School Newsletter 30 August 2021

Welcome to the latest edition of the School Newsletter! It is hard to believe that we are almost in spring and our Year 12’s are down to their last few weeks of School. As always, PMACS has had a very busy start to Term 3, much of which is detailed in the pages that follow. Some particular highlights for me include:

Peter Moyes Week

This year the School trialled a variation to the usual Peter Moyes Day celebrations by hosting a series of events across the week. First Nations Day, Diversity Day, Cultural Celebration Day, and Inclusivity Day were all celebrated with activities and classes related to each respective focus area. Throughout the week students and staff participated in Indigenous workshops, circus games, art projects, music, cultural cuisine, craft, sports, video games and much more. Events occurred in both Primary and Secondary School, culminating in a Peter Moyes Day Service and Olympiad. The Secondary Service was a particular highlight, with Class of 2016 Alumni, Sam Maher, delivering a stirring speech on the alternative pathways that students can take to achieve their goals. I would like to acknowledge the Parents and Friends Association for their support of the week and the numerous parents who volunteered their time to coordinate various activities. I look forward to Peter Moyes Week becoming a much-loved tradition at our school.


Anglicare WA Sleepout

The annual Anglicare Sleepout was held on Friday 20 August. This year the event was hosted at Optus Stadium, with 30 Year 10 students participating. The Anglicare Sleepout aims to raise awareness of the significant homelessness issues in our state, with monies raised helping to keep the Street Connect Bus on the streets of Perth. Street Connect Staff work every day with young people across Perth who are experiencing homelessness. For this year’s event, close to $150,000 was raised by the 450 students who attended. $7,000 of this total was raised by PMACS students – a wonderful achievement. The students were joined at this event by me, Ibu Kawulusan and Ibu Hartono. The students participated in a homelessness simulation activity before lining up at a soup kitchen for a bread roll and pumpkin soup. They then made themselves comfortable for the night with a 3mm piece of cardboard as their mattress. The students (and staff!) slept on the main concourse of the stadium, with temperatures dropping below 5 degrees and the ambient noise and lighting meaning most had a very interrupted night’s sleep! I extend my sincere congratulations to all students who participated in this very worthwhile initiative.


Student Leadership

The process for appointing the School’s Head Boy and Head Girl for 2022 has now been finalised. At PMACS we run an extensive process, with the candidates first delivering a speech to key staff including their Head of Year and members of the Executive Team, with constructive feedback given to each student. The candidates then refined their speeches before presenting to the Year 11 cohort. Finally, the students presented their speech to all Secondary students. This year we had five male and three female students participate in this process.  Following their final speech, votes were cast, with three male and three female students short-listed for a final interview with the Principal, Associate Principal Senior School and Dean of Students (Secondary). After a very difficult decision, I am delighted to share with you the 2022 Senior Student Leadership Team:

Head Girl - Olivia Williams
Head Boy – Travis Woolley
Deputy Head Girl – Eleanor McNamara
Deputy Head Boy – Noah Carey
Chapel Prefect – Eliza Moffitt
 
They will commence official duties in Term 4, but they already have a few dates for their dairies in the next few weeks!
 

Other Events

Despite the threat of inclement weather, the Middle and Senior School Athletics Carnivals went ahead on Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 August respectively. Attendance on both days was above average and participation excellent, with many parents also on site supporting the events. The Upper Primary Carnival was held on Friday 20 August with just a hint of rain in the morning before a bright sunny afternoon. It was wonderful to see so many students trying their best at each event and a wonderful sense of House spirit displayed through costume and hair spray.

The latest production from Snapshot Youth Theatre Company, Wizard of Oz, was performed last week and has received rave reviews. Due to popular demand the season was extended by a further three shows. Despite some significant challenges due to Covid and the regular flu season, the students involved put on an outstanding show, led by Director Peta Flannigan. Make sure you keep an eye on our Facebook page for news of further productions.

I trust you will enjoy the latest edition of the Newsletter which captures some of the highlights of our busy school. I look forward to seeing you on campus soon.

Every Blessing.

 
Benjamin Lomas
PRINCIPAL

Our Primary School Partnerships with Edith Cowan University (ECU)

We have worked hard to have our Primary School recognised for its authentic and contemporary approaches to education. As an example, we are most fortunate to have two student-teachers with us as part of the Internship Program that we have set up in partnership with Edith Cowan University and introduced last year.  Both are 4th year ECU students; Lindall Morgan Ottwau is working with PP3 and Megan Mileham with PP1. Their time with us has been valued and enjoyed by teachers and students alike throughout this year. We love the opportunity to involve student teachers in our program, benefiting from their fresh ideas and enthusiasm for learning.

Additionally, Edith Cowan University will send their brightest students to visit our Primary School on two occasions in early September. They will tour our early years program that we are very proud to share with them. Mrs Karen de Swardt, Primary School Head of Department for Lower Primary, has also been invited to speak to 4th year students at ECU about her journey in early childhood at ‘all’ levels. I think this is wonderful acknowledgement of her passion and knowledge of early childhood and special recognition beyond our immediate School community.

Keep the bugs at home…

We all agree that nothing beats time at school for the children. However, we have seen that circumstances can change quickly and with little warning. If your child is unwell, please ensure that you keep them home until they are well so that they are not spreading their germs within our school community of students and staff!

Looking Ahead

• Students and staff have a very full Book Week with numerous author visits, the Scholastic Book Fair, the infamous Book Week Parade on Thursday 26th, Adventures in Minecraft Coding, and the Book Week Cake celebration. 
• Our children will in Week 6 and 7, be ‘making a splash’ with Swimming lessons starting 30 August to 10 September.
• This week the Lower Primary Olympic Games are on Friday 27 August. 
• Later in Week 8, the PS Annual Instrumental Concert is on 15 August at 5:00pm 
• and finally in the last week, we have the NIPSSA Athletics running over two days 21-22 September.

Visible Learning at Peter Moyes

One of the greatest influences on education over the past few years has been the drive for Visible Learning in schools, built on Professor John Hattie’s research.

While many of our teachers and, in particular, Heads of Department have been involved in Visible Learning professional development over the last five or so years, this year, the School has set a strategic direction for the next three years to immerse the whole School, PK-12, into embracing system-wide improvements of what ‘works best’ in teaching and learning in our School.

This will see the focus of teaching and learning moving to achieve some key outcomes for our students. Initially, we are concentrating on the following:

•             Mindframes of being a successful student.
•             Effective feedback for every assessment.
•             High expectations of students, and
•             Clarity for each student to know where they are at in their learning, where they are going and what their next learning steps might be.

For such a cultural educational change, a three-year process is required to embed a whole-school shared vision of learning for both our teachers and our students. As we move to effect this change, all our teachers are supported by three key groups within the school community: School Executive, Heads of Department, and Impact Coaches.  Earlier this term, the Heads of Department and Impact Coaches met to continue work on the development of the Visible Learning Plan.

John Hattie’s research is underpinned with 10 Mindframes for teachers and students which our School is working towards. These include impact on student learning, striving for challenge, explicit learning focus, sharing the language of learning as well as the giving, receiving and acting on feedback that will be developmentally appropriate for each age and stage of the School.
Initially, what parents and students will see is greater visibility of feedback and learning objectives and success points in classrooms. In SEQTA, (Years 4 to 12) you will see an increase in the recording of feedback and reflection on the task by both the student and their teacher. In addition, lessons will provide clear Learning Intentions and, most importantly, students will learn to articulate what they are learning and why. Crucially, students not meeting Success Criteria highlights gaps in learning for that student and their starting point for ‘where to next’ in their learning. As this is developed with our students, they will learn to describe the characteristics of what an effective learner does and also understand what constitutes a good learner.

Please see below for a helpful pragmatic definition of these terms, which may be new for parents when viewing the child’s work on SEQTA in the coming months:

Learning Intention

The goals of any lesson, based on the curriculum.

Success Criteria

The knowledge of end points in a lesson for a student.

Effective Feedback

The information that is presented about learning in order to close the gap in learning from where the learner is, to where they are aiming to get to in each lesson.

Both myself and Mrs Natalie Shaw, Associate Principal Senior School, are leading the Visible Learning journey at Peter Moyes. If you wish to discuss this further, please do not hesitate to contact either of us. Down the track, our aim will be to run parent workshops and news articles on Visible Learning so as to keep you informed and give you clarity as to the effective practices that are being implemented along the way. However, we do recognise that this is an improvement process where there is never an end point. This is a work in progress and embedding effective practices to support the development of our learners will always continue. We look forward to having a significant impact on all learners at Peter Moyes Anglican Community School along our educational journey together.

Mr Roderick Wood
Associate Principal – Primary School

Over 2000 students from 168 different schools competed at the School Sport WA Cross Country Carnival on Thursday 12th August. After weeks of rain, the event was blessed with a warm, dry day. The students performed exceptionally with the Peter Moyes ACS Primary Cross Country Squad finishing 2nd overall and the Girls squad claimed the title of State Champions. This was a huge achievement for al the students involved and a just reward for the commitment they have shown to training this year.

Mr Matt Senior - Primary School Sports

SQUAD
YEAR 2
Mason Wade
Cloe Siemens

YEAR 3
Neve Arthy
Mia Cahill
Akuany Dengyaak
Annah Chapman
Zac Britten
Cayn Fowler
Connor Dyer
Edward McCartney
Emerson Wheeler
Harry Duckett
Finn Houlahan

YEAR 4
Indianna King
Geneva Vearing
Nakita Grant
Lara Branford
Erin Oberholzer
Adela James
Connor Young
Joshua  Whelan
Thomas Fallan
Bailey    White
Jayden Evans
Thomas Ashurst

YEAR 5
Adau Deng
Cassie Joyce
Payton Wade
Ava Kennedy
Shannon Dyer
Annabelle McNamara
Elizabeth Crombie
Spencer Norris
Connor Fernback
Lewis Wagstaff
Oliver Smith
Alessandro Agostini
Ash Langlands
Phoenix Martin

YEAR 6
Rose Wheeler
Olivia Britten
Imogen Richardson
Nyijur Deng
Emma Branford
Chloe Jakovcevic
Cameron Williamson
Jack Owens
Corey Harrison
Dylan James
Nicholas Blizard
Ethan Oberholzer
Brady Fulcher
Fletcher Brett
Niam Patel

In Year 8 English, as part of the narrative writing unit, we were asked to design and draw our own original mythical creature and then write a paragraph about it describing its characteristics, appearance and where it lived. Once we had finished there were a range of different creatures ranging from large to small, good to evil and beautiful to ugly. All of these creatures were completely different, someone created a creature called ‘Kid’ that had chainsaws on its feet to lob off heads! Whilst another person created a sweet creature that was a unicorn crossed with a mermaid and lived in the ocean. We created a gallery on our classroom wall, and we were encouraged to read each other’s work. There are some impressive imaginations in my class.

Isabella Toovey - Year 8 Student

‘If you can talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.’  Nelson Mandela

WA Languages Week is an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of language learning. In PMACS we celebrated this on Friday 20th of August by having a Middle School Languages Afternoon. Students wore red and white on the day to support the theme.
 
The afternoon started with a Middle School Assembly for all Middle School students as well as Senior School students studying Indonesian. The assembly started with the singing of the Australian National Anthem and the Indonesian National Anthem, as it was Indonesia’s 76th Independence Day on the 17th of August. The Assembly had a variety of extremely entertaining and engaging performances from our Middle and Senior School students. A Balinese dance by the 3 Admaweda sisters, Neisha, Bianca and Mahalia was one of them. Gina Latimer from Year 8 sang a beautiful Indonesian song and students enjoyed a demonstration by the Pencak Silat (Indonesian martial arts) workshop presenters. This was followed by an informative session by our guest presenter, Nicholas Basan, who talked about his journey with regard to how he came to learn and immerse himself in the Indonesian language and culture. From visiting Bali with his family when he was 12 years old to doing an exchange in Jakarta and going on to have an array of study and work-related opportunities, all because he engaged and spoke Indonesian! Nicholas left students with the challenge to consider the benefits of learning a second language; that it can result in many exciting possibilities and prove beneficial in the future.

 Following this, all Middle School students participated in a variety of Indonesian activities for Periods 6 and 7. Year 7 students continued with their cultural journey with various music, dance and martial arts workshops. Students from Year 8 participated in cooking Indonesian special foods such as lumpia (spring rolls) and Martabak Manis (sweet pancake).  In addition, the Year 8’s showed their creativity by making ‘Wayang’ shadow puppets and the 8.5 class designed a spectacular map of Indonesia using Batik on a display cloth.  Year 9 students had the opportunity to learn some vital cooking skills preparing a sweet dish called ‘Klepon’ and designing their own Calico Bags with Indonesian prints. Senior School students enjoyed the afternoon hosted by Nicholas Basan with some competitive quizzes and playing traditional Indonesian games such as ‘Donut eating’.

The Languages Department was thrilled with the support and enthusiasm received from teachers and students for the afternoon. We take this opportunity to thank everyone involved for an overwhelmingly successful ‘Languages Afternoon 2021’ and look forward to more success in the future. 
 
Terima kasih,
Maya Swailes
Head of Languages

OLNA Round 2 2021

At the time of publication of this newsletter, a group of our students will be completing Round 2 of OLNA, with some students taking one, two or three of the assessments. Whilst successful completing of OLNA has a bearing on secondary school graduation, it is important to have a degree of perspective and resilience for those whose result in this round means that they must sit the tests in Round 1 2022. 

Peter Moyes prepares its students well for the OLNA with weekly cocurricular assistance, either in small groups or individually. For those who leave Year 12 not gaining OLNA, there are opportunities for them to sit the tests in ‘Year 13’ if they wish to do so. Since 2014, when the OLNA first became a benchmark requirement by the WA Department of Education, not achieving OLNA has not prevented the few of our students from successful entry into TAFE or the workplace. All Certificate courses have a literacy and numeracy unit in all those offered at TAFE.

Understandably, there is some anxiety surrounding the sitting of the tests, particularly from those students sitting OLNA in Year 11 or Year 12. If this experience resounds with your child, please encourage them to talk with either their English or Maths teacher (as relevant), their House Tutor or their cohort Counsellor. Regular attendance at the OLNA prep co-curricular day is vital for your child to receive the individual assistance. This provides them with confidence going into the OLNA test.

Student Leadership 2022

Term 3 is a highlight for our Year 11 students who are in the process of applying for leadership positions for next year. The School has been involved in the presentation of the boys and girls who have applied for Head Boy and Head Girl with the subsequent ballot from students and teachers in  the entire secondary school. On confirmation of these positions, we move into the other important positions, such as House Captains and Chapel Prefect.
Good luck to all who applied and well done. Putting yourself in front of your peers, and your school is not easy. All who have taken part of this process should be proud of their effort and actions.

The last term for Year 12 students

If you are a parent of a Year 12 student, hopefully you are seeing them focused on completing their academic tasks and preparing for examinations and in tying up any loose ends in terms of Certificate completion. It is important to place a less of an emphasis on part-time work, excessive socialisation and any other distractions. We are actually down to weeks left of school in single digit numbers now. the focus should be on gaining the most from their lessons, their study group periods, home study, practice papers and revision.
Our teachers always work towards successful outcomes for their students. However, Term 3 for all Year 12 students requires each in the cohort to be responsible, self-starting, engaged and active in achieving their potential. Communication with their teachers is essential, but so too is seeking help from the cohort Counsellor as emotions are heightened as we move closer to the end and closer towards a life that is not sitting comfortably in what is the safety net and cosy nest of School.
 

Natalie Shaw
Associate Principal Senior School

Year 12 University Applications

The Year 12’s have met with Mr Wright to receive their TISC guide for University applications. Please find the Universities web links available on our Careers Noticeboard

https://www.petermoyes.wa.edu.au/parent-resources/careers-noticeboard/university

The closing date for applications via TISC is 30th September.

Current Year 10 & 11 TAFE Applications

Please continue to view the Careers Noticeboard and School App for closing dates and TAFE (closes 30th August) opportunities for students who will be in Year 11 & 12 in 2022. 

https://www.petermoyes.wa.edu.au/parent-resources/careers-noticeboard/tafe-specialist-colleges

If students are unsuccessful in their applications, 1 day a week workplace learning is also an option.

Please see Mr Wright for more details.

Current Year 10’s – Work Experience 

The current Year 10’s will have the opportunity to participate in Work Experience in the last week of the year. Please visit the following Careers Noticeboard for more details.

https://www.petermoyes.wa.edu.au/parent-resources/careers-noticeboard/workplace-careers

A letter will be forthcoming towards the end of this term as a reminder.

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Senior School Subjects

A big thank you to Mrs Gemmil for sending a very interesting set of articles relating to Subject Selections to us that is worth a read. Please follow the link to access these articles.

https://theconversation.com/au/topics/senior-subjects-series-107516

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On Friday 13th August, the Year 12 ATAR Children Family and Community, and the ATAR Food Science and Technology classes were lucky enough to be able to catch the train to IKEA and spend the day on a tour around the facilities. We learnt about the various initiatives that IKEA is involved in in order to create a more sustainable and ‘circular’ business – some of these initiatives include making kitchen cupboards out of Japanese PET water bottles, adding delicious plant-based alternatives to their menu (which we were lucky enough to trial!), as well as providing women in developing countries with stable job and income opportunities.

We were lucky enough to be the first high school group that IKEA has offered this tour to, and we are extremely grateful for this. It was a really eye opening excursion and definitely made both classes reconsider their choices in regard to being more sustainable. Overall, it was a highly successful day, and everyone walked away with some classic IKEA chocolate or a pack of the famous meatballs, or plant balls!

On behalf of everyone in these classes I would like to extend a massive thanks to IKEA, Mrs Lawrence and Miss Driesen for making this excursion possible and so fun!

Ruby Leggett - Year 12 Student

On Thursday 24th June the Year 11 and 12 General Health Studies students attended the P.A.R.T.Y (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth) Program at Midland Hospital. The P.A.R.T.Y Program is designed to help teenagers learn about some of the dangers of risk-taking behaviour and the tragic consequences that can occur if you participate in this type of behaviour.

When we arrived, we were greeted by a clinical nurse at the hospital who presented us with some alarming statistics on the causes of injury in young people between 15 to 25 year olds. We found that males were more prone to being involved in risk taking behaviour and substance abuse. 

We then had various presentations who discussed the causes and consequences of car accidents. Guest speakers from the Paraplegic Benefit Fund shared their stories on the consequences of risk taking and drug addiction which caused permanent disability. 

We found the program to be an eye-opening experience. It really made us think twice about the choices we make and the consequences it has on not just our family, but everyone involved. 

One of the greatest disruptors to education over the past few years has been the drive for Visible Learning in schools, initiated by educational leader, John Hattie.

While many of our teachers and, in particular, Heads of Department have been involved in Visible Learning professional development over the last five or so years, this year the School has set a strategic direction for the next three years to immerse the whole School, PK-12, into embracing the system-wide improvements of what ‘works best’ in teaching and learning in our School.

This direction will see the focus of teaching and learning to achieve some key outcomes for our students. Initially, we are concentrating on the following:

• Mindframes of being a successful student;
• Effective feedback for every assessment;
• High expectations of students; and
• Clarity for each student to know where they are at in their learning, where they are going and what their next learning steps might be. 

For such a cultural educational change, a three-year process is required to embed a whole-school shared vision of learning for both our teachers and our students. As we move to effect this change, all our teachers are supported by three key groups within the school community: School Executive, Heads of Department and Impact Coaches.  Earlier this term, the Heads of Department and Impact Coaches met to continue the work on the development of the Visible Learning Plan.

John Hattie’s research is underpinned with 10 mindframes for teachers and students which our School is working towards. These include impact on student learning, striving for challenge, explicit learning focus, sharing the language of learning as well as the giving, receiving and acting on feedback.

Initially, what parents and students will see is greater visibility of assessment feedback and learning objectives and success points in their classes. In SEQTA, you will see an increase in the recording of electronic feedback from students writing a pre-evaluation about a forthcoming assessment followed by feedback on the assessment by both the student and their teacher. In addition, lessons will provide clear Learning Intentions for course work, either per lesson or in a block of work to be covered with the Success Criteria signposting for the student the degree that they have achieved the stated goal of the lesson/s. Crucially, not meeting a Success Criteria highlights the gap in learning for that student and their starting point for ‘where to next’ in their learning. As this is developed with our students, they will learn to describe the characteristics of what an effective learner does and also understand what constitutes a good learner.

Please see below for a helpful pragmatic definition of these terms, which may be new for parents when viewing the child’s lessons on SEQTA:

Learning Intention

The goals of any lesson based on the curriculum.

Success Criteria

The knowledge of end points in a lesson for a student.

Effective Feedback

The information that is presented about learning in order to close the gap in learning from where the learner is to where they are aiming to get to in each lesson.

Both myself and Mr Roderick Wood, Primary School are leading together the Visible Learning at Peter Moyes. If you wish to discuss this further, please do not hesitate to contact either of us. Down the track our aim will be to run parent workshops and news articles on Visible Learning so as to keep you informed and give you clarity as to the effective practices that are being implemented along the way. However, we do recognise that this is an improvement process where there is never an end point. This is a work in progress and embedding effective practices to support the development of our learners will continue. We look forward to having a significant impact on ALL learners at Peter Moyes Anglican Community School along our educational journey.

Natalie Shaw
Associate Principal Senior School

The Science Department hosted its inaugural Science Fair on the 19th August. Pre-primary to Year 9 were tasked to contribute projects relating to the 2021 National Science Theme: FOOD: Different by Design. All students enthusiastically participated and those student presenters who were available to discuss their projects, thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to promote their ideas. Students and staff could visit during science lessons, recess and even afterschool, as parents were also welcome. The available food items, including unlimited amounts of popcorn were well received. Students even enjoyed the edible insects as an interesting experience. On hand were three scientists from UWA and they were there to discuss the cost of sending food into space and the future super food…duckweed!

Next Year’s Science Fair will be based on the school Theme: Glass: More than meets the eye. It is based on the UN International Year of Glass and  will celebrate the many roles that glass plays in our lives – from phone screens to optical fibre to glassware in labs – plus investigating glass as a part of our sustainable future.   

Trurina Cook - Head of Science

It came to my attention that the list of students listed in last term’s Newsletter receiving a Colour or Honours Award was incomplete. I apologise to student and parent for this error and I hope the list below is complete!

Thank you
Alison Grey
 
Colours and Honours Awards are badges presented to students who have made an outstanding contribution to the School in one of four areas – Academic, Culture, Sport and Service. Honours are awards, which may be presented to students in recognition of an outstanding effort and/or achievement over an extended period.

Service Colours were presented to: Anthony Walker, Jorja Colotti, Hudson Durell, Daniel Mann, Jack Colbourne, Ellie Lyons, Taleisa Kuipers and Bella Peut

Cultural Honours were presented to: Atida Gohwa, Amy MacDonald, Jacob Miles, Casey Garces, Zach Garces, Brody Graham, Naomi Denston, Hannah Klonowski (x2), Taleisa Kuipers and Mia Nicholson 

Cultural Colours were presented to: Gemma Agostini, Caitlin Bird, Connor Futter, Bailey Hickling, Ella Marcon, Bonnie Murphy, Isabelle Curtis, Jorji Parker, Bobby Yang, Joscelyn Melendez and Roi Allardyce

Sports Honours were presented to: Amelia Jakovcevic, Thomas Prowton, Charlotte Ericksen, Dana Harrison, Samuel Holroyd, Louie Oakes, Danielle Graham, Beth Kilgallon, Dermott Arthy

Sports Colours were presented to: Gina Latimer (x2), Joey Oosterhoff, Lucy Oosterhoff, Warrick Pedley, Carys Yates, Tegan Edwards, Tallulah Rogers, Kya Fisher (x2), Bailey Thompson, Blake Thompson, Jayden Friend (x2), Kyron Arthy, Sophie Byrne, Ellis Scanlon, Dylan Scanlon, Jack Colbourne, Anna Agnew, Ayla Watts, Amelia Hinton, Matthew McLean, Iwan Scrivens, Sophia Tarman, Sophie McCorkindale, Kye Jones, Lance Griessel and Lachlan Fisher.

Greg is the owner and lead tour guide of Indigenous Tours WA. He has the passion for sharing and promoting indigenous heritage and keeping the culture of Perth. Greg spoke with students in Years 6 & 7 to celebrate First Nations Day and the School Value of Respect that was the focus of the first day of PMACS Week.

Greg fascinated students by sharing information about the local Wadjuk people (Wadjuk translates as ‘carers of the link between the land and the waterway’) and the important Dreaming trail that is the Swan River. He shared traditional stories of preparing kangaroo skin, which he allowed students to pass around. He also showed students a ‘booka’ - a kangaroo skin poncho that was worn in winter to keep the wearer warm or they could be turned inside it and wet with water, which then worked as a cooling system in summer. They were sewn together with ‘needle and thread’ from a kangaroo bone and sinew. He also explained some bush medicines and how many bush plants can be used for cooking. The red gum sap from the Mari tree was used not only for tanning kangaroo skins, but was also mixed with water to use on eczema. 
 
He demonstrated various bush tools to students and taught them how they were both made and used by aboriginal people and told the students a Dreamtime story.
 
PMACS would like to thank Greg for helping us to develop a greater understanding of the connection between indigenous people and the land. 

Mrs Nicole Brown - Dean of Students Primary School

Australian Defence Force Female Student Leadership Forum:

“A good leader doesn’t motivate through fear or domination, they motivate through fairness, impartiality, initiative, and compassion with an understanding of others.”

These qualities were highlighted as being most natural in women, and as such are all encouraged to use them to step up and inspire others to achieve positive change.

A handful of keen Year 11 female students attended the Australian Defence Force Female Student Leadership Forum held at the Pagoda Resort in Como.  Inspiring presentations were given by women with leadership roles in The Military, Air Force and Navy. We learnt the definition of effective leadership and were offered insight into different styles of their leadership experiences. We came to understand how leadership is a skill that is shaped and refined through mentoring, quality support and challenging oneself to take on career opportunities with a growth mindset.

We had the amazing opportunity of asking many questions about the Keynote Speakers’ presentations representing a Petty Officer from the Navy, and an Air Traffic Control Leader from the Air Force. Sharing their personal experiences informed us of the various benefits of joining the Defence forces, such as attending university and selecting a pathway to have your tertiary degree paid off whilst also earning a wage when doing so! They each highlighted how life-changing an experience it was, becoming a part of an extended ADF family with life-long support, and creation of memorable experiences.

We were all truly inspired and motivated by the women today, taking on very important and influential roles within society and changing the stigma of male-dominated careers. They spoke of amazing opportunities in the Defence forces and how they have used their leadership skills to affect positive change. Inequality among men and women remains prominent in this modern world, however taking an active approach to learning; accepting and seeking responsibility; reflecting on personal mistakes as a journey of growth; remaining authentic to self; using initiative, making positive contributions through inclusive participation, and showing compassion towards others, are only some of the traits needed to encourage young female students to become the change we wish to see in the world; a world where women are recognised as influential leaders.

 Olivia Williams (Year 11)

The Student Representative Council (SRC) is a safe, equitable and respectful forum for students to actively participate in decision making at School on the decisions which shape their learning and wider educational experiences. Student leaders from Years 6 – 12 represent the wider student body from PK-12, meeting twice termly, to voice their opinions and enhance student agency. Following the meeting, the Head Girl and Boy, who Chair the meeting, meet with the Principal to discuss the implementation of student suggestions.

Last year, the SRC developed ideas for the School’s 20th Anniversary, which included building on the idea that framed this year’s PMACS Week – Who was here before us? Where are we all from? Who are we all together as a community? One suggestion was from 2020 Deputy Head Boy, Mitchell Byrne, which was to use flags to represent all the countries PMACS students were born.
 
We now have three signposts with a total of 35 flags from around the world to represent the 2021 student body at PMACS, providing a snapshot of where our students came from in our birthday year. They look quite spectacular and we hope students can find their flag!
 

The Middle & Senior School Inter-House Athletics Carnivals were successfully held at the end of Week 3. There was excellent attendance for both Carnivals and we were blessed with fine weather and very little wind which allowed for exceptional performances to be achieved. The Carnivals were held in a great spirit and the competition on both days was fantastic as students competed in the House Colours for the Middle, Senior and Overall House Athletics Championships!

As ever, the standard of individual athletes was exceptionally high in some cases, demonstrating why we do so well in the ACC ‘A’ Division Athletics Championship which is held in Week 9.
 
Individually several records were broken some of which had stood for nearly 20 years. This demonstrates the talent and depth of athletes that is produced at PMACS. A total of 12 records were broken across both days. Congratulations go to the following students for achieving new records.

Middle School
Dermott Arthy (Year 8 Durack) – 400m 59.90
Danielle Graham (Year 8 Cuthbert) – 3 Records.
400m 01.05.46
800m 02.29.72
1500m 05.01.00
Lucy McNamara (Year 9 Lingiari) – 2 Records.
200m 28.22
400m 01.04.35
Hayley Mann (Year 9 Hollows) Long Jump 4.77
Hollows Year 9 Girls Relay Team – 59.58

Senior School
Anya Dalglish (Year 10 Hollows) Long Jump 4.83m
Jordan Woodman (Year 12 Florey) Discus 27.77m
Jack Hathaway (Year 12 Durack) 80m Hurdles 12.46
Durack Year 12 Boys Relay Team – 49.34

Special mention must go to Danielle Graham for breaking 3 records and Lucy McNamara who broke 2 records. This is an outstanding achievement from two very talented athletes.  

I would like to extend my thanks to the Physical Education Department and to all staff, Year 9 Helpers, Certificate II Sports Coaching, Certificate II Sports Recreation students and parents who have contributed to the smooth running both the Inter-House Athletics Carnivals this year. I would also like to congratulate all the students who participated in numerous events.  

Overall Combined House Athletics Results House Totals 2021

Senior School 

• Cuthbert 726
• Durack 1197
• Hollows 1455
• Florey 1564
• Lingiari 963

Middle School

• Cuthbert 1244
• Durack 1558
• Hollows 1226
• Florey 1260
• Lingiari 1301

Overall Sub-School Final Results

5th- Cuthbert (1970)
4th - Lingiari (2264)                       
3rd – Hollows (2681)
2nd – Durack (2755)
1st – Florey (2824)

Finally, congratulations to Florey House who won Overall Inter-House Athletics Championship Cup in 2021.

Mr. Drew Hall
Head of Health and Physical Education

On Friday 20th August, the Year 2-6 students participated in the Primary School Inter-House Athletics Carnival. The weather behaved itself, and after weeks of rain the day was blessed with a glorious sunny day. As always, the students behaviour, effort and sportsmanship was a credit to them, and a great day was had by all.

There were some fantastic performances from the students. The final results saw Lingiari claim the Athletics cup with Durack finishing in second place.

A big thank you to the many parents, staff and students who helped with the organisation of the day, it could not have taken place without them.

Matt Senior
Primary Sports Co-ordinator

2021 FINAL SCORE SHEET

At 11 years old Brady Fulcher a Year 6 student was up against tough competition to secure a spot against many players turning 14 later this year. Brady has been training very hard, listening to his goalie coach and he applied his skills in trials. Brady has been selected to play in the U13 WA State Hockey Squad.

Like the U12 swimming, inter state competition is due to be held in ACT in October however, with Covid the competition is in the air. If they don’t travel,  hockeyWA is likely to run a Tournament and continue with his high performance training.  

Brady is incredibly proud of this state selection, his parents make the drive to Melville for hockey training twice a week, what a great achievement all your hard work is definitely worthwhile! 

In early August one of PMACS Year 7 students Isabelle Curtis competed in the WA State Road Walking Championships.

She won gold in the U12 Little Athletics 2km State Road Walking Champs on Saturday, and then today tried to back it up in the U14 Athletics West 3km Road Walking Championships, unfortunately her legs came undone, but she still managed a Silver! What a fantastic achievement congratulations Isabelle.

Khloe has spent the last 16 weeks training every Sunday to be a part of Perth Youth Ballet.. they had their tech & dress rehearsal plus performances on Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 August.  Khloe is currently in Year 6, she is very involved in the performing arts with Perth Youth Ballet concluding she is also one of 9 children cast in the upcoming Hama productions “The Little Mermaid” showing at Regal theatre in the school holidays.

Take a look at the Channel 7 news link for the background story on The Perth Youth Ballet. 

https://fb.watch/7ySzswhIVT/ Congratulations Khloe on the amazing opportunities you have been given, we look forward to seeing you shine on stage.

Samantha who is in Year 8 recently attended Junior State Netball Trials and was selected for the 2021 Junior State Team 14 & Under Sapphires (Coach Paula Mill). Unfortunately the 2021 Junior Nationals have been cancelled due to border restrictions and have been postponed to 2022, but this is still a fantastic accomplishment!

Samantha has been dedicated to Netball since she was 8 years old and she currently trains/plays for various teams every day of the week! 

Samantha has also been chosen to represent the Joondalup Netball Association in the U14 Metro League Competition which runs every Wednesday at the Perth Gold Netball Centre.

We are very proud of Samantha and her achievements!

Term 4 is nearly upon us, please be reminded that all students change into our Summer Uniform from Monday 11th October 2021, most items are now available at the Uniform Shop.

School Hat

During terms 1 and 4 all students in years Kindy  to Year 12 are required to wear the School hat when outside, new stock has arrived and is available for purchase.

Uniform Shop Opening Times

Normal Term Time Opening Hours

Tuesdays and Thursdays                               7.45am – 12pm

Holiday Opening Hours October 2021

Thursday  7th October 2021                          12pm – 6pm

If you require any further information, please contact the Uniform Shop on 9304 5544 or email sasmith@petermoyes.wa.edu.au

 

Quinn’s Mindarie Surf Life Saving Club is holding its New Member Registration Day on Saturday the 11th September.

Woodside Nippers is open to all children from 5-13yrs*, and our Youth program caters for the 14 and overs. (*must turn 5 before 30th September)

Our Nippers program is a great way for kids to make new friends, develop vital surf skills, and grow a lifetime connection to the surf.  If you want your child to be part of a fun, active community then come and join us

The skills taught at Nippers builds kids confidence in & around the water. Set your kids up with skills for life.
With activities & memberships for all ages, including adults, QMSLSC has something for everyone.

We have a year-round calendar of social events, and our bar area offers some fantastic sundowners on a Friday evening during summer!

For more information about the club, check us out at www.qmslsc.com.au

QMSLSC Registration Day:
Saturday 11th September 2021
10am-2pm
Quinn’s Mindarie Surf Club - Bar area (downstairs)