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Making mistakes, learning from failure and taking risks are all important parts of the learning process. The great strength of our Marist family is our commitment to supporting, growing and forgiving one other when we make mistakes or decisions that don鈥檛 reflect our intent. Our challenges students to develop the skills, experiences, knowledge and confidence to become resilient learners who are willing to take risks to achieve their goals.

Student Leadership

Students in Year 11 and Year 5 have committed to and are participating in leadership formation workshops as they prepare to lead the College Community in 2020. Members of the Leadership Team have led workshops focusing on our , Servant Leadership and our Vision for Learning. I extend my thanks to Leaders of Wellbeing for developing this opportunity for the students and wish the students well as they prepare their leadership application.

2019 秀秀直播 Arts Festival

The 秀秀直播 Arts Festival is a celebration of the PK-12 Arts learning journey at 秀秀直播 held over three days (October 16, 17, 18). The event also showcases the artistic endeavours of the STEM learning area along with students’ instrumental, choir and drama performances.

Student Art Exhibition Opening Night

Wednesday evening is the official opening of the festival. We invite the 秀秀直播 and wider community to join us in celebrating student Art works created throughout the year and Art projects that have been inspired by collaborative workshops with the 2019 Artists in Residence. Opening night will also include a presentation of the student awards, including a people鈥檚 choice award. Food stalls, games and Art activities, for our budding younger artists will also be hosted on the oval.

Artist in Residence Program

The 秀秀直播 Artist in Residence Program for 2019 promises to be another exciting and truly authentic arts experience as our students, teacher, parents and members of our 秀秀直播 community collaborate with industry professionals to strengthen and deepen their understanding of Arts skills and processes and build their cultural competency, cultural literacy and sensitivity around Aboriginal people; culture oral storytelling traditions, and connection to country.

We are pleased to welcome Andy Quilty (2018 Artist in Residence), and Contemporary Noongar Artists Bradley and Rohin Kickett as our 2019 Artists in Residence. to read more.

Community Workshop

An opportunity for our staff, students and families to come together and work with 2019 Artist in Residence, Andy Quilty is also available. The Community Workshop will focus on experimental drawing and monoprint, equipping participants to build confidence as well as technical ability to take a more intuitive and exploratory approach to their work. Tickets cost $20 for Adults and $15 for Children / Concession. to purchase tickets.

秀秀直播 Parents Soiree

Friday evening is a parent only 鈥渟ocial event鈥� opportunity to enjoy drinks and canapes with friends, whilst celebrating the student works of the Arts Festival.

Guests will also enjoy live music by dynamic and modern band Nano Soul. The group听will听seek听to entertain their audience听by performing a combination of funk, soul, and classic hits with a twist.

The event runs from 6.00pm – 9.00pm. Tickets cost $35 each and can be purchased by .

Raffle

to purchase tickets to win one of three great prizes:

1. $2,000 credit to your 2020 秀秀直播 Tuition Fees
2. $500 OfficeMax Prize Pack
3. $200 Uniform Shop Voucher

Tickets are $10 each with all money raised funding the 2019 Artists in Residence Program. The Raffle will be drawn at the 秀秀直播 Parents Soiree on Friday 18 October, 7.00pm in the Marist Auditorium. The winner will be notified by telephone and published on the College website on Monday 21 October.

K-12 Literacy Approach

Staff across the College have been using the researched and effective approach by Lyn Sharratt to guide interpreting student data and measuring the impact of teaching strategies. 秀秀直播 is part of a literacy collective with over 20 other CEWA schools and benefit from directly collaborating with Lyn Sharratt, a Canadian academic and researcher. Follow the 听 and the Leader of Pedagogy, Peter Jones to gain an insight into many of the teacher professional learning initiatives.

Staff Wellbeing PL and Communication Protocol

Teaching and support staff from across the College came together for our Wellbeing Day which focussed on making sure we care for ourselves so we can care for others. Presenter Mark Bunn challenged staff to create a SHIFT in our thinking about health, happiness and stress using a combination of Eastern wisdoms and modern Western medicine. This is an important area of our Strategic Plan that extends to our work with students as they navigate complex issues facing young people.

A gentle reminder to families, that teachers will respond to email communication within two working days. Teachers are not able to respond within one day as they are teaching classes, marking assessments, planning lessons, on yard duty or taking cocurricular activities. I ask parents to accept these timelines as reasonable turnaround times in the busyness of College life. If there is an urgent matter that needs to be acknowledged, a phone call to the Leader of Wellbeing may be the most appropriate avenue.

秀秀直播 Parents – Monday 16 September

秀秀直播 Parents is honoured to host Paul Dillon at 秀秀直播. Paul is the Director and founder of and is passionate about ensuring that the community has access to accurate and up-to-date alcohol and other drug information.

Topic: 鈥楻isk taking鈥�: Why do teens do the things they do? What can parents can do to keep them as safe as possible?

RSVP to Jo Dunn, Marketing and Communications Officer by Wednesday 11 September jo.dunn@newman.wa.edu.au

Code of Conduct

A reminder to all families that the can be accessed via the College website. The Code is mandated by Catholic Education Western Australia and the application of the Code extends to all staff, students, parents, guardians, caregivers and volunteers.

The Code seeks to value the dignity of every person, foster positive relationships, ensuring confidentiality and accountability and supports professional boundaries. Events held during school hours AND outside of school hours that are associated with the College are also supported by the Code of Conduct. Any perceived breaches of the Code can be discussed with any member of the Senior Leadership Team. We thank you in advance for your understanding and support of how we strive to partner positively with one another.

Throughout Week 5, the CBCA National Book Week was celebrated across the College.

Marcellin Campus

On the Marcellin Campus, there were a number of activities and competitions that ran throughout the week to celebrate the important role reading plays in both our lives and education.

On Tuesday 20 August, 22 students from Years 8-10 participated in the 鈥榃rite A Book In A Day Competition鈥�. This competition, which supports the Kids鈥� Cancer Project, required the students to work in groups and write / illustrate an entire book in a single school day. The students worked from 8.00am until approximately 5.00pm to construct an entirely original story, complete with matching illustrations. This was a massive achievement, in which the students really enjoyed participating.

Throughout the week, there were also a number of competitions and challenges running. Firstly, students were invited to participate in a 鈥楽helfie鈥� quiz. A number of teachers and staff members took a 鈥榮helfie鈥� (a picture of their book shelf at home), which were then posted as a quiz, where students had to match the 鈥榮helfie鈥� with the teacher to whom it belonged. There were also a number of writing competitions including a limerick competition, a haiku competition and a short story competition, with some very entertaining entries submitted.

In addition, to encourage collaboration between the campuses, a class of Year 11 students visited the Lavalla Campus to read to the students. These students read some of the picture books that were nominated for the CBCA awards and some of their favourite picture books from their own childhoods. Overall, it was a valuable experience for all involved.

Finally, the week concluded on Friday with teachers being invited to come to school dressed up as their favourite character from literature, with 15 staff from a variety of departments, dressing up for the occasion. Although there hadn鈥檛 been a Book Week dress up day on the Marcellin Campus for a number of years, it was pleasing to see these staff get involved in promoting the importance of reading in their lives. Friday also saw the Book Quiz run in the Learning Centre, with 18 students from Years 7-11 participating. Overall, it was an eventful and enjoyable Book Week with excellent participation from both students and staff.

Marian and Lavalla Campuses

The theme for Book Week this year was “Reading is my Secret Power” and the students were challenged with the question, 鈥榟ow can reading be a secret power?鈥� Reading truly is amazingly powerful and all stories have exciting secrets in them. Reading does give children secret powers; the power to walk in the shoes of characters through their stories, the power to escape into other worlds and the power to increase their knowledge and imagination.

During Book Week, the students at both Marian and Lavalla loved their incursions with local award winning authors Meg McKinlay and Glenn Swift. We were very lucky to welcome Meg to our school who discussed the creative process of writing a picture book or chapter book. Glenn Swift, 鈥榮toryteller extraordinaire鈥� entertained the students and staff with his humorous stories. Some were themed to the Book Week theme 鈥楻eading is my Secret Power鈥� and others were based on the social & natural history of Western Australia.

All students were very excited to participate in an exciting Book Week parade on their respective Campus, where they came to school dressed up as one of their favourite book characters.

The students at Lavalla had the opportunity to participate in two fun competitions in the Library. They were challenged to identify photographs of all the teachers who were hiding behind covers of their favourite books and also asked to create a drawing of a superhero who promotes the importance of reading. At the Marian Campus, the students participated in a creative design a bookmark competition.

In Week 7, the Kindy students will take part in the wonderful Better Beginnings incursion by Cambridge Librarian Melissa Payne at the Marian Library. Better Beginnings is a State funded program which aims to further promote literacy and reading. All the children will receive a free Better Beginnings gift bag during this incursion.