This week we celebrate the achievements of Ella, who this week has attended the WA Worldskills 2022 Awards Ceremony at the Crown Tower Ballroom to receive the silver medal for Commercial Cookery in the South West Division. Earlier in the year Ella, along with her classmate, Jasmine competed in the Commercial Cookery division in Bunbury against other students in the South West. We thank Mrs Andrea Gallagher, the students VET in Schools lecturer in Certificate II in Hospitality at South Regional TAFE for all the work she has done with the students. This year, both students have successfully completed their qualifications, and Ella is now commencing a School Based Traineeship to gain a Certificate III in Hospitality whilst studying Year Twelve.

We are so proud of Ella's achievements. She has continued to work hard in Year Eleven, and this is the icing on the cake to finish a very successful year!

Mrs. Caroline Tompkin

Head of Vocational Education and Training

Each term students receive a points for their Houses from teachers for various things: Being helpful, a good sport, kind etc; and at the end of each term winners are drawn and they each receive a $20 Gift Card from the P & F. After all the sports carnival points are totalled, the winning House receive a lunch in Term 4, also funded by the P & F! This year's winning House is Cunningham. Congratulations to the Term 4 House Point winners! Keep up the great work students!

Years K-3 winner: Elizabeth B

Years 4-6 winner: Sienna D

Years 7-9 winner: Eva

Years 10-12 winner: Juke

P & F Committee

The Aboriginal students in Year Seven are currently working with Mr Kim Scott, an award winning Aboriginal author and other community members to take part in a drone show that is being performed next year over Binalup (Middleton Beach).There are several other schools in Albany also involved in this project that will result in students being recorded saying phrases in Noongar language that will be played during the drone show.

Well done to Tea in Year Four who will represent Albany and Western Australia in Melbourne, for the Super 10's National Camp. The camp will run during the Australian Open and will feature the top 64 Australian players under the age of ten.

Tea will be competing in on and off court activities to further her skill development and playing several games at Melbourne Park!!

Best of luck Tea and well done on this very impressive achievement.

Health and Physical Education Team

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This year the P & F are again running their "Big End of Year" raffle. For $5 per ticket, you'll be in the running to win $1000 cold hard cash just in time for Christmas (along with the chance to win some other awesome prizes). Only on sale until the 14 December so get in quick!

Click on the link above to purchase your tickets or visit our Facebook page.

We appreciate your support!

Our Uniform Shop is now available on Quick Cliq - www.quickcliq.com.au

You can now order uniforms online and collect from the School office, between 8am and 4pm, Monday to Friday during school term.

Please refer to order pickup notes when placing your order to determine when your order will be ready for collection.

School Uniform shop open hours are: Tuesday 8.15am - 9.30am and Wednesday 2.15pm - 4.00pm.

When the students came back from Year 9 Camp, every single person came back with a big smile on their face, despite being very, very tired. The clouds on the first day of camp did not look promising with bad weather looming, but as soon as the group arrived at the salubrious Camp Kennedy in the Torbay area, there was not a cloud to be spotted. Students rushed into the campground to ‘claim’ their spot for the next three days.

For the next two days, groups participated in activities form Surfing, Canoeing, Photography, and Team Building. Surfing was held at the pristine Muttonbird Beach, where the waves were breaking perfectly. Before everyone could eagerly go into the water, Sam and Aiden had to give us a quick demo on how to surf using the correct techniques. After that, for a whole two hours, people caught waves and had a whole load of fun.

The canoeing activity was held at the glorious Torbay Inlet. Once everyone was together in the water, we all ‘rafted’ up and did various challenges, such as walking around the outside of the canoes playing cat and mouse, before heading off on a nice little paddle.

Closer to camp, some groups went for a photography walk along Perkins Beach, finding natural spectacles to capture through the lens of our cameras, as well as some stunning portraits. Some of the photos were spectacular and showed us all the natural beauty we have right here on our doorstep, which we often overlook in our busy lives.

Lastly there was the Team Building activity, which taught us students to work better as a team. Some of the games include saving an egg from falling, newspaper dress-up and dancing games. This was a great activity just to wind down and have some fun.

Day One ended with an enjoyable BBQ dinner at Cosy Corner and a game of Fox Holes, as Issy set the pace for the walk along the beach from camp to the fine cuisine that awaited.

Day Two saw more of the group activities and some stunning weather as Mrs Tompkin, Mr Ruck and Mr O’Donnell enjoyed overseeing the water-based activities.

Once the sun had set on Day Two, it was off to the mess hall for dinner, a delicious lasagne, prepared by our own Master Chef, Mrs Leusciatti, and the much-anticipated Quiz Night presented by grand quizmaster, Mr Bogoni, with cameo support from score-keeper Mrs Keenan. The topics ranged from group karaoke to sport and religion and everything in-between. We all enjoyed Mr Bogoni’s quips at various members of staff and students, in particular Davey (big shoutout to Davey Wignall Fishing), as well as the massive sing-alongs. The night ended with exhausted but happy students stumbling into their tents.

On Day Three, it was a change of pace as we headed to a secret location for snorkelling, fishing or generally chilling out before heading for home. Mr O’Donnell timed everything to perfection as the rain began to fall just as it was time for our capable removalist team to pack the busses.

Camp was an overall success and a huge thanks goes to Mr O’Donnell, Mrs Tompkin, Mr Bogoni, Mr Ruck, Mrs Coutts, Mrs Leusciatti and Mr Probert for helping run a great camp despite the sleep deprivation (sorry for the 4am start on Day One!).

By Davey, Abbey, Sasha and Isaac

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The Year 3 students enjoyed the sunshine today and worked outside for their STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) lesson. The students read a story in class call the 'The Escape Key'. They designed a maze in their workbooks and then were able to turn it into a real maze outside. They used God's creations - leaves, flowers, grass, bark, sand and rocks to construct a maze. The students enjoyed getting outside to make their maze in real life. The students were able to look at their peers mazes and reflect on their build and have come up with plans to design and create new mazes next week.

Mrs Cavanagh and Mrs Cramer

4YO Kindy and Pre Primary families are invited to join us for a cuppa and play on Tuesday 29 November. Once you drop your child at their classroom from 8.30am, you are invited to make a cup of tea or coffee in the ELC area and socialise with other parents. After a short mat session the children will join their families at 8.50am for a play in the outdoor area, until 9.30am. You are welcome to stay with your child for 'Crunch & Sip', from 9.30am to 9.45am. Please bring your own keep cup with a secure lid if you wish to make a tea or coffee. 

The St Joseph's College Junior School Presentation & Christmas Concert Night will be held in the College Gymnasium on Tuesday the 6th of December 2022 at 5pm.

All welcome!

Spencer Park Dental Therapy Centre will be closed from Friday 16^th December until Monday 30^th January 2023. If your child requires emergency dental treatment during our closure please contact Albany General Dental Clinic on 9842 2211 from 8:15am to 4:30pm. For emergencies outside of these hours, please contact your own private dentist or Albany Regional Hospital on 9892 2222.

Your child will be eligible to attend a Dental Therapy Centre from ages 5 to 17. If you no longer wish to use our service please let us know as soon as possible as your valuable appointment could be taken up by someone else.

All appointments are now sent to your home address. If you have moved house in the last few years we may not have your correct address and your child could miss out on their check-up, please contact us to update your details either by phone: 9841 3967 or e-mail: spencerparkdtc@dental.health.wa.gov.au

Dental Therapy Staff wish you a Merry Christmas and a Safe and Happy New Year!

Your local Squadron is 705(City of Albany)SQN which is located at corner of Spencer and Serpentine Roads. We parade on a Wednesday evening from 5.45pm to 9.15 pm during the school term. We are looking for new recruits between the year they turn 13 and up to 16 years of age.

As well as undertaking a range of leadership training, cadets can undertake learning about aerospace, drone flying, adventure training, flying, camping, parades, firearms training, drum corps, promotional activities, visits and overnight stays at military bases.

Cadets can earn up to 10 WACE accreditation points through being a part of our organisation.

The cost is minimal and uniforms are supplied.

For more information visit How to Join | Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC) or Phone 0422 780 092