NEWSLETTER

ISSUE 5 JUNE 2013

14-Jun OPEN MORNING

Year 8 and 9 examinations

conclude

18-Jun Young Writerrsquos Workshop ndash Year 8

English Students

19-Jun Primary Parent Partnership

Coffee Morning 845am ndash

Advanced Numero - LEC

Year 10 AFL School Boys Cup

excursion - all day

Year 12 Stage 3 History - The

John Curtin Prime Ministerial

Library - 845am ndash 145pm

21-Jun Primary Speakersrsquo Challenge

100pm - Chapel

24-Jun RAC Driver Education Parent

Seminar - 600-700pm - Chapel

28-Jun Red Nose Day (Ramsden House

Charity Event)

29-Jun PampF Quiz Night

01-Jul Year 12 Stage 2 and 3 English

Conference- Curtin University

03-Jul Secondary Colours Assembly ndash

840 am BDISC

04-Jul Instrumental Recital VMAC

315pm-415pm

05-Jul Primary Merit Assembly

Term 2 concludes for students

and staff

Administration

9495 8100

Early Learning Centre

9495 8166

Primary School

9495 8118

Secondary Absentees

9495 8111

Secondary Student Reception

9495 8113

Term 2 08-May to 05-Jul Winter

Uniform

Term 3 24-Jul to 27-Sep Winter

Uniform

Term 4 15-Oct to 11-Dec Summer

Uniform

Centre Road Camillo WA 6111

Tel [08] 9495 8100

Fax [08] 9495 1504

Email mailjwacswaeduau

Web wwwjwacswaeduau

IMPORTANT DATES

MISSION STATEMENT

ldquoWe help our students discover their passion and direction in life and make a positive

contribution in the worldrdquo

CORE VALUES

We are a nurturing Christian community basing all we do on the values of

RESPECT for ourselves for others and the environment RESPONSIBILITY for our actions

HONESTY in our interaction with others COMMITMENT to achieve our best in all we do

TELEPHONE NUMBERS

2013 TERM DATES

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear Parents

The School has enjoyed a successful first half of the term with a highlight being the visit of His

Excellency Malcolm McCusker the Governor of Western Australia and Mrs Tonya McCusker to the

Primary Assembly on 24 May

Accepting an invitation from Acting Deputy Head of Primary Mrs Currey the Governor spoke

about his role and answered a diverse range of questions from the students Mrs McCusker then

spoke about their Kids Who Give WA initiative which encourages young people to give back to

their communities with the goal of making our world a better place The children demonstrated

our culture of taking action through the Year 3 Magpie class item which focused on sustainability

and the prudent use of natural resources such as wood and water Presentations from several

students from Years 1 to 6 who explained action they had taken on a class or individual basis to

address the needs of others concluded the assembly The guests were most impressed by the

students and the work they are doing through the Primary Years Programme to encourage the

practical demonstration of care responsibility and respect for mankind

SUPPORT OUR INSPIRATIONAL TEACHERS

Nominations for the National Excellence in Teaching Awards (NEiTA) for 2013 are now open

Initiated in 1994 this is the only independent national awards programme where school

communities - individual parents school councils committees of management parent

associations secondary student councils and community organisations - can publicly

acknowledge and reward their inspirational educators

Nominated teachers receive a congratulatory NEiTA Certificate of Nomination and become

eligible for NEiTA State and National Awards It is easy to nominate Forms are available at ELC

Primary and School Administration or can be downloaded or completed online at

wwwneitacomau or requested from the NEiTA Secretariat by telephoning freecall 1800 624

487 Nominations close on 31 July

EXAMINATIONS AND REPORTING

Mid-term is always a demanding time for students and staff with examinations in the Secondary

School and academic reporting for all years Students have been encouraged to prepare

thoroughly and do their best

AUTUMN CHILLS AND ILLS

The onset of cooler weather has seen a rise in absenteeism with a large number of students

unwell Many are battling illness and struggling through the school day Whilst family

circumstances may make it difficult to keep children at home it is preferable to do so not only to

hasten their recovery but also to minimise the risk of infection Staff are increasingly being asked

to provide work for sick students even for absences of one or two days This is impractical with

the child often unable to complete the task It is our preference that students focus on recovery

rather than struggle to complete work at home when they are unwell Please note in future that

work will not be provided by staff for short term absences For absences exceeding five days

staff will provide work and general guidance as required I seek your support in this regard

PampF QUIZ NIGHT

The forthcoming Quiz Night on Saturday 29 June promises to be a terrific occasion With a James

Bond theme Brendan Kilmartin as Quiz Master a silent auction a few surprises and great prizes

to be won I urge you to book your table and support the PampF All monies raised will directly

benefit our children

With good wishes for the remainder of the term

ANNE FORD

PRINCIPAL

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

As I started to write about the events that have been occurring in the Primary School over the past few weeks it

became very clear that there was a common theme of lsquoCommunityrsquo coming through Communities can take many

shapes and forms but at all times they are vital in developing a sense of belonging connectedness and feelings

of being valued

KIDS WHO GIVE WA

This term we had the pleasure of welcoming His Excellency Malcolm McCusker Governor of Western Australia and

Mrs McCusker to one of our Primary assemblies They were invited out to the School to talk about the ldquoKids Who

Give WArdquo project The programme has been designed to acknowledge those students and schools already

contributing to their communities and to inspire others to become involved This linked in perfectly with the PYP and

our focus on taking ldquoactionrdquo The Governor spoke about his role and duties and Mrs McCusker shared different

ways in which young people can contribute to society They were very keen to hear about ldquogivingrdquo projects

currently happening at John Wollaston Two of our Year 1 students shared their decision to collect items for the less

fortunate people the children from the Manila Arts and Crafts club spoke about the items they are making for our

two secondary students to take when they go on the Reach Out Manila pilgrimage and the Year 6s spoke about

the PYP exhibition and taking action They were most impressed with what they heard and added that they were

looking forward to hearing more about the activities being undertaken at John Wollaston We hope this visit will

have inspired our children to continue to look at ways in which they can make valuable contributions to the

community

JELLY BABY DAY

On Friday 31 May the children came to school in a variety of very colourful outfits The Captains helped to promote

Jelly Baby Day and everyone was encouraged to dress up as their favourite jelly baby colour and bring in a gold

coin donation A colouring competition was also held and the winner from each class received a small prize The

winning entries are on display in the Library Resource Centre We raised a wonderful total of $611 which will go

towards research into Juvenile Diabetes Thank you to Mrs Haylee Godfrey for coordinating the event again this

year

YEAR 1 COMMUNITY WALK

The central idea for the Year 1 Inquiry this term was lsquoCommunities are structured to provide different servicesrsquo The

students went on a community walk around Armadale and this included visiting the Fire Station the Police Station

and the local shops where they had the opportunity to meet many members of the community They had also

baked some gifts to give to the community workers to show their appreciation of the services that they provide for

us

ECUMENICAL SERVICE

Our Year 6 Captains were invited to participate in an Ecumenical Service at Hale School The invitation was

extended to independent schools to come together and share in a thanksgiving service The homily focused on

dreaming believing and acting The students were encouraged to think about what they could do to help make a

difference to the lives of others After the service the students from all the different schools had the opportunity to

mix with one another The challenge was put out to meet as many other students as possible and learn about the

crest on their school uniform Our Captains were great ambassadors for the School

YEAR 7 TRANSITION

The Year 6 students recently had the opportunity to experience life in Year 7 Over two days they went to a variety

of Specialist lessons and enjoyed having lunch in the Year 7 area too They came back with huge smiles on their

faces and excitedly told everyone about all the lessons they had experienced They spoke about making key

rings in Woodwork cupcakes in Food and Technology and blowing things up in the Science rooms A few of the

reflections included

ldquoWhen I went to Year 7 I had a lot of fun in the workshop with Mrs James I made a key chain and I feel more

comfortable about going to Year 7rdquo

lsquoI really enjoyed making a dry ice bomb in Science with Mr Winterrdquo

ldquoThe Year 7 Centre itself is really cool It even has heated floorsrdquo

ldquoMeeting our teachers was very exciting They were really inspiring fun and friendly I canrsquot wait to learn with

themrdquo

DISCO

The disco is always a highly anticipated event on the calendar each year The children from Pre-Primary to Year 7

danced the night away to their favourite songs and enjoyed the opportunity to dance with their teachers too

Thank you to Mrs Del Nash and the PampF for organising another successful event

UPCOMING EVENTS

The Advanced Numero coffee morning will be held on Wednesday 19 June in the LEC at 845am

The ELC and Year 3-6 Cross Country Carnivals are on Thursday 20 June

We look forward to seeing you at these events and having the opportunity to come together as a school

community

FIONA SHAND

ACTING HEAD OF PRIMARY

FROM THE ACTING HEAD OF PRIMARY

FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPALS

YEAR 7 2014

Our current Year 6 students had a great time experiencing what life as a Year 7 might be like next year whilst the

current Year 7 students were on camp in April There was a session of learning about how the Transition year

worked with the students enjoying a panel discussion and some games in the Year 7 Centre with the Year 11 Peer

Support Leaders They also had a taste of at least two sessions of Science Foods Drama and Workshop returning

to their Year 6 classrooms brimming with enthusiasm for what lies ahead in 2014 Thank you very much to the

Secondary teachers for their exciting fun-filled lessons and to the Year 7 teachers and students who allowed us into

the Year 7 Centre for the morning We hope to hold more sessions for the Year 6 students later in the year

YEAR 7 CAMP

A wonderful time was had by all Year 7 students teachers and parents who attended the four day camp at

Fairbridge Village There were many physical and emotional challenges for the students but they took them on

board and made the most of their time Thank you to Mr Crawford for organising the camp and also to other staff

and parents for contributing their time

CLUBS

The end of Term 2 will see the completion of most secondary Clubs for the year Students in Years 7 8 and 9 have

enjoyed the wide variety of activities on offer Thanks are extended to the teaching staff for offering interesting and

challenging sessions and also to the parents who rearranged transport and other out-of-school commitments to fit

around the Clubs programme I attended a Positive Education Conference in May at which data was provided

showing that extra-curricula activities such as our Clubs Programme greatly enhance a studentrsquos connectedness

with teachers and have a positive impact on academic progress and attendance Students who participate in

extra-curricula activities are less likely to smoke and take drugs have better social skills and are more likely to

complete post-secondary qualifications The wonderful optional Clubs programme in Primary will continue until the

end of Term 3

AMY COOMBE

We are very fortunate in being able to secure the services of Amy Coombe for a day thanks to the support of our

P amp F Amy is a young woman who draws on her experiences as a troubled teenager to deliver uplifting talks to

young people and adults She spoke to our Year 11 and Year 12 girls in Term 1 receiving extremely positive

feedback and great connectedness with many individuals On her next visit Amy will speak to a number of student

groups and the whole staff This will be followed by a parent evening The date for this visit is 20 August and I urge

parents to set this night aside Amy will be available after the talk to enjoy a lsquocupparsquo with you and is always willing

to follow up with emailphone contact She has been featured on a number of current affairs programmes and in

newspaper articles If you wish to get any further information Amyrsquos website is amyamycoombecom

PARENTING WA GUIDES

Guides for parents carers and organisations working with young children and teenagers are available at

httpwwwcommunitieswagovauparentsParentingWAGuides

Teenage parties teenage eating and dieting talking sex with teenagers family violence and parenting in single

parent families are some of the topics covered

THE JOHN WOLLASTON ANGLICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL EQUESTRIAN TEAM

at the

State Inter-School championships in April 2013

Ciara De Groot Ashleigh De Groot Nicola Lachenicht and Michelle Lachenicht

BRONWYN TWINING

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL (PASTORAL CARE)

FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPALS

YEAR 7 2014

Our current Year 6 students had a great time experiencing what life as a Year 7 might be like next year whilst the

current Year 7 students were on camp in April There was a session of learning about how the Transition year

worked with the students enjoying a panel discussion and some games in the Year 7 Centre with the Year 11 Peer

Support Leaders They also had a taste of at least two sessions of Science Foods Drama and Workshop returning

to their Year 6 classrooms brimming with enthusiasm for what lies ahead in 2014 Thank you very much to the

Secondary teachers for their exciting fun-filled lessons and to the Year 7 teachers and students who allowed us into

the Year 7 Centre for the morning We hope to hold more sessions for the Year 6 students later in the year

YEAR 7 CAMP

A wonderful time was had by all Year 7 students teachers and parents who attended the four day camp at

Fairbridge Village There were many physical and emotional challenges for the students but they took them on

board and made the most of their time Thank you to Mr Crawford for organising the camp and also to other staff

and parents for contributing their time

CLUBS

The end of Term 2 will see the completion of most secondary Clubs for the year Students in Years 7 8 and 9 have

enjoyed the wide variety of activities on offer Thanks are extended to the teaching staff for offering interesting and

challenging sessions and also to the parents who rearranged transport and other out-of-school commitments to fit

around the Clubs programme I attended a Positive Education Conference in May at which data was provided

showing that extra-curricula activities such as our Clubs Programme greatly enhance a studentrsquos connectedness

with teachers and have a positive impact on academic progress and attendance Students who participate in

extra-curricula activities are less likely to smoke and take drugs have better social skills and are more likely to

complete post-secondary qualifications The wonderful optional Clubs programme in Primary will continue until the

end of Term 3

AMY COOMBE

We are very fortunate in being able to secure the services of Amy Coombe for a day thanks to the support of our

P amp F Amy is a young woman who draws on her experiences as a troubled teenager to deliver uplifting talks to

young people and adults She spoke to our Year 11 and Year 12 girls in Term 1 receiving extremely positive

feedback and great connectedness with many individuals On her next visit Amy will speak to a number of student

groups and the whole staff This will be followed by a parent evening The date for this visit is 20 August and I urge

parents to set this night aside Amy will be available after the talk to enjoy a lsquocupparsquo with you and is always willing

to follow up with emailphone contact She has been featured on a number of current affairs programmes and in

newspaper articles If you wish to get any further information Amyrsquos website is amyamycoombecom

PARENTING WA GUIDES

Guides for parents carers and organisations working with young children and teenagers are available at

httpwwwcommunitieswagovauparentsParentingWAGuides

Teenage parties teenage eating and dieting talking sex with teenagers family violence and parenting in single

parent families are some of the topics covered

THE JOHN WOLLASTON ANGLICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL EQUESTRIAN TEAM

at the

State Inter-School championships in April 2013

Ciara De Groot Ashleigh De Groot Nicola Lachenicht and Michelle Lachenicht

BRONWYN TWINING

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL (PASTORAL CARE)

FROM THE BUSINESS MANAGER

UNIFORM STORE CAFE

PRIMARY CAFEacute LUNCH PURCHASING

Parents are requested to ensure that when ordering your childchildrenrsquos lunches-

Order from a current menu available on the website

Correct money to be enclosed (credit will not be given)

Telephone orders direct to the Cafeacute will not be accepted Please order on-line through Flexi Schools

GAILENE SHORE

BUSINESS MANAGER

The Cafeacute

EFTPOS facilities are now available

at the CAFEacute effective immediately

on purchases over $500

In order to assist the Cafeacute with

lunch orders please will parents in

the ELC be sure to check the Cafeacute

menu before placing orders For practical reasons ELC

children are not able to order ice-creams with their

lunch orders

Please click on the following link to open the current

Cafeacute Menu

Term 2 Cafeacute Menu

COMMUNITY NOTICES

Dear Parents

John Wollaston Anglican Community School is participating in the National Child

Oral Health Survey The Survey is led by the Australian Research Centre for

Population Oral Health at the University of Adelaide and they are seeking you and

your childrsquos help Some children will be selected through a process of random

selection to be part of the survey If your child is selected you will receive an

information pack about the survey and what you can do if you want to help by

participating in the survey This is only the second time in 25 years that a national

survey of childrenrsquos dental health is being done in Australia and your help by being

part of the survey will greatly assist in finding out about the dental health of children in Western Australia and the

rest of Australia

If after reading the information pack you have any questions or would like more information you can call toll free

on 1800 733 284 or contact the WA Project Coordinator (Vicki Gatsos) on 1800 068 096 or email

vickigatsoshealthwagovau

COMMUNITY RELATIONS

The second general Open Morning was held on Friday 14 June and was well attended The second last Open

Morning for the year will be held on Friday 6 September Once again if you know of anyone who is interested in

enrolling their children or finding out more about the School please inform them of this date

NICOLE LAU

COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICER

FROM THE CHAPLAIN

ldquoLiving Waterrdquo

It has been lovely to see the refreshing rain that we have had over

recent weeks The rains have led me to think about the importance of

water for us here in WA I have reflected on the changing rainfall

patterns and on the fact that the climate seems to be becoming

drier When the land becomes parched the water table drops the

dam levels drop and we are really made aware of the

indispensability of water to sustaining our lives Water is for us a ldquolife

bloodrdquo In the absence of water there is drought hellip and potential

death

In a similar way we can also experience spiritual drought in our lives

We sometimes find ourselves in a desert of doubt and apathy Nothing seems to be the way we want it to be and

frankly it may be that in those times we really dont care We wonder if God is listening all we hear is the echo of

our own voices as we cry out to what we perceive to be an absent God I would suggest that just as water is

necessary to sustain life and that its absence brings drought and ultimately death so too Gods loving touch is

necessary in our lives in times of spiritual drought to reinvigorate life

The climate in Palestine in the time of Jesus was also dry He used the importance and scarcity of water to teach

the message of the gospel In one incident Jesus met a Samaritan woman at a well and asked her to draw some

water for him Having done so he said to her

ldquoEveryone who drinks this water will be thirsty again But anyone who drinks the water I give will never be thirsty

again The water I give people will be like a spring flowing inside them It will bring them eternal liferdquo

(John 413-14)

Jesus was telling us that the lsquowaterrsquo that he offers us is a ldquoliving waterrsquo which quenches the spiritual thirst in our lives

and brings our drought to an end There is no tap that supplies this water This water comes from a desire to receive

it from God The lsquowaterrsquo is received simply by asking for it from Jesus and then by searching it out further in his ldquoliving

wordrdquo ndash the Bible

I have seen pictures of a desert landscape being changed into an horizon-to-horizon bed of flowers simply by one

shower of rain

Jesusrsquo living water can do the same for us My prayer is that you may find this living water from Jesus and that your

lives may blossom as a result

God bless

REVD DAVE

CHAPLAIN