Veritas Term 1 Week 2, 2024 by IJS1954

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Contents

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL’S CORNER

FROM THE PRINCIPAL Welcome Back New Incident Management Plan Tilly Time

General School Info Soundwaves Spelling Program Term 1, 2024

SAFE SCHOOL FRAMEWORK Child Safety

Important Dates

22 COMMUNITY NEWS P & F News Netball News

17 February

P & F Welcome Back Picnic

14 February

Ash Wednesday Whole School Mass

1 March

Pupil Free Day

4 March

Labour Day Public Holiday

We acknowledge the tradi onal Owners of the lands on which we live, learn and work.

We acknowledge the con nued deep spiritual connec on and rela onship of Aboriginal peoples to this country and commit to the ongoing journey of Reconcilia on.

From the Principal Almighty God We give you our school. We give you all the teachers and sta who work here, We give you all the children who learn here. We pray our school will con nue to be a place of great discovery, adventure and crea vity. May it be a place where we love to learn and where we learn to love, A place where every one is respected and all are deeply valued. We ask all this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Dear Parents and Guardians, Welcome back for the 2024 School Year. Despite the hot weather, the students have all started well and we look forward to a wonderful year full of learning, excitement and achievements. Please note the new date for our P&F Welcome Back Picnic. Due to the heat, we have postponed the picnic to Friday 16 February. We look forward to seeing everyone at our rst community event next Friday. We recognise that parking around the school can be an issue, but some safety issues have been brought to our a en on: - Please do not park on any verge area surrounding the school (Russell Street and Smith Street) as these are no stopping areas. Cars exi ng the drive through onto Smith Street are unable to see oncoming tra c if cars are parking on the verge. - The Early years carpark is only for families with students in Pre-Kindy, Kindy and Pre-Primary with a parking permit and for families who need to access the disabled parking bay. The City of Bayswater O cers conduct regular school parking patrols during school mes and further informa on about school parking can be found on their website. Infant Jesus School have implemented a new Incident Management Plan, which is in line with other CEWA schools. On Monday we will be holding an Emergency Evacua on drill so that all sta and students know what to do in an emergency. Any visitors to the school on Monday will need to follow the instruc ons of sta . At the beginning of this year, the new CEWA teacher EBA came into e ect. Under this EBA, teachers have a right to disconnect outside of their working hours. For non urgent ma ers, please contact your child’s teacher as usual through SeeSaw and they will reply as soon as they can during non-teaching work hours. For any urgent correspondence, please either phone or email the school o ce. Infant Jesus School is celebra ng 70 years of Catholic Educa on this year and we look forward to celebra ons throughout the year. If you would like to be a part of our celebra ons parent commi ee, please contact the school o ce. I look forward to a wonderful year

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Mel Allen Principal

Tilly Time

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The rst two weeks have been busy for our four legged friend Tilly. She has spent the last few weeks ge ng acquainted with her new environment. The students have been learning how to interact with her while she is in training. This week, Oakley visited the students and Tilly enjoyed ge ng to know him too. We can’t wait to see the joy that our furry friends will bring to the students at Infant Jesus School.

Assistant Principal’s Corner School Times The school mes for 2024 are as follows: 8.30am 8.40am 10.30am – 10.50am 12.30pm – 1.10pm 3.00pm

Classes open (Pre-Primary to Year 6 children need to be at school) School day begins Recess Lunch End of school day (Pre-Primary to Year 6)

It is important that parents are aware of the star ng me of 8.40am. Children are expected to be at school by this me ready for the day to commence. All lessons will commence at 8:40am. Classrooms will open at 8.30am each morning. The new procedure for 2024 is that when children arrive at school they are required to sit in the piazza un l the classrooms open at 8:30am. Most mornings iMove is available for children from 8:10am. In the a ernoon, teachers will supervise the departure of students at the school carpark un l 3.20pm. Any child remaining at school a er this me will be required to report to the school o ce and stay there un l they are collected. All children are required to be picked up by 3:30pm at the latest. Parents are required to sign them out of the o ce. Thank you for your co-opera on in this ma er. Sta are unavailable for mee ngs on Tuesday a ernoons due to a whole school Sta Mee ng and Wednesday morning as they a end morning prayer.

Update Contact Details Please ensure that family details are up to date. At mes, o ce sta need to contact parents or carers urgently; however, they are unable to as phone numbers listed have changed.

A endance Staying away from school is only acceptable for legi mate illness and extreme family circumstances. As a school we are legally responsible to report via an electronic program, all absences, every day, including con nual lateness to school. Please make sure you are compliant with this legisla on and assist by contac ng the school by 9.00am on the day of absence. Please also send a note upon return even if you have contacted the school by phone. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Visitor Sign In Schools have a ‘duty of care’ to students, sta , parents and visitors on site. To ful l our ‘duty of care’ to everyone on the school site, all visitors to the school are required to sign in at the front o ce. This includes parent helpers. This procedure ensures that the school can account for all individuals in the event of an emergency and it assists us to increase our ability to protect any student, sta or parent on site. The iPad is situated in the front o ce.

Parking and Drive Through Areas

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Parking, especially at the beginning of the year, is very much at premium. Please be pa ent with the parking situa on. It will ease as

the term progresses and more parents use the drive through to pick up and drop o children. We also ask parents to be considerate of other to ensure that tra c ows smoothly. We need to be courteous to our neighbours and follow the No Standing street signs at all mes to avoid being issued with nes.

Drive Through This is for parents who wish to drop o or pick up their child/ren without parking. Students will be supervised by a sta member to ensure they are collected safely by the child’s parents, or someone who has parental permission, at the end of the school day. Parents are reminded to be extra vigilant in their cars at this me as children depart the school grounds.

Drop O and Pick Up Parents are reminded of the Drop O and Pick Up procedures for the school day. following these procedures greatly assist with the safely of all the children. • Parents may drive from Peter’s Place into the school ‘drive through’ and drop children o by the entrance to the Hall • Parents then need to drive out into Smith Street • Please note this is ‘One Way’ only. This is also ‘Sta Parking Only’ to ensure that there are no moving vehicles during drop o and pick up • At the school ‘drive through’ there is NO pedestrian tra c

Parking • Church Carpark – this is the general carpark for our parents • The Parent Carpark is designated as the parking zone for Three Year Old Kindy, Kindergarten and Pre-Primary parents. The Parent Carpark is a ‘One Way’ area – parents drive in from Russell Street and out into Lovegrove Way. Permit passes have been given to these parents as they need to park their car to drop o and pick up their children from the classroom.

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As this area only accommodates less than 40 parking spaces, Pre-Kindy, Kindergarten and PrePrimary parents should s ll park at the Church Carpark or at Peter’s Place.

Administra on Carpark This Car Park cannot be used to drop children o in the morning or pick them up during the a ernoon as it is very dangerous with cars pulling in and out at all mes. Parents may use this Car Park only for o ce business during the day between 9.30am and 2.00pm.

Medical Condi ons If your child has a medical condi on, e.g. anaphylaxis or asthma, the required paperwork should have been completed and given to the School O ce. Students in Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten and Pre-Primary will have medica ons stored in the classroom; however, the School O ce will s ll need to be no ed of your child’s medical condi on.

Soundwaves Spelling Program - Term 1 2024 This year we will con nue to be working in partnership to assist children in learning phonics/ sounds during 2024.

Week 3 -

The sound ‘b’ is most frequently represented by the grapheme /b/ (e.g ball, table, web) The grapheme /bb/ is seen in the middle of words, a er short vowel sounds (e.g. rabbit, cabbage) The grapheme /pb/ is an unusual way to represent (e.g. cupboard, raspberry)

Week 4 - Unit 2

The sound ‘a’ is used at the start and in the middle of words, but never at the end of words (e.g. apple, black) When the le er ‘a’ is before the sound m, n or ng it sounds slightly di erent than when it is before other consonant phonemes. You can say pan and pat to hear the di erence. The sound ‘a’ is almost always represented by the grapheme ‘a’ with very few excep ons (e.g. salmon, plait, meringue

Week 5 -

We usually use ‘k’ for a er all other vowel sounds at the end of single-syllable words (e.g. soak, cheek, book, dark, fork) (Helpful hint) We o en use ‘k’ before ‘e’ or ‘i’ (e.g. keep, ke le, kiss, king, skip). Before other le ers, we o en use ‘c’ (e.g. cup, cost, clap, call, card) (Helpful hint) We usually use ‘c’ for before (e.g. clock, clean). We usually use ‘c’ for before (e.g. cry, crash) (Helpful hint) We usually use ‘c’ at the end of words with more than one syllable (e.g. public, music, garlic, tra c, electric) (Helpful hint) We usually use ‘q’ and ‘u’ for (e.g. quit, queen, quack, squid, squash) (Helpful hint) We usually use ‘ck’ for a er short vowel sounds at the end of single-syllable words (e.g. back, check, kick, sock, luck) We can use ‘x’ for the two sounds (e.g. six, box, wax, next, sixty) (Helpful hint). The grapheme ‘x’ can also represent only (e.g. excel, except)

Week 6 -

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‘E’ is used at the start and in the middle of words, but never at the end of words (e.g. e ort, le uce) The grapheme ‘ea’ for is used in a small percentage of words (e.g. head, ready, weather) The grapheme ‘ai’ is an unusual way to represent (e.g. said, again)

The grapheme ‘ie’ in the word ‘friend’ is an unusual way to represent ‘E’.

Week 7 -

‘D’ is most frequently represented by the grapheme ‘d’ (e.g. dog, garden, head) The grapheme ‘dd’ for is seen in the middle of words, a er short vowel sound (e.g. paddle, ladder) The su x ed can represent (e.g. called, helped or wanted)

Week 8 -

‘I’ is used at the start and in the middle of words, but never at the end of words (e.g. it, quick) The grapheme ‘y’ can represent (e.g. syrup, myth). Words containing ‘y’ and ‘I’ usually originate from Greek. The grapheme ‘o’ in the word women is an unusual way to represent ‘I’ The grapheme ‘’ is an unusual way to represent ‘I’ (e.g. pre y, English)

Week 9 -

f, , ph is most frequently represented by f (eg. fun, a er, leaf). We usually use a er short vowel sounds at the end of single-syllable words (eg. o , pu ). ph can represent f, , ph (eg. phone, graph). Words containing ph for f, , pf are usually originate from Greek. gh represents f, , ph in a small set of words, usually at the end of words (eg. laugh, enough).

A reminder – all students from Year 1 to Year 6 are able to log into Sound Waves with their class code. Class codes are available from classroom teachers.

As a Catholic school within the Catholic Educa on System of Western Australia we are commi ed to be a child safe organisa on. We believe our children and young people have the right to be safe, feel safe and to be able to ourish in their learning and development.

Child Safe Framework

At Infant Jesus School, the safety and well-being of our students is our highest priority and is of utmost importance. We are commi ed to child safety and ensuring that we have a child safe culture at our school. To do this, we apply the ini a ve of the Catholic Educa on Western Australia (CEWA) Child Safe Framework which comprises of nine elements that together help our students and children to be and feel safe. These elements are based on the latest research and recognised best prac ces. The nine elements combine to support a child safe culture founded on healthy and respec ul rela onships. At Infant Jesus School, we are using the nine elements of the Framework to iden fy what we believe ‘best prac ce’ is and will con nue to look like at our school. Our aim is to ensure that we have and con nue to develop posi ve rela onships and a child safe environment in our school. The explicit development of this at our school was iden ed in the school’s annual improvement plan. The Child Safe Framework applies to all Catholic Schools and care centres in Western Australia, and also to the sta , parents, volunteers and school communi es. The Framework sets out the best prac ce to develop the knowledge, mindsets, prac ce and behaviours that enable and sustain a child safe culture and wellbeing for all students in Catholic Educa on WA. • Parents to a end Informa on Nights – classroom based, presented by social worker, curriculum, etc. • Parents to a end Parent/Teacher mee ngs as requested by the teacher. The nine elements of the Child Safe Framework are: • Support and Healing • The Voice of the Child • Culture • Governance and Leadership • Policies and Procedures • Human Resource Prac ces • Inves ga ng and Repor ng • Risk Management • Quality Assurance

All sta at Infant Jesus School have been trained in Mandatory Repor ng and have Police Clearances and Working with Children accredita on. Mandatory Repor ng training is updated on a biennial cycle, and Working With Children clearance needs to be updated every three years.

P&F and Community News P & F News

Welcome back to 2024! The P&F would like to extend a warm welcome to all our families and school community as we begin a new school year. A special gree ng goes out to all of our new families joining us too. Welcome! We hope to provide our school community with some fun and enjoyable events throughout the year and to keep you informed we post fortnightly in our school Veritas as well as on our Facebook page tled Infant Jesus School P&F. All of our year levels also have Facebook groups and we invite you to reach out to your Class Reps (2024 Class Reps to be advised) for informa on regarding how to join your year level’s Facebook group.

P&F Mee ng

All parents are welcome to come along and a end our P&F mee ngs and the rst one will be held on Tuesday 27th February at 7pm, in the school library. We also welcome Feedback and new ideas and these can be emailed to president.pafc@gmail.com

Class Representa ves

As a new year commences, we wish to give thanks once again to our 2023 Class Representa ves! At the Parent Informa on Sessions last week, a call out was made for anyone interested in volunteering as a 2024 Class Representa ve. We require one class rep from each class (2 per year group). Thank you so much to those who have already nominated themselves to their class teacher. We really appreciate you volunteering and will be in touch soon. If you would like to volunteer, please let your class teacher know as soon as possible.

Welcome Back Picnic

Due to extreme heat forecast for this Friday, our Welcome Back Picnic has been postponed un l next Friday 16th of February. It will be held on the school oval from 5:00pm - 7:30pm. Children’s ac vi es will be provided and there will be a few food truck vendors including the ever popular Ice Cream Van! We invite all of our school community to come along and have a wonderful evening together.

Christmas Concert Ra e

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One last thank you, thank you to those who supported our Christmas Ra e at the wonderful Infant Jesus Christmas Concert last year. We raised over $650 and we do hope the lucky winners enjoyed their prizes.

Netball News

Rockets Netball Club Inc formerly Infant Jesus Netball Club is now taking expressions of interest. If your child is 7 years old + and interested in playing Winter Netball, please register your child’s interest by emailing rocketsnetballclubinc@gmail.com or call 0404 108 015.

Free kids activities

Infant Jesus P & F Association

Welcome Back Picnic

Friday February 9 16

5-7:30pm

School oval

Come and join our school community as we welcome in the new school year! Come for a catch up, meet new families, make new friends!

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Company

Nunzio's Ice cream Pizza Truck Van

P&F drinks, lollies & bubbles stall

**Please note: Some of our vendors may only accept cash

Learn music at Infant Jesus School! • Keyboard, guitar, voice, woodwind and drum lessons starting from$25.30 for individual lessons. • Held during and after school.

Enrol now for Lessons! www.keyedupmusic.com.au/enrolment-form

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