{"id":6910,"date":"2026-10-16T13:40:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T02:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/?post_type=article&#038;p=6910"},"modified":"2026-10-16T13:40:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T02:40:59","slug":"year-8-year-8-reflection-day-30-october","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/article\/year-8-year-8-reflection-day-30-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 8 &#8211; Year 8 Reflection Day &#8211; 30 October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">16 October 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dear Parents\/Carers of Year 8<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Year 8 Reflection Day<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As part of the College\u2019s faith formation program, Year 8 students will take part in a compulsory Reflection Day on Friday, 30 October.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The theme of the day is \u201cAuthenticity&#8217; and will be facilitated by the Sydney Catholic Schools Mission Team, assisted by Sydney Catholic Youth. The day aims to guide students in recognising their own intrinsic value, coming to know God deeper and His belief in us. The details of the event are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Venue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Holy Name of Mary Parish Hall, Hunters Hill<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>When<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Friday 30 October (8.30am &#8211; 2.50pm)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Transport<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students will be transported by bus from the College to the venue and returned by the conclusion of the school day<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Clothing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Appropriate mufti clothing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Student Equipment:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pen, Diary (no laptops required)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parental consent must be given on Compass by Friday, 23 October.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students are to bring their own morning tea and lunch for the day in a small bag.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After the event, I would like to encourage parents to start a conversation with your son about the activities and topics covered in the day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yours sincerely<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr Colm McCaughan<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Religious Education Coordinator<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Letter from the REC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-6910","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/6910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}