After a competitive day at the Duncraig Secondary Swimming Carnival, Carana was crowned the winning House! Congratulations to all our students who gave it their best and earned points for their House.
Tag: 2020
Hat Rule – Amendment
February 7, 2020Please note the following trial amendment to the hat rule, to begin on Monday February 10th
“Secondary students are always encouraged to wear School hats when outdoors. If students choose not to wear a hat, they must be seated in shade. School hats must be worn for any class or school activity which takes place outdoors.”
Bennet Andrews
Deputy Head of Secondary (Care)
ADVENTURE AWAITS
February 4, 2020Our very successful St Stephen’s Global Tour to Bethany Home, Malaysia will run again in October for our Year 11s. This extraordinary tour offers students a chance to work with special needs students and young adults at Bethany Home, and includes the opportunity to explore Kuala Lumpur and Penang Island. Expressions of interest are now open. Students and parents from both campuses are invited to an information evening to find out more.
Bethany Home Information Evening
Location: Community Room, Duncraig campus
Date: Monday 10 February
Time: 6.45pm
Please contact Dr Mark Fielding for enquiries at mark.fielding@ststephens.wa.edu.au.
HANDS ON
January 28, 2020Raring and ready to get to work, a group of Year 12 students and staff have travelled to Cambodia these holidays, joining RAW Impact to build an entire bamboo house in a local village. The group have been fully immersed in the Cambodian culture, working alongside Khmer locals to make lasting change.
FAST PITCH
January 28, 2020Jordan Belcastro Year 9 and his Western Australian Under 14 softball team have achieved success in the 2020 National Softball Championship these holidays. Held in Sydney, the team won the Competition’s inaugural ‘Fully Loaded’ competition and finished third in the traditional ‘Fast Pitch’ competition.
Welcome back from St Stephen’s School
January 28, 2020Dear Parents and Guardians,
Please see the attached letter from Dr Darnelle Pretorius, Head of Campus, welcoming members of the School community to the 2020 School Year.
The School is a quiet place without the St Stephen’s students, so we look forward to seeing them back on Campus and wish them and our families all the best for 2020!
Joey Leap 2020 Celebration
January 28, 2020
ASSESSMENT POLICY REMINDERS
January 28, 2020Welcome to the 2020 school year, we are looking forward to an exciting and busy year ahead. Class teachers will discuss the Assessment Policy with students in class time over the coming weeks.
Parents are reminded that the school Assessment Policy, and SCSA protocols, require that a Medical Certificate is submitted to the class teacher if a student is unwell and misses an assessment. Certificates can be obtained from pharmacists not just from the doctor. Please encourage your child to be proactive – if they are not very unwell they can organise with their teacher to attend school just to sit the assessment then return home. It is important that students are not avoiding assessments, and that they are coming to school whenever possible to sit them on the scheduled day so that assessments are valid for the whole cohort. Of course, circumstances can arise where this has not been possible, please contact your child’s class teacher if this is the case.
Mobile phones should be switched off and in lockers during the school day, unless permission has been given to use them in a specific class. The Assessment Policy requires that students do not have any electronic devices on them when sitting any assessment. This is not just phones, it also includes items such as smart watches for example. Please be aware of this in encouraging your child to be responsible and to plan ahead.
The school Assessment Policy is available on the Parent Portal. Please contact the class teacher, relevant Head of Learning Area, or myself, if you have any questions. Dr Liz Criddle.
GREEN POWER
December 4, 2019If you thought you saw some people climbing around the roof of the ELC this week, you weren’t seeing things! St Stephen’s is going green with the installation of a 39.6kW solar system to offset our power usage. An almost 100kW system will also be installed on the Lorraine Paul Building at Duncraig shortly and an energy audit is looking at ways to minimise energy demand at Carramar.
Both systems will come with TV monitors so students and staff can monitor power generation in real time, allowing them to see our impact on the environment and how little changes can make a big difference.
PREPARING FOR THE YEAR AHEAD
December 2, 2019Rest, relaxation, and time with family and friends is the main goal for students over the end of year holidays. However there are some things that students might like to consider doing, perhaps towards the end of the holidays, that will make their school year ahead much easier, particularly senior students.
- Organise and rearrange your room and study space to make it a more effective learning area.
- Sort out all of your materials for school, decide what to keep and how to organise your work and if you can improve your filing systems.
- Set up term planners for the year so you can map put your due dates when the year starts.
- Set up a study timetable for the year so you have clear times allocated to complete your schoolwork during the week.
- Think about building your skills in any areas of weakness or any areas you’d like to develop new skills in like touch typing.
- If you can find out any of the novels you will studying in the coming year, read them over the holidays.
- For senior students consider downloading the syllabus documents for the subjects you will be studying.
Of course we also want students to refresh their mind and body, catch up on their sleep and take the time to focus on enjoying a healthy lifestyle.
You can learn more about how to be a more effective student at www.studyskillshandbook.com.au by logging in with these details:
Username: ststephens
Password: 100success
Sarah Cooke
Careers Adviser