Newman News Term 3 Week 2 : From the Acting Principal
Return to Term 3聽
A warm welcome back to all our聽Newman聽families.聽聽I am very聽grateful that聽our state was able to聽return to聽post lockdown聽freedoms聽to enjoy the holiday聽period,聽and聽to聽return to school聽as normal.聽聽I trust that all families enjoyed the break聽from the daily聽routine and聽hope聽that you聽had the opportunity to聽relax,聽be present聽to each other聽and聽spend time together.聽I would like to reassure families聽that should another聽lockdown聽event occur, the College is聽well-prepared to move to聽our聽Remote Learning聽Plan聽at short notice.
College Production 鈥� Little Shop of Horrors聽
The Little Shop of Horrors was hugely entertaining. I enjoyed the pure spunk of all the actors, the amazing set and of course the music, dancing, lighting and costumes. What a show! Angela and Fraser beautifully depicted the ingenious mix of sweetness and dangerous naivety. Mr聽Mushnik鈥檚聽presence was strong and Doctor Orin Scrivello owned his evil character with pizazz. My favourite scene, besides the closing surprise (ssssh) was the wicked but humorous musical number 鈥楤e a Dentist鈥�. Massive congrats to all the cast, crew and staff who have dedicated their time and energy to put together a thoroughly entertaining masterpiece.
I highly recommend getting a group together and making a night聽of it聽(or day聽–聽matinee!).聽My聽11 year old daughter,聽Zoe,聽absolutely聽loved it.聽So perfect for families聽with upper Primary kids聽and聽older.
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- Catholic Schools Performing Arts Festival聽– I was delighted to attend the official opening ceremony of the Catholic Performing Arts Festival program on 22 July at St Mary鈥檚 Cathedral.聽 Our students will be involved in a number of events throughout August, and we look forward to being present at their performances to enjoy the fruits of their hard work and dedication.
- Athletics Carnival, Marcellin Campus – The Secondary school community looks forward to participating and competing at the Athletics Carnival at Challenge Stadium on Thursday 5 August.聽 We hope that all students engage with the day鈥檚 events to support their Guild and year group.
Newman Parents Consultative Committee Meeting (NPCC)聽
Parents and guardians are encouraged to attend聽our next meeting on Monday 9 August, commencing聽7.00pm聽in the Marist Auditorium.聽 This forum provides an opportunity to hear from members of the College leadership, to聽learn聽about the strategic directions of the College and聽to seek聽feedback about concerns聽parents聽may have.聽聽 We look forward to seeing our families represented.
Fourviere Day聽聽
Last Friday marked the 205-year anniversary聽of聽Fourviere聽Day, when the first twelve aspiring Marists climbed the hill in Lyon, France, to pledge聽their聽intent to found a Society of Mary. They聽made聽this聽promise聽in聽the shrine of Our Lady of聽Fourviere.聽Their unwavering聽commitment and intent to bring about a better world by making Christ known and loved by students, has resulted in, today,聽over 600 000 students being educated under the Marist charism. St Marcellin Champagnat, along with the other eleven priests and seminarians, have shown us what is possible with聽an聽intent, presence, simplicity聽and a desire to love God in the way of Mary.聽Marist Colleges around the globe are renowned for their ethos founded on a sense of 鈥榝amily spirit鈥櫬燼nd a 鈥榣ove of work鈥�.
Looking to the Horizon聽
We are facing unprecedented challenges on a worldwide scale; social, economic, technological and environmental. These forces are providing society with multiple new opportunities and avenues for human advancement. It has been said many times that the future remains uncertain, we cannot predict what is normal or next, we need to be open and ready for whatever tomorrow brings. The children entering education in 2022 will be young adults in the early to mid 2030s. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development鈥檚 Learning Framework 2030 stated that schools must prepare students 鈥渇or jobs that have not yet been created, for technologies that have not yet been invented, to solve problems that have not yet been anticipated. It will be a shared responsibility to seize opportunities and find solutions. To navigate through such uncertainty, students will need to develop curiosity, imagination, resilience and self-regulation; they will need to respect and appreciate the ideas, perspectives and values of others; and they will need to cope with failure and rejection, and to move forward in the face of adversity. Their motivation will extend beyond getting a good job and a high income; they will also need to care about the well-being of their friends and families, their communities and the planet.鈥�
Future Initiatives聽聽
- In order to stay at the forefront of educational innovation and to promote future focussed student engagement, the College is committed to ongoing partnerships with industry, student and teacher feedback and professional learning and growth planning for our staff, who are the key force behind student learning and engagement. Among other initiatives, next year the College will be moving to Teams and OneNote for the delivery of teaching and learning. The Primary years will continue to integrate Seesaw as an additional learning and engagement platform.
- New Roles 2022:聽聽This week, the College will advertise for a Director of Learning Technology and Spaces and a Director of Transformational Learning. These two PK-12 leaders will work closely with the Senior Leadership Team to keep the College looking to the horizons, to upskill our staff and renew our learning spaces, for improved student outcomes.
- Kindergarten Flexibility:聽聽We understand that a number of families in our community would benefit from greater flexibility when entering children into our Kindergarten Program. Therefore, from 2022 and beyond we will be expanding our offering to include a five-day and a four-day Kindergarten Program, alongside our three-day offering. Impacted families will be contacted by email and telephone in the coming week, which will provide an opportunity to indicate their family鈥檚 preferences.
Storm Damage, Update
As communicated during the holidays, the unprecedented storm that moved across Perth on Friday 9 July caused damage to the St John Henry Learning Hub.聽 We are continuing to work with our insurance company, builder and associated contractors to complete the repairs in a timely manner.
We were delighted to聽have been able to聽identify聽the聽Good Samaritan聽who stepped in聽to assist聽staff with reducing the聽flooding and聽resultant聽damage in the Marian Campus Hall.聽聽It was聽none other聽than our聽very own parent聽Mr Chris聽Hazebroek. We聽acknowledged聽and thanked聽him at the聽Marian Campus assembly聽today.
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One of our intents at Newman in the coming year, is to reconnect with our growing Alumni body. These connections will enable the Marist charism to be celebrated and passed down through the generations as one Newman family.
Wishing you all a fantastic start to the term.
Dr Lucie McCrory
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