On Monday 26 July we celebrated NAIDOC Week: Heal Country at a special College Assembly. This is a significant cultural event for our school community and marked the start of a week of activities including a 3 on 3 basketball competition, cooking, yarning and workshops. Aboriginal Elder Shaun Nannup delivered an inspiring Welcome to Country. This […]
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Our Year 10 Art students participated in a very special workshop on Friday 23 July. Artist and special effects designer Will Huntley visited the students to share his knowledge and know-how when it comes to sculpting a face from scratch. Mr Huntley has worked for Disney and on film sets in Hollywood including movies such
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On Wednesday 23 June (Term 2) we held our Whole School Athletics Carnival at Ern Clark Athletics Centre, Cannington. The weather held up for what was a beautiful sunny day for students to showcase their Lasallian spirit. The Carnival had many memorable moments including multiple individual records broken and a new team 4 x 100
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St John of God Health Care (SJGHC) is committed to promoting participation in the arts because of the many health benefits it brings to individuals and communities. In partnership with the SJGHC, the Catholic Arts Office is now taking nominations for the 2021 St John of God Health Care Visual Art Scholarship. Entry is open
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Wellbeing is quite simply, feeling well and functioning well. It also includes the ability to self-regulate when feeling out of balance. Throughout Semester 1 our students were provided with the opportunity to develop their social-emotional learning through a range of activities that took place during Long PCG. Semester 2 will continue in the same manner.Â
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During Term 2, La Salle College welcomed 16 education support students (across Years 3-6) from Good Shepherd Primary School into their Home Economics Department for a day of cooking adventures. The students are all active members of their school Cooking Club however only have access to a small kitchen. The excursion provided a memorable learning
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With a growing need for positive mental health messages for children and teenagers – the WA Branch of Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) WA has launched a series of five online videos highlighting the benefits books and reading bring to readers from early childhood to young adults – Reading for the Heart and Mind.
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Through concerts, performances and exhibitions, students at La Salle College are given opportunities and confidence to showcase their talent. Our annual College Music Soiree was held a few weeks ago and showcased our talented senior students that study or perform Music. The night consisted of a mixture of classical, jazz and contemporary solos with our
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I prepared the following community message below for you all last week. On reflection, this message could not be more timely and noteworthy as we enter a four-day COVID-19 lockdown. As a community we can all appreciate the team effort required from our government leaders and health staff in responding to COVID-19 and providing valuable
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Dear parents and guardians, This evening the WA Government has imposed a lockdown on people in Perth and the Peel region. The lockdown comes into effect from midnight Tuesday 29 June and will last for a minimum of four days. All schools, including our College will remain open. To ensure the safety and wellbeing of all
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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’ or
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Sunday 27 June 2021 Dear parents and guardians, This morning the WA Government has imposed “Phase One” COVID-19 restrictions on people in Perth and the Peel region. The restrictions came into effect from 12:00 noon Sunday 27 June and will last for a minimum of three days. During this time masks are mandatory indoors and on public transport and the two-square-metre rule has
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So that we can continue to provide a safe and respectful environment for everyone in our school and local community, we would like to remind our families and students to be courteous when parking in and around the College. Thank you for your ongoing cooperation and support.  School Holidays Opening Hours  Our College Administration Office will
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In Term 3 we are excited to be welcoming back a number of staff who have been on leave. At the same time, we bid farewell to those staff who have been covering these positions or taken on new roles outside of the College. We thank them for their contribution to our College community and
La Salle College is hosting its 16th Annual Quiz Night on Friday 30 July 2021. The quiz night is an important tradition for our College as it brings together our wonderful school and local community, and helps to raise funds for projects, activities and resources that benefit our students. The Patricia Rodrigues Centre will be themed ‘Disco – Friday Night Fever’ with a dedicated round, and prizes for best dressed individual and table. So don’t delay – book your
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On Monday 21 June we welcomed our Year 10 parents to the College to speak with teachers regarding subjects on offer for Year 11, 2022. Over 70 staff from all learning areas were on hand to assist our Year 10 students and their parents by providing relative information about the subjects they teach and the
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The Year 10 Certificate I Employment Pathways Course aims to prepare our students for the workplace. In Week 8, students undertook four days work experience with various local workplaces. This provided them with an opportunity to put into practise the theory and work skills they have learnt this semester. Before commencing their work experience students
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On Friday 18 June, students from our St Joseph Education Support Centre welcomed their families to a Liturgy celebrating the theme ‘Together we are better’. During the Liturgy, students participated in readings, songs and prayer with the emphasis being on faith and their involvement and connections within the community. Many of our senior students had
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On Thursday 10 and Friday 11 June, all Year 9 students had the opportunity to learn about relationships, positive mental health and investigating strategies to improve their overall wellbeing as part of our Wellbeing and Protective Behaviour Education Program at the College. The program was developed in response to the various issues that boys and
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On Monday 24 May, the Year 10 Textiles and Fashion students participated in an incursion to make fashion accessories. With the guidance of Serena from Studio Peppercorn, the students experimented with polymer clay to prototype designs. Students made mini’s, rings, pendants, earrings and experimented with marbling of colours and baked their polymer clay creations in
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Ms Sorci’s Year 8 Media students have been capturing a wide variety of photographs in their semester 1 elective course. Students have been learning and grasping the basic elements, principles and composition techniques of Photoshop. This has included branching out into how to make and communicate meaning through pictorial layering of symbols, along with the technical aspects
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As part of the Vocational Pathways course, Year 12 students must show competence in 14 units across the year – one of these units is HLTAID003 Provide First Aid. On Wednesday 9 June our Year 12 Leader of Wellbeing Ms Fiona Stankevicius facilitated first aid training with course students. Students were assessed on their CPR
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Two of our Year 7 Student Councillors were asked to reflect on what it means to be a Lasallian. Kate Hall and Georgia Candy provided these beautiful reflections. Kate Hall To me it is representing a wider community found all around the world and being apart of a community that helps each other. Whether it
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The Lasallian theme for 2021 You are part of the Miracle. Our vision, our passion, our future resonates strongly with me as an educator. I see the young people of our College as part of the miracle – they are our vision, our passion and most definitely our future. This theme recalls the powerful and
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The Lasallian theme for 2021 You are part of the Miracle. Our vision, our passion, our future resonates strongly with me as an educator. I see the young people of our College as part of the miracle – they are our vision, our passion and most definitely our future. This theme recalls the powerful and
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Each Wednesday, the students of St Joseph Education Support Centre run Café De La Salle during period 1,2 and recess. Luke Gomez (Year 11 Business Management and Enterprise) has summarised below what’s involved in running the Cafe: Students take orders on Tuesday afternoons and deliver orders and take payments with cash and the Eftpos machine
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The 4 December 2021 will mark the 40th Anniversary of the Graduation Ball for the La Salle College Year 12 Class of 1981. Former students Silv Wright , Steve Hollow and Alison Saligari are organising a reunion event to celebrate the Class of 1981 and the Year 10 graduating class of 1979. Event details When: Saturday
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On Wednesday 19 May, 32 of our Year 12 students experienced a Murdoch University Campus Tour and Workshop Day as part of their Murdoch Flexi-Track Pathway Classes here at the College. This academic pathway is offered in partnership with Murdoch University and enables our students to complete this university-endorsed course as one of their six Year
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Acknowledging student achievements is an important part of fostering self-respect and confidence and contributes to a positive school culture. Colours At La Salle College our Student Recognition System comprises of ‘Colours and Commendations’ to recognise the positive contributions and achievements our students are making in their school community. Colours can be achieved for outstanding personal
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On Friday 14 May our students and staff celebrated Make a Difference Day (MAD) Day, a significant day in the life of La Salle College. It is the day we celebrate our founder, St John Baptist de La Salle whose Feast Day is the 15 May. The aim of the day is to think about the
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