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Back to all Newsletters 26 November ERC Newsletter – Week 8 Term 4 2021

Contents

  • From The Principal
  • Pastoral Care
  • From the Director of Pastoral Care & Wellbeing
  • Learning & Teaching
  • Careers News
  • From the Director of Learning & Teaching
  • Identity
  • From the Director of Identity
  • Community Announcements
  • Wellington Phoenix Offer for ERC Students
  • Community Sport Registrations
  • Uniform Shop Hours

Contents

  • From The Principal
  • Pastoral Care
  • From the Director of Pastoral Care & Wellbeing
  • Learning & Teaching
  • Careers News
  • From the Director of Learning & Teaching
  • Identity
  • From the Director of Identity
  • Community Announcements
  • Wellington Phoenix Offer for ERC Students
  • Community Sport Registrations
  • Uniform Shop Hours

Downloads

  • TERM DATES 2022

From The Principal

Dear Parents and Carers,

In this, our second last newsletter for the year, I reflect on how sometimes, within our day’s busyness, we can get distracted from the upcoming period of Advent in genuinely preparing for the celebration of Christmas. With this in mind, I share with you the following reflection that I used to commence our Parents and Friends gathering last week:

My lack of time
The morning began too soon, Lord.
I became aware of time and I began to think of all that the day required of me.
Lord, You know how much is packed into such a short day. I need to:

Collect my thoughts
Prioritise my ‘must do’ items
Think about my clothes
Prepare and eat my breakfast
Organise household members

Jot down ‘don’t forget’ tasks on scraps of paper
Pray that I don’t lose this list
Remind myself to speak to so-and-so in the course of the day
Feed the pets

Answer the phone (does it have to ring just as I’m about to leave?)
Sign some paperwork
Think about after school pick-ups and drop-offs
Hope that there’s enough petrol in the car
Pray that I have enough money to pay for it
Wonder when I’ll get to the petrol station

Think ahead about what’s missing from the pantry
Rattle my brain about tonight’s meeting (tonight or is it next week?)
Keep calm when I remember I should have paid a bill last week
Resolve my family spats using the wisdom of Solomon
Investigate the case of the missing shoes (and why we no longer have any tea spoons)

Remember…
My pin number
My mobile number
My home phone number
My voicemail code
My email address
My home address
My humanity
And my 14th different computer login password!

Somehow Lord, I will try to find You in all of this.
I will try to remember how You told us not to worry and become
anxious about the future but to be a people of hope.
I will try to live in the here and now, Lord – here in Your presence, now and forever.
Amen

***

Last week our students participated in an engaging ‘She’s Someone’ pastoral care lesson in the lead-up to yesterday’s United Nations: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. I want to commend our students for the respectful manner in which they took such a stance against any form of gender-based violence in society. I wish to acknowledge Mrs Hurley and Mrs Knowles for their leadership in supporting our students to continue raising awareness of this significant issue. I also commend our senior student leaders who collaborated with students from St. Mary Star of the Sea College in preparing such high-quality content for our student cohort. St Mary’s Principal, Mr Tony Fitzgerald, and I look forward to strengthening our educational and community partnership for the benefit of our young people and society more broadly.

***

In consultation with the College Advisory Council and EREA, the College Leadership Team has been busy reviewing our strategic direction as we prepare for 2022 and beyond. Two key considerations have been feedback from the recent School Renewal and the change in government funding for non-government schools, which will see a reduction in recurrent funding for the College over the medium term. We are confident that our all-inclusive fee structure will continue to be highly competitive relative to other independent schools in the region despite the government changes being made.

In recent years the College has invested heavily into the school’s facilities, with $28m having been committed over the past 11 years. This year the College took the opportunity to fast track air conditioning of all classrooms while students and staff were off-campus. Please see attached link to an article by Edmiston Jones on research that underpinned this project.

In 2022, in addition to the ongoing general maintenance of the campus, the main capital projects prioritised in our Masterplan include upgrading all first-floor handrails to improve student safety, refurbishing the Administration building, and improving the drainage on Sheppard’s oval.

I once again thank parents and carers for your active support, and I ask that you keep our Year 12 students in your thoughts and prayers as they conclude their final HSC exams mid-next week, and we then gather to celebrate their graduation.

Best wishes,

Stephen Gough
Principal

Pastoral Care

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From the Director of Pastoral Care & Wellbeing

Over the past few weeks the College has been promoting and encouraging the boys to consider the attributes of a …
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Learning & Teaching

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Careers News

Featuring Ex-ERC Student Darby Turner Darby commenced Year 11 this year and decided that he would like to embark upon …
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Learning & Teaching 26 Nov 2021

From the Director of Learning & Teaching

Earlier this term, students in Years 7 to 11 were asked to reflect on the learning and wellbeing goals they …
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Identity

Identity 26 Nov 2021

From the Director of Identity

Advent As a Catholic community, we begin the journey towards Christmas on Sunday, November 28, the first Sunday of Advent. …
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Community Announcements

Wellington Phoenix Offer for ERC Students

Wellington Phoenix has invited the College to attend their first home game at WIN Stadium in the Isuzu Ute A-League tomorrow. With the team relocating to Wollongong for the start of the new season, the Wellington Phoenix’s have partnered with the College to provide a free junior ticket with every paying adult for all students in Years 8, 9 and 10.

Ticketing link: https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/event/13005B6930D2C625?did=kidsgofree

SAT 27 NOV v Central Coast Mariners

Gates Open: 4.00 pm

Kick Off: 5.05 pm

Community Sport Registrations

AFL:

The NDTJAFC is a fantastic community run Aussie Rules Footy club based at Hollymount park Woonona. The Tigers Academy is a 4 week pre season warm up / skills based program aimed at new and returning players, boys and girls starting from Auskick ( kindergarten ) through to the U17’s. If you could please attach this flyer to your next school newsletter you would be doing an amazing job of supporting a community run footy club and helping kids stay active, fit and healthy.

 

Wollongong Lions Junior AFL 2022 registration are now open.

 

Play Baseball/T-Ball!

Wollongong Cardinals Junior Baseball club is looking for new players – Boys AND Girls.

We are a great family friendly sport for kids from as young as 4 years of age up to and including 15 years of age.

We cater for all ages and abilities

  • T-Ball is great for kids aged 4 years to 8 years and is a great introduction to baseball
  • Zooka is great for kids aged 9 years and 10 years. Zooka is a modified game of baseball with machine-controlled pitching
  • Little League is a modified game of baseball for kids aged 11 years and 12 years featuring all the baseball skills including pitching.
  • Junior League is a great game for kids aged 13, 14 and 15 years.

Do you have a weekly or monthly newsletter emailed to parents that you might be able to include us in? We would appreciate the support. Below is a promotional image that you can easily copy and paste into your email or newsletter communications.

Anyone who would like to give baseball/t-ball a go is welcome to come down to training to see what it is all about. Training is at Cringila Baseball Park, Lackawanna St, Cringila.

For more information: –

  • Visit www.cardinalsjunior.baseball.com.au and check out the Downloads section for information for new families and registration details.
  • Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/cardinalsjuniorbaseball
  • Sign up to our newsletter

 

 

Uniform Shop Hours

TERM 4 and Holiday Operating Hours 

The Uniform Shop is now open normal trading hours for Students and fully Vaccinated Parents and Guardians, please enter via the Keira Mine Road Entrance of the College.

 

Monday 12.00pm-4.00pm

Thursday 7.30am-11.30am

ERC Uniform Shop

 

2022 New Students can book a Uniform fittings from 2 December 2021.  Book an Appointment via the link below.

Book an Appointment

 

Thursday 2 December 7.3oam-11.3oam (Appointment only)

Friday 3 December 9am-4.3opm (Appointment only)

Saturday 9.ooam-4.oopm (Appointment only)

Monday 6 December 10am-4pm (Appointment only)

Tuesday 7 December 12pm-4pm (Appointment only)

Wednesday 8 December 9am-4pm (Appointment only)

Thursday 9 December 7.3oam-11am (Appointment only)

Monday 13 December 1oam-4pm (Appointment only)

Tuesday 14 December 2pm-4pm (Appointment only)

Thursday 16 December 7.3oam-11.3opm (Appointment only)

17 January 8am-4pm (No Appointment required) •

21 January 8am-4pm (No Appointment required)

24 January 8am-4pm (No Appointment required)

27 January 7.3oam-11.3oam (No Appointment required)

 

Lisa, Linda and Emma

Telephone: (02) 9042 4735

erc@noone.com.au

112 Mt Keira Rd West Wollongong
2500 NSW, Australia
+61 2 4228 4344
office@erc.nsw.edu.au
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