Book Week 2018 - Find your Treasure

Care for Creation

In June 2015, Pope Francis wrote a letter to the world about caring for the earth, our common home. It was called Laudato Si. Later that year, he declared 1 September to be a World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. This annual day of prayer reminds us that God has entrusted creation to our care...

Season of Creation

The Season of Creation spans five weeks between the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation (September 1) and the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi (October 4). This “time for creation” offers, in the words of Pope Francis...

Book week was celebrated last week by all the children at the Early Learning Centre.

Sharing of stories, provocations and experiences related to the stories were all enjoyed by the children. We even followed the trails and found some treasure...

Recently our own Year 9 student Sarah McKinnon competed in the Melbourne Performing Arts Challenge. Sarah danced away with 1^st place in the Contemporary Championship, 3^rd place in the Contemporary Solo and 3^rd place in the Lyrical Solo. Fantastic work Sarah!

Meghan Lynch | Arts Learning Area Coordinator

All fathers, grandfathers and special friends are invited to attend the 2018 Father's Day Breakfast to be held in the Barrie Holmes Stadium this Friday 31 August from 7:45-8.30am... 

The PTA will be holding a Father’s Day stall for the Junior School this Friday August 31...

Massive congratulations to our Year 8/9 and Year 10 Netballers who became State Champions on Tuesday 28 August.

The Year 8/9 team, coached by Kaitlin Egan defeated Trinity College 38-24!

The Year 10's, coached by Sarah Lock defeated Trinity College 35-30!

A special mention also goes to our Open Netball girls, coached by Donna Denton, who finished 3rd defeating Sacred Heart 42-33!

Well done to everyone involved, we're all so very proud of you!

Year 12 Three-Way Conferences will take place on Tuesday 4 September (4.00pm-8.00pm) downstairs in the Pam Ronan Centre. Students should have already brought home their letters regarding the conference, including the individual codes...

The 2018 Book Fair will take place in the staff room from Monday 3 September – Tuesday 11 September. It will be open to parents and students each day from 3:20pm – 3:40pm. Please note Eftpos will be available and every purchase will earn books and learning resources for our school.

Donna Johnson | Year 4 Teacher and R-5 Wellbeing Coordinator

Junior Floral Design entries close 21/09/2018

Junior Indoor entries close 21/09/2018

Junior Horticulture entries close 10/10/2018

Open Horticulture entries close 10/10/2018

For more information click here

Donations of second hand uniforms will be gratefully accepted in the front office.

Wanted items include...

If you have a passion for creativity and photography, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

We invite all students to submit any image for possible selection as 'Photo of the Week' in the student SHINE e-newsletter. If you want to share an image you've taken, we'd love to see it!...

Prue Mason grew up at Wandilo and attended Glencoe East Primary School, then Mater Christi College and then Tenison College being one of the students in it inaugural year. She now lives in Queensland with her husband, an airline pilot and co–author of Amazing Australians in their Flying Machines...

The 2018 Shining Light Awards will be held on Saturday 27 October at the Commodore on the Park.

Tickets can be purchased here...

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

Our Year 2 students have been very busy making beeswax wraps to use in their lunchboxes in place of plastic wrap.

The students would love to share their recipe with you!

Click here to view their recipe. 

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

Click here to view the menu.

For those rostered to work in the canteen, your starting time is 10:00am and your finishing 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 - Kate Pohlner
Friday - Student Free Day 

​New to Menu:

Hot chicken and cheese pocket $3.00
Chicken burger/ coleslaw $4.70
Hot chicken and gravy roll $4.00

Regular Opening Hours: 

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

Contact Us: 

E: thecollegeshop@tenison.catholic.edu.au
T:  (08) 8724 4637

Wednesday 29 August 

• Vocal and Choral Showcase Performance, 5:30pm, Wehl Street Theatre
• Vinnies Fashion Parade, 1:20pm, Barrie Holmes Stadium
• PTA 'Parents Night Out', 6.30pm, Staff Room 

Thursday 28 August

• SAPSASA State Golf Finals, Adelaide (Until Friday) 
• PISA Assessment Testing, 9:00am, 904
• 'The Cranky Bear' Performance, 9:30am, Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre

Friday 31 August 

• Father's Day Breakfast, Barrie Holmes Stadium, 7:45am
• Father's Day Stall, Multi Purpose Room, Recess
• Vocal and Choral Showcase, 10:00am, Wehl Street Theatre
• Greatest Wax - Blokes Wax for Bowel Cancer, 8:55am, Barrie Holmes Stadium 

Saturday 1 September

• Mass, 6:00pm, St Paul's Church

Sunday 2 September  

• Mass, 11:00am, St Paul's Church

Monday 3 September 

• STEMtember Launch
• STEM Coding, Year 7 & 8, Lunchtime, Room 904 
• STEM Paper Planes, Reception - Year 5, Lunchtime, Library
• STEM 3D Printing, Year 5 Group A, Lunchtime, Room 707 

Tuesday 4 September

• Year 12 Parent Teacher Student Interviews, 4.00pm -8.00pm, Pam Ronan Centre 
• STEM Coding, Year 7 & 8, Lunchtime, Room 904 
• STEM Balloon Powered Cars, Year 6 & 7, Lunchtime, Library 
• STEM 3D Printing, Year 6 Group A, Lunchtime, Room 707
• STEM Mission to Mars, Year 8, All Day, Barrie Holmes Stadium 

Wednesday 5 September 

• Divison B Netball, 8.30am- 3.20pm, Olympic Park
• STEM Coding, Year 7 & 8, Lunchtime, Room 904 
• STEM Mission to Mars, Year 9, All Day, Barrie Holmes Stadium 
• STEM Mini Makers Coding, Year 3-5, Lunchtime, Room 303 
• STEM Green Screen, Year 3-5, Lunchtime, Library 

You can now find all upcoming event notices in the one place! We are pleased to launch this new page on the Tenison Woods College website. 

Some of these event posters include: 

• The Greatest Wax - Blokes Wax for Bowel Cancer
• PTA Father's Day Stall
• PTA Parents Night Out
• Shine through art - Student Artwork Competition
• Sustainability HQ Competition
• Regional Year 12 Quiz Night
• Many local community events

Please click here to view this new page

The Tenison Woods College PTA Presents to all parents, carers and friends, Parents Night Out.

This free social night will provide parents the opportunity to meet and mingle, share stories and form friendships.

Nibbles and drinks will be provided from 6:30pm tonight and at 7:00pm a free live webinar will be held...

Tenison Woods College STEM team is excited to release the jam-packed calendar of events coming to students, a celebration of STEM learning during the month of September. 

Kicking off on Monday 3 STEMtember, each day there will be a wide variety of STEM themed events on around the college...

Congratulations to the Tenison Woods College Year 8/9 Footballers who took out the Country State Championship defeating St Marks Port Pirie 20 goals 23 points to 1 goal 3 points.

More details to come, but well done to the players, coaches and all involved.

The Library is full of creative responses to the Book Week Competitions, we welcome parents and students to call in and see the wonderful entries before or after school. As always choosing winners was incredibly difficult but the Library team finally awarded book vouchers for the upcoming Book Fair to these students...

Our Year 12 Students have demonstrated initiative to helping the local community, by organising a fundraiser for this term at the College. This new event named ‘The Greatest Wax - Blokes Wax for Bowel Cancer’ is dedicated to raising awareness and money to help to reduce the high mortality rate caused by Bowel Cancer...

Junior Drama is eager to boost its costume department. If you would like to find a new home for outgrown costumes please consider donating them to the Drama Room (405).

We would also be thrilled to acquire any suitable props e.g. masks, wands etc.

Monika Kolhoffer | Junior School Art Teacher

Semester 2 fees are now due. Unless you have a pre-arranged payment plan in place can you please make payment of your fees as soon as possible.

Neal Turley | Business Manager

Year 2 student Alex Schubert’s watercolour artwork is a beautiful example of the artist Petra Rau’s art. Her bee watercolour looks at the importance of pollination...

If your son or daughter is in Year 6 and/or 7 and is interested in the first tryout, click here for a nomination form.

Tryouts are held at The Olympic Park Tennis Courts, Margaret St, Mount Gambier on Monday, September 17 from 9:15am - 11:45am for boys and 12:00pm - 2:30pm for girls.

Lower South East SAPSASA Boys Cricket Tryouts are approaching. 

Tryouts will be held on Thursday 6 September at the Mount Gambier High School nets. There are three proposed 3 time slots 9:45am-11:00am, 11:30am-12:45pm and 1:30pm-2:45pm

Click here for a registration form

“We are Christians only if we encounter Christ.” Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI.

At the heart of the Catholic Faith is Jesus Christ and the personal relationship with him that bonds us together deeply as his Body, the Church. He is risen and is present amongst us in Word and Sacrament in the Eucharist. He alone assures us of everlasting life...

Today we welcomed Jayne Shortt to speak with students at the College. Jayne is the Vinnies Community and Education Officer for SA. Jayne worked with all Year 8 classes and a selection of other students various year levels...

We wish to advise parents and carers there is a STUDENT FREE DAY – NEXT FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 7. We encourage you to book for OSHC now. Activities include...

REMINDER: All Image and Artwork consent forms are due back immediately. The form is valid for your child's entire schooling at Tenison Woods College and will therefore not need to be completed each year. 

If you have lost your form, you can download it here. Please return it to your child's homegroup teacher or to the Front Office

Tenison Woods College
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Mount Gambier South Australia 5290

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