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Dear Friend of PLC
A Message From Deputy Principal, Chris Robinson
The Vermeersch Sisters
The Vermeersch sisters, Hannah, Nikolah and Kira, grew up 85 km north-west of Esperance. They lived fun-filled lives on the family farm; riding motorbikes, playing with neighbours and enjoying Mum, Stacey's great cooking.
When it came time to leave the local Scaddan Primary School, one by one, each girl packed up their belongings for the 1.5 hour flight to Perth, and started their schooling in the PLC Boarding House.
From the Farm to PLC
The adjustment from a 4,600 hectare farm, to a school campus in a city of two million people, was a significant one. As was the transition from a family of six to a family of more than one hundred! All three sisters thrived in the Boarding House, but they certainly missed their Mum’s cooking.
While Boarding life had its ups and downs, learning how to be independent at such a young age indelibly shaped the Vermeerschs. With their parents 650 km away, they had to plan ahead, think of their own solutions to problems and take care of their own belongings.
Student to Staff
A decade on, all three girls (now in their 20s) are back at PLC! This time, the big transition is from student to staff member.
Hannah studied Teaching at Edith Cowan University and has just commenced as a new staff member in our Humanities Department. Prior to studying Education, she represented Australia at the 2012 London Olympics in Rowing!
I have been enjoying my time as a teacher. It has been lovely getting to know the students and staff. There are some things at PLC that haven't changed, but also a lot of things which have changed! I am enjoying the new challenge and look forward to trying to make a positive impact in the students’ lives.
Nikolah studied Public Relations and Marketing at Notre Dame and has been my Assistant for five years.
I feel it is an honour and a privilege to work at the school that shaped who I am today. I was given this opportunity during my time at University, as I was looking for a casual job, but have since stayed here in a full-time capacity.
Kira is studying Physiotherapy at Curtin and is coaching Rowing at PLC.
The Vermeerschs’ story is a familiar one and is emblematic of the positive experiences PLC students have at school, and the continuing connection they feel to the PLC community.
- Chris Robinson, Deputy Principal
International Women's Day Breakfast
Date: Monday 9 March
Time: 7.15 am
Location: Senior School Quad
Tickets: Click here
Make A Difference Week Movie Bushfire Fundraiser
Date: Wednesday 11 March
Time: 6.00 pm - 8.15 pm
Location: Hazel Day Drama Centre
Tickets: $12 (1 ticket) or $40 (4 tickets)
Buy tickets here
Farm2Fork | A Community Food Event
Date: Saturday 14 March
Time: 6.00 pm - 10.00 pm
Venue: PLC Senior School Quad
Book here
End of Term (Junior and Senior School)
Date: Thursday 9 April
Time: 1.00 pm finish
Service Opportunities
Cooking For A Cause (Years 7 - 9)
Cooking for a Cause is an opportunity for Years 7 - 9 PLC families to be involved in a Family Service Project, as part of PLC’s commitment to community and service. Partnering with UnitingCare West, students, along with their parent/guardian, spend time together preparing meals that are provided to people at risk of, or experiencing, homelessness.
Dates (Year 7)
- Thursday 19 March
- Tuesday 24 March
Dates (Year 8)
- Thursday 5 March
- Thursday 2 April
Dates (Year 9)
- Thursday 12 March
- Thursday 26 March
Time: 3.45 pm to 5.00 pm
Venue: PLC Lighthouse – Food Room
Capacity: The Lighthouse Food Room can hold up to six families per session (total 12)
The Smith Family Student2Student
The Smith Family Student2Student Buddy Programme supports young people with their literacy. PLC students in Years 7 -10 are matched with young people around WA, helping them read a variety of books, with the aim of improving their literacy.
Overall, a commitment of 20 minutes, three times a week, is required for 18 weeks, beginning in May or June. The programme is conducted over the phone or via digital media.
Students interested in hearing more are invited to attend the lunch-time information session on Monday 17 March in the Lighthouse.
The application form and position description can be found here.
If you are unable to make the information session, but are still interested, please contact linda.malone@plc.wa.edu.au.
World’s Greatest Shave at Scotch
PLC, together with Scotch College, are joining forces for The World’s Greatest Shave, on Monday 30 March at Scotch College. The World’s Greatest Shave is a fundraising event to support The Leukemia Foundation and is part of PLC’s culture in honour of past pupil, Kate Sinclair (2016).
Sign-Up Now
If your daughter is interested in participating in the event, please return this signed permission form and register to join the PLC Team online here.
Support Your Friends
If you are unable to cut your hair or have it shaved, you can support your friends by sponsoring a friend on the PLC fundraising page
Further Information
If you would like more information, please contact Linda Malone - linda.malone@plc.wa.edu.au.
Make a Difference Week Events
PLC Waste Audit
The PLC Environmental Committee wish to invite PLC students to participate in the PLC Waste Audit, after-school on Tuesday 10 March. The process will help us determine how much and what type of waste our School produces.
Click here for the permission form.
Bushfire Movie Fundraiser
Raising funds for Farmers Across Boarders - Hay from WA, PLC will hold a movie night on Wednesday 11 March.
Come along and watch the gripping documentary, 2040.
Award-winning director, Damon Gameau (That Sugar Film), embarks on a journey to explore what the future could look like by the year 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet and shifted them rapidly into the mainstream.
Date: Wednesday 11 March
Time: 6.00 pm
Location: Hazel Day Drama Centre
Cost: $12 (1 ticket) or $40 (4 tickets)
Click here to book
- Linda Malone, Head of Service and Community Partnerships
Parent/Teacher Interviews – 24 February
It is wonderful that so many parents have booked a time for the Parent/Teacher Interviews on Monday afternoon and evening. If you still need to book your appointment, please do so by going to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and using the code w23zd.
The online booking system will close at 10.00 am on Friday 21 February.
Outdoor Education Programme
Our Year 6 students return from their Outdoor Education Programme (OEP) tomorrow afternoon. The OEP provides every student with growth opportunities, whether in leadership, service, risk-taking, communication, resilience or grit!
I would like to thank the staff who have attended; Ms Perera, Miss Hodges, Mrs Isaacs, Mrs Jaques and Rev Manie.
Inter-House Swimming Carnival – 27 February
The much-anticipated Junior School Inter-House Swimming Carnival will be held next Thursday, and I can't wait! Carnival information was posted on the PLC App, along with a permission slip advising us whether your daughter is being collected at the end of the Carnival, or is returning to school. Please check the App for this notice.
Community Conversations - The Language of Friendship
Years 3 - 6 parents and daughters are invited to join our first Community Conversation for the year on Thursday 5 March.
'The Language of Friendship' is a parent-child workshop, led by Deb Perich from UR Strong. The workshop provides concepts and tips for parents to create dialogue with their children around friendship issues. The same concepts are used in the PLC Junior School to help students develop the skills they need to navigate friendships, bullying and conflict.
Date: Thursday 5 March
Time: 6.00 pm
Location: PLC Lighthouse
Cost: $55 (1 parent and 1 child)
Booking: Click here
- Richard Wright, Head of Junior School
JUNIOR SCHOOL KEY DATES
Junior School Assembly
Date: Friday 21 February
Time: 8.35 am – 9.30 am
Venue: Swim and Recreation Centre (SRC)
Parent/Teacher Interviews
Date: Monday 24 February
Time: 4.00 pm – 8.00 pm
Venue: SRC
Chapel Years 2 to 6
Date: Wednesday 26 February
Time: 8.35 am – 9.10 am
Venue: Heather Barr Chapel
Inter-House Swimming Carnival (Years 1 - 6)
Date: Thursday 27 February
Time: 8.00 am – 11.30 am
Venue: Claremont Aquatic Centre
Mid-Term Break
Friday 28 February - Monday 2 March
International Womens Day Breakfast
Date: Monday 9 March
Time: 7.15 am
Venue: PLC Senior School Quad
Tickets: Click here
Years 11 - 12 Parent Teacher Student Meetings
On Wednesday 26 February (3.30 pm – 7.30 pm) and Thursday 27 February (12.15 pm – 3.30 pm), we will be holding our Years 11 and 12 Parent Teacher Student Meetings. These meetings are a great chance for parents to meet their daughter’s teachers and hear about her progress in more detail.
Our Boarding families were sent an email on Tuesday, with instructions to book a time, and our Day families were sent an email this morning. If you did not recieve this email, please click here for booking instructions.
We strongly encourage your daughter to attend these meetings with you. To accommodate this, on Thursday 27 February, Years 11 and 12 students will be asked to either attend these meetings with their parents, or to attend the Library or Common Room to complete private study.
Assessment Schedule
To assist your daughter with organisation, her Learning Co-ordinator has provided her with an assessment schedule. This schedule allows her to map out upcoming assessments and work to manage her time more effectively. The dates in these documents may change slightly to accommodate for changes to the learning needs of the class and will be updated regularly by the Learning Co-ordinators.
Kindness and Courage
Our Year 8 students, along with the help of Ms Cavallaro, have created resilience kits to assist our Year 7 students with their transition to the Senior School.
The kits were presented to the Year 7s at their recent Hub Assembly and included items such as an eraser (a reminder to start each day with a clean slate), jewel (a reminder that you are one of a kind) and pencil (to remind you how sharp you are).
- Head of Senior School, Rebecca Watts
SENIOR SCHOOL KEY DATES
Year 8 OEP Parent Information Evening
Date: Monday 24 February
Time: 6.00 pm
Location: Auditorium
Mid-Term Break
Date: Friday 28 February - Monday 2 March
Year 11 Dinner Dance
Date: Friday 6 March
Time: 7.00 pm
Location: Claremont Yacht Club
Proms Quarry Concert
Date: Sunday 8 March
Time: 6.00 pm
Venue: Quarry Amphitheatre
International Womens Day Breakfast
Date: Monday 9 March
Time: 7.15 am
Venue: PLC Senior School Quad
Tickets: Click here
PLC Foundation Scholarships Now Open
The PLC Foundation offers a scholarship each year to a student who would otherwise be unable to attend PLC due to their family’s financial circumstances. The PLC Foundation Scholarship is offered to students commencing in Year 7 and provides full tuition until graduation in Year 12.
Application closing date: Monday 27 July 2020
For further information, please contact Suzanne Pelczar, Executive Officer, PLC Foundation - Suzanne.Pelczar@plc.wa.edu.au.
Career News
For upcoming open days and career information sessions, download Career News below.
PLC Parents Meeting
The Term 1 meeting was held last week. Please click here to view the minutes.
PLC Parents Welcome Sundowner
The PLC Parents Welcome Sundowner was held last Friday on a very balmy evening. It was a great night of mingling and celebrating the start of a new school year. Please click here for photos from the night.
Parent Events Coming Up
Year 7 Parents Coffee Morning
Date: Friday 21 February
Time: 8.45 am
Venue: Freshwaters Café, Freshwater Bay
No RSVP required
Year 6 Parents Sunset Soiree
Date: Friday 20 March
Time: 6.30 pm
Location: 15 Pearse Street, Cottesloe
BYO drinks (eskies and glassware supplied)
RSVP Here
Year 5 Parents Drinks
Date: Friday 3 April
Time: From 6.00 pm
Venue: Cottesloe Beach Club
No RSVP required – you’re welcome to turn up any time
Year 7 Parent Drinks
Date: Friday 3 April
Time: 6.30 pm
Venue: Cottesloe Beach Hotel
No RSVP required – you’re welcome to turn up any time
PLC Partners
This term we are very pleased to launch PLC Partners – a directory promoting businesses owned and operated by PLC Parents. It is another way our PLC community can support each other.
PLC Partners is accessible via the PLC App, which can be downloaded on both Apple and Android devices. When you download the App you will be asked for your username and password. This is the same username and password you use to access SEQTA, the Gallery or other password protected sites on home.plc.wa.edu.au
If you have forgotten your username or password please click here to reset it.
- For Apple IOS users, click here to dowload the App.
- For Android users, click here to download the App.
Add Your Business
Families who would like their businesses added to PLC Partners, please provide the details by filling out this online form.
PLC Perth KeepCups
Towards the end of last year, all disposable coffee cups were withdrawn from PLC. This was a fantastic initiative presented by our Service Captain, Bella Poll to encourage staff and students to bring reusable coffee mugs or cups.
Order your PLC branded KeepCup today!
- Small size (8oz) - $12
- Medium size (12oz) - $13
- Large size (16oz) - $15
You will be notified when your cup is ready for collection.
Old School Shirts Wanted
A PLC parent is collecting any old school shirts to be sent to a developing country where they can use them for uniforms.
Shirts can be dropped off at the PLC Uniform Shop or the Boarding House.
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