Category: 2021

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As outlined in our Principal’s communication to families on 4 May, families should now be using normal absentee notification procedures via phone or email. More details can be found on the Portal here: https://portal.ststephens.wa.edu.au/parent-and-student/plan-the-day/absentee-info.html.

For students who may be missing assessments, including Examinations and EST’s, the Assessment Policy requires medical documentation of the reasons for absence due to illness. This is usually a medical certificate. In the case of COVID-19 it is either: your child’s message from the WA Health Department confirming registration of the positive RAT result or confirmation of the positive PCR test result, or a doctor’s letter confirming the COVID-19 diagnosis and the date of infection. Please send this to ABSENTEESDUNCRAIG@ststephens.wa.edu.au as usual.

Absentees will advise teaching staff of medical documentation provided. Students should email their teacher if they are missing any assessment because the follow up procedure depends on the circumstances. Wherever possible, teaching staff or our Examination Coordinator will reschedule missed assessments. In some cases, an alternative assessment might be provided and in a few rare cases it might not be possible to reschedule so Assessment Policy procedures will be followed and communicated to the student.

Liz Criddle

Deputy Head of Secondary (Teaching & Learning)

 

The Fete Committee met recently to work through the logistics of presenting a Fete in 2022. With restrictions only just being lifted, it was decided to reframe this year’s Fete into something later in the year that would give the Committee more time to put something together. The community event will now be a Christmas Market (pending City of Joondalup approvals) on Saturday, November 26 from 4-8pm. More information will be provided later in the year. For anyone happy to help out in the planning or on the day, please contact Julie Wookey on juliewookey12@gmail.com

What a week Mikaylah has had!

ACC Inter school Championships:

Mikaylah, Year 7,  set three new ACC Records in the U13 girls S19 MC Division (50m Freestyle: 38.94, 50m Backstroke: 51.15 & 50m Breaststroke: 47.03)

At the weekend: Swimming WA State Long Course Championships

Silver 50m Breaststroke MC

Silver 50m Freestyle MC and a PB time of 38.93

Bronze 50m Butterfly MC

Mikaylah is off to Adelaide to compete in the National Swimming Championships over the holidays.

Matt Richmond

Head of Learning Area – Health & Physical Education

 

 

 

Whilst many members of our community have been affected by the current safety protocols associated with COVID 19, few are more impacted than local charity providers  and those they serve, the most vulnerable in our community.

For the remainder of Term One, Duncraig Secondary would like to construct care packs for those in need living around Perth. As you do your weekly shopping, please consider adding a few of the items below to your trolley and arrange with your child to drop them off in the marked box outside Student Services. The Deans and I will work with our year 12s to create these packs before sending them on to local services where they will make their way into the hands of those that need them most.

Our Service Learning programme has been affected by our current settings and our students have been unable to participate in the same service activities that take place in any given term. This collection acknowledges this gap and sits as an addition to our Winter Appeal and our Christmas appeal.

Donations of second-hand small backpacks, handbags and reusable shopping bags will also be accepted.

 

Female Care Pack

Underarm Deodorant

Small shampoo and conditioner

Plastic raincoat

Water bottle

Sanitiser gel

Socks

Body spray

Face masks

Sanitary Items

Face/body wipes

 

Male Care Pack

Razors

Underarm deodorant

Shaving cream

Small shampoo

Plastic raincoat

Water bottle

Sanitiser gel

Socks

Face masks

 

Liz Criddle

Deputy Head of Secondary (Teaching & Learning)

Thursday the  Y11 General class did a fish eye dissection and pictured is Saffron who dissected this eye herself and did a perfect job!

Courtney Wood

Teacher – Science

Congratulations  to Josh Davies (Year 12) who has been selected in the U18 Australian National Baseball squad

Josh is one of 44 players to be selected with a view to representing Australia at the U-18 World Cup in Florida in August 2022

Josh is also part of the Elite Athlete Program run at the school.

Matt Richmond

Head of Learning Area – Health & Physical Education