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Knowledge & Insight
Equality & Compassion
Integration & Wholeness
Confidence, Competence & Responsibi lity
Self-worth
PETER MOYES ANGLICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL A School of the Anglican Schools Commission
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VOLUME 19—EDITION SIX
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“COMETH THE NEED, COMETH THE SEMINAR”
I wish to draw the attention of parents to the School’s forthcoming Seminar on The Chal-lenges of Social Media that will take place on THURSDAY 26TH MAY IN THE ALLAN SHAW CENTRE, COMMENCING AT 7.00 p.m. The Seminar will be presented by Luke O’Keefe the CEO of KodaChat, which is an organisation that has developed a supervised chat applica-tion for young people to assist parents and their children understand the challenges of social media.
The seminar is exceptionally timely.
Regrettably in recent weeks the School has become aware that a number of students are participating in the dangerous and inappropriate practice of “sexting”. The practice is dan-gerous because students, despite countless warnings, are failing to recognise that the un-authorised distribution of inappropriate images is a criminal act that leaves them open to criminal prosecution. It is also an inappropriate activity, because it inevitably encourages a perverse view of the nature of human relationships centred on the view that physical attributes are the only necessary element of a human relationship. The practice cheapens and degrades human relationships. Many psychologists are alarmed at the prospect of the current genera-tion of school students having an understanding of loving relationships being built on pornographic images. For all these reasons it is timely that our parents will have an opportunity to be aware of the concerns that improper use of social media creates.
It is important to remember that most people use social media and the technologies of our modern age for right and appropriate reasons most of the time. However, this does not dilute the concerns that are rightly and properly held about the short and long-term damage that can be caused to a person’s self-esteem, reputation and outlook by inap-propriate behaviours.
Further details about the Seminar are set out below:
Luke O’Keefe the CEO of KodaChat will be presenting on the challenges of social media and how KodaChat can assist
parents, on the 26th May 2016 from 7.00pm – 9.00pm.
Social media creates connection with friends, family, influencers and companies all around the world. It diminishes borders, encourages the sharing of information and creates spaces for learning. However, it also presents a challenge to parents and young people. Issues such as unsolicited contact, inappropriate content and cyber bullying are chal-lenges they should not face alone.
As a parent this can be a daunting and at times a concerning experience. How do we prepare kids for social media? How do parents continue their fundamental role in their child’s development in both the digital and physical spaces of their lives?
KodaChat began with these challenges in mind – to create a safer community for kids to socialise. This is achieved by
ensuring parents are a part of the process and can prepare their kids through a number of integral but easy to use features. These features can be utilised to guide young people in how they should be treated and treat others, what content should be sent and received and how to handle someone acting inappropriately. KodaChat is a supervised chat application for young people that allows parents to guide and prepare them.
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OPENING OF GYMNASIUM The School celebrated the opening of its gymnasium on Monday this week. The gymnasium was opened by The Hon. Christian Por-ter MP, Minister for Social Services and Member for Pearce and blessed by The Most Reverend Roger Herft AM, Archbishop of Perth. It was a delight for myself and the Chair of the School Coun-cil, Mr. John Filippone, to welcome many special guests to the opening including the School’s Inaugural Principal, Mr. Allan Shaw, my predecessor, Mr. Doug Swingler, the Mayors of Wanneroo and Joondalup, fellow ASC Principals and representatives from the ACC which runs our School’s inter-School sporting competitions. On the afternoon of the opening and on Tuesday afternoon, the Gym-nasium was open to School families for an inspection. At the opening the School’s Sporting Prefect, Ross Godwin, read the following ‘Wish for Sport’, which encapsulates what I wish the gymnasium to provide to all who use it:
May all the students who play and study in this gymnasium and on its external courts, and all the teachers and coaches who instruct them, learn the great gifts of sporting activity: the healthy bodies and minds it promotes; the teamwork it encourages: the justice and respect of true sportsmanship; a respect for fair play and the acceptance of the decisions of sporting officials.
May this gymnasium be a facility that is utilised by all stu-dents at the School and, in the future, residents of our com-munity. May sporting accomplishments be many and Injuries few!
NAPLAN Week Last week saw the annual NAPLAN testing of our Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 students take place. I wish to recognise that the testing is, especially for our Year 3 students, a time of some apprehension and concern, as it is for their parents. Howev-er, I know that our students are well prepared for the series of tests that take place. Even more importantly I am very proud of our School’s sensible approach to the NAPLAN testing, recognising it as a “snapshot” of our students’ collective learning at a point in time and not a definitive assessment of a student’s ability and/or potential, nor a measurement of the many aspects that constitute a student’s education at the School.
YEAR 7 CAMP During Week 2 our Year 7 students participated in their annual camp at the Ern Halliday Reserve at Hillarys. A full report on the Camp is in this Newsletter. There were many tired, but happy faces when the buses returned to School on the Friday at camp’s end. My special thanks are extended to staff who gave of their time to assist the students in making the camp an enjoyable experience.
YEAR 12 DRAMA PRODUCTION At the end of Week 2 the Year 12 Drama Class staged their assessment performance of the play “The Rehearsal”. The play was ironically about a group of high school students preparing, somewhat reluctantly, for a production of “Guys and Dolls”. The class wonderfully captured the tensions, rivalries and drama of preparing for a performance and witty dia-logue and clever timing made for a humourous evening. It was a pleasure to see so many students perform who have contributed to dramatic productions at the School for a number of years; however, it was equally heartening to see the skills of those for whom Drama has become a recent pursuit. Declan Waters role as the shy and awkward Jim was a de-light, Nadia Denston captured the challenging work of teaching perfectly and Holly Edwards-Smith and Casey Van Der Berg provided the audience with some outrageous confrontations and verbal contests. Well done to all involved under the direction of Miss Fryer-Smith.
The Principal and the Honourable Christian Porter
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LEAVERS’ JACKETS PRESENTED TO YEAR 12 STUDENTS At last Thursday’s Senior School Assembly our Year 12 students were presented with their Leavers’ Jackets. For every student the jacket is a Leaver’s Jacket being their individual garment. Collectively the jackets are the Leavers’ Jackets, belonging to all the students. The positioning of the apostrophe to distinguish between the individual and the group is important for grammati-cal accuracy; however, it also reminds us that our Year 12 stu-dents graduate from the School both as an individual and as part of a broader group. This reflects the very nature of human exist-ence- individuals striving as individuals, but, just as importantly, belonging to their wider society and community. My hope is that as our Year 12 students consider their final months at School that they strive to be their best as individuals, whilst at the same time being equally determined to assist and support their fellow students. No truer words were written than those of John Donne who famously observed:
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.”
Julian Dowse
Principal
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CHAPLAIN
The festival of Pentecost was celebrated in churches around the world this Sunday past. Pentecost
is the celebration, 50 days after Easter, that commemorates what we call the beginning of The
Church.
People were gathered in Jerusalem for the Jewish festival of Shavu’ot, or the Festival of the Giving
of the Torah. This festival occurred approximately 50 days after Passover and Jewish people remember the passing
down of the Law, following their escape from Egypt. In its narrowest sense, we now understand that law to be the first
five books of the Old Testament or the Hebrew scriptures.
While the early followers of Jesus were in Jerusalem to celebrate Shavu’ot, they were still trying to comprehend the
events of Easter, including the sightings of Jesus, following his crucifixion. Jesus had promised, that though he must re-
turn to God, he would leave with them a helper or advocate. Their experience as they gathered for Shavu’ot is recorded
as hearing the rush of a violent wind with something like tongues of fire resting on each of the apostles. This was seen as
a sign that the Holy Spirit, the promised advocate had come upon them.
What is perhaps the central aspect of this story, is that they began to speak in different languages, so that all those gath-
ered from surrounding areas could hear and understand their message about God’s love in their own tongue. Thus, es-
sentially making this message available to all.
As Churches celebrated what has come to be known as the birthday of The Church, some churches will have had the
bibles readings read in different languages, some churches will have dressed in red, symbolic of the flames. Others might
join together with different denominations in their area, to recognise our common heritage and the universality of God’s
love.
My prayer for our community this Pentecost, is that each person will know that they are loved by God and that there are
no boundaries to God’s love.
WAASA Afternoon Reflection BY HOLLY EDWARDS -SMITH, JOSHUA ELLIOT, EMILY
WATSON, INNES LUMSDEN AND FRANCINE VAN DEN
BERG
On Friday, the 6th of May, we had the privilege to attend a reun-
ion of leaders at the Archbishop’s house in West Perth. There
were many schools that came to attend this and we were able
to mingle amongst their leaders before the reunion started offi-
cially.
The afternoon began with a greeting from Phillip Goldsworthy,
the Executive Officer of the Western Australian Anglican
Schools Association (WAASA). Archbishop Roger then wel-
comed us into his home with a prayer and a bit of history about the house and his life. All the student leaders from all
the schools were randomly divided into three groups and sent to our respective areas to have group discussions about
leadership. Over the course of the afternoon each group rotated between each station to talk with different members of
the Christian community – Reverend Sebastiana, Reverend Tom and the Archbishop of Perth.
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The afternoon’s discussions were very interesting as we learned about what it meant to be a leader in an Anglican
school – how our faith shapes how we act as a leader, and how we should serve others through our roles in our
schools. We looked at the fears and the problems sometimes associated with leadership and how to overcome them
but also how it is important to have fears and flaws. Nobody is perfect but we should always strive to do right by oth-
ers. There was also a chance for us to determine our own personal goals for our leadership positions and determine
ways of achieving them. There was so much that happened throughout the afternoon that each of us was able to per-
sonally take away something from the reunion, shaping our path forward as leaders at Peter Moyes.
“The day was a huge success! All the activities that we took part in not only allowed me to further develop our
understanding on what being a true leader is, but also allowed me to build friendships with the other leaders. I am
most thankful for what this day brought us and I hope that what I learned will enable me to act in such a way that it is
beneficial for both the students and the rest of the school.” Joshua Elliot, Head Boy.
“The day taught me that a leader isn't always the messiah we are looking for, they are flawed and can make
mistakes, however it is the way in which they recover and move forward that truly defines them. In the Anglican faith, a
leader is someone who gives all they can to those who follow them and inspires them to be the best they can, a servant
and a friend. This is the type of leader I hope to become, one that gives all, does all they can and most importantly
helps those who can't help themselves” Holly Edwards-Smith, Head Girl.
“I was able to make many friends through this afternoon at the Archbishop's residence, and other conferences
organised by the Anglican Schools Commission and I believe that through such, my own personal understanding of
what it takes to be an effective, admired and overall "good" leader has been formulated. I believe that Friday, was a
great learning experience and I personally cannot talk more highly of it.” - Innes Lumsden, Deputy Head Boy.
“I found the day a very valuable experience through the conversations I had with student leaders from other
various schools. It was interesting to share our experiences and struggles in our leadership roles and get an insight into
how they dealt with these issues. Through talking to all the other leaders around me I felt inspired to improve upon my
own leadership role and to become the leader I want to be.” - Emily Watson, Deputy Head Girl.
“For me personally, I loved the opportunity this gave to me see how other people tackled a problem or rea-
soned about an idea. The afternoon tea gave me a chance mingle with people from other schools and hear what they
are doing within their role which gave me new ideas for my role within Pe-
ter Moyes. But not only that, I was able to take on new perspectives on
leadership, which hopefully will shape my actions as prefect for the benefit
of others” -Francine van den Berg, Chapel Prefect.
Participating in the numerous activities and leadership dissuasions, al-
lowed for us as a Commission of student leaders to grow and develop fur-
ther in our leadership capabilities, while also strengthening our Anglican
faith and social spheres. Often as a leader, you wonder about whether you
are being effective and whether you have what it takes to be a “good”
leader. Opportunities such as these really helped us as leaders strengthen
our beliefs and open our minds to new possibilities.
The afternoon ran so smoothly and was so interesting that we’d like to
thank everyone involved in organising this afternoon. It was a wonderful
experience, which will definitely benefit our leadership roles in the future.
The afternoon concluded with delicious homemade foods and creamy hot
chocolate – a perfect way to start the weekend!
LINDA PILTON
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SENIOR SCHOOL ATAR Year 12 Parents with students in Year 12 who are taking ATAR subjects are informed that their son or daughter must complete an online declaration and permission form. This is a requirement from the Schools Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA). An email has been sent to all parents of Year 12 students with details of how to complete the form. Only students taking ATAR sub-jects are required to complete the form. The deadline for its completion is Friday 24th June, 2016. For further information, please see the letter below from SCSA.
Note that Year 12 ATAR students will also be given this information at School; however, prior to students completing the declaration and permission, it is important that they discuss how it is to be completed with their parents first.
Any concerns regarding the form, please contact Mrs Shaw.
JULY REVISION PROGRAMS FOR YEAR 12 AND YEAR 10 STUDENTS
Year 12 - WACE+ July courses are an intensive exam preparation program for ATAR students.
Year 10 - Revision and consolidation in Mathematics, English, Study Skills and Essay Writing.
Students from PMACS have a discount for the program, making each subject just $200.
See Mrs Neilson at SS Reception for the Brochure which has more details.
YEAR 10 PARENT TEACHER EVENING Thank you to parents for attending the recent Year 10 Parent Teacher Evening. Teachers enjoyed meeting with parents to discuss their son’s or daughter’s progress and to ensure that they are working towards achieving their academic goals. Although the Year 10 examinations are in Week 7, it is important that students maintain their home study sched-ule of 1 to 1.5 hours each week night. Students and parents also took the opportunity to attend the Careers Expo, as part of this term’s Choices theme of the Senior School, whereby Year 10 students are thinking about future subject choices and post-secondary destinations.
Natalie Shaw
Associate Principal-Senior School
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MIDDLE SCHOOL The Middle School Term One Honour Award is given to one boy and one girl from the Middle School each Term. Selected by teachers, both students demonstrate the School’s values of Knowledge & Insight, Equality & Compassion, Integration & Wholeness, Confidence, Compe-tence and Responsibility and Self-worth. Whilst also displaying the following qualities: excellent quality learning significant improvement in learning, physical excellence shown within a spirit of sportsmanship and graciousness in victory or defeat, being prepared to stand up for what is ‘right’, exhibiting equality & compassion and enabling others to also show this quality in a spirit of equity, trust and the acceptance of diversity.
It was with pleasure that the Term One Middle School Honours Awards were presented to Brooke Lamb (9.1) and Peter Godwin (8.3) who were both very worthy recipients.
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YEAR 7 CAMP Recently our eager Year 7 students and their Tutors, Team Leaders, subject
teachers and parents set off down the road for the renowned beachside camp
site, Ern Halliday Recreation Camp, at Hillarys, for three days, two nights of fun
outdoor activities, lots of delicious camp food and of course plenty of sleep
deprivation!
Although drizzly at the most opportune moments, the low hanging, partial
cloud cover seemed to give way to warm radiant sunshine at just the right
times to give us the sense of an extended summer. This was a blessing given
that most activities were situated along our beautiful coastline. Students were
introduced to surf life-saving and raced each other on paddle boards, falling
off more times than they would care to admit. There were also a few more
bicycle stacks than we would care to admit on the coastal tour to Mullaloo
Beach! However, thankfully there were no injuries apart from a few minor
scrapes and splinters. The weather was perfect for hooking up to a harness
and zipping along the flying fox or hanging suspended 10 feet off the ground,
learning how to abseil.
There were plenty of students hanging suspended indoors, too! The big swing was a clear favourite of the students, as
they would patiently wait their turn to be hoisted to the ceiling of the gymnasium, only to be let go and swing through
the air at g-forces, daring to close their eyes or hang upside down, as if the g-forces weren’t thrills enough. Many stu-
dents challenged their fear of heights by climbing walls, climbing rope ladders and even climbing precariously stacked
milk crates for the reward of dinging a foam ball.
Evening activities began with the annual Hawaiian disco on the first night. With the help of a hired DJ, students were
encouraged to let their hair down and dance the night away with such classics as the Macarena and Limbo stick. The
disco must have worked well in wearing them out, as in the next evening students were a little more subdued, and
most were content to just settle in to watch one of the latest DVDs in their sleeping bags.
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We finished our camp by taking over the Great Escape at Hillarys. Students rushed to get to their favourite activities,
whether that be trampolining, miniature golf, water slides or watching 6D sensory films. I was most impressed to see
the brave students (and teachers!) run straight for the high ropes course, put on their harnesses and reinforce all the
skills they have just learnt at Ern Halliday.
My greatest reward was to oversee the camp and watch the students work in unfamiliar teams, develop positive rela-
tionships with new people, form new friendship groups and encourage and challenge each other. I came to under-
stand the awesome potential of our cohort that little bit more and have even more pride in our students after watch-
ing them overcome their personal challenges, whether that be swimming in the ocean, or a fear of heights or letting
loose at the disco, all the while maintaining their endearing composure and dignity. Our students will carry with them
the relationships formed over camp and the new found belief in themselves, and no doubt it will be an experience
they remember for years to come. I wish to take this time to thank the staff at Ern Halliday, and staff and parents at
Peter Moyes for making the camp possible.
Jesse Phillips Teacher
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PRIMARY SCHOOL
Welcome to our next edition of Primary School News, and a special welcome to new families
that have joined the Primary School recently.
DISCOVER THE POSSIBILITIES!
We are very excited in launching the plans for the expansion of the Early Years programme
this week. You will probably notice the new banners up and around the perimeter of the
School.
Our innovative approach in the Early Years Programme will help inspire, guide and encourage
our students to flourish. Our philosophy is for all children to experience learning that is engag-
ing, whilst building important skills for life and learning. We also believe it is important for children to develop a deep-
ened sense of who they are and become connected members of the larger community.
The Primary School will be hosting an information session this Thursday evening for all Pre-Kindy and Kindergarten fami-
lies wishing to learn more about our programme for 2017 and the expansion of the Early Years Programme in general.
This will be held in the Western Foyer from 6.00pm - 7.00pm. A crèche will be provided.
Some important dates for the next couple of weeks:
Year 5 Camp Leader’s Meeting – Tuesday 17th May 5.00 – 6.00pm
School Tour for prospective families – Thursday 19th May 9.00am – 10.30am
Pre Kindy/Early Learning Parent Information Night – Thursday 19th May
Year 4 Academic Extension excursion – Perth Hills Discovery Centre – Tuesday 24th May
Upper Primary Assembly 4.1 – Tuesday 24th May 2.00pm – 2.30pm
Year 5 Camp at New Norcia – Wednesday 25th – Friday 27th May
Connect, Learn, Engage Seminar ‘Kodachat’ 26th May 7.00pm – 9.00pm
Lower Primary assembly 1.1 and 1.2 – Tuesday 31st May 2.00pm – 2.30pm
Year 6 Lightning Carnival – Friday 3rd June
MOTHER’S DAY MORNING
On Friday 6th May all children from Kindergarten to Year 2 enjoyed a fun morning
with their Mums to celebrate Mother’s Day. The morning started with a 200
voice choir of Early Years students singing their hearts out to their mums, leaving
many a mum with a tear in their eye. This was followed by a morning tea of cu-
cumber sandwiches and a vast variety of activities spread across the whole of the
Early Years environment. What a great way to celebrate our School community!
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PRIMARY SCHOOL NATURE PLAYGROUND AREA
Over the coming months the School’s gardening team
will be rejuvenating and invigorating the Nature Play-
ground in sections at a time. New plantings and white
sand, river stones and minor repairs will be carried out
in this area. We are very grateful for the new ‘Mud
Kitchen’ built by members of the maintenance team, Mr
Mark Noland and Mr Dean Henley.
The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden area has all its
raised beds filled with soil ready for planting by our Year
two classes. Bark chips will be laid over the remaining
bitumen area once the reticulation has been positioned.
Thank you also to the army of dads who recently helped
fill the garden beds with healthy soil.
NAPLAN WEEK
With NAPLAN now over, we were very happy with how the students in Years
3 and 5 coped with the pressure of numerous assessments over the three
days.
On each of the NAPLAN days students were given a ‘Brain Snack’ of toast and
Milo and were then engaged in a ‘fitness run around’ before they sat their
assessments. The idea behind this was to provide each child with a supportive
distraction. We know the combined benefits of physical exercise have a posi-
tive effect on brain function on multiple fronts, ranging from improving the
blood flow to the brain by pumping in more oxygen and also supporting the
drop in stress hor-
mones. One boy was
quoted in saying that
the smell of toast re-
minded him of home.
A big thank you to the
team of volunteers who
helped staff prepare the ‘brain snack’ each morning.
LOST PROPERTY
The Primary Captains have been sorting out the mountain of lost property in the Primary School this week. They were
astounded by the large number of items that had no identification on them. Please can you ensure you label all items
that come to School, especially if your child is prone to misplacing their belongings.
HONOUR AWARD WINNERS
The Term One Honour Award winners are:
Whitlam Hendricks 6.1
Sophie Byrne 4.3
Congratulations to both students!
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PRIMARY VISUAL ART
Mrs Jan Golding is asking for parent helpers to assist her this term in the Art Room. If you are available, can you please
let her know when you are free to assist.
The Year 6 classes have recently completed their individual sculptures dressed in clothing made from batik fabric they
have also designed. The Year 2 cohort have been making fish and bird pillows using metallic fabric pants and these are
now ready for sewing into beautiful cushions.
CONGRATULATIONS!
There are four students that have been selected from the School to represent the Western Australian Trampoline Gym-
nastics team and attend the Australian Trampoline Gymnastics Championships from May 30th – June 5th in Melbourne.
On behalf of the School we wish the following students the best of ‘trampolining’ success:
Alannah Boseley in 4.1
Dylan Scanlon in 5.2 has also been selected to attend the Team Future Camp in Canberra.
Laila Peacock in 6.1
Patrick Freind in 6.2
DESIGNING BRIGHT FUTURES
The School is participating in an innovation project that will allow us to understand the needs of our students across the
whole school. We are interested in exploring both the student’s engagement in learning, and their experience of school.
Therefore, we have compiled a survey for students, parents, teachers and community members to complete.
The design of the survey prioritises the understanding of deep engagement in learning:
Is learning a part of the student’s identity?
Is it pervasive, extending beyond the school?
Is learning social, involving relationships with peers and others?
Is it deep: does it result in memorable and meaningful experiences?
Is it relevant: connected to future lives, not just the next test?
The survey will enable us to understand how engaged students are in their learning, generally, and whether the school
provides an engaging learning experience.
We would greatly appreciate you completing the survey (5 minutes approx.) by 25th May. All responses are anonymous.
Please click on the following link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HP29PHK
Something to ponder on…
Having a positive mindset in mathematics has been proven to do more than help students feel more confident about
their skills and keep trying when they fail; it also primes their brains to think better.
Recent research at Stanford University have found that there is more efficient brain activity during mathematics thinking
in students who have a positive mindset about maths. In other words, there is strong evidence to suggest a positive
mindset contributes to a child’s competence in mathematics.
So if you hear yourself saying to your child, ‘I was never any good at maths…’ or ‘I never liked maths…’ maybe stop your-
self next time and ask yourself if you are contributing to your child’s positive or negative attitude to mathematics?
Mr Roderick Wood
Associate Principal of Primary
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DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES This term, as part of the Digital Technologies curriculum, Year Four stu-dents have been involved in Computational Thinking activities. They learnt about Binary as a computer language. In this activity, students explored an encoding called ASCII, which is one common way of interpreting binary numbers as letters of the alphabet. The digits 0 and 1 were represented as black and white squares. Students were able to use the binary code to spell their names by colouring the squares. They then had to transfer the pattern into beads, which they enjoyed threading onto string to make a necklace or anklet.
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ART
SHAUN TAN ART AWARD ENTRIES
Congratulations to William Kelly, Melina Manganaro, Constance Lyon and Lani Hunter from the Year 10 Advanced Vis-
ual Arts class on having drawing work selected to enter into the annual Shaun Tan art award, hosted by the City of
Subiaco. The work selected is from their first project that explored a range of drawing media and styles.
It is a highly competitive exhibition, with only the top 10 entries for each age group being selected for exhibition. Good
luck to your four representatives.
Ms Rockliff Art Teacher
William Kelly
Constance Lyon
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Tulani Hunter
Melina Manganaro
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CAREERS Thank you to all organisations for coming to our Careers EXPO on the 2nd May. The EXPO stalls were consistently inun-
dated with Students and Parents looking at the potential pathways that exist after high school. If you missed it please
visit our Virtual Careers EXPO link;
http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/virtualcareersexpo
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or send a copy of your CV to [email protected]
Carina’s Kitchen Carina’s Kitchen is looking for someone to work Part-time 1 day a week or on weekends. Potential workplace learning opportunity. Please call 0411437388 Bucking Bull Beverage Internship Cost: $900. Location: Midland. New store opening 1st week of May. Training Dates: May 2-3, May 9-10, 16 May, Work Experience begins April 28 at Ocean Keys Bucking Bull. Content: Accredited SIR30212 - Certificate III in Retail Operations 6 unit Skill Set. Duration: Five-day knowledge and skill development workshops. Practical experience completed via 100 hours work experience. Employment Outcome: Probation casual employment leading to permanent causal employment.
Benefits: Training and work experience ensure students are job-ready prior to employment, continuous employment
pool of competent job-ready applicants, provide applicants with much needed work experience, rigorous screening
process to ensure suitability of applicants, students will be teamed with an expert during work experience, Individual
Training Plan to support literacy and numeracy development, career counseling for further study options, updated
resume with new skills gained evaluated against the Australian Core Skills Framework, option to complete remaining
eight units to achieve a full SIR30212 - Certificate III in Retail Operations qualification at pro-rata cost either fee-for-
service or as a Traineeship.
Interviews Wed April 27 RING 95611822 to make a booking
For more information please call;
Paul Williams
Manager - Perth
Toby Wright Careers and Vocational Education Coordinator
m: 0400 677 683
p: 1300 736 005
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PARENTS AND FRIENDS Mothers’ Day Stalls Thank you to all parents who helped to prepare for and run the Primary School Mother’s Day Stalls. They say a picture can paint a thousand words:
Volunteer Opportunities
Event
Date
Contact
Primary Art Room
Anytime : Your child does
not have to be
in the class that
Please contact Janice Golding [email protected]
Home Economics/Food Rooms - cleaning
Anytime
Please contact Rita Wilson [email protected]
P & F Meeting Dates 2016 Amended
Meetings begin at 7.00pm and are held in the T & E
Rooms entered via the Waves Café
Tuesday 21st June (General Meeting)
Tuesday 9th August (General and Funding Meeting)
Tuesday 13th September (AGM)
Tuesday 25th October (General Meeting)
Tuesday 15th November (General Meeting)
P & F Events 2016
Walk Safely to School Day – Friday 20th May
Primary School Disco – Friday 17th June
Father’s Day Stall – Wednesday 31st August
Bunnings Sausage Sizzle – Sunday 19th June
Car Boot Sale – Sunday 21st August