The Year 8’s investaged the energy that is contained in food and calculating their values. Who knew chips had so much energy?!
Nicola Ross
Science Teacher & Assistant Dean of Timae
“Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge.’ – Stephen Hawking
If you haven’t already had the pleasure – meet Betty (pictured below with our lovely D&T Teacher Mr Matt Kirby). Betty is part of the School’s Service Learning project which will see the beloved old caravan given a makeover and transformed into a mobile food service to help those less fortunate than ourselves.
Students have spent time fixing the ol’ gal up, along with help from our community and volunteers. Betty is at the stage where she will soon be fitted with a whole new set of cabinetry courtesy of Kitchen Craftsman. Yet before the Kitchen Craftsman team come in, we have to do some behind-the-scenes work and we need your help!
We’re putting the call out to our community to see if anyone might be interested in helping out with donating any of the below items to get Betty one step closer to hitting the road with the School’s Service Learning programs.
If you are able to help out with donations of any of the below items or even time to work on Betty with us, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact Service Learning Coordinator Donna Lund (aka Betty’s best friend) on donna.lund@ststephens.wa.edu.au.
White gloss paint to paint the windows
Kitchen/Bathroom white low sheen paint to paint the interior
Mondall timber sealer to seal the timber floors
Tempered/laminated glass or Plexiglass (plastic) for glass install
Lockwood locks for the doors
Swing up serving window – Gas struts to help swing up the serving window
A pair of hands, or students to help with the painting
Facing some challenging weather conditions, the Cross Country runners battled through to place seventh out of 75 schools at the ACC Cross Country yesterday! Special mentions go to Rachael Edwards (Year 12) who placed fourth in the Under 19 Girls and Remy Rowse (Year 9) who achieved the bronze position in the Under 13 Girls race.
Go St Stephen’s!
“No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.” – Hebrews 12:11-12
Today my Y7s were investigating the difference between mass and weight. They could work out that gravity was approximately 10m/s/s and then calculated their own weights on all the planets of our solar system. Out of this world!!
Miss Nicola Ross
Science Teacher & Assistant Dean of Timae
“The works of the LORD [are] great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.” – Psalms 111:2
Year 10 Biblical Studies students have been studying the structure and books of the Bible. The main task was to create a Bible picture storybook. The year 10s had a great opportunity to share their story books with year 1 and year 4 students. A fantastic time was spent exploring the Bible and the primary school students provided the Year 10s with some valuable critical feedback.
Mairead Taylor
Head of Learning Area Biblical Studies & Humanities and Social Science
“The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.” – Isaiah 40:8
Each fortnight, St Stephen’s School students and staff take two trips into the city to volunteer for the UnitingCare West Food Rescue. After our volunteers collect food from participating cafes around the city, it is distributed to feed members of six UnitingCare West Services such as Tranby Centre each night. Aligning with the School’s motto to ‘Serve God, Serve One Another’, our whole School community are on the roster for the Food Rescue runs, with Principal Mrs Donella Beare recently teaming up with Service Learning Coordinator Donna Lund to gather the goods. UnitingCare West Food Rescue feeds around 11,500 people experiencing homelessness each week.
Students showed great creativity today when they created their own Medieval Village. Prac Student, Holly Nilan, inspired the students to become medieval sheriff’s, tavern owners, butchers, tax collectors and even undertakers. It was an effective way for students to demonstrate their understanding of Medieval History. It was a engaging lesson and the year eights had a fantastic time.
Leeanne Shanks
Humanities and Social Sciences/Biblical Studies Teacher
“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” – Marcus Garvey
Year 11 students have been working hard to complete their First Aid course as part of their Certificate II in Sport and Recreation. Students have been taking part in First Aid training during class, practicing the important and essential skills they have studied.
Here are links to St John Ambulance Australia CPR fact sheets:
CPR for an adult: FS_CPR_adult-1999hui
CPR for an infant: FS_CPR_infants-27x2aaj
YOU COULD SAVE A LIFE WITH FIRST AID TRAINING
Debating teach students about the difference between strong and faulty arguments. It guides students through the process of developing claims and counter-arguments, as well as ones that help them identify common logical fallacies.
Introducing our fabulous combined debating teams comprising of students from Year 6 and 7.
Five students have been recognised as some of Western Australia’s finest young drama students by the prestigious Black Swan State Theatre Company.
Students Clara Searle, Jade Johannes, Jenna Lane, Joel Glick (Year 11) and Adam Snyman (Year 10) were selected as six of only 30 students from around WA to take part in the Company’s intensive two-day Work Experience Program.
