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Newman News Term 3 Week 10: From the Vice Principal

Jo Dunn on 27/09/2019

The end of every term gives students and families an opportunity to reflect on their achievements, effort and contribution to the College. School success is aligned to a sense of belonging and purpose which can be enhanced by getting involved in the many activities available at the College. Fitness Fridays at Marian and Workout Wednesday at Lavalla are wonderful ways to develop friendships and build on existing relationships. I sincerely thank the Year 12 students for their leadership and commitment to the many opportunities available to students on the Marcellin Campus and encourage all students to be involved.

Congratulations to the Class of 2019

This week, we farewelled the students of the Graduating Class of 2019. Congratulations to each student and to their families and teachers for their persistence, diligence and resilience; not only over the course of their final year, but over the course of their schooling. I ask the College Community to keep all Year 12 students in their prayers as they prepare for exams, await their final results and evaluate their post school options and pathways. I also acknowledge the love, care and concern afforded to each student by Mrs Rebecca Bramanto, Leader of Wellbeing Year 12. Mrs Bramanto’s commitment and presence to each student typifies our Marist charism and mission in our quest to form and educate young people.

Staff Movements

Thank you to the following staff for their service to Newman College:

Antoinette Montil, Year 6 Teacher
Gabrielle Flugge, Food Science and Technology Teacher
Brad Young, Science Teacher
John Geekie, Leader of Wellbeing Year 10

After 31 years in Catholic Education WA, 14 years of which have been at Newman College, Leader of Wellbeing Year 10 on the Marcellin Campus, John Geekie, will retire at the end of 2019 after taking long service leave in Term 4.

John is a highly valued and respected member of the Newman College Community and he will be greatly missed by students, parents and staff alike. His contribution to the life of Newman College in all facets has been outstanding and his accomplishments in his role of Leader of Wellbeing exceptional. Congratulations, John.

Start of Term 4 – Programs and Uniform Expectations

Term 4 begins on Tuesday 15 October and students can return in their Summer Uniforms. I ask all families for their support to ensure the students meet the College expectations in relation to grooming and personal presentation. Click here for further details.

Year 12 Examinations commence during the holidays and continue into the first week of Term 4.
Year 10 Students will depart for their Year 10 Adventure Camp experience on Monday 14 October.

2020 Student Leadership Team

The 2020 Student Leadership Team was announced at the Year 12 Final Assembly this week. Congratulations to all students who participated in the leadership formation program and prepared their application. The College will be led by the following students in their roles and supported by Mrs Carla Pastorelli, Leader of Wellbeing Year 12, in 2020:

College Captain	Anastasia Berti	Mitchell Harris
Academic Captain	Alexis Allegret	Jorja Condipodero
Arts Captain	Samuel Beeton	Holly Drinkwater
Faith and Liturgy Captain	Tegan Connelly	Georgia Whitely
Social Justice	Charlotte Easden	Celeste Pereira
Sport Captain	Holli Johnson	Marcus Romano
Wellbeing Captain	Meg Hobson	Ruby Vance
Brigid Captain	Nicola Hulbert	Olivia Keet
Camara Captain	Grace Collins	Alyssa Wardle
Catherine Captain	Helena Karagiannis	Samuel Krikorian
Chisholm Captain	Kate Broderick	Madeline Dawson
MacKillop Captain	Charlotte Easden	Marcus Romano
Marcellin Captain	Samuel Probert	Natalie Scally
Romero Captain	Emily Murphy	Samuel Giumelli
Thomas More Captain	Jake Dwyer	Brodie Major

Communication Platforms- Code of Conduct

Primary families are reminded that any feedback regarding learning and teaching, should be directed to the classroom teacher via email, phone or by meeting. Seesaw is not the platform used to communicate with, engage with and collaborate with teachers. Seesaw is designed to showcase student learning and work samples.

Similarly, Secondary families are asked to communicate with teachers via email, and not their child’s SEQTA portal.

A reminder to all families that the Code of Conduct can be accessed via the College website. The Code is mandated by Catholic Education Western Australia and the application of the Code extends to all staff, students, parents, guardians, caregivers and volunteers.

The Code seeks to value the dignity of every person, foster positive relationships, ensuring confidentiality and accountability and supports professional boundaries. Events held during school hours AND outside of school hours that are associated with the College are also supported by the Code of Conduct. Any perceived breaches of the Code can be discussed with any member of the Senior Leadership Team. We thank you in advance for your understanding and support of how we strive to partner positively with one another.

Year 7 2020 Orientation Day and Parent Information Evening – Monday 14 October

We look forward to welcoming the Year 7, 2020 students on Monday 14 October. Please note the Parent Information Evening will also take place on the evening of Monday 14 October 6.30pm in the Champagnat Chapel.

Students will meet in the Marist Auditorium at 8.30am and will gather in their Guild groups. Any queries should be directed to Flora Hughes, Registrar and Compliance Records Officer flora.hughes@newman.wa.edu.au

Download Year 7 2020 Transition and Guild Letter

Newman News Term 3 Week 10 – Latest Sport News

Jo Dunn on 26/09/2019

Pre Primary – Year 2 Athletics Carnival

On Thursday 26 September, the annual Pre Primary – Year 2 Athletics Carnival took place on the Lavalla Oval. In what was perfect conditions, the students enjoyed a fun and competitive day of athletics, competing in running races, novelty events and relays. Click here to read more and see more photos from the day.

Lavalla Sports Report

Y3-6 Athletics Carnival

The Age Champions were announced at the recent Lavalla Assembly. Click here to view the full list.

IPSHA Athletics Carnival

52 students represented Newman College at the IPSHA Athletics Carnival on Thursday 19 September at All Saints College. The team competed with excellence, displaying a high level of sportsmanship and skill. Newman College students broke three IPSHA records on the day;

Annabelle Lynch, Year 3 Girls Triple Jump
Ty Patterson, Year 5 Boys Turbo Javelin
Newman College, Year 5 4 x 100m

The team is to be commended on their efforts!

Dockers Cup

A Years 5/6 team has been selected to play in the 2019 Docker’s Cup in November. The team is involved in weekly training sessions coached by Jaxon Bilchuris. The carnival will be held at City Beach Oval on Wednesday 6 November.

Touch Football

Over the last few weeks of Term 3, the Years 5 and 6 students have been engaged in Touch Football coaching clinics facilitated by Touch Football Australia. These coaching clinics culminated in a Touch Football round-robin during unit sport. The sessions provided fantastic opportunities for skill development. A team of 12 students has been selected from these sessions to represent Newman College at an Interschool Carnival during Term 4.

ACC Athletics Carnival Results

The Athletics Team achieved a very pleasing result to finish top 5 and remain in A Division. In real terms, that means we finished 5th out of 64 schools as there are 8 Divisions in the ACC. Click here to access all the results from the A Division Athletics Carnival.

ACC A Division competition is at the elite level. Congratulations to all students for backing yourselves in and performing with determination and pride. We were only three points off 4th and 33 points off 3rd. We now know we can match it with the best and look forward to the challenge of further improvement in 2020.

It has taken a lot of work to get to this point and recognition must go to all of the staff and coaches who have put a great deal of time and energy into best preparing our teams.

Special thank you to the following students who put the ‘Team First’ and competed up an age group. This takes selflessness and courage, but this is what creates great teams and earns respect.

Cody Tana, Isabella O’Rourke, Eloise Wensley, Amalyn Chapman, Ariana Mason, Monique Faraone, Nicholas Pereira and Tahlia Peou.

Although it was a Total Team effort it is important to acknowledge some of our outstanding athletes on the day;

Tania Barilla: 48 competition pts (4th U13 Champion Girl)
Josh Baker: 42 competition points (3rd OPEN Champion Boy)
Imogen Boss: 42 competition points (U13 Girls)
Will McAullay: 41 competition points (2nd U16 Champion Boy)
Amanda Barilla: 40 competition points (U14 Girls)
Caleb Moran: 33 competition points (U13 Boys)
Ellie Jones: 32 competition points (OPEN Girls)
Dean Morse: 31 competition points (U15 Boys)

Senior Girls Water Polo Competition

The Year 9/10 Senior Girls Water Polo team competed in the School Sports WA championship this week at HBF Stadium. The girls started the day with a solid win over John XXIII College and carried their form right through the day to enter the grand final against Melville undefeated.

The team got off to a slow start but came together to take out the championship 11 – 6. A big thank you to the Newman Water Polo Club for providing coach, Nathan Carbone (Class of 2014) who supported the girls all day. This is the second year in a row Newman has claimed the title and we are looking forward to 2020.

Individual Accomplishments

2019 Sport Captain Ben Ramshaw and 1st XVIII Best and Fairest winner Jye Clark won premierships last weekend as part of the Claremont Colts Football Team. Old boys Callum Jameson, Steve Miller and Ronin O’Connor were all major contributors in the win. To complete the Claremont/Newman association, Mr Bern Willett is the Team Manager.
Well done to Madeline Peou (Year 7) who competed at the recent National Netball tournament. WA came back with bronze, having beaten top States QLD, SA, NSW and VIC, something the state has never done before. Madi (pictured with the ball below) contributed very strongly to the team’s success and was named WA Player of the Tournament.
Congratulations to Nick Worley (Year 8). The West Australian Basketball League wrapped up last weekend and Nick was recognised by the League:
• U14M championship division All-Star player
• U14M championship division – League MVP
Antonia Poor (Year 11) has been selected in the Australian U18 Women’s Water Polo squad to train for the FINA World Championships in Israel next September. She will be travelling to Japan in November to compete against the Japanese team as part of her preparation. She is one of the youngest in the squad and should be extremely proud.

Newman Sports Association News & Reports

Marist Football

In the space of a week, Marist 18’s celebrated Grand Final victory in the Northern Conference and a District State Premiership.

True grit, skill and courage has seen the Marist 18’s take out two grand finals in a week, with Newman College students making up almost half of the playing group.

The team was coached by Matt Angus, who recently guided Newman’s 1st XVIII to grand final victory, and last year coached the 2018 Marist Year 11/12 team that took out the premiership.

The Marist 18’s arguably saved their best game for their premiership push against Quinns Bulls at Claremont Oval on Sunday 15 September, displaying high quality skills and tough team orientated play.

Marist defeated Quinns Bulls 10.5-65 to 2.6-18. Four out of the six best players are Newman students. The best players are as follows : J. Van Rooyen, J.Ciminata, A. Aves (Newman), E. McCallum (Newman), M. Romano (Newman), J. Walsh-Dwyer (Newman).

In a first, the team played a second grand final against fellow District winner Morley Bulldogs to determine the State District title. Both teams were extremely competitive but, despite only playing a week earlier, Marist dominated 10.9-69 to 4.6-30.

Newman Knights

The Newman Knights Hockey Club wound up their 2019 season in the best possible way with a thrilling Grand Final win for the J11/12 Boys last Friday.

Having taken out the Minor Premiership with only one loss all season to opponents Southern River, the game was locked at 1-1 after extra time. Penalty strokes decided the outcome with all five boys converting to win the game 6-5. Goal scorers were Connor Whelan, Tom Ariti, Morgan Keet, Max Hinch and Dominick Elliot.

All teams had lots of fun and showed great sportsmanship throughout a very busy season. The Mini Knights had 65 participants in 2019 ranging in age from Pre Primary – Year 4, and we held Hookin2hockey sessions in Terms 1 & 2 at Newman College and Term 3 at St Dominics, Innaloo, with each program running for 6 weeks.

The J1/2’s to J11/12’s had 115 participants with teams in each age group, some playing together for the first time. Boys and girls play together in the younger age groups and we also had two mixed teams in both J5/6 and J7/8 age groups, as well as a J5/6 girls, J9/10 boys and the two J11/12 teams. Several teams had new players who joined in 2019 and our existing players quickly embraced these players to their team providing support and encouragement at every game.

Following their back to back B Grade Premiership wins in 2017 & 2018, our J11/12 Girls played in the higher Promotion A grade, which was a tough competition. Most of the girls also played in Senior teams all year with seven of the girls in Year 12 – their last year as Juniors. We also saw several of our J11/12 Boys playing Senior hockey with Tom Ariti ending the season as Runner Up Fairest and Best in our Men’s Promotion 1 team.

Congratulations to all our players, coaches, umpires and managers on a great season. 2020 will see us expand our six week Mini Knights program to include students in Years 5 & 6 wanting to try hockey for the first time before joining a team. The first Mini Knights will be in Term 1, 2020 at Newman College, kicking off with a come and try clinic on 10th Feb!

Newman Water Polo

Newman Churchlands Swim Club

Newman Newbies: From the Deputy Principal Wellbeing Secondary

Jo Dunn on 26/09/2019

Humanities Tour / Arts Tour

Over the Term 2 break, we saw two College tours take place; the Humanities Tour visited Sydney & Canberra while the Arts Tour visited New York. Reports from staff and students have been hugely positive and I know our students have taken away some great memories from their time away. I was also very pleased to receive feedback from members of the public about our students on these tours. Our students were complimented on the way they conducted themselves in public areas and the manner in which they carried themselves. While it is always nice to receive such positive feedback as a school, these comments really compliment the families in our community and the children they are raising.

Year 12 Human Biology Excursion

This term, the Year 12 Human Biology class visited the Harry Perkins Institute. Students worked in the lab, where they set up and ran biotechnological processes to better understand how mutations can be identified. Click here to read more and see more photos from the day.

Science Week

In Weeks 3 and 4, Newman College was proud to be involved in celebrating National Science Week! Kicking off with a literal bang, all students from Kindy – Year 12 were treated to a spectacular rockets and explosions Science Show put on by Science Teachers Mr Spriggins and Mr Shuckstes.

The festivities continued, with students participating in a giant bubble-making challenge, a paper plane throwing challenge, a science-themed Kahoot competition and a wildlife show from WestOz Wildlife. Newman College was also fortunate enough to feature on Perth’s Channel 9’s Today Show, showcasing what’s on offer in Science in our Secondary School. Click here to see the Channel 9 live cross.

R U OK? Day Activities

Thursday 12 September was R U OK? Day – a day when we’re reminded to ask, “Are you OK?” and to remember every day of the year to support people who may be struggling with life’s ups and downs. At Newman College, we know that regular meaningful conversations can make a difference. You do not have to be an expert to ask how someone is going. This year in the build-up to R U OK? day we were shining a light on the times we should be asking our friends and loved ones this important question. We want everyone in our school community to know that if something is up with someone you know, if something is going on in their life or you notice a change in what they’re doing or saying, it’s time to trust that gut instinct and ask them “Are you OK?”

To spread this message, students on the Marcellin Campus were invited to wear yellow accessories on the day to show their support. They also enjoyed yellow cupcakes, a sausage sizzle and a variety of games at lunchtime.

Girls in STEM Day

Jo Dunn on 13/09/2019

On Friday 6 September, a group of Year 9 girls were selected to attend the annual Girls in STEM event at North Metropolitan TAFE which promotes and encourages opportunities for girls in STEM. Students spent the day experimenting with different components of STEM courses and careers, such as electronics, laboratory work, chemistry sessions and horticulture amongst others.

Student Reflections

“The best thing about girls in STEM was that we got to make lip balm and I also enjoyed the planting.” Aneika Short

“I loved the cosmetics section of the day as the lip balm was fun to make. We could customize it and take it home. The lunch was very nice and the learning we did was fun.” Elissa Campbell

“The Girls in STEM Day was a great experience because I got to learn about the opportunities in TAFE and connect with other girls who like STEM.” Olivia Dixon

“The best thing about the Girls in STEM Day was going in the laboratory and using the microscope, I found this interesting because we got to learn about the different jobs in that specific area of STEM.” Julia Carbone

“I enjoyed the girls STEM Day because it showed me future pathways that I may not have considered. My favourite part of the day was the lip balm making.” Lucy Mullins

“The best thing about the day was the activities we participated in. Doing the activities was a lot of fun and I learnt a lot from them.” Lola Tuite

“The Girls in STEM Day was a great experience because it gave us the opportunity to participate in things that we don’t usually get to do at school.” Leila Arnold

Newman News Term 3 Week 8: From the Deputy Principal Wellbeing Secondary

Jo Dunn on 13/09/2019

Year 10 Camp (Monday 14 – Friday 18 October)

The Year 10 students will be involved in their Adventure Camp at Wilyabrup in the Boranup region of South Western Australia during Term 4 Week 1.

Explorus Adventure Learning were selected to run the camp, dedicated to providing the highest standard in adventure based learning programs. Students will be involved in a range of activities including bush walking, high ropes, abseiling, caving, canoeing and rock climbing. The camp also provides our students with an opportunity to participate in activities designed to enhance leadership skills and team work.

Students need to be at the College at 6.45am for a 7.15am departure on Monday 14 October. Students will return to the College on Friday 18 October at 4.45pm.

TIMSS results strong for Newman College

A randomly selected group of students participated in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Our students performed well above the Australian average in both Mathematics and Science. The school climate questions also presented positive feedback, including students reporting they felt proud to go to the school, at a rate well above the national average. Parents of participating students can request a copy of the report from Simon Martino, Leader of Wellbeing Year 9 Simon.Martino@newman.wa.edu.au

Girls in STEM Day

Year 12 Chemistry Excursion

Last week, the Year 12 Chemistry students visited the Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research to take part in the ‘Protein Power’ program for ATAR students. Students were highly engaged in the tasks of determining the molecular structure of various proteins, using Gel Electrophoresis to forensically identify bacteria resistant to antibiotics and learning about protein chemistry, the Protein Data Bank and many career opportunities in the medical and biotechnology industry.

College Carparks and Access Roads

Please be reminded of the importance of obeying normal road rules in the areas around the College and within the College carpark. We appreciate the area around the school can get quite busy in the morning and afternoon, however, the safety of others is our primary concern so please ensure you are mindful when pulling in/out of the school property and moving around the carpark.

Pathways and Careers Update

Click here to see all of the upcoming list of events that may be useful for students and parents.

Latest Sport News

ACC Athletics Carnival Update
Newman Sporting Association News

Counselling & Wellbeing Team

In Weeks 5 and 6, the Counselling Team ran sessions for parents in the primary school on Growth Mindset. The mindset of students of all ages can have a significant impact on their academic engagement and achievement as well as their wellbeing. Students who believe that they can improve are more likely to put in effort and persist when faced with challenges, leading to higher achievement and improved self-efficacy. The below links have helpful information regarding how to develop a growth mindset as well as what language to use to help promote this.

https://www.mindsetworks.com/parents/growth-mindset-parenting

https://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/develop-a-growth-mindset/