IMCC Newsletter 37 Friday, 4th December 2020

College Awards Night The College Awards Night was held on Monday 30th November, in the Paul Rafter Centre. It was a wonderful celebration of our Students’ achievements in 2020 for Academic Achievement, Sport, Arts and Irene’s Service Learning.

As a College, we are very proud of all our students and the contributions they make to their own personal development, as well as the growth of the College. The Awards Night was an opportunity to acknowledge this in the presence of parents and staff. The students were fortunate to have the presence of Sr Irene McCormack’s brother and sister, Mr John McCormack and Miss Bernadette McCormack, and Sr Irene’s niece, Mrs Emma Watts, who presented awards, along with Sr Maree Riddler, Fr Dariusz Basiaga and Mr Gavan Prunster, College Board Chairperson. Fr Marian Brzozowski, Sr Francis McGuire, Mr John Aldous, Catholic Education WA, all giving excellent support to our College Community.

Parish Information

Clarkson Parish St Andrew’s Catholic Church

Parish Priest. Fr. Dariusz Basiaga Tel: 9407 7512 E: standrewsclarkson@gmail.com

http://www.standrewsclarkson.com/

Yanchep & Lancelin Pastoral Area Parish Priest. Fr. Augustine Puthota.

Tel: 9561 2172

Ocean Reef Parish St Simon Peter Catholic Church

Parish Priest. Fr. Franciszek Kot Tel: 9300 4885 E: stsimon@westnet.com.au

The major Awards announced on the evening were:

Irene McCormack Award: Kaleb Erikson Dux: Lewis Wood Proxime Accessit: Jay Halifax Principal’s Award: Aimee Mahuru

The 2020 Prefects were introduced to the College and the announcement was made of the 2021 Head Girl, Caoimhe McGuigan and Head Boy, Simon Furneau. The College Jazz Band, Year 7 Singers, Lyrical Dance Team, and the Hairspray Cast and Band, providing excellent entertainment.

The organisation of the Awards Night is complex. We thank Mrs Gillian Pearce for the co-ordination of the evening, and to the staff and students who assisted with all aspects of the organisation, setting up and packing up of equipment. A copy of the Awards Night Program is available on the College website: https://www.imcc.wa.edu.au/images/Awards_Night_2020/2020_Awards_Night_Program.pdf

Robotics Team Wins FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Award On Saturday 28th November 2020, the College Robotics Club participated at the FIRST LEGO League Regional Championship, held at St Stephen School, Carramar. FIRST LEGO League is a competition for Youth, aged 9-16 years, which focuses on four components consisting of Core Values, STEM project presentation, Robot Design Judging and Robot Games. Congratulations to the “I’M Robot” team who has been selected to advance to the WA National District Finals at Curtin University, on Saturday 12th December.

Thank you and congratulations to Mrs Inez McGinley who coached, mentored and prepared the team for the STEM Innovative Project. The team won the “Core Values” Award for Judging Session (Team Work Award). Click here for a short video of the award ceremony. http://e-learning.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/ICT/videos/IMCC%20Wins%20FLL%202020.mp4 Core Values is a way of doing things, encouraging high-quality work, emphasizing the value of others, and respecting individuals and the community. This is what the judges said about "I'M Robot" team who won this award: 'The Core Values Award is given to a team that displays extraordinary enthusiasm and spirit. Teams that win this award demonstrate that they know they can accomplish more together than they could as individuals, and show each other and other teams respect at all times.' The Robotics Team included Year 7 students Emilio Chrisostomou, Courtney Heath and Simon Hubka and Year 8 students Nathan Heath and Laith Striegher. The College Robotics Club has been working on Wednesdays and Thursdays after school since July, learning to design, build and program competitive autonomous robots, while also learning about a modern problem in Science, Technologies and Engineering, and developing solutions for it. This Year’s event included 25 registered teams (over 100 youth participants). Congratulations to the College Robotics Club for this excellent result for their second year in a row. Mr Fred Lafitte. Digital Technology and Mathematics Teacher

Instrumental Enrolments for 2021 The Music Department is now taking enrolments for instrumental lessons commencing in February 2021. There are currently limited places available with tutors for guitar (electric and acoustic), bass

guitar, trumpet, trombone, flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, drums, piano and voice. Places are filled on a first come first serve basis. Selected instruments are available to hire for $80 per year, including trumpet, trombone, flute, clarinet, alto saxophone and tenor saxophone.

Full details of the Instrumental Program, including enrolment form, is available from https://www.imcc.wa.edu.au/images/enrolments/Instrumental_Program_Handbook_and_Enrolment_Form.pdf

We encourage all students to pursue the music opportunities at the College, developing their talent in lessons, ensembles, concerts and productions, regardless of where they are on their musical journey. Mrs Rosalie Richardson Music Secretary/Marketing Officer

Administration of Schools (AoS) Database The College is now nearing the completion of preparations to implement the Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA), Administration of Schools (AoS) database system to replace our MAZE database, for family and student records, all accounting and finance functions. A new timetabling system will also be introduced. With training underway for the Administration Staff, Mrs Laurelea Fagence, Miss Jayde Harvey and Mr Kieran Parkes stepped into the roles in Reception.

The new administration software platform has been a work in progress for the last couple of years. As the demands of modern schools increase, the services required to support schools increases faster still. AoS is a comprehensive engine designed to integrate these services and unite them in one central management system. Our staff have been very committed to the implementation and have worked hard with staff from CEWA in preparation for the installation of AoS, to replace our current MAZE administration system. This change over will be implemented in early December. There will be several changes such as a new BPAY reference number and SEQTA logins. BPAY reference number: We will send you a Fee Statement showing your current balance and updated payment details in the coming weeks. Please take note of your new BPAY reference number on the Fee Statement. Prior to making any BPAY payments, please update your bank account details to the new BPAY reference number. SEQTA Engage: As part of the process, your SEQTA user details will be reset. We will send Parents/Carers a link to setup their new accounts by Friday 4th December. All families are required

to setup their new account within a week of receiving the link in order to access past reports and the 2021 End of Year Reports. Please ensure you keep your username and password, for future communication. Historical Direqt Messages will not be available for viewing on the new system. Parents are encouraged to take screenshots of any Direqt Messages they may want to keep. All Catholic Primary Schools have transitioned to the new system and we are in the second group of secondary schools to make the change. All Catholic schools will be using the system by the end of 2021. We appreciate your patience during the transition period. Mr Andrew Mawby Business Manager

Fee Discount Scheme St Francis of Assisi and St Andrew’s Catholic Primary Schools Families paying full fees at Irene McCormack Catholic College, will be eligible for a 10% discount on the school fees for their oldest child, when the family also has one or more children at either St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School or St Andrew’s Catholic Primary School. Eligible families must apply for the discount through their primary school.

Miss Kerry Greenwood Family Fees Officer

Containers for Change

Containers for Change is Western Australia’s new container deposit scheme which commenced in early October. The College has registered to be part of the scheme. You can take your containers to a recycling depot, listed below and quote our school ID number C10324044. Containers for Change will provide a 10-cent refund for each eligible container returned for recycling, PLEASE, start collecting!! Log on to www.containersforchange.com.au for more information. Most aluminum, glass, plastic, steel and liquid paperboard drink containers between 150ml and 3L are eligible for a refund. Some drink containers are not eligible for a refund. Excluded containers include: Plain milk containers, Containers less than 150ml and greater than 3L. Any glass containers which have contained wine or pure spirits. Containers 1L or larger which have contained flavoured milk, pure fruit juice or vegetable juice. All cordial or syrup containers Registered health tonics. COLLECTION POINTS:

Good Sammy Recycling- Butler Unit 9 & 10, 8 Butler Boulevard, Butler

Good Sammy Recycling- Wanneroo Unit 8, 1387 Wanneroo Road, Wanneroo

Recycling Waste Solutions - Iluka Iluka Sports Complex, 6 Miami Beach Promenade, Iluka

Roundabout Recycling- Joondalup 2 Lincoln Lane Joondalup

Return-It Clarkson 23-25 Caloundra Road, Clarkson

Refund Depot- Landsdale 128 Furniss Road, Landsdale

Recycling Waste Solutions - Mindarie Bellport Park, Rothesay Heights, Mindarie

Roundabout Recycling- Yanchep Yanchep Community Men’s Shed, 2 Bracknell Road, Yanchep

Please do not hesitate to contact me at the College, Andrew.Donaldson@cewa.edu.au Thank you for your support. Mr Andrew Donaldson Assistant Deputy Principal Year 12 & Campus Ministry

Uniform Shop Our last trading day for the year is Tuesday 8th December 2020. Please come in early before the rush in the holidays. Any items you purchased for 2021 may be exchanged before Term 1. We welcome back our existing or any new Volunteers to help in the Uniform Shop. If you are able to help during our holiday openings, please contact Merlyn.Waite@cewa.edu.au. No experience is necessary. Summer Uniform consists of: Boys – grey shorts, dark grey socks and white short-sleeve shirt. Girls – dress, summer socks The College jumper may be worn with the summer uniform in Term 4. Students should wear the College Jumper, not the sport jacket, with their summer uniform. Normal Trading Hours: Tuesday 12.00pm – 4.00pm Thursday 8.00am – 11.00am Last Day of Term: Tuesday 8th December 2020 8.00am - 11.00am and 12.00pm - 6.00pm Holiday Trading: Thursday 28th January 2021 8.30am - 4.00pm Friday 29th January 2021 8.30am - 4.00pm Mrs Lyn Waite Uniform Shop Coordinator

Reflection The Second Sunday of Advent Year B The theme of the readings this weekend is ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight’. First reading: Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14 Second reading: 2 Peter 3:8-14 Gospel: Mark 1:1-8 The beginning of the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah: Look, I am going to send my messengers before you; he will prepare your way. A voice cries in the wilderness: Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight, and so it was that John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. All Judea and all the people of Jerusalem made their way to him, and as they were baptised by him in the river Jordan, they confessed their sins. John wore a garment of camel-skin, and he lived on locusts and wild honey. In the course of his preaching he said, ‘Someone is following me, someone who is more powerful than I am, and I am not fit to kneel down and undo the strap of his sandals. I have baptised you with water, but he will baptise you with the Holy Spirit.’ The call to repentance lies at the heart of the Advent season. Like the people in today’s readings, we, too, are called to a change of heart, as we long for a better world where injustice will cease. In today’s Gospel we hear about how radical John the Baptist was in his calling, just like the Old

Testament prophets. His focus was on the need to repent, for people to change their world view and live accordingly. In this way, they will be more open to the teachings of Jesus, so that ‘the glory of the Lord shall be revealed’ (Isaiah 40: 5). This week ask for the grace of trust, and to receive the deep love of God into our hearts. God is offering us new life in Christ, empowering us to be his instruments for change in a world torn apart by selfishness and trepidation. Perhaps we can make this our prayer: ‘Lord, make us channels of your peace and justice. Amen.’ Mrs Daphne Peters Campus Ministry

Community News

ST ANDREW'S CATHOLIC PARISH https://www.standrewsclarkson.com/

Mr Robert Marshall Principal