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今日吃瓜 Arts Update: Term 2 Week 11
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Today we fondly farewell our long serving Piano Tutor Ms Kirsten Pearson and thank her for all her work within our College primary instrumental music program. We wish Ms Pearson well in her retirement on behalf of the Arts department, Music staff, parents and students and hope to see lots of photos from some well-deserved holidays!
Little Shop of Horrors – Meet the Cast
Introducing Mr Mushnik played by 2019 今日吃瓜 Alumni Calen Simpson 猸�
Character Bio: As Mushnik describes, his life is a living hell because of his misfit employees, riffraff on the sidewalk and business is lousy. He never has a single customer visit his shop until Audrey suggested Seymour should show his strange and interesting plant so he can display it in the shop window.
When asked what it was like to be invited back to the College to perform in the 2021 College Production Calen said;
鈥業 was honoured to be invited back to the College to be a part of the upcoming production, Little Shop of Horrors because I had an outstanding time when I was studying at 今日吃瓜 and when I got the call from Mrs Grayden that I would be a part of the cast once again, I was thrilled.鈥�
Why you have so graciously agreed to take part?
I took the part because whenever I get the option to be on stage, I leap at the opportunity. And it allowed me to express my passion for performing and entertaining the public.
What you are looking forward to about being involved playing Mr Mushnik?
Mr Mushnik is an interesting character because he hates Seymour with a passion because he is clumsy and useless. But when Seymour is deciding whether to leave the flower shop and take Audrey two with him, Mr Mushnik decided to adopt him to get him to stay. Overall, Mr Mushnik is a fun character because he is arguably one of the antagonists in the musical, Little Shop of Horrors.
(Images from Production Camp)
Come see Mr Mushnik and the rest of our cast by
Newman News Term 2 Week 11 : From the Principal
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Thank you to families and students for your support over the past week in conforming with the West Australian聽restrictions imposed on Perth and Peel regions last Sunday 27 June聽and Monday 28 June.聽 We are extremely grateful that schools聽have聽remained聽open during this time聽so as聽to聽ensure that the teaching and learning program for Term 2 could be completed smoothly.
For those events that have been postponed this week,聽respective families聽and groups聽will be advised of new dates once re-scheduled.
We hope that Term 3 brings a return 鈥榯o normal鈥�.聽聽In the event that聽this does not occur, Vice Principal, Dr McCrory, has outlined the College鈥檚 contingency plans in her Newsletter article today.
Families are asked to monitor thewebsite for updates and聽exposure sites.
Marcellin Campus Assembly聽
On Wednesday at the Principal鈥檚 Assembly at the Marcellin Campus we 鈥榞athered鈥� via online means to give thanks for the term and the efforts of so many during what has been a very long Term 2.
My聽address to secondary students included an analogy of the television show, MasterChef, and聽the application and endeavour required to reach聽a particular聽goal.
In MasterChef, other cooks are in the galleries looking down on the contestants, generally being very supportive and encouraging聽–聽much like our students聽having聽the support of their teachers, their聽peers聽and their families.
I also challenged each student to consider what respect means to them, how we would like to be treated, how we would like to be spoken to, how we would like to live.聽 At the beginning of Term 3 we will focus on the non-negotiables that will strengthen how we build a culture of excellence in this school which, put simply, is underpinned by what it means to be part of a respectful Marist community.聽 Each year group across the school, from the sandpit of Early Childhood to Year 12 will focus on this central element in the new term.
To view a recording of this Assembly
Acting Principal Term 3 (Weeks 1-5)聽
I will be taking a period of leave for the first five weeks of Term 3聽with the intention聽to聽travel through the north-west of WA with my family.聽聽That is of course聽if the current聽COVID-19 restrictions聽are聽lifted.
During聽Weeks 1-5 of Term 3, Dr Lucie McCrory will be Acting Principal and Mr Simon Martino will be Acting Vice Principal.
I wish Dr McCrory and Mr Martino all the best in their new聽roles聽and聽I look forward to returning to the College at the commencement of Week 6.
Upcoming Holidays聽
Understandably, there will be many families disappointed about the possibility of cancelling interstate holidays.聽 However, I trust聽everyone enjoys聽the break in routine that school holidays provides聽and the opportunity to enjoy some family time.
John Finneran
PRINCIPAL
Newman News Term 2 Week 11: From the Deputy Principal Secondary
Highlights from the Past Two Weeks聽
I would like to thank our students and staff for their patience and flexibility throughout the various phases of COVID restrictions we faced this term. Students demonstrated resilience and grit throughout these unpredictable times.
This term has been filled with many events, activities and opportunities for our students and they should be so proud of the efforts and achievements. We look forward to highlighting and celebrating the achievements, learning opportunities and growth of our students next term, when hopefully restrictions have eased.
I wish all of our students a wonderful holiday. I hope that students enjoy this time with their family and friends and have an opportunity to recharge for next term three.
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Please see information from Vice Principal here.
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These holidays are a great opportunity for students to engage in some much-needed rest. While this may not sound appealing to everyone, it is important to keep in mind that this may look different for everyone, and there are lots of different ways to get downtime. Below are some types of rest and examples from Kids Helpline that you might encourage your child to engage in these holidays. .
- Physical rest 鈥� deep breathing, gentle stretching, 鈥榣ounging鈥�
- Mental rest 鈥� mindfulness, getting absorbed in something you love (flow), reading
- Sensory rest 鈥� silence/closing your eyes, being in nature, turning off screens/tech
- Creative rest 鈥� 鈥榙oing nothing鈥�, being alone with thoughts, creating to express and enjoy (e.g. art, songwriting)
- Emotional rest 鈥� meditation, exercising, engaging in preferred activities
- Social rest 鈥� cancelling plans, 鈥榤e鈥� time, spending time with your pet
The holidays are also a great opportunity to focus on developing healthy self-care routines around the 鈥榳ellbeing essentials鈥� of sleep, diet and exercise. For more information visit,
Year 7 English Picture Book Incursion
On Thursday 19 June, Year 7 English students were lucky to have Picture Book author and illustrator Michael Speechley run a workshop with them about writing and illustrating their own picture books.
Michael鈥檚 first published book聽The All New Must Have Orange 430聽was shortlisted for the Young Children鈥檚 Book Award in 2019. He has since published a second book聽The Gift, with another book in the pipeline.
Michael gave the Year 7鈥檚 some very handy hints in terms of how to come up with an idea for a story, the process of getting published, and then gave the students a quick lesson in how to draw Lulu the cat, who features in one of his books.
The students thoroughly enjoyed the presentation and took away some great ideas for their own picture book task. We are very grateful to Michael for coming in to speak to the Year 7鈥檚.
Mrs聽Narelle Cochran聽
LEADER OF LEARNING ENGLISH聽
Year 8 Humanities聽聽
Term 2 in Year 8 Humanities was focused on the world of Economics and Business. Firstly, we learnt all about the world of demand and supply, equilibrium, the circular flow of income and the federal budget. This gave us substantial background information on how our Australian economy is run, priority areas and the basics of how important the flow of money in the economy is. We then delved into the business world.
We looked at different business structures, which were the most common in Australia and how they are run. We were then tasked to create an original business idea that we then had to pitch to the class. We decided to set up a partnership with 4 members all sharing mutual responsibility in running and operating the business.
The name of our business is Essentials. The vision of Essentials is to create handmade goods like essential oils, bath salts, candles and diffuses for people of all ages who can use our products to鈥痚ase stress, boost mood, relieve pain from headaches and migraines and get a better night’s sleep.聽聽It was important that we came up with a product that would be used and loved by most Australians so there were many important things we needed to consider. We looked closely at consumer and business rights and responsibilities to ensure our product was safe and produced ethically. We also needed to consider all things that would impact the sales of our products such as location, target market, demographics and competition.
Creating our own business gave us a greater perspective on why it is so important to learn the fundamentals of business ownership and operation, as now we have some basic tools that we can use later in life to launch our businesses, Essentials.
Year 8 students 鈥� Annie聽Yancazos, Holly聽Boshart, Hannah Lim & Ella Leach聽
Year 7 Science
In Science this term the Year 7鈥檚 have been working on biology projects. In the project we have been able to pick a local nature reserve, identify the problems that we have found and come up with solutions to the problems. We contacted the local councils who have given us information about the different animals that live in each reserve to help us identify native and non-native species. We have presented our ideas to the class and have taken on board feedback to make improvements.
Evie Ellis 鈥� Year 7聽聽
Some of the solutions we have for local parks is to increase the numbers of native animals and the amount of native vegetation and improving the facilities for people such as adding in community gardens. During Week 11 we have been making models of our nature reserves and will present them later this week to our cohort for judging.
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Important Information For Next Two Weeks聽
Uniform & Grooming聽
All students are reminded of the expectations relating to their personal鈥痯resentation.鈥疨lease鈥痗lick here鈥痶o鈥痑ccess鈥痷niform requirements and guidelines.鈥� If you need to purchase new鈥痷niform items, please ensure you give yourself adequate time. Please be reminded of the following personal presentation guidelines:
- Students with hair longer than the bottom of the collar must have their hair tied back and clear of the face.
- Jewellery is restricted to a watch, a discrete cross or religious symbol on a fine, light weight chain.
- Girls may only wear one pair of plain studs or sleepers, worn in the lower lobe.
- Girl鈥檚 skirts must be knee-length.
Uniform Shop 鈥� School Holiday Opening Hours
Tuesday 13/7/21 – 10.00-4.30 and Wednesday 聽14/7/21 – 12.30-4.30 – by appointment聽9204聽9486
Thank you in advance to all families for your partnership in ensuring College guidelines are upheld along with your support of our Leaders of Wellbeing in the application of this expectation.
Year 6 & 12 Student Leaders Gathering聽
Year 6 and Year 12 student leaders met this week and discussed the opportunities and challenges that leadership can present. As part of their leadership development, the students will participate in聽a number of聽leadership formation workshops throughout the year. These workshops will aim to grow our student leaders and support them in overcoming some of the challenges they have identified. Our first workshop will take place on Friday 25 June at 7:30am in the Heritage Room on the Marcellin Campus. Students will be provided with breakfast.
Careers and Pathways Update
Contact details:
Justin Farley
Pathways聽 Coordinator聽
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Tel. 9204 9457
Alastair MacNeill
VET Coordinator
vet@newman.wa.edu.au
Tel. 9204 9415
Year 10聽
Subject Selection for Year 11, 2022
Please see below the timeline for subject selection for Year 11, 2022.
- Term 3, Week 1-2
College staff will contact families on an as-needed basis to discuss concerns or questions. - Term 3, Week 3
Information about enrolling in Onsite (work experience) and TAFE will be provided to students and families.
Year 11
UniReady聽Program for 2022
Year 11 students聽have the opportunity to聽apply for the聽UniReady聽Program for 2022.聽UniReady聽is an alternative (non-ATAR) pathway to聽University. By completing聽UniReady聽in Year 12, students will have the opportunity to enter University with an ATAR of 70.
To apply, Year 11s should check their Direct Messages and contact Mr Farley with the necessary information.
Further information about聽UniReady聽can be found at:
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Year 12
University applications open (TISC)
As of 19 April, Year 12s can apply for a place at University in 2022. In Term 3, all Year 12s will be provided with detailed information on how to apply via TISC.
There is no rush to apply and students will not miss out on a place at University. It is better to take your time and think carefully about the right course for you.
Closing dates are 30 September (for Medicine/Dentistry) and 21 December (all other courses).
University Early Offers
Western Australian universities are publishing their Early Offer programs for students entering university in 2022. Please see below for details:
- Curtin University
Offer conditional on attaining the necessary ATAR for that course. - Edith Cowan University (ECU)
Offer conditional on attaining the necessary ATAR for that course. - Murdoch University
Unconditional offer even if you don鈥檛 achieve the necessary ATAR for that course. However, students must meet any subject prerequisites. - Notre Dame University
Unconditional offer but also includes an interview and consideration of non-academic achievements. - University of Western Australia (UWA)
Unconditional offer if students have a high enough predicted ATAR (predicted ATAR +3 for courses below 92 and +1 for courses above 92). Otherwise the offer is conditional on attaining the required ATAR for that course.
Thinking of studying Medicine or Dentistry next year?
If you are in Year 12 and thinking of studying Medicine or Dentistry next year (either at Curtin, or via direct pathway to UWA) you must sit the Undergraduate Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) this year.
The dates for UCAT testing 2021 are:
- 1 July: Testing begins
- 11 August: Last test date
You can find out more about the UCAT at or you are welcome to book an appointment to talk to me. There are many different ways into Medicine and Dentistry so come and ask if unsure.
Students and parents might also find useful.
Take a Gap Year with the Defence Force
You may be interested in taking a Gap Year next year and spending a year working in the Australian Defence Force (Army / Navy / Air Force). Details of this program can be found at:聽
Upcoming Careers Events
- Admission Pathways Evening
16 June and 15 September Murdoch University
- Create for a Day: Animation, Audio, Design, Games, Music
3 July, SAE Perth聽
- A Day at UWA (Year 12)
16 July UWA
- Murdoch University Open Day
18 July Murdoch University
- Notre Dame Open Day
1 August Notre Dame - Nursing and Midwifery Evening
13 August ECU Joondalup
- Skills West Careers and Employment Expo
26-28 August Perth Convention Centre
- WAAPA Showcase
9 September, ECU Mt Lawley聽
- Law and Business Evening
13 September, ECU Joondalup
- Admissions Pathways Open Evening
15 September Murdoch University
- A Day at UWA (Year 10)
30 September UWA
- A Day at UWA (Year 11)
7 October UWA
- ECU Open Evening 鈥� Admissions
20 October ECU Joondalup
- WAAPA Tour聽
28 October, ECU Mt Lawley
- Engineering and Technology Evening
8 November ECU Joondalup
Newman News Term 2 Week 11: From the Leader of Primary
This week our semester one reports will be released to families聽via SEQTA. There is a lot of time and effort that goes into preparing student reports, and I hope families can take some time over the holiday break to discuss the report with their child, and even set some goals or areas of focus for next semester.聽If I could, I would especially encourage parents to look at the 鈥榚ffort鈥� mark in the report聽as well as the values on the final page. This is the indicator of how much your child is working to their potential, and for many students, can often mean more than a letter grade.聽It is in indication of the effort, commitment, and聽attitude they have towards their learning聽鈥� things that will matter long after the C鈥檚 & B鈥檚 are forgotten.
I will never forget in my first year of teaching in Kalgoorlie, a time when I was聽sitting with a family who opened their child鈥檚 report. After a quick scan of the letter grades,聽they聽quickly admonished聽their child for not doing better聽鈥� a child who,聽although had struggled at times, had always given his best in class.聽While I聽am聽sure this came from a place of love and only wanting their child to succeed, it was heartbreaking to see all the hard work and efforts of this聽boy聽evaporate in a single moment.聽I really hope that families can find something to celebrate for their child this semester 鈥� to find something they are proud of and to be able to celebrate that pride and achievement with their child.聽Sometimes we need to remember聽that there are many ways聽children聽can let their light shine, and it is our job to聽try and see that too. Once you have celebrated, you can focus on the goals or areas for improvement 鈥� seeking to encourage our children to be the best learners and young people they can be.
I would like to thank all students for their efforts in the classroom this semester, and wish them all a safe, relaxing, and restful break.
Highlights from Past Two Weeks
Speak Up Awards聽
Last week, students across the campus gathered in the hall to observe the six amazing finalists in our Speak Up Awards competition.聽Students in Year 5 and 6 have been hard at work this term devising four-minute speeches with the purpose to inform, entertain, or persuade an audience. Students delivered these speeches in their classes, and for some students, again in front of their year level. Six students were then selected across both year group to compete in the final. A big聽congratulations聽must go to聽Thomas Van, Hamish MacGregor, Isabella聽Crisona, Liam White, Annabelle聽Adamini, and Harry Dolan聽for all their hard work and efforts in taking part.
Three students were awarded places on the day and will head through to the next round of the competition where they will compete against other schools. Congratulations to聽Harry, Isabella, and Liam聽on their success and we wish them all the best as the move forward into the next round of the competition!
Cross Country聽
Last Friday we were blessed with beautiful weather for our聽Cross-Country聽carnival. Students raced with great enthusiasm, and it was so pleasing to see so many students encouraging of on another. There were some fantastic displays if athletic ability on the day, and we were grateful to聽be able to welcome our parent community to attend too. Our winner of the Cross Country Carnival will be announced at our first assembly in Term 3. In the meantime, I hope you will join me in congratulating our age聽champions and runners up!
Year 3 boys
- 1st place: David Van der Walt
- 2nd place: Julian Cameron
- 3rd聽place:聽Hunter Bailey
Year 3 girls聽
- 1st place: Demi Boyce
- 2nd place: Amelie Santoro
- 3rd place: Amelia Scott
Year 4 boys
- 1st place: Stefan Moschopoulos
- 2nd place: Otis Keane
- 3rd place: Austin Cumberworth
Year 4 girls聽
- 1st place: Allegra Clark
- 2nd place: Jessica Avins
- 3rd聽place:聽Layla Bornmann
Year 5 boys聽
- 1st place: Luke Rombouts
- 2nd place: Dylan Hookway
- 3rd聽place: TBA
Year 5 girls聽
- 1st place: Kaydee Van Deventer
- 2nd place: Annabelle Adamini
- 3rd place: Livia Bogdanov
Year 6 boys
- 1st place: Jaspar Martin-Booth
- 2nd place: Liam Murphy
- 3rd聽place:聽Xavier Dunstan
Year 6 girls聽
- 1st place: Clancy Boss
- 2nd place: Chloe Rear
- 3rd聽place:聽Madelyn Bertolini
Reports
Please see update regarding reports from our Vice Principal here.
Important Information For The Next Two Weeks
Parent Teacher Interviews聽
Just a reminder to all families that our Parent-Teacher interviews will take place on Tuesday 20 July. The interviews are 3-way interviews and your child is invited to attend.聽These interviews are a valuable part of the collaboration process between teachers and聽families,聽and we encourage all parents to be in touch with their teachers. Students will return to school on Wednesday 21 July to commence Term 3.
Grooming & Uniform聽
At the beginning of this term, I spoke about the importance of wearing our uniform correctly and students being appropriately groomed coming to school, especially when it comes to our haircuts. I have since noticed around the school there are some very smartly dressed and well-groomed young men and women on our campus! I would like to extend my thanks to these students and their families for their support of our community, and to others who have been making an effort to wear their uniform with pride each day. With school holidays approaching, it is a good time to remind our boys especially of the standards for haircuts. Students returning to school in Term 3 must make sure that:
- hairstyles must be clean, neat and tidy
- hair should not be long enough that the fringe falls over the eyebrows
- hair should be of a consistent length all over (eg no undercuts, no long sweeps)聽
- hair must be of blade length number 3 or longer
- extreme hair styles and extreme changes of hair colour are unacceptable.
We really appreciate the support of students and families in helping to create a consistent, smart, and professional look for our school community.
UWA Research Project
The University of Western Australia (UWA) has an exciting opportunity for 今日吃瓜 to participate in research.
The overall aim of the research project is to examine first impressions towards children with and without autism to better understand the social experiences of children and help understand the stigma towards children on the autism spectrum.聽Experiencing social rejection at an early age can be very difficult for children, and research suggests that one factor that may impact children’s social lives are first impressions.
First impressions can influence how we respond to unfamiliar people, and so understanding the factors that impact how first impressions are formed can be very valuable information in developing programs that foster social inclusivity.聽This study also investigates how adults form impressions of children because adults who work with children, such as parents and teachers, can have great influence on children鈥檚 social decisions.
The project encourages children to learn about first impressions with the message of inclusivity and acceptance of other children鈥檚 differences.
At this stage, they are inviting parents and their children aged 6-11 years to participate in this study and would appreciate any help from 今日吃瓜 families on this project.聽The results of this current study will be used to inform the design of a later study involving children who are on the autism spectrum.
If you and your child are interested in participating, please follow this link to provide your consent and answer some questions regarding your child鈥檚 development:
The link will also provide you with further information and guidance on how you and your child may participate in this exciting project.
