Dear Parents The P&F Christmas in July and Social Justice event went well in the School Hall on Friday evening. Despite the relatively low numbers in attendance, not surprising in the wet and stormy weather we have been experiencing of late, we reached a crowd of 45 or so. It was a great opportunity for parents and staff to mingle and chat for a couple of hours for a very worthwhile cause. The Yr 5 parent organising committee did a fantastic job of decorating it beautifully to suit the theme. The committee and I were really thrilled with the amount of blankets and sleeping bags sent in by the school community too, so a big thank you to all who contributed. We left the collection in the Hall to show the children the results of the blanket drive at yesterday’s Mornings Prayer Assembly.

My sincere appreciation to the P&F and the event organising committee, led by Penny Riley, for undertaking this purposeful opportunity to contribute to a need in our society. This type of Social Justice project by our parent body articulates so clearly to our children the importance of ‘doing’ for others. Thank you again, everyone. From quite another aspect, the Hall hasn’t been used for a while for a dedicated social event and it proved a good exercise to see how it could be ‘prettied up’ for a special occasion such as P&F quiz or bingo nights and possibly student disco or graduation events, etc.

TERM 3 WEEK 3 – 1 August 2017

WEEK 3 WEEK 4

Mon 31 August Tues 1 Wed 2 Thurs 3 Fri 4

Athletics Clinic Yrs 1-6 Assembly - Performing Arts Items EduDance PP-Yr 3 Aboriginal Studies Day

Mon 7 Tue 8 Wed 9 Thu 10 Fri 11 Sun 13 Coming Up

Sun 27 Aug

Birds of Prey - Kindy Yr 4 Retreat Mass - Yr 6 St Mary of the Cross ECE Grounds Blessing - 4pm Assembly - Yr 2 EduDance PP-Yr3 Reconciliation Yr 4 First Holy Communion 11am Confirmation 11am

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

The School Board has co-ordinated a special Blessing of the Early Childhood grounds. This will take place on Thursday the 10th of August at 4pm. Among others, the Pre-Primary and Kindy children, their parents, special guests from companies involved and the Education Office Consultants will be invited. Just a reminder that I will be at the Catholic Primary School Principals Conference from Tuesday to Thursday this week and at The Leaders Forum (which all principals must attend) on Monday of this week, so please direct any queries to me by email or chat to Mark Beresford, Ashlee De Campo or the office Admin Staff. Regards Mary Bizzaca

“Be faithful in small

things because it is in

them that your

strength lies."

—Mother Teresa

Quote

SCHOOL NEWS

Student of the Week Ending 28 July 2017

Honour Certificate PP Olivia Ince & Levi Leicester Yr 1 Daniel Irakoze & Klaudia Youlton Yr 2 Bridget McDonald Yr 3 Matthew Lao & Vanessa Marafioti Yr 5 Joel Sherlock Yr 6 Ava McCullagh & Meg Fitzpatrick

Marvellous Manners Yr 2 Louis Humberstone & Lennox Hadodo Yr 4 Audrey Fitzpatrick Yr 5 Stephanie Bottega

Valued Virtues Yr 4 Jake Kennedy

SPORT NEWS

Happy Birthday Aug 1 Liam Fitzpatrick Kindy 1 Zoe Fitzpatrick Kindy 4 Hannah Kelley PP 5 Ashleigh Durkin Yr 6 6 Bianca Wilson Yr 1

Library Could all those lovely children and families with my spare library bags labelled “please return to St John’s Library” on them, please RETURN them ASAP as we currently have none left.

I would also appreciate any spare bags you don’t need anymore.

Thank you. Trish Collins

Dear St John’s Community

Your ongoing love and support given to me and the girls over the last month has been a

huge help and we are very grateful.

from Alana, Izabelle & Hannah Kelley

Congratulations Isaac Cohen and Abbey Woolley have been selected for the U11 Futsal State Team to compete in the National Competition in Sydney in January 2018.

Catholic Performing Arts Festival Year 4 & 5 CHOIR

Performance Date/Time: Tuesday, August 22nd at 1pm

Performance Location: Vasto Club, Balcatta

Audience Cost: to assist in covering costs, Festival organisers are charging the following admission fee for audience members: Adults - $4.00; Children - $3.00(school age, not performing); children under school age – free.

A note went home on Monday to all Year 4 & 5 students, including information regarding uniform for the performance.

Any questions please speak to Mrs Parrella, Mr Goldie or myself.

Warm Regards,

Mrs Freeman Stephanie.Freeman@cewa.edu.au

Kindy - Items Needed

Washed out 2 litre plastic milk containers

Egg cartons

Please drop them off in Kindy or the office.

On behalf of the St Vincent de Paul Society, I would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all who have given a gift of a blanket, rug or winter woolly towards our Winter Appeal.

As part of the Immaculate Heart Parish and Holy Spirit Parish we will be delivering these gifts to families in our community.

Thank you for recognising the needs of these families and enabling us to work with them towards a better future. None of this would be possible without you.

Thank you and God Bless

Nicole Kirk

The students are getting their skills ready for the Athletics Carnival next month.

Entertainment Books or Digital Memberships

For your convenience, now available from the office.

Any queries phone

Sharlene 0420 586 855 or Taya 0407 644 671

VOLUNTEER ROSTER:

Wed Aug 2 Kylie Edwards Wed Aug 9 VOLUNTEER NEEDED - YR 1 (only 1 please)

Thank you to Taya Miller for volunteering your time to help in the canteen last week.

Many thanks Sam Haslam Mobile: 0438 010 801

*** Lunch bags AVAILABLE for purchase from the office - $10

Netball Raffle Tickets - $2 each available at school banking on Thursday mornings

before school.

With $1.20 from each ticket supporting St John’s Netball to raise funds for new uniforms in 2018

or contact Yr 2 Class Representative

Karen - siloni76@gmail.com or Emma - emma@taylorsport.com.au

Start collecting today

Anyone can help our school earn amazing resources: Earn one sticker for every $10 spent at

Woolworths. Complete Sticker Sheets. Drop sheets in a collection box for our school or

collection box in the school office.

Runs 26 July to 19 September 2017.

Woolworths earn & learn is on again

Weekend Netball Results St Denis 7 def St John’s 3 Tough game in the wet weather but the girls gave one hundred percent and learnt to play in front, not from behind.

Yr 6 - St John’s 15 def PLC 14

Despite the wet wintery conditions, the girls played brilliantly in all positions on court. Such an exciting game!! An extremely deserving win, well done girls!!

Guild Long Jump & Teeball Throw Competition Year 3-6 Wednesday 30 & Thursday 31 August Class times to be advised Guild Athletics Carnival PP - Year 6 Abbett Park Thursday 7 September Interschool Athletics Carnival Year 3-6 Squad WA Athletics Stadium Monday 18 September

COMMUNITY NEWS

THINKING ABOUT BECOMING CATHOLIC

Are you interested in exploring becoming Catholic? Come along to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Centre, 2 Deanmore St, Scarborough.

Monday nights 7.00 - 8.30pm

Or call Karen on (m) 0403 588 070 for more information.

Athletics Training Abbett Park Wednesday and Thursday 8.00am Sharp start

Children in all years are encouraged to attend to prepare for the events at the Guild Carnival.

All participants receive a Guild point for attending each session.

Children in Year 1 and 2 require a parent / adult to stay.

Parent helpers are required to help with the running of the sessions. No experience required, however if you have any specialised knowledge please let Mrs Washer know.

Parents are also needed to walk the children to school following training. We need at least 2 each morning.

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NEWMAN COLLEGE ENROLMENT FOR YEAR 7 2020

Applications are now invited for enrolment into Year 7 2020

Newman College invites families to attend our Twilight Tours and Information Evening on Tuesday 15 August 2017.

Witness our new Vision for Learning “Shine Through Discovery” as we grow our students to be critical thinkers in their faith and learning

journey. Discover our learning pathways, co-curricular opportunities, facilities, services and our proposed

learning spaces of the future. Meet our College Principal, Mr John Finneran, the Senior Leadership Team, staff and students, as we tell our story, grounded in high expectations for academic and personal

success.

Tours will commence at 6.00pm from the Champagnat Chapel, Marcellin Campus and conclude at the Marist Auditorium in time for

our presentation at 7.00pm, 216 Empire Avenue, Churchlands.

To register your attendance for both the tours and Information Evening, or if you require an Enrolment Pack, please contact the Enrolments Office on (08) 9204 9405 or registrar@newman.wa.edu.au

Applications close Friday 25 August 2017.

VACSWIM SWIMMING LESSONS

Enrol your children now in VacSwim swimming lessons during the October and December/January school holidays. With swimming pools and beaches a part of the Western Australian lifestyle, ensuring your children can swim competently and safely is a must for all families. Your children can join in the fun of learning to swim in lessons conducted at pools and open water venues across the State. VacSwim is for all children - from beginners through to advanced survival, rescue and resuscitation. Your children can learn to swim for just: $7.00 per child for a five day short program $13.00 per child for all other programs. It's even cheaper if you have three or more children: $18.00 a family for a five day short program $35.00 a family for all other programs. To find out more about VacSwim and to enrol online please visit education.wa.edu.au/swimming

Claire Orange - BEST Co-Director is appearing on Channel 9's Perth

Live each week with tips for parents. This is a wonderful opportunity

to bring the big issues around social and emotional learning into the

light. Support Claire and watch Channel 9's Perth Live at 4.40pm

each Wednesday - and if you're in another state you can have a

watch through the website or the Youtube channel