Veritas Term 1 Week 10

From the Principal

Ms Allen’s Stars of the Week

Laylah Flamini

Assistant Principal’s Corner

ANZAC Day

ANZAC Day is a naMonal public holiday and is considered by many Australians to be one of the most solemn days of the year. It marks the anniversary of the first major military acMon fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. The acronym ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, whose soldiers were known as Anzacs. ANZAC Day remains one of the most important naMonal occasions of both Australia and New Zealand, a rare instance of two sovereign countries not only sharing the same Remembrance Day, but making reference to both countries in its name.

As a school we will be commemoraOng ANZAC Day on the first student day next term, Wednesday 26 April, at 11.00 am in the Piazza. All are welcome to join us for this special reflecOon.

School Uniform

A reminder to all parents that next term all students are required to be in winter uniform. To assist parents and students in this transiMon, a two-week change-over period will be permi_ed with all students in full winter uniform by Week 3. All uniform items are in stock and can be ordered online.

Hair

•Children should avoid excess use of hair gel or hair products.

•Dreadlocks or coloured beads are not permiWed.

•Excessively short hair is not permiWed. A cut shorter than a number two is unacceptable.

•Hair must be clean, brushed and kept off the face.

Jewellery/ Make-Up

•Children should not wear valuable jewellery to school. Apart from the fact that it can be lost or broken it is a distracMon 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.

How to find the joy in school holidays

School holidays are fast approaching. For the kids, there have been 10 or so weeks of sport, music, schoolwork, sicng sOll and navigaOng friendships. For the parents, it’s been 10 weeks of school lunches, finding missing shoes, packing swim gear and signing excursion forms. Our kids are Ored from a long term of school, and we’re Ored from balancing it all.

School holidays are a chance for families to shake off the end of term blahs and find a bit of joy in their lives.

Here are some ways to do that and make the most of the holidays.

Limit Screen Time

When kids are Mred lemng them veg out in front of the TV seems like it would be a great mental break. It is true that someMmes the human brain needs a break. When we’ve been focused on a specific task for a long stretch of Mme, mental rest is crucial to allow the brain to process informaMon it’s taken in.

But neuroscienMsts know that watching television does not allow the brain to properly rest. While some parts are turned off (analysis and reasoning) other parts are highly sMmulated (visual cortex). This prevents the brain from really resMng. And other devices cause similar problems in our kids’ brains.

In reality, the trick to mental relaxaMon isn’t turning off the brain, but changing its focus. And school holidays are a perfect Mme to do that! CreaMve acMviMes that don’t cost the earth, and some Mme to just be bored, are both great ways for our kids’ brains (and ours!) to have a break. Sure, let the kids enjoy some downMme staring at a screen – guilt free. But make sure it’s balanced with other acMviMes.

Boredom isn’t bad

Being bored is ok! It gives our kids a chance to be creaMve, to explore, and to learn to deal with what life serves up. It’s not our job as parents to be monitoring every minute of their school holidays and making sure they’ve always got something to do.

Younger kids need more Mme and aWenMon of course, but as they get older give them space. When they

complain that they are bored, give them a chance to find something they want to do on their own. You might have to put up with a liWle bit of whining, but what a joy it will be (theirs and yours!) when they find something that sparks their interest on their own voliMon.

Anxiety and stress

Now and then I someMmes find parents and children who find school holidays stressful rather than relaxing. Kids can have anxiety from the change in rouMne, from being away from their friends or from worrying about next term. This can be especially significant if they are going to be making a change (year level or schools, for example).

Parents ooen find having to juggle work commitments and addiMonal childcare requirements stressful. There are someMmes addiMonal costs, and of course, more Mme entertaining regardless of how creaMve you are.

But there are ways to combat these stresses and worries.

For kids, make sure you maintain healthy rouMnes. Keep them on a reasonable bedMme schedule and eaMng healthy foods. If they are having worries, talk about those and come up with an acMon plan. For example, if they’re starMng a new school, go for a walk-through of the school grounds. If they’re missing their friends, arrange a play date.

For us parents, try not to overload yourself with pressures at home (and at work). Get out the family calendar and make a plan together. Schedule in some quiet Mmes, and some Mme for yourself as well. Life is busy, and we only have so many holidays with our kids. We can really maximise them when we look for the joy life has to offer! In a few years they may not want to stay in their PJs all day with you.

From Happy Families

Term Two Planner

Please see aWached a copy of the Term Two planner which is also on the school website.

We look forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday 26 April 2023.

Project Compassion 2023

Every day, more than 200 million children miss out on school, around 690 million people go hungry and 2.2 billion people cannot access clean drinking water. In recent years, COVID-19 has also devastated vulnerable communiMes already living in poverty, with the health and economic impacts to reverberate for years to come.

It’s through the generous support of people like you that we are able to conMnue to help lio vulnerable communiMes out of poverty – support that is needed now more than ever.

Thank you for your conMnued support for Project Compassion –past, present and future. Together, we can help vulnerable communiMes face their challenges today and build a beWer tomorrow

For All Future GeneraMons.

Holy Week

During Holy Week, the final week of Lent, the Church sets apart an enMre week to recall the events of the last week of Jesus’ life – where he suffered, died and rose to new life aoer three days. The week is Holy because it is considered to be set apart for God who is Holy. This special Mme began

We are Called

with Palm Sunday and concludes with Holy Saturday.

In reflecMng on this week in Jesus’ life, our community gathered each morning this week to remember and to pray as we focused on Palm Sunday, Jesus teaching about The Temple, The Sermon on the Mount, Holy Thursday and Good Friday. These prayers helped us to reflect on how Jesus loved his friends and how he taught them many important lessons about serving God and others by showing love and care to all people. Jesus’ friends, his disciples, then followed His example of service in being and sharing the Good News. In a few days we celebrate Easter – the highlight of the Church’s year and the most important of all ChrisMan feasts. Everything that Jesus said and did is only given meaning by his ResurrecMon.

The lighMng of the Easter candle in a dark church during the Easter Vigil symbolises that Jesus is the light of the world. That light is passed from one person to the next. There is great joy at Easter because of the light and hope that Jesus has given people and the Good News that is alive in us today.

Just as the women found Jesus had risen and shared this good news with his followers we conMnue to share the same Good News with others each day by being grateful, hope-filled and, through our words and acMons, following the example of Jesus.

EucharisOc CelebraOon

(Term 2 2023)

The first Whole School Mass for Term 2 2023 commences at 9.00am on Thursday 27 April at Infant Jesus Church.

Music Classes

This term in Music, students have been exploring and consolida M ng their pitch and rhythm through singing, instruments and games.

In Pre-Primary, we have been learning to stomp to the beat and learn the rhythms of ta and M-M. The Year Ones have been learning clapping games and to sing with do, re, mi and so.

The Year Twos have been learning to sing in a canon using folk songs and the Year Threes have been learning to play on the xylophone and keyboards in the classroom.

Students in the upper years have started to learn the Ukulele with some advancing to learn a variety of chords. Well done everyone - you are all superstars!

Safe School Framework

Conduct Statement 3:

You act in accordance with the values of the Gospel as defined in the Code of Ethical Conduct.

1. You are mindful that your decisions and behaviour are opportuniMes for students and others to see Gospel values in acMon and how faith integrates with life. Therefore you are responsible for educaMng yourself and anyone you lead on the content of those values, and their pracMcal applicaMon in your decision making.

2. You acknowledge that as a member of a Catholic school community, you are required to strive to develop and live out your relaMonships with all people in a manner that is based on Gospel values as defined in the CECWA Code of Ethical Conduct.

3. You accept that as a member of a Catholic school community, your conduct reflects on Catholic EducaMon and the Church, and therefore you must strive to uphold the leWer and spirit of the Code of Ethical Conduct.

4. You are called upon by the Code of Ethical Conduct act in a manner that is: Based on ChrisMan ethics, Professional, Time andContextually appropriate

5. The Code of Ethical Conduct requires you to take an ethical approach based on the living out of Gospel values which find expression in: Respect for the dignity of each person, Acknowledgment of the gioedness of each person, Commitment to building posiMve relaMonships, ConfidenMality and Accountability.

6. RespecMng dignity is based on: A conscious appreciaMon of the sacredness of the individual’s creaMon and A sensiMvity to the fact that each individual has emoMons, fears, hopes and an innate goodness which flows from creaMon in the image of God

7. Recognising the gioedness of others involves: Discerning these gios, Naming and acknowledging these gios and Empowering individuals and groups to use their gios

8. Fostering posiMve relaMonships which flow from being: Welcoming and open, Honest and loyal, TrusMng and trustworthy, and Willing to share knowledge, skills, resources and insights

9. Commimng to appropriate confidenMality based on: Respect for others, Professionalism

10. Commimng to: The Mandate of the Bishops of Western Australia and the acceptance of responsibility for any acMon or iniMaMve at a personal and professional level.

Staff Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:

• Respect others, share knowledge, resources and support each other

Parents Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:

• Maintain confidenMality when on roster, helping out at school, etc

• Respect all members of the school community.

Students Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:

• AccepMng of all and acknowledging special gios, talents, etc.

• Respect all members of the school community.

Volunteers Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:

• Maintain confidenMality when helping out in the school.

• Respect all members of the school community.

Visitors Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:

• Respect all members of the school community.

P&F and Community News

THANK YOU

The P & F are very appreciaMve and grateful to everyone who has volunteered their Mme this term and to all who have contributed to our fundraising.

EASTER RAFFLE

Thank you so much for your donaMons and Mcket sales. We were very happy to raffle off lots of prizes which were delivered to all the excited children’s classrooms. We wish you all a very Holy Easter and resvul holiday.

CAR BAY RAFFLE

The winner of the car bay raffle will be noMfied this aoernoon. Thank you for your Mcket sales.

GOLDEN RAVIOLI

Over the Easter holidays will be a great Mme to have look on Quickcliq and place an order for this popular fundraiser. Please see the aWached Price List and How to Order flyer.

COLOUR RUN

This fun event is being held on Friday 28th April. Sponsorship forms have been sent home with each child and are due back to school by Thursday 27th April. There will be a prize for the highest amount raised and a runner up prize also. If you are able to assist please email president.pafc@gmail.com

PRE PRIMARY FAMILY PICNIC

Please join us on Tuesday 25th April at Yokine Play Space from 10am. BYO picnic blanket/chairs and food (as it is Anzac Day, the coffee van should be open)

YEAR ONE HOLIDAY CATCHUP

Please join us for a play and some cafe bites at Wongin Park and Crooked Spire Cafe, 37 Mulberry Crescent, Henley Brook on Friday 21st April from 9:30am. Siblings are welcome to join us. Please bring your own picnic blanket or snacks if you prefer.

Infant Jesus School P&F

COLOUR RUN

Win a family pass to Adventure World by raising the most amount of money!

Fundraising forms will be given out in class & are due back to school on Thursday 27th April

EAT PASTA

AND SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL AT THE SAME TIME

Infant Jesus P+F are holding a ‘Golden Ravioli Pasta Fundraiser’ to help raise funds for our school. Golden Ravioli are Western Australia’s leading pasta manufacturers. They make authentic fresh handmade pasta everyday, here in Perth!

HOW TO ORDER AND PAY

Orders to be placed and paid through QuickCliq

Please place the order through your eldest child.

ORDER DEADLINE

All orders need to be received by Monday 1st May.

HOW TO COLLECT ORDER

PreKindy- BYO Bag / Box on Thursday 11th May. Orders will be delivered to the child’s classroom for school pick up Kindy and Pre Primary- BYO Bag / Box on Friday 12th May. Orders will be delivered to the child’s classroom for school pick up Years 1 – 6- BYO Bag / Box on Friday 12th May. Please pick up your order from the canteen after school until 4pm

REGISTRATION FORM

Date: 20th - 22nd Oct 2023 Point Walter Reserve - 1 Stock Road Bicton

Family Name:

Mother’s Name:

Daughter/s Name:

Eldest Daughter’s Class:

Contact Number:

Email:

Dietary Requirements:

Name of family you would like to room share with:

Cost

Mother and 1 Daughter - $365

Mother and 2 Daughters - $495

Registratons close 1st May 2023

Payment Informaton

Deposit of $50 payable to secure spot by 1st June 2023

Balance due by 29th September 2023

* Completed forms and any queries to be emailed to the MAD Camp 2023 commitee at: ijmadcamp2023@gmail.com

PAYMENT BY CREDIT/DEBIT CARD

Family Name:

Eldest child: Class:

Payment for:

Payment method:

Amount: $

Cardholder’s Name:

Card No:

Visa Master Card

CVC: Expiry Date:

Debit Card

* Kindly detach this slip, complete the payment details, and submit it to the school office.

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