E-News
In this Issue:
Important Notices
Events
Student Achievement
Library News
VET/Workplace News
Sustainability News
Friends of Mother Teresa (FOMT) News
Community News
Important Notices
Upcoming Pupil Free Days
A friendly reminder to our community of the upcoming Pupil Free Day and Public Holiday.
Friday 3 March: Pupil Free Day
Monday 6 March: Labour Day Public Holiday
To see all upcoming events, view the College Calendar
Year 12 Student Leaders
Congratulations to the following students who have been appointed as Year 12 Student Leaders for 2023:
Skye Bowron (Not Pictured)
Summer Cole
Elleanor De Knegt
Thomas Jones
Chelsea Lankford
Mia Stoddart
We wish these students all the best in their new Student Leadership roles!
Updated College Map
The College map has been updated to include our newly opened Café, Arts and Technologies Buildings. The updated map can be found below and on the College website:
www.motherteresa.wa.edu.au/college-map
Project Compassion
Next week, the season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, which also marks the beginning of the annual Caritas Australia Project Compassion Appeal. Donations to Project Compassion allow Caritas Australia, the Catholic Agency for International Aid and Development, to work with local communities around the world to end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity.
The theme of Project Compassion 2023 is ‘For All Future Generations’ and reminds us that the good we do today extends to impact the lives of generations to come. It invites us to make the world a better place by working together now and finding long-term solutions to global issues. We encourage you to put your compassion into action this Lent through prayer, fasting and almsgiving in support of Project Compassion.
Each class and Homeroom will have a box for donations or you can donate online via the Caritas Australia website at: www.caritas.org.au/project-compassion
Events
K-12 Community Mass
On Wednesday 8 February 2023, our College community joined together to celebrate a whole College Mass. This was a very special moment in the history of our College as it was the first time that Junior, Middle and Senior School students have gathered together as a College community to celebrate the Eucharist. For our Year 12 students, this will be their final year of high school education. For students in our Junior School, the journey is just beginning. We are all at different stages of our life's journey, yet we gathered today as a community of faith, a community that supports and acknowledges the gifts and talents that make our school unique.
We would like to take this opportunity to welcome new staff, students and families to Mother Teresa Catholic College, and we would like to extend a special welcome to our new Parish Priest, Fr Alexis.
For more photos, head over to the College Facebook page
Student Achievement
Peyton Govier (Year 8)
Over the School holidays, Year 8 student Peyton Govier represented WA in the U12's National Futsal Championships in Sydney. Peyton's team played 6 games over 4 days with Peyton scoring the first goal for WA!The team made it through to the quarter-finals but were unfortunately defeated. It was an amazing opportunity for Peyton and the WA state team. Well done!
Holly-Anne Buchan (Year 11)
On Saturday 4 February, Year 11 student Holly-Anne Buchan competed in in the WA State Relay Championship. Holly competed with her team from UWA under very hot weather conditions. Her team, Under 17 Little Athletics, won Gold in the 4 x 100 Under 17 Girls (they were 0.05 off the State record) and Silver in the Under 17 Mixed Distance Medley. What a fantastic achievement!
Well done Holly.
We love to celebrate student achievement so if you have a success story and photo you'd like to share, please email: marketing@motherteresa.wa.edu.au
Library News
Book Club Orders Due - Sunday 19 February
All Junior School students should have received their Book Club notices last week. If you have misplaced yours, there are spares in the Learning Hub.
All orders must be completed online by Sunday 19 February using: https://mybookclubs.scholastic.com.au/parent/login.aspx
VET/Workplace News
Year 12 Courses and Careers Expo
On Wednesday 8 February, representatives from South Metropolitan TAFE and five WA Universities presented various pathways and opportunities on offer to our Year 12 students for next year.
Students learned about ‘uni lingo’, the various courses, how to apply and what to look forward to after they graduate. After the presentations, students and families were given the opportunity to attend a mini expo, ask questions and collect brochures and course guides from the representatives.
As our Year 12 students are considering further training and study options for 2024 and beyond, the presentations and expo were extremely valuable for them. They were respectfully engaged during the presentations and made the most of having one on one conversations afterwards and taking away relevant course information. We look forward to all of our students following their passion and working in their desired vocation in the future! Below are the university open days for this year that were advertised during the presentation.
2023 University Open Days
Kwinana Industries Council (KIC) Electrotechnology Pre-apprenticeships
On Friday 10 February, 16 Year 11 students started their first year of KIC’s brand new Electrotechnology Pre-apprenticeship at South Metropolitan TAFE. Students were successfully selected for the Pre-apprenticeship following a selection process and a final interview with KIC’s Education Development Officer. During the two-year pre-apprenticeship, students will attend school, complete 150 hours of work placement and attend South Metropolitan TAFE every Friday.
Congratulations to Year 11 student Luke Grant, who was selected for the pre-apprenticeship. We wish him and his peers every success with the program.
Sustainability News
The chickens have returned from their holidays and the students are so excited. Thank you so much to the Stennett and Faed families for taking such good care of them. This week the Year 5 and 6 students came up with a definition for sustainability and brainstormed ways we can make small changes to help our planet. The Pre-Primary students have been caring for the worms giving them fruit scraps and dry leaves from the garden beds. Our Summer vegetables and herbs are ready for harvesting.
Thank you to the parents who have started the year supporting ‘Waste Free Wednesday’. A waste free lunch box contains no throwaway packaging. Food and drinks are packed in reusable lunch bags or boxes. All containers are resealable so leftover food can be consumed or composted later. Please support us as we try to reduce the amount of waste we are sending to landfill.
Friends of Mother Teresa (FOMT) News
Colour Splatacular School Fun Run
The Colour Splatacular School Fun Run will be on Wednesday 8 March 2023. The fun run will be open for Kindy to Year 9 participation. Years 10-12 can volunteer their time but please let student admin know. This year, we are fundraising for a basketball court.
Here are some event details:
Each year group will have an allocated timeslot to run (TBA).
All students must have an additional bag containing a WHITE shirt, shorts, socks and closed in shoes for the event. We advise students to have 2 towels for clean up and a change of underwear.
Students will be given free sunglasses and a rainbow headband for the event.
Students will be covered in non-toxic, biodegradable colour powder from head to toe.
Students will also be covered in non-toxic water-based slime!
Colour Powder is made of high-quality corn starch and permitted food colours. Safety data sheet is available upon request for Colour and Slime.
Volunteers Needed
To help provide a safe and smooth event, we need volunteers for numerous roles. Depending on the role you are assigned to, you may be needed to volunteer between 8am and 3.30pm.
Powder Stations
Water Stations
Slime Stations
Organising Students before / after runs
Set up
Pack down
If you can help on Wednesday 8 March, please return the Expression of Interest slip below to the school office or your child’s classroom teacher by Friday 24th February.
Thank you so much for supporting our Colour Splatacular School Fun Run and fundraising for our school. We hope to see you there!
For further information, please contact: fomt@motherteresa.wa.edu.au
Community News
Interschool Equestrian Championships
Equestrian WA is delighted to announce the 2023 Saddles Plus Interschool State Championships will take place between Wednesday 19 April and Saturday 22 April.
The EWA State Interschools Championship allows school-aged children to represent their schools in a sport that is not offered in the education system. Interschools is an equestrian event where you can compete in multiple disciplines such as: Eventing: (Primary School heights start at 45cm including a prelim dressage test, and Senior School starts at 65cm including a Dressage Test)
The Interschool Championships is held over four days and has a fantastic festival atmosphere, with most competitors and their families camping on-site at the SEC for the duration of the event.
For more information, visit:
www.wa.equestrian.org.au/content/saddles-plus-ewa-interschool-state-championships-2023
Mass Times:
Masses
Tuesday to Friday (except first Friday): 9 am
Saturday vigil : 6 pm
Sunday morning : 9:30 am (with Children's liturgy)
Sunday evening : 5 pm
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
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