Friday, 27 May Issue 11/15 THE RECTOR THE ... - St Aloysius
Friday, 27 May Issue 11/15 THE RECTOR THE ... - St Aloysius
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<strong>St</strong>atement on Examination Malpractice: Read to all students by their<br />
Year Co-ordinator or Hall Supervisor before every examination. <strong>St</strong>udents are<br />
not to be in possession of notes or other unauthorised material in the<br />
examination room, including mobile phones. Markers will refer to the<br />
relevant Year Co-ordinator any paper that appears to be a nonserious<br />
attempt, or other incident of malpractice. After subsequent<br />
investigation and interviews, the paper or section of a paper in<br />
question may require being completed again in holiday time. A zero<br />
result may also be recorded on a student’s academic report.<br />
General expectations for students during examination week:<br />
• It is the responsibility of students to read carefully all information<br />
regarding each exam.<br />
• <strong>St</strong>udents are to be at school well before their first exam of the<br />
day.<br />
• Canteen lunches must be ordered before the morning exam.<br />
• Year Co-ordinators may provide a study room as a place of quiet.<br />
The Kircher Library may also be used.<br />
• Normal bounds apply. Once at school, students are not to leave<br />
the property, unless given other instructions by the Year Coordinator.<br />
• Punctuality is stressed, as late entry disturbs others and shortens<br />
the time available to the candidate.<br />
• No student may leave a College exam early.<br />
• Games in the courtyard are not allowed during normal class<br />
times. Year 7 and Year 12 classes continue on normal lesson<br />
times during exam week.<br />
• Any misdemeanour on the part of a student (including copying or<br />
any other form of cheating) is noted on the student’s examination<br />
paper at the time of the collection and the Year Co-ordinator,<br />
Head of Department and Director of Curriculum are notified.<br />
Exam materials:<br />
• Writing or answer booklets, where required, will be provided.<br />
• Mobile phones are not permitted in exam rooms.<br />
• Pencil cases, if taken in to the exam room, must be see-through<br />
or writing instruments carried in transparent sleeves. Only<br />
approved calculators may be used where permitted.<br />
• <strong>St</strong>udents are to bring pens, pencils, ruler and mathematical<br />
instruments (compass, protractor, etc) if required, and a stapler or<br />
paper clips.<br />
Marshalling for exams:<br />
• Exams in Hall: Assemble in Foyer <strong>15</strong> mins before. Foyer is out of<br />
bounds otherwise.<br />
• Exams in classrooms or Canisius: Assemble in Courtyard (in class<br />
groups) <strong>15</strong> minutes before.<br />
• In both cases wait for direction from your Year Co-ordinator.<br />
Within the exam room:<br />
• No communication between students is permitted in the exam<br />
room.<br />
• Borrowing is not allowed.<br />
• You may begin reading and writing only when told to do so.<br />
• The direction to “cease writing” must be strictly observed.<br />
• Follow the directions for writing and those of the supervisor very<br />
carefully. Read clearly all instructions on the front page of the<br />
exam.<br />
• All answers are to be done either on the exam paper itself or<br />
exam booklets provided.<br />
• If a student has to leave the room, a supervisor must accompany<br />
him.<br />
• <strong>St</strong>udents are not permitted to leave a College examination before<br />
the allocated finishing time.<br />
A reminder to parents that Years 8-<strong>11</strong> need only attend school for<br />
their nominated exams, so it is a good idea for parents to have a copy<br />
of that timetable. too – it is online and will be re-printed in The<br />
Gonzagan. <strong>St</strong>udy rooms are provided for each year which the Year<br />
Co-ordinators supervise, and the Library is always open, too. Boys<br />
are to remain on the school grounds once they arrive at school,<br />
though – for safety reasons, they are not allowed to come and go.<br />
<strong>St</strong>arting times for exams need to be carefully noted and boys must<br />
assemble <strong>15</strong>-20 minutes beforehand. If parents have an issue with<br />
supervision for their sons, particularly the younger years, please feel<br />
free to contact the relevant Year Co-ordinator. Naturally, boys can be<br />
supervised here during normal school hours. A reminder that during<br />
the exam week, 9 June is a pupil free day, with no classes for any<br />
boys Years 3-12.<br />
Sam Di Sano (sam.disano@staloysius.nsw.edu.au)<br />
<strong>THE</strong> HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL<br />
Just over 100 boys ran, walked or rode their bikes or scooters last<br />
<strong>Friday</strong> as part of the Ride2School Day. It was a fun day for the boys,<br />
especially for those who were able to participate actively, walking or<br />
riding or running considerable distances, and managing significant<br />
levels of risk and difficulty. On that front, special mention must be<br />
made of Alexander Murphy (6.2) who rode his bike all the way<br />
from Drummoyne, and the brotherly pairings of Fintan and Rory<br />
O’Shea and Kieran and Liam Gorman, as well as Sam Potter, all<br />
of whom ran a distance of 10kms in just under an hour from<br />
Balgowlah! Thank you to Mr Mark Coventry and the Junior School<br />
Transport Committee for their efficient organisation of the day, to<br />
Mr Trevor Dunne for his setting up of the scooting/skating challenge<br />
course on the basketball court and to Mrs Vevers for arranging a<br />
supply breakfast to the participants upon arrival. A number of<br />
parents also assisted with the venture and our thanks go to Mr King<br />
(Liam), Mr & Mrs Witts (<strong>St</strong>ephen), Mrs Kim (Michael) Mrs Spano<br />
(Jack) and Mr McDonagh (Finn) for their time. The fastest time on<br />
Mr Dunne’s specially designed time trial course came from Finn<br />
McDonagh on his scooter (29.43).<br />
Our congratulations this week go to the following boys who are<br />
celebrating their birthdays:<br />
23 <strong>May</strong> Lachlan McKenzie<br />
24 <strong>May</strong> James Kells<br />
25 <strong>May</strong> Luke Ryan<br />
26 <strong>May</strong> Ethan Gyoery & Joseph Whyte<br />
<strong>27</strong> <strong>May</strong> Domenic Ferragina, Mitchell Sanderson & Michael Sywak<br />
28 <strong>May</strong> Dominic Adams, Sebastian Adams & Alexander Kidger<br />
In other news, congratulations go to Fintan O’Shea (5.1). Not only<br />
can Fintan run fast and long distances like the rest of the O’Shea<br />
family, but now it appears that he can cook like a Masterchef. Good<br />
luck to Fintan who has auditioned successfully to appear on the<br />
Australian version of the Junior Masterchef. Watch this space!<br />
Congratulations to Harry Livingstone (6.1) who had a very<br />
successful Cricket season with Mosman Cricket Club in the Sunday<br />
competition completed a few weeks back. Harry was recognised as<br />
the Best Bowler across all the teams playing in that competition,<br />
receiving the U<strong>11</strong> Bowling Wickets Award at the North Shore Junior<br />
Cricket Association Presentation Day – a very impressive <strong>15</strong> wickets<br />
@ 3.33 (even Warnie would be envious of such figures!)<br />
Last week, 40 of our Years 5&6 students had the privilege of<br />
attending the well-publicised annual Sydney Writers’ Festival. It is a<br />
tremendous opportunity for our boys to meet popular writers and<br />
authors, listen to them read and discuss contemporary issues in the<br />
world of literature. A short reflection, by Luke Bartels (5.4), on his<br />
attendance at the festival, follows my article.<br />
Next Thursday and <strong>Friday</strong> (2&3 June), sixteen of our Year 6 leaders<br />
will be attending a combined Ignatian Schools’ student leaders’<br />
conference at Collaroy. <strong>St</strong>udent leader representatives from seven<br />
other schools will be joining them there. Also, on 2 June, we<br />
celebrate the feast of The Sacred Heart of Jesus at a Mass scheduled<br />
for 9.10am, for Grades 3-7, in the Boys’ Chapel. Traditionally, this<br />
Mass is referred to as the Poor Man’s Mass, celebrating Jesus’<br />
preferential love for the poor. We are asking the school community<br />
to donate, if possible, a few household items – such as brooms,<br />
toiletries (especially toothbrushes and toothpaste), cleaning products<br />
(Spray & Wipe, disinfectants, pan-scrubbers, Windex), rubber gloves,<br />
linen (sheets and towels),mops and buckets (lightweight), and storage<br />
containers (extra-large, airtight), that we plan to send the homeless<br />
shelter at <strong>St</strong> Canice’s, Kings Cross. Please see the full page<br />
advertisement later in this issue.<br />
Martin Lobo<br />
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