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Mercedes College Newsletter
Key Dates Principal’s Report Friday 20 October Presentation Evening 7pm Tuesday 31 October Year 8 Reflection Day Friday 3 November Year 7 Reflection Day
Dear Families and Friends
Farewell Class of 2017 On Monday, we recognised our Year 12 students at their final assembly and the Graduation Mass and dinner. It was an emotional day with great excitement but a touch of sadness as well.
As our Year 12 students leave the College we have faith that they go into the wider community immersed in the Mercy values of compassion, excellence, justice, integrity and service to make a positive difference to their own lives and the lives of others.
I acknowledge the dedication of all staff and in particular Mr Smith, Year 12 Co-ordinator, for the care and shaping of these students. Mr Smith presented the students with lucky bamboo at the start of the year. On Monday evening, they received a guardian angel pin to remind them that they are not alone.
The whole College community wishes our young Mercy women all the best for the future. Many have examinations to sit while others will be enrolling in courses, seeking traineeships, employment or even taking a gap year in which to travel and decide what career they want in the future. Whatever their pathway, they go with the community’s prayers and blessing. I hope they will all take the opportunity to stay connected through the College’s Alumni.
Memorial Mass for Mr Mountford On Tuesday, 10 October a memorial mass was held at St Mary’s Cathedral to celebrate the life of Mr Peter Mountford, a respected staff member who had been at the College since Term 4, 1998. Mr Mountford’s family attended along with many past and current students, staff members and parents. It was a moving recognition of his great contribution to the education of hundreds of students over his time at Mercedes and his expertise as a Head of Science. We continue to keep Mr Mountford and his family in our prayers.
Insight from Catherine McAuley: If we love God, we will undoubtedly love our neighbour also; they are cause and effect.
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Some of the Class of 2017 at their Graduation Dinner.
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Tuesday 7 November / 11am / Metro Bar & Bistro / $72
The Mums of Mercedes group invite Mercedes mothers to the annual Melbourne Cup Luncheon.
Tickets are available via Trybooking.
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Heritage Weekend Last Saturday, the College was open to members of the public as part of Heritage Weekend. There was a great deal of interest in visiting the school and some of our student leaders and staff conducted tours of the College.
I look forward to seeing many students and parents at this Friday’s Presentation Evening.
Best wishes
Mrs Kerrie Fraser, Principal
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Pastoral Care News
Year 7/8 Community Year 7 - Mrs Sarika Ottenhof I cannot believe that we are now in the final term of the year and no doubt it will fly by as quickly as the rest of the year has. It was wonderful to see how well-presented students were as they returned to school in their summer uniform. However, as there have been some major growth spurts over the last few months, it might be a good time to check the length of your daughter’s dress and make any adjustments, as necessary. Additionally, any nail polish or acrylic nails that were done during the holidays needs to be removed as per the College Uniform and Grooming policy.
I would like to extend my congratulations to all Year 7 award winners. They are to be commended on achieving outstanding results and their hard work will be recognised at tomorrow night’s Presentation Evening on Friday. All Year 7 students will have a special role at Presentation Evening, as they carry out the long-standing tradition of singing a farewell song to the Graduating Class. Under the direction of Ms Claire Glendinning, the girls have been busy practicing and are sounding wonderful. Please ensure your daughter is in full winter uniform and arrives promptly at the Perth Concert Hall, for being seated in the Choir Loft by 6.45pm. It is an expectation that all Year 7 students attend and contribute to this touching tribute to the Class of 2017.
Over the next few weeks Year 7 students will have the opportunity to apply to be part of the Student Representative Council for 2018. The girls will hear more about this on Monday morning and those wishing to apply will be able to collect an application pack. Forms are due on Friday, 3 November.
The next event coming up is the Reflection Day on Thursday, 2 November. This is a whole day event and provides the girls with the opportunity to reflect on this milestone year and learn more about our Mercy traditions. A letter will be sent home shortly providing more details.
I wish all families a happy and smooth Term 4. Year 9/10 Community Year 9 - Mrs Alicia Sharpe It was great to see the Year 9 students return to school looking refreshed and energised, ready for another busy term. As you can imagine Term 4 has begun at a fast pace and the girls are already busily completing their academic studies as they approach their exams which commence on Monday, 27 November and run through till Wednesday, 29 November. More information regarding the exam schedule will be released closer to the date.
The girls have received application packs for the Student Representative Council for 2018. Closing date is Wednesday, 25 October allowing for student voting to take place the following week. Successful applicants for both the Student Representative Council and Peer Mentors will be announced at the end of Week 4.
Finally, I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate all the Year 9 Award Winners who will be recognised at the College’s Presentation Evening, as well as the many performers who will delight and entertain us on the evening. It is wonderful to see the achievement of so many girls over the year. Year 11/12 Community Year 11 - Mrs Sherrin Adams Congratulations to the girls elected as Prefects, House Captains and Deputies and as the Young Mercies Leaders for 2018. They received their badges at mass last week, in front of family members. Thank you to Ms Lendich and Mrs Stacey for their efforts in making this a very special occasion.
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Congratulations also to those students who will receive accolades at Presentation Night - to be top of a subject in Year 11 is an excellent achievement.
The Year 11 began wearing their red jumpers on Tuesday - signifying that they are now the senior students on campus. With this privilege comes great responsibility to be exemplary role models, I hope the girls take this duty seriously.
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Curriculum News
Social Sciences - Mr Tim Poga, HOLA Year 7 Students Learn Through Hopscotch Students in Year 7 have started their last topic for the year, a Politics and Law unit on the Australian Constitution. Students began their learning with an incursion lesson titled “The Constitution and You” presented by staff from the Constitutional Centre of Western Australia. Learning is also taken outside the classroom by using a hopscotch playing session to reinforce the importance of fundamental laws as opposed to conventions or unwritten rules. Year 8 Economics Students have also started their final topic, an Economics unit focussed on the role of producers, consumers and governments in markets. Students have already engaged in the topic through looking at websites like ‘comparethemarket.com.au’ and its sister site ‘comparethemeerkat.com.au’. Students will go on to look at the four economic questions, business structures, consumer protections and demographics. Students will finish off the topic by presenting a ‘Shark Tank’ business idea using many of the concepts covered over the term.
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General News
Students not returning to Mercedes College in 2018 If your daughter in Year 7 - 11 is NOT returning to Mercedes College next year, please notify Mrs Julie Lamb by Monday, 30 October 2017 by telephone on 9323 1340 or email [email protected]. Please note that one term’s notice of withdrawal is required to avoid penalty charges. Receipt of this information will assist us with our planning for 2018.
College Photography Sporting group photographs (9 August Photo Day) can now be viewed and ordered online. Go to www.photohendriksgalleries.com. Click on the Mercedes College logo. Enter password: luxe45
Enrolments Interviews for Year 7 2020 Interviews will be conducted in Terms 1 and 2, 2018 for sisters of current and past students. If you have forgotten to enrol your younger daughter, please contact the Enrolment Officer, Mrs Julie Lamb on 9323 1340.
Children, Family and Community - Mrs Sonya Roberts The last few weeks have been very busy in Home Economic classes with students in the Year 11 and 12 Children, Family and Community/ General classes cooking with children and organising care packages.
The Year 12 final assessment was the production of a care package for the Samaritan’s Purse Organisation. Students packed a Christmas box containing items for personal hygiene, something to love, something special, something to play with, items for school and something to wear. Girls donated $10 in order to send their box overseas. These boxes were dropped off to a warehouse in Balcatta and will be sent to Madagascar in the coming weeks. It should be noted that four students packed and paid for multiple boxes to be sent.
As part of a Year 11 assessment, students were required to develop a class Recipe Book and then chose suitable recipes to prepare with young children ranging from 2 to 6 years of age. Several staff member’s children and grandchildren took part (some for the third year in a row) and both the “big girls” and little children thoroughly enjoyed the activity and interaction.
We are now rapidly moving towards the completion of final assessments and the exam period for the girls. Attendance at school and hard work in all classes whether ATAR, General or Certificate are essential. I remind all those completing Certificate courses that all competencies must be met.
A letter concerning the Ball for 2018 will soon be distributed. I am asking for parental support of our guidelines for this occasion. A compulsory meeting for all girls who wish to attend the Ball is on 20 October from 10.30am -12.30pm.
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Languages - Mrs Angela Velletri, HOLA Western Australia Association of Teachers of Italian and Alliance Française Examination Results Well done to all the girls who participated. Below are the outstanding awards achieved in both language competitions. Brave et bravo!
Alliance Française Year 12 Distinction Isobella Brun, Lily MacMillan (Finalists , ranked in the top 20, awaiting Award Ceremony in November) Merit Talia Banks, Laura Barblett, Aishling Black
Year 11 Distinction Hannah Porcaro Credit Veronica Fitzgerald Merit Elia Felix, Christina Mathew, Maya Matty, Chantelle Stacey, Georgia Thompson
Year 10 Distinction Nicola Pike, Jenny Rene, Dominque Roberts, Mary Schelfhout Credit Sophia Lamers, Tina Liu, Ella Meakins, Olivia Smythe Merit Aleksandra Biskup, Makayla Felix, Sophia Martelli, Elise Cornish, Ruvimbo Tambiri
Western Australian Association of Teachers of Italian Exam (WAATI) The results were outstanding with five Mercedes students ranked in the top 10 of their division, and two Year 12 students winning 1st and 2nd prize.
Year 12 High Distinction Tara Lie (10th place), Gemma Sabatino (7th place), Vanessa Tenaglia (2nd prize winner) and Emily Zimmermann (1st prize winner) Distinction Brooke Lie, Isabella Marchetti Credit Alexandra Di Dio, Kayla Dooley, Alex Heath, Candice Pigliardo, Olivia Tana Merit Stephanie Audino Pass Anndrea D’Angelo, Aimee Vivante
Year 11 Distinction Alessia Fraser, Isabella Krentzin, Alana Samedo, Eliza Toohey, An Tran, Anastasia Varrone Credit Alyssa Allen, Monica Galeotti-Medina, Siena Garos, Kelli Kang, Amy-Marie Murphy, Sabrina Serra Merit Brianna Bitt, Georgina Di Chiera, Ariahna Di Lanzo, Mia Duplock, Alice Glendenning, Sophie Hamer, Annie Morris, Giorgia Raso
Year 10 High Distinction Ghuinneth Dayoc (4th place, ranked in the top 10 for her year group), Jemma Middleton, Cara Mezzatesta, Christine Pham Distinction Georgia Comerford, Grace Hampson, Zoe Monastra, Olivia Sinclair, Alana Ando, Lucy Bianchi, Savannah Casella Credit Aaliyah Casserly, Grace Marinelli, Georgia Multari, Lydia Algeri Merit Isabella Kundid, Sophia La Piana, Marcella MacFarlane Pass Chiara Adams
Parents and Friends’ Association
SchoolTV was introduced to parents in August. It informs and empowers parents in dealing with the issues being faced by today’s youth. It is a resource to help better equip parents in dealing with the problems in youth wellbeing in a single resource for easy access and reference, with contributions from leading experts.
Please note that this is a tool for Parents only and can be used as a reference point for concerned parents. Parents who share this resource with their daughters, do so at their own discretion! There is a link from the launch site to all available SchoolTV editions so parents can start exploring all the content: http://mercedes.wa.schooltv.me/launch
Mathematics - Mr Peter Mee, HOLA The UNSW ICAS Mathematics competition was held in Term 3, and majority of our Year 7 and 8 students participated. Special mention to our high achieving students who received a Distinction - Jenna Milford, Zoe Wise (Year 7) and Sophia Cirillo, Sarah Dale, Ada Dwyer, Mai Lam, Zoe Manson, Kennedy Mauger and Antonia Palermo (Year 8).
Well done to the following students for their achievement Year 7 Credit Caitlyn Benness, Mairead Carrabba, Gabriella Cilfone, Jessica Dawson, Felixia Gunawan, Ashleigh Hardy, Taylor Harris, Abbey Mattingley, Harriet Mee, Lucy Partridge, Flone Puyat and Evie Wells
Year 8 Credit Olivia Aliphon, Kate Armstrong, Rajendrakanya Arunkumar, Rachel Askey, Abbey Breust, Isabella Bruining, Orla Burke, Saba Clark, Anika Collins, Jacinta D'Cunha, Anne-Marie Fitzgerald, Alexandra Frost, Madeline Gardiner, Mayr Garswood, Sophie Greenwell, Sophie Heath, Anne Kenwery, Abigael Mcallister, Julia Mezzatesta, Aimee Nguyen, Jessica O'Brien, Jessica Pendal, Renae Ricupero, Miranda Skinner, Mutiara Sunarko, Lauren Vidler, Aisling Wilson and Muyang Zhuo
All certificates will be distributed shortly.
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eSafety Series
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Protecting your child’s digital reputation and others - Paul Reid, Director of Learning Technology & Tanya Kadak, College Psychologist Children, especially during their teenage years, learn the importance of their reputation as a part of growing up.
Offline, a child’s reputation can be established through behaviour in and out of the classroom, their treatment of friends, and academic, artistic or sporting achievements. Your child’s online reputation is defined by both the content they post about themselves and what others post about your child.
Tagged photos, blog posts and social networking interactions will all shape how your child is perceived online and offline. A poor digital reputation can affect friendships, relationships and future job prospects.
Students can protect their digital reputation by:
Thinking before they post– does everything about their life really need to be online? How might this affect them in the future?
Setting their profile to private and checking privacy settings regularly to make sure default options haven ’t changed. This allows them to control who sees what they post online; for example: https://vimeo.com/177979692. Visit the eSafety website for more information on how to protect your child’s privacy online. The website has a section on games, apps and social networking with step-by-step instructions to control your settings for each social networking platform. https://www.esafety.gov.au/esafety-information/games-apps-and-social-networking
Keeping an eye on photos tagged by friends. Even if your child’s profile is private, the content friends post might be available for the world to see. Some social media sites allow users to approve tags before they are attached to their profile. Other people’s online reputation can also be defined by what others post about them. If you wouldn’t say it face to face, think twice about posting it online. Inappropriate tags or posts against someone’s digital reputation can affect their friendships, relationships and future job prospects as well.
If you or your child wants to learn more about digital reputation, you can visit the eSafety website. https://www.esafety.gov.au/esafety-information/esafety-issues/digital-reputation
Student News
Equestrian Congratulations to Gabrielle Lumsden (Year 10) who competed in the National Equestrian Vaulting in Sydney during the holidays. Gabby placed 2nd in Pad De Duex and 11th in Individual, only 0.78 behind 1st place. She has also competed novice at Interschools representing the College for Vaulting where she placed 1st for Pad De Duex (duo) and 1st in Individual, achieving Champion Female Vaulter for 2017.
Wrestling Congratulations to Chloe Wilson (Year 9) who recently represented Western Australian at the 2017 Australian Youth Nationals for Wrestling in Sydney. Chloe won a Gold Medal and became the Australian Wrestling Champion for her division (14 - 15 Years, Girls - 52kgs).
Thank you to Parents
Mercy Day was a wonderful day for everyone, including the parents who gave up their time to help either on the day or the day before. Thank you to Jacqueline Gordon, Anna Scanlan, Eve Plummer & Anna Olivieri, Naomi Chapman, Caron Lynn, Marie Nicholls, Karen Mason, Carolyn Smith, Andrea Creado, Anne Reutens & Caroline O’Brien, Jo Bush, Carolyn Jess & Natalie Celedin, Jim McDermott, Dean & Jenny Davidson, Lui & Gayle Cilfone, Louise Comiskey, Alyson Kundid, Trish Chapman, Carol Mitchell, Anthea Benness, Gabriella Murphy, Toni Saxon, Kathryn Goodwin, Beth Lyons, Rosetta Middleton,
This month - Exam Jitters! Every year, more and more emphasis is placed on achieving good results in exams causing many students to feel extraordinary pressure and having unrealistic expectations. Parents will find advice on how to help students cope and how students can work smarter to achieve the results they desire.
Diet, exercise and sleep all play an important part in helping a student balance a busy schedule and study smarter. Keeping stress levels to a minimum and reducing anxiety can be easily achieved through careful planning and having a supportive environment.
To view this month’s edition, please visit http://mercedes.wa.schooltv.me/newsletter/exam-jitters.
If you have any concerns about your daughter, please contact the College for further information.
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Noticeboard
Archdiocese of Perth events -
Encounter of Love Worship - 23 - 25 October / St Bernadette Church, Glendalough. Fr Antoine Thomas an inspirational priest will lead the congregation into the Mystery of the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. For more information, please contact [email protected]
The Gospel According to John - Mondays, 23 October - 6 November / $15. A short user-friendly online course explores our in life in communion with Divine Love. For more information or to register, please visit http://cfe.org.au/courses-and-events/ , email [email protected] , or 9241 5221.
Seeking the Cosmic Christ in Laudato Si - Wednesdays 25 - 29 October / 10am - 12.30pm / $45 / Presenter - Mr John Auer. Come and explore how the cosmic vision of the creation underpins and inspires Pope Francis’ magnificent encyclical, Laudato Si. For more information or to register visit http://cfe.org.au/courses-and-events/ , email [email protected] , or 9241 5221.
Curtin Football Summer Program - Tuesdays during school term, 4pm - 5.30pm / Curtin Stadium, Curtin University. Small sided games played on outdoor and indoor futsal hard courts. Suitable for ages 7 - 15 years. All ability levels. For more information please click HERE.
Master Minds - January 2018 Programs. For students in Year 7 - 12 / Christ Church Grammar School / Hale School. Revision classes in OLNA, Study Skills, Essay Writing and more. For more information please visit www.mastermindaustralia.com.au
St George’s College - St George’s College Spring Fair, Sunday 29 October from 11am - 4pm. This is a free community event where variety of stall holders are invited to showcase and sell their products to the community. Stall holders include jewellery, plants, art, decorative home ware, olive oil, preserves, salt, mushroom growing kits, fresh produce, yummy treats and much more. There will also be a number of food outlets, live musical performances, beer and wine tasting, photography and art exhibitions, wine/beer tastings, tower tours, activities for children and the whole family to enjoy. For more information check out the Facebook event or St George’s website www.stgc.uwa.edu.au or contact (08) 9449 5555 / [email protected]
Mercedes College Alumni (MCA)
Class of 1982 Reunion Saturday 11 November / 6pm / Merrywell @ Crown Casino Burswood. For the Leaving Class of 1982 or anyone who left prior that started with us in 1978 are welcome. Contact Lisa Tobin on 0417 972 901 or [email protected]
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Jo Vivante, Julie Hargreaves, Chenoa Anderson, Rita Panebianco, Adriani Adisasmito, Anthea Benness, Christina Bormolini, Marie Nichols, Clare Parslow, Loretta Roach, Rosalba Bottega, Angela Iocopetta, Rita Santostefano, Rita Rocca and Sally Cook.
2018 Prefects, House and Young Mercy Leaders Commissioning Mass Morning Tea - The students and their parents were treated to a lovely morning tea after the Mass on Wednesday 11 October, thanks to Suzanne Lawrence and Bernadette Majda who hosted the event with the help from Margie Toth.
Street Soccer - A number of students assisted after school on Tuesday 17 October along with a couple of dads and Alumni. Thank you to Jim McDermott, Lily McDermott and Marty MacFarlane who assisted with the sausage sizzle BBQ for players and students.
