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Year 10 Japanese make Sushi

Last week, our Year 10 students of Japanese delved into the fine art of making sushi and misoshiro soup as part of their exploration of Japanese cuisine and home life. In true Japanese fashion, the students rolled a combination of their favourite ingredients into perfect sushi rolls. Before starting their meal they said “Itadakimasu” (we are about to receive) and after the meal “gochisoo sama deshita” (that was a banquet). Food is a great gateway into learning about another country.

Arigatoo to Ms Helen Aghdasi and Ms Eri MacDonald for preparing all the ingredients so that the sushi was really “oishii.”

Ms Shane Glass

Head of Learning Area (Languages)

Open your heart and home to hosting a student from Japan

Many thanks to the families that have so generously offered to host one of your young Japanese students for two weeks in Term 3.

We still require another 20 families, so if your family is able to host a female student from Japan from 28 July to the 10 August, then please do not hesitate to click this link for further information. Please complete the attached Host Family Application Form and return it to me at shane.glass@cewa.edu.au at your earliest convenience.

Opening your heart and home to someone from another country is a wonderful opportunity to expose your family to understanding another culture.

This will be our 21st exchange with Fujimi High School! The length of our relationship reflects the loyalty, strength and success of the program.

Ms Shane Glass

Head of Learning Area (Languages)

Outdoor Education Camps

The Year 9 and 10 Outdoor Education students were battered with cold, wet conditions on their recent camps, however, all participants thrived in the challenging conditions.

The Year 9 students learnt many valuable lessons on their one-night camp in Byford last week. With over 30mm of rain falling overnight those that didn’t set-up their tent perfectly spent the night damp and uncomfortable. However, there was a real sense of community displayed with the whole group rallying together to support each other and succeed at each of the programmed activities.

With severe weather warnings in place for the beginning of the newly extended Year 10 expedition there was a tangible level of apprehension as the group departed for Margaret River on Tuesday this week. The Year 10 students enjoyed the opportunity to spend time in the bush environment straight after their Semester One exams and with the weather clearing across the week, the group loved the lengthened journey-based program. Each of the students learnt new skills, formed new friendships and gained a new appreciation for their own ability to face challenges and show resilience.

Despite the wet conditions, the recent Outdoor Education camps highlighted why the subject area is so beneficial to the development of transferable life skills and personal growth. Thank you so much to the staff that volunteered to assist on these experiences. It was fantastic to see familiar faces and also a few new staff prepared to give up their time.

Cameron Tremayne

HOLA - Health & Physical Education

Year 11 ‘Id Quod Volo’ Day

On Monday 10 June all Year 11 students participated in ‘Id Quod Volo’, which translates in English to ‘that which I desire’. The day was focused on exploring different leadership models, while developing the ability to collaborate and form stronger bonds within their Homerooms. The Houses were spread across Perth at varying locations, including Ronald McDonald House, Kings Park, Majella Catholic Primary School, University of Notre Dame and Mercy Place Mont Clare Aged Care Facility.

The students also received an introduction to the leadership opportunities on the Student Representative Council in 2020. Thank you to the House Coordinators and Homeroom teachers for their organisation and facilitation on the day in testing weather conditions. Below are some student accounts from the day.

James McLaughlin

Year 11 Assistant Deputy Principal

Campion

On the Campion Id Quod Volo experience we visited Mercy Place Mont Clare Aged Care Facility. When we arrived we were introduced to care takers who gave us an introduction to Mont Clare and informed us on how the Aged Care Facility works. Most of us then made coffees and talked to the residents at the coffee club. Everyone got the chance to interact with and get to know the residents of Mont Clare. We had the opportunity to get insight on how Perth was different and their stories on moving to Perth. After lunch we broke up and moved into different pods of the facility where some played chess, painted nails and played games with the residents. Through the Campion experience at Mont Clare we learned how to be men and women for others and grew our leadership skills in interaction with the residents.

Gabby Smith

Loreto

For Id Quod Volo, the Loreto house went to the Majella Catholic Primary School in Balga. Eighty percent of the students were not born in Australia, and varied greatly in cultural backgrounds including children from Niger, Sudan, Afghanistan and Burma, just to name a few. We helped out by running activities for the kids, with our goal being to make them smile and have fun. We learnt that people so different in ethnicity, religion, culture and nationality can all come together and share experiences, whilst learning from each other and coming together as a collective unit. This experience opened our eyes and widened our horizons to the lives of people from many corners of the world, and in whole, made our homeroom realise how lucky we all are and we became more grateful for our opportunities and lifestyle.

Aneka Johnston

Koolyangarra

During Id Quod Volo the Koolyangarra Homeroom learnt to be grateful for what we have and the importance of helping and learning from others. Half the homeroom got to cook dinner for Shopfront feeding those who are not as fortunate as us, the other half of the homeroom was lucky enough to travel off campus to Ronald McDonald House, where they learnt about the amazing work they do and cooked morning tea for the residents. The whole Homeroom then met together for lunch at Kings Park, where we would spend the rest of the day reflecting, building on the strong relationships within our Homeroom and learning the importance of leadership.

Laura Hopkyns & Adam Smith

Loyola

Id Quod Volo was an awesome day spent in Kings Park, starting at the War Memorial and then exploring the Kokoda Track Memorial. Later in the day we worked in teams to complete a treasure hunt. Having that time with our homeroom brought us closer together and even despite the extreme weather conditions, the activities worked out to be great fun. The activities involved teamwork and leadership skills that everyone benefitted from. 

Tiala Slatter & Harry Seah

St Louis

The St Louis Homeroom practiced key leadership and team building skills through a range of various activities spread throughout the day. The whole homeroom took a bus to Allen Park Pavilion, where we spent the entire day engaging in fun activities that were designed to build interpersonal and important leadership skills. Ones we will need as we transition into the senior most year of high school. Such activities included riddle solving, blindfolded team activities and group competitions that all helped create stronger relationships within our homeroom and provided an opportunity for those who aspire to hold leadership positions next year to demonstrate their leadership skills. To conclude the day the whole homeroom participated in an individual reflection and learnt about the process of becoming a school community leader next year.

Reuben Patchett

Ward

For Ward the day began at Norte Dame University in Fremantle. We had a talk by Associate Professor Dr Shane Lavery, who told us some tips on how to be a good leader. He did this in a fun and interesting way through activities. We then went on to do an amazing race style type of activity around Fremantle in groups of five. We concluded the day with a member from each group going fishing, this decided who won the race. Overall it was a really fun day and we learnt lots about how to be a good leader, not only for next year, but forever.

Emily Harcourt

Year 12 Coaching

The next stage of the Year 12 Coaching program will commence next week with students attending their second coaching session. The focus of this meeting will be to identify and celebrate the student’s progress towards their own goals set earlier this term. The meeting will also enable students to goal set for the next six weeks of school by either elaborating on their existing goals or developing new goals, if they have been successful in the achievement of their existing goals.

Students are asked to complete the personal reflection in the Goals tab of SEQTA prior to their scheduled meeting. It is a good opportunity for parents to view the goals their son/daughter had set and to engage in the reflection and goal setting with their child.

Years 10-12 Examinations

Congratulations to our Years 10-12 students on their conduct during the recent examination period. External invigilators for the Years 11-12 examinations commented on the positive behaviour and work ethic displayed by our students. Whilst examinations can be a source of apprehension for some students, they are a valuable learning experience as they enable students to evolve their time management and organisational skills as well as develop strategies to cope with the changing schedule and atmosphere of the examinations.

After receiving examination results it is important for all students to take the time to reflect on their academic progress. The value of feedback for future learning as well as the basis for reflection is well researched. Teachers have devoted considerable time and effort to provide substantial feedback to students both in written and verbal form. Students can complete an individual reflective activity such as the one available in SEQTA Documents or simply journal comments regarding their preparation, satisfaction with their results and goals for future academic progress. It is ideal if these reflections are made visual by students in their study area as a motivation for future efforts.

It is also relevant for students to remember that it is okay to be dissatisfied with their results and that success is not always linear. As many famous people have experienced, success generally comes as a result of learning from previous mistakes. The learning that can occur at this time of the academic year is incredibly meaningful for future success. Now is an opportune time for students to establish realistic study routines for second semester.

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