Category: Secondary

DANJOO- INTERWOVEN

March 21, 2019

Year 11 students joined Artist in Residence Rohin Kickett, a Noongar artist from the Ballardong region for a 2 hour workshop at Midland Junction Arts Centre on Wednesday 20th March 2019. Rohin’s artworks are inspired by his family stories of strength and survival, along with his own personal experiences growing up in Perth. Born within 50km of where his family first made contact with settlers, his connection to the Ballardong region runs deep within his family.

Students were asked to considered their own identity and connection to place, they produced abstract representational paintings inspired by the Rohin’s working techniques and processes seen in his studio.

For more information:

https://www.midlandjunctionartscentre.com.au/air/rohin-kickett

TOUR READY

March 20, 2019

Before jetting off to South Africa for the Service Tour in a few weeks, Year 10 students from Carramar and Duncraig stopped by Bunnings Joondalup to sharpen their DIY skills! Students were trained in using power tools, painting, gluing and sealing, making concrete, laying bricks and rendering. These skills will help students when they take part in building projects at JJ Haven Orphanage.

PAY IT FORWARD

March 18, 2019

Following a successful pilot program in 2017, St Stephen’s School was lucky enough to participate in WA Charity Direct‘s School Program again in 2018. Selected Year 8 Carramar and Duncraig students chose the Saba Rose Button Foundation as worthy recipients of a $25,000 donation from WA Charity Direct. Read more about this heart-warming project in the Joondalup Times.

https://www.communitynews.com.au/joondalup-times/news/carramar-and-duncraig-students-work-with-wa-charity-direct-to-award-25000-donation/

CREATIVE EXPEDITION

March 18, 2019

Year 10 students recently took an enlightening excursion to Fremantle to explore the world of children’s literature and illustration. The trip included a workshop with children’s book author and illustrator Briony Stewart at Paper Bird Children’s Books and Arts, and a meeting with illustrator James Foley (author/illustrator) who comically demonstrated the process of illustrating a children’s book.

After leaving Fremantle inspired, students are now designing a promotional poster to celebrate Book Week as part of their Commercial Design class.

Year 11 and 12 Deadlines

March 15, 2019

Parents of Year 11 and 12 students are reminded that the last date for subject changes and (in Year 12) applications for Special Provisions for the 2019 ATAR examinations is Thursday, 4 April 2019. Year 12 students are required to sit ATAR course examinations. Where the course has both written and practical examinations, students are required to sit for both of these examinations. Students who do not sit an ATAR course examination and do not have an approved sickness/misadventure application for that course, will not have the units contribute to the calculation of the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE).

Further information from SCSA is available in the Year 12 Information Handbook:https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/publications/year-12-information.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Mrs Sarah Cooke

Careers Advisor

Mrs Toni Mills

Head of Learning Enrichment

Bethany Home Fundraising Dinner

March 14, 2019

12 March 2019

Dear Bethany Family

During the month of March, Pastor Eliezer Peter, seven staff members and two children will be joining St Stephen’s for some Professional Development and a brief holiday from Bethany Home. Whilst here, Pastor Eliezer and his staff would like to hold their annual fundraising dinner and, at the same time catch up with past and present ‘tour’ students and their parents.

Dinner will be prepared by the Bethany staff and a variety of presentations will be delivered.

Bookings and payment can be made using the Trybooking link below, at this time you will be able to purchase your tickets and advise of any dietary requirements you may have.

Trybooking: https://www.trybooking.com/UDBX

On behalf of St Stephen’s School and Bethany Home, we look forward to seeing you there.

Mr Brett Roberts

Head of Carramar Campus

Camp Fun

March 14, 2019

The Year 8s are soaking up the sun, sea and sand at Rottnest Island as part of their camp.

SCSA Parent and Community Website

March 14, 2019

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) has developed a website to support parents and members of the community. The Parents and Community website is accessible on the School Curriculum and Standards Authority website https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au via a new tab – Parents and Community.

The website has been developed for parents and community members as a guide to:

what children and young people should learn
how they are assessed
the standards children and young people are expected to reach at each year level.

The website presents information that parents often ask the Authority and will enhance their communication with schools. It has been developed with input from representatives of key parent groups.

Dr Liz Criddle

Deputy Head of Secondary

TWILIGHT TOURS

March 13, 2019

The School welcomed prospective families to both of our campuses for our recent Twilight Tours, where some of the School’s best assets were on display – from academic to Service Learning and care, Music, Art, Sport, STEM and Design.

Thanks to those who proudly represented our School, hosting our guests as the sun went down.