Veritas, Week 4, Term 3

1954-2024 -Celebrating 70 Years

VERITAS

Term 3 Week 4 #ExpectGreatThings@ Infant Jesus School

Contents

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4 ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ CORNER

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

School Photo Day Informa on Father Day Anxiety Workshop

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SAFE SCHOOL FRAMEWORK

COMMUNITY NEWS

Conduct Statement 9

Father’s Day Stall Informa on Pop & Rock Disco

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St Mary Of The Cross MacKillop URStrong Day Of Friendship 1st Holy Communion

6 CLASS NEWS Year 1 News Year 6 News

From the Principal God, through the intercession of Mary MacKillop, we pray that the re of your compassion will ignite many hearts.

May Mary’s a en veness to your dream inspire us.

May her energy to overcome injus ce empower us.

May we, like her, make manifest your Presence in our troubled world.

We pray that the beacon of her holiness shine as a blessing

for the universal Church and our world.

We make this prayer in Jesus’ name.

Amen.

Dear Parents and Guardians, Welcome to our Week 4 newsle er.

Each year on the 8th of August we celebrate the Solemnity of Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop, Australia's rst saint. On this day, we celebrate the important role she played in making educa on accessible for children in our country. Mary MacKillop devoted her life to ensuring a holis c Catholic educa on for all children but especially children from rural and poor families.

On Tuesday, we celebrated our URStrong Day of Friendship. Students engaged in an online session with Tyson Greenwood (Director of UR Strong Schools) and other CEWA schools. They were empowered with friendship skills and explored the ‘Language of Friendship’. In classrooms, students par cipated in ac vi es that fostered connec on, kindness, and understanding. If you have not already done so, please access some fantas c parent resources at h ps://urstrong.com/parents/.

Prepara ons are well underway for the our Year Four students to receive their rst Holy Communion on Saturday 7 September.

Please keep these students in your prayers as they par cipate in their Commitment Mass, Parent and Child workshop and Retreat over the coming weeks.

Thank you to Mrs Carroll for preparing the Choir and Ensemble so beau fully for the Catholic Performing Arts Fes val. This is an important event in the Catholic Calendar for schools and we were excited to be a part of it. Congratula ons to our Ensemble who received an award of Excellence. Congratula ons also to Emmeline Soh and Addison Lee who received an award of Excellence in the Piano Duet category and Emmeline Soh for receiving an award of Merit for her Piano Solo.

Next Friday will be Mrs Rotondo-Bell’s nal day in Year Two as she begins her maternity leave. We wish Jade and Luke all the best as they begin this exci ng new chapter in their lives. Miss Joanne McDaid will be in Year Two Blue for the remainder of the year.

Next Tuesday evening we are fortunate to have a free informa on session on Anxiety. This will be held in the library from 5.30-6.30. Following this mee ng we will have our Term Three P&F mee ng at 6.45. You are welcome to a end both events.

Enjoy the rest of the week.

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Mel Allen

School Photos 2024 Monday, 12th August and Tuesday 13th August and Thursday 15th August (PK Blue ONLY) are School Photo Days! Every student will have their photo taken regardless of if they are purchasing photos or not. Your child should have brought home a unique online ordering key with their own shoot key. If your child has not brought one home please contact the front o ce.

Online ordering for photos closes on 22 August 2024. Any orders received by MSP a er this date will incur a $30.00 archive fee. If you wish to pay by cash, envelopes are available from the o ce.

If you would like family photos taken, please obtain an envelope from the front o ce. Family photos can not be paid for online. Family photos for families with the youngest child in Kindy and above will take place on Monday. If your child is having a family photo please send them to school in their full school winter uniform. All family photos will be taken during the school day.

Father’s Day On Thursday 29 August 2024 we will be celebra ng our Dads, Grandfathers and father gures, with Donuts with Dads before school at 7.30am followed by a Whole School Mass at Infant Jesus Church commencing at 9.00am.

All Fathers, Grandfathers and Father gures are very welcome to join us – to assist with catering please add your details via this link h ps:// forms.o ce.com/r/NdrFxHPRZH

BYOD Night Year Three 2025

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As you may be aware, our personalised 1-1 iPad Program will be moving into its thirteenth year at Infant Jesus School. The children’s learning has been enhanced with the use of this technology. It has enabled the learning to occur in a variety of ways which are meaningful to the children and it has empowered them to integrate tradi onal

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Assistant Principal’s Corner learning with the use of technology to further improve their understandings.

We have planned a parent night on Wednesday 4 September at 5.00pm which will focus on digital ci zenship and iPad use in the classroom. Parents are urged to a end the session to come to an understanding of the work we are involved in and the future direc on the school will be undertaking with the learning program. The purpose of this evening will be to highlight how the iPad will be used in class and to answer any ques ons parents have about the logis cs of this program. New and important informa on will be given to parents about device requirements for 2025 Year Three students. h ps://forms.o ce.com/r/xGZ62iwiqe

Anxiety Workshop Feelings of anxiety are common in children and can be a normal part of childhood. Some children have fears or worries outside of the normal range and may need some help from adults to manage their anxiety.

If you would like to know more about anxiety in children and how to best support an anxious child.

On Tuesday the 13th of August at 5:30pm, Leigh Thomas a Psychologist with over 20 years experience working with children will be o ering a Parent Workshop about Anxiety. Please register your a endance using the link below; h ps:// forms.o ce.com/r/qKvGw7s2Bk

Merit Awards Merit Awards Congratula ons to the following students who received a merit award today as an acknowledgement and celebra on of all their hard work.

Pre-Primary Isaiah Hankin

Year Four

Alyssa Cecchele, Charlie Cruikshank, Arabella Triscari

Milana Tollis Amelia Walls Hamish Ross Adalynn O’Bryne

Year Five

Bree Cardenia Luca Della Primavera Charlo e Emselle Chance Taplin

Harry Huynh Sienna Mills Claudia Ruggiero Nick Scale

Year Six

Amber Wallace Cruz Tartaglia Miroli Fernando.

Luke Gen le Gianluca Papalia Tate Green Joshua Grant

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Saba Tartaglia Ronan Cullen Ariana Ross

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Ari-James Novatsis Chris an Davis Shaun Jobin

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Year Three

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Violet Legge Harley Bailey Ilaria Cosen no

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Arianna Gillespie Angelina Le Dylan Nocciolino

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Year Two

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Evelyn Dwyer Anaira Adalja Anna Orzel Zachary Cockburn

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Des ny Waters Alessia Rowland Lillian Bai Cody Filpo

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Year One

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Jazlene Alberto Lucinda Frampton Chris an Rispoli

Jasmine Le Joaquin Villamil Conde Jordan Thomas Marissa Hi e

Year One

A Sweet Adventure!

In Year One, our li le bakers have been busy learning how to write procedures, and what a be er way to prac ce than by decora ng cookies? With imagina ons running wild, our chefs turned the classroom into a deligh ul bakery lled with laughter and crea vity. From choosing the perfect cookie base to adding colourful icing and sprinkles, each child cra ed their own unique masterpiece.

The children wrote a fantas c procedure on how to decorate cookies. They learnt all about the importance of sequencing and adding detail to make sure their instruc ons were clear.

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This sweet adventure was a memorable experience for everyone!

Friendship Day Our Year Six students had a fantas c me celebra ng Friendship Day, which kicked o with lively music and spirited sports ac vi es. The excitement con nued as we welcomed Sherri from Bunnings, who guided us through the construc on of a special wooden project. The air was lled with the rhythmic sound of hammering as students eagerly engaged in the hands-on ac vity. It was a day of crea vity, teamwork, and joy, highligh ng the strong friendships that make our school community so special.

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Our Year Six students also had the deligh ul opportunity to connect with their Year One buddies in a fun- lled ac vity designed to celebrate Friendship Day. The younger students were thrilled to partner up with their older counterparts as they embarked on the construc on of a “Friend-o-Meter”. In groups they collaborated to design and decorate a colourful gauge that measures the warmth of their friendship. These ac vi es not only fostered a sense of community but also provided valuable mentorship opportuni es for the older students. The smiles on the faces of the Year Ones as they worked alongside their Year Six friends were a testament to the success of the morning. #URSTRONG #CommunityLearnings

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Year Six

Conduct Statement 9: You promote and preserve the trust and privilege inherent in your rela onship with all members of the school community.

Safe School Framework

Guidelines

1. You promote and preserve the trust inherent in your rela onship with students and with their parents.

2. You recognise that an inherent power imbalance exists within your rela onship with students that may make the students and their family vulnerable and open to exploita on. You ac vely preserve the dignity of all people through prac sed kindness and by recognising the poten al vulnerability and powerlessness of each student and their family. You recognise that the power rela vi es between you and a student can be signi cant, par cularly where the student is very young, has a disability, a di cult family background, has cultural di erences, or experiencing emo onal turmoil. This vulnerability creates a power di eren al in your rela onship with students that must be recognised and managed with care.

3. You take reasonable measures to establish a sense of trust to protect the physical, psychological, emo onal, social and cultural well-being of each student. You protect students who are vulnerable, including but not limited to students with disability, from exploita on and harm.

4. You have a responsibility to maintain appropriate boundaries with students and to ac vely support other adults to do likewise, including bringing to their a en on any failure to do so.

5. You may have personal or recrea onal rela onships outside your school role with students’ families and friends, or with school sta . You are aware that dual rela onships may compromise student care and wellbeing. In cases of overlap or con ict between your dual rela onships, you act with the primary intent of the safety and well-being of the student, which may require you to withdraw from a social rela onship.

6. You do not engage in any behaviour with a student that could be interpreted by a reasonable person as being a friendship.

7. You do not engage in any behaviour with a student that a reasonable person could interpret as crea ng an opportunity to engage in emo onal, physical or sexual in macy with a student.

8. You recognise that the power imbalance between you and students means that the onus is on you to avoid any ambiguity or misunderstanding by a student or third party about your intent in your behaviour towards them.

9. You understand that the power imbalance between you and students means a student is unable to give their consent to engaging in emo onal, physical or sexual in macy with you, regardless of the legal age of consent, or the student’s age or maturity. You must therefore not seek nor rely on such express or implied consent from a student to engage in an in mate rela onship.

10. You understand that the power imbalance between you and students may con nue to in uence students’ choices beyond the date when they cease to be students at your school. You must therefore not engage in emo onal, physical or sexual in macy with a former student within two years of them ceasing enrolment at your school, or them turning 21, whichever occurs latest.

11. You take all reasonable steps to ensure the safety and security of the possessions and property of students and their families that are in your care.

12. You do not knowingly mislead parents or make misrepresen ng statements to them, or withhold informa on relevant to their ability to make informed decisions about their children unless required by law.

13. You recognise that there may be rare excep ons to full disclosure to parents. Such disclosure of informa on may compromise law enforcement or other risk management processes, or the privacy and reputa on of those involved. You seek legal or other expert advice in resolving such situa ons, recognising that parents have the right to know about any risk to their children.

Sta Example of Speci c Behaviours but not limited to: • Sta to be mindful of the extent of personal informa on that they share with parents and students.

• Recognise and accept di erences in background, disabili es, culture, etc.

• Keep rela onships with parents and students on a professional level. Sta to no fy Principal of any devia on from this.

Parents Example of Speci c Behaviours but not limited to: · ·

Maintain appropriate behaviour at school func ons and events.

Parents to respect sta and treat them in a professional manner.

Students Example of Speci c Behaviours but not limited to: · ·

Students to respect sta and treat them in a professional manner.

Students to look a er each other and their property.

Volunteers/Visitors Example of Speci c Behaviours but not limited to:

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Educa onal rela onship with students and parents.

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P&F and Community News Thank You! Last Friday was Principal Apprecia on Day. We want to thank Ms Allen for all she has done and con nues to do for our school and our students. Thank you for making Infant Jesus School a welcoming place for the students where they have opportuni es to grow and thrive. We also thank Mr Colangelo and Miss McMullen for all of the work they do and support they give as our Assistant Principals.

We would like to thank Simone Wiles for being our Vice Chair of the P&F this year. Simone has resigned from the posi on, and we thank her for all her help and support she has given over the year. Thank you, Simone!

A big thank you also goes out to all the Class Reps. Thank you for sharing informa on from the teachers, school and P&F with your classes. Your hard work doesn’t go unno ced and is much appreciated!

Father’s Day Stall We will be holding a Father’s Day Stall in week 7 on Wednesday the 28th August. All gi s are $6 and there is a large variety for the children to choose from. Please send the correct money to the class teacher before the stall.

Pop and Rock Disco!

The school disco will be in week 9 on Friday 13th September. We are busy planning and prepping a fun night for the children and will have some more informa on out soon, so keep your eyes peeled! We are looking for volunteers to help set up the event and also help at the event. If you can spare a few hours we would love to have you on board. Please email president.pafc@gmail.com if you can help.

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Our next P&F Mee ng is on Tuesday 13th August at 6:45pm in the Library.

Contact Us

17 Smith Street, Morley Western Australia 6062 9276 1769

info@infantjesus.wa.edu.au

www.infantjesus.wa.edu.au