PRINCIPAL'S INPUT

WINNING: A Christian perspective (PS: SCBC won the Secondary Athletics Carnival last week.) When I look at the meaning of winning, I note it is ‘gaining something’. It’s a victory in a competition, and it typically feels great!! SCBC’s victory this week reflects our theme for the year of ‘celebrating community’. Our athletes personified our school values, especially grit and …

This coming Saturday, 19th September 2020, is our annual Open Day & Community Fete event. We hope you and your family and friends will join us this coming Saturday! There will be talented student performances, delicious food cooked by our students, coffee, FREE fun activities and more. Hope to see you then!

SCBC Year 9 camp was an absolute blast! On Wednesday, 5th August, our Year 9 students arrived at school full of excitement and anticipation for the camp we didn’t think we’d be able to hold in such a challenging year as 2020 has been. By 9am the buses were packed, and we rolled on out headed for Forest Edge Recreation …

At SCBC we encourage our students to demonstrate empathy toward others and have a compassionate heart. During Term 3, our Year 7 students were invited to participate in a service project (as part of HEALTH), which involved collecting and donating toiletries. These donations will be given to two charities that assist people in either drug rehabilitation (Fresh Start) or homelessness …

Mr Mirabella, who serves as an Education Assistant at South Coast Baptist College, has invited a number of Secondary College students to learn how to repair a full-size automobile. This initiative is borne out of a desire to engage students who work best with real-world scenarios. Mr Mirabella purchased an old unlicensed car and brought it into the workshop. Once …

SCBC‘s young scientists together with their Science teachers celebrated Science Week with gusto this year. An array of activities was planned to highlight the different branches of Science. Human Biology students from various year groups used a sphygmomanometer to measure each other’s blood pressures, with some very interesting results achieved from SCBC football academy students. Students also then tested one …

Year 10 South Coast Baptist College students travelled to UWA’s splendid Winthrop Hall for the Science Café event held on 27th August 2020. This annual event organised by UWA and Scitech gives students the opportunity to have a full day of interaction with a large number of STEM professionals. The STEM practitioners took turns to speak to groups of 6 …

YEAR 7 CIVICS - MOCK TRIAL

At the end of the last Term, our Year 7 students participated in a mock trial complete with a judge and jury, prosecution and defense legal teams, clerks, witnesses, media, and a public gallery. Students have been learning in class about the principles of the rule of law and what makes a trial fair in Australia. Students listened carefully to …

South Coast Year 12 students forge great career pathways for themselves Former Year 12 student Peter Mason has achieved his first milestone in the Navy by graduating from Recruit School at HMAS Cerberus in Victoria. Peter is forging a great pathway for himself by pursuing a career in the Navy as a Marine Technician. Another Year 12 student who left …

SCBC Secondary Inter-house Athletics Carnival was held on Monday, 17th August. On a stormy and blustering day, our Secondary students and staff members braved the wet and windy conditions with smiles and a general great attitude. In fact, the atmosphere was so positive that for the first time the Des Mitchell Spirit award was awarded to all students present. A …

ACC Athletics SCBC Secondary College participated at the ACC Athletics Carnival that was held on Monday, 7th September 2020. It was another wet and stormy day to participate in, but that did not bother our “South Coastians” who had a great attitude and competed well all day. Our students represented our school so well and we won the G Division, …

SCBC Year 4 students had a wonderful time on their excursion to Fremantle last week. Our first session was learning about the physical features, lifecycles, and habitats of several marine creatures including sharks, starfish and sea cucumbers. The students thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to touch and see these beautiful animals up close. We then proceeded on to a beachcombing activity …

Our Year 1 students celebrated 100 days of school this term. Even the teachers looked 100 years old. Looks like everyone had a great day celebrating.

Pre-Primary 2 class has been busy learning all about what things are made of, how things move, and elements of design. As a class we voted, negotiated, designed, planned, collected materials, collaborated, constructed, edited, and reflected on two class projects. Our first project was the creation of a marble run that would ‘last forever and not break’. We researched to …

Our Pre-Primary students brought in their favourite book from home and told their news. In their news they spoke about the text’s features, whether it was fiction or non-fiction and how they know, what happens in the story and what their favourite part was. Students then drew a picture and were supported in their writing.

South Coast Baptist College competed in the CPSSA Interschool cross country event on Wednesday the 9th September. It was a great day weather-wise and the students all gave their best effort and represented the school well. The Year 5 and 6 boys were awarded the best team and some honourable mentions go to Tiffany Aspeling, Alfie Hilditch, and Jessica …

2020 ‘Tanya Oxtoby’ WA Primary School State Football Champions Congratulations to our Primary School Girls’ team who were convincing Back2Back 2019 & 2020 ‘Tanya Oxtoby’ WA Primary School State Football Champions. Special thanks to coach Adi Juric for his work with the girls across the year and to the many parents and supporters who attended the State Championship matches. We …

MUSIQUE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2020

SCBC Primary College presents the Musique Music Festival this coming Friday from 10:30 am (Year 4-6) and 1:00pm (Year 2-3) in the SCBC Hall. We are looking forward to our student performances and hope you will enjoy coming along.

Can you volunteer? - We need your help with the School Banking program! Our students really enjoy participating in the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program and to keep this program running we need your help. The program requires volunteers to facilitate the banking and distribution of School Banking rewards. The School Banking is processed at the same time each week …

Do you need to keep the kids busy this September & October holidays? Look no further. Our School of Early Learning Childcare Centre has a fun-filled & caring program to offer this school holidays. Visit our website for more information on how to apply. https://www.scbc.wa.edu.au. Alternatively, contact childcare@scbc.wa.edu.au or call 9540 4444.

COMMUNITY FOOTBALL PROGRAM - TERM 4 REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN!

Registrations for Term 4 are now open. If you would like your child/ren to play in Term 4, please complete the link below as soon as possible. Click here for on-line registration The Program will be on the following days during Term 4: Students in Year 2 - Year 6 – every Tuesday Commences: Tuesday, 20th October 2020. Timeframe: …

HAVING FUN AT OUR COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP

Our community Playgroup is full each Friday's, but we have opened a session on Monday mornings due to popular demand. Enrol today by contacting childcare@scbc.wa.edu.au or call 9540 4444. Join us from 9:30–11:30 am.

WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN CHILDCARE THIS TERM

Educators Day Early Childhood Educators’ Day: A time to say ‘thank you’ On Wednesday, 2nd September, here at SCBC Childcare Centre we hosted a special morning tea and a delicious cooked lunch thanking all our Educators, staff, and the leadership team for all their remarkable talent, creativity, dedication, and hard work. 2020 has been a very unique year for all …