Dear Parents, Students and College Community,

Over the week I have heard and had several conversations with our staff on our Immersion Program in Warmun. Mr Bellini has informed me that the week has been a very strong cultural experience and the staff and students will have many memorable stories and experiences to share on their return. Their final two days will be recovering and enjoying the weekend in Broome before returning to Perth on Sunday evening.

On Monday evening, I was delighted to see our College Choir participate in the Performing Arts Festival for Catholic Schools and Colleges. The Choir, made up predominately with younger students, sang admirably and were given favourable comments by the adjudicator. My thanks to Mr Peter Legg, Director of Music, and Simone Bishop, singing teacher, who prepared our students to perform confidently on the evening. Well done to all involved, and I look forward to the many years of strong choral performances at the College into the future.

Last night our students participated against Mount Lawley Senior High School in Round 4 of the Mock Trials. Both teams were extremely competitive and it was hard to say throughout the night which team would emerge as winners. In the end, Emmanuel won by 1 point and our students are now one of the final eight schools and are through to the quarter finals, which takes place in Week 6. I am thankful to Mrs Padminee Raja-Snijder, Dr Lynette Field and Mr Michael Judd (previous College Board Chair) for preparing the students extremely well for the competition. Congratulations to the staff and students involved.

During the week I committed Emmanuel Catholic College to the Kwinana Industries Council Education Partnership. This will offer opportunities for some of our senior students to connect with Kwinana Industries and offer them experiences to be skilled and aware of career prospects in the region. I am looking forward to the benefits that will come our student’s way.

Finally, Mr Steve Pendleton was again recognised as a finalist in the Most Outstanding Secondary Schools AFL Ambassador Awards. Mr Pendleton was recognised for his outstanding contribution to Secondary Schools AFL, particularly for his fantastic influence and involvement with our College Football Academy Program. This is a most worthy recognition of Steve’s dedication to our Academy and AFL Football in general, over several years.

God Bless,

Mr Leo Di Gregorio - Principal

• 31 July - 7 August - Year 11 Immersion Week
• 8 - 12 August - Technology and Enterprise Week
• 8 - 12 August - Year 11 2017 Subject Selection Week 2
• 10 - 12 August - Bush Rangers Camp Leadership Year 8 Manjedal
• 12 August - Year 11 Geography Excursion
• 19 August - Women in Science Excursion - Female Students from Year 10 Science
• 23 August - P & F Meeting Board Room 6.30pm

For our current College calendar go to:

https://www.emmanuel.wa.edu.au/event

29 August – 9 September, 2016

Students will be provided with individual schedules during Week 5. All tests will be conducted in the computing rooms. If your child has not passed the OLNA please ensure they are present at school to complete the tests according to their individual schedule.

Below is the link to the practice tests. To help your child prepare please encourage them to complete the practice tests. To log in to the practice test you need to use the following username and password.

Username: 1432

Password: prac14

https://assess.scsa.wa.edu.au/engine/index.php/login/olna

Homework club for Term 3 has commenced this week and will continue to run each Wednesday between 3.30 and 4.30pm. The weekly session provides an opportunity for students to complete homework while having teachers on hand to assist wherever required.

The club is very suitable for students who fall a little behind in their work and need to catch up, as well as being good for those students who feel more comfortable having someone to ask if they need assistance. It is also a great environment for collaborative work. We look forward to seeing a number of students take advantage of this opportunity this term.

(Ex-Student – Class of 2005) - Olympic Water polo Team

Glencora has been selected to represent AUSTRALIA in Water Polo at the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro. This will be the second Olympics that she has been involved in, following her Bronze medal at the London Olympics in 2012.

Good luck!

Emmanuel Catholic College Year 9 Student Harrison Sallur put in a solid effort at the Singapore International Athletic Championships. He competed in the hurdles, high jump, long and triple jump, race walking and relays.

Well done Harrison!

During Term 3 some of our talented ‘Arts’ students will have the opportunity to demonstrate their talent at the Catholic Performing Arts Festival, which is an annual event highlighting the creative and performance talents of thousands of Western Australian Catholic School students. This will include Emmanuel’s Musicians, Choir, Drama and Visual Arts students. The Performing Arts staff and students have been working well with their rehearsals. We wish them all the best with their performances.

Mrs Nicole Ryan

Head of Learning Area – Arts

We departed on Sunday at midday, for a flight with great scenery. We travelled on a 100 seat plane over the Bungle Bungles, Argyle Lake and the various geographical imagery you can see from 10,000 metres up. We arrived in Kununurra to the delightful weather of 33 degrees and sunshine!!! The airport was a one room shed. We then packed the cars to the hilt, with bags and food and drove the 200km south to Warmun.

Our accommodation for the week consisted of one room dongas spaced around a courtyard. The school schedule is a daily 7:30am start through until 2:15pm. The teachers were thrown into the deep end on Monday, taking on the Year 6 class as relief. The students spent the week at school working with the students in the classrooms as EA’s, helping students with work, playing at lunchtime, doing breakfast and the morning bus run.

We spent Monday afternoon having a cross - cultural talk. We were given a chance to look at the designation of family names (skin names) and the words used to designate these, looking at how/who can interact with each other. We also looked at the history of the town, with the horrors of the early settlers as well as the 2011 flood, that wiped out 95% of the town. This included the school, which has since been rebuilt to an amazing learning space for these beautiful people.

Some of the highlights, included mass (Ngapuny Time) at the Holy Place. This was an experience with mass being in a combination of language and English. The community (including us) sat in a circle with individuals sharing personal Prayers of Petition. Some of our students did extremely well in coming up with some of their own on the spot.

On our second day at school, we were officially Welcomed to Country with a smoking ceremony. During the ceremony, one of the Aboriginal teaching assistants burnt eucalyptus leaves and brushed us with the smoke and leaves to cleanse us of evil spirits, and to ask the ancestors to look over us while on their country.

We were also privileged to go out into the country for a bush experience. The girls packed in with Benita, a local indigenous women, her daughters and her mother Sylvia (the elder of the land) and the boys followed behind in the four wheel drive. We travelled 45 minutes on a gravel road through the scenic country before arriving at Wynuper Springs, where Sylvia gave us a water blessing, to be welcome and safe in that family region. This meant we were free to swim in the cold springs. We spent some time appreciating the tranquility and reflecting on our experience so far. We have all learnt so much and will be returning to school with fresh eyes.

We will be sharing our full experience at the next Whole School Assembly and will put a full report into the newsletter in the next few weeks.

Year 11 Immersion Students

Yesterday, our Year 7 students headed out to Ferndale Park to represent Emmanuel at the Annual ACC Football Carnival. It was a great day for footy with a delightful 18 degrees where we were bathed in sunshine. The girls had a tough day, as none of them had played football prior to the carnival, but showed plenty of action throughout the day. In speaking to the girls afterwards, they talked about how much fun they had playing football, which is great to hear.

The boys however, were a bit more serious about the day and from the first game were switched on ready to play. Against quality opposition in Mazenod College, Mater Dei and Seton Catholic College, they played 5 games and were undefeated. This means that they will be playing off in the Finals, next Tuesday 9 August against CBC, Mandurah Baptist and La Salle College.

Thanks to Miss Kerry Reynolds, Mr Steve Pendleton, Mr Cameron McCarthy and Mr Jarrod Parry for coaching the students on the day.

Mr Ryan Henley

Director of Sport

Do you LOVE science?

Do you want to share science ideas with your friends?

Do you like to do hands on science experiments?

Are you in Years 7 and 8?

If so, Science Club is the activity for you!

Science club will run every second Thursday after school starting in Week 3. In Science club, students will have the chance to participate in fun, hands on science experiments based on your interests. If this sounds like something that you would be interested in, please see Miss Drew as soon as possible to get a permission slip.

Our first session is Thursday Week 3 from 3:45 – 4:55pm.

Miss Erin Drew

Head of Science

On the weekend of the 20 and 21 August, Scitech invites you and your family to enjoy the World Biotech Tour and get a closer look and better understand biotechnology!

Biotechnology is vital to our way of life; if you've ever taken antibiotics, eaten bread or sipped on a beer, then you've got biotechnology to thank!

The World Biotech Tour is a multi-year initiative that brings biotechnology to life at select science centres and museums worldwide. The World Biotech Tour allows you and your children to take part in a range of fun interactive activities, including:

· Biotechnology scavenger hunt

· Meet the scientist Q&A sessions

· Experience a plant cell in virtual reality

· Make a cake in a cup

· Learn about exoskeletons

· Special planetarium show

· Plus much more!

Tickets are now available and as regular admission prices apply, it is an affordable day out for the family. Purchase your tickets online at www.scitech.org.au or purchase them at the door.

1. Before you start writing.

• Determine the requirements and marking criteria of the task

• Brainstorm your ideas of what you want to cover

• Put your ideas into a logical order

2. Introduction.

Purpose is to:

• Set audience expectations

• Attract your audience’s interest and attention

• Explain anything they need to know eg if they can ask questions etc

• Summarise the content of your presentation

• Give the audience a mental framework for your presentation

3. Main body.

Once you have decided what you want to say and worked out the order of your points determine what structure you will follow for your speech.

Good practices:

• Use short, sharp and simple language

• Include only one idea per sentence

• Find relevant quotes or examples to support your argument

• Put statistics in familiar terms

• Paint a verbal picture

• Define terms you use if necessary

• Use a mix of different types of material: examples, stories, statistics, quotes to maintain interest

Student Services can help you with all general enquiries and support with your child’s attendance.

Services available at Student Services are;

• Student attendance

• Late arrivals or early collections

• Extended, planned or unplanned leave

• Messages for your students throughout the day

• Student ID letters

• Secure storage area for medication, e.g. Epipen’s, Ventolin and Antihistamine.

• All First Aid - Sickbay and Student room

• Updates and logging of Action Plans

• Changes to medication information for student’s

• Pastoral Care and information point for student’s

Please contact Student Services on:

Student Services direct telephone number - 9414 4051

Absentee email – absentee@emmanuel.wa.edu.au

Student Services SMS number - 0428 937 348

Emmanuel’s New Online Ordering & Cashless Canteen is Here!

Our school has now introduced a great new online ordering and cashless system for our College Canteen called FlexiSchools.

This system also utilises students current Transperth SmartRider cards for payment and purchases. You will need to link your child’s SmartRider card to your Flexischools account and nominate a payment option. Any balance currently on your child’s SmartRider is for travel only. Once you have linked this to FlexiSchools, you will have a separate canteen account and you will also have your existing travel account. These are two independent card balances on the one card, and operate separately. Travel account funds cannot be utilised for canteen purchases and vice versa.

Thank you for your support.

Mrs Belinda Colpitts Canteen Manager

• Go to www.flexischools.com.au

• Click REGISTER NOW

• Enter your email

• You will be emailed a link to an online form - follow the link

• Choose a username and password and complete the form

• Add each student and their class

• Top-ip the account - VISA or MasterCard preferred

• Available 24/7

• Convenient for parents

• Removes paper orders and cash

• FREE Registration

Online ordering is more convenient, providing a 24/7 payment and ordering system that can be accessed from home, work or a mobile device.

To set up a Flexi Schools Account so your child can use the cashless canteen service at school, Please go to www.flexischools.com.au and click on Register

Be rewarded with over $20,000 of valuable offers at the same time!

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The more we sell, the more we raise, so please tell your friends and family were are fundraising with Entertainment!

To order securely online visit: https:/www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/8v4392

Alternatively, email your order to Beverly Sweetman at : sweetos37@gmail.com

Thank you for your support.

Emmanuel Catholic College P&F Association

Catholic Youth Ministry presents Teens Camp 2016. Taking place during the next school holidays 7-9 October at Bickley Outdoor Recreation Camp. Look forward to huge games and adventure activities, inspirational talks from youth leaders, prayer and reflection time, and making heaps of new friends! All high school aged teenagers (grades 7-12) are invited to attend. Camp fee is $150 and includes all accommodation, food, and adventure activities. For more info: admin@cym.com.au 94227912 or visit http://cym.com.au

FREE for schools or school aged children:

· Library after-school activities

· Garage Sale Trail – advice for school sellers

· School Excursions at the Azelia Ley Museum

· Little Green Steps workshop for service providers – Sustainability in the Early Years

· Bibra Lake Fun Run – largest school entry can win

· Free native plants for primary schools: ‘Cockburn Cement are offering local primary schools free native plants.

Term 3 Youth Centre Programs have begun with everything from Beginners Hip Hop to Dungeons and Dragons. Program costs vary (free - $20).

To register or for more information please call 9411 3888

The annual Battle of the Bands competition will be held on Friday 9 September, 6.30pm – 10pm at the Youth Centre.

Registrations essential. Call Steve on 9411 3884 or email satherton@cockburn.wa.gov.au

This reminder is to parents with overdue school fees. We are confident that all of our parents appreciate the necessity and expectation in regards to paying school fees on time. With this in mind it is expected that if you have not yet paid your semester 1 fees please make every effort to pay your account as soon as possible so that future plans and developments at the College are not affected.

It is timely for you to review the agreement you have with the College to ensure your account will be finalised by the end of November 2016.

Should any family find that they are not able to manage their current repayment schedule, please contact the College to make arrangements to meet with the Principal.

Thank you for your support.

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On enrolment of your child at Emmanuel Catholic College, it is a requirement that you grant or deny permission for your child's photographs to be used in College publications and on social media (ie College website, newspaper articles, College Facebook page and Digital signs).

If you do NOT want photographs of your child published online or submitted to the print media and you are not sure if you made this clear on your enrolment from, please notify the College's Marketing Officer Ms Gabrielle LeBeck on 08 9414 4096 or email lebeck.gabrielle@emmanuel.wa.edu.au immediately.

Parents are also reminded that the College does not authorise the publishing of photographs taken at College events, in which students other than your own child are included.

Permission of the other students' parents/guardian is required.

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Enrolments at Emmanuel have become very competitive and places for 2017 are now full.

Interviews for 2018 started at the beginning of the year and students will now be placed on a waiting list. If there are any Siblings that haven’t enrolled, they may risk missing out on a place for their child.

Applications for Year 7 2019 are now due, and we would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible. Interviews commence next year and due to the large number of applications, not all applications will be interviewed. Siblings especially need to make sure they have applied.

Please email our Registrar on enrolments@emmanuel.wa.edu.au for further information.

Catholic students will be given preference as per our Enrolment Policy.

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Uniform Shop for Term 1 & 2 Normal Trading Hours

Tuesday 7.45am to 1.00pm - Thursday 12.00pm to 5.00pm

For fittings please call 9414 4017 to book a time.

Uniform Booking forms for both girls and boys are also found on the College website Uniform Shop page.

Your ECC Uniform Shop Team

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Defence Jobs: Job Finder

This website will help people interested in entering the defence force find a possible role or career suited to them. http://www.defencejobs.gov.au/job-finder-tool/#/

The Careers Office at Emmanuel is open each lunchtime for students who wish to gather more information, or just have a chat.

Mrs Susan Beedie
Head of Careers and VET

Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)

The test is used widely by tertiary institutions in Australia, to assist them with the selection of students across a broad range of academic programs. STAT provides applicants who don't have a recent or standard Year 12 qualification with an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to cope with tertiary studies. STAT is used primarily by mature entry applicants, however a range of university courses also require STAT results as an additional prerequisite. https://stat.acer.edu.au/

Notre Dame Open Day

21 August 2016
Contact the Prospective Students Office at future@nd.edu.au or by phone
(08) 9433 0533 http://www.nd.edu.au/fremantle/future-students/domesticstudents/careerscounsellor.shtml

UWA Medical Research Open Day

The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research will be holding their open day on Saturday 27 August 2016 from 10am – 3.30pm. Join us for talks on the very latest in research and treatments, guided tours of the building by medical researchers and a rare walk through our state-of-the-art laboratories where our researchers tackle the most challenging human diseases.

http://events.uwa.edu.au/event/20160715T065732Z-2737-415@events.uwa.edu.au/whatson/publicaffairs

UWA Open Day—Sunday 14 August

Our Information Evenings will run on the following dates in 2016:

Engineering Information Evenings:

• Sunday 14 August – as part of Open Day

• Wednesday 7 September, Time: 6.30pm-7.30pm, Venue: Engineering Lecture Theatre 1

  To book onto a session please see our webpage: http://www.ecm.uwa.edu.au/community/engineering-info-evenings

  
  

  Computing Information Evenings:

  Sunday 14 August – as part of Open Day
  Wednesday 21 September, Time: 6.30pm-7.30pm, Venue: Engineering Lecture Theatre 1

  To book onto a session please see our webpage: http://www.ecm.uwa.edu.au/community/computing-information-evenings

  Mathematics Information Evenings:

  Sunday 14 August – as part of Open Day
  Wednesday 14 September, Time: 6.30pm-7.30pm, Venue: Engineering Lecture Theatre 2

  To book onto a session please see our webpage: http://www.ecm.uwa.edu.au/community/mathematics-information-evenings

Applications to commence an undergraduate degree in Semester 2 can be made all year round by applying online to Murdoch. Please click the link below for Future Students.

ECU Medical and Exercise Sciences Information Evening

6pm, Wednesday 24 August @ ECU Joondalup Campus.

Find out about the courses, admissions pathways, support services and have a chat with our friendly academics and Student Recruitment Staff.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XQTSMLL

ECU Open Days

14 August 2016 (Sunday) (Mount Lawley & Waapa) 28 August 2016 (Sunday) (South West - Bunbury)

The Centre for Aboriginal Studies at Curtin University

Through the block study mode, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are able to obtain their degree by attending the university four times a year and participating in intensive study blocks in Perth. Students who are interested in applying for a block study mode course in 2017 need to come along to an admissions and information workshop usually held each year in Perth and Cairns.

At this workshop you will sit an admissions test, have an interview with a CAS staff member and find out more information about your chosen course.

Please register your interest in our admissions workshop Tel: +61 8 9266 7091 or Email: cas.enquires@curtin.edu

http://karda.curtin.edu.au/local/docs/BlockAssessIntake.pdf

Perth Convention Exhibition Centre

Date: 12-14 August 2016

Time: Friday: 9am – 4pm + Saturday & Sunday: 10am – 4pm
Admission: FREE ENTRY

• Over 100+ Exhibitors

• Try a Skill and WorldSkills Competition Pavilion

• Interactive Arenas

• Tertiary, Institutes and vocational education and training organisations

• Graduate roles, Apprentice & Trainee roles

• Free employment, industry and training Seminars

This resource provides up to date labour market information to help better understand which industries are employing in your local area.

Offers accredited courses in agriculture and agribusiness. The courses are offered online and are well suited to students who wish to study while working.

Liturgy Times

MONDAY:

9.00am Mass

TUESDAY:

9.00am Mass

WEDNESDAY:

8.15am Mass at Emmanuel Catholic College

5.00pm Eucharistic Hour

6.00pm Mass

THURSDAY:

9.00am Mass

FRIDAY:

9.00am Mass

SATURDAY:

5.00pm Reconciliation

6.00pm Mass

SUNDAY:

8.00am Mass

10.00am Mass

5.00pm Mass

122 Hammond Rd

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PO Box 3102

SUCCESS WA 6964

Phone: 9414 4000

Fax: 9498 5864

https://www.emmanuel.wa.edu.au