Knowledge & Insight

Equality & Compassion

Integration & Wholeness

Confidence, Competence & Responsibi lity

Self-worth

VOLUME 16 - EDITION 15

4 J U N E 2 0 1 4

PETER MOYES ANGLICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL A School of the Anglican Schools Commission

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL

ELEVATION OF A FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER The School is delighted to congratulate The Reverend Jeremy James on his appointment as the next Assistant Bishop of Perth. Reverend James had a close association with our School. He was Rector of Yanchep prior to the School starting, and was Rector of Quinns-Mindarie when the School opened. The School’s first Chaplain, Mark Leam, was licensed as assistant in the parish under Jeremy. Mark worked in the School as a counsellor and foundation staff member from 2000 to the middle of

2004. Jeremy was a member of the School Council from 2000 to 2008. I look forward to attending his consecration service on 6th August, 2014.

CROSS-COUNTRY Congratulations to our School’s Cross-Country Squad for their performance in last week’s ACC Championships. A full summary of the performance of our runners is contained in the Sports Newsletter. The School has every reason to be extremely proud of its third placing. To finish in third place is a truly impressive achievement, considering the number of Schools that participate in the event . It is also very fair to say that it is highly unusual for a School as young as ours to achieve such a result in only its fifteenth year. For many reasons, podium finishes in Inter-School Championships tend to be obtained by older Schools whose weight of experience and depth and numbers assist them.

I do encourage readers to read this week’s Sports Newsletter which provides a full summary of the Championships; however, at the risk of repetition , the following summary by Mr. Streeter of individual and School results is worthy of front page status!:

ACC Cross-Country Squad - CONGRATULATIONS!

The Reverend Jeremy James

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Special mention to the following students for placing in the Top 30 (often out of over 350 students) with some superb times:

Savannah Steinbach – Cross Country Captain (State U16; ACC 1st U19 10.24; ACC Honorary Team for the 3rd successive year)

Georgia Morgan – Cross Country (State U13; ACC 3rd U14 11.04; ACC Honorary Team for the 2nd successive year)

Sam Rayner – Cross Country Captain (State U17; ACC 6th U19 12.36)

Caylin Sam – Cross Country (State U15; ACC 8th U15 11.38)

Tyla Steinbach – Cross Country (ACC 4th U15 11.22; ACC Honorary Team for the 1st time)

Caitlin Knight – Cross Country (ACC 9th U14 11.34)

Lucy McCorkindale – Cross Country (ACC 12th U13 11.58)

Jonny Kilgallon – Cross Country (ACC 14th U13 14.58)

Matthew Cherrie – Cross Country (ACC 14th U19 13.20)

Kaj Kremer – Cross Country (ACC 17th U19 13.34)

Luke Kelly – Cross Country (ACC 19th U14 14.38)

Ewan Fawcett – Cross Country (ACC 21st U14 14.40)

The following exceptional Year Group Results were achieved. These results were on the basis of points awarded for the combined total of a School’s top three runners in different age groups:

U13 Girls 5th Overall (88 points)

U14 Girls 6th Overall (86 points)

U14 Boys 8th Overall (110 points)

U15 Girls 3rd Overall (67 points)

OPEN (U19) Girls 5th Overall (78 points)

OPEN (U19) Boys Champions (37 points) Yesterday was the turn of our Primary School students to compete in their Cross-Country Carnival and a great day was had by all. Congratulations to the following future generation of ACC representatives on their individual successes: Year 3 Champions - Bronte Scaife and Luke Foster Year 4 Champions - Ella Cowup and Kayden Vearing Year 5 Champions - Amy MacDonald and Daniel Mann Year 6 Champions - Tyler Pedley and Riley Warland The Year 5 students were running after their exertions at New Norcia last week, so special mention must be made of their stamina!

FLOREY HOUSE, 2015 Thank you to those School families who have responded to the School’s invitation to have their children be inaugural members of Florey House, which is to be the School’s fifth House, the operation of which will commence in 2015. A REMINDER THAT THE NOMINATION FORM MUST BE COMPLETED AND SENT TO THE SCHOOL BY THIS FRIDAY, 6TH JUNE.

ANNIVERSARIES WE MUST REMEMBER As the centenary of the commencement of the First World War in August, 1914 approaches, it is important not to forget other important anniversaries of events that truly did change the course of history. This Friday is the seventieth anniversary of the D-Day landings on the Normandy coastline of France in 1944. These landings marked the beginning of the Allies final assault on Nazi controlled Europe and led to the liberation of Western Europe. The resolve, courage and sacrifice of the soldiers who took part in the D-Day landings should never be forgotten. Without the D-Day landings the scourge of the Second World War would not have been ended.

Please click here for letter and nomination form regarding student nomination for FLOREY House

Hollows House won the Primary School Inter-House

Cross-Country Carnival with 185 points

STILL MISSING The fate of two groups of people continue to appal and intrigue the world. I refer to the estimated two hundred kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls and the passengers and crew of missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH 370. I suspect that many people cannot believe that in our era of extraordinary technology, it has not been possible to precisely identify the location of either the missing children or plane. One can only imagine the fears and anxieties of the relatives of both groups of missing people. The commitment to finding these people reflects a commitment to the value that we place on their lives and the value we must place on the worth of every life.

CONNECT, LEARN , ENGAGE I encourage parents to attend the seminar to be presented by Melinda Tankard-Reist on MONDAY 16TH JUNE at the Allan Shaw Centre, commencing at 6.30 p.m.. The topic of Melinda’s presentation will be : “Too Much Too Young- How our children are made to grow up too soon and what we can do about it”. A common anxiety of contemporary parents is how best to preserve the innocence of children in a world in which adult influences, often of a damaging nature, are encroaching into the lives of children at younger and younger ages. Melinda is a thoughtful and topical speaker who challenges her audiences to consider the degree to which we are all responsible for the images and perceptions that young people are adversely affected by. As a movie reviewer might write, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

RETURN OF YEAR 12 AND YEAR 11 EXAMINATIONS As Year 12 and Year 11 students receive their Semester One examination marks I encourage them to utilise the comments and advice given to them by their teachers to set themselves academic targets for the balance of the year. An effective student is one that is able to accept constructive advice and recognise areas where improvement and greater effort is required. The Senior students at our School are truly fortunate in the degree of support and assistance that their teachers are willing and able to give them and students must recognise the importance of seeking this extra help when needed.

YEAR 10 EXAMINATIONS Next Monday, 9th June, sees Year 10 students commence their Semester One examinations and on Tuesday, 10th June Year 9 students commence their Semester One examinations. I wish the Year 10 and Year 9 students well as they prepare for and undertake their examinations.

Julian Dowse Principal

CAREERS CORNER

REGISTRATION

Anyone looking into studying medicine in 2015, Friday 6th June is your last chance to register for this years UMAT. Visit http://umat.acer.edu.au/ for more details.

UWA Deciding what subjects to study in Year 11 and 12 can be a daunting process, particularly if students are not yet sure if university is the right pathway for their future goals. Our information sessions will provide advice on UWA's courses, entry requirements and other helpful subject selection tips that will allow students to keep their future study options open. Staff from the Prospective Students Office will also be on hand to answer any queries after the session. Sessions will be held at the Social Sciences Lecture Theatre on the following dates:

Monday, 9 June, 6pm and Tuesday, 10 June, 6pm Be sure to register online now for your preferred session!

Toby Wright Careers and Vocational Education Co-Ordinator

CHAPLAIN’S CHAT Dear Friends,

4 WEDDINGS AND A HUGE DEBT In Christian tradition, weddings are not marriages. A wedding is a one day celebration…a marriage is for life…or a lot of life. There is an interesting trend for some young people to never have a wedding, while others spend incredible amounts of time and money planning and holding a wedding day. The history of Christian marriage is very interesting. Conservative Protestants, particularly in the 19th and 20th Centuries, have asserted a role for the church in marriage, but the control and regulation of marriage has passed from the church to the state. It must also be remembered that for much of its history marriage was an economic rather than a romantic or companionship arrangement, and benefited the man rather more than the woman, who remained in a subordinate position until quite recently. Christianity was born into a Greco-Roman world, and the first Christians accepted the structure of Roman marriage. Marriage was monogamous and heterosexual, but divorce was possible and the husband might have a concubine before marriage. Marriage and procreation were considered civic requirements, and Augustus found it necessary to legislate marriage for Roman citizens. After the fall of Rome, the Church spread Roman marriage customs to the Goths, Franks and other European tribes. The tribal practices usually allowed polygamy and treated women as property that could be purchased. By the 6th or 7th century, the Christian Church was able to exert enough cultural pressure to bring the tribes into line. As Christianity grew in influence it made numerous changes to the institution of marriage. However, Christianity had developed two different traditions on marriage. One regarded marriage as an important institution with theological significance, whereas Roman marriage had been entirely a private and civil affair. Divorce was all but abolished, and the Church began to assert influence to prevent marriages that were “illegitimate” (between relatives, etc.) The Church began to place “banns” (notices), inviting anyone with reasons why the marriage should not be permitted to step forward. Despite all this, it wasn’t until the 12th century that the wedding became a Church ritual. Today, most Christian Churches see marriage as a sacred vocation to which God calls us. The Anglican Marriage Service says this of a Christian marriage: ‘Marriage is a gift of God our creator. It is a symbol of God's unending love for his people, and of the union between Christ and his Church. Christ loved his bride the Church, and gave himself for her. As he has called N and N to marriage, so he draws their differing gifts and hopes into a unity of love and service. Scripture teaches that marriage is a lifelong partnership uniting a woman and a man in heart, mind and body. In the joy of their union, husband and wife enrich and respond to each other, growing in tenderness and understanding. Through marriage a new family is formed, where children may be born and grow in secure and loving care. Marriage is therefore to be honoured by all.’

A public wedding allows family and friends to celebrate the new relationship and to witness the Christian vows made in public. Those gathered promise to support the couple in their marriage. Great relational, celebratory concepts. The sad thing is that many weddings have become overblown, expensive shows of wealth in a Hollywood style of excess and competition. This is certainly not a Christian understanding of a wedding. I proudly state that my wedding day cost about $1000. We self-catered and had the reception at home. If I’d had $20,000 to spend on our wedding (as some do), I would have used it as down payment on a house! Best wishes, Fr. Chris Beal School Chaplain

P E T E R M O Y E S A N G L I C A N C O M M U N I T Y S C H O O L

A School of the Anglican Schools Commission

INVITATION Connect Learn Engage

Melinda Tankard-Reist Have you noticed that children seem to be growing up too fast? That even younger children are more conscious about their looks and bodies? That they feel pressure to look thin, hot and sexy? That they are being exposed to sexualised images and messages you would like to protect them from?

Melinda will explore the way these messages shape and mould young people’s ideas of themselves, their bodies and their relationships. Her presentation will provide strategies to help girls rise above the airheaded cult of celebrity, fashion and outward appearance and discover their true value and worth.

www.melindatankardreist.com

WHERE Allan Shaw Centre Auditorium

WHEN Monday 16th June 2014 at 6.30pm (for 7.00pm start)

COST $5.00 at door - FREE entry for Peter Moyes community

Please complete reply slip below and return to Main Reception or RSVP jgratton@petermoyes.wa.edu.au for

catering purposes by Thursday 12th June.

I/We will be attending the Connect Learn Engage

Melinda Tankard-Reist Parent Seminar on Monday 16th June 2014.

Name/s:

Please return to Main Reception or RSVP jgratton@petermoyes.wa.edu.au by Thursday 12th June 2014

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BOOK CLUB

This week all Primary School students were issued with catalogues for Scholastic Book Club. If you wish to order please return the order form to the Primary School library by Tuesday 10th June. Please ensure you order from Issue No. 4. Payment may be made using either credit card payment direct to Scholastic, or cheque made payable to Scholastic included with the order form. If you are shopping for a gift for your child, please let Ms McLeod know and she will contact you directly when the orders are returned. Thank you Denise Wiggin Head of Library Services

PRIMARY LIBRARY

The Primary Library is open at Lunchtime on the following days:

Years 1 to 3 Monday and Wednesday Years 4 to 6 Tuesday and Thursday

Students are invited to visit and enjoy colouring, games, chess, numero, craft work, jigsaws and, of course, BOOKS!!!

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Snapshot Youth Theatre Company

UK INTERNATIONAL D R A MA TO U R

Register now for the our 2015/16 International Tour to England, Wales and Scotland

Snapshot Youth Theatre Company will be running its second International Drama Performance tour to the UK in December 2015 and January 2016. After the success of our first tour there is a demand for us to return. Participants have the opportunity to perform in both theatres and schools around the UK. The tour is be open to youth within the community in Year 10 (2016) and above up to the age of 23. We will be looking for both cast and crew. The proposed locations the tour will visit are London, Harrogate, Hereford, Wales, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Perth (Scotland). Throughout the tour, participants will have the opportunity to explore tourist attractions in different locations as well as see some shows on the West End. Tour requirements: An interest in acting and performance or crew. Some on-stage performance experience will be an advantage.

Places are limited so to avoid disappointment, please book early to secure a place. For more detailed information about the tour, or to register for a place please contact the Director, Peta Flanigan on 9304 5572 or pflanigan@petermoyes.wa.edu.au

Peta Flanigan Head of Dance and Drama

P & F NEWS

PRIMARY CLASS COORDINATORS Primary Class Coordinators are busy planning Term 2 and July Holiday activities. Look out for notices, keeping you up-to-date with great opportunities to get to know other families in your child’s year group.

SCHOOL BANKING Every Friday morning, Mel Foster and Karen Taylor brave the elements to run our Commonwealth School Banking Programme. We thank them for their dedication and the great job that they do! This is a fantastic opportunity to instil the most valuable habit of saving in our children. They receive rewards for making regular deposits, no matter how small. The P & F also receive commission for money banked. If you are interested in finding out more about the Commonwealth School banking Programme, please ask Mel or Karen on a Friday morning. You can find them outside the Western Foyer Primary Entrance before school. Alternatively, please email pf@petermoyes.wa.edu.au.

ENTERTAINMENT™ MEMBERSHIP The P & F are again selling the ever-popular Perth Entertainment™ Memberships. This year you have a choice:

The traditional Entertainment™ Book Membership that comes with the Gold Card and vouchers or

The brand new Entertainment™ Digital Membership that puts the value of the Entertainment™ Book into your iPhone or Android smartphone!

Discover hundreds of valuable up to 50% off and 2-for-1 offers for many of the best restaurants, cafés, arts, attractions, hotels, travel, shopping and much more, with an Entertainment™ Membership! Available now, the new 2014 | 2015 Perth Entertainment™ Memberships sell for just $65 and you’ll receive over $20,000 in valuable offers you can use until 1 June, 2015. $13 of every Membership sold is received by the P & F Association. Book Memberships can also be purchased from the P & F Office, Main Administration or online.

TERM 2 LEVY CARD CUT-OFF DATE Thank you to all of the parents who have helped in our School Community this term. Please return all signed Levy Cards to the P & F Box in Main Administration by Friday 27th May 2014. You can still hand in Cards labelled Term1 or Term 2 any time before the end of the school year, but the rebate will only be applied to the School Account at the end of the term in which they are submitted. If you have any questions regarding the P & F Levy Programme, please just ask!

Claire Long P&F Office pf@petermoyes.wa.edu.au

2014 P & F Events

Term 2 2014 June – August Entertainment Book Fundraiser Friday 27th June Primary School Disco

P & F Meeting Dates Tuesday 17 June General Meeting Tuesday 16 September AGM Tuesday 28 October Funding Meeting Tuesday 18 November General Meeting

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Event Date Time

Primary School Art Room (your child does not have to be in the class in which you assist)

Tuesdays and Thursdays

Please arrange with Chloe Kyriakacis ckyriakacis@petermoyes.wa.edu.au

Drama Costumes – sorting and washing

Anytime

Please contact Peta Flanigan pflanigan@petermoyes.wa.edu.au

Home Economics (Food Room)

Anytime

Please contact Rita Wilson rwilson@petermoyes.wa.edu.au

Stress Down Day Qualified parents

required to run activities e.g. fitness classes, Pilates, yoga, tai chi, massage, beauty treatments, circus skills

Friday 27th June 2014

Please contact Angela Lamers alamers@petermoyes.wa.edu.au

Every parent I know wants a great relationship with their child. Rituals and traditions build close families. In fact, a strong food culture underpins most strong families I know. It helps if parents have some spine to make sure kids of all ages come to the meal table and participate in other rituals and traditions. These rituals build wide relationships – that is, they gather the tribe together creating a wide relationship circle. Individual parent-child relationships need to go deep. The easiest way to build a deep relationship between you and each child is to spend one-on-one time together. Go somewhere for a whole day with a child. Go away for a weekend with just one child. Do things you enjoy. Camp if possible. Talk. Cook. Mooch. These shared experiences can have a magic impact on relationships. They can sometimes lead to vast improvements in children’s behaviour. Another way to build deep relationships is to have a shared interest with a child. Having something in common whether it’s shared love of sport, books or a hobby, creates individual bond that goes deep.

Deep relationships provide leverage. They also survive the potential storms of adolescence.

Relationships can become stormy and intense during adolescence- with some ages being more amenable to positive relationship-building than others. Developmentally, it’s easiest to build deep relationships in the opportunity years of latency - five through to ten years of age.

Make it happen! One-on-one time generally needs to be organised. It generally won’t happen by accident. It takes time. It takes energy. It takes support mechanisms to make them happen. Most of all it takes permission. But one-on-one time is so worth the effort.

One-on-one time is the coat hook upon which each of your children will hang their memories of you.

Parenting Ideas posted by: Michael Grose http://www.parentingideas.com.au

BUILD A DEEPER RELATIONSHIP

PETER MOYES ANGLICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL A School of the Anglican Schools Commission Inc

28th May 2014 Dear Parents/Guardians

New Pastoral Care Structure for 2015 As you would be aware, our School believes that its system of pastoral support for its students underpins all that we do to provide a caring and supportive environment for our students. In order to enhance the School’s pastoral care of its students and families, a review has been carried out within the School that has focused on expanding our pastoral care structures and programmes to accommodate the School’s growth in student numbers. This review focused on how the School could ensure that its House System continues to be at the heart of the engagement of students across year groups and provide mentoring and pastoral care programmes on topics including mental health, wellbeing and resilience. As a result of the expected growth in student numbers, the number of School Houses will be increased to five from the start of 2015, from Kindergarten through to Year 12. The School believes that this expansion of the House System will increase the number of student leadership positions available across the School. In addition a greater number of students will have the opportunity to develop their leadership skills and all students will benefit from a strengthening of the pastoral care provided to them. It is hoped that this will result in the development of an even stronger sense of personal and collegial identity for our students. Florey House As mentioned from the start of 2015 Cuthbert, Durack, Hollows and Lingiari Houses will be joined by the new School House, FLOREY. In keeping with the School’s tradition of naming its Houses after famous Australians, Florey House is named after Howard Florey, Baron Florey of

Adelaide OM FRS FRCP (1898 –1968). Baron Florey, whose picture appears below, was an

Australian pharmacologist and pathologist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in

1945 with Sir Ernst Boris Chain and Sir Alexander Fleming for his role in

the development and mass production of penicillin. Although Fleming received most of the credit for the discovery of penicillin, it was Florey who

carried out the first clinical trials of penicillin in 1941 at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford. Florey’s discoveries and work are estimated to have

saved over 82 million lives. Florey is regarded by the Australian scientific

and medical community as one of its greatest scientists. Sir Robert

Menzies, Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister, said, "In terms of world wellbeing, Florey was the most important man ever born in

Australia". Florey's portrait appeared on the Australian $50 note for 22

years (1973–95), and the suburb of Florey in the Australian Capital Territory is named after him, as is an electorate in the South Australian parliament.

PETER MOYES ANGLICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL A School of the Anglican Schools Commission Inc

How will the students be chosen for Florey House? Whether it is to be with friends, hoping to take advantage of possible leadership opportunities or just wanting a change, it is our hope that many of our students will take the opportunity to nominate to be foundation members of Florey House. Whatever the reason, they can be justifiably proud of representing a House that has been named after such an important person in Australia’s history. The colour selected for Florey House is Orange. A special offer will be made available whereby students from other Houses will be given a reduced rate for the purchase of the new Florey House shirt (upon exchange of their old House shirt with the Uniform Shop). Students who will be in Year 12 in 2015 will be given a free shirt in exchange for their old House Shirt. The last page of this package is a House Preference Form. This will provide families with the opportunity to nominate whether they wish to remain with their current House or become foundation members of Florey House. It is preferred that all members of a family are affiliated to one House; however, there is provision for requests to place siblings in different Houses. It is important that each family takes the opportunity to complete the House Preference Form. Please ensure that the form is signed by a parent/guardian and returned to the School by Friday 6th June, 2014. The form can be scanned and emailed, or mailed, or submitted directly to the School’s Enrolment Officer, Ms Sally Allen, courtesy of the Main School Administration. (sallen@petermoyes.wa.edu.au) If the House Preference Form is not returned, it will be presumed that the family has no preference with regard to their children’s future House(s). Final numbers and members of Florey House will then be decided by the School’s Management Team. Please note that whilst every effort will be made to accommodate House preferences, it may not be possible for all requests to be fulfilled. The School will endeavour to compile each House cohort in a manner that also balances the number of males and females in each Year group. It is anticipated that all students who nominate and/or are selected to be members of Florey House will know of their selection during Term 3. Students will be advised further about the introduction of the new School House at their forthcoming assemblies. I thank you in anticipation of your support of what the School believes is a timely and positive development for the welfare of its students. With my best wishes Yours sincerely,

PETER MOYES ANGLICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL A School of the Anglican Schools Commission Inc

Julian Dowse Principal House Preference Form The School’s preference is that families are affiliated to one House (i.e. all siblings are in the same House). Please indicate your preferences for each student to remain in their current House for 2015 or whether you would like to be considered for Florey House: Family Name : ___________________________ Student Name

Remain in Current House (Y/N) Move to Florey House (Y/N)

Parent/Guardian signature: _________________________________ This House Preference Form must be returned to the School’s Enrolment Officer, Ms Sally Allen, courtesy of the Main School Administration by Friday, 6th June 2014. Email: sallen@petermoyes.wa.edu.au