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Term 3, Issue 02

August 2022

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From the Principal

Elizabeth Hanney

Principal

The month of August marks the mid point of the term, including celebrations to mark the feast of St Dominic. This gives us pause to consider what it is that marks a Dominican education.

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Mission Matters

Jennifer Levett

Deputy Principal Mission and Identity

Highlights from the Feast of St Dominic celebration and an invitation to 'The Energy of St Dominic for Our Time' parent session.

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Learning and Teaching

Donna Laughlin

Deputy Principal Learning and Teaching

Term 3 Learning and Teaching updates.

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Happiness and Gratitude

Antonella Rosati

Acting Principal

Happiness is a term that captures a huge variety of positive emotions such as humour, serenity, optimism, joy, pride, inspiration, love and hope.

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Navigating Image Based Abuse

Minna Jewell

Acting Deputy Principal Wellbeing

In 2022, the Office of the eSafety Commissioner has received more than a thousand reports of image based abuse (IBA), an increase from six hundred cases reported in 2021.

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Building Bridges Creative Day

Christine Miller

Head of Religious Education

Selected students from Years 10 to 11 attended the Building Bridges Creative Day at Melbourne Grammar on Thursday, 28 July.

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Year 10 and 11 Pillars Leadership Program

Peta Mackintosh

Head of Student Formation

Siena College encourages students to use their voice to uphold truth and justice, just as St Catherine was known to do. To foster this, we offer an opportunity called the Pillars Leadership Program which has been taking place this term.

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Academy Learning Thriving Minds Conference

Melanie McKenzie

Learning Diversity

On the sunny morning of Thursday, 21 July, thirteen Siena students from Years 7 to 9 and two staff members attended the Academy Conferences Thriving Minds Enrichment Day hosted by Scotch College.

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Language Classes at Siena

Tina Di Camillo

Leader of Pedagogy

Updates from the Year 7 French class, Year 11 Italian class and 2022 Berthe Mouchette Poetry Competition.

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Scientist in Residence

Nicholas Harvey

Head of Science

Siena alumna (Class of 1999) and Scientist in Residence, Dr Lorien Parker has been conducting Science classes with our Years 7 to 9 students.

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Sport News

Julia Hay

Director of Sport

Highlights from the St Kilda Football Lightning Premiership, Gender Equality in Sport Workshop and GSV Preliminary Athletics Carnival.

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Music News

Kerryn McGillen

Director of Music

Invitation to Siena's Annual Music Concert, as well as highlights from the Victorian School Music Festival, recent Music camp and performing at Catholic Regional College, Caroline Springs.

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Arts Department

Claire Al-Noah

Head of Arts and Technology

Updates from the Year 9 Silk class, Year 10 Costume Design class and Year 10 Product Design class.

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2022 Australian Geography Competition

Jessica Sullivan

Head of Humanities

Congratulations to Years 7 to 9 Geography students for achieving fantastic results in the 2022 Australian Geography Competition.

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Antonio de Montesinos Award Night 2022

Michael Petrie

Teacher

Some of our best public speakers from every year level and each House are competing for the prestigious Antonio de Montesinos Award on Thursday next week in the Susan Alberti Auditorium at 6.00pm.

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Career News

Clare Timmins

Head of Careers

Term 3 is always a hectic time for students in Years 10 to 12 as they choose subjects and explore future career pathways.

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Alumnae Association Annual General Meeting 2022

Imma Boubouras

Alumnae Coordinator

You are invited to the Siena College Alumnae Association Annual General Meeting.

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Community Noticeboard

The De Castella Run is taking place on Sunday, 28 August. If you are interested, click here to join.

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