OUR FIRST YEAR 12s ARE GRADUATING

Our first group of Year 12 students have finished their final school exams and in the next two weeks will participate in a number of rituals to signify their rite of passage as they move into the world beyond school.  The Graduation Mass on Thursday evening will be an opportunity for the family of our Graduates to gather in a  celebration of friendship and growth.  It will be an opportunity to give thanks for the many gifts these students have received during their fourteen years of schooling - from parents, staff, other students and their school communities.

Our foundation students will receive their Graduation Certificates at the Annual Celebration Evening which will be held on Thursday 30 October.  All students in Middle and Senior Schools are expected to attend this event.  Details were sent home in a letter last week.

SENIOR SCHOOL TRANSITION

Our Senior School academic year begins on Wednesday.  During the past week Year 10 and 11 students have completed their exams and Year 9 students have been engaged in  transition activities.  They have participate in  subject seminars to prepare them for their Senior School courses and on Monday will take part in study skills workshops facilitated by Elevate. Year 9 students will also participate in a full  day workshop, facilitated by Loving for Life, on Christian Sexuality and Relationships.  On Friday students were challenged to complete a section of the Camino Salvado from Bells Rapids to lower Chittering.  We have got very used to relying on cars and walking is no longer such a natural part of daily life. The Camino Salvado is a pilgrimage walk, a chance to reflect, but also to build resilience, fitness and to overcome obstacles.  This section of the Camino climbs through Walyunga National,Park, with lovely views, and some students commented it was the first time they had seen kookaburras and kangaroos in the wild. Year 10' students will complete their first section of the Camino Salvado on Tuesday when they hike from Subiaco to Guildford. 

SHARING OUR LEARNING

Last Monday a group of students and staff from Holy Cross participated in a Professional Learning Day at Kolbe Catholic College.  Mrs Irene Louden, Ms Emilie Reynolds, Ms Karen Taylor and  Ms Anita Walmsley presented workshops at the Celebrating Learning Conference.  They were joined by three of the Learning Leaders - Gabriella Van Der Linde, Zoe Paluszak and Jesse Hughes - who did an outstanding job in presenting to groups of teachers from a range of schools. We received some great feedback about how articulate our students were about their learning and about how much their audiences learned from their presentations about Big Ideas and Curriculum Enrichment Week.