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Primary Update – Term 3 Week 2
Welcome back to Semester 2 at Newman College! It has been wonderful to see all of our Primary students returning to school with big smiles and positive mindsets as we commence Term 3! As always, Term 3 is shaping up to be big, with so much exciting learning and a wide range of activities to…
From the Principal – Term 3 Week 2
Dear Parents and Guardians Catholic Performing Arts Festival It is here again! This week marked the beginning of the Catholic Performing Arts Festival, and we have 277 students that entered in this extensive festival. The promotion and celebration of the Arts is as important as any other facet of student involvement and achievement. We are…
From the Vice Principal – Term 3 Week 2
Uniform and Personal Presentation Expectations At Newman College, we take great pride in our students representing our community with excellence and integrity. To maintain our high standards, we ask all students and parents to ensure that our uniform guidelines are followed. This includes shirts tucked in, top buttons done up, ties worn properly to the…
Secondary Update – Term 3 Week 2
Wellbeing Week – 5-9 August 2024 Marcellin Campus Attendance Mr Andrew Watson wrote to families at the end of last term emphasising that every day matters, regardless of whether it is the last day of term, a Guild Carnival or an assessment day. All parents and guardians are required to make every effort to ensure…
Secondary Update Term 2 Week 11
Uniform and Personal Presentation Expectations At Newman College, we take great pride in our students representing our community with excellence and integrity. To maintain our high standards, we ask all students and parents to ensure that our uniform guidelines are followed. This includes shirts tucked in, top buttons done up, ties worn properly to the…
Primary Update Term 2 Week 11
Year 6 Red Assembly In Week 9, the Year 6 Red class entertained the Lavalla Campus with an assembly all about the exciting new Years 3-6 building, and the process that went along with the construction. Whilst highlighting these amazing new facilities, Year 6 Red importantly reminded us about our Newman Norms and that it…
From the Vice Principal Term 2 Week 11
Marist Netball Carnival On Friday 14 June, our Marist Netball Squad headed to Sydney for the 27th Marist Netball Carnival. The team attended the opening mass on Sunday, followed by team photos and dinner at St Joseph’s College in Hunters Hill. The tournament was held at Sydney Olympic Park in Homebush, beginning with a round-robin…
From the Principal – Term 2 Week 11
Dear Parents and Guardians End of Term The end of Term 2 has arrived, and the first Semester is finished. Looking back on this term there have been so many highlights that reflect our vision to lead our students to ‘Shine through Discovery’. The move at Lavalla into the new Years- 3-6 building; the Year…
From the Vice Principal Term 2 Week 8
Champagnat Day Activities We are excited to approach our annual Champagnat Day celebration which will take place on Friday, 14 June. This date has been chosen to accommodate our senior students who will be sitting exams during the actual feast day on 6 June. This adjustment maintains the tradition of celebrating Champagnat Day at a…
From the Principal Term 2 Week 8
Dear Parents and Guardians It is wonderful to be back in our Newman Community after seven weeks of undertaking the Marist Pilgrimage and Professional Renewal Leave. At the Pilgrimage, I had the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of St Paul and St Marcellin. St Paul’s three journeys into Asia Minor and Greece help spread…
Primary Update Term 2 Week 8
Year 3 Red & Year 1 Red Assemblies In the last fortnight, the 3 Red and 1 Red classes shared with us their class assemblies. Last week, 3 Red shared a Narnia-inspired assembly, focusing on the message of showing courage and standing up for what you believe is right, which was a fantastic message to…
Secondary Update Term 2 Week 8
Spirit Week – Class of 2024 Legacy The second project of our Class of 2024 will come to fruition in Week 9 and it is titled: Spirit Week. With the Champagnat Day Mass and Awards taking place on Friday 14 June, the Year 12 students would like to begin the tradition of each day of…
Primary Update Term 2 Week 6
Primary Build Update As we approach the opening of the new Years 3-6 Building, some lucky students (one student from each class) was chosen to represent their class to have a guided tour of the new building and then share their experience with their class. It was a wonderful experience and the general feedback from…
From the Principal Term 2 Week 6
Trinity Sunday This Sunday, we celebrate the Holy Trinity, a significant feast day in the Catholic Church. This solemnity invites us to contemplate the mystery of one God in three Persons, a central tenet of our faith. The doctrine of the Trinity emphasises the unity and co-equality of the three distinct Persons – the Father,…
Teaching & Learning Term 2 Week 6
Our Vision for Learning, Shine through Discovery- Let your Light Shine (Matthew 5:16) inspires our faith and learning community to Challenge, Collaborate, Create and Celebrate who we are and what we seek to achieve. Our InspirED Inspiring Early Career Teachers program that commenced this year is one program that the College provides to articulate this…
Secondary Update Term 2 Week 6
Secondary School Photos Fotoworks will be attending Newman College in Week 8 and again in Week 10. On Thursday 13 June, our Years 7-9 students will have their individual photos taken, along with their PCG photo. Additionally, our Education Support Centre students, one of our Dance Troupes and some of our music groups will also…
From the Vice Principal – Term 2 Week 6
Year 11 Examinations The Year 11 Semester 1 Exams are scheduled from 27 May to 7 June. For Year 11 students, these are the first round of ATAR examinations. To all Year 11 students preparing for these exams, we wish you all the best. Traffic Warden – Tuscany Way (Marcellin Campus) The College has been…
Secondary Update Term 2 Week 4
College Captains – Preparedness At the Celebration Assembly on Wednesday 8th May, the theme was preparedness. Our College Captains spoke to the Years 7-12 students about the upcoming term and the importance of a committed and proactive approach to their studies. They shared the following tips with the student body: Create a realistic study plan…
Teaching & Learning – Term 2 Week 4
At Newman College, we are committed to continual school improvement and are using the Australian Council of Educational Research (ACER) School Improvement Tool as our framework to achieve this. The School Improvement Tool contains 9 interrelated domains and identifies practices of highly effective schools. A Foundational Doman: Catholic Identity and Marist Spirituality is currently being…
From the Vice Principal – Term 2 Week 4
Year 9 Retreat The Year 9 Retreat will take place on the 16 May; it follows our Vision for Mission: to form “Good Christians and Good Citizens”, offering students an opportunity away from normal school routines to pause and reflect on their relationship with others, themselves and God. Year 12 Semester 1 Examinations The Year…
From the Principal – Term 2 Week 4
Culture of School Improvement As a school committed to continuous improvement, we are pleased to share updates on our ongoing progress. Currently, we are conducting interviews for Year 7, 2027, and are heartened by the interest shown in Newman College. This reflects the reputation of the College in delivering strong student outcomes across faith, wellbeing,…
Primary Update Term 2 Week 4
Mother’s Day We celebrated our wonderful mothers and mother figures over the past two days at our primary campuses. Our Lavalla Mass (Thursday) and Marian Liturgy (Friday) were beautiful celebrations of the wonderful mothers in our lives. Wishing all Newman mothers and mother figures a restful and enjoyable Mother’s Day this weekend! 2 Red Assembly…
From the Vice Principal – Term 2 Week 2
Champagnat Day Please note that the date that the College will celebrate Champagnat Day has been changed to Friday, 14 June. All students, including Years 11 and 12 with Work Placement and/or TAFE, are required to attend the College celebration. Extended Absences Parents are reminded that all extended absences (3 days or more) must be…
From the Principal – Term 2 Week 2
Dear Parents and Guardians Welcome to our first newsletter for Term 2! As we enter this new term, I hope each of you had a blessed Easter, celebrating the joy of Christ’s resurrection and the promise of new life. I trust your break was not only restful but also filled with moments of reflection and…
Primary Update – Term 2 Week 2
Welcome to Term Two! I hope all primary families enjoyed a wonderful Easter holiday break. It has been so nice to have students and staff return to school this week so full of energy and enthusiasm for the term ahead! This term, amongst the engaging curriculum our teachers have prepared and the anticipation of the…
Secondary Update Term 2 Week 2
Guild Cross Country Carnival Our Secondary students participated in the Guild Cross Country Carnival on Friday 19 April. A significant number of students gave this race a go with a record number of students finishing the run before the 25-minute mark compared to previous years. Each year group had the opportunity to congratulate the top…
Teaching & Learning – Term 2 Week 2
At Newman College, we are committed to constantly reflecting on our practices and seeking feedback from students, parents, and staff on our strengths and opportunities for growth. To this end, staff, parents, and students have been invited to participate in the DISA and Leuven surveys. The information collected from these surveys will be used to…
From the Vice Principal – Term 1 Week 9
Parent Teacher Interviews (Year 7-12), Tuesday 16 April To commence Term Two, we are pleased to offer parents the opportunity to meet with teachers at our secondary school to discuss their child’s academic progress. To accommodate the different availabilities of parents, we are once again providing both face-to-face and online meeting options. This ensures that…
From the Principal – Term 1 Week 9
Our final week of term coincides with Holy Week. Holy Week is the most important week in the Church and it is ushered in by Palm Sunday last weekend. In effect, Holy Week traces the final week in Christ’s life leading to his resurrection on Easter Sunday. The Easter Triduum is the final lead of…
Teaching and Learning – Term 1 Week 9
Newman College: Driving an Explicit Improvement Agenda. Newman College is a learning environment buzzing with energy and bursting with opportunities for students and staff, driven by a clear, focused desire for continual improvement in student outcomes. At the heart of this journey for improvement lies an explicit, coherent, and contextually relevant school improvement agenda, meticulously…
Secondary Update – Term 1 Week 9
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Primary Update – Term 1 Week 9
Who can believe that we have reached the end of Term 1 2024 already?! It has been a fantastic term full of learning, activities and events across the Primary.
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Secondary Update – Term 1 Week 6
Secondary Update Term 1 Week 6
Primary Update – Term 1 Week 6
Year 4 Blue Assembly Last Friday the Year 4 Blue class shared their class assembly with Lavalla students. The focus of the assembly was on rules and their importance within our school, family and community life. The assembly was a clever way of reminding all students and adults of the importance of rules in our…
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Key Dates – Term 1 Week 7/8