The 2019 Winter Music Night was held over two concerts on Tuesday 18 June in the Marist Auditorium. Instrumental and vocal ensembles and selected soloists from Lavalla Campus performed from 5.00pm. Highlights included Beating Hearts Drum Band, Lavalla Choir and Year 3 Choir, Lavalla Strings and a debut performance from the Year 3 String Ensemble.

Marcellin Campus ensembles performed from 7.00pm, including SIP band and Year 7 Choir, Newman Voices, Chamber Choir, Chamber String Orchestra, Concert Winds, Symphonic Winds and Marcellin Campus jazz and contemporary ensembles. The audience was treated to a performance by guest musicians Tom O’Halloran (piano) and Jamie Oehlers (saxophone). Congratulations to all who performed on the night and thank you to staff and parents for their ongoing support.

As all families would be aware, Mr Finneran is taking Long Service Leave during Weeks 8, 9 and 10 of this term.  As Acting Principal, I have great pleasure in presenting a snapshot of important events in the life of Newman College over the past two weeks.

Champagnat Day
 

Last Friday, our College Community came together to celebrate the Feast of St Marcellin Champagnat, the Founder of the Marist Brothers and the inspiration of Marist education. The great joy of this celebration is in the gathering for prayer and communion with the Secondary School Mass being celebrated by Fr Israel Quirit and the Primary School Mass celebrated by Father Dinh Chinh.

At the conclusion of the Marcellin Campus Mass, a number of long serving PK-12 staff were acknowledged for their committed and dedicated service to Marist education.

Whilst the weather made plans for fun and festivities challenging, we were still able to come together with great family spirit. Friendships were formed amongst our Primary buddies and the Battle of the Bands showcased the gifts and talents of our students and staff from the Marcellin Campus.

Please CLICK HERE for more images of Champagnat Day at the Marcellin Campus, and CLICK HERE for photos from the Primary School celebrations.

Marist Netball

My congratulations to our netballers who represented the College at the Marist Netball Carnival, hosted by Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College in Alice Springs.

I had the pleasure of travelling with the team to Alice Springs last Saturday and spent the first few days with them.  As I experienced, and what continued to be reflected throughout the week, was that our students conducted themselves in an exemplary manner, both on and off the court.  The display of great sportsmanship and Marist spirit ensured an enjoyable and memorable experience for all.

The girls played with determination and spirit and performed strongly in the Challenge round of competition. Players Georgia Condon (Year 12), Sarena Kriletich (Year 10) and Holli Johnson (Year 11) were awarded Player of the Day over the course of the Carnival. I extend my thanks to Marnie Fitzpatrick (Coach), Ella Rosher (Manager) and Team Captain Taya Voysey for their support, care and leadership of the team.

Winter Music Concerts

The Winter Music Concerts held this week so beautifully displayed our Vision for Learning ‘Shine through Discovery’, with students showcasing their amazing talents through music, song and the arts.  Both concerts were of a particularly high standard and most entertaining.  I am sure those who attended either or both concerts will join me in congratulating our students on their very fine performances.

Mitchell Bristow

Our Primary families were advised on 14 June that Mitchell Bristow, Head of Primary, has been seconded to St Thomas’ Primary School Claremont as Acting Principal for Semester 2 2019, commencing at the beginning of Term 3.  This is a great recognition of Mitchell’s sound leadership of the Primary school within our PK-12 community.

The College will restructure its leadership provision in the Primary school to ensure strong leadership is maintained for the duration of 2019.  Further and more specific information will be communicated to Primary families over the course of the next few weeks.

We wish Mitchell every success in his new role.

 

Latest Primary School Sport News

Workout Wednesday

Mrs Pugh and Miss Sankar have been having a great turn out at the fitness club “Workout Wednesday”. Students have been braving the cold conditions and enjoying all kinds fitness related activities; including running, skipping and circuit work. It is such a good way to start your day, so come down and join us at 7.45am on a Wednesday morning for a workout. Make sure you bring your cereal bowl and spoon to enjoy some breakfast afterwards with your friends.

Year 6 IPSHA Winter Carnival

On Thursday 27th June, all Year 6 students will be travelling to John XXIII College to participate in the IPSHA Winter Carnival. Students will play AFL, Netball, Soccer or Hockey against other IPSHA schools. The focus of the carnival is on participation and there are no finals. It is about giving children the opportunity to display skills learnt, promoting fun and enjoyment, encouraging everyone to participate and highlighting the importance of fair play. However, all football matches will be recorded as part of a formal “Dockers Shield” competition between all 7 football teams. Parents have been sent information about this carnival.

Beep Test Results

The focus in PE lessons for the remainder of the term is fitness. So what better way to test students cardio respiratory fitness than to begin with a beep test! Students were particularly enthusiastic about participating in the beep test and are already keen to improve on their score. Some particularly good beep test scores:

Year 6

11.4 – Stefano Rapanaro (6R) & Harrison Warrick (6B)

11.3 – Harry Prentice (6G)

10.7 – Olivia Lim (6G)

10.4 – Sophia Nardi (6G)

10.1 – Hannah Lim (6B)

Year 5

10.5 – Cooper Trovarello (5B)

10.4 – Ty Patterson (5B)

10.2 – Aidan Iannantuoni (5B)

9.6 – Ella Hills (5B)

9.3 – Emily Colley (5B)

8.11 – Grace Richardson (5R)

Year 4

9.7 – Michael Malaxos (4B)

9.5 – Jaspar Martin-Booth (4R)

9.4 – Liam Murphy (4B)

8.5 – Chloe Rear (4B)

7.5 – Evangeline Earney (4G)

7 – Madelyn Bertolini (4R)

Year 3

9.2 – Dylan Hookway (3G)

8.7 – Blaine Castleman (3G)

8.1 – Deion Fernando (3R), Hamish MacGregor (3G) & Luke Rombouts (3G)

8.1 – Addison Campbell (3R)

7.1 – Livinia Bogdanov (3R)

6.5 – Georgia White (3R)

Latest Secondary School Sport News

NAS Sport

There is only one week of NAS Sport remaining before finals. Next week we play John 23rd College. It is very important that all students who have nominated and committed to a team make themselves available to play. All students MUST ‘check in’ on their SEQTA Team Forum to confirm availability.

Track all NAS teams results and ladder position here;

2019 ACC Girls Hockey Challenge

Congratulations to our Senior Girls Hockey Team who backed up last year’s victory to win the trophy again. It was an amazing effort by all 14 players who took part in this event. The team played 5 round games and scored 22 goals and had zero scored against.

They won their Semi – Final 4 – 0 and then went on to win the Grand Final 3 – 0 against a highly rated Guildford Grammar Team. An amazing total of 29 goals for and 0 goals against from 7 games of 25 minutes duration. Everyone made an enormous contribution, but Elsie Laming (Yr 12) scoring 13 goals was a highlight. Big thank you to Olympic Hockey player Mr Leece for his expert coaching. The girls are extremely fortunate to have someone with his technical knowledge and vast experience leading them. Thank you also to Mrs Muller, Br Paul and Br Terry for their support and guidance on the day.

2019 ACC Boys Hockey Challenge

The Boys went through the preliminary rounds undefeated and advanced to the Finals but were narrowly beaten by CBC in the Semi 1-0. It was a great day of competition and the team gave themselves every chance. Thanks to the ACC and all schools for a great Carnival and thank you Mr Leece and Br Paul for preparing and coaching the team.

2019 Marist Netball Carnival Alice Springs
 

The girls performed extremely well in this year’s Carnival up against tough opposition. The team finished 3rd in the Challenge Division and 11th overall. They won their final game by 5 goals against Regional Marist College Tasmania. Congratulations to Georgia Condon, Sarena Kriletich and Holli Johnson who were voted as ‘Players of the Day’ throughout competition. Thank you to Mrs Fitzpatrick and Mrs Rosher for all of the time and energy put in to best prepare our team and provide such an amazing opportunity and experience for our girls.

1st XVIII Football

The boys have won their way through to the Semi-Finals of the Ross Glendinning Cup. The Boys played a tough uncompromising brand of Football on Tuesday by defeating Kennedy Baptist by 10 goals and look forward to the challenge of hosting the Semi next Wednesday with the winning team advancing to the Grand Final the following week.

Individual Accomplishments

Congratulations to the following students who have recently achieved significant sporting honours:

–       Ellie Jones (Yr 10) 2019 ACC All STARS Team for Cross Country

–       Joshua Bell (Yr 10) State School Boys Football Team

–       Felicity Waller (Yr 10) Under 16 Gothia Cup Soccer Team to play in Sweden in July

–       Thalia Curley and Madeline Peou (Yr 7) selection in the State Netball Squad

–       Adelaide Berry (Yr 10) U17 State Netball Association Championships ‘Player of the Tournament’

–       Riley Somers (Yr 8) 2nd Place National Surf Life Saving Championships 2km Run on the Gold Coast

–       Ella Hodgson (Yr 8) won 8 National Titles for multiclass at the National Swimming Championships in Adelaide

Year 9 Outdoor Education Mountain Biking Camp

The year 9 Outdoor Education students participated in their overnight mountain biking expedition during week 7 of this term. The expedition was split into two parts with group 1 riding on Monday and Tuesday and group 2 riding on Wednesday and Thursday in the Dwellingup region of South West WA.

Group 1 was faced with some challenging conditions with heavy rain and cold temperatures. However, they all completed the ride very well and showed great resilience and flexibility in riding over 50km on off road tracks over the two days. The highlights were some long winding downhills and the team building and group cohesion shown throughout the two classes whilst riding.

Group 2 arrived in Dwellingup faced with less rain but colder temperatures. Students were treated to brilliant scenery and biodiversity whilst riding on the Munda Biddi trail and Waterous trail. Every student completed the rides over the two days with great enthusiasm. The highlights were a 2km long single track downhill and the abundance of roasted marshmallows over the fire on Wednesday night.

With Term 2 camps all over, Outdoor Education is gearing up for a busy Term 3 of camps with two mountain biking expeditions, 2 mountain bike day trips, a leadership expedition and a hiking expedition all taking place in term 3 through our Year 11 and 12 General and ATAR courses.

Subject Selection

Outdoor education is looking forward to the subject selection afternoon held on Monday in Week 9. We are excited to possibly see student numbers in outdoor education increase throughout the upper school year groups. Our staff will be on hand to answer any questions you have regarding the subject throughout the afternoon.

 

 

On Friday 14 June, our K-12 community celebrated the Feast Day of St Marcellin Champagnat, Founder of the Marist Brothers and Marist Education. As an Australian Marist community, we give thanks for the life, witness and commitment of the Marist Brothers and those committed to Marist education who have served in our community, and across Western Australia.

Please CLICK HERE to view images of our Primary celebrations, and CLICK HERE for images of our Secondary celebrations.

Reconciliation Action Plan
 

Newman College’s Strategic Plan (2017 – 2019), and the 2019 Annual School Improvement Plan identify the College’s intent to engage our wider community of students, staff and families in the development of our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). The RAP, when completed, will serve as a statement and a series of corresponding commitments that we in our own context seek to work towards. The College has engaged the assistance of Ms Christine Sindley to facilitate this process, which has commenced with the formation of a Reconciliation Action Plan Working Party, which comprises students, staff and parent representatives. This group have undertaken a half-day workshop on cultural competencies and awareness, and are now meeting each week on a Tuesday.

We look forward to sharing the key milestones on this important journey as it unfolds.

Remar Red Caravel Day  (Year 10)

On Wednesday 19 June, the 37 Remar Red Rowers participated in the Red Caravel Day at Newman College facilitated by the National Remar Team. The aim of the Red Caravel Day was to strengthen the Caravel, with a focus on Christian leadership, forming a strong Christian community and responding to social justice issues that exist, both on a global and local level. The day was enjoyed by all who participated. Our sincerest thanks to the National Remar Team for facilitating the day, and to Mr Nathan Wear (Red Helm) and Brother Terry Orrell for their support on the day.

Remar Blue Retreat (Year 11)

The Remar Blue Retreat will held at Newman College from Friday 21 June until Sunday 23 June, 2019. The retreat offers Rowers an opportunity to explore in detail what it means to live as a disciple of Christ. The program focuses on self-acceptance and various relationships within the students’ lives – specifically with others, themselves and with God. The students will be challenged to become a person of justice, service and faith. Our sincere thanks to those who will facilitate the retreat, including the Remar Ministry Team, Brother Terry Orrell, Miss Genna Spadaccini (Blue Helm), Year 12 Gold Rowers (Sarah Ranieri and Stephen Loreck) and Young Marists Volunteer, Dan Litjins.

Weekly Thursday Morning Community Mass (Champagnat Chapel – 8.10am – 8.35am)

All parents, guardians and families across our PK-12 College are invited to attend the weekly Thursday morning Mass. Our weekly Newman College Community Mass is an important way that we as a Catholic community seek to nourish and live-out our faith in community with one another.

Australian Catholic Youth Festival, Perth (December 8 – 10, 2019)
Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre

In December this year, Perth will be hosting Australian Catholic Youth Festival for all young people. Registrations are now open for Australian Catholic Youth Festival 2019. Newman College is looking forward to supporting this important event, which takes place every two years. Students from the College will be invited to participate in this event, and we look forward to the opportunity to showcase Perth to visiting Catholic young people from across Australia.

What is Australian Catholic Youth Festival?

The Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) is a national gathering of Catholic young people established by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC). It exists to provide young people with opportunities to deepen their relationship with Jesus, be empowered to be disciples in the world today and encounter and celebrate the vitality of the Church in Australia.

Purpose:

The Australian Catholic Youth Festival exists to:

·         Provide a high quality formative and experiential opportunity for young Catholics to encounter Jesus Christ, in the context of the Catholic Church in Australia;

·         Listen to and discuss the issues and challenges in the lives of young Catholics in Australia;

·         Evangelise young people and empower them to be evangelists;

·         Provide young people with local examples and connections to vocations, social action, liturgy and prayer, Catholic music and catechesis.

You can learn more about ACYF by visiting the website: https://youthfestival.catholic.org.au/event-details-2/

Women Prompting Change in the Church – Wednesday June 26, 6.00-9.00pm

Catholic women are warmly invited to a free panel discussion with: Theologian Dr Margaret Scharf OP;  Anglican priest Rev Tess Milne; and Religious Studies scholar Scilla Stack discussing the role of women in the Christian Church and their thoughts on the way forward, followed by an open discussion.

Date: Wednesday 26 June from 6.00 – 9pm. Light refreshments served from 6 – 6.30pm.

Venue: Trinity College, 2 Trinity Ave Perth (parking available, Red & Yellow CAT buses travel to Hale St).

RSVP by 23 June to Kerry ph 08 93975988 or SMS to 0400 886 835 or email kerrymac4@hotmail.com

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday, the 7th of July

NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and begins on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday (7 July). This year’s theme for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday is “Peace to this house and all who dwell within” and is drawn from Luke 10:1-12 and uses Queenie McKenzie’s artwork (above) as the theme image. The message that NATSICC would like to give you, is to reflect and make time to look for your inner peace in your busy life, and celebrate together with your families, friends and the wider community God’s message of peace and love for all. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the journey of reconciliation and celebration which we are all called to by Jesus. During NAIDOC Week we are asked to reflect upon our faith’s call to reconciliation with Australia’s first peoples and to celebrate their culture and contribution to society and our Church.