NEWS
Marymede Catholic College would like to invite all parents of students in Years 7-12 to an upcoming free seminar hosted by the College titled ‘Understanding and Communicating with Adolescents’ on Thursday February 25 from 7.00pm.
The first in a series of 4 seminars occurring throughout 2016, this hour long session will focus on understanding adolescent development and helping parents to communicate more effectively with their adolescent children.
Seminar 1: ‘Understanding and Communicating with Adolescents’
Seminar 2: ‘Setting Boundaries and Consequences’
Seminar 3: ‘Mental Health and Adolescents’
Seminar 4: ‘Building Resilient Families’
We ask that any parents interested please send your attendance details including child’s name and number of people in attendance to rsvp@marymede.vic.edu.au by no later than Thursday February 18, 2016.
If you have any further questions about this seminar or series, please do not hesitate to contact our College Psychologist Ms Jaclyn Danaher at Jaclyn.danaher@marymede.vic.edu.au
Marymede Catholic College wishes to advise all parents/guardians that during the 2016 Lent period, the College Canteen will not be selling (over-the-counter or online) any meat items to Staff or Students on Ash Wednesday (February 10) and each Friday (from February 12 to March 18).
During this period however, the Canteen will continue to sell Sushi, Rice Paper Rolls, Fish Burgers and Fish Wraps, Pizza, Sandwiches, Rolls etc.
The regular Canteen Menu will apply on all remaining dates not listed above. Parents who have not yet registered for our online ordering service can do so via Flexischools at https://www.flexischools.com.au
Marymede Catholic College wishes all families that the College Bus Service will commence on MONDAY FEBRUARY 1, 2016.
The service routes and timetables have changed in 2016 and we encourage all families to familiarise themselves with the new details by accessing the route information HERE.
For all further information regrading the Marymede Bus Service or to purchase a Bus pass please ocntact the College on 9407-9000
Marymede Catholic College’s Sport Department is now accepting applications for positions in the ‘Marymede Soccer Academy’ in 2016 for students in Years 7-12.
The Marymede Soccer Academy provides an opportunity for Marymede’s elite soccer athletes (male and female) to take their soccer performance to the next level through participation in an intensive skills program running across Term 1, 2, 3 and 4. We are looking for outstanding soccer talent who has made a significant contribution to soccer at Marymede, in their local community, regionally, state wide or nationally.
Program Focus:
The main focus of the ‘Marymede Soccer Academy’ will be the development of skill, tactical play and endurance specific to soccer. Athletes will also benefit from an experienced coach, increased self-confidence and improved performance.
Who is running the Marymede Soccer Academy?
The program will be run by David O’Connor (DOC). DOC is the president of DOC football academy and was nominated for Coach of the year and was selected by the S-league to coach an S-league all-star representative side to play the Singapore National team.
Benefits:
• Improvement in skill
• Improvement in understanding of the game.
• Improve player ability.
• Tactically analysis focus and improvement in game situations.
• Individual student areas of focus for improvements.
When will the sessions commence:
Students will be expected to attend the academy on Monday (male squad) and Tuesday (female squad) afterschool (3:30pm to 4.30pm) on the Soccer Pitch starting Monday February 15, and Tuesday February 16, 2016.
Requirements:
MSA is looking for students who are serious about their soccer and want to learn, it is not for students who are undisciplined and are unprepared to put 100% into it. Participants will be expected to attend all sessions across each program. Failure to attend on 2 occasions without notification via email will result in removal from the program.
Participants must be excelling in Soccer, participating in/or aspirations to be a member of a representative, state or national team.
Please complete the attached application form to apply for a position in the Marymede Soccer Academy. If you have any further questions please contact 9407 9000 or email Mrs Natalie Savage – Head of Sport natalie.savage@marymede.vic.edu.au
Click Here to Access the Mayrmede Soccer Academy Application Form
Marymede Catholic College would like to wish all families a very Merry Christmas, a happy and healthy New Year and a safe, enjoyable summer break.
We'd like to thank all members of the Marymede Community for another amazing year. We are looking forward to 2016 and celebrating our first 10 years with great enthusiasm.
A reminder that 2016 starting dates can be found by clicking HERE
The College Office will close on Tuesday December 22, 2015 and will re-open on Wednesday January 6, 2016.
In final edition of 'Meet the Teacher' for 2015, we speak with Mrs. Natalie Savage, a member of our Secondary School Teaching Team and Head of Sport.
Name: Natalie Savage – Head of Sport (Secondary) & Secondary School Teacher – Natalie.savage@marymede.vic.edu.au
What is your role at the College?
For the past 5 years I have been a part of the Secondary Health and Physical Education team as a Teacher which has seen me teach Years 7-12 Health and Years 7-10 P.E in addition to coaching several of our sporting teams including Netball, Tennis and Athletics. My greatest success as a Coach at Marymede Catholic College would be with our boys Volleyball team who have won Premierships in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
I have also been a Tutor Teacher as part of the Chanel Guild.
Tell us about an interesting project or topic that you are currently running with one of your classes?
My day is always jam-packed and very busy, usually I’m up at 5.00am to fit in my own training and then off to either swimming training at Mill Park YMCA (Term 4) or at my desk organising the day ahead.
This year I have had the pleasure of teaching Year 12 Health and Human Development as well as the first group of Year 11 VET Sport and Recreation students along with Years 9-10 HPE. As I knew many of the Year 12’s when they were fresh faced Year 7 students, it was an honour to be a part of their journey and to support them in their final year of study at Marymede Catholic College.
Being involved in the HPE and Sport Department means there is always something happening, whether it’s training, match-day or lunchtime competitions, it’s a very fun place to be involved in and extremely rewarding. I am very lucky to work in a team full of passionate, dedicated and enthusiastic Staff who are always keen to get the best out of everyone.
What is the most rewarding aspect of being a Teacher?
There are many aspects of teaching that I find rewarding. I see myself as a role-model for future generations and not just simply a ‘Teacher’, so whether it be students achieving top marks or simply receiving a smile in the schoolyard from students, teaching brings something new, challenging, different and exciting every day.
I always love it when people say “teachers have the best holidays, they get 20 weeks off a year”.
Those of us who are teachers know that those ‘holidays’ never end up being a holiday as there’s usually work on laptops or a bag full of corrections to take home!
Fast Five:
Favourite Food: Avocado (Healthy), Ice Cream (Treat)
Favourite Movie/TV Show: Keeping up with the Kardashians (Allows me to switch off my brain!)
Hidden Talent or Something We May Not Know About You:
- I have represented Victoria in Table Tennis at the National Championships
- I am Level 6 Gymnast
- I have played womens AFL
- I love wakeboarding and skiing
- Have played State League netball for VU in a championship division
- I hold a brown belt in Karate
- Played Grade 1 Victorian tennis
Favourite Sporting Team/Athlete:
This changes often as I generally like to get behind female athletes having a positive impact for all females in sport. For 2015 I would say: Ronda Rousey, Serena Williams, Alana Blanchard, Sally Fitzgibbons and Michelle Payne.
If You Could Pick Any 3 People as Dinner Guests, Who Would They Be and Why?:
My Husband – I never seem to have time to spend with him.
My Parents – They are the best parents anyone could ask for.
Beyoncé – Ultimate girl-power!
Mrs. Savage at the Marymede Catholic College Swimming Carnival
On Wednesday December 2, 2015 Marymede Catholic College celebrated just our second ever group of Scholarship recipients in our Scholarship Awards Ceremony.
The College was honoured to welcome the students and their families in addtion to special guests from St Mary's Primary School Whittlesea (Phillip Smith and Tanya Osborne) and Mill Park Heights Primary School (Deborah Patterson) as we acknowledged our Scholarship recipients and presented them with their certificate.
We congratulate the following students on recieveing a Marymede Catholic College Scholarship commencing in 2016:
Year 5, 2016 Academic Excellence Scholarship
Suchiti Sangwan
Year 7, 2016 Academic Excellence Scholarship
Laurence Portella
Abhay Sharma
Grace Wake
Year 9, 2016 Academic Endeavour Scholarship
Reece Colosimo
Jackson Mansell
Year 7, 2016 General Excellence Scholarship
Jarnai Brancaleone
Blake Harris (Mill Park Heights Primary School)
Nandana Nair
Jarrod Taylor
Year 7, 2016 Music Scholarship
Imogen Garland
Joshua Guest (St. Mary's Primary School Whittlesea)
Thomas Kouroumalis
Maya Perez-Guerra
Laurence Portella
Elizabeth Xerri
Year 9, 2016 Music Scholarship
George El-Azar
Giovanni Sawali
It was a pleasure to see so many familiar faces return to Marymede Catholic College on Tuesday December 1, 2015 attending our Alumni Gathering.
The Alumni Gathering provided a great opportunity for our past graduates to meet our Principal Mr. Kenny, catch up with peers and learn about the new and exciting journeys that they are now undertaking! Discussions were also had with regards to our formal College Reunion which will take place in 2016 in conjunction with our 10th Year Anniversary Celebrations.
Marymede Catholic College would like to thank all past students in attendance on the night and we look forward to many more exciting ALumni events in the future.
The dream of one day having her own book published is what drives Year 9 student, Bridget Cassar-Tangas, to continue following her passion for writing and based on recent achievements, Bridget’s dream is getting closer and closer each day.
One of her recent creations, ‘In Class Now’ has just been accepted for publication into this year’s edition of ‘The Write Track’. The story was written as part of Bridget’s creative monologue writing task in her English class here at Marymede Catholic College.
She then made the decision to enter the piece for publication but did not anticipate what would happen next.
“When I found out that my story was one of the few that had been selected for publication (Australia wide) I was extremely overwhelmed and excited! It's such a huge achievement that I never expected, I thought I'll just enter and see how it goes.” recalls Bridget, who started writing in her spare time and grew very fond of it.
“The best thing about writing is that you are able to imagine or create yourself in another world. I feel developing characters and the story itself, can allow your readers to visualise what they are reading.”
Bridget also uploads many of her stories to the writing website ‘Wattpad’, one of which has successfully achieved 10,000 reads. “I would never have expected to accomplish such a mountable number of readers, and have had some great positive feedback from people who have read it.”
Her advice to other young, aspiring writers? “Allow your imagination to create a piece of writing that is unique and special to you. Give it a go and you never know what the future holds for you!”
You can find a link to some of Bridget’s stories online by clicking HERE.
Marymede Catholic College would like to congratulate Bridget on her recent achievement and we wish her all the very best in her future creative endeavours.
Year 9 student Bridget with this year's edition of 'The Write Track'
Exciting times lie ahead for Massimo Gamboni (Year 9) who will take part in his first ever Solo Art Exhibition on December 3 titled ‘The Stages of Filmmaking, a Comical Take at the Making of Movies.’
Massimo, who has been drawing for as long he can remember, recently spent the last 3 months drawing cartoons about another one of his passions – filmmaking.
Marymede Catholic College spoke with Massimo about his recent achievement:
What are you looking forward to most about the exhibition?
I’m looking forward to being able to showcase my talents.
How many of your own drawings/creations do you keep at home?
I’ve drawn so many pieces over the years that it’s probably too hard to keep track!
What are your ambitions for the future?
I hope to finish School, and go on study animation at University. To one day work for Pixar (a California-based animation company) would be a dream come true.
Do you have any advice for other young students/children who enjoy drawing/art?
Draw what you love and try to share your artwork with as many people as possible. You never know who will see them and give you a new opportunity. The Baseline City of Whittlesea Program gave me the opportunity to showcase my images and I highly recommend joining that program if you are interested in drawing/art.
Marymede Catholic College would like to congratulate Massimo on his recent achievements and we wish him all the best in his future artistic endeavours.
The Stages of Filmmaking, a Comical Take at the Making of Movies will be at EDGE Services for Young People, Shop MM1, Westfield Plenty Valley, Mill Park, from December 3.
