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FROM THE PRINCIPAL
First Holy Communion
Educa;on Assistant
Apprecia;on Week
Planning For 2025
8 SAFE SCHOOL FRAMEWORK
Conduct Statement 11
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ASSISTANT
PRINCIPALS’ CORNER
Infant Jesus Day
Uniforms
Merit Awards
CLASSROOM NEWS
Pre Primary Year 5
Library News
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Pop & Rock Disco Father Son Camp
Lord Jesus Christ,
Bless the children who will receive Holy Communion for the first :me.
May this day be the step toward a life-long love of the Eucharist. Give them a hunger for this sacred food so that they turn to you for comfort, guidance, and wisdom as they grow into full discipleship. We entrust them to your care, knowing that you watch over them with love. Amen.
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Welcome to our Week 8 newsleRer.
We warmly welcome everyone to our Infant Jesus Day celebra;ons tomorrow. You are invited to our IJS Mass at the Church at 11am, followed by lunch, Mission Markets and open classrooms. Due to a delay in receiving the anniversary pavers, there will be a special assembly next term to celebrate our 70th Anniversary. Further details will be sent home closer to the date.
This Saturday our Year Four students receive their First Holy Communion. We extend our congratula;ons to each of them on this special occasion. May this sacred sacrament bring them closer to their faith and fill their hearts with joy and peace.
This week is EducaNon Assistant AppreciaNon Week and I would like to give a shout out to all of our wonderful Educa;on Assistants who work ;relessly in the classrooms alongside our teachers. We all appreciate everything that they do for the students and our school.
As we begin planning for the 2025 school year, we understand that some students may have specific needs regarding classroom placements due to clashes with other students. If you have any such requests, please email the school office with the details. While we strive to accommodate these requests, please note that we use a variety of criteria to determine class placements and may not always be able to fulfil every request. If you know that your child will not be returning to Infant Jesus in 2025, could you please let the office know so that we can finalise classes for next year. Please send these through to the office by Wednesday 10 October
Works will commence shortly on the undercover area over the basketball court and is due for comple;on by the end of the year. We will be working with the builders to try to minimise any disrup;ons. The undercover area will be a fantas;c addi;on to our outdoor space which can be used in all weather condi;ons.
I will be away for the next two weeks aRending the Trans Tasman Catholic Principals Conference in New Zealand and taking some long service leave. During my absence, please reach out to Mr Colangelo for any immediate concerns. I look forward to seeing you at the beginning of Term Four.
Enjoy the rest of the week.
Mel Allen Principal
In prepara;on for Infant Jesus Day 2024 year levels have been learning about the history of Infant Jesus School. We are looking forward to families joining us for the Mass at 11.00am (Infant Jesus Parish) and from 12:00 pm for Lunch on the Green to be followed by the stalls and ac;vi;es.
• All Pre-Primary to Year 6 children may wear free dress.
• All children are encouraged to bring some money to spend at the stalls ader their lunch.
9:00-10:30am - Classroom (Time Capsule Time)
11:00-12:00pm - Infant Jesus Day Mass
12:00 -1:00 - Lunch on the Green and seeng up of Stalls
1:00-2:00 - Stalls/Ac;vi;es
2:00-4:00pm - Open Classrooms/Learning Displays
A reminder to all students and parents about the Infant Jesus School Uniform. The uniform at Infant Jesus School is a symbol of the school’s community and it assists children to develop a sense of unity and belonging. Wearing the uniform encourages a sense of personal pride in the school. Whenever the uniform is worn at school or public places it must be worn in accordance with the school policy.
Children at Infant Jesus are expected to wear full school uniform at all ;mes. A Uniform Schedule is available on the school Web page or the school office.
The uniform is a major investment by parents, and it is important that ALL clothing should be clearly marked with the child’s name. If parents have a difficulty with the school uniform, please make an appointment to see Ms Allen.
Children are expected to be well groomed and have a sense of pride in their appearance. Children are expected to look clean, neat and ;dy at all ;mes.
For health reasons all shoulder length hair needs to be ;ed back securely. If hair is longer than the boRom of the collar, it must be completely ;ed back with an
elas;c band in school colours. The school colours of blue and white should be used when using ribbon. Also; Children’s haircuts need to be conserva;ve and appropriate to uniform expecta;ons.
· Hair must be a natural colour. Extremes in hair colour and styles are not acceptable.
· Children should avoid excess use of hair gel or hair products. Dreadlocks or coloured beads are not permiRed.
· Excessively short hair is not permiRed. A cut shorter than a number two is unacceptable. Hair must be clean, brushed and kept off the face.
· Children should not wear valuable jewellery to school. Apart from the fact that it can be lost or broken it is a distrac;on to themselves and others around them.
· For safety reasons the only acceptable earrings are studs. Children who wear studs may wear only one in each ear.
· Make up and nail polish is not to be worn while in school uniform.
Congratula;ons to the following students who will receive a merit award on Thursday 12 September 2024 as an acknowledgement and celebra;on of all their hard work.
Pre-Primary
Year One
Amelia De Mello
Lyla Parrella
Jaxon Vo
Chris;an Rispoli
Hudson Murphy
Emilia McGarvie
Rose Chris;des
Year Two
Aria Chatzopoulos
Elizia Kolarikal
Emily Powell
Malakai Teniseli
Year Three
Sophie Casey
Amaya Magnaterra
Layla Middleton
Year Four
Brooklyn Teniseli
Ariana Papalia
Arius Kovacevic
CharloRe McDonald
Lila Page
Year Five
Nyysa Jadav
Alaina Mohan Paul
Liliana Pelle
Claudia Mar;no
Year Six
Nabhas
Samakkasewee
Rachael Fernandez
Theresa Nguyen
Lachlan Johnson
Aria Nedeljkovic
Have Sum Fun Awards
Speak Up Awards
Gia Italiano
Lennix Hannan
Lillianne Ferancol
Stella Suh
Sofia Perejuan
Mint Nguyen
Tianna Kadamani
Adele Barzasi
Grace Chen
Jack Hannah
Olivia Rowland
Lorena Albanese
Novak Heise
Alyssa Monaco
Alyssa Smith
Harper Kaiwai
Luca Kaiwai
Isabella Connolly
Kaiden Nguyen
Alex Eyre
MaRhew Tian
Orlando Albanese
Reya Del Borrello
Jacob Fuda
Zoe Hessing
Special Awards
Charlie Cruikshank
Lucas Soekinto
Juliet Rogers
Jared Harrison
Jaxon Bailey
Maddox Ross
This week in English, the Pre-Primary children have been working on the book “Wombat Stew”. They have listened to the story, acted it out in small groups, did some procedure wri;ng and also made their very own Wombat stew with ice-cream and lollies. It was an enjoyable week with lots of fun and learning.
This week, the Year Five students have been diving into ng world of angles in their maths lessons.
Students explored the types of angles: acute, right, obtuse, ex. Then, they looked around the classroom for real-life examples. Students quickly spoRed right angles in the corners of the whiteboard and the edges of their desks. They also found acute angles in the hands of the classroom clock and obtuse angles in the open pages of a
The Year Five students also took photos of each other and ed the angles found in their bodies. Whether it was the right angle at their elbows when they bent their arms, the acute angles formed by their fingers when they made a peace sign, or the obtuse angle of their legs when they sat vity brought angles to life in a whole new way. Students enjoyed analysing the photos and labelling the different angles they discovered.
The Morley Library together with Infant Jesus hosted author Meg Caddy who spoke to the Year 5 & 6 classes, in the library. Meg explained how she became an author, books she’s wriRen and how long it took her to get published.
Author Norman Jorgensen spoke to the Year 4 children at Morley Library, presen;ng his inspira;ons for wri;ng children’s books.
Both Meg and Norman engaged the students with ac;vi;es, informa;on and concluded with a Q & A session. Meg and Norman not only ins;lled in the students the enjoyment of reading, but also gave them key ideas and ;ps to apply to their own crea;ve wri;ng.
This term the Year 1’s have studied how society and technology has changed over the years and how it differs from today. Through the interac;ve library display the students were able to visualise and explore technologies of a past era.
This has made the concepts of which the Year Ones have been studying through the term come alive.
The library is in need of volunteers to cover books, so if you would like to help please let me know.
Guidelines
1. You engage with the school reflec;vely and ethically to ensure that you consciously put student safety and well-being at the forefront of your behaviour and decisions.
2. You develop and maintain appropriate and best prac;ce advice, support and care for each student and their family.
3. You evaluate your conduct and competency according to this Code, the terms and condi;ons of your rela;onship with the school, and school policies.
4. You contribute to the professional development of school staff as appropriate.
5. You contribute to con;nuous improvement by suppor;ng opportuni;es to record, assess and learn from incidents involving student safety and well-being.
6. You advise the Principal of any reduc;on in your capacity to act in the best interests of the safety and well-being of students due to health, social or other factors, while you seek ways of addressing the deficiency.
7. You take care of the safety and well-being of all members of the school community so that you all may fully contribute and cooperate in providing for the safety and well-being of students.
Staff Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to: Follow school policies, procedures and protocols.
Parents Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to: Maintain confiden;ality at all ;mes about students and staff Follow school policies, procedures and protocols.
Students Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to: To be aware and respectul of other students’ needs.
· Follow school policies, procedures and protocols.
Volunteers/Visitors Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to: Follow school policies, procedures and protocols. Respect the students and help with programmes as required. Maintain confiden;ality at all ;mes.
We ran our first The Father’s Day Stall last Wednesday and what a success it was. Seeing the children choose a gid for their Dad or father figure was such a pleasure. Their decorated bags were also amazing. So much ;me and effort put into them.
Thank you to the volunteers who came and helped at the stall on the day, your help is really appreciated. We cannot run these events without you. We hope the Dads had a wonderful day and enjoyed receiving their presents.
This year the P&F will be supplying a pizza lunch for the students, staff and parents. Lunch will be supplied ader the school mass. The P&F will also have a stall on the day selling drinks and a few other items.
We would like to say a massive thank you to the following businesses for suppor;ng us and dona;ng to the pizza lunch.
Your support is very much appreciated and valued, so thank you!
Our school disco is approaching fast. Tickets for the disco are $12.50 each and include entry, sausage sizzle and a juice box. Tickets can be purchased online through Try Booking hRps://www.trybooking.com/CUMMD or alterna;vely you can purchase ;ckets with cash by filling out the form that was sent home with your child.
Children’s names will be ;cked off and they will be given a wristband when they arrive. This will allow them to collect their sausage sizzle and juice. Tickets must be purchased by Tuesday 10th September.
There will be glow s;cks and the canteen will be available on the night too. Events like this are possible because of the amazing volunteers that help out. If you can help out on the day seeng up, or with the running of the disco at night, please email president.pafc@gmail.com with your availability.
Please see the flyer aRached on how to register for this fun-filled weekend.
• Tickets for the disco are $12.50 each and include entry, sausage sizzle and a juice box.
• Tickets can be purchased online through Try Booking or alternatively you can purchase tickets by filling out this form.
• Simply:
o Fill out a separate ticket for each child attending.
o Place this form and the correct money in an envelope.
o Return the envelope to the office by Tuesday 10th September.
Ticket #1
Child’s Name: ____________________________
Year: _________ Class: _________
Session (please tick one):
c 4:30 -5:30 Pre Kindy, Kindy and Pre-Primary
c 5:45 – 7:00 Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
c 7:15 – 8:30 Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Dietary Requirements:
c Gluten Free c Vegetarian
Ticket #2
Child’s Name: ____________________________ Year: _________ Class: _________
Session (please tick one):
c 4:30 -5:30 Pre Kindy, Kindy and Pre-Primary
c 5:45 – 7:00 Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
c 7:15 – 8:30 Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Dietary Requirements:
c Gluten Free c Vegetarian
Ticket #3
Child’s Name: ____________________________ Year: _________ Class: _________
Session (please tick one):
c 4:30 -5:30 Pre Kindy, Kindy and Pre-Primary
c 5:45 – 7:00 Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
c 7:15 – 8:30 Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Dietary Requirements:
c Gluten Free c Vegetarian
Total number of tickets: _____________
Total money included in envelope: $
