Issue 19 June 25 2010

Dear Parents, Students and Friends of John XXIII College

The Grandeur of God I hope you enjoyed the glory of this beautiful, crisp morning. As I drove to work this morning with the clear air providing the most spectacular views of the coast, I couldn’t help but be reminded of that great line from Gerard Marty Hopkins SJ, “The world charged with the grandeur of God”. A very big emphasis in Ignatian spirituality is that ability and willingness to see the presence of God in all things. There was ample evidence this morning of the presence of God—delicate patters of ice forming on natural and man made surfaces, the clear environment, the ocean, coastline, the people out enjoying early morning exercise, the beginning of a new purposeful day, the promise of a sunny day, enormous blue sky and endless horizon. How great to be fully alive and aware of that moment! As many in the College Community would be aware, the College Council is constantly looking for ways to reduce our environmental footprint. One of the main ways we do this is through electronic communication. This saves the demand for paper, the energy costs of printing and the chemicals involved in printing and manufacturing of colour copy. It is therefore very important that we all regularly check and read email but please do not PRINT unless absolutely necessary. The Newsletter is a lengthy document. We also use the email distribution to regularly distribute other significant information. I know that the Parents Association, Parents and Friends, Roncalli, Inigo and other groups associated with the College depend heavily on you responding to email. As this is the final newsletter of the Semester, I would like to thank and farewell staff who are leaving or taking leave. Mr Brian Tierney and Mrs Sally Ryan (both on Long Service Leave) have decided not

to return to the College; Mr Niall Mulligan has secured a position at a College much closer to his home; Miss Nadia Tati is finishing her Term contract replacing Mrs Anna Triscari; and Ms Jodie Power, Mrs Liz Gardner, Mr Andrew Locke, Mr. Shane Clarke, Mrs Jane Donovan and Mrs Sue Benson are all taking periods of leave. We wish them all well. I wish everyone a very happy holiday and safe travels. The best wishes of the College are extended to the Chamber Choir, Mrs Strong, Mr Tsakisiris, Mr Dockery, Miss Jennings for their participation in the Llangollen Eisteddfod in Wales. They will perform their touring program at a Concert in the Roncalli Hall this Sunday at 5.30pm. The programme for the concert is listed in this Newsletter. Together let us seek justice Mrs Anne Fry Principal

St Mary’s Cathedral Inaugural Concert Series 2010 Concert 2 A Choral Bouquet for Our Lady Sunday 15th August, commencing at 2.00pm Concert 3 Durufle Requiem Sunday 31st October, commencing at 2pm Tickets available through BOCS Ticketing 9484 1133 or 1800 193 000 or www.bocsticketing.com.au

Around the Primary Scitech’s Salvaged Sculpture Competition Congratulations to Mrs Jane Roche and the children of Year 5B on reaching the finals of Scitech’s Salvaged Sculpture Competition with their Monarch Butterfly Sculpture. (Two sculptures out of 180 made it to the finals – a fantastic effort by John XXIII.) The sculpture will go on display in Scitech’s Climate Change exhibition throughout July and during this time the judges will cast their final vote. There is also the opportunity for the public to vote, so if you want something to do during the holidays, visit Scitech and vote for the Monarch Butterfly. The winner will be announced at a special ceremony which the Year Five children will attend, on Tuesday, 27th July.

Year 6 IPSHA Co-Ed Winter Lightning Carnival What another wonderful day of Interschool Sport yesterday! The weather was delightful this year for the Carnival. About 450 children from 9 schools had a fabulous day. The level of skill and sportsmanship throughout the Carnival was terrific. I congratulate all participants, especially our own John XXIII College students for their efforts and in particular their behaviour during the day. Sincere thanks to a number of people who contributed to make the day such a successful one:-

1. The Year 11 PE Studies students who umpired the games. They were great! Also thanks to Mr Darren Kowal & Lyn Plant for coordinating the umpires.

2. The John XXIII Primary Staff who managed the

teams and helped to set-up the different venues.

3. The Grounds and Maintenance Staff for their

fantastic support and assistance.

The Year 6 Parent Co-ordinators and all the hard working Year 6 mums who managed all the catering needs throughout the day. Without the help of these dedicated people the Carnival would not happen. People from many schools commented on just how good the food was and how fabulous the College grounds looked. Well done!

HEALTH INFORMATION

HEART TICK ( reference: Heart Foundation of Australia) The Heart Foundation continues to be the symbol you can trust to easily make healthier food choices in your supermarket. All foods with the Tick must pass a strict auditing process in order to be allowed to display the Tick – no exceptions. There’s a Tick alternative to most of the foods you eat every day. In fact, there are around 1100 foods across more than 50 supermarket categories. But broadly, all foods with the Tick fit into three groups:

1. Fresh foods like eggs, lean meat and poultry, vegetables, fruit, nuts and seeds.

2. Everyday foods or staples such as bread, margarine, breakfast cereals and yoghurt.

3. Occasional foods like pies, oven fries and ice cream.

The Tick is the Heart Foundation’s guide to help people make healthier food choices quickly and easily. It also encourages food manufacturers and food outlets to develop or modify products and meals that meet the Heart Foundation’s nutrition standards. In general, Tick approved foods and meals have met strict standards for saturated fats, trans fat, salt and where appropriate, kilojoules and fibre, and with meals we also monitor serve size. F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n g o t o : www.heartfoundation.org.au Jenny Hill (College Nurse)

And last, but certainly not least, a huge thank you to Mr John Alderman for his immense organisation and planning to ensure that the day was the huge success that it was! Term 3 Commencement Date Just to remind you that Term Three begins on Monday, 19 July for all students in the Primary School. Upcoming Events: Monday, 28 June: Year 6B Confirmation Rehearsal at 1.30pm at St Thomas’ Church Claremont Tuesday, 29 June: Year 6B Confirmation Ceremony at 6.30pm at St Thomas’ Church Claremont Wednesday, 30 June: Year 6G Confirmation Rehearsal at 1.30pm at St Thomas’ Church Claremont Year 6G Confirmation Ceremony at 6.30pm at St Thomas’ Church Claremont Thursday, 1 July: Pre-Primary to Year Six General Assembly at 9.00am in the Roncalli Hall (5G) End of Term for all Students Mrs L Gardner Cluster Leader K—2 Ms A Coniglio Cluster Leader 3—6

Congratulations to.. Mark (Year 9) and Stephen (Year 8) McCann for being selected to represent WA in national ice hockey tournaments. Mark will be playing in the Under 16 tournament in Melbourne, in July and Stephen will be playing in the Under 14 tournament in Brisbane, in August. Both boys are selected as goalies. Tilly Connor (Year 12) for being selected in the Australian Under 18 Water Polo Team Siobhan McCloskey (Year 11) who has been selected to represent WA in the 2010 State Schools Hockey Team

Primary Netball News! Congratulations to Darcy Stokes & Nikki Martin who are members of our Year 6A netball team for being chosen as part of the Regional Development Netball Squad for their age group! Well Done Girls!

Chaplains Column This week is Refugee Week and as Australians we are called to reflect on the stories of refugees who come to our shores. Further it is an invitation to open wide our hearts on our society’s response to those in need of our protection. Asylum seekers have recently been housed in the mining town of Leonora, WA. We ask this question whether we need to detain people in isolation while their cases are being heard. Speaking of detention centres, Professor Patrick McGorry, Australian of the Year says this “You could almost describe them as factories for producing mental illness and mental disorders”. Today we have become more sensitive to the use of words like illegal's, queue jumpers, floods of boats, intolerable burden. For refugees fleeing from their own country, such words are simply mean. This week we are called to pray that as a nation we may be generous to refugees and for grace and blessing to those who are forced to abandon home and come over to our shores for hospitality. Seek Justice! A wise walker, lost on the mountains, will turn to the compass when this happens, and for the inner journey there is a compass too. Ignatius Loyola called it discernment. Discernment grows out of the habit of reflecting daily on our experiences within the deepest centre of ourselves, where we are one with him. Staying on course during this winter break, Ignatius gives us some valuable signposts showing us how to proceed when we are “in consolation” and when we are “in desolation”. This is his advice... In times of desolation.. 1. Tell God how you feel and ask for help. 2. Seek out companionship 3. Don’t go back on decisions you made 4. Stand still and remember your inner map 5. Recall a time of consolation and go back to it in

imagination. 6. Look for someone who needs your help and turn

your attention towards them. 7. Go back to 1 In times of consolation.. 1. Tell God how you feel and thank him. 2. Store this moment in your memory, to return to

when things get tough 3. Add this experience to your life map. 4. Use the energy you feel to further your deepest

desires. 5. Let the surplus energy fuel the things you don’t like

doing, and do some of them. 6. Go back to 1 Keep these instructions safely within your inner compass – that is engraved in your heart. Apply the desolation rules when the inner compass starts to spin. Reflect on the consolation rules when your compass reads True North. Finally the most life giving elements of our human existence are not the heart transplants or moon shots. They are the unnoticed conversations with the lonely ones; the listening ear we offer to the hurting ones; the word of affirmation that lifts a veil of fear. These are things that lie well within range of our compass or our currency. How we spend that currency during this winter break makes a great deal of difference! Fr Gaetan Pereira College Chaplain

Sole mate sought Left foot trainer missing. Oasics Gel-490TR white with blue and grey trim. Virtually brand new. US size 9 on label inside. Have right trainer and would very much like to put them together again. If found please call Susan on 0424 611 325

Host Families Urgently Needed

A big thank you to all the generous families that have offered to take exchange students from Japan.

We still need about ten families. So, if you are able to be a Host Family to a young Japanese female student for two weeks from 30th July to 14th August please contact me on:

glass.shane@johnxxiii.edu.au

The students’ most enjoyable and engaging experience in Perth is spending time with families and being involved in activities around the house. They are more than happy to be more like one of the family, rather than a guest. Each host family will receive $280.00 to assist in expenses during their stay.

Your support and hospitality in this exchange program will be greatly appreciated.

Shane Glass Learning Area Coordinator

Parental Requests of Student Services

Please note that staff at Student Reception are not available to run messages to students during school time. If a message is urgent, every effort will be made to contact the student if necessary. Thank you for your continued support.

SECONDARY PARENTS Please Note If your child is not going to be able to attend school could you please notify Student Reception ASAP by Phone: 9383 0406 or Email: absentees@johnxxiii.edu.au Do Not notify individual teachers or House Coordinators.

Have you the cheek?

Have you the cheek to help with cerebral palsy research? 500 children born in Australia each year are affected by Cerebral Palsy, a disorder of movement and posture. The Cerebral Palsy Association is seeking Caucasian children (aged 5-18) with or without cerebral palsy and their mothers. All you need to do is complete a short survey and donate cheek swab. Participation is easy and takes about 10 minutes—you can help from home. For further information and enrolment, SMS your name and address to 0439 201 795 or telephone 1800 800 254. Website: www.adelaide.edu.au/cerebralpalsy. Email: cerebralpalsy@adelaide.edu.au

OVERDUE SCHOOL FEES The College is concerned that there are a number of School Fee accounts outstanding from second term. These accounts are now overdue. Overdue accounts will incur an account administration fee of $50 per month until paid. If you have not paid your second term School Fees please do so as soon as possible. Should you need to discuss your fee account please contact Lynn Walters at the College on 9383 0491. Kindly disregard this notice if you have arranged / and are adhering to, a payment schedule with the College.

Diary and Policy on Homework and Study This is a timely reminder the John XXIII College Diary and Policy on Homework and Study. There are particular practices that we would like to draw to your attention to and help us with. These are; Students are expected to have a College Diary. If

they are misplaced or destroyed they can be purchased from Student Services for $10.00.

Students should have their diary with them during all classes.

The diary is a passport to the library, nurse... see pp 103 – 107.

The diary is a communication tool with the parents, there is space for parents and teachers to comment and communicate.

The diary is an organisational tool for recording homework and other academic pursuits and events.

Parents are asked to sign the diary at least once a week.

Tutor Group Homeroom teachers are also asked to sign and check diaries.

The diary is a public document – it should not be defaced and inappropriately “adorned”.

Subject teachers are required to set purposeful homework within the guidelines outlined in pp 96-97 of the Diary.

Teachers have been reminded that they should have established procedures for checking that homework.

Teachers have been asked to assist the students in recording homework in their diaries, for example, write homework on the board, provide time to record homework and be consistent.

The students have been reminded that there are consequences for not completing their homework. The diary is ans important tool in developing good organisational skills in our students as homework is central to enriching and reinforcing their learning. We thank you for your support in this.

Robert Novacsek - Deputy Principal, Studies

Steve Ray is an intrepid traveler, expert on the Holy Land, Popular Catholic apologist, documentary producer, Bible teacher and best-selling author. Steve is one of the most fascinating Catholic speakers around and is appropriately dubbed "Jerusalem Jones" by the National Catholic Register. Come and be inspired by this man whose enthusiasm for the Catholic Faith is infectious, as he brings the breadth of his knowledge and experience to bear on the mysteries and traditions of our Church. Steve Ray's popular film series The Footprints of God has inspired and enriched the faith of thousands around the world. Don't miss this chance to see Steve Ray in person! Find out more about Steve at http://www.catholic-convert.com/

Words like dynamic, compelling, inspiring and insightful all come to mind when I think of describing Steve’s

presentations. I say presentations, because they are more than just “talks”; he puts his whole heart into them. They not only provide intellectual information, they call you to a deeper and more profound understanding of

Christ and His Church.

Tom Monaghan Founder of Domino’s Pizza Chairman of Ave Maria University

Thursday 8th July 2010 Archbishop Barry Hickey

will introduce Steve at 7.30pm

“When the Honeymoon is Over: How to Live in the Church after Conversion”

Venue: John XXIII College John XXIII Avenue,

Mt Claremont Roncalli Hall

Enquiries: Eric Natta. 9383 0407

Telepace Australia

presents

Steve Ray Fullness of Truth 2010 Australia Tour

Vietnam Pilgrimage Reunion

4.30pm - 6.00pm Monday 28 June 2010

All Alumni who travelled to Vietnam (Classes 2000 -

2009) are welcome to attend and share stories with Sr Trish Franklin ibvm.

RSVP essential to Anna Gingell 9383 0520 or

gingell.anna@johnxxiii.edu.au

BE A SPORT When: 7.00am Thursday 19th August 2010 Where: Circle of Friends Cafe Breakfast then next door at Gonzaga Barry Lecture Theatre Who: Father’s and son’s from Years 5, 6, 7 and 8 Cost: $20 incl GST per person. A scrummy breakfast will be served Sales close: Monday 9th August 2010 or when sold out! Payment: View further information by booking

through the College Online booking system www.johnxxiii.edu.au

Limited tickets Enquiries: Current parent Devon Harding devona@globaldirect.com

RSVP: Alumni Development Officer Anna Gingell gingell.anna@johnxxiii.edu.au or

9383 0520

A joint Initiative of the Parent Association, Parent Auxiliary, Alumni and Community Relations

REMINDER: “Arabian Nights Party” for Classes of 1970’s 1990’s, check on the Alumni website for further information .

Ignatius Library REMINDER A reminder to all Parents of students in the Primary School (K-6) that the Library is not available to students after school. Could all parents continue to use the After School Care Program (Jellybeans) for child minding purposes. Also a reminder to all parents to ask their children to be diligent in returning books to the library by the due date. Students are always welcome to renew their books. Thank you for your continued support in these matters.

Parent Teacher Interviews/Meetings 2010 Please note the following Parent/Teacher Interviews for 2010. Year 10, Year 11 and Year 12 Parent Teacher Follow Up Meeting 10th August in the Exhibition Centre at the College from 3.30pm—8.30pm Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9 Parent Teacher Follow Up Meeting 7th September in the Exhibition Centre at the College from 3.30pm—8.30pm Mr Robert Novacsek - Deputy Principal, Studies

See below for details

regarding the film which will be shown at 3 pm

FUNDING OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS Catholic school students receive significantly less government funding than students in government schools. Some of this gap is made up by contributions from parents and parishes through fees and levies, however Catholic schools strive to keep fees low so that schools remain accessible.

No. 77 June 2010

TEENS WHO SELF-MANAGE ONLINE

Keeping your Kids Safe

So what can be done to keep your kids safe online? Restricting your child from using any social net-working site is impractical and perhaps a little excessive. Computers are available almost everywhere now, so an alternative approach would be to educate your child about the potential risks these sites pose, and about how to stay safe when using them. Some simple yet effective ways to let your child safely socialize online include the following: · Carefully select which social networking site your child wants to join. Most social networking sites will allow anybody to create a profile, but most have age restrictions that do not allow anyone un-der the age of 14 to join. If your teen's sole purpose is to keep in touch with friends, chances are all her friends will be on the same networking site. · Monitor your child's network usage. It is not unreasonable to insist on knowing your child's pass-word for logging onto any social networking site. This will help you keep track of whom she is talking to and the kind of information she is posting on her profile. If you feel this is too invasive, create your own profile and request your child as a friend. That way you can still monitor her profile without being over-bearing or nosy. It is also reasonable to set limits on how much time your child spends on the sites each day. · Keep your child's personal information private. There is no need for your child to post his ad-dress, phone number, or any other personal information on his profile. Posting personal information makes it easier for online predators to learn your child's identity and to find him offline. If your child is going to post personal information, make sure that he posts only those facts that he is comfortable with everyone knowing. Also remember: Once he posts information online, he can't take it back. Even de-leted information may still exist in older versions of the site on others' computers. · Set the privacy settings to restrict access to your child's page. Your child's friends will still be able to access and view her whole profile, but outside users and anyone who is not on her friend list will not. · Reject friend requests from anyone your child does not know. Even if the requestor claims to be a friend of a friend, be wary of anyone your child has never met. · Be wary of strangers who want to meet in person. The simplest solution to this issue is to refuse to let your child meet in person anyone she met online, unless you are present. · Report any suspicious behavior. If you or your child feels threatened by or uncomfortable about something online, report it to the social networking site and, if necessary, to the police.

Source: http://life.familyeducation.com

Fostering self management How do you build an atmosphere of trust with your teenager so that he or she learns to open their heart? The collective wisdom on this topic includes: emphasise the positive; share one on one time weekly in something you both enjoy; have a sense of humour; know how to tell a good story; know when your child has suffered a disappointment and be available that night without fail; listen; broaden the conversation… don’t nag or harp on the same issues; look to your spouse for feedback about your efforts to connect; and above all, keep at it. Keep showing affection and interest. Never respond to negative emotion with more negative emotion. Let’s look in detail at a number of these issues.

Talk with your son or daughter with clear guidelines about social networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace. The bottom line is that the same key rules of respect and courtesy apply just as much in cyberspace as they do in daily life: Tell the truth (but don’t post personal details where they can be read by strangers).

Respect others’ privacy. Keep all comments and graphics positive. Never write

or place something that could cause personal offence. Never write something that is abusive or derogatory.

Never post a picture of another without permission.

Avoid the bad manners of talking about oneself, of offering opinions on anything and everything, and of posting photos of oneself for everyone to see.

Help them see that the net is a public place and the written word is permanent. Once a comment is posted, the damage is done. We must not write things impulsively or without reflection. Careless words hurt others and ultimately hurt the person who writes them. How do you or I fix things up when we have shredded a person’s reputation? It is very difficult. A person’s reputation is precious and very hard to restore once damaged. Find various ways to explain this. Explain too that the government has toughened laws relating to misuse of the Net. Identity theft, posting abusive or derogatory text, causing others grief when they read personal references posted without their consent, use of another’s log in details: these can all be crimes and lead to a criminal record. And there is the sheer wastage of time. Too often poor marks are linked to compulsive use of chatrooms and networking sites. This can be a real addiction. What are the signs of obsessive usage? When cyber relationships take priority over interaction in the home.

When Net usage comes before work. When we think we can multitask… working on assignments and interacting with friends on

line the same time.

When Net usage interferes with sleep. All this can sound very familiar to parents. At this more serious level, it is damaging for children to want to live in worlds apart from their family. This is true for afternoons hanging out at the mall, for harmful Friday night social environments, for all-comers parties, and it is also true for aspects of the on-line world. A good starting point is for parents and children to agree on family standards of commonsense Net use that everyone conforms to… no Net in the bedrooms, a readiness to share what we are doing with other members of the family, no chatrooms open during work, etc. It is less a question of more rules and better surveillance programs, and more about the quality of family relationships… of being in a position to share the life of one’s fellow family members. Talk deeply and often with children about online activity, helping to self manage. Talk also about cyber bearpits. To enjoy an open, no-secrets, relationship is a big challenge. It is too easy to surrender the high ground to the peer culture. It takes a great deal of parental initiative and affection to stay in the game.

Source: Kairos Volume 21 No 6. 18 April – 1 May 2010.

Music Tour Concert Sunday 27th June 2010 Commencing 5.30pm

PROGRAMME—COLLEGE HALL

‘Ping Pong Polka’ (It’s a Small World)

by Sherman & Sherman arr. W. Hughes JUNIOR PIANO ENSEMBLE Director: Catherine Haydon

“Encanto” - Robert W. Smith

CONCERT BAND Conductor: Liz Jennings

“Moorea” - Gypsy Kings

SENIOR GUITAR ENSEMBLE Director: Barry Weeks

“Moscow Nights” - Vissili Soloviev-Sedoy “Scottish Dance No.1” - Malcolm Arnold

ORCHESTRA Conductor: Toni Strong

“Finale from the Magic Flute” - Mozart

SENIOR CLARINET QUARTET Director: Liz Jennings

“Café 1930” - Piazzolla

SENIOR SAX QUARTET Director: Liz Jennings

“Divertimento in Bb” - Mozart

“Tango” - Piazzolla CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Director - Toni Strong

“Elegie” - J. Ed Barat MICHAEL COLLINS

Clarinet Solo

“Fly Me To The Moon” “Route 66”

SWING BAND Conductor: Ben Smith

(SHORT 5 MINUTE BREAK FOR STAGE CHANGE)

“Rockin’ Gold” arr. Roger Emerson

JAZZ CHOIR Conductor: Rosalie Hampton

“South Australia” - arr. Stephen Leek

“Sleep” - Eric Whitacre “Best Friends from Talk Show” - Elena Kats-Chernin

“Tunngare One” - Stephen Leek “Daemon Irrepit Callidus’ _ Orban

CHAMBER CHOIR

Conductor - Toni Strong

Accompanists: Catherine Haydon & David Dockery

School Holiday Fun Sessions Wednesday 7 July and Wednesday 14 July Champion Lakes Boating Club is offering fun sessions in kayaking for youth aged 9 -12years or 13-16 years.

Time: 8.30am – 9.30am, Cost: $20 per session. Instructor: Guy Power, Australian Canoeing Level One Instructor. All gear is provided. Participants must be able to swim at least 50 metres. If you are interested please email Secretary, Champion Lakes B o a t i n g C l u b , R o b y n B r o w n robyn.l.brown@bigpond.com or ring 0401 311 817. Bookings are limited. Payment required before Friday 2nd July

John XXIII College Music Eisteddfod Winners 2010 Most Outstanding Performance in Voice Section: Daniel Berini Most Outstanding Performance in Guitar Section: Elysia Korn Most Outstanding Performance in Wind Section: Michael Collins Most Outstanding Performance in Strings Section: Celeste de Saint Jorre Most Outstanding Performance in Piano Section: Vivienne Lim Most Promising Performance in Voice: Ben Jobson Most Promising Performance in Wind: Rhian Munks Most Promising Performance in Wind: Aidan Gabriels Most Promising Performance in Piano: Elysia Korn Most Promising Performance in Strings: Isaac Reynolds Most Promising Performance in Guitar: Isaac Reynolds Own Composition Award: Underwood Avenue Ensemble Award: Senior Guitar Ensemble Special Mention for Piano: Madeleine March-Anthony Special Mention for Piano: Holly Thong Primary Award for Winds: Isabella Kruk Primary Award for Strings: Fabienne de Saint Jorre Music Director’s Encouragement Award Matthew Lau for Saxophone Emma Steinepries for Saxophone HOUSE TROPHY: “WARD” with 61 entries. Awards will be presented to recipients early in Term 3

The Alumni Legends @ Lunchtime guest speaker this week was Patrick Spillane (Class 2003). Patrick graduated from Law at the University of Western Australia this year. He now plans to study externally at the Australian National University with a view to travelling overseas and working with the United

Nations. With TEE marks that provided an opportunity o f a u n i v e r s i t y education, Patrick chose law with a vague idea of doing something in humanities while he decided what career path he would take. After 5 1/2 years of study, Patrick has firm direction and quite openly discussed the idea that with law comes power and provides him the ability to make a d i f f e r e n c e a n d contribute back to the world.

Last week's Alumni Legends @ Lunchtime guest speaker was Chiara Horlin, (Class 2001) Psychology Graduate and Lecturer at UWA. Chiara has recently finished her Doctorate and is currently lecturing at UWA and is always very keen to teach John XXIII 1st year students, as has been the case many times. Chiara talked about the possibility of using a Psychology degree within the corporate sector, working and travelling overseas and opportunities and diversity of having this degree. She said, "with hard work, nothing is impossible" and that "there will be no harder year than Year 12" but also offered sound advice "you have to stand on your own two feet once you enrolled in any university and it was up to you to succeed".

Lost Property Please check your child’s clothing. If you have any clothing or goods that don’t belong to your child, please return them to the College as soon as possi-ble. If you are a primary or pre primary parent, please check the Lost Property Box to see if you own any items as the items will be donated to charity at the end of the term.

METROPOLITAN STUDENT INCIDENT WARNING - HIGH

ALERT Following an email from the Catholic Education Office, as in previous warnings this is a reminder to encourage all students to be vigilant and alert when travelling to and from school.

REUNIONS Class 2009 John XXIII College 1st Year reunion

Friday 1st September 2010 Contact Alumni Development Officer Anna Gingell

Tel (08) 9383 0520 Fax (08) 9385 2173 Mob 0437 207 089

Email gingell.anna@johnxxiii.edu.au or book on line www. johnxxiii.edu.au

Class 1965 Loreto Nedlands 45th reunion

Saturday 20th November 2010 Contact Sue Harwood nee Baker Tel 9364 2610

kharwood@bigpond.net.au or Lyndell Olivier nee Taylor 0407 445 172

For further details

YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

ALL communications to parents are NOW sent by email. It is important to keep these details correct and up to date. Please contact reception (9383 0400) if your email has recently changed.

School holiday activities City of Subiaco The City of Subiaco is offering children an opportunity to participate in a number of exciting free school holiday activities. All activities are at the Palms Community Cen-tre, corner Nicholson and Rokeby roads, Subiaco. To book, phone 9237 9304. Parents/guardians must stay with children age six and under.  Friday 9 July – Teddy Bear's Picnic Bring along your favourite bear for an exciting high en-ergy dance adventure with teddy. 9.45am – 10.30am (ages two to four) Friday 9 July – Around the World Dance Festival Dress up in your favourite outfit and learn different dance styles from around the world. 10.45am – 11.45am (ages five to seven) Monday 12 July - Yoga Get inspired with the benefits of the ancient art of yoga at these fun and lively sessions. 9.15am – 10am (ages three to five) 10.15am – 11.15am (ages six to eight) 11.30am – 12.30pm (ages nine to thirteen) Wednesday 14 July – Team Challenge Join in interactive and rewarding team games with Ban-yan Creative 10am – 11.30am (ages five to twelve) For further information, contact Lianda Gibson | Senior Project Officer - Children and Young People

 9237 9216 |  9237 9200 |  city@subiaco.wa.gov.au |  

Uniform Shop holiday trading

The Uniform shop will be open on Wednesday July 14th

from 8 to 12.

Year 12 Information Handbook 2010 (for ALL Year 12 Students)

This document can also be accessed electronically at http://www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/ This booklet was distributed to the Year 12 Students on Thursday. Please ensure that it read and kept in a safe place. Particular note should be made of; WACE Requirements (pp1-6) All students and parents should be aware of these. If further clarification is needed please contact Sarah Hammond or myself. There is no excuse for any student not to meet WACE requirements! Take particular note of the requirement to sit stage 2 or 3 Examinations unless exempt (see page 4 and page 11). Note should also be made about the need for a “genuine attempt” (see also p 11). Enrolments (p 7) Note the comment on Private Candidature. Literature students whose semester one performance was borderline or poor should consider enrolment in English 3A/B as a Private Candidate (see also pp10-11). The last date for the change of enrolment through the Curriculum Council is 6th August. The College believes that all its students are enrolled in their current courses and will not consider a late change of enrolment unless there are extenuating circumstances. Review of school assessments (p9) The College will be posting the Year 12 Statement of Results on 22 October. Examinations (pp10-25) Enrolment (p10) Exemption (p11) Examination Timetables – take particular note that Practical Examinations take place between Saturday, 25th September to Friday 29th October – the examination could fall on a Saturday, Sunday or the Monday Public Holiday. Practical Examinations (for subjects that involve a performance, interview, portfolio submission or production see pp 12-19) ie English ALD, Languages, Media, Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Drama. Written Examinations (pp 20-23) Provisions for Sickness/Misadventure (p24) Top 10 Tips – Examinations (p33) Important Dates (p34) Materials Required/Recommended for Written Examinations 2010 Appendix D (pp 37-39) Approved Calculators for use in the 2010 WACE examinations Appendix E (p 40) Dictionaries approved for use in external examinations 2010 Appendix F (p41)

The students were also issued with a Verification of Student Details. This is a capture of the students’ details held on the Curriculum Council database. Errors in this statement need to be communicated to the College as soon as possible to enable the details to be corrected.

Students were also reminded of Curriculum Council and John XXIII College Awards that they could strive for in 2010.

Robert Novacsek Deputy Principal, Studies

The magnificent restoration and expansion of St Mary’s Cathedral is now complete and once again, St Mary’s is welcoming literally thousands of visitors each week for daily and weekend Masses or to simply marvel at its history and beauty. Restoration and construction costs were $32.9 million. Archbishop Hickey recently announced that as at 1 June 2010, a remarkable $29.5 million had been raised through the fundraising appeal. His Grace called on the support of our Catholic community to help raise the $3.4 million required to “complete” St Mary’s! Donations are tax deductible. Special recognition applies for Leadership Gifts and special items such as the historic Pews are available for funding. If you can help...please visit the appeal website at www.stmarysappeal.com.au for more information or contact the Cathedral Appeal office on (08) 9427-0322.

YAG Summit in Canberra On Monday and Tuesday 7th-8th June, five representatives of John XXIII College travelled to Canberra for the Youth Advisory Group on Cyber-Safety and Internet Use Summit. Georgina Macri and Adam Thomson (Yr 7), together with their parents Malene and Campbell, accompanied John Joosten (ICT Coordinator) to the National Museum. The National Museum was the venue for a series of workshops for around 200 students, parents and teachers from across Australia. It was opened by the Minister of Broadband, Communication and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy. John XXIII College has been involved in this initiative since the pilot program last year. The workshops examined a range of important issues including cyber-bullying, social networking, gaming, identity theft and computer fraud. The feedback from last year has already been incorporated into several government initiatives, with the Minister releasing some $16 m in additional funds. Soon a second website specially targeted at teachers and parents will be launched. Watch this space for news about this TAP website in the next month or two. Mr John Joosten - ICT Coordinator

Autism Auskick Program As you are probably aware footy season is here again and many children are about to join Auskick for the first time. For children with Autism this can be a very exciting but also daunting prospect.

The benefits of participating in a team sport are enormous. For children with Autism this means overcoming many fears and behavioural patterns, to learn to work as part of a team.

Football in particular leads children to understand and deal with unexpected physical contact, it improves physical skills and fitness and most importantly provides a wonderful social environment which children can be a part of from early childhood, through teenage years and into adult life.

For this reason we are attempting to form a new Auskick style group which would provide football instruction from Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists in conjunction with experienced footballers. The long term view would be to support the children and help them engage in playing football, whether it be at home, at school or as part of the general Auskick program and later into local football teams.

To begin this process we need to gauge the level of interest for such a program. The more participants we have the better opportunities we could offer. This will then enable us to put forward a proposal for support from Auskick and the Football Commission.

This program is for children aged between 5 and 12. If you would like to find out more PLEASE REGISTER your interest as soon as possible to tammy@porter.com.au

Jellybeans Mt Claremont OSHC John XXIII College Ph: 0417 919 257 Jellybeans West Leederville OSHC West Leederville Primary Ph: 0408 943 406 Jellybeans Jolimont OSHC Jolimont Primary Ph: 0404 661 739

Vacation Care Fees

Daily $76 Weekly $74

Family $68

WHAT TO BRING EACH DAY A healthy packed lunch (lunch is only provided on the NAIDOC and Party Days) A sunsmart hat A drink bottle (water only) A piece of fruit for morning tea A change of clothes (in case we get caught in rainy weather!) Suitable footwear (no thongs)

For new parents wishing to use our service, please contact the OSHC Coordinator at your chosen service for an enrolment package. Bookings are based on a FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, so don't miss out!! If you wish to claim for Child Care Benefit please contact the Family Assistance Office on 13 61 50 and register under your Services name. Please provide your Service Coordinator with your CRN numbers to enable

Please Note Due to allergies we

respectfully ask that our centres be a

Nut Free Zone.

School Holiday Programs The school holidays are fast approaching and there are still limited spaces available for 12 – 18 yr olds in the school holiday program. Circus Skills Monday 5 or 12 July $20 per session Join the circus for the day and learn amazing tricks. Spin diabolo, juggle balls and twirl poi in an environment full of fun and laughter. Teen Beauty Secrets Wednesday 14 July $25 per person with lunch provided Learn how to make yourself up with tips and tricks from the beauty industry. Learn about skin, body, hair styling and how to apply makeup for a glamorous look. Capoeira Thursday 8 July $15 per person Learn spinning kicks, flips and cartwheels while playing Brazilian instruments and strengthening the body in a group dynamics. Boys and girls welcome. Fun with Clay, Origami, Dance lessons, Cartooning... And many more... Contact 9389 1977 or tresillian@nedlands.wa.gov.au to book a place for you and your friends.