Padbury CPS Newsletter

Justice

Treat everyone fairly and equally

As Bushfire season approaches in the Summer months, a copy of our Bushfire Plan can be found here on our website - https://www.padcath.wa.edu.au/formsandprocedures

Please check the PCPS community calendar for upcoming and future dates as the calendar is regularly updated https://www.padcath.wa.edu.au/community-calendar

Due to our excellent reputation in the wider community, we are currently experiencing high enrolments.

If you have a little one at home that has not yet commenced at PCPS, I urge you to submit an application immediately to the school.

Some of our families have missed out on a position as they forgot to submit their enrolment form.

Admin staff are not aware if you have younger ones at home so an enrolment form is essential.

Even if your child is only a few months old, please submit an application form now.

Our Pre-Kindy (3-Year-Old) is going super strong once again this year with Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday classes full.

We are taking expressions of interest to start a fourth day of Pre Kindy which would run on a Friday (dependant upon numbers). If you are interested please contact the office and speak with Mrs Ellen.

Click on the following link for further information - https://www.padcath.wa.edu.au/early-childhood

If you have friends or neighbours who have children who are 3 years old, please talk to them about our exciting Pre-Kindy programme and encourage them to enrol.

To commence the Lenten season, the whole school joined in the Ash Wednesday liturgy with the ashes being blessed by Father Cyprian.

Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent, was an opportunity for our children to reflect on their faith and make a commitment to living more like Jesus as they received ashes on their foreheads.

This year we focussed our efforts, during Lent, on doing things for others, praying for them and making donations. Each family was provided a project Compassion box with many children giving up their pocket money for those in need.

The children wrote Lenten promises, some of which included doing jobs for mum, dad and nanna and pop, giving up chocolates and lollies, giving up playing Nintendo and helping their friends and their teachers. By focusing on self-improvement, children can learn about the importance of self-discipline and self-reflection, which are also key teachings of Jesus.

Pre Kindy and Kindy planted seeds as a reminder of new beginnings and new life and to remember Jesus came alive again on Easter Sunday.

Our little ones in Pre-Primary hatched eggs as part of their learning about Easter and new life. The children were so delighted with the little fluffy chicks when they arrived! The children had lots of discussion around eggs being a sign of new life and the fact that we share Easter eggs with our friends and family as this is the time when we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection.

As a whole school during Holy Week, we focussed on the Stations of the Cross, which our Year Six leaders prepared. Classes visited the Stations and prayed at each, recalling the events from Palm Sunday through to Eater Sunday. By walking through these stations, the children gained a deeper understanding of the sacrifice that Jesus made for us all and the importance of compassion and forgiveness.

May the renewal of life at Easter bring new blessings of love, hope, peace, good health and happiness to you and your loved ones.

Happy Easter!

Mrs Margaret Williamson

Principal

Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 7.30pm Thursday 6th April in the Church (wear white)

Good Friday Passion Play – 10.00am Friday 7th April in the Church (wear red).

Good Friday Passion Liturgy – 3.00pm Friday 7th April in the Church (wear red)

Easter Vigil Mass – 7.00pm Saturday 8th April in the Church (wear white/gold)

Easter Sunday Masses – 8.00am, 9.30am, 11.00am Sunday 9th April in the Church (wear white/gold). NO 5.45pm Mass

School recommences on Monday 24 April.

Tuesday 25 April is ANZAC Day Public Holiday.

Today the students reverently walked around the school and were led by the Year 6 students who shared the special story of Jesus' life at each station. We prayed for people who needed our prayers during this time and reflected on our own life and how we too can change our lives to be like Jesus.

Paul Litherland, who is a highly awarded educator in the fields of Cyber Safety and Internet Awareness to coming to PCPS to present to all parents and also undertake a workshop with our senior students. Even if your child is in one of the younger year levels, please come along to listen to this presentation as you will be AMAZED as to what even our little ones get up to on the computer, internet, social media, sites, TikTok etc!

We ask parents to RSVP to this FREE event by clicking here or using the QR code provided.

Digital Citizenship – Where our kids are going online, the Apps they are using and the information they are sharing.

Online Footprint – How easy it is to find kids online and what they can do to minimise their risk.

Social Networking & Networking in general – How the systems work and how to overcome their reach.

Online Gaming and Website Use - Risks and uses.

Sexting and Sextortion – Trends, risks and up to date stats in regard to this issue.

Tips & Tricks – How to keep an eye on your kids through software and hardware. Easy instructions on what we can do to keep them safe.

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We have such an exciting opportunity to share with staff and parents at PCPS.

Renown parenting expert, keynote speaker, author and podcaster Dr Justin Coulson has been secured to speak to us on Building Resilience in children on May 8 @ 7pm.

Justin has a PhD in psychology and is Australia’s most published author in the area of building resilience in children. He will be providing practical and relatable content on how we can help children build resilience skills to weather the storms of life.

This is a once only, not to be missed event. We have limited seating in our school hall so secure your $10 discounted ticket ASAP before they go on sale to the wider community for $25.

Tickets can be purchased via Flexischools.

PCPS P&F Association

In the afternoon you cannot park at all on O'Leary Road. This area is for a Kiss and Ride pick up section, which is also a moving line of traffic. In the morning you can park along O'Leary Road on the school side only. Joondalup Rangers will be out to issue infringements to cars parked incorrectly.

Today the students reverently walked around the school and were led by the Year 6 students who shared the special story of Jesus' life at each station. We prayed for people who needed our prayers during this time and reflected on our own life and how we too can change our lives to be like Jesus.

Mr Peter O'Mara & Ms Mac Callisto

Assistant Principals

Harlow L B (PPW) - Justice

Sophia Z (PPO) - Compassion

Fletcher F (1O) - Hopsitality

Ava B (1W) - Justice

Max M (2W) - Compassion

Joel H (2O) - Mercy

Emily C (3O) - Compassion

Levi S (3W) - Compassion

Arlo FB(4O) - Hospitality

Giada D R (4W) - Dignity

Grace O'S (5O) - Dignity

Daniel M (5W) - Service

Sean L (6W) - Excellence

The Extension students from Years 3-6 have been engaged in some exciting and informative learning experiences this term. Over the past few weeks, our focus has been on 'thinking processes' used to guide our learning, with a specific emphasis on the Engineering Design Process and the Inquiry Process.

Throughout the term, the students have had the opportunity to participate in a wide range of activities that have allowed them to apply these processes in practical and engaging ways.

From the solar car challenge to coding robots, philosophy discussions and now onto the egg drop challenge, and tourism inquiry, our students have been fully immersed in a dynamic and hands-on learning environment.

One of the key objectives of this term's program has been to teach students the different processes required to successfully undertake assignments. By exploring the Engineering Design Process and the Inquiry Process in depth, our students have gained valuable insights into how to approach and tackle complex challenges effectively. Learning to ask questions, imagine possibilities, plan, create, test, improve and present findings are skills which will hold our students in good stead for their continued learning.

Not only have our students been able to apply these thinking processes in a practical sense, but they have also developed a deeper understanding of how they can be used to approach problems in their everyday lives. From problem-solving to critical thinking, the skills our students have developed this term will serve them well in the future.

We are incredibly proud of the hard work and dedication shown by our students throughout this term. It has been a pleasure to see them grow and develop their skills as learners.

We look forward to sharing more exciting updates with you in the future!

Mrs Rosalba Bottega

Extension Teacher

In Year 6 the past few weeks, we have been learning about the Solar Eclipse that is happening on the 20th of April. In class we have made objects and posters about things made by Galileo Galilei who was a famous astronomer from Italy. He loved science and invented the celetone, micrometer, compass, escapement and improved the telescope. He made all these instruments so that we could look at things in space. Galileo Galilei had a hard life as he went to jail and got fined for proving that some famous mathematicians were wrong.

Alessia and Josh Year 6

Calling all coders! Coding Club is starting at Padbury Catholic Primary School next term!

Mrs Wardrope and Mr Darby have kindly offered to teach students and facilitate Coding Club for students.

Coding Club will run from 7:30am - 8:15am on Tuesday mornings, starting next term from Week 2-9.
Students from Year 4 to Year 6 are welcome to participate. Unfortunately, siblings of those attending cannot be supervised at this time of the morning.

Coding Club will be open to children in Years 4 to 6 however it will be limited to thirty students only. Should your child not be selected this term then we will run the program again in Term 3. Children must bring an iPad to Coding Club.

Further information to register your interest will be sent via Seesaw. Parents of students who have been chosen to participate in this round of Coding Club will be notified by Seesaw or email by Term 2, Week 1.

Mrs Wardope and Mr Darby

Coding Club Co ordinators

Running Club will be returning after the holidays. Students from all year levels are invited to walk or run every Wednesday morning, weather permitting on the school oval.

Running Club will commence at 8:00am and conclude at 8:20am.

Students wishing to attend may wear sports uniform.

Mr John Hignett

Physical Education

Please keep an eye on our PCPS P&F and EFL Facebook pages for further information and for a shout out for volunteers. Thank you.

Dan Sorgiovanni

P&F Mothers Day Co ordinator

Back by popular demand is this year's EFL Father Son & Daughter camp night. As always the focus for the event will be on building stronger family relationships though camping in a safe and controlled environment. The event is open to all Year 1 and above school students and families. The use of electronic devices during the camp is discouraged to allow people to "switch off" and reconnect on a non-tech level.

The camp is designed to be inclusive and open to people of all levels of camping experience. In the interest of giving everyone a fair go as numbers are limited, please select one of the dates and book only one of the sessions when booking.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact Nick on 0401 089 494 .

Looking forward to seeing you all there.

Nick Lynch and the EFL Team

We are thrilled to be running our Padbury Catholic Primary School Business Directory.

The directory features businesses run by families within our Padbury Catholic School community. Please support our families via the link on a webpage: https://www.padcath.wa.edu.au/businessdirectory

A huge thank you for all of the families who registered their businesses to kick off our first directory.

The money raised as part of this launch will help with ongoing events and activities run by the P&F Committee.

If you would like your business featured in the directory so that PCPS families can use your services, please contact Megann Hunt – megann_v@hotmail.com.

Mrs Megann Hunt

P&F Vice President

Mrs Ali Fisher

Social Worker

All Masses are held in the Church

Saturday - 8:30am; 6:30pm

Sunday - 8:00am; 9:30am; 11:00am; 5:45pm

Monday to Friday - 7:00am; 9:00am

24:7 Youth Group

For all youth in Years 6 to 12

1st and 3rd Friday @ Parish Hall, 7pm

Call Luke 0401822932 for more information.

Rev Fr Cyprian M Shikokoti - PP

Our Lady of the Mission, Parish Website : www.olm.myparish.net.au

Bible Studies – “Do you understand what being a Catholic means?”: Maybe you’ve been Catholic your entire life. Maybe you’re just beginning to explore the Catholic Faith. Wherever you may be in your journey, you will be profoundly moved by the beauty and the richness of the Catholic Church. Please join us on Wednesday 26th April at 7.00 pm in the Parish Hall at Our Lady of the Mission Whitford Parish in Craigie when we commence our 10 week course “What we Believe”. There are registration sheets at the back of the Church and if you have any questions please contact: Carol Wright 0419 948 411 Email: clwright@bigpond.net.au

We are open in the school holidays except for the 3 days below, see emergency contact for those days.

Closed Tues 18th and Wed 19th April - contact Heathridge DTC on 9401 3508

Closed Fri 21st April - contact Beldon DTC on 9307 1425

This information will also be on our answering machine and the door.