Secondary

Year 8 HASS ‘Design a City’ Inquiry

Year 8 Humanities and Social Sciences students have been busily creating sustainable cities as part of their Geography unit this term. This group inquiry project involved a research, design, and implementation component with students able to create either a ‘physical’ design (using recyclable material) or a ‘virtual’ design (using Minecraft). 

The HASS Teaching Team and myself were blown away with the thought that was put into these designs, and I am certain that from this task, we will have some budding urban designers of the future! Special mention must go to the Mary Ward students who completed an amazing cityscape using LEGO blocks to showcase their knowledge of sustainable urban design. 

Mr Chris Morris

Head of Learning Area – Humanities and Social Sciences

First Lego League Winners

The JTC Robotics Team, JTCS33, competed in the First Lego League Regional Competition at St. Stephen’s College. The team was awarded the second place Champion’s Award and will advance to the National FLL Championship – West on 10 December at Curtin University.  The challenge focuses on engineering, coding, design thinking, and developing the soft skills needed to work as a team.  We look forward to cheering them on in the next round. 

Anna Davila

Head of Learning -Technologies

Year 9 Outdoor Education Camp

The Semester Two, Year 9 Outdoor Education Camp was a fantastic experience for all involved. The students and staff were blessed with beautiful spring weather, providing a memorable outdoor experience for the group. The water-based camp took place at Rottnest Island and Ern Halliday Recreation Camp in Hillary’s. The stunning scenery at Rottnest Island catered for activities including snorkeling, cycling, and hiking. At Ern Halliday students engaged in archery, paddling and team building. Students were also able to apply skills acquired during classroom learning, including trangia cooking, tent construction, minimal impact techniques, and many more. Overall, the group vibe and cohesion on camp were outstanding and provided an enriched learning experience outside the classroom.

Josh Bowen

Health & Physical Education Teacher

Year 9 HASS Trade Fair 

On Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 November, Year 9 Humanities and Social Sciences students participated in a Fair that focused on Australia’s major trading partners. This interactive experience was an integral part of the Economics and Business unit that students are currently studying. 

The Year 6 and Year 7 students and College staff who visited the fair were greeted with a vast array of different displays and interactive activities aimed to ‘wow the audience’.

A special thanks must go to Mr Joe Shaw (HASS Teacher) and the rest of the HASS teaching team for their amazing organisation and support during the Fair and to Doug Watson (Grounds and Maintenance Team) for his assistance with the setup of this event.

Mr Chris Morris

Head of Learning Area – Humanities and Social Sciences

Bush tucker garden

Mr Haines' Year 7 Life Skills class spent an hour this week learning about the Noongar seasons and Indigenous bush food plants during a session run by the Tucker Bush organisation. The students planted 30 bush tucker plants with their bare hand, helping to establish our new bush tucker garden at the front of the College. The area will be used as an Aboriginal education resource and will also provide ingredients for our Food Technology classes, developing their knowledge of Indigenous ingredients. 

Adrian Sims

Sustainability Coordinator

Year 11 important dates

Year 11s finished today to commence their examinations or work placement from Monday 7-18 November. Please note the following important dates:

• Monday 21 to Wednesday 23 November: no classes​
• Thursday 24 November : Normal classes for ALL students – House Uniform​
• Friday 25 November: Year 12 Transition Day (also final day for Year 11 except students at TAFE must go to TAFE) Students will conclude at 12:00pm.​ Students must attend this day in full College summer uniform.​
• Thursday 1 December Presentation Night: Please note the date. Information for Year 11 regarding this will follow. 

I wish all Year 11s the best of luck for the upcoming weeks.

Rita de Faria

Assistant Deputy Principal ​- Year 11 

John XXIII Christmas Appeal

Please donate generously to the John XXIII Christmas appeal. Please bring in money or items from the list below to support the Shopfront Christmas appeal. Items need to be handed into Homeroom by Wednesday 23 November. Any cash donations will support the Shopfront Christmas lunch.

The following items are needed for the Gift Bags (please note, smaller sizes are more useful):

Janeen Murphy

Director of Faith and Mission

SPORT

NAS Sport 

Well done to our Year 8 students who concluded the Summer NAS competition for 2022. It has been an interesting year for NAS with interruptions due to COVID-19 early on in the year, but it has been fantastic to see the way everyone has embraced the one day carnival format. NAS is a big part of sport at John XXIII College, thank you to all the students who participated and to all the staff who volunteered their time to coach teams and give students this wonderful opportunity. NAS will return to the original weekly afternoon format Term one and Term two in 2023, we look forward to seeing everyone back next year. 

• Year 8 Boys Basketball – 3rd 
• Year 8 Girls Basketball – 3rd 
• Year 8 Boys Indoor Beach Volleyball – 4th 
• Year 8 Girls Indoor Beach Volleyball – 3rd 
• Year 8 Boys Indoor Cricket – 3rd 
• Year 8 Boys Ultimate Frisbee – 2nd 
• Year 8 Girls Ultimate Frisbee – Premiers 

Water Polo 

Well done to all the students who participated in the Years 7/8 Water Polo Trials. There was a lot of talent and we look forward to seeing how our teams perform at the upcoming School Sport WA Competition. A big thanks to Mr Morris and alumni Owen Lilleyman for their time and effort at the trial. 

Competition Information: 

When: 

• Boys – Thursday 1 December
• Girls – Friday 2 December 

Where:

• HBF Stadium Indoor and Outdoor Water Polo pools 

Time:

• 8:00am-3:10am

Equipment

• College sport uniform
• College bathers
• Towel
• Food and drink for the day
• Sunscreen

Rowing Club Wine Fundraiser

The John XXIII College Rowing Club is running a fundraiser this term in junction with Plantagenet Wines. Established in 1992, the John XXIII College Rowing Club has developed many students into strong-minded, resilient, and committed individuals, with many going on to compete in state, national and international competitions. The Club is accessed by over 200 students each year, catering for rowers of all levels. We provide training and instruction by qualified coaches using the best equipment possible.The Club is now aiming to raise funds to support the purchasing of new equipment.

We will be selling a dozen bottles of Three Lions range at $250 per dozen. The minimum order is a dozen, and wines come in six-packs so you can mix varieties.

Orders will need to be placed by COB Wednesday 30 November 2022.

Order will be delivered by the 14 December 2022. 

Place your order here: www.trybooking.com/984407 

Jess Pillera

Head of Sport