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Myopia is a childhood health epidemic
that parents should take a closer look at...

By 2050, according to a 2016 study cataracts and open angle glaucoma. 3 Healthy Eyesight Tips from Dr Geoff
published in the Journal of One to manage myopia in children is to • Get to bed early.
Ophthalmology, 50% of the world’s • Don’t use screens in the dark.
population will be affected by myopia or use overnight orthokeratology. • Encourage kids to play outside.
short sightedness. According to ABS What is Orthokeratology or Ortho K as it’s
statistics, currently 36% of Australians are Have questions about your child’s myopia
predicted to be myopic, numbers are expected commonly known? They’re specially designed answered by local Perth experts in Ortho K
to rise and reflect anticipated and fitted contact lenses that apply enough therapy, Dr Julie Lourie and Dr Geoff
global trends. pressure to temporarily reshape the cornea Cooper, from Cooper & Lourie Family
and slow the elongation of the eyeball. Optometrist. Cooper & Lourie Family
Why should we look closer into this Imagine how braces reshape the mouth and Optometrists have been serving Perth
growing, alarming health epidemic? What teeth, this does the same for eyes. families for over 40 years. Both
does it mean for your child? principals were among the initial
Children as young as six can wear these pioneers to use this therapy to
Myopia, short-sightedness or contact lenses while they’re asleep. The next treat Perth children and have
nearsightedness eye disorder is due to the day, they can go without glasses. Ortho K followed research into the
structure of your eye being too long or the isn’t a perfect solution because children have therapy for over 15 years.
cornea being too curved which results in the to develop good hygiene habits to keep
light entering your eye not focusing correctly contact lenses clean to avoid infection and Scan QR code
onto the retina in the back of the eye. initially get used to wearing these lenses but to find out
it’s usually a small price to pay. Adult some tips for
This is corrected but not cured with benefits to using ortho k as a child include healthy eyes
prescription glasses, contact lenses and having less myopia than if the problem was
possibly LASIK in adulthood. Unfortunately, left unmanaged or managed with glasses.
myopia never gets better, it worsens over
time so parents can only manage their child’s In a long-term follow up study of
myopia as best as possible. If unchecked, American children that received overnight
childhood myopia leads to increased risk of Ortho K correction between January 1998
adult eyesight issues including tears in the and December 2013, Ortho K was found to
retina due to eyeball elongation (Myopic be effective and safe in slowing down the
Macular Degeneration), retinal detachments, myopia in children.

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Sharing the load (and we donʼt just timey notion that women are
mean the washing!)  just “better at this kind of
thing” needs review and the
By Lee-Anne Price, Kids in Perth Contributor image of progressiveness in
relationships needs to be put
Being parents and bringing up your applies to all families, although a very to the test through a shared • Don’t micromanage or criticize the work
children can be taxing on every part predictable and tired dynamic is still playing and even parental load. being done
of your life, but will also provide you out between mothers and fathers where Working together as a couple
with unconditional love, patience and women are sometimes expected to take on can decrease resentment, build • Put your significant other in charge when
selflessness. An issue that can and cause the lion’s share of parenting plus holding strength and set the you’re down for the count
some resentment is the percentage of work down paid work, a social life and any other foundation for a strong
and parenting done by each person in the extracurricular activities they wish to parental relationship. Instead • Just don’t do it and leave it for your
relationship. Most people would say an even pursue. 40% of mothers reporting feeling of staying late at work, go partner to work on
50/50 parenting load creates a loving and worn out, tired and exhausted from meeting home, do some washing and
equal partnership, but even in this modern the needs of their children (Australian take the bins out. You’re on • Give credit where credit is due
age there is somewhat of a divide when it Institute of Family Studies, 2016). your way to sharing the
comes to monotonous household tasks like mental and physical load of parenting
washing, general cleaning, activities for the Current date shows that when women children with your loved one.
kids and the juggling of paid work become mothers they increase the time they
simultaneously. This is not to say that the spend on housework like cooking, cleaning Tips on how to help your
great divide between sharing parental duties and washing from a weekly average of 16
hours to 25 (Meredith Bodgas, 2019). The old partner out

• Make lists of things that need to be done
and work on it together

Brickwrecks: sunken ships in LEGO® bricks!

Brickwrecks: Sunken ships in LEGO® stations.
bricks! is an awesome new exhibition
using LEGO® bricks to tell the stories The models featured
behind some of the world’s most fascinating
shipwrecks. in the exhibition

Ryan “The Brickman” McNaught and his include the Titanic,
team worked with maritime archaeologists,
spent over 1,600 hours, used over 153,000 Batavia, Pandora, Scan QR code
LEGO® bricks, and had a tonne of fun Terror and Erebus,
bringing these models to life. You can even
turn one of the models upside-down – Rena, Vasa, and the for tickets

something The Brickman ships that sank off
team has never created
before! Uluburun (Turkey) and

These incredible large- the Shinan islands (South Korea).
scale models (between 1 -
3 metres long), the multi- Don’t miss this brick-tastic exhibition at
media displays, and the WA Maritime Museum! Tickets are on
authentic objects from the sale now at museum.wa.gov.au/brickwrecks
wrecks will inspire your
creativity using LEGO® Brickwrecks: Sunken ships in LEGO®
bricks at one of the build bricks! is a partnership between Ryan “The
Brickman” McNaught, the Western
Australian Museum, and the Australian
National Maritime Museum. Ryan “The
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By Lee-Anne Price, Kids in Perth Contributor
Convenient , Functional & FUN
From start to finish, getting pregnant, Feeling disconnected to your child after
being pregnant and giving birth can major surgery is not a failure but a natural Ortho K is the short name for
cause apprehension and unease along response to the modern-day pregnancy and Orthokeratology (Corneal Reshaping),
with the resounding happiness parenthood birth of babies. an amazing breakthrough in corrective
brings. Something that can happen, be it vision which allows excellent daytime
rare, is the disconnection and maternal If the birth and pregnancy of your child vision without glasses or contact lenses.
alienation some mothers feel towards their doesn’t live up to the expectations in your
babies after a scheduled or emergency head, then just know there are many other Significantly reduce short-sightedness
caesarean surgery (Journal of Health women going through the exact same thing progression with Ortho-K vision technology.
Psychology, 2009). and you are not alone in these feeling and
your experiences and emotions are valid. The • Perform better at • Helps stabilise Finding balance for busy school students
The feeling goes against school, playing eyesight.
everything you thought effects of a caesarean surgery are endless, sport and other
should be happening and but with constant support from family, activities • Healthier eyes for
are told by health friends and healthcare services, life.
professional, friends and communication and education you will at • No more breaking
family that an immediate least have better insight into the emotions glasses or losing • Ortho K is safe,
and all-consuming love will that sometimes come with the surgery. contact lenses non-surgical and
wash over you, when the naturally reversible.
reality is sometimes the If you or someone you know can relate to
opposite. The notion that this feeling, we’ve found the following Nedlands 9386 8581 • Innaloo 9446 1887
you don’t feel immediate support services that might help.
love for a child you created cooperandlourie.com.au
over 9 months can be COPE: Centre of Perinatal Excellence:
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for new mothers as well as go-plan/recovering-from-a-traumatic-birth/
the new role of being a Y“ ou allow little
new parent. Raising Children Network: girls to be
raisingchildren.net.au/pregnancy/labour-
A caesarean surgery can cause an birth/recovery-after-birth/after-caesarean themselves with
emotional disconnect when you don’t get the love and compassion”
immediate contact with baby or skin to skin Pregnancy and Birth Baby Helpline:
contact in the “golden hour” after birth 1800 882 436 - - Helen
(Lutz, Monica Anne, 2013), the child is born
early, no oxytocin surge or love hormone or Fairy Floss Ballet is on the look out
emergency surgery foiling your plans for the for little dancers aged 2.5 to 5yo.
perfect birth as general anesthesia can also Dancers who delight in the joy of
be associated with impaired mother infant
bonding (Journal of Perinatal Medicine, movement, in sparking their
2019). imagination and creating pathways

As a new time mother, you’re looking for for lifelong learning.
the natural response to seeing your baby and
when you don’t get this, feelings of shame, These unique little dancers are keen
failure and sadness creep in as a result. Time to learn their first ballet steps through
heals all wounds as the saying goes, and the magic of play, and they thrive in
slowly but surely the feelings you were
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be found and will grow. wonder and innocence of childhood.

When itʼs beyond the ʻbaby bluesʼ If you have spotted any of these
special little souls, let us know…
Being pregnant and giving birth is an and men to access is so important for good we have an enchanting experience
exciting time in a person’s life, but it mental health outcomes.”
can also trigger strong feelings of waiting for them.
negativity about impending parenthood. To help increase parental mental health
Research shows that up to one in five support opportunities for West Australians, https://bit.ly/3aOH4jr
expecting or new mothers and one in ten the State Government is investing more than
expecting or new fathers experience $1 million into new perinatal pilot services. Scan here to find
perinatal anxiety or depression. If left The funding of seven new pilot programs class times
untreated, it can be detrimental to families will deliver services tailored to individual
and individuals. community needs, addressing service gaps With limited Fairy Floss Ballet places, to enrol your
which have been identified in the little dancer go to www.dancecreations.com.au
They key to helping parents who may be metropolitan area and the South-West. The
vulnerable is quality support and treatment. programs will include services for women or contact Terrie on 0419 133 673
Perinatal mental health services are experiencing co-occurring complexities such
important to promote confidence and as history of trauma, family and domestic Locations:
emotional wellbeing for new and violence. They will also include a New Dads’ Bull Creek | Brentwood | Rossmoyne
experienced parents around the time of the program to address barriers for fathers to
birth of a new child. access support.

“The first years of parenthood can be “These pilot programs will increase the
tough for people regarding social and mental health support provided to men to
emotional adjustment and mental illness,” promote father inclusive practice, and reduce
said Mental Health Minister Stephen psychological distress associated with
Dawson. “Making sure traditional and non- fatherhood.”
traditional options are available for women
The pilot programs will be delivered by
experienced service providers, and outcomes
from the programs will be used to inform
future planning and development of mental
health services for Western Australians.

The seven new pilot services to be
awarded grants are: Women’s Health and
Wellbeing Services, South Coastal Health and
Community Services, Fremantle Women’s
Health Centre, Midland Women’s Health Care
Place, Women’s Health and Family Services,
Australian Association for Infant Mental
Health WA, and The Radiance Network South
West.

To find out more about mental health
services for parents, call healthdirect
Australia on 1800 022 222 or talk to your
local GP.

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“As a recipient of a Catholic education with and of others and to PRINCIPAL’S WELCOME
now over forty years of experience working live lives more fully
in Catholic schools, I retain a passionate based on the values For more than 110 years, we have been that our boys are
commitment to ensuring our learning and faith taught by Jesus. preparing young men to serve and lead in capable and competent
sharing community is an authentic and vibrant Excellent staff, this fast-moving world. learners who need
Catholic school. As a parent and a grandparent, I facilities, grounds and space, time and
also empathise with those discerning which school resources at each of Today we are on an exciting journey as we guide opportunity to explore,
to entrust their children. our two campuses the boys in their search for meaning in the world experiment, take risks
provide ample around them, and in their interactions with each and build their
We are extremely proud of the over 120 years of opportunity for other. Working with experts in their field, Christ dispositions for
achievement and traditions established by the students to excel in Church has created its own pedagogy (art and learning.
dedicated families and staff, in collaboration with areas of curriculum, leadership and the sporting, science of teaching), specific programs and a
the Sisters of Mercy. The College offers an cultural and religious life of the College.” diverse range of activities to assist boys develop a We are a school that
education for life, one that values mind, body and strong personal identity at every stage of their genuinely values diversity and I strongly believe
spirit. Geoff Mills - Principal journey. At the same time, we encourage them to it makes our educational community stronger.
understand the significance of positive and We operate in a culture where every activity and
As a Catholic school community, we also offer our M.Ed. Leadership, M.Ed. RE, B.Ed, Dip. Teach, healthy relationships, find their sense of purpose, achievement is celebrated equally and a learning
students several very important challenges - to Dip. RE, Prof. Cert. Instr. Leadership, MAEL and foster a healthy vision for their future. environment in which individuals can thrive and
develop a deeper awareness of themselves, of God each boy feels safe.
Our Early Learning Community (ELC) educates
ABOUT Ursula Frayne Catholic College boys in Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten and Pre- This is an exciting time to be considering a
Primary. The Early Learning Program is Christ Church education for your son, and
Founded in 1990, Ursula Frayne Catholic Years 7 – 12. Committed to the research-based, acknowledging that young boys I encourage you to visit our campus and
College is a diverse, co-educational school holistic development of young people, Ursula learn best when they are actively involved in experience first-hand the unique culture of
that operates across two sites in the Town of Frayne Catholic College’s mission is to empower tasks, when there is rich discussion about what our school.
Victoria Park: the Balmoral Campus in East Victoria all students in the pursuit of excellence in their they are doing and when there are regular
Park for Kindergarten-Year 6 students and the life-long learning journey. opportunities to work with others. We recognise Alan Jones Principal
Duncan Campus in Victoria Park for students in

CURRICULUM assist classroom teachers and students to achieve CURRICULUM the unique character of each boy to become more
this. Further opportunities in STEM projects and clearly understood by himself and his teachers.
To cater for students’ specific other technological advancements mean Ursula Christ Church’s Phases of Learning Learning becomes more inquiry-based, with boys
education needs, Ursula Frayne Frayne continues to engage in learning that is both are the core framework of each age taking more responsibility and ownership, and
has established four separate current and purposeful. and stage, and the educational using greater initiative.
sub schools: approach that develops from childhood
Middle School (Years 7-9) through to graduation. The journey through Breadth and Depth (Years 7 and 8)
Preparatory (Kindy – Year 2) each phase is designed to motivate them to
The Middle School provides academic rigour in discover and realise the best in themselves Students are introduced to a range of academic,
Driven by a commitment to provide a nurturing the core subjects while stimulating the interests of and others. co-curricular and pastoral experiences to assist
approach, stimulating classroom environments and students with an exciting array of elective subjects. them in making the most of the opportunities
a comprehensive early childhood education, the It is designed to provide students with a unique Play with Purpose available in their future school years. Teaching is
Preparatory School crafts programs that seek to learning environment with academic, co-curricular (Pre-Kindergarten to Year 2) highly structured to ensure the core learning
satisfy children’s needs holistically. Their state-of- and pastoral care programs that are sensitive to areas are emphasised to build a strong
the-art Early Learning Centre is an open plan the developmental needs of youths. Ursula Frayne’s Teachers work towards creating a strong foundation for future subject opportunities.
learning space that allows purposeful play, direct Middle School aims to assist all students to achieve foundation on which to build each boy’s
sensorial and physical engagement, serendipitous their potential as they move along their learning education. Direct teaching instruction is Choice and Challenge (Years 9 and 10)
moments, and exposure to the acquisition of journey and to foster an environment based on reinforced through play-based activities,
knowledge across many different processes. harmonious working relationships, responsibility developing academic and social-emotional skills Students can choose a greater number of
Specialist teachers in Student Support, Health and and mutual respect. in a fun, engaging and relevant environment. electives and discover their strengths, beginning
Physical Education, the Arts and Library provide the the process of making decisions to align with
students with a diverse range of experiences that Senior School (Years 10-12) Fun with Fundamentals (Years 3 and 4) their future careers. Taking personal
enrich their learning. responsibility for learning is given greater focus
Preparing students for life beyond secondary In this phase boys are engaged in fun and and creativity is encouraged.
Junior School (Years 3-6) school is a key focus in the Senior School. This interesting activities designed to help them thrive
preparation incorporates three interrelated in literacy and numeracy. Teachers aim to develop Excellence and Expertise
In Junior School, emphasis is given to developing aspects: the spiritual dimension, the pastoral the public-speaking skills of all boys through the (Years 11 and 12)
independent learners with skills in higher-level dimension, and an individual academic focus Oracy Australia program and continue their
thinking, problem solving, communication and promoting rigour and excellence. Their aim is for social-emotional development through PATHS. In this phase, students take ownership of their
social interaction. Specialist teachers in the areas students to exit the College feeling positive, self- selected subjects and study courses in
of Music, Physical Education, Languages (Italian or assured and with the confidence to face the future Enquiry with Initiative (Years 5 and 6) considerable depth over a two-year period. The
Japanese), Library Studies and Student Support with hope and optimism. Teachers support and choice of university entrance in a particular
challenge every individual student to develop their Education programs are targeted at enabling discipline or the pursuit of a work-based course
skills and abilities, helping them to achieve their is left to the individual and his family.
maximum potential no matter their chosen
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Christmas! I’m sure the kids holidays that we think
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September – 2nd of October at the to the Nyittiny, the time of Creation, to meet Northbridge is Australia’s only video game petting zoo setting up shop. In week two the
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West Australian Opera presents Koolbardi show where you can enjoy a real taste of and half day programs, children will
country life. There will be so much to see participate in a variety of different activities
and do with entertainment that caters to - from traditional ball sports to special event
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Brunswick Agricultural Society President
Mark Talbot said “The iconic one day show
gives the community a chance to come and
experience agriculture and a fun day out.”

“The 2021 LiveLight Brunswick
Agricultural Show will have many of the
traditional Show favourites including the
animals, the variety of food and the best
fireworks in town, mixed with some exciting
and new activities that we will soon be
announcing. There really is something
for everyone.”

Patrons this year are encouraged to
purchase their tickets online through the
Brunswick Show website
brunswickshow.com.au this year to assist
with Covid-19 contact tracing.

Mr Talbot said “the safety of our
community is our top priority at the show.”

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