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Year 6 Family Life Program

Jo Dunn on 20/09/2018

To support parents in their role as primary educators for their children, we are offering the Family Life Education Program (Personal Development), which is presented by the Catholic Marriage and Fertility Services, to students in Years 5 and 6.

These are 90 minute sessions for single sex groups entitled ‘Becoming a Woman’ and ‘Becoming a Man’. The content of both the boys and girls sessions covers ‘Life Before Birth’, ‘Physical and Emotional Change’, ‘Hormonal Change’, ‘Hygiene Practices’ and ‘Forming Healthy Friendships’. The girls session includes the menstrual cycle, ‘Managing Menstruation’ and ‘Boys are Changing Too’. The boys session includes ‘Girls are Changing Too’.

Whilst recognising education of children in human sexuality is primarily the right of parents, these programs are endorsed by our Archbishop and the Catholic Education Office of Western Australia.

A Consent2Go will be sent to parents prior to the day to indicate whether you give permission for your child to attend the Family Life Workshop and participate in supporting class lessons. If you would prefer to teach about sexual development to your child personally and do not wish your child to be present either at these sessions or in classes, please indicate this on the Consent2Go.

Remar Red Leadership Camp

Jo Dunn on 20/09/2018

On Thursday 11 October, the Year 10 Remar Red Rowers will be attending the Red Leadership Camp on Phillip Island, Melbourne. This camp is a three-day retreat experience aimed at fully informing students about the requirements and expectations of the Remar program; with a particular focus on the motto and values for the Red Crossing. Further, it is the first and essential step in working towards forming a Christian community. This is achieved through interactive presentations, challenging activities, small group discussions and engaging prayer experiences. At the end of the retreat, students are given the opportunity to decide whether they wish to commit to beginning the Red Crossing in 2019.

Year 7 2019 Orientation Day

Jo Dunn on 20/09/2018

An Orientation Day will be held at the College on Monday 8 October 2018 for incoming Year 7 students. Students should arrive at the Marist Auditorium by 8.30am. All students enrolled for Year 7 2019 are required to attend as it provides an opportunity for students to become familiar with the Marcellin Campus. The day will conclude at 3.00pm and students will be available for collection from the Marist Auditorium foyer.

Year 11 General Outdoor Education Mountain Bike Camp

Jo Dunn on 20/09/2018

On Monday 10 September, the Year 11 General OE class set off on a Mountain Bike Camp that took us along the Munda Biddi trail. We started at Lake Brockman approximately 2 hours south and followed the Munda Biddi trail until we reached Dwellingup. The first day was tough, we rode 70 kilometres across all different types of terrain. It rained the majority of the day, at times it was torrential, we got soaked and it was really cold, but that didn’t stop us as we managed to find a way through and make it to the end. The rain, cold and mud was a great challenge, but we all stayed positive and that helped us overcome how difficult the day was.

Once we got back we set up our tents and then hit the showers! This was the highlight of the camp because everyone just about had hyperthermia at this point. After the shower it was time to start making dinner on the trangia’s. Some people cooked quickly, while others took a while and some people’s meals looked better than others. Not long after dinner we all went to bed to recharge for the next day.

We woke at 6.30am to ensure we leave the campsite at 8.00am. We all got up slowly, our bodies stiff and sore. We packed up the tents and loaded everything back on the bus. The first couple of kilometres were a struggle as our bodies were trying to warm up after yesterday’s efforts. The day however felt a lot shorter and easier than the first. Towards the end of the ride there was a massive downhill where we reached speeds of 70km/hr. This was another highlight of the camp. In the end we rode 45 kilometres and met Mr Van who picked us up in the bus and took us home.

Overall the camp was tough and challenging, however I thought it benefited everyone as we all worked together to get through these challenging times.

Liam Kelly, Year 11 Student

Term 3 Week 10: From the Dean of Wellbeing

Jo Dunn on 20/09/2018

Importance of celebrating student achievements both inside and outside the classroom.

On the weekend, the Marist Year 12 football team won their Grand Final, Year 12 student, Bec Viney won the A Grade Amateur Women’s Best and Fairest and is the youngest female to win the award, and this year we had a record number of entries in the Catholic Arts Festival.

Acknowledging student achievements is important for the wellbeing of students and serves to inspire others to strive for excellence. Belonging to groups within school, or beyond the College community helps to support young people to engage in activities with others and commit to an interest that gives them a sense of purpose.

Term 4 Commencement

All students in Years 7-11 return on Tuesday 9 October. All students are to wear Summer Uniform (no ties or blazer). Grooming expectations for all students are outlined on pages 14 and 15 of the College Diary.

Year 12 Exam Timetable and Exam Guidelines

Please find the timetable attached 

Year 11 Exam Timetable

Please find the timetable attached 

Year 7 2019 Orientation Day: Year 10 Peer Mentors Support

If your child has volunteered to be a Peer Mentor to the 2019 Year 7 students, they are required to be at school on Monday 8 October, 8.30am – 3.00pm to assist with the Orientation Day. Students are required to bring their own lunch and wear their Guild uniform. Morning tea will be supplied. Please note no school buses will be operating on this day.

Further workshops will be held on Tuesday 30 October and Tuesday 13 November from 3.30pm – 5.30pm.

ACC Athletics Carnival

After months of training and hard work, our Years 7-12 Athletics Team competed at the ACC Athletics Carnival on Thursday 13 September at the State Athletics Stadium. Despite the occasional wet conditions, the athletes performed brilliantly under the expectation and pressure to win the B Division Carnival. All athletes should be very proud of their efforts and were rewarded by being announced as the 2018 ACC Athletics Carnival B Division winners beating St Norberts by 68 points! Thank you to our specialist coaches and PE staff for their work throughout Term 3. for all of the results, age champions and more photos from the day.

Class of 2018 Graduation

Parents are reminded to book their seats through TryBookings. This is a free event. Each family are allocated three tickets. Year 12 students will be seated on the stage and do not require a ticket. Please to access the TryBooking site.