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St Francis Catholic College, Edmondson Park

Locality: Edmondson Park

Phone: +61 2 4645 3400

Address: 130-150 Jardine Drive 2174 Edmondson Park, NSW, Australia

Website: https://www.sfccdow.catholic.edu.au

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25.01.2022 St Francis making national news! Read more at https://bit.ly/3mPKLZV

25.01.2022 Please return your enrolment packages! In these uncertain times of progressive shutdowns, we are concerned that in the near future you may not be able to return your enrolment application to College Reception. Please dont leave it until the last day (April 9). We have deployed extra staff in our office to handle the return of enrolment today. Thank you to the hundreds of families who have already submitted their application.

23.01.2022 Bunnings Warehouse came to visit SFCC this week to help us learn about different herbs and veggies and how to look after our gardens. From reading the instructions on the tags to mulching and fertilising the gardens.. it was all happening! Some of the plants that we now have include snow peas, rosemary, thyme, carrots, squash, cucumber, zucchini, tomatoes, leek, chilli, lettuce, spinach, basil, rhubarb and sage. The students in the SEALS committee aspire to have a monthly he...rb & veggie stall where any students, teachers and families can purchase herbs and veggies for a gold coin donation. Stay posted for our next stall in the coming weeks. A big thank you to Ashley and Antonia from Bunnings Warehouse Crossroads for taking the time to help us establish our new and improved gardens in addition to supplying SFCC with new gardening supplies. Thanks to Miss Cox for organising the Bunnings visit and thanks to Mrs Dalli for sharing her love of gardening with the SEALS Committee.

22.01.2022 A wonderful result for St Francis in the Diocesan Christmas Story Art Competition. On Wednesday evening Miss Cox and I had the pleasure of attending the Diocesan Christmas Story Art Competition. For those who are new to this, Year 5 & 6 students create artworks and provide a written reflection on their work, to tell the true story of Christmas. From this collection of work each school nominates up to 3 works from each year group and send the artworks to Wollongong for judgin...g. This year the Diocese received 175 artworks and the judges selected 54 to be hung on display in the Wollongong Art Gallery. Of the 6 students nominated, 5 were chosen for display. Congratulations to Ilya C, Olivia A, Abbey T, Adian N & Nikolas K. Of the 54 displayed, 17 were chosen to go to the Grand Hall at the Uni of Notre Dame in Sydney where they will be displayed with the best works from the Dio of Sydney & Bathurst. Olivia A, Abbey T, Adian N, Nikolas K were all chosen to go through to the Sydney competition. 4 Major Awards were judged from the 17 finalists. The Catholic Care Hope Award went to a student from the Illawarra. The Directors Award went to Abbey T. Her artwork will also now feature on the Director Peter Turners Christmas cards. The Bishops Award went to Olivia A. Her artwork will now feature on the Bishop Christmas cards. The Student Choice Award (judged by the 54 students who had works hung at the Wollongong Gallery) went to Olivia A. SFCC took out 3 of the 4 major awards which was a fantastic effort! My sincere thanks to Miss Cox, Mrs Vaga and Miss Cusack who lead the work with the students. Thanks to the families for their support & attendance. An awesome effort!

19.01.2022 Students: I miss you all, but I am looking after St Francis College. I made this little video to prove it to you. Enjoy!

18.01.2022 I'm letting you in on a little secret.... video presentations & having fun are nothing new to the staff of St Francis. Clever Miss Linkenbagh has edited some video footage of the staff having fun last year and would like to present it for your viewing pleasure. This is the first of two videos to be released. Can you guess which movies the staff are representing? At home name the movies that are labelled 1-17 and the identify the 4 advertisements. We'll give you the answers o...n Sunday night! Enjoy!

17.01.2022 Exciting News! St Francis announces another exciting business partner! Mr Ammahr Khann is the Managing Director of Western Sydney Theme Park and they have plans to develop a new Sydneys Wonderland in Western Sydney. St Francis Catholic College and Western Sydney Theme Park Pty Ltd have developed a partnership where students, studying iSTEM, will follow the Disney Imagineering design model to create an attraction for the new Sydneys Wonderland. Students will then pitch thei...r designs to Western Sydney Theme Park Pty Ltd at the end of the year. Imagine going to Sydneys Wonderland in the future and experiencing an attraction designed by our students! "First, think. Second, dream. Third, believe. And finally, dare." Walt Disney Thanks to Ms Kolar for her organisation of this important partnership!

17.01.2022 Fantastic News! I apologise for the wordy announcement but there is lots of good news & I am confident that this will come as welcome news for our all of our families! Please read on! I am very pleased to announce that on Monday we received our Occupational Certificate for our new $13 million Innovation Centre (Science, Technology & Visual Arts). This is the first of our permanent buildings & students (particularly those in Years 7-10) will commence the academic year workin...Continue reading

16.01.2022 National Tree Day is this Friday 26th July 2019

16.01.2022 BOOK WEEK 2019 - Reading is my Secret Power!! This morning students from K-6 WOWED the SFCC Community with their creative, colourful and clever costumes inspired by their favourite book character! Each grade was given the opportunity to strut their stuff in front of their peers and a large amount of parents and extended family who came to show their support! It was amazing to have so many parents visit classrooms prior to the parade and weve already started thinking that next time we will ask the parents to dress up too!!

15.01.2022 Directors Art Gallery: On Monday 24th June, Mr. Abernethy & Miss Cusack had the pleasure of attending the Directors Art Gallery Awards Presentation at the Marian Centre, Wollongong, along with our three talented students, Sarah A (Year 9), Isabella C (Year 8) and Samuel C (Year 7). These students artworks were chosen to be exhibited in the Gallery for the duration of Term 3. Monday saw these students present their work to other students, families, friends and employees of the Catholic Education Office, and give a short presentation about their pieces. A very proud moment and a big congratulations goes out to the efforts of our students.

15.01.2022 Today we celebrated Harmony Day at St Francis. A great opportunity to acknoweldge the diversity within our school community. Great work St Francis!

15.01.2022 Students in Year 5 were asked to provide an insight into their learning as part of the Middle Years, Ignite Program. Ada provides an outstanding example of how she has been learning remotely & encouraging her younger sister Luna to do so. Thanks to Ms Kolar our Leader of Middle Years Learning for organising the Ignite program.

15.01.2022 After a public meeting held at St Francis last Friday night, it was decided that an Australian Air League Squadron would be established. The meeting was well attended, attracting many potential cadets (boys & girls) from the ages of 8 and above. Special guests including local politicians Anne Stanley (Federal member for Werriwa) & Mr Anoulack Chanthivong (State member for Macquarie Fields)and Clr Charishma Kaliyanda from Liverpool Council who offered support. Representatives of the new Edmondson Park Squadron will be on hand at our Open Day and the first meeting will be on Friday 13th March at 7pm in the College Hall.

14.01.2022 Kinder 2020 Students First Story time at SFCC! This morning we also welcomed some of our Kindergarten 2020 students into the College to celebrate Book Week! The students enjoyed getting dressed up as their favourite book character and listening to Alice in Wonderland read them a story. Our current Kindergarten students then welcomed our visitors into the Kinder classrooms for their first visit. Lots of fun was had by everyone and we look forward to seeing our 2020 students again soon for Playgroup!

14.01.2022 Book Week 2020 - ‘Curious Creatures, Wild Minds’ Last Tuesday SFCC got their curious and wild on to celebrate Book Week 2020! Students from K-6 not only enjoyed dressing up but participating in a variety of literacy activities focussed on many of the shortlisted books for this year. It was also wonderful to see many of our staff join in the fun!

14.01.2022 New Multi-Storey Car Park for Edmondson Park Station. I was contacted today by Transport NSW in relation to the proposed new multi-storey car park. I would encourage all members of our community, especially those who travel by train to be part of the consultation process. Downloadable pdf & further info at: https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au//edmondson-park-commuter-

13.01.2022 Swimming Championships Well done to the following students who competed at the Secondary Diocesan Swimming Championships on Friday 13th March: Year 7 - Giselle A, Stephanie G, Noah P and Thalia S... Year 8 - Danielle M, Jessica M and Zach M Year 9 - Bella G, Cooper H and Jacob S A special mention to the following students who placed in the top three in one or more events: Stephanie G 1st in 50m Breaststroke 2nd in 50m Butterfly and 100m Freestyle 3rd in 50m Freestyle and 50m Backstroke. Bella G 1st in 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 50m Butterfly, 100m Butterfly and 50m Backstroke 2nd in 100m Backstroke and 200m IM 3rd in 100m Breaststroke. Further congratulations to Stephanie who was awarded age champion in the 13 Year girls age group and Bella who broke the intermediate girls 100m Butterfly record and was awarded age champion in the 15 Year girls age group. Congratulations to Bella G of Year 9 who went on to compete at NSW State Open Swimming Championships, making the finals in both 200m Butterfly and 200m Freestyle. Bella is ranked first in her age group in Australia in 200m Butterfly and 18th in the open division. Well done Bella! Miss Flegg Sport Coordinator

13.01.2022 Our Performance Centre is under construction and due for completion for the start of Term 4 this year. It will have a large undercroft that leads into the Hall. Two music rooms, 4 music practice rooms, a room for the College Band, Drama workshop, Dance studio, Fitness Gymnasium and associated storerooms. Construction has also started on our new 1700 seat Hall. Construction on our Middle Years Block (18 Classrooms & 2 Practical Activity Spaces) is currently out for tender and... should commence construction in July. Everything coming together nicely at St Francis. This video shows some of the stages of development of the Performance Centre. Thanks to Mr K Brassington from Sydney Aerial Imagery for the footage. Dance, Drama, Music, Fitness Gymnasium, College Band

12.01.2022 Congratulations to our wonderful Spliced Representatives. Spliced students have been identified as having giftedness in the domains of creative arts and writing and the program provides an opportunity to extend them as they explore the theme The Good, the Beautiful & the True. The Spliced showcase day was held in Wollongong last week. Congratulations to Sneha S, Jacob T, Courtney J, Nereena S, Isabella S, Oscar L, Aimey A, Keira B, Ellie M & Nicholas D who presented on the day.

12.01.2022 Congratulations to our highly successful students who were presented with awards at the annual Diocesan CDF Sports Awards held in Wollongong on Friday night. Nikolas K winner of a Primary Sports Council Medallion. Bella G winner of a Secondary Sports Council Medallion & Micheal K who was awarded the very prestigious Secondary Sports Council Blue Award. ... Fantastic work! Well done.

12.01.2022 We are celebrating Catholic Schools Week. Here is a video on Catholic Schools in the Wollongong Diocese. Look out for Ava C from Year 6.

11.01.2022 Our new Performance Centre is now complete. The building had its final inspection on Wednesday and is looking amazing. The team at Morabito Constructions and JDH Architects have delivered a high-quality building on budget and on time. We are very pleased and between now and the beginning of new term we will be moving in furniture and equipment, ensuring that the building is ready for the students to use in Term 4. Here are some photos of the rooms before the equipment goes in.

10.01.2022 "Some will be pardond and some will be punished" Two young lives, tragically lost. Year 8, 2019, begin their investigation into the death of Romeo & Juliet on monday 29th August. Stay tuned for a close study of William Shakespeares Romeo & Juliet, with a twist....

10.01.2022 Congratulations to the staff & students who participated in Clean Up Australia Day today. We pride ourselves on keeping our school clean but even so we were able to clean up more! Great work!

10.01.2022 Im letting you in on a little secret.... video presentations & having fun are nothing new to the staff of St Francis. Clever Miss Linkenbagh has edited some video footage of the staff having fun last year and would like to present it for your viewing pleasure. This is the first of two videos to be released. Can you guess which movies the staff are representing? At home name the movies that are labelled 1-17 and the identify the 4 advertisements. Well give you the answers o...n Sunday night! Enjoy!

10.01.2022 Hurry! Enrolments for 2021 close on Thursday. Thank you to all those who have submitted enrolment applications already. It is unlikely that we will be accepting late enrolment applications due to the strong demand. Please ensure your application is in to College Reception before 3pm Thursday 9th April. We will accept emailed applications providing they are complete. Please remember to include all associated documents as follows: * Birth Certificate... * Baptismal Certificate (if applicable) * Immunisation Certificate * Proof of residence (either Rates Notice, Water Rates, Electricity Bill or Tenancy Agreement only) * Transition to Primary (K-6) or Transition to Secondary (7-11) This must be filled in and attached * For Years 1 - 11 Last two Semester reports and where applicable Naplan Yrs 3, 5, 7, 9 * If both parents are born overseas please provide either Visa documentation, Australian Passport or Citizenship Certificate for at least 1 parent. Unfortunately, incomplete applications will be returned to you. Thank you for your support! Several people have raised that obtaining a priests reference is very difficult under the current COVID 19 circumstances. Please do not let this be a barrier to getting your application in on time. We can check-in with priests at a later time.

09.01.2022 Over the past couple of years many parents and students have commented favourably when viewing our architects 3D Walk Through concept design for St Francis which has been available on our website. Tonight, we are very pleased to present a new walk through that accurately depicts what St Francis Catholic College will look like in the near future now that the vast majority of our buildings have been designed and planned. The only building not appearing is the Senior Years Block and that design in currently in its final stages of design. Thanks to JDH Architects. Enjoy!

09.01.2022 Year 7 Camp: Day One: The Year Seven cohort ventured to Wedderburn Christian Campsite in a very excited manner, as they embarked on a pivotal part of their Pastoral Care program. The rain stayed away and all activities got underway with groups participating in abseiling, flying fox, giant swing, laser tag and rock climbing. Day One also saw the students begin creating their house group banners and participate in evening activities with Mr. Abernethy where he spoke with them a...bout the origins and foundation of the College and what it means to be a student at St. Francis Catholic College. Day Two: The weather set the scene for another wonderful day for the Year Seven cohort. The groups continued with their rotations, completing all activities by the days end. This evening the students will complete their house group banners and participate in a campfire and evening liturgy. The students of Year Seven have showed courage and bravery completing challenging activities, but have most importantly showed respect, kindness and encouragement to one another, and represented the College extremely well! The students are having a fantastic time! See more

08.01.2022 All the staff of St Francis are very exciting about the students returning on Monday. St Francis will indeed Come Alive! Thanks to Miss Linkenbagh & all the staff for providing some entertainment to show the kids how excited we are that are returning!

08.01.2022 OPEN DAY This Saturday 7th March 11am -1pm. St Francis Catholic College is now enrolling students for 2021 & 2022. Pick up an enrolment application when visiting us for Open Day. Enrolment Applications can be submitted on Monday 9th March. ... In particular we are seeking enrolments for: Kinder 2021 Year 7 2021 & 2022 Year 11 2021 Come to our Open Day and hear talks from the College Leadership Team, tour classrooms, meet staff & student volunteers, see demonstrations & student work. Free Jumping castle, balloons & face painting! BBQ Food, popcorn, drinks & fairy floss for sale. All welcome!

08.01.2022 This morning, I was reminded by our Pastoral Care Team and our School Counsellor Pina, of the importance for everyone to have a Positive Growth Mindset. At this challenging time, there are many things happening beyond our control, but we can make a conscious decision about how we view them. Please see below:

08.01.2022 We had the pleasure on Sunday of attending the Christmas Story Art Show at the University of Notre Dame in Sydney. Only 88 of over 1100 artworks from the Dioceses of Sydney, Bathurust & Wollongong were chosen to be on display in the Grand Hall. St Francis students did amazingly well. Abbey T received a Highly Commended. Nikolas K received an overall 2nd for Year 5 and Olivia A took out the Artistic Award. A great day for the students, proud teachers and families. The students artwork and that of the award winners from the Wollongong Diocese will be made into Christmas cards and be available to purchase at our Carols Under the COLA event.

05.01.2022 A Happy Father's Day video message to all the men who are significant in the lives of our students. Enjoy your Father's Day on Sunday! Click below to watch! https://youtu.be/GhKN5ON1c-w

05.01.2022 Thanks to all the students who brightened my day by taking the time to write me letters after I posted my video (posted below). The letters were personally delivered to our school mailbox. Some of you were concerned about me being a little sad and lonely. Now I am very happy! Thank you all!

04.01.2022 The COUNTDOWN is on - ONLY 367 more trees to Go!! SFCC has its own micro-forest located south of Wagga Wagga in western NSW. This is a fundraising initiative organised by our SEALS group (St Francis Environmental Awareness Learning Society) with the WOODiWILD Organisation. Over the next decade, WOODiWILDs goal is to re-plant 1 million trees on farms across Australia with the help of Australian schools. These trees will provide a habitat for our threatened wildlife and help ...to address climate change. The planting of a tree costs $10, and $2 of this is given to the College. Our target is 400 trees which will see a return of $800 to develop a better waste management system at the college and spruce up the herb and veggie gardens. To get a tree in the SFCC Forest go to https://woodiwild.org/st-francis-catholic-college-edmondso/. You will be asked to name the tree and will receive a unique map reference for you to see, and follow, the growth of the tree. We hope you will get involved and purchase a tree in the SFCC Forest! The count down has started.

04.01.2022 National Tree Day- Help Us Reach Our Target Did you know : Australia has the worst mammal extinction rate in the world with 30 native mammals becoming extinct since European settlement.... More than 1,700 species of animals and plants are currently listed by the Australian Government as being at risk of extinction. This is due mainly to the loss of habitat through clearing of vegetation. National Tree Day is the 31st July 2020. Catastrophic bushfires earlier this year wiped out Australian wildlife and their habitats. In 2019, our SEALS (St Francis Environmental Learning Society) Committee teamed up with WOODiWiLD to establish the SFCC micro-forest in Aussie farmland. The SFCC micro-forest is located just outside of Wagga Wagga supporting the regeneration of trees in our local environment. All you need to do is purchase a tree for $10 and our school will receive $2 for every tree purchased in the SFCC Forest. Click here to help! https://woodiwild.org/st-francis-catholic-college-edmondso/ Over the next decade, WOODiWILDs goal is to re-plant 1 million trees on farms across Australia with the help of Australian schools. These trees will provide a habitat for our threatened wildlife and help to address climate change. You will be asked to name the tree and will receive a unique map reference for you to see, and follow, the growth of the tree. We hope you will get involved and purchase a tree in the SFCC Forest! We set our target to 400 in 2019 and are hoping our forest grows even closer to that total in 2020. The COUNTDOWN is on! ONLY 304 trees to go!

03.01.2022 A big congratulations again to Year 6 students Olivia A, Abbey T & Adian N and Year 5 students, Ilya C & Nikolas K on their beautiful artworks making the CEDoW Christmas Story Art Exhibition at the Wollongong Art Gallery a wonderful achievement! Have a read of the below article to see all the award winners on the night (including our students!) plus view all our students artworks in an INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL TOUR of the exhibition!

03.01.2022 The Staff of St Francis, celebrated Autism Awareness Week by dressing in blue today. Some of the staff put on a special blue dance routine. The performance is pretty ordinary but the bloopers are hilarious thanks to some dubious editing which makes the most of out of context conversation. Thanks to staff who participated and are prepared to have a laugh at themselves to raise awareness of Autism. Wishing everyone a peaceful and safe Easter. Enjoy time with your families.

03.01.2022 Australian Primary Principals Day - 7th August 2020! A HUGE St Francis thank you to our College Principal Mr Simon Abernethy! Thank you for the leadership and positive contribution you bring each and every day to staff members, students, families and the wider community! We appreciate the incredible and valuable work you do. We hope you enjoy your day! #PrincipalsDay2020

02.01.2022 A big congratulations to Year 6 student, Nikolas, on this wonderful achievement!

02.01.2022 Some of the equipment now in place in St Francis’ new fitness gym. Looking awesome!

01.01.2022 Congratulations to Michael K winning 3 gold medals at the Combined Catholic College Athletics Championships on Friday at Homebush. Michael was first in the 1500m, 800m & 400m. This is an outstanding effort as it means he was the fastest competitor from all Catholic schools in the state. Great work Michael!

01.01.2022 St Francis Open Day this Saturday 7th March 11am - 1pm. Be there to pick up enrolment forms & be among the first to see the latest reveals: Architects Plans for Building Stages 2-7 and our newly designed House Banners... Free balloons & face painting. BBQ food, drinks, popcorn & fairy floss on sale. Come for a tour of our school. See demonstrations and displays. Meet staff, students & parents. In particular enrolling Kindergarten 2021, Year 7 2021 & 2022 & Year 11 2021. We look forward to seeing you there!