Life Education Program

Jo Dunn on 09/01/2019

The Life Education Program is coming to the Lavalla Campus in Term 2 Week 4. Life Education aims to empower our students to make safer and healthier choices through education.

Parents are invited to attend the Life Education Van on Wednesday 22 May from 2.30pm – 3.00pm if they would like to look at the Programs on offer. The van will be located near the basketball courts and parents can enter and speak to the presenters.

The Program supports children, teachers and families to explore a range of health topics such as nutrition, resilience, decision making, social skills and physical activity. Providing opportunities to develop knowledge, understanding and skills is important in positively influencing healthy behaviours.

Teachers select from a range of age appropriate health and social skills modules to best meet the needs of their students. Students visit the Mobile Learning Centre, meet “Healthy Harold” the giraffe, and engage in an interactive learning session featuring props, role play and audio visual material. This session is used as a platform to introduce and explore various health topics, which can then be consolidated and extended further back in the classroom using comprehensive student and teacher resources.

Years 3-6 School Photo Day

Jo Dunn on 09/01/2019

Students will be photographed for the Yearbook and for their school package photos on Friday 17 May.

Students are required to wear their full Winter Uniform (including polished shoes and hair is neat and tidy).

*Please note: Due to logistics and time constraints no sibling photos will be taken on this day

Newman Parents Consultative Committee Meeting

Jo Dunn on 08/01/2019

An invitation is extended to all parents and guardians to attend the Parent Consultative Committee Meeting (NPCC).

Besides the regular agenda items, additional topics will include:

  • Capital Development Plan, presented by Tom Wagner, Director Operations and Engagement
  • Early Childhood, presented by Lisa McClue, Leader of Wellbeing Early Childhood
  • Introduction of Alan Fitzpatrick, Deputy Principal Wellbeing Secondary

The NPCC is an important space for a collaboration of ideas. It is also an opportunity to meet parents who are engaged in facilitating our parents groups. These groups for 2019 are as follows: Primary Social Group; Friends of The Arts; and Arts Festival Committee. Click here to read more about the work of the NPCC.

Year 6 Camp

Jo Dunn on 08/01/2019

The Year 6 cohort participate in a four-day camp at Forest Edge, Waroona. The Forest Edge Recreation Camp will provide opportunities for students to work cooperatively as part of a team, under the supervision of teachers and experienced camp coordinators, to foster self-esteem and teamwork.

The students will be involved in a variety of activities including; Low ropes, raft building, canoeing, abseiling, climbing wall, incentive course, flying fox, boomerang making, pamper pole and target shooting!

Newman Parents: Respectful Relationships – Love at Home

Jo Dunn on 07/01/2019

Dr Justin Coulson is one of Australia’s most respected relationships speakers, authors, and researchers. He is one of very few people in Australia with a PhD in Positive Psychology – and the ONLY person in the country (and almost the world) whose PhD includes a careful look at the intersection of Positive Psychology and relationships, particularly in family life. Dr Coulson will be presenting the following session:

Respectful Relationships – Love at Home

How to get along with your kids and help them get along with you (and their siblings).

We all saw we get along just fine at home… but there are those uncomfortable niggles. There’s the eye-rolling, the disrespect, the lack of motivation to help out, and the sibling warfare. If we’re honest, most adults have been known to shout a bit too, and let’s face it, we don’t always listen that well to our kids.

Conflict and friction at home cause more trouble than we need, and interfere with everyone’s wellbeing. Wouldn’t it be great if there were some simple, practical things we could do to help everyone get along better – starting right now?

In this session, you’ll learn the best ‘relationship rules’ for a happier family so home life really does feel loving… most of the time followed by a Question and Answer session.

Newman Parents is a forum for partnership, communication and information between the school and home at adult only events. This forum recognises that parents are not merely observers of the educative process in which their children are engaged but are active participants in collaboration with the College. The content of the evenings includes communication of key College initiatives and topics that are relevant to the learning and development of students at the College.