It is hard to believe we are into Week 4, already, but this means that a solid focus on academics is happening across all Learning Areas. Students in all year groups are learning across many different areas with both theory and practical class work.

A reminder to both students and parents that the student Learning Management System, SEQTA, is available for both parents and students. This is a valuable tool for all students with their learning, where resources for classes are found and where valuable information such as current marks and feedback from their teaches are found.

Please remember that all subject/course changes must be completed by 25 March. Please make an appointment with Mrs Eyre, Mrs Van Aswegen or Mr Smith to discuss.

We also love to celebrate our students’ successes. This week we awarded Endeavour Awards and Certificates of Excellence from Semester 2, 2021 in Connect classes due to restrictions on College Assemblies under the current COVID plan. I’m excited to inform that we have awarded the following:

Certificates of Excellence: 60

Endeavour Awards: 47

Letters of Merit: 97

Letters of Merit were posted out in the mail last week. 

Academic All-Rounder Scholarships:

Academic All-Rounder Scholarships are awarded to students who have demonstrated a consistent and outstanding level of academic ability during their Lower Secondary years. Candidates must have achieved an aggregate of 80% or more, or equivalent, at the end of the previous school year. The Scholarship provides for a remission of 50% on tuition fees only and is valid for Years 10, 11 and 12.

Applications close 4 April 2022 and more information and the application can be found at: https://www.ljbc.wa.edu.au/scholarships-bursaries.php

Academic Task Force

• April ATAR Revision Courses for Years 11-12

Revise your ATAR subjects, increase your child’s confidence and prepare for school exams.

6-hour ATAR Revision Courses in ATAR subjects, Essay Writing and Study Skills.

Week 1 & 2 of the April school holidays at Churchlands SHS, Rossmoyne SHS, Perth Modern SHS, Duncraig SHS and Online.

Enrol today at www.academicgroup.com.au or call 9314 9500 or email learn@academicgroup.com.au

• April Skills Development Courses for Years 7-10

Specialist teachers will build your child’s confidence and develop the skills needed to succeed in high school.

6-hour Courses in NAPLAN Preparation, English, Maths, Learning Skills and Essay Writing.

Week 1 & 2 of the April school holidays at Perth Modern SHS and Duncraig SHS.

Enrol today at www.academicgroup.com.au or call 9314 9500 or email learn@academicgroup.com.au

For more information Click here or call 9314 9500 or email learn@academicgroup.com.au

Kimberly Eyre

Dean of Students

We are so excited about our Years 3-6 student art being installed as part of 9-piece heart shaped tunnel at Hillarys Boat Harbour for the duration of the Joondalup Festival - Friday 11 March to Saturday 2 April. The Project, hART - My Neighbourhood, designed by artist Sean Adamas, celebrates the features unique to the City of Joondalup, so all of our creative students have crafted individual art works that highlight the beauty of what they see and love in their local environment.

This participative art project showcases the talent and energy of many people in our community so, if you’re able, please visit the installation at your leisure and see if your child can spot their work!

We are so very proud of what our young artists were able to produce.

Warmest regards

Claire Vermeulen & Claire Ramsay – Primary Art Teachers

Swimming

Year 12 student Tom recently competed in the Swimming WA State Age Championships. Despite an interrupted year of training due to injury and illness he had a fantastic championships and won Gold Medals in the 50m backstroke, 100m backstroke and 50m butterfly. Tom also achieved silver medals in 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle and 100m butterfly which has allowed him to qualify for the Age Championships in April in all 6 events.

For the three gold medal events, Tom also achieved Open National times to qualify for the Commonwealth trials to be held in Adelaide in 2022. This will see him compete against the country's best.

Athletics

Several talented athletes competed in the Athletics Age Championships over the weekend and achieved the following outstanding results:

Luke Year 10 – Silver medal in 1500m and 4^th in 800m

Ben Year 9 – Silver medal in 800m and 3^rd in 1500m

Kiera Year 8 – Silver medal in 800m and 1500m

Nicola Year 8 – Bronze medal in 1500 and 5th in 800 

Kaitlin Year 11 - Gold in the Long Jump, Bronze in the 100m Hurdles, and 5th in the 100m, missing a bronze by 0.15 seconds

Oliver Year 11 – Gold medal in Javelin

Izzy Year 12 – Bronze medal in Discus

The LJBC community are super proud of the commitment, perseverance, and dedication our students display to achieve these results and wish them well for their upcoming events.

Kim Clift

Director of Sport

Sports I have previously participated in

Athletics, Swimming, Triathlon, T-ball, Netball, Soccer, AFL Football, Gymnastics, Dancing

Sports I currently do:

Football playing for NTC (Football West) as the U14 Full Time Goal Keeper. I also play Club Netball for Carine.

Achievements (school and other):

SOCCER

• WA Football State Team in final selection for trials - still in progress
• 2020- 2021 Season selected full time Goal Keeper NTC Program (Football West)
• 2019 - U12 State School Girls Soccer Championships in Canberra – Representative Goal Keeper – WA Bronze Medal
• Winners - Girls U14 Bunbury Cup – I was the Goal keeper
• Winners - Girls U14 Country Coastal Junior Soccer Championships. I was the Goal Keeper

ATHLETICS

• 2020 Female Athletics Champion – Duncraig Senior High School
• House Sports Captain Year 6 - Duncraig Primary School
• Champion Athletics Girl years 3, 4 and 6 and runner up in year 5
• Interschool Athletics Champion Girl in years 3 and 6 and was runner up in year 4
• Inter school Cross Country Runner up Year 4,5 and 6
• U11 and U12`Overall runner up For Sorrento Little Athletics club 2 years running
• U12 – Most PB-s Season Trophy Hamersley Athletics Club
• U12 Hamersley District Field Team – 3^rd State Long Jump

CROSS COUNTRY

• 2018 – 12km HBF Run for a Reason – U12yo – Placed 6^th overall in Perth
• 2019 – 12km HBF Run for a Reason – U12yo – Placed 4^th overall in Perth

Swimming and Triathlon

• Champion Girl at Duncraig PS from year 3 - 6
• 2020 accepted into the Duncraig SHS Triathlon program

Netball
2018 – U13 Most valuable player -Div 2 WDNA 2018 Grand Final

Academic

2020 – Duncraig Senior High School - Excellence award for both Science and French

What sport means for me and my future goals:

Sport is something I cannot live without.  It’s something I can just do to escape. I love to move my body and challenge it in many different ways. I love Goal Keeping because it tests my abilities and it uses my whole body. It tests my skills and I can always get better.  Netball is just so much fun to play.

Both Sports relate to each other and help to build my skills. In the future my ultimate goal is to play professionally for a Football club in England and represent Australia at the Olympics. I’m going to work so incredibly hard to reach my goal and achieve something really special in my life.

Unfortunately, due to Covid restrictions placed on co-curricular sporting competitions, our CAS teams are unable to compete this term.

For lunchtime Sport, we have introduced Basketball and Volleyball in Year groups.

Each year group competes on separate days. Years 9, 8 and 7 commenced this week and our senior teams will commence next week.

Mr Barker will also be running lunchtime Touch Rugby competitions later this term.

Mr Kim Clift

Director of Sport

In November 2021 the students in the Year 7 and Year 8 Advanced Music class completed AMEB Theory examinations. The standard for these national examinations is very high with a pass mark being above 65%, a Credit above 70%, Honours above 80% and a High Distinction above 90%.

The Music Department would like to congratulate the following students on their outstanding results.

Grade 1

Leila - Pass

Marianne - Pass

Makayla - Honours

Dean - High Distinction

Grade 2

Emma - Honours

Lachlan - Honours

Lucas - Honours

Riley - Honours

Joshua - High Distinction

Sofia - High Distinction

Thomas - High Distinction 100%

Tammy van der Nest

Director of Music PK-12

My name is Alan, and I am proud to represent the Music Department as the 2022 Music Captain. I have been at LJBC since Kindy and have participated in College music events such as, the College Productions and Eisteddfods. I started learning the piano at the age of 5 and have further developed my experience playing the trumpet since being involved in the Year 5 Music Scholarship program. As Music Captain, I look forward to further developing the Music Department by encouraging students to participate in the many enriching College Ensembles under the tutelage of Mrs van der Nest. 

Music Captain 2022

The start of a new year means Year 7 students entering Secondary School and learning, amongst many other things, about the Secondary Library.

For their Library orientation, students adopted the guise of a Mission Impossible agent and skulked around the library with their co-agent searching for and scanning QR codes, discovering aspects of the library such as the collections, the equipment, the staff and the services on offer.

The students excitedly completed their mission with much vigour and confidence and are now ready to engage in their next mission of being successful Year 7 students.

Kate Di Florio
Teacher Librarian – Secondary Library

Academic All-Rounder Scholarships are awarded to students who have demonstrated a consistent and outstanding level of academic ability during their Lower Secondary years. Candidates must have achieved an aggregate of 80% or more, or equivalent, at the end of the previous school year. The Scholarship provides for a remission of 50% on tuition fees only and is valid for Years 10, 11 and 12.

Applications close 4 April 2022 and more information and the application can be found at: https://www.ljbc.wa.edu.au/scholarships-bursaries.php

Adolescence is the transitional stage of development that is usually associated with the teenage years. In 2018, the Australian Curriculum Assessment Authority, redefined adolescence as affecting young people aged between 10-24 years. During this time, they experience rapid physical, cognitive and psychosocial growth which affects how teenagers feel, think, make decisions and interact with the world around them.

During adolescence, a child's brain can be considered as being “under-construction”. The rate at which this progresses will vary depending on the individual and also their gender. As a result, some parents may view adolescence as stressful or difficult. However, it does not need to be. Setting boundaries, implementing consistent monitoring and maintaining a strong and loving connection will help families adjust during this time.

It is also an important time to keep the communication lines open through clear and age appropriate conversations. Speak openly about changes that they are experiencing and be conscious of their mental health as many of the conditions people confront in adulthood, can begin to manifest in adolescence.

In this edition of SchoolTV, adult carers can learn how to guide and best support their young person as they transition through adolescence. We hope you take time to reflect on the information offered in this month’s edition, and we always 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.

Here is the link to this month's edition https://ljbc.wa.schooltv.me/newsletter/understanding-adolescence

It’s been an exciting start to the year for the Chaplaincy Department. Attending the Year 12 Ball was a highlight, seeing every one dressed up and celebrating together was a great start to Year 12.

We have enjoyed getting to know our new Year 7 students; Chaplaincy Captains have been visiting all Year 7 Connect classes to share a devotion and to connect with our new LJBC students. Lots of fun was had at Outback Splash and during our 'get to know you day' activities at Camp Kerem. Steven Wayman (Secondary Chaplain) and myself shared a short parable about the Prodigal son, and the lost coin, emphasising the value of each student to God and to LJBC. We then played some games (re-enacting the prodigal son, and finding the ‘lost coin’) together, with lots of prizes.

Chips and Chat has begun at lunchtime, all Year 7 students are invited to attend in Room 12 – Tuesday for the boys and Thursday for the girls. It has been enjoyable eating chips and chatting about the transition to Secondary College life, forming new friendships.

Students/parents are welcome to connect with the Chaplains via email or phone call if they would like extra support for students at the College.

We are looking forward to a great second half of Term 1!

Catherine da Silva

Secondary Chaplain

Lake Joondalup Baptist College Kindergarten offers a play-based, three full day learning program fostering creativity through self-expression, sensory experiences, music and the arts in our young students. Registering to view the LJBC 2023/2024 Kindergarten Enrolment Online event gives you the opportunity to hear presentations from the College Principal, the Dean of Primary and our Early Childhood staff. There will be a virtual full tour of the Kindergarten department and Nature Play Spaces. Guests will have the opportunity to view the programs in action, which are rich in literacy, language and communication skills that encourage wonder, exploration and guided inquiry. Our Kindergarten centre provides a very caring and nurturing environment that develops in the students an appreciation and love for nature and God’s world, where they can grow and thrive!

Cadets have had a great start to the year with giant water slides and a sausage sizzle on the College Oval for our first introductory afternoon in Week 2. Even the weather played its part with the sun shining making it the perfect afternoon to get wet.

Last week our Cadets were put through their paces at the HBF Arena learning some practical skills around water safety and completing the required swim test for the year. There was also time for a bit of fun in the whirlpool.

To streamline the uniform issuing process new Cadets are encouraged to return their uniform sizing slip to Student Reception, as soon as possible. Uniforms will be distributed once the bond has been received and the Cadet has been checked for size.

To help keep everyone up-to-date, students enrolled in Cadets are entered into an un-timetabled class on SEQTA. A calendar of events is regularly updated and uploaded, together with photos of our activities. Parents and guardians will be advised of upcoming excursions and camps, when they are able to be run, via email through Consent 2 Go, so please keep an eye out for these and respond by the due date.

If you have any queries relating to the Cadet program, please contact Mrs Jenny Pontarelli on 9300 7444 or via email Jenny.Pontarelli@ljbc.wa.edu.au.

Jenny Pontarelli

Unit Leader

The Parents & Collegians Auxiliary is excited to continue hosting our popular Networking Events during 2022. Due to current restrictions our first event will now be held online and is FREE to attend/participate.

PCA Networking events provide a forum for parents, alumni, students, and members of our local business community to generate opportunities and provide connections and support within our school community.

This is a great opportunity for parents, students, collegians and other members of the LJBC Community to connect with each other from far and wide. We hope to grow our community, build relationships across our community and generate opportunities for meaningful connections.

We warmly invite parents, guardians, grandparents, collegians, staff, and students in Years 10-12 to join us for this FREE online event.

If you are looking to meet others in business, find out how you can support students in the LJBC Community or connect with fellow Collegians, then please join us at this event.

We look forward to sharing this time with you!

Click here for more information and to book your place.

The College Calendar is published to the College website at the beginning of each academic year, and is updated each week as changes occur. Events are clearly marked with specific colour codes for activities and events:

To view ALL Secondary Activities only, select MODIFIED EVENT and Secondary. To view ALL Primary Activities only, select MODIFIED EVENT and Primary

To view K-12 Activities, Holidays, Term dates, Newsletter dates, select K-12 Information.

Due to ongoing, changing COVID-19 requirements, a number of events/activities have been or will be modified, so we encourage you to check the calendar regularly in order to keep up-to-date with any changes.

Reminder: the College will be closed for all staff and students on Friday 4 March (mid-term break) and Monday 7 March (Labour Day public holiday).

Term dates are also published to the College website.

We understand that situations change, and remind you that if there is a possibility that you may withdraw your child(ren) from the College during or at the end of 2022, our policy requires that we receive written notification of ten school weeks’ notice, addressed to College Registrar. Registrar@ljbc.wa.edu.au.