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Pathways and Careers Update – Term 3 Week 2 2019

Jo Dunn on 01/08/2019

Our aim is to provide students with all the latest information that will help them to make decisions about future careers and life beyond school.Please contact Justin Farley, Pathways and Onsite Coordinator for any further queries Justin.Farley@newman.wa.edu.au | 9204 9457

EVENT

VENUE

DATE

LINK
UWA Open Day UWA Sunday 4 August https://www.uwa.edu.au/study/events/open-day-2019
Notre Dame Open Day Notre Dame Sunday 11 August https://www.notredame.edu.au/events-items/open-day
ECU Mount Lawley / WAAPA Open Day ECU Mount Lawley Sunday 11 August http://www.ecu.edu.au/future-students/open-day
Science Open Evening Murdoch University Wednesday 14 August https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/science-information-evening-tickets-53945132343?aff=WEB
Social Work Information Evening Curtin University Wednesday 14 August https://news.curtin.edu.au/events/social-work-information-evening/
Nursing and Midwifery Evening ECU Joondalup Friday 16 August https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/nursing-and-midwifery-careers-evening-tickets-59676397712
TISC Information Evening UWA Tuesday 20 August https://www.uwa.edu.au/study/events/tisc-information-evening-20-august-2019
SkillsWest Careers Expo Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre August 16-18 http://skillswestexpo.com.au/
Psychology, Criminology, Counselling Evening ECU Joondalup Tuesday 20 August https://www.ecu.edu.au/future-students/events/arts-and-humanities/
Medical and Health Science Information Evening ECU Joondalup Wednesday 21 August https://www.ecu.edu.au/future-students/events/medical-and-health-sciences
Law Information Evening Curtin Wednesday 28 August https://news.curtin.edu.au/events/law-information-evening/
Creative Arts and Communication Open Evening Murdoch University Wednesday 28 August https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/creative-industries-careers-evening-tickets-53945230637?aff=WEB
Teaching Information Evening ECU Mount Lawley Tuesday 3 September https://www.ecu.edu.au/future-students/events/teacher-education
Media, Arts, Design and Communications Evening ECU Mount Lawley Wednesday 4 September https://www.ecu.edu.au/future-students/events/arts-and-humanities
Admissions Information Evening Notre Dame Tuesday 10 September https://www.notredame.edu.au/events-items/admissions-info-evening
Business and Law Information Evening ECU Joondalup Tuesday 10 September https://www.ecu.edu.au/future-students/events/business-and-law
Teaching Information Evening ECU Joondalup Wednesday 11 September https://www.ecu.edu.au/future-students/events/teacher-education
WAAPA Information Evening WAAPA Mount Lawley Thursday 12 September https://www.ecu.edu.au/future-students/events/western-australian-academy-of-performing-arts
Cybersecurity Information Evening ECU Joondalup Wednesday 18 September https://www.ecu.edu.au/future-students/events/science

Newman News Term 3 Week 2 – Latest Sport News

Jo Dunn on 01/08/2019

Winter NAS Results

Thank you to all students and coaches on a great Term 2 of NAS Winter Sport. We had many teams show great improvement over the season with most playing off in the finals. Congratulations to the following teams for winning Premierships:

  • Year 7A Netball Team
  • Year 7 Girls Floorball Team

NAS Sport recommences in Term 1 2020.

Marcellin Guild / ACC Athletics Carnivals

Pre-Carnival events (Javelin and 1500m) have already taken place this week with some outstanding results. The Marcellin Guild Athletics Carnival takes place on Thursday 8 August. Nominations for all events close on Monday 5 August. The first event commences at 9.00am at the State Athletics Stadium. You can find the full program of events here:

Download Y7-12 Athletics Carnival Program 2019

All parents are welcome to come along and support the students. The kiosk will be open to parents for drinks and snacks throughout the day.

Results from the Marcellin Guild Athletics Carnival are used to select the Interschool ACC Athletics Squad. The Squad will be officially selected next Friday and training will commence in Week 4; Tuesdays 3.30pm – 4.30pm and Thursday 7.10am – 8.10am followed by breakfast.

We have Specialist Coaches in place for all track and field events. This year’s A Division Carnival is being held at the State Athletics Stadium on Wednesday 18 September.

Lavalla Faction Carnival

The Lavalla Cross Country Carnival took place on Thursday 25 July. In what was perfect running conditions, students competed with enthusiasm and determination to complete the course. Click here to read more and see more photos from the day.

Run Club

Run Club has recommenced and all students from Lavalla and Marcellin are welcome to attend any sessions. It is recommended that students get to at least one session per week. Students will become more motivated if they get into a routine and feel themselves improving.

Sessions;

  • Tuesdays 7.10am – 8.10am followed by breakfast
  • Thursdays 7.10am – 8.10am followed by breakfast

This semester there are 3 tiers to the program;

  1. Lavalla Group: Coach Lenny Hughes (Level 4 Accredited National Athletics Coach)
  2. Intermediate Group: Coach Torren Diletti (State Runner and four times ACC Cross Country Champion)
  3. High Performance Group: Coach Ben Chamberlain (National Runner and four times ACC Cross Country Champion)

Students are to meet on the steps outside the PE office on the Marcellin Campus in their PE/running uniform. Students are asked to bring their own bowl and spoon for our team breakfasts afterwards. Hope to see as many runners on the track as possible!

Strength and Conditioning

Students in Years 7-12 are offered the opportunity to be a part of the Strength & Conditioning Program which take place on Monday, Wednesday Lunchtimes (School Gym) and Friday mornings (7.30am at the new pool training facility followed by breakfast).

The focus of these sessions is to improve core strength, aerobic endurance and flexibility. This compliments everything they might be doing at Club training and over time will improve speed, performance, confidence and help build resilience against injury.

Years 3-6 Cross Country Carnival

Jo Dunn on 01/08/2019

The Lavalla Cross Country Carnival took place on Thursday 25 July. In what was perfect running conditions, students competed with enthusiasm and determination to complete the course. It was wonderful seeing so much sportsmanship between the year groups and every runner giving 100%.

Congratulations to every student for their outstanding running efforts! Well done to Knox Faction for winning the Cross Country Carnival shield with a whopping 618 points followed by Delany, Brigid and Marcellin.

Age Champions were announced at the Lavalla Assembly in Week 2. Congratulations to the following Age Champions:

Year 3 Girls

1 Addison Campbell
2 Georgia White
3 Livia Bogdanov

Year 3 Boys

1 Luke Rombouts
2 Cooper Warrick
3 Oscar Prentice

Year 4 Girls

1 Bailey Trovarello
2 Chloe Rear
3 Maddie Bertolini

Year4 Boys

1 Jaspar Martin-Booth
2 Liam Murphy
3 Koby Kalebic

Year 5 Girls

1 Ella Hills
2 Molly Hills
3 Grace Richardson

Year 5 Boys

1 Cooper Trovarello
2 Linus Keane
3 Aidan Iannantuoni

Year 6 Girls

1 Olivia Lim
2 Hannah Lim
3 Sophia Nardi

Year 6 Boys

1 Harrison Warrick
2 Harry Prentice
3 Stefano Rapanaro

Thank you to all the student and parent volunteers for assisting with marshaling and the huge amount of spectators who came down to cheer the students on.

Humanities Tour

Jo Dunn on 01/08/2019

In Week 10 of Term 2, the Year 10 Humanities Tour group set off for eight days of adventure on the east coast, managing to pack in experiences that linked to all four facets of the Humanities curriculum.

Sydney proved extremely popular with the iconic Harbour Bridge providing us with a brisk evening walk as well as multiple photo opportunities.

We enjoyed mass at St Patrick’s in the Rocks, a church built in the 1840’s on land bequeathed by William Davis who had obtained land in the Rocks in 1809 and whose home became a centre of Catholic prayer years before there was a resident priest in Sydney.

After mass, the history of the Rocks became even more real with a guided tour through the area. The students’ engagement and pleasant manner was commended by the guide, who took the trouble to contact the Tour company to tell them what a pleasure it had been. It was the first commendation of many that students received on the tour. As staff, we cannot fault their behaviour or enthusiasm despite their busy days.

The snow and the mountain ranges were another highlight. From the Blue mountains, we traveled to Canberra where we spent three days experiencing the delights of the capital. The most popular visits here were to the Governor General’s house and to Old Parliament House where the Civics and Citizenship the students have learned this year was brought to life.

A much quieter group returned to Perth, exhausted but rich with experiences.

Cath Bagg, Leader of Learning – Humanities

Year 12 Human Biology Excursion

Jo Dunn on 30/07/2019

On Monday 29 July, the Year 12 Human Biology class visited the Harry Perkins Institute. This excursion is hosted and run by very knowledgeable research scientists who work at the facility. Students worked in the lab, where they set up and ran biotechnological processes to better understand how mutations can be identified. In the lab, students explored how to amplify the potentially mutated BRAF gene of three patients. The identification of this mutation can lead to improved treatment options for people with melanoma. The lab offered students the opportunity to set up a PCR reaction to amplify the BRAF gene, followed by electrophoresis to visualize the outcome. Students learnt first-hand from melanoma patients how advances in research directly affect lives. The students thoroughly enjoyed this very rich learning experience. Many were inspired by the work of the scientists at this facility, which enhanced their further aspirations for studying a field of Science at University.

Janette Petrides, Science Teacher