Students Create Indigenous Mural
As part of Santa4Santa day, the YARN co-curricular group organised a local Indigenous artist to come to the College to help the group create a mural in the fitness centre.
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Year 7 Activity Day
Year 7 students from Santa Maria and Aquinas College enjoyed a fun afternoon of games last week, giving students the opportunity to develop new friendships.
Year 6 Students Reflect and Celebrate
In celebration of the end of primary school, our Year 6 girls enjoyed a day of celebration and reflection last week. This rite of passage into high school has become a tradition here at Santa Maria.
Students Design Their Own Quilts
Year 10 Fashion & Textile classes have been working hard on a design and production task for the last 12-weeks, starting in Term 3.
Welcome to Western Australia!
Students from the Santa Maria Seeds of Justice leadership group attended a ‘Welcome to WA’ picnic for refugee families and hosted by the St Vincent de Paul Society.
Santa Students On Exchange
This year, 11 French and Italian Language students in years 10 and 11 will be traveling to Italy or France on exchange. Students will be spending 6 or 8 weeks immersing themselves in the Italian or French language and culture.
Code Quest
Santa Maria College Year 6 students have taken their coding skills very seriously by entering the international code quest competition hosted by Grok Learning
IGSSA welcomes Australian Rules Football to its Sporting Competition
With over 1.64million people playing Australia Rules Football each year and 530,166 of them being female, it is no wonder there was a need for the introduction of Australian Rules Football to our IGSSA competition.
7 Reasons You And Your Kids Should Keep A Journal
Journalling is considered an old fashioned practice. Yet, it is the sort of creative and reflective endeavour that can make all the difference to our kids.
The Value of Student Voice – Jennifer Oaten
“At Santa Maria College, we are not only given the opportunity, but we are encouraged by our teachers and each other to voice our opinions, concerns and ideas—to continue moving forward as a school and as a community. Student voice is integral for growth, and allows for us, as students to have an active role in shaping our education.”
Weekly Wrap Up – Term 4, Week 5
Can you believe that it is the end of Week 5 and we only have three more weeks of school left for 2019? Another jam-packed week…enjoy!
Year 6s ‘Sell It’
Year 6s showed creativity and teamwork in designing, advertising and selling products for their ‘Sell It’ project.
Santa4Santa Day
Santa4Santa day is a day of Christmas celebrations to fundraise for those less fortunate. The money raised is combined with the donations and items collected for the Christmas Appeal and is donated to St Vincent de Paul, the Shopfront and St Patrick’s in Fremantle.
Academic Triathlon – McAuley Shield
In this exciting Interhouse event, teams of intellectual heavyweights from each Homeroom, will battle it out against the other Houses.
Students Improvise their Way into the 2020 McAuley Shield
After months of preparation through workshops and team meetings, we came together on Monday and Tuesday night to compete in the House Drama competition.
Mentor Project Celebration
The SMCOGA love to celebrate friendship and connection and this is what we did at the Mentoring Celebration.
Sarah Takes on New Role
Sarah Ditchburn is excited to be stepping into the role of Dillon House Coordinator for 2020
Celebrating Our Golden Girls
Our annual Golden Girls Luncheon was a wonderful celebration of friendship and community for the Santa Maria Old Girls.
Santa Maria Wins School Award at Lester Youth Awards
Congratulations to Alice Handcock, Year 9, who was a finalist in the 2019 Lester Youth Art Awards. Santa Maria College were awarded the School Award in the Years 7 – 9 category,
Night of the Notables
Year 5 IGNITE students step into the shoes of eminent women during the 2019 Night of the Notables.
Staff Take Time Out
This week, our staff were given the opportunity to enjoy a Community and Wellbeing afternoon with activities on offer such as yoga, meditation, tennis, singing, boardgames and art.
Future10
This year our Year 10 students will be participating in a brand new Enhanced Learning Program called Future10.
Identifying Mental Health Problems In Teenagers
Mental health difficulties among teenagers are on the rise. This interview discusses how to recognise these difficulties in our young people.
Santa Maria College Wins Innovation Award – Jennifer Oaten
Santa Maria College is one of 40 schools nation-wide to receive an Innovative School’s award and one of only 5 Western Australian schools to be recognised.
Weekly Wrap Up – Term 4, Week 4
A busy week for students and staff. Enjoy the Weekly Wrap Up for Week 4, of Term 4.
Recreational Studies: Snorkelling Excursion
A glorious day greeted the Year 9 Recreational Studies classes at Rottnest Island this week, for their Snorkelling excursion.
Year 12 General Human Biology Course Commences
Year 12 students now have the option to choose a Year 12 General Human Biology course, on offer for the first time this year. Twenty-five girls have chosen the course, which started this week.
A Kaleidoscope of Talent!
The Mercy Walk was transformed into a kaleidoscope of colours, textures, patterns and shapes as students proudly paraded their creations at this Year’s Art Exhibition and Fashion Parade.
Protecting the Mental Health of Our Teens
This week, Santa Maria College psychologist, Chris Davis, offered parents of students in Years 7 – 12, a fully accredited course Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA).
Girls Have Great Result in Water Polo Competition
The Santa Maria Years 10/11 A and B water polo teams competed at the annual IGSSA Water Polo Senior Competition at HBF stadium last week.