1. visiting the Chapel each day to spend some time with Our Lord;
2. attending the sacraments of confession, Mass and communism more regularly so as to build a closer relationship with God;
3. taking the time to read their Bible so as to gain a better understanding of God’s Word and teaching.

In addition to this, students will be encouraged to enrich their prayer lifeby setting some time aside each day for prayer, be it through the Morning Offering, the Angelus or the Memorare, or by offering up their work to our Lord. Prayer time at home is also an important part of fostering this sense of piety amongst our young men. In this regard, a family rosary or time reading the Bible together can be a great way to bring the family together closer to God.

Term 3 Interhouse Challenge Winners

Our Interhouse Challenge for Term 3 has reached its conclusion. The final round of the competition saw Altair 3go head-to-head against Castor 3, whilst Hydrus 3was pitted against Sirius 3. In this round of the competition, students had to answer a range trivia questions on topics such as sport, science, pop culture and history, and they had to solve a number of puzzles, including:

• In the Christmas Carol, ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’, what did my true love send to me on the third day?
• Unjumble the letters OOLSMEUCS to reveal a prominent tourist site in Italy.
• Identify which planet is closest to the sun.
• In the game Yahtzee, how many points is a Yahtzee (where all five dice show the same number) worth?

In addition to trivia, each House also had to complete the Leaning Tower of Pisa Challenge in which six members of each House (one from each year group) had to successfully stack a series of items - including paper cups, toilet papers rolls, tennis balls, an empty water bottle and a table tennis ball - on top of one another without the tower falling... all of this within one minute! The first team to successfully complete this challenge was the winner.

The final round of the competition was intense, with no House wanting to concede points, so much so, that the Altair-versus-Castormatch came down to the final question, with Castormanaging to claim the win. However, Altairgained their revenge in the challenge round by building their tower faster than their opponents. Whilst in the Hydrus-versus-Siriusround, Hydrus spared no prisoners, being convincing winners in both the trivia and Leaning Tower challenge rounds.

Regardless of where each House finished up, the real success of the Interhouse Challenge has been witnessing the energy, House spirit and camaraderie shown by all students each week as the various year groups worked together to solve the challenges put before them.

Congratulations to Castorwhich was crowned our Term 3 Interhouse Challenge Champions. They managed to win all of their trivia rounds and two of their three challenges, giving them a grand total of 11 points. Hydruscame in close behind in second place with 9 points in the competition.

Well done to all students - it was a great competition!

David Vassallo, Deputy Headmaster

Our Primary school students took part in a wide array of activities including wellbeing workshops focused on building strong friendships and connections, fun games for the last 15 minutes of every day, a gratitude wall and, most importantly, no homework for the week (instead they had to connect with their families members each day)! All agreed, however, that the highlight of the Primary Wellbeing Week calendar was our mural competition on Thursday. Each class spent the first half of the week planning and designing their wellbeing mural and had a period on Thursday to put their ideas into action using chalk. The quality of these artworks was simply amazing. As such, our judges had a hard job deciding which mural was best, as they were all fantastic. In the end, 3R took line honours for the best Wellbeing Week Muralfor 2024 with Tree of Happiness, 6R was second with Wellbeing and 2B came third with Monopoly. Congratulations.

Secondary school was equally abuzz, with our students participating in a gambit of activities. Each year group was involved in a range of talks including:

• spiritual mediation with Father Phil Eliaswho talked about the importance of having a strong focus on gratitude for wellbeing;
• Counsellor’s Cornersessions with our College Counsellor Mr John Soulemeziswho focused on the pertinent issues of friendship and bullying with students in Years 6 to 9 and self-care for our senior students;
• a Stage Assembly presentation to Years 7 to 10 students on hints and tips on how to check in on your mates.

In addition, Years 7 to 10 students participated in year-specific wellbeing workshops, each with a different focus:

• Year 7: Strong relationships
• Year 8: Resilience
• Year 9: Reframing thoughts
• Year 10: Managing Stress.

One highlight of the week for a number of our Secondary students was the various lunchtime and team-building activities, from rugby passing target (the Abdowbrothers - Jonathan(Year 12), Marcus(Year 7) and Matthew(Year 5) - proved quite adept at this) to paper plane and gumboot toss competitions (who knew both could fly so far? Xavier Harb(Year 9) was the undisputed gumboot champion whilst Matta Hanna(Year 7) was king of the paper plane skies). The staff-versus-students volleyball match was also one to remember. In a close-fought tussle of digs, blocks and spikes, to the cheers of an enthusiastic crowd in the COLA, it was the students who ended up claiming the day, winning in straight sets, 16 points to 14 and 15 points to 13. The week ended with the Redfield Wellbeing Week Wacky Olympicsin which our students in Years 7 to 10 competed in their Houses in some ‘old-school fun’ of egg-and-spoon races, sack races, piggyback races and tug-o'-war. It was a great afternoon of fun and laughs.

Wellbeing Week also provided the opportunity for us to come together as a College community to spend time together and to think of others. On Thursday, all students swapped their Redfield uniform for mufti to support Catholic Careand the work they do supporting those in need in our community. A big thank you goes to all students for their generosity in supporting this fundraiser, which raised over $700. The 'break with a mate' at recess on Thursday in which students shared a Kit Kat with a friend was a huge hit. On Friday, it was so wonderful to conclude the week by coming together as a College to share a sausage sizzle at our Lion’s Lunch prepared by our wonderful Years 9 and 10 House Captains. Nothing brings people together more than food!

A week like this could not take place without the hard work and dedication of many people. Thank you to Mr Darren Corkeand Mr Jason Hatcher, along with our Primary teachers, for all their work in organising the range of fun and engaging wellbeing activities in the Primary School. Thanks also go to Mr John Soulemezisand Father Phil Eliasfor all their efforts in preparing and delivering their talks to our Secondary students. Mrs Linda McKinnon,Mrs Anna Callegaro,Mrs Lina D'Silvaand Mr Carlos Del Rosarioalso deserve recognition for all their help behind the scenes organising all manners for things, from customised bunting, office supplies and photocopying resources to use during the week. We were also blessed to have had such generous sponsors of our Lion’s Lunch in Mr John Romeofrom IGA Dural who donated all the bread, and Mr Bradley Buschwho helped arrange the donation of funds towards the sausages. This was very much appreciated. And thanks must also go to all our teachers for their giving their support and accommodating their classes to attend the range of wellbeing workshops and talks, and for their enthusiasm during the students-versus-staff volleyball match (a special shout-out to Mr Colin Laifor coaching the staff team and Mr Stewart Hannanfor refereeing the match). Finally, to our Redfield men, I thank you for the way you enthusiastically and positively engaged in our first Redfield Wellbeing Week - this was so great to see. Well done to all. It was a great week.

David Vassallo, Head of Pastoral Care & Service Learning

We extend our gratitude to the fantastic team at Longneck Lagoon for providing such an insightful experience. A special commendation also goes to all the boys for their exceptional engagement, enthusiasm and excellent manners throughout the day.

Francisco Nodrid, Year 3 Class Teacher

To the Year 12 students, while the end of school brings a sense of nostalgia, it's also the start of something extraordinary. The possibilities ahead of us are endless. This is our moment to shape our own paths, take risks and dive into the unknown. Leaving school is a goodbye, but it’s also a new beginning. We step into the world ready to take on new challenges, but we carry with us the lessons and memories that school has given us. So, with my last Captain's Corner, I'll leave you all with this message: Make the most of your time here in Redfield, because you’ll miss it more than you think.

Jonathan Abdow, College Vice-Captain

Our first actual activity was archery, where we had a mixed bag of results. Some of us were great, others (including me) not so much. Despite our struggles, it was good fun. We also learnt that our camp teacher, Mr Bailey, is a former camp leader and was really good at these sorts of camps!

Once we had some afternoon tea, we got some free time to muck around and do whatever we wanted. When it got to 6:00pm, we had dinner. For dinner, there was roast chicken, vegetables, potato, pumpkin and a bread roll. We then went spotlighting with Ree, where we saw wombats, possums and gliders. After we finished, we had a campfire where we had a discussion about people we’re grateful for and who are the biggest role models in our lives. We had time to get ready for bed.

Thursday: After a pretty uneventful night, I woke up to the sound of a ball getting thrown around. I went out to see that most people were already up, so I got ready for the day ahead. For breakfast, we had baked beans and hash browns on toast. After breakfast, my group got ready for raft building. Putting the raft together took most of the time. We learnt a few useful knots and we were ready to go onto the water. We had two groups and two rafts. My group of eight went onto the water first. As we went onto the water, a barrel came out of place. Soon, other parts were beginning to fall off, so we made our way back to dry land. The other group was less successful. They made it to the middle of the lake when they all fell off. When trying to get back onto the raft, it fell apart, leaving them to swim back to shore. After we warmed up, we headed back to the main campus for morning tea.

Friday:We returned on Friday after a tiring but fantastic camp. I certainly slept well on Friday night and was grateful for the things my parents provide for me!

Alexander Siau, Year 7

We spent one night in a cabin and one night in tents. The cabins were two wood platforms with stairs leading up to the second floor. We had to place our sleeping mats on the floor and sleep on them for the night. We also had to cook our dinner, clean our cutlery and bowls, and then go to the hygiene station, a small bag that somehow fit five litres of water in it. There was also a pocket for soap and, when a plastic flap was pulled up, the water poured into a pouch with a little hole in it. The water poured out as you washed your hands. For the night in tents, we had to pitch the tents ourselves, then repeated what we did at the cabin.

The flying fox was an eight-metre-high, almost-60-metre-long wire, which, with the help of the instructor, you were attached to and zipped along the wire. It used a harness, which was attached to a safety rope which was attached to the wire. The abseiling was probably my highlight of the camp. There were two cliffs, a five-metre one and a 20-metre one. You were attached to a rope going down the cliff, and by moving the rope in your hand, decided how fast you wanted to go. The last activity, canoeing, was pretty fun as well. The instructor showed us how to make things like rafts (using our canoes), and played many games with us.

We had to hike from each activity with our bags on, and the hikes at minimum were 45 minutes long. On the last day, we hiked back up the way we came down. This was around a 4.6 kilometre walk and it took my group almost two hours to complete.

Overall, it was a great experience which helped us all to strengthen our friendships with each other, and it was a good opportunity to socialise with others who we might not have been close with before. It pushed most of us out of our comfort zones and, for some, it helped them conquer fears!

Jonah Hung, Year 8

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