Category: Primary

As we welcome our families back from a well-deserved holiday break, I have been amazed at the positive attitude our students have shown already this term. There is a buzz around both the Marian and Lavalla Campuses. The end of the year is in sight and the adventures of 2019 are just around the corner. In Week 2 we celebrated the gifts, talents and achievements of the Year 12 cohort at their Graduation, with many starting their schooling at Newman College in the sandpit at Marian Campus. It is remarkable that our College offers learning opportunities for students ranging from 3 – 18 years of age. The foundations that are developed through our Early Childhood program are strategically built upon each year, so those individuals graduating in Year 12 have real opportunities for their future. I would like to thank the hard work and dedication of our Primary staff for their contribution to the graduating Class of 2018.

Marcellin Award

Congratulations to the following students who have recently received a Marcellin Award in Weeks 1 and 2:

Jake Chivers, Year 2 Green – For listening during disagreements and giving others the benefit of the doubt, and believing them.

Ellie Crispin, Year 1 Red – For caring for a Year 2 student when they were injured, with love and compassion.

The Marcellin Award is presented to children who show, in their everyday actions and words, the spirit of the character of St Marcellin Champagnat. The Marcellin Award at Marian Campus is drawn from submitted nominations each Wednesday morning at Prayer Assembly. At Lavalla Campus, the Marcellin Award is presented at campus assemblies to one student selected by the Leadership Team from submitted nominations.

Telethon Speech & Hearing Crazy Sock Day – Get LOUD! – Friday 2 November

Telethon Speech & Hearing (TSH) is a charitable organisation that helps children with hearing or speech and language impairments, learn how to communicate, socialise and learn. They support school aged children in mainstream schools and have been working collaboratively with staff at Newman College for over 25 years. We will be holding an awareness raising event called Get LOUD! It is a campaign to help support Western Australian kids to hear and speak. Last year Newman College invited staff and students to wear their brightest and loudest socks to school. This year, the event will be held on Friday 2 November and all students and staff are encouraged to wear colourful socks on the day. This simple act of helping to raise awareness for Get LOUD! will make a real and significant difference to the children and families who attend Telethon Speech & Hearing and our school.

Parking at Marian

Parents are reminded that when parking in the streets surrounding the Marian Campus they must abide by the restrictions outlined on the gazetted signs. Parking restrictions are in place to ensure access and safety for parents during critically busy periods. As we are a part of the wider community, it is critical that all parents abide by the College Code of Conduct when interacting with members of the public and the Town of Cambridge. I appreciate all who are kind and courteous to our neighbours at drop off and pick up time. If you have any concerns regarding this please contact the College.

Running Club Finished for 2018

Please be aware that Running Club has finished for the year. This wonderful initiative has boosted fitness and camaraderie, while challenging our students during the athletic season. It was great to see so many participating. I hope that students make the most of opportunity in 2019.

Wellbeing Program

This term we continue to focus on gratitude to support the wellbeing of our students and to develop resilience. I would like to start the term by highlighting my gratitude to all of our families who positively support our students and our College.

Years 3-6 Swimming Lessons

Thank you to all the parents who have registered for Newman College in-term Swimming Lessons. There are still a number of parents yet to register. Please ensure you complete your registration as soon as possible to enable the Newman College Swimming Club to finalise their groups for the swimming classes. Swimming Lessons commence Monday 19 November. Please Click Here to register.

Past Events

The children at Newman College are continuously engaging in motivating learning experiences. These enhance their education and assist in embedding the learned content. Some highlights from the past two weeks include:

Year 5 Leadership Retreat
Catholic Education Western Australia STEM Slam Day
Year 1 Woolworths Fresh Kids Excursion
Y6 Escape Room Challenge
Year 6 Family Education
Tying Laces Takes you Places Incursion
Newman College Arts Festival
Year 2 Red Assembly

 

On Tuesday 16 October, ten Year 5 students (including Rio, Stefeno, Alex S, Jude, Dyllan, Olivia, Michael, Leonardo, Ava and Liam) were chosen to participate in the STEM day at CEO (Catholic Education Office) in Leederville. We arrived with some spare time so we looked at some solutions that other schools had come up with for things like, plastic pollution, over fishing and bush fires. We then listened to a presentation by the Year 4 students from Santa Clara on their project of Bentley 360 and how they were going to design a skate park. Then we did some STEM activities of our own. These activities consisted of tallest toothpick tower, build a working Lego fan, make your name with coloured beads representing code and researching how many light years each planet was away from us. Thank you Mrs Zelich for taking us on the day. We all thoroughly enjoyed the experience and can’t wait to put our new STEM skills and knowledge into practice in the classroom.

Liam Stannard and Ava Van Dommelen, Year 5 students

 

A group of Year 5 students were invited to spend the afternoon at the CEO to experience some amazing STEM projects and fun activities. When we arrived we went to look at the Stem Showcase. There were 31 student stalls and four professional stalls. At last it was time to go to the STEM Stage. We sat down and listened to the students from Santa Clara talk about their Bentley 360 project. It was very informative. We then went down to the STEM Slam and got to participate in fun activities like building robotic Lego windmills. Sadly the end of the adventure came to an end so we jumped back in the van and drove back to school.

Rio Angus, Year 5 student

Our Year 5 students experienced a highly engaging day last Friday at their Leadership Retreat conducted by 24:7 School Ministry. The focus was on developing the qualities and traits that Jesus demonstrates in his leadership as a guide for aspiring leaders to follow. Through the use of comic superheroes and the fruits of the Spirit, the students were offered practical ways to develop leadership qualities. Year 5 students can use this experience as they become the Student Leaders of the Primary School for 2019.

Dianne Grinbergs, Religious Education Coordinator Primary

Student Reflections

• The Leadership Retreat was very helpful and made us feel more confident about going into Year 6 – Lara Esler
• I learnt about all the fruits of the Holy Spirit and which superhero used them – Tyson Edwards
• It was fun! – Dean Gazis
• Our presenters were very nice. They taught us lots that everyone is a superhero in different ways – Cal Martin
• We learnt about the different qualities to be a good leader – Sophia Nardi
• I learnt about the fruits of the Holy Spirit – Chelsea White

Friday 12 October was a special day for the Year 5 classes, for we were invited to a special Leadership Retreat with the 24:7 School Ministry team.
As the school year is drawing to end, we are preparing for our new leadership roles for next year when we become Year 6’s. The Leadership Retreat focused on how to become leaders. We talked about DC and Marvel superheroes, watched superhero movie clips and discussed the fruits of the Holy Spirit. The fruits that we discussed are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. We also discussed which superhero has which fruit/fruits of the Holy Spirit. We broke into groups and got our hands cleaned by our group leaders and filled in and discussed some booklets and work sheets. We also discussed more on God and all about the superheroes and who each superhero is. Thank you to the 24:7 School Ministry. We learnt so much and are very grateful to have been involved with the Leadership Retreat. – Isaac Martin-Booth 

On Friday 12 October, the Year 5’s enjoyed having the 24:7 School Ministry team come in to teach us about leadership. Everyone thought the retreat was really fun!
We learnt about how superheroes can teach us about the fruits of the Holy Spirit. We got put into small groups and played games about the different superheroes. We also watched parts of the movie that showed us that fruit.

Some of the highlights were; Frisbee game (knock over plastic cups with frisbee), acting out “patience” with a specific topic and a Spider Man game where we had to throw a baby doll into a pillow case that someone (Spider Man) was holding.

We all loved the Leadership Retreat and we can’t wait to have them back again anext year! – Jessica Scally