SECONDARY NEWS
From the Assistant Principal

Miss Kim Bailey
kbailey@arm.catholic.edu.au

Merry Christmas

Wishing all our families a wonderful holiday season filled with joy, peace, and relaxation. Your support throughout the year has been greatly appreciated. We hope you enjoy this time with family and friends and look forward to working together in 2026. Enjoy the break!

End-of-year class activities

Students may wear plain clothes and should check with their Pastoral Care teachers about food arrangements for the day. Students who do not take up this option will need to bring their own food, as the canteen will be closed on Wednesday.

Year groups are each doing different activities, and consent may be required for some classes. This can be done via Compass.

Reports

Reports have been distributed to students and are also available on Compass.

Year 9 English Cooks Up Chaos with the 'Unhallowed Feast' Macbeth Banquet!

Our Year 9 English students have traded their textbooks for chef's hats and their essays for entrees as part of a super creative adaptation task for their Macbeth unit! Instead of a traditional project, they were challenged to design a banquet—the 'Unhallowed Feast'—where every dish and name had to represent the play's plot, characters, and gothic themes.

It's been an absolute riot seeing how cleverly they translated Shakespeare's tragedy into a menu fit for a tyrant!

A Menu of Murder and Mayhem

The students divided their menu into three acts, following the tragic journey of Macbeth:

Act I: First Witches' Prophecy (Appetisers & Starters)

This section sets the dark scene and symbolises the initial acts of treachery. Students designed items such as The Thane of Cawdor’s Treason Tarts to represent the betrayal that initiates the plot. The tomatoes foretell the blood that will be shed as a result of this treason. The onions (witches' fingernails) represent the “hand” they have had in the plot. They were responsible for putting the murderous ideas in Macbeth’s head.

Another brilliant one was the Glamis Garlic Glory, where the garlic bread symbolised Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's unnecessary indulgence in power and a life of luxury. Yellow butter- bile from a liver. Garlic cloves- eyes of one who watched the king die and is now blinded by guilt.

Garlic bread is an enhancement to a meal. It is excess to needs and an indulgence. Just like Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. They don’t really need to be king and queen, but love the idea of indulging in the luxury, wealth and power it brings.

Act II: Reign of the Tyrant (Main Courses)

These are the hearty, heavy dishes representing the central violence and bloodshed of Macbeth’s short, tyrannical rule. One standout dish was Macbeth’s Decapitated Head and Spaghetti, using meatballs for the head, pasta sauce for the blood, and fettuccini for spilled intestines—a gory but accurate nod to the final battle.

Act III: The Final Act (Sweets & Desserts)

This part focused on the consequences, regret, and ultimate madness. The Dagger Cake—sponge cake drizzled in vanilla-flavoured red icing (blood)—representing all the blood spilled from the many murders Macbeth committed.

This task wasn't just about cooking up ideas; it made the students think deeply about the play's symbolism and structure. They had to justify their choices by linking ingredients and creative dish names directly back to specific moments and themes in Macbeth.

A big thumbs-up to our Year 9s for turning this classic tragedy into an absolute feast of literary interpretation! Great work, legends!

RATE A MATE IN WEEK 8

Congratulations to the following students who have been rated by a mate.

The nominations revealed that students highly valued peers who actively demonstrated kindness, loyalty, and empathy, leading to an environment where others feel respected, included, and able to approach challenges with support.

Kier	Afable
Toby	Anderson
Kaden	Blair
Zalie	Borrowdale
Hamish	Brazier
Zara	Butcher
Pippa	Butcher
Sophia	Clarke
Julian	Collins
Des	Collins
Pate	Dresu
Elka	Dunlop
Jelena	Durmisevic
Flynn	Ellis-Brien
Xander	Gaias
Willow	Garrett
Savannah	Golding
Baxter	Hawkins
Ryan	Hill
Ryan	Horwood
Kaige	Letcher
Eleana	Lopez
Jaxon	Lynch
Layla	Mair
Violet	McBean
Tobias	McCudden
Emma	McLennan
Georgia	McMahon
Sam	Mitrega
Ruby	Morgan
Tobias	Murphy
Sophie	Neppl
Emina	O’Neill-Yee
Darcy	Oakes
Ruby	Parrella
Bethany	Pearse
Lachlan	Peterson
Tamsin	Pettiford
Roxy	Pettiford
Haylee	Phillipps-Lewis
Lachlan	Postrak
Paige	Potter
Asha	Randall
Aidan	Readett
Molly	Reece
Lacey	Regan
Nate	Reynolds
Piper	Richards
Jacob	Robinson
Ruby	Shortt
Izaak	Simpson
Paige	Sims
Will	Sinclair
Ollie	Sinclair
Max	Sweeney
Dusty	Taber
Lacey	Taylor
Albert	Taylor
Lacey	Taylor
Cruz	Taylor
Oliviah	Tonkin
Ella	Walford
Chloe	Worgan
Hailee	Zell

Presentation Day Highlights

Thank you to our families who joined us last week for our 2025 Presentation Day. Congratulations to all students on their acheivements throughout the year!

2026 Class Lists

Secondary class lists will not be finalised until the students return in 2026. This includes Pastoral Care classes, general teaching classes and any streamed classes.

It is possible that classes may appear on Compass before then. Please disregard this until school resumes in 2026, as it may not accurately reflect the classes.

Once school resumes in 2026, please contact Miss Bailey if you would like to discuss the class your child has been placed in.