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Term 3 Week 4: From the Head of Primary

Jo Dunn on 04/09/2018

As we move through the term I am pleased to see how settled and engaged our students are at the Marian and Lavalla campuses. This is because of the support we receive from the families and their efforts at home to build strong, resilient children who are ready to learn. Our students then come to school and are greeted by dedicated staff who are all looking to see each day how they can grow their students. This personal growth is why our students receive such a good education and why their learning is challenged every day.

Marcellin Award

Congratulations to the following students who have recently received a Marcellin Award in Weeks 2,3 and 4:

Sienna Wheeler, Year 2 Red – for being quick to share equipment with others and giving up her equipment to younger students.

Sophie Pearson, Year 2 Red – for being positive and encouraging to others during team games – especially those who find it challenging.

Luca Trettel, Year 2 Blue – for working collaboratively with a team of students to help clean up and tidy the nature play materials into the nature play space.

Holly Thompson, Year 4 Green – Holly is described as a happy and positive person with a ready smile. She is able to see the positive in all situations rather than finding things to complain about. Holly works hard, putting every effort into all that she does, and always completes tasks to the best of her ability.

Holly is also described as someone with a gentle nature, is a good listener, is friendly and inclusive, and considerate of the needs of others. She is not someone who seeks attention, but rather puts other people’s feelings before her own.

One of the greatest attributes of Holly, is that not only does she look for the positive in things that happen each day, but looks for the positives in people. She is always looking for the best in others, and what a beautiful way to approach life that is.

The Marcellin Award is presented to children who show, in their everyday actions and words, the spirit of the character of St Marcellin Champagnat. The Marcellin Award at Marian Campus is drawn from submitted nominations each Wednesday morning at Prayer Assembly. At Lavalla Campus, the Marcellin Award is presented at campus assemblies to one student selected by the Leadership Team from submitted nominations.

Staff Changes 鈥� Lavalla Campus

Mrs Therese Le-Sanders will be leaving our College at the end of Week 5 on Maternity Leave. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs Le-Sanders for the way she has worked tirelessly with our students and the 秀秀直播 community. We wish her and her husband all the very best as they welcome their newest family member into the world. God bless. The new teachers working in Year 4 Red are Mrs Queva Fitzgerald and Ms Kate Warchomij. Ms Fitzgerald has worked in a number of Catholic schools in Western Australia and will be starting on Monday 13 August. We also welcome Mrs Annika Sampson who will be supporting our Learning Support Program.

Primary Night at Scitech

Primary Angelico Art Exhibition听

The following students have had their art work displayed at the Primary Angelico Art Exhibition for 2018. The students have displayed outstanding commitment to their craft and we are blessed that they are able to share their talents. Thank you to Mrs Amy Farrell for your instruction and support

  • Charlotte Laurent, Year 6
  • Ella Hills, Year 4
  • Ella Scott, Year 5
  • Zoe Ehlers, Year 3
  • Savannah Doyle, Year 6
  • Harper Gamble, Year 6

Speak Up Finals

Speak Up is a wonderful extra-curricular opportunity afforded to our students which challenges them to grow in the area of public speaking, develop confidence and entertain their peers. In Week 4, the Finals were held at the Lavalla Campus. Congratulations to Joshua Do, Harry Klein, Aadil Thekkayil who were the winners of their year groups. These students will be representing the College in the Speak Up Awards. We wish you well. to read a student reflection about the competition from Joshua Do (Year 6) and Leyla Do (Year 5).

Year 3 Bishops’ Literacy Test 鈥� Tuesday 14 August

Next Tuesday, our Year 3 students will take part in the state-wide Bishops Literacy Test. This allows our system to gauge the knowledge and understating of our students and to shape the Religious Education curriculum for the future.

Parent Support

It is important that we all work together to uphold the highest standards at our College. After the Years 3-6 Assembly in the Marist Auditorium, many coffee cups were left behind by parents. Please be reminded that only bottled water is allowed in this wonderful space. I wish to also point out that it is also very disruptive when parents leave during the assembly. Please be mindful and respectful of those on stage.


Guided Planning

I would like to highlight the professionalism of our teachers as they all work with our Leaders of Learning, Mrs Zelich and Ms Anderson, to provide the best learning opportunities for our students. This has been exemplified in our guided planning sessions dedicated to planning and programming learning experiences through a differentiated curriculum and a meaningful and relevant assessment process.

Upcoming Events

Primary STEM Festival
K-Y6 Feast of the Assumption Celebrations
Year 1 Father鈥檚 Day Bunnings Workshop
Book Week
Kindy Better Beginnings Incursion
PP-Y2 Assembly – Item Pre Primary Blue

Past Events

The children at 秀秀直播 are continuously engaging in motivating learning experiences that support embedding and enhancing their education. Some highlights from the past two weeks are:

Pre Primary Green Assembly
Pre Primary Landsdale Farm Excursion
Year 3 Green Prayer Assembly
Year 3 Red Assembly
Pre Primary 100 Days of Learning

Speak Up Competition

Jo Dunn on 04/09/2018

On Friday 27 July, representatives from each year (Years 3-6) presented a speech on a topic of their choice for the Speak Up competition. Some made people laugh while others were left in wonder. We really enjoyed presenting our speeches to the school and enjoyed all of the encouragement from each other. Even though we had a huge amount of encouragement, we were still pretty petrified on the stage with nothing but a few palm cards in our hand.

It was a phenomenal experience for both of us and it helped us gain valuable public speaking experience, skills we look forward to use in the future. Practice makes perfect; this is what you learn during Speak Up.

During Week 3’s assembly, we were all recognised for our achievements and the three finalists who will be competing against other schools in the Round 1 Speak Up Awards were announced. Congratulations Harry, Aadil and Joshua.

Joshua Do (Year 6) and Leyla Do (Year 5)

Term 3 Week 4: From the Deputy Principal | Learning and Staff Development

Jo Dunn on 04/09/2018

Small Challenge, big improvement. How setting small ongoing goals in the classroom can help students reach larger goals

Our Vision for Learning boldly states, 秀秀直播 is a faith and learning community where we continually challenge ourselves to boldly embark on a pathway of discovery beyond the classroom to contribute to and become agents of change in the world. In an ever-changing society people need the skills, experience, knowledge and confidence to face all of life鈥檚 challenges in order to become resilient learners who are willing to take risks to achieve their goals.

To be challenged is to engage in learning with a positive open mindset, being resilient and adaptive in achieving goals; taking calculated risks and learning from experience.

As leaders, teachers and support staff, we strive to foster the element of challenge by collectively committing to:

  • Developing a whole-school Wellbeing policy that develops social and emotional skills across all year levels
  • A culture of excellence
  • Knowing our students and how they learn
  • Using growth mindset language and strategies when challenging students in context
  • Teaching and learning which is student driven and data informed and appropriately challenges all students
  • Teachers challenging themselves to critically evaluate and continually grow as educators through research into current theories and pedagogy
  • Timely, targeted, formative feedback and feedforward that encourages growth.

Supporting students to set small ongoing goals in the classroom or activity can help them reach larger goals. Making mistakes, reflecting on feedback, planning with peers and trying different alternatives are all part of the learning process. Teachers and students coming together as co-learners is the greatest strength of our Vision for Learning; this in turn leads to achieving small goals which leads to big improvement.

NAPLAN Online 2019

Teaching staff from Years 3 – 12 were trained on the administration and delivery of the NAPLAN Online Assessment, which students will participate in next year. Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will participate in a 鈥榯est鈥� assessment later this term which is designed to ensure the College network, student devices and teacher administrators are familiar with the assessment. Further details will be shared by classroom teachers and Leaders of Wellbeing closer to the date. I thank Mr Peter Jones, Leader of Pedagogy and Miss Kate Warchomji, Leader of Wellbeing, for their leadership and coordination of this project.

ASIP 鈥� Wellbeing

Our teaching staff across the College joined together to focus on student wellbeing through the implementation of a Gratitude Project. As part of the College Annual School Improvement Plan, the staff will embark on an action research project that supports enhancing student resilience and the positive impact of practicing gratitude. We look forward to sharing the framework for our projects at the 秀秀直播 Parents Consultative Committee meeting in Week 8, and sharing our findings with the College community in Term 4.

秀秀直播 Parents

Thank you to all the parents who supported the parent education presentation from Side Effects. The presentation was informative and engaging. If any parent needs support in managing concerns involving drugs and alcohol, I encourage you to engage with the resources available from the Government of Western Australia, Mental Health Commission, and your family GP. If there are any topics you would like explored as part of our commitment to parent education, please contact me via lisa.fogliani@newman.wa.edu.au

Code of Conduct

A reminder to all families that the Code of Conduct can be accessed via the College website. Please click here. 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 and extends to all forums including social media and email forms of communication. The Code seeks to value the dignity of every person, foster positive relationships, ensure confidentiality and accountability and support professional boundaries. Events held during school hours AND outside of school hours that are associated with the College are also supported by the Code. Any perceived breaches of the Code can be discussed with any member of the Senior Leadership Team.

All families are reminded that if they have a concern about the education or wellbeing of their child, they should contact the College directly. We are always willing to support families but school matters must be managed by the College. It is not appropriate to contact other families about concerns you have about their child. Please direct these matters to the classroom teacher, Leaders of Wellbeing or 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.

Marist Young Adult Retreat

Jo Dunn on 04/09/2018

The Marist Young Adult Retreat took place in Sydney from Thursday 26 – Sunday 29 July 2018. Two of Perth鈥檚 Marist Youth Ministry (MYM) team, Emily Redwood and Michael Heelan (Class of 2016), attended the conference with the support of 秀秀直播.

Michael reflected; 鈥淭he weekend was very fruitful for our own personal growth, and has offered us a unique insight into the practical application of Christian and Marist values in our day-to-day endeavours.鈥�

The retreat included both outreach and formation sessions. On the formation sessions Emily and Michael reflected, 鈥淩yan Gato [Member of the National Marist Mission & Life Formation Team] was exceptional, as he always is, in delivering highly engaging content with a strong message – in this instance, the importance of recognising Jesus Christ in every person with whom we interact was highlighted in Ryan鈥檚 session. The absolute standout of the weekend for us was Br Graham鈥檚 Saturday morning presentation on modern Marist spirituality.鈥�

鈥淚t was also exciting to meet so many other young, like-minded Marists that participate in MYM in their respective states. These lovely people, who we feel blessed to have met, shared valuable insights to how the program is run and sustained in their own areas, and we look forward to sharing these with the rest of the MYM committee on our return to Perth.鈥�

We extend our appreciation to Br Greg McDonald FMS (National Marist Youth Ministry Coordinator) and his team for providing the opportunity for young adults around the country to come together in a spirit of formation, and for the hospitality that was shown to our young Marists.

Building Bridges Project @ 秀秀直播 Highlights

Jo Dunn on 03/09/2018

On Wednesday 8 August, 秀秀直播 hosted the Building Bridges Project. This project, which brings together young people, from four of the great faiths, fosters harmony and friendship, as well as a clearer understanding of each other鈥檚 beliefs. The students have discovered during the first two workshops, that our similarities far outweigh our differences.

Through their participation in the project, our students develop their interpersonal and leadership skills. This was certainly evident when witnessing how they conducted themselves as they welcomed our guests from the Australian Islamic College, Carmel School and Carey Baptist College.

The workshop commenced with the Acknowledgement of Country, followed by a formal welcome by Mr Finneran. Following this, there was a very moving moment when all participants 鈥� Catholics, Protestants, Muslims and Jews were united in a moment of silent prayer for the success of our workshop and for the role these young people will play in Australian society, in the future.

This moment of reverence gave way to the popular concentric circle activity in which the students engaged in a 鈥渟peed dating鈥� style of dialogue, which provides the opportunity for each student to talk to around 25 different students in about half an hour. The final part of the workshop consisted of morning tea and small group discussions led by facilitators, who are former students of the schools. We are very grateful to Yadava Ellegala, Angela Powell, Tom Crellin and Hala Shanableh for their ongoing support as facilitators.

Next week, we are off to Carey Baptist College in Harrisdale.

Jenny Lindsay, Social Justice Mentor

Student Reflections

Meeting students from the Australian Islamic College, Carmel High School, and Carey Baptist College was a very exciting and interesting experience. The workshop was a day of learning I will never forget. Asking questions and learning about different religions allowed me to understand the many religious communities within Perth. Finding similarities within the different faiths helped me to create friendships with many of the students. It also allowed me to see that we were all Abrahamic religions, and everyone has the common goal to live a good life.

Sarah Ranieri, Year 11

The Building Bridges Project offers an amazing platform to collaborate with people from other religious backgrounds, challenge stereotypes, create new friends and celebrate our diversity. We have learned so much about each other鈥檚 faiths and where common values and beliefs become myths in the moment. It is a great program, with a great result.

Matthew Giumelli, Year 11