School Newsletter 13 December 2021

Over the past week it has been my privilege to present certificates and awards to students from all phases of learning in recognition of their hard work and dedication across 2021. Honours Assemblies and Presentation Evenings provide students with an opportunity to reflect on the year gone by and to consider the road ahead. In my various speeches at these events, I have asked students to consider the true meaning of Christmas and to have not only a sense of gratitude for the year that has been but also a sense of hope for the year to come. I congratulate all award winners for their excellent performances across 2021 and I sincerely thank all students for their contributions to Peter Moyes Anglican Community School; you truly make our school such a special place to teach and to learn.

Mandatory Vaccinations
Parents will be aware that the WA Government has mandated that all staff working in schools must be fully vaccinated against Covid by the start of the 2022 School Year. Further to this mandate, the WA Government has recently released more explicit directives in relation to Schools and mandatory vaccination. Of particular note is the definition of ‘Ad Hoc’ visitors. In essence, Ad Hoc visitors to schools are not required to be vaccinated. This includes parents doing drop off and pick up, attending assemblies or spectating at sports carnivals. Parents that are more regular visitors to the School, such as parent helpers and volunteers will need to be double vaccinated to continue being on site for extended periods of time. Further details regarding specific requirements for parents will be shared with the School Community in the coming weeks. While I understand that there is a broad range of views on this topic, the School is required to comply with the State Government directives, and we appreciate your support in keeping our community safe.

Twilight Markets and Tour
The annual Art Exhibition and Twilight Markets were held on Friday 12 November. The event continues to grow annually with an increase in the number of stalls and food vendors again this year. We were blessed with favourable weather conditions for the event, with visitors treated to some outstanding musical performances and artwork of the highest standard. One very successful aspect of the evening was our School tour for prospective parents. A total of 30 families booked in for our Twilight Tour, with an additional 20 families showing up on the night. As always, our student guides did a wonderful job and were well supported by members of the Executive Team. At the end of the tour, the Parish of Quinns-Butler provided refreshments which were very much appreciated. The Art Exhibition and Twilight Markets highlight for me what our school is all about: Community! With student participation from across the School, market stalls run by Alumni, parents and the broader community, food vendors coordinated by the Parents and Friends Association and the support of the Local Parish, this truly was a wonderful community event. Work is already underway on planning the 2022 iteration and we look forward to this event going from strength to strength.

Upcoming Roadworks
A quick reminder that there will be roadworks in our precinct over the Christmas period. As highlighted in previous newsletters, the City of Wanneroo is upgrading Quinns Road between Marmion Avenue and Salerno Drive to improve traffic flow. It is hoped that these works will be finalised by the time students return to school in 2022, thereby minimising disruptions. In conjunction with the roadworks, the School recently met with representatives from the City of Wanneroo to explore proactive options that staff, students and parents can undertake to help improve traffic flow around our school precinct. Pleasingly, representatives from Mindarie Senior College and Quinns Baptist College were also in attendance as we seek to work together to improve traffic flow. I hope to provide further updates on our discussions early in 2022.

Festive Season
As this is the final edition of the School Newsletter for the year, I would like to extend my thanks to Belinda Lockyer for her significant work in preparing and editing the School Newsletter in 2021. Belinda does a wonderful job in capturing and collating the multitude of activities that occur across our School and the broader community. Belinda is ably supported by Lauren Knapp and Corrina Agostini who are responsible for the majority of media content on the School’s Website and Social Media pages.
 
I would like to take this opportunity to wish all School families the compliments of the Season. May God’s Peace be with you all as we head towards a well-earned break.  To all students, stay safe and take care over the holidays.  We look forward to seeing you refreshed and invigorated in 2022 for another big year at Peter Moyes Anglican Community School.

Every Blessing.
Benjamin Lomas
PRINCIPAL

 

Term 4 has rushed to its busy conclusion.

With Year 10 Examinations for the four MESH courses – Mathematics, English, Science and Humanities- being written in Week 8, there was a palpable excitement in the air for all our students in Year 10. Week 9 sees this cohort taking up the option of Peer Support Training or Work Experience. 

The Peer Support Programme (PSP) is a long-running course for Peter Moyes. At its heart is a pay-it-forward concept where students in Year 11 assist Year 7 students to settle into secondary schooling by following a series of weekly activities by working in groups. All the all the Year 10 students who are taking part in the PSP training during Week 9 would remember what it was like to be new in Year 7, probably feeling a little anxious and unsure about what their first year of high school would be like. 

In taking on an accountable position as a PSP Leader in the first term of Year 11, this cohort pay back to the School the care and effort spent by their own Year 11 PSP leaders back in 2017 when they were the new Year 7s of the School! Having survived Year 7 and maturing as Year 11 students with leadership skills honed during PSP training, the Year 10s will learn more about leadership, responsibility, listening and working as a tea, in an active programme that becomes the basis of student leadership for them when they are in Year 12.

Those students not selecting PSP training, see them instead taking on a week of Work Experience. Again, this is a long-standing tradition for year 10 students at Peter Moyes. The advantages of taking Work Experience are many, and for some fortunate students, the experience can result in future part-time work? 

Work experience provides an understanding of the work environment and what employers expect of their workers. It is an opportunity to explore possible career options as well as an increased motivation to continue study and/or undertake further training. Just like PSP work experience provides the student with an increased self-understanding, maturity, independence and self-confidence.

In the weeks after the End of Year examinations, Year 11 students should have gained a valuable ‘onboarding’ experience in preparation for the fast and furious three terms of Year 12. The term onboarding often relates to the world of work. However, the last four weeks of Year 11 can be taken as preparing them for the world of work as a Year 12 student. 

Onboarding in these last few weeks has seen a degree of transition towards Year 12. Whist this is certainly true for the 2022 Student Leaders, it has been important for the entire cohort who have gained some of the necessary content knowledge and skills for their ATAR or General Year 12 courses and essential behaviours that will be key for success next year. 

By gaining effective ‘insider’ aptitudes and competences, it is hoped that the cohort will commence Year 12 effectively with purpose and drive. In addition, time spent during the summer break preparing for Year 12 courses is always beneficial. Activities such as reading English and Literature texts and taking jump start WACE courses, will give a sharp focus to Year 12. They should develop a measure of confidence and clarity for their final year. This will continue the culture embodied by Peter Moyes to result in all of our Year 12s as being successful Leavers with options for the future and a connection to the wider community.

My best wishes for all students and families during this Christmas break and a safe holiday spent with family and friends whilst remembering others less fortunate than ourselves.

Natalie Shaw
Associate Principal Senior School 

Our Year 11 Indonesian Accelerated class (8 students) sat their WACE Indonesian ATAR written exam on Wednesday 17 November.

On Wednesday 24 November, we farewelled and congratulated them for completing their course. This was done Indonesian style, with a lunch feast of ‘Nasi Tumpeng’ (cone-shaped rice symbolizing a holy mountain) that is traditionally served as a thanksgiving or blessing (Slametan) and is a symbol of gratitude. As per the gratitude ceremony, the top of the ‘tumpeng’ was cut by a couple of students, after which everyone enjoyed the tasty lunch together.
 
It was wonderful to acknowledge the achievement of these students as they finish with their Indonesian studies in High School. We wish them every success as they write their next exciting act after their amazing journey learning Indonesian at Peter Moyes.

Ibu Swailes

On Thursday afternoon my seven class mates and myself celebrated the conclusion of our accelerated ATAR Indonesian course with a traditional Javanese feast called ‘Slametan’. After two years of hard work in what was an equally challenging and rewarding course, ‘Slametan’ was the perfect way to celebrate the past and what the future may hold for our Indonesian studies. For me and my classmates this was our first time participating in a ‘Slametan’ ceremony, being a Javanese community feast used to celebrate unity.
 

The celebration began with our teacher Ibu Swailes giving a speech, she reflected on the memories we had shared together and wished us success in all our future studies. We then proceeded to cut the top of the ‘Nasi tumpeng’, to symbolise the mountain we have overcome. Lastly it was time to enjoy the food, it was amazing to say the least. I think the rendang (a traditional Javanese beef curry) was a favourite but all the dishes were super tasty, some of which we had never had before. It is safe to say none of us will ever forget this experience and all eight of us are very grateful for the hard work put in by Ibu Swailes and Ibu Hara over the past two years.

Travis Woolley
2022 Head Boy 

Being a part of the ‘Be the Difference Future Women Leaders’ program, has truly opened my eyes to what opportunities I have available to me and the input I have in devising the type of life and the ideal job I would be interested in for the future. It has provided me with skills and knowledge that I will be able to apply to my everyday life in whichever field of work I chose to move into. 

These skills will provide the opportunity to continuously develop as a person and as an entrepreneur as I am faced with new and different situations. The project has been a fulfilling experience that has enabled me to make new contacts and network for future opportunities.

Eleanor McNamara
Year 11

Across the days of the 27, 28 and 29 October a group of outdoor education students went on their expedition to Baden Powell campgrounds in Dwellingup. The half week included activities such as canoeing, high ropes courses and a 12-kilometre hike from the campsite back into town. Along with these challenges students were responsible for their accommodation in tents and responsible for their meals. Other activities such as self-organised team building games helped build friendships and taught important skills such as communication and leadership. Overall, the camp was a lot of fun and pushed us outside of our comfort zone.

Ben Williams – Year 10 student 

The Middle School have been participating in the Containers for Change scheme.  In Term 3, the Year 10 Cuthbert students collected the most recyclable bottles and cans; they were treated to a pizza party for their environmentally conscious efforts. 

Year 8 Camp 2021 – Nanga Bush Camp

This camp gave everyone the chance to unplug from technology and explore all of the wonderful wildlife that surrounds us every day and that most of us take for granted. At Camp we completed a range of fun filled activities, including ziplining, rock climbing, raft building, flat water rafting, bushwalking, bush cooking, kite making and team building. 

Nanga Bush Camp was very rustic with dorms and rooms made almost completely out of wood from the nearby forests. The dorms were quite old and were home to creatures other than us (including bats and bandicoots) but were overall a nice place to stay. All the activities were sensational and led to many people overcoming their fears, especially of heights and water. We learnt that even if you are afraid, you should still give it a go as you will never regret trying. We also learned lots of new skills – for example, during raft building we learnt how to tie a clove hitch knot to make our own rafts and once the two rafts were built, both teams raced across the river. For flat water rafting, we joined the two rafts together and played games like cat and mouse where we chased each other around the boats and shoved each other off! We raced, got pushed off by the group leader, and all ended up in the water eventually. For bush cooking we used sticks that we had to natural source ourselves to roast damper over an open fire. 

The team building activities helped us all to work on our communication skills while completing enjoyable, silly activities as a team. On both nights we had fun year group activities, the first one being a quiz night and the second being a movie night. On quiz night everyone split up into teams with their friends and answered fifty general knowledge questions about history, Disney characters, Mr Davies’ Tiktoks and much more. In the end, three teams were lucky enough to win the prize of eating first for every remaining meal at camp.

On behalf of all of the 2021 Year 8 students we would like to thank all of the teachers and parents and everyone else who was involved in planning and organising this camp for us because we know that there is a lot of time and effort put into organising these camps.

Written by Grace Cameron, Beth Kilgallon, Izzy Toovey and Gemma Vine

 

 

On Wednesday 17 November, the Year 7 cohort went on an excursion to the Perth Zoo concurrent to their studies in Indonesian this term. The Year 7 Indonesian students are conducting a unit of work on Binatang Terancam Punah where they have been exploring the world of Indonesian wildlife. Many of Indonesia’s islands are home to some endangered animals. The students, staff and parent helpers thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Below is a student account of the day.

Ibu Swailes

On Wednesday 17 November, the year 7’s went on an exciting trip to Perth Zoo as part of the Indonesian language programme. The weather was great, and we saw many amazing animals such as tigers, orang-utans, elephants, silvery gibbons, and nocturnal animals. Some took a stroll through the nocturnal cave, which was dark and scary. I don’t think I’d like to live with the bats! It wasn’t all fun and games as we had a job to do, we were put into groups having to complete 2 worksheets along the way. This made us learn on the appearance, habitat, and diet of the animals, especially the endangered Indonesian animals. This trip has enhanced our knowledge of the environment and animals in Indonesia and contributed to our learning. We all experienced nature when it came to lunch as most of us were ducking and diving from seagulls and kookaburras. This was a great day and a great experience! A big thank you goes out to all the teachers for their patience, Ibu Swailes for organising this fabulous day and the parent helpers for assisting us on the day!

Gemma Agostini
(Year 7) 

We’re nearing the end of the year and I have been incredibly grateful for the commitment of our staff and the support of our Peter Moyes Primary School Community as we race to the finish line, which I have to say has come way too fast in our Primary School, so hold on tight as we all approach the end of term!

What have we done this term in our Primary School…

Week 1
Edu Dance Classes for Years 1, 3 and 5, SSWA Year 5 Boys Soccer Tournament, the P & F Primary School Disco.

Week 2
Year 3 Sleepover, Year 3 Inquiry Beach School begins

Week 3
IPSHA Paper Plane Competition hosted at PMACS, Year 6 Camp

Week 4
Primary Performing Arts Festival - ‘Rockin’ Through the Ages’, Year 5 Camp, P & F Colour Run

Week 5
Remembrance Day Service, NIPSSA Cricket, Whole School Art Exhibition

Week 6
New students transition day to Year 7, Art Exhibition, Visit from St Andrews.

Week 7
Kindy Parent Information Evening, ELF Junior Performance Week.

Week 8
Edu Dance Showcase, Children’s University Graduation, Year 6 Market Day, Nativity and Carols evening. 

Week 9
Christmas Voices recital, Moving on Up day, Year 6 Graduation, Presentation Assembly, K to 6 Carol Singing.

2022 Moving On-Up Day

To assist with preparing the students for 2022, we held a Moving On -Up Day on Tuesday morning of Week 9. The children all stepped up into their classrooms for 2022 and spent some time getting to know their new teachers and classroom spaces.

Staff Movement

We have thoroughly enjoyed having Mrs Meredith with us for Semester 2, so that Mrs Robinson could enjoy her long service leave this year.

We have a few changes in our staffing for 2022. A few staff are leaving us. These changes will primarily affect the Lower Primary School.

•             Sadly, Mrs. Bev Richards is retiring after investing 20 wonderful years, tirelessly working at Peter Moyes and another 5 years previously with St Mark’s ACS.

•             The lovely Ms. Karlie Smith is taking a year's leave and will be back in 2023.
•             And the delightful Mrs. De Swardt will also be taking a year’s leave and will return in 2023.
We do wish them all a wonderful time with their plans for the new year and I know that they all will be very much missed. We will certainly look forward to Ms. Smith and Mrs. De Swardt returning to us the year after next. The popular Mrs Rajvi Shah will fulfill Ms. Smith’s role in 2022. We are pleased to also announce that Miss Claire Bishop will continue with us and will be in PP1 for 2022.

We have a few of my staff going on Long Service Leave at the start of next year. Mrs Suzanne Smith (Year1) will have Mrs Jaime Bartley as her replacement. Mr Atish Patel’s Year 4 class will have a familiar face in the classroom, with Mrs Amanda Chila for Term 1. Mrs Mel Hay’s Kindergarten class will have Mrs Karen de Swardt as classroom teacher for the last 4 weeks of Term 1.

Nativity and Carols Evening

We had such a wonderful attendance to our Nativity and Carols evening last Thursday on the Primary School Oval. It was a most beautiful evening, held on the limestone steps and with families coming together to enjoy our Pre-Kindy to Year 2 students celebrate the meaning of Christmas through songs that celebrate the nativity story. It is always a delightful occasion.

School Banking: End of an Era…

Sadly, School banking will come to an end this year in Western Australia, with the Commonwealth Bank deciding to close School Banking in our 3 biggest states after 91 years of service in March this year. We have had serving our School faithfully two significant volunteers. Mrs Mel Foster  (Mum of Grace, Luke and Adam), and Mrs Karen Taylor (Mum of Matt and Georgia), whether it was in the bitter cold or blazing sun, have come every Friday morning for 10 years! They have helped many Primary School students to save money and to establish good banking habits. We thank them for their dedication and support of our school community.

The Last Week

Kindy – Were busy being little Santa Elves making crafts and gifts for their families whilst still focussing on their understanding of sounds and numbers.

Pre-Primary – Were focusing on the Kindness of Christ – exploring the importance of kindness to ourselves, to others and to the environment and Christmas is a time to remember that and will be reflected in their 12 Days of Kindness, thankfulness, and the spirit of Christmas.

Year 1 - Started the week with their special ‘Grinch Day’ based on the story and will then be doing loads of Christmas activities and exploring the real meaning of Christmas, which is not about the presents and, as Grinch came to the realisation, that “Maybe Christmas… doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!”

Year 2 – They have begun their celebrations around ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ with an inquiry into Marvellous Creations by designing their own chocolate and packaging. The have also been learning about Roald Dahl’s life and what he has achieved.

Year 3 - Have been concluding their Beach School focus on living and non-living things, completing a Junior First Aid Certificate and their finale will be to finish the week with Christmas crafts and all things glittery! 

Year 4 – A Christmas movie and craft day extravaganza, along with complete an inquiry challenge on Minecraft Education where they l created a ‘Winter Wonderland’.

Year 5 – They were exploring and comparing two narrative poems, one is 100 years old ‘The Highwayman’ by Alfred Noyes and the other a modern day twist “The Highway Rat’ by Julia Donaldson

Year 6 - It has been a pleasure to watch the Year 6’s invest time and effort into their Market Stall Projects. Following the Business Model – of how to Empathise, Define, Ideate, develop a Prototype and Test all came together with a fun and fabulous Market Stall raising over $3000 for the KMART Wishing Tree. Students walked to Kmart earlier this week to purchase gifts for those in need.

Other end of year events included the Year 6 Graduation which was held in the Allan Shaw Centre. This is always an exceptional celebration for teachers and parents of Year 6 students to congratulate and acknowledge the achievements and the conclusion of their PMACS Primary Years. We also welcomed families to attend the Primary Presentation Assembly on the last Thursday morning of term. Interspersed during this last week will be many classes end of year activities and celebrations for all to enjoy, and possibly a sugar overload – beware!

I extend my very best wishes to you all for the forthcoming holiday period. I wish you all much happiness, and to those leaving our Primary School, especially our Year 6 Students, I wish you a great start in 2022 and amazing adventures moving ahead.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas, and we look forward to welcoming you back to a bright and new school year on Monday 31 January 2022.

In all, much joy and celebrations are ahead!

Kind regards,
Roderick Wood
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL PRIMARY SCHOOL

Congratulations to our Primary School Term 4 Honour Award winners:

Brock Slade and Emma Branford.

Congratulations to our 2022 student leaders.

HOUSE CAPTAINS

STUDENT CAPTAINS

Namatai Gohwa
Chloe Quarrell 
Connor Fernback
Harry Sullivan
Amber Shaw

What would Edith say? Video Production contest success

In Term 2 the Parliamentary Education Office announced a video production contest entitled “What would Edith say?”. It was designed to commemorate the centenary of Edith Cowan being the first woman elected to the Western Australian Parliament.

The Year 6 Literacy Academic Extension students were already investigating gender stereotyping and gender equity issues, so we decided to create a school entry.

The students produced 90 second videos exploring a contemporary issue that Edith might have cared about, so they had to research what she stood for and what she did in her parliamentary life. 

Each school could only submit one entry, so Mr Wood helped to pick ours, which was judged by the Parliamentary Education Office to be in the top ten entries in the State. 

Then it was shortlisted to be in the top three, by the President of the Legislative Council, Alana Clohesy, and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly,  Michelle Roberts.

As their theme for the video, the students focussed on the fact that there is still a big difference between the pay rates for men and women in many professions. 

Congratulations to the students in the team for producing a thought provoking and entertaining video: Nina Adamson, Rose Wheeler, Indiana Matthews-Taylor and Imogen Richardson.

At the Primary Assembly on Tuesday 16 November, the students were presented with commemorative pins and certificates from the Parliamentary Education Office by Mr Mark Folkard, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Burns Beach.

The Peter Moyes Primary School students competed in the NIPSSA Cricket Carnival at Seacrest Reserve, Sorrento on Friday 19 November 2021. This was a participation carnival that aimed to expose students to the game of cricket in using the modified ‘Cricket Blast’ rules format. For many of the students this was their first experience of competitive cricket and they thoroughly enjoyed the experience. All the teams that took part performed brilliantly and showed great team spirit and sportsmanship. 

On Friday 5 November the Primary School held a Colour Explosion Run 4 Fun. This is always a fantastic event in which students, teachers and parents always have a blast! Students were given the opportunity to fundraise with all funds going towards upgrading play equipment throughout the School. Congratulations to all students who participated in fundraising, they raised over $11,000.00.

The Primary School oval turned into sea of colour with colour powder being sprayed everywhere! It was fantastic to see so many students running and having fun. Thanks to the maintenance men the sprinklers on the oval were strategically timed to go on which added another element of fun. The students queued up to take a turn on the slippery slide.

A big thank you must be given to all of the parent helpers that turned up on the day. They helped with the set up on the oval, sprayed the colour powder, cooked the BBQ and then helped with the clean up. These events cannot run without their help and support. This was another event that was organised by PMACS P&F Association, if you would like to get involved in the P&F please email Belinda at pf@pmacs.wa.edu.au 

Congratulations to Aariyah Boehm from PP3 on the wonderful effort she put into her fundraising for the Primary School Colour Explosion Run 4 Fun. Aariyah received a fantastic pair of roller skates and a medal.

We are excited to announce that Blake O'Brien from Year 1 was selected to be the City of Wanneroo's Mini Mayor! Seven year old Blake was given the opportunity to show off his new Mini Mayor sash at the Wanneroo Show in November, when he joined Mayor Tracey Roberts on stage to officially start the fireworks finale!

Blake was selected to be Wanneroo's Mini Mayor because of the kind and caring nature that he demonstrated earlier this year when he made cards for residents at a local age care home, to make sure they weren't lonely during lockdown.

Congratulations Blake.

Brady was nominated for the Fred Hollows Humanity Award for his volunteering with SecondBite and his continued support of those experiencing food insecurity and the WA charities connected to SecondBite. 

Congratulations Brady this is a great achievement.

On Sunday 7 November 2021, Grace Griffiths (8L) competed in the WAKO WA State Kickboxing Championships. She competed in two divisions against some very tough competitors and walked away with two silver medals. As always, we are very proud of Grace. Well done!

During November over a couple of weekends Arley was trying out for the State Teeball team…

After a lot of hard work, long days, hot weather and catching a baseball with his eye!
Arley was selected to join the U9s State Team. This is a great achievement, congratulations Arley.

A major area of focus for improving teaching and learning at the School has been the adoption of Visible Learning (VL). This is being conducted over  three years with a VL Consultant.

The School began this process earlier this year. In the short time that our teachers have been implementing the first stage of VL, we have seen a remarkable shift in the efficacy of learning by our students aided the consistent language of learning used by our teachers.
 
During Semester 2, teachers in Years 7 – 12 have implemented a two-pronged approach of Learning Intentions & Success Criteria along with explicit Feedback. Both these cornerstone strategies are reflected in SEQTA and provide a three-way communication for teaching and learning for students, their teachers and parents.
 
Any significant change in culture, which is what VL represents, takes time to embed. Whilst SEQTA has been new to the School this year, so has the deliberate use of Learning Intentions and Success Criteria to flag the focus of lessons for students. The shift for a student to provide in SEQTA pre-evaluation feedback,  then the student and their teacher to provide feedback post-evaluation in SEQTA of that assessment has been slowly building across Years 7 -12. Parents are also able to provide feedback via SEQTA.

In Week 8 this Term, the School took part in a PK-12 evaluation of progress on our VL journey. This was linked to the baseline evaluation of the School’s teaching and learning practices, which occurred this time last year. Both this year and last year, teachers and students were interviewed to gain data on the language of learning expressed in the School. Whilst we do not have this year’s completed report from the VL consultant, early results show that there has been a marked engagement in learning from our students, led by our teachers.
 
Some of the responses from interviews with students in Years 7 to 11 are listed below.

When asked “What makes a good learner at this school?”, student responses included:
- Learn from feedback
- Learn from mistakes
- Love school and love learning
- Understand what you need to do and how to do it
- Use the learning intentions and success criteria; this helps us know what we are doing
- Use the success criteria as feedback as what we have to improve on

When asked, “What do you do when you get stuck in your learning?”, students responses included:
- Can teach it to someone else
- Ask the teacher, they will help you but won’t give you the answer
- Wait a bit and try again, go to next question and come back to it
- Maths pathways, watch the video, then ask a friend, then the teacher
- Look for help online
- Ask a peer
 
What these preliminary results are showing is that our students are developing the characteristics of a visible learner. These include a motivational mindset that applies the habits of thinking and doing using feedback to guide their next steps in learning in order to progress.
 
We are confident that as we continue to develop our shared language of learning to challenge our students in their progress, you should see a further shift in how your child operates with their learning.
 
I look forward to sharing with you further growth in this area of teaching and learning at the School.

Natalie Shaw
Associate Principal Senior School

‘pARTy 2021’

This year’s Annual Art Exhibition opened on Friday 12 November 2021 in the Schools Visual Art Studios – a wonderful space that was transformed for the night into a gallery of our students’ artwork.

It is always a delight to see so many people and families from our school community join us for the opening night of our annual Visual Arts Exhibition, this year entitled ‘pARTy 2021’ to represent 21 years of PMACS Art Exhibitions. 

Our special guest, Wanneroo Mayor Mrs Tracy Roberts, attended and officially opened the exhibition. She spoke about her connections with the School; Mrs Roberts has been connected with the School since its inception as the Schools first Registrar and has attended almost every single Art Exhibition held at the School over the years. It was fitting that she was able to be with us on Opening Night.

The exhibition comprised of over 800 student artworks from Kindergarten to Year 12. There was a range of art projects on display in a variety of media from Pop Art style paintings through to printmaking on tote bags and clay car sculptures. This year the year 8 Steampunk sculptures were a particularly popular feature, and many people were interested to discover that these were made almost entirely from household ‘junk’. 

It was great to see exhibiting students proudly explaining their work to parents and family friends. It is always exciting to see the work of our students displayed in an exhibition format. As it, among other things, allows us the viewing audience to experience their joy in their achievement and to see their interpretation of the projects they have been given.

Thank you to all the students who have worked hard over the year to produce such fantastic pieces of creative work.

And, finally, a huge thank you to all Visual Arts Staff, our Maintenance staff, Café Staff and all those who assisted in facilitating such a wonderful exhibition! 

We are looking forward to next year’s event which we hope will be even bigger and better!

Ms Jacky Harrison
Head of Visual Arts

On November 12 the School held the annual Twilight Markets and Art Exhibition, and the atmosphere of the night was amazing. All the live music and student artwork was incredible attracting many families and friends to Peter Moyes for a wonderful night out shopping, dining and being entertained. The 2022 Student Leadership team hosted a variety of different stalls in their epic challenge to fundraise for Anglicare’s community project. Proven favourites included the bouncy house and the sausage sizzle. The team worked all day in preparation for the night, learning how to equipment, preparing food, and making everything look lovely. But I think I can say on behalf of all of us and all who came to support, it was a truly enjoyable and successful event.

Erynn Morrissey, 2022 House Captain

ACE (A Cappella Exposure) was an engaging event at the start of the term that allowed students across multiple schools to come together and create an interesting and challenging vocal performance. Students were challenged with singing in four-part A Capella harmony and adapted to a more advanced range and tone. We had to learn separate parts of the two A Cappella pieces to create a single, harmonised performance. 

The workshop during the day would allow students to break into groups and practice their part in our grand performance that night. Students were split into their vocal groups; Lead, Baritone, Tenor and Bass. As a participant in the performance I was set in Baritone. I was able to expand my own personal vocal range as well as creating new friends from separate schools during the event. The event allowed me to have more confidence on stage and in my own vocal abilities: making singing a more enjoyable experience.

Bethany Solomon (9C)

On Monday 22 November our Year 7 students and Year 11 Peer Support Leaders took part in a Talk-And-Walk-A-Thon as part of the Peer Support Program, aiming to build connections between students as part of improving Mental Health and Wellbeing. 

Students were invited to stretch their legs and strike up a conversation with their peers. Simple prompts on a range of topics, including food, music, sport, hobbies, school subjects and the future, were provided to help students connect and begin conversations.

On Friday 12 November, Primary School and Secondary School students in Years 7 and 9 recognised Odd Socks Day! Odd Socks Day is designed to raise awareness and reduce the stigma of mental health issues. It's about recognising that we can all have an odd day sometimes. Students and staff were encouraged to wear odd socks.

We chose to recognise Odd Socks Day on the same date as World Kindness Day. The connection between being kind, especially to friends, family, or classmates when we are having an odd day, is an especially important one.

Sadly, School banking will come to an end this year in Western Australia, with the Commonwealth Bank deciding to close School Banking in our 3 biggest states after 91 years of service in March this year. 

We have had serving our School faithfully two significant volunteers. Mrs Mel Foster  (Mum of Grace, Luke and Adam), and Mrs Karen Taylor (Mum of Matt and Georgia), whether it was in the bitter cold or blazing sun, have come every Friday morning for 10 years! They have helped many Primary School students to save money and to establish good banking habits. We thank them for their dedication and support of our school community. 

After all students left School for the year all staff and teachers updated their first aid and CPR. Every year Royal Lifesaving WA visit our School to update every staff members first aid and CPR qualifications. This is an essential skill that everyone should take the opportunity to learn. Our staff have had many laughs and fun during their courses.

Christmas Services 2021

Friday 17 December 2021 - Carols and Choir
6.00pm Nine Lessons and Carols (with Choir)

Monday 20 December 2021 – Christmas Carols
6.00pm The traditional St Gregory’s Sausage Sizzle
7.00pm Carols with a View – Community Christmas Carols. Bring friends and family for food and fun.

Wednesday 22 December 2021 – Blue Christmas
7.00pm A quiet reflective Christmas and Eucharist of the Broken Hearted. For some people, Christmas is a difficult or lonely time. This service is to comfort the sad at Christmas.

Friday 24 December 2021 – Christmas Eve
6.00pm Children’s Nativity play (fun for all the family). Includes Holy Communion and a Christmas story for kids.
11.00pm Christmas Carols Singing before the Service.
11.30pm Midnight Mass and placing the Christ Child in the Crib. If you come to Midnight Mass, you can go home and open a Christmas present, because by then it’s Christmas!

Saturday 25 December – Christmas Day
9.00am The Christ Mass – Holy Communion Service.

Sunday 26 December – Sunday Holy Communion
9.00am First Sunday after Christmas with Holy Eucharist.

For further details contact Father Peter Hotchkin on 0412 041 065

Code Camp is back for Summer at PMACS!

With DJ Camp, Animation Camp, YouTube Creators, Coding Camps and BRAND-NEW Drone Camp, there's something fun for everyone! This season Code Camp will be running:

• Spark: 13 and 14 January 2022
• Animation: 13 and 14 January 2022

To learn more and book head to https://www.codecamp.com.au/petermoyes

Tickets are open for The Summer Reading Club at all branches of the Wanneroo Libraries.  Our annual reading club is bringing the summer to life for your students and their families.  The Summer Reading Club aims to support children’s literacy and inspire their love of reading.  Continuing to read for enjoyment throughout the holidays can help prevent the summer slide, where the learning acquired at school supported by your hardworking educators may be lost during the long summer break. Libraries are well placed to help families support their children’s literacy skills through access to books, involvement in fun reading programs and providing STEAM activities. 

Our reading ambassador for the summer is Winnie the Wombat.   Children of all ages are invited to visit her reading corner and join us at our libraries in the holidays for some hands-on activities and inspiring workshops.

There’s great giveaways, plenty of opportunities for learning through play and, of course, a continuous supply of books to read and download, all for free.   The club is open until the end of January. 

Find out more at:
www.wanneroo.wa.gov.au/src

Following successful programs held in the previous school holidays, we are pleased to announce the ECU School of Engineering STEM School Holiday Program – CREATE will be offered in January 2022. The one day workshops will be held on 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 & 20 January.  There are still places available. This program is offered at no cost to participating students.

CREATE is designed to support the teaching and learning of STEM subjects for students interested in STEM studies, and is suitable for students who will be enrolled in Years 9 to 12 in 2022. 

More information about this program can be obtained from the Administration Team, School of Engineering by email at se-create@ecu.edu.au or by telephone on 6304 2924. 

Whether you are planning to travel to Indonesia (yes, it will be possible again soon!) or just interested in our big, friendly neighbour to the north, why not begin or continue your Indonesian language and culture learning journey in 2022? You can do just that at PMACS, in collaboration with Balai Bahasa Indonesia Perth.

Evening classes for adults will commence on Wednesday 10 February 2022, with both Beginners 1 and Beginners 2 classes available. The cost is $200 per 8-week course plus an initial membership fee of $25. Information about the courses can be found at https://balaibahasaperth.org/learn, where enrolments will be available from early January. For enquiries, please contact BBIP Class Coordinator Sue Cooper at enrolcourse@balaibahasaperth.org.

Enjoy incredible savings across 20 cities with the FREE upgrade from Single City to Multi City Membership! This is a limited offer which will end at 11:59pm 9 January 2022 ASDT.

Every Entertainment Book sold via the link below supports Peter Moyes Anglican Community School.
https://www.entertainment.com.au/orderbooks/842f15

To assist you in planning for Term 1, 2022, please find below a list of additional requirements for some year groups.

Students moving from Pre-Kindy to Kindergarten 2022
Emerald green primary polo
Library bag
School backpack with crest

Students moving from Kindergarten to Pre Primary in 2022
Homework bag
Art apron

Students moving from Year 2 to Year 3 in 2022
Formal Summer Uniform
Girls -  Primary School dress and hybrid hat
Boys - Tailored shorts, leather belt, emerald green primary polo shirt and hybrid hat

Sports Uniform 
Girls and Boys - School sports top and shorts
House shirt
Sports bag

Female students moving from Year 6 to Year 7 in 2022
Senior School summer dress or Tailored Shorts and White Blouse

January 2022 Uniform Shop Opening Times
Wednesday  19th January 2022                                      8am - 12pm and 2.00pm – 6.00pm
Friday 21 January 2022                                                 12pm – 5pm
Tuesday 25th  January 2022                                            7.45am – 12pm
Thursday 27th January 2022                                           7.45am – 12pm
Friday 28th January 2022                                               7.30am – 11.30am
Tuesday 1st  February 2022                                            7.45am – 12pm normal term time openings resume

Any queries, please contact the Uniform Shop on 9304 5544 during opening hours or email sasmith@petermoyes.wa.edu.au

Parenting, alcohol, parties and sleepovers in Year 9: Why this year group can be so challenging and the importance of putting things into place now.

Thursday, 20 January 2022
7.00-8.30pm (AEDT)
 
If you're a parent of a child about to begin Year 9 it's important to prepare yourself for issues around sleepovers, parties and gatherings. Putting things into place now can prevent potential problems in the year (and years) ahead.
 
This presentation will focus on the positive influence that parents can have on their child’s drinking behaviour, even during adolescence, as well as the barriers that they may face during this time. Peer influence is a significant issue at this time and it is important for parents to have clear rules and boundaries in the area of sleepovers, parties, gatherings and alcohol.
 
This presentation will also examine the latest data on Australian teen drinking behaviour and the growing evidence on the risks associated with this practice.
 
For further details and registration please go the following link: https://events.humanitix.com/parenting-alcohol-parties-and-sleepovers-in-year-9?_ga=2.98838558.1847493436.1636923312-467732293.1627864130