Dear Parents and Carers,

Our School Choir performed on Tuesday at the CEWA Performing Arts in Balcatta and they were a credit to the school and Mrs McDonald. The performance was exceptional and a huge thank you to Mrs McDonald for her time and effort with rehearsals and Mr Moore playing the piano so beautifully. They were the standout performance for that day!

The Year 6 students participated in an interschool sports day on Tuesday at the Morris Buzacott oval in Kardinya. The students sportsmanship was outstanding and everyone gave their all in the games.

Congratulations to the Yr 6 Modcrosse team as they came home with a trophy for winning the most number of games.

Many thanks to Mrs Shaw, Mrs Ogg, and Mr Beins on organising the Book Week parade and

activities. The student parade showed off some amazing costumes and many thanks to families for the work put into organising the student costumes. Also, thanks to the staff for their outstanding skit and the Yr 6 students organising the classes for their parade.

A reminder of the upcoming Father’s Day breakfast on Friday, 2 September.

The P&F have been very active in organising. Thanks go to the P&F reps for making this happen.

There will be a P&F meeting on Tuesday, 30 August in the school staffroom.

On Wednesday, 31 August there is a School Advisory Council meeting in the school staffroom at 7:00pm.

God Bless and keep safe.

Allen McMahon

Principal

The P & F are excited to invite all Fathers and Father Figures with Children in Pre-Primary to Year 6 to a Sausage Sizzle Breakfast next Friday 2 September from 7:30-9:00am in Kalyara Mia (Covered Assembly Area).

To pump up the atmosphere kids are encouraged to dress in their Superhero best and can stay in these costumes for the duration of the day. Dads are also welcome to dress up as well! Who doesn’t love to dress up as Batman or Superman right?

Please note the Drive Through will be closed on Friday morning from 7:30am to allow Dads and Children to spread out onto the top oval as needed.

To assist us with planning for next year, please complete the form below if your child is not returning to St Columba’s next year (if you haven’t already done so). Families are obliged to provide at least one term’s notice in writing of their intention to remove a child from the school, otherwise a full term’s fees may be charged.

On 23 August at Morris Buzacott Reserve all Year 6 students attended the CAPSS Inter School MHL competition. Students competed in either a Modcrosse, Handball or League Tag competition. All teams competed at a high level displaying wonderful enthusiasm and team spirit. Our students placed 1st in Modcrosse and 4th in Leaguetag and 3rd in Handball. Our students demonstrated fantastic determination, continually putting a big effort toward their involvement and encouragement of others throughout the day. We are proud of our Students’ efforts, displaying their abilities over various types of sports and being excellent representatives of their school.

A few months ago Hana from Pre-Primary created a short video to submit to Play School on ABC kids. Hana was selected and her video was part of a short two minute montage on how to make a movie. The "Through the Windows" segment will air tomorrow on ABC kids at 9am as part of the "Lights Camera Action" episode of Play School. Hana is so excited to be on TV, especially as Play School is her favourite show!

It can also be viewed here now (through an iview account) https://iview.abc.net.au/show/play-school-through-the-windows/series/0/video/CK2108H010S00

On Wednesday 24 August the staff surprised Sr Maree with a special morning tea to celebrate her Golden Jubilee year. We are so blessed to have such a strong relationship with the Parish and Josephites, who play an important role in the faith formation of our school.

Congratulations Sr Maree! 50 years is such an amazing feat!

Congratulations Kindy G for having the highest number of avatars and raising the most money in the 1st week of our Colour Run fundraiser (this is based on percentage, to make it fair for all classes even those with smaller numbers).

Well done to 2G who were a close 2nd and Kindy W who were just behind in 3rd Spot!

Keep up the great work! WHO WILL WIN WEEK 2?

Calling all Dads and Father Figures,

You are invited to the Father's Day Breakfast Event, run by our P & F Team, on Friday, 2 September from 7:30 - 9:00am in Kalyara Mia (Undercover Area).

This event is for dads and father figures who have children in Pre-Primary to Year 6. (Kindy and Pre-Kindy Dads will have a separate event. Class teachers will send communications regarding this.)

The P & F will provide a sausage sizzle breakfast and a selection of baked goods. #yesplease

Dads and their children are welcome to dress in "Superhero" attire for the event. Just for a bit of extra fun! (completely optional). Games will also be available for those who wish to participate.

Regards,

P & F Team

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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 3: Tuesday, 19 July to Wednesday, 21 September 2022

Term 4: Tuesday, 11 October to Friday, 9 December 2022

Term 3: Thursday, 22 September and Friday, 23 September (Catholic Day)

Term 4: Monday, 10 October 2022

Reconciliation: Saturday, 12 November at 10am