A small number of students and staff attended the ‘All About Women’ festival held at The Sydney Opera House over the weekend. This annual event invites audiences to gather and reflect on burning questions about gender, equality and justice. The event is held to mark International Women’s Day which was on Tuesday, 8th March.
Some of the talks the students attended included ‘The Future for Women in Afghanistan’ where students were able to listen to four Afghan women discuss their experiences as refugees in Australia. Andrea P., Year 11 said she found the talk empowering and moving to listen to the women discuss how the past 40 years of intergenerational trauma has shaped their lives today.
Reya R., Year 11, enjoyed the ‘Laura Tingle Explains It All’ talk which was a discussion about politics and journalism. She said she found it eye-opening to hear the stories and learn how politicians use journalism and the media to interact with the public.
Liya N., Year 11 found the ‘First Nations Women Look to The Future’ talk an exciting one which focused on the views of first nations women. “The speakers all conveyed a moving message and I was able to gain a new perspective about our society and its history”, says Liya.
Jacqui Hamilton | School Development Officer
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READING IS FUN! - A group of Year 11 students have been working with Mother Teresa Primary School students every Wednesday morning this past term in a reading program which will continue all year. Each term a new group of Year 11 students will take part and for half an hour every Wednesday before school they will spend time reading and listening to Years 1-3 students. The program is a rewarding experience for both the Catherine McAuley students and the Mother Teresa ones.
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Chatting with Year 7 students it is apparent that the stand out feature for most of them, as they complete their first term at high school, is that they have made lots of new friends and are enjoying the varied activities the school has to offer. 🥰 Read the full story on our website: https://www.mcauleywestmead.catholic.edu.au/news-events/news/2024/04/10/05/05/year-7-students-complete-first-term-at-high-school-with-lots-of-new-friends
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11 Apr 2024
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PROJECT COMPASSION ✝ Last days of Project Compassion fundraising. 😍 Yesterday there was a karaoke fundraiser organised by Year 11 Dobson with students making a gold coin donation to watch or participate and today it was Years 7 and 12 Coolock who organised a spider drink stall.
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AROUND THE CLASSROOMS ➡️ Who doesn’t love the smell of brownies? 😀 For these lucky Year 10 Food Technology students of Miss Grow they spent their last lesson of the term today making and then eating brownies.
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Year 8 Geography students spent the day last Wednesday exploring The Rocks and learning about the importance of water in the world. 💦 💦 The students learnt about the connection between water and social status in the early days of colonisation and they learnt about the Tank Stream which used to be the main source of water in the area. It flowed through what we now call Pitt Street.
09 Apr 2024
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PROJECT COMPASSION ✝️ Year 12 students continued a tradition this morning which they started when they were in Year 7 with Mrs Wilson (now retired) as their Year Coordinator. The students every year save their loose change and do a money trail as a Project Compassion fundraiser. This year, given it is their last, the students excelled and raised $706.65! 🙌 The House with the longest money trail was Veritas House, who also raised the most money with a total of $235.90. All Year 12 Homerooms contributed with Caritas House raising the next largest amount with $167.80. Well done Year 12 on this tradition and for raising so much today for Project Compassion. 😍😍
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SENIOR OZTAG TEAM WINS GRAND FINAL 🙌 🙌 Congratulations to the Senior OzTag Team who have won the PDSSSC OzTag competition. The grand final took place last Thursday between Catherine McAuley and St Patrick’s, Dundas. Catherine McAuley won 3-0. Coaches Miss Passion and Mrs Muggleton said the team had a great season. 👏👏👏 And well done to the Senior Volleyball Team who versed St Patrick’s in the PDSSSC Volleyball Grand Final and lost 57-49. Well done to St Patrick’s.