Year 3-7 Sports Day

End of Term Gratitude

This final newsletter for Term 1 provides an opportunity to reflect on the journey and give thanks for the many good things that have happened throughout the term. I congratulate students on their commitment to school life, which has been evident in application to learning experiences, school events and class activities... 

Youth Led Mass

This Sunday 15 April at St Paul’s Church, the 11.00am mass will be led by young musicians, singers and readers. We would love to see you and your family at this mass...

Last week, we focused on PAM and how to access reports and timetables. This week, we will continue this focus, looking again at Student Learning and Timetables within PAM and SIMON...

Term 1 reports have been issued via SIMON and PAM today for new Reception students and Year 12 students. These reports will provide you with information on your child’s

achievements over the first term of school. To access these reports, please log into PAM, select your child and then select the ‘Assessment reports’ tab. From here, select the Term 1 2018 report for your child.  This can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF...

We send our best wishes to Tenison Woods College Year 8 student Thomas Bignell, who next week will travel to Sydney to compete at the annual Australian Georgia Hope Foundation National Age Swimming Championships...

We have a wonderful, diverse and dedicated group of staff at Tenison Woods College, but we often don’t know much about these individuals, even though they spend a great deal of their time at the College! Today's feature is from Finance Manager, Annie Hall...

Students interested in participating in the 2019 Tenison Titans Basketball Tour of the USA are invited to the first meeting on Wednesday 2 May (Week 1, Term 2)...

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

This week, Year 4 students have enjoyed their annual pizza week cook up making super quick and easy green pizzas. 

They would love to share their recipe with you.

Click here to view their recipe

Due to inconveniences, the school crossing lights on Shepherdson road are unable to be activated until 3:00pm each day. This means, with an early dismissal this Friday 13 April (2:15pm for Junior School and 2:20pm for Middle and Senior School), the lights will not be flashing. We are still waiting for confirmation from authorities on whether the lights can be adjusted, but please exercise caution and take care...

Trudi Dempsey | Work Health and Safety Coordinator

SHINE fm's Podcast is here!

This week:

• Ah Sae tells us about last week's ‘Languages Week’ activities at the College
• Edward updates us on all the details from the recent Year 3-7 Sports Day
• Max lets us know about the College's cricket success
• And Niamh tells us about two very special guests that recently came to the College

Tune in now here and find out about the latest from the College with SHINE fm!

Recently, there have been a couple of cases of the meningococcal infection in Mount Gambier. For those wishing to learn more about meningococcal signs and symptoms and how to prevent infection, please view the information fact sheet from SA Health.

Parents of children in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 are advised that students will be undertaking the NAPLAN testing online this year at Tenison Woods College...

For those rostered to work in the canteen, your start time is 10.00am and your finish time is 2.00pm. if you have any questions, contact the Canteen Manager, Leanne Sandow.

Monday - Cassie Edwards

Tuesday - Lyn Wilson

Wednesday - Marlene Dean

Thursday - Cassie Edwards

Friday - Bernie Passauer

The canteen will now be offering gluten free items to students.

CLICK HERE to view the menu.

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Click here to view for Under 12's and Under 14's Girls only Holiday Hoops Registration Form.

Click here to view for Under 10's and beginners Holiday Hoops Registration Form.

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The Uniform Shop opening hours will remain the same until the end of the term: 

Thursday: 1:00pm - 5:00pm

The Uniform Shop opening hours for the school holidays are as follows: 

Tuesday 24 April: 9:00am to 12:00pm
Thursday 26 April: 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Saturday 28 April: 9:00am to 12:00pm
Monday 30 April: 8:00am to 12:00pm

Friday 13 April 

• Sacred Stone Concert, 9:15am, Barrie Holmes Stadium
• PLEASE NOTE: Whole School Assembly Cancelled  
• End of Term EARLY DISMISSAL: Junior School, 2:15pm, Middle and Senior School 2:20pm

Saturday 14 April 

• Mass, 6:00pm, St Paul's Church

Sunday 15 April 

• Mass, 11:00am, St Paul's Church

Monday 16 April (School Holidays begin) 

• Make your Mind Your Superpower - Senior School Workshop, 9:00am, Lecture Theatre

Saturday 21 April 

• Mass, 6:00pm, St Paul's Church 

Sunday 22 April 

• Mass, 11:00am, St Paul's Church 

Wednesday 25 April 

• Anzac Day 

Saturday 28 April 

• Mass, 6:00pm, St Paul's Church 

Sunday 29 April 

• Mass, 11:00am, St Paul's Church 
• Tunes for Timor, 2:00pm, Katnook Estate, Penola 

Monday 30 April

• Term 2 Begins
• Year 11 Work Experience Week

Tuesday 1 May 

• Year 6 'Old Gaol Experience' 9:00am

Wednesday 2 May 

• Year 6 'Old Gaol Experience' 9:00am

Thursday 3 May 

• 'GRIP' Student Leadership Forum - Year 5-7, 9:00am, The Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre
• Andrew Chinn Junior School Performance, 9:00am, Barrie Holmes Stadium 
• Mother's Day Ladies Night, 7:00pm, Sorrento's 5290 Bar and Function Room 

Friday 4 May 

• 'GRIP' Student Leadership Forum - Year 8-12, 9:00am, Mount Gambier University of South Australia Campus 
• Junior School Assembly, 2:30pm, Barrie Holmes Stadium

Saturday 5 May 

• Generations in Jazz commences (Until Sunday) 
• Mass, 6:00pm, St Paul's Church 

Sunday 6 May

• Mass, 11:00am, St Paul's Church 

Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) is a stand alone service run by Tenison Woods College and runs from the Multi-Purpose Room (MPR), next to the Barrie Holmes Stadium. It is available for school aged children aged from five years old up to 13 years old.

OSHC provides multiple types of care for children, including Vacation Care. Please click here to view the OSHC Vacation Care Program for the Term 1 School Holidays. 

For bookings phone: (08) 8724 4633 or via email.

Principal Mr. David Mezinec is leading the college community to show its support for the proposed Indoor Sports and Recreation Facility for Mount Gambier and surrounds...

Year 12 student Jordyn Adams has been selected in the South Australian 17 and under Netball State Team! The team will compete at Adelaide’s Priceline Stadium in April at the National Netball Championships...

The library has had a very busy Term 1 and we’ve enjoyed being part of and promoting events around the College, especially Library Lovers month!

However, with all that library love and students borrowing books we now have a number of items which are overdue!

School Fee Statements

Please be aware that school fee statements will be posted out this week. Please check your statements carefully for payments and invoices that need to be paid. If you do not already have a payment plan in place, your Semester 1 School Fees are now overdue. Please make payment as soon as possible or contact the finance team to discuss your options...

The HPE Department is looking for missing Tenison Woods College Sports uniforms such as athletics singlets, netball dresses, basketball singlets and shorts. If you have any of these items at home, please return them to the PE office as soon as possible. These items are the property of the College and will need to be returned by the end of this term.

Ciaran Buckley | HPSP Head Coach & Year 8-12 Sports Coordinator

All students will be required to wear the winter uniform from the beginning of Term 2.  Please remember that all uniform items must adhere to the Uniform Policy which is available on the College website or in student planners.  One thing to note is that girls from Years 3 – 12 now have the option of wearing trousers as an alternative to the College skirt.  These trousers are available from the Uniform Shop. To view the uniform booklet, click here.

Jennie Sanderson | Director of Wellbeing

Please be aware that dates originally scheduled for Hockey and Soccer SAPSASA tryouts have changed.

Soccer:

• Original tryout date: Thursday 3 May
• New tryout date: Thursday 10 May

Hockey

• Original tryout date: Friday 4 May
• New tryout date: Friday 11 May

Nomination forms and information for parents (including location of tryouts) will be sent out on the first day of Term 2.

Sharon Adams | Administration

SA Youth Week will be held in the first week of the school holidays from 13-22 April, 2018. The theme for this year is Your Future, Your Way for youth aged 12-25 years.

Events have been planned across the Wattle Range Council area including scooter coaching and demonstrations in Millicent, Beachport and Penola; cooking events with Kirby Shearing and Melissa Armfield; fishing clinic at Beachport; movies; Escape Room; Maker Space; Surf Event; mug decorating with Mel Cecotti and more.

Click here to view the Youth Week Program.

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Tenison Woods College
Shepherdson Road (PO Box 965)
Mount Gambier South Australia 5290

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f: (08) 8724 9303
t: (08) 8724 4650 (Senior School)
Absentee Line: (08) 8724 4659
OSHC Line: (08) 8724 4633

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