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Bede Polding College

Locality: South Windsor

Phone: +61 2 4560 2900

Address: Rifle Range Road 2756 South Windsor, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.bedepoldingwindsor.catholic.edu.au/

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25.01.2022 Congratulations to all students who participated in the recent Year 9 Designer Cupcake Challenge. We are delighted to announce the overall winners for this event: First Place: Nicole Bugeja - High Tea cupcakes Second Place: Caitlin Sultana - Fashion Show cupcakes Third Place: Amelia Panetta - Christmas Cupcakes... Highly Commended: Jazmine Galea - Outback Australia Cupcakes Chantel Galea - Graduation Cupcakes

25.01.2022 We hope you are having a relaxing holiday. A reminder that student semester 2 timetables will be available on Compass and Edval by Friday 17 July. School resumes Monday 20 July (full winter school uniform).

23.01.2022 Year 11 2021 Hospitality students have been busy getting a taste of what the course next year will entail! They have cooked some delicious appetisers such as potato croquettes and a mouth watering apple crumble dessert. We can't wait to see them in 2021 wearing their new black uniforms!

22.01.2022 The CSDA Debating Competition is finally up and running but we are doing things a little bit differently. Check out our talented teams who are debating remotely this season via Zoom Weve had a very successful start to the season and we are looking forward to Round 3 next Friday afternoon.

22.01.2022 Today we farewell our wonderful Assistant Principal, Mr Rodney Howard. We recognise his exceptional commitment and faith-filled service to Bede Polding College. As a College, we express our deep appreciation for his leadership, friendship, service and dedication to our community over the past 18 and a half years. Thank you Mr Howard, you will be greatly missed by the students and your colleagues!

22.01.2022 Happy New Year everyone!

21.01.2022 Last weekend, our Duke of Edinburgh Award students completed their expeditions at Newnes, near Lithgow! These students have faced many covid-related delays this year, but are well on track to complete their awards in strength! Well done to the 8 Year 11 Silver Award students, and 8 Year 12 Gold Award students! A special thanks also to Mr Lans and Mr Windon for facilitating this expedition!

21.01.2022 || FLOOD INFORMATION UPDATE 1 || The College is OPEN for supervision tomorrow, Monday 22 March. The safety of all members of our school community is our highest priority. We understand that some roads and bridges are flood-affected. Please do not travel through floodwaters. In the case of areas to the west of the Hawkesbury River, access to the College is not possible. ... Should you wish for your child to attend school, and it is safe to do so, then supervision will be provided. Current advice tells us to avoid non-essential travel. It is a reality that a number of staff may also be impacted by this weather event. Every student is able to access their learning via the Canvas Learning Platform. In light of these current circumstances, the Year 12 Retreat (for Monday) is postponed. We will keep you updated. This information has also been emailed to the College community. We will continue to monitor the situation. If further advice is provided to us via the SES and local authorities, we will communicate that via email, social media and SMS as necessary.

21.01.2022 || UNIFORM SHOP NEWS ||

20.01.2022 || MUSICAL REHEARSAL NEWS || Unfortunately due to the risk of flooding, the musical rehearsal planned for tomorrow, 21 March, has been cancelled. Our students’ safety remains our top priority.

20.01.2022 Today we welcomed our Year 7 2021 cohort for their Orientation Day! There was much excitement as new friends were made, blazers were fitted, and the students explored their new school. We are looking forward to seeing everyone again in 2021!

19.01.2022 Congratulations to our superstar debating teams on another double win last night! Our Senior team and Year 7 team will now compete in the GRAND FINAL on Friday night! Each year, approximately 80 schools enter the CSDA Debating Competition. By securing a place in the grand final, it means that our teams are one of the top two teams for their year group in the competition. We look forward to Friday night and we are incredibly proud of their achievements and success. If you... see the students around the College this week, be sure to wish them luck! Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta

19.01.2022 Congratulations to the graduating class of 2020!

18.01.2022 Last week the BPC World's Greatest Shave took place! This event was organised by one of our Prefects of Events, Taya Hili who also participated in the event alongside her peers. We thank Taya for her efforts that have so far raised over $8000 for research into blood cancer and disorders. We would also like to thank the volunteer hairdressers who took time out of their busy days to help out, including two of our very own teaching staff, Jade and Jacinta and Sarah Micallef ...SMR Hair Creations and Mikayla Apap Mikayla's Braids We couldn’t be more proud of the group and what they have achieved! Please enjoy the following video showcasing their amazing efforts and click on the link below if you would like to donate. https://secure.leukaemiafoundation.org.au//TeamFundraising

18.01.2022 || An important message from the College Principal ||

18.01.2022 Please enjoy the latest edition of our College eNewsletter

17.01.2022 Thank you to everyone in our school community who contributed to our 'Bundles for Beirut' appeal! We greatly appreciate your generosity!

17.01.2022 Update on the Beirut appeal. Our shipment to Lebanon is scheduled to go out this week. The cut off date for donations is tomorrow, Tuesday 18th of August. Any donations collected after that will be sent on the next shipment via alternative organisations such as Jesuit Refugee Service or Red Cross. ... Thank you to all that have donated so far. It is greatly appreciated

17.01.2022 A group of students and teachers have joined Muscular Dystrophy NSW for Sugar Free September 2020. Going sugar free for 30 days is a challenge, but living with muscular dystrophy is much harder. If you would like to sponsor our team, please click on the link below. We thank you for your support!

16.01.2022 Yesterday we held our annual SRC Tennis Day Fundraiser. Everyone had loads of fun playing in their fantastic outfits and overall we raised $1240 for the San Miguel Family Centre. Congratulations to the following students for winning their divisions: Seniors - Ryan Carr and Shaun McKeon... Intermediate - Nathan Bietola and Spencer Williams Juniors - Jessica Reimer and Olivia Meyers See more

15.01.2022 ~ WELLBEING WEDNESDAY ~ This week in GEM we are focusing on developing and showing kindness! It has been wonderful to see the kind words and actions being displayed by our students as they build this character strength!

15.01.2022 Last week our Year 12 leaders initiated a new weekly lunchtime activity, inviting students to join them in the Library on Fridays for games! There was lots of fun and friendly competition!

15.01.2022 Congratulations again Thomas! The College is very proud of your ARIA nomination! #BPCAlumni

14.01.2022 Congratulations to BPC Alumnus, Thomas Fienberg, who has been nominated for the 2020 Telstra Aria Music Teacher Award!!! What an achievement! #BPCAlumni

14.01.2022 Please stay safe and monitor the NSW SES website for further updates.

13.01.2022 Congratulations to Alexandria Apap, who was presented with the Bishop of Parramatta Award for Student Excellence at our Bede Polding Mass this week. This prestigious award is presented to one Year 12 student who is a witness to their Catholic faith and achieves well in their academic, sporting, creative, vocational or community endeavours. Alexandria, our Catholic Identity Prefect, is acknowledged as a model for her peers and a source of inspiration and encouragement within our school community, particularly in the expression of the Catholic life of our school. Well done Lexi, the College is very proud of you!

13.01.2022 We enjoyed welcoming our Year 12 Class of 2020 students back to the College yesterday to celebrate their HSC success! We will display their mural in our Library so we can be reminded of the courage, dedication and perseverance they showed this year!

12.01.2022 Year 9 Textiles and Design students have designed and manufactured a cushion for a personally selected indoor space. These cushions demonstrate a wide variety of fabric manipulation and construction skills such as patchworking, hand sewing, hand embroidery and the insertion of a zipper. Congratulations to these students who have been very creative with fabric choice and embroidery designs!

12.01.2022 Yesterday Bembul House gathered to celebrate St Mary Mackillop, their House patron saint, and to raise funds to go towards their House charity, Mary MacKillop Today. Money raised will particularly go towards Mary Mackillop Today's Mobile Kindy Program in Fiji. This year is the 10 year anniversary of Mary Mackillop's canonisation as Australias first Saint! #MaryFeastDay

12.01.2022 Johnny Romeo’s ‘See Potential’ Photography Program is now in its second year at the College, and provides Photography & Digital Media students with the opportunity to work under the guidance and direction of a professional photographer for a day. Students put their classroom learning into action, as they capture images of what learning looks like. Photographic billboards now adorn some feature walls around our school, giving a visual representation of different learning scenarios and spaces, using images taken by our own talented students! This short film gives an insight into this incredible opportunity and program.

12.01.2022 || ATTENTION YEAR 12 STUDENTS AND PARENTS || To assist the College in determining the impact of the current flooding on our Year 12 cohort, students are asked to go to the Year 12 Canvas page and respond to the post relating to the Retreat. Thank you.

12.01.2022 Our senior Agriculture students have been busily caring for our animals! There are some new baby chickens in the plot at the moment growing well! We also have 3 sheep at Bede - Spider and Neil are Fine Fleece Merino, and Cinnamon is our very special Dorper. Fun fact - did you know that Dorper Sheep are a South African breed, that produce a coat of wool that they self-shed in late Spring and Summer?

12.01.2022 Last night we celebrated the wonderful achievements of our Year 12 students! We thank Selwood Media & Design for capturing the night for us.

11.01.2022 Tomorrow night our Senior and Year 7 debaters will compete against St Pius X, Chatswood in the semifinal round of the CSDA Debating Competition. This years competition has been quite different, with all of our debates taking place virtually using Zoom. Despite the challenges, our teams have performed exceptionally well and we are so proud of their efforts in making it this far! We wish them the best of luck!

11.01.2022 Congratulations to students in Year 9 Food Technology who participated in the annual 'Designer Cupcake Competition' earlier this week! These students were nominated by their teachers because of their knowledge, skills and dedication towards the subject of Food Technology. They presented 6 fondant decorated cupcakes linked to a specified theme and celebration, and displayed their excellent skills! Well done!

10.01.2022 BUNDLES FOR BEIRUT We are appealing for the donation of essential items to support the victims of the disaster in Beirut. We are sending packages to Lebanon next Friday so if you are able to contribute in any way it would be very much appreciated!

10.01.2022 As part of Wellbeing Week and for a cause close to their hearts, our Year 10 students are wearing Beanies for Brain Cancer today. Raising money and awareness, and keeping warm on a chilly Hawkesbury morning!

10.01.2022 Year 8 Religion classes have been learning about the process of reconciliation and forgiveness. Students have worked together to brainstorm how to mend relationships once forgiveness has been given, which ties in beautifully with our ‘Love’ theme in GEM this week!

10.01.2022 On Thursday, our Year 12 Agriculture students visited a sheep and grain farm in Manildra, 40km west of Orange. Our students are required to learn about a product which is produced on a farm and in this case, the farmer Brenton Golding, produces fat lambs for the Australian meat market. Our students learnt about the physical and financial requirements of the farming enterprise, as well as having a hands-on practical experience administering a worming drench medication to 250 Merino ewes. We would like to thank Brenton for his generosity in hosting us for the day as the experience will certainly improve the HSC outcome for all of the students involved.

09.01.2022 WRITE A BOOK IN A DAY Our collaborative, creative, curious and critical thinking Year 7 students entered the fabulous 'Write a Book in a Day' competition this week! Students were required to work in teams to write an original digital story between 8am and 6pm! Their stories, which are between 3500 and 5000 words long, will be donated to kids in hospitals around Australia. The money raised goes toward much-needed childhood cancer research through The Kids' Cancer Project.... A huge thank you all those who supported and sponsored our students in this competition including family, friends and Susan Templeman MP. What an awesome way work together, build our skills and give back to the community, all at the same time!

09.01.2022 Our College Captains, Kayla and Oskar, and College Principal Mark Compton invite Parents and Carers to complete the Tell Them From Me Partners in Learning Survey. The survey can be accessed here: www.tellthemfromme.com/bede2020

09.01.2022 || WELLBEING WEDNESDAY || This week in GEM we are focusing on the character strength of perseverance - persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. Students are learning to never give up and how to continue to grow and learn!

08.01.2022 Both our Year 7 and Senior Team Debaters competed in the Grandfinal on Friday night. Both are to be commended for the way they competed and contended with the results. We are overjoyed to announce that the Year 7 team won! What a mighty achievement for them. They are a credit to their families and their school. Unfortunately, the Senior Team was pipped at the post in their debate. They too are a credit to their families and school. ... The Senior Squad this year was a team of 9 students so we thank each one of those students for contributing to a phenomenal season. Your care for and mentoring of the juniors has certainly paid dividends this year. We are so proud of each of our students. They have certainly proven that Bede kids can achieve anything. Well done team

08.01.2022 Please enjoy the final edition of our College eNewsletter for 2020

07.01.2022 A small group of Year 10 students have been involved in an innovative program over the last couple of weeks that aims to teach them transferable workplace skills. The students conducted a fundraising activity, using marketing and business skills that they had learnt, to sell Krispy Kreme doughnuts. The money raised then enabled the students to purchase gifts for children in hospital this Christmas. The students had a great time shopping for all of the items needed to make Christmas special for these children. Well done to the students involved for the enthusiasm and collaboration shown during this new program!

07.01.2022 ~ Wellbeing Wednesday ~ This week in GEM we are focusing on the character strength humility. Some great discussions have been taking place about what this looks like!

07.01.2022 Merry Christmas everyone!

07.01.2022 Our talented Food Technology students showcasing more of their cake decorating skills

06.01.2022 Parents and Carers are invited to complete the Tell Them From Me Partners in Learning Survey. Please use this link: www.tellthemfromme.com/bede2020

06.01.2022 Uniform Shop News https://www.bedepoldingwindsor.catholic.edu.au//Qkr-Gettin

06.01.2022 ~ Wellbeing Wednesday ~ This week our GEM groups have been looking at the power of forgiveness!

06.01.2022 Congratulations to some of our exceptional Year 12 students who were presented with their Duke of Edinburgh Awards this week. This prestigious award fosters initiative, motivation, commitment and self-discipline. Silver Award: Ashleigh Ryan and Mackenzie Woodbury Silver Award and Gold Award: Jade Allen, Cain Anderson, Anthony Goedde, Caitlin Lemon, Teagan Vanderburg... Gold Award: Liam Buchan, Jacob El Hendy, Claudia Ingrao Well done to all of these students, and thank you to Mr Windon for his continued leadership of this program at the College!

05.01.2022 Congratulations to Caitlin Lemon, from the HSC Class of 2020, whose body of work ‘Terra Firma 2020’ has been selected to be exhibited as part of ARTEXPRESS! Her work will be displayed at the Art Gallery of NSW, Margaret Whitlam Galleries, and in the ARTEXPRESS Virtual Exhibition. This is an outstanding achievement and an acknowledgment of Caitlin’s sophisticated development and sustained engagement with her artmaking practice. Congratulations and well done Caitlin!

05.01.2022 Year 12 Formal 2020

04.01.2022 Our STEAM students have been exploring F1 racing car prototypes! This process includes designing an F1 car to race, operating within a budget to buy parts and working collaboratively with other students!

04.01.2022 The College is very proud of these Year 10 students!

04.01.2022 Yesterday the Eco Group worked to remove 10 large bags of Mother of Millions plants at the George St Reserve, near Bligh Park shops. It was a lovely afternoon for this bush regeneration project

03.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Sugar Free September fundraiser! We are so proud of the achievements of our staff and students.

03.01.2022 Happy Father's Day to all the dads, grandfathers, and father figures in our community! We honour you and thank you for the significant role you play, and hope you have a wonderful day!

01.01.2022 As a College, we celebrated our Bede Polding Mass and Bede Polding Award Presentation yesterday. Streamed throughout the school via webinar, and adhering to COVID guidelines, this annual event looked a little different this year! It was still a wonderful celebration of our patron, John Bede Polding, and of his qualities, reflected in so many members of our school community today. Congratulations to the students who have been awarded the Bede Polding Award for 2020! Congratulations also to Mr Michael Aure, who was presented with the inaugural staff Bede Polding Award. The College is very proud of you all!

01.01.2022 Last weekend, staff and students participated in the Vinnies Winter Sleepout. They were able to empathise with homeless people in our community by experiencing what its like to sleep rough on a cold winter night. Thank you to everyone who donated their money and time to the Winter Appeal this year!

01.01.2022 || Information regarding recent COVID-19 cases at Our Lady of Lebanon, Harris Park ||

01.01.2022 || UNIFORM SHOP NEWS|| If you require an appointment, please use this link: https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code?z=I4gBtP (Please Note - When booking an appointment, it will refer to Year 7 2021 but please disregard this, and proceed with booking an appointment for your child in any year group.)

01.01.2022 || Uniform News ||

01.01.2022 || YEAR 7 2021 INTERVIEWS || After careful consideration of the current COVID-19 situation and an update from CEDP yesterday, the decision has been made to postpone the Year 7 2021 Interviews which were scheduled for Monday 20th July. Further information has been emailed to all families. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may have caused and we hope to reschedule to a later date when we are able to do so.