Dear parents and caregivers,

Welcome to Spring!! How blessed are we to have had such beautiful weather this week! The students have thoroughly enjoyed spending lots of time outside taking advantage of the weather!

The Sacrament of First Holy Communion is one of my favourite sacraments as it adds another layer for our students on their spiritual journey. The masses over the last two weekends were lovely and the students all looked reverent and holy. Thank you to Mrs Curtis for preparing the students so well.

On Thursday, we celebrated all our dad’s, grandparents and father figures with a wonderful breakfast and coffee morning on the grassed area outside the Library followed by a fabulous Year Three Father’s Day Assembly. I really enjoyed watching the dads and grandfathers talking, laughing and interacting with their children and hearing comments along the lines of ‘that was the great morning’ was magical. A big thank you to our hardworking P&F committee for organising the breakfast and coffee van.

Next Thursday is our Faction Athletics Carnival. There is nothing better than a colourful sports carnival with lots of cheering and participation. Please adhere to the guidelines for the carnival, outlined below. Thank you to Mrs Clarkson for organising this big event. The carnival will commence at 9am.

As the weather warms up, please make sure that you have labelled your child’s jumper so that it can returned to them if left on the oval or in the undercover area. A couple of jumpers have been misplaced, therefore, I ask that you check your child’s bag just in case these have accidentally gone home with the wrong person. There is some lost property in the office if you are missing any uniforms.

A reminder to all parents and caregivers to please use the Kiss and Drive for drop off and pick up and not parking on the verge outside the main entrance gates. The safety of our students is very important, and they should only be exiting cars in the Kiss and Drive area not onto the main road. If you are using the main entrance for, drop off and pick up, please ensure you are adhering to the road rules and parking arrangements.

Finally, wishing all our fathers, heavenly fathers, grandfathers and father figures a lovely Father’s Day for Sunday. I hope you are thoroughly spoilt by your family in every way!

God bless

Rebecca Clarke

Principal

Congratulations to all the Year Four students on receiving the Sacrament of Holy Communion at various masses over the weekend. May this special milestone deepen your faith and bring you abundant blessings throughout your journey of spiritual growth.

St Augustine

On Monday, 28 August we celebrated the feast of Saint Augustine, a Doctor of the Church and one of the most important theological writers of the 4th and 5th century. Saint Augustine has wrote many books and letters discussing various things and matters not only about faith but also about everyday affairs. We present to you five lessons that we can grab and ponder about from the life and works of Our Holy Father.

On Wednesday, 30 August we celebrated Eduction Assistant Appreciation Day with a special morning tea provided by the teaching staff, a hot coffee from Daily Grind Cafe and a special sweet gift from Rebecca Clarke. Thank you to all of our EA’s who go above and beyond everyday for our students and staff. We appreciate you! We hope you enjoyed your special day!

I was informed last week that there was an administration error with the QCESR Principal Review on the data end. This means that the survey that you completed is no longer able to be used for the review process. I know it’s very frustrating and we apologise for any inconvenience. This means that a new link has been provided, and we ask that you please complete the survey again.

Dear Parents,

It’s about books. It’s about your children. It’s about fun!

It’s our annual Scholastic Book Fair “Hats Off for Reading” — a special time for our entire school community, being held at St Elizabeth’s Catholic Primary school.

Tuesday 11th September 8:00–9:30am, 2:30–3:30pm.

Wednesday 12th September 8:00–9:30am, 2:30–6:00pm.

Thursday 13th September 8:00–9:30am, 2:30–3:30pm.

Friday 14th September 8:00–9:30am.

Eftpos preferable, cash available. Parents must accompany children to the fair please.

Your purchases will go towards reward and we use these to purchase books for our school library. You may even like to purchase a book and donate it to our school library, we put a donation slip inside the book with your family name, so your child will know which book your family donated to our school.

The Book fair will be open at our Family Community Night on Wednesday 12th September until 6pm . Our book fair will be open for you to browse and maybe purchase some books or items so please come and take a look!

We encourage you to take time for this special event. Can’t wait to see you there!

Sincerely,

Mrs Allison Burgess

School Librarian

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

The P&F will be hosting the ever so popular Athletics Carnival Sausage Sizzle and Cake Stall again this year! Please use the click to order form to pre-order. Please note that priority will be given to pre-orders. Lunch orders from Locavora will not be available that day. The P&F are looking for donations and volunteers for the Cake Stall. Please note that only parents or caregivers are to purchase from the cake stall - no students allowed to purchase. More information to come next week.

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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

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