JPC Key Message Week 6, Term 2 2020

Reconciliation Week

All in this together

JPC embraced Reconciliation Week in many different ways, often creatively due to our need for social distancing.

First Nations’ culture and history were incorporated into many classes, including Food Technology where they watched an Aboriginal elder make bush tucker and then included native spices into their dishes.

The very moving, acclaimed film ‘In my Blood it Runs’ was shown to some SOSE classes as well as the Aboriginal group during ILT.

Reconciliation Week 2020 concluded with a whole-school zoom assembly for our Principal Mrs O’Meara to award our newly appointed Aboriginal Captains, Abbey Lamb and Kiara Allan with their Captains badges.

Thanks to all involved in helping us recognise the importance of Reconciliation and moving forward together as one.

Annie Daley
Contact Teacher for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students.

In and Around JPC

Virtual Engagement with the US Embassy

How does the US Constitution influence the behaviours of US citizens and how does it tie into the strongly felt concepts of freedom and liberty? How does the US’s voluntary voting system compare to Australia’s compulsory system – is a voluntary system better or worse? How can we improve relations between the West and North Korea? How will the world bounce back economically from the Corona virus?

These are the types of questions that students from Year 9 - 12 had the opportunity to explore in our recent virtual engagement with the US Embassy. The various class’ met with, Political, Economic and Military Officers from the US Embassy to discuss our current units of work.

A key part of the Senior School at JPC is the development of critical and analytical thinking skills and the engagement with issues that affect people locally, nationally and internationally. Our virtual engagement was a fantastic opportunity to develop these skills with an engaging and stimulating discussion of the similarities and differences between the US and Australian Legal and Political systems, controversial recent global events and our shared democratic values.

JPC thanks Linda Johnson, Thomas Billingsley, JP Hesford and Mark Bissonnette (Assistant Public Diplomacy Officer – US Embassy) for organising this engagement, and for helping create such vibrant and enlivening experiences for our students!

Mr Daniel Burns
Leader of Wellbeing Drexel House, Teacher of SOSE and RE

Years 11 and 12 Exam Information and Timetable for the end of Semester 1, 2020

All exams are in the Hall unless otherwise notified
All exams are 90 minutes in length, with 5 minutes reading time, unless otherwise notified
Students are to meet in the Learning street 10 minutes before the scheduled start of exams
Please check you have all permitted equipment prior to entering the exam room
ALL Year 11 & 12 Tertiary students are REQUIRED to attend the AST familiarisation sessions
Any issues with exam scheduling need to be addressed with Dr Cleary by 11 June.
All students eligible for special provisions will be emailed in Week 17 to confirm timing of exams with additional time/conditions. If you have not received an email by the end of Wednesday 10 June and believe you are eligible, please contact Dr Cleary.

Any student who misses a scheduled exam due to illness:

Must have the parent/carer contact the teacher, the appropriate Faculty leader and Dr Cleary via email
Will be required to provide a Medical Certificate
Will have their exam rescheduled to the first available exam slot, based on Medical Certificate information

Click here for Senior Exam Timetable - Semester 1, 2020

Arts up Front

Cinderella Lives on – with Shirts!

This week, we excitedly welcomed the whole cast of Cinderella back! First thing on the agenda? T-Shirts!

The cast – students and teachers alike – proudly wore their shirts for the rehearsal on Wednesday. Whilst, we are unable to continue preparing for our Production, we are able to continue the development of performance skills. Miss Allan challenged the group to rounds of scales; they exceeded expectations, smashing the challenge in the first attempt.

Following this, students we able to develop their improvisation skills with Mrs Smith. The theme for the afternoon’s session was fairytale mania. Students created images of fairytales and rewrote the plot of some popular stories. The outcomes were surprising but hilarious! These creative rewrites will be our starting point for developing characterisation and more performance skills next week.

It is great to have the cast together again. The show must go on!

Mrs Sarah Smith
Leader of Learning and Wellbeing (The Arts, Van Thuan)
Drama Teacher

Careers

If you missed it, click here for the Careers newsletter for this week.

Interested in a job in the Defence Force?

Click here to see a Youtube video explaining the types of jobs at the Defence Force open for students from Year 10 onwards.

White Card and Asbestos Course

The White Card and Asbestos Courses are essential to be able to enter any construction site. The courses are open to students in Year’s 9-12 and run on Monday and Tuesday of Week 10 at JPC. See the Career’s Moodle Page for permission/registration forms.

2021 Department of Finance Career Starter Program
(see brochure below)

Mrs Teena Zorzi
Leader of Learning (Careers) and Wellbeing (Drexel House)
Teacher of Sociology, SOSE and RE.

Catholic Education - Senior Years at JPC

Applications for Scholarships in Year 11/12 2021 are now available.

St John Paul II College is offering two types of Scholarships- Financial scholarships for families who are facing financial constraints and Academic scholarships. The Academic scholarships will be awarded to those students who have achieved academic success on two or more of their subjects in Year 10.

If you would like further information, please email Kris Davis