June has been a busy month in the life of staff and students at La Salle College. From a time of restrictions and reduced contact with one another, the ability to travel with few restrictions and to interact with peers from other schools has meant a multitude of experiences are back on the menu for […]
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Our Administration Office and Uniform Shop will operate over the Term 2 School Holidays as follows: Administration Office CLOSED: Monday 4 July until Friday 8 July and Monday 18 July (Staff Development Day) OPEN: Monday 11 July until Friday 15 July from 8.30am until 4.00pm. The College Uniform Shop OPEN: Monday 11 July 8.00am –
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This month Vinnies WA launched its Annual Winter Appeal, urging the community to support those that are experiencing homelessness, especially women and children escaping family and domestic violence. Since the beginning of Week 5, Term 2, the Year 8 Young Vinnies team have been collecting donations for the St Vincent de Paul Society. Last week,
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On Monday 20 June our Year 10 and 11 Media Arts students visited Murdoch University School of Creative Arts. The students got hands on experience in the television studio where they used industry quality television cameras, sound desks and lighting equipment. Students had plenty of fun playing with the live on the green screens and
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La Salle College Parents & Friends Committee is excited to promote its first Fundraising Event for 2022 – the Bendigo Community Bank Raffle. Amazing prizes include: 1st Prize $20,000 Bendigo Bank account 2nd Prize $1,000 Bendigo Bank account 3rd Prize $1,000 Bendigo Bank account 4th Prize $1,000 Bendigo Bank account 5th Prize $1,000 Bendigo Bank
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Our Year 12 English students study the conventions of the Dystopian genre using a Vertical Learning Strategy. They are working towards writing their WACE exams in November. Some of the skills they will need to demonstrate are the deconstruction of visual images and their ability to read texts in multiple ways. Collaborate exercises such as
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On Saturday 18 June at the Western Australian School Library Awards Ceremony the 2022 awardees were announced. Congratulations to Elena Preiato who was awarded the State’s Library Technician of the Year! “It’s a great honour to receive this award and La Salle is very fortunate to have a vibrant and dynamic library, however it’s the
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Semester One Reports are one way of providing families with feedback about their child’s academic progress. The expected standard for each year is described as ‘C’ or Satisfactory. All grades are determined through the use of the Achievement Standards provided by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority. If your child has been awarded a ‘D’
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On Wednesday and Thursday of Week 8 (June 8 and 9), the year 12 cohort gathered at Dreambuilders Church in the Swan Valley for their final retreat at the College. Over the two days students participated in team building activities, a leadership workshop and reflection upon our time at the College. We were guided with
Regardless of how much time passes, we want our students to remain connected to our College community as Lasallians. The College is excited to be hosting an Alumni Event for the Class of 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 at Mandoon Estate on Thursday 21 July 2022 from 5pm-7pm. The event is FREE so please come
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We all know that the teenage years are important for a variety of reasons – physically, academically, socially and emotionally. We also know that sleep patterns during the teenage years can take on a life of their own. As the teenage brain and body develops, sleep is essential to give the brain time to do its
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Congratulations to Year 9 students George Calverley and Adam Taylor who recently competed in the 2022 Australian Junior League Baseball Championships in Adelaide. Their team, the Eastern Phantoms won the National Championship and will now represent Australia at the Junior League Baseball World Series in Taylor, Michigan, USA in August 2022. George will also be
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The theme of the National Reconciliation week, 2022 is “Be Brave. Make Change”. At the heart of the reconciliation journey are relationships – relationships between the broader community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. To acknowledge National Reconciliation Week 2022 (27 May – 3 June) some of our students participated in a range of
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Our Year 11 /12 Education Support students have been participating in science on an alternative time table. Students are investigating diffusion and density making a density rainbow column with different concentrations of sugar solution. The chocolate m and m activity demonstrated diffusion of the colours as the colouring dissolved in the water to make rainbow
Life brings with it many challenges. Whether it is dealing with illness, preparing for examinations or trying to find your purpose in the world, challenges are an important part of life and can have many benefits. Challenges during teenage years prepare a person for the adult world. They foster a belief that obstacles are a
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