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From the Principal...It is hard to believe that the holidays are already upon us. It has been a busy, exciting but very productive term and it is time for a well-deserved rest. It is also an opportunity, now that Parent Interviews have happened to spend some time in conversation with our sons and daughters reflecting on the term that has passed. As we strive to develop a culture of personal excellence, a useful tool is reflecting on effort and setting short-term goals for the term ahead. Because schooling and learning can quickly become routine, students run the risk of just going through the motions. Having medium, short term and daily goals can be a way of being very deliberate about the way we want to go about our daily tasks. Aristotle said, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. “ Excellence cannot be judged by product in the comparative sense as we all have our own strengths and gifts. What we are better off doing is judging and benchmarking our efforts against our own endeavours and achievements. The term ‘personal best’ is useful in this regard. The truth is we probably cannot maintain the same level of excellence at all times but if it is our default approach to what we do, it begins to define how we approach all things in our lives. Personal excellence also brings with it a great sense of satisfaction and a sense of pride and accomplishment. This intrinsic motivation takes us off the ‘roundabout’ of box ticking and allows us to be truly present in every moment with the approach that a job worth doing is a job worth doing well. Developing a habit of excellence is not an experience but a journey. All of us are at varying points on this journey. I read a delightful quote recently that summed it up beautifully,
As parents and teachers assist children in developing this focus we will observe the incremental growth and improvement in determination and attitude. Once students experience the joy and satisfaction of this approach it motivates them to strive for even greater heights. I had the privilege of attending the Ellenbrook Year 12 Ball last weekend. What a pleasure it was to see the students so fantastically attired and enjoying this formal celebration with their peers and teachers. They are a fine group of young men and women, many of whom have come through the Primary at ECC and also from BCS. When the time comes we will be proud to send them forth as great examples of the quality students of our schools. |
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Staffing News We have commenced our recruitment process and will notify our school community as soon as we have confirmed a replacement. Justin Krause |
PrimaryYear 5 Fremantle Excursion During the tour students were able to consolidate what they have been learning about in class by discovering how time was passed in the yards, viewing life as it was for both convicts and prisoners while marveling at original prisoner works of art. In addition, students gained a deeper understanding of the importance of convicts in early colonial settlement.
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Year 2 students visit Caversham Wildlife Park Students had the opportunity to ‘meet a wombat’, feed kangaroos, watch a farm show, milk a cow, feed a lamb, pat a koala and much more! The students enjoyed every minute of it and learnt lots of facts about a variety of Australian animals. Prior to the excursion, students selected an Australian animal and created a mind map with a series of questions about the animal. They then researched using aurasma, gathered their information and reported on the animal. The students were then recorded reading their report upon meeting their chosen animal on the day. |
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Pre-Primary Students visit Ellenbrook Library It was such an adventure! We caught a bus to the Ellenbrook Library and met a real Librarian! She read a very funny book called, ‘The Book With No Pictures’ and even the mums and dads were laughing! We also learnt how to borrow and return books. We cannot wait to go back one day to borrow our very own book. |
SecondarySecondary Easter Service |
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CO3 Dance Excursion Transducer, choreographed by Larissa McGowan, is a physical conversation between human bodies, examining the theme of energy. Rather than following a narrative or story line, through the scenes in the work the dancers represent various types of energy. The choreography explores both the effect that the energy has on the individual dancer as well between the dancers. Transducer looks at how the dancers transfer energy between bodies in the space. Throughout Transducer, the dancers never touch, generating an energy and dynamic in the space between them. Some of the different types of energy that are explored in the work include: Sound, Heat, Light, Elastic, Stored, Kinetic and Magnetic. The choreography was created using these different types of energy as catalyst to movement creation. What’s Left is a ‘state-driven’ contemporary dance work, choreographed by Gavin Webber. By ‘state-driven’ we mean that each dancer on stage is aiming to generate some kind of emotional or conceptual feeling or idea and express this ‘state’ through his or her individual movements and through the choreography. Another word that can sometimes be used instead of ‘state-driven’ is character; however, in this work a character is understood differently to a role in a narrative dance or play. Together we try to build a world in which the piece sits, a feeling, or in this case a kind of vibration that is the heart of the work. |
Throughout What’s Left, each of the dancers represents and explores different states related to the complexity of the emotions around climate change. These include: Confused, Desperate, Anger, Frustration, Fear, Insecurity, Hopelessness, Alienated and Detached. The choreography that the dancers perform is generated from these starting points and they are aiming to convey this ‘state’ or this atmosphere or energy in the space. As well, at one |
point in the work, one dancer vocally addresses the audience in a state of Denial about the issue; “It’s OK. There’s nothing to see here." |
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Cycling Safety The links below provide guidelines for accident prevention and road safety as mandated by the Department of Transport for Western Australia and Kidsafe WA. |
EventsSignificant events that occur throughout the year at the College can be found on the events page on our website. Currently a list of term dates, public holidays, student free days, College Committee open parent meetings and end of year events are listed on the page. |
CalendarThe College calendar is updated regularly with new events. You are encouraged to use this resource to keep yourself up-to-date with school functions, excursions, incursions, after school programs and anything else that your child may be involved in. |
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If your child is being picked up for appointments during school hours. To avoid delays we ask that you notify us in advance by email or a phone call. Student Services Team
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Road Safety Community |
Arbor Grove Dental Therapy Centre The centre will be open Tuesday to Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm. For emergencies outside these hours or during public holidays please contact The Emergency Service on (08) 9325 3452, The Oral Health Centre on (08) 9346 4400 (Eligibility Applies) or your Private Dentist. High School Students are eligible to attend the Dental Therapy Centre from Year 7 to Year 11 or until they turn 17, whichever occurs first. If your child is not already enrolled, it's not too late to enrol now! If you have not received an appointment in the past few years, we may not have your current address. Please contact us and advise of any address changes. |
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