Debating

Congratulations to our Novice debating team who won their debate on Tuesday 30 May against Duncraig Senior High School in the West Australian Debating League competition.

The topic of the debate was,  “That schools should prioritise the learning of indigenous languages over foreign languages” and we were the negative team. We created a compelling argument against this motion by stating that logistically this would be very difficult to implement, and there are more effective ways of teaching respect and understanding for Aboriginal culture.

Well done to Darcy Beckitt (7), Tahlia Beckitt (8) and Falgun Batavia (7).

STEM Club

The primary STEM Club meets every Tuesday afternoon in the secondary campus Science Makerspace. Using only 10 jube-jubes and 20 toothpicks, Year 5 and 6 STEM enthusiasts built a prototype platform designed to support a book. After initial testing, students modified their prototype and we tested them again! Success was sweet!

Preservice teacher testing a prototype

Winner of platform build, Tayla Koetser.

Autumn Concert

On Wednesday 31 May, Carramar secondary music students delivered an inspiring performance at the Autumn Music Concert! A collection of ensembles presented a variety of styles ranging from Beethoven to Lois Armstrong. All in attendance agreed that the evening was a wonderful celebration of the achievements of our dedicated students and staff. Congratulations to our Percussion Ensemble for their debut performance!

“What a beautiful, upbeat and uplifting evening. Congratulations on the set, lighting, and of course, the performances. Wonderful to see so many students excelling in their music.” Liz Kirby

“It was beautiful! Congratulations to all the wonderful teachers, musicians and singers and faithful alumni! Hard work, passion and team work always pay off and bring an everlasting SMILE :)” Emel Cobanlar

 

 

Photo credits: Callum Smith, Year 11

UCW Winter Appeal – update

Thank you to the students and their families for the generous donations that will help members of both our local community and the inner city regions.

 Each of the three Year 7 homerooms have worked together to collect items suitable for the Winter Appeal. In the table below is a sample of the sorts of donations that are required.

Carramar Year 7’s standing with the recent collections from their homerooms for the Salvation Army.

Sorry Day

St Stephen’s students, Corey Broad, Blake Smith, Naomi Velterop, Oliver Williams, Demi Egan, Bradley Doig, Ella Baker, Angelia Effendi and Elly Palmer attended the Sorry Day Event in Wellington Square along with 2500 people to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the handing down of the Bringing Them Home Report.

The students ran a stall during the day and enjoyed the music, dance and activities from local Aboriginal performers as well as a special performance by Archie Roach. 

National Reconciliation Week (NRW)

Reconciliation: is a ”coming together” as a nation with the aims to achieve justice, recognition and healing. National Reconciliation Week’s (NRW) theme this year was “Let’s take the next steps”. 

St Stephen’s School Carramar (secondary campus) began NRW with students presenting information at House assembly about the steps taken in our past towards reconciliation. Examples used included the 1967 Referendum, the Native Title Act, the Bringing Them Home Report, Government recognition through Paul Keating’s Redfern Speech and Kevin Rudd’s Apology to the Stolen Generations. All students were invited to wear a lilac ribbon for NRW to raise awareness and show support for reconciliation.

Year 10 students Carla Dias, Fion Edmonds and Monique Madsen gave presentations to year 5 and 6 students and received a warm reception and it was pleasing to see so many younger students knowing so much about reconciliation.

Netball

On Thursday 25th May, approximately 50 girls, from years 7-12 took part in the Champion Schools netball carnival. The girls played between 3 – 5 games, which were 20 minutes long.

The girls did an outstanding job in representing St Stephen’s School, Carramar and should be proud with their results. All teams came away with a few wins against some quality opponents.

Special congratulations go to the year 7’s who won 4 out of 5 games and the year 11’s who won 3 out of 4 games. Well done girls!

 

Meet Melbourne in Perth

Perth Information session 2017

Representatives from the University of Melbourne will be visiting Perth to give students and parents a detailed introduction to all the things Melbourne has to offer. Come along and hear from our friendly staff about:

  • Courses and career outcomes, including the Melbourne degrees and graduate pathways
  • Unique opportunities to enrich your degree such as studying a concurrent diploma or going on exchange
  • Housing options, scholarships and student services
  • Access Melbourne, our special entry and access scheme

Event Schedule

6:00pm – 6:30pm: Arrival and Registration
6:30pm – 7:30pm: Presentation
7:30pm – 8:00pm: Q&A session

Date and time

Thursday 8th Jun 2017 6:30pm-8:00pm

Location

Hyatt Regency Hotel
99 Adelaide Terrace

Perth, Western Australia

Audience

Prospective undergraduate students and their families


https://futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/explore/events/victoria_and_interstate/interstate/wa/perth-information-session

Rob Crewe

Careers Advisor

Year 12 – Young Achievers Early Offer Program

 

Notre Dame’s Early Offer Program gives high-achieving students a chance to secure their place at university before they sit their final exams. Applications are now open. Students can find the application form and instructions on how to apply at: notredame.edu.au/sydney/early-offer

Why students apply for Young Achievers Early Offer Program

  • Early Offer takes the pressure off Year 12 students by allowing them to secure their university spot before final exams
  • Notre Dame is the #1 university for skills development, graduate employment rate, student support and overall quality of educational experience (qilt.edu.au)
  • Students are recognised for their dedication and passion to a broad range of activities, including volunteer work, leadership, sport, the arts and academic achievement
  • Young Achievers get access to Notre Dame’s Leadership Program, including workshops, guest presentations and volunteering opportunities

 

Rob Crewe

Careers Advisor