Delany College - Granville

An article by Dr Chelsea Hyde from the University of Melbourne, Five tips for Keeping Kids Learning at Home, helpful for supporting children in their remote learning. You may find the following summary of the advice given in the article beneficial as well.

Here are five tips for parents and carers who want to help keep their kids learning if they’re at home.

1. FOCUS ON WHAT YOU CAN DO

Give kids responsibility for tasks at home to help make them feel more in control like helping care for a sibling, looking after a pet, keeping their room tidy or assisting with meals which helps to focus attention on what can be done.

2. ESTABLISH A DAILY ROUTINE

Pay attention to information shared by the school and . . . Support your child to maintain a routine while at home. Ensure that the daily schedule includes a balance of academic, creative, physical and social activities with clear expectations for wake-up and bedtimes.

3. STAY CONNECTED

Providing opportunities to interact socially with peers will help children maintain connections and boost their mood. If your child is at home, give them a chance to connect with peers during their breaks, like they would during recess and lunch at school. 

You can use the same technology to stay in touch with extended family, especially when children are used to visiting their grandparents or cousins regularly.

4. STAY ACTIVE

Our kids spend a lot of time moving around at school, so it’s important to ensure that they are still engaging in activities they enjoy while they’re at home.

Take the opportunity to do something together, whether it be playing board games, or working on a project in the house or garden. It’s important to ensure that kids at home are still engaging in activities they enjoy.

5. HANDLING ANXIETY

Listen to children and hear their concerns about what is happening around them. Remember that children will take a lead from adults about how to behave in difficult situations, maintaining a sense of calm will help children cope.

Marita Tully 

Teacher Learning Leader

Hi everyone and welcome back to Term 2. 

Usually, the first article after returning from the Easter break, is filled with stories and photos from the Palm Sunday procession, the Good Friday Walk and the various other community events that would have taken place in our Diocese. This year I don’t have those stories for you. Instead, what I have to share are comments from our students who will hopefully remind you that no restriction can stop us from showing love to one another, nor can it take away the joy of the risen Christ and His message of hope and new life.  

Here’s how some of our Delany community celebrated Easter this year…

My family spent Easter this year by watching the Easter service mass on Channel 7, also by having a family lunch. - Christina Awad

I spent my Easter watching the church service at OLOL with my family, and facetimed our extended family members to wish them a happy Easter. Don’t forget our family barbeque that was amazing and enjoyable. – Galia Germanos

This Easter, due to the Coronavirus, myself as well as my family tried our very best to enlighten each other with Easter Spirit. The day began with my family gathering in the living room as we all sat together participating in Easter Mass which was live streamed on YouTube. Following the mass, we FaceTimed extended family wishing them a Happy Easter.

To conclude the day, my family and I had a small barbeque as we tried to entertain amongst ourselves as oppose to getting together with our usual extended relatives. – Charbel ElKhoueiry

Despite the difficult time our world was going through that didn't stop my family spending Easter in a way we always spent Easter just slightly different. It was difficult not being able to spend it with those we love and cherish but we did still spend Easter with those in our household. My family woke up at 5am and had morning prayer as it's a family tradition that every Easter we start off with a morning prayer.

We then had our prayer service later on that morning which we also included our other family members through facetime, we played games involving the meaning of Easter, giving Easter egg baskets to our nieces and nephews and ending our night with watching Passion of the Christ and just having family conversations.

Although we were very sad not being able to be gathered with all our family members we were still able to spend Easter with those we are close to. This Easter allowed me to cherish every single moment spent with family as some people didn't get this kind of opportunity during Easter. - Peta Mapapalangi

This year Easter was somewhat different being away from the Church, extended family and friends, yet Christ was alive in our midst and His presence was still felt. 

Holy week is unquestionably one of the most significant and sacred times in the Christian calendar which unfortunately had to be spent at home this year. Nonetheless, during this period as a family we decided to strengthen our faith and celebrate in the joy of the Lord’s resurrection in a way we never imagined through preparing our physical home each day of the week, but also spiritually preparing our hearts for the empty tomb and risen Christ. 

By placing palm branches in front of our home and attaching a crucifix on our front door as well as setting up a sacred space and following live streamed masses from Saint Mary’s Cathedral and our regular parish, we were reminded that although we are physically separated from our Church, our domestic Church at home still contains the presence of Christ and we as a family are still able to open the tombstone of our hearts and welcome Him into our lives. 

I pray and am hopeful that the tombstone of the coronavirus will be rolled away and we, like Christ, can overcome such evil and God willing be welcomed back into our homes - our Churches in the near future.

Stay positive and remain hopeful. 

Jesus has risen, He has truly risen, and we are witnesses to this!

Charbel Younan

Mia Younan

God Bless, 

Miss Sarah Guillaume

Acting Formation Leader

& Acting Stage 6 Coordinator 

2020 FEES

If you have any difficulties or would like to discuss payment options,

please contact me on 8633 8107.

Margaret Hopley 

School Support Officer

Is an online free course for parents of children 2-16 years of age and is delivered as a weekly course over a number of weeks.

https://parentworks.org.au/#/

Have you ever thought about how you can assist other children in our community? What if I told you that you could assist children within our community and participate in an educational and rewarding competition? The Write a Book in a Day Competition gives you that opportunity!

Who and How?

You will be gathered with your classmates, a team of 5 – 10 members are entered into one of the five competition divisions.

Once registered you ask family and friends to sponsor you!   

When and Where? 

The date will be confirmed later, though it will either be later this term or some time next term. Using the unique parameters, and random words provided, you begin to craft your narrative and illustrations. You begin writing at 8am and be sure to complete your book by 8pm that evening. Be sure to submit your book by 9pm!

What and Why? 

A fun, creative and collaborative challenge for you, and the gift of reading for sick children. All completed digital stories will be shared with kids in hospitals around Australia. Plus the money you raise goes toward much needed childhood cancer research through The Kids’ Cancer Project.  

If this sounds like a rewarding and exciting experience that you would be interested in please speak to or email Mrs Greenberry about your interest. Food and drink will be provided to students who want to participate! 

Mrs Greenberry 

Leader of Learning - Communication              

The Delany Gym

In Term One our CAC 4 room was transformed into a gym that contains olympic weightlifting platforms, male and female bars, weighted plates, dumbbells, assisted smith machine, cage, boxes, battle ropes and workout benches.

The vision is for students to join the Delany Fitness Club and workout in the morning or afternoon with opportunities for beginners to participate in an induction during lunchtime.

At this stage, students will be required to complete a short survey detailing their experience using a gym and preferred times on a sign-up sheet on the Sport Google Classroom.

We hope here at the College that students will connect and feel a sense of belonging when joining the Delany Fitness Club and attain higher fitness levels and further pathways to pursue their athleticism.

Miss N Herrera

Sustainable Health Leader

Over the past weeks here at Delany College, staff & students have been working hard in maintaining & keeping our school looking beautiful.

We have sourced some outdoor furniture, Table Tennis tables, an additional 25 new security cameras throughout the College, new classroom areas, such as the

Early Childhood, Education & Care Centre where students in Y9 & 10 have Child Studies & our Y11 cluster class can attain their Cert II in Early Childhood, as well as the Gym & Cafe.

Term 2 in the Library

Welcome back to Term 2! It’s great to see staff and students face to face! Although school life is different from the normal at present, our aim in the Library continues to be to provide students with necessary study resources as well as those which support reading for pleasure. Many digital resources are provided by the CEDP via the College’s eLibrary, including study resources, eBooks and eMagazines.

Since our last Newsletter at the end of Term 1 we had a quick access point to our eLibrary added to the Delany College website homepage. Click on the ‘Links’ tab at the lower right part of the screen and ‘Access eLibrary’ will pop up - click there. 

At this point in time the Library will be open at lunchtime only each day from Monday - Thursday, so that from Week 3 each year group will have access to physical books. 

Lynette Perrett

Library Manager

If Something happens to your child,

We need to be able to contact you.

Please make sure all details are update,

if your not sure please do not hesitate to contact our

wonderful ladies in our Administration 02 8633 8100

FOR MEDICAL ISSUES

An important part of this process is having updated Health Care plans to let the school know about any allergies your child may have, for example Asthma or Anaphylaxis, and how staff should respond to your individual child's need.

These are updated each year to remain current so that any medical attention we administer to your child is consistent with their needs.

If your child has a new Health Care Plan please bring it to the Administration Office and ask that it be given to Mrs Collimore, Leader of Diverse Learning.

Mrs Kata Collimore

Leader Of Diverse Learning

The Uniform Store Will re open at 8.00am on Tuesday 12th May

Pre ordered blazers will be available for collection from this date 

Uniform orders can also be placed  On Line via the Delany College Web Store

www.noone.com.au/school/delany-college/shop

Orders will be available for collection on the next trading day (Tuesday’s 8am – 2pm ) or for a small fee be delivered to your home address

We look forward to seeing you in term 2

Thank you 

Uniform Shop