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 |
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Today's Reading Catch
Wednesday's Reading Catch
Remember to come to school dressed up as one of your favourite characters from a book.
We look forward to catching lots of people reading tomorrow!
Vanja Basell
Assistant Principal, Junior School
We caught some more readers!
Look who got caught reading today!
Come back later to see who else gets caught!
Book Week Parade
Students are encouraged to come to school dressed as one of their favourite characters from a book/story.
Please also keep an eye on this blog for daily posts celebrating students who have been caught reading!
Vanja Basell
Assistant Principal, Junior School
Junior School Inter-School Cross Country
On Tuesday, 24 July, 48 students from Years 3 to 6 competed in the CPSSA Cross Country Carnival.
All participants gave their all and the five weeks of training really did pay off with many having personal best times on the day. The best performers on the day were Declan Bellomo, Joseph Thomas and Denae Wallace who all finished in the top 20 in the A division for their age groups. Jaxon Wallace, Ethan Bellomo, Aaron Garland, Conor Perry, Rodrigo Bravo Echevarria, Zai Gordon and Kate Spargo also made the top 25.
Holy Cross was presented with the 'Most Improved School' award for the day. Special thanks to Mr Elliott for all his effort at training and on the day and to Mr Jason Tutt for setting up the entire course and then being the chief starter for the whole day. Thanks also to Mr Parsons, Mr Falcone and Miss Armenti for their assistance.
Brendan Buckley
Junior School Sports Coordinator
Junior School Update
Year 4
This term in Year 4 we’ve welcomed six fabulous new students to our Year level - Imogen, Kendra, Cassidy, Amara, Jhy and Usher. We love making new friends and getting to know each other!
We’ve started our Big Ideas investigations, which focus around the question, “Who are Australians?” We’ve started by investigating the First People’s of Australia - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It is so interesting to learn about the history of our country, and have loved hearing the Dreamtime Stories from different Indigenous cultures.
In Year 4, we talk a lot about having a Growth Mindset. We want to make sure that the statements we make to ourselves are helping us to constantly improve, and to be the very best we can be! Stay tuned to see how we continue to grow and improve as wonderful learners in Year 4.
Miss Kate Dunstan and Miss Deanna Russo
Year 4 Teachers
A Game or Two and a Kangaroo… Holy Cross College Celebrates WA HASS Week 2018
Throughout Week 3, students from across the College participated in a range of activities and competitions to celebrate WA HASS Week 2018. On Monday, the week began with students from Pre-Primary to Year 12 invited to taste test some traditional Indigenous foods, including damper prepared by students in Year 5 and 6 and kangaroo, emu and crocodile sausages. Students were also given the opportunity to have a go at some dot painting while listening to some indigenous music and watching some animated Dreaming stories.
On Tuesday, the focus turned to Civics and Citizenship, with our Senior School mock trial team performing a mock trial for a student audience in the New Norcia building. Wednesday saw students come in out of the cold at lunchtime to play a range of HASS games including Australian animal etchings, grid-referencing battleship and the Stock Market Game. On Thursday, students were treated to the opportunity to compete in a grid-referencing orienteering challenge around the College, while Junior students were invited to play some Geography games in Fitzroy. The week’s activities ended with a Horrible Histories Film Festival in Subiaco where students could spend their lunchtime enjoying the film while munching on some popcorn.
As part of HASS Week 2018, students from Holy Cross College were invited to take part in the Student Voicecomponent of the WA HASS Week Conference. Grace Beasley, Alex Rankin, John Topliss, Logan Chilman, Zoe Watts and Tiara D’Lima presented at the State Library Theatre on the Year 9 City Project. They described the range of big questions they have engaged with over the past three years and the different highlights of the week outside of the classroom, engaging with all areas of the HASS Curriculum.
Throughout HASS Week, House Tutor groups competed in daily quizzes with McCormack House being especially successful. A big thank you to all staff and students who participated in HASS Week. We look forward to an even bigger HASS Week next year!
Ms K Taylor
Learning Area Coordinator – Humanities and Social Sciences
5 August 2018
HCC Bands Rock the CPA
Another busy week for HCC at the 2018 Catholic Performing Arts Festival wrapped on Friday night as our three College bands took to the stage at Corpus Christi College for the Contemporary Bands category. The Junior Band, Middle/Senior Band and Streetlights all looked the part as one of the most relaxed and fun categories of the festival kicked off.
The Junior Band, comprising of students in Years 5 and 6 followed a band from Mercedes College, performing an uplifting version of 'Best Day of My Life' by American Authors. For many of the band members it was their first performance and an amazing effort to perform in front of a large audience with many only beginning to learn their instruments at the beginning of this year. They got a taste of the big stage and were encouraged by the adjudicator Shaun Street to keep working hard and having fun!
The Middle and Senior Band took to the stage with contrasting songs 'Do I Wanna Know' by the Arctic Monkeys' and 'Seven Nation Army' by the White Stripes and produced an energy filled performance with plenty of character and incredible talent, particularly from our up and coming Middle School performers and led by some veteran and new face Senior School students. The band left the stage energised and eager for more!
Our top Senior Band and veteran line up Streetlights returned to a familiar stage and were on song from the moment they stepped out. Tackling the challenging 'Hysteria' by Muse and 'New York' by Eskimo Joe, the incredibly talented outfit impressed both audience members and staff from other schools with their electric performance, incredible stage presence and impressive instrumental skills.
A big thank you to Mr Gareth Elliott for his work with Streetlights and Ms Anne Mariner and Miss Laura Goodwin for their efforts with the Junior Band.
This night proved that the band culture at HCC is growing and getting stronger by the year! We can't wait to see what next year will bring!
Mr Chris McRae
Learning Area Coordinator (The Arts)
The Junior Band, comprising of students in Years 5 and 6 followed a band from Mercedes College, performing an uplifting version of 'Best Day of My Life' by American Authors. For many of the band members it was their first performance and an amazing effort to perform in front of a large audience with many only beginning to learn their instruments at the beginning of this year. They got a taste of the big stage and were encouraged by the adjudicator Shaun Street to keep working hard and having fun!
The Middle and Senior Band took to the stage with contrasting songs 'Do I Wanna Know' by the Arctic Monkeys' and 'Seven Nation Army' by the White Stripes and produced an energy filled performance with plenty of character and incredible talent, particularly from our up and coming Middle School performers and led by some veteran and new face Senior School students. The band left the stage energised and eager for more!
Our top Senior Band and veteran line up Streetlights returned to a familiar stage and were on song from the moment they stepped out. Tackling the challenging 'Hysteria' by Muse and 'New York' by Eskimo Joe, the incredibly talented outfit impressed both audience members and staff from other schools with their electric performance, incredible stage presence and impressive instrumental skills.
A big thank you to Mr Gareth Elliott for his work with Streetlights and Ms Anne Mariner and Miss Laura Goodwin for their efforts with the Junior Band.
This night proved that the band culture at HCC is growing and getting stronger by the year! We can't wait to see what next year will bring!
Mr Chris McRae
Learning Area Coordinator (The Arts)
Spirit Filled Christian Dance at Catholic Performing Arts
After many afternoons of rehearsing and hours of choreography and planning our Junior, Middle and Senior School Liturgical Dancers travelled to Mercy College this week for the Christian Dance category of the Performing Arts Festival for Catholic Schools and Colleges. The Junior Dance, entitled 'The Way of the Cross' linked to the Christian Drama from earlier in the week as it focused on the fourteenth station of the cross, Jesus is Buried. The dance captured the emptiness that is ultimately fulfilled through the resurrection as Jesus conquers the grave. These talented Junior School dancers gave a graceful and reverent performance and it marked HCC's first ever Junior Dance entry in this category of the festival of which they should all be particularly proud.
The Middle and Senior School dance reflected pilgrimage, a key aspect in the charism of Holy Cross. The dance symbolised a journey to lead to God as it pointed us towards Him in our lives' own pilgrimage. Our dancers beautifully captured the essence of something which is so important to our College culture as it lead gracefully to the symbolic presentation and passing of the scallop shell and a gesture to the cross.
A huge congratulations must go to all the students from Junior, Middle and Senior School who have worked so hard over the past couple of terms to present these beautiful, reflective pieces. It could not have been done without the tireless energy of our talented Dance teacher Miss Georgina Pratt who has put in an incredible amount of work to get these dancers prepared for performance. Big thanks must also go to Miss Sharna Gregson for her invaluable assistance with the Middle and Senior piece, Miss Aoife Hickey for her amazing assistance with the Junior Dance and Mr Ryan Shelton for his support with the faith aspects of both performances.
We are excited with the journey Dance is on at HCC and look forward to seeing it showcased once again at Carnevale in Week 9 along with our Arts Showcase in Week 10.
Mr Chris McRae
Learning Area Coordinator (The Arts)
The Middle and Senior School dance reflected pilgrimage, a key aspect in the charism of Holy Cross. The dance symbolised a journey to lead to God as it pointed us towards Him in our lives' own pilgrimage. Our dancers beautifully captured the essence of something which is so important to our College culture as it lead gracefully to the symbolic presentation and passing of the scallop shell and a gesture to the cross.
A huge congratulations must go to all the students from Junior, Middle and Senior School who have worked so hard over the past couple of terms to present these beautiful, reflective pieces. It could not have been done without the tireless energy of our talented Dance teacher Miss Georgina Pratt who has put in an incredible amount of work to get these dancers prepared for performance. Big thanks must also go to Miss Sharna Gregson for her invaluable assistance with the Middle and Senior piece, Miss Aoife Hickey for her amazing assistance with the Junior Dance and Mr Ryan Shelton for his support with the faith aspects of both performances.
We are excited with the journey Dance is on at HCC and look forward to seeing it showcased once again at Carnevale in Week 9 along with our Arts Showcase in Week 10.
Mr Chris McRae
Learning Area Coordinator (The Arts)