今日吃瓜

Newman News Term 3 Week 6: From the Leader of Mission and Catholic Identity

Jo Dunn on 28/08/2020

Sacramental Program

The Years 3, 4 and 6 classes have now completed their school based Sacramental program. Most recently our Year 6 students welcomed the 24/7 Ministry Team to lead them in the Confirmation Retreat program. This allows all our students to be prepared to celebrate the Sacraments in their Parish at the appropriate time. Click here to access Parish contact details and for further details.

Here at 今日吃瓜 we prepare students to receive the sacraments, however families must contact their parish to know when they will be celebrating the sacraments.

Please note Confirmation will not be celebrated by any parish this year, according to the most recent statement released by the Archdiocese of Perth.

Download Temporary Suspension of Confirmation Directive by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe

Draw Near Program

Our PK-12 community has continued to work together to donate a range of items for families on bridging visas who do not have access to government support during the Covid-19 crisis. Our Mini-Marists and Gamechangers students arranged the food items into hampers to be distributed to over 30 families in our local area. Matthew鈥檚 Gospel reminds us that 鈥�whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.鈥� Thank you to all staff, students and families for living out this Gospel message in their generosity.

We are now halfway through this appeal. Please continue to donate generously. We are especially in need of bags of dry fruits and nuts. Our Mini-Marists and Gamechangers students will be joining St Dominic鈥檚 and Our Lady of Good Counsel to pack the food hampers.

Fathers Day

“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.”聽Luke 15:20
This scripture passage, taken from Jesus鈥� parable of the Prodigal son, illustrates God鈥檚 love for each of us and echoes the love a Father聽has for their child.

Over the next few weeks there will be an opportunity for students at Marian, Lavalla and Marcellin to give thanks for their Dads and recognise the important role they play in their lives.

  • Marian Campus invites Dads to join for a sausage sizzle breakfast on Thursday 3 September from 8.00am followed by a Liturgy prepared and led by our Year 1 students in the Undercover Area
  • Lavalla Campus invites Dads to join on Monday 7 September for a special Prayer Assembly. There will be free coffee available from the Coffee Cart in the Undercover Area from 8.00am followed by a short prayer service at 8.45am where students will read through some of the warm wishes they have for their Dads.
  • Marcellin Campus Faith and Liturgy Captains will host Student-Led Prayer on Friday 4 September聽in the Champagnat Chapel at 8.20am, linked to the theme of positive male role models聽and giving thanks to the Dads, uncles, grandfathers, guardians who have supported them along the journey.

We are looking forward to welcoming all our Fathers to these events across the PK-12 community.

Commissioning Mass of Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist聽

On Thursday 3 September, our Community Mass will include the commissioning of twelve Year 11 students who wish to serve in the ministry of Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist. These students have undergone a formation program, led by Campus Minister, Br Terry FMS. As always, families are all invited to attend this celebration of the Eucharist. Mass begins at 8.10am.

Newman News Term 3 Week 6: From the Leader of Early Childhood

Jo Dunn on 28/08/2020

Science Week

Last week saw the Marian students engaged in a range of highly enjoyable activities to promote the Science learning areas. I extend my thanks to our Leader of Learning, Miss Katya Anderson for her leadership and planning of these activities and the classroom teachers for their enthusiasm in promoting a love of Science with our students.

On Wednesday, students were encouraged to share information from their home about Science and STEM. A special thank you to the many parents who came into classrooms to share their knowledge in a variety of Science areas. The children were very fascinated hearing the information that was shared and this was a wonderful way to engage in our connections between the home and school environment.

There was great information to be shared and learned on Thursday with our 鈥楥ome dressed up as something that comes from an egg鈥� dress-up day. The children (and staff) enthusiastically got behind this theme and shared lots of interesting facts about the animal / creature that they had dressed up as. Who would have known that crows recognise faces or that jellyfish can lay up to 45,000 eggs a night!

The week culminated in our STEM Festival with the activities drawing from the National Science Week 2020 theme 鈥淒eep Blue: innovations for the futures of our oceans鈥�. Students worked in Buddy classes to discuss and explore the large amounts of waste that pollutes our oceans every year.

Each class listened to the story 鈥淪omebody swallowed Stanley鈥� by Sarah Roberts which explores the devastating effects of litter on our ocean habitats. The students then worked with their buddies, assisted by Year 9 Science students, to create an Ocean Habitat out of recycled materials. The finished products were excellent and the sharing between students of different ages was an absolute joy to behold! The Year 9 students were fantastic with our students and our Marian students thoroughly enjoyed the mentoring from them too.

The afternoon session kicked off with a presentation by Indigenous Speaker, Dale Tilbrook who shared her knowledge about Bush Tucker. Our classes then worked to design an Aboriginal Yarning Circle and planted some native plants including some edible bush tucker plants. You can admire their plantings in the garden beds at the entrance to the basketball courts.

Fathers Day Sausage Sizzle and Liturgy

We warmly invite Dads and father figures to join us for a sausage sizzle breakfast on Thursday 3 September from 8.00am in celebration of Fathers Day. This will be followed by a Liturgy in the Undercover Area prepared and led by our Year 1 students.

Marian Photo Day Reminder

Families are reminded that School Photo Day for students in Kindy 鈥� Year 2 is on Friday 4 September (Term 3 Week 7). Students should now have received their school photo order envelope. The order envelopes are printed uniquely for each student. On photo day, the camera links to the bar code on the order envelope, therefore it is extremely important that every student returns their envelope on photo day 鈥� even if families are not buying photos. The instructions to parents are printed on the envelope and are self explanatory. Parents will notice that they have a wide choice of photo packs available to purchase.

  • Kindy – Students have the option to wear their 今日吃瓜 t-shirt
  • Pre Primary – Students must wear their 今日吃瓜 Tracksuit (tracksuit pants are preferred)
  • Years 1-2 – Students must wear their full winter uniform. Boys can wear either their shorts or trousers and girls are welcome to wear their dress or skorts.

Newman Newsreel

A reminder to families the Newman Newsreel is a new and innovative way for the College to engage and share content with families and staff through the power of augmented reality (AR). Each family should have received a fridge magnet called the 鈥楴ewman Newsreel鈥�. By downloading and using the 鈥榁iewa鈥� Augmented Reality App, users may scan the magnet, bringing to life options to view weekly videos.

These videos are campus specific and contain important information about upcoming events and critical information for students and families. The videos will be updated weekly and provide only essential information to families about the upcoming week. Updated videos will be uploaded each Friday and remain active for one week.

It is important to note that users MUST download the Viewa app to be able to activate the magnet and videos.

Please to view a short introduction video which includes instructions on how to download the Viewa app.

Newman Parents Presentation

This week, a large number of parents watched the presentation from psychologist Jocelyn Brewer via Zoom. Jocelyn presented on the theme of 鈥楧igital Nutrition鈥� and spoke passionately about a number of topics including the evolution of development of young people鈥檚 brains, establishing digital agreements with children and ways to encourage healthy habits in the home. We will share some of the insights from her presentation over the next few weeks in the newsletter, however if you missed the presentation a link will be emailed to families of the recorded presentation in the coming weeks. You can check out her website

Draw Near program

A very big thank you to the many families that have supported the Draw Near program in support of local refugee families. Items are still being collected until the end of Week 7. If you are able to contribute, the items can be handed into your child鈥檚 classroom teacher.

Marcellin Award

Congratulations to the following students who received a Marcellin Award in Weeks 5 and 6:

  • Anton Buralli, Year 2: For the excellent effort you have been putting into every moment of school life. You have displayed the Marist characteristic 鈥淟ove of Work鈥� through the consistent effort you apply to do your personal best in all aspects of your learning
  • Kayla Haarhoff, Year 2: For the excellent effort you apply to your school work. You display the Marist characteristic 鈥楲ove of Work鈥� through the consistent effort that you apply in all areas of your learning.

The Marcellin Award at Marian Campus is drawn from submitted nominations each Wednesday morning at Prayer Assembly.

The Great Book Swap

The annual Marian book swap will take place on Friday 4 September before school until the bell goes.

Students are encouraged to donate a book they already own and place in one of the boxes located in the library and in the foyer.

On the day of the event, students are asked to bring a gold coin donation to purchase a book to take home. The money raised will then be donated to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. Students can of course purchase more than one book at the Book Swap.

The Indigenous Literacy Foundation is a national charity, which aims to reduce the disadvantage experienced by children in remote communities across Australia. The foundation promotes the idea of schools holding a book swap in order to raise funds for the charity.

Newman News Term 3 Week 6: From the Vice Principal

Jo Dunn on 28/08/2020

Our Vision for Learning challenges our young people to strive for individual and collective excellence. It has been wonderful to see staff and students come together to learn and celebrate the events of Wellbeing Week and Science Week. Our Marist family spirit has been exemplified in the way our students from Marcellin Campus have supported and guided our students on the Marian and Lavalla Campuses. I extend my thanks to the Year 12 student leaders, the staff and teachers who planned and prepared the collaborative learning activities which have allowed our students to come together. A joy to witness and be part of! Well done.

Newman Parents 2021 Planning

Thank you to all parents who joined us for our Newman Parents event with Digital Nutritionist Jocelyn Brewer, on Wednesday evening. For those who missed the presentation, a link will be emailed to all families of the recorded presentation.

Newman Parents is a once a term event aimed to provide our parent community with education, collaboration and insight into the concerns and trend impacting on our young people.

I invite all parents to email me lisa.fogliani@newman.wa.edu.au or communications@newman.wa.edu.au with ideas and topics to be explored in 2021. The Newman Parents Consultative Committee will meet in Term 4 to plan the topics for next year.

Learning Hub Update

The Learning Hub works are progressing well and is on track to open in 2021. The roof between the existing C block and W block is nearing completion. The grand and internal staircases have been completed. The builders have commenced painting and finishing the internal classrooms and will soon commence the internal fit out of the library and open learning areas once the Hub roof is watertight. The furniture schedule has been approved and we are in the final stages of the tender process. The audio, visual and technology provision has been completed and orders placed.

I extend my thanks to all staff and students for their patience as they navigate the changes on the Marcellin Campus. I am continually impressed with the creativity and resilience of our community during this time of disruption. 鈥疶hank you!

Save the Date – Year 7 2021 Parent Information Evening

We look forward to welcoming our Year 7 2021 Parents to an Information Evening on Wednesday 23 September at 6.30pm in the Champagnat Chapel. We will share important information regarding transition to Secondary School, Orientation Day and our Bring Your Own Dedicated Device (BYODD) program. More information will follow in the weeks ahead.

Covid-19 Update

With the delay of moving to Phase 5 restrictions by the State Government, the following protocols will remain in place until 24 October.

Assemblies and College Community Events
Whole school and campus assemblies are limited to ensure student numbers don鈥檛 exceed the 2m2 rule. Adult visitors and staff should maintain physical distancing where possible.The College will continue to enforce the 2m2 rule per adult for indoor spaces. All official visitors as per College guidelines are required to sign in.

Student Attendance
Student attendance at school is compulsory, except for those who are recognised as medically vulnerable or who have medically vulnerable family members. If you are concerned about your own family situation, please contact Lisa Fogliani, Vice Principal for additional clarity and advice.

Physical Distancing
The Government has stressed the importance of Western Australians to continue to keep up physical distancing where possible and to maintain good personal hygiene to better protect ourselves and the general health of the community.

In addition, students will be continually and explicitly taught the importance of handwashing, physical distancing and observing personal hygiene to a high standard (as developmentally appropriate).

If Students are Unwell鈥�
We ask that students who are presenting with a fever or flu like symptoms stay at home until their symptoms are clear. 鈥疘t is the responsibility of all families to ensure they support the wider College community.

Our Commitment to Child Safety

The College is committed to providing an environment that is safe for all children. We actively work towards and promote the principles of the Catholic Education鈥檚 Child Safe Framework. The framework upholds a child safe culture, healthy and respectful relationships, and extended guardianship in school communities, based on the latest research and recognised best practices.鈥� At times, we rely on partnership with parents to ensure all members of our community are safe, supported and cared for. Thank you to community members that have positively and openly supported this intent. If you are concerned about a child, please communicate with Campus Leaders, Leaders of Wellbeing or any member of the Senior Leadership Team.

Code of Conduct

A reminder to all families that the Code of Conduct can be accessed via the College website. 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.

The Code seeks to value the dignity of every person, foster positive relationships, ensuring confidentiality and accountability and supports professional boundaries.鈥� Events held during school hours AND outside of school hours that are associated with the College are also supported by the Code of Conduct.鈥� Postings on social media platforms that identify the College or College events are also bound by the Code of Conduct.

Any perceived breaches of the Code can be discussed with any member of the Senior Leadership Team.鈥� We thank you in advance for your understanding and support of how we strive to partner positively with one another.

Newman News Term 3 Week 4: From the Leader of Mission and Catholic Identity

Jo Dunn on 13/08/2020

The Feast of the Assumption

Today the College commemorated the Blessed Virgin Mary in preparation for the Feast of the Assumption being celebrated on Saturday. This is the Feast day which Marcellin Champagnat chose to dedicate the Institute of the Marist Brothers to when he founded them in 1817. We give thanks for Br John Furlong, Community Leader, Br Terry Orrell, Br Paul Murphy and Br Noel Hickey from the 今日吃瓜 Brothers鈥� Community.

Marcellin Campus began with Thursday morning Community Mass led by Fr Garner and reflected on the important role the Brothers have played in the life of the Church and particularly the life of our College.

Lavalla and Marian Campus鈥� began their day with a liturgical celebration and the rest of the day followed with Buddy Activities and their annual Lapathon to raise money for our Social Justice Organisations, Australian Marist Solidarity (AMS), Catholic Mission & Lifelink.

Vinnies Winter Sleepout and Blanket Drive

2020 led to a new way to engage with our annual St Vincent De Paul Winter Sleepout and Blanket Drive. Students from across Marian, Lavalla and Marcellin, brought an abundance of blankets, sleeping bags and warm clothing for those living on the streets. Families are to be congratulated for their generosity. Friday 7 August was our Vinnies Sleepout. This year looked different as families, staff and students were asked to engage in a range of activities and share this experience online. to watch the highlights video.

Marist Youth Ministry

Our Year 7 students began their journey with Gamechangers, a new Marist Youth Ministry Program that begins to form their identity and sense of community. This great initiative builds students’ leadership skills, a sense of community, offers faith formation and service opportunities. The students had the opportunity to hear from Br Terry at their first meeting, where they reflected on the what it means to be in Gamechangers.

Our Years 11 and 12 Remar students took part in a two-day retreat, which allowed them to reflect on their journey and how they will live their mottos, 鈥淟iving as Christ Disciples鈥� and 鈥淏eing a Witness in my Community鈥�. It was an important opportunity for the students to come together and continue to build their sense of 鈥淔amily Spirit鈥� and to be challenged to experience God through prayer and community.

Student Reflections

“Remar Gold and Blue retreat gave us the opportunity to join as two caravels to celebrate our journey through our crossings and to look to the future. This retreat gave Gold rowers the chance to connect with the wider Remar community through an interactive online experience. My favourite part was the inter-caravel bonding at lunch time when we played sports and games together.”

“My favourite part was the Have You Been Praying Attention Quiz where we had the chance to reconnect with people from the caravels who we had met in Melbourne on the Red Leadership Camp. Prayer was done in a new and exciting way through the Taize song prayer style, which enabled participation from all. We finished the retreat off with an energetic rendition of ‘My Lighthouse’. This was so special as we all came together as one to celebrate our journey in the Gold caravel and share our experiences and joys with the Year 11 students as they continue the journey.”

Draw Near Outreach Program

The Draw Near program sees 今日吃瓜 partnering with St Dominic鈥檚 and Our Lady of Good Counsel Primary Schools, St Dominic鈥檚 Parish and the Western Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office to help the 500 people seeking asylum on temporary bridging visas who are currently living and working in Perth.

The Covid-19 pandemic has adversely affected many, however this group of people are unable to obtain financial support from the government. Temporary jobs normally held by those on bridging visas are also directly impacted by the current economic downturn, causing significant financial stress. These people are in very real danger of unemployment and homelessness as well as going hungry. With 26 of the 500 people living in the Stirling area, we are called to help those both in our community and outside of it. Jesus tells us that “when we support those who have less in our community, we are showing our love for God” (Matthew 25:40).

今日吃瓜 will be running a food donation drive to create hampers to give to the poor and vulnerable among us. Families from each campus are asked to bring the items listed below. Please place your donations in reusable shopping bags and drop-off to your respective campus administration. Thanks to the generosity of our staff, we have over 10 hampers already.

Marcellin

  • Plain Wholegrain Cereal e.g. Weetbix
  • Long Life Milk 2L
  • Pasta Sauce
  • Cooking Oil
  • White Sugar

Lavalla

  • Teabags
  • Instant Coffee
  • Tinned Tuna
  • Table salt and pepper shakers
  • Basmati Rice
  • Jam / Honey / Peanut butter

Marian

  • Muesli / Cereal Bars
  • Biscuits and snacks
  • Nuts
  • Dried Fruit
  • Plain Flour

Marist Association of St Marcellin Champagnat

The Marist Association of St Marcellin Champagnat gathered for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic. The Association is for people who make a commitment to live their faith in a distinct Marist way and choose to commit to a local group that fosters this spiritual development. Members of the Association gathered to reflect on our journey and where we are heading for the rest of 2020. It was an opportunity for members to renew their commitment to the Association and to welcome new members into the group. The group celebrated Mass together with Fr Ruben Cardona and continued to build 鈥渇amily spirit鈥� through sharing a meal.

Sacramental Program

The Sacramental Retreats for Years 3 and 4 were held in the Marist Auditorium in Week 3 and bring a conclusion to the school-based preparation program for the Sacraments of Reconciliation and the Eucharist. Here at 今日吃瓜 we prepare students to receive the sacraments, however families must contact their parish to know when they will be celebrating the sacraments. Click here to access Parish contact details.

Please be aware that due to the Covid-19 restrictions, the Parishes will only be celebrating the Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Communion in 2020 through the direction of The Archbishop of Perth.

Download Temporary Suspension of Confirmation Directive by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe

Student Reflections

“On Thursday 6 August, Unit 4 attended the Eucharist Retreat led by 24:7 Youth Ministry. We learnt about the four symbols of Baptism and were taught more about what the Eucharist is and the important parts of the Eucharist. We re-enacted the full story of Jesus鈥� Last Supper and used wraps to represent bread and grape juice to represent wine. We learnt about Jesus loving us so much that he died for us. We played lots of games along the way which was a blast. Overall, the Eucharist retreat was very enjoyable and prepared us to receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist.” Savannah Doyle and Ella Baws, Year 4 Blue students

“We had a Eucharist Retreat. I liked it because we played in fun games. My favourite game was link chasey.” Lucy Ringrose Year 4 Green

“The Eucharist Retreat was a good experience and it was really fun and entertaining. I learnt some new things about the Eucharist. I also liked playing the games. The youth leaders leading the day were very fun.” Joshua Woods, Year 4 Green

Newman News Term 3 Week 4: From the Leader of Early Childhood

Jo Dunn on 13/08/2020

Wellbeing Week

It has been a wonderful week centered around student wellbeing and the many facets that contribute to our overall wellbeing. Students excitedly arrived on a rainy Monday morning to the theme 鈥楪et Active鈥� and enjoyed a range of activities that got their bodies moving. From running to skipping to some fitness led by Mrs Simpson, all activities resulted in a healthy dose of fun and smiles. It was great seeing the Year 12 students join the Marian students for these fitness activities too.

There was bundles of fun at Marian Campus on Tuesday with a bouncy castle, animal farm, yard games and bubble blowing. Our students wore lots of big smiles as they participated in these activities and focused on the wellbeing topic of 鈥淢indfulness鈥�. Research tells us that mindfulness helps to lower anxiety and stress, which in today鈥檚 world is an important skill for our growing students to develop. Teachers reinforced the concept of mindfulness with activities in their classrooms.

Wednesday鈥檚 wellbeing theme was Gratitude and students participated in a range of gratitude activities in their classroom and across the campus. Thank you to the Marian families who took part in our Gratitude staff feedback opportunity. The staff were very grateful for the kind comments and appreciative feedback 鈥� these small gestures go a long way.

Today 鈥檚 Buddy Day was thoroughly enjoyed by all, particularly as it was the first Buddy Day that we have been able to celebrate face to face this year. Marian and Lavalla students joined together to start the morning with two beautiful and reverent liturgical celebrations dedicated to the Feast of the Assumption. Thanks to the Years 2, 4 and 6 students for leading these services. Following this, the classes jumped into their Buddy Activities and our annual Lapathon, with monies raised going to support Marist Solidarity. It was a fantastic day and the opportunity to witness the relationships between older and younger students provided a wonderful reflection of our school鈥檚 mission as a composite community.

Pre Primary Red Assembly

A big thank you to Mrs Simpson, Mrs Hunter and Ms Smith who led the Pre Primary Red class in an entertaining and music filled assembly last week. The students gave us an insight into their dreams based around their in-class reading of the story 鈥淗ow to Catch a Star鈥� by Oliver Jeffers. There are some wonderful, big dreams in Pre Primary Red!

Marcellin Award

Congratulations to the following student who received a Marcellin Award in Weeks 3 and 4:

  • William Burton, Year 2: For displaying the Marist characteristic of 鈥淔amily Spirit鈥� by always making good choices and putting others first. Thank you Will for caring about your classmates and helping them when they need it.
  • Alexandra Simpson, Year 1: For being a model for how we live our life 鈥榠n the way of Mary鈥� with patience, gentleness and love. Alexandra, you always have a smile and friendly greeting for every person that you encounter. Thank you for shining your light on us all.

The Marcellin Award at Marian Campus is drawn from submitted nominations each Wednesday morning at Prayer Assembly.

Year 2 Excursion 鈥� Kings Park

Year 2 students embarked on an excursion to Kings Park to explore the native flora and fauna in preparation for an activity at our STEM festival. They were blessed with a cold but dry day and reported lots of learning and enjoyment from the experience. I was lucky enough to read some of the students Recount Writing about the excursion and was amazed to learn some very interesting facts about the Boab Tree and the Eternal Flame.

A big thank you to the parent volunteers who joined the Year 2 classes. We are so grateful for the commitment of parents to our students鈥� educational experiences.

BYODD Program 鈥� Year 3 2021

As your child moves from the Marian Campus to the Lavalla Campus, families are required to provide an electronic device to support their child’s learning. Marian campus students have had access to a classroom bank of iPads which have been regularly utilised to support their learning. From Year 3, the College commences with a BYODD device program which allow students to have 1:1 access to a device.

Current Year 2 parents will receive further information in the coming months regarding the Year 3-6 BYOD iPad program. Our IT Team is currently in negotiations with Winthrop Australia to facilitate the best value package possible for families. As I appreciate this is a significant expense, we aim to provide as much time and notice as possible, so that families can budget for this purchase.

The Great Book Swap

The annual Marian book swap will take place on Friday 4 September before school until the bell goes.

Students are encouraged to donate a book they already own and place in one of the boxes located in the library and in the foyer.

On the day of the event, students are asked to bring a gold coin donation to purchase a book to take home. The money raised will then be donated to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. Students can of course purchase more than one book at the Book Swap.

The Indigenous Literacy Foundation is a national charity, which aims to reduce the disadvantage experienced by children in remote communities across Australia. The foundation promotes the idea of schools holding a book swap in order to raise funds for the charity.

Marian Campus Toilets

We have recently had some repairs undertaken to the students鈥� toilets across the campus to improve the access and usability of these facilities. In conjunction with this, I have spoken to all PP- Year 2 students regarding the respect and care that they need to take in order to maintain the cleanliness of these facilities.

I would greatly appreciate if parents can emphasise with their child at home, the importance of leaving the toilets as clean as they first found them. Common complaints centre around children鈥檚 failure to flush the toilet after use and their failure to clean up any mess that they may make on the floor and toilet seats. Teachers are also giving friendly reminders to their class about this.