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Year 6 Family Life Education Program

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 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.

Term 4 Swimming Lessons

All students in Years 1 – 6 will take part in the College’s in-school Swimming Lessons Program in Term 4.

Please note, registration is compulsory as swimming lessons are part of the College’s Sporting Program.

Registrations are now open and will close at the end of Week 1 Term 4. It is essential that you register your child during this time so classes can be finalised in time for our lessons to commence.

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Information regarding selection of the correct swimming level for your child can be found by .

Please contact the ֱ Churchlands Swimming Club for all queries lessons.nchswimming@gmail.com

Catholic Performing Arts Closing Ceremony

The closing concert for the 30th annual Performing Arts Festival for Catholic Schools and Colleges celebrates the end of another fantastic year of performing arts in WA Catholic primary and secondary schools. The concert features music, dance and drama items which performed well in the festival.

The concert will commence with the performance of Koort Doodjarak Yewool (Heart Song) the Acknowledgement of Country, melody and lyrics written by our Primary Music Teacher and choral specialist, Mrs Nicole Boddy. This song, sung in part in Noongar language, is the Senior PALS project for 2019 and will be performed by the PALS Massed Choir, comprised of 100 vocalists from Lavalla and Marcellin Campuses.

The choir will sing in collaboration with Madjitil Moorna Choir, accompanied by professional musicians, Susan Bluck (pianist) who wrote and arranged the music for the song, James Webb (didgeridoo player) and Kobi Morrison (guitarist).This song has been professionally recorded and will be promoted by the Catholic Education Office – Aboriginal Education Improvement Team, for use within Whadjuk Country schools.

The College will also be accepting the Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund Shield for the College’s 2019 drama production of “Masquerade”. Tickets for the Closing Concert are available on the Perth Concert Hall website.

Y3-6 Grandparents Day

Grandparents are invited to join us at the Lavalla Campus from 9.00am, the morning will proceed as follows:

  • 9.00am – Grandparents arrive and sign-in at the Undercover Area
  • 9.00am – 10.00am – Grandparents visit with grandchildren and join in activities in classes.
  • With multiple grandchildren on campus, please start the visit with your eldest grandchild and they will accompany you to the next sibling – there will be announcements at regular intervals to move if desired throughout the morning .
  • 10.00am – Grandparents are invited to come together for a cup of tea or coffee in the Lavalla Hall (students remain in class)
  • 10.30am – Event concludes as students commence recess.

We look forward to welcoming our Grandparents to our Lavalla Campus!

Life Education Program

The Life Education Program is coming to the Lavalla Campus in Term 3 Week 8. Life Education aims to empower our students to make safer and healthier choices through education.

Parents are invited to attend the Life Education Van on Monday 9 September from 3.00pm – 3.30pm if they would like to look at the Programs on offer. The van will be located near the basketball courts and parents can enter and speak to the presenters.

The Program supports children, teachers and families to explore a range of health topics such as nutrition, resilience, decision making, social skills and physical activity. Providing opportunities to develop knowledge, understanding and skills is important in positively influencing healthy behaviours.

Teachers select from a range of age appropriate health and social skills modules to best meet the needs of their students. Students visit the Mobile Learning Centre, meet “Healthy Harold” the giraffe, and engage in an interactive learning session featuring props, role play and audio visual material. This session is used as a platform to introduce and explore various health topics, which can then be consolidated and extended further back in the classroom using comprehensive student and teacher resources.

Kate Warchomij, Leader of Wellbeing Primary