Something that is immediately apparent about our school after the stillness experienced during lockdown, is that school is a very busy place with many smiling faces, and we as staff are extremely happy to see our students back on campus.

All students have greatness in them, and like any of us, they all need their own combination of ‘the right things’ to flourish – the right people, the right environment, the right motivation and the right encouragement. The right support from home and school will make the magic happen. It will light a vibrant glowing spark that will open the world up to them and them up to the world. As a College we are constantly striving to improve and to provide the best possible support and outcomes for the full range of our students.

One of the areas we particularly focus on is student wellbeing. Adolescence can be a challenging time to navigate, both for young people and their parents/legal guardians.

 We need to work together to support our young people to develop positive mindsets, resilience and the skills to face and overcome challenges, and to develop personal and interpersonal capabilities which will serve them well into the future.

It is these high expectations that you have for your children and your child’s school that makes our school, the school of choice in our community. Lake Joondalup Baptist College is a fabulous place to be a student and also a fabulous place to work. It is the support that we get from our parent community that makes working with your children such a positive experience.

Students at LJBC are proud of themselves and the school they represent. Part of this pride comes from developing a strong sense of identity, respect and connection with the school. Where students are correctly and smartly dressed in our clearly identifiable uniform it helps them develop a strong sense of belonging and fosters identity as members of our school community.

This positive association with the school should assist in developing favourable dispositions and have positive flow on effects in student engagement and outlook toward school. Another more practical and safety related use of uniform is that it enables easy identification of students as belonging to our school community in the yard. Students in our school uniform also send a very visible message to the wider community about us as a school and the nature of our students. It is hoped that all members of our school community recognise the importance of uniform and we appreciate your support in ensuring students come to school in correct school uniform. This support goes a long way in building the positive relationships and attitudes needed for student success at school and in later life.

Thank you for believing in our College and having faith and trust in us to educate your children. I look forward to our ongoing student success.

Helen Del Frate

Dean of Students

To celebrate 30 years of LJBC, we are putting together a beautiful pictorial history of the College.

This keepsake book will include: a foldout timeline; the development and growth of the College, including early maps and plans of buildings; short journey-stories of many of our collegians and staff; our Anniversary Whole College photos; lists of all our Year 12 Graduates since the first class graduated in 1994; a list of staff, including their start and finish dates since 1990; pictures of foundation staff and students; all our major College productions; and much more.

This book will be available to present and past parents/guardians to purchase.

As an early staff member (commencing in 1991) and working in the publications and promotional area for many of my 26 years at LJBC, I am enjoying working on this fantastic book, and I’m sure you will all enjoy the memories it evokes as so many of you, our community, have been connected to the College for all your children’s school years.  To see the journey of LJBC from the late 1980s when the planning began to present day is a wonderful testimony to all those who worked at, served and attended this great College of ours.

Photo inset - Jan Garner (staff member 1991-2016) standing in front of the plaque for the class of 1994. Jan was the Year Coordinator this group for three years.

Jan Garner

30 Year Anniversary Book Coordinator

As lockdown restrictions are slowly being lifted to varying degrees, we enter a time of transition and adjustment. The circumstances of this situation have significantly impacted us all. For some it has been an opportunity to reflect on what is important, whilst others have embraced the opportunity to learn new things.

Many young people may be excited at the prospect of restrictions being lifted; others may feel mixed emotions. Reactions will differ depending on how well they cope with stress and change. Keeping a check on your child’s mental health and wellbeing as they adjust to new routines, will be vitally important.

There is still a lot of uncertainty ahead of us, so focusing on the things you can control or enjoy doing or even value, can help establish predictability and familiarity for the whole family. Adult carers need to provide young people with reassurance by acknowledging any concerns and fears they may have at this time. Consider this to be a normal reaction, however it may be best to focus more on their feelings and emotions, rather than the practicalities at this stage.

In this Special Report, we share a few ideas to help ease this time of transition and adjustment. We hope you take time to reflect on the information offered in this Special Report, and as always, we welcome your feedback.

If you do have any concerns about the wellbeing of your child, please contact the school for further information or seek medical or professional help.

Year 11 and 12 students studying ATAR courses will have exams in weeks seven and eight of Term 2 (June 8 -19). General course students will sit their Externally Set Tasks (ESTs) during this same time period. Exam information and timetables have been sent to students and parents by email. EST information has been sent to students via Direct Message. Please note that unless otherwise stated on the timetable, exams will be held in the Auditorium. Should a student be unable to attend an exam and/or an EST we ask that the Curriculum Office be notified as soon as possible. Normal classes resume for all Year 11 and 12 students on Monday 22 June. We wish our students, and their families, all God’s blessings as these exams and ESTs are completed over the next few weeks.

Diana Kelly

Acting Curriculum Manager

Children’s Day is celebrated in Japan each year on May 5. Parents everywhere hope for their children to grow up strong and resilient like the koi (carp) fish that can swim upstream against the current. We learnt about how kabuto samurai hats are displayed on this day and koi nobori carp streamers are flown from the rooftops. Delicious seasonal foods are also eaten. We celebrated this festival at LJBC when our students returned to campus. As a community, we acknowledged the perseverance and resilience of our students who continued their learning throughout trying times. All of our students from Pre primary through to Year 6 had the opportunity to participate in Children’s Day activities.

Carbins Sensei, Burkett Sensei and Pearce Sensei

Primary Japanese Teachers 

Recently, 5.1 have been learning about Collecting and Representing Data in Mathematics. This has involved their teacher, Mr Young, having to bare the brunt of the student’s survey findings (which resulted in a lot of laughs). As a way of consolidating the class’ understanding of concepts, the class was tasked with researching different types of beard and moustache styles, creating a survey, collecting the data and interpreting the findings. The findings were abundantly clear and a compelling case was made that Mr Young needed to don a 'Fu Man Chu' for a day. Overall, there were lots of laughs had and the end of unit results showed students had learnt a lot, which was very pleasing to see. The moustache however, was short-lived!

Garreth Young 

Year 5 Teacher

The Year 6s have been exploring how Australia became one nation and have been looking at the significant events and the people involved in the lead up to Federation. Through our HaSS, Technology and Science lessons, they have designed and created multimodal models for the different events, incorporating circuits and switches. Some of our wonderful students made models, PowerPoint Presentations, Kahoots, created stop motion videos and one student even interviewed Sir Henry Parkes himself in his study! What an amazing effort made by all!

Claire Ramsay 

Year 6 Teacher

At the end of last term and early this term, with many families learning from home, the Kindy children listened to stories online and drew some wonderful pictures from the stories. Have a look at some of the great drawings submitted from ‘The Rainbow Fish’, ‘Guji Guji’ and ‘There’s a dragon in my Sandcastle’.

Fiona Crockett

Primary Library Teacher

We wish our Year 10s all the very best as they head into their first exam experience. There is a PDF link for you to open if you would like information on the following topics:

1. Starter tips to help you begin to mentally prepare.
2. Depending on what ‘type’ of student you are I’ve set some goals for you. Are you a student who is driven, motivated, marks matter to you, high-achiever? Or are you a student who has never studied but manage to get through with enough C grades and you are happy enough with this? Or, are you the type of student who has never studied, don’t care about school, getting less than passing grades and not very interested in doing any better?
3. A reality check: Students, you are going through a new experience, and an important one at that but, life goes on as per normal for everyone else around you.
4. Some suggestions on how to study. Everyone’s brain works a bit differently and we all have different levels of motivation and cognitive ability. This list of suggestions is just that – ideas that might work for you for different subjects.
5. Setting up a study schedule: Attached is a very simple schedule with which to create a study plan. Block out when you will do all the many different things you need to do.

Bronwyn McCue

Senior Secondary Academic Mentor

Due to all ACC and CAS events being cancelled for the term, our Sports Department saw this as an opportunity to showcase our students Futsal skills. It’s also exciting to see all of the students come together, whether it is spectating, playing or officiating to contribute to the sporting culture at the College, which most students have been missing this year.

In the College’s first Futsal competition, we had 17 teams all battling out to take top spot in their divisions; Year 7-9 Boys, Year 10-12 boys and Open girls. The teams were formed with the assistance of the Football Academy coaches Mr Walmsley and Mr Hassell and include students who nominated for the CAS Soccer teams and players in the Football Academy. The competition commences at lunchtime on Wednesdays and Fridays This is becoming a favourite lunchtime activity amongst our spectators.

With a leader board in place for the round-robin style competition, each lunchtime brings 4 games with the winning team from each game collecting 4 points. Halves go for 7 minutes each with some games being so close that the end result is determined by penalties. The competition will go for around 5-8 weeks with Most Valuable Players being awarded for each round and announced at the Sports Awards Evening in Term 4.

It has been great seeing everyone super keen to play and eager to get involved. We hope to do more of these round-robin style competitions in the future.

Ava Bushby

Year 12 Sport Captain

On Sunday May 3, many of our flute students including Alex Bogdanich, Elizabeth Jennings, Yassmin Tafaghodi, Sarah Tonkin and Benjamin Ward participated in the third annual WA Flute Competition.

With everyone in lockdown, the competition looked a little different this year. Rebecca Guy (a flute tutor at LJBC), who has brought this event to life since its humble beginnings three years ago, decided that cancelling the competition was not an option. And so, the 2020 WA ‘Virtual’ Flute Competition was born.

Our students worked hard to prepare their two performance pieces. They filmed them along with expertly recorded backing tracks from professional accompanists and then sent them in so they could be compiled and streamed live on May 3. Although students did not have the stress of performing live, they were presented with many new challenges like putting their videos together and following a pre-recorded piano accompaniment rather than an accompanist following them. All the students received excellent feedback from the adjudicators. Andrew Freeman and Andrew Nicholson (both WASO flautists), said they "are to be commended for their high-level performances".

Despite the change in format, the event was a huge success. There were 81 performers across all categories which is over double the entries from last year, and family members from all around the world were able to tune in to watch the competition from the comfort of their own homes. A big thank you to Rebecca for giving our flute students this fantastic performance opportunity and for not giving up on this event despite unprecedented circumstances!

Tammy van der Nest

Director of Music PK-12

The Virtual Monologue Competition was a creative way to keep students involved in the acting world during our time in isolation last term. We had students from Year 7 to 12 enter with dramatic and comedic monologue scenes filmed in their homes. It was a fun and interesting experience for everyone. Monologue performances ranging from well known film to Shakespearean scenes were very intriguing to watch.

Our judges, comprising of Mrs Jones, Mrs Devereux and myself watched very talented monologues making it a hard decision to choose the 5 deserving winners.

We would like to congratulate the winners of this year’s Virtual Monologue Competition;

7 - 8 Winner: Aliyah 

9 - 10 Winner: Venetia 

11 - 12 Winner: Jake 

Who each received a $30 Amazon voucher.

Best Comedy: Emilia 

Best Drama: Scott 

Who each received a $50 Amazon voucher.

We would like to thank all of the students who entered the Virtual Monologue competition. We enjoyed watching your amazing videos and can’t wait to see your talent in the near future.

Drama Captain

Poppy Bloor

Year 7 and 8 Christian Education:

The students have been watching The Life of Jesus which is a film that recounts the Gospel of John with the narration of the Good News Bible.  After each chapter students have been going through focus questions in small groups and sharing their thoughts to the class. We have been encouraging students to read the two chapters of the Gospel of John that are being covered each week in class at home.

Year 9 Christian Education:

The students have re-commenced 'The Rite Journey' this term focusing on the topic of identity and how to get along with others. The Rite Journey program is a year of maturing students into upper secondary as they transition into young adults.

Year 10 Christian Education:

The students have been learning about various world religions this term and comparing them to Christianity. So far we have covered Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Islam and Judaism. Students compare the differences and similarities between one religion and Christianity each lesson. This promotes deeper thinking of Christianity and shines it in a unique and positive light.

Year 11 Christian Education:

The students are learning about ethical issues from a Christian world view this term. They have learnt about ethical issues such as human rights, abortion, cloning, environmental impact, the sanctity of life, war and euthanasia. The students have now chosen an ethical issue and are completing a research assignment. They will present their information to the class on their chosen ethical issue.

Year 12 Christian Education:

The students are looking at forgiveness as the key theme for this term. They are exploring what the Bible teaches about forgiveness and how Jesus plays the central role in forgiveness. They are also looking into topics such as revenge, resentment, comparison and unconditional love.  

Steven Waymen 

Christian Education & Physical Education Teacher

Achievement across multiple areas saw several students receive College Colours in the areas of Cultural and Service. Students work over a two or more year period to achieve outstanding work in these areas consistent with leadership, to give back to their community beyond what is expected. More specifically, students must have attained a level of excellence in the various areas as outlined in the application process as well as support the ethos of the College. Congratulations to:                      

College Honours

College Honours recognises Year 12 students who have received multiple Colours awards. The Honours award acknowledges the exceptional contribution these students have made to the College and the students’ ongoing participation in College activities, going above and beyond the requirements of any position the student has held.

These students enrich the life of the College through their selfless diligence and leadership, and all are excellent role models in various fields, continuing their high standards of performance and participation.

Diana Kelly

Acting Curriculum Manager/Chair of Awards

"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going" – Beverly Sills

We spoke to…

In conversation with past student Gianluca, who supplies hand sanitiser to the educational and healthcare industries – read more about his story here Interview - Gianluca Loreggian

What is the FEEDBACK from the Virtual PCA Networking Event on 21 May?

We had 27 people who attended the virtual networking room.

The event was the first virtual networking event for the PCA and also for many of the attendees. There were a bunch of lively conversations going on in the chatbox and we also managed to run a live poll during the virtual meeting. The PCA has subsequently received offers from three professionals (cybersecurity specialist, university lecturer and financial services professional) who want to contribute their time at the College.

Continue reading here to find out who was in the room, what they do and perhaps how you can assist them.

WHO are our LJBC business owners? - #communitysupportingcommunity

The list is growing and you can find out here

If you know of a service provider who is a current family, Collegians (past students) or a past staff member, and they are not yet in our LJBC directory, then feel free to invite them to jump on board at https://b2me.com.au/about/lake-joondalup-baptist-college---ljbc

To find out more about the PCA:

Watch our short video here PCA Networking - March 2020

Follow the PCA Facebook Page https://www.facebook/PCAatLJBC/

Join the conversation https://www.facebook/groups/PCAmembergroup/

#communitysupportcommunity initiative:

Chaleen Botha

President of the Parents & Collegians Auxiliary

Due to Government restrictions and understanding how we can hold these photo days, the schedule, unfortunately, is not yet available. We are still however planning to have our photo days on Wednesday 24, Thursday 25 and Friday 26 June with a catch-up photo day planned for Wednesday 1 July.

More information will be provided to all families, when the schedules for these photo days are finalised.

Photo envelopes will be distributed to all students prior to the photo days as normal.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me on 9300 7444 or via email Brooke.Howard@ljbc.wa.edu.au

Brooke Howard

Enrolment Events Coordinator