Congratulations to three of our Year 6 Students on their recent achievements at the Wanneroo Show. The beautiful hand-made prints they had created earlier this year as part of Year 6 art each won prizes. Well done to the following:
The 2022 Primary School Christmas Concert and Carols is fast approaching!
This year’s event will again be hosted by the Crescendo Kids and Take Note Choir. It will also feature Mr Martin’s rock band, ‘We Who Shall Not Be Named’!
If you have any questions about the event, please email Mr Joe da Costa at jdacosta@stmarks.wa.edu.au
Download the event flyer here.
St Mark’s IGNITE students have one final chance to accumulate Service/Volunteer Hours for 2022. The Term 4 Salvation Army Takeaway Container Meals are to be cooked this week and delivered to the School on Monday 28th
November, (fresh or frozen).
Containers will be available for collection from Junior School Reception from 22 November, in bundles of 10 or 20:
Meals need to be substantial; no soups are required. It is preferred that full gluten products are used, and meal suggestions include:
• Chilli Con Carne (mild)
• Spaghetti Bolognese
• Pasta Bakes
• Pasta Carbonara
• Tuna Mornay
• Lasagne
(you may deviate from this list, but we ask that the meal prepared contains either a pasta or rice accompaniment and is not heavily spiced).
The takeaway food containers are provided. These will have a sticker on them that you will need to complete with the name of the meal and the date it was cooked or frozen.
Meals will need to be dropped off at school next Monday 28 November between 7.45am and 8.25am by the Flag Pole round-a-bout in front of the Junior School Reception. You can “drop and go” the meals to Mr Coffin, who will be waiting to collect them.
Thank you.
Year 3 student, Chase, and his dad spend a “Day in the Doghouse” every year to raise funds for the Shenton Park Dogs Home, with the Tate Family Foundation matching donations up to $25K.
Bodhi from Year 2 will also be spending a couple of hours in the kennels this year.
If you would like to contribute to a worthy cause, click here, or come and visit them in the kennels on Sunday 27 November.
We are excited to announce our Middle School Captains for 2023.
Congratulations to our incoming leaders, and a huge thank you to our 2022 Captains for their leadership over the past year.
We wish our 2023 Captains the best of luck in their roles and know that they will serve our Middle School with confidence and kindness.
Congratulations!
Looking for a way to reduce costs when shopping for textbooks and other items? Check out the Sustainable School Shop (SSS), and reuse and recycle!
SSS makes the buying and selling of second-hand textbooks a quick and easy process. It was first introduced at St Mark’s in 2013, and since then, over 2,500 items have been traded!
The St Mark's P&F is once again funding full membership to Sustainable School Shop for the School community. This service is most relevant to families in Middle and Senior school. Families who registered last year have had their memberships extended to November 30, 2023. Please take the time to check whether your existing listings are current.
New registrations are encouraged via www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au. Simply register your details and nominate St Mark’s Anglican Community School as the school attended.
All the St Mark’s booklists are loaded onto SSS. All you need to do is tick the items you would like to buy - or sell - secondhand, and SSS does the rest. It will show you which items are available and where and will match buyers and sellers. It really is as simple as that.
HINT: When buying and selling, be sure to compare the ISBN numbers of the books - this gives you peace of mind that you are buying/selling the correct edition of the text.
HINT: If you have any books for sale, simply search the ISBN number in SSS to see if someone else - anywhere in Australia - is looking to buy it. Why not email them and offer to send it?
Plan to reuse and recycle this year with Sustainable School Shop!
Students in all ASC Schools who are in Years 9 or 10 in 2023 are invited to apply for the service learning trip to Samoa. The trip will take place from Friday 30 June to Saturday 15 July 2023.
For more information, download the flyer here or contact Rev'd David Jones on 0418 526 403 or djones@ascschools.edu.au, Co-ordinator of Samoan Service Learning for the Anglican Schools Commission.
In Term 3, a group of twenty staff from IT, Administration, Facilities and Technicians participated in an event that enacted all key areas of the School's Strategic Plan. The participants strengthened the School's relationship with Grace Cafe, an Anglican organisation in Joondalup which provides meals, provisions and social connection to those in need. Grace Cafe relies solely on volunteers and donations to operate and expects to provide over 1,500 meals this year.
During the event, the group built four children's bikes, which are now being auctioned with a bike helmet by St Mark's. All proceeds from the auction will be donated to Grace Cafe.
Bids for the bikes are to be submitted by completing this form by Friday 2 December 2022. Please complete a separate response for each bike you would like to bid for.
The winning bidders will be notified on Monday 5 December 2022.
Details of the bikes being auctioned are:
To bid on a bike, please head to the link here.
Our community is invited to The Mane Event - a Runway Fashion Show and Shop on Monday 28 November, at 6pm in the Floreat Building.
The event aims to sell as many of the donated dresses we were kindly given by an external source. The money raised will be donated to a chosen charity.
Entry is a gold coin donation.
This is an excellent opportunity to pick up a gorgeous outfit for the festive season or the 2023 ball and social scene!
For further details, please see the attached flyer.
This event is hosted and organised by our Year 11 Leadership Team (2023 Prefects).
Congratulations to St Mark's Team Kragle and Team Emmet - who, on Saturday 12 November 2022, competed in the Carramar region FIRST LEGO League Challenge.
Team Kragle won the competition, and their Mentor, Mr Andrew Coffin, was awarded The Coach and Mentor Award.
Team Emmet came 11th in the competition. And the Judges were very impressed with Team Emmet’s Innovation Project and said, “their work was very impressive for first-year competitors”.
FIRST LEGO League introduces science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to children ages 9-16 through fun, hands-on learning. Participants gain real-world problem-solving experiences through engaging in research, problem-solving, and building and programming a LEGO robot that navigates the missions of a robot game. Teams also participate in a research project to identify and solve a real-world problem.
This year’s FIRST LEGO League Challenge theme was “First Energise”, which focuses on affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for everyone.
Team Kragle consisted of the following students:
Mr Andrew Coffin, an Old Scholar, was Team Kragle’s Mentor and Mr McLean the Coach.
Team Emmet consisted of the following students:
Mr Troy Munro-Smith (also a parent of a Team Kragle member) was Team Emmet’s Mentor, and Mrs Tammy Duff was Coach.
What an amazing result for St Mark's! Team Kragle will now go to the National District Finals held at Curtin University on 10 December 2022.
Francesca Lei-Nguyen
W7.1
The competition was fierce and voices strong as our Houses battled it out to be crowned House Choir Champion on Friday.
Our very special guest judge, Old Scholar and The Voice Contestant, Amber Reid, said "all teams should be congratulated on their performances as the competition was extremely close".
However, there can only be one winner, and Carnley came through to take the win with their rendition of a Backstreet Boy classic!
Congratulations to Carnley on being crowned House Choir Champions!
Check out the video from the competition here.
You may remember we 'sort of' introduced you to the newest member of the St Mark's community, a winged lion, and we needed our community's help to name them.
We were overwhelmed by the number of suggestions, along with the reasons behind each name. The job was just too difficult to choose just one from the amazing suggestions, so we selected a group of students to pick their Top 3 names. We need your help to choose your favourite from the Top 3.
Here are the Top 3:
Please select the name you think reflects the character and values of our Winged Lion and School community by heading to the link below to read more about the suggested Top 3 and make your selection:
Please submit your selection by Friday 2 December 2022.
Don't forget we are currently updating our photo permissions for all students in Kindy to Year 11 and require all families to submit their preferences for their child/ren. A detailed letter was emailed to all families last week, along with a reminder on the School App.
The deadline for confirming your preferences is Friday 8 December 2022.
For further information and to submit your preferences please click here.
On Friday 25 November, will be a very busy time in all our car parks and on surrounding roads during pick-up times.
Several camps and excursions are arriving back in the afternoon and the buses will require full access to the carpark on Whitfords Avenue (Gate 4).
During the afternoon pick-up, please can we request that you do not park in the Whitford Avenue Gate 4 carpark/Kiss and Drive area to allow the buses to arrive. We suggest parents organise other pick-up spots with their children.
We ask that parents remain patient if caught in traffic.
Students, Olivia and Emie, from our Middle School are collecting for charity organisation, Give Write, and need your help!
Give Write collects new and used stationery, and packages it up, to donate to schools and students who can't afford new stationery each year.
The students would love for you all to contribute - so please bring drop off your items to the special Give Write box outside MS Reception from 20 November - 6 December.
Over the last few years, the Global Citizenship Council, with the help of students and families from the Primary and ELC, have participated in a Christmas Appeal collection for the Heathridge Salvation Army. This year we have been contacted by the centre to help them in a very big way. The following items are desperately needed for families in need:
The collection will run from Friday 7 November to Friday 2 December. Items are to be dropped off to the ELC or to the Primary Library Christmas Tree.
We thank you for your ongoing support of this very important cause. Over $360 was raised from our Donation Bag collection last term, and these funds have also been donated to the Heathridge Centre to buy supplies for the above appeal.
Click here to check out this fabulous video our Year 5 Global Citizenship Council has made to raise support for the Heathridge Salvation Army Centre.
As the end of the school year is fast approaching our Canteen will start reducing its stock levels and some items may run out before the end of term.
Please also note that there will be no lunch orders on the last two days of term, 5 and 6 December, as they will be cleaning, stocktaking and prepping for catering.
Thank you.
If your child will be absent, or late to class, or if they will need to leave early to attend a medical appointment, please notify the School by emailing absentee@stmarks.wa.edu.au
Please include your child’s name (first name and surname) and class/year level in the subject line of the email. Please do not send absentee/appointments/late information to any other email address - it must go to absentee@stmarks.wa.edu.au, no matter what year group your child is in.
Thank you
The Year 10 Drama class has its production of The Most Horrid Child of All on Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd December, and we’d love you to come along. Shows start at 7pm each night.
As with most of our shows - you’ve just got to go to http://mytickets.co
So what is the show? Well… it’s an old fashioned melodrama about what “really” happened after the Pied Piper stole all the children of Hamelin in the famous fairy tale. It’s mostly comedic and rather silly, which some juicy sentimentality at times. It’s suitable for all ages though it might be a little long for those under 8.
Our Primary Languages Department is in need of some parent volunteers to assist in organising and categorising their areas ready for 2023. This may be your last chance to grab some parent commitment hours.
Ideally, they are looking for 3-4 people on Monday 5 December.
For more information, please email Nadine Woodley.
The St Mark's community are invited to join the St Mark's P&F Association for their general meeting on Tuesday 29 November at 7.30pm in the Barbara Godwin Performing Arts Complex.
This meeting will be combined General Meeting and 2023 Budget Planning Meeting.
Our Old Scholars' Association Little Lions Playgroup is on for Term 4!
Our Little Lions Playgroup is a community-based group and is run in conjunction with Playgroup WA.
It is held every Friday during term time from 8.45am - 10.30am, and caters for children up to school age.
For more information and to book your spot, please email us, osa@stmarks.wa.edu.au or join our Facebook group HERE.
Everyone is welcome - you do not need to be an Old Scholar (former student) of St Mark's to attend.
The West Australian Youth Strings Orchestra (WAYS) is a community-based, not-for-profit organisation actively seeking new members for their first orchestral experience.
Auditions are taking place throughout Term 4 to join WAYS in 2023.
For more information, please head to the links below:
WAYS Website
WAYS Facebook Page