Dear parents and caregivers,

It is hard to believe that we only have two weeks left of Term Two. I am sure everyone is counting down to the holidays. Staff are busy finalising Mid-Year Reports and I would like to thank them for all the hard work and extra hours they are dedicating to report writing.

This week we celebrated St Anthony of Padua’s Feast Day with the Year Four to Six students joining the students from St Anthony’s for Mass on Tuesday morning. These opportunities to come together with the parish are so important and allows us to continue to build our presence in the wider community.

As part of celebrating the Feast Day of St Anthony of Padua we held our Servite Day on Thursday. The day started with a wonderful Assembly led by our Year Six Servite leaders, Bailee and Ian with Father Peter as special guest. Father Peter is part of the Servite Order and spoke about the fact that the order was founded in 1213 by seven men who devoted themselves to Mary and committed to a life of service. They were known as the ‘Order of Mary’. One of our school values is service and links perfectly to Servite. After the assembly, students took part in service activities around the school and at the parish. On top of that, all students were able to wear blue to school and invited to donate a can of soup to support the St Anthony of Padua Parish and the local St Vinnies Wanneroo as part of the Winter Food Appeal 'Meal in a Can'. Our aim was to donate 180 … last count was 247!! We might be a small school, but we have a huge community heart. Mr Turner, President of St Vinnies Wanneroo was thrilled with our donation and let me know that this will feed about 100 families. Well done to everyone involved in Servite Day, in particular, the Servite staff who organised the day.

I would like to take this opportunity to remind parents and caregivers that if you have any issues or concerns, please make the time to come and speak with your child’s teacher. Best practice for these conversations is usually after school so that the classroom teacher can give you their full attention. If you feel that you cannot speak openly with your classroom, please email your concern to myself or one of my Assistant Principals and we will organise a time to contact you directly. In my experience, most issues can be solved with open, honest communication and best not aired on Facebook or in the school carpark.

A reminder that Term Two will finish on Friday, June 30 with students returning to school for Term Three on Monday, July 17.

Finally, please save the date for the St Anthony of Padua Parish, Wanneroo will be celebrating their 91st Annual Festival and Procession which will be held on Sunday, June 18. St Elizabeth’s community will join with St Anthony’s School and the parish to form a celebratory procession starting at 2pm. It would be lovely to have a large sea of red as a strong representation of our school community in the procession.

Wishing you all a fabulous weekend.

God bless

Rebecca Clarke

Principal

Thank you

All book club orders need to be finalised by Friday 16th June. We appreciate all scholastic orders as they help our school to earn reward points so that we may purchase additional education resources for our students. A big thank you to those families who have supported us in the past catalogues.

Kind Regards

Mrs Alli Burgess

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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