FRAYNE NEWS VOLUME 30 ISSUE 37 / WEEK 8 TERM 4 / 6

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Upcoming Events

Sunday 8 December

Feast of the Immaculate Concep on

Thursday 12 December

Year 6 Celebra on Liturgy ‐ Evening

Friday 13 December

Balmoral Campus End of Year Mass/Liturgy

End of Semester II for K‐10 Students

From the Principal

Dear Parents, Students and Friends of Ursula Frayne Catholic College,

END OF YEAR CELEBRATIONS AND TRANSITIONS

As the 2019 academic year draws to a close, the last few weeks of Term 4 are marked with various end of year celebra ons and transi ons.

Celebra on of Excellence ‐ Duncan Street

On Friday evening (29 November), members of our College community gathered in the Duncan Street Gymnasium for the Celebra on of Excellence Evening. This wonderful community event provided a further opportunity for the students in the Middle and Senior schools and their families to celebrate the achievements of the year as a Christ‐centred community. This intent is reflec ve of the College’s mission to empower all students in the pursuit of excellence in their life‐long faith and learning journey, whilst promo ng diversity, acceptance and inclusive prac ces. The success of the evening was due to the many months of planning invested by staff members who took on the responsi‐bility of preparing various aspects of the func on. A special vote of thanks is extended to the groups and individuals led by Pauline Bourke (Head of Middle School) for their superb organisa on and leadership of this major College event and to the staff and students who assisted with both the prepara on and the conduct of the evening.

Members of the Junior School Choir performing at the Celebration Under the Stars.

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Please note the

Duncan Campus

Library will be closed

next Thursday and

Friday at 4.00pm.



Kindergarten Christmas Concert

On Wednesday morning the Kindergarten students, supported by the staff, hosted a combined Christmas Concert. This very innocent, energe c and joyful celebra on of the birth of Jesus was enjoyed by the large audience in a endance and was a reminder that the great feast of Christmas is fast approaching. Our young students are to be commended on the beau ful way that they shared this very special story with those in a endance. Special thanks to Celes ne Tay Fernandez, Chris ne Gibson, Louise Law, Olivia Vallis, Sharon Rossbach and Sheryl Van de Sande for the wonderful manner in which they prepared and supported our students and to the other members of staff and parent helpers who contributed to this special event. Also, thank you to Ian Johnston and Lee Barker for their assistance with the set‐up of the College Hall for this func on.

Year 2 Celebra on Liturgy

On Thursday morning Year 2 students gathered at Our Lady Help of Chris ans Church in the presence of their families and the staff who have supported them during this year. The liturgy acknowledged and celebrated the comple on of their Preparatory School journey as they prepare to make the transi on to the next phase of their schooling. Congratula ons to our wonderful students and we extend to them our best wishes as they prepare to move into Year 3 in 2020. Thank you to Father Abi for leading the liturgy; Gillian Merredew, Kylie Sammels and Jo Purdy for their organisa on and conduct of the liturgy and to the students and parents who led us through the liturgy and provided the lovely morning tea.

Celebra on Under the Stars

On Thursday evening the Junior School hosted its Celebra on Under the Stars at the Balmoral Campus. The evening was truly a wonderful community event in which we joyfully celebrated achievement in its many forms. The success of the evening was due, in large part, to the many months of work invested by the members of staff who took on the responsibility of preparing various aspects/items of the program. Such a complex undertaking relies on many people. A special vote of thanks and congratula ons is extended to Cathy Armstrong (Assistant Head of Junior School) and her organising commi ee for their overall planning and co‐ordina on of this community celebra on. Thank you to Chris an Tang for his superb work in preparing the various vocal items; Mary McGonigle for co‐ordina ng the Awards; Ian Johnston and Lee Barker for their assistance with the logis cs of the event and to Andy Dalton (Head of Junior School) and all of the staff who assisted in many and varied ways prior to and during the evening.

ADVENT ‐ FOUR WEEKS UNTIL CHRISTMAS

“It’s almost Advent; only a few weeks ll Christmas!”. Was it really a whole year since we last heard those words? Afraid so! However, it’s not all bad news because, for Chris ans everywhere, the Season of Advent affords us the opportunity to get in touch with our own spiritu‐ality, to reflect on the journey we’ve taken over the past year and to set goals for the coming year – spiritual resolu ons. The Season of Advent offers us each year an opportunity to seek God within the boundaries of our souls while living outwardly amidst the noise and ac vity of the world around us. Henri Nouwen, who died in 1997, was a worldwide speaker, a prolific writer, a college professor and a priest from Holland. His favourite leisure pursuit was going to the circus, because he was fascinated with the trapeze ar sts. Fr Nouwen was enthralled by the breath‐taking performances of a team of trapeze acrobats known as the “Flying Roudellas”, and the split‐second ming that went into the execu on of their every act.

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Thank you to the many parents and extended family members who have been able to a end these important College events. I am sure that all of our students appreciate the support and encouragement from their

families who, no doubt, value their efforts and success.



As the Roudellas came to know Fr Nouwen, they invited him to a end their prac ce sessions. Eventually, they took him into their confidence and told him that the “Flyer” is the one who let’s go and the “Catcher” is the one who takes hold. As the Flyer swings above the crowd on the trapeze, the moment comes when he must let go. He arcs out into the air; his job is to remain as s ll as possible and to wait for the strong hands of the Catcher to pluck him from the air. The Flyer must never look up at the Catcher to make sure he is there; the Flyer must wait with absolute trust. It’s the Catcher’s job to make any last moment adjustments. The secret is, the “Flyer” does nothing, the “Catcher” does everything. The Flyer’s job is simply to put his hands out and wait, trus ngly, that the Catcher will be there. In terms of our rela onship with God, we must never doubt that God will be there to make the sensa onal catches in our life. The secret is le ng go of that “trapeze”, whatever it is that inhibits our spiritual growth, and trus ng that God will be there as our “Catcher” – always. The four weeks of Advent allow us me to ponder how Jesus came into this world in such a stunningly humble way. As we contemplate His birth in a bed of straw in a messy stable, perhaps we see our own life as being a li le messy too. Our life is o en distracted, self‐centred and some mes leaves us wishing we were be er people. But if we can slow down and refocus our a en on, we might realise that God is there, wai ng to love us even though we have so many unfulfilled good inten ons and so many unfulfilled desires about our spirituality. The bumper s cker that reads, “Be pa ent; God isn’t finished with me yet” is a reminder that, in God’s eye, we are a work in progress. Our faith is not a vaccine that prevents bad things from happening to good people. Rather, our faith is the new seed that brings forth new life and hope out of a life that contains struggle, difficulty, conflict and maybe misunderstanding. Chris ans, during Advent, are like the shepherds from the Bethlehem hills; we are called from our everyday ac vi es to allow God to re‐enter our lives, even when we are feeling least “religious” or “ready” for His coming, for His arrival within us.

CONGRATULATIONS Well done to Luca Misiun (Year 5), who was represen ng WA at the Na onal Championships with his Hip Hop dance team where they placed 4th. Congratula ons Luca! With regards and best wishes, Mr Geoff Mills Principal

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Chaplain’s Reflection

ADVENT: SETTING UP THE CHRISTMAS CRIB

We have begun the season of Advent which comes with a very important message: “Christmas is coming, Christ is coming”. This can sound a bit like old news since Christmas decora ons have been around for a long me already in shops and stores. It is possible that we can get so involved in preparing all the para‐phernalia that we forget the most important thing of Christmas, Christ in our life! So, Stay Awake!

Pope Francis invites us this year to relive the history of what took place in Bethlehem by se ng up Christ‐mas cribs together with the whole family: “I wish to encourage the beau ful family tradi on of preparing the Na vity scene in the days before Christmas, but also the custom of se ng it up in the workplace, in schools, hospitals, prisons and town squares. It is my hope that this custom will never be lost and that, wherever it has fallen into disuse, it can be rediscovered and revived. From the me of its Franciscan origins the Na vity scene has invited us to ‘feel’ and ‘touch’ the poverty that God’s son took upon himself in the incarna on. Jesus was born in poverty and led a simple life in order to teach us to recognise what is essen al and to act accordingly. When we place the infant Jesus in the manger, the Na vity scene suddenly comes alive. God appears as a child, for us to take into our arms. Standing before the Christmas crib, we are reminded of the me when we were children eagerly wai ng to set it up."

Fr Jesus Bello, College Chaplain, Duncan Street Campus

The 2020 Booklists are now available on the College Website under Publica ons or just...

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Campus Ministry News

VINNIES CHRISTMAS APPEAL

Thank you to all the families for your kind dona ons to the Vinnies Christmas Appeal. I am sure these gi s will be greatly appreciated. The St Vincent de Paul group will be pu ng the hampers together on 13 December. If you are a student in Year 11 and would like to help and get some Chris an Service Learning hours, please contact Dennis Kelly on 9361 5135.

AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC YOUTH FESTIVAL

Ursula Frayne Catholic College is sending a team of 25 staff and students to the 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Fes val. We will be joining thousands of other pilgrims at this event, a number of whom are also students at UFCC, who are a ending with their parishes. The final event at the fes val is a youth mass at Trinity College that is open to all. Please feel free to look at the website and join us for the mass if you are available (h ps://youthfes val.catholic.org.au/). I hope you will join with me in offering your prayers for this group of intrepid pilgrims over the three days of the event. Mrs Sarah Quin Campus Minister

Junior School Award Winners

Congratula ons to recipients of awards at the Junior School Celebra on Under the Stars evening:

Outstanding Endeavour Award 3R Hope Campbell 3W Cara Gibson 4R William McKean 4W Lucy Bollen 5G Maycee Donnelly 5R Cameron Savy 5W Jessica Spina 6R Will Arvidson 6W Oscar Gardner

Mathai Memorial Award Leadership Award Aliza Rizvi Tabitha McPherson

Principal’s Award Frayne Medal Timothy Green Grace Pearson

Amendment - Junior School ICAS Results In the newsle er dated 2 December the following names were accidentally omi ed from the list of students who achieved well in the Inter‐na onal Compe ons and Assessments for schools results. (Key: DT ‐ Digital Technologies, S ‐ Science, W ‐ Wri ng, SP ‐ Spelling, M ‐ Mathema cs)

Credit Year 4 Erin O’Callaghan (S, W) Georgia Reilly (W) Danica Searle (SP) Ella Jimin Yu (DT) Thenumi (Sanara) Wijesinghe (W)

Year 3 Amy Lowry (M) Oscar Parnell (SP)

https://youthfestival.catholic.org.au/



College Musical 2020 - Xanadu Cast and Orchestra

Congratula ons to all students who have been chosen in the cast and orchestra for the 2020 College Musical...Xanadu. We were pleased with everyone’s audi on, however, not everyone can be successful.

Our first mee ng for all Cast and Orchestra will be Thursday, 6 February at 2.55‐4.00pm in the Duncan Street Campus Gym. Parents are encouraged to a end. I will hand out rehearsal schedules and other important forms at this mee ng.

CAST Principal Roles Evening Performances (3) Matinee Performances (2) Sonny Alec Stanley Kira Madelaine Batten Maia Whyte Danny Joshua Edwards Felix Carter Zeus Felix Carter Joshua Edwards Hera Maia Whyte Madelaine Batten Thalia/Young Danny Jack Western Melpoleme Alana Ciancotti Calliope Claire Jelaca Euterpe/Thetis Leah O’Callaghan Erato Sofia Bettina Espina Terpsicore Claire Emery Aphrodite Maia Steele The Tubes/Cyclops (Songs ‐ Dancing / All Over the World / Have You Ever Been Mellow) Jack Western Anold Thomas Denver Havercroft Sirens (Songs – I’m Alive / Evil Woman / Strange Magic / Don’t Walk Away / Fool) Olrich Darkpah Claire Emery Sofia Bettina Espina * Siena Favazzo * Swathi George Stephen Margratte Joseph Angela Pereira Cansado * Jasmine Totino Tiana Willesen * Andrew Sister Muses (Songs ‐ All Over the World / The Fall) Jessica Byas Jessica Chapin Lauren Edwards Audrey Eszenyi Paige Hotchkin Ella Jurjevich Rosamond Koroma Philippa Mansaray Grace McPherson Gemma Melvin Emma Morabito Grace Oliva Milla Southwell Ella Tranter Josephine Volgger Ella Vulin # # Also skater in Xanadu Young Muses (Song – I’m Alive) Rishi Bharadwaj Aidan Chui Roberto D’Addario Cayleigh Freeth Kiara Gabb Jaimie Girgenti Anh Minh Le Will McKean Jordan Mengersen Luca Misiun Liam Quartermaine‐Thompson Georgia Reilly Danica Searle Amy Smith Caitlyn Welburn Georgina Wyatt Rollerskaters (Song ‐ Xanadu) Casey Benton Eden Campbell Kayley Collier Charlotte Green Deaven Kadarusman Anna Martin Molly McDonald Elena Morabito Lachlan Paprocki Tahlia Reilly Alexandra Temby Grace Trainer Ella Vulin Tara Vulin Matilda Wyatt

ORCHESTRA

Flute: Charlo e Murdoch Clarinet: Jonathan Stevens Trumpet: Jarrod Hanley Alto Sax: Jocelyn Singgih Tenor Sax: Wesley West Trombone: Archer Fabling Electric Guitar: Indi Carter Electric Bass: Brandon Xie Violin: Sofie Stevens Cello: Mikako Adams Keyboard 2: Abby Mavrantonis Drum Kit: William Grech Ms Judy Davies‐Moore Mr Ashley Baker Director of the Musical Music Director


EMAILS SENT TO FAMILIES

Emails sent to families may end up in your junk/spam files depending on your filtering so ware. Please be reminded to check for communica on from the College on a regular basis.

Mrs Veronica Parker, Vice Principal


Music News

PIANO FESTIVAL

Frayne is holding its annual piano fes val this Sunday, 8 December, at the Literature Centre, corner of Knutsford Street and Hampton Road in Fremantle, part of the old Fremantle Gaol.

There will be three, 1½ hour sessions at 10.30am, 1.00pm and 3.00pm with more than 70 performers from across our College each perform‐ing a solo item. Yamaha are once again suppor ng this Fes val with each par cipant receiving a cer ficate and a medallion.

We are very fortunate to have wonderful Piano Tutors at Frayne, Mrs Rachel Ossebaar, Ms Galina Aladko, Mr Francis Fong and Mrs Svetlana Zenkina that have invested many hours into our students to enable them to perform at this event. I would like to thank Mrs Rachel Ossebaar especially as she has been the driving force behind this year’s Fes val.

Mr Ashley Baker, Co‐ordinator, Instrumental and Choral Program

Uniform Shop News

BOOKING DATES AND TIMES FOR 2020

Appointments by Bookings Only: In order to book for an appointment please access the system as follows: Go to the College’s home page: www.ufcc.wa.edu.au Select Portals then PTO Login Enter your surname as your login Click “Obtain PIN/Password” and enter your email address. Your PIN will be emailed to you. The email you receive will include a link

that can be clicked on to log straight into PTO. Two or more students from the same family need to book their own me slots. Please remember to cancel your appointment if you no longer can make it. BOOKINGS REQUIRED: Tuesday 21 January 9:00am ‐ 3:30pm Thursday 23 January 9:00am ‐ 3:30pm Tuesday 28 January 9:00am ‐ 3:30pm Thursday 30 January 9:00am ‐ 3:30pm OPEN DAY – No booking required: Monday 3 February 8:00am ‐ 12:00noon Normal shop hours resume Tuesday 4 February 2020. Jann and Debbie, Uniform Shop

Photo Hendriks Photos Photos taken by Photo Hendriks can be viewed and purchased. To access the gallery, follow the below procedures: 1. Go to www.photohendriksgalleries.com 2. Click on the Ursula Frayne Catholic College‐Duncan Street Campus logo 3. Enter password : ufcds66

Bookings can be made from 4.00pm next Friday,

13 December.

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Friends of Frayne

YEAR 2 LITURGY

Our Year 2s had their Celebra on Liturgy yesterday signaling the com‐ple on of their me in Preparatory School. Friends of Frayne provided these beau ful cupcakes for our students. Thank you to Jasmine Collier of Forged in Sugar.

BALMORAL CAMPUS CLASS CO‐ORDINATORS ‐ 2020

Ever wanted to be a Class Coordinator??? If so, please get in touch with us as we would like to get all places filled for 2020 as soon as possible. (We can confirm places once we know the class details). Please register your interest by emailing Friends of Frayne and filling in a form on the website.

WANT TO KNOW MORE OR GET IN TOUCH?

All College parents are welcome to a end our Friends of Frayne mee ngs. Minutes from our mee ngs can be viewed on the College website. If you have any ques ons, please get in touch.

EMAIL : [email protected] Find us on Facebook: friendsoffrayne

Friends of Frayne

Are You Interested? Catholic Youth Ministry

Young Adults Gathering ‐ Monday 9 December

Keen to meet other young adults across Australia? Come join us for a Young Adults Get‐Together (Age 18‐30) where we will be catching up over some drinks with other like‐minded young adults. It is a chance to ask ques ons in a casual and non‐judgmental se ng. Most important of all, you will get to pick the brains of fantas c speakers like Ka e Prejean McGrady from the USA and Archbishop Comensoli from Melbourne. All are welcome to this event so please feel free to bring a mate!

Our Lady Help of Christians

Christmas Mass mes

Children’s Mass ‐ Tuesday 24 December at 6.30pm (school grounds, grass area) Midnight Mass ‐ Wednesday 25 December at 12.00am Christmas Day Mass ‐ Wednesday 25 December at 9.30am

New Year’s Mass mes

New Year’s Eve ‐ Tuesday 31 December 2019 at 7.00pm New Year’s Day ‐ Wednesday 1 January 2020 at 9.00am Please note, there will be no Midnight Mass on New Year's Eve

Sacramental Program Dates for 2020

Confirma on ‐ Sunday 31 May 2020 First Holy Communion ‐ Sunday 16 August 2020 Reconcilia on ‐ Tuesday 8 September 2020



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