student umpires who could help as their previous plan fell through.  At short notice, the College was able to provide 9 students to umpire, highlighting our student's generosity of spirit. It was also noted that 3 other students from the College we also assisting via private arrangement, showcasing a real willingness to be active community members.  The 12 students umpired games of AFL, Hockey and Soccer as well as Coaching the Soccer.  

Congratulations to the following students for your involvement:Jack Pease, Harry Pease, Daniel Hicks, Joseph Heatley, Jack Simpson, Lochlan Ellis, Toby Bellchambers, Zac Briggs, Holly Beaumont, James Webster, Anthony Burbury, Josh McConnon.

Steve Ryan
Teaching and Learning Leader: Health & PE

Wednesday 4th of September

In the last home game of the season the Saints men were looking to bounce back from a tough loss to Marist just a week earlier where they went down 6-3. Facing Marist for the second time in only a week the Saints were keen to start the game strong and maintain pressure on Marist's defence. Marist however, had other plans and caught the Saints flat footed as they scored the first of their goals in the opening 3 minutes. Marist would score again not long after that and finish off another 4 all being controversial goals before half time. The second half would be a better half from the Saints however luck would not fall their way. With several opportunities to score in the second half the Saints kept searching for answers but were unable to find the back of the net, eventually going down 8-0. 

In netball our Lady Saints also took on Marist Regional College. In the 1st the girls started strong and were on MRC heels for the majority of the game as scoring went back and forth. The Lady Saints played a fantastic game but it just was not enough to keep MRC down and they eventually went down 37-22.

In the 2nds the Lady Saints showed some great improvement across the court and moved the ball well. Finding it hard to score the Lady Saints played a courageous brand of netball, showing that while they are a young team they are competitive. Never giving up the Lady Saints played well as a team and showed glimpses of magic throughout the 4 quarters. It would not however be their day as they went down to MRC 61-20.

NSATIS Soccer and Netball will wrap their seasons up next week with a road game against St Patricks College on Wednesday 11th of September. 

AFL Gala day

Last Thursday the 29th of August Ulverstone College held the AFL gala day where we were lucky enough to put in a team of year 7-10 girls.  We competed very well but were unfortunate not to make the grand final. Winning 2 out of our 3 games against Devonport and Reece and a very tight match only losing by 6 points to Latrobe. The teams participation and sportsmanship was outstanding. Overall the day was very enjoyable and a great experience. Massive thanks to Mr Hubble and Miss Sushames for coaching us. 

Written by Holly Beaumont