Monday, 13 June 2016

CELEBRATING FRAYNE

Last week we celebrated Frayne Feast Day with a House Mass followed by lunch.  It was an opportunity to focus on the values of Frayne House - Dignity and Personal Best - and to reflect on the life of a remarkable woman born 200 years ago. Ursula Frayne sailed to Western Australia on the Elizabeth, arriving in January 1847.  During LIFE Week, Year 5 students will participate in a pilgrimage, which will follow  Ursula Frayne’s journey down the river from Fremantle to Perth.  From Barrack St, they will walk up to Victoria Square, where Ursula Frayne founded the first convent school in Western Australia, the Convent of the Holy Cross.
 
MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP 2017
Congratulations to Samantha Evans who has been awarded the Middle School Scholarship for 2017.  Samantha was selected on the basis of academic testing.  Well done to Samantha and thanks to all students who sat for the Scholarship test.  Samantha will be presented with her scholarship at he Annual Celebration Night.
 
LifeLink SLEEP-OUT
Last Thursday staff and students slept out to raise money for LifeLink. It was a cold night and it gave all who participated a little insight into the experience of people who are homeless and sleep out on a regular basis.  Volunteers from the Young Vinnies and Passages assisted on the night.  In addition to raising money for LifeKink, students made bags of donated toiletries to give to Passages, a service which enables marginalised and young people with a safe, friendly and positive place to access essential support. Year 12 students made the soup for the Sleep-out Soup Kitchen.  Junior School students also had their pre-sleep out event during which they ate dinner from a soup kitchen and participated in a number of activities to raise their awareness of the issue of homelessness. 
 
COLLEGE PRODUCTION
The curtains will open on the College production on Thursday. After months of preparation, the cast and crew are ready to take to the stage for the opening performance - a Matinee on Thursday, which will have residents from some of the local aged care facilities in the audience.  Thank you to Mr McRae, Ms Maher, Ms Collender and Mrs Robinson for all the work they have done on the production and to all other staff and students who have assisted. 
 
SENIOR SCHOOL REPORTS AND SUBJECT SELECTION
Senior School Reports are now available through Parent Coneqt and Senior School Learning Conversations are happening today.  Next Wednesday, 22 June, an Information Night will be held for Year 10 students and their parents, to assist them in the subject selection process for Year 11.


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