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11 November Newsletter 2022 |
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From the PrincipalRemembrance Day  Every year, on 11 November at 11 am — the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month — we pause to remember those men and women who have died or suffered in all wars, conflicts and peace operations. History of Remembrance Day In late 1918, after more than four years of bitter fighting, Allied forces finally achieved peace with Germany. Entire nations cheered as fighting ceased and the armistice that ended fighting in the First World War took effect at 11am on 11 November 1918. One year later, commemorations to mark the anniversary of the end of the war were held across the Commonwealth. This day became known as Armistice Day. By the end of the Second World War Armistice Day had grown from solely a remembrance of the men and women of the Great War into something larger, becoming a day to honour all those who had fallen in war. 11 November became known as Remembrance Day. On this day, we remember all who have died in battle and all those affected by war. A prayer for World peace O God of the nations, Year 12 Graduation  On Friday 21 October, we celebrated the Year 12 students graduation. It was lovely to have the Graduation Mass all together again (and not to have it online!). The Mass and the Certificate Ceremony were followed by a Dinner and Dance. It really was an enjoyable evening. But the highlight was the Mass celebrated by Mon Joe Takchi our College Chaplain. School Masses are always a significant feature of our school life at Antonine College. Participating in Mass is an extremely important part of our Catholic faith. When faithful believers participate at Mass, they look forward to receiving Holy Communion. When we gather for the Eucharist as the body of Christ, we place our lives in God’s hands. As our Year 12 students leave school and enter a new and exciting phase of their lives, we ask them always to remember to place their lives in God’s hands. We also ask them to show gratitude for all the Blessings God has given them and will continue to give them, and to remember that God asks us to give the first and best to Him. This includes giving the first hour of our week to Him through participation in the Sunday Mass. It includes regular prayer, and it includes caring for others and for His creation. Are these things too much to give to God who has given us everything? We wish Year 12 students all the best as they complete final exams and await their results. May they always be happy and keep close to God. - Ms Joanne Bacash Faith Development
Preparing for Antonine Day  At Cedar Campus we are very fortunate to have Sr Veronique guiding and supporting our religious journey. In Year 6 Religion classes, we prepared for Antonine Day by having Sr Veronique come and talk to the students about the history of the congregation and her journey into her spiritual life. Students navigated through the school website to find information and answer questions based on our school history. - Ms Tanya Khattar Raising Money for Orphanages in Lebanon Antonine College together with Our Lady of Lebanon Parish need your help!  Learning and Wellbeing2023 BooklistsPlease see the College website for the 2023 booklists. It is really important that families prepare for the new school year with the materials listed in the booklists:
https://order.campion.com.au/#resourceListListView?code=C5F58284
https://app.hubspot.com/documents/6991068/view/452949461?accessId=a63c96 - Ms Ria Coffey Digital Technology @ Antonine College Please see the link to our College Handbook for Digital Technology: https://bit.ly/AntonineDigHandbook22
- Ms Ria Coffey Digest Emails Year 7 Parents may have noticed an email that includes a summary of Attendance, Learning Areas (including work that has been submitted and work that is overdue), Commendations and Upcoming School Activities. Year 8-11 Parents will also receive a digest email for their child in the coming days. These emails are set to arrive fortnightly, however we would like feedback on the frequency and also the value of these emails moving forward. Please reach out if you would like to offer any feedback. - Ms Ria Coffey  On Friday 28th of October the Year 3 students went to the Werribee Open Range Zoo. We were very excited to see all the amazing African and Australian animals. Some of our favourites were the lions, gorillas, Vervet Monkey’s, hippos, meerkats, koalas and kangaroos. We spent the day learning about animal’s habitats and their survival from their predators. One thing I learnt was that you can tell if an animal is a carnivore or herbivore from their skulls. We were a little disappointed we couldn't see the giraffes, zebras and rhinos because of floods but we loved all the animals we did get to see and had a great day. - Elias, Anastasia, Chloe and Antonio – 3A
Year 5 Oz Harvest  As part of the Year 5 Inquiry and Literacy Units – we have been participating in Oz Harvest’s “FEAST” school program. This program aims to teach students all about food waste and sustainability. It is a program designed to inspire kids to eat healthier, waste less and be change-makers in their local community. - Ms Laura Irons
In the world, people waste so much food that if food waste was a country, it would be the third biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after USA and China. If humans eliminated food waste, 4.4 million tonnes of CO2 would be saved per year. 1 in 9 people don’t have food to eat! That’s 793 million people who are undernourished! If 1/4 of the world’s food waste was reduced, everyone in the world would have food to eat.” - Tony Farah 5B Year 6 Camp - Student Reflection  On the 2nd of November, the Year 6’s went to Phillip Island to experience camp at “CYC - The Island”. We had a blast there! On the first day of arrival, we drove to a park near Phillip Island to enjoy some delicious snacks that we had packed for the first day. We drove some more until we stopped at Nobbies, which included a beautiful lookout over the beautiful beach, however, it was very cold!
- Maria Khabbazeh 6A
- Sienna Semaan 6B On the third day at Phillip Island the Year 6 students woke up bright and early ready to explore for the final day at camp. After a great last breakfast we cleaned our cabins, made sure everything was packed away and had some free play time until the busses arrived. We left CYC and went to the Wildlife Park where we had an amazing experience feeding animals like emus, kangaroos, wallabies, ducks and more. When we finished up we had our last lunch altogether at the beautiful San Remo. Finally, we hopped back on to the bus for our 2 hour trip back to school making it just in time to go home. It was the best first camp experience anyone could ask for! - Catalina Kanati 6C Year 6 Maths Extension Excursion - Scienceworks Design Sprint  On Tuesday, 8 November, ten Year 6 students headed off to the Design Sprint Challenge: a day of design, creativity, learning and fun at Scienceworks. In the morning, they heard from Dr Mary Woessner, a clinical exercise physiologist from Victoria University, who explained about the problem of people not moving enough because of technologies and the conveniences of modern living (like cars, Uber Eats and Amazon). Then they heard from Dr Wendy Walls, a landscape architectural designer from the University of Melbourne... Click here to read more and for photos - Ms Mori Milholland Year 6 ACMI Excursion  Over three separate days, the Year 6 students visited ACMI in Melbourne City. While there, students participated in a program called ‘Top-down Animation’ where they could create stop motion animations using their bodies and various props. Afterwards students had their snacks at Federation Square and went on to explore the Story of the Moving Image exhibition. It was great to see the students get more in touch with the different uses of technology and its wonderful history. - Ms Tanya Khattar Chess Tournament - Student reflection  Hi my name is Samuel and I competed in the chess tournament semi-finals. When I arrived, I saw lots of kids and was thinking it could go one way or another, nevertheless I played and had a chat with my friends and played some good matches but in the end, I scored a 3 out of my seven games it was a fun day and I would like to do it again. - Samuel 6C
- Charbel & Thomas Year 7 and 8 Lord Somers Camp  Year 7 and 8 students spent two periods at Shore Reserve park engaging in team building activities hosted by Lord Somers Camp. The activities required students to use both verbal and non-verbal forms of communication, cooperation and creativity to complete the challenges. The mix of rain and sunshine tested students ability to change their strategies. - Ayesha Guido 2022 Year 9 Academy Awards  Students of Year 9 Cinema Studies have been analysing the film PSYCHO. To apply their knowledge, they were asked to re-create the infamous 'shower scene' by matching each shot perfectly. Some of these shots can be seen in the library. Following the submission of the films, students voted for categories included "Best Film", "Best Genre Conventions" and "Best Director" for the 2022 Year 9 Academy Awards. There were even speeches! Congratulation to all students in the 9 Cinema Studies elective - Ms Carla Panozzo Year 9 WW1 History Incursion  Our Year 9 students were immersed into World War One with a presentation from Robert. He brought a variety of artefacts to show the students and teach them what life was like during this period. Some students had the opportunity to dress up in soldiers clothing and get up and close to a replica Lee Enfield Rifle. - Ms Stephanie Hartnup The Incursion was very interesting, it was fun to learn about what the soldiers would wear, eat, and use to fight in war, also what was engaging was that we learnt what a soldier would have to do if one of their troops died. The presenter Robert, who was a trainee to fight in war described to us the side effects of what can happen to you mentally and physically, such as shell shock which only occurred when you have been exposed to heavy bombing. He also showed us the equipment the army would use such as grenades, rifles, and bayonets. Overall, it was a good experience to learn about World War 1 in a fun way. - Chloe Mouhamad
 The Year 9 Outdoor Education class visited Fitzroy Gardens located in Melbourne's inner city. A wonderful walk inside the garden visiting many locations. Students got to view and learn about Captain Cooks cottage that was built in the early 1800’s. Along with visiting the gardens Conservatory building filled with many flowers and colourful plants. - Mr Emile Fakhry Year 10 Digital Technology Excursion 
The purpose of this experience was to make students aware of the importance of being safe online. They learnt what cyber threats are, the potential impact a cyber-attack will have on them and the steps required to reduce risk and prevent cyber-crime infiltrating their online workspace. The excursion involved Cyber Educational Escape Room experience where students took on the role of Cyber Security Experts as they worked in teams to complete challenges and find solutions to restore the compromised systems and ensure the safety of staff, visitors and residents of the Quantum Victoria Park. - Ms Polly Kaur St Joseph Earth Warriors - Red Cycle Program  This month the Earth Warriors have actively participated in a variety of projects to better the earth while contributing and discussing as a team. Some of these projects include of creating posters from our school bins to differentiate what should and shouldn’t go in the recycling, ordering paper recycling bins to place into classrooms and finally picking up Red Cycle plastics to recycle at our local Woolworths. Although this doesn’t seem like much it has had an effect on students to keep the earth as sustainable as possible and fight the climate crisis. - Hannibal Diab 8B Thank you to those teachers who accommodated the Earth Warriors as they collected soft plastics to send to the Red Cycle Program. This plastic will be used to make park benches and roads. We collected two whole bags, which will be taken to Woolies! - Ms Stephanie Hartnup Instrumental Music Program Antonine College is proud to continue the development of our performing arts program, especially in music. Performing arts offers a variety of benefits including developing student wellbeing goals such as developing self-esteem and confidence, working as a team, creativity, and self-expression. We are excited to continue and expand our music instrumental program into 2023 and welcome all students from foundation to year 12 to participate. Lessons are offered weekly and are conducted in small groups, under the instruction of our highly skilled and experienced instrumental tutors. We offer a variety of instruments including guitar, drums/percussion, keyboard, vocals, as well as some Middle Eastern instruments such as the ney, derbakkeh, qanun and the oud. Students interested in enrolling for next year are encouraged to collect and return an instrumental music form from the front office. Below is a video of some students that have participated in music throughout the year and have worked hard in the rehearsing of this special piece. Enjoy. - Ms Indira Natoli Premiere League - Girls Volleyball  A wonderful season for the Year 8 girls Volleyball team. The girls played with passion and determination each week facing tough competition. Improving their servers, digs and communication skills throughout the season. Congratulations to each member of the team: Laura Hosni, Sandra El Tawil, Natasha Nissan, Giseille Antoun, Tasneem Mehrez, Sally Alnakoula and Lara Abas. - Mr Emile Fakhry Junior SACCSS Tennis Tournament The Junior Tennis Tournament went very well. Mccaine and Ghazel won all their matches except for 1 and were able to get second in their division. Our mixed double team of John and Monique won 2 games. The boys and girls double teams were also able to win a match. Overall, a highly successful and fun day at Craigieburn Hume Tennis Community - Mr Emile Fakhry SACCSS Year 7/8 Boys Soccer  “The season that could’ve been” If I/the team could summarise this season in 2 words, they would be “What if”. The season drew to a close on Thursday 3rd of November where Antonine travelled to La Trobe Stadium to compete against the ladder leaders- Caroline Chisholm College. Requiring a win and Thomas Carr College to lose to make the finals, we started off with some changes in positions due to some players absent, adopting an attacking formation. Unfortunately, Caroline Chisholm came out on top and won. Throughout the season we saw some excellent performances from players, in particularly Nicholas Toma, Ali El Saleh, Lucas Shamoon and Jemi Aldoski. Nicholas, the team captain, led from the front, scoring and assisting goals, but also tracking back to help the defence on many occasions. Ali was critical to the team as he made numerous great saves throughout the season, often keeping us in games. Lucas’ accurate passes to the striker and wingers played an important part when we attacked and Jemi was integral to the defence, distributing the ball well and clearing it when the opposition attacked. - Coach Smith SACCSS Girls Soccer Premier League  For the last 6 weeks students in Year 7 and 8 have worked tremendously hard to represent the college in our annual premier league competition. As the competition comes to a close, I am pleased to announce that the girl’s soccer team has finished the season 1st on the ladder undefeated. With only 1 draw and 5 wins we enter finals period with our next match against Kolbe College. We are hopeful that we will succeed in our semi-final match next week to have the opportunity at bringing home a championship trophy. Year 9/10 girls’ soccer premier league team earlier this year also finished 1st on the ladder and won the grand final and our junior girls plan on doing the same. GO ANTONINE! A shoutout to the following students who have been a part of the junior girls’ soccer team this year:
- Miss Isabella Athaide Employment OpportunitiesAntonine Sisters Child Care are seeking 3-year-old Kindergarten Educator: Early Childhood Teacher To apply please call Sister Mariette Kareh on (03) 9383 6766 Upcoming Dates:22 November: Lebanese Day - Cedar Campus 30 November: Antonine College Academic Awards Evening 2 December: Last Day for Year 10 & 11 Students 8 December: Last Day for Year 7-9 Students 8 December: Cedar Christmas Concert 13 December: Last Day for F-6 Students 13 December: Year 6 Graduation Mass Rejoice and Be Glad! (Psalm 118:24) - 2022 College Theme |
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