From the Principal
Remembrance Day, 11 November
This week, the College community paused to remember those who have died defending our great nation with a special Remembrance Day Ceremony streamed to all classes. As a country, we paused at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month to recall the end of World War I in 1918. Let us remember all those in our community who have lost a loved one through war. We also remember those who currently have loved ones serving in areas of conflict around the world.
From the poem titled, For The Fallen, written by 20-year-old Laurence Binyon to honour his fallen comrades, we find The Ode. In The Ode, the last few lines of the poem have been recited every year on Remembrance Day and Anzac Day since 1921, to commemorate Australian servicemen and servicewomen who never returned home.
They grow not old, as we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them”
Lest we forget.
Year 6 Orientation
Next Tuesday, we welcome through the College gates our graduating Class of 2027 – yes 2027! They are about to begin their journey at Marist Sisters’ College Woolwich. Their orientation afternoon is a chance for them to engage their imagination and curiosity. What a buzz across the campus this will be!
I liken this excitement to Lewis Carrol’s story Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Each year at orientation, I use this book as a metaphor for the grand array of opportunities and adventures the College has ready for graduates. Some opportunities begin from their first day. As the new Year 7 embrace the College, I challenge them to write about this adventure – creating their own book or journal, chapter by chapter. One chapter for each year of their six years at Marist Sisters’ College. By responding to the opportunities we offer, they become the masters of their own destiny. They can choose to make it a short one-line paragraph – what a wasted opportunity that would be – or they can choose to make it a journal brimming full of their adventures at Woolwich.
We look forward to them creating their stories!!
HSC Exams
Please continue to pray for our Year 12 students as they undertake their HSC Examinations.
Exams conclude on 3 December.
Please be assured that as students transition back to the College, we are continuing to maintain high standards of hygiene on site. The following processes are in place to ensure the ongoing safety of our community:
Symptoms of COVID-19 are similar to colds and flu and include:
There are many advantages, apart from deeper learning and improved results, to making the most of class time. By completing more work in class, you will have less to do at home, your teacher will be pleased with your application and so will your parents when they read your report. You will also learn more! What happens if you don’t use class time efficiently? Well, you will have to do more work at home, you will find you don’t always understand the work, your teachers will have to be continually disciplining you and you may even make it harder for other people in your class to learn. It’s a no-brainer!
The November prayer intention from Pope Francis is to pray for and be near those who suffer from exhaustion, burn-out and depression. “Overwork and work-related stress cause many people to experience extreme exhaustion – mental, emotional, affective and physical exhaustion,” the Pope said in his intention, which was released in this month’s 
Early last week, a notification was distributed to 
Patterns of studies for students in Years 9 and 11 in 2022 will be made available to students and parents/carers in the next couple of weeks. The College timetable is student-driven to ensure the vast majority of students are placed in all of the classes that they have expressed a preference to study. Every effort is made to accommodate the greatest number of student choices, and while the vast majority have been able to be accommodated, I understand that is not always comfortable to the very small number of students who may not receive their first preferences. 
Exam time can put the whole household on edge. Parents worry about how well their kids will do, how much or how little they are studying and what impact that will have on their future. On top of this, sleep deprivation for both the student and parents can add to tension within the household.
The St Vincent de Paul Society is a lay Catholic organisation that aspires to live the Gospel message by serving Christ in the poor with love, respect, justice, hope and joy.
Baabayn Aboriginal Corporation works in Western Sydney to provide a place of healing, where Aboriginal people can connect with their culture and recover from past traumas to realise their potential.
Balay Banaag – House of Hope is a ‘safe place’ for girls at risk in Davao City, Philippines. The Marist Missions Centre provides shelter, support and education for young girls who come from families vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. 
Due to the broad impact of COVID-19, CatholicCare Sydney has experienced an increase in demand for its vital support services.
In Week 2 of this term, all Year 10 students were introduced to the NESA program 
The Marist Sisters’ College Clothing Pool is seeking your unwanted school uniforms.
Members of the Class of 1979 and HSC Class of 1981 cohort are warmly invited to celebrate 40 years since their Year 12 Graduation.