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FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Yr 1 Assembly & Grandparents’ Day Morning Tea
World Teacher’s Day
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ASSISTANT
PRINCIPALS’ CORNER
ReconciliaFon
Seqta News
Merit Awards
5 SAFE SCHOOL FRAMEWORK
Code of Conduct
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CLASS NEWS Year 1 Year 6 COMMUNITY
From the Principal
Gracious God,
We give thanks for our dedicated teachers who work 6relessly to educate and inspire. May they be blessed with pa6ence, wisdom, and strength to con6nue their work. We celebrate their commitment and passion, recognising the profound impact they have on our lives.
Amen .
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Welcome to our Week Three newsleOer.
Please keep our Year Three students in your prayers as they prepare to receive the Sacrament of ReconciliaGon on 4 & 7 November. May they experience this sacred moment with open hearts and minds, guided by faith, grace, and understanding. Your support and prayers are greatly appreciated as they embark on this significant step in their spiritual journey.
We are excited to invite all parents and grandparents to join us for our Year One Assembly and Grandparents’ Day Morning Tea on Thursday 31 October commencing at 8.50am in the school hall. This will be a wonderful opportunity to see our young learners in acFon and celebrate the incredible role that grandparents play in their lives. We look forward to seeing you there.
CongratulaGons to Arlo Magnaterra, who recently found out he was awarded a Full Music Scholarship at Chisholm unFl Year 12. You should be very proud of this achievement.
Our final P&F MeeGng of the year will be on Tuesday 5 November at 7pm in the Library. We look forward to seeing you there.
All community members are invited to join us for our Annual Community MeeGng on Tuesday, 19 November at 6pm. This gathering is a valuable opportunity to connect with our School Advisory Council, Parents and Friends and our school community. As there are some vacancies, if you have the Fme and commitment to join either of these vital parent groups, please come and chat with us and fill in a nominaFon form
We are currently developing our school Strategic Intents for the next few years. If you are interested in parFcipaFng in a small informal parent workshop to help develop some ideas, please join me in the Library at 2.00pm on Monday 4 November.
Tomorrow is World Teacher’s Day and we extend our deepest graFtude to all our teachers. Their commitment, passion and perseverance shape the minds and hearts of all our students and we thank them for all their hard work and dedicaFon. Happy World Teacher’s Day!
Enjoy the rest of the week.
Mel Allen Principal
Assistant Principal’s Corner
ReconciliaGon
On Monday 4 November and Thursday 7 November, the children in Year Three will receive the Sacrament of Penance (ReconciliaFon). This is a very significant Fme in their lives and in their faith journey. It is also a very important Fme for their families, their teachers, the school and the parish community.
The Sacrament of Penance, is a truly special and wonderful gi^ that the children, and everyone who has received this sacrament, now have the opportunity to parFcipate in as o^en as they like. Jesus showed us how to do this as he dealt with people who were part of his life. To elect to follow Christ means that we endeavour to replace “our hearts” with the “heart of Christ”. This enables us to forgive as Jesus did and does. We keep all our Year Three students in our prayers as they receive the Sacrament of Penance (ReconciliaFon) for the first Fme. We pray that they will choose to use ‘this gi^’ o^en.
We also recognise and thank Fr Greg and the Parish Team who coordinated the Sacraments of ReconciliaFon First Eucharist and ConfirmaFon this year. Fr Greg, Mrs Theresa Choo, Sacramental Coordinator and Mrs Sue Goodwin, and the Parish Team have been fantasFc to work with throughout the year. We are truly very fortunate that all the children and families are all so well supported in their faith journey.
ICAS Assessments
All documentaFon has now been sent home via your child. If your child was registered to complete this assessment, and you haven’t received your cerFficates/ results, please check your son/daughters bag.
SEQTA News
With semester reports being worked on by our teachers at the moment and then shared with you through SEQTA Engage we are currently communicaFng with parents to make sure that you are able to successfully log-in to SEQTA Engage. SEQTA Engage can be either accessed through the web or through an app for both Apple and Android devices. It is important that you remember your log-in details if they are not saved into your device. If you do not remember your password, you can request a reset email password by clicking on the Forgot your password? Link on the log-in page. Please note that the emailed link will expire in 1 hour from the Fme it has been requested. SomeFmes the email may also be found in
your Junk/ Spam folder. To change your password, you do need to know your Username and have provided an email address to the school. If you have any issues with your account, please do not hesitate to contact the school. Please do not contact SEQTA directly as their policy is that they will refer you back to the school.
Merit Awards
CongratulaFons to the following students who will receive a merit award on Thursday 31 October 2024 as an acknowledgement and celebraFon of all their hard
Pre-Primary Amyra Patel
Xavier How Yaw
Leona Nguyen
Year One Estelle Dahlo
Sophie Cardenia
Evelyn Soh
Amelie Stojkovski
Year Two Alexander Lamelza
Isabella Murphy
Leon Ravi
ViOoria Spagnolo
Year Three Laila Jukic
Laylah Flamini
Audrey LeggeO
MaFlda Cullen
Neiko Podborsky
Stella De Nardi
Annalise Gomes
Jessica Le
Zavier Lee
Paige Holden
Sasha Keel
Violet LeggeO
Zoe Ferrara
Alina Weir
Ethan O'Byrne
Year Four
Jayden Han
Athena Huynh
Juliet Rogers
Maddox Ross
Year Five
Milana Di Tella
Elena Heneghan
Samantha Muten
Mya Ruocco
Our Year Four students will be presented with their First Holy Communion cerFficates at this special assembly.
Layla Torre
Makayla De Silva
Isabella Condello
Year Six Harper Hird
Logan Badayos
Emmeline Soh
Aidan Joesph
Noah Speciale
Safe School Framework
Code of Conduct at Infant
Jesus School
A reminder that every member of the Infant Jesus School community must behave in the manner described in our Code of Conduct.
Our Code is like the 40km/h speed limit outside our school in the mornings and a^ernoons. It defines behaviours that keep our students safe: at school, and elsewhere. Children and young people surrounded by adult and peer behaviours described in the Code are more likely to recognise and choose healthy relaFonships for themselves.
We each keep our students safe by following our Code of Conduct and encouraging and reminding each other to do so. For Staff, our Code of Conduct is a lawful direcFon and forms part of their employment agreement and for parents, compliance is a condiFon of your entry to school premises.
There are twelve Conduct Statements in the Code of Conduct that everyone must adhere to. Specific informaFon and examples for each of the twelve statements have been included in previous newsleOers with further informaFon included throughout the year.
Conduct Statements
1. You act safely and competently.
2. You give priority to students’ safety and well-being in all your behaviour and decision making.
3. You act in accordance with the values of the Gospel as defined in the Code of Ethical Conduct.
4. You conduct yourself in accordance with laws, agreements, policies and standards relevant to your relaFonship with the school community.
5. You respect the dignity, culture, values and beliefs of each member of the school community.
6. You treat personal informaFon about members of the school community as private and confidenFal.
7. You give imparFal, honest and accurate informaFon about the educaFon, safety and wellbeing of students.
8. You support all members of the school community in making informed decisions about students.
9. You promote and preserve the trust and privilege inherent in your relaFonship with all members of the school community.
10. You maintain and build on the community’s trust and confidence in Catholic schools and the Church.
11. You act reflecFvely and ethically.
12. You allow students to have a voice in their educaFon, safety and well-being.
Year One
Money Magic
In Year One, we’ve been having an exciFng adventure learning all about money! The children have been busy becoming “coin detecFves,” spohng what’s on each coin and figuring out how to order them by size and value. They’ve been amazed at what they’ve discovered, from shiny 5-cent coins to larger ones like the 50-cent piece. Adding coins together has turned into a fun challenge, with everyone eager to see how many different ways they can make up the same amount!
To make our money lessons extra fun, we’ve played some awesome games! Our class shop was a huge hit, where everyone got to be a shopkeeper or a customer, pracFsing buying and selling with their pretend coins. We also went on a thrilling money hunt, searching for hidden coins and solving coin puzzles. With plenty of hands-on play using coin manipulaFves, the children are now money whizzes!
ReciGng the Rosary in October
October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary in the Catholic Church, a tradiFon that helps deepen our faith through meditaFon on the life of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary. This month, our Year 6 students and several other classes have been acFvely praying the Rosary, reflecFng on the Joyful, Sorrowful, Luminous, and Glorious Mysteries.
• Joyful Mysteries: Reflect on the early life of Jesus.
• Sorrowful Mysteries: Focus on the Passion of Christ.
• Luminous Mysteries: Highlight the public ministry of Jesus.
• Glorious Mysteries: Celebrate the ResurrecFon and eternal life.
This pracFce not only enriches their spiritual lives, but also strengthens our faith community. Let us all be inspired to incorporate the Rosary into our daily rouFnes this October.
Year Six
P&F and Community News
FACTION COLOURS
We held our first FacFon Colours event in Week 1, before the AthleFcs Carnival and what fun it was! The children came down to the oval and had their faces painted and hair sprayed. It was a great opportunity to boost their team spirit and create some excitement for the day. Thank you to the volunteers who came and helped in the morning. Your help is very much appreciated and ensured the morning ran quickly and smoothly so the children (and us) could make it to the oval in Fme for the carnival.
WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY!
On Friday 25th October it is World Teachers’ Day. We recognise and appreciate all the hard work the teachers put into planning, preparing and delivering experiences that engage, support and further develop all aspects of our children. We also appreciate the many ways in which they connect with our children to help them become the best versions of themselves. Teachers, your dedicaFon and passion for teaching our children makes a significant impact on their lives. Thank you!
CAN YOU HELP?
We are looking for a graphic designer and/or printer who can help us with a possible fundraising project for 2025. If you can help, or know someone who can help, please send an email to president.pafc@gmail.com for more informaFon.
UPCOMING EVENTS
P&F MeeGng: 5th November (week 5) at 7pm in the Library
ACM: 19th November (week 7) at 6pm
P & F EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS 2025
We have 3 posiFons available on the P&F ExecuFve for 2025. If you would like to join us as we plan fun events that build a community and raise money for our school, then we would love to have you on board!
