Issue 487 | 6 Apr 23 | W10T1

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From the Principal Early Learning Centre Junior School Towards 2025 Student VOICES Senior School School News Community News

Upcoming dates

Key dates for Term 2. To access the full calendar please click here.

Date Event
Tuesday, 25 April 2023 ANZAC Day Public Holiday
Tuesday, 25 April 2023 Boarding House Opens 3.00pm
Tuesday, 25 April 2023 All Boarders return by 6.00pm
Wednesday, 26 April 2023 Term 2 Begins
Thursday, 27 April 2023 Snowsports Season Opening Function
Friday, 28 April 2023 SCOGA 20 Year Reunion ’03
Sunday, 30 April 2023 Albury Community Event
Sunday, 30 April 2023 Year 8 Central Australia Camp
Thursday, 4 May 2023 ELC to Year 3 Social Evening
Friday, 5 May 2023 SCOGA 30 Year Reunion ’93
Saturday, 6 May 2023 Year 12 Formal
Monday, 8 May 2023 Year 10 Wellbeing Camp
Tuesday, 9 May 2023 ELC Banksia Room Mother’s Day Celebration
Tuesday, 9 May 2023 Resilience Project Information Night
Wednesday, 10 May 2023 ELC Wattle Room Mother’s Day Celebration
Thursday, 11 May 2023 ELC Blue Gum Room Mother’s Day Celebration
Thursday, 11 May 2023 Senior School House Athletics
Friday, 12 May 2023 ELC Waratah Room Mother’s Day Celebration
Friday, 12 May 2023 PFA Mother’s Day Breakfast
Wednesday, 17 May 2023 Senior School Careers Expo
Thursday, 18 May 2023 Class of 2022 Past Parents’ Social Evening
Thursday, 18 May 2023 Principal’s Tour
Thursday, 18 May 2023 Senior Play Performance
Friday, 19 May 2023 Prep to Year 3 Special Visitors’ Morning
Friday, 19 May 2023 SCOGA 40 Year Reunion ’83
Friday, 19 May 2023 SCOGA 40 Year Reunion ’93
Friday, 19 May 2023 Senior Play Performance
Saturday, 20 May 2023 Senior Play Performance
Tuesday, 23 May 2023 Jazz Night
Tuesday, 23 May 2023 Principal’s Breakfast with Year 5 Parents
Wednesday, 24 May 2023 PFA Fathers’ Bowling Night
Thursday, 25 May 2023 Junior School Cyber Safety Parent Webinar
Friday, 26 May 2023 National Sorry Day
Saturday, 27 May 2023 Year 11 Formal
Saturday, 27 May 2023 Snowsports Swap
Wednesday, 31 May 2023 Paul Dillon Presentation
Wednesday, 31 May 2023 Junior School Musical Performance
Thursday, 1 June 2023 Junior School Careers Day
Thursday, 1 June 2023 Junior School Musical Performance
Friday, 2 June 2023 Junior School Musical Performance
Friday, 2 June 2023 Huntingtower-Heyington Shield GSV AFL Match
Sunday, 4 June 2023 Snowsports Auxiliary -Warren Miller Film
Tuesday, 6 June 2023 Years 7 & 8 Concert
Thursday, 8 June 2023 Principal’s Tour
Friday, 9 June 2023 Lunch – MND Big Freeze
Friday, 9 June 2023 Year 7 (2024) Orientation
Friday, 16 June 2023 Ruth Langley Luncheon
Thursday, 22 June 2023 End of Term 2

From the Principal

Easter Wishes

Our Church Services, at both Easter and Christmas, provide opportunities for gentle reminders of the values we hold dear as members of the St Catherine's community.

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Early Learning Centre

Music and Learning go Hand in Hand

Music and movement go hand in hand. When the children are totally immersed in music and movement experiences, their mind and body are working simultaneously. Music strengthens the connection between the body and the brain. 

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Junior School

New Horizons

In Performing Arts our girls have had a fantastic start to the year, filled with music, acting, dancing and performances.  

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Towards 2025

Student VOICES

Leadership Defined by Merits Not Gender

Last week our VCE Politics students were given an opportunity to meet with the Governor of Victoria, Her Excellency the Honourable Linda Dessau AC CVO at Government House, who is also an Old Girl of St Catherine’s School. 

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Senior School

Maths Beats the Sterotype

Mathematics as a subject is known to have certain traditional stereotypes, for example, finding the solution and being ‘correct’ as the only end goal. 

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Athlete Development Academy 2023

St Catherine’s School’s Athlete Development Academy (ADA) has continued to provide our aspiring student athletes with opportunities to excel. The Academy has expanded this year, now involving 23 students across Years 9 to 12.

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School News

Annual Giving Day 2023

The St Catherine’s School community has embraced the vision of our new Sports Centre, working together to exceed our Save Your Seat, Annual Giving Day fundraising target. 

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Community News

PFA Mother’s Day Breakfast 2023

The PFA warmly invites our community to its annual Mother's Day Breakfast to be held on Friday 12 May 2023 with Guest Speaker, SCOGA Fellowship Recipient, Dr Hilary Grover ('10), Head Doctor at North Melbourne AFLW and Melbourne Victory W-League.

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Snowsports Movie Night

St Catherine's Snowsports Auxiliary proudly offers our School community the opportunity to attend an exclusive screening of Warren Miller's 73rd annual ski and snowboard film 'Daymaker'.

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