https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/ tmc.catholic.edu.au Blog en 12/01/2017 9:00:00 AM https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/faulkner-centre https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/faulkner-centre The Faulkner Centre Our Senior Students had a very welcomed benefit of starting this year with the completion of the Faulkner Senior Centre. You may have seen the video on our social media pages which captured their responses as they walked through the doors on the first day of school last week; the photos below also give a sense of what this awesome building will offer our students. I am pleased to have watched them settle in and see their teachers take advantage of the new types of learning that this space promotes. Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:30:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/2019-sace-results https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/2019-sace-results Good afternoon members and extended members of the TMC College Community, It is with great pleasure that I present the 2019 Thomas More College Year 12 Results.  We are very proud of the individual and cohort achievements which, from any angle, look impressive.   We celebrate again the cohort achievement of 100% SACE, as well as significant results across the board. I thank everyone who has had a part to play in our students with their R-12 educational journey; the students' results are theirs but can celebrated and welcomed by all of us. I hope you have a bles... Tue, 17 Dec 2019 14:45:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/celebrate-more-festival https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/celebrate-more-festival Thank you to all that made the Celebrate More Festival such a great success, including staff, students, their families and our Old Scholars. With the marking of the 40th Anniversary of the College, it was decided to embrace the opportunity of this milestone to rejoice in the past, and to celebrate the future. Celebration Aims: Celebrate with existing students, families and teachers Reconnect with past students, families, teachers and community pillars. Connect with Primary partner schools. Connect with local businesses Reach out to the broader community that live ... Thu, 21 Nov 2019 09:30:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/vinnies-sleep-out-2019 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/vinnies-sleep-out-2019 Vinnies Sleep Out 2019  by Claudia Papillo On Friday the 30th of August, myself along with 60 other students gave up the luxury of our warm homes and beds and became homeless for the night. The Sleep Out gave student the opportunity to experience what 116,000 Australians experience every night, raising awareness and money to donate to St Vinnies. The event not only opened the opportunity to challenge and educate students, it also gave students the opportunity to build new relationships and step out of their comfort zone, allowing them to connect with other students and teachers i... Tue, 03 Sep 2019 16:30:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/impressive-research-project-results- https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/impressive-research-project-results- We were very pleased this week to gain our Year 12 Students' Research Project results. The Research Project is a compulsory Stage 2 Subject in the SACE. Our Teachers work closely with each Year 12 student to challenge and support them to achieve their best; this mirrors our whole school approach of getting to know our students well as learners and find the best ways to work with them. Congratulations to the Year 12 Cohort for passing the compulsory subject. We also congratulate our Research Project Coordinator Mrs Eldridge and Teachers Mrs Wherry, Mrs Stewart, Mrs Sinapius, Mrs Lange an... Fri, 02 Aug 2019 15:30:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/corey-tavella--acting-principal-welcome https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/corey-tavella--acting-principal-welcome Dear Families It is great to be back at Thomas More College, this time as your Acting Principal for the remainder of 2019. For those who may not be aware, I spent Term 1 at Thomas More replacing Mandy Loveder as Deputy Principal. My permanent role is at St Mary's College where I have also worked in the Acting Principal's role as well as across R-12 in both co-educational and single-gendered environments in leadership and teaching roles across 20 years in Catholic Education. I am very excited about reengaging with the TMC Community this term and working with staff, you as familie... Tue, 28 May 2019 11:30:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/-turning-of-the-soil---1978---2019 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/-turning-of-the-soil---1978---2019 As we celebrate 40 Years of 'Shaping the Future of our Community', it is with great excitement that we announce that Partek Construction & Interiors have been successful and will begin construction, working in conjunction with Edge Architects on our new Senior (Faulkner) Centre. On Thursday 14th March, we celebrated a 'Turning of the Soil' 40 years on, updated terminology and colour as well! This contemporary Building is designed to cater for record demand for student places the evolution of our facilities into contemporary learning environments beyond that ... Mon, 25 Mar 2019 14:30:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/2018-dux-awards-assembly https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/2018-dux-awards-assembly On Thursday, 14 February Thomas More College celebrated its 2018 Academic, Attitude and Special Award Winners from 2018. Given the influx of Year 7s, Old Scholars, parents and invited guests, this year we celebrated our biggest event ever with over 1000 people in our gymnasium, which was transformed into a place of appropriate celebration for the morning. Invited guests included: David Knox, representative for Nick Champion MP, Federal Minister for Wakefield The Deputy Mayor of Salisbury, Ms Julie Woodman Catholic Education South Australia Principal Consultant Ms Sue Kennedy-Branfor... Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:45:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/warm-welcome-to-our-students https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/warm-welcome-to-our-students What an amazing coincidence that we welcome the exact number of inaugarul, Year 7 students as we did 40 Years ago with our Pioneer students! Read the full story from the link; http://www.cesa.catholic.edu.au/news/26575/warm-welcome-for-year-7s   Mon, 04 Feb 2019 22:00:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/100--sace------again- https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/100--sace------again- Dear friends of the Thomas More College Community, As a community we celebrate the outstanding success achieved by the students at Thomas More College in their SACE Stage 2 results for 2018. These are the result of 13 years of education and therefore should be something that we all celebrate. A snapshot of our 2018 Stage 2 results are as follows: We would like to celebrate the significant achievement of 100% SACE Completion. This follows the success of 100% SACE completion in 2017. This means that every student that completed Year 12 also achieved their Year 12 SACE Certifi... Tue, 18 Dec 2018 15:00:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/2018-year-12-commissioning https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/2018-year-12-commissioning Last Thursday we officially set forth our 2018, year 12 cohort into the world but not before they celebrated a couple of more 'lasts'! Their last Assembly as Thomas More students was held, where our leaders, Ben Tran and Janny Liao inspired not only their peers but all of the Staff as well with their speeches. They had their last shared lunch with staff and on Friday morning, a breakfast celebration together. We celebrated their commissioning Mass at St Augustine's Church with family and friends on Thursday evening, where we were treated to the beautiful sounds of Va Utopia L... Mon, 29 Oct 2018 12:30:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/information-sessions-for--becoming-catholic- https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/information-sessions-for--becoming-catholic- BECOMING CATHOLIC - SALISBURY CATHOLIC PARISH Belonging   Behaving    Believing RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS   Information  Sessions In the new building meeting room Thursday August 16th, 4pm-5pm Or Saturday August 18th, 7pm-8pm Who is Invited? Anyone wanting to learn more about becoming Catholic. Baptised as a child and would like to complete the Sacraments. Married to a Catholic but not Catholic yourself. Child attends Catholic School. Marrying a Catholic. Child being b... Mon, 06 Aug 2018 10:30:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/2018--intercultural-power-cup https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/2018--intercultural-power-cup "The Power Intercultural Program is designed to celebrate the vibrancy of cultural diversity and expression in Australia. It promotes inclusion and builds social cohesion by recognising the positive contribution of different cultures." For the second year in a row, Thomas More College girls made their way into the Grand Final of the Intercultural Power Cup. They played the game in the spirit it was intended, with a sense of inclusion and fun! Some of the boys came along to support them and also take part in the Port Adelaide Power v Melbourne, pre game entertainment. Congra... Mon, 25 Jun 2018 10:10:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/congratulations-to-old-scholar--mimona-abdalla https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/congratulations-to-old-scholar--mimona-abdalla Mimona Adballa the winner of the Multicultural Youth South Australia Spirit of Resilience Award! Congratulations to TMC old scholar, Mimona Abdalla! What an absolutely amazing, however not surprising, achievement by Mimona Mimona Abdalla, 19 of Salisbury East, migrated to Australia at a young age, whilst learning English and overcoming racism. Mimona's experiences motivated her to found Women of MYSA and co-organise last year's Miss Africa Event. Mimona participates in the Salisbury Youth Council and is currently studying Health and Medical Science. She recently return... Mon, 21 May 2018 15:15:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/palm-sunday-liturgy https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/palm-sunday-liturgy This morning at TMC, we celebrated the feast of Palm Sunday in a whole school liturgy. Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Christ in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified. Mon, 26 Mar 2018 09:00:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/year-8-camp https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/year-8-camp Year 8 Camp is over for another year. Our second group of campers have safely returned from their time on the River, having experienced new adventures and made new friends. The students spent time problem solving, creating and having pure fun! We look forward to hearing MORE about their adventures in the coming weeks. Fri, 02 Mar 2018 15:00:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/uni-offers-are-just-around-the-corner- https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/uni-offers-are-just-around-the-corner- To all of our recently Graduated Year 12 Students and families, a little bit of helpful advice and tips from UniSA. With university offers fast approaching, we wanted to take this opportunity to remind you about key resources to assist your year 12 students and their parents throughout this period. Our offers release instructional video discusses alternative options in case your students don't receive the offer they were hoping for. Please click on the link to find out more. UniSA  ... Mon, 15 Jan 2018 15:15:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/amazing-2017-sace-results https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/amazing-2017-sace-results As a community we celebrate the outstanding success achieved by the students at Thomas More College in their SACE Stage 2 results for 2017. This is the result of 13 years of education and therefore should be something that we all celebrate. A snapshot of our 2017 Stage 2 results are as follows: This year our community has achieved a 100% SACE Completion. This means that every student that completed Year 12 also achieved their Year 12 SACE Certificate. An outstanding 4.93% improvement from 2016. By way of comparison the State Average was 97.33%. We are pleased t... Thu, 21 Dec 2017 13:30:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/2017-graduates-bbq-celebrating-sace-results https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/2017-graduates-bbq-celebrating-sace-results Tuesday December 19, SACE results for our 2017 Year 12 Graduates will be released. We are inviting all Year 12's to visit the College between 11am and 3pm, to discuss results with Staff and relax over a BBQ and a drink, provided by the College. Please make the most of this opportunity to chat with not only the Staff, but with your peers as well. We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible. Mon, 18 Dec 2017 15:30:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/2018-tmc-production-announced- https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/2018-tmc-production-announced- It is with great pleasure that we announce, that the 2018 TMC Production will be 'Mary Poppins'! We look forward to celebrating with you on Thursday 6th and Friday 7th September, 2018. Please click HERE to watch our Production Announcement.   ... Thu, 23 Nov 2017 13:12:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/2018-production-announcement-bbq https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/2018-production-announcement-bbq Come and join us for a BBQ and the announcement of next year's Production next Friday, 17th November! Please RSVP directly to the College Office or on our Facebook Event Post, for catering purposes.Come along and be the first to correctly guess which performance we will be showcasing. You could win a Family pass to the show on the night of your choice with VIP seating and drink voucher! Thu, 09 Nov 2017 10:30:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/thanks-and-farewell-joe-corbo https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/thanks-and-farewell-joe-corbo Today we thank and farewell Joe Corbo, as his 12 months with us concludes. At our last whole school Assembly, Joe thanked the staff, students and wider TMC Community for openly accepting him and that his time here was the pinnacle of his career. We were truly blessed to have Joe as part of our Community and to be under his unique leadership. Joe, we wish you well in your return to Gleeson and in all your future endeavours. Fri, 29 Sep 2017 19:52:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/power-to-end-violence-against-women https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/power-to-end-violence-against-women Yesterday was RU OK Day . Year 10 boys took part in a program aimed at Preventing Violence against Women run by the Port Adelaide Football Club. The program intends to have the boys thinking about the roles in their relationships with family, friends, teachers and so on. Fri, 15 Sep 2017 16:00:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/feast-of-the-assumption-of-mary https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/feast-of-the-assumption-of-mary Today we as Catholics, we celebrate together a Holy day of Obligation with the feast of the Assumption of Mary. The Assumption signals the end of Mary's earthly life and marks her return to heaven to be reunited with Jesus. While the bodies of both Jesus and Mary are now in heaven, there is a difference between the Assumption and the Resurrection. Where Jesus arose from the tomb and ascended into heaven by his own power, Mary's body was taken up to heaven by the power of her Son. Tue, 15 Aug 2017 12:30:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/power-intercultural-program-launch https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/power-intercultural-program-launch Click on the following link to see our students star in a short video for the promotion of the Power Intercultural Cup Program launch! TMC Intercultural Cup Students Fri, 07 Jul 2017 15:51:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/thomas-more-day-2017 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/thomas-more-day-2017 Friday 23rd June we recalled and celebrated the life of St Thomas More. Thomas More Day is always a wonderful day for Staff and Students to join together and celebrate our wonderful Community. We were again blessed with beautiful weather! Mon, 26 Jun 2017 10:30:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/dr-mcevoy-honoured https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/dr-mcevoy-honoured Our Year 8's hosted our Assembly today, bringing us up to date with all of their adventures thus far. During this Assembly a very special surprise and honour was bestowed upon our very own Dr Frank McEvoy! As you would be aware, Dr McEvoy works tirelessly every year to promote and engage students and Staff with their Fundraising efforts for Project Compassion. This year, with a particularly impressive effort from our Year 12 Cohort, it was our largest ever total raising an amazing $12,092.12. Angela Hart, Caritas Diocesan Director, attended our Assembly to not only accept our che... Wed, 14 Jun 2017 15:30:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/year-9-camp https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/year-9-camp TMC students have braved the cold this week and have risen to every challenge thrown at them! Congratulations to all students and Staff under the leadership of Dr Soar. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 15:30:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/multicultural-power-cup https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/multicultural-power-cup TMC students are participating in the Multicultural Power Cup this year. As part of the course, four representatives from Port Adelaide Football Club. came out to prepare them. The students were asked to consider their identity and describe themselves in a few words. They were then asked how they thought others would describe them and how they would like to be described in ten years time! Then it was 'hands on' training time, where they were shown and practiced how to hold and kick the ball correctly. Not only was it fun but extremely thought provoking! We look forward to tracking t... Mon, 08 May 2017 17:21:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/food-for-others https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/food-for-others   On Tuesday 11th April Mrs Dearden conducted a CEA activity for Year 10-12 students after school. Both students and Staff worked together to cook food (main meals) for donation to the local Fred's Van. Fred's Van provides food every Sunday evening to those who need it from a location in Salisbury city centre. This is a way of students giving to the community in a way that doesn't involve their money, but their time and skills. It also fits well into the Project Compassion theme for this Lent of 'Love your Neighbour'.  Thank you and congratulatio... Wed, 12 Apr 2017 14:30:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/jessie-walker--research-project-video https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/jessie-walker--research-project-video Year 12 student, Jessie Walker is very passionate about her heritage and sharing Aboriginal language and culture in schools. For her Research Project, she is investigating if all schools should teach an Indigenous language to students.  To hear more about her research and interview with the Minister for Education and Child Development, the Honourable Susan Close, please click on the link below. https://www.dropbox.com/s/h6cu4h2uyhmn7mw/Jessie%20social%20media%20video.mp4?dl=0 Congratulations Jessie! ... Tue, 28 Mar 2017 12:40:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/2017-athletics-carnival https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/2017-athletics-carnival 2017 Athletics Carnival Congratulations Travers, 2017 Athletics Day Winners! Well done to all competitors and staff, especially individual and age group champions. It was a wonderful celebration with Travers taking out the Spirit Cup as well as the overall competition, closely followed by Hosking, McLuskey and McDonald. Thanks to our PE staff, led by Megan Elliott. Tue, 21 Mar 2017 22:16:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/wheelchair-basketball https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/wheelchair-basketball English Novel into Reality?   Mrs Eldridge and Mrs Lange's English classes have been reading a book about a boy who became paraplegic after a motorbike accident. To see what living in a wheelchair is really like, they experienced playing basketball in a wheelchair today with Wheelienet, through the services of Disability Recreation & Sport SA The students had a great time and now have a greater understanding of how difficult it really can be!   Tue, 07 Mar 2017 19:00:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/ash-wednesday-liturgy https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/ash-wednesday-liturgy Ash Wednesday Liturgy   Ash Wednesday Liturgy was celebrated today, where Father asked us to perhaps think of it as 'CASH Wednesday'. C is for Charity and the Confidence in ourselves to be charitable. A is for Almsgiving and Ambition to achieve our goals. S is for Sinfulness and the will of Saintliness with sincerity and H is for Hope, for with Hard work we will have Hope. Please continue give generously to Project Compassion this Lent. Thank you to everyone for making it such a wonderful Celebration. The new look Choir sounded amazing too Wed, 01 Mar 2017 17:30:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/swimming-carnival-early-finish-due-to-extreme-heat https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/swimming-carnival-early-finish-due-to-extreme-heat Unfortunately due to extreme weather on Friday, the TMC Splash Carnival will now finish at the earlier time of 12.30 p.m. Please ensure that your child/children have sufficient water, sunscreen and wear appropriate clothing for the day, as per the notice and consent form. Dear Parents/Caregivers, As indicated in the 2017 Semester 1 calendar, the Thomas More College Splash Carnival is to be held at the Salisbury Swimming Centre, Happy Home Reserve (off Waterloo Corner Road) on Friday 10 February.  The structure of the carnival has changed slightly from previous years with b... Wed, 08 Feb 2017 15:26:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/term-1-2017-welcome https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/term-1-2017-welcome Tuesday 31 January, we look forward to welcoming new families as well as those continuing. The Uniform Shop will be open from 8 until 10 am for any of your last minute needs. The new year also brings with it, new possibilities, new friendships and a new timetable. Lesson 1 begins at 8:40am sharp, so don't be late! Mon, 30 Jan 2017 15:30:00 +1000 https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/new-website-launched-for-thomas-more-college https://www.tmc.catholic.edu.au/blog/new-website-launched-for-thomas-more-college We are very excited that we have launched our NEW WEBSITE! We believe education is at the heart of a life well lived. It is a philosophy we instil in our students and one which underpins our College maxim of  Learn More |  Live More | Be More Please view our website   Thu, 12 Jan 2017 08:30:00 +1000