Author: Jo Dunn

It has been an excellent start to Term 2. Students have returned in good spirts with an eagerness to return to class and their learning. Term 2 is a busy term academically for our senior students who undertake their first round of exams for the year. It is important that students in this time look to take a balanced approach to their studies, making healthy choices in relation to eating, sleeping and social activities. I encourage all students to reach out to their PCG teacher or Leader of Wellbeing if they need support in managing their study routines.  

We continue to encourage our students to attend school in their correct uniform and ask our families to support this messaging. Our focus has been wearing the winter uniform with blazer to and from school. It has been pleasing to see students being consistent in the first two weeks. 

Attendance at school is important for students to perform well. Research shows that missing school can have a negative impact on students’ academic performance. Over the next fortnight, Leaders of Wellbeing will be communicating with students and families where there are concerns about attendance. This is our commitment to ensuring the best outcomes for all students. 

Pastoral Care Program 

Over the next 2 weeks, students will be participating in a variety of activities during Extended Pastoral Care program. The purpose is to support students in their wellbeing and address issues that impact students at their appropriate age level. The extended PCG period occurs weekly on a Wednesday.  

Year 7 Camp 

Information relating to Year 7 Camp has been distributed last term. All instructions on what to bring and the details of what will be occurring has also been communicated to students. Please contact Mr Smith, Leader of Wellbeing Year 7, if you have further questions. 

Celebrate

Newman College students Mathew Hyndes, Charlotte, Mollie and Matilda Sullivan, participated in the 24hr Charity Swim for Ocean Heroes Australia. Our students were part of a team who helped raise money by swimming with their team 80000kms in 24hrs. An incredible achievement and something we love to see from our students who share their generosity for the wider community. Congratulations to the students and their families. 

Year 11 and 12- Assessments/Examinations 

Examination Timetables 

Year 11 Semester 1  

Year 12 Semester 1 

Examinations Rules and Procedures

Absentees

• Illness 
  In the event of illness on the day of an exam, parents are required to notify the College prior to the commencement of the exam and promptly provide a medical certificate via secondaryabsentees@newman.wa.edu.au  for the day of the missed examination. Once a medical certificate has been received a time for the student to complete the exam as a formative exercise will be arranged. The student is required to genuinely attempt the task as their performance will be used to validate a standardised score. 
   
• Positive for COVID-19 

In the event that a student tests positive for COVID-19, guardians must register a positive rapid antigen test result with the WA Department of Health Here and forward the received confirmation notification to secondaryabsentees@newman.wa.edu.au. Upon receival this will be an approved absence and the calculation of standardised scores for assessments missed during approved periods of illness will be given.  
 

• Externally Set Tasks 
  Students who miss an EST due to illness must provide a medical certificate upon their return to be eligible to complete the missed EST in the missed assessment sessions run Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. The College is required to submit the EST results to the School Curriculum and Standards Authority. 
• Students who do not sit their missed EST by Wednesday of Week 5 will receive a 0 score for the assessment. 
• Students on a full General pathway who have not completed their EST by the end of week 4 will be required to attend the makeup sessions in Week 5 to complete their ESTs. 
• The following dates and times are available for students to choose when they will complete their missed EST. If they have missed more than 1 EST, students will be required to complete all ESTs, sitting them across multiple sessions in JHN 3.2.  

These sessions will be run in: 

Date Week 5	Start Time
Monday 22 of May	Period 1 – 9:05 Period 3 – 11:10am
Tuesday 23 May	Period 1 – 9:05am Period 3- 11:10 am
Wednesday 24 May	Period 1- 8:50am

College Weights Room

Being physically active is a way in which we can support and improve our mental and physical wellbeing.

Training in the College Weights Room is one-way students could increase their weekly activity time.

The Weights Room is open on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday morning from 7.30am-8.15am. All students in Year 9-12 are invited to use the facility. Students who wish to use this venue will need to complete an induction and get a parent/guardian permission form signed to gain access.

HPE staff supervise each session and are available to write programs and offer training advice as required.

Girls Fitness Class

A new initiative being trialled in Term Two is a girls fitness class. Conducted on Thursday mornings, this class will begin in week 3, running from 7.15am-8.15am.

Students in the program will complete a gym induction and learn the basics of weightlifting and fitness training. Run by a qualified fitness instructor, this is a fantastic opportunity for girls to develop their confidence in the gym setting as they build their fitness and have fun in a safe and supportive environment.

Offered to girls in Years 9-12, the class will be capped at twenty students. Female students are asked to register for their interest by emailing Miss Thayer, kate.thayer@newman.wa.edu.au by the end of week 2.

2023 Year 9 Excursion Herdsman Lake

In the last week of Term 1 all Year 9 students walked to Herdsman Lake to learn about the adaptations, features and living needs of the organisms within its ecosystem. How they interact together and with us, how are they classified and how energy flows through these systems.

The students undertook hands-on, outdoor learning discovering the aquatic, bird, animal and plant life, which live in and around Herdsman’s Lake. We started with some introductions and background on the lake and then split into 3 groups to rotate through each of the following activities.

Biotic sampling – students were outside using scoop-nets to sample macro invertebrates. Then they identify, sort and classify their catches, before we put the critters back in the lake.

Abiotic Study – Students then test sites at the lake and drain, to measure water quality including pH, Turbidity, Temperature and Salinity.

Biotic Study – Students undertook a short walk along the lake edge to explore the diversity of birds and other creatures around the lake, to develop an overall snapshot of the quality of the lake at that particular time.

We finished with some time in the Wildlife Centre where students can explore the displays.

The excursion was enjoyed by all and we are very fortunate to have access to a world class wetland area in our own backyard.

Fiona Hassell

Leader of Learning Science

Newman College Surfing Competition

On Monday 1 May 65 students participated in this competition at Trigg Beach assisted by Surfing WA.  Thank you to Tom Williams and Michael Van der Heever for their organisation of the event.  Students and staff paid tribute to Duncan Pugh with a paddle out at the commencement of the competition.  The weather was perfect and we all enjoyed being part of this wonderful event.

Champagnat Cup

On Tuesday 02 May our 1^st XV111 Football team, Marist Basketball Boys and Girls teams and four Marist Netball teams travelled to St Josephs in Northam where they participated in the Champagnat Cup.  Bunbury Catholic College were unfortunately unable to join us this year.  It was a great day of competition.  Our students participated wholeheartedly, demonstrating their skills, and supporting their teammates, to achieve some exceptional results.

Wednesday 10 May Extended PCG time – Year 11 and Year 12

Azelene Williams will be returning to the College on Wednesday 10 May to speak to our Year 11 and Year 12 students. Azelene will speak to our senior school students about her own lived experience: being caught up in a physically and emotionally abusive relationship.

Azelene’s presentation aligns with our Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum. The Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum (KS:CPC) aims to help children and students to recognise abuse and develop ways of protecting themselves from abuse. It also extends to covering rights, relationships, responsibilities and ethical behaviour. This curriculum is delivered across our Health and Physical Education lessons and our Wellbeing Program.

If you have any concerns about your child attending this session, please contact the relevant Leader of Wellbeing. For further information about Azelene Williams, her experience and topics of discussion, please visit her website: https://azelenewilliams.com/just-for-teens/

It is hard to believe that we are now at the end of Term One. It seems like just yesterday that we had our Year 7 students gathering for their orientation morning. In what has been a challenging term, I am very grateful for all the support of our staff and students across Marcellin Campus. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Miss Annalise Gangemi (Acting Leader of Wellbeing Year 11) who has walked with our Year 11 students in such a challenging term with such authenticity and grace. It has been wonderful to witness the rapport that she has developed with our Year 11 students and the way that she has supported them through a challenging term both academically and emotionally. 

Principal’s Assembly

Our second Principal’s assembly of the term provided us with the opportunity to acknowledge the many challenges that we have faced at Newman College this year. We took the time to reflect on the lived experience of Marcellin Champagnat who demonstrated perseverance, strength and determination on his journey. We had the opportunity to celebrate the incredible success of our Marist First XI Cricket team and the Captain and the two Vice Captains presented their three shields to our Acting Principal, Dr Lucie McCrory. We also acknowledged our Marist Basketball Team and their efforts in Adelaide, and our ACC A Division Swimming team. Dr McCrory addressed the College about celebrating those moments that seem to be insignificant in our lives, and we had the opportunity to thank her for the way in which she has led our College Community with grace, humility and strength this term. We awarded two Principal’s Commendation awards for each year group to students who embody what it means to be a student at Newman College: who exemplify our Marist characteristics.  

Health Week 

Our focus on Marcellin Campus in Week 10 was health. Our Wellbeing Captains, Kai and Belle, initiated a focus for each day of Week 10 given that Friday 7 April is World Health Day. The theme for 2023 is Health For All. Each day this week, there were different focus areas. On Monday in recognition of our emotional health, students wrote positive affirmations to themselves and/or their peers. On Tuesday, students were invited to spend some time in the Chapel engaging in mindfulness colouring. On Wednesday, students shared in a milo morning in Founders’ Court. On Thursday, our Year 6 and Year 12 students played a few games of Capture the Flag on the oval which demonstrated a wonderful sense of connectedness between our two leadership groups across our two campuses. It was the perfect initiative after what has been a challenging term for Newman College.  

Year 7 Guest Speaker – Lorin Nicholson 

On Wednesday 29^th March, Lorin Nicholson attended Newman College to speak to our Year 7 cohort.  Lorin Nicholson is an award winning musician, physiotherapist, motivational speaker and is blind. He shared stories about his life, struggles and achievements. 

Lorin Nicholson spoke to the cohort about accepting one another for who they are and not to judge people for what anything they are unable to do. He told stories of his youth and even himself having a go at playing soccer and being the goalie.  

The cohort were extremely welcoming and asked deep and thoughtful questions, so much so that Lorin commented that Newman have always been so kind and he loves coming to present at Newman.  

We finished with Lorin playing a number of songs blended together and the cohort had a dance and really enjoyed each other’s company.  

Thank you again to Lorin for taking the time to speak to us and to the year 7s for representing Newman College so well. 

Newman College Assessment Policy 10-12

The College Assessment policy outlines the requirement that students in Years 10-12 must have a medical certificate for being absent for in-class assessments due to illness. Where students miss an in-class assessment and cannot provide a medical certificate they will be awarded a zero as per the College Assessment Policy.  

The integrity of assessments in Senior School is important and as such the assessment policy requirements allows the College to invigilate assessments for all students that are valid, explicit, fair, equitable, publicly accountable, reliable and in adherence with statutory requirements, including those required by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority.   

The Assessment Policy and these requirements have been communicated to parents by the Deputy Principal Teaching and Learning at the 2023 Year 11 and 12 Information Evenings for parents and students and via recording sent out for Year 10s. Further communication has been provided in the fortnightly newsletter, and students have been briefed on the requirement. Medical certificates can be obtained in person with your GP, via online medical GP services or at your local pharmacy. When students have obtained a medical certificate, these can be forwarded to absenteesecondary@newman.wa.edu.au 

2023 Adolescent School Based Immunisation Program – Y7 and Y10 

There have been significant changes to how you provide consent for your child/children to receive immunisations via this program.  Consent must be given via a new online program VaccinateWA  

Further details can be found HERE 

Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 May Y7 – HPV (human papilloma virus), dTpa (Diptheria, Tetanus and Pertussis)  
Tuesday 6 June Y10 – Meningococcal ACWY vaccine  
  
Please note: only students that have registered their consent via the online platform by Monday 24 April will receive immunisations on the above dates.    

If you have any queries, please contact   

Fiona Halden  
CAHS – Community Health  

Clinical Nurse – School Based Immunisation Program  

16 Rheola Street, West Perth, 6005 |    

M: 0405 657 994  t 08 9321 1312  |  w cahs.health.wa.gov.au  w fiona.halden@health.wa.gov.au