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Newman News Term 3 Week 10: From the Deputy Principal Primary

Jo Dunn on 23/09/2022

Marian Assembly

Year 2 Blue took us through their wonderful narrative about the gingerbread man, that had been co-authored by the class. Their dramatic retelling of the story was certainly an indication of the wonderful talents of the class and their enthusiasm for bringing the story to life. Well done Miss Ferris and 2 Blue on a wonderful assembly.

STEM Festival / St John Henry Newman Buddy Day

As part of the celebration of St Joh Henry Newman, Kindy to Year 6 students will be involved in a day of STEM activities on Friday 14 October.

The STEM activities will be designed to complement the National Curriculum in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths by demonstrating the link between what’s taught in the classroom with the wider world.

Students will be given the opportunity to put their creative thinking into action, learn how to collaborate effectively, challenge their designs and celebrate successes and failures. Across the day, students will live out our Vision for Learning “Shine through Discovery” with hands on STEM challenges.

This year we have focused on incorporating the following areas into the STEM Festival.

2022 National Science week theme. “Glass: More than meets the eye.”
2022 Marist theme “Known and Loved: Dignity for All”.

Each class will work with a buddy class and complete a design thinking activity throughout the day. The challenges will be focused on the integration of the above areas.

Information regarding drop-off and pick-up for the Buddy Day, will be distributed on Monday 10 October, 2022.

Grandparents Day

The College is hosting two events to celebrate our Grandparents – Thursday 27 and Friday 28 October. Please click here for details.

Athletics Carnival

The Athletics carnival was held on Friday 9^th September and it was a wonderful day for all of the Pre-Primary to Year 6 students. The winning Faction and the Athletics age champions were announced on Monday. Congratulations to all of the students that received an award.

The winning faction was Knox, captained by Livia Bogdanov and Roman Vladich.

The Spirit award went to Brigid, captained by Emersyn Duck and Hamish Macgregor.

The final placings were:

1^st– Knox

2^nd– Brigid

3^rd– Delany

4^th– Marcellin

AGE CHAMPIONS:

Girls	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5	Year 6
1st	Lila Adamini	Amelie Santoro	Jessica Avins	Livia Bogdanov
2nd	Amelia Heath	Shylah Davey	Lola Vogl	Annabelle Adamini
3rd	Bowie Button	Evie Bryant	Rose Ferraro	Kaydee Van Deventer
Boys
1st	Jack McCagh	David Van Der Valt	Jordy Vladich	Hamish Macgregor
2nd	Zechary Huang	Lachlan Anderson	Otis Keane	Dylan Hookway
3rd	Sebastian Fleay	Lewis Macgregor	Stefan Moschopoulos	Deion Fernando

RECORDS:

There were also a number of records broken on the carnival day, many of these records had been held for a number of years so it is an incredible achievement.

Lila Adamini	Year 3	Girls	35.28 seconds	200m
Lila Adamini	Year 3	Girls	3.62m	Long Jump
Lila Adamini	Year 3	Girls	6.8m	Triple Jump
Jessica Avins	Year 5	Girls	25.02m	Turbo Javelin
Rose Ferraro	Year 5	Girls	1.2m	High Jump
Lola Vogl	Year 5	Girls	31.45 seconds	200m

IPSHA Athletics Carnival

On Thursday 15^th September, the IPSHA Athletics team competed against other IPSHA schools. The students showed tremendous sportsmanship and athleticism and should be very proud of their efforts.

Some of the IPSHA records were broken on the day, a remarkable achievement.

Amelie Santoro	Year 4	Girls	10.94 seconds	60m Hurdles
Jessica Avins	Year 5	Girls	29.32 metres	Turbo Javelin
Lola Vogl	Year 5	Girls	15.2 seconds	100m
Year 5 Relay	Year 5	Mixed	1.03.13	100m Relay
			Jessica Avins Otis Keane Jordy Vladich Lola Vogl

Student Wellbeing

A few weeks ago, I attended the first of our Zero2Hero presentation evenings which was on resilience. The seminar discussed a number of topics including skills parents can use to help their children through life’s challenges and develop resilient young minds. The evening was well received with hundreds of our parents in attendance. There were three main things that stood out for me on the evening.

The first thing that Claire Eaton mentioned in the evening was around ‘The Big 6 questions’ which are the questions young people and adolescents are starting to ask themselves as they grow and develop:

Who am I?
Where do I fit in?
Who am I important to?
What’s important to me?
What am I good at?
What is my purpose?

It is good to know what is on the minds of our children. These questions can often pop up for kids at bedtime, when the busyness of the day has washed away, and we are finally alone with our thoughts for the day. We are encouraged to normalise these questions, and talk about them with our children to lessen the fear they may have around some of these topics. It is also ok to model to our children that is ok not to now the answer to these questions yet, but that in time, these answers will come.

We also heard on the night, how critical thinking interrupts resilience building, which in turn can increase feelings of fear and worry. To avoid this, Claire spoke about ‘above the line’ and ‘below the line’ thinking – different ways of approaching an obstacle or difficulty, saying that “the next thought is where the power is”. Sometimes as parents, it is really easy to jump in the pit with our children, but by redirecting their thoughts, or exploring other ways we can look at what’s happening, we can help our kids to develop their resiliency, and the way they could approach problems in the future.

Finally, and simply, the most important gift we can give our children is our time. This means being present with our children every opportunity we get. Not just physically, present, but emotionally and spiritually present too. Turning off the phone or our own devices, and really spending quality time listening to, speaking with, or simply being with our kids. This time spent now will pay off in the future – much like a bank account every moment we are present to our children now, will pay off for us in the future.

It was a wonderful, informative, and good humoured evening, and we look forward to hosting the team again soon.

Stuart McClorey

Leader of Wellbeing PK-6

Newman News Term 3 Week 10: From the Director of Mission and Catholic Identity

Jo Dunn on 23/09/2022

Reflection:

“Their whole life will be an echo of what you will have taught them.” – St Marcellin Champagnat

Y12 Game Changers Graduation

Game Changers were sent off on Tuesday night with a lovely evening of celebration filled with friendship, laughter, delicious food and shared memories. Our Year 12 Game Changers gathered for the last time as students at the college with their parents for a lovely evening to celebrate their time together as Game Changers.

There were lovely presentations from students, that really highlighted to the benefits of their time in this group, such as the great perspective they gained from going on their trip to Mullewa last year, and the lasting bonds of friendship they created as leaders this year. Mr Finneran spoke of the ongoing benefits the students will take away from the program and the impact their positive actions will have on other people. Issy, our Marist Youth Ministry Regional Assistant, spoke of the exciting opportunities post school MYM has to offer and some of the initiatives she is planning to get running for next year.

Most importantly, however, it was just a lovely night for all to come together, reminisce and celebrate the journey this group has taken over the years. Game Changers continues to offer our students an opportunity to think about the world outside of themselves and reflect on who God is calling them to be. I am grateful to Sophie Monisse, Adeline Hendricks and Aleisha Bryson for walking with these students since they began their journey in Year 10.

Living Marist Service Learning

Our Christian Service Learning Program, Living Marist, has been running throughout the year with Year 7, 8 and 9 students. The purpose of service learning is to engage students in activities that challenge them to reflect, discern and act in the community.

Students have participated in a range of activities, both in the community and at school; recently supporting Lavalla and Marian students. Congratulations to our students who have worked hard and shown great initiative. Keep up the good work! These actions espouse the Marist values of Family Spirit and Love of Work.

The completed Service Learning booklets are due back at the beginning of Term 4 so there is still time for students to find opportunities for service in the community and add to their number of completed hours.

Year 7 Game Changers Retreat

On the 7 September, a small group of driven year sevens embarked on their very first Game changers retreat. The day was filled with team-building challenges, opportunities for personal growth as young Marist leaders, and an introduction to what game changers is all about. We found fun and interactive ways to discover some key Marist role models, or ‘stars’, and even some celebrities who seem to live out the Marist values; simplicity, love of work, in the way of Mary, family spirit, and presence. We finished up the day by looking into ways we can live out these values at home and, quite literally, ‘planting the seeds for future growth’. This was encompassed in a ‘grow from home’ activity involving planting seeds in cups that the students decorated with goals. By the end of the retreat, the newest participants in the Game Changers program had a deeper understanding of what it means to be a young Marist and how they can grow to be the best versions of themselves and support each other in this journey.

Br Bill Sullivan

Last week we welcomed Br Bill Sullivan, Director of the Hermitage, Mittagong, into our Community. Throughout the year Br Bill works with our staff in faith formation and on this occasion he also offered a Parent Retreat.

Called The Golden Thread; Sensing the Sacred in the Ordinary, this retreat-style session gave participants an opportunity to pause, reflect, ask questions and develop a greater understanding of faith.

Having Br Bill in our community is another way we seek to empower our staff to engage in their faith story, explore their own purpose and relationship with God.

We look forward to welcoming Br Bill back to the College in 2023.

John Henry Newman Mass

October 9 is the Feast Day of St John Henry Newman. As the name chosen for our College it is an important day to celebrate our PK-12 community. On Friday 14 October our students from Kindy to Year 11 will gather to celebrate the Eucharist together. Primary students will then enjoy Buddy Day activities whilst those in Years 7-11 will return to normal classes. More information about these celebrations will be communicated to families in Term 4.

Thursday Morning Community Mass

Thank you to everyone who has attended our Thursday Morning Community Mass in the Champagnat Chapel this term. It is wonderful to see so many community members coming together each week to celebrate Mass with our students and staff.

Next term, following the John Henry Newman Mass in Week 1, and the Year 12 Graduation Celebration in Week 2, Community Mass recommences in Week 3 on Thursday 27 October and will be hosted by students in Catherine and Year 5 Blue.

Newman News Term 3 Week 8: From the Deputy Principal Primary

Jo Dunn on 09/09/2022

Today’s Athletics carnival was a wonderful celebration of community spirit and sportsmanship. Joining together to undertake a range of athletic events, students displayed fantastic team spirit. Some of my favourite moments of the day centred around students congratulating one another after their races and cheering one another on. Whilst we celebrate student success when they win their events, a massive goal of their athletics carnival is to instil our students a sense of sportsmanship and team spirit.

Significant work happens behind the scenes to make these events run smoothly. My sincere thanks are extended to Mrs Tash Richards and Mrs Lara Vlahov for their hard work in preparing the students and coordinating the carnival. The day was an enormous success, that ran very smoothly thanks to their hard work and attention to detail.

Congratulations to Brigid Guild on winning the Spirt Award. All results of guilds and champions will be released when scores are tallied up.

Speak up Awards

The Speak Up awards are sponsored by the Grand Lodge of WA Freemasons and are held teach years for students across Western Australia, in years 4, 5, or 6.

Three Newman College students were successful in getting to the Preliminary Final round. They spoke fantastically and were excellent role models for our College. Congratulations to:

Grace Taylor
Isla Kalebic
Stefan Moschopoulos

Father’s Day

Last week, in celebration and recognition of fathers, father figures and other significant men in the lives of our students, the College hosted two Father’s Day events. Students from Lavalla and Marcellin were invited to attend the Community Mass on Thursday morning, before staying to enjoy a light morning tea together.

Marian students, joined with their Dad to enjoy a sausage sizzle breakfast, followed by a beautifully prepared Liturgy dedicated to our Fathers, and to St Joseph – father of Jesus.

A big thank you is extended to the mothers and grandmothers that assisted on the Friday morning, in cooking and preparing the sausage sizzle. It was so lovely to have our parents back on campus for an event, and to be able to celebrate our community spirit in such an affirming way.

Thank you to the teachers from our Year 2 Unit who prepared our Marian students for the liturgical celebration, and our students who participated in the liturgy also.

Lavalla Assembly

Last Friday, students from 3 Blue presented a wonderful version of the story of the Good Samaritan set to music from the 80’s. It was a very contemporary way to share a very important that message – that Jesus calls on us to show love and kindness to eevryone we encounter, not just our family and friends. This can be tricky sometimes, but it is who we are called to be by being part of a Marist community. We also acknowledged the efforts of a number of students, including those from our extra-curricular Coder Dojo club who completed their projects this week. Congratulations to all students on their success over these past few weeks!

Marcellin Award

This week’s Marcellin Award was presented to Chole Male in 6 Blue. Chloe was nominated by a number of teachers, for the kind hearted and gracious way in which she supports and offers help to others. Like Marcellin Champagnat, Chloe is a highly relational, invitational and patient young person who has made a significant impact in our community. Well done Chloe on setting such a great example to us all.

Year 5 Incursion

Last Thursday, students from Year 5 took part in an incursion run by the Electoral Education Centre. Students had the chance to learn about our preferential voting system, and even had the chance to put their knowledge to the test in the form of a mock election. Students also had the chance to learn about compulsory voting, enrolments, and the different types of ballot papers that exist. It was a very informative incursion, and we thank our Year 5 teachers for organising this event.

Newman News Term 3 Week 8: From the Vice Principal

Jo Dunn on 09/09/2022

Key Dates

Mon 12 Sep – Year 5 Makers Market – 5.30pm 6.30pm, JHN Learning Hub

Mon 12 Sep – Y7 2023 Parent Information Evening – 6.30pm – 7.30pm, Marist Auditorium

Wed 14 Sep – Y7-12 ACC Athletics Carnival Division A – offsite

Thu 15 Sep – Y6 IPSHA Athletics Carnival, All Saints College, Bull Creek

Thu 15 Sep – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Opening Night, 6.30pm, Marist Auditorium

Thu 22 Sep – Year 12 last day

Thu 22 Sep – Year 12 Ball, 6.30pm – 11.00pm, Frasers Restaurant, Kings Park

Fri 23 Sep – End of Term 3

Welcome to Week 8 and welcome to spring. This week there were a number of focuses on wellbeing and resilience across the school. As we finish another busy and productive term, it is a timely reminder to check in on each other to ensure our Marist family are travelling well. Over the last two weeks we have had Newman students compete across the school in the Speak Up finals in Primary and the Spirit of the Arts, Catholic Performing Arts festival continues for students in Years 3 to 12. Our Primary Athletics Carnival was a great success today, with the sun coming out to shine as our young people exhibited the sportsmanship and participation that defines our Marist family. The Year 7s came together to dance the night away on Thursday of this week and our Year 10 Children, Family and the Community students took on a virtual baby during Week 7 – they were shattered by the end of the week. There were numerous excursions and camps across Primary and secondary, including Outdoor Education, Humanities, Science and Gamechangers. It is magnificent to see that we are once again able to provide these life-giving experiences of challenge, collaboration, and celebration to our students.

NAPLAN

NAPLAN Reports for our Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 students will go live on SEQTA next week, Friday 16 September. Hard copies will be posted to your mailing address.

R U OK? Day

Yesterday was R U OK? Day, the National Day of Action to raise awareness around mental health and suicide prevention. Students and staff were reminded that every day is the day to ask “are you OK?” Starting meaningful conversations when we notice signs that people we care about might be struggling could help them to open up. Asking if someone is okay is not always easy, but it could change a life.

Staff and students were encouraged to accessorise with yellow items. Yellow iced cupcakes were available for sale on all campuses, proceeds of which will go to R U OK to use towards mental health awareness.

Zero2Hero

On Monday 5 September we held the first of our parenting series presentations. In partnership with Zero2Hero, Newman College invited three well known experts to our Marist Auditorium to speak to our parent and broader community on Resilience, specifically providing thoughtful insights into how to develop Resilient Young Minds, Claire Eaton, Claire Orange, and Linda Stade. As a mother to a lively 13-year-old, I certainly found the session useful, and entertaining. My take aways…there is no substitution for connection and presence with your child. Teach you tween or teen how to focus on trying to stay above the line at least 80% of the time. When your young person approaches you with outrageous comments or tricky topical conversations, raise your eyebrows in a curious manner and seek further information. Finally, when conflicts and disagreements occur in peer groups, try not to get involved. Instead encourage your young person to Look for the good, Lift others up or failing that, Leave the person alone, give them space. Claire Eaton referred to these as the three Ls.

Languages / Multicultural Week

The Languages Learning, once again, provided our students with various events throughout the week, Taiko – Japanese drums, Brazilian dancers, Indonesian musicians, accordion performance, and the ever-popular gelato van! These events are just some ways we can bring greater cultural awareness to the College.

Historically, this week is about celebrating those who have come from other areas of the world, and being able to share their culture, beliefs, and values with our multi-cultural country.

Year 7 2023 Parent Information Evening

The College is running the Year 7 2023 Parent Information Evening on Monday 12 September at 6.30pm in the Marist Auditorium. This presentation covers relevant information about your child’s Year 7 experience in preparation for their transition from their current schools into their first year of secondary schooling here at Newman.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – College Production

Excitement is building as we get closer to the opening night of our College production. Students, staff and members of our College community have been working very hard to ensure they dazzle you with their musical skills and creativity.

Based on the famous novel by Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory features an original score composed by Marc Shaiman with lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray) and a book by David Greig. The score also pays homage to the Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley score from the 1971 film with songs from the motion picture including “Candy Man,” “I’ve Got a Golden Ticket,” “Oompa Loompa Song,” and “Pure Imagination.”

Tickets are going fast so be sure to secure your tickets to a night of pure imagination! Click here to purchase your tickets.

15/09/22 Opening night: 6.30pm

16/09/22 Performance 2: 6.30pm

17/05/22 Performance 3: 11.00am

17/09/22 Performance 4: 6.30pm

18/09/22 Performance 5: 11.00am

SHINE Announcements

It is with great pleasure to announce some of the wonderful events our SHINE students have participated in recently.

Firstly, at Lavalla several students participated in the Children’s Book Council of WA Create a Book competition. Students spent time carefully curating their books and developing their stories. It is exciting to announce that Kate Gordon in Year 4 achieved second place for her book “Brother, Sister” in the story book category. We congratulate Kate for her efforts and her success in this wonderful competition. Well done Kate, we cannot wait to read more of your wonderful stories.

This term we have several students working towards the FameLab Academy Science communication competition. The FameLab is the world’s leading science communication competition that aims to discover charismatic early career scientists who can inspire people to see the world from new perspectives. We commend our school finalists – Ethan Wynne (Year 9 – Physics); Holly Kallawk (Year 9 – Space); Leyla Do (Year 9 – Height); Hannah Woolfrey (Year 8 – the heart) and Alyssa Petracca (Year 8 – Fingerprints). It is exciting to commend Leyla Do (Year 9) who will participate in the State Final on September 20 at the Heath Ledger Theatre.

Students Who Have Participated in State and National Representation

The College would like to recognise and celebrate the achievements of those students who have represented their team, sport, or activity at a state or national level. If your child has participated in an activity that falls within that category, we would love to hear from you. Please complete this form to let us know of your child’s achievement.  

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Newman News Term 3 Week 8: From the Deputy Principal Secondary

Jo Dunn on 09/09/2022

This morning I had an opportunity to farewell the staff and students on the Marcellin Campus as I prepare to go on Maternity Leave as of Week 9. I am so privileged to be witness to the growth, resilience of our students and see their sense of family spirit and presence to one another each and every day. At the heart of our Marist community is the notion of family spirit and I am looking forward to embracing this with my own child and family. I would like to thank the families within our College community for their ongoing support. See you in 2023!

Year 11 State School’s Constitutional Convention

In week 7 some of the Year 11 Politics and Law students attended the State School’s Constitutional Convention at the Constitutional Centre in West Perth. Students participated in a range of workshops centered around the role of the Governor General, the head of state and potential constitutional reform.

Languages Week

Languages Week was celebrated in style at the Marcellin campus, with a range of lunchtime activities and performances for all students to enjoy.

Japanese Taiko drummers, Indonesian and Brazilian dancers, along with an Italian accordion player, entertained our students and staff at lunchtimes, and some lucky students got to join in with cultural songs and dances. The Italian Gelato van was again very popular with delicious gelato, as was Japanese Origami and Anime viewing in T Block. Instead of the regular bell at the end of each day, students were dismissed with some popular music from a range of countries including Japan, Italy, Greece and Spain.

The Year 7 Japanese classes participated in a Taiko Drumming workshop, while Year 8 students improved their chopstick skills in a chopstick competition. The Year 7 and 8 Italian classes will enjoy a scrumptious pizza cooked just for them, early next week.

It has been a wonderful week celebrating Languages and the richness that foreign cultures and language brings to our community.

Year 7 Disco

Year 7 students had a fantastic night at the Disco on Thursday evening. The students danced the night away and were entertained with fun games organised by our Year 12 Student Leaders. A big thank you to the Year 12 Student Leaders, Mr Puljiz, Year 7 PCG Teachers and Mrs Bramanto for a great night!

Week 9 Guild Activities – Wednesday 14 September

Guild Activities will be held during Extended PCG this upcoming week. These activities will be year group-based competitions where Guilds can earn points for the Champagnat Shield. This will be the Year 12 cohort’s final Guild Activity! All students are permitted to wear their Guild Uniform to school on this day.

Year 8 Allwell Testing – Monday 19 September

Year 8 Allwell Testing will be held on Monday 19 September from 8:45am – 12:40pm. Students are required to bring a blue or black pen and a scientific calculator. Information about the sessions will be shared with Year 8 students during Week 9. Students with special arrangements will receive separate communication confirming their arrangements.

The purpose of the Allwell Academic Assessment is to:

Provide another point of information about your child’s relative strengths
Provide the school information about any gaps in the cohort’s learning to better tailor teaching and learning programs.

Parents will receive a report back with information about your child’s current level of achievement in the areas of mathematics, reading comprehension, spelling, and written expression.

Students cannot study or prepare for the assessment, and it does not count towards any end of year grades or reporting.

Year 10 Peer Support Training Day – Tuesday 20 September

Year 10 students were invited to apply to be a Peer Support Student for our 2023 Year 7 students. Applications are now in, and students will be invited to participate in a Peer Support Training morning in Week 10. During this time, students will prepare to support our incoming Year 7 students for the transition into high school.

Industry Breakfast

On Monday 29 August, all Year 12 students attended the annual Year 12 Industry Networking Breakfast. This event is arranged by the College as part of the Year 12 Pathways program, and aims to provide students with useful insights into future employment post-school. Each student was able to select a table and engage in conversation and professional discussion with an adult who is employed in an area of interest. We were fortunate to be able to draw on the resources of our past students, current staff, and wider community and we are grateful for the many generous adults who volunteered their time to attend and speak to the Year 12s. The careers involved covered a wide spectrum, including medical, finance, education, law, construction, trades, health, marketing, real estate, and entrepreneurship.

Year 12 Final Day & Ball

The final day for our Year 12 students is fast approaching! Further information will be sent to Year 12 parents in Week 9 outlining the final week festivities for our Year 12 students. The final day will begin with a Farewell Assembly and end with the Year 12 Ball.