In the last fortnight, the 3 Red and 1 Red classes shared with us their class assemblies. Last week, 3 Red shared a Narnia-inspired assembly, focusing on the message of showing courage and standing up for what you believe is right, which was a fantastic message to share with our 3-6 students. This morning Year 1 Red shared the importance of brain breaks in their assembly, finishing with a great example of a brain break – a song and dance! Thank you to 3 Red and 1 Red for their entertaining and informative assemblies.
Year 3-6 Building
It was a busy and exciting week at our Lavalla Campus this week as we moved into the brand-new Years 3-6 Building. Our students (and staff) were thrilled to finally be moved in and working in such amazing learning spaces. With this stage now complete, the focus shifts to the creation of our future PK-2 and specialist learning spaces over the coming months – more exciting times ahead!
Kiss N Ride Shelter Lavalla
A reminder to all Lavalla parent who utilise Kiss N Ride at Lavalla to please ensure you have your family name tag clearly on display when you collect your children at the end of the day. This ensures our process can run smoothly, efficiently and as quickly as possible. As the wet weather approaches, we are awaiting the delivery and installation of some shelter at the Kiss N Ride to provide shelter from the elements throughout the year.
Lego Donations
Buddy Day Celebrations – Friday 14 June
As part of our Champagnat Day celebrations, students from Kindergarten to Year 6 will gather at the Lavalla Campus for Buddy Day activities and the annual Lapathon on Friday 14 June. It will be a wonderful opportunity for our Marian students to see the brand new 3-6 classrooms with their buddies, and to see the site of their future PK-2 classrooms.
Please click here for more information regarding Buddy Day. For more information
For the Churchlands Campus map, please click here.
ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ Norms / Medals of Marcellin
Our new ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ Norms are now on our website and I encourage you to have a look at these expectations for our Primary students – ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ Norms – ÐãÐãÖ±²¥. Each week our staff and students will focus on 1 Norm, to discuss and unpack what that norm means for our students in their day-to-day school life.
In Week 6 Jack (Marian) and Sammy (Lavalla) were drawn out of the raffle and congratulated for demonstrating our ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ Norm of Respectfully Listen and Follow Routines and instructions.
Due to the Public holiday this week, our Week 7 draw for the raffle for our norm of Try our personal best in all activities will be drawn at next week’s prayer assembly.
Congratulations to all students who received a raffle ticket in Weeks 6 & 7 –These raffle tickets have now been converted into faction tokens and placed in our faction token tubes in the front office of each campus!
URSTRONG – Lesson 3 Complete
Lesson 3 Review
This term we have commenced the roll-out of the URSTRONG Friendship Curriculum across the Primary. All students through PK-6 engaged in Lesson 3 last week. The areas of focus across our year levels in Lesson 3 were:
PK-2: Teaches students strategies for making new friends, including how to introduce themselves and ask a friend to play.
Yr 3 & 4: Anchors students in the ‘truths’ of friendship so they have realistic expectations in their friendships. Students learn the WWW strategy for their friendships.
Yr 5 & 6: Helps students identify the difference between healthy and unhealthy friendships and friendship groups, both in-person and online, and the impact body language has on our friendships.
Lesson 4 will be rolled out next week across the primary.
A reminder parents have access to a . We hope that as a URSTRONG Family, you will reinforce the important messages of empowerment, self-compassion, & kindness at home.
Lavalla Homework Club
A reminder that Lavalla Homework club takes place in the breakout spaces on the bottom floor of the new 3-6 building. Please use the automatic glass sliding doors to enter the building when collecting your child.
The second project of our Class of 2024 will come to fruition in Week 9 and it is titled: Spirit Week. With the Champagnat Day Mass and Awards taking place on Friday 14 June, the Year 12 students would like to begin the tradition of each day of the week of the Champagnat Day mass to reflect one of the Marist characteristics. The five Marist characteristics of In The Way of Mary, Presence, Love of Work, Simplicity and Family Spirit will be represented in our Secondary College in Week 9.
Monday – In The Way of Mary Whilst our uniform incorporates various shades of blue, students are encouraged to add an extra splash of blue to their uniform. Students may choose to collect a blue ribbon from Student Admin or the Leaders of Wellbeing Office to put in their hair or around their wrist or they may wear blue socks of their choosing with their uniform.
Tuesday – Presence All Pastoral Care Groups on Tuesday will engage in a mindfulness activity in Pastoral Care time in the morning. This focus on presence will support our students in their learning throughout the day.
Wednesday – Love of Work Across the first couple of days of the week, students will be encouraged to write a message of appreciation to the staff at ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ who demonstrate a love of work in their support of the students in our care. These will be displayed on the Vivi screens around the College.
Thursday – Simplicity Random Acts of Kindness will be the feature of Thursday: encouraging members of our College Community to acknowledge that the simple things can make a big difference.
Friday – Family Spirit On Friday, we will come together as a Secondary College for our Champagnat Mass Celebration, and as a PK-12 Community for our Champagnat Awards.
We look forward to sharing the beginnings of this tradition in our next newsletter and across social media next week.
Year 11 Retreat – Thursday 20 and Friday 21 June
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Year 11 Dinner Dance – Friday 21 June
The Year 11 Dinner Dance is scheduled for Friday 21 June. Year 11 students will be dismissed at 2.30pm following the conclusion of the Year 11 Retreat. Before they depart on this day, students will be given their ticket which will be required to enter the venue. Students are expected to follow the College’s Uniform and Personal Presentation Guidelines on both days of the Retreat; no additions to nails or lashes are permitted.
We ask all Year 11 students to have a mature understanding of the dress code appropriate for the Year 11 Dinner Dance. Formal occasions such as these require dressing in a special way which helps to generate a sense of occasion. We therefore ask all students to be mindful of their choice of attire and ask for a reasonable standard of modesty as befitting such a formal event. It is an expectation that all students respect College guidelines and policies regarding personal presentation and behaviour.
We are looking forward to this event with our Year 11 students as a way to celebrate their incredible efforts this semester.
2025 Year 12Leadership Process
The Leadership Process will commence for the Class of 2025 in Week 10 of this term. The Year 11 Retreat, which is scheduled for Thursday 20 and Friday 21 June, marks the start of this process. Following their sessions with the Youth Ministry Team, our Year 11 students will work with Mr Van Der Heever (Leadership Coordinator) and Mr Husband (Leader of Wellbeing Year 11) to explore what leadership looks like, the expectations of our College leaders and their thoughts about the legacy that they want to leave as the Class of 2025. Our Year 11 students will be asked to express interest in Leadership positions from Friday of Week 10. We encourage parents/guardians to have conversations with their child about the potential of being one of our College leaders in 2025. For further information on the process and the leadership roles, please have a look at the 2025 Leadership Nominations Booklet.
Secondary Campus Photo Days – 13, 24 & 25 June
A reminder that Fotoworks will be attending ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ on Thursday 13, Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 June.
On the 13 June our Years 7-9 students will have their individual photos taken, along with their PCG photo. Additionally, our Education Support Centre students, one of our Dance Troupes and some of our music groups will also have their photos taken on this day.
On the 24 June all Year 10-12 students will have their individual and guild photos, as well as Year 12 leadership, special ministers and the remaining music group photos.
On the 25 June all sports team photos will be taken.
Pleaseto see the full photo schedule.
Students will be released from class to have their photos taken.
Students are reminded to observe our . Any student who does not meet these guidelines will not be permitted to have their photo taken on the scheduled day. If any students have concerns about their appearance or uniform not meeting our College Guidelines, they are encouraged to speak to their Leader of Wellbeing.
Years 7-10 and 12 students from should have received their photo order forms. Year 11 students will receive their photo forms on Monday. Students can either bring these forms in on the day or hand them to their Pastoral Care Group teacher.
ACER Wellbeing Survey – Wednesday 12 June
Schools play an important role in supporting students’ engagement and wellbeing. Students who are positively engaged in their learning and are provided with safe and supportive environments experience positive academic achievement. Our Secondary Wellbeing program, which encompasses the Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum, is adapted to suit the needs of each cohort. This program aims to support the students at ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ to develop the skills required to succeed and thrive in their years beyond secondary education. As a College, we prioritise evidence-based practices and as such, we are seeking to gain data to continue to develop our wellbeing support for the young people in our care.
Our Years 7, 9, 10 and 11 students will be completing the ACER Social-Emotional Wellbeing survey on Wednesday 12 June during Extended Pastoral Care Time. This survey is a confidential, strength-based survey. The results will provide us with a comprehensive report on a wide variety of social, emotional and behavioural outcomes. We will be able to use the data to identify themes among year groups and genders allowing us to engage in needs-based wellbeing support and intervention.
For further information about this survey, please visit this website:
We look forward to sharing the data with our students, staff and parents in the near future. If you have any questions about this survey, please contact your child’s Leader of Wellbeing.
Pathways and Careers
Year 10
Subject selection for Year 11, 2025
Please see below for some resources associated with subject selection for Year 11, 2025:
Students and families are reminded that the ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ Careers Expo and Year 10 Parent Evening will occur later in Term 2. At this event, students and families will be able to speak to teachers about each subject, and also seek information from Universities, TAFEs and training providers about possible courses and careers.
It is expected that all Year 10 students will attend this event. Details are below:
Tuesday 18 June, 2024
Marist Auditorium
Careers Expo commences at 5.00pm
Parent Information evening commences at 6.00pm
Pathways and Careers Information: Year 11
WACE (secondary graduation) requirements
In Year 11 and 12, students are progressing towards their Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE), otherwise known as their secondary graduation.
In order to achieve their WACE, students need to meet certain academic targets across Year 11 and 12. These are:
Demonstrate the minimum standard of literacy and numeracy (either in Year 9 NAPLAN or in Year 10-12 OLNA).
Be enrolled in English / Literature in Year 11 and 12.
Be enrolled in at least 1 ‘List B’ (Maths / Science / Sport / Technology) subject.
Achieve at least 14 C grades, with at least 6 C grades in Year 12 subjects.
For students considering UniReady / UniPath in Year 12
A reminder to students on the General Pathway who are considering UniReady / UniPath in Year 12 next year. It is expected that students from the General Pathway would have participated in extra-curricular activities such as work experience, VET Certificates, Leadership, Service, and/or College sport. General Pathway students who have not participated in any of these extra-curricular activities may not be eligible for UniReady / UniPath.
For students thinking of attending University
TISC has a series of videos explaining things like ATAR calculation, prerequisite subjects, scaling, and preferences. You can find them here:
Are you thinking of attending a University Open Day? Dates are below. This blog might help you:
Pathways and Careers Information: Year 12
Parent and family resources
Each year, the Australian Government publishes a resource for parents / guardians to assist in career conversations. The 2024 version can be found here:
WACE (secondary graduation) requirements
In Year 11 and 12, students are progressing towards their Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE), otherwise known as their secondary graduation.
In order to achieve their WACE, students need to meet certain academic targets across Year 11 and 12. These are:
Demonstrate the minimum standard of literacy and numeracy (either in Year 9 NAPLAN or in Year 10-12 OLNA).
Be enrolled in English / Literature in Year 11 and 12.
Be enrolled in at least 1 ‘List B’ (Maths / Science / Sport / Technology) subject.
Achieve at least 14 C grades, with at least 6 C grades in Year 12 subjects.
Gap year information
Students interested in taking a gap year in 2025 might find the following interesting:
Defence Force Gap Year:
Other gap year ideas:
And:
Apprenticeship and Trades Information
The April 2024 edition of the Apprentice Intake Guide has now been published. This guide is a large listing of many different apprenticeship opportunities available.
Students and families can access the Guide here:
University Information
Early Offers
Students and families are advised that applications for University in 2025 are open as of 1 May 2024. Early Offers for University in 2025 will not be made to students until 2 September 2024. The currently available information about Early Offers is in the table below.
University
Early Offer Information
Curtin University
– Early Offers are available for ATAR and non-ATAR students. – Must achieve WACE and meet any prerequisites. – Submit your application via TISC, putting your Early Offer course as your first preference. – If your predicted ATAR is five points above the ATAR score required for your selected course, you will receive an early offer that secures your place in Semester 1, 2025. Your offer won’t be dependent on your final Year 12 ATAR score. You will still need to complete WACE and meet the English and subject requirements for your course.   – If your predicted ATAR is less than five points above the ATAR score required for your course, you will still receive an early offer for a place at Curtin. You will need to achieve a final ATAR that meets course entry requirements, and meet WACE, English and subjects requirements for the course. – If you are not studying the ATAR Pathway, your early offer will be conditional upon you meeting the admission criteria for your chosen course, achieving WACE and meeting Curtin’s English requirements.
Edith Cowan University (ECU)
– Early Offer calculated from your most recent school results including exams. – Must achieve WACE and meet any prerequisites. – Early Offers for Certificate IV and UniReady/UniPath students will be conditional on passing. – Submit your application via TISC, putting your Early Offer course as your first preference. – Offers will be made on 2 September, 23 September, 14 October, 18 November and 2 December. Allow around 2 weeks for us assess your application. – List of courses available for Early Offers is at:
Murdoch University
– Must achieve WACE and meet any prerequisites. – Early Offers for Certificate IV and UniReady/UniPath students will be conditional on passing. – Submit your application via TISC, putting your Early Offer course as your first preference.
Notre Dame University
– Must be completing the ATAR Pathway in Year 12. – Submit your application via TISC, putting your Early Offer course as your first preference. – Offers will be made on 2 September, 20 September, 4 October, 11 December. Allow a few weeks for us assess your application. – In the application you will be asked to provide details about your non-academic achievements and commitments, which may include work, caring responsibilities at home, volunteering, sports and school leadership, among others. – Further information and eligible courses at
University of Western Australia
– Must be completing the ATAR Pathway in Year 12. – Submit your application via TISC, putting your Early Offer course as your first preference. – All students must satisfy UWA’s English requirements and any subject prerequisite requirements. – Students can apply for an Early Offer for all degrees with UWA excluding Assured Pathways to Medicine, Dental Medicine, Pharmacy and Podiatric Medicine or the Bachelor of Biomedicine (specialised). – Further information at:
Information about University Entry
TISC has a series of videos explaining things like ATAR calculation, prerequisite subjects, scaling, and preferences. You can find them here:
Are you thinking of attending a University Open Day? Dates are below. This blog might help you:
Are you the first person in your family to attend University? This might assist:
Here are some useful tools to prepare students for the transition to University:
Thinking of studying Medicine or Dentistry in 2025?
All students who wish to enrol in Medicine or Dentistry in 2025 (including Assured Pathway at UWA) will need to sit the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) this year.
Please see below for some important dates:
5 March 2024: UCAT bookings open
17 May 2024: Deadline to book your UCAT for 2024
10 June 2024: Deadline if you need to cancel your UCAT booking
1 July 2024: UCAT testing begins
9 August 2024: Last test date
September 2024: Results available
You can check for more information, tips and practice tests.
Also, students applying for Medicine at Curtin University are required to sit the CASPER Test. CASPER scores are valid only for the next available admissions year, so applicants should only complete the test in the year immediately preceding their planned year of admission.
The CASPER Test is held nationally and is sat online from home. Applicants are responsible for making their own arrangements to register for the CASPER Test. Available Casper Test dates are:
26 May 2024
23 June 2024
8 August 2024
You can find more information about this, and book your test, here:
UWA Medical entry handbook here (for Assured Pathway):
Curtin Medical entry handbook here:
Entry to Medicine handbook (Australia-wide) is here:
University scholarships
Curtin University
Edith Cowan University (ECU)
Murdoch University
Notre Dame University
University of Western Australia (UWA)
Christian Leaders Scholarship
UPCOMING CAREERS EVENTS
EVENT
DATE
LINK
Early Offers and Entry Pathways Information Session (UWA)
12 June
Year 12s and supporters webinar (CQ University)
13 June
ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ College Careers Expo
18 June
3.30pm to 4.30pm: Year 11 and 12 session 5.00pm to 6.00pm: Year 10 session 6.00pm to 6.45pm: Year 10 information evening
Create For A Day (SAE Perth)
6 July
WAAPA Information Evening (ECU)
17 July
Navigating your post-school plans (online)
24 July
Perth Skills West Careers & Employment Expo
25 July to 27 July
Open Day (SAE Creative Media Institute)
24 August
WAAPA Tour (ECU)
27 August
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Health and Education Information Evening (Murdoch)
28 August
Science, IT, Engineering Information Evening (Murdoch)
29 August
Nursing and Midwifery Open Evening (ECU)
30 August
Business and Law Information Evening (Murdoch)
4 September
Science and Maths Information Evening (ECU)
4 September
Engineering Information Evening (ECU)
6 September
Medical and Health Sciences Information Evening (ECU)
11 September
Teacher Education Information Evening (ECU)
12 September
Computing and Cybersecurity Information Evening (ECU)
As we approach the opening of the new Years 3-6 Building, some lucky students (one student from each class) was chosen to represent their class to have a guided tour of the new building and then share their experience with their class. It was a wonderful experience and the general feedback from the students was that the classrooms and building greatly exceeded their expectations. Keep an eye out for some footage and photos of this walk-through on our social media accounts.
At this stage, we anticipate being in the new Year 3-6 building at some point in Week 8. Plans are well in place to move across and students and staff are eager to start teaching and learning in our new state-of-the-art learning environment. We look forward to welcoming parents to view the space as the new building comes online.
5 Blue Assembly
Last week’s 5 Blue Class Assembly was a wonderful reflection and teaching opportunity related to the book ‘Fish in a Tree’ written by Lynda Hunt. Our Year 5 classes have been studying this novel recently. The assembly focused around being inclusive, being understanding, and celebrating differences. Year 5 Blue creatively shared with the Lavalla campus the reasons why we should do these things, as well as practical examples of what these look like within our school community. Thank you Year 5 Blue for a wonderful assembly!
Buddy Day Celebrations
As part of our Champagnat Day celebrations, students from Kindergarten to Year 6 will gather at the Lavalla Campus for Buddy Day activities and the annual Lapathon on Friday 14 June. Further details will be shared with students and families before the day.
Students will have received a Lapathon Sponsor Form today to begin collecting sponsors for the lapathon.
The College has committed to donate all monies raised from the Lapathon to support Lifelink, which is an organisation that works with the most vulnerable and marginalised in our local community. Please use the following link to access details regarding this organisation. Click .
ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ Norms / Medals of Marcellin
Our new ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ Norms are now on our website and I encourage you to have a look at these expectations for our Primary students – ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ Norms – ÐãÐãÖ±²¥.
Each week our staff and students will focus on one Norm, to discuss and unpack what that norm means for our students in their day-to-day school life.
We continue our weekly ’raffle draw’ at our prayer assemblies on Mondays at each campus. In Week 5 Vidhya (Marian) and Lachlan (Lavalla) were drawn out of the raffle and congratulated for demonstrating our ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ Norm of ‘Treat our classrooms & school with pride &respect by keeping them neat and tidy and using equipment properly’.
This week Solomon (Marian) and Poppy (Lavalla) were drawn out of the raffle and congratulated for demonstrating our ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ Norm of ‘Wear our College uniform correctly & with pride’.
Congratulations to all students who received a raffle ticket in Weeks 4 & 5. These raffle tickets have now been converted into faction tokens and placed in our faction token tubes in the front office of each campus!
URSTRONG – Lesson 2 Complete
Lesson 2 Review
This term we have commenced the roll-out of the URSTRONG Friendship Curriculum across the Primary. All students through PK-6 engaged in Lesson 2 last week. The areas of focus across our year levels in Lesson 2 were:
PK-2: Naming feelings, helping students recognise and embrace both positive & negative feelings (nicely linked to our Zones of Regulation Program).
Y3 & 4: Strategies for making new friends, including how to introduce themselves and have a conversation that plants a seed for a new friendship to grow.
Y5 & 6: Anchors students in the ‘truths’ of friendship so they have realistic expectations in their relationships. Students also practiced the art of conversation.
Lesson 3 will be rolled out next week across the primary.
A reminder parents have access to a to access hundreds of resources – including an 8 session video series. This will allow you to learn the same language & strategies being taught in the classroom through the Friendology 101 curriculum. We hope that, as a URSTRONG Family, you will reinforce the important messages of empowerment, self-compassion, & kindness at home.
Marian Campus – Morning and Afternoon Supervision
A reminder that students are not permitted to play on school equipment before or after school unless a teacher is present and supervising. This is for student safety. We ask for parent support to ensure student safety in our playgrounds.
Parents are asked to ensure their children do not take out equipment from the sports tubs to play with after school. This term there has been equipment left out on the oval most nights after families have remained on the oval after school. Unfortunately, this has resulted in lost and damaged equipment.
Australian Early Development Census
Building a national picture of child health
From May 2024, our school, along with thousands of others across the country, will participate in the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC).
The AEDC is a teacher-completed census (similar to a questionnaire) which provides a comprehensive picture of how children have developed by the time they start their first year of full-time school: Pre-Primary.
The AEDC is an Australian Government Initiative and is completed nationally every three years. Children do not miss any class time while the AEDC is completed, and parents/carers do not need to supply schools with any new information.
The data collected through the AEDC is used by schools, communities and governments to better understand children and families’ needs, and identify the services, resources and support they need. AEDC data is reported at a school, community, state/territory and national level. AEDC results for individual children are not reported and the AEDC is not used as an individual diagnostic tool.
Some teachers have found that completing the AEDC made them more aware of the needs of individual children and their class, and that the data was useful for planning for transitions to Year 1 and developing programs.
Participation in the AEDC is voluntary, however the AEDC relies on all schools with children in their first year of full-time school participating in the collection. Parents/carers do not need to take any action unless they choose not to include their children in the Census. Pre-Primary parents will receive more information early next week regarding this Census.
To find out more about the AEDC and how it is being used to help children and families visit: .
Marian Occupational Therapy Parent Presentation
On Thursday 23 May, we welcomed Helen Cooper from Gymworks Occupational Therapy to present a Q&A session with our Marian families. We were thrilled by the enthusiastic turnout and engaging discussions. Parents gained invaluable insights into how Occupational Therapy enhances their child’s development and learning journey. Key discussion points included:
The importance of hand strength and physical play
Handwriting skills
Motor planning and early intervention
Task participation and engagement skills
Self-regulation and parenting
The session was both enlightening and empowering. By working together we can nurture every child’s potential to thrive.
Catherine Young – Leader of Learning PK-6
Lavalla Homework Club
Parents who are sending their children to Homework Club are required to pick their children up from the Year 5 classrooms and sign them out each week. Your support is much appreciated to allow us to continue to run this program smoothly. Please note that Lavalla students are not permitted to attend the Homework Club on the Secondary Campus on Mondays.
This Sunday, we celebrate the Holy Trinity, a significant feast day in the Catholic Church. This solemnity invites us to contemplate the mystery of one God in three Persons, a central tenet of our faith. The doctrine of the Trinity emphasises the unity and co-equality of the three distinct Persons – the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, illustrating the profound and loving relationship at the heart of God’s very being.
In our daily lives, we can bring the essence of Trinity Sunday into practice by fostering relationships built on love, respect, and unity. Just as the Holy Trinity exemplifies perfect communion and cooperation, we are called to reflect these values in our interactions with one another.
As a ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ community, let us take this opportunity to renew our commitment to embodying the love and unity of the Holy Trinity in all aspects of our lives.
Year 3-6 Build
With great anticipation, the ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ community looks forward to the arrival of our new Years 3-6 building in Week 8. Comprehensive plans are in place for the transition, and both students and staff are enthusiastic about beginning teaching and learning activities in this state-of-the-art facility. We look forward to welcoming parents to explore the space once the new building is operational.
On Wednesday, some of our students had the privilege of touring the new building. Their excitement was palpable as they shared their thoughts on the innovative learning spaces and the exciting opportunities they bring. Please enjoy the short video capturing the tour as we move closer to our goal of #OneCampusOneCommunity.
MSA Assistant Principal’s Conference
This week, I attended an Assistant Principal’s Conference in Mittagong. Participants were invited to explore the topic “Leading a Faith Community”.
The conference was a thought-provoking experience, offering numerous moments for reflection on what it truly means to lead a faith community. Engaging with insightful presentations and discussions, we delved into the responsibilities, challenges, and rewards of faith-based leadership. The opportunity to hear from distinguished speakers such as Most Rev Shane Mackinlay DD, Bishop of Sandhurst, Miss Pam Betts, a Marist Schools Australia Board Member, and Dr. Frank Malloy, the National Director of Marist Schools Australia, provided valuable perspectives and inspired a renewed commitment to our roles as leaders.
Marist Family Day
The Marist Brothers’ Community invites you to join us for the Marist Family Gathering on Sunday, 26 May. The celebration will begin with Mass at 10.00am in the Champagnat Chapel, followed by a morning tea with refreshments in the Auditorium. This special event is an opportunity for families to come together and celebrate our shared faith and community spirit.
We look forward to welcoming families to this significant event.
Cross Country
Congratulations to our outstanding Cross-Country Team for their remarkable achievement of first place in the All School’s Cross Country Carnival! Your dedication, perseverance, and sportsmanship have paid off, and we could not be prouder of your achievement. Thank you to the students and teachers who attended the event and supported our team.
Our Vision for Learning, Shine through Discovery- Let your Light Shine (Matthew 5:16) inspires our faith and learning community to Challenge, Collaborate, Create and Celebrate who we are and what we seek to achieve. Our InspirED Inspiring Early Career Teachers program that commenced this year is one program that the College provides to articulate this vision. It provides Early Career Teachers (ECTs) a sense of connectedness to the ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ community; building a sense of belonging underpinned by Marist values and collective desire to improve student outcomes. InspirED encompasses Domain 3 of the ACER School Improvement Tool, Promoting a Culture of Learning.
InspirED aims to support early career teachers in their growth and development, providing mentorship and coaching in collaboration with targeted, evidence-based workshops encompassing the four areas of Professional Practices, Professional Identity, Wellbeing, and Orientation, providing opportunities for reflection and networking with other ECTs alongside experienced teachers and leaders. The program aims to support ECTs to gain full registration with TRBWA, develop their professional identity and skillset, and ensure ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ is an employer of choice for ECTs, leading to improved student outcomes.
In 2024, our ECTs have enjoyed targeted professional development sessions that have covered a wide range of topics, including classroom management, difficult conversations, recording important student information, and developing portfolios. We are excited about our upcoming session in the Marist Way, which will be facilitated by Andrew Watson. These professional development opportunities, which are a key part of the InspirED program, run alongside regular breakfasts with the Executive Team to network, strengthen relationships, and celebrate achievements. First-year teachers also have cyclic meetings with the Leader of Support and Pedagogy to establish a relationship that supports and encourages professional learning, discussing challenges, goals, and celebrations.
ÐãÐãÖ±²¥ is proud of its unique InspirED program and looks forward to supporting our ECTs into the future.
