Category: Early Childhood

Year 6 Graduation 

Tuesday evening was a wonderful celebration of our Year 6 students primary school journey. The St John Henry Newman Learning Hub provided a beautiful backdrop for the Awards ceremony, as our students reflected on the journey that lies ahead of them on Marcellin Campus. Congratulations to our Annual Award winners on their significant achievements:

Year 6 Subject Award Winners 2022 

Religious Education  

6 Blue: Mitchell Short 
6 Green: Lucas Stanway 
6 Red: Sienna Larcombe 

English  

6 Blue: Ella Baws 
6 Green: Bailey Aylmore 
6 Red: Gabrielle Ferreira Ballinger 

Mathematics  

6 Blue: Deion Fernando 
6 Green: Nathan Ausmeier 
6 Red: Alessio Gismondi 

Humanities & Social Sciences – Damon Caratti 

Science  – Holly Hart 

Health – Zoe Krasnykova 

Digital & Design Technologies – Ruben Zafiropoulos 

Physical Education   

The Physical Education award is presented to the student who has performed at a high level throughout all physical education classes throughout the year. 

Luke Rombouts 

Annabelle Adamini 

Outstanding Athlete 

The Most Outstanding Athlete award is presented to the athlete who has shown consistent success across the swimming, cross country, and athletics carnivals. 

Hamish Macgregor  

Kaydee Van Deventer 

Italian/Languages – Alessandro La Verghetta 

Music – Joshua Woods 

Visual Arts – Ruben Zafiropoulos 

Performing Arts – Madison Bradford 

Year 6 Major Award Winners 2022 

Commitment to Learning 

The Commitment to Learning awards are presented to one student in each class who consistently strives for self-improvement through a reflective process, completes tasks on time, demonstrates independent work habits and always works collaboratively with others. They set an excellent example to their peers in their diligent approach towards their learning.  

6 Blue – Tayla Berghan 

6 Green – Zac Sindall 

6 Red – Emily Mainstone 

Citizenship Award 

This award acknowledges a student who has proved to be an outstanding young citizen by their attitude towards fellow students and teachers, their behaviour both within the school and in their community and their willingness to participate in activities and projects. They are a person who sets an example for their peers, contributing positively to our school community at every opportunity.   

Hamish Macgregor 

Saint Marcellin Champagnat Award 

The Saint Marcellin Champagnat Award is built on our Marist Charisms; and is presented to a student who demonstrates a knowledge of our Faith, shows active service, care and respect for others, has a genuine love of work and an approach of simplicity in all that they do. They are the difference maker in our community, doing all that they do in the way of Mary with humility, courage and strength. 

Andie Anderton 

Proxime Accessit (Runner up Dux) 

This award is presented to a student who has worked consistently hard all year to demonstrate a very high level of academic success. This student embodies the Marist characteristic of Love of Work and has set a fine example for their peers. 

Joshua Woods 

Saint John Henry Newman Award (Dux) 

This prestigious award is presented to one student who has displayed consistently high academic achievement and application across all key learning areas. They have demonstrated outstanding results across all subject areas, working diligently and consistently all year to achieve success. 

Kaydee Van Deventer 

Pizza Pool Parties & Marian Water Fun Day

This week our students in Year 3, 4 and 5 enjoyed their annual Pizza Pool Party, with many smiles and laughs being enjoyed as students splashed and cooled off in the College pool. Our Marian Campus students had a wonderful time on the water slides today, and the excitement on their faces was a wonderful culmination of the busy term.   

 We hope the event enabled students to celebrate their hard work and achievements from across the year with their friends and teachers. 

Year 2 Assembly – Farewell to Marian Campus 

Our Year 2 students performed a beautiful rendition of the Dr Suess book “Oh! The places you will go!” which is a very accurate reflection of what lies ahead for them as they transition over to our Lavalla Campus.  

Their entrance to the song ‘Fame’ also set the scene beautifully, for the celebration and reflection of all their wonderful learning and achievements across the Marian Campus.  

A very big thank you to their teachers for preparing such a wonderful farewell event.  

Christmas Carols 

Thank you to our families for joining us on Wednesday evening for our Primary Carols & Awards evening. I have had overwhelmingly positive feedabck frgom families and teachers on the atmosphere of the evening. Our students sung beuatifully, and the sense of Newman College community was very evident across the evening.  

A special thanks to Ms Ava Bilton for her countless hors of preparation in teaching the carols to our students, and to our Newman Voices choir for their support of the event also.  

Annual Awards Winners 

Congratulations to the following students on their wonderful achievements.  

	In the Way of Mary Award presented to the student who embodies the Marist faith throughout the year in their daily words and actions.	Shine Through Discovery Award presented to the student who has achieved outstanding academic achievement over the school year	Br Francois Award Presented to a student who has demonstrated exceptional growth in their learning over the school year.
Kindy Red	Lucas Pitcher	Charlotte Alchin	Sienna Bendall
Kindy Green	Sienna Jowett	Leopold Boyatzis	Ethan Philpott
Kindy Blue	Harvey O’Keeffe	Logan Morphett	Lily Jopson
Pre-Primary Red	Lily Jones	Sidney Williamson	Sofia Tassone
Pre-Primary Green	Lincoln Rodgers	Pia Nair	Noah Smith
Pre-Primary Blue	Ava Petherick	Leon Di Benedetto	Finley Shephard
1 Red	Leo Porter	Poppy Head	Sam Honeywell
1 Green	Emerson Dolz	Leith Morgan	Donovan Johnson
1 Blue	Miranda Porter	Odette Taylor	Connor Whitehead
2 Red	Nina Gordon	Benjamin Van	Wynter Cybulski
2 Green	Taylor Heng	Luke Parry	Leonardo Cardaci Anza
2 Blue	Ella Reilly	Lucas Ramsden	Joshua Bower
3 Red	Ella Jones	Noah Mawson	Jack McCagh
3 Green	Oliver Duck	Lachlan Rear	Alyssa D’Agostino
3 Blue	Franklin Walker	Lucius Van Zyl	Samantha Glyde
4 Red	Zoe Teh	Ryan Magee	Nicholas Ausmeier
4 Green	Julian Cameron	Rita Kirk	Cooper D’Agostino
4 Blue	Sloane O’Brien	Kate Gordon	Liam Cooley
5 Red	Savannah Otten	Elena Thornberry	Griffin Chester
5 Green	John Haarhoff	Mavrick Patterson	Eva Glew
5 Blue	Berkley Blizzard	Lola Vogl	Arlia Della Franca

2023 Student Council & Faction Captains

The 2023 Student Council and Faction Captains were announced at our Carols event. This announcement followed a thorough process where students were requried to provide a written application detailing their desire and suitability for a position on the student council.  Individual speeches were then delivered to their peers, teachers and members of leadership, after which the Year 5 cohort of students and teaching staff voted.  

Congratulations to the following students who form our 2023 Student Council: 

• Noah Parelli 
•  Nicholas Heng
•  John Haarhoff
•  Cooper Raguseo
•  Otis Keane
•  Sophie Parry
•  Ava Di Pietro
•  Elise Cakar
•  Eva Menzies-Stewart
•  Grace Taylor

Congratulations to our 2023 Faction Captains: 

Brigid: Rhys Hearn & Arlia Della Franca  

Marcellin: Mavrick Patterson & Mya Cantelo  

Delaney: Stefan Moscholopolous & Isla Kalebic  

Knox: Jordy Vladich & Layla Bornmann 

Stationary supplies for Lavalla students

There are no booklists for Primary school students and supplies will be provisioned by the classroom teachers.  

However, parents of Lavalla Campus (Year 3 – Year 6, 2023) students will require the following items: 
 
*   pencil case 
*   scissors 
*   ruler 
*   glue stick 
*   lead pencils & eraser 
*   blue pens & red pens 
*   highlighter 
*   coloured pencils 
*   textas 
*   earphones 

Kindergarten 2023 Orientation 

It was wonderful to welcome our 2023 students to the Marian Campus on Monday morning. Students and their parents had the opportunity to meet their Kindy teachers and spend some time familiarising themselves with their Kindy classrooms and classmates. Parents were also invited to an information session and morning tea in the Marian library, to assist them in their child’s transition into Newman College.  

There are still a very few limited places available across our 5-day, 4-day and 3-day Kindergarten program for 2023. If you know anyone who is considering Newman College for their kindy child in 2023, please encourage them to contact our Registrar, Ms Jo Dunn at registrar@newman.wa.edu.au as soon as possible.  

Marian Assembly  

Last Friday, Pre-Primary Green students led us in an amazing assembly that showcased their co-constructed Talk4Writing text “The Three Chickens Gruff” with a very grumpy onion that lived under the bridge. It is wonderful to see these examples of the students writing showcased, and brought to life through a dramatic representation of the story.  

Well done also to all our amazing Merit Award winners, who demonstrated in many ways the College’s pedagogical pillars of Collaborate, Celebrate, Challenge and Create.  

Lavalla Assembly

On Friday, students from 4 Blue presented a wonderful play called “The Pirates and the Monster”! This was a lovely story which shared the message that education will open a lot of ‘hidden passages’ and we can share in its treasures! We also acknowledged the efforts of students receiving the Catholic Performing Arts Awards. Congratulations to all students on their success over these past few weeks! 

Remembrance Day services 

Remembrance Day was respectfully marked across the College, with students at both Marian and Lavalla observing a minute’s silence in their respective Remembrance Day Services.  

Students at both campuses were reminded of the significance of the day, as we all continue to show our gratitude for the fallen service men and women who bravely fought to provide us with the freedoms that we enjoy today.  

Year 5/6 AFL Dockers Cup 

 The Year 5/6 AFL girls competed on Monday 31st October. The team went through the pool games undefeated. We then played IONA College in the final as they were also undefeated from their pool. 

 The final was a tense battle, with our girls coming away victorious. The team should be very proud of their display of sportsmanship and football skills, they played at a very high standard throughout the whole day. 

 A big thank you to Miss Tildi Sergeant for helping to coach the team on the day and the parents who came along and supported.

Swimming lessons 

This week, students across Year 1 to Year 6 began swimming lessons in our College pool. There have been lots of excited faces as they embark on this 2-week program that is run by the Newman Swim Club.  

There are also some items of lost property on each campus as a result of these lessons. You may wish to pop past and see whether any of these items belong to your child/ren.

2023 Transition Afternoon

Next Friday 25 November, students from Kindy to Year 5 will undertake a transition session, which is designed to provide students with a smooth move into their 2023 class.  

Students will be informed of their 2023 classroom allocation and will then spend a session with their 2023 classroom teacher and classmates. This session will be focused on familiarising students with their new learning space and undertaking some fun activities.  

Class lists will be distributed to families that afternoon, and parents are encouraged to support their child’s placement and successful transition by engaging in positive discussion about the process and excitement about the future possibilities for their child. No changes to class allocations will be possible, once class lists have been distributed.  

Year 3 Transition – 2023

On Friday 25 November, all current Year 2 students will attend a Transition Day at the Lavalla Campus, in preparation for 2023. 
 
The purpose of the day is to familiarise students with the Lavalla Campus, and will involve a range of lessons and activities that will allow them an experience of the Campus.  
 
Students should wear their blue Newman College sports uniform and bring their school bag containing recess, lunch, a water bottle and the College hat. 
 
Families can drop students off at the Campus from 8.15am, and students can assemble in the Lavalla Hall where their Year 2 teachers will be waiting. Students should be collected from Lavalla from 2.45pm. 

iPad Program – 2023

To enhance learning opportunities within the classroom, from 2023 Year 2 and 3 students will be provided with access to new College owned and controlled iPads. The iPad bundle will include use of the iPad with 256GB of storage, Logitech Rugged Combo, Touch Keyboard and Apple Pen. All software will be included. 
    

• The iPads will be stored and charged at school in locked cabinets located in every classroom 
• Students will have access to the same College owned iPad at school until the end of Year 6 

• At the end of Year 6, students will be required to return the device to the College 
• Parents and Students will be required to sign a Responsible User Agreement that outlines their obligations and responsibilities 
• If a student leaves the school at any time before the end of Year 6, the device will be restored to factory settings and repurposed 
• There will be an ICT levy of $300 per year on your child’s fee account 

Students in Year 3 to Year 5, will continue to utilise their BYOD iPad device as per the previous arrangement.   

 
Any questions regarding the iPad program should be directed to Tom Brajdic at  ictsupport@newman.wa.edu.au 

iPad safety and security 

We continue to encounter challenges with student’s appropriate use of digital devices on a regular basis.  Many of these challenges occur outside the school setting but become problematic when they affect a range of Newman students. Further, many of these problems could be avoided with appropriate controls being implemented by families on their child’s device. 

The College utilises a Cyberhound appliance that allows us to allow/block websites and filter internet traffic looking for inappropriate or concerning language the students have used. Additionally, we also have mail filtering for all emails sent and received to the Newman email domain which looks for inappropriate content. However, with Apple iMessage the College cannot pick up inappropriate content due to the way that the iMessage service works, whereby Apple encrypts the message when it is send it and it only gets unencrypted on the recipients end. 

Parents can disable iMessage for their child. Parents should be establish their child’s device as a “child” account that you create through Apple family. This will allow you to disable built in apps including iMessage and FaceTime.  

Other services like FamilyZone also allow parents to control usage, by locking the app during certain times of the day. However, your child would still be able to see the messages outside of those hours. There’s more information on how iMessage keeps your messages safe here and how you can block built in apps on Apple Family here.  

Families are reminded that students ARE NOT permitted to use any messaging service during the school day, and we ask parents to support this policy by not contacting or replying to their child through their iPad at any point during the school day.  

Year 6 Ceremony and Awards 

Primary Christmas Carols and Awards evening 

Wellbeing

As we move closer to the end of the year, we recognise that the students are starting to get tired and ready for the summer holidays. During this week, we have taken the time to remind students about the importance of still following school routines and ensuring they are being respectful and polite to their peers and staff.  

This gives us the opportunity to reflect on ourselves as Marists and our Marist Theme for the year; “Known and Loved, Dignity For All”.  We are being called not simply to recognise the dignity of all, but let the world know about it by the way we live our lives for and with others.  

Mrs Edwina Battersby 

Leader of Wellbeing PK-6