Dear parents and caregivers,

It is hard to believe that we have made it to the halfway point of Term Three. The first five weeks have been very busy, and I would like to thank our fabulous staff for all the extra things they do each and every day. My job would be so much harder without these amazing people.

Thank you to all our parents for making their children look so neat and tidy for school photos on Monday and Tuesday. The staff from 3P Photography commented on the wonderful behaviour of our students and that it was a pleasure to be given the responsibility of photo day! Well done to everyone!

On Wednesday, a very excited Year Three group headed off on their excursion to Optus Stadium. Exploring the West Coast Eagles and Dockers changerooms, sitting in the coaches boxes and being behind the set of the news report room were some of the many highlights of their day. Exploring the Noongar Seasons playground and participating in an art lesson finished off a great excursion. A very big thank you to Mrs Golding for organising this wonderful experience for her students and to Mr Fitzgibbons, Mrs Kovacevich, Mrs Chan-Saw and the parent helpers that assisted on the day.

Monday, August 21 is our Catholic Day. This day is given to all staff members who work in a Catholic School, as a recognition of all the extra-curricular activities they do throughout the year for our students. The school will be closed on this day as staff enjoy a well-deserved break.

Book Week is one of my favourite weeks in the year and I am very excited that it begins next week. A reminder that the Book Week Dress-Up Parade will be on next Thursday at 8:45am. I cannot wait to see the imagination on display as students come to school dressed in their favourite book character.

This weekend some of our Year 4 students will be making their First Holy Communion. I ask that you keep these students in your thoughts and prayers.

Wishing everyone a lovely extra-long weekend and I look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday.

God bless

Rebecca Clarke

Principal

The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated each year on 15 August. This date commemorates the death of Mary and her bodily assumption into Heaven. Because it signifies the Blessed Virgin’s passing into eternal life, it is the most important of all Marian feasts and a Holy Day of Obligation.

The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is also known as The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Assumption of Mary into Heaven.

Almighty and everlasting God,

You have taken up body and soul

into the heavenly glory the Immaculate Virgin Mary,

Mother of Your Son: Grant, we beseech You,

that, ever intent upon heavenly things,

we may be worthy to be partakers of her glory.

Through Jesus Christ Your Son, our Lord,

who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,

One God, forever and ever.

Amen.

Science Week Fun -Wednesday, 23 August

To celebrate Science Week next week Mr Harman has organised SciTech to visit with their Spacedome program, including a show and workshop for all students. Please see below for further information about the fun workshops.

Spacedome – Show & Workshop (Kindy to Year 3)

Learn how our sky changes from day to night in our portable Spacedome!

Day and Night Show (30 minutes): Journey through our daytime sky as it makes the exciting change into night. What’s different? Why do we have day and night? What can we observe and learn about together?

Day and Night Workshop: Tinker and experiment in building a shelter from the weather – we’ll make our own wild, windy day to test it out!

Spacedome – Show & Workshop (Years 4-6)

Discover how astronomers explored the night sky throughout history!

Our Solar System Show: Learn how astronomers searched the night skies and discovered our solar system throughout history. You’ll learn about the solar system, our nearest neighbours and why our home is so special!

Our Solar System Workshop: Put your engineering skills to the test as you design, build and test a way to land a fragile robot rover on the surface of another planet!

A reminder that if you are paying your school fees termly your instalment is now due.Please ensure your payments are up to date to avoid a lump sum at the end of the year. All school fees are to be paid in full by the 31 October 2023. If you have any queries please email me on melissa.dimond@cewa.edu.au. To make a payment over the phone with credit card please phone the office on 9303 7600.

Thank you!

Mel Dimond

We are selling tickets for $5 each (plus fees) & the prizes will be drawn at the Father's Day breakfast before school on Thursday 31 August 2023 using the commentpicker.com tool. All Dads will automatically go into the draw to win (not dependent on whether they can attend the breakfast event in person) & any extra tickets are $5 each (plus fees).

Kirrily Macri from Harcourts Alliance has kindly sponsored the breakfast & donated the following generous prizes:

FIRST PRIZE: 1x Ozito cordless 3 piece tool set

SECOND PRIZE: 1x $200 JBHifi voucher

THIRD PRIZE: 1x Ryobi Home essentials kit

FOURTH PRIZE: 2x $100 BCF voucher

FIFTH PRIZE: 2x Dad cheese boards with bottle opener

Please RSVP and order raffle tickets by clicking the above link!

Term 1 Start Date Wednesday 1 February

Term 1 End Date Thursday 6 April

Term 2 Start Date Wednesday 26 April
Term 2 End Date Friday 30 June

Term 3 Start Date Monday 17 July
Term 3 End Date Friday 22 September

Term 4 Start Date Tuesday 10 October

Term 4 End Date Friday 8 December

Friday 3 March

Monday 24 April
Friday 18 August
Monday 21 August

Monday, 9 October

Please note, these dates are subject to change. If these dates for Professional Learning do require amending, parents will be notified well in advance.

Confirmation

Candidate Commitment Mass

Saturday 25th March 6.00pm

Sunday 26th March 7.30am

Sunday 26th March 9.00am

Parent/Child Workshop

Tuesday 16th May 5.00pm

Candidate Retreat

Friday 19th May

Sacrament

Saturday 27th May 6.00pm

Sunday 28th May 11.00am

Saturday 10th June 6.00pm

Certificate Weekend

Sunday 11th June

First Holy Communion

Candidate Commitment Mass

Saturday 24th June 6.00pm

Sunday 25th June 7.30am

Sunday 25th June 9.00am

Sunday 25th June 6.00pm

Parent/Child Workshop

Tuesday 8th August 5.00pm

Candidate Retreat

Friday 11th August

Sacrament

Saturday 19th August 6.00pm

Sunday 20th August 9.00am

Sunday 20th August 6.00pm

Saturday 26th August 6.00pm

Sunday 27th August 9.00am

Sunday 27th August 6.00pm

Certificate Weekend

Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd September

Reconciliation

Commitment Mass

Saturday 16th September 6.00pm

Sunday 17th September 7.30am

Sunday 17th September 9.00am

Sunday 17th September 6.00pm

Parent Workshop

Wednesday 25th October 5.00pm

Candidate Retreat

Friday 3rd November

Sacrament

Tuesday 7th November 5.00pm

Wednesday 8th November 5.00pm

Thursday 9th November 5.00pm

Certificate Weekend

Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th November