ISSUE 39 THURSDAY 11th DECEMBER, 2008

ISSUE 18
FRIDAY 17th JUNE 2011
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear Parents
The Mercy College Chapel of St Brigid looked resplendent last Friday
evening in celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation for our fiftyone young Mercy students. The Chapel was filled to overflowing with
students, staff, families and friends to witness this wonderful
occasion. Everyone can be proud of their contribution to such a
special event. The annual Confirmation Mass is an important
celebration in the Mercy calendar and this year it was particularly
pleasing to see the participation of the JLC staff and students
performing in the choir, senior students receiving the sacrament and
ex-students performing acolyte duties. Also, there were many exstudents acting as sponsors for the Confirmation candidates making
this ceremony truly representative of the whole Mercy community.
boxing for the last 3½ years at the Balga Boxing Club and hopes to
compete in the State Boxing championships to be held in Perth in
three week‘s time – well done Dylan!
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
Congratulations go to these students who will celebrate their
birthdays next week:
Chloe Duran PB; Kent Vuong 8O; Hoang Vu 9F; Nelson Martin
9M; Jesse Da Paz 9MC; Jacquie Okumu 8C; Karolina Dzieciol
4R; Alyse Bushby 9A; Cholhok Dhieu 9C; Isaac Raworth 10.1;
Alex Baumann 10.6; Corey Davies 11.2; Cameron Kerr 8M;
Abanoub Takla 11.6; Shania Leahy 3R; Isabella Ziino 7A;
Therese Tran 8M; Kaitlyn Hinchley 8MC; Mohammed Eghbal 9M;
Rosemary Jaques 2B; Peter Nguyen 3R; Cindy Khaing 5B;
Matthew James 7C; Darren Lou 9F; Thomas Lam 11.2; Tony Lam
11.7
JLC NEWS
HOUSE OF YEAR SIX
REPRESENTATIVES
This week, the two Year Six classes had a visit from Mr Luke
Simpkins, Federal Member for Cowan. We re-enacted a debate
about the Australian Youth Employment Bill for 16 – 21 year olds in
the Community Hall which was set-up to replicate the House of
Representatives in Canberra.
A huge ‗thank you‘ to all involved with the Confirmation ceremony – it
was, as usual, a wonderful celebration of all that our faith, our
College and our community have to offer.
SLC STUDENTS
It has been good to have our Year Ten, Year Eleven and Year
Twelve students back at school this week after their fortnight of
exams and assessments. Staff with SLC classes are currently
working very hard to ensure that the results are returned to the
students as soon as possible. If there have been poor exam results
or assessments which are not ‗up to scratch‘, parents may be
contacted by teaching staff in the next week or two.
A reminder that although there are formal teacher-parent meetings
planned early in Term Three, if parents have any queries and/or
would like to contact staff, they are encouraged to do so via email to:
lastname.firstname@mercy.wa.edu.au) or admin@mercy.wa.edu.au
(and we will forward it to the appropriate teacher) or by telephone
(9247 9247).
Best Wishes
Dr Tony Curry
Principal
p.s. Congratulations go to Year Six student Dylan O’Sullivan who
recently won the 34kg Div. in the State Schoolboys‘ Boxing
Championships held in Newman WA last Saturday. Dylan has been
We learned how policies become laws through debates and voting.
Mr Simpkins explained his everyday life as a Federal Member of
Parliament and also presented the Year Six SRCs with an Australian
flag to fly in the Year 4 – 6 quadrangle area.
Mrs Wendy Watzek & Ms Allison Thomason: Year Six Teachers
YEAR SIX CONFIRMATION
Last Friday, forty-eight Year Six students, together with three
students from the MLC/SLC, received the Sacrament of Confirmation
in the Mercy College Chapel of Saint Brigid. The Chapel was filled
with families and friends who came along to witness this special
occasion.
Helen Do
Monique Hockley
Joseph McLoughlin
Harrison Salter-Browne
Jacinta Trott
Anna Sumail
Ryan Chadd
Emily Fleay
Darren Le
Nathan Nguyen
Hannah Tilak
Emerald D’Souza
Connie Aguirre
Georgia Charles
Daniel Fernandez
Hudson Lippiatt
Jose Millares
Connor Irvine
Carmelo Lofaro
Claudia Napoli
Jessica Pham
Isabella Torretti
Danny Trutwein
Maddyson Wallis
Holly Russell
Cindy Tran
Jesse Vecchio
Joseph Williams
Olivia Green
Luke Leone
Dylan O’Sullivan
Elisha Tran
Gail Perreau
Reanna Arakua
Alexander
D’Rozario
Bianca Kostecki
Jayden Macri
Domenico
Paparone
Lucas Sassanelli
Ashley Trutwein
Graziella Vinciullo
Christopher
Woodley
JUMP ROPE FOR HEART IN
THE JLC
Last Friday, students in the JLC participated in Jump Rope for Heart.
Ms Helen Cromie (State Coordinator) from the Heart Foundation
visited to speak to us about staying fit and healthy and what we can
do to support the Heart Foundation. ‗Hearty‘ the mascot also visited
giving lots of ‗high fives‘, hugs and waves. Students were asked to
wear red to show their support and it was fabulous to see so many
students and teachers getting involved.
Thanks go to Fr Sam, the staff, students, sponsors and parents who
were involved in the Confirmation Mass. Also, thanks go to Mrs
Janice Smith for helping with the organisation and to the JLC Choir
who sang beautifully at the Mass.
Mrs Wendy Watzek & Ms Allison Thomason: Year Six Teachers
Throughout the day students participated in skipping workshops and
had the chance to skip with friends in their year level. A group of Year
Six students formed a ―demo‖ team and spent lots of their lunchtimes
practising tricks. They showcased their skills on stage at our special
Jump Rope for Heart assembly. Individual, partner and group tricks
were performed and some of the favourites were ‗the pretzel‘, ‗double
unders‘ and ‗egg beater‘. Although they were very nervous they had
a fabulous time and really enjoyed having the crowd cheer for them
and sing along with the songs. Congratulations to all of the students
who formed the ‗demo‘ team – it was fantastic!
We raised over $500 from the free dress donations, skipping rope
sales and raffle. I will be very proud to present it to the Heart
Foundation on behalf of Mercy College Junior Learning Centre.
Mrs Megan Anderson: JLC PE & Health Coordinator
EFFALUMP’S VALUE FOR NEXT WEEK IS:
Congratulations are extended to the students (listed below) who
received the Sacrament of Confirmation; their commitment in
preparing for the evening ensured that it was a wonderful celebration
of their faith and being part of the Mercy College community:
Sabrina Abreu
Steven Bui
Darren Colic
Keith Barry
Shae Burke
Zoey Corrigan
Jaydon Boudville
Emily Cochrane
Samuel Cox
RELIABILITY
Always being there for others
MERIT CERTIFICATES
Congratulations are extended to the following students who have
received merit certificates this week:
1B Cardin Nguyen for always listening carefully and following
instructions in class
1R Gigi Carter for listening carefully during our mat sessions and for
always being ready to begin lessons
2B Stefan Andonav for the mature way he approaches all tasks and
his keenness to complete work to a high standard
2R Alexandra Rodriguez for always reading with fluency and
expression as well as comprehending what‘s been read
3B Andrew Duong for always working beautifully in class and
producing wonderful work
3R Jocelyn Le for consistently using learned strategies for reading
and spelling
4B Lachie Kerr for working maturely on his partner project by
researching and gathering information
4R Kim Ly for putting 100% into her dancing when practising for
Wakakirri
5B Brendan Italiano for his fantastic participation over the past few
days in preparing for his groups puppet show
5R Jessica Go for her great enthusiasm in learning new concepts
6B Domenico Paparone for his willingness and dedication to
afterschool mathematics tutoring
6R Emily Cochrane for her commitment and dedication to her
learning
JLC COMING EVENTS
June
July
22nd
24th
29th
1st
7th
8th
Music Soiree 6.00pm Chapel
Year Six Winter Lightning Carnival
JLC Cross-Country Carnival
Grandparents Day and End-of-Term Mass
JLC PJ Day
Student Free Day for all (K—12) students
promising young 15 year-old athlete with Olympic aspirations, to
becoming hopelessly addicted to heroin and by the age of 18, being
involved in criminal activity to support her drug addiction.
Jade was able to bring an eye opening and confronting message of
drug education to our Year Nine and Year Ten students; they
thoroughly enjoyed the presentation and certainly took a lot from her
story of faith, hope and love.
Mr Mathew Byrne – Year Nine Coordinator
WORKPLACE LEARNING
Students participating in Workplace Learning complete their on-thejob training one day per week for nine weeks in the workplace.
This week we would like to acknowledge the following students and
their employers:
WONDER WORD OF THE WEEK
FARE AND
FAIR
When you pay your
fare at the fair
you go up in the
air.
REBECCA BAPTISTA (Year Eleven), has completed her placement
at The Duxton Perth hotel and
ALEX CHLUDZINSKI (Year Twelve), has completed his placement
with Bluearth Foundation assisting staff with sporting activities
A very sincere thank you goes to all employers who support our
students in the workplace.
Mrs Maxine Muir: Workplace Learning Coordinator
MLC/SLC NEWS
YEAR NINES – MAKING
GOOD LIFE CHOICES
SYNERGY EXCURSION TO
SCI-TECH
During the Pastoral Care period last Friday, the Year Nine and Year
Ten students had a guest speaker, Ms Jade Lewis speak to them
about making good life choices, with particular reference to illicit
drugs.
Jade is a motivational speaker who travels around Australia with her
husband Tristan, using their own personal testimonies and real life
lessons to teach young people about the dangers of drugs and the
value of making smart, educated life choices. Jade‘s journey is an
emotional and inspiring one, and she used her story of being a once
Need to solve a mystery? Well, with Mercy‘s Gifted and Talented
students you are on your way.
Last Wednesday, the Years Seven, Eight and Nine Synergy students
explored the wonders of Science and discovery at Sci-Tech
Discovery Centre. The day involved a mesmerising trip into the
galaxy in the Horizon Amphitheatre, an electrifying high voltage
demonstration that really made their hair stand on end and along with
some free time in the main exhibit, students also tried their hands at
detective work in the Whodunit Mystery where they hunted for clues
and evidence to solve a number of crimes.
Students had a fantastic day and learnt many new things that they
are eager to take back into the classroom. So watch out Mercy, there
are some eager Einstein‘s heading your way!
NET Ministries is a team of young men and women who are highly
dedicated and motivated to serve within the Catholic Church. The
team members come from a mixture of geographic areas, ethnic and
family backgrounds. They believe that this mix adds to the team‘s
effectiveness in relating to young people.
The Retreat theme focused on Leadership on the first day and
Healthy Sexuality on the second day. Students were involved in
warm-up activities, listened to talks and viewed various dramas and
skits. They then shared stories, opinions and prayed in their small
groups with their group leader. Thank you to the Year Eleven
Religion and Life Teachers, Year Eleven Form Teachers, Mrs Lee
Perks (Year Eleven Coordinator), Nurse Liesa Franchina (Care
Centre Nurse) and Ms Lucinda Nolan (Year Eleven Teacher) for
facilitating small groups and assisting with supervision over the two
days.
Our hope is for this year group to continue their faith sharing and we
will pray together as a Year group at Friday‘s Mass in the Chapel.
The way in which our Year Eleven students conducted themselves
over the two days was excellent and a credit to their parents.
Mrs Melissa Cartner: Director of Mission
YOU ARE INVITED TO A
COMMUNITY CONSULTATION
Thanks go to Mr Mark Ross, Ms Natalie Jackson and Ms Laura
Matthews for guiding these young scientists through the morning‘s
adventures.
CARE CENTRE NEWS
YEAR ELEVEN RETREAT
This week, we invited the National Evangelisation Team (NET) from
Brisbane to conduct a two-day Retreat with all Year Eleven students.
NET Ministries encounter young people and share their faith in a
simple manner. This approach reaches young people and causes
them to think more deeply about their lives, the way they live out their
faith and the place that God has in their lives.
Edith Cowan University and the University of New South Wales are
conducting a research project looking at social cohesion in
communities across Australia.
You are invited to attend a community consultation where the
researchers will tell you about the project. They would like to get
some initial ideas about issues related to social cohesion in your
community. In this consultation, you can also tell them how you
would like to be involved in the project.
When: Saturday 25th June 2011 from 10:00am to 12:00 noon
A light lunch will be provided following the consultation
Where: Herb Graham Recreation Centre, 27 Chesterfield Road
Mirrabooka (opposite the Mirrabooka Square Shopping Centre)
WELCOME THE WORLD TO
YOUR HOME
Why not host an overseas exchange student with AFS Intercultural
Programs? We have participants due to arrive in July 2011 and they
require volunteer host families for their stay in Western Australia.
Participants come for five or eleven months and attend high school or
volunteer in the community. They come from countries including
Switzerland, France, Italy and Germany.
Make a friendship that can last a lifetime. For more information
please call your local volunteer Joyce on 9534 5823 or visit
www.afs.org.au
SCHOOL HOLIDAY
FUN AT RSPCA!
These school holidays, the RSPCA has lots of
animal activities to keep children of all ages
busy, whether they like craft, photography, or
just getting their hands dirty, and, all sessions
involve animal interaction!
The RSPCA is also running three special
sessions with Perth Zoo, called Wild about
Animals. Kids go behind the scenes at the Zoo
and meet RSPCA pets too.
Bookings open on 27th June. Visit www.rspcawa.asn.au to find out
more or call (08) 9209 9325 to register your child. To book for Wild
About Animals, call the Zoo: 9474 0365