Brigidine Day Celebrations

The Bible is a symbol of the Word will guide Mrs Neate as a leader of our College.

The art work “Woman of Strength and Gentleness” was created by Indigenous artist Chris Crebbin and our Nunga group. It is representative of the land, which is old and holds our stories. The woman represents the love and connection to country and spirit. She is a storyteller who brings people together to keep culture alive. Mrs Neate is now the new story teller, connecting the old and preparing for future stories. 

The bowl of acorns connects us with Kildare and the Church of the Oak and with Daniel Delany who planted acorn trees in Tullow. The acorns represent wonderful potential, waiting to spring into life and expression. 

The memory parchment included our three founders, Brigid, Nano and Daniel. This will inspire Mrs Neate’s work in the ministry of education.

This week Student Leaders from Kildare College attended the City of Tea Tree Gully Youth Leadership Conference. The conference was attended by many schools from our local region and was held at the Golden Grove Recreation Centre.

Throughout 2019, Year 9 STEM Leaders have held many interactive workshops at partner Catholic Primary Schools. We recently visited St Martin’s Greenacres Year 4 students to assist with making a kaleidoscope from scratch that exhibited patterns inspired by feelings and emotions. 

This week over 30 of our Year 7 to 12 students represented Kildare College at the annual Catholic Schools Music Festival.

This week students from Year 7, Year 9 and Year 10 were entertained by the talented Rostrevor Indigenous Band ‘Top End Boys’. 

Our Year 7 Project where students are designing and making a piece of contemporary jewellery inspired by their depth study of Ancient Egypt is well underway.

For those experiencing homelessness, not having a safe and secure place to live, especially during the winter months, causes undue stress and anxiety. Currently there are more women and children at risk of becoming homeless than men, with domestic violence and poverty being the main reasons.

The Year 9 Art Class went to the Art Gallery of South Australia to take part in a Portraiture Drawing Workshop. Students were introduced to a local Visual Artist in Adelaide whom guided them through important drawing techniques and steps in creating a portrait. 

Sr Canisia Larkin passed away peacefully last weekend. Sr Canisia was Principal of Kildare College from 1976-86. She was always held in great esteem and will be remembered fondly for pioneering Kildare to the school it is today.

Please keep Sr Canisia and the Brigidine Sisters in your prayers.

Alana Lishmund (Year 10) recently participated in the 18 Years and Under Girls Soccer Championships played in Queensland. 

The Justice and Democracy Team continued to promote Kildare K’s in 2019 to encourage students to take part and inspire friendly competition between the Houses with each Pastoral Care group coming together to go about it in their own unique way with a combined total of $2204.70 being raised.

The office will be open during the holidays on:

Tuesday 1 October and Thursday 3 October from 9.00am to 3.00pm

Tuesday 8 October and Thursday 10 October from 9.00am to 3.00pm

The office will re-open for Term 4 on Monday 14 October from 8.15am to 4.30pm

If there is a need to contact the office during other times please phone 8369 9999 and leave a message on the answering machine. Messages will be collected and attended to on a daily basis.

Friday 27 September
End of Term 3 - normal dismissal 

Monday 14 October
Start of Term 4

Monday 21 October 
College Tour 9.15am

Tuesday 22 October
Graduation Mass  7.00pm

Friday 25 October
Year 12 Breakfast and Farewell Assembly

Saturday 26 October
Prospect Fair 9.00am - 3.00pm

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The latest edition of the Southern Cross Newspaper is available to read online. 

Southern Cross

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Ms Michelle Camilleri as Deputy Principal of Kildare College.

Congratulations to the Year 7 Knockout Netball team who played in the State Championships today at Priceline Stadium!!

The team finished 3rd place in the State after a winning 2 out of their 4 games. The players displayed outstanding maturity, skills and encouragement throughout the day.

Kildare College is incredibly proud of you all. Thank you to all parents who support the team throughout the competition.

Samantha Rusanoff
Coach

There is a story of a young girl who for weeks was trying to get the attention of her father. He would come home from work late, have dinner, then do some odd jobs around the house, and maybe relax a little in front of the TV. One day, the young girl asked her father how much money he earns at work. He thought it a bit strange, but knowing that she wouldn’t really understand the whole concept, he mentioned a random amount of $20 an hour. The next day she asked her mother for her pocket money, which was $10. As soon as her father came home from work she ran up to him and said “Daddy, I have $10. If I give it to you will you come and play with me for half an hour?”

The Year 12 Food and Hospitality had a vist from the Year 5,6,7 class from Paradise Primary, to learn about healthy cooking. 

Recently Kildare College dance students were involved in the Affirmations Performance at Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute; the show provided a great opportunity for the Nunga group to take on ‘front of house’ duties and welcome audiences for the matinee and evening performances.

There was a feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness as 12 baby chicks hatched in the Science laboratory. These chicks are part of an experiment the Stage 1 Biology students are conducting regarding factors that affect chicken growth.

Take a deep breath, relax, focus on your breathing. Take another breath in, and out again, slowly. This was the advice of artist, Sue Norman, who visited the Year 10 Art class and guided the class through the process of creating mandalas. 

The Year 11 Outdoor Education students went on a three day hike to the Mt. Crawford area. Over the three days the students managed to hike over 35km over terrain that continued to rise and fall. They were required to carry all their equipment including food, tent, cooking stove and clothes.

We are pleased to share our new promotional video with the community, capturing day-to-day life and learning activities of the students at our college. Watch it on our website, and share with the community through Facebook.

Term 3 has been busy for our senior students. Each week there are a number of activities that the students are involved in. Recently they have participated in the intercol against St Paul’s, visited the Central Market for Food and Hospitality, had Year 1 students visit for Child Studies, visited the numerous Religious moments throughout the city for Year 10 Religion, display their talents in music and dancing and listen to a presentation from Encounter Youth on being Alert but not Alarmed.

Kildare College is committed to offering an outstanding education for girls. We provide Academic Excellence and Performing Arts Scholarships.

To apply for the 2021 St Brigid Performing Arts Scholarship, visit our website.

Congratulations to Scarlett Currie (Year 7) who was recently selected to play in the Adelaide North East team for SAPSASA soccer. 

College tours are held regularly throughout the term. The next tours are;

• Monday 21 October, 9.15am
• Saturday 2 November, 11.00am
• Saturday 16 November, 11.00am

Reserve your place today.

Please visit our website for our updated timetable.