LIFE Summer Term Week Five
| Mon | 4 March | Labour Day Public Holiday – College Closed | |||
| Tue | 5 March | Home Study Day – College and Uniform Shop Closed | |||
| NEAS to be rescheduled | |||||
| Shrove Tuesday | |||||
| Wed | 6 March | Ash Wednesday | |||
| NEAS Yr 10 to Yr 12 vs La Salle | |||||
| OLNA Writing - First Round | |||||
| Thu | 7 March | NEAS Swim Meet at La Salle | 2:00pm to 5:00pm | ||
| OLNA Writing - First Round |
Parents please use Parent Coneqt for SEQTA Engage via this link for current letters and excursion information. SEQTA Engage
Year 10 into Year 11 Subject Selection
A career expo starting at 5pm will be held in the Victoria Square building at the College, please see flyer below for more information. The expo will be followed by an information evening regarding subject selection for Year 11, information about a achieving a WACE and tertiary pathways after Senior School.
Subject Selection Events
Wednesday 14 June
Career Expo - 5-6:20pm
Information Evening for 2018 Year 11 students and parents 6:30pm.
Monday 26 June
Individual appointments with College staff between 12-7pm.
Mr Paul Murphy
Deputy Principal
7 June 2017
Subject Selection Events
Wednesday 14 June
Career Expo - 5-6:20pm
Information Evening for 2018 Year 11 students and parents 6:30pm.
Monday 26 June
Individual appointments with College staff between 12-7pm.
Mr Paul Murphy
Deputy Principal
7 June 2017
Senior School Learning Conversations
It's that time again, when our Senior School students and their parents, have the opportunity to meet with their teachers for their specific learning area conversations.
These appointments will happen next Thursday - Week 8 from 12.30 pm -7.00pm in San Salvador (LRC).
We strongly recommend that all parents try to see as many staff as possible on this evening. It's a great chance to meet staff, to get specific feedback and to work as a partnership to progress your child's learning at the College.
The PTO portal is open and ready for you to start making appointments which are of a 10 minute duration. Information was sent home Friday last week - with login details.
We look forward to seeing you here.
Students will need to be in winter uniform and will need their devices.
Please note: Middle School Conversations will be held in Week 10 over two days and the portal is also open for these bookings.
Anita O'Donohue
Deputy Principal - Learning
These appointments will happen next Thursday - Week 8 from 12.30 pm -7.00pm in San Salvador (LRC).
We strongly recommend that all parents try to see as many staff as possible on this evening. It's a great chance to meet staff, to get specific feedback and to work as a partnership to progress your child's learning at the College.
The PTO portal is open and ready for you to start making appointments which are of a 10 minute duration. Information was sent home Friday last week - with login details.
We look forward to seeing you here.
Students will need to be in winter uniform and will need their devices.
Please note: Middle School Conversations will be held in Week 10 over two days and the portal is also open for these bookings.
Anita O'Donohue
Deputy Principal - Learning
Unspeakable Triumph of Supreme Brilliance Tickets and Student Rush
The 2017 Senior Production of Don Zolidis' 'An Unspeakable Triumph of Supreme Brilliance' is just 2 weeks away and tickets are selling fast with Saturday night nearly sold out and the other shows selling quickly. You can get your tickets from www.trybooking.com/260404
We are also running a student rush special throughout Weeks 7 and 8 with HCC students able to get their hands on $5 tickets for the Thursday night show! We are encouraging them to get a group of friends together to enjoy this very funny show!
We look forward to seeing as many students, staff, parents, friends and community members as possible at the performances in Week 9!
Mr Chris McRae
Production Director
We are also running a student rush special throughout Weeks 7 and 8 with HCC students able to get their hands on $5 tickets for the Thursday night show! We are encouraging them to get a group of friends together to enjoy this very funny show!
We look forward to seeing as many students, staff, parents, friends and community members as possible at the performances in Week 9!
Mr Chris McRae
Production Director
Frayne Feast Day - Wednesday 7 June
This year we are celebrating the Feast Day of Ursula Frayne on Wednesday, 7 June. The celebration will consist of Mass for Pre-Primary to Year 12 Frayne Housestudents as well as a celebratory lunch. House celebrations are an extremely important part of celebrating our faith and of being a member of our College. It is an expectation that all Frayne House students attend these celebrations particularly as it is the Catholic Year of Mercy. Students are to wear the College Winter Sports Uniform with their Frayne House Shirt.
We extend an invitation for you to join us for Mass at St Helena of the Holy Cross Church on this day. Mass starts promptly at 8:30am.
Mrs Christina Davini
Frayne House Coordiator
A Sneak Peek of 'An Unspeakable Triumph of Supreme Brilliance'
With the Senior Production just over three weeks away, here is a sneak peek of what our cast and crew got up to at Saturday's Dress/Tech rehearsal. Students were full of energy we were lucky enough to have a visit from former student Max Hughes (2016) who is now studying a diploma of Musical Theatre at the Australian Performing Arts Network (APAN). Students were looking great in some slick contemporary costumes and the lighting and sound team started to put together the look and sound of the show. Check out our sneak peek images below.
Mr Chris McRae
Production Director
Mr Chris McRae
Production Director
Sorry Day and NRW 2017
On Friday, Sorry Day, the College met together in Houses and prayed for the Stolen Generations. We also made pledges that we would keep for the rest of Reconciliation Week. Part of our commitment in taking the next steps.
Committing to the Future: Daily Steps Towards Reconciliation
Hands were produced by each Class and HTG from year 3 - 12 with a pledge written on the back of each hand. Some of these pledges were:
Today I will treat everyone equally and fairly
Today I will respect the rights of others no matter who they are
Today I will be sensitive and thoughtful to those around me
Today I will see people and not colours or race or clothes labels
Today I will accept that everybody is unique and special in some way
Today I will talk to someone I don’t usually talk to
Today I will speak out against racism, discrimination and injustice
Today I won’t shut out someone because they don’t fit with my group
Today I won’t laugh at racist jokes
Today I won’t make fun of someone who cannot speak English
Today I won’t be condescending and patronising towards others
Today I won’t judge someone on how they look
Today I won’t participate in racist behaviour or use derogatory names
These will be our pledges for the rest of this week and we are proud to display them to the Ellenbrook community as they visit and pass by our College.
Be peace builders
Be the change in our world!
Year 6 Pilgrimage
On Wednesday, 24 May, the Year 6 class, along with Miss Hickey, Mr. McRae and Mrs. Pastorelli went on a pilgrimage to visit The Sisters of St Joseph and learn more about Irene McCormack. We were fortunate enough to meet Irene McCormack’s sister, Bernadette, who told us lots of stories about Irene when she was young. We learned that she loved sports and that she was very close to God. We also met Sister Kathleen, who worked with and taught alongside Irene in the convent. From her, we heard stories about how amazing Irene was at teaching. We met Terry and his wife Anne, who went to football games with Irene. After that, we walked to The Sisters of St Joseph's chapel, where we learned the difference between a Church and a chapel. We then visited the St. Columba Catholic Church, where we celebrated a liturgy. On our pilgrimage we encountered ourselves, God, nature and each other. We all thoroughly enjoyed this learning experience. Caitlyn
Year 6 student
Before School Expectations
With the addition of our exciting new play spaces there have been some changes made to duty areas. Therefore, of particular importance is the before school areas. As per normal, duty teachers do not begin until 8:10am. Please note that if your child is at school before this time they are not actively supervised and therefore, must be sitting down quietly until the duty teacher arrives. From 8:10am onwards, the children have access to three play spaces: Tui rear playground, the courtyard and the downstairs area (amphitheatre and grassed area). Balls are not permitted in the Tui playground nor on the courtyard. If children would like to play with this equipment, they must be downstairs on the grassed area. Please also note that the Fitzroy and New Norcia playgrounds are not open before or after school. We appreciate your support in reminding your children of these expectations.
Kylie Henderson and Vanja Basell
Assistant Principals, Junior School
Toys at School
Over the last few weeks there have been an increasing number of toys being brought to school. Just a reminder that toys (including soft toys, spinners, marvel discs etc) are not permitted at school unless they are required for a learning activity. In this situation, they should be handed to the classroom teacher at the beginning of the day. Thank you for your cooperation.
Kylie Henderson and Vanja Basell
Assistant Principals, Junior School
Junior School Update
KindergartenLife in Kindergarten is always filled with lots of fun and friendship, while we are learning through play.
As you can see from our photos, we have been very busy in both classrooms completing lots of different activities. We are working extremely hard on our name writing with correct pencil grip, number recognition, counting, shapes, letter names and sounds, as well as our fine and gross motor skills.
Our learning environments are bright and colourful spaces that are filled with the children’s work. We would love for you to come and visit us in Tui to see more of our fabulous creations.
Mrs. Jo Borg and Mrs. Emma Pring
Kindergarten Teachers
Year 4
This term, Year 4 have been learning how to write an explanation. As their teacher, I am so proud of the work they have produced and would like to share a few in this week’s blog.
Mrs. Pieta Bloxsom
Year 4 Teacher
Recycle Paper Now!
Did you know what happens to paper after you throw it out? It goes to landfill. Here are some tips of how to recycle and re-use paper.Tip One: If you like to create things this hint is for you! You could get involved in paper mache, create your own gift wrapping or you can use it to draw.
Tip Two: Grandma’s are going to LOVE this! You could clean a car, you could clean a BBQ or you could polish your shoes.
Tip Three: This tip is about shoes. You could scrunch up paper to put in your shoes. This will help keep your shoes in shape and keep them smelling good.
Why is this so important? Because if you throw it away it will become landfill, harm our environment or become a fire hazard. It is so important that we think about our environment.
Sylvester
Year 4 student
What happens once you Recycle Paper?
Recycling is one of the best things to do with objects. It saves many animals and saves the environment. Once you put the paper in the recycling where does it go? What happens to it? Come with me on this journey to find out.
Firstly, if you put paper in a normal bin it will go to landfill. Landfill is a massive pit dug in the ground and once it is full they place the dirt back on top. Some plastic and other waste takes more than 10000years to decompose.
If you put it in recycling, the garbage truck comes and picks it up and takes it to a recycling centre. At the recycling centre they sort it.
Secondly, they make impact cubes and put it into boiling water and it turns into this liquid ooze.
Eventually, it goes into a tray that is followed by a machine that threads it through a conveyor belt making it straight and then it is cut by razorblades and packaged for sale.
Lastly, here are some other uses for paper. Use it to clean BBQ’s and glass, scrunch it up and put it in your shoes to take away the smell and use it to wrap presents.
Everybody can recycle! It’s easy. It saves millions of animals and trees. Remember: Reduce, Re-use and Recycle!
Joshua
Year 4 student
Recycling Paper
Have you ever wondered what happens when your paper gets recycled? Have you wondered how you could recycle paper? Well, I have written an explanation to inform you how to recycle paper in your house.
The process of waste paper recycling most often involves mixing used/old paper with water and chemicals to break it down. It is then chopped up and heated, which breaks it down further into a mixture, which is called pulp or slurry.
Thirdly, what kind of paper can be recycled? Let me tell you; corrugated cardboard, newspaper, paper board, mail, scrap and phonebooks.
Finally, I encourage you to reuse paper instead of throwing it into the bin.
Angel
Year 4 student