Tomorrow, we celebrate Mercy Day during which we acknowledge the works of the Mercy Sisters who founded Holy Name School, Carlisle, in 1938 with an initial enrolment of 40 students. When we look around our school today, it is easy to forget the rich history of our foundation Orders of Sisters but with a combined 134 years of existence (72 years - Holy Name, 50 years - Notre Dame and 12 years – combined) we have strong traditional values to guide us as we move into the future. Each year we have a focus upon one of the Orders with this year remembering and supporting the Mercys.

The foundress of the Mercy Sisters, Catherine McAuley, was born in Dublin, Ireland, in September 1778 to a prosperous Catholic family. Although born into this affluent world, Catherine chose to use her fortune to support those less fortunate than her and, in 1824, used her inheritance to purchase a property on Baggot Street in Dublin for the purpose of building a large house for religious, educational and social services for women and children. On 24 September 1827, the Feast of Our Lady of Mercy, the first residents came to live in the “House of Mercy”, named in honour of the Feast day. From these humble beginnings, Catherine established the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy on 12 December 1831.

Many Mercy Sisters are still active throughout the world today and the funds raised from our mission fete tomorrow will be forwarded to them to support their many works of charity.

MERCY DAY

• Our day will commence with Mass in the Church commencing at 8.45am.
• After Mass the children will complete activities in class about the Mercy Sisters.
• After recess our Mission Fete will be held with fun activities organized by the classes.
• The children will receive a sausage sizzle, a juice box and an icy pole for lunch.
• After lunch, buddy classes will complete activities.
• Throughout the fete, children will receive tickets that they are to place in a central box with winning tickets drawn out at the end of the day for a number of prizes.
• Children and staff are invited to wear neat casual clothes for the day.
• We request a $5.00 donation for each child which will be passed on to the Mercy Sisters to support their missionary work.

Our Senior Dance group has been awarded the Presentation Sisters’ Award for Primary Dance for the third consecutive time. This is a wonderful achievement and testament to the dedicated work of the children and Mrs Tiffany Donovan-Flintoff, assisted by her many helpers. Unfortunately, our Dance group has not been selected to perform in the Final Concert, which is disappointing, but will allow other schools to be represented. Again, congratulations to all involved in achieving this great result.

4 YEAR OLD KINDERGARTEN 2023

Was your child born between 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019?

If your child was born between these dates, they are eligible for our 4 Year Old Kindergarten program in 2023. Registrations for 2023 are now open. Contact our office on 6272 7100 for further details.

3 YEAR OLD KINDERGARTEN 2023

If your child was born between 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020, they are eligible for our 3 Year Old Kindergarten program in 2023. Registrations for 2023 are now open. Contact our office on 6272 7100 for further details.

Bible Studies

Each Tuesday evening commencing at 6.00 pm in the Parish Centre.

St Vincent De Paul Winter Appeal

Boxes have been placed in the Church for donations of blankets and in-code non-perishable food items. Thank you for your ongoing support.

Planned Giving Envelopes 2022 – 2023

New sets of envelopes are available from the School side entrance of the Church. Please take the same number as last year and tick the box. If taking a set for the first time, please write your details in the space provided next to the number you have taken. For further information, please contact the Parish Office on 9277 4094. Thank you for your continued support of the Parish.

Safeguarding Induction for all Church Workers

All Church workers are invited to attend an online safeguarding induction. A Church worker is anyone in the Parish in any role – paid or voluntary.

The session will cover the Safeguarding policies and procedures, the importance of Safeguarding in the Parish, and the role of the Parish Safeguarding Officer. To register, please phone Ingka on 9221 7762 or visit www.safeguarding.perthcatholic.org.au

Available session dates include: 13 September at 7.00 pm and 28 September at 10.00 am.

Sponsor a School Bag

This is a charity project run by Buckets for Jesus. Library bags are filled with school supplies and a small toy. The bags are sent to the Philippines, Kenya, Vietnam, Myanmar and India. Since 2015, more than 20 000 children were blessed with school supplies. A list has been placed on the Notice Board with what is required. A box has been placed at the school side entrance of the Church for any donations or you can fill the bag yourself and return it to the Parish Office. For further information, please contact the Parish Office on 9277 4094.

Refurbishment

During the past months, the kneelers in the Church have been recovered. Next is the sanding and revarnishing of the pews. This next task will be completed during the months leading up to Christmas and New Year.

Dr George Sekulla JP

Chairman

Notre Dame Parish Council

If your child is not attending school, could you please email Administration on admin.nds.wa.edu.au and the class teacher. An SMS is automatically sent if we have not received notification. Please reply to the SMS with the name of your child and the reason why the student is not attending school. Also please note If your family is going on holidays the absentee notification must be sent to admin.nds.wa.edu.au and the class teacher.

OSHC

If your child is booked at OSHC and not attending before and after school care it is important that you please email ndoshc@cewa.edu.au

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Term Three in Three Year Old Kindy has been busy. Ms Sandy has been helping in another room this term. We had Miss Grace help us at the beginning of term and then, Ms S is helping us until Week Nine. Thank you to both ladies for your amazing energy and care while you were in our room.

At the beginning of the term we recognised NAIDOC Week.

We looked at what NAIDOC Week means. It helps non – indigenous Australians learn about the culture, traditions and history of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

We attempted to draw some of the symbols used in cave paintings and dream time storytelling.

Did you know that if you see a fire, you call a fire fighter?

The next service we looked at were the Police.

Like the rest of the school, we loved dressing up for book week and participating in the parade. We had so much fun.

Mrs Millard

Senior Field Events Carnival (3 - 6) - Rescheduled for Monday, 10 October @ Gerry Archer

The Senior Field Events Carnival has been moved to Monday, 10 October (Gerry Archer Athletics Track). This is the first day back at school in Term 4. A note and permission form will be sent out to parents today. Please email Brett Webb if you have any questions or if you can help on the day. The Track/Team Games Carnival will be held the next day at the same venue (Tuesday, 11 October).

Mr Webb

Sports Teacher & Year 6 Teacher

Parents and students from Years 1-3 are invited to a WACA Promotional visit at Notre Dame on Wednesday 14 September from 7.45am-8.30am.

Contact the front office if you are interested in booking your child/ren into our Vacation Care Program.

The cut-off day for submission is Friday, 16 September 2022. Places are limited.

The opening times are : Monday & Thursday from 1.30pm to 3.30pm during the term.

Thank you.

Danielle Lawrie

Uniform Shop Coordinator.

The canteen is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. You can place your order online at MY SCHOOL CONNECT or over the counter at the canteen and we accept cash or eftpos.

I rely on parent volunteers to assist me in running the canteen, so if you have even half an hour spare please pop in and lend a hand or see me to pick a date and time that suits you.

Hope to see you at the canteen soon.

Kayleen McLean

Canteen Co-ordinator

P&F Trailer Raffle- Scan below to purchase tickets

Please see flyer included with the newsletter. Three prizes up for grabs. All profits to go towards upgrading the nature playground. Come and see the trailer outside school reception.

A big thank you to our sponsors Loadstar Trailers, Cassie Rowe MLA, Bunnings Belmont, Reading Cinemas Belmont, Zaneta Mascarenhas MP and Councillor Robert Rossi.

Save The Date:

Paul Litherland Cyber Safety Parent Talk

We are proud to announce Paul Litherland, founder of Surf Online Safe and 2022 WA Australian of the Year, will be visiting our school to conduct a cyber safety presentation for parents on Wednesday 19th October (Term 4, week 2). Paul will also be speaking with our upper primary students during the day regarding the risks of the internet and how they can protect themselves online. Please register via email to bent_mb20@hotmail.com and see flyer in the newsletter for more information.

Catholic School Parents WA Parent Pilgrimage

Sunday 18th September

The CSPWA Parent Pilgrimage will follow the first section of the Camino Salvado pilgrimage route. It will commence at St Joseph's Church in Subiaco at 8:45am, go through the city to St Mary's Cathedral and along the river to Bardon Park in Maylands (a distance of approximately 8kms). On Pilgrimage, we encounter God, ourselves, others and nature.

Meet 8:45am at St Joseph's Church Subiaco
9am Mass at St Joseph's Church
Approximate end time 2:45pm at Bardon Park, Maylands

$5 per person.

Adult Only Event
Please wear appropriate footwear and pack and carry water, snacks, hat and sun protection. Some refreshments will be provided at the end of the walk in Bardon Park, Maylands.

To book, please see: https://www.trybooking.com/CBKXV

Nicole Beresford

Chairperson

Primary school

Enrolments are now open for VacSwim swimming lessons during the summer school holidays. VacSwim offers fun lessons at beach or pool locations. They are a great school holiday activity and they teach valuable safety skills to help keep your child safe in the water.

Enrol at education.wa.edu.au/vacswim

Tee-Ball registration have opened for 2022/2023 season. Please check details from the flyer.

KEYED UP MUSIC LESSONS

Keyed Up Music will be teaching voice, violin, woodwind, and drum lessons in Term 3 after school. Starting from $24.75 for 20min individual lessons. If you are interested in your son / daughter learning one of these instruments, please call Savanna on 0479 171 424 or enrol at www.keyedupmusic.com.au/enrolment-form

Hello,

My name is Julie-Anne Beasley, Club Manager of the Kewdale Little Athletics Club (KLAC).

KLAC is your local Little Athletics Club for all kids aged from Under 6 to Under 17. The main athletics summer season is coming up – FAST – and we wish to spread the message to the Notre Dame Catholic Primary School community.

We offer an inclusive fun environment for kids of every ability across all Little Athletics disciplines – sprinting, long distance running, hurdles, walks, jumps, and throws. We are registered to accept Kidsport vouchers for eligible families. Training takes place twice weekly (Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5pm) at the Gerry Archer Athletics Track. The Belmont Little Athletics Centre competition day is Saturday morning from October – March (with a Xmas/New Year break) also at Gerry Archer Athletics Track, Abernethy Road, Kewdale.

We welcome new and returning families from the Notre Dame Catholic Primary School community!

Kind regards,

Julie-Anne

Ms Julie-Anne Beasley

Club Manager

Kewdale Little Athletics Club

Clubmanager.kewdalelac@gmail.com

0419871864