Stella Newsletter
Providing a Term's Notice
Families are reminded that the College requires one term’s notice of any move to another school or learning environment (please note that international enrolments require two terms’ notice). There are several reasons for this notice period. Firstly, budgets are set on current numbers, and, as the annual budget is set in September, we need to ensure that we are calculating costs and student numbers accurately. Secondly, once school returns in January, we are unlikely to make up numbers of any students who choose to leave without providing the required notice.
Please ensure that if your daughter is leaving at the end of 2024, you have informed the Registrar (registrar@stellamaris.nsw.edu.au) by the end of Term 3.
Bodies of Work Exhibition
The Stella Maris Community is warmly invited to the 2024 HSC Bodies of Work Exhibition. Don’t miss the opportunity to view the major works of our Year 12 students on Tuesday 20 August. The exhibition brings together the artwork and innovative designs from talented students who chose to study Visual Arts, Design and Technology, Textile and Technology and Multimedia Technologies.
Date: Tuesday 20 August
Venue: Benedict Campus
VIP session for Year 12 families: 6.00pm - 7.00pm
Open to all: 7.00pm - 8.00pm
Father's Day Breakfast - Friday 30 August
Stella Dads, grandfathers and male carers are invited to join their Stella student/s to celebrate Father’s Day at our annual ‘bigger than Ben Hur’ Father’s Day Breakfast.
Thank you to the almost 200 people who have already RSVP'd. To assist with catering, please RSVP via the link below and include your daughter/s in the numbers.
We look forward to a great morning celebrating our awesome Stella dads.
Date: Friday 30 August
Venue: On the deck, main campus
Time: 7.30am - 8.30am
RSVPs close on Friday 23 August.
Languages News
by Jennifer Murray, Head of Languages
Year 7 students have attended a sample lesson in Spanish, Italian, French and Japanese. This will assist them when choosing the one language that they will learn in Year 8.
Year 12 and accelerating Year 11 students studying a language via NSW School of Languages sat their HSC Trial examinations at NSW School of Languages in Petersham in Weeks 1 and 2 this term.
The HSC Languages Oral examinations will take place over the next few Saturdays. This 10-minute formal conversation in the language that they are studying is in addition to the written HSC examinations held in Term 4. Good Luck to our Year 12 students plus three Year 11 students who are accelerating in French!
Beach2Beach - It's not too late to join!
The Beach2Beach is fast approaching on Sunday 25 August.
Every year the students and staff of the Duke of Edinburgh program are involved in the Beach2Beach Fun Run event to raise funds for 'Happy Days' (a Mike Pawley charity, supporting impoverished Cambodian students and families). A reminder to parents/carers of our Duke of Ed students participating to complete the Consent2Go for your daughter asap.
We would love parents and friends to join the 'Stella Maris College' team to help us retain the title of the LARGEST school team (prize money donated to 'Happy Days').
Date: Sunday 25 August
Theme: PINK
Distance:
- 3km (Mona Vale - Newport Beach)
- 6km (Warriewood - Newport Beach)
- 14km (Dee Why - Newport Beach)
N.B. Duke of Edinburgh students will be entered in the 6km event