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Newman News Term 2 Week 2: From the Director of Mission and Catholic Identity

Jo Dunn on 06/05/2022

This Sunday is Mother鈥檚 Day, an important day for families to honour their Mothers and give thanks to their significant contributions to our lives. In the Catholic Tradition, it is no surprise that Mary has many titles, 鈥淨ueen of Peace鈥�, 鈥淢other of Mercy鈥�, 鈥淗elp of Christians鈥�, and in Marist Tradition, 鈥淥ur good and loving Mother鈥�. These titles describe who Mary has become for many throughout history and our own Mothers and Mother figures, give us a glimpse of these Marian qualities, in the way they continually say 鈥淵es鈥� to loving and helping us all be the people God is calling us to be. I hope all our students this Sunday remember this Mother鈥檚 Day to take extra care of their Mums, Aunties, Grandmothers and Mother figures who for every other day of the year never stop taking care of us.

Key Dates

鈥� In recent times, our school calendar has changed regularly. 

Marian Lecture

The Marist Association of St Marcellin Champagnat, in partnership with 今日吃瓜, warmly invites you to attend the 2022 Marian Lecture.

The theme for this year鈥檚 Lecture is Human Dignity 鈥� An Aussie Value? The lecture takes the form of a conversation led by Jesuit priest and human rights lawyer, Fr Fran Brennan and is open to the whole College Community. The theme explores upholding the dignity of all people and the implications for a just society where we are all proud to live.

This is a fantastic event to reflect on the 2022 Marist Theme 鈥淜nown and Loved: Dignity for All鈥� and encourage us to reflect in line with our Catholic Social Teaching on the dignity of each person and the most vulnerable in our world.

For more information and to register your attendance at this free event see information below:

2022 Marian Lecture

Community Mass

With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, we are very happy to resume our Thursday morning Community Mass and invite all to join us. Mass begins at 8.10am in the Champagnat Chapel and concludes at 8.40am. From Thursday 12 May, the Mass will be open once again to all staff, students, families and community members and we look forward to seeing you there. Please see upcoming schedule below;

Thursday 12 May: Fr Ruben Cardona, hosted by Chisholm and Year 3 Red
Thursday 19 May: Fr Israel Quirit, hosted by Camara and Year 3 Green

Year 10 Reconciliation

On Tuesday 10 May, students in Year 10 will be participating in the Sacrament of Reconciliation in the Champagnat Chapel, as part of our Vision for Mission: to form Good Christians and Good Citizens.

This sacramental celebration will offer students an opportunity to reflect on their relationship with God, self and others and particularly focus on the parts of their life where they can grow and nurture their spiritual life.

Year 9 Gamechangers Retreat

Each Game Changers group takes part in an annual Retreat Day. These days are facilitated by Marist Youth Ministry and offer an opportunity for Game Changers to connect and build community with each other.

The program features three main sessions, with an opportunity for large and small group discussion. The aim is to energise students in their ongoing journey as well as allow space and time to gather and plan for their leadership and service opportunities within and beyond the school context.鈥�

鈥淭he Gamechangers retreat day was excellent! Comprised of three workshops, the day focused on communication, leadership, solidarity, and faith. Each of these workshops taught us life skills and we learnt more鈥痑bout each other, whilst playing fun games and having a laugh with peers, teachers and the facilitators. We learnt what life was like for people in less fortunate countries, who had to go through so much just to get their freedom and basic needs, which we generally take for granted. All in all, it was a really fun day!鈥�

Kevin Xanthis, Year 9

Year 3 Reconciliation Retreat

The Year 3 Unit completed their preparation to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation at their Retreat Day on Thursday 5 May.鈥�

Led by the 24:7 Youth Ministry Team, and assisted by specially trained Year 10 students, the Year 3’s gained a deeper understanding of the Sacrament of Reconciliation and were given an opportunity to reflect on their relationship with God, with others and with themselves.

It was super fun!

“We watched funny videos and learned about God and Reconciliation”
Lucy
Year 3 Green

The best game was Stuck-in-the-Mud

“One thing I learned is that when we go to Confession we come out all clean!鈥�
Livia
Year 3 Red

We played lots of games

“My leader鈥檚 name was Julia. She鈥檚 really nice. She likes hanging out with us.”
Alexandra
Year 3 Blue

Newman News Term 2 Week 2: From the Deputy Principal Primary

Jo Dunn on 06/05/2022

We extend our warmest wishes to all the mothers, grandmothers, aunts and mother figures in our community as we approach this Sunday鈥檚 celebration of Mother鈥檚 Day. It is always such a special time in the year where we can pause and show our gratitude for the many ways that mothers and mother-figures, light up our lives and those of our children.

Students across both Marian and Lavalla campuses have been discussing the upcoming Mother鈥檚 Day celebration and I would like to share some of their beautiful (and sometimes funny) reflections on their Mums.

鈥淢y Mum has very long brown hair like me. She is 34. She likes walking with her friends, Karen and Sharon. They are good friends. I love my Mum because she is so pretty. I鈥檓 so glad she got me!鈥� – Evie (Pre-Primary)

鈥淢y Mum looks beautiful cause she has a pretty face. She is kind and caring. I think she is 32. She used to do work but now she likes to do cleaning work at home. She likes to eat chicken curry. She likes to go to the shops and buy food and sometimes she buys clothes. Mum is a good dancer. Sometimes she dances with Dad. I love that my Mum plays Nintendo Switch with me and I always beat her. Maybe she lets me win?鈥� – Sidney (Pre-Primary)

鈥淢y Mum looks beautiful. She has long brown hair and blue eyes just like me. I think she is maybe 26. 26 is a big number. Her name is Alice. Her favourite food is spinach pie and she likes cups of tea. This morning I had a cup of tea with her. I liked it! My Mum likes to play with me and hug me. She likes to sing 鈥淚t鈥檚 going to be good tonight鈥�. It鈥檚 so funny. I love my Mum because she is pretty鈥� – Lily (Pre-Primary)

鈥淢y favourite thing to do with Mummy is “giving her a big hug”. She is so beautiful because “she is amazing”. – Lucas (Kindy)

When I am at school, mummy spends her time “waiting”. She is so beautiful because “of her earrings”. – Yasmine (Kindy)

鈥淭hank you for putting food on my table, even if I don鈥檛 like it.鈥� – Emelie (Year 3)

鈥淵ou鈥檙e cooking is so yum and I just like that you鈥檙e beautiful! You are the best joker and they make me laugh so hard.鈥� Arijen (Year 3)

鈥淵ou are the best mum and I love you. Wherever you go I follow you everywhere that鈥檚 why I love you so much鈥� – Zechary (Year 3)

鈥淢ummy is beautiful. She has green eyes and she speaks in a lady voice and she always says I鈥檓 the best person she could ever look after.鈥� 鈥� Samuel (Kindy)

Key Dates

鈥� In recent times, our school calendar has changed regularly. 

Year 6 Forest Edge Recreation Camp

On Wednesday, we bid farewell to our Year 6 students as they boarded the bus, bound for Forest Edge Recreation Camp in Waroona. There were lots of very excited faces as students loaded their bags aboard the bus and set-off for 3 days of adventures and activities.

Students undertook a range of different activities including raft building, flying fox, abseiling and orienteering. One of the things that impressed me the most during my visit to the camp, was the attitude that students brought to each activity 鈥� they were willing to 鈥榟ave-a-go’ and also provide support and encouragement to their peers.

I extend my sincere thanks to the teaching staff who attended the camp and in doing so, gave up their own precious family and personal time, in order to provide this experience for our students. I expect that there will be some very weary faces on the bus ride home this afternoon.

Marian Campus Mother鈥檚 Day Liturgy

Thank you to our Pre Primary Unit for their efforts in preparing a wonderful Liturgical celebration of our mother鈥檚. The focus on Mary, Mother of Jesus throughout the Liturgy, provided a beautiful reminder that we should all strive to live our lives with open, joyful hearts and a willingness to say 鈥榶es鈥� to God, even in times of uncertainty.

Thank you to the Marian mothers and grandmothers that joined us for this very special celebration.

Year 5 Blue Assembly

Thank you to 5 Blue for the preparation of this morning鈥檚 assembly. It was so lovely to gather as a whole campus in the auditorium again, and also to have our families present.

5 Blue dazzled us with their talents throughout their assembly performance. Thank you to Mrs Sankar for her work in preparing the assembly item. I also extend my congratulations to the Merit Award winners for their fantastic efforts.

Marian Campus School Photos

School photos for students at Marian Campus are scheduled for Thursday 12 May (please note change of date from Friday 13 May).

Students should be dressed in full school uniform with neat and tidy presentation.

Teaching and Learning Message – NAPLAN

As we head into NAPLAN next week, I am reminded of the following quote by Carol S. Dweck, “Test scores and measures of achievement tell you where a student is at, but they don’t tell you where the student could end up.”

Next week, NAPLAN will begin with the writing assessment on Tuesday the 10th of May for years three and five. We wish all our students the best of luck and that they enter the week feeling confident and ready to give it their best. Students will need to ensure that their iPads are fully charged each evening and that they have working headphones.

We ask that our school community keep the students in their thoughts and prayers.

The last NAPLAN assessment will take place Thursday 19 May.
Miss Katya Anderson 鈥� Leader of Learning (PK-6)

Wellbeing Message – Screen Time

Over the school holidays, it is not unusual for students to enjoy some extra screen time either by themselves or with friends. This can include gaming, messaging via the iPad, or enjoying numerous streaming services. However, for some students when they go back to school, it can be hard to return to their normal routine.

It is important to strike a balance between appropriate screen time use (which can bring many benefits), and unregulated screen time which can have some very negative effects on children. These can include exposure to age-inappropriate materials, disruption of sleep patterns, and even addiction (you can google ‘screen dependency disorder’ to learn more about this). Additionally, often the social issues we deal with in the upper years of primary school are a result of things that have occurred online.

Experts recommend that for children aged 6 and over, parents should place consistent limits on the time children spend on devices, as well as the type of information they are accessing. They recommend that families set ground rules early and enforce them by setting aside device free time and have regular conversation with their children about the things they are doing and seeing online. We know there are many families in our community who do this already. One way families can seek support in this area is with Family Digital Agreements. These are a set of rules about how devices like iPads, or phones will be used in your home, and the expectations you have for your children. These agreements are designed to be created in consultation with your children. There are many examples of these agreements in place, including the ones below:

How to set up your own agreement with Jocelyn Brewer: https://jocelynbrewer.com/explainer-family-technology-use-agreements/

Setting up an agreement – E-Safety Australia:

Family Nature Plan – Nature Play W.A.

Internet Matters example agreement:

If there are any families that feel they could benefit from support around this issue, please don’t hesitate to be in touch with myself or your child’s teacher.
Mr Stuart McClorey – Leader of Wellbeing (PK-6)

Newman News Term 2 Week 2: From the Vice Principal

Jo Dunn on 06/05/2022

Key Dates 鈥� Next Fortnight

Updated COVID restrictions have seen events and camps re-instated into the College Calendar. We remind parents to please check the鈥�痮n a regular basis.

Welcome Back to Term 2

Welcome back to Term 2, which promises to offer a return to more normal experiences for our community. A very Happy Mother鈥檚 Day for Sunday to all those mother and mother figures in our lives, both today and days gone past. May is aptly named the month of Mary. As a Marist school, Mary plays a prominent place in our spirituality. The first founders, the Little Brothers of Mary, drew inspiration from the way in which Mary approached life. She said yes to life鈥檚 challenges and moved forward with faith, love, hope, courage and humility. Our characteristic 鈥榠n the way of Mary鈥� helps to guide our students and staff to learn from Mary鈥檚 motherly example.

This term we see our senior school students undertake their first set of formal examinations for the year. We know that routine study and revision assists with the memory retention required for learning. A regular review of learnt material assists students to build their foundation of knowledge, at all age and competency levels. Have you set up a study routine at home to maximise your learning? Work smarter 鈥� not longer 鈥� do your brain a favour and capitalise on spaced and regular review. Check out these top tips for working smarter, not longer.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank teachers, support staff, and students for the resilience and perseverance they displayed throughout the start of 2022. With the ease of COVID restrictions being announced late last week, the College can once again look forward to the facilitation of camps, incursions, excursions, group gathering and sporting events. Reinstating events will cause the College Calendar to be updated on a frequent basis and we ask you check details regularly.

Staff Farewells

We say farewell to the following staff members during Term 2. We sincerely thank them for their dedication and support of students, parents and staff during their time here at the College. We wish these staff members well in their future endeavours.

Regan Dyer, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Leila Chandler, Miranda Whitley, Helen Seddon.

Staff Commencing

It is with great pleasure that we welcome the following staff members to our community in the indicated roles.

Olivia Biasin – Arts Technician, Giorgia Bakeberg – Teacher – Science, Kate Bartlett – Education Assistant, Fiona Hassell – Leader of Science, Scott Smith – Leader of Wellbeing 鈥� Year 8, Tayla Nicholls – Dance/Drama Teacher – Primary, Sarah Ellam – Leader of Wellbeing 鈥� Year 10, Joel Kandiah – Teacher – Secondary, Sue-Ellen Bull – Teacher – Secondary, Elizabeth Mathews – Education Assistant, Joanne Smith – Teacher – Secondary, Delia Krietzmann – Teacher – Primary.

Newman Parents Consultative Committee Meeting (NPCC) – Monday 16 May, 7.00pm, Marist Auditorium (Studio Rooms)

The NPCC meetings, convened by the Principal, and attended by various members of the College Leadership Team, is a representative group,鈥痸oice,鈥痑nd forum to gain insight into our school improvement plan and to discuss school concerns. The NPCC serves to help advance the best interests of those within our College Community. Whilst policy is determined and set by the College Executive and supported by the Advisory Council, the NPCC is a critically important group in providing input and feedback.

An invitation is extended to all parents and guardians to attend the next Newman Parents Consultative Committee meeting.鈥疻e will be discussing our new NPCC framework and structure and will be calling for formal expressions of interest for the parent representative group across PK to Year 12. Our Homework Club, Empowering Pathways and Parent Events will also feature on the agenda.

If you are unable to attend the meeting in person, please join the meeting via TEAMS. Please for the link.

COVID 鈥� Transition

Eased restrictions were announced late last week. Communication was sent out to all families from the Principal, John Finneran, on Tuesday 3 May. It is important, as a community, that we follow these requirements to continue to protect our students, staff, and community members.

Wearing of Masks鈥�
– Students in PK 鈥� Y12 are not required to wear a mask
– Household close contacts are still required to wear masks at all times (Y7 鈥� Y12)
– Masks must be worn by all students Y7-12 on public transport鈥�

Whilst the Government has removed the mandated rules of mask wearing, staff and students have been advised where social distancing cannot be maintained, masks should be worn.鈥� We recommend that students always have a mask ready to use if required.鈥�
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COVID-19 Household Close Contacts
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Students can attend school if they live in the same house as someone who is COVID-19 positive.鈥� These students must adhere to the following:鈥�

  • Conduct a daily Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) and receive a negative result each day to attend school
  • Wear a mask at school (for students in Year 7 and above) and when travelling on public transport or ride-share
  • Report they are a household close contact via the College 鈥�

Symptomatic Students
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If your child becomes symptomatic, they should stay home and be tested for COVID-19. Regardless of whether they have COVID-19 or not, if they are unwell with any symptoms such as a cough, runny nose, sore throat, or a temperature, they must NOT attend school.
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You are required to report positive COVID-19 student cases to the College via the College prior to the start of the school day.

Code of Conduct

Please click here to download the 今日吃瓜 Code of Conduct for Parents.

Newman News Term 1 Week 10: From the Deputy Principal Primary

Jenni Vile on 07/04/2022

鈥淭he moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it鈥� JM Barrie 鈥� Peter Pan 

At the end of what has been a very busy, and often tumultuous term, I am pleased to be able to sit back and reflect on the many great achievements and moments of celebration that our students have experienced over the past ten weeks. Despite the challenges that this term has presented, such as our inability to gather for liturgies and assemblies, having to take events online, and beginning mask wearing throughout the school day, our students have continued to believe in their ability to overcome each challenge and show us how they can fly. It is no coincidence that one of our College鈥檚 pedagogical pillars is Challenge; the skills that our students have learnt in facing this term鈥檚 challenges, such as resilience and a growth mindset will stay with them as they continue their educational journey.  

My sincere thanks are extended to our amazing teaching team, who have once again shown that teaching is not just a career but a vocation. The challenges of COVID this term have resulted in teachers often being required to work longer and even harder in ensuring that their students learning remained unaffected. This has involved teachers preparing lessons and resources in support of other classes, supporting relief staff when someone was unwell or isolating, picking up extra recess or lunch duties, keeping in touch and preparing learning packs for isolating students (whilst still being present to their face-to-face class) and engaging in remote learning (sometimes even when they have been a bit unwell themselves!) What a team! I hope that our teachers, along with our students and families have a very well-deserved and restful Easter break. We look forward to everyone returning in Term 2, with a sense of rejuvenation and the energy to combat whatever Term 2 may present us with.  

Key Dates 

鈥� In recent times, our school calendar has changed regularly. 

Project Compassion  

Many thanks to our families for their support of Project Compassion throughout Lent. Your generous support can help change the lives of some of the world鈥檚 most vulnerable people. To learn more about Project Compassion you can go   

Easter Raffle 

Our annual Easter Raffle was once again a huge success in contributing to our Project Compassion fundraising efforts. The winners of the raffle were drawn at the end assembly on Friday morning with the Easter Bunny delivering prizes to students across Pre-Kindy to Year 6.  

Thank you to Mrs Jane Short, for her coordination of the raffle and the parent helpers who assisted in wrapping and assembling the prizes.  

Lavalla Campus Assembly 

Thank you to Mrs Robyn Hatchett and the Year 6 Green students for their wonderful assembly performance. Your energy and enthusiasm is to be commended, particularly on the last day of term. We are so grateful for all your efforts in putting the assembly together,  

 A big congratulations to all our Merit Award winners on their fantastic achievements. 

Year 1 Zoo Excursion 

Year 1 students had an adventure at the Perth Zoo on Monday, as they consolidated their Science Unit on Life and Living. Thank you to the parents that were able to assist as Excursion Helpers on the day.  

Year 2 Bunnings Incursion 

In Science this term, Year 2 have been learning about the Earth鈥檚 important resources. As a final project for their Science unit, Bunnings provided an incursion on creating a mini school garden. Students discussed how water, soil and the sun as well as many other resources, support our plants and creatures. Each student planted their own vegetable, which they ae excited to watch grow, ready for harvesting. We hope that these garden beds continue to promote learning with all Marian students and promote our College鈥檚 focus on sustainability.  

Mercycare School Holiday Program 

Mercycare鈥檚 School Holiday program has a range of exciting incursions and excursions available throughout this upcoming Easter holiday period. The service is open to currently enrolled students of 今日吃瓜 and operates from 7am to 6pm each day. Families interested in enrolling their child into the program should contact Luisa on 0409 065 996 or Newman_OSHC@mercycare.com.au. Details of the upcoming holiday program can be found below.  

School Photos Days

A reminder to all families that our photo days are taking place on the following days:

  • Years 3-6 (Lavalla Campus) – Friday 29 April 2022
  • Kindy, Year 1 & Year 2 (Marian Campus) – Friday 13 May 2022
  • Pre-Primary TBC

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.

Uniform Expectations

Kindy 鈥� Students have the option to wear their 今日吃瓜 t-shirt

Pre Primary 鈥� Students must wear their 今日吃瓜 Tracksuit (tracksuit pants are preferred)

Years 1-6 鈥� 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 (Years 4-6 to wear their blazer)

We hope that all students can be present at school this day, as school photos often become a treasured memory that are looked upon with great fondness and affection in the years to come.

Newman News Term 1 Week 10: From the Director of Mission and Catholic Identity

Jo Dunn on 07/04/2022

The end of Term 1 coincides with the end of Lent. This period of 40 days before Easter is a time for us to recalibrate our focus on what is truly important through prayer, almsgiving and fasting. Our students have demonstrated a spirit of generosity throughout the term in the way they have supported our fundraising initiatives for Lismore and Project Compassion. As we prepare for Holy Week and enter the Easter period, we encourage our families to contemplate this journey and how we can be Easter people and bring new life into our communities through our relationship with God, ourselves and most importantly each other. On Wednesday 6 April, our students from Marcellin participated in the Easter Liturgy, click to watch. Students from Marian and Lavalla reflected on the Easter story through their liturgy, beautifully put together by our Year 1 class. Click to watch.  

It has been another big term for the Ministry office and I am grateful to the support of all our staff, students and families. I look forward to another term of advocacy, service and prayer in Term 2. 

Key Dates 

鈥� In recent times, our school calendar has changed regularly. 

Year 11 Game Changer Retreat 鈥� March 29 

Each Game Changers group takes part in an annual Retreat Day. These days are facilitated by Marist Youth Ministry and offer an opportunity for Game Changers to connect and build community with each other. The program features 3 main sessions, with an opportunity for large and small group discussion. The aim is to energise students in their ongoing journey as well as allow space and time to gather and plan for their leadership and service opportunities within and beyond the school context. 

‘One does not live on bread alone’ Matthew 4, was the opening idea for our Year 11 Game Changers Retreat. We focused on our Five F’s: family, fun, faith, friends and fitness, reflecting on how we live these out in our lives at the moment, and perhaps how we can improve on them.鈥� We discussed the fragility of life through the metaphor of the ‘Jenga tower’ and considered who helps us pick up the pieces when things become unsteady. 
 
鈥�淚 came that they may have life and have it abundantly.鈥� John 10:10, once we had established our requirements for a supported and fulfilled life, we explored how we can contribute to society and how we can use our unique gifts and talents to create abundance for ourselves and those in our communities. A restorative and inspiring day, the students felt invigorated to return to school life, to bring a relaxed and innovative approach to recognising potential and creating a better future for themselves and others.  
Mrs Aleisha Bryson, Leader of Youth Ministry and Advocacy 
 
Our next Game Changers Retreat will be held on April 29 for Year 9 Students. 

Project Compassion  

今日吃瓜 would like to express sincere thanks to all those who helped with our last push towards achieving our goal for Project Compassion. The funds raised doubled in just a week as students participated in a range of activities across the College, digging deep into their pockets.  

The sales from the famous Primary School Easter raffle, free dress day, teacher raffle and hula hoop throw competition all contributed towards accelerating our awareness and contribution of funds for those communities around the world in need of our small donations.  

As Mr Martino could be heard time and time again quoting 鈥�$2 or $5, will barely be noticed by most of us, it may mean we go without a want, like a waffle or ice-cream from the canteen. But for these people it could mean the difference of eating, access to water or safe practices within their community.鈥� We saw this in action with Pastoral Care Groups such as Romero 7 and Camara 10 taking on the challenge as a group and astounding all with the results of their commitment and generosity.  

Students across Marian and Lavalla have continued raising awareness and funds for Project Compassion鈥檚 Caritas appeal. Our Year 4 students have organised a 鈥榃alk for Water鈥� event where students have carried buckets of water around the oval to experience what many young people around the world have to do each day. Our Year 6 students have been assisting in the organisation of our Easter Raffle and have also organised a number of competitions including, guess the lollies in the jar with all proceeds supporting Caritas. 

A heartfelt thankyou to everyone who helped in the organising and running of the events, as well as those who participated and donated their time and money. Looking forward to sharing out totals next term. 

Student Reflections

Walk for Water

Today we organised a 鈥榃alk for Water鈥� event for the Year 4 students. We have been learning how many people around the world have to walk each day to get fresh water. To help our class understand how that feels like we set up a relay around the oval where each team had to carry a bucket of water.

Sienna, Poppy, Vivienne and Stella (4 Red)

Easter Raffle

Today there was great excitement as we drew the prizes from our annual Easter Raffle. Many thanks to the generous donations already from our families. Thank you also to the students and parents who assisted with the wrapping of the prizes. All funds raised have been donated to Caritas Australia鈥檚 Project Compassion appeal this Lent.

Year 6 Fundraising

In Year 6 we have spent time listening to Project Compassion stories and how Caritas helps those in need around the world. We decided to organise a lolly guessing competition with all the money raised donated to Caritas鈥檚 Project Compassion appeal. We hope the money raised helps lives in need and provides opportunities for those people who are not as lucky as we are.

Ella, Lola, Olivia, Chloe, Emmersyn (Year 6)

Year 7 Retreat Day  

As part of their Year 7 experience, students attended a Retreat Day organised by the College and facilitated by 24/7 Youth Ministry who are specifically trained for this role.鈥�疶he Retreat Day follows our Vision for Mission 鈥淕ood Christians and Good Citizens鈥� as we offer students an opportunity away from their normal school routine to pause and reflect on their relationship with creation, others, themselves, and God. Students have found these experiences to be both positive and rewarding. 

The next Retreat Day on the Marcellin Campus is scheduled for our Year 8 Students on May 26. 

Thursday Morning Mass  

Thursday Morning Mass will continue in Term 2 for students across the College. Mass begins at 8.10 am in the Champagnat Chapel and is celebrated by our local priests. 

  • Week 1, Thursday 28 April; Year 12 Students 
  • Week 2, Thursday 5 May; Year 3 Students