The Year 8s are learning about energy in Physics this term. Today they were observing the transfer of energy by spinning snakes with their favourite piece of lab equipment, the Bunsen burner!
Ben Nicholson
Science Teacher
Reaching Out
May 7, 2018Members of CATA Group thoroughly enjoyed a service learning visit from a group of Duncraig Year 11s late last term. Duncraig Year 11s Tamzen Paine, Portia Smulders and Emily Bartlett spent quality time with the adults, laughing through belly dancing and working on pottery pieces.
CATA provides innovative services and creative opportunities that promote people’s lifelong wellbeing in a safe, enjoyable and supportive environment.
Digital Partnership
May 2, 2018
Yiyili Community School is located 600km inland from Broome in the Kimberley region of WA, yet its remote location is no barrier to innovation.
Staff and students in the K-10 cohort recently enjoyed a visit from members of the St Stephen’s School Digital Learning Team who spent five days passing on digital skills in the areas of robotics, coding, augmented reality and circuitry.
The team also worked with staff in professional development, provided training resources and technical support and updated Yiyili’s devices and programs.
We Remember Them…
May 2, 2018Anzac Day, 25 April, is one of Australia’s most important national occasions. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.
Yesterday Duncraig held a Anzac Day Service on the Quad.
It was attended by the whole school.
“This is a day not of celebration but of national memory. It’s a day when we learn, and learn again, of the horror of purposeless war. It is a day for looking after your mates, cherishing your home, your neighbourhood and family. It’s a day for realising how rare this wonderful country of ours is and how precious it is.” – Unknown
Work Experience at Black Swan State Theatre Company
May 1, 2018
Congratulations to Adam Snyman who has been selected to take part in the highly-regarded Black Swan Theatre Company’s 2018 Work Experience Program this month.
Black Swan is a theatre company of national significance, creating exceptional theatre that nurtures Western Australian audiences and artists, and promotes artists within the state, nationally and internationally. Founded in 1991, Black Swan has earned both critical and popular acclaim for its world premiere productions and highly distinctive reinterpretations of international theatre classics – all of which are infused with the unique culture of Western Australia.
Adam will spend two intensive days with the Company’s artists and staff members, see a performance and a dress rehearsal, experience a theatre tour, devise a theatre piece and more.
Investigating DNA
May 1, 2018Before the break the Year 8 Science class investigated the structure of DNA by extracting it from a kiwi. They were amazed at what they saw!! Good job everyone.
Nicola Ross
Science Teacher
“There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere.” Isaac Asimov
Musculoskeletal System
May 1, 2018The ATAR Y11 Human Biology students performed a chicken wing dissection to help associate the musculoskeletal system in humans. They discovered that pulling on the tendons would flap the wings.
Nicola Ross
Science Teacher
“The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.” Thomas Berger
Building Muscle
May 1, 2018The Year 11 ATAR Human Biology class were building muscles and learning all parts of their structure.
Nicola Ross
Science Teacher
“Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.” Immanuel Kant
Welcoming Swiss Exchange Student
April 30, 2018
St Stephen’s School is excited to welcome Rotary youth exchange student Chloe Aeschlimann from Switzerland to our School community later this year.
Chloe will study as a St Stephen’s School for a year. She will be studying as Year 11 student in Semester 2, 2018, then as a Year 12 student in Semester 1, 2019.
Hillarys Rotary Club is inviting St Stephen’s School families to host Chloe while she lives in Australia. Chloe will need two host families for the following periods:
- 23rd January to 24th April, 2019
- 25th April to approximately mid-July 2019, as students start to return home in the first or second week in July, 2019.
Chloe has already been placed with host families from July 2018 to 22nd January, 2019.
If you would like further information on hosting or if you would like to offer your support as a host family, please contact Linda Sweeney from Hillarys Rotary Club on 9305 9240 / 0449 101 720 or email linda.sweeney@hotmail.com. Linda is more than willing to meet with any family interested in hosting a Rotary youth exchange student.
We are looking forward to Chloe joining our community in just a few short months.
Indonesia Service Tour Returns
April 30, 2018
The following 12 students from Duncraig participated in one week of service learning on St Stephen’s inaugural tour to Indonesia during the school holidays.
Tamzen Paine
Cambell Boutle
Portia Smulders
Abigail Barrowman
Emily Bartlett
Emily Hunter
Abbey Daly
Sarah Affendi
Amy Gaunt
Chelsea Jack
Olivia Barton
Isabella Beech
Kyle Siegl
Matthew Roper
Zayne Gray
They worked closely with Bali Life Foundation to provide fun, play-based English language activities for underprivileged children.
Our students also shopped for and distributed hygiene packs to families in need.
The trip included a visit to the Suwung Community Centre at the foot of a rubbish tip in southern Denpasar, a visit to the Street Centre in Denpasar, a visit to the Children’s Home in Jimbaran, working in the Bali Life Community Garden and many other relational service activities.
Our students raised nearly $10 000 collectively for Bali Life Foundation and they were outstanding ambassador’s of Christ’s love to the people they served there.
It was a pleasure and a privilege to be involved in such a successful tour. Special mention must be given to Steve Meagher and Donna Lund who put in many hours behind the scenes carefully planning the tour.
Please check out our blog – https://blogs.ststephens.wa.edu.au/indonesiaservicetour18/
As well as the Bali Life Foundation website – www.balilife.org
Ms Andrea Tinney
Biblical Studies Teacher