From the Head of Senior School

I have just finished reading a book by William McInnes and one of the characters talks about being given the gift of time. The example he uses is having to wait at a red traffic light; the character argues that being forced to pause for a few moments or minutes is like being given a gift and that we should make the most of it.

When I walked around to visit the new Values and Christian Service (VACS) groups for this term, I was reminded of this concept. Our Arts rotation is like a gift to many of our students who do not usually have much time to explore an aspect of the Arts. Once embedded in Senior School, many of our students are busy with study for their academic and certificate courses, many of them play sport for at least one team, and many have jobs. Many of our students seemed positively joyful to be creating something with lego or designing some wearable art.

The activities our students are involved in this term are:

Battle of the Bands
Chalk Drawing
Debating

Design a Board Game

Designing boards for our Containers for Change bins

Design a Picture Book
Indigenous Art and Culture
Lego
Media
Playschool

School-based Service
Wattle Eradication
Wearable Art

Ask your student which activity they are enjoying this term.

At this week’s Assembly I was privileged to hand out an Endeavour Award from every Senior School class. We prepared 121 certificates which Mr Sawle happily signed. I was delighted to see the number of students who have caught their teachers’ eye for hard work, commitment and the drive to improve. Congratulations to all of our award recipients.

Luke Roecker	10
Vincent Bascombe	10
Kaleb Germain	10
Phoebe Thompson	10
Samuel Jackson	10
Rosie Nicoll	10
Harley Roberts-Johnston	10
Louis Cosh	10
Olivia North	10
Lily Quick	10
Lucy Smith	10
Steven Wiech	10
Daisy Baker	10
Georgia Williams	10
Evie Woodall	10
O'Shea Durack	10
Angela Lanyon-Cook	10
Wayahpo Manolis	10
Lysbeth Cunningham	10
Olivia Higgins	10
Jason Le Roux	10
Clyde Fernandes	10
Annabelle Lydeamore	10
Alec McDonald	10
Joe Hawke	10
Olivia Hill	10
Mary Witham	10
Caelan Wrigley	10
Faith Bin Omar	10
Brianna Cunningham	10
Michael Watson	10
Chenae Wreford	11
Georgia Tompkins	11
Mitchell Hawley	11
Sienna Ugle	11
Henry Stephens	11
Gabrielle Poole	11
Ellie Shearer	11
Jacob Smit	11
Zac Beeck	11
Stella Boyce	11
Jake Knight	11
Zoe Diletti	11
Georgia Patterson	11
Eliza Sprigg	11
Grace Woodhouse	11
Ella Burton	11
Brendan Quick	11
Fletcher Cugley	11
Scott Joynes	11
Jocelyn Meade	11
Ivy Moir	11
Jack Carlson	11
Matthew Walmsley	11
Heath Turnor	11
Madeleine Byrne	11
Lara Hetherington	11
Darcy Barrett	11
Kristel Botha	11
Blake Panizza	11
Jessica Turner	11
Jaimee Waters	11
Diana Cusack	12
Zoe Slatter	12
Sophie Tomlinson	12
Rebekah Beech	12
Mia Swanepoel	12
Jasmine Bradshaw	12
Johannah Cole	12
Rachel Henderson	12
Kai Sepkus	12
Ruby Fasolo	12
Rachel Henderson	12
Gwyneth Fernandes	12
Jon Moore	12
Barend de Klerk	12
Stella Mellows	12
Elizabeth Hodgkinson	12
Jasmin Boyett	12
Alexander Tompkin	12
Charlotte Freeman	12
Joshua Marshall	12
Louise Quartermaine	12
Holly Blechynden	12
Liv Cook-Barron	12
Haylee Evans	12
Mia Hawke	12
Yui Okada	12
Andrew Smith	12
Maame Yeboah	12
Henry Baker	12

Mrs Victoria Turnor | Head of Senior School

Adolescent Mental Health Study

Researchers from the Department of Psychology at Macquarie University are investigating body image in Australian teenagers. They are seeking help from parents and their confident teens who are not worried about their appearance. Families will receive a $30 gift voucher for their time. For further information, please contact Cassie Lavell via bddproject@mq.edu.au.

Researchers:

Cassie Lavell, PhD Candidate and Clinical Psychologist
Dr Ella Oar, PhD , Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Clinical Psychologist
Distinguished Professor Ron Rapee, PhD, ARC Laureate Fellow

Fogarty Futures Leadership Conference 2022

Applications close Wednesday 3 August.

More info here: www.fogartyfutures.org/apply

St Thomas More College - UWA Open Day

UWA Open Day, St Thomas More College Open Day & Community Market Day Collaboration

When: Sunday 28th August between 9.00am to 3.00pm

St Thomas More College (Tommy) will have tours running all day, and the College Registrar Mel Carnachan will be in the Admissions Hub to answer any questions students and parents may have regarding living at Tommy.

The Community Market will also have many stalls operating including the Op Shop. It is a great opportunity for students to see first-hand what a vibrant College Tommy is.

TAFE Open Day - Save the Date

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