SETON CATHOLIC COLLEGE NEWSLETTER Established in 1990 through the amalgamation of De Vialar College and St Brendan’s College. Educating in the Fremantle area since 1855. 17 December 2014 Issue #19 Principal: Mr Egmont Melton Dear Parents, Students and Friends In 2015, Seton will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary. Ex Students of St Joseph’s, St Brendan, De Vialar and Seton are invited to visit the College between 9:00am and 12:30pm on Friday 13th March 2015. Mass will be at 9am, Morning Tea at 10:30am and Tours of the College from 11am. An International Food Festival will also be held from 5:00pm until 9:00pm on that Friday 13 March with Entertainment of all types for all ages. All students at Seton will be on a one-to-one iPad program in 2015. Students new to this program (ie. 2015 Year 7, 10 and 11 students) will need to attend a Special iPad Information Day on Tuesday 27 January 2015. Parents will need to book a time by going on to http://goo.gl/dJvALZ (see Information later in this Newsletter). The Seton Catholic College Awards Night was held last Wednesday having previously presented all Year 12 Awards at the end of October. Following a most successful year, students rose to the occasion and thoroughly deserved the accolades they received. Major Prize Winners included: College Dux: Proxime Accessit: Westscheme Award: Year 11 Dux: Year 10 Dux: Year 9 Dux: Year 8 Dux: Year 7 Dux: Jack Paterson Jaime de Gois Jakob Cavallo Nicole Benn Jasmin Retta Pia Bathgate Monica Palumbo Liam Angus Senior Scholarship Winners for 2015/2016: Monique Beck, Andrea Gavranic, Jasmin Retta, Sarina Roose Seton Medal: Positive Image Award: Cultural Leadership Award: Sports Leadership Award: SMA Year 11 Award: Citizenship Year 11 Award: St Joseph Award: Academic Cup Arts Cup Ministry Cup Sport Cup Champion House Jessica Retta Cheyenne Payne-Poultney Benjamin Bannan Dynella Tripi Nicole Benn Danielle Raffaele Liam Gasbarro Ward Ward McAuley Loyola Loyola Elizabeth Seton Junior Leadership Awards: Shae Armstrong & Ashlee Cuijpers . UNIFORM SHOP – HOLIDAY OPENING TIMES The Uniform Shop will open in the New Year as follows: Tuesday 27 January to Friday 30 January 2015 9:30am to 4:30pm and Monday 2 February 2015 – 9:30am to 4:30pm From Tuesday 3 February 2015 the Shop will revert back to the normal term times 8:00am – 9:00am Monday to Friday and 3:00pm – 4:00pm Tuesday and Thursday afternoons Forthcoming Events December Scuba Camp Mon 15 - Thur 18 Staff Finish Fri 19 January iPad Configuration Sessions Tues 27 February First Day for Yr 7 & new students Mon 2 All students commence Tues 3 Yr 7 Induction Day Fri 13 Ash Wednesday Wed 18 Parent iPad Information Night Wed 18 7pm Seton Swimming Carnival Fri 20 Yr 7 Parent Info Night Tues 24 PASTORAL CARE NEWS Our 2015 Year 7 Student Welcome Day saw students placed in Houses, receive their House Shirt and start what we hope will be a strong connection between House and School. I am sure they went home keen to relate the activities and support provided by our excellent group of new Peer Support Leaders. Our Leadership Program, developed by our Pastoral Care Team includes: a general Year 10 Leadership Day, a thorough interviewing process and special Peer Support training. The selected Peer Support Leaders, will continue to develop their leadership skills through the year PEER SUPPORT LEADERS 2015 McAuley Melissa Blanch Tayla Breglia Alyssa Dening Melissa Di Chiacchio Diana Di Martino Estelle Dunning Nelson Fannon Elena Loreto Sarina Roose Dean Rotondella Danielle Yakas Madison Yakas Delany Antonio Carcione Alisha Cavallo Johnathan Chegwidden - Jackson Tarin Colendo Ashlee Cuijpers Emilio Fernandez Mark Ferron Natasha Griffin Delaney Harper Nicola Jones Joseph Lofthouse Claudia Rocha Isabella Willcocks MacKillop Madison Cammarano Madison Collier Natalie Davies Rafael Fabris Andrea Gavranic Chloe Hunter Reilly Nylund Jasmin Retta Carlos Revelo Zoe Spencer Loyola Rachael Ah Chong Shae Armstrong Chloe Calameri Eloise De Aguiar Connor Ensor Lani Galipo Eliza Mitchell Panashe Mutizwa Lleyton Palmer Sarah Platt Kayla Polkinghorne Marco Rodgers Marion Brianna Alsop Jessica Delmadoros Jenna Elliott Anita Gallucci Liam Gasbarro Jimmy Lulinda Breeanna Ross Emmanuel Waran Paige Ward Curtis Waterman Ward Bradley Anderson Monique Beck Megan Edwards Serena Eldrid Alex Hazell Elvis Kurubone Alice Marler Ally McWilliams Eleanor Narey Amber Taylor Emma Walford 2014 Champion House Cups Congratulations to Loyola House on winning the Champion House. The points table shows how Loyola were consistently involved in many aspects of College life. The concept that Mr Edmunds speaks about, of a student being able to leave their “Paw Print”, very much highlights the positive culture of Loyola and how everyone can make a contribution in some way. Champion House Loyola (34) Ward (30) MacKillop (30) McAuley (28) Marion (26) Delany (22) Perfect Attendance Congratulations to the following students from Years 7 - 9 who achieved perfect attendance throughout 2014. Year 7 - Holly Barbas, Tijana Pusaric, Cameron Stocks Year 8 - Laura Hegedus, Kristian Rotbol Year 9 - Nathan Di Pietro, Renae Head, Grace Hegedus, Lucas Ienco, Dylan Mignacca, Ken Valderrama Lost Property We have the following lost property currently in the office. Please check to see if your child is missing any of the following items of clothing: 6 Blazers 3 Grey Trousers 1 Sport t-shirt 1 White Shirt 18 Tracksuit tops 3 New style sport t-shirts 1 Red Jumper 3 Track suit pants Please be aware that all students are to start the school year appropriately groomed from Day One with the correct uniform, including the sizes. Skirts need to be around knee length, any hair experimentation needs to be fixed up, and piercings that run counter to what is outlined in the Diary removed. We look forward to students arriving on Day One, ready to learn and eager to get the year off to a positive start. iPAD INFORMATION FOR 2015 STUDENTS OF YEARS 8, 9 and 12 We recently updated the iTunes U course called "iPads at Seton”, particularly the list of the required apps for 2015. I don't envisage that there will be many changes from the apps students currently have on their iPad, but it would be good to check. The information in the guides, which includes material on digital citizenship and online awareness, is very important. If you have not enrolled in the course, follow these instructions to do so: Download the free iTunes U app from the App store Open the App store app In the search box at the top right, type “iTunes U” and then select “Search” The iTunes U app will appear Select “Free” then “Install” Once the app has downloaded to your iPad, open it, then Select the “+” from the top left and choose "Enrol in a Course" The code to use is E33-FM7-RZ2 After entering the code select “OK” We will be holding a Parent information session on Wednesday 18 February next year which will expand on the session we held this year and help inform you around the use of the iPad at the College. We are interested on your thoughts on how the iPad has contributed to students learning this year. When you have 5 minutes spare please go here http://goo.gl/forms/HnFnzIQywD to complete a quick survey. FOR 2015 STUDENTS OF YEARS 7, 10 and 11 As you are aware all students will be using an iPad at the College in 2015. iPad configuration sessions: To ensure a smooth introduction of the iPads, we request that you and and your son/daughter attend an iPad configuration and information session on Tuesday 27 January 2015. The sessions will be held at 9am, 12pm, 2pm and 6pm. During these sessions we will: Go through the philosophy of using iPads in education and how students can make the most of their iPad Go through what students need to do on their iPad before school starts Set up wireless access to the College network Set up access to eBooks (Years 7 - 10 students) Answer any questions Go here http://goo.gl/dJvALZ to enrol in one of the sessions. What you need to do before the configuration session: Purchase an iPad as described on the booklist. We do not have a preferred retailer, there is no bulk purchase discount, 3G is not necessary and the type of protective case you buy is your own choice. If you currently own an iPad (either 16GB or 32GB but not an iPad mini) this iPad will suffice. If you are looking to purchase a new iPad, these are the recommended specifications: - iPad Air - WiFi - 32GB or more With the release of the iPad Air 2, the original iPad Air is now $150 cheaper. Purchase $50 iTunes credit Sign up on line to attend one of the sessions at Seton on Tuesday 27 January (details above) Create an Apple ID using your son or daughter's @seton.wa.edu.au email address and enrol in the iTunes U course. Go here http://goo.gl/iW4zR7 for an overview of how to do this. (If this link does not open in your browser window, click "File" then "Download" from the menu). We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday 27 January. A session focused on helping parents familiarise themselves with the iPad, its use at school and safety options will be held on Wednesday, 18 February. If you have any questions, please contact Greg Port at [email protected] 9314 1816 ext 626. Greg Port, Head of ICT Integration I have just returned from a very successful trip to Thailand. Each of the students were a credit to themselves, the school and the educational project. It is a beautiful project, something that brings different faiths together and different cultures together. There is a shared focus on the value of education in changing lives for the better. Everyone who is part of the trip is educated in some way for we can all learn from each other, particularly when we are outside of our normal day to day routine. From our perspective, we taught a little but learned so much more, we gave a little but received so much more. Throughout next year I wish to share with you more of what the Sisters of St Joseph of the Apparition do in Thailand, but also what they do in our own local area. They are wonderful inspirations on how to serve with humility. Below are a few words from Jessica Smart, who is to be congratulated on her fine leadership of the students. She leaves Seton at the end of this year and her impact on our Thailand education project is one of her outstanding legacies. Mr Don Parnell – Deputy Principal, Pastoral Care The students who attended this year’s Seton Education Project did themselves, their families and the college proud. Although the trip was a short 10 days, many hours of preparation were spent to ensure that the final trip would be a success; planning lessons, learning customs and language, creating a performance as well as planning for the day to day experiences we might encounter. This was a committed group whose members often showed initiative which allowed us to tailor the trip to make the most of the qualities and experiences of the team. Well done to the eight students on their fantastic efforts in the lead-up, and their brilliant commitment to making the most of their time abroad. A fine group of budding leaders, the group took to all presented challenges well, often displaying a maturity beyond their years. Living in unfamiliar circumstances proved to be both eye-opening and fun, with students happy to share their living space with large families, making tight bonds with their wonderful hosts who opened up their hearts and their homes. Students particularly enjoyed the family time in the mornings and evenings; eating, talking, singing, playing games with the younger members of the family and learning how to cook the delicious Thai cuisine. I’d like to say a huge thank you to our hosts, who looked after the children as if they were their own, with great concern for their safety and wellbeing. Equally, the Thai teachers responsible for our kids were a very special group of people, picking up our students for school, checking on them in the evenings and always going above and beyond to help us out where they could. Thank you all so very much. Still in school themselves, I was proud of the confidence shown by our students in the way that they lead small classroom activities and full sessions of their own in the areas of Visual Art, Sport, Music and Cooking. The teaching round-robin was a huge success, with students running four sessions over the afternoon, with little (to no) help from an interpreter. The two schools that we visited had students from Kindergarten through to Year 10 and so our students had to adapt quickly to create suitable lessons and activities for different age levels; a challenge for even seasoned teachers. This was a difficult, yet rewarding experience which certainly challenged the students, who were happy to state at the end of the day that “teachers who do this every day are amazing”. The Seton students approached their responsibilities in the classroom with the best of intentions and a ready smile, which enabled many positive interactions between themselves, the Thai teachers and the Thai students. Thank you to the entire Seton community for their support of this fantastic extension of our evangelical mission. Ms Jessica Smart Arts - Drama & Dance ARTS The Artist in Residence Project (Air) began as part of a collaboration between schools and graduate students of ECU. The aim is to offer both Primary and Secondary schools the opportunity to work with Arts graduates in their final year of specialisation in a range of Arts disciplines. Local jewellery maker, Catherine Jack, was assigned to work with Seton students and staff who were interested in creating a sculptural artwork that would be a part of a concept to add public sculpture created by our students to our College grounds. Catherine worked with a group of selected GATE Arts students as part of an extension program to create a beautiful copper sculpture that was thematically based on areas around our College that students felt were special places of retreat, beauty and solace. Armed with a pencil, each student drew from observation their significant places and then using the methods of distressing and annealing on copper plates finally brought them together in a circular form completing the unity of the composition. The students gained valuable skills from this experience working across age levels, with new materials and technologies with interest. Catherine graduates as a Materials, Design and technology teacher in 2015 and we were so impressed with her work, that we employed her to continue to share her skills and talents as a full time teacher at Seton. Catherine also has an interest in glass, metals, materials and wood. So, it looks like this sculpture will be the first of many more to come! Sharon Le Ray, Head of Arts Calling on all of our talented Seton entertainers past and present. Where are you and what are you doing now? It’s time to dust off your dance shoes, rehearse your signature tunes, locate your fellow musicians and tread the boards for one last time to be a part of Seton Catholic College’s 25th Anniversary celebrations on Friday 13 March at the International Food Festival from 5:00 – 9:00pm. All entertainment will be performed on the thrust stage in the St Brendan’s Gymnasium. So if you sing, dance, play an instrument or are part of a performance group or band, or even if you have a special skill or talent that you would like to share then we urge you to be a part of our celebrations. To book your timeslot, please contact Sharon Le Ray on 9331 9627 or email [email protected] LOYOLA Congratulations to the following Loyola students who have been elected as a student leader for 2015 and to Denielle Borcich who has been elected as House Captain. Year Sport Art Ministry 8 9 10 11 12 Sophie Clarke Zachary Newton Josh Wallhead Shae Armstrong Louis Gill Kieran Fisher Eden Constantine Eva Gill Eloise De Aguiar Monica Carrello Jack Welch Sophie Riggs Chelsea Munro Chloe Calameri Ashleigh Greenhow DELANY The end of another great year for Delany House! Congratulations go to Amy Sachman and Kate Bell who won the Senior and Junior Delany Dragon’s Breath Awards, respectively. The Dragon’s Breath Award is not given at random but is based on a points system, where every contribution made to Delany House gains points. Both girls were involved across the board this year in Arts, Sport and Ministry and are an example to all of what it means to have true House spirit. Let’s have as many Delany students as possible challenging for these awards in 2015! BOOKLISTS AND SECOND-HAND TEXTBOOK TRADING Booklists are now on the College Website under Student Services. For Years 7 to 10, most of the books will be eBooks and the cost will be added to the First Term school fees. Parents wishing to sell books second hand are able to do this through the Sustainable School Shop website. See below. Second-Hand Textbook Trading The College is delighted with the outcomes and will continue to use the services of the Sustainable School Shop to enable families to buy and sell their second-hand textbooks and other student resources. With the advent of e-books, families may find this service more useful for selling than buying, particularly in lower school. Complimentary subscriptions provided by the Sustainable School Shop for the past year will expire after 12 months. Families are offered three levels of access: Search only - registering/logging-in on the Sustainable School Shop. Searching all the for sale ads and gaining the sellers’ contact details is free It costs $1 to advertise single items. Subscription - an annual subscription costs $19.95 and is the most anyone will pay. These are taken by families who have many items to advertise. The service provides access to second-hand textbooks, calculators, stationery, musical equipment, etc all year round. Parents can trade with other parents from nearby schools and sell items no longer in use at the College. For the best results: Register on the website: www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au List your items for sale List wanted ads for those items you are looking to buy The College’s booklists are loaded into the system to make listing ads easy The system matches the ads of buyers with sellers and notifies the buyer via email Buyers contact sellers and arrange where and when to trade Most trading will occur with other parents from the College. Parents are well supported via Sustainable School Shop’s telephone (1300 683 337) and email help lines The system is simple and easy to use - If you don’t have a computer, internet access or an email address, please call the Sustainable School Shop for assistance All enquiries should be directed to the Sustainable School Shop on 1300 683 337 or help is also available through ‘Contact Us’ on their website at www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au CERTIFICATES OF EXCELLENCE TERM 4 2014 McAULEY DELANY MacKILLOP Yr 7 Jordan Frendo-Menendez Science Charlize Bird Info Comm Tech; Eng; S&E Brylee Boult D&T Bethany Cleverly Nicolas Lim Dylan Martins Alyssa Spinozzi S&E Music Spec. Science English Jessica Surjan Kiara McAteer Abby Mealor Lily Filsell Abby Montgomery S&E Maths; PE; English PE Art Visual English Yr 8 Amber Nguyen Jerry Mathias Kristian Rotbol Jack Pink Maddison Burns English - Mod. Science - Gen. Fantastic Food; Eng - Gen. S&E - Gen. Fantastic Food Christopher Horton Monica Palumbo Maddison Powell David O’Neill Alexandra Hardy Seleste Ieraci Adam O’Neill Lili Schmah Carolyn Roe Eng - Acc. S & E - Acc; D&T Eng - Gen. Media Prod. Science - Gen. English - Gen. RE Maths - Acc. RE Lucas Arthur Ireland Manusiu Natalie McArthur Dylan Mignacca Stephen Correia Fantastic Food English - Gen. PE Science - Acc. PE Yr 9 Monique Moeke Brighde O’Hara Oliver Ravlic Tayla Shivers Mikaela Hulme Ryan Sharp Ashleigh Winton Elizabeth Gartside English - Gen. Keeley Sinclair Bus Tech & Ent. English - Gen. Nathan Di Pietro Dance RE; S&E - Acc. English - Acc. PE Living & Leisure; Maths - Acc. RE; Music Spec; Living & Leisure Science - Acc. Pia Bathgate Hannah Burke Mikayla Marsh Jacob Correia Angelo Calasse Harrison Sanders Academic Enrichment Science - Acc; Living & Leisure Digital Communication RE S&E - Gen; Science - Gen. Woodwork Yr 10 Jacob Warne Nelson Fannon Sarina Roose Science - Gen. Drama Art Visual; S&E - Gen. Science - Gen. English - Intro to ATAR; Bus Tech & Ent. Info Tech. Maths - Gen. Jasmin Retta S&E - Acc; Maths - Acc. English 2A/B Maths: Spec. 3A/B; Physics 2A/B Tayla Bench Monique Atkins Outdoor Ed 1A/B Business Cert II Mark Ferron Jack Pausin Alisha Cavallo Natasha Griffin Patrick Vague Yr 11 Jordan Battel Human Biological Sc 2A/B Sonia Urbano Jack Ziegelaar LOYOLA MARION Yr 7 Chloe Bormann-Potter Jesse Meredith Tyrone Threadgold Kieran Fisher English Fantastic Food; S&E Maths Art Visual Yr 8 Leo Galipo Shaniqa Ratnasingam D&T; Drama/Dance S&E - Acc; Music Spec. Yr 9 Luke Ferguson Alexandra Miotti Amber Goncalves Nina Tomas Joshua Wallhead Adrijan Blagaich Eva Gill English - Gen. Science - Gen. Maths - Gen. Living & Leisure Maths - Acc. Digital Communication S&E - Acc. Chloe Groundwater Lucas Ienco Eden Palermo Logan Franich Megan Shaw Yr 10 Shae Armstrong English - Intro Gen. Maths - Gen. English - Intro to ATAR Yr 11 Tomas Borcich Int. Science 1A/B English 2A/B Chloe Calameri Sarah Platt Monica Carrello Amy Mead Charlie Pascoe Cate Schaper Riley Clayton Chenoa Leo Alyssa Schaper Caitlin Maciel Ella Waterman S&E English; Maths Fantastic Food PE D&T Science Fant. Food; Maths - Mod. S&E; RE; English WARD Ellie Taylor Abbey Miller Aaron Pepper Maths English; Drama / Dance English – Mod. Jodie Greene Miella Mondlane Danny Hazell Ebony Dummett Erin Turnbull James Armstrong Shana Kemp PE Maths - Gen; Art Visual Maths - Modified Maths - Gen. Fantastic Food Info Comm Tech Science - Acc. Art Visual Science - Gen. Science - Gen. PE RE Jackson Goodes Reanne O’Brien Brooklyn Crews Isabel Vieira Anna McGowan Lauryn Wrightstone Kiruz Palos Art Visual Maths - Gen. Living & Leisure Bus Tech & Ent. RE English - Acc. PE Anita Gallucci Liam Gasbarro RE; English - Intro to ATAR English - Intro to ATAR Monique Beck Bradley Anderson Joshua Fergusson Elvis Kurubone Milan Rosic Emma Walford Science - Acc; Eng - Intro to ATAR Nicole Benn Kara Barrie Maths 3A/B Danielle Nelson Materials Des & Tech 1A/B Georgia Wrightstone Joseph Blogna Kathlene Palos S&E - Acc. S&E - Gen. PE Maths - Acc. RE; Art Visual Visual Arts 1A/B Human Biological Sc 2A/B Economics 2A/B Religion & Life 1A/B; Eng 2A/B SPORT Year 7 Girls Basketball Final The Girls progressed to the Finals of the prestigious Basketball WA Champion’s Cup at the State Basketball Centre on 26 November where they played a determined style of basketball against some of the State’s best basketball schools. Each game was hard fought with some very narrow loses and a tight win. The experience was something the girls won’t forget and they will be stronger in the years to come from that experience. A special thank you must go to Jalen Smith and Isabelle Miotti for assisting on the day. Attention parents Has your child been a State Representative or travelled interstate or overseas in their chosen sport in 2014? If so, would you please email a brief description of the representation to Tia Neville at [email protected] COMMUNITY NEWS Tennis Coaching @ The Melville Tennis Centre Holiday Programs for children from 3yrs of age All ages & abilities welcome, classes all year round & holidays Call Glen 0433 340 646 or email [email protected] Spearwood Dalmatinac Netball Club (Azelia Rd, Spearwood) are having their registration day for all interested players on Tuesday 17 February 2015 between 4:30pm and 7:30pm. Players can commence at age 7 (must turn 8 in 2015) right up to senior teams. Enquiries to 0407044855." Seton Catholic College wishes everyone in our Community a very Happy and Holy Christmas. Students new to Seton start: 8.25am Monday 2 February All students commence: 8.25am Tuesday 3 February Listed below are the Christmas Mass Times for our local parishes: St Jerome’s Parish Community Christmas Eve Children’s Nativity Mass 6.00pm, Vigil Mass - 8.00pm and Midnight Mass Christmas Day Thursday 25 December - 8.00am and 10.00am Mass Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Church Christmas Eve 9-10am Reconciliation 6.30pm Carols 7pm Children and Families Vigil Mass 11:30pm Carols Midnight Mass Christmas Day Thursday 25 December 9am Mass Christ the King Catholic Church Christmas Eve 7pm Vigil Mass Midnight Mass Christmas Day Thursday 25 December 8:30am and 10:00am Mass
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