Veritas, Week 2, Term 4

#Expect Great Things

WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY “In Australia this is celebrated on Friday 25 October”

VERITAS

Infant Jesus School | Issue 16 | Week 2, Term 4

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IN THIS ISSUE… FROM THE PRINCIPAL ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣

Sacrament of Reconcilia/on Parent Sa/sfac/on Survey Keeping Safe Child Protec/on Curriculum School Uniform All Saints Day World Teachers’ Day Capital Development Works 2020 Enrolments From My Readings Prayer for the Week Thought for the Week

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ CORNER ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣

School Uniform Familiar Shapes in Our World Merit Cer/ficates ICAS Assessments Reading Comprehension Maths Challenge

WE ARE CALLED

IMPORTANT DATES 28 October -

ReconciliaFon Parent MeeFng 7.00pm

31 October -

ReconciliaFon Children’s Retreat (Yr 3)

1 Novenber

Yr 4 Whole School Mass

4 November

Family Retreat & ReconciliaFon

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Eucharist Family Mass The Rosary St Vincent de Paul Dona/ons Parish News

CLASS NEWS ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣

Year Four Class News Year Five Class News Year Six Class News Sport News Book Club

SAFE SCHOOL FRAMEWORK NEWS 5 November

7 November

Interschool AthleFcs Carnival Family Retreat & ReconciliaFon

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Kids Helpline - Part One

P & F NEWS ‣ ‣

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Father and Son Camp MAD Camp

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL Sacrament of Reconciliation We keep all our Year Three students in prayer over the next few weeks.

School Uniform Parents would have seen the Uniform display in the school hall.

DEAR PARENTS Welcome back to the start of another school term. I hope all the students had a wonderful break, and if parents were fortunate enough to have holidays that they too enjoyed their /me off. It is hard to believe that there is a liXle over nine weeks un/l Christmas. Term Four is always hec/c in schools. Teachers, staff and students no sooner ‘gear up’ for the term before having to ‘gear down’. Teaching programs, reports, end of year celebra/ons, gradua/on and Christmas all have to be crammed into the next eight weeks. I therefore encourage all students to con/nue to apply themselves and work hard with their studies this term as it is cri/cal to their transi/on to the next year level.

As parents, we have seen a significant amount of growth over the past three terms in our children. How quickly they seem to be developing and maturing. As the year marches towards the final stages, it is important to take a moment and reflect on our role as the ‘most important persons’ in the lives of our children.

Maybe it would benefit us if we had a checklist directed towards our role as parents. We could then can cast an eye over the list from /me to /me and take encouragement from our successes. Perhaps on occasions we may need to admit that, “Yes, I need to do something about this one.” I know I do! See how you go: ‣ Fortunate is the child who has someone who believes in him/her and has high hopes for him/her ‣ Fortunate is the child who has someone to whom he/she can carry his/her problem unafraid ‣ Fortunate is the child who is allowed to pursue his/her curiosity into every worthwhile field of informa/on

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World Teachers’ Day Celebrated in Australia on Friday 25 October.

‣ Fortunate is the child whose efforts to achieve have found encouragement ‣ Fortunate is the child who has someone who understands that childhood’s grievances are real and biXer and so call for understanding and sympathy ‣ Fortunate is the child who is led gently by the hand along the pathway of life by someone who is guide, companion and inspira/on ‣ Fortunate is the child who has learnt to be less selfish and more considerate of others ‣ Fortunate is the child who is encouraged to look beyond the material things of life and has started to see what he/she has been blessed with each and every day.

At the morning assembly last week, I spoke to all the students about our focus this term. Our Year 6 students will complete their primary educa/on and student reports will be sent home in the last week of the term. It is most important that all students strive to do their best and finish off the school year in a very posi/ve and healthy style. I encourage all parents to discuss this with their child/ren.

In the midst of the day-to-day mission of keeping our heads above water, I pray that each of you has a wonderful few months, and find /me to enjoy and savour the special moments, the friendship and support of one another and the chance from /me to /me to celebrate who we are and what we do. All good schools have a sense of unity. A sense of being “all in this together” should be especially present in Catholic schools centred as they are on Jesus Christ. Unity doesn't mean that all of us agree about everything all the /me. Disagreements and different points of view are a part of life. The fact that those differences occur does not mean that the deeper unity is dangerously weakened.

We need to take some /me to remind ourselves that we are not alone; that as people of faith it is important to acknowledge the spiritual side of our lives and spend some /me in prayer to our God. Despite how difficult and troublesome we may find things there is always something we can be grateful for in our lives, so let’s not forget that. Remind your children of this ogen.

Sacrament of Reconciliation We keep all our Year Three students in prayer over the next few weeks as they prepare to receive the Sacrament of the Reconcilia/on (officially called the Sacrament of Penance, and also known as Confession) for the first /me. Parents and their child have already aXended the Enrolment and Commitment Masses for this Sacrament which is most important.

The Sacrament of Penance is a sacrament ins/tuted by Jesus Christ in his love and mercy to offer us forgiveness for the /mes we have sinned and turned away from God. At the same /me, we are reconciled with the Church because it is also wounded by our sins. Every /me we sin, we hurt ourselves, other people and God. In Reconcilia/on, we acknowledge our sins before God and the Church. We express our sorrow in a meaningful way, receive the forgiveness of Christ and his Church, make repara/on for what we have done, and resolve to do beXer in the future.

Parent Satisfaction Survey In the last week of Term Three we conducted a parent Sa/sfac/on Survey at our Learning Journey night. We received some 240+ responses and these are some of the results as viewed by parents of the school.

Of the 240 responses received from parents, the percentage score below represents those parents who rated the school (in percentage terms) at Very Good to Outstanding in these cri/cal areas of school performance.

Score % • Sa/sfac/on with the Religious Educa/on and Sacramental programs • Sa/sfac/on with classroom teaching program • Sa/sfac/on with office personnel • Sa/sfac/on with the vision and direc/on (Leadership) of the school • I feel informed about what is happening in the school • I feel well informed about my child’s progress • Opportuni/es for parental involvement • Sa/sfac/on with the use of technology to enhance learning • Overall Sa/sfac/on with the school

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96% 92% 93% 94% 89% 92% 91% 92% 93%

There were also a number of comments parents made about the school and we will share all these on our school website. Thank you to the many families that took the /me to complete these forms. From the informa/on received it would appear that there is a a very high sa/sfac/on ra/ng for our school which is nice to hear.

The other items of the school uniform will be available at One World Uniforms from the beginning of November.

As shared previously, the official sport uniform will consist of the: ‣ white school polo ‣ blue sport shorts ‣ white socks

Keeping Safe Child Protection Curriculum

All children in Year 1 – Year 6 will be required to have these items as part of their uniform.

This year our School Improvement Plan encouraged us, as a school community to both design and implement a strategy for the implementa/on of Kids Safe Project (in Catholic Schools) which consequently allowed us to commence transi/on to the teaching of the Keeping Safe Program. All staff were also required to complete and update their training in Mandatory Repor/ng. As educators our primary concern is the safety and well-being of all children.

The new girls summer uniform will require them to wear white Infant Jesus School socks only. The navy socks will only be permiXed to be worn with the navy shorts or trousers.

The coloured fac/on polo will be worn on specific days eg; Fridays for Fac/on Friday.

It has been raised by the P&F Execu/ve about the transi/on period with thee new uniform. We have stated previously that all children should be in the new uniform by 2022.

The Keeping Safe: Child ProtecFon Curriculum (KS:CPC) is a child safety program for children and young people from age three to year twelve. It teaches children to: • recognise abuse and tell a trusted adult about it • understand what appropriate and inappropriate touching is • understand ways of keeping themselves safe.

A discussion at this stage has been made about the Year 6 Leavers Tops for 2020. However, it is not envisaged that we would be introducing a ‘third polo shirt’ for these students as this will be just too confusing. We will keep you posted once a decision has been made.

All children and young people have a right to: • be treated with respect and to be protected from harm • be asked for their opinions about things that affect their lives and to be listened to • feel and be safe in their interac/ons with adults and other children and young people • understand as early as possible what is meant by 'feeling and being safe'.

Miss follows Mitzi Phoebe The curriculum two main themes: • We all have the right to be safe • We can help ourselves to be safe by talking to people we trust.

All Saints Day Next Friday is All Saints Day. It is a /me when we remember all of those saints now in heaven, both known and unknown and reflect on their lives.

Saints are great role models. Saints hold a special posi/on within the life of the Church.

We will con/nue to monitor and update our prac/ces to ensure that all staff con/nue to receive ongoing training in this area and our children are well informed.

School Uniform

In Chris/an being, a saint is someone who has a deep commitment to Christ and the power of God has been experienced through the saint by others in some way. Such divine power may have been experienced through miracles, inspira/onal example or some extraordinary work. There will be a Whole School Mass at Infant Jesus Parish Church commencing 9.00am. Parents and carers are most welcome to aXend.

Parents would have seen the Uniform display in the school hall over the last week and the feedback that we have received has been very posi/ve. All children in Year 1 – Year 6 have been ‘sized up’ for the hat and sport polo which will be provided to each child at the beginning of 2020. The current Kindy children will be receiving their Pre-Primary polo at the end of this year.

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As World Teachers’ Day falls during the school holidays in Australia this is celebrated on Friday 25 October.

World Teachers’ Day An editorial in the newspaper told of a schoolteacher who asked his class of fourth graders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. He thought of what liXle these children from poor neighbourhoods actually had to be thankful for. He knew that most of them would draw pictures of turkeys or tables with food. The teacher was taken aback with the picture Peter handed in a simple childishly drawn hand. But whose hand?

The class was cap/vated by the abstract image. “I think it must be the hand of God who brings us food,” said one child. “A farmer,” said another, “because he grows turkeys.” Finally, when the others were at work, the teacher bent over Peter’s desk and asked whose hand it was. “It’s your hand, teacher,” he mumbled.

The anecdote illustrates how teachers, by the simple things they do, play an important role in the development of all children.

We are very fortunate in Australia to have the quality educa/on system that we have in comparison to other parts of the world. Our educa/on system would be non-existent if we did not have people who valued learning and who strive to provide our children with experiences and learning situa/ons that enable them to cope with the demands of an ever-changing world.

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difficult or when it seems as if we are gewng nowhere.

Capital Development Works Work on the extension to the School Administra/on Block – Stage 8 (Staffroom) has commenced. As acknowledged already, this construc/on will see some adjustments having to be made to parking alloca/ons around the school.

This will mainly affect the staff car parking area, but should not impact on the agernoon drive-through.

However, as there will be some major capital works within the school grounds, I ask all parents to be most vigilant with the safety of our students at both drop off and pick up /mes.

Paren/ng expert, Michael Grose has some words of wisdom on the topic of persistence and explains that children need to be able to persist when schoolwork gets hard or life gets tough. He says that they need what he calls the ‘s/ckability’ to work through difficul/es and keep going when things don’t go their way.

He points out that some children are more naturally predisposed to persist than others. They have a determined, even compe//ve streak in their temperament that doesn’t allow them to give in.

These children and young people can drive themselves very hard to succeed.

2020 Enrolments As the school undertakes the process of prepara/on for the upcoming school year, it is important that we are aware of possible movements both in and out of the school community. The end of any school year is a busy /me for many families insofar as transfers due to work or other personal circumstances.

With posi/on vacancies at a premium and with wai/ng lists already resul/ng for all year levels, it is essen/al that we are made aware as soon as is prac/cable of either new enrolments or of families who may be transferring.

The good news is that we as parents and teachers can help to develop persistence in children.

Research suggests that persistence is a temperamental factor that can be improved over /me. Just as adults can promote persistence, they can also impede its development by making life too easy for children so that they don’t have opportuni/es to persist or hang in there.

Parents who allow children to stop work when it gets too hard, stay home from school for a minor reason or give up on a sport because they are not succeeding straight away are not doing their children any favours. They are depriving children of opportuni/es to develop persistence. Parents can promote persistence by encouraging their children to keep going and not give in at the slightest hurdle or difficulty.

From My Readings This Week…

The end of the school year is when students and teachers are working to achieve learning goals set at the beginning of the year, consolida/ng their understanding of new concepts learnt and looking ahead to new challenges, whether it be star/ng high school or moving to another year level.

Teachers will be preparing school reports for the end of term by observing student progress and assessing how each child has fared throughout the year. This more than ever is a /me to ‘hang in there’ and PERSIST to achieve goals and finish what we set out to do at the beginning of the year. The ability to persist at a task and to see it through is one of the most important success skills that you can teach a child.

Parents can be a sounding board for children’s gripes, but they should show confidence in their ability to cope and get through their difficul/es.

“You can do it” is far more powerful in terms of promo/ng an awtude of persistence than “If it is a liXle too hard then try something else.”

Every day, each of us faces /mes when we must persist, rather than take the easy op/on to just give in. When learning any new skill, we must be determined to carry on even when things get

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Let children know that there is a correla/on between effort and success. In fact, they need to learn that by GIVING EFFORT they will more than likely experience more success. The ability to persist in the face of difficul/es maybe an oldfashioned quality but it is one of the best success aXributes that children will ever develop.

Prayer for the Week Heavenly Father, At the commencement of this new term We praise you and thank you for the gig of life And for the opportunity of growth awai/ng us.

We thank you for love – the love and concern of our families, our friends and our teachers.

We ask you to bless each of us for the term ahead.

Try this...Put it into prac/ce. To promote persistence in your children, try the following four strategies: 1. Develop a vocabulary for persistence. Words like hang tough, work hard and hang in there need to be part of their everyday vocabulary.

2. Point out to children when they s/ck at a task.

Let them see when they have been persistent, and that persistence generally pays off.

3. Help children to remember /mes when they experienced success by ‘hanging in’ when they were younger.

4. Talk about hard work with your children. They need to understand that to be successful they need to do things that are NOT fun or easy.

While it would be good if all work and learning was fun, in reality, this is not always the case.

Help us to grow in faith, in goodness and in generosity.

Create in us a capacity for giving that will make us worthy to be called Chris/an.

Keep us strong in the face of tempta/on.

Let your wisdom be our guide.

Make each of us a messenger of peace, of truth and of joy.

We make this prayer through your Son, Jesus.

Amen

Have a great week.

Paul Hille Principal #ExpectGreatThings

Thought for the Week Wake up each morning with a sense of hope.

God has amazing things in store for you.

And He does all things well.

Ellyn Sanna

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ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ CORNER

terms and the Principal reserves the right to decide the acceptability of hairstyles.

School Uniform The parents and staff at Infant Jesus School expect a high standard of dress to be maintained by all children. Students aXending are required to wear the correct school uniform and sport uniform on the prescribed days. It is important that if children are wearing the school uniform that they wear this with pride.

Jewellery 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 sleepers or studs. Children who wear studs may wear only one in each ear.

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ CORNER

In Term 4 all students are required to wear the Summer Uniform. During the first two weeks of this term children may transi/on to the Summer Uniform; however, by the commencement next week all students will be wearing only the Summer Uniform.

We thank parents for their support and coopera/on to ensure their children are wearing the correct uniform.

Make up Children should not wear make-up, nail polish, shellac, or acrylic nails with the school uniform.

We encourage children to keep their hair neat and /dy whilst aXending school. Hairstyles for both boys and girls should be appropriate and reflect accepted standards. Shoulder length hair or longer, is to be /ed up with either scrunchies or ribbons in navy blue or white. Parents are requested to refrain from allowing children to dye or streak their hair during school

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Mathematics:

ICAS Assessments

Familiar Shapes in Our World • When talking with your child, iden/fy things by their shape and size: “Please pass me the rectangular placemat, the largest box out of the cupboard, the square- shaped cracker and the circular plate.”

• Ask your child to look for two-dimensional shapes, such as circles, squares, triangles and rectangles, on objects at home or outside. For example, help your child find various shaped street signs and name the shapes that are on them.

• 3-D Hunt. Help your child look for threedimensional objects: cubes, cones, spheres (such as a ball), prisms (such as a box), pyramids and cylinders. Talk about how a pop can or a paper towel roll is like a cylinder.

• Play I Spy with your child by asking him or her to guess an object you iden/fy by its shape: “I spy something that is round,” “I spy something that has a cylinder shape.” Make this game more challenging by sta/ng two shapes: “I spy something that is round and has a square on it.”

Last term some students from Year 2–6 par/cipated in the ICAS Assessment for the first /me. Developed for students in primary and secondary years, ICAS assess the higher order thinking and problem-solving skills needed for success in English, Mathema/cs, Science, Wri/ng, Spelling and Digital Technologies.

Every year thousands of schools par/cipate in over 20 countries, providing par/cipa/ng school with a robust interna/onal benchmark of student achievement. ICAS is developed by UNSW Global Pty Limited and has had more than 9 million students par/cipate since 2002.

ICAS independently evaluates students’ skills and knowledge in core learning areas and provides insight into students’ understanding. The skills tested are important indicators of success in school and beyond,” said Kerry Tremaine, Senior Manager Test Development at UNSW Global. “We congratulate students on this fantas/c result.” In the coming weeks students will receive a cer/ficate and results from this assessment.

The following students were presented with a Merit CerFficate at the Assembly this morning.

PPW PPB 1W 1B 2W 2B 3W 3B 4W 4B 5W 5B 6W 6B

Xander Novatsis, Talia Catalano, Zak Ferrara Elizabeth Mok, Luca Della Primavera, Ava Chen Alfred Barzasi, Mia Birt, Alexander Staltari, Cruz Tartaglia Jaxon Finis, Jobe Barleha, Maheo Favaro, Jace Joison Elijah Watson, Tahlia Erceg, Allegra Papalia, Cooper McGuire Aiden Caputo, Aaron Dajlo, Eva Del Borrello Charlize Arvino, Carmen de Mello, Anton Di Nella, Julian Kosovich, Sarah Kosovich, Alexander Wallace, Olivia Krans Albert Nguyen, Jacob Mertens, Sophia Tollis, Charli Ikosipentarhos, Tamara Joseph Emilio Gulluni, Sophie Poat, Bianca Roxburgh Olivia Gaj, Lee Johns, Amy Pham, Sophia Ruggiero Zara IelaF, Joseph Celona, Bryant Bao, Ava Zirino Alissa Dawe, Kaila Newman, Meghan Marino Dayan, Kai Blanchard, Alexis Chan, Dominic Kosovich Julian Romeo, Olivia Poropat, Makala Parker, Kieran LeFzia Antonio Pelle, Lilliana Herrmann, Emma Huynh

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Reading Comprehension Background Knowledge and Reading Comprehension Using background knowledge is something that we do naturally as adult readers. We always relate what we're reading to something we know. As a maXer of fact, when we read we ins/nc/vely apply what we already know (background knowledge) to think and then make connec/ons. Using background knowledge can also help children to understand and comprehend what they are reading.

The new Mathema/cs Challenge will be posted in the next newsleXer and drawn at the Monday Morning Assembly.

Indeed, the more background knowledge a reader has about a subject, the more the reader understands.

Background knowledge is enhanced through reading.

When background knowledge is used, readers can make inferences far beyond the text and elaborate with greater understanding. To further assist children when reading the following strategies can further develop background knowledge: • Reading a picture book or short text. No maXer how old your kids are, picture books are engaging and effec/ve ways to build students’ knowledge about the world.

• Brainstorm words related to the topic.

• Talking about key pictures that highlight important details, ideas, events, characters or informa/on.

Support younger readers through discussions about the pictures and relate this to what they already know and what is included in the text.

• Providing concrete (hands-on) materials or real experiences.

• Looking at chapters, the table of contents and headings in texts to get an idea of the writer's focus.

• No/cing pictures, graphs, or maps, and connec/ng these with what the author has wriXen. • Asking specific ques/ons to make connec/ons, eg.

Why do you think? How do you know? What experiences have I had?

• Visi/ng familiar and new places helps to expand children’s knowledge of the world that they can then relate to their reading.

Year 1-2 QuesFon

Harriet kept 22 sheep in the paddock on her farm. She sold 6 to her neighbour.

How many sheep does Harriet have now?

Year 3-4 QuesFon

Robyn drew a number line from 0 to 100.

What number would she place ¾ along the number line?

Year 5-6 QuesFon

Ma/lda was holding a party. Half of the people she invited said they could make it. 1 in 3 said they will be coming, but they will be late. The remaining guests said they couldn’t make it at all. If 15 people are turning up on /me, how many party bags does Ma/lda need, to make sure she has one for everyone who comes to her party?

Please add your answers to the boxes in the Library.

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WE ARE CALLED

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Eucharist

The Rosary

The reflec/on at the end of last term concluded with the ‘Amen’ at the end of the Eucharis/c Prayer.

During this term the reflec/ons will focus on the parts of the Mass that follow the Eucharis/c Prayer and are part of the Liturgy of the Eucharist.

The month of October has tradi/onally been a /me when we pray to the Rosary. It is a focus for this month as during the Church year the memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary is always celebrated on 7 October.

At the conclusion of the Eucharis/c Prayer we are all kneeling when we pray ‘Amen’. Ager this we all stand and are invited by the priest to join in ‘The Lord’s Prayer.’ The Lord’s Prayer is the principal prayer of the Church. Jesus taught this prayer to his disciples when they asked how to pray. The Lord’s Prayer is a sign of our unity with Christ and one another and helps prepare us to receive Holy Communion. In this prayer everyone prays for the for coming of God’s kingdom and asks God to provide for our needs, forgive our sins and bring us to the joy of heaven. The Lord’s Prayer or Our Father is the prayer of all gathered for the Eucharis/c celebra/on and is not a prayer prayed by just the priest. During ‘The Lord’s Prayer’ the priest usually has his arms extended to express the prayer to God by his children. Praying with arms extended reflects the way that Chris/ans had prayed for centuries.

The Rosary recounts some of the very important events in Mary’s life. Mary’s life outlined in the mysteries of the Rosary, is linked to Jesus life and work and begins joyfully, then experiences sorrow and is finally glorious.

Joyful Mysteries ‣ At the joyful /me in her life an angel, Gabriel, announces to Mary that she is to be the mother of Jesus. Mary then shares this news with her cousin Elizabeth. Jesus is born and then, as a baby, He is presented in the temple. Later, as a twelve-year-old, Jesus shares a special message with the teachers at the temple.

Sorrowful Mysteries ‣ During the sorrowful part of her life, Mary watched as Jesus prayed in the garden before the soldiers came to take him away. She was there when He was crowned with thorns and led off to die. She saw Jesus does on the cross.

Glorious Mysteries ‣ The last part of Mary’s life can be seen as a glorious /me. To begin, Jesus rose from the dead and went to heaven. Jesus then came back to see and talk with His friends. Finally, Mary foes to heaven to become the mother for all of Jesus’

Next /me you are at Mass join in singing or saying The Lord’s Prayer’ with all who have gathered for the Eucharis/c celebra/on. Reflect on a part of the prayer and what it is asking of us; for example ‘Give us this day, our daily bread…’

Family Mass Our second Family Mass for 2019 will be celebrated on Saturday 9 November commencing at 6.00pm at Infant Jesus Church. The School Choir will be leading the singing and the school will be involved in some other parts of the Mass. We are looking forward to seeing all the children and families at this celebra/on.

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‣ Please remember to bring a plate to share.

Children will be having shared morning tea and lunch. Drinks will be provided.

• Please ensure that all food that your children bring on the retreat day is nut free.

• Food suggesFons: girls to bring sweets and boys to bring bring savoury food.

• Parents are welcome to bring the food straight to the Parish Centre from 8.00am. ‣ At the conclusion of the retreat, Infant Jesus School Students will return to school with their teachers at 2:45 pm.

Mysteries of Light (Luminous Mysteries) ‣ In October 2002, Pope John Paul II added the Mysteries of Light to the Holy Rosary, calling us to pray the Rosary daily; for our families - and for world peace. Each mystery reflects on some of the important moments in Christ’s life.

We Are Called - St Vincent de Paul donations for Christmas In our lives we have so many things to be grateful for, so the words of Jesus “Whatever you do for the least of my brothers, you do for me” is especially relevant at this /me as we look forward to the joys of the season and celebra/on of Christmas.

FAMILY RETREAT AND CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Dates: Monday 4 November 5.30pm or 6.00pm or 6.30pm OR Thursday 7 November 5.30pm or 6.00pm Venue: Infant Jesus Parish Centre

Many families are not as fortunate, and we will be helping to try and make the Christmas for needy families a bit more special.

Each year level is encouraged to bring dona/ons that will be then made into hampers.

(Please check your email for your child’s enrolment confirma/on which includes your Family Retreat and Reconcilia/on allocated day and /me.)

There is a box in each year level for the dona/ons.

Thank you for your generosity.

The Retreat will be held at the Parish Centre Hall for ALL CANDIDATES AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES (Godparents are also very welcome).

Please arrive promptly at the /me and date you have chosen and register your aXendance at the door. There will be about 14 other families coming at the same /me. The retreat ac/vi/es will last about half an hour and then the families will go over to the Church for the Celebra/on of the Sacrament.

Reconciliation Sacramental Program FIRST RECONCILIATION PARENTS NIGHT Date and /me: Monday 28 October, 7.00pm Venue: Infant Jesus Parish Centre It is a requirement of the Sacramental Programme for at least one parent/guardian/godparent per family to aXend this mee/ng. Please arrive early and register your aXendance at the door. The evening should run for about 1 hour.

24:7 Morley Youth Group For all youth in Years 6-12 Meets every Friday, 6pm-8pm at Infant Jesus parish hall Morley (Gold coin dona/on) Call Roger 0434 988 711 or Steph 0499 547 066 for more informa/on.

This mee/ng will provide parents/guardians/ godparents with the knowledge and language to help their child fully prepare for their Reconcilia/on.

This mee/ng is for parents/guardians/godparents only. Please DO NOT bring children.

RECONCILIATION CHILDREN’S RETREAT (For Infant Jesus School children & Parish Religious Educa/on Program Children) Date and Time: Thursday, 31 October at 9.00am Venue: Infant Jesus Parish Centre All children will need to aXend this retreat. Infant Jesus School children will be brought to the Church by their teachers. ‣ This is a free dress day. ‣ Please remind your children to bring their pencil case and jacket.

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CLASS NEWS

Year Four Class News Wow…Year Four cannot believe it's Term Four already! We've been busy learning about nature and gravity. Everybody thought about what life would be like if humanity lived like God wanted us to and we wrote a prayer of thanks to God about someone or something of our choice. In Literacy, we used Venn diagrams to compare the differences and the similarity of different objects. Together we also discovered the different word groups for our persuasive texts. In Mathema/cs we are learning about Chance and all about the scale from impossible to certain. We're also looking at rules and laws and what they are. We learnt that a rule is something that keeps you safe, for example, you might have school rules like don’t stand on furniture or don’t run in class. We also learnt that a law is something you must obey, like how people that ride motor bikes have to wear a helmet at all /mes. On Thursday 24 October we also had an incursion by the RAC on Passenger Safety.

Other interes/ng things we've been doing this term include learning how to play Ul/mate Frisbee. We learnt how to throw and catch the frisbee, it's so much fun! We have been talking about changes in our bodies and how we grew from an embryo in the womb, to an infant, to now. We also did an experiment on what is and isn't waterproof. Some examples of what we tested were plas/c, rubber, coXon wool and paper towel. We discovered that some items are waterproof - others are not.

We have been learning about Italian schools and what they use at school, this showed us how different and similar our schools are to theirs. Finally this term we have been learning our Christmas song and the dance that accompanies it. We can’t wait to present it at the Christmas concert coming up this term!

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Year Five Class News This term our Year Five students have been learning many things, here are some reflec/ons from our students.

In Geography we have been learning about North and South America. I learnt about the different foods, people, landforms, climate, natural vegeta/on and na/ve animals in each con/nent. My favourite country to learn about was Canada and the animals that live there, for example the Cougar. I loved learning about the Americas because I had never heard of some countries (like Chile and Jamaica) and everything I learnt was extraordinary. Campbell Tonkin In Year Five we have been learning about the countries in North and South America. We have been assigned to write an informa/onal report about a country in North or South America. We had to write paragraphs describing the different features of the country we chose. Everyone in Year 5 put a lot of effort in their work and really enjoyed making a book about their country. Lillian Loh and Sang Truong In Year Five, we have been working hard cooking North and South American dishes. We made Potato Cakes and Nachos. Everybody had a chance to cook and try the tradi/onal dishes. We used a variety of ingredients, stretching from kidney beans to onions. Everybody enjoyed the opportunity to cook with some generous parent helpers and ea/ng the North and South American food!

Vanessa Au and Kai Blanchard At the beginning of Term Four we enjoyed scrip/ng, rehearsing and crea/ng our Year Five assembly item. Our assembly is based on North and South America since we have been learning about it in Geography. We have picked six different countries of North and South America and have scripted different informa/on about their geographical features. We have all worked very hard on our assembly item and so have Miss Fo/ and Miss Keeffe. Chris/an Bellesini and Akira Teo:

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Year Six Class News We are excited in Year Six. There are so many things to look forward to this term, and we will be gathering all of our memories of primary school together to look back on! We are consolida/ng our leadership skills in prepara/on for our big step into secondary school.

Conscious of being the leaders in our school, we have been spending /me with our Year One buddies. We have spent /me reading together, playing some sport and we have started to do some art and crag with our buddies. This has been great, we love it, and we think they do too! Some of us will be represen/ng the school at the Interschool Athle/cs Carnival next week. This week we have been to Chisholm Catholic College to view their Prac/cal and Crea/ve Arts Exhibi/on, this was fantas/c! We are excited about our possibili/es in secondary school. Our dancing lessons will start soon, this is in prepara/on for our Gradua/on Dinner Dance. We know that there are many people working hard to make this a special /me for us, and we are very grateful. We are thankful for the many, many good things at Infant Jesus School .

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will be held at Yokine Reserve with Tennis at Noranda Netball Courts. We are s/ll requiring parent help for some of our teams, if you are able to help on the day please leave a message with the office or email: lauren.jenkins@cewa.edu.au.

Sport News Interschool AthleFcs Carnival The Interschool Athle/cs Carnival is fast approaching. The Carnival will be held at the State Athle/cs Stadium on Tuesday, 5 November. Training con/nues this week on Tuesday and Friday mornings at 8.00am and Wednesday agernoon at 3.00pm. The dedica/on to the morning and agernoon training sessions has been amazing! If there are any parents who would like to help out at the training sessions or if there is an event you would like to help coach we would love you to join us!

Further Informa/on: •Food (Recess, Lunch and snacks), water boXle and hat packed in the Infant Jesus School Bag. •Last year was extremely hot so we do recommend two water boXles.

•The children need to wear their full sport uniform with correct socks and shoes.

•All equipment will be provided.

Tennis

Our School has been very lucky to have partnered up with Bayswater Tennis Club and Tennis Australia to deliver an exci/ng Tennis Program. At the end of last term, the Lower Primary students got a taste of tennis with a fun-filled tennis day. This term, students in Years Four and Five will par/cipate in a four-week tennis program. Through the use of simple games, the program will help to develop eye coordina/on, gross motor coordina/on, self-confidence and improve social skills. The children are very excited to start and I can’t wait to see our budding tennis stars in ac/on!

Further Informa/on: ‣ Students will need to bring food, snacks, water and a hat in their Infant Jesus School bag. There are no canteen or shop facili/es. ‣ Students are to wear their full sport uniform (no leavers top). ‣ The children may bring running shoes. The Stadium asks that the children are NOT to wear metal spikes, only the ‘Christmas Tree’ shaped spikes. ‣ We are s/ll requiring parent help. If you are able to help at the Interschool Athle/cs Carnival, please email or leave a message at the office.

We wish all our Interschool Athle/cs team the very best of luck!

Year Five Summer Lightning Carnival The Year Five students will be par/cipa/ng in the CPSSA Summer Lightning Carnival. The Carnival is Friday, 15 November from 10.00am to 2.00pm.

Children will compete in either Tennis, Ul/mate Frisbee or Cricket against other schools in our Associa/on. Ul/mate Frisbee will be held at Coolbinia Reserve (behind Yokine Reserve), Cricket

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SAFE SCHOOL FRAMEWORK NEWS

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P&F NEWS

P&F NEWS P&F Meeting The next P&F mee/ng is scheduled for Tuesday 29 October at 7.00pm. 


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School Disco - Friday 15 November

Class Parent Representatives News

Tickets Are On Sale!

Year 5 End of Year Catch Up is Booked!

Session 1 PK - PP 4.45pm-5.30pm

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Session 2 Yr 1-3

5.45pm-7pm

Session 3 Yr 4-6

7.15pm-8.30pm

Friday 29 November Dinner and drinks from 7.00pm Brisbane Hotel Please message Gabriella on 0402 140 181 if you can aXend.

Cost - $6.00 per child Please pay EFT with details below or alterna/vely

MAD Camp 2020 Girl Power Registra/on OPEN for MAD Camp 2020!

cash in an envelope to school admin.

This is a special /me spent with your daughters crea/ng special memories and bonds.

BSB: 086 006 Acc No: 670197623 Acc Name: Infant Jesus PF Reference: ‘your surname’ and which sessions

The camp will be held 3-5 April 2020 at Point Walter Reserve.

Snack bar available - CASH ONLY

Forms will also be available from the School Office.

We will need volunteers to help out on the night, so if you can assist please email

Carol Penwald carolpenwald@gmail.com (0402404329) Natalie Newman natalienewman71@iinet.net.au (0411588711)

president.pafc@gmail.com.

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Co s t - $ 6 . 0 0 p e r c h i l d Pl e a s e p a y EF T w i t h d e t a i l s b e l o w o r alternatively cash to school admin B S B : 0 8 6 0 0 6 A c c N o : 6 7 0 1 9 7 6 2 3 A c c N a m e : I n f a n t J e s u s PF R e f e r e n c e : ‘ yo u r s u r n a m e ‛ a n d w h i c h s e s s i o n Snack bar available - cash only

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When: 3rd to 5th April 2020 Where: Point Walter Reserve 1 stock road, Bicton Cost: Mother and 1 Daughter $340.00 Mother and 2 daughters $455.00 Please fill in the below form and pay the non-refundable deposit of $50 per family by eft to‌ Infant Jesus school p&F association camp BSB: 086 006 ACC: 599 734 050 REF: MAD (Family Name) Payment required by 1st Dec 2019, balance by 8th Feb 2020.

All queries or payment option questions should be directed to Carol Penwald 0402 404 329 carolpenwald@gmail.com or Natalie Newman 0411 588 711 natalienewman71@iinet.net.au

Mad Camp Registration Form Family Name: _____________ Mother / Guardian Name: __________ Daughter #1: _____________ Daughter #2: ____________________ Class of Eldest Daughter: ________ Date Deposit Paid: _________ Contact No: _____________ Email: ___________________________ Dietary requirements: ____________________________________ Fav Song #1: ________________Fav song #2: ___________________ Please note that MAD Camp has a strict nut free policy.

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Contact Us 17 Smith Street, Morley Western Australia 6062 9276 1769

info@infantjesus.wa.edu.au

www.infantjesus.wa.edu.au

We promote Truth and Justice in the spirit of Infant Jesus. We value the individuality of each person. We show respect and kindness to all. We work hard to be the best we can. We cooperate and engage in open communication 24with one another.