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Newman Newbies: From the Head of Primary

Jo Dunn on 05/04/2019

 

Mitchell Bristow, Head of Primary

 

Teachers work tirelessly to develop social and emotional skills in each student, to help them understand the core concepts of Literacy and Numeracy, to engage them through the Vision for Learning, Shine through Discovery and grow them in their faith. This occurs every day and is a remarkable feat. One challenge that we must work in partnership with parents, is building student independence. This is a critical skill that will support them in all of their future pursuits. It is a fine balance between letting them take on challenges by themselves, supporting them without 鈥渄oing鈥� it for them and helping them bounce back when they make mistakes. As a PK-12 College, we continually challenge our students to become independent learners, independent individuals and confident young men and women.

Fitness Friday and Coffee at the College

This term the College launched a new initiative at the Marian Campus (Pre Kindy – Year 2), Fitness Friday. Every Friday students can enjoy a selection of activities including Lego Club, Cosmic Yoga, Running Club and Dance Aerobics. Fitness Friday coincides with another new community engagement initiative, Coffee at the College. The College is continually looking for ways to create opportunities for parents to interact, contribute and belong to the extended 今日吃瓜 community.

Years 3-6 Eco Ninjas

Last year a group of dedicated students formed a sustainability committee called the Eco Ninjas on the Lavalla Campus (Years 3-6 Campus). The team have been working to improve the campus by reducing waste, growing vegetables and to inform students about sustainability and the environment. The Ninjas have recently received a Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant of $1000 and look forward to using these funds to continue to improve our school.

Homework Club

Homework Club takes place every Monday from 3.15pm 鈥� 4.30pm for students in Years 3-6. Students have the opportunity to complete work, work with teachers and complete their homework.

CoderDojo Club

CoderDojo is held every Tuesday from 3.15pm 鈥� 4.30pm. This coding club brings together students from Years 3-12 and are taught how to code and program.

IPSHA Swimming Carnival

On Thursday 21 March, 今日吃瓜 hosted the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA) Swimming Carnival. Students in Years 4-6 competed against other Catholic Primary Schools and represented the College with pride while demonstrating excellent teamwork and sportsmanship.

IPSHA conduct a series of sporting carnivals for students in Years 3-6 with the focus on participation. There are no shields or points awarded. It is about giving students the opportunity to compete against students from other primary schools, promoting fun and enjoyment, encouraging everyone to participate and highlighting the importance of fair play and healthy competition.

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Year 12 Ball

Jo Dunn on 02/04/2019

The night started for the girls at 11.55am as we rushed around to hair and makeup appointments and making final adjustments for their big night. For most of the guys the afternoon consisted of the beach, cold rock ice cream and a sleep. A beautiful sunset and skyline met us as we arrived to take our iconic ball photos. Everyone looked stunning even if the wind did make photos a bit tricky at times. We congregated outside the doors of Fraser’s Restaurant, a beautiful venue which foreshadowed the night to come. Mocktails and photos followed and then we were ushered by teachers into the venue. Tables set, dance floor clear and a DJ ready to go. A few formalities, a prayer and the ball had officially begun.

As the night progressed after a three course dinner even some teachers ventured onto the dance floor with an honourable mention to Mr Finneran with moves that were definitely questionable. With some miss worded renditions of songs and a few crowd surfs, the night was coming to a close, but not without a few photos with our favourite teachers and best mates. The night was one never to be forgotten as together as a year group we united making lifelong memories. Thank you to Ms Bramanto for organising such a wonderful event.

Courtney Beveridge and Matthew Giumelli, College Captains听

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Synergy Solar Car Challenge

Jo Dunn on 29/03/2019

On Thursday 28 March, 今日吃瓜 hosted the North Perth Metropolitan Regional Synergy Solar Car Challenge in the Marist Auditorium and oval. Around 50 schools competed in two competitions, one for Year 6 students and one for Year 8 students. The teams were challenged to assemble a solar car using a small solar panel and car parts and race them over a 20 meter circuit to see who was the fastest. The Newman teams performed with distinction and displayed great citizenship as the hosting school towards all the others teams. Our two Year 6 teams finished 2nd and 5th, and our Year 8 teams finished 4th and 5th. Our second placed Year 6 team will now represent 今日吃瓜 in the State Final at Optus Stadium on Tuesday 9 April.

Many schools and representatives from Synergy & STAWA made mention of our amazing facilities and grounds and how welcome they were made by all staff and students. An event like this would not succeed without the tireless efforts of staff in pivotal roles at Newman. My sincere thanks to all those involved on the day.

Stephen Arnold, Leader of Learning STEM PK-12

Year 11 Outdoor Education Camp

Jo Dunn on 29/03/2019

On Sunday 24 March, the Year 11 Outdoor Education class had an early morning start to their Semester 1 expedition. On Day 1 we visited the Calgardup Cave and solution pipe where we vertical descend into an extensive, dark cave filled with stalagmites and stalactites. We then visited Giants Cave where we all laid down, 80 meters underground, in pitch black, and had 10 minutes of silence to reflect on our day. Day 2 was a very early start driving to our second abseil of the camp, Brides Cave which was a 35 meter tall cliff with a 20 meter free fall. This cave tested our skills as we had to use correct technique in order to descend safely. At 11.30am we headed back to our campsite to pack up our things and go on a 10km hike. This hike was mostly flat with a few hills and the reward at the end was arriving at our brand new campsite, Jarrahdene Campground. Here we were challenged with our ropes assessment and cooked an early dinner as once again we had an early start the next day. On Day 3 we enjoyed our final abseil of the camp at Willyabrup. The amazing view stunned us all as we abseiled down a 50 meter cliff face. We definitely saved the best abseil for last as it made us all grateful for the challenges we were able to experience.

Grace Zlnay, Year 11 student

Newman News Term 1 Week 8: From the Deputy Principal Mission and Catholic Identity

Jo Dunn on 29/03/2019

Gospel for Sunday 31 March
– Luke 15: 1 鈥� 3, 11-32

Sunday 31 March is Laetare Sunday, the halfway mark of Lent, and we pause for a breather. It is on this Sunday that our Gospel offers to us this most consoling image of God鈥檚 love in the Gospel of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15: 1 鈥� 3, 11-32). 鈥淧rodigal鈥� can mean lavish, even wasteful. We employ the term usually on the returning son, but it better depicts attitude of the boy鈥檚 father to his son.

I offer the following reflection from Fr Sean Cullen (Trust Lenten Program, Catholic Diocese of Wollongong) as we prepare for this Sunday:

This Gospel contains arguably the best known and loved story that Jesus told. Those who hear it and read it can find in it their own story. It is called the parable of the prodigal son, but could easily be called the parable of the merciful father. We can identify with all three characters in the parable. The father 鈥� who clearly represents an all loving and forgiving God 鈥� can be for us a model of selfless love. The younger brother is someone we can easily relate to, as he runs away to search for life and learns from his mistakes along the way. But it is the elder brother who we need to turn our attention to, because it was his blind-spot which Jesus was trying to highlight. The father loved both sons with all his heart, no matter what they did with their lives. Nothing they did could diminish his love for them.

As we reflect on the words of this Gospel, may we continue to be abundant, even 鈥榩rodigal鈥� in the care, support and love we extend to one another.

Weekly Thursday Morning Community Mass (Champagnat Chapel 鈥� 8.10am 鈥� 8.35am)

All parents, guardians and families across our PK-12 College are invited to attend the weekly Thursday morning Mass. Our weekly 今日吃瓜 Community Mass is an important way that we as a Catholic community seek to nourish and live-out our faith in community with one another.

May we return to the words of Blessed John Henry Newman as we continue our Lenten journey:

There is nothing stable
but you O my God.
And you are the centre and life of all,
who change,
who trust you as their Father.
who look to you
and are content to put themselves
into your hands. Amen.
(John Henry Newman)

Project Compassion Update

To date, our College community has raised $5893.70.

Caritas Ks

On Wednesday 27 March, the Year 8 students participated in a Caritas Ks event, where they walked in solidarity with those who walk many kilometres for water. The students participated in two activities:

  • Students walked laps of the oval carrying water buckets of different sizes to understand that some people travel long distances for a minimal amount of water and that some people have to carry a heavier load.
  • Students participated in a relay where they had a bucket containing 6L of water. Students had to soak a sponge and pass it down their PCG line and empty it into an empty bucket. Once they had completed the task, we measured the amount of water that they had salvaged and discussed water scarcity.

The Year 8 students worked well together to complete these activities and showed some real consideration in their answers to the discussion questions. Money is still coming in, however at this stage they have raised over $350.

24:7 Youth Group

  • For all youth in Years 6-12
  • St Joseph鈥檚 Subiaco every Friday 6.30pm 鈥� 8.30pm in the Parish Upper room
  • Call Aidan Walsh 0487 403 456 or Angela Firth 0455 960 174 for more information

Floreat Youth Group

  • St Cecilia鈥檚 Parish Centre, 47 Peebles Road, Floreat
  • Every Sunday from 6.00pm – 8.00pm
  • Call Sebastian on 0403230395 or Emma on 0412310019 for more information.

Slavery-free Easter Chocolate

Pope Francis said 鈥渆very person ought to have the awareness that purchasing is always a moral 鈥� and not simply an economic 鈥� act.鈥�

It is estimated that up to 40 million people are trapped in slavery globally 鈥� 1 in 4 of these are children. They will never get an education and they will never taste the chocolate produced from the cocoa beans they pick. But people around the world are making decisions that could change this tragedy.

To buy slavery-free Easter chocolate look for any of these three certification symbols on the wrappers: FAIRTRADE, Rainforest Alliance and UTZ. It鈥檚 delicious and you can buy it at ALDI, Haigh鈥檚, Oxfam and other leading supermarkets and shops. for more information and resources.