Year 7
YEAR 7 UPDATE
Transition to High School and the St Norbert College Community for our Year 7 continues throughout Term one, with the students enjoying their Retreat and Activity Day in week 4.
The Retreat was led by the “24:7 School Ministry” Team, with the students participating in a range of activities and prayerful experiences. The morning led towards lots of opportunities for self-discovery and searching for traces of God in our lives.
A pizza lunch was served to the Year 7 students by the Senior St Norbert College students and was enjoyed by all, before spending the afternoon enjoying a wonderful program of activities designed by those same students as part of their Certificate III in Sport & Recreation.
Also in week 4, the Year 7 Students had the opportunity to spend some time with their Heads of House, followed up with a lunch time spent with their Peer Support Buddies.
Week 5 brought something new for the Year 7s to discover about our community each day, with attendance at the Ash Wednesday Liturgy, participating in the College Inter-House Swimming Carnival, and rounding out the week with Year 7 Benediction in St Joseph’s Church.
Year 7 Homework club is running every Thursday afternoon in the Learning Hub from 3:30 – 4:00pm, and Games club is in full swing during recess on Tuesday and Lunch on Thursday. Students are still working through their ‘Challenges’ set in their Transition booklets, and I request that parents sign and review the Transition booklet as those ‘Challenges’ are completed ... The ‘Challenges’ will give a good indication on how your child is settling in to Year 7.
Please feel free to contact me via email should you have any questions or queries about your child and the Transition process.
Mrs T La Vanda
(Head of Year 7)
Year 7 Parents Dinner Catch-Up
This is organised on the same night as the Year 7 Social……..
So rather than drop you children off at the social, go home, only to have to leave the house again for pick up! Why not have your own night out meeting other Year 7 parents and our Parent Committee members.
Date: Thursday 27 March 2025
Time: 6.00pm – 7.45pm
The Kewdale Tavern, 139 Kewdale Road, Kewdale
Table reserved by St Norbert Parent Committee
RSVP by TXT “your name (s) – Newbie’s night” to AND CONNECT WITH OTHER PARENTS FOR THE YEAR 7 GROUP.
Inoka 0436 288 776 by 19 March 2025
AN OPPORTUNITY TO ORDER DINNER ON YOUR OWN COST
AND CONNECT WITH OTHER PARENTS FOR THE YEAR 7 GROUP.
Parent Committee
Our Parent Committee is a group of parents who come together to provide opportunities for fellow parents to meet one another and participate in the life of the College. It’s not about fundraising, but what can be done to support students and bring parents together.
The Parent Committee continue to organise wonderful events, such as the Mother’s Day and Father Day Breakfasts. They have organised an upcoming Parent Dinner for Year 7 Parents on the night of the Year 7 Social Event, which is a great opportunity for parents to meet and catch up. The Parent Committee also organise informative seminars for parents and would like to have input and ideas about future seminars. This year, seminars include presentations by Headspace (Mental Health – How to seek support), Community Police (Managing Online Behaviour) and Paul Litherland (Surf Online Safe).
