The children in É«ÇéÖ±²¥â€™s Launch into Learning (LIL) program for pre-kindergarten students and their families, have had a wonderful year of learning, friendship and fun. LIL started in February this year with 22 children in the morning session and five in the afternoon. The program has grown significantly over the terms, under the exper
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Online appointments can now be made. Appointments are available from November 2017, dates and times can be booked online at: www.dominic.tas.edu.au/our-families/uniform Appointments are required for full fitouts.
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Whilst the end of the academic year is fast approaching, the College is also forward planning for 2018 and 2019. Dates for Orientation sessions for students commencing 2018 in Kindergarten and Year 7 are listed below. A College Open Day is being held on Wednesday 25 October for parents wishing to view College facilities and programs for 2018 and 2019 enrolments.
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The last week of Term 3 the College commenced our transition process for Mrs Janine O’Hea’s retirement. We welcomed back into our community, Mr Steve Casni who will commence as our Deputy Principal in 2018.
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On Tuesday evening 12 September, É«ÇéÖ±²¥â€™s Music and Dance Showcase Evening will be held at the Don Bosco Creative Arts Centre, Guilford Young College. This is a new event on the Dominic calendar and will provide an opportunity to present some of the larger scale Music and Dance works students have developed this year.
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On this last Tuesday, É«ÇéÖ±²¥ welcomed Year 5 students from our local Catholic primary schools to enjoy a ‘Taster Day’ of secondary school as they prepare to complete their primary education and transition over the next 18 months into high school. ​Students and their teachers from St Therese’s Moonah, St Brigid’s New Norfolk, St Paul’s Bridgewater and Holy Rosary Claremont joined our own É«ÇéÖ±²¥ Year 5 students for a great day of cooperative learning, fun challenges and a sports and games afternoon in true Salesian style.
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The good news is the building schedule is on track for completion during Term 4. With the site in such a prominent position in the school, the build has been highly visible, and although outward signs of progress appear to have been slow, there has been constant activity, drilling into rock and preparing the footings and configuring the complex design. In the past few weeks, progress has been more evident with the beginnings of the outer brick walls and installation of the concrete panels. The finished building will be a sta
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​Launch into Learning continues to be a great success. We have two sessions running each Tuesday. Misty Morning session from 9.30am-11.00am and Apple Afternoons from 1.30pm-3.00pm. Each week our very talented and creative Kinder teacher, Mrs Linda Douglas, leads the group in activities that are fun and engaging but also encourage the development of fine motor skills and early literacy and numeracy.
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​There have been many wonderful Pastoral Care events over the last week; Year 5 had an important whole-year at Far South Wilderness Camp; we looked at the idea of inclusion on the National Day Against Bullying and we recognised the importance of ‘Everyone Belongs’ on Harmony Day. Another highlight was students in Years 4 and 6 take part in a mannequin challenge that showed us how a ‘Happy Playground’ looked. The "Mannequin Challenge" is a vi
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The Creative Arts Project is off to a great start in Term 1, on the journey to transform the ground floor of the old Middle School Art and Craft Electives Block. This level once housed the metalwork rooms, and most recently The Anzac Buffet space and Uniform Shop​. The project will provide the College with two new fine arts classrooms, two new sound proof music classrooms and a new area for media studies. There will be seven new practice rooms with an adjoining recording room, a crea
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