Monthly Archives: November 2018

SUPPORT SOUTH AFRICA

November 20, 2018

Fundraising efforts are in full swing for the cohort of staff and students attending the 2019 St Stephen’s Global South Africa Tour. The group is looking forward to visiting orphanages and helping disadvantaged children next year. They have organised several fundraising activities and would love your support.

Who doesn’t love a Bunnings sausage sizzle – onions on top or bottom?

Head down to Bunnings Joondalup on Friday, December 7 and Whitfords on Saturday January 5 and 16 to grab a snag and support the South Africa 2019 Tour’s fundraising efforts.

You can also tick getting the car washed off the list of pre-Christmas jobs, with a school-based car wash at Duncraig on Monday, December 3 and at Carramar on Tuesday, December 4.

 

myEdOnline

November 19, 2018

myEdOnline is a new personalised learning platform, and is included in the Booklist for 2019. This is an App which allows differentiation for all students and live tracking of student learning. The App also allows for teachers to give instant feedback on a quest or assessment. It will also be used to create digital lessons for students, deliver engaging lessons and get real-time insights into exactly where each student is at in their individual learning journey.

For more information about how each Learning Area is using the App, please refer to the program page in SEQTA at the start of 2019.

Dr Liz Criddle

Deputy Head of Secondary

First Lego League Team going to State Finals

November 19, 2018

I am tremendously proud of our SSS-Duncraig Team, aka R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddies) they performed exceptionally in the robot game and scored well in the core values part of the competition held today at the Carramar Campus.

As a result we have advanced with 12 other teams to the state finals next weekend at Curtin university!!

We had two other teams from St Stephens advance; The Raging Comets (Carramar Secondary Team) and Galaxy Goats (Carramar Primary Team) and overall Champions of the round!! Our Duncraig Primary Team, Space Doctors, also won an award for their project presentation.

I want to say a big thank you to everyone who has helped us so far; from encouraging the students, supervising training sessions, allowing time out of regular classes and helping with administration and organisation of equipment.

We will need to continue training this week and improve our robot design and presentation for next week’s competition at Curtin University. So please keep encouraging the students if you see them around campus before the Saturday’s Competition.

Amy Aldous

Digital Learning Specialist

Our Team: SSS Duncraig – aka R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddies)

Serious Skills

November 16, 2018

Logan McCormick Year 9 will be hitting the surf to represent Western Australia at the upcoming National Kitesurfing Competition! Logan displays some serious skill and agility in the unusual action sport, even participating in a recent magazine photoshoot with his sponsor Duotone.

Good luck Logan!

Exploring in Science

November 15, 2018

Today we were exploring the physical property of density. Each group made density towers and then evaluated the unknown density of objects.

Nicola Ross

Science Teacher & Assistant Dean of Timae

ICEA KAMBARANG FESTIVAL

November 14, 2018

On the 24th of November ICEA will be hosting a festival celebrating all things that make West Australia the best state.

ICEA is a youth run reconciliation organisation that focuses on creating positive experiences for all Australians. Come down to be involved in all the festival activities: live local music, market stalls, petting zoos, surfing, skating, basketball and most importantly heaps of Noongar cultural activities.

Head to the ICEA Foundation website for more details and to register to compete, or check it out on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/281760269332287/“

STATE ATHLETES

November 14, 2018

Three athletes were recognised as some of the best in the state at the recent WA State Athletics Championships! Congratulations to Hayden Windsor (Year 7) who achieved bronze in High Jump, Eloise Parsons (Year 9) who was awarded bronze in Pole Vault and Nicholas Holmes (Year 9) who took home a silver medal in the 2000m Steeplechase. Wow!

Australian Mathematics Competition

November 13, 2018

The following students were recently awarded Distinction Certificates for their results in the Australian Mathematics Competition. This places them in the top 20% (25% for Seniors) within their year level in Western Australia. It is an awesome achievement.

Mrs Laura Manley

Head of Mathematics

Back Row: Amelia Harvey, Ruby Peterson, Tom Anderson, Tom Chamoun, Kai Rhebok, Connor Mann, Ben Kerspien, Tim Galatis

Front Row: Callum Stephens, Amy Stephens, Chelsie Ryan, Brianna Aldersea, Ryan Langford, Benjamin Lyon, Mitchell Jones

Absent: Alice Ward, Nicholas Holmes, Annelise Oxenburgh, Caitlin Bailey, Lachlan Meagher, Jake Bright, Daniel Whitehead, Nick Hodgskin, Declan Duffy

Lest We Forget

November 13, 2018

Our students, staff and community members gathered on Friday to recognise Remembrance Day, paying our respects to the fallen men and women 100 years since the end of the First World War.