E-News

 

In this Issue:

  • Important Notices

  • Events

  • FOMT News

  • The Arts News

  • Sports News

  • VET/Workplace Learning News

  • Languages News

  • Library News

  • Sustainability News

  • Defence Club News

  • Community News

Important Notices

ARE YOU LEAVING THE COLLEGE ?

If you do not intend to return to Mother Teresa Catholic College in 2023, you must provide a term's notice in writing by 23 September 2022. Failure to do so will result in a term’s fees charged in lieu of notice.

If you have any questions, please contact our Community Engagement Manager, Mrs Catherine Conway:
catherine.conway@cewa.edu.au

Want to know about the OLNA? 

Some students are about to sit the OLNA. You may have heard about it, but are not sure what it means for your child. 

OLNA stands for the Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment. In order to demonstrate the required literacy and numeracy standards for the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE), some students will be required to sit this assessment. The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (Authority) awards the WACE at the end of Year 12 to students who have met all the requirements. You can find more about the requirements on the Authority website at www.scsa.wa.edu.au under Years 11 and 12 > The WACE > WACE Requirements. 

Some students prequalify for the literacy and numeracy requirement through their performance in the Year 9 NAPLAN test. We will inform you whether your child needs to the sit the OLNA. Students will have up to six opportunities before the end of Year 12 to meet the requirement. 

The OLNA has three components—reading, writing and numeracy. The reading and numeracy components comprise 45 multiple‐choice questions; the writing component is an extended response of up to 600 words. Students are allowed 50 minutes for the reading and numeracy components and 60 minutes for the writing. The table below provides an overview of the components.

 To prepare our students for the types of questions they can expect and to familiarise them with the online assessment platform, we provide access to practice and example tests on a secure website. The link to the secure website for the practice and example tests is available on the Authority website at www.scsa.wa.edu.au under Years 11 and 12 > Assessment > OLNA > Practice and Example Tests. 

For students with disability, we have guidelines to help determine the appropriate adjustments for equal access. Information about disability adjustments is available on the Authority website under Years 11 and 12 > Assessment > Disability Adjustment Guidelines 

Students who do not demonstrate the literacy and numeracy standard by the time they exit senior secondary schooling can apply to the Authority to re-sit the OLNA at any age. 

If you want to know more, go to the Authority’s website and look under Years 11 and 12 > Assessment > OLNA. There you will find more information, answers to frequently asked questions and a brief video. You can also send questions to olna@scsa.wa.edu.au. 

 

The Duke of Ed Award

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is a global framework for non-formal education, which challenges young people to find their purpose, passion and place in the world.

Are you up for the challenge?
Students who decide to take on the challenge of the Bronze Award will experience many new opportunities in the areas of Skill, Physical Recreation and Voluntary Service, as well as undertaking two 'Adventurous Journeys' with their peers.

Start your award today and become world ready!
For more information and to sign up, please visit:
www.motherteresa.wa.edu.au/the-duke-of-ed

 

Reminder - Leavers Jacket Orders Due Monday 12 September

A friendly reminder to our Year 11 students that orders for your leavers jackets are due next week on Monday 12 September.

Year 10 College iPad Program - Information Night Cancelled

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

We regret to inform you that the Parent and Caregiver evening for the College iPad Program on 5 September has been cancelled. We have made this decision due to the low number of reservations the College has received for this event. We understand that this may cause great inconvenience for you and are sincerely sorry. Please know that detailed information regarding the 2023 College iPad Program will soon be communicated to all interested parties.

Sincerely,
Ms. Geri O’Keefe

Year 1 & 7 Digital Learning Package - Information Night Cancelled

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

We regret to inform you that the Parent and Caregiver evenings for the Mother Teresa Digital Learning Package on 6 September and 7 September have been cancelled. We have made this decision due to the low number of reservations the College has received for this event. We understand that this may cause great inconvenience for you and are sincerely sorry. Please know that detailed information regarding the 2023 College iPad Program will soon be communicated to all interested parties.

Sincerely,
Ms. Geri O’Keefe

Events

Mother Teresa’s Feast Day

On Wednesday 7 September, we came together as a whole College to celebrate St Mother Teresa's Feast day. The day started off with a series of feast day services, followed by a shared sausage sizzle lunch provided by the College. The overcast sky soon turned in to a beautiful sunny day for our afternoon fair!

Each year group and homeroom set up a stall or activity to raise money for charity. We had a fantastic variety of stalls including face painting, books and toy stalls, baked goods, lucky dips, wheelathon, mini golf and much more!
All monies received will be donated to the Missionaries of Charity, an organisation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950. We hope everyone had a fantastic day celebrating the life and canonisation of our Patron Saint, Mother Teresa!

Head over to our Facebook page for more photos

FOMT News

Tea Towel Fundraiser

Make your child the star of the show with their adorable artwork printed in full colour on premium 100% white cotton tea towels. Not only practical and beautiful for the home but make great gifts!

If you would like to place an order, have your child do their artwork using the attached template. Use as many colours as you would like. Bold and bright works best (but don’t use glitter or highlighters – they do not print well). Collaged items can be used too but ensure you stick them down thoroughly.  

Return the artwork flat (do not roll or fold) to Main reception. Don’t forget to order a few extras for family members and your keepsake box.

There is a sample tea towel (hanging in the Junior School information board to view).


Only $25 each
OR SAVE by ordering more…
Get 3 for $67.

Thank you for your continued support!

Contact: FOMT - fomt@motherteresa.wa.edu.au

The Arts News

2022 Spirit of the Arts Festival - Monday 12 September

We are delighted to announce that Mother Teresa Catholic College have been invited to perform at the 2022 Spirit of the Arts Festival Concert presented by Catholic Education WA.

The event will star over 1,200 students from Catholic schools across the state, showcasing some of WA’s most inspiring rising stars in a three-hour celebration of choir, orchestras, bands, dancers and soloists. A compilation of performances that have received Outstanding Award recommendations and Shield nominations from Adjudicators of the Performing Arts Festival will be featured. This is a truly inclusive and uplifting show. Don’t miss your opportunity to enjoy and support the best talent from schools around the state.

Sports News


ACC Athletics Carnival

Congratulations to our amazing student athletes for winning the G Division ACC Athletics Carnival on Monday 5 September at the WA Athletics Stadium. Mother Teresa Catholic College came 1st in the Girls and Overall Aggregates. We also placed 3rd in the Boys Aggregate.

We would like to congratulate the following students for placing as top champions for their age group:

Open Girls - Skye Bowron (Year 11)

U15 Girls - Riley Rosenberg (Year 9)

U14 Boys - Mitchell Stirling (Year 8 )

U13 Girls - Evy Lang (Year 7)

Well done everyone! We are very proud of your great sportsmanship and fantastic representation of the College.

VET/Workplace Learning News


KIC iDIVERSITY Project

Congratulations to Carl Chigocha and Gabrielle Schwegmann, current Year 10 students who have been selected for this year’s Kwinana Industries Council (KIC) iDIVERSITY Project. 

The KIC iDIVERSITY Project is a 6-day program for students with diverse learning needs.  It explores the range of careers available in the Kwinana Industrial Area and includes site tours of industries, a visit to the Construction Futures Centre in Belmont, volunteering at Native Plants WA and workshops including producing a professional resume and portfolio; teamwork; social media, health & wellbeing, personal and presentation skills.  Students will graduate at the end of the program.

Here are some photos of Carl and Gabrielle on their first day at the program; collecting their project shirts and participating in some team building activities. 

Perth SkillsWest Careers & Employment Expo  

On Friday 26 August, Year 10 Students attended the second and final careers expo of the year, the Perth SkillsWest Careers & Employment Expo at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. WA’s largest careers and employment event, the expo hosted over 140 organisation and employers. Students were able to talk with key organisations, gain career advice, walk around the Try a Skill Interactive Displays and see the WA WorldSkills Regional Competition. Students found the excursion helpful as they plan their pathways to follow their passion and work in their desired vocation in the future.

Thank you to Mr. Cousins, Ms. Liley, Mr.Ryan and Mrs. Simms for assisting with supervision on the day and the Year 10 cohort for representing the College in such a positive manner.

Languages News

Winners of Languages Week Competitions 2022

Congratulations to Emma Daniel, Molly Muckle, Annabelle Rudge and Jack Putland for winning $20 Apple vouchers for Languages Week Competitions 2022.  Languages Week is held every August and is designed to raise awareness of the benefits of language and highlight the linguistic diversity in our community. This year it was held on 1 - 5 August 2022.

There were two competitions held to celebrate 2022 Languages Week:

Competition 1 – INDONESIA QUIZ
Students answer 10 general knowledge questions on Indonesia

 Competition 2 – LANGUAGES @MTCC
Students watch a video of staff members and students speaking different languages and say 3 names of staff members and/or students and the language they speak.

More than 100 entries were received for both competitions. Selamat - Congratulations to all winners, and Terima kasih - Thank you to those who have participated. Sampai jumpa di kompetisi berikutnya - See you next competitions!

Library News


The Scholastic Book Fair - Week 10

Reading expands the mind and nourishes the imagination!

The Scholastic Book Fair will take place in the Learning Hub on Wednesday 21 September to Friday 23 September (Week 10). The fair will run before and after school. The Book Fair helps to enrich your child’s education by providing them with access to more books. More books means more choice, which means kids get to read the books they want to read. The right book can ignite a passion for reading and create a reading culture at home.

Find out more about the Scholastic Book Fair: https://www.scholastic.com.au/book-fairs/

Sustainability News

Thank you so much to all the families for supporting the ‘Wonder Recycling Rewards Program.’ We have collected thousands of bread bags which will be turned into play equipment. You have all made a difference to our world by reducing our waste going to landfill.

The Year 1 students have been attending to our Butterfly Garden, adding some small native plants which the caterpillars love to eat. The Pre-primary students were using tweezers to plant some snow pea and bean seeds in their garden bed. The Kindy students had fun helping to plant and watering the yummy carrots, broad beans, potatoes and spinach growing in their garden beds.

Of course the chickens have been getting lots of love and attention from all the students. Factual information signs have been added to explain each breed of chicken including the egg colour they lay as the students have noticed the different coloured eggs we collect.  

This month is Biodiversity Month where we celebrate all the different kinds of life in one area which work together in ecosystems to maintain balance and support life. While discussing this we found a beautiful visitor in the sustainability area this week… a motorbike frog!

On Tuesday 13 September, we will be having our last Market Stall for the Term. The Green Team will be selling freshly grown produce, worm wee, eggs, herbs in pots, apple slinkies, bees wax lunch wraps and more.


Do you love to recycle?

Recycle your unwanted electronic items here, for our children to use in their tinkering tables. Our creative areas would love any old dress making patterns, threads and tissue paper. Please place items in the red and green bins located in Junior and Secondary School kiss and drives. Thank you for your continued support!

Lions Recycle for Sight - Donation Bin

The Lions Organisation’s Recycle for Sight program sends around 450,000 pairs of glasses to developing countries every year! Over the 26 years that the Australian program has operated, they have delivered over 7 million pairs of refurbished quality spectacles to vulnerable people all over the world.

Help us by donating your old glasses so that people in developing countries can see the world. Simply place your old glasses in the yellow collection bin found in the main reception. Not only will you be helping those in disadvantaged circumstances, but you will also be helping the environment by giving your old spectacles a second life instead of going to landfill!

Defence Club News


Play Afternoon at Mug N’ Brush

On Wednesday last week, Defence Club hosted a play afternoon for the Junior School at Mug N’ Brush, in Rockingham. The children had an opportunity to play and it was lovely for the parents of our Defence Kids to get together.

Reminder:
Please touch base with our Defence School Mentor, Emily Henderson (Emily.Henderson@cewa.edu.au), if you have a military deployment or posting transition coming up in Term 4, so additional support can be provided for your child at school.

Community News


Shoot Zone - School Holiday Basketball Camp

Improve your basketball skills and have a great time doing it! Come and experience Western Australia’s newest and largest private elite training facility.

Shoot Zone School Holiday Camp is a 5-day experience suitable for all players intermediate and advanced. Players will be placed with other hoopers of similar ability while they perform high intensity drills aimed at increasing their skill set and ability to translate those skills learned into game play.
Sharpen your skills and having fun doing it. This is game paced basketball – 3v3 Comps, One on One Comps, Three Point Shoot Out, as well as 5v5 play. We will also be running skills sessions focused on improving ball handling, shooting, foot work, and overall gameplay!

Cost:

$250 / per child for 5 day camp
Numbers are limited to ensure quality so BOOK NOW to avoid missing out!

Dates:

Term 3 School Holidays
Monday 26 September – Friday 30 September 2022

 

Football West - Kick It. Sevens Tournament

Football West are running a Kick It. Sevens Tournament at Lark Hill Sportsplex, in partnership with Rockingham City Football Club. The tournament will run on Fridays from 4:30pm, starting on the 21st of October for the duration of eight weeks, finishing on the 9th of December.

It is a 7-aside tournament aiming to provide a fun and semi-competitive environment for children to play in, after the conclusion of the winter 11-aside season. Currently we have an ‘Early Bird’ registration promotion for teams, meaning it is completely free to sign up a team. Player registration will be $80 per player, for the eight-week tournament.

More information can be found on the website here

 

Warnbro Community Library Disney Quiz Night

Come dressed to impress in your Disney best and join us for this trivia night exclusively for Disney fans. Bamboozled Quiz Masters will host an evening full of trivia, interactive games and prizes. Refreshments will be provided.

Gather your team of 6-8 members and play as a group or register individually and we'll assign you a team. This is a free event for ages 13-17. Bookings essential.
https://elibrary.rockingham.wa.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/EVSESENQ?RNI=436358

 

BRICKS 4 KIDZ Spring School Holiday Workshops

This Spring School Holidays we are running Workshops with LEGO® and Coding with Robotics. Our holiday programs are designed for kids ages 5 -12. We have many themes to inspire creativity and fun.

Our Spring School Holiday Workshops are located at the following locations:

  • Mary Davies Library and Community Centre @ Baldivis

  • Providence Christian College @ Southern River

For more information and to sign up, visit:
https://www.bricks4kidz.com.au/wa-baldivis/program-events/camps/

 

Peel Hockey Association - Come & Try Day

Peel Hockey Association is holding a FREE Come & Try Day on Saturday 10th Sept at The Sporting Globe Stadium in Halls Head.

Peel Hockey Association’s Summer Competitions provide a modified format of the traditional hockey game, fielding 7-a-side mixed gender teams, played on half field. Games are played on turf at The Sporting Globe Stadium (Mandurah Hockey Stadium), Halls Head. Competitions operate over the summertime offering 2 opportunities each year, catering to both junior and senior players.

More information can be found on the website here

 

Mass Times:

Masses

Saturday vigil : 6 pm

Sunday morning : 9:30 am (with Children's liturgy)

Sunday evening : 5 pm

Tuesday to Friday (except first Friday): 9 am

First Friday of every month: 6 pm

First Saturday of each month: 9.00 am

Reconciliation

Saturday: 5:30 pm (before Mass)

Sunday: 4:30 pm (before Mass)

Tuesday to Friday: Before Mass or during Holy Hour

Holy Hour

Tuesday : 6 pm

Wednesday : 8 am

First Friday of every Month: 5 pm

Rosary

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday (except 1st Friday of the month) : after 9am Mass

Sunday : 8.30am

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The next edition of the Mother Teresa Catholic College e-News will be released on Friday 23 September 2022.

 
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