Week 3 Term 2 Newsletter | 16 May, 2018

Catholic Education South Australia
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Mother's Day Liturgy and Morning Tea

Last Friday 11 May, we celebrated a liturgy of thanksgiving for all of the wonderful and supportive women in our lives to coincide with Mother’s Day on Sunday. Over 250 people attended the Liturgy and morning tea and took time to thank God for our mothers and those who are like mothers to us...

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From The Principal

Vale Archbishop Leonard Faulkner

Much-loved Emeritus Archbishop Leonard Anthony Faulkner was farewelled in a funeral Mass in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral on Monday 14 May at 11.00am following the Vigil Liturgy which was celebrated on Sunday evening 13 May...

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CIM Team News

Youth Mass

This Sunday 20 May, the young people of our parish will lead the music and readings at the 11.00am Mass at St Paul’s Church. We encourage all Tenison Woods College families to attend...

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Tip of the Week from your Deputy Principal

This week, the focus at Tenison Woods College is Parent Teacher Interviews. Parent Teacher interviews are an opportunity to learn more about your child’s learning, progress and to plan with the teacher how you can support your child. The parent teacher interviews provide additional information which supports the information provided in PAM...

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Host families Wanted

Tenison Woods College is currently looking for two short-term host families. One family for a 17-year-old female Italian student and one family for a 15-16 year old Spanish student. Both students come to us from “Students of the World” who are based in Adelaide...

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HPSP Students contest the 100 Mile Classic this Saturday

On Saturday 19 May Tenison Woods College will be the starting venue for the 82nd 100 Mile Classic, organised by the Mount Gambier Cycle club and supported by the Mount Gambier City Council...

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Recorders required for Timor-Leste Immersion

Students travelling to Timor-Leste this year are planning to teach local children to play the recorder and then leave quite a few there with them. If you have a recorder at home in good condition and can donate it please send it to Chris Lloyd in the Library. Alternatively, your family may like to purchase one to be donated. We also welcome any simple recorder music books.

Chris Lloyd | Timor-Leste Immersion Coordinator

 
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On Monday 28 May, Brainstorm Productions will be presenting their student wellbeing program ‘Cyberia’ to Year 7-10 students at Tenison Woods College.

Powerful and compelling, Cyberia is an unflinching live theatre experience about cyber bullying and its devastating repercussions...

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Recipe of the Week!

Each week we will be sharing with the community, a recipe from the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program.

This week, Year 4 students made homemade Oregano Bread Rolls. These were designed to go with their Potato and Leek soup from last week's 'Recipe of the Week'. They used homegrown dried oregano from the Tenison Woods College 'SAKG Garden'.

They would love to share their recipe with you!

Click here to view their recipe.

 
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Canteen Roster - Week 4

For those rostered to work in the canteen, your starting time is 10.00am and your finishing time is 2.00pm. if you have any questions, contact the Canteen Manager, Leanne Sandow.

  • Monday - Cassie Edwards
  • Tuesday - Lyn Wilson
  • Wednesday - Priscilla McEachern
  • Thursday - Sarah Cutting
  • Friday - Teresa Cain
 
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Gluten Free Canteen Menu

The canteen is now offering gluten free items to students.

CLICK HERE to view the menu.

 
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Uniform Shop Opening Hours

  • Tuesday 8.00am - 12.00pm
  • Thursday 1.00pm - 5.00pm

PLEASE NOTE: The Uniform Shop with be open on Thursday 7 June which is a pupil free day at 9.00am to 1.00pm.

 

Upcoming Events

Thursday 17 May 

  • State Theatre Performance for Drama Students (Years 10-12), 12:30pm, Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre
  • R-12 Parent Teacher Interviews 4:00pm-8:00pm, Pam Ronan Centre

Friday 18 May 

  • National Walk safely to School Day
  • SAPSASA Regional Cross Country, Naracoorte
  • Junior School Assembly, 2:30pm, Barrie Holmes Stadium
  • 5-a-side Soccer, Adelaide 
  • Year 8/9 Open Touch Football, 8:30am, Marist Park

Saturday 19 May 

  • Mass - Liturgy of the Word for Children, 6:00pm, St Paul's Church 

Sunday 20 May

  • Mass - Youth Mass, 11:00am, St Paul's Church

Monday 21 May 

  • Mini Makers Construction Club, 3:15pm, Room 405 at Tenison Woods College
  • Term 3 Reception Information Evening, 7:00pm, Staffroom 

Tuesday 22 May 

  • Year 6 'Old Gaol Experience', Old Gaol (until Thursday)
  • Whole School Assembly, 2:00pm, Barrie Holmes Stadium

Wednesday 23 May 

  • National Simultaneous Storytime, 9:00am, Barrie Holmes Stadium 
  • 2019 Year 8 Information Evening, 7:30pm, Pam Ronan Centre

 Thursday 24 May 

  • Mini Makers Digital Technology Club, 3:15pm, Room 405 at Tenison Woods College

Friday 25 May

  • Careers and Employment Expo, 8:00am, Adelaide Showgrounds (until Saturday)

Saturday 26 May 

  • National Sorry Day

Sunday 27 May 

  • Cardijn Exchange begins (until Tuesday)
  • Family Mass, 11:00am, St Paul's Church
  • Regional Youth Mass, 5:00pm, Penola
 
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Walk Safely to School Day

WE’RE TAKING IT IN OUR STRIDE ON FRIDAY 18 MAY 2018!

It’s that time of the year again when Tenison Woods College seriously starts talking about walking!

We will be participating in Walk Safely to School Day this Friday 18 May. A group of us will be walking from the Railway Lands to the College on Friday morning and we invite all students to participate...

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NAPLAN Online Testing 2018

The National NAPLAN testing is well underway and here at Tenison Woods College we are proud to be one of the first large regional schools to embrace the new NAPLAN online testing. Our students are among 20 per cent of students across six states and territories to take on the new online format...

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National Simultaneous Storytime

National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Every year, a picture book written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country...

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Denton to represent state at School Girls State Netball Carnival

We would like to congratulate Tenison Woods College Year 9 student Lucy Denton on her selection in the U/15 School Girls State Netball Carnival to be held in Melbourne on the July 28 – August 3.

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Beyond the Role - Mary de Nys

Hi! My name is Mary de Nys (Mary-Ann Nieuwendyk) and I am the Human Resources Officer and the Principal’s PA here at Tenison Woods College. I’m married to Andy and my daughter Piper is a student here. I have been ‘back’ working at Tenison Woods College for 8 years and was a “Class of 88” graduate…30 years ago! 

If you have been at Tenison for more than 15 minutes you may know that I travelled to Russia in 2015 for HSCT (Hematopoietic Stem Cell Treatment) to treat (halt!) my Multiple Sclerosis...

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McInnes and Tunkin to Kick Goals for SA

Tenison Woods College would like to congratulate Harry McInnes and Harry Tunkin on their selection in the U/15 School Boys State Football team. The boys will compete in Adelaide between 21-28 July...

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SAPSASA Cross Country

This Friday 18 May, 65 Tenison Woods College students from Year 3 to 7 will compete in the SAPSASA Cross Country competiton to be held in Naracoorte. We look forward to some great results from a fun day out for students. To see the timetable of events for the day, please click here.

 
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School Banking Program Commences Week 4

The Commonwealth School Banking Program will commence from Tuesday 22 May at Tenison Woods College. Junior School students are invited to bring their deposit in their yellow Dollarmite Banking Wallet, to their classroom and place inside the banking bag supplied...

 

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Contact Us

Tenison Woods College
Shepherdson Road (PO Box 965)
Mount Gambier South Australia 5290

t: (08) 8725 5455 (Main Office)
f: (08) 8724 9303
t: (08) 8724 4650 (Senior School)
Absentee Line: (08) 8724 4659
OSHC Line: (08) 8724 4633

e: news@tenison.catholic.edu.au
w: www.tenison.catholic.edu.au