CBC Fremantle College Newsletter Week 5 term 2 2016

College Newsletter Week 5 Term 2 Friday 27 May 2016

Today’s boys...tomorrow’s gentlemen CBC Fremantle Newsletter | Week 5 Term 2 | Page 1

Cover: Preston Hinton (Year 10) and Toby Tomlinson (Year 11) in Blessed Edmund Chapel before flying out to Rome to meet Pope Francis at an international symposium.

Read more about the boys’ amazing opportunity in the Newsroom.

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From the Principal The challenge to be inclusive One of the priorities for our College is that it remains a community which is distinguishable by its commitment to being inclusive. This aspiration is expressed through one of the four Touchstones which form the basis of the Charter for all Catholic schools in the Edmund Rice tradition. Our parent entity (EREA) expresses this imperative in the following way: ‘(CBC Fremantle must be) a community which is accepting and welcoming, fostering right relationships and committed to the common good.’

There are many ways in which we satisfy this criterion. Among them, we seek to ensure a pastoral care system and set of

practices which nurtures the dignity of each individual; we acknowledge parents as the primary educators of their children and seek ways to engage them at the College; and we recognise the cultural heritage of all Indigenous people and welcome them as part of our school.

One practice which has been a longstanding feature of our school and which does not always sit comfortably with the principle of being inclusive is the annual awarding of academic scholarships.

As such, the College Board has endorsed a decision to cease offering these scholarships from next year. Against the backdrop of a commitment to inclusivity, it is difficult to justify giving financial assistance to a family simply because

they are fortunate enough to have a son who is academically gifted.

We will continue to offer and extend

“The celebration of the Mass is at the heart of our existence as a faith community and provides impetus to the challenge we face daily to conduct our lives according to gospel values.”

our bursaries programme which provides opportunities to deserving students who would otherwise not be able to attend the College for financial reasons.

Our community is typified by the generosity of parents who happily understand that a small component of their annual fee payment is dedicated to assisting those at the school experiencing financial hardship.

This standing in solidarity with those who are marginalised or disadvantaged is an essential cultural characteristic of our Catholic school.

CBC Family Mass Among the many significant liturgies that occur at the College each year, the two Family Masses provide the opportunity for our community to come together on a voluntary basis to celebrate our common sense of purpose. The celebration of the Mass is at the heart of our existence as a faith community and provides impetus to the challenge we face daily to conduct our lives according to gospel values.

Our first Family Mass for this year will be held tomorrow, Saturday 28 May at 6.00pm, at St Patrick’s Basilica.

I warmly invite all families and friends of CBC to this liturgy. I’m sure that regular churchgoers will be granted an exemption from their usual parishes on this occasion. Those who are not Catholic or are infrequent churchgoers are also very welcome. As a College which prides itself on being inclusive, I would hope that everyone would experience the same sense of greeting and belonging at our mass.

All generations of your family are more than welcome!

Exams All students at the College will be undertaking their Semester One exams in coming weeks. Our senior students in Years 11 and 12 will be first to commence next Monday and I trust that all of the boys have been engaged in a regular study programme. Those

who have been involved in such activity will be looking forward to reaping the benefits of their diligence.

Student Achievement In an earlier newsletter this term I wrote about the significant achievement of Riley Faulds (Year 12) in being named the Lions Youth of the Year for WA. I also mentioned that he would be representing the state at the national finals in Echuca, Victoria in mid-May. I am delighted to report that Riley was successful at the national level and is now the Lions Australian Youth of the Year. Riley is a humble young man of outstanding character and this award is recognition of his diligence and many talents.

Mr Shaun Kenny Principal

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Student achievements Debating in Round 3 CBC Fremantle students once again presented compelling and confident arguments in the third round of the Western Australian Debating League Schools Competition.

The Novice Year 7 team welcomed another keen member to their team with Raphael McCrackan making his debating debut. Raphael, Bronson Cirulis and Jamie Bailey put forward a very compelling case but unfortunately lost to a well-polished opponent.

The Junior team, consisting of Daniel Page, Digby Marshall and Lachlan Legge, were convincing but ended up being narrowly defeated. Special mention to Digby who presented the most compelling arguments with great confidence and conviction.

The second Junior team achieved another win for the season. Joshua Jackson, Lawson Micale and Ashton Muir were unstoppable against their opponent. The team argued that all elite private schools should accept a minimum of 25% of their students from low socio-economic backgrounds.

Riley wins National award CBC Fremantle College Captain Riley Faulds has won the title of National Lions Youth of the Year in a competition comprising more than 2,000 applicants.

CBC Fremantle has produced two winners of the Lions’ National award in three years, with Jordan Green winning the title in 2014.

This is an outstanding achievement by Riley, who was awarded an overseas trip to a destination of choice to the value of $4,000 plus $1,000 spending money.

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Sam Sheridan, Jacob Fitzpatrick and Ned Marshall in the Senior team defeated Santa Maria College in their first impromptu debate. Ned summarised the case very well, made necessary links and cemented the win for the team.

Football rising star Congratulations to Roan O’Hehir (Year 7) who has been selected to represent Western Australian in the School Sports Australia 12 Boys’ football competition in Queensland.

College Calendar CBC’s College Calendar can be viewed online by clicking on the Quick Link on the home page of the website. You can also subscribe for the Calendar to synch on your iCal or Outlook by clicking the link at the top right of the Calendar page.

Important dates coming up – check the Calendar for details.

Saturday 28 May at 6pm

CBC Family Mass at St Patrick’s Basilica

Edible engineering!

The AEP Maths and Engineering boys meet every alternate Tuesday afternoon to challenge themselves

College Information

mathematically and to explore the wide and diverse field of engineering.

A project they are presently engaged with is the investigation of towers with special emphasis on their stability and height. The first afternoon in this series was a challenge to build the tallest tower using marshmallows and spaghetti.

Both these materials are very flexible and do not have much inherent strength. Furthermore, the number of marshmallows was a limited resource, although this was mainly so that the marshmallows weren’t eaten before the tower was completed to its maximum height!

The boys were very creative and discovered many

Please make sure all student items are clearly labelled Everything from lunch containers to items of clothing end up in Student Services.

With the cooler weather, it has been noticed that a lot of student jumpers do not have a name written on the inside tag. Please make sure your son’s property is clearly labelled so Mrs Giancaspro and Mrs Gordon can attempt to reunite the owner with his lost property.

Important notice from the Uniform Shop Due to the problem with our supplier, we are unable to order tracksuit jackets at the moment. As it may be August/September before they are available, if you have any tracksuit jackets at home that are no longer required (particularly size 12 and 14 with the new logo) could you please consider dropping them in to the Uniform Shop.

engineering truths about structure, tension, strength, mass of materials and gravity.

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In the Newsroom Visit the College website at www.cbcfremantle.wa.edu.au and click on the Newsroom under Quick Links on the left hand side.

25 May

CBC students to meet Pope Francis As part of the Intercontinental Encounter of Youth, two CBC Fremantle students have been selected to have an audience with Pope Francis to discuss issues including climate change, war and terrorism and how to work towards peace from a global perspective.

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25 May

College Captain wins National Youth of the Year award CBC Fremantle College Captain Riley Faulds has won the National Lions Youth of the Year award out of more than 2,000 applicants.

Read more...

25 May

Lightning Carnivals This year’s Lightning Carnivals were a huge success and it was fantastic to see every student from Year 7 through to Year 9 actively represent the College and have fun with their mates in the relaxed sporting environment.

Read more...

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Italian excursion helps language skills Year 10 Italian students enjoyed a fun afternoon visiting neighbouring school, Santa Maria College, practising their language skills outside of class time and increasing their passion and knowledge for the language they are learning.

The afternoon began with past students sharing why they chose to study a language in Years 11 and 12, including the benefits of study tours and exchange programmes.

After an enjoyable afternoon tea, boys and girls used their Italian language skills in a “getting to know you” activity with simple questions and a quiz.

The visit allowed students to increase their language skills with other students outside of class time while having some fun and making new friends.

“I would do it again as it was a great way to spend the afternoon, and boosted my confidence in speaking the language.”

Jason Jakovcevic, Year 10

“Rather than just revising in the classroom, we had the opportunity to put our Italian knowledge into practice by introducing ourselves and talking to the Santa Maria Italian class in a more casual way.

I definitely recommend it because it presents a great learning opportunity outside of school that’s different from everyday classes.” Kaleb Milsom, Year 10

Ms Silvia Romagnoli Italian Teacher For more photos, visit the Newsroom.

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CBC snippets Celebrating Fremantle Heritage Week the photograph above shows CBC’s original school building on High Street circa 1887-1897.

The College traces its roots back to 1882 when the Fremantle Catholic Boys’ School was first opened in High Street in the hall that is now Blessed Edmund Chapel. A former Fenian convict, an architect by profession, drew up the plans for the school and it was built from stone quarried on site. When the doors opened, 30 primary aged boys attended under the management of Mr Otto De Grancy. A change in the colony’s Education Act in 1895 meant that all financial support for church based schools was withdrawn.

The recently arrived religious order of Christian Brothers was invited to take charge of the Parish School and to establish a High School for the education of boys in Fremantle.

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Soccer fixtures Round 3

Don’t forget the

9/10 B

v Kent St

Home

Friday 27 May

Open

v Melville SHS

Away

Tuesday 21 June

Round 4

Year 10 River Cruise

7/8 A

v Corpus Christi

Away

Monday 30 May

7/8 B

v Melville SHS

Home

Tuesday 7 June

9/10A

v Kent St

Away

Thursday 9 June

9/10 B

v Melville SHS

Home

Thursday 9 June

Open

v Leeming

Away

Wednesday 22 June

Round 5

Home

7/8 A

v CBC B

7/8 B

v CBC A

TBA TBA

9/10A

v John Curtin B

Home

Tuesday 28 June

9/10 B

v Corpus Christi

Home

Monday 20 June

Open

v Seton CC

Away

Tuesday 28 June

on Thursday 2 June 2016

Depart and return from Pier 3 Barrack Street Jetty, Perth

B

Boarding at 6:45pm with a 7pm departure.

Returning at 10.00pm sharp

Re

Dress semi-formal no jeans or t-shirts.

Please contact Mrs Petrina Richmond for more information at petrinar@cbcfremantle.wa.edu.au

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What CBC parents like about Technologies Week...

On Wednesday, parents were invited to come along and join in classes in Design & Technology with their sons.

Here’s what some of them had to say about the experience. You can read more in the Newsroom.

David Milsom

Kristie Hardbottle

Gia Burd

Father of Kaleb Milsom Year 10

Mother of Joshua Hardbottle Year 10

Mother of Matthew Year 10

“It was a hive of activity. The boys are very enthusastic. They paid attention to Mr Stockton. It was really good.”

“We made a delicious breakfast – baked eggs with spinach and

“In Food Technology we cooked spinach, eggs and french toast. I

tomatoes. I watched Josh cook and he

loved it. It was so good to be involved

was very efficient.”

with what they do. It was very well organised. Miss Calanni is so lovely.”

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Jenny Tunnacliffe

Michelle Ferguson

Raylee Handcock

Grandmother of Harry O’Neill Year 10

Mother of Noah Ferguson Year 10

Mother of Cameron Handcock Year 9

“I was in the cooking class. I thought it

“I was in Metalwork making an F clamp.

“I was in Woodwork. Cameron is

It was excellent. I learned more about

working on a toolbox. It was fantastic.

It was a pleasure to be there. I went

what they do, equipment they use and

He was explaining what he was doing

to a very small Catholic school and we

that they can choose to make it by hand.

and how he was doing it.”

didn’t have cooking classes!”

Noah wants to make it all by hand.”

was well organised. The boys are great.

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Community Notices It is the policy of CBC Fremantle to distribute information when requested regarding community activities and details about educational programmes. This does not imply that CBC endorses these activities or the information. Please provide information in an unformatted Word document to enquiries@CBCFremantle.wa.edu.au. Submissions will be accepted at the discretion of CBC Fremantle.

UWA Information Evenings Our upcoming UWA ‘Information Evenings’ will provide high school students with course and prerequisite advice, information on career paths and guidance on the different areas of study within Engineering, Computing and Mathematics. We will also have some friendly students on-hand to answer any questions about university life or being a member of one of the faculties exciting student clubs.

Attendees will be given a folder of course information and a special gift!

Engineering Information Evenings • Tuesday 28 June, Time: 6.30pm-7.30pm, Venue: Engineering Lecture Theatre 1 • Thursday 28 July, Time: 6.30pm-7.30pm, Venue: Engineering Lecture Theatre 1 • Sunday 14 August – as part of Open Day • Wednesday 7 September, Time: 6.30pm-7.30pm, Venue: Engineering Lecture Theatre 1 To book onto a session go to www.ecm.uwa.edu.au/community/engineering-info-evenings.

Computing Information Evenings • Tuesday 31 May, Time: 6.30pm-7.30pm, Venue: Engineering Lecture Theatre 2 • Sunday 14 August – as part of Open Day • Wednesday 21 September, Time: 6.30pm-7.30pm, Venue: Engineering Lecture Theatre 1 To book onto a session please see our webpage www.ecm.uwa.edu.au/community/computing-information-evenings.

Mathematics Information Evenings • Thursday 2 June, Time: 6.30pm-7.30pm, Venue: Engineering Lecture Theatre 1 • Sunday 14 August – as part of Open Day • Wednesday 14 September, Time: 6.30pm-7.30pm, Venue: Engineering Lecture Theatre 2 To book onto a session please go to www.ecm.uwa.edu.au/community/mathematics-information-evenings.

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PARENT INFORMATION SESSIONS Are your parents asking you tons of questions about university?

If you’re a year 10 or 12 student, bring your mum or dad to one of our Parent Information Sessions, featuring presentations by staff, current students and recent graduates from different study areas.

These sessions will explain the university entry process, our range of courses, university life, scholarships and support services so you and your parents can feel confident in your transition from high school to university.

As WA’s most preferred university, we pride ourselves in teaching practical skills that will benefit your career and innovative thinking to help change lives and minds across the world.

Attend a session below to discover more about what it’s like to study at Curtin.

SESSION FOR PARENTS OF YEAR 12s Date: Tuesday 7 June Time: 5pm to 7.30pm Location: Curtin University, Bentley SESSION FOR PARENTS OF YEAR 10s Date: Wednesday 8 June Time: 5pm to 7.30pm Location: Curtin University, Bentley Register now at curtin.edu/parent-evening For more information, call +61 8 9266 1000.

Make tomorrow better.

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