Feast of Assumption Mass and Buddy Day
More details to follow.
Primary STEM Festival
More details to follow.
IPSHA Cross Country Carnival
Selected students from Years 3-6 will compete in the IPSHA Interschool Cross Country on Thursday 9 August at Bunbury.
Participants will be travelling by bus, departing Newman at 6.00am sharp and returning by approximately 2.00pm. Students will need to bring a healthy snack and a water bottle.
As it is an Interschool fixture, all students must wear their full sports uniform (blue sports shirt). Please ensure they bring a change of clothes and a towel in case of wet weather.
Access to Results:
1. Public Access site http://ipshawa.resultshq.com.au
2. Individual Student Access http://resultshq.com.au login “lastnamefirstname” password “1234”
Year 6 Tinkering Project
On Thursday 14 June the Year 6 students were involved in a STEM activity called Tinkering inside the Lavalla Hall. Tinkering gives students the opportunity to be creative, think critically and collaborate in an inquiry-based approach to STEM-rich learning. The day allowed our Vision for Learning Shine through Discovery to be present as the students took apart various electronics and labelled the parts, purposes and complexities. Students then used the parts to create a seismograph. Thank you to all of Year 6 Dads and Grandads who were present and helped the children on the day. Below is a re-count from two Year 6 students:
On Thursday 14 June, Year 6 students were involved in a STEM related activity called Tinkering. It required us to be ‘hands on’ with pieces of machinery and electronics. Parents provided us with essential tools such as screwdrivers. This allowed us to take apart the hardware piece by piece. After this we created a poster where we labelled the parts, purposes and complexities of the machine. This showed us the inner workings of the electronics. With the parts from the machine we designed and created a seismograph. All of Year 6 had a phenomenal time and we would be very happy to do something like this again next term.
Joshua Do and Jett Patterson, Year 6 students
Bishops’ Religious Literacy Assessment 2018
At the request of the Western Australian Bishops, Year 3, Year 5 and Year 9 students in Catholic schools across Western Australia will take part in The Bishops’ Religious Literacy Assessment (BRLA) from the week commencing Monday 30 July in Term 3. All three year levels will access the assessment online.
Students enrolled in Year 3, Year 5 and Year 9 who are following a regular classroom program are expected to participate. Students with disability are also entitled to participate in the assessment. Exemptions may apply.
The Nature and Role of the BRLA
The Bishops’ Religious Literacy Assessment is a large-scale, standardized assessment that consists of a series of Religious Education (RE) tests developed and marked by the Office of Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA). The purpose of the BRLA is to measure student learning of the content in the RE curriculum. Formal school and student reports are produced by the Office and will become available to schools in Term 4.
The BRLA provides a ‘point in time’ snapshot of student performance in RE. Students’ knowledge and understanding of the content of the RE curriculum is assessed using a combination of multiple choice, and short and extended response items. Students’ faith is not assessed. The use of the BRLA complements the school based assessment programs in RE.
Please contact your child’s teacher or Lisa Fogliani lisa.fogliani@newman.wa.edu.au if you have any enquiries regarding the administration of The Bishops’ Religious Literacy Assessment.