IMCC Newsletter 24 Thursday, 20th August 2020

Dunlea House Day On Tuesday’ we celebrated Dunlea House Day at the College. Father Marian celebrated Mass in the Library for students and staff in Dunlea House to reflect upon the values of Hope, Compassion and Dignity as espoused by Father Tom Dunlea. Father Tom Dunlea founded ‘Boys’ Town’ and was instrumental in bringing Alcoholics Anonymous to Australia as he sought ways to help people both physically and spiritually.

We enjoyed a Sausage Sizzle lunch prepared by the Dunlea Student Representatives and Mrs Sobey, the Canteen Manager. Thank you to the staff and students who assisted in the preparation and celebration of Dunlea, House Day. Mr Andrew Donaldson Assistant Deputy Principal Year 12, Campus Ministry & Head of Dunlea

Business Management & Enterprise My Hungry Bear Excursion

Last Wednesday the Year 11 Business Management & Enterprise students, travelled to My Hungry Bear, Butler. They went to investigate the Occupational Health and Safety guidelines and practices that need to be followed in food services in the era of Covid-19. The students were met by Mrs Aliz Loy, a co-owner in a partnership with her nephew Sam.

Parish Information Clarkson Parish St Andrew’s Catholic Church Parish Priest. Fr. Dariusz Basiaga

Tel. 9407 7512 Email. 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 Email. stsimon@westnet.com.au

Highlights of the excursion gave the students the opportunity to ask questions that directly related to

OH & S which they were able to reflect on and make direct comparisons with their own part time

jobs. The excursion also gave the students the opportunity to put into context topics they had worked

on earlier in the year. In an email that was received after our tour, Mrs Loy said she thoroughly

enjoyed the interaction with the students. The students were great ambassadors for the College.

Mr Edward Bryant Head of Library

Drama End-game Last week, students in ATAR Drama, performed scenes from Endgame by Samuel Beckett. Over the course of the term, students understood how to effectively apply different styles and techniques to their scenes. These included; Theatre of the Absurd, Meyerhold and Brecht. Throughout this unit, students learnt how to collaborate, problem-solve, identify themes, and critically analyse texts. Please wish them luck as they prepare for their exams.

Dramatic Make-up

Currently, Year 8 Drama students are learning how to create mood and atmosphere through the use of dramatic tension. To achieve this, we have been exploring the use of sound, silence, and lighting. Last week, students completed a special effects makeup workshop to aid their understanding of design roles. Over the next few weeks, students will be learning how to apply their new-found skills in order to create pieces for their upcoming assessment.

Drama-Night Please join us for a fun-filled evening at Drama night! There will be acts from Drama Club, ATAR Drama, and Year 10 Drama. Performances range from musical theatre and slapstick comedy to thought-provoking and tear-jerking dramas. There will be a short intermission with drinks and snacks available for purchase. Come along and support your peers and loved ones.

Mrs Rachael Knight Drama Teacher

Science Week This week, the College celebrated Science Week and our school community celebrated in a variety of ways.

Year 7 Science classes, saw Birds of Prey up close and learn about their adaptations and about their conservation. Classes were treated to demonstrations of Bernoulli’s Principle as well as making Elephants Toothpaste.

Staff investigated the principle of Diffusion using Skittles, as well as enjoying Science Conversation Starters at the Science Learning Area supplied morning tea.

On Monday and Tuesday lunchtimes students participated in the Inaugural College Science Week Flip-hunt, where students competed against each other in this technology-based Science Trivia Competition answering questions such as “Name the astronaut who hit a golf ball on the moon whilst demonstrating your best golf swing”. Congratulations to the following winners and to all who participated.

Seniors - Year 10 - 12 1st Place Emelie Mathew, Ella Lemsom, Kirsty Carmichael, Vivien Lettner, Kady Scott 2nd Place Charlotte Mullins, Leur Parana, Francis Arjon, Carl Burrows 3rd Place Chloe Flick, Caitlin Emery, Heycke Briers, Amber McCauley

Juniors - Year 7 - 9 1st Place Mia Conroy, Elloise Erikson, Ada Meakins 2nd Place Olivia Trehearn and Tahlia Stokes 3rd Place Kasey Morrison, Amy Johnson, Lilly McKeiver, Tamsin Neilson Happy Science Week The Science Department

Religious Education

Last week, Course 2, Year 7 RE students learnt about The Old Testament and The New Testament. They then applied their knowledge of the Bible to compete against classmates in a friendly board game.

Mrs Rachael Knight RE Teacher

Languages On Monday, ten auspicious students were awarded a pizza lunch provided by the Languages Department. The lunch was a reward for placing top 5 in French or Japanese within our College, in the EP Languages Regional Championships. The competition involved answering and translating questions in different languages. Many students participated; the competition was fierce but enjoyed by all. A big thank you to Mr Marshall, Sensei Bonarrigo, and Mlle Harrison for entering us in the competition. Congratulations to Lily Alexander, Rhea Begaj, Simon Furneau, Regine Mwamba Kabwadi, Hayley O’Toole, Trinity Smith, Antonio Villamor, Emma Welsh, Joshua Williams and Dudi Yiik. Lily Alexander Year 7 Japanese student

Library The Library continues to be a thriving hub in the beginning weeks of Third Term. A range of activities continue to flourish with Religious Education, Mathematics and Social Sciences courses being taught in the class areas of the Library. English classes use the space and freedom to enjoy a good book in comfort. During non-class times prior to school and at lunch there are always students who enjoy being with each other in the vibrant comfort the Library provides.

Our Thursday morning Book Club is going from strength to strength with a steady increase of students from all year groups. The Book Clubbers enjoy reading genres as diverse as historical fiction, and the post-apocalypse. Please encourage your child to come along, it is held on a Thursday morning from 7:45 to 8:25. Listen, share and enjoy being with people who enjoy a good read.

Mr Edward Bryant Head of Library

Sport ACC Athletics Update Following the recent Inter-House carnival, our squad for the upcoming ACC Athletics Carnival has been announced and commenced preparations. After winning last year’s carnival, we have earned promotion to C division this year, and we have high hopes another strong showing. Distance runners have been training well on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and this group of runners will be in great shape by the time the carnival rolls around. Several relay teams have also begun fine tuning their changes in preparation for the all-important team events. We now add throws and jumps training into the program and students selected are asked to attend as many sessions as their weekly schedule allows. Training dates are in yellow below, combined with the College sport calendar: ACC Championship Basketball A new initiative for this year has been the expansion of the ACC Championship into basketball. The Championship is an elimination tournament that pits the winners of sub-association sport against each other to crown an overall winner for each age division. After comfortably winning the CAS premiership in the summer season, our Year 9 Boys have progressed to the semi-finals of the competition after a commanding display against CBC Fremantle in Tuesday’s quarter final. Stevan Merenda scored 26 points, and Zac Daniel added 17 as Mr Woodhouse’s team cruised to a comfortable 48-34 score line. The boy’s semi-final opponent is yet to be determined but will likely be played on Thursday 27th August here at IMCC. Our Senior Girls also qualified for the elimination phase but faced a daunting road trip to Helena College on Tuesday afternoon, and went down 18-42. The girls were in the game until the last quarter and they have certainly enjoyed a successful year after some impressive games in the CAS summer season. A big thanks to Ms Argese for coaching the girls.

Our Senior Boys were due to play Ellenbrook Christian College this week in their first elimination game after topping the CAS standings, and a report on this team will follow next week.

State Cross Country Championships Congratulations to Year 8 athlete Dante Armstrong, who continued his impressive progress at the recent State Cross Country Championships at Kings Park. In testing weather conditions, Dante finished a very credible 13th against competitors up to two years his senior. Dante will be an important member of our ACC athletics team at the upcoming carnival and it is exciting to see him in great form! Five-a-side Soccer Competition The Year 7 teams have completed their Group fixtures with The GOAT’s and Capalot advancing to the semi-finals, to be held later in the term. They will have to wait a couple of weeks to learn who their opponents will be, although Year 11 outfit Uncle Tony are looking like competition favourites at the moment. Results:

Senior School Group Results Middle School Group Results

Johny 2 ????? 1 The GOAT’s 5 The Fish 1

Surfs Up 0 Free Bobby United 2 Capalot 5 The Slippers 5

Free Bobby United 0 Uncle Tony 1 The Fish 2 The Slippers 0

The McCormack Choppers 1 Johny 1 The GOAT’s 2 Capalot 0

Surfs Up 0 ????? 2 The GOAT’s 2 The Slippers 0

The McCormack Choppers 2 ????? 0 Capalot 2 The Fish 0

Uncle Tony 2 The McCormack Choppers

1

Johny Free Bobby United

Uncle Tony 2 Surfs Up 0

Senior Group

Team Played Won Draw Lost For Against GD Points

Uncle Tony 3 3 0 0 5 1 4 9

The McCormack Choppers 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 4

Johny 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 4

Free Bobby United 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 3

????? 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1 3

Surfs Up 3 0 0 3 0 6 -6 0

Middle School

Team Played Won Draw Lost For Against GD Points

The GOAT’s 3 3 0 0 9 1 8 9

Capalot 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4

The Fish 3 1 0 2 3 7 -4 3

The Slippers 3 0 1 2 5 9 -4 1

Leading Goal-scorers:

Goal-scorer Goals

Zac McNeair 8

Ngor Athoi 3

Godfrey Odongo 2

Isiah Miller-Phillips 2

Jake Moore 2

John O’Reilly 2

Aguk Makuei 2

Sam Archibald 1

Sam Bahina 1

Troy McGowan 1

Scott Thompson 1

Harry May 1

Dylan O’Callaghan 1

Dan Wessling 1

Jace De Almeida 1

Ms Bahbah 1

Mr Lafitte 1

Mr Chalmers 1

Mr Ben Dyer Head of Sport

ACC Soccer Championship On Wednesday the 19th of August our Senior Boys and Senior Girls competed in the ACC Championship Soccer competition. The girls travelled to Kingsway and competed against Mercy, Quinns and St Stephen’s in the group stage finishing second in the group with 2 wins and 1 loss. The girls then played off against Prendiville for 3rd spot in a hard-fought game that finished with Prendiville winning 3-2. The senior girls team consisted of a majority of student’s in year 9 and to achieve this result is a great achievement and leaves behind an optimistic future in this competition. Well done to the girls for their dedication, commitment and attitudes leading the way in displaying what the College looks for in the soccer academy program. The boys travelled a great distance to the Irene McCormack oval as we hosted 3 other schools, where only first placed in the group stage would advance through to the next round. The boys competed against Quinns, St Stephen’s in the first two rounds winning both games with plenty of breathing room. In order to advance the boys needed to draw or win against Prendiville. Unfortunately, the boys went down in a nail biting 1-0 loss leaving them to finish second in the group stage and narrowly missing out in a place in the next round of the Championship. Well done to the boys for the exceptional way they displayed sportsmanship in the face of some questionable behaviour from oppositions, setting the example for how sport should be played.

Mr Jeremy Carbone Acting Soccer Academy Coordinator

Reflection 21st Sunday/ Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A The theme of the readings this weekend is on the Church. Jesus announces His plans to build a Church, a community of believers that will overthrow the rule of evil. First reading: Isaiah 22:19-23 Psalm: Psalm 137(138):1-3, 6, 8 Second reading: Romans 11:33-36 Gospel: Matthew 16:13-20 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he put this question to his disciples, ‘Who do people say the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say he is John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ ‘But you,’ he said, ‘who do you say I am?’ Then Simon Peter spoke up, ‘You are the Christ,’ he said, ‘the Son of the living God.’ Jesus replied, ‘Simon son of Jonah, you are a happy man! Because it was not flesh and blood that revealed this to you but my Father in heaven. So, I now say to you: You are Peter and, on this rock, I will build my Church. And the gates of the underworld can never hold out against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: whatever you bind on earth shall be considered bound in heaven; whatever you lose on earth shall be considered lost in heaven.’ Then he gave the disciples strict orders not to tell anyone that he was the Christ. Today’s Gospel reminds us that the Church is built on the foundation of faith in Jesus Christ. Peter announces the core of our faith, that Jesus is God’s only Son. As a disciple, each one of us can also say, "Yes, Jesus is the Christ." Our faith is a rock foundation of the community of disciples of Jesus. It is the rock on which the Church is built, the rock of faith. When we proclaim our faith, we are part of the community of disciples throughout the whole world on which the Church depends. Like Peter, our recognition of Jesus Christ comes with responsibility, the responsibility to spread the good news of the kingdom of God. Mrs Daphne Peters Campus Ministry

Football and Soccer Academies The College has well established Football and Soccer Academies for girls and boys for all Year levels. The Academy programs are based on scientifically supported training methodologies and curriculum. The Academies provide a culture of resilience, respect and achievement, as well as opportunities to network and experience the football and soccer industries. The Football Academy is supported by the West Perth Football Club. Students are able to make application for entry to any level. Applications for 2021 close on 25th September 2020.

Applications are available at https://www.imcc.wa.edu.au/enrolments.html#football-and-soccer- academies

It is with great pleasure that the College congratulates Mrs Peggy Fitzgerald on achieving the title of Microsoft Expert. A tremendous amount of work and effort outside of school hours was needed for her to be awarded this prestigious title from Microsoft. In addition, she was required to present at a Microsoft Conference held in the United States earlier in the year. Mrs Fitzgerald is a leader within our Teaching and Learning Working party and co runs a weekly workshop for staff after school to help them improve teaching and learning at the College. Well Done Peggy Mr Andrew Billingsley Deputy Principal

Merriwa Primary School I want to say a huge thank you to the College for allowing us to use the bus last Friday. Your generosity in loaning us both a bus and Mr Declan Hogan as the driver supported our Community Access Program, whereby we visited the local beach to learn about water safety.

Mrs Sharon Hogan Teacher Merriwa Primary School

School Closure The College will be closed on Friday, 21st August and on Monday, 24th August. Staff will undertake a Professional Development Program on Catholic EarthCare.

Mid Term Reminders As we approach a well-deserved long weekend for our students I would like to take the opportunity to remind students and parents of some issues that have come to my attention over the first five weeks of the term. I have asked all year level Assistant Deputy Principals to focus with their Year Groups on the following points and ask the support of all students and families.

• False eyelashes are not permitted.

• Piercings – students are only permitted one small plain stud in each ear lobe.

• Mobile phone use is not permitted during the school day and phones should be kept in student’s lockers.

• Ear phones/air pods should not be used unless permitted by a class teacher.

• Boys need to be clean shaven.

• Extreme haircuts are not permitted, and if hair is past the top of collar, it needs to be tied up.

• Makeup and nail varnish, is not permitted.

• Sports jackets/hoodies not to be worn with formal uniform in place of, or under, the blazer.

• Students must have the correct equipment and stationery for each class.

• Laptops must be fully charged at the start of each day.

• Only black leather lace up school shoes are permitted. The four-day weekend will be an ideal time for students to have haircuts and remove any fake eyelashes and piercings. If you require any further information regarding uniform and grooming requirements please refer to pages 16 – 19 of the student planner. If you require any further clarification on any of the above please contact me or your child’s Assistant Deputy Principal.

Mr Andrew Billingsley Deputy Principal

Community News Mr Robert Marshall

Principal