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2 November Newsletter 2023 |
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Principal's Message
All Saints Day and All Souls Day
In the Roman Catholic tradition, November is traditionally a month of remembrance of the dead. The month begins with the Solemnity of All Saints on 1 November and the Commemoration of the All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day), on 2 November. While no longer holy days of obligation in Australia, the Church has consistently encouraged prayers for the faithful departed and, during November, a list of the names of the dead is usually placed in the church so that the community can remember them in prayer.
 Prayer for All Saints Day Dear God, thank you for the example of the Saints. I desire to join in their company, worshiping you forever in Heaven. Please help me follow their footsteps, and yours, Jesus Christ. Please help me to conform myself to Your image, seeking Your will in all things, as the Saints did. Please help me to devote myself, and all that I do, to Your glory, and to the service of my neighbors. Amen. - Ms Joanne Bacash Antonine Day  On Antonine Day, Tuesday 24 October, we celebrated our College and all that has been achieved. We expressed gratitude to all the Antonine Sisters who over the last 20 plus years have sacrificed so much to make Antonine College a reality. Serving the Lebanese Maronites living in Melbourne, the Antonine Sisters responded to requests from the community for a school. Many Antonine Sisters over the years, have left behind their homeland and families to come and serve the Melbourne community helping us maintain ties with our heritage. The Antonine Sisters successfully established a Child Care, School and an Aged Care facility with openness and strong connections with the wider community without losing identity and faithfulness to the Maronite Church. It was very special to have the Antonine Sisters renew their vows in the Mass.
- Ms Joanne Bacash Year 12 Graduation  On Thursday 19 October, we celebrated the 2023 Year 12 Graduation Mass and Ceremony. We were very proud of our Class of 2023 who all looked amazing on the night. Following the Mass, all students received their VCE Certificates and some were awarded with special awards.
- Ms Joanne Bacash
Faith DevelopmentYear 6 Islamic Centre Visit  On Wednesday 25th October as part of our Religious Education curriculum, students in grade 6 attended the Coburg Islamic Centre. In each unit of Religion at our school, we explore the perspective of faiths other than Catholic from F-6. It’s an important part of our own spiritual journey to understand and respect the ways of others. Students were extremely respectful, and I commend them for their willingness to contribute to discussions and ask questions. The students were presented with some of the basic foundations of the Islamic Faith by Mr. Latif Eastman and Imam Mucteba Torlak, were able to observe the Midday (Dhuhr) prayer from afar and were also provided with a light meal from the administrators of the centre. - Ms Tanya Khattar All Saints and All Souls Day  All Saints and All Souls day are two special days remind us that God has a special plan for everyone. Before we were born, God decided that we will live with Him forever. When we were baptized, we became part of a special family called the communion of saints, who share in Jesus’ gift of His holiness. Today as part of our Cedar assembly we acknowledged these two key dates in our calendar by praying for the souls of our loved ones and lighting candles for the intercession of our saints. - Ms Tanya Khattar World Food Day  World Food Day was celebrated at Cedar in a fun and hands on way. This is a special day in our calendar as it’s important to acknowledge the many wonderful cultures and faiths which our school and wider community is made from. Each year level was given a different continent to choose a recipe from to create together. Students loved getting into our school food technology room to cook and enjoy their wonderful meals. Our Foundation students took a trip to Europe and created malteser sweet biscuits, Year 1’s to Africa and made coconut ice, Year 2’s also explored Europe making pizza, Year 3’s stayed down under to create vegemite scrolls, Year 4’s made tortilla wraps in South America, Year 5’s made pancakes in North America and the Year 6’s travelled to Asia to make rice paper rolls. - Ms Tanya Khattar Christmas Card Competitions   We are fortunate enough at Antonine College this year to put our amazing creative skills on display. We have the opportunity to enter TWO Christmas Card competitions. The first one being from our local MP Anthony Cianflone directed to our students at Cedar. Have a look at the flyer attached for all the details! If you would like to enter, let your teacher or Ms Khattar know and we will print you an entry page!
Good luck! - Ms Tanya Khattar Class Prayer Service for Peace Standing in solidarity with our brothers and sisters across the globe, students participated in a prayer service during their Religious Education class, taking on Pope Francis’ request to pray for peace in the world. Students prayed for world leaders to be touched by God’s love and for justice, peace, and security to be at the centre of all that we do and say. - Ms Natalie Saliba Antonine Day Student Video During the Antonine Day Mass, the College community was shown a video which highlighted key events in the history of Antonine College and the contribution of the Antonine Sisters. Thank you to all students who participated in the video and especially to our Antonine Sisters, who demonstrate God’s love in all that they do for our staff and students. We are so blessed to have you with us. - Ms Natalie Saliba St Vincent De Paul Clothing Drive  Thank you to all staff and students who cleared out their wardrobes and supported our clothing drive. All items were donated to the St Vincent De Paul Society in Coburg. - Ms Natalie Saliba Learning and WellbeingSmart City Expo Day  On Friday, the 20th of October, all STEM Extension students in Years 3-6 went to Christ the King Primary School in Braybrook. In addition to our two schools, there were also students from St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School in Templestowe. Students all brought projects they had been working on from either the Smart Home, Smart Agriculture or Smart City kits. These kits use Micro:bits and a bunch of different sensors to make homes, farms or cities more automatic or sustainable.
- Ms Mori Milholland Year 3-6 STEM Extension – Mathematics Results  As part of STEM Extension this year, selected students in Years 3-6 participated in a couple of competitions run by the Australian Maths Trust (AMT). During Term 2, as part of the AMT Maths Challenge, students spent an hour a week for four weeks solving complex open-ended problems in teams of two or three. At the end of the four weeks, their answers were assessed, but we only recently received the results and certificates. Congratulation to the following students, who achieved participation certificates:
And a special mention to those who received a Proficiency certificate (6-9 points out of 16):
Then in Term 3, all STEM Extension students participated in the Australian Mathematics Competition, which is Australia’s longest running, largest and most well-known maths competition for school students. Congratulation to the following students who achieved a Participation certificate:
Those who got more than 32 points were awarded a Proficiency certificate:
Our “Best in School” certificate was awarded to Reinard Kadamani in Year 4, who also received a Distinction certificate for placing in the top 20% of his age group nationally. Well done to Reinard and to all our talented mathematicians. - Ms Mori Milholland Year 3 Procedural Text  Year 3s have been busy learning about Procedural Text. They are learning to write and follow steps to achieve a goal. This week’s goal was to make delicious salty pop corn.
- Ms Joelle Zakharia Year 6 Media Arts This term our Year 6 students are studying Media Arts. We began the term with a unit study all about advertising. Did you know companies use a whole assortment of tricks and techniques to persuade people to buy their products? We looked at advertising in different cultural contexts, ads from history, and ads aimed at different audiences. Our students were invited to invent their own product then create a multimedia advertisement for this product. As you look at the sample of ads featured here, keep an eye out for some of the advertising techniques they might have used; such as bright colours, recognisable characters, discounted prices, special deals, clear target audience, slogans, jingles and featured products. Well done Year 6! - Mrs Simone Hocking Year 7D with Mr Zammit learning about chemical change  Year 7D with Mr Zammit learning about chemical change making different coloured slim using Borax, PVA Glue and colouring. - Mr Adrian Zammit Year 8 Art  Students in Year 8 used bottle caps to create large scale art pieces. Their inspiration was the world around them. One group looked at the beauty in the world, another at peace being broken due to the war and another group wanted to comment on plastic waste ending up in our oceans through their depiction of a whale swimming through rubbish.
- Ms Ria Coffey Year 9 Forum Winners  Congratulations to Charbel, Giseille and Joseph who were recently chosen as the year 9 form overall winners. Their proposal to raise the profile of tennis within Antonine College and related suggestions were voted as the winners for the 2023 Year 9 Student Forum. The group developed a detailed plan which included the purchase of new tennis equipment. Some of this equipment has arrived at school and was excitedly unwrapped this week.
- Ms Stephanie Monds Year 10 Pastoral Care Incursion  Tuesday 31 October all our Year 10 students had the opportunity to take part in a world leading road safety experience funded by TAC through the Melbourne Museum, encouraging your drivers to be aware of the impact of their actions on the road. It features the latest visual and digital technology to help Antonine College and the wider community see how Victoria is moving towards a future where every journey is a safe one. - Miss Jessica Healey Upcoming Dates:
6 November: Professional Learning Day (pupil free day) 7 November: Melbourne Cup Public Holiday 8 - 10 November: Year 6 Camp 21 - 23 November: Year 11 Camp 1 December: Last Day for Year 10 & 11 7 December: Last Day for Year 7 - 9 12 December: Last Day for Cedar Campus  We are called to care for CREATION - 2023 College Theme |
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