Mr Thompson’s Room 9 assembly was based on themes covered by the Year 3 students in the Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum.
The assembly commenced with the Welcome to Country acknowledging the Noongar people’s connection to this country.
On Wednesday 29 March, students participated in the annual Inter-House Cross Country event. All female runners completed a new single lap 3km course, whilst the male runners completed the extended 4km course. An additional walking course ensured that all students of the College participated in the day.
Our Year 11 MIS students recently completed the Chubb Fire and Awareness course, where they learnt about fires and fire hazards that occur in the workplace and domestic environments. The highlight of the course for students was putting the theory into practice, as they used a number of different fire extinguishers to extinguish some real fires.
Over 250 visiting students from schools around the south west, as well as MacKillop students from Years 1 to 11 attended the Between the Lines Literature Festival last week. This two day event is organised annually by St Mary MacKillop College, in partnership with Dymocks Busselton.
A selection of our best swimmers in Years 4-6 competed in the SWPSA Interschool Carnival at the South West Leisure Centre in Bunbury on Thursday 23 March. All students participated brilliantly and were proud to represent the College against nine other schools from Australind to Albany.
The College’s ACC Swim Team fought a tough battle on Tuesday at Challenge Stadium in Perth to hold our spot in the B Division competition and bring home the Girls Aggregate Shield, after jumping up from C Division with a debut win last year.
With only a handful of points separating fourth to eighth place all day, the positions changed up and down with every score update, and we struggled for a first place in any race.
On Tuesday 21 March we celebrated Harmony Day, which celebrates cultural diversity and inclusion: spreading the message that everyone belongs.
Mrs Harding’s Kindy class welcomed parents as guest speakers from Kenya, Zimbabwe, England and Vietnam, and enjoyed a wonderful opportunity to learn about the different cultures and traditions celebrated in our diverse community.
Mr Fabre’s Year 6 class from Room 17 have been reading a book called ‘Wonder’, about a boy called August who is attending school for the first time. August has severe facial deformities from birth, and other students are confronted by his appearance.
Two Year 10-12 Mixed teams travelled to Perth last Thursday for the 2017 Ultimate Frisbee High School Championships.
I am reminded every day how proud I am to be working at this school, but today the students also reminded me that sometimes it’s not all about winning but also about how you play the game.
Primary students explored the world of carpentry and wood on Friday as part of our St Joseph’s Day celebrations.
After celebrating Mass as a whole school community and a St Patrick’s Day morning tea for staff, the Year 3 and 4 students met Mr Harrison Ward, who works as a carpenter. He demonstrated how a dining room chair is made, and the students had plenty of questions about what it’s like to be a carpenter today.