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Spirit-AUG-2020.Pdf loreto kirribilli Number 84, August 2020 www.loreto.nsw.edu.au • justice • sincerity • verity • felicity • freedom • justice • sincerity • verity • felicity • freedom • CGSSSA Touch Football The Chapel Year 7 First Day Staff Development New Staff 2020 Rowing Regatta Opening School Mass Library Lovers' Day Year 12 Mass Dux Assembly Big Sister Little Sister Program Junior School Swimming Carnival Senior School Swimming PDHPE Ancient History Incursion P&F Welcome Cocktail Party Ash Wednesday Pancake Day Students vs Teachers LK SOCIAL MEDIA loretokirribilli senior school: @LoretoSenior SeniorLK junior school: @PrimaryLK LoretoJuniorSchool contents Principal's 2019 HSC May Day 90th ANNIVERSARY Message RESULTS CELEBRATION OF THE CHAPEL 2 4 8 10 challenges & junior SCHOOL learning in senior school opportunities LEARNING thee junior School learning 12 18 20 22 practical social circle of junior school Learning Justice Friends Swimming carnival 24 26 28 30 SENIOR sport future of mary ward sharing round-up learning connect our faith 32 34 36 38 sharing our ex-student lk connect ex-students' community profile - PROPERTY union 40 42 44 48 Contributions for inclusion in Spirit should be sent to: Communications Office | Loreto Kirribilli | 85 Carabella Street | Kirribilli NSW 2061 | Tel 02 9957 4722 | [email protected] Cover Image | Year 2 Rainbow costumes were created by Denise Gularte and her mother (Chanelle Leon Gularte's mother and grandmother) The Principal anna dickinson (mrs) This first edition of Spirit for 2020 is our students’ spiritual, academic and resilience and a determination to quite unique, as it captures elements physical needs. The student leaders, manage the complexities confronting of life at Loreto Kirribilli pre-COVID-19, although understandably focused on them. However, I would like to extend as well as vignettes of our response to their HSC, pulled together LK news my most profound thanks to the the ongoing pandemic. editions and online activities to elicit teachers and support staff for the joy and laughter, supporting the girls’ way in which they responded to the I will be forever grateful for the spirit of need for connection and creating a challenges faced, looking for every hope, optimism and goodwill which sense of normalcy and familiarity. opportunity to learn from these is so engrained within our culture; experiences as we journeyed forward strongly influencing the way in which On reflection, it was surreal to move into what many describe as the we transitioned from the normality from the energy of our usual Term 'new normal'. of school life to one that was rapidly 1 events and experiences to an changing. We navigated our way Australia-wide lockdown in an Although the first half of this report through uncharted waters together, attempt to flatten the infection curve. is dominated by our response to the facing challenges unprecedented in The joy felt by all as we returned to COVID-19 crisis, it would be remiss of our living memories. We rose above face-to-face, onsite learning in Term me not to remark on the wonderful potential fear and anxiety, remaining 2, will be another memory I will hold efforts of our HSC class of 2019, calm, well-informed and socially dear, captured in photographs as the which also inspired us with their responsible. I am in awe of the way girls arrived at the school gates. I am resilience, work ethic and wonderful in which our staff rapidly adapted, so grateful to our students and their achievements. This was the first year developing an excellent remote families for the way they supported of the ‘stronger HSC’ and our students (online) learning environment which one another and the staff throughout and staff rose to the challenge included wellbeing resources for these difficult times, demonstrating magnificently. Congratulations to |2 Sophie Howard, 2019 Dux, who offered to them whilst maintaining On a final note, please find below achieved an outstanding ATAR of 99.9 the goals they have set for themselves the Verity Prayer for 2020, written and to Emma Scroope for achieving for their future. The care they have collaboratively by the Loreto School 1st in the State for PDHPE. Each year, also demonstrated to each other and Captains across Australia at the LSAC the Sydney Morning Herald publishes the staff will be long remembered by Student Leadership Conference: a ranking based on the number of our school community - a very special Band 6/E4 results, as a percentage year group indeed! of the overall number of students. At the commencement of the In 2019, Loreto Kirribilli was ranked verity prayer school year, I had the privilege 18th overall, acknowledged as the God of light, who guides of witnessing ex-student Grace best-performing Catholic school in us in ways of truth. Brennan (nee Clark, ’01), founder of NSW. Our wonderful learning culture, the inspirational #buyfromthebush Ignite within us the courage to reinforced in these challenging times, social media campaign, receive a uncover our authentic selves and in striving to embed excellence into standing ovation for her Australia Day doing so discover our greatest gifts. all learning experiences, is a strong Address, as she spoke about rural and determinant of our students’ success Illuminate the path of integrity, city communities pulling together each year. We congratulate our girls so our lives are defined by in the face of recent hardships and for their hard work, resilience and love and honesty. challenges. The Loreto values shone wisdom in taking every opportunity Inspire us to look beyond our through her address. I listened in offered to them to improve their own horizons to face the truth awe to this amazing woman and individual performances and we bigger than ourselves. then once again felt very privileged thank our teachers once again for to be the Principal of a school that Called by Mary Ward, we seek their expertise and commitment in graduates women compelled to and speak the truth: a truth that supporting the girls in achieving make a positive difference in the invites us to do ordinary things well, their very best. world. Women like ex-student Jane a truth that leads to justice for all. Our Year 12 Class of 2020 has already Fernandez (’91), who is also featured This is our Verity. demonstrated their resilience in this issue and who led the winning and determination in the face bid for Australia and New Zealand to In Jesus’ name and with the of enormous challenges. I am so host the 2023 FIFA Women’s World help of the Holy Spirit, we say, impressed with the students sheer Cup™. An inspiration for what she and grit and commitment, utilising all her team have achieved for women Amen the additional resources and support and sport in Australia. 3| 2019 Higher School Certificate Results aNNE GRIPTON | DIRECTOR OF TEACHING & LEARNING The growth that all students realised in the HSC RESULTS 2019 HSC was wonderful. While we acknowledge We congratulate 11 students who placed on the NSW HSC All the achievements of the students highlighted Rounders list with 10 units or more with a Band 6 or E4 result. later in this article, we emphasise that each Mia Anderson Sophie Howard (Dux) Grace Smith student should have the opportunity to demonstrate how they grew in their learning. Deanna D’Alessandro Veronica Martin Taylah Smith Many faced significant challenges this year, Jade Garrett Caitlin Mulveney Kate Wilson and they were empowered to overcome these Sophia Hotten Emma Scroope to achieve HSC results of which they can all be extremely proud. TOP ACHIEVERS This cohort of students took advantage of all the Emma Scroope 1st in NSW for PDHPE opportunities provided by the school, such as Sophie Howard 4th in NSW for Ancient History extra classes run by departments, mock exams We were also pleased to report that of this cohort, 312 during the breaks, seminar days, after school study Distinguished Achievements (attaining a Band 6) were shared mentors, bookable teachers, individual coaching among 99 students and that 65 students attained three or and more. Their commitment to their studies was more Band 6 results. well rewarded. |4 HSC SUBJECT ACHIEVEMENTS ONSTAGE INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE DRAMA Every one of the 31 courses undertaken at Loreto Kirribilli Bianca Hickey Grace Kiely exceeded the state mean, with a number of courses significantly above including: Ancient History, Biology, ONSTAGE GROUP PERFORMANCE DRAMA Business Studies, Chemistry, Chinese Continuers, Design Emily Cameron Madison Howse and Technology, Drama, English (Standard and Advanced), Stephanie Carroll Grace Kiely Food Technology, French Continuers, Geography, Italian Lucia Cozzi Izabella Rizzo Continuers, Legal Studies, Mathematics (Standard 2, 2 Alejandra De Matteis Charlotte Rogers Unit, Extension 1 and 2) Modern History, Music 1, Physics, Grace Dumbrell Eleanor Sage Studies of Religion (1 and 2 Unit) and Visual Arts. Bianca Hickey Sarah Sindone Subjects where students achieved exclusively in the top Bands, that is, Band 5/6 or E3/E4, included Design and Each year, the Sydney Morning Herald releases a ranking Technology, Drama, Economics, English Extension 1, based on the number of Band 6/E4 results as a percentage Mathematics Extension 2, Music 1, Visual Arts, Chinese of the overall number of examinations sat by Loreto Continuers, Italian Extension and Hospitality. Kirribilli students. In 2019, Loreto Kirribilli was placed 18th overall, and was the top performing Catholic school in Other subjects that achieved over 85% of their students NSW. In terms of the Honour Roll, Mathematics Standard 2 in the top two bands included Ancient History, Business was ranked 13th in the state, while English Standard was Studies, English Advanced, Geography, Legal Studies, ranked 11th, and English Advanced, English Extension 1 Mathematics Extension 1, Modern History, History and 2 ranked 21st in the state.
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