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Photo above: Year 10-12 Awards Assembly.
Message from the Principal
Dear Parents and Families,
Welcome to Term 3. We trust that everyone had a wonderful holiday and are now ready to continue embracing the ongoing opportunities at Kennedy. Term 3 promises to be an exciting term with many major events on our calendar. As we start a new semester, I would like to reinforce the mission and values of Kennedy that maximize the learning experience at the College.
Kennedy Baptist College endeavours to the very best of its abilities to provide educational opportunities of excellence in a Christian context. In doing so the needs for lifelong learning are also addressed. All staff at Kennedy are committed to this mission through our Christian ethos and the values of Faith, Integrity, Boldness,
Growth, and Service.
Winter COVID Infections
As the new round of winter COVID infections increases, we will keep all families informed about any changes to mandated strategies. However, in the meantime, we encourage all College community members to follow the current government directions. Close contacts must wear masks and test as directed.
Staff Changes
There have been a number of staffing changes for Term 3. We welcome back a number of staff from extended leave: Mr Rijk Batley, Mrs Laura DeGois, Mrs Janet Hair, Mrs Alison Hanham, Mrs Ronnie Hennighan, Ms Jessica Kennedy, and Mr Ian Wilmot.
Welcome also to our new Director of Students, Mrs Christine Crump. Christine is an experienced educational leader who joins the Executive Leadership Team to focus on the day-to-day pastoral care of students.
Awards Assembly
It was a pleasure to celebrate Year 10 -12 achievements at the Awards Assembly yesterday. The presentation of Certificates of Excellence and Achievement promotes and highlights the exceptional standards being achieved by our students. Congratulations to the recipients of these significant awards. We look forward to honouring our Year 7-9 students at their assembly in Week 3. Click here for more photos.
We look forward to sharing more opportunities during Term 3 as we journey together.
Mr Mark Ashby
Principal
Chaplain Chats
Hi all, I would like to add my welcome to Term 3. I am not sure about you, but the school holidays create space for a time where we can set our focus on important things. Setting goals and striving to achieve them helps us gain a vision for growth.
This term I want to set a goal of growing our Kennedy community in prayer. I know for many of us prayer is not a big part of life, but in our staff gathering on the first day of term, we were encouraged to make prayer a bigger part of our daily journey. In the Bible, Matthew chapter 7, verses 7 to 11 talks about prayer, and through these amazing words, Jesus explains that our Father in heaven loves to answer our prayers and give us that which we seek.
Things in life are hard at times, there are broken hearts and wounded souls everywhere, and praying is a real and important response to all that brokenness. However, this part of the Bible is not just about us praying, it’s also about the one that actually hears those prayers. To quote verse 11 of Matthew chapter 7, ‘your Father in heaven will give good things to those that keep on asking”.
To put this into action, this term we invite our community to come and pray together. Wednesdays are known at Kennedy as KPOW, Kennedy Prays On Wednesdays!
All parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles, and extended family of any description, are invited to come and pray with us on Wednesdays at 2:30pm for 30min, prior to school pick up in the Staff Lounge, located near the Uniform Shop!
To add to this invite, if there is any personal challenge or need that we can pray for, we want to be on the journey of life with you, and we will pray with you. You can Direqt message me any prayer needs that you have with very minimal detail, a simple “Please pray for us” is actually all we need. My goal for this term is that we see a KPOW with 20 people gathering to pray! I look forward to seeing you there.
Kennedy News
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VET Voice - Juliet Nugent
Year 11 and 12 students at Kennedy have the opportunity to enhance their education by engaging in VET courses while still at school. Juliet Nugent is training for her Certificate III in Education Support at the Fremantle Education Centre (FEC) and is currently completing her work placement component at Shelley Primary School. While not quite sure about her career choice as yet, her VET course and work experience are definite contributors to her being able to make a more informed choice in the near future. Read the full article below.
College Notices
Understanding and setting up Kennedy App, SEQTA and Parent Lounge
Regular communication is an essential part of working positively and connecting with our teachers and families to build our community. We thank you for your time and feedback on our recent College Communication Survey. We received some great feedback and now looking at areas where we can approve in.
To maintain an ongoing and genuine dialogue with our school community, we have established a number of ways to share information, foster close relationships, and to provide opportunities for families to partner with us in your child’s learning. Kennedy Baptist College uses the following digital platform for communication and the Kennedy App is a great place to start:
Parent Lounge
Parent Lounge is our online portal for families designed to help you stay connected with your child’s education journey by providing access to the following important information.
- Student Profile
- College Calendar
- Update Student Medical Information
- Update contact information for parents
- Approve excursion & payment for events
- Access school fees and statements
Access Parent Lounge online using your username and password or via Kennedy App.
SEQTA App
SEQTA is a leading teaching and learning support system that integrates Wellbeing, Learning and Attendance management in one solution. Driving deeper engagement with students, teachers and parents to improve learning outcomes.
You can download the app to get notifications on your phone or device.
Have You Downloaded the Kennedy App?
Remember to update your notification preferences!
Uniform Notice for Term 3
This term we will be returning to our uniform policy where students are to wear full winter uniform including the College blazer/leavers jacket to and from College unless they have a class requiring the Physical Education uniform Period 1, 2 or 3. As a trial, students are permitted to wear their Physical Education uniform leaving the College if it is required in Periods 6 and 7.
Dance Showcase - Friday 5 August
We would love to invite you to the Annual Dance Showcase on Friday 5 August 2022. In the College Auditorium. Tickets can be purchased via Trybooking for for $10 per person.
Medication Notice
Kennedy can only administer paracetamol to students with parental consent. If your child has a condition requiring medication and you wish them to take the medication at the College, please complete a medication form which is available from Student Services. The Health Centre will then store your child’s medication under lock and key. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
P&F General Meeting
We would love to see some new faces join the committee and become involved in the awesome work the P&F does for the College. Our next General Meeting is on 2 August 2022 at 6.30pm in the College Boardroom. We do ask that if you wish to attend this meeting can you please RSVP via the P&F email.
2023 Term Dates
If you have been referring to our Term dates for next year, we would like to inform you that there has been some update to the start and end dates for 2023. Please click here for more information.
Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability
The nationally consistent approach to data collection (NCCD) provides all Australian schools, education authorities and the community with a clear picture of the number of students with disability in schools and the adjustments they are provided to enable them to participate in education on the same basis as other students.
The Australian Education Regulation 2013 (the Regulation) requires the operators of government and non-government schools (approved authorities) to provide information to the Australian Government Department of Education and Training (the department) for the purposes of the NCCD. The information will not identify individual students; no information that could reasonably enable the Department to identify individual students will be provided by approved authorities to the Department.
Further information regarding the NCCD can be found in SEQTA under Documents – Policies - NCCD Fact sheet for Parents & Guardians.
2022 Kennedy Community Open Day
You are invited to our Community Open Day on Saturday 20 August 2022 from 11.00am to 3.00pm.
Bring your whole family to Kennedy for a great day of fun. From live performances, and explosive Science demonstrations to delicious gourmet treats - there's something for everyone to enjoy!
Journey through the College campus and look at all the student's amazing work!
Join the Open Day Team!
The P&F is currently looking for donations and coordinators to assist with the planning, preparing, and overseeing of a stall on the day. Please click here to sign up to assist, contribute or provide your input! Please keep an eye out for the P&F Connect Newsletter for more details as to how each year group can get involved.
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, or 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 – Opening Hours
The Uniform Shop will be open during Term 3 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 8:00am - 3:45pm.
* Please note, closed for lunch 12.30pm to 1.00pm and closed Thursdays and Fridays. For more information please
email our Uniform Shop Manager.
Term 3 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! Please keep an eye on the signup link for regular updates on volunteering opportunities. These opportunities include, assisting at Beedawong and the uniform shop, P&F and book covering.
Student Withdrawal
It is a condition of enrolment that at least ten (10) school weeks’ notice (not including scheduled school holidays) of a student’s withdrawal is given in writing to the Registrar via email. In the event that such notice is not given, a 10 week withdrawal fee will apply per student.
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The next newsletter will be published on:
Thursday 4 August 2022.
