Veritas, Week 6, Term 3

YEAR TWO CLASS NEWS “We have been studying how technology has changed over time.”

#Expect Great Things

YEAR FIVE CLASS NEWS “We have been learning about North and South America.”

Infant Jesus School | Issue 12 | Week 6, Term 3

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IN THIS ISSUE… August

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL Infant Jesus Day First Holy Eucharist Father’s Day - Not All Heroes Wear Capes From My Readings…

Prayer of the Week Thought for the Week

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ CORNER Assembly Thursday 27 August 2020 Staying Healthy in Winter Parent PresentaKon: Cyber-Safety Learning Journeys - PTO

WE ARE CALLED TradiKons - Prayer Infant Jesus Parish and School Sacramental Program Temporary Suspension of ConfirmaKon Parish News 24:7 Morley Youth Group

IMPORTANT DATES 28 Aug

Infant Jesus Day

5 Sept

First Eucharist Mass

6 Sept

Fathers’ Day

7 Sept

Year 4 Zoo Excursion

CLASS NEWS Year Five Class News Year Two Class News Sport News

P&F NEWS Old Uniforms Infant Jesus Day Lost Property School Disco Entertainment Book School Banking

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL Infant Jesus Day This year we will celebrate Infant Jesus Day, tomorrow.

First Holy Eucharist Our Year 4 students will be making their First Holy Communion.

Dear Parents Infant Jesus Day This year we will celebrate Infant Jesus Day, tomorrow, Friday 28 August. On this day we recognise, honour and acknowledge our heritage and the tradiKons of our school. It is a special Kme to be grateful and appreciaKve of our past and all the people who, in many different ways have contributed to the faith filled and vibrant community that we have today.

Our faith-filled and vibrant community is evident through all its members; the children, the staff and the parents. As a community we aspire to achieve our shared vision and work together to make a posiKve difference each day. Our mantra of #ExpectGreatThings is embedded in all that we do and in 2020 we have endeavoured to conKnue to improve as life-long learners through a focus on Exceeding ExpectaJons.

This year, the theme of Infant Jesus Day conKnues the focus of honouring and learning from the tradiKons of the past by ensuring that these life-long tradiKons are visible and lived through what we do and say each day. In a very visible way, the tradiKon of ‘school facKons’ at Infant Jesus School has strengthened community spirit and provided a unifying sense of belonging.

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Father’s Day Sunday, 6 September is Father’s Day!

The four facKons at Infant Jesus School were first introduced in the early days of the school with the associated saints added much later. The facKons have provided a tangible link from when the school was first established in 1954 by the Dominican sisters to today. Throughout the history of the school all members of the community; children, staff and parents can all recall the ‘facKon’ they were in during their Kme at Infant Jesus School.

Through the Parish we also have a link to the Carmelite tradiKons. St Therese of Lisieux, St Teresa of Avila and St John of the Cross all joined the Order of Carmelites. They were remarkable people who devoted their lives to God and sharing his message of faith, hope, love and truth.

On Infant Jesus Day, we will give thanks for the example given to us by the facKon saints. We will learn more about their lives and how we can follow their example. During the day, there will also be a focus on enjoying the acKviKes and geeng to know everyone in our facKon ‘team.’

This year, due to social distancing requirements, Infant Jesus Day will only involve the children.

• The day will commence with a Whole School

Mass in the School Hall at 9.00am. Fr Greg will lead this celebraKon for Pre-Primary to Year 6 children and the Staff. At this Mass children will honour our Infant Jesus School saints by sieng with their facKon.

• Following the Mass, the children will return to

class where acKviKes will focus on the story of Infant Jesus School, our tradiKons and history, the facKon saints, and their work in sharing the Good News and how we might follow their example through our words and acKons.

In recent Kmes the values of Faith, Hope, Love and Truth have also been aligned to one of the facKons.

These values are on the facKon polo shirts that were introduced for the 2020 school year and are worn every week on ‘FacKon Friday.’

• Ager recess children will visit a variety of stalls

and acKviKes including a cake stall, a lolly stall, funny faces, pop sKcks, quoits, guess the lollies in the jar, chocolate toss. The funds raised from these stalls will be sent to Catholic Mission which supports children in need throughout the world.

The facKon of Aquina is connected to St Thomas Aquinas who joined the Dominican order of preachers. Throughout his life he showed great Faith in God and the work that God had called him to do.

• At the conclusion of the stalls, the children will

The facKon of Calaroga is connected to St Dominic, who was born in Calaroga, and founded the Dominican order of preachers. This order was inspired to share the message of Truth.

enjoy a sausage sizzle lunch supplied by our generous P&F.

• During the agernoon,

children will be in teams within their facKons for a tabloid sports agernoon.

Each team will have at least one student from each year level (from Pre-Primary to Year 6). The acKviKes will focus on teamwork, cooperaKon and lots of enjoyment and fun.

The facKon of Lima is connected to St Rose who was born in Lima. She joined the Dominican order and shared God’s Love with others, especially those who were ill.

The facKon of Siena is connected to St Catherine of Sienna who joined the Dominican order and provided Hope for all through difficult Kmes.

All these saints inspire us with their faith, their love, their hope and the trust that they had in God. As a community we endeavour to also conKnue to share this faith, love, hope and trust.

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explained it, “We eat the Body of Christ to become the Body of Christ.” Nowadays, we stand to receive Communion ready to take Christ with us out into our local community.

The Eucharist is the most powerful prayer in which a ChrisKan can parKcipate.

• Firstly: Union with Christ in the Eucharist enables a ChrisKan to offer the day to day life to the Father in the most inKmate way possible.

• Secondly: we are bonded more deeply in Christ and empowered to love one another as he loved us.

• Thirdly: “. . . Only say the word and I shall be healed,” allows the power of Jesus’ healing to flow into our hearts.

On Infant Jesus Day • All children in Years 1 – 6 need to wear their

‘FacJon Friday’ uniform including their facKon hat.

• All children will need some spending money to parKcipate in the stalls between recess and lunch • The Canteen will not be open for the usual orders or recess as all children will be provided with a free Sausage Sizzle lunch on Infant Jesus Day.

First Holy Eucharist (Communion) The weekend beginning Saturday 5 September will see the first of three consecuKve weekends where our Year 4 students will be making their First Holy Communion. The celebraKon of the Sacrament of First Eucharist is both a family and a parish celebraKon as it is a most significant Kme in the life of our Year 4 students and their families.

This threefold effort of revitalizaKon offers the ChrisKan the opportunity to return to their community - home, neighbourhood, workplace strengthened to rise above human failings and live joyfully, honestly and non-judgementally. It takes courage to maintain our day to day lives and the opportunity to share Jesus’ love can give us the strength and purpose to not simply exist, but to celebrate our lives.

Those old enough minds cast their minds back to the Kme when churches had altar rails. This was a type of small fence-like structure, ogen presented in fine marble or craged wood, that divided the sanctuary of the church from its main body.

The apostles at the Last Supper must have been startled when Jesus stood up to do his duty as host and say that blessing over the cup and the bread.

Here, where new words spoken: “This is My Body which is given to you”, “This cup is God’s new covenant which is poured out for you.”

At Communion Kme during Mass, members of the congregaKon knelt at the altar rail to receive communion from the priest who moved from person to person along the other side. Ager receiving communion, the recipient returned to their place in the church and converse inKmately with Christ now present within them.

Here, was Jesus offering Himself and telling his Apostles to “Do this in memory of me”. The Apostles might have been bewildered at the Last Supper, but they were full of purpose ager Pentecost and took Jesus’ request to various parts of the world. The Eucharist is the centre of ChrisKan heritage and should be cherished by ChrisKans as the principle means to union with Christ.

Ager the Second VaKcan Council numerous changes were made to the external expressions of the Church. One change that seem to be of a somewhat minor nature was to remove the altar rail. However, there was a strong message associated with this change.

Now, we were encouraged to understand the recepKon of Christ in the Eucharist as St AugusKne

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Parents have the responsibility and privilege to hand on this heritage to their children. What beqer way to achieve this than to share the Eucharist with their children in union with other members of their ChrisKan Community. As we watch our children receive Communion for the first Kme, we are thrilled by the beauty and simplicity of their belief in who it is they are receiving.

to be more popular as school children. Mothers influenced their sons’ popularity through a different route, by providing verbal sKmulaKon. Even if fathers spend less Kme with their children than their mothers, fathers can become meaningful and special to their children through play. In fact, when fathers are good at playing with their young children, these children score higher on tests involving thinking and problemsolving skills. (Radin. The Influence of Fathers.)

• Our astute 10-year-old put another quesKon,

“Dad, you’re the boss in our family, aren’t you?” A smiling and pleased dad answered, “Well, yes”, only to be told, “That’s because mum put you in charge, right!”

What an insight from a 10-year-old, for the Kme of the uninvolved father has long gone; it takes a team effort for a married couple to cope with the joys and challenges of parenthood.

Lord, You give us your body and blood in the Eucharist as a sign that even now We share your life.

• Studies have shown that when fathers are

affecKonate and helpful, their children are more likely to get on well with each other. When children have fathers who are emoKonally involved, so that they acknowledge their children’s emoKons and help them deal with bad emoKons, they tend to have beqer relaKonships with children outside of their family and behave less aggressively. (Goqman, Katz & Hooven. How Families Communicate EmoKonally.)

May we cherish the sacraments as the life Source of our ChrisKan heritage and Ensure that it may become the life source For our children.

Amen

Father’s Day ~ Not All Heroes Wear Capes

• Fathers with a strong commitment to their family

provide a model of responsible behaviour for their children. As a consequence, their children tend to take more responsibility for their acKons and rarely blame others for their mistakes. Fathers also influence their children’s moral development by being good models for their children to admire and desire to resemble. This results in their children developing a strong respect for rules and authority figures. (M.L. Hoffman. The Role of the Father in Moral InternalizaKon.)

Sunday, 6 September is Father’s Day! But what is Father’s Day? A few thoughts are shared below: • According to one astute 10-year-old, “It’s a bit like

Mothers’ Day, only it doesn’t cost as much!”

• A more advanced concept of Fathers’ Day would

be that this special day is an opportunity to celebrate the important role that fathers play in the lives of their children; a role that cannot be played by any other person. The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. (Author Unknown.)

• Both parents are of vital

importance to a young child’s development. In one study, young boys whose fathers engaged in physical, affecKonate and sKmulaKng play were found

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What Makes a Dad? God took the strength of a mountain, The majesty of a tree, The warmth of a summer sun, The calm of a quiet sea, The generous soul of nature, The comforKng arm of night, The wisdom of the ages, The power of the eagle’s flight, The joy of a morning in spring, The faith of a mustard seed, The paKence of eternity, The depth of a family need, Then God combined these qualiKes, And then there was nothing more to add, He knew His masterpiece was complete, And so, He called it—Dad. We will try and celebrate Father’s Day here at school as best we can. The school has put together a liqle video called ‘Not All Heroes Wear Capes’ which will be posted on Connected and Seesaw next Friday, just in Kme for Father’s Day.

From My Readings This Week……

Father to Father: 7 Tips for Fathering Success

By Michael Grose Fatherhood is life changing. It’s a very personal journey that a man experiences when he takes on the responsibility of parenKng his kids. It’s also a vital role, and it’s all too easy to neglect the posiKve impact a father can have on his children’s lives.

Every father’s parenKng journey will be different, and there is no one-size-fits-all answer to its challenges. But Father’s Day is just around the corner, so this is a great Kme for some tried and trusted parenKng Kps to help you be the best dad you can be.

1. Play to your strengths Fathers ogen parent in a more acKve or acKon-oriented way than mums, so games, play Kme and physical acKvity become important parts of a man’s parenKng repertoire. Your partner may not always appreciate your more acKve approach, parKcularly if you play with kids just before bedKme and then leave it to her to calm them down.

How to make it happen: Be yourself, but be smart about it!

2. Lighten up – don’t take yourself too seriously It’s easy to get caught up in your own importance, taking yourself and your work too seriously. For many men a bad day at work translates into poor or, at best, distracted experiences when they’re with their families.

Consider pueng a strategy in place, such as exercise, to help you leave work, and the bad moods it may engender, behind.

How to make it happen: Be present in mind as well as in body when you’re with your kids.

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3. Find something in common with your child It would be wonderful to say that you can always connect with your kids, but family life is never that straighvorward. There’ll always be a child who we struggle to connect with, or a developmental stage during which the child feels alien to you. In these Kmes it helps if you share a common interest (such as a love of sport or music) with them, so that you always have something that will bring you together, even though you may not always see eye to eye.

How to make it happen: Take an acJve interest in what interests your child.

4. Go easy on your son someKmes Many dads are tough on their boys and have expectaKons that go way beyond their son’s interest and abiliKes. Remember, it takes boys a liqle longer to mature. Resist the temptaKon to turn every game and every father-son acKvity into a lesson and avoid giving advice when your all your son wants is to be understood.

How to make it happen: See the boy as he is now, not the man you want him to grow up to be.

5. Enjoy the outdoors with your daughter The biological nature of fatherhood causes most men to be very protecKve of their daughters. But that doesn’t mean you should put your daughter on a pedestal and treat her like a liqle princess. Expect a lot from her. Play with her and get her outdoors as it will do wonders for her confidence and independence.

How to make it happen: Enjoy spending Jme outside with your daughters on a regular basis.

6. Be ready for kids to knock you off your pedestal Most children in the preschool and middle-to-late-primary school years look up to their dads. “My dad is bigger and beqer than your dad!” is a type of mantra that’s familiar to many men. Make the most of this admiraKon as the Superman Syndrome won’t last. Young children soon turn into adolescents, who generally go to great lengths to prove that you’re just Clarke Kent ager all. Expect them to stop laughing at your jokes, roll their eyes at your well-intenKoned advice and even give you the cold shoulder in public. Ouch! It can be hurvul to a man who just wants to be the best dad he can be.

How to make it happen: Don’t take yourself too seriously and give them room to be grumpy someJmes.

7. Give your kids a compass and a map One day your children will become truly independent individuals. Don’t worry! You won’t be irrelevant; you’ll just be taking the backseat in a more pracKcal and managerial sense. There are two things you can do to help your kids safely navigate the world when you’re not around. First, help them develop a set of posiKve values including integrity, honesty and respect that will act as their moral compass when they have difficult decisions to make. Second, reveal your personal story over Kme, as this narraKve will become ingrained like personal map that will guide them when life gets tough. It’s good to know that they won’t be in uncharted territory when they finally strike out on their own.

How to make it happen: Take the Jme to tell kids your story and own it – don’t make them guess it or learn it from someone else.

Father’s Day is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on how men shape the lives of their children. It’s a very personal reflecKon as each man’s experience of fatherhood is as unique as the children they are raising. Take the Kme to reflect on your own fathering style as well as the contribuKon that a father (either your own dad or someone else’s dad) has made to your own life.

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Prayer for the Week Our Infant Jesus School Prayer We are the family of Infant Jesus School, united together through the gigs of faith, hope, truth and love We pray to Jesus, to help us love one another as we love You. We ask you to support us to create a loving, caring and respecvul bond within our Infant Jesus Family.

Give us the strength and courage to live a good life, to appreciate each other for who we are and to treat each other as special members of God’s Family.

Amen

Thought for the Week

“Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.”

St Therese de Lisieux Best wishes

Paul Hille Principal #ExpectGreatThings

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ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ CORNER This morning our Year Six students presented their assembly. It was a fabulous showcase of their learning journey this term which highlighted their Mandarin lessons, their amazing poetry skills, extensive informaKve facts about China, their wonderful musical talents and experience of Camp.

Please see the aqached YouTube link showing some of the highlights from this morning’s assembly.

https://youtu.be/8W_a4KhAsII

Merit Certificates The following children were presented with a Merit Award at the assembly this morning:

4B 4W 5B 5W 6B 6W

Taryn Henderson, Fletcher Innes, Allegra Ielati, Xavier Bettles, Olivia Krans Sarah Kosovich, Oliver Martinovich, Gerard Nguyen-Le, Lucas D’Souza, Nate Radacic Ricky Mesiti, Keira Fruvall, Claudia Romeo, Joseph Franceschino Marco Boni, Sophie Poat, Carla Previti, Charlie Gioffre Chloe Andre, Alissa Dawe, Trian Nguyen, Holly Capone, Jasmine Penwald Connor Hutton, Kaila Newman, Sang Truong, Jillrey Rico

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Staying Healthy in Winter

Parent Presentation: Cyber- Safety

Winter is ogen a welcome change in Western Australia ager our long, hot summers.

But while we live in a temperate climate, winter in most parts means significant drops in temperatures, greater rainfall and storms.

Several health condiKons are specifically associated with the climaKc condiKons during our coldest season.

For some Kps to help protect you and your family from those illnesses most associated with winter please visit the following website- hqp:// healthywa.wa.gov.au/ArKcles/S_T/Stayinghealthy-in-winter

In Term Three, our school will have the pleasure of hos6ng Paul Litherland for a third 6me. Paul is a renowned cyber-safety speaker and owner of Surf Online Safe. He will be presenKng one parent session, to be held on the 16 September at 6.30pm in the Library (Week Nine). Last year parents thoroughly enjoyed this session and acknowledged the great wealth of experKse shared with them as parents.

Paul will share his experiences as a WA Police Officer in the Technology Crime InvesKgaKon Unit and speak about the need for students and parents to remember the impact of their digital footprint, maintain levels of privacy when using apps and apply methods to remain safe in an online environment.

✦ If Your Child Is Unwell

Children who have influenza-like-illness should not aqend school unKl they are well. Parents should not send their child to school if they are unwell. Fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose or nasal congesKon are all flu like symptoms. The children should stay away from school unKl they are completely recovered.

✦ Reinforce Hygiene Messages

Children should be told there are simple steps that they can take to help prevent the spread of germs that cause respiratory illness such as influenza. These include: • Wash hands frequently (alcohol-based hand cleaners are useful if soap and water is not easily accessed), especially ager coughing and sneezing.

• Avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth.

• Cover your nose and mouth with a Kssue when coughing or sneezing and dispose of the Kssue in a rubbish bin agerwards.

• Avoid contact with people who are unwell.

Paul’s parent presentaKons will cover a wide range of topics and will last between 1 to 1.5hours depending on quesKons. Subjects covered may include: • Cyber Bullying – LegislaKon surrounding this and how it is affecKng our children.

• Digital CiKzenship – Where our children are going online, the Apps they are using and the informaKon they are sharing.

• Online Footprint – How easy it is to find children online and what they can do to minimise their risk.

• Social Networking & Networking in general – How the systems work and how to overcome their reach.

• Online Gaming and Website Use – Risks and uses.

• Tips & Tricks – How to keep an eye on your children through sogware and hardware. Easy instrucKons on what we can do to keep them safe.

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Paul is very much in demand and has been presenKng to children and parents at a number of schools over the years. Coincidently, Paul’s family are parishioners at the Infant Jesus Parish and Paul’s grandfather helped to build the original Church and school!

Please see the two aqachments which include a bio for Paul and further informaKon on Surf Online Safe. hqps://www.infantjesus.wa.edu.au/news/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Cop-to-Crusader.pdf hqps://www.infantjesus.wa.edu.au/news/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/BIO.pdf To RSVP for this event please click the following link and register your aqendance: hqps://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Iy-FxTM2KU-zhlHaU-NeI2_eQieFKhGs26VsZBufqFUQTJHQUk2MlM2UDRCVjQ4QkZJRjA3SUZTTS4u

Learning Journeys – Parent Interview Online Learning Journeys will be held this Term for Kindergarten - Years 6 on 14 September, Monday of Week 9 from 3.30pm–6.00pm.

For these interviews we are conKnuing to use the internet-based booking system called Parent Teacher On-Line (PTO). It will save Kme for parents, staff and students! Using this system, you will be able to book the interview Kmes that suit you best from any internetconnected device. A computer will be available in the library during school hours if you do not have internet access at home or elsewhere.

Please access the system as follows: ✴ Click on the following link – hqps://www.infantjesus.wa.edu.au/pto/ ✴ Click “Obtain PIN/Password” and enter your email address. Your PIN will be emailed to you. This will email you your password to access PTO. Please note that the email address is the email address that you have provided as contact details with the school.

Full instrucKons are provided to you ager log in. Please note the following points: ✴ When you log on, the system displays only your own child/children. Bookings are made for individual parents/guardians, not for couples. Couples can however log on to the system simultaneously to coordinate bookings. If two parents/guardians wish to aqend a single interview Kme slot, one parent/guardian should make the booking then both can aqend. ✴ You will only see Kme slots that are available at the Kme you are using the system. As Kme slots are booked for teachers, those Kme slots are no longer displayed as available. PTO prevents double-booking of teachers or parents/guardians. ✴ When you have made all the bookings you require, you can download or email a report of your bookings in Kme order for prinKng. ✴ Other parents may be making bookings at the same Kme that you are using the system. It is possible, though unlikely, that a Kme slot is displayed to you as available but is then booked by another parent shortly agerwards. If you then aqempt to book this Kme slot it will not be available, and a message will be displayed to indicate this. ✴ If you encounter any problems using PTO please contact the school office.

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parish this Ktle because of the devoKon of Sts Teresa and John of the Cross to the Infant Jesus. Our shrine of the Infant Jesus being held

by Mary (as pictured here in the Infant Jesus Church) with Sts Teresa and John of the Cross leading us to him illustrates our dedicaKon. It has been understood that flowers were not to be put in front of this icon. This is a misunderstanding. So, everyone is encouraged to visit the shrine and pray to the Infant Jesus, his Mother and the saints for our Church at this Kme. Flowers express our love and devoKon. As long as they are not too big, or touch the icon, they are very suitable! (Fr Greg Burke)

Traditions - Prayer Jesus came to teach people how to develop a close relaKonship with God. One of his most important teachings was where he modelled how to relate to God in prayer.

Through prayer we receive the strength to be at peace and to love others as God wants. This important tradiKon conKnues in the Catholic Church today. Prayer is the way people relate to God and involves both talking and listening. SomeKmes we pray alone and someKmes we pray with others such as our family, our class or with a whole school or Church community. When people learn to pray to God they learning to love God and to experience God’s love for them. When people pray, they communicate with God using words, songs, our imaginaKon and silence. People can also pray using familiar and very well-known prayers, for example, the ‘Our Father’, the ‘Hail Mary’, grace before and ager meals, our Infant Jesus School prayer. People can pray anywhere, anyKme including at home, in the garden, at the park, in the classroom or in the car.

Sacramental Program Special thanks to the 24/7 Youth Ministry for their wonderful work in leading the retreat program for all our First Communicants during their First Eucharist Retreat held at the parish centre last Friday 21 August. Many thanks also to the school teachers and parish volunteers for all their help.

First Holy Communion CelebraKon: • Saturday, 5 September at 3:00 pm OR • Saturday, 12 September at 3:00 pm OR • Saturday, 19 September at 3:00 pm.

Please check your email for your child's allocated First Communion Mass date and Kme.

In our prayers we can thank God, give praise to God, ask God for help and say sorry to God. Prayers can be created for different Kmes in our lives or for different Kmes of the day or for different events in our lives. It can be helpful to always pray at a special Kme of the day as prayer then becomes a very important part of each day. People can say or write their own prayers as the previous Year 5 and Year 6 students created prayers to focus on Truth (St Dominic), Faith (St Thomas Aquinas), Hope (St Catherine of Siena) and Love (St Rose of Lima).

These prayers celebrate the gigs of each of these saints and will become more familiar to us during some of the acKviKes on Infant Jesus Day.

All First Communion families and their guests are gently reminded to please arrive early. First Communion photo session will start at 1:30pm.

Please observe 1.5 metres physical distancing between people from different household in all direcKons. If you are unwell, please stay home.

Please pracKce good personal hygiene upon entering the church or the parish centre. Sterilise your hands with the hand saniKser provided as you come in and exit the church or the parish centre.

Temporary Suspension Of Confirmation As per the direcKve sent by The Most Reverend Timothy Costelloe SDB, Archbishop of Perth on 24 June 2020 the celebraKon of ConfirmaKon remains temporarily suspended whilst Phase 4 of the Western Australian Government’s COVID-19 roadmap remains in place. Please email the Parish Sacramental Coordinator, Faith Rico if you have any other quesKon regarding ConfirmaKon. Email address: sacramental@infantjesusparish.org.au

Infant Jesus Parish & Infant Jesus School The first Ktle of our parish was St Paul’s. Fr Hilary Doran changed it to “Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Infant, and his Virgin Mother Mary”, (not the Infant Jesus of Prague). You can read the inscripKon, in LaKn, on the 1960 corner-stone of the former parish church, now the Parish Centre. Fr Hilary gave the

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Parish News Let us celebrate - Parish Feast Day – Saturday 29 August Each year the Infant Jesus Parish celebrates the Feast of the DedicaKon of Infant Jesus Church on 29 August.

On this day come and join the Parish for Mass at 8.30am followed by morning tea in the Parish Hall.

Again, due to WA COVID-19 restricKons, we ask that you register your aqendance for the morning tea. You can do this by using the Eventbrite App or go to www.eventbrite.com.au and search ‘Parish Feast Day – Morning Tea’ or by contacKng the Parish Office or register on the list in the Church Foyer.

24:7 Morley Youth Group For all youth in Years 6-12, bring along a gold coin donaKon, and friends!

Every Friday, 6:30pm-8:30pm at Infant Jesus Primary School hall Coming up: (4th Sep – Chill night) Call Steph on 0499 547 066 or Joe on 0499 038 223 for more informaKon Find us on Instagram @247morley or @youthministry247

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CLASS NEWS

Year Five Class News This term, in Year Five, as part of our HumaniKes and Social Sciences programme, we have been learning about North and South America. We have chosen our country, researched and presented it on Keynote as an interacKve quiz. This has been a great educaKonal experience for us, as we have had the opportunity to either work on our own or with a partner to hone our cooperaKon and collaboraKon skills as well.

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Year Two Class News In Year Two we have been studying how technology has changed over Kme. We have learnt about how we listen to music has changed, how cars have changed and how homes have changed. We visited Kalamunda History Village and saw how shops, schools and trains have changed as well.

We have begun to invesKgate the changes in cartoons. We were very excited yesterday to find our classroom had been set up as a movie theatre. We watched the original Mickey Mouse cartoon and then compared it to Mickey Mouse’s Clubhouse. We noKced lots of differences including colour, the animaKon style and the screen size.

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Sport News Long Jump and 100m Sprint Trials As you are aware the Infant Jesus School AthleKcs Carnival is scheduled for Friday, 16 October. Field events, such as turbo javelin and shot put, are completed throughout the Term during Physical EducaKon. In order to complete the long jump and 100m Kme trials, students will be taken to the Noranda SporKng Complex (Bayswater AthleKc Club) to uKlise the track and the long jump pits.

Long Jump/100m Sprint Trials Program Details: Venue: Dates: Year Levels: Start/Finish Time:

Noranda SporKng Complex Tuesday, 15 September 2020.

Year 3 – Year 6 Children.

A bus will shuqle each year level to and from Noranda AthleKc Oval: Year 3: 8:45am-11:00am Year 4: 8:45am-11:00am Year 5: 11:00am-12:40pm Year 6: 11:00am-12:40pm

Parent help: As we will be running sprint trials at the same Kme as long jump, we will be requiring extra parent help on the day! Any parents who are able to help please email lauren.jenkins@cewa.edu.au or send a message through Seesaw. All parent help is greatly appreciated!

Further InformaJon Students will only need to bring a hat and drink boqle.

Students may bring their running/sprint shoes.

Students are to wear their sports uniform (coloured Infant Jesus Sports top).

The Faction Athletics Carnival The children in Years 3-6 are commencing their Turbo Javelin and Shotput events in their scheduled Physical EducaKon lesson this week. The children have been working extremely hard trying to refine their throwing techniques.

Due to Kme constraints at the FacKon AthleKcs Carnival, the Year 6 children will be compleKng their 800m event at school. Details of the 800m event are: Venue: Date: Time: Year Levels:

Infant Jesus School- School Oval Friday, 18 September 2020 (Week 9, Term 4) Year 6 Boys- 1:20pm Year 6 Girls- 1:40pm Year 1 - Year 6 students (Pre-Primary for second half of the day)

We welcome any parents to the school to watch this event, however, please be mindful of the Social Distancing guidelines currently in place.

We wish all our children compleKng both field and track events the very best of luck!

Mrs Lauren Jenkins Sports Specialist

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P&F NEWS

Old Uniforms YAY! We have our Donation Bins ready for all your old but reasonable IJ Uniforms. These will be donated to schools in Vietnam/East Timor. The bins are located inside the front gates near the office. Please make sure they are clean and in decent reusable condition.

Infant Jesus Day Infant Jesus Day is here, this year Infant Jesus day will be different, it will be a ‘children only’ event, it will have a different feel, someKmes a change is good. However the all popular and tradiKon of the sausage sizzle will sKll be happening so all those tummy’s won’t go hungry, there might even be a special treat.

Thank you to the parents who have so kindly volunteered their Kme to help with the sausage sizzle.

Lost Property We have given the lost property a BIG clean out. We have lots of water bottles and a few uniform items.

So if your child is missing an item please check the box.

School Disco Further information coming soon!

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School Banking We need your help with the School Banking program in 2021!

Our students really enjoy parKcipaKng in the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program and to keep this program running we need your help.

The program requires a volunteer School Banking Co-ordinator to facilitate the banking and distribuKon of School Banking rewards. The School Banking is processed at the same Kme each week and will only take a small amount of your Kme. The Commonwealth Bank will provide support in how to run the program. Your help with the program will greatly beneďŹ t students as they develop vital saving skills and also help our school with fundraising.

Currently, School Banking day is on a Tuesday morning. Changes to the day can be discussed based on the volunteer’s availability.

If you are interested in volunteering for this great program, please contact Maria Bellesini by email (mariabellesini@bigpond.com) or by phone 0410 151 110.

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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 communication21with one another.