Welcome to the New School Year!

Hand Up,  Help Out!

The Planning Days at the commencement of the year offered staff an opportunity to reflect on their work as individuals and as a staff team. During these planning days we focused on our College strategy for 2016 – 2020, the ingredients of a deliberate start to the year and how we could serve our students, parents and colleagues in the best possible way...

Year 12 Retreat

The 2018 year began with the Year 12’s spending three days at Cape Bridgewater exploring the theme ‘The Road of Life’. Students and staff worked in both large and small groups discussing, praying and reflecting on the priorities in their lives during this final year of schooling, and where the future might take them...

During the recent summer holidays, members of the Tenison Woods College community embarked on a trip all the way to the United Arab Emirates for Abu Dhabi’s ‘Sustainability Week’. The trip revolved around the Zayed Future Energy Prize, an international competition where schools share their unique projects involving renewable energy technology. Five successful schools from around the globe would receive the $100,000US prize, contributing to sustainability projects within their school communities...

Please note that the School City Bus Service has a code of conduct and behaviour on our buses and would like to see all students abide by the rules for the safety of all concerned. We are not a free service so would appreciate students having the correct money when travelling to and from school. Fare prices are $1.10 per trip or our student multi trip ticket is $8.60 for 10 x trips. We also have a student concession pass which is $24.80 for 4 weeks. We look forward to travelling with you in 2018!

For any queries please call Michael Suto or Jo Sykes 87249978 during business hours. 

Click here to visit the BusLink website for our timetables and further information. 

A massive congratulations to Titans Academy and High Performance Sports Program students Malok Makoi, Matt Black and Emily Close who have been selected in the SA Country basketball team to compete at the Under 18 National championships in Geelong in April!

This is a fantastic achievement by Emily, Matt and Malok and we wish them the best for the upcoming tournament! 

Please note that the College Front Office will be closed between the hours of 9.00am and 10.15am on Thursday 8 February for the Beginning of Year Mass at Marist Park.
 

In January, four Tenison Woods College students travelled to the Barossa Valley to compete for the South East region in the Under 14 Country Cup for cricket. The boys involved were Harry Fisher, Mitchell Sims, Noah Sims and Liam Turley...

Each week we will be sharing with the community, a recipe from the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program.

Students at the College grow a seasonal garden and cook various recipes, which are planned around what’s available.

This week, Year 4 students picked fresh beetroot from the graden and cooked Beetroot and Chocolate Muffins. Enjoy this scrumptious recipe!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE RECIPE

The group of 38 athletes and 9 ‘highly’ qualified coaches and staff left the mainland down-under on the 27 November 2017 on a direct route to the city of Angels, Los Angeles, California. Not every day you get to say that! This was a common occurrence over the course of the trip as students took quite a while to come to terms with the magnitude of the tour. Over the length of the tour we played approximately nine games, differing for each team, this gave us a great opportunity to really immerse ourselves in the school life and culture of young Americans...

Parent Welcome and Information Evening – It’s About Building Relationships

A significant way in which parents can support the learning of their children and adolescents is by attending the R-12 Parent Information Evening on Monday 12 February. Parents will have a chance to meet our teachers, learn about the teachers’ hopes for the year, and hear about the classroom processes that will ensure learning is achieved in the best possible way.  Parents also have an opportunity to meet informally the Leadership Team of the school and ensure that we commence the journey of serving your child’s individual needs in a deliberate manner. Click here to see the attached Information Evening Schedule including letter which was sent out in Week 1.  

Monday - TBA
Tuesday - Cassie Edwards
Wednesday - Karen Gray
Thursday - Renee Szapory
Friday - Bernie Passauer 
 

At EFM we have a new offer for staff, students and parents where they get their first 4 weeks of group personal training for $40!

We have 35 hours of group PT plus Metafit, MetaPWR, boxing and yoga classes every week all included in the membership price. 

For more information, visit: www.efm.net.au or call in to discuss your membership. 

Jenny McPhail  |  EFM Health Club Mount Gambier

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• Tuesday 8.00am - 12.00pm
• Thursday 1.00pm - 5.00pm

Thursday 8 February 

• Beginning Year Mass, 9:00am, Marist Park

PLEASE NOTE: Front Office closed between 9:00am - 10:15am

Friday 9 February

• Italian Study Tour Arrives (until the 19 February) 

Saturday 10 February 

• Mass, 6:00pm, St Paul's Church 

Sunday 11 February 

• Mass, 11:00am, St Paul's Church 

Monday 12 February 

• R-12 Information Evening, Tenison Woods College

Tuesday 13 February

• Shrove Tuesday
• MILO In2 Cricket for R-2 boys and girls, 3:30pm- 4:15pm, School Oval 
• MILO T20 Blast Cricket 3-7 boys and girls, 3:30pm- 5:00pm, School Oval 

Wednesday 14 February 

• Ash Wednesday - NO MEAT SOLD IN SUGARLOAF OR CANTEEN 
• Year 8 Infojection Session
• Rest Day for New Receptions students
• Library Lovers Day 

Thursday 15 February 

• TWC 8-12 Swiming Carnival, Aquatic Centre, 8.40am - 3.20pm

Friday 16 Februrary

• JS Assembly, 2:30pm, Barrie Holmes Stadium
• Interschool Swimming Carnival, 1:30pm,  Aquatic Centre
• Year 4-7 Twilight Swimming Carnival 2:30pm - 6:00pm, Aquatic Centre

We were delighted to welcome a Chinese delegation of students and teachers from the city of Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China from 29 January - 7 February. Twenty-one students and two teachers enjoyed a range of experiences including classroom integration, tours of the region and the wonderful hospitality of our host families. We wish our Chinese visitors all the best for their return to Baotou and thank our families for their generous support.

We are also delighted to be welcoming 33 students and two teachers from Turin, Italy from 9 – 21 February.  Likewise, I thank families for your commitment to this exchange.

The Beginning of Year Whole School Mass will be held at Marist Park on Thursday 8 February at 9:00am. The forecast for the Beginning of Year Mass tomorrow morning is looking perfect.

The grass will be very damp so please encourage groups of students to bring a blanket or picnic rug to sit on. Depending on the age of the students, one rug shared between 4 or 5 people should be adequate. Hats are essential for Students and Staff.  

All parents and friends are welcome to attend. Please BYO Chair and Hat.

Recently retired Poplars Manger, Gill Clayfield, is collecting used clean underwear, summer clothing and small toys for a poor Cambodian Village. Underwear is a luxury that many in Cambodia cannot afford. Rather than discard outgrown underwear, why not donate to those who really need it...

Congratulations to 2017 Year 12 student Victoria Circelli who’s artwork has been selected to showcase in Adelaide at the 2018 SACE Art Show.

The exhibition showcases the most innovative and interesting work for Year 12 Art and Design and Victoria’s piece, ‘Immigration’, was chosen to be part of this exclusive collection. The piece was inspired by her Nonno, Angelo Circelli, who migrated to Australia from Italy in 1961.

The exhibition will open on March 19 at the Light Square Gallery in Adelaide.

Well done Victoria!

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In these days of competing demands on our time and resources; the need to work through complex issues with our children and the diversity of family structures one of most valuable skills we can have is that of resilience. 

This year Tenison Woods College are continuing their association with the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and are offering our next training course beginning on Tuesday 27 February from 7:00pm to 8.30pm.  The course will run for 5 consecutive weeks.  

Come along and learn some new skills, or refresh some old ones, in a friendly, non-threatening, social environment. 

For more information or to register your interest please contact with Jennie Sanderson sandj@tenison.catholic.edu

Jennie Sanderson | Director of Wellbeing

Love your library on 14 February. Move over St Valentine’s because 14 February is also Library Lovers’ Day and Tenison Woods College Library will be celebrating...

For all of your sports news including Results, Sporting opportunities and Key Dates for Term 1, 2018, please click read more

Sixteen College students competed at the SA Country Swimming Championships in Broken Hill in January.

The club - Blue Lake Y Swim Club, finished second overall, with Thomas Bignell winning the perpetual trophy for the 12/13yo age group.

The 14 and Under Medley Relay team, consisting of Emma O’Callaghan, Hayley Pearson and Ashleigh Spicer broke an SA Country Championship Record. This was also a record in the 16 and Under age group...

In 2017, 5 merit certificates were awarded to Tenison Woods College students. Congratulations to the following students who received perfect scores (20/20):
Kaitlin Beltakis – Psychology 
Laura Gazzard – English 
Saviraj Randhawa – English
Laura Turley – Essential Mathematics
Evangelia Wichmann – German (Year 11 Student)

Kaitlin, Laura and Evangelia made their way to Government House in Adelaide to receive their certificates on Tuesday 6 February.

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