E-News 15 November 2022
Welcome to Week 6
On Saturday over 700 people visited both our Primary and Secondary campuses for our College Open Day which was a wonderful celebration to showcase our school. I am very grateful to the staff, students and families who supported us on the day. There was a very positive atmosphere and our student leaders were outstanding and are to be commended on the way in which they conducted themselves when performing in the choir, public speaking and in leading the tours and the way in which they interacted with our prospective families.
Our students are encouraged to take full advantage of the multiple different learning opportunities afforded to them with a range of activities taking place across the campuses this past fortnight from the Education Support Centre’s Bushrangers Av to Musical recital night, Primary Interschool Athletics Carnival, Year 8 STEM Week and more.
A great example of the richness of opportunities was last week’s NAIDOC celebrations across our K-12 campus. It was wonderful to see the series of events celebrating the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. This year, the Year 10 Student Leadership Team were honoured to be able to coordinate activities to mark this occasion with the support of staff to provide the College with an exciting week of activities.
The theme of this year’s NAIDOC Week, ‘Get up! Stand up! Show up!’ was a call to be more than just a bystander, to be a force for change, and to participate in events that affect us. Postponed from the official week in July, the week celebrated our indigenous peoples, through learning, reflection and cultural activities for our students and staff. To read more about the week, visit our blog:
At Av Christi, we encourage students to step out and to be counter cultural in challenging the status quo when students know that it does not reflect the type of world Jesus envisaged.
We concluded the week on Friday with a minute of silence at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month to mark Remembrance Day. I thank the students and staff from our Junior and Senior School who worked together to create a short service to view in-class to honour and remember the sacrifice from our servicemen and women, who were the epitome of being outstanding for others.
With just five weeks left of our school year, let us continue to look out for each other as we work through exams, assessments, final assemblies, farewells and more.
Best wishes and every blessing.
Jeff Allen
Principal
News (all years)
Enrolments and Withdrawing Update
Kindergarten 2025 – Apply now
If you have a child born between 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021, please apply now for 4 Year Old Kindergarten commencing in 2025.
While we will not be interviewing for this cohort until a few years’ time, to avoid missing out on a place, applications are encouraged well in advance as places are limited. You can apply online, here:
Year 7 2025 – Sibling Applications
If your child is currently in Year 4 and is not already attending Av Christi College Primary and you have not submitted an application, we encourage you to apply for Year 7 2025 as soon as possible.
To be eligible for enrolment, all applicants must have submitted an application per child. If you are yet to do so, please apply online:
Withdrawing from the College Information
A reminder to parents, if you are withdrawing your child from the College you are required to give a Term's notice in writing. Failure to give adequate notice will result in a Term's fees being charged as per the terms and conditions of enrolment.
To notify of your intent to withdraw, please submit the online form available here: www.corpus.wa.edu.au/withdraw
Term 4 Concludes
Please take note of the Term 4 finish dates, which vary for each year group:
Year 11: Friday 2 December 2022
Year 10: Monday 5 December 2022
Kindergarten: Wednesday 7 December 2022
Pre-Kindergarten: Thursday 8 December 2022
Pre-Primary - Year 9: Friday 9 December 2022
We hope everyone has an enjoyable last few weeks of term!
Uniform Shop Update
Primary Uniform
Parents and caregivers will have received an update on 27 October 2022 from Principal Jeff Allen addressing changes to the Primary Uniform. This letter can be read here.
To purchase the interim Primary uniform or the discounted Yidarra uniform, please visit: and follow the prompts.
Secondary Uniform Shop Holiday Hours
The Secondary Uniform Shop will be closed from Friday 9 December 2022, re-opening Wednesday 25 January 2023 from 9.00am - 3.30pm (no appointments necessary).
The last date for Flexischool ordering is Thursday 8 December 2022 at 12.00 pm with pick-up available on Friday 9 December 2022.
The last day for dropping off pre-loved Secondary Summer uniforms is Wednesday 30 November 2022.
Events
The latest events can also be found by visiting: www.corpus.wa.edu.au/events
Primary Meet the Teacher Morning Tea
Following assembly on a Friday, from approximately 9.15am – 10.00am, parents and guardians will be invited to a ‘Meet the Teacher’ morning tea for their child’s year group.
We look forward to seeing our Year 4 families this Friday 18 November 2022.
RockFest - this Friday
Tickets on Sale
Tickets are on sale for our Secondary music event RockFest, to be held on Friday 18 November 2022.
To purchase, please visit:
This is also accessible via the College events page.
Year 7 Social
We invite our Year 7s to GLOW at the 2022 Year 7 Social.
It will be a night filled with dancing, live music and fun!
Thursday 24 November 2022
5.30pm – 8.30pm
Av Christi College James Nestor Auditorium
Theme: Glow in the Dark
Dress code: Please wear at least one piece of fluorescent clothing
Tickets: Tickets are $7 per person, which includes pizzas and drinks.
RSVP by Tuesday 22 November 2022 at 9.00am via the link below:
This is also accessible via the College events page.
For any enquiries, please contact Head of Year 7 Stephen Kingwell.
Year 9 Social
Year 9 students are invited to join us for an outdoor movie evening at the Year 9 Social!
The evening is a chance for our Year 9 students to come together and celebrate the past year.
Thursday 1 December 2022
6.00pm - 9.30pm
Av Christi College, grassy bank outside Student Services
Tickets
Tickets are $10 per person, which includes outdoor movie, games, sausage sizzle and drinks.
RSVP by Friday 18 November 2022 via the link below:
This is also accessible via the College events page.
For any enquiries, please contact Head of Year 9 Mark Barron.
Year 10 River Cruise
Year 10 students are invited aboard for the Year 10 River Cruise!
The event takes place on Monday 5 December 2022 from 6.00pm - 9.00pm, with a 5.45pm boarding time.
Departing/returning to Barrack Street Jetty, Perth.
Tickets are $50 per person, which includes Cruise, DJ, Pizza, Unlimited Soft Drink and Photo Booth.
RSVP by Monday 21 November 2022 via the link below:
This is also accessible via the College events page.
For any enquiries, please contact Head of Year 10 Lee-Anne Marroccoli.
Year 6 Celebration Evening
We warmly invite our Year 6 families to join us for the Year 6 Celebration Evening on Wednesday 7 December 2022.
The event will be hosted in the Av Christi College Caroline Payne Theatre at 6.00pm, with doors opening at 5.30pm.
Following the celebration, a light supper will be provided by Year 5 parents in the College Hall (next door to the theatre), with the event finishing by 8.15pm.
Tickets
Tickets are limited to 5 per family.
Please do not book a ticket for your Year 6 child.
Bookings will open at 6.00pm today (Tuesday 1 November 2022).
RSVP by Friday 18 November 2022 via the link below:
This is also accessible via the College events page.
For any enquiries, please contact your Year 6 teacher or Primary leadership staff.
Year 12 Ball
We are pleased to formally invite our Class of 2023 to the Year 12 Ball.
Friday 27 January 2023
6.30pm - 11.00pm
The Westin
We hope our Class of 2023 is excited for what promises to be a great night and a fantastic way for our Year 12 students to commence the school year.
Tickets
RSVP by Monday 5 December 2022 via the link below:
This is also accessible via the College events page.
For any enquiries, please contact Head of Year 12 James Ramsey.
Primary Library Update
Scholastic Book Club
Scholastic Book club Issue 8 catalogues have been sent home.
Orders for Issue 8 are due Thursday 17 November 2022.
LOOP ordering is the preferred method.
Soccer Books
World Cup 2022 fever has gripped our soccer lovers at the Primary Avus, as our students enjoy a range of new soccer books!
Year 6 2023 Polos
We are now taking orders for the 2023 Year 6 Polos.
Sample sizes to try on are available in the Primary Reception.
Please make payment prior to Friday 9 December 2022 via the below link:
2023 Secondary Music
Instrumental Music Program
If you are interested in your child participating in learning a musical instrument, please register your interest for the Instrumental Music Program via:
Ensembles
To view and register for our ensemble opportunities for Secondary students in 2023 please visit the following link:
Cafeteria Vouchers - no longer in use
The Cafeteria will no longer be issuing vouchers for activities run outside of the Cafeteria such as House Days and stalls for Business Beginnings.
Students will need to bring cash to participate in these activities going forward and will not be able to have money taken off their SmartRider and transferred into a voucher.
For all other purchases through the Cafeteria, the SmartRider will be able to be used as normal.
Middle School (Years 7-9)
Ethics Olympiad 2022
On Wednesday 9 November, five Year 7 Academic Excellence students competed in the Middle School Ethics Olympiad, a competition designed to promote respectful, creative and rigorous discussion of ethics based on real life issues. These included online bullying, paralympic pay parity, citizenship status at birth and the ethics surrounding nuclear and fossil fuel energy production.
The Olympiad is certainly for not for the faint-hearted and the competition was of a high calibre with 22 schools competing including a number of prestigious international schools from Hong Kong and India.
The Year 7 students who participated were:
Ethan Chin, Anastacia Kirby, Haydn Gibbens, Jeffrey Sackey and Annika Isabella Abecia.
While the Year 7 team did not finish on the podium, they did receive an honourable mention from the judges (only six other teams received this accolade) as a recognition of their potential. This is an outstanding achievement given that the Av team had never done the Olympiad before.
I am so proud of how well they rose to the occasion, and showed insight, perceptive critical thinking, empathy and cohesive teamwork. They are a credit both to themselves and the College.
I am looking forward to fielding more teams in 2023 and continuing Av’s successful involvement in the Ethics Olympiad as it is a wonderful opportunity to see the world from multiple perspectives.
Adrian Richmond
Coordinator of Academic Excellence
Senior School (Years 10-12)
Rising Scholar Program
Curtin University is again running the Innovative Schools Scholars Program and Av Christi has been invited to nominate high ability students to participate in Semester 1, 2023. (Please note that the program is being relaunched as the Rising Scholar Program (RSP) commencing in Semester 1, 2023.)
The program offers students the tertiary learning experience at Curtin University while still in high school, allowing them to earn University credit. Students will engage with staff and students through any of the available delivery modes of the University (on-campus, blended learning, or online). The program will consider outstanding Year 10, 11 or 12 students into one unit per semester and students may complete up to 4 units over the course of the program. Students will be granted a full fee sponsorship for the cost of the units (some unit resource costs may apply).
Students applying must have achieved grades of High B’s and A’s in their most recent report.
Successful completion of units through the program may be credited towards an undergraduate degree however students will need to seek eligibility regarding CRL. Students will receive a Curtin Certificate upon successful completion of an RSP unit.
Please see the information booklet via the button below and interested students/parents should contact Mr Scali at the College on 6332 2507.
Vinnies Christmas Appeal
The Vinnies Christmas Appeal is in full swing!
Secondary
A tub is located in each Secondary homeroom with a list to store items donated to the Vinnies Christmas Appeal.
Each homeroom has been allocated items to donate, which have been communicated to the students by their Homeroom teacher.
All Secondary items are due this Friday 18 November 2022.
Primary
A box is located in each classroom for donations.
We ask that Primary donations are brought in by Friday 2 December 2022.
We are already seeing tubs and boxes being filled and it is wonderful to see the giving spirit being so present here at Av Christi College.
Please take the time to donate to those in need this festive season.
Student Success
Matilda Engler - Year 7
We recently shared that Matilda was selected to represent WA at the School Sports Australia National Championships in football (soccer), in the Under 12 team. We are pleased to share that her team came in fourth place at the championships in Week 2.
Matilda is also a talented Futsal goalkeeper and has been selected again to represent WA at the National Futsal Championship, to be held in Melbourne in January 2023. We wish Matilda all the best for the Championships and congratulate her on these fantastic achievements.
Lilijana De Boni - Year 9
After achieving gold in both Long and Triple Jump at the the 2022 WA All School Championship Lilijana qualified for the National Team, to be held in Adelaide next month. Well done on your selection Lilijana, and all the best for the Championship!
Sienna Fillis - Year 10
Sienna has also been selected to represented WA at the Australian National All Schools Championship in Adelaide. She will be participating in the Under 17 Women’s 100m, 200m as well as the 4 x 100m Relay. We wish her all the best at the Championship next month and congratulate Sienna on her selection.
Justin Joseph - Year 10
Congratulations to Justin on achieving the highest exam score in the Year 10 Alliance Française State French Exam. This result has meant that he won first place and was presented with his prize at the Exams Prize Giving Ceremony. Well done Justin!
Triathletes
Congratulations to our 85 aspiring Av triathletes who travelled to Champion Lakes Regatta Centre to compete in the School Sport WA Triathlon Championships on Thursday 3 November 2022 to represent the Secondary campus.
Competitors were able to compete in teams or as a solo entrant. With 23 teams and 16 individuals entered, Av Christi College was one of the largest teams present among approximately 30 other schools.
All our athletes are to be commended on their courage and support for one another during the day. The event was a tremendous display of Av camaraderie, and we enjoyed some wonderful results along with tremendous satisfaction of making it through a triathlon for many of our team who were new to the event.
For all results and some outstanding individual performances, please click here.
We also had two of our Primary students compete in the WA Primary Schools Triathlon event held at Champion Lakes on Friday 4 November 2022. Congratulations to Amelia M and Madison L, who placed 3rd and 8th respectively in the individual Aquathon 10 year old girls division. These two girls are both now eligible to be selected for the Interstate Aquathon event in March 2023.
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