Category: Parents

Year 12 End of Year Information

September 10, 2018

We recently emailed information about celebrating Grad’s Day on Thursday 20 September to our Year 12 cohort. Our Year 12’s are approaching an exciting time and we would like to help them celebrate their departure from the school in a positive, memorable way. We have a wonderful community and exciting plans are underway by the school leaders who are planning our Grads Day Assembly and the Deans are preparing House assemblies. Students have been invited to speak with Mr Andrews with any questions or ideas that might build on the strong positive Grads tradition.

 

Our formal evening event on 20 September is the Year 12 family Graduation Dinner. The Graduation Dinner recognises and congratulates all Year 12 students on graduating as alumni of St Stephen’s School, separate to the graduation requirements of the WA Certificate of Education.

 

Year 12 Revision Seminars are being held over the next few weeks, and students are being provided with support and additional revision time as we progress to the end of term. We wish our Year 12 cohort the very best for their written Mock WACE Examinations, which commence in the term break on Tuesday 2 October. The program for the return of Mock Examination results to students will occur in Week 2 of Term 4, from 15-19 October. Students doing General courses or Certificates are expected to have their work submitted by the end of this term.

 

WACE examinations commence on Thursday 1 November, and Year 12 students can obtain their personalised timetable through their SCSA login. Students were reminded by Dr Criddle, in Education Plus, about the required procedure if something should happen on the day of a WACE exam. The Sickness/Misadventure Application Form is available on the SCSA website at: https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/forms/forms. Attendance at WACE examinations is a requirement for WACE graduation.

 

Our best wishes to all our students for a rewarding final few weeks of term.

 

 

Dr Liz Criddle                                      Mr Bennet Andrews

Deputy Head of Secondary         Deputy Head of Secondary

 

FIRST LEGO LEAGUE INTO ORBIT CHALLENGE 2018

September 6, 2018

http://www.firstlegoleague.org/sites/default/files/hydro-dynamics/into-orbit-logo.jpgJoin our mission into the 30th season of FIRST®! Prepare for blast off, break out of your earthly constraints and go INTO ORBITSM. The 2018/2019 FIRST® LEGO® League season will transport your team into space, where you’ll explore, challenge, and innovate in the vast expanse of space.

Gather your crew and get ready to explore, challenge and innovate in the demanding and inspiring expanse we call space!

Do you have what it takes to go INTO ORBIT?

FIRST® LEGO® League challenges students  to think like scientists and engineers. During the 2018/19 INTO ORBIT Season, teams will choose and solve a real-world problem in the Project. They will also build, test, and program an autonomous robot using LEGO® MINDSTORMS technology to solve a set of missions in the Robot Game. Throughout their experience, teams will operate under Core Values celebrating discovery, teamwork, and Gracious Professionalism®.

Are you ready for the Challenge?

Calling all Students who are interested in solving real world problems as part of a team and competing with other schools in November.

Register your interest by filling in the online form OR email amy.aldous@ststephens.wa.edu.au

Try outs to make the team on Thursday 13th September @ Lunch Time in the Library

Giving Back

September 3, 2018

Do you want to give back to the community but aren’t sure where to start or find the time? Our Service Learning team are looking for parent and community volunteers to help out with the St Stephen’s School Food Carts for UnitingCare West at Westfield Whitfords and Lakeside Joondalup on a rostered basis. Help as much or as little as you like and know your time will be helping to feed those people dealing with homelessness.

Register your interest on our Volunteers Website: https://bit.ly/2wDwVRf

TALENTED TEAH

August 31, 2018

Skilled storyteller Teah Steward (Duncraig Year 8) has just taken out First Place for her age group in the City of Stirling Cambridge Youth Network Young Writers Competition! Her short story, ‘A First Step’ was based on her father’s commercial diving accident which happened in Kuwait after the Gulf War. Passionate about performing as well as writing, Teah has also been cast in the upcoming play ‘A Year and a Day,’ playing at the Stirling Theatre!

Read Teah’s full story here: https://bit.ly/2wsy1Aa

WA Volleyball Schools Cup

August 30, 2018

Eight teams made up of Carramar and Duncraig Secondary’s best volleyballers represented St Stephen’s School at the WA Volleyball Schools Cup last week! With both girls and boys teams bringing their skills to the court, six teams made it through to the weekend’s finals round. Though we fell just one step short of the Grand Final, we’ve made our mark as one of the best volleyball school in WA!

On Safari – Little Feet Festival

August 29, 2018

St Stephen’s School are the key partner for the event and will be putting on a range of activities including virtual reality safaris, African-style drumming, make-your-own binoculars and a real safari van for people to explore.

We would love to see our community members come down on the day.

Swimming Up & Winning Gold

August 28, 2018

Year 12 student Ben Popham has dominated at the 2018 Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships, taking out gold in the S8 100m Freestyle and the 4x100m Freestyle Relay. He even set two 17-year-old Australian Age Records!

Congratulations Ben!

Year 11 River Cruise

August 27, 2018

The Year 11 River Cruise was a resounding success. 131 students boarded the MV Captain Cook in a spectacular array of fashion from decades past. Special thanks go to members of staff, Bronwyn Schultz, Stef Ntoumenopoulos, Greg Hatfield, Brendan Selby, Howie Jakeway, Jen Prosser, Bennet Andrews and Tracey Gray who joined us in fancy dress for the evening. Thank you also to the Year 11 student volunteers who helped with the planning of the evening, packed the lolly bags, transported the snacks and water to the boat on the night and decorated the boat: Ally, Charis, Dani, Ella, Gemma, Holly, Ruby, Shannon and Sophie.

We were impressed by the effort that went into the costumes, the spirit of community and fun, as well as the maturity and respect shown on the night.  Everyone had a fantastic time.

Prizes were awarded and special mention must go to Jason for coming as Al Capone complete with the scar on his face and a mob of nearly a dozen men. Tamzen came as ‘Rosie the Riveter’ from the American World War II wartime poster. Tamzen and Jason took out the top prizes receiving a $50 Westfield Shopping Gift Card each. Other individuals who won prizes included Michael dressed as Dennis Lillee, Sam as John Travolta from Pulp Fiction, Elisha as a 90s boy band member, Micah as a 1970s surfer, Cambell as a Go Go Girl and Tom as Russell Coight. There were so many groups of students that looked amazing it was very difficult for the judges (teachers) to make a decision. In the end, prizes went to the 1980s Aerobics Girls (Mikayla, Kayla, Alicia, Holly and Juliette) who went all the way in their lycra and leg warmers to even crimping their hair. Sophie, Abi B and Faye were great as 1950s girls and Stacey, Tegan, Sascha, Abi C and Dakota won a prize for coming dressed as 1920s Flappers. Other groups that caught the judges’ eyes but didn’t win prizes were the boys in purple, the Spice Girls (two groups – both incredible), the nuns, the hippies and Jesus and his disciples. Photos will be posted on the school’s Facebook page, Secondary Newsletter and other publications very soon.

Andrea Tinney
Biblical Studies Teacher / C3 Homeroom Teacher