Earlier this term our Year 11 students took three days (11-13 August) out of their normal school routine to attend retreat. The retreats were at the following locations: Camp Kerem Camp Serpentine Camp Woodman Point Camp Point Peron The term retreat refers to time away from the normal school programme where students have the opportunity […]
To be capable, it is to have a mind of many wonders. This statement is hard to surpass as a definition of capability, in a world in which change is the only constant. There is a new emphasis in twenty-first century education for creativity and imagination – for learning to wonder about as well as to
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Angelico Exhibition for Catholic students is a prestigious annual event on the Catholic school art calendar. Launching in August, six talented La Salle students had their work featured. Two of our students won awards: Ellyssah Summers-Mack (Year 12) won the Caritas Award with her work “Dichotomy” which explored the quote by Oscar Romero “do not aspire
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On Friday the 27 August our Year 8 students participated in the Vinnies School Sleep Out as their project for Touching Hearts. This event allows students and school communities to get a glimpse of the realities of homelessness on a personal level by ‘sleeping rough’ for one night. The Vinnies School Sleep Out encourages students and teachers
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On the 5 August our La Salle College Classic Rock Band performed in the CPAF Contemporary Band section held at Corpus Christi College. Performing some crowd favourites from Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson the ensemble performed superbly, wowing the audience and adjudicator resulting in a perfect score! Jazz Bands The La Salle College Show Band,
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Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (OLNA) is an online literacy and numeracy assessment. It is designed to enable students to successfully meet the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) requirement of demonstrating the minimum standard of literacy and numeracy. Minimum standard of Literacy and Numeracy To successfully meet the literacy and numeracy requirement, students must demonstrate the skills
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Year 9 student Hayden is a finalist in the 13th Annual Focus on Ability Short Film Festival. As part of his Media Class studies at the College Hayden produced a photo montage with him narrating his short story – ‘My Day in 60 Seconds’. Here are a few dot points from Hayden about this project: I
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Paired with good nutrition, we know exercise (physical activity) is a key factor in maintaining positive mental health and wellbeing. But what is it about exercise that directly benefits our mental health? When we exercise, blood flow and nerve connections increase to our brain, and our brain stimulates happy chemicals like endorphins and serotonin. As a
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Congratulations to Year 12 student Tara Stribley who was one of 23 players in the state chosen to represent the Associated and Catholic Colleges (ACC) girls’ team in the inaugural All Stars AFL tri-series against the Independent Girls Schools SA (IGSSA) and School Sport WA (SSWA) teams. On Friday 6 August at Claremont Football Club
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On Monday the 16 August we kicked off National Science Week (14-22 August) – a chance to inspire and excite our students about all things science in the world. The theme for National Science Week 2021 is Food: Different by Design, honouring both the United Nations International Year of Fruits and Vegetables and the International
Online voting for our photography competition is now open until Monday, 6 September 2021. With more than 170 images submitted by students and staff, we need our College community’s help with determining the winners. You can enjoy browsing all the images on our online image gallery here, where you can also cast your vote by
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Much has been discussed and dissected around the topic of bullying in recent years. While a lot of work has been done to understand how to address it and how to respond to it, it is still often confused with social conflict or friendship fires. It is important for us all to keep this conversation
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On Monday 2 August, our Senior Boys AFL team played Corpus Christi College in the Grand Final of the Simply Energy Cup – Glen Jakovich Division at Steel Blue Oval in Bassendean. The competition is coordinated by the West Australian Football Commission and the Secondary School Football Advisory Committee and more than 3,000 students from
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On Wednesday the 4 August at our College Assembly a number of students were presented with awards for their outstanding contribution and achievements at the College. Principal’s Commendation Awarded to: Sebastian Faraone. Sebastian provided another student with the opportunity to take a penalty at a critical point in a soccer match. The goal made the
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This morning at the Year level assemblies, all students were introduced to the process of selecting elective subjects for 2022. As in previous years, Subject Selection at La Salle College is completed online using the EDVAL system. All students have been emailed their unique web code to log in to EDVAL and select their elective
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We all have nights for whatever reason we just haven’t had enough sleep. We don’t feel so great, don’t look so great, and certainly don’t perform at our best. It is the same for people of all ages and has a significant impact on how children and adolescents’ function, both in the short and longer term.
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Miss Sorci’s Year 9 and 10 Media Arts Students were very fortunate to host Murdoch University Creative Arts Department Lecturer Jason Dohle and Student Teacher Kyle Dessent earlier this month. Mr Dohle and Mr Dessent taught the students how to to use the Adobe After Effects, which is a special effects program that manipulates and
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On Friday 6 August, all the students from our St Joseph Education Support Centre were invited to compete in the ACC Inclusive Soccer Carnival. We took a bus to Pat Goodridge Reserve and played games against other schools. Another team of students headed to Lords Sports Centre to compete in an indoor competition. Before we played
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Gratitude allows us to recognise the good in our lives, that is always present, occurring each day, we just need to take the time to pay attention to them. For example, you might ask yourself: What made you smile today? What did you learn today? What great thing did you notice about someone today? Who did
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NAIDOC Week is a significant cultural event for our College. It is a celebration of more than 65 000 years of history, culture and achievement but it is also a time to chart a just future for all. Last week we celebrated NAIDOC week at the College with an Assembly marking the start of a week
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On the evening of the 27 July, both the College choirs performed at St Mary’s Cathedral in the Sacred Choral Section as part of the Catholic Performing Arts Festival 2021. Directed by Miss Maddison Moulin the ensembles performed to the highest of their ability and received very pleasing adjudications. The Cathedral is always beautiful to sing in
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Our study learning sessions are on again in Term 3. These are led by our expert subject teachers, the sessions will run daily and aim to complement the learning that is already happening in the classroom. The sessions are available to all Year 7-12 students and will be held in the Senior Learning Centre. Any
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We are excited to announce our study learning sessions are on in Term 3. Led by our expert subject teachers, the sessions will run daily across Term 3 and aim to complement the learning that is already happening in the classroom. The sessions are available to all Year 7-12 students and will be held in
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