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Senior School Notices
TERM 3 WEEK 3
An Action-packed Week
Dear valued member of the PLC community,
This week, we have celebrated Spirit Week which is the student-led initiative of our Year 11 CAS (Creativity, Activity, and Service) students. The group encouraged us all to celebrate the spirit of PLC. This has included activities such as meditations, disco day, crazy hair day, bring anything but a backpack day, and House spirit day.
IB Students in Action
Our International Baccalaureate (IB) students have been very busy this week showing their knowledge and putting their initiatives into action. On Monday night, our Year 12 IB students presented their extended essays. The extended essay is an independent, self-directed piece of research, finishing with a 4,000-word paper. Focussing on a diverse range of topics, the students were supported by the expertise of our teaching staff, Ms Carol Jones (IB Administrator), and Ms Rebecca Garbenis (Head of IB Diploma Programme).
Rebecca Watts
Head of Senior School
Rev Nalin's Reflections
During the mid-year break I lived with many mixed emotions, watching the country of my birth in economic and political meltdown, with ordinary people unable to buy sufficient food or fuel; the country economically bankrupt, unable to meet its foreign debt obligations; and the political leadership forced into resignation and exile.
Important Information
We Need Your Old Books
This year at Open Garden Day, the Year 7 parents are running the second-hand book stall – The Book Nook – and are calling for books (for children and adults), DVDs for children, and DVD documentaries. No magazines, please.
Please drop-off books into the collection boxes located in the View Street and McNeil Street Receptions.
Tickets Available Now
Tonight is the opening night of Kindness of Strangers. The five one-act plays selected for this performance include some of Tennessee Williams’s finest and most powerful work.
This production, performed by Years 11 and 12 students, compresses the basic meaning of life – its pathos or its tragedy, its bravery or the quality of its love – into one small scene or a few moments of dialogue.
OCA Art Exhibition Cocktail Party
- Date: Friday 26 August 2022
- Time: 6.00 pm – 9.00 pm
- Venue: PLC Perth McNeil Street Entrance
Student Service Opportunity - Waste Management Audit
Have you or your daughter thought about how much waste is thrown in the bin each day at school? Senior School students are invited to compare our waste with last year’s data.
Our Waste Management Audit will take place on Wednesday 24 August 3.30 pm to 5.00 pm on the Senior School Quad where we will see first-hand what we throw out on a single day. Should your daughter wish to participate, please complete and return the permission form
Student and Staff Achievements
Visual Arts on Display
Five Visual Arts students have work on display at the annual META Exhibition at Gallery Central until Friday 19 August.
Georgina Godfrey (Year 12), Ruby Maera (Year 12), Charlotte Williams (Year 12) Carla Schultz (Year 12), and Sarah Spencer (Year 11) are among the students selected to exhibit their works.
AFL All-Stars
Last Friday, Ella Slocombe (Year 11), Bec Anderson (Year 11), and Latifah Shar (Year 10) took part in the All-Stars AFL Tri-Series as the trio were selected in the IGSSA All-Stars Team who took on the Australian Catholic Colleges team and School Sport WA team.
Congratulations on your selection and taking part in this tri-series.
Fremantle Eisteddfod
Congratulations to all the students who performed at the Fremantle Eisteddfod recently and a special congratulations to the award winners:
Madeleine Slaughter (Year 7) 1st place French horn, Amelia Corbett (Year 8) 1st place trumpet, Bridie Swingler (Year 8) 2nd place trumpet, Maya Yew (Year 8) credit trumpet, Katherine Lovegrove (Year 10) 2nd place French horn, Amelia Wee (Year 10) 2nd place French horn, Jasmine Ritchie (Year 9) 1st place trumpet, and Aurelia Qaqish (Year 8) 2nd place violin.
Da Vinci Decathlon 2022
Last week, students in Years 7 – 10 participated in the da Vinci Decathlon, hosted by PLC at Winthrop Hall, UWA. This was a fantastic event that allowed our girls to compete against students from around the state in ten categories.
Congratulations to our Year 7 team who won 1st place in Ideation and 3rd place in Legacy. Congratulations to our Year 9 team who won 1st place in English, and our Year 10 team who came 2nd in Code Breaking!
Thank you to Mr Neil Walker and Ms Padminees Raja-Snejder for their support in accompanying the girls on the day and assisting with the marking of papers.
Lighthouse Leavers Secure Grant
Year 11 students in the Trillion Trees and Community Garden project (as part of Lighthouse Leavers) have received a grant from the South East Regional Centre for Urban Landcare (SERCUL) for native plants.
55 plants were donated by SERCUL as part of the Phosphorus Awareness Project (PAP) Grant, which it receives from the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA). The aim of PAP is to educate the community about the environmental impacts of too many nutrients entering our waterways, much of them from the use of fertilisers in residential gardens.
Each plant is either edible or has a medicinal property, which we look forward to learning about as they grow.
Selected for U13 State Team
Saskia Lehman (Year 7), Amberly Osborne (Year 7), and Jessie Cox (Year 8) were recently selected for the WA Under 13 State Hockey Team.
The trio will head to Hobart in late September for Nationals and we wish them the best of luck!
Important Dates
Kindness of Strangers School Play
Date: Thursday 11 August –
Saturday 13 August
Tickets: Here
PLC Parents' Ball
Date: Saturday 13 August
Time: 6.00 pm – 11.00 pm
Venue: Frasers Restaurant
Arts Day
Date: Wednesday 17 August
Announcement of
Student Council 2023
Date: Wednesday 17 August
Time: 3.00 pm – 3.25 pm
Venue: Hugh Baird Sports Centre
Founders' Day
Date: Thursday 18 August
Waste Management Audit
Date: Wednesday 24 August
Time: 3.30 pm to 5.00 pm
Venue: Senior School Quad
Mid-Term Break
Date: Friday 19 August – Monday 22 August inclusive
OCA Art Exhibition
Date: Friday 26 August – Sunday 28 August
Tickets: Here
Quest Launch for 2023 - for Year 9 students and parents
Date: Tuesday 6 September
Time: 6.00 pm – 7.30 pm
Venue: McNeil Street Building
Last Day of Term 3
Date: Friday 23 September
Time: 1.00 pm finish
