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ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ News Term 3 Week 6: From the Leader of Wellbeing Primary

Jo Dunn on 30/08/2019

This past fortnight has been a busy time for the Lavalla Campus, celebrating diverse opportunities for our students in Book Week events, athletics, and teaching and learning initiatives engaging our parent community. At our Monday assembly this week, I challenged the Lavalla students to apply their best effort to each and every activity they were to undertake at school, and so many of the students have taken on that challenge wholeheartedly. We are a school that celebrates each other and our successes, and this week saw our students relate to each other with numerous opportunities to celebrate. I look forward to continuing this engagement as a community of learning throughout the remainder of this term.

ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ Parents Event – Monday 16 September

ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ Parents is honoured to host Paul Dillon at ÐãÐãÖ±²¥. Paul is the Director and founder of DARTA and he is passionate about ensuring that the community has access to accurate and up-to-date alcohol and other drug information.

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

Lavalla Parent Workshops

Last night we welcomed parents to join in a variety of learning and wellbeing workshops being offered at the Lavalla Campus. Our dedicated teachers have worked hard to formulate workshops in literacy, numeracy, digital literacy and growth mindset.

Workshops offered were:

  • Growth Mindset – building resilience through the development of a growth mindset
  • Digital Literacy – the place and use of iPads at school and home, digital citizenship and online safety
  • Middle Primary Mental Maths – strategies and games for Years 3-4
  • Upper Primary Mental Maths – strategies and games for Years 5-6
  • Manga High – utilising Manga High for the development of mathematics skills with Years 5-6
  • Literacy – decoding text and comprehension strategies and their importance in literacy development

Parents will receive access to electronic resources from last night’s workshops today. I thank all parents who attended the workshops and our staff for their ongoing commitment to engaging with our parent community in order to support our students.
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Book Week

Book Week at Lavalla has been a wonderful celebration of reading and literacy across Years 3-6. Our Librarian, Mrs Alison Le Dan, has excelled herself yet again in providing our students with a variety of rich experiences including visits by authors, illustrators, storytellers, and embracing their creativity and love for books and characters with our parade.

The Book Week Parade took place in our College Auditorium on Friday 23rd August. It was wonderful to see each of our students (and teachers!) display and share their costumes with the campus. to see more photos from the Book Week events.
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Speak Up

On Tuesday 27 August, Mr Scott Harvie accompanied Christian Di Biase (6 Blue), Olivia Ralls (6 Red) and Maddy Carroll (6 Blue) to the preliminary finals of the Freemasons Speak Up competition. I am thrilled to announce that Maddy Carroll has been selected to participate in the finals on Friday 20 September, she is one of only 13 students in Perth shortlisted to compete in this event. Congratulations, Maddy!

Speak Up Competition

Years 3-6 Assembly

This morning’s assembly was another opportunity for our Years 3-6 community to come together and celebrate our students’ learning over the past few weeks.

Along with the Merit Awards, students who have recently entered a number of competitions were also recognised and/or received a certificate for their efforts. These competitions include:

  • Speak Up Competition
  • Make your Own Storybook Competition
  • Mathematics Challenge

I would especially like to congratulate Altea Menzies Stewart (Year 4) who was awarded 1st place in the West Australian’s Design an Ad Competition. Altea had to design an ad based on a company of her choice, choosing Telethon Speech and Hearing.

Congratulations to all of the award winners today.
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Marcellin Award

Congratulations Stefano Rapanaro from 6 Red who was acknowledged today in receiving the Lavalla Campus Marcellin Award.

Stefano has been recognised by many members of staff as a generous and humble student. He gives of his best in all aspects of school life and puts others needs before himself. He demonstrates leadership in both obvious and small ways, understanding that setting an example is important and he can be relied upon to take on responsibilities and fulfill them completely. Stefano also appreciates that simply greeting people with kindness shows respect and consideration, and he does this each and everyday.

Stefano takes on all opportunities as a chance to be involved or learn something new, and challenges are always accepted. He lives out our everyday, and epitomizes the College ethos and values, showing pride in being a ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ student. We are incredibly grateful to have Stefano as a member of our community.

The Marcellin Award at Lavalla is presented at campus assemblies to one student selected by the Leadership Team from submitted nominations.
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Fathers Day Celebrations – Monday 2 September

We wish each of our Lavalla Dads a wonderful Fathers Day this Sunday, complete with home-made cards and gifts! All of our Dads are invited to join us at the Lavalla Campus for a coffee before school on Monday morning (2 September) followed by a Prayer Assembly in the Br Theophane Hall which will be led by Year 5 Red.

Latest Sport News

  • IPSHA Cross Country Carnival
  • Lavalla Athletics Carnival – Wednesday 4 September

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Great Veggie Crunch

On Tuesday 13 August, the team at Cancer Council Western Australia came to Lavalla to film their promotional video for their upcoming Great Vegie Crunch Event. It was fantastic to see our students so engaged and to promote healthy eating habits among our community. to see the video.
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ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ News Term 3 Week 6 – Latest Sport News

Jo Dunn on 30/08/2019

ACC Athletics Carnival Update

Students are in full preparation mode for the 2019 Division 1 which will be held in Week 9.

On Tuesday, students in Years 7 – 10 competed in the NAS Carnival. There was plenty of energy and enthusiasm with many students achieving personal best results. It must give the whole team a lot of confidence knowing that we can mix it with Division 1 Schools like Sacred Heart and Chisholm College.

It is very important that all athletes now commit to training over the final few weeks so that we are best prepared individually and collectively to achieve our best.
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Outdoor Education Update

It has been a busy few weeks in Outdoor Education at ÐãÐãÖ±²¥.

The Year 12 ATAR Outdoor Education students attended their final camp of their high school journey by running activities for the Year 6, 7 and 8 student leaders. These student leaders were treated to a variety of activities which included high ropes, flying foxes, blind trails, natural interpretation activities, team building games and much more. Congratulations to the Year 12 ATAR students who have successfully completed their final camp.

Currently the Year 12 General Outdoor Education students are attending their Cape to Cape hiking expedition in the South Western region of Western Australia. This camp sees them hike the northern sections of the famous Cape to Cape track between Gracetown and the Dunsborough Lighthouse. Students also get to experience a surf lesson in the famous breaks of the Yallingup region as well as a personal guided caving experience in Giants cave. We wish them safe travels home and hope they enjoyed their final three day expedition of the high school journey.

Term 3 will see two more expeditions occurring across both Year 11 ATAR and General pathways. These students have been focusing on Mountain Biking skills and leadership and will be tested on their three day mountain biking expeditions. The ATAR students depart Tuesday 10 September and will ride from Northcliffe to Walpole (over 130km). The General Outdoor Education students depart on Tuesday 24 September and will travel over a distance of 110km. All riding will take place on the Mundabiddi Mountain Bike trail.
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Years 3-6 Athletics Carnival – Wednesday 5 September

The Lavalla Athletics Carnival is coming up this Wednesday 4 September. I thank our Physical Education teacher, Mrs Jemma Bulmer, in advance for the preparation of this event celebrating the athletic gifts and talents of our students. to access the program for the day.

IPSHA Cross Country Carnival

On Thursday 22nd August, 65 students across Years 3-6 represented the College at the IPSHA Cross Country event at John XXIII College. Each student represented our College with exemplary effort and behaviour over the day, which was acknowledged by our own staff but also commended by staff from other schools. to read more and see more photos from the day.

Years 7-12 Sporting Teams Photos

To view and order copies of the sporting teams photos taken on School Photo Day please .

Individual Accomplishments

  • Congratulations to William McAullay (Year 10) and Ellie Jones (Year 10) who travelled to Woollongong last week and represented WA in the All Schools Australian Cross Country Championships.
  • Well done to Tyler Connelly (Year 10) and Lyla Macpherson (Year 8) who are through to the next round of the SunSmart State Metro Surfing Titles. Tyler and Ella Vulinovich (Year 8) have also progressed in the Body Boarding division.
  • Congratulations to our Head Running Coach, Ben Chamberlain (Class of 2015), who took out the Chevron City to Surf 12km run with an outstanding time of 36 minutes 54 seconds.
  • Congratulations Madeline Peou (Year 7) who has made the State Year 7 Netball team.
  • Goodluck to Dean Morse (Year 9) and Lara Bosnjakovic (Year 12) are trialing for the ACC All Stars Basketball team over the next few weeks.
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Book Week

Jo Dunn on 29/08/2019

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 ‘Write A Book In A Day Competition’. This competition, which supports the Kids’ 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 ‘Shelfie’ quiz. A number of teachers and staff members took a ‘shelfie’ (a picture of their book shelf at home), which were then posted as a quiz, where students had to match the ‘shelfie’ 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’t 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, ‘how can reading be a secret power?’ 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, ‘storyteller extraordinaire’ entertained the students and staff with his humorous stories. Some were themed to the Book Week theme ‘Reading is my Secret Power’ 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.

PALS Projects 2019

Jo Dunn on 29/08/2019

Following on from the success of the PALS Project in 2018, in which ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ was awarded the winner of the Arts and Culture category and the Troy Cook overall state award for the Best Overall Reconciliation Project, we are again working this year on equally significant reconciliation projects in both the Primary and Secondary School settings of ÐãÐãÖ±²¥.

The Junior PALS Project performed by the Lavalla Dance Troupe, involved a stunning performance of The Carers of Everything, a creation story by Dr Noel Nannup, using movement and dance. The students also performed this piece in the Wakakirri Competition to a packed and most appreciative audience at the Perth Concert Hall on August 8. The Lavalla Dance Troupe students were awarded excellent comments from the judge on the night, and were also presented with the Best Lighting, Calls and Design Award, and the Best Public Speaking Award.

The Artist in Residence Program for 2019, including workshops with Andy Quilty and Contemporary Noongar Artists, Bradly and Rohin Kickett, will work towards creating and celebrating a visual representation of this creation story through student workshops that work towards the completion of a collaborative mural project. This mural The Carers of Everything will be presented by the artists, on behalf of the students, to the College community on Wednesday 16 October at the opening of the Student Art Exhibition.

The Senior PALS Project is a massed student choir collaboration with the Madjitil Moorna Choir to professionally record the ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ Sung Acknowledgement of Country – Koort Doodjarak Yewool – Heart Song. This beautiful heart felt sung Acknowledgement of Country was written by Mrs Nicole Boddy, and featured in the 2018 PALS Project.

The PALS Project and Catholic Education WA, Aboriginal Education Improvement Team led by Ms Sharon Davis have provided the resources to support this project, enabling our students to work with industry professionals and artists in singing and recording this beautiful song, sung in part in Noongar language.

One hundred selected ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ students will join with Madjitil Moorna community choir members this Friday afternoon, 3pm – 7.30pm, in the Auditorium studios to participate in a language workshop and then to record the song. This song will be promoted to all CEWA Whadjuk schools, as a hope for reconciliation.

Mr James Web (didgeridoo player), Mrs Susan Bluck (piano accompanist and Music Director), Mr Kobi Morrison (guitarist and Choir Music Director) and Mrs Della Rae Morrison (Choir Music Director) will collaborate with Mrs Boddy (song writer and Choir Director) and the massed choir of ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ (singers in Years 4 -12) and Madjitil Moorna choir members to perform this sung acknowledgement live on stage at the closing concert of the Catholic Performing Arts Festival on Monday 16 September at the Perth Concert Hall.

We are so proud of the students invited to be involved in this recording of Koort Doodjarak Yewool and thank Mrs Nicole Boddy for her beautiful words, music, passion for reconciliation and excellent musical ability that has inspired us to reach out the wider community to share our hope for reconciliation. It is our ongoing hope that this project serves to encourage and inspire other school communities to do the same within their own school settings.

The challenge to learn the Noongar language has been embraced by all of our choir students, as we strive to show our respect for the beautiful Noongar language. I wish our PALS Project team well for their collaboration and creation of the recording on Monday 2 September and the live performance on Monday 16 September. What a wonderful celebration of our ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ ‘walk towards reconciliation’ between Aboriginal and Non Aboriginal people.

Maree Grayden, Leader of Learning Arts PK-12