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Photo above: Year 7-10 Awards Assembly.
Message from the Principal
Dear Parents and Families,
This is our last newsletter for the year and it is remarkable to realise how much the community of Kennedy has achieved throughout 2021. It is wonderful to reflect on the many highlights across our academic learning areas as well as our co-curricular opportunities provided by the College. These community and personal highlights are the result of the combined hard work of Staff, Parents and Students. It was a pleasure to celebrate achievement yesterday with our families with the presentation of a wide range of awards. Thank you to all our families who attended our Awards assembly.
Reports and timetables are now available through SEQTA. I encourage you to take the opportunity to review them with your child.
I would like to thank everyone for their ongoing support this year. As we look forward to an exciting 2022, I would like to wish everyone a wonderful Christmas and a fantastic safe and relaxing holiday.
Mr Mark Ashby
Principal
Chaplain Devotion
Here we are! It’s the last newsletter for the year and I have wanted these fortnightly articles to continually focus on a line in the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6:10 “Your Kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
Christmas is upon us!! This wonderful time of the year means holidays and gatherings, events and celebrations, sad and happy memories, and gifts. To land our year of newsletter articles, I want to help us have eyes see through all the packaging and claim the gift inside.
What is Christmas? Christmas is when the Kingdom of God fully arrived! I have said it many times in our year of newsletters articles. The Kingdom of God, that one thing we are all to seek above any other things. The Kingdom of God, that prayer we are to pray that calls “Your Kingdom Come”. The Kingdom of God, where we are to rest our hope completely. After many years, the Kingdom of God has become the only sure thing in my life.
What is Christmas? What is the Kingdom of God? The focus and meaning of Christmas and the Kingdom of God, are the same thing, Jesus Christ. The perfect personality of Jesus Christ defines the Kingdom of God. When you and I are praying for the “Kingdom (of God) to come” this Christmas, we are praying that we all meet Him, His perfect personality, and we become so moved and inspired by Him that we “seek the Kingdom (Him) first”. We are praying that we daily choose to live out the perfect personality of Jesus Christ in our daily lives.
To finish the year let me use a list of biblical words to describe the perfect personality of Jesus Christ for us to personally enjoy Him and to live out to others. Jesus is love, He is joyful, peaceful, patient, kind, good, gentle, faithful, and long-suffering. When you meet Jesus Christ, when you live in the Kingdom of God, you become all of these with Him, and through you, you bring Him, the Kingdom of God, to others.
Have a great Christmas, praying for you all to be safe, and to above all, to enjoy the Kingdom of God.
Kennedy News
Year 7-10 Awards Assembly
It was wonderful to come together to celebrate the academic and community achievements of our Year 7-10 students yesterday morning. During our Awards Assembly, we took the time to acknowledge our Student Councillors and House Captains for their contribution this year. We also enjoyed a video reflection of the years and our College Chaplain, Mr Peter Chase, shared a beautiful devotion. He encouraged our students and parents to look past the 'things' and see Jesus and the meaning of Christmas as we enjoy the festive season. Congratulations to all students who received awards showed excellence and commitment throughout this year. Click here for photos.
Parent Volunteer Afternoon Tea
It was a lovely afternoon with our parent volunteers yesterday. We celebrated and honoured their contribution, expertise, and time given to the College in 2021. We were delighted to have more than 100 parents volunteer at the College this year across a variety of activities and events. We once again would like to honour and thank you for your time and contribution to enhancing the College experience.
If you would like to be part of this vibrant community of volunteers, we encourage you to join the P&F Association AGM Meeting on Wednesday 9 February 2022 in the Staff Lounge.
Back to School Information
Term 4 concluded yesterday Wednesday 8 December 2021. Term 1, 2022 will commence on Monday 31 January 2022 at 8.15am. Students are to wear their full summer uniform. The Administration office will re-open on Tuesday 11 January 2022.
We hope that you have a restful and safe holiday break.
Change in Contact Details
If you have recently changed your contact details (contact email, billing email, address, phone numbers), please click here to update your details.
For all other updates, please leave a message for the Registrar via email at registrar@kennedy.wa.edu.au.
Uniform Shop Holiday Hours
The Uniform Shop will re-open on Monday 17 January 2022. Please note that the Uniform Shop will also be open on Pre-Start Day, 28 January 2022. Opening Hours for Term 1 will be Monday to Thursday from 8.00am - 3.45pm. * Closed for lunch between 12.30pm to 1.00pm.
College Notices
2022 Book Lists
Booklists for 2022 Subjects are now available via Campion. Please note all orders must be completed online by Friday 17 December 2021 using "3DGP" as your code to be eligible for free delivery. *Please note, to determine which texts/equipment are to be ordered, you need to use your child’s 2022 timetable. Timetables are now available through SEQTA. For Year 7 2022, please note that your child has now received their College email address and can place their order. Please see the link here for more information.
2021 Yearbook
We anticipate that the 2021 Yearbook will be available by the end of February 2022. Please note that the Yearbook will be sent home with your eldest child. The Graduation class of 2021 will be able to collect their copy at the Alumni afternoon tea on Friday 25 February 2022 from 2.00pm - 4.00pm.
Kennedy Parent's Connect
The latest Kennedy P&F newsletter is available here.
Absentees
Parents and guardians are asked to notify the College before 9.00am on the morning of absence via the absentee form on the Kennedy App under Parent Lounge, by phoning the College absentee line (08 6188 0698), or via email. For any other student matters or information, please feel free to email Student Services or stop by to talk to one of our staff.
Uniform Shop – Term 1 Opening Hours
The Uniform Shop will be open this term on a Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday from 8.00am to 3.45pm. * Please note that the Uniform Shop is closed for lunch 12.30 to 1.00pm.
For more information,
email our Uniform Shop Manager, Mrs Quita Strachan.
Term 1 Cafeteria Menu
There are delicious items available in the Cafeteria such as fruit salad, sushi and freshly baked muffins and chocolate croissants each day! There are also some great online lunch options such as Butter Chicken & rice, baguettes & wraps to order via our online ordering system at www.quickcliq.com.au.
See the link for menu.
Volunteering Opportunities
We value the support of
our volunteers who contribute to the College community!
Volunteer opportunities for 2022 will be made available in Term 1. These opportunities will include, assisting at the Swimming Carnival, P&F Assocation and book covering.
Student Withdrawal
It is a condition of enrolment that at least 10 school weeks’ notice (not including scheduled school holidays) of a student’s withdrawal is given in writing to the Registrar at registrar@kennedy.wa.edu.au. In the event that such notice is not given, a 10 week withdrawal fee will apply per student.
The Kennedy app will now be used as one of the main College communication channels to provide instant access to real-time information and correspondence from the College. You will have easy access to SEQTA and our parent portal called Parent Lounge. Please make sure you download the app via Google Play or the App Store to be ready for 2022.
We are always looking to improve our College and take care of our community. Will you please tell us how we are doing and review us on Google? Submit your review here.
The next newsletter will be published on:
Thursday 27 January 2021.
