Notices and Reminders

Art Room Guest

There's a fishy addition to the Art Department - the colourful new swimmer and class member pictured above. As art teacher Ms Marsh explains: "I was looking for a way of loosening the kids’ drawing and painting action, a way to make them more ‘fluid’ and confident in their mark-making. So this week I decided to give them a material they’ve never used before: Yupo paper. Using pigmented inks, the key is in teaching them how to both control and allow for chance to create satisfying blends, shapes and lines. To further encourage this looser form of drawing, I purchased a new class member for the Art Room – a Betta (Fighting Fish) named after the artist Takashi Murakami. Over the course of a week, students have observed how the fish moves and how the ink moves across the Yupo paper, gradually learning how to find a balance between representation and fluidity.

2020 Entertainment Book

Now that COVID-19 restrictions are easing there are opportunities for you to dine out again and the Entertainment Membership could help save you some money!

Entertainment membership is now valid for 12 months from the date of your purchase and activation. It is digital and is packed with substantial savings on dining, travel and fun family activities.

Entertainment Membership purchases help support St Joseph’s primary School P&F.

For more information and to purchase, click on the following link: https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/8619m4

Mrs A Hughes (Principal’s Executive Assistant and Enrolment Officer)

Immunisations

Year 7 Immunisations 

The second round of immunisations for Year 7’s will occur on Wednesday 9  September 2020. This is a follow on from their immunisations received in Term 1. Students can wear their full College Tracksuit with their House Shirt. Please ensure this includes the correct shoes as described in the College Diary.

If you have any questions or concerns please email me at: lrogers@norbert.wa.edu.au

Year 10 Immunisations 

WA Health recommends that all Year 10 students in Western Australia receive the meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) vaccine. This vaccine protects against meningococcal disease, specifically 4 serogroups of meningococcal bacteria: A, C, W and Y.

The Year 10 school-based immunisation program was introduced in 2018 to defend against a moderate recent increase in the number of meningococcal infection cases caused by these strains in Western Australia.

It is anticipated that immunising Year 10 students will reduce transmission of the bacteria to others and help prevent infections within the larger community.

At St Norbert College the Year 10 students will receive their immunisation envelopes on Wednesday 1 July 2020 and will take them home for parents to sign and return. Please ensure they are returned by Friday 24 July. 

Students can wear their full College Tracksuit with their House Shirt on the day. Please ensure this includes the correct shoes as described in the College Diary.

Norbertus out now

Stories of the alumni of St Norbert College are colourfully told in the twice-yearly publication Norbertus. This term Issue 35 was released. Many thanks to alumni liaison Mr Frank Mulligan for producing another wonderful edition. Read interviews and reminisce here: https://www.norbert.wa.edu.au/alumni/ 

 Canning District Hockey Club

The Canning Cougars are looking to recruit players for all teams for the upcoming season. Experienced players new to the area or those who haven't played since school are welcome. 

The club's HookIn2Hockey Program for pre-primary to Year 4's commences on Wednesday 22 July at Ferndale Reserve from 4.30-5.30pm.

For more information, contact Elaine Foote on 0417954414 or email

 secretary.canning@hotmail.com

Academic Taskforce - July ATAR Revision Program