St Stephen’s School is excited to be celebrating 35 years since welcoming our first students on campus. During 2019, we will be featuring snippets of the School’s journey; our foundation, our growth and looking to the future.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/2Tg7yip
What could be more Australian than heading down to Bunnings for a sausage in a bun! The South Africa Service Tour group will be manning the BBQs at Joondalup Bunnings on Australia Day to raise funds for their upcoming tour so pop by, grab a bun and say Hi!
Maybe it’s time for a new pair of shoes? The Tour group are also holding a ‘Boot Drive’ – collecting pre-loved boots and sneakers to donate to the children of South Africa. If you’re ready to part with your old kicks, keep an eye out for collection details to come.
Finally, Year 10 student Emma Cooke has put together a special night of live music, activities and family fun to raise funds for homeless people and orphaned children in South Africa on February 9. Tickets are $10. Call Lisa on 0437 282 212 or email lisa32@bigpond.com for more info.
A group of our 2019 Year 12s and staff recently returned from just under two weeks on the St Stephen’s Global Cambodia tour where they worked with RAW Impact to build a new home for a local family of eight in need. The trip included lots of hard work, tree-planting, a sleep out, some interesting characters, heart-warming stories, visits to NGOs and historic places.
Read more about their adventure here: https://blogs.ststephens.wa.edu.au/ctwcambodia2019
As part of our languages program, Duncraig will welcome a group of French exchange students on campus this February, giving our students and their visitors the chance to practise their language skills first-hand.
Due to the popularity of the program, there are still a few French students needing accommodation with host families. If you might be interested in welcoming one of the exchange students into your home between February 10 and 23, please contact Head of English & Languages Mr Howie Jakeway at howie.jakeway@ststephens.w
Have you reserved your tickets for this year’s Presentation Night? It’s not too late to secure your seat! Tickets are available via Trybooking:
https://www.trybooking.com/YZUB
Come and support the team, R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddies) this Saturday:
Saturday November 24th, 2018
8:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Curtin University, Kent Street Bentley, Engineering Pavilion, Building 215
Amy Aldous
Digital Learning Specialist
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.
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)
Be sure to reserve your ticket to this year’s Presentation Evening! We hope you can join us to celebrate student achievements and reflect on a wonderful year at St Stephen’s School.
https://www.trybooking.com/YZUB – Duncraig Secondary
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/“