Whitford Catholic Primary School NEWSLETTER DATES TO REMEMBER Thur 24 th Mar – Easter Liturgy, 11.00am Fri 25 th Mar – Good Friday Holiday Mon 28 th Mar – Easter Monday Holiday Tue 29 th Mar – Pupil Free Day Wed 30 th Mar – Pupil Free Day Thur 31 st Mar – Canteen Open Mon 4 th Apr – PP – Year 2 Dance Showcase Tue 5 th Apr – Learning Journeys (K-Yr6), 3.00pm Fri 8 th Apr – Assembly (2B), 2.15pm Fri 8 th Apr – Last Day of Term 1 Tue 26 th Apr – First Day of Term 2 26-29 th Apr – Year 6 Camp 2-4 th May - Confirmation Workshops Thurs 5 th May – Year 5/6 Interschool Sport Fri 6 th May – Mothers’ & Grandmothers’ Liturgy and Morning Tea, 8.50am 10-12 th May – NAPLAN Testing Thurs 12 th May – Year 5/6 Interschool Sport 14-15 th May – Confirmation Ceremony Weekend Tue 17 th May – School Board Meeting, 7.30pm Wed 18 th May – P&F Meeting, 7.30pm Thurs 19 th May – Year 5/6 Interschool Sport Fri 20 th May – Assembly (2G), 2.15pm Fri 20 th May – Motor Neurone Day Fri 3 rd Jun – Assembly (3G), 2.15pm Fri 3 rd Jun – Interschool Lightning Carnival (Yr 5&6) Mon 6 th Jun – WA Day Holiday Tue 7 th Jun – Pupil Free Day Fri 17 th Jun – Assembly (5G), 2.15pm Tue 21 st Jun – First Reconciliation Info Night Tue 21 st May – School Board Meeting, 7.30pm Wed 22 nd Jun – P&F Meeting, 7.30pm Fri 24 th Jun – Interschool Cross Country Wed 29 th Jun – Parent Teacher Interviews 12noon – 6.00pm SCHOOL CLOSES AT 12 NOON Thur 30 th Jun – Book Swap for Indigenous Foundation Fri 1 st Jul – Assembly (1W), 2.15pm Fri 1 st Jul – Last Day of Term 2 ABSENTEE LINE: 9404 4244 [email protected]TELEPHONE: 9404 4200 FAX: 9401 8090 Email Address: [email protected]Website: http://whitfordcatholicps.wa.edu.au Issue No 8 23/03/2016 Dear Parents A huge thank you must go to the Year Two and Year Four teachers, students and families who participated in the Joondalup Twilight Lantern Parade last Saturday evening. This was a great community event and so much fun to be part of the magic of the illuminated parade! Congratulations to Mrs Toni Stritzke for engineering our artistic endeavours and for coordinating our school’s participation – a top job! It was lovely to see so many families and children continue the festivities of the weekend with attendance at Palm Sunday Masses. The little donkey that led us into the church during this most Holy Week in the Church calendar was certainly a hit with all, especially the children. Please find attached to this newsletter, information about the Easter Triduum which begins with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday. Our children’s school Easter Liturgy will take place this Thursday in the Church at 11.00am. A group of students will be participating in prayer through Liturgical Dance as the Year 6 students explain the meaning of Easter through the ‘Story of the Three Trees'. We would love to share this experience with you and warmly welcome family and friends to attend. Thank you to all families for donating Easter eggs and to the P&F for co-ordinating prizes and the raffle. A top effort by all involved - congratulations to all winners! Congratulations also to class 4G for their Stop Bullying assembly on Friday. An outstanding performance by all involved. We wish our Year 4 teacher, Mr Andrew Balding, and his fiancé, Leah, every happy blessing for their wedding this coming Saturday. Congratulations on your special day Andrew. Best wishes for a happy and holy Easter and may the joy of this Easter season bring much light and good-will to your homes and to all we meet. Many blessings Tamara McGougan PRINCIPAL OVAL PARKING IS AVAILABLE BEFORE SCHOOL UNTIL 9.00AM AFTER SCHOOL 2.30PM – 3.30PM THE NETBALL COURTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR PARKING DUE TO BUILDING WORKS NEW PARKING BAYS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON BARRADINE WAY AND THIS MAY CAUSE DISRUPTION WITH AFTER-SCHOOL DRIVE-THROUGH Resurrection Lord, today I experienced the resurrection many times: when I lost my keys, but found them; when I spoke to my child for bad behaviour, and later saw a better side; when I couldn’t bear to hear the word ‘meeting’ one more time, yet discovered an insight from attending one; when I resented my marking load, then saw a good effort from a student which I least expected; when I prayed there would be no more interruptions to my day And for a short time……..there weren’t any; when I felt I could give no more of myself, yet managed to give some more. Lord, the resurrection means more than coming back from the dead: It is having faith in each tomorrow ………. and tomorrow…….and tomorrow. Amen
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Whitford Catholic Primary School
N E W S L E T T E R
DATES TO REMEMBER Thur 24th Mar – Easter Liturgy, 11.00am
Dear Parents A huge thank you must go to the Year Two and Year Four teachers, students and families who participated in the Joondalup Twilight Lantern Parade last Saturday evening. This was a great community event and so much fun to be part of the magic of the illuminated parade! Congratulations to Mrs Toni Stritzke for engineering our artistic endeavours and for coordinating our school’s participation – a top job! It was lovely to see so many families and children continue the festivities of the weekend with attendance at Palm Sunday Masses. The little donkey that led us into the church during this most Holy Week in the Church calendar was certainly a hit with all, especially the children. Please find attached to this newsletter, information about the Easter Triduum which begins with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday. Our children’s school Easter Liturgy will take place this Thursday in the Church at 11.00am. A group of students will be participating in prayer through Liturgical Dance as the Year 6 students explain the meaning of Easter through the ‘Story of the Three Trees'. We would love to share this experience with you and warmly welcome family and friends to attend. Thank you to all families for donating Easter eggs and to the P&F for co-ordinating prizes and the raffle. A top effort by all involved - congratulations to all winners! Congratulations also to class 4G for their Stop Bullying assembly on Friday. An outstanding performance by all involved. We wish our Year 4 teacher, Mr Andrew Balding, and his fiancé, Leah, every happy blessing for their wedding this coming Saturday. Congratulations on your special day Andrew. Best wishes for a happy and holy Easter and may the joy of this Easter season bring much light and good-will to your homes and to all we meet.
Many blessings
Tamara McGougan PRINCIPAL
OVAL PARKING IS AVAILABLE BEFORE SCHOOL UNTIL 9.00AM
AFTER SCHOOL 2.30PM – 3.30PM
THE NETBALL COURTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR PARKING DUE TO BUILDING WORKS
NEW PARKING BAYS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON BARRADINE WAY AND THIS
MAY CAUSE DISRUPTION WITH AFTER-SCHOOL DRIVE-THROUGH
Resurrection Lord, today I experienced the resurrection many times:
when I lost my keys, but found them; when I spoke to my child for bad behaviour, and later saw a better side;
when I couldn’t bear to hear the word ‘meeting’ one more time, yet discovered an insight from attending one;
when I resented my marking load, then saw a good effort from a student which I least expected;
when I prayed there would be no more interruptions to my day And for a short time……..there weren’t any;
when I felt I could give no more of myself, yet managed to give some more.
Lord, the resurrection means more than coming back from the dead:
It is having faith in each tomorrow ………. and tomorrow…….and tomorrow.
INTERSCHOOL SWIMMING COMPETITION Congratulations to Mr D’Adamo and the Interschool Swimming team who came third in today’s Interschool Swimming Carnival. Well done on some personal bests and a great team effort!!
SCHOOL SECURITY As we are all aware, the security of our school environment is important in, not only ensuring student and staff safety, but also protecting our school property. With the ever-increasing cost of new technologies, grounds equipment and school resources, the continued risk of burglary and vandalism has been considered by the School Board. In light of a number of break-ins, vandalism and the openness of our school grounds, the School Board is planning to increase security around the perimeter of the school buildings, bus shed, sports shed, courtyard areas and school entrances with CCTV technology. Hopefully this targeted and advertised surveillance will help to decrease the risk of future anti-social behaviours around the school. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS We thank the Tang Nian family for donating a Tumbleweed Worm Farm to the school. This is a great opportunity for our children to start thinking about composting and using mother nature’s unique natural recyclers to convert our food waste into nutrient rich fertiliser. We look forward to starting this after Easter. DONATION Last Friday the grandparents of Jarrad and Nathan Capolingua who come from Sydney, visited our school and attended our assembly, commenting on what a great school we have and donating $100 toward the school purchasing another microphone for use at our assemblies. Many thanks for your kind donation. It is very much appreciated. BUILDING UPDATE Although we are still awaiting a schedule of works for the build, please be advised that the following works will be undertaken over the next week:
Lifting of pavers by the side of the gymnasium Removal of the two peppermint trees on the building site
CANTEEN NEWS Thursday 24th March – Pastry Free Day Wrong orders will be substituted with a salad sandwich Recess: Lamington Finger 60c Gluten Free Chicken Nugget $1.00 Roster: Donna Leen, Veronica Lazar-Robert, Jacinta Broadley Thursday 31st March Recess: Yogo $1.60 Mini Pizza $1.30 Roster: Nadine Cooperwhite, Stacey Creyk, Lorraine Hughes-Smith Monday 4th April Recess: Chicken Wedges $1.20 Mini Cupcake 60c Roster: Wendy Scanlan, Sarah Belliveau, Nuccia Traynor Thursday 7th April – End of Term Special Sausage Sizzle Sausage Sizzle & Juice Box $5.00 No late orders will be taken. No bag required. Orders to be in by 12noon, Thursday 31st March Recess: Mini Pizza $1.30 Yogo $1.60 Roster: Carissa Tang Nian, Mary McGrath-Yek, Gemma Olifent
Joondalup Festival – Twilight Lantern Parade
Saturday 19th March 2016
PE NEWS RUNNING CLUB Running Club will commence week 1 of Term 2 and we will be focusing on Cross Country training. Running Club will take place on Wednesday mornings between 8am and 8:30am on the oval and is open for students in Years 1 to 6. The Year 6 Faction Captains and Sports Ministry will be running the sessions and I encourage all students to get along and practise their running, improve their fitness and have lots of fun! HBF RUN FOR A REASON – SUNDAY 22ND MAY Don’t forget to register for our school team in this year’s HBF Run for a Reason. Winning the largest school team last year, we are once again hoping to win again this year and promote this wonderful event. For more info, please see hbfrun.com.au and look for the “Whitfords Rapids” team. Adriano D’Adamo PE SPECIALIST
Holy Thursday Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper: The triduum of Easter begins Thursday with this beautiful liturgy that is particularly pertinent to those children making their First Communion this year. During the Mass our priests enact Jesus’ last actions in the Washing of the Feet and the Institution of the Eucharist. Everyone wears white and this solemn occasion is the perfect start to our three days to the Resurrection. Join us for this very moving experience. Kids of Mercy: The ladies are so excited about joining us for our Easter liturgy this week. It will make up for missing our visit on Good Friday. It is essential that you come to the office straight after the second bell as waiting for you means that the ladies have to wait too. Enrolment slips can be obtained from the office or library. Next week, Week 9, Friday 1st April the children attending are: Anna Wintle 1B, Charlie Lihou 1B, Tayla O’Hanlon 1B, Luca Pagano 1G, Reuben Pagano 1W, Caitlin Yek 2B, Stella Pagano 3B, Jarrod Ferris 3W, Tobee Witheridge 3W, Kayah Swiatopelk-Mirski-Smith 5B, Tristan Robert 4B, Xavier Robert 5G, Mia Libardi 5G and Sophie Rigney 6G. LIBRARY NEWS Harmony Week: Last week in the library we shared books that focus on cultural diversity and the plight of refugees. We discussed how people from other countries bring a wealth of experience and diversity that enriches the Australian culture. Come and see Mrs Gee’s beautiful display and a good website to explore is http://www.harmony.gov.au/schools/students/young-australians-talk/ Stars of Book Return Making History: Congratulations to 4B, PPG and 5B. They are St Jerome Award winners and are all in the running for the jelly snakes. Keep up the great work. It’s going to be a very competitive raffle this term. Library Quiz: No one answered that red is the colour that Father Joe would like us to wear on Good Friday. This week: What was the Jewish feast which was being celebrated the week Christ was crucified? See you in the Library St Jerome, pray for us Mrs Annette Lynch TEACHER/LIBRARIAN
P&F NEWS CHESS CLUB We are pleased to announce that the school will be hosting a Chess Club after school on Thursdays from Term 2. If you are interested in taking part, please email [email protected] Parent volunteers are also required so if you are able to help, please let us know ASAP. Nadine Cooperwhite P&F PRESIDENT DANCE NEWS Year 6 Dance Group All students involved will be dancing this Thursday at the Easter Liturgy. An email has been sent to parents in regards to costuming. Pre-Primary - Year 2 Dance Showcase The Dance Showcase will take place on Monday 4th April from 1.30pm until 3.00pm. A reminder that the coloured t-shirts are due in this week. Black bottoms such as shorts, leggings and black tracksuit pants are fine to use. The bottoms will need to be put into their school bags the morning of the Showcase for students to change into at school. BOYS DANCE Year 4-Year 6 An All-Boys Hip Hop Dance group will commence next term! For year levels 4-6. Watch this space! Candice D’Adamo DANCE & DRAMA SPECIALIST COMMUNITY NEWS Congratulations to Ruby Zuchetti (1B) who has won bronze at the rand Nationals in Sydney. Well done!!
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When visiting the school, families and visitors are asked to
use a combination of sun protection measures. Children
learn lifelong sun protection behaviours from their parents,
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