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How do our Teachers and Support Staff support our students to be engaged and creative?

Creating is the act of generating new ideas, approaches or actions and the process of applying such creative ideas in a specific context. Critical and creative thinking are integral to activities that require students to think broadly and deeply using skills, behaviours and dispositions such as reason, logic, resourcefulness, imagination and innovation in all learning areas at school and in their lives beyond school.

Our Vision for Learning – Shine through Discovery, supports teachers and support staff to encourage creativity by

• Ensuring that students have a strong foundation of knowledge and skills as a gateway to discovery.
• Providing a safe learning environment in which students are encouraged to take risks and think beyond the classroom.
• Encouraging questioning, initiative, decision-making, problem-solving, independence and collaboration.
• Fostering higher order thinking in both individual and group activities.
• Using a variety of learning strategies to support the learning purpose and promote creativity.
• Providing the opportunity for choice in learning environment.
• Promoting critical thinking skills by engaging in strategies such as Thinking Hats.
• Facilitating different types of assessment demonstrating differentiation, individualization and personalization in learning

Creativity Shines – Andy Quilty, Artist in Residence

Our 2018 Arts Festival celebration kicked off this week with Artist in Residence Andy Quilty commencing his teaching residency at the College. More information about this exciting program is .

Book Week

Students have enjoyed a wide variety of activities during Book Week across all year groups. From author visits and dress-up parades to quizes, riddles and book writing. More details and photographs of these wonderful activities are .

 

Code of Conduct

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

The College recognises the convenience of year group Facebook pages that are moderated by parents. This is an excellent platform for sharing information involving College events and requirements. It is not appropriate to use social media platforms to seek clarity on teaching and learning or to debate College policies. Please refer these matters to your child’s classroom or PCG Teachers, or a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

We thank you in advance for your understanding and support of how we strive to partner positively with each other.

NPCC Meeting- Monday 3 September (Week 8)

The Senior Leadership Team looks forward to welcoming parents to the Newman Parents Consultative Committee meeting on Monday 3 September. The usual format will apply as outlined below:

1. Report from the Senior Leadership Team
2. Report from the NPCC Executive
3. Feedback Session

College Psychologists Jon Laden-Wearne and Denise Bendotti will present to the parent community on the benefits of practicing gratitude and how teachers are engaging with the Annual School Improvement Plan Gratitude Project to foster student resilience.

This forum is held in the Marist Auditorium, commencing 7.00pm.

Our 2018 Arts Festival celebration kicked off this week with Artist in Residence Andy Quilty commencing his teaching residency at the college. His workshops exploring an experimental approach to drawing and art making were conducted with students in years 2, 10,and 11 at Marian and Marcellin campuses. Our Arts team of staff and staff from Bunbury Catholic College, also Marist educators, also participated in an inspiring professional learning opportunity workshop to experience Andy鈥檚 approach and drawing techniques that serve to inspire freedom within art making.

Andy will return to the college on Thursday August 30 to work with Year 5 and 6 Art extension students at Lavalla and collaborate with year 12 Visual Art students to create a wall mural using experimental art techniques. This mural will be inspired by the 2018 National Marist theme of 鈥淗ope鈥�.

The year 12 collaborative Mural will be presented to the college community at the Art festival opening, along with a portrait of Marcellin Champagnat drawn by Andy Quilty, and commissioned by the college. Brother John and Brother Terry met with Andy to talk about Marcellin Champagnat, to share his life, his teachings and Marist spirituality with Andy, to inform the portraiture work and ensure the piece reflects the spiritual life of our 今日吃瓜 community.

Join us at the 今日吃瓜 Arts festival opening October 10th to celebrate a showcase of student artistic talent and on October 12th at the parent evening Art Soiree to enjoy the professional Jazz band, canapes and cocktails whilst immersed in the student鈥檚 art.

Andy Quilty鈥檚 art works will also be exhibited and auctioned during these Arts Festival events.

Maree Grayden, Leader of Learning Arts PK-12

K-12 Assumption Day Celebrations 鈥� Week 5

On Wednesday 15 August and Friday 17 August, our K-12 College community celebrated the Feast of the Assumption. This is the Feast day chosen for the Marist Brothers at the time of their foundation by Saint Marcellin Champagnat, the founder of the Marist Brothers and of Marist Education.

for photos of the Marcellin Campus Assumption Day Mass on Wednesday 15 August.

for photos of the K-6 combined Marian and Lavalla Campus

• Mass
• Buddy Day activities
• Lapathon to raise money for the work of Australian Marist Solidarity.

Families can learn more about the work of Australian Marist Solidarity by .

Lapathon Money
Thank you to everyone who made our Lapathon last week such an enjoyable event to raise money for Marist Solidarity Projects in the Philippines. Could students please collect their Sponsored money and send it in to the Administration Office at either Marian Campus or Lavalla Campus by Friday 31 August.

All K-6 money raised on Friday 17 August will be pooled with the money raised by the Marcellin Campus on Friday 8 June (Years鈥� 7 鈥� 12 Chamapgnat Fete Day) and will be given to 鈥楰uya鈥�, an Australian Marist Solidarity NGO supporting children living on the streets in Manila. This project is visited by our Year 11 students on the Philippines Immersion. Our Year 11 students (as part of their visit to Kuya) learn about how these much needed funds are used to support homeless and vulnerable young people on the streets of Manila as part of their 鈥榮treet retreat鈥� in December.

PK-12 Fathers Day Celebrations

Lavalla Campus 鈥� Wednesday 29 August
Our Fathers Day celebrations for Lavalla Campus will be a Prayer Assembly led by Year 6 Green on Wednesday 29 September at 2.45pm in Champagnat Chapel. All Dads, Grandads and those who are Fatherly Figures are invited to join us.

Marian Campus 鈥� Thursday 30 August
Marian Campus will celebrate Fathers Day at a Liturgy of the Word held on Thursday 30 August at 9am in St Cecilia鈥檚 Church. This will be led by Year 1 students. All Dads Grandads and Father Figures are invited to join us.

Marcellin Campus 鈥� Thursday 30 August
All families are invited to attend our weekly Community Mass where all fathers and father figures will receive a special blessing.

 

Newman Mothers In Prayer: an open opportunity for all our Mums
鈥楳ums in Prayer鈥� (MiPs) is coming to a kitchen table near you 鈥�

What if you could change the world 鈥� not just for today but for generations to come? We believe that a mum can be the single greatest force for good in the lives of her children and the children around her. We believe that lives and whole communities are changed forever when mums gather together to pray to the One who can change a human heart. Mums can make the difference as they reach out to God in prayer – mums just like you.

We have a newly formed triplet of Newman mums who meet around their kitchen table for 1 hour, once a fortnight to pray for their children, their children鈥檚 friends, teachers and our wider school community. to read more.

Remar Blue Mullewa Solidarity Camp

On Wednesday 22 August the members of the Remar Blue Caravel left to undertake the annual Solidarity Camp which will go until 28 August, in Mullewa, Western Australia. Our students will be hosted by Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School and Parish, Mullewa. We wish our Year 11’s and the accompanying staff the very best as they begin this practical experience of 鈥榮olidarity鈥� and the importance of being present to people in culturally diverse settings.

 

Building Bridges Project

Students from Years 10 and 11 were hosted by Carmel School this week as part of Building Bridges. The group had a wonderful experience and their feedback highlights the benefits of this ongoing project;

Student Reflections

When discussing different topics in our small groups, it is really interesting to get their perspective from their own faith background, only to discover that it is not that different from my own.

Laura Hinton, Year 11 Student

If you have the opportunity to join the Building Bridges Project next year 鈥� JUST DO IT.

Rosanna, Anne, Celeste, Luke and Lauren, Year 11 Students

for more reflections and photos.

Update: 24:7 Youth Group in the Parish of Floreat-Wembley

We had a tremendous team tournament which involved a whole heap of lollies, cake and high stakes competition that made last week鈥檚 youth group one of the best so far! Next week we鈥檙e going all out as we return to our Superhero series of talks and our usual fun, faith, food and fellowship!

We meet each Sunday night (6pm to 8pm) in the Parish Centre for all young people in Years 6-12.

Angela (M) 0455 960 174
Sebastian (M) 0403 230 395

24:7 Floreat Youth Ministers
www.247youthministry.org

 

Dominican Youth Group (DOMS)

This month鈥檚 event at DOMS was a Multicultural Night, something we have not presented before. Our participating students and members brought along a selection of foods from other countries, as well as dressing in national dress, or something which represented the country of their origin. to read more.

Sacramental Programs

When your child has received the Sacraments of Reconciliation, First Communion or Confirmation, please send a copy of their Certificate from their Parish to 今日吃瓜 Registrar, Flora Hughes Flora.Hughes@newman.wa.edu.au so College Records can be updated and so that a Card of Congratulations can be presented to your child at Assembly.

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 celebrated by Fr Joseph Tran and Fr Mark Baumgarten. 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.

What if you could change the world 鈥� not just for today but for generations to come? We believe that a mum can be the single greatest force for good in the lives of her children and the children around her. We believe that lives and whole communities are changed forever when mums gather together to pray to the only One who can change a human heart. Mums can make the difference as they reach out to God in prayer- mums just like you.

We have a newly formed triplet of Newman mums who meet around their kitchen table for 1 hour, once a fortnight to pray for their children, their children鈥檚 friends, teachers and our wider school community. They are looking for other likeminded Mums who would enjoy praying together in a relaxed environment over coffee (and sometimes cake!).
This is a multi-denominational group of women who鈥檚 heart desire is to actively invite God鈥檚 guidance, favour and protection into daily life.

If you are interested in the Spiritual growth of your children and their peers, or would like to investigate what this looks like, the next date is set for Wednesday 22 August, 9-10am (and then fortnightly thereafter).

For further details and the address of 鈥榯he kitchen table鈥� please contact Lisa Gleeson directly on lisajanegleeson@gmail.com or Vanessa.strohmeier@newman.wa.edu.au

Book Week is a big week in the life of any college community. The preparation, thought, innovation and commitment by our students, with support from their parents, was first class this year. Mr Bristow our Head of Primary compared our 鈥淏ook Week Parade to the AFL Grand Final鈥� at our Marian Campus Assembly. The real highlight of these festivities is the opportunity it provides our students to express themselves; and what better way than through reading. The greatest gift a child can receive is that of reading. The adage you learn to read, you read to learn is a great attribute to acquire. Our hope is that this week will inspire both students and adults alike to grab a book and take time to read.

The excitement of book week exemplifies the plethora of opportunities that our students have been afforded in our community this term. They include, but are not limited to : Science Week; Primary STEM Festival; launch of the IDEAS Lab at Marian; Year 11 REMAR immersion in Mullewa; Year 11 Leadership Program; Codo Dojo; Catholic Performing Arts; Angelico Exhibition; and the ongoing Homework Club. This is over and above the opportunities that happen period by period, year group by year group. The intent of these activities is to create the space for success. We measure success by our preparation, participation and the impact of our efforts. Our students are remarkable in their openness to learn new things and commitment to get involved. Our Vision for Learning – Shine through Discovery 鈥� Let your Light Shine challenges our community to take these opportunities and see the fruits of their labour. It animates students and staff to collaborate, work together, develop relationships and build a culture of innovation and creativity.

Angelico

Congratulations to Grace Hasler Year 12 for her recent award at the Catholic Education Western Australia Angelico Art Exhibition Awards. Her sculpture, “Survival”, was accordingly given one of the major awards, the Caritas Australia Art Award. The criteria for this Award is for artwork which most reflects the Caritas Focus for 2018 (Human Dignity, Preferential Option for the Poor, Solidarity, Subsidiarity and Stewardship of the Earth’s Resources). I was so pleased to have been present for the presentation and to listen to Grace’s family speak of her amazing commitment to producing the artwork.

We also had a number of students, both Primary and Secondary, exhibit artwork at the Exhibition and I congratulate and thank them for their effort and commitment to their art works.