Each Y8 group chose their own area of science to investigate and presented last night to the St Stephen’s community. They did a fantastic job and Miss Ross was very proud of the work they produced and their ability to communicate their findings!
Miss Nicola Ross
Science Teacher & Assistant Dean of Timae
Tuesday morning saw the annual VET Induction morning, this year held at Duncraig campus, for all of the students embarking on External VET studies in 2019.
Students listened to Lewis Schofield (2017 graduate) and Megan Wright (2015 graduate) tell them all about where their qualifications have taken them since they left St Stephen’s.
Lewis is now working FIFO for BHP as an apprentice electrical mechanic and Megan has returned briefly from Scotland where she has been working in a stately home (using her Certificate II in Hospitality). While she is home, she is using her Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care as she does relief work in a childcare centre so that she can save some money before returning to the UK.
The value of a qualification earned at school was clear for all to see!
Get to know our staff members as we delve into their roles as teachers and educators! Our first instalment features Duncraig’s Head of The Arts Mrs Pippa Travaglione, who brings a wealth of theatre knowledge to her classes each day.
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
Mr Biddle, Miss Ross and the ATAR Biology students of Duncraig were down in Bussleton exploring the biodiversity and sampling ecosystems. We explored the underwater jetty, NgIligi cave, two different beaches and bush land. The students had a blast and have come out more aware of how significant WA is in terms of our native culture.
Nicola Ross
Science Teacher & Assistant Dean of Timae
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
We have just attended the Australian Mathematics Trust awards where Ethan Abraham (Year 7) received a High Achievers award for being in the top 0.3% in the Australian Maths Competition for his age in WA.
Nick Hodgskin (Year 12) was the WA winner of the inspiring student award for inspiring and supporting his peers in the learning and enjoyment of mathematics.
Congratulations to Nick and Ethan.
Laura Manley
Head of Mathematics
The Australian Mathematics Trust (AMT) is a national not-for-profit organisation whose purpose is to enrich the teaching and learning of mathematics and algorithmics for students of all standards.
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 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
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)
