Dominic College is a vibrant community of students, staff, families, Old Scholars and volunteers. We produce a fortnightly Newsletter during term, featuring a variety of reports and stories from staff and student leaders in areas of administration, learning and curriculum, wellbeing, community and mission.
You'll find a selection of stories here, too, plus additional new items in between Newsletters. Your contribution and news is always welcome - please email publications@dominic.tas.edu.au
On Wednesday 26 June 2019, K-2 students will have the opportunity to experience Bravehearts’ Personal Safety Education Program; “The Ditto Show.” Bravehearts are proud of this program and believe that by providing children with the basic principles of personal safety, they are providing them with the tools to stay safe.
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The Uniform Review and Redesign Committee recently met to consider initial designs that have been developed for Dominic College’s new uniform by Elizabeth Delahoyde, Head of Design at Perm-A-Pleat. These designs have been based heavily on the consultation data as well as Ms Delahoyde’s experience of what will best meet our needs in our climate as a K-10 co-educational school.
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On, Saturday 1 June, the Year I to 6 annual sports day was held at Salesio. Students have been preparing for weeks. Although similar to our Sports Carnivals, there were distinctly Japanese touches.
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GYC have completed their course handbook for 2020 and copies will be available during their liaison and planning sessions this month. You can view an
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The Year 8 Retreat was held on Tueday this week. Students were invited to enter into a special time of reflection where they could begin to understand more about recognising the importance of others around us and to see God in each and every person.
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On Wednesday 29 May, World Challenge representatives Hannah and Rachel were on hand to help launch the World Challenge trip to Cambodia for 2020. They hosted a parent evening in the College library were many families braved the cold weather to learn about this amazing opportunity. Students currently in Years 8, 9 and 10 are eligible to travel.
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Last Wednesday, 29 May, our Kinder–Year 6 students enjoyed an assembly with some amazing class performances. Our Year 1 students sang their Japanese song about being in Year 1 – ‘Ichinensei’, Year 1A performed the hilarious story ‘Piranha’s Don’t Eat Bananas’ as they focused on expressive reading and Year 2A have been investigating water and shared their findings and some poetry with us.
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On Wednesday 22 May, Year 5 visited Port Arthur as part of their history unit entitled Convicts: Victims or Villains? We enjoyed wonderfully sunny conditions as we participated in an educational tour of Point Puer, a cruise on the harbour and an afternoon spent searching for historical clues as part of an Amazing Race competition. Here are some of the students’ favourite recollections:
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Year 7 students participated in a Retreat Day which is a compulsory part of the curriculum. This day was held on Monday at the Lindisfarne Rowing Club. The aim of the day was to give students an encounter with their natural environment with a new perspective and understanding. We wanted students to experience their own encounter based on discovering God in nature.
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This week marks the halfway point of Term 2. We are three-quarters of the way through Semester 1 and reports are just around the corner. For the last few years Dominic College has not only included a statement about your child’s achievements but we have also highlighted particular areas where your child needs to continue to focus to ensure their ongoing development. These are called Strategies for Improvement.
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