PRE-PRIMARY CLASS NEWS “We are currently learning about the significance of Christmas.”
#Expect Great Things
SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CONCERT “Will be held on the School Oval at 6.00pm on Tuesday 8 December.”
KINDERGARTEN CLASS NEWS “What a busy term we have had!.”
VERITAS Infant Jesus School | Issue 18| Week 8, Term 4
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IN THIS ISSUE… DECEMBER
FROM THE PRINCIPAL Advent The Four Weeks of Advent School Christmas Concert Kindergarten Informa<on Evening Year Six Gradua<on Annual Community Mee<ng 2020 Orienta<on Day Student Reports Thanksgiving Mass Staff Farewells New Staff School Uniform 2021 Term Dates Pupil Free Days 2021 Prayer of the Week Thought for the Week
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ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ CORNER Student Reports Semester Two 2020 SEQTA News School Uniform Shop Discounted iPad Pricing - JB HiFi
IMPORTANT DATES 4 December
Year 6s Dance
8 December
Christmas Concert
9 December
Orientation Kindy-Yr 6
WE ARE CALLED Tradi<ons St Vincent De Paul Christmas Appeal Infant Jesus Parish News Christmas Masses at Infant Jesus Church
11 December Last day of the Term
CLASS NEWS Kindergarten Class News Pre-Primary Class News Sport News Chris<an Service Ministry News
P&F NEWS Christmas Raffle School Banking Parent Representa<ve News
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FROM THE PRINCIPAL School Christmas Concert This year our School Christmas concert will go ahead as ‘normal’.
Year Six Graduation This year we have decided to do things a liYle different…
Dear Parents Every now and then, we all need a liYle ‘stop and ponder’ moment, just to take stock of how our life is going along. The following few lines might give us a “ponder” or two on an all too familiar topic: “We’re too busy it seems to take Lme for dreams or to go for a walk in the sun. Too busy today, no Lme for play too busy just geSng things done. Too busy to watch the children play we don’t hear half the things they say. Will our hearts be filled with misgivings, when we learn we’ve been too busy for living?” It is true that the more we expect of life the busier it becomes and the more complicated and cluYered it gets. Inevitably, this leads to less <me we have available to appreciate the good things we have in life. Confucius definitely had it right when he said, “Life is really simple, but we insist in making it complicated.” ` How much of our business and life cluYer is brought about by our being caught up in the consumer culture that focuses on making money and then spending it on what we think we need. What were once considered to be luxuries are now seen as necessi<es and, we scramble to maintain and pay for all these new “necessi<es”.
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Orientation Day This year the students and their families will learn who their 2021 teacher is…
During Advent, we should be making an extra effort to keep Jesus at the forefront of our thoughts and listening to him, rather than the world. Instead of browsing the myriad of catalogues that will pour into our leYerboxes, let us put them aside and take a passage from the bible or our Advent booklet to reflect on. “While we are planning gids for our family and friends, let us not forget our gids for the poor and to make <me for the lonely. Let us start and end each day with a few moments talking to and listening to God. Let these ac<ons be our Christmas gid to him.” Hopefully, our homes will have an Advent focus somewhere within the rooms to help promote the true message of Christmas.
An unfortunate reality of life today is that the new things or “necessi<es” that we forget about what is really important in our lives. There is a danger that our family life can be affected, for at the end of a busy day each family member is both <red and overs<mulated: each person is seeking love in the family as well as healing and emo<onal nourishment.
The Four Weeks of Advent During the first two weeks of Advent we light the first two purple candles. The Third Sunday of Advent is called Gaudete (Rejoice) Sunday. On this day we celebrate that our wai<ng for the birth of Jesus on Christmas day is almost over. Rose is a liturgical colour that is used to signify joy, so we light the single pink candle on the third Sunday of Advent.
However, all too oden the well is dry! Weariness, frustra<on and irrita<on boil to the surface and family conversa<on can become biYer and sharp instead of gentle and kind. It’s a true case of not being able to give what we do not have, even when it is our loved ones who are in need of our giving. A number of years ago there was a bumper s<cker that said, “Jesus is coming back soon, look busy!” When we look at the Gospels that tell of Jesus’ life, it does appear that he was a busy person. However, Jesus was also a person who celebrated life with enthusiasm from the beginning of his public life at the marriage at Cana to ader his Resurrec<on, when some Apostles came ashore ader fishing all night and found Jesus cooking breakfast for them.
Then on the fourth Sunday of Advent, the final purple candle is lit to mark the final week of prayer and penance as we wait expectantly for the soon-coming birth of the King of Kings. Tradi<onally, each of the four Advent candles have a deeper meaning. The 1st Sunday of Advent symbolises Hope with the “Prophet’s Candle” reminding us that Jesus is coming. The 2nd Sunday of Advent symbolises Faith with the “Bethlehem Candle” reminding us of Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem. The 3rd Sunday of Advent symbolises Joy with the “Shepherd’s Candle” reminding us of the Joy the world experienced at the coming birth of Jesus. The 4th Sunday of Advent symbolises Peace with the “Angel’s Candle” reminding us of the message of the angels: “Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men.”
Our “wants” and “desires” can cause our life to rush past us. Probably, we all need to spend more <me on ourselves to ensure our physical and spiritual welfare that: “… Our hearts will not be filled with misgivings, and we’ve not been too busy for living.” This is certainly a promise and commitment I am going to make to myself moving forward!
Advent Advent has commenced and the weeks un<l Christmas will pass quickly. We should all desire to use this <me well, to prepare our hearts for the coming of the Christ Child. “… let our every thought, word and deed aim at doing what is pleasing in Your sight”.
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Christmas Concert 2020 As outlined in parent communica<on sent home in an email this week to all parents - The Christmas Concert will be held on the Infant Jesus School Oval at 6.00pm on Tuesday 8 December. All Pre-Primary to Year Six students are expected to aYend this celebra<on. As Western Australia is s<ll currently s<ll in Phase 4, we are required to abide by the COVID-19 Guidelines which encompass the following recommenda<ons: Adhere to social distancing requirements (1.5m social distancing). Be mindful of good personal hygiene. The 2 square metre rule also remains current. If you are sick, or unwell, please stay at home. Please use hand sani<ser prior to entering the Infant Jesus School Oval. Therefore, due to COVID-19 restric<ons: Only Parents and students and their siblings are permi[ed to a[end the Christmas Concert. Unfortunately, for 2020 this means that - No grandparents, uncles, aunLes etc or extended family members will be able to a[end. We also need to adhere to the numbers allocated for this event - these numbers need to be capped. Due to the space on the oval only approximately 1000 adults are able to aYend (there are over 500 students in the school). Please be aware that there are significant fines in place for breaching these guidelines/ recommenda<ons. As we are now aware, the State Government has also introduced other measures (Contact Registers App) that will also be in effect from the Saturday 5 December. Informa<on regarding these procedures at this event will be shared with parents before Tuesday 8 December. However, parents are asked to complete the ‘Form’’ aYached (linked) to this NewsleYer (see below) A few other reminders and some important informa<on for the evening: The School Concert will begin from 6.00pm. Students need to be at school by 5.30pm. Parents will need to bring their own rug or chairs. Please be aware that it may get a liYle cooler as the night goes on. Children may need a tracksuit top or jumper (labelled). Please note that we will have a lawn area for rugs. All chairs will need to be behind this area. Playground equipment on the oval, and the basketball courts etc, will be out of bounds. We remind you that all younger and older children need to be seated with parents during the concert. We recognise that parking will be limited on the evening, but please do not park on our neighbour’s lawns or block driveways. At the conclusion of the concert the children will return to their classrooms to be collected. We sincerely thank you for your understanding. Please complete the following survey and submit by Friday 4 December 2020. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Iy-FxTM2KU-zhlHaU-NeI2_eQieFKhGs26VsZBufqFUMFlFTEsyV01DN1FIRjlBTUMxTkcyNVo1Qy4u
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Year Six Graduation
Annual Community Meeting 2020
This year we have decided to do things a liYle different in rela<on to our Year 6 Gradua<on. The following has been put in place and has been well supported by the Year 6 teachers and parents.
Our Annual General Mee<ng was held last Tuesday night and I would like to start by thanking the staff and parents who aYended the evening. At this mee<ng the Chair of the School Advisory Council, Mr Sam Modica and the President of the P&F Associa<on, Mrs Marisa Gulluni, presented their reports on what had been achieved by these two parent representa<ve bodies over the course of the year. Mr Dharshwan Elikewela presented the Treasurer’s Report on behalf of the School Advisory Council and Mrs Jenny Allpike presented the Treasurer’s Report on behalf of the P&F Associa<on. Included in these reports was an outline of the school fees for 2021.
Friday 4 December - Year Six Disco / Dance
• This event will be a parent organised and hosted
event to be held on Friday, 4 December from 6.30pm – 9.00pm. We appreciate that some of the families from this cohort have been together for eight or nine years and this may be one of the final <mes that the Year Six families will gather socially as a group. We are very grateful to Mrs Ardrian Gonsalves, Mrs Maria Bellesini, and the organising commi[ee who have kindly offered to coordinate this event and have done an amazing job!
I would like to par<cularly to congratulate and thank Mrs Marisa Gulluni and Mrs Maria Bellesini for their service to the Infant Jesus School P&F Associa<on. Both these ladies will be stepping down from their roles this year. They have done a wonderful job as President and Secretary (respec<vely) over the past three years – Thank You! I would also like to acknowledge the P&F Associa<on for the $18,000 cheque we received on the night. This money will be used to purchase Fac<on Tents for each of the fac<ons, reading resources for the classroom, Chinese resources for Mandarin and manipula<ves for the junior primary classes. We thank Mrs Jenny Allpike for remaining the Treasurer for 2021 and Mrs Vanessa GaS nomina<ng as Secretary for 2021.
The focus of this evening will be on the students and their families. The organising commiYee and parent helpers will be responsible for the safety, security, serng up and cleaning of the School Hall/Piazza and Canteen. • Thursday 10 December - GraduaLon Luncheon
The Year Six students, the Leadership Team and their teachers will host a luncheon (three course meal) at Italian’s Restaurant. Students will be allowed to wear Free Dress on this day and can be collected from school at approximately 1.30pm.
• Thursday 10 December - GraduaLon Mass at
6.00pm The Gradua<on Mass will be held at Infant Jesus Church at 6.00pm. The App and sign in will be in place at Infant Jesus Church. All Year Six students will need to wear their Infant Jesus School Summer Uniform for this event. At this celebra<on each Year Six student will receive their Gradua<on cer<ficate and a school gid (Bible). Gradua<on cupcakes will be given out to all students at the end of the Mass.
The Annual Principal Report is on the School Website along with a video that showcased and reflected upon the year. Elec<ons for four School Advisory Council posi<ons were also held on the night. It is with much pleasure that I announce the elec<on of the following candidates to the 2021 Infant Jesus School Advisory Council: ✦ Mr Sam Modica - SAC Chair ✦ Fr Greg Burke - Parish Priest ✦ Mrs Dharshwan Elikewela - SAC Treasurer ✦ Mrs Jessica Musca - SAC Secretary ✦ Mrs Nicola Cecchele - SAC Member ✦ Mrs Nicole Mammone - SAC Member ✦ Mrs Gabriella Erceg - P&F Representa<ve ✦ Mrs Joanna Brisbane - SAC Member ✦ Mrs Josephine McManus - Parish Representa<ve ✦ Mr Frank Colangelo - Ex-officio ✦ Miss Melissa Myles - Ex-officio ✦ Ms Clare Moffat - Principal
• Friday 11 December - Fun Day
On their final day at Infant Jesus School the Year Six students will par<cipate in a ‘Fun Day’ organised by Mrs Babac and Miss McMullen.
I am sure that the Year 6 GraduaLng Class of 2020 will enjoy all that has been planned for them as they finish their final few days at Infant Jesus School.
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Orientation Day This year the students and their families will learn who their 2021 teacher is on Wednesday 9 December. On that day, the children will "move up" to their new classroom and spend around an hour with their new teacher. This will give them an opportunity to realise that they know many other students and gain a sense of the feel of the classroom. As men<oned previously, many factors are taken into considera<on when crea<ng class lists. It is a huge task and is not something that is taken lightly. Fortunately, our Infant Jesus School staff are truly amazing, and parents are assured that no maYer who their child's teacher may be - they will be focused on ensuring the best possible outcomes for each and every child in their care. Our staff also work and plan together across year levels and our children have numerous opportuni<es to work with other children in their year level. Each school year is a new start for everyone and a chance to begin afresh. Thank you for assis<ng in this <me of transi<on by showing your child you trust in their ability to move towards 2021 posi<vely and for helping them to focus on all the wonderful opportuni<es change offers - this builds resiliency.
Student Reports Semester Two student reports will be available to parent on Friday 11 December from 3.30pm. Parents are reminded that this report is a summary of what has been achieved throughout the second semester of 2020. Students can be commended on their efforts throughout the semester and we thank the parents who have supported us by ensuring that students are con<nuing in their learning and development as a whole person. We encourage parents to take the <me to discuss the Semester Two Report with their child/children and, if there are areas of concern, to make an appointment to see the class teacher.
Thanksgiving Mass – Wednesday 9 December 2020 On Wednesday, 9 December we will celebrate the end of the school year with a Thanksgiving Mass. The Mass will commence at 9.00am and all students from Pre-Primary to Year 6 will be aYending. This is a formal gathering of the school community where we give thanks for all that has taken place in 2020 and wish our Year 6 students and staff who are leaving all the best for the future.
Staff Farewells The end of a school year is also a <me where we have to say a few goodbyes to members of our community. I would like to acknowledge the following staff who will be leaving us at the end of 2020: • • • • •
Mrs Renee Babac (8 years) Miss Kaela Neretlis (3 years) Mrs Amanda Edwards (extended Parental leave) Mrs Jennifer Clare-McHugh (Pre-Primary Teacher who has been on parental leave) Mrs Chiara Mazzera (Italian Teacher – 3 years)
Thank you for all that you have contributed towards the development of this school. Thank you for your service and your efforts with the students. I wish you all, every happiness for the future.
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New Staff We welcome to the school the following NEW Staff members: • Miss Sophie Keeffe Year 6 • Mr Alexander Elliot Year 5 • Miss Jade Rotondo Year 4 • Mr John Haydon Year 3 • Miss Fay Yang Chinese/Mandarin Teacher
School Uniform A reminder to all parents that all students are expected to abide by the Infant Jesus School Uniform Policy. This isn’t open to interpreta<on and we do not want parents purchasing different varia<ons of items of the school uniform. For example, some students are not wearing the correct Navy-Blue Shorts to school, as they have been purchased from somewhere other than our uniform supplier. One of the main reasons why we changed the school uniform this year is because we had so many varia<ons of the boys’ shorts as parents were buying these from different places e.g. K-Mart, Big W etc. The only place parents are able to purchase the Infant Jesus School Uniform is at One World Uniforms in North Perth. Please ensure that your child has the correct uniform for the start of 2021 school year.
2021 Term Dates Please find below the listed Term Dates for Infant Jesus School for 2021. Included in these are the scheduled Pupil Free Days for the year. Students will finish on Friday 10 December 2021. Term Dates 2021 Term 1 Monday 1 February 2021 to Thursday 1 April 2021 Term 2 Tuesday 20 April 2021 to Friday 2 July 2021 Term 3 Tuesday 20 July 2021 to Thursday 23 September 2021 Term 4 Tuesday 12 October 2021 to Friday 10 December 2021
Pupil Free Days 2021 • • • • •
Friday 26 February 2021 Monday 19 April 2021 Monday 19 July 2021 Friday 24 September 2021 Monday 11 October 2021
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Prayer for the Week This Advent we once again prepare for Christmas. While we look forward to remembering and celebra<ng the birth of Jesus, we also take this <me to prepare our hearts and minds as we wait for the coming of the Christ Child. Just as we all look forward to the end of the school year; we also look towards Christ’s coming with excitement and with joy. Heavenly Father, We remember Joseph and Mary as they awaited the birth of their child and prepared for the journey to Bethlehem. May we learn to trust in God like Mary and Joseph. We recognise that people of different na<ons, cultures and religious tradi<ons will come together to search out new ways of living in peace built on jus<ce. We ask for your guidance as we learn to wait and listen for the good news of the birth of our Saviour this Advent. We offer this prayer through Jesus Christ your Son and by the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Thought for the Week
Best wishes
“The best of all giks around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped.”
Paul Hille Principal #ExpectGreatThings
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ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ CORNER Student Reports Semester Two 2020 In Semester One 2020 the delivery of teaching and learning was severely interrupted, and the repor<ng requirements were adjusted to accommodate the disrup<ons. In Semester Two the teaching and learning has not been interrupted and the reports requirements follow the usual process. Teachers will make fair and reasonable professional judgements regarding student progress and performance. All worked is measured against the achievement standards for that par<cular year level. The Semester 2 2020 report will include: • Informa<on about student learning progress to date in all learning areas • Progress (Year 1 – 6) is reported as:
A B C D E
Excellent achievement High achievement Sa<sfactory achievement Limited achievement Very low achievement
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• Progress (Pre-Primary) reported as:
Excep<onal achievement Exceeded the achievement Expected achievement Working towards the achievement Not yet demonstrated the achievement • Each learning area will include ‘key descriptors’ that highlight some of the more important outcomes taught
over the semester.
• Effort grading for each Learning Area • Personal and Social development • General Comment
SEQTA News With semester reports being worked on by our teachers at the moment and then shared with you through SEQTA Engage we are currently communica<ng with parents to make sure that you are able to successfully log-in to SEQTA Engage. SEQTA Engage can be either accessed through the web or through an app for both Apple and Android devices. It is important that you remember your log-in details if they are not saved into your device. If you do not remember your password, you can request a reset email password by clicking on the Forgot your password? Link on the log-in page. Please note that the emailed link will expire in 1 hour from the <me it has been requested. Some<mes the email may also be found in your Junk/ Spam folder. To change your password, you do need to know your Username and have provided an email address to the school. If you have any issues with your account, please do not hesitate to contact the school. Please do not contact SEQTA directly as their policy is that they will refer you back to the school.
School Uniform Shop INFANT JESUS SCHOOL UNIFORM SHOP OPEN TIMES Monday - 1.30pm - 4.30pm Wednesday - 8-30am - 11.30am / 1.30pm - 4.30pm Last opening day for Uniform Shop is Wednesday 16 December 2020 Special January 2021 opening <mes as below: Wednesday 20 January - 8.30am - 11.30am / 1.30pm - 4.30pm Wednesday 27 January - 8.30am - 11.30am / 1.30pm - 4.30pm Friday 29 January - 9.00am - 1.00pm Normal opening <mes resume from 1 February 2021 as below: Monday - 1.30pm - 4.30pm Wednesday - 8-30am - 11.30am / 1.30pm - 4.30pm One family at a <me in the shop due to Covid-19 restric<ons. Please observe social distancing while wai<ng to be served. 10 Cowle Street West Perth, Western Australia Phone 9227-7977
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Discounted iPad Pricing – JB HiFi As part of the school Bring Your Own iPad Device program. Infant Jesus School requires students in Year Three – Six to bring an iPad to school. The iPad required for 2021 is an 8th Genera<on WIFI 128GB. This iPad was released in September of 2020 by Apple and is the latest iPad which should last students through to Year Six. Parents are free to source this iPad and case from whichever provider they choose; however, the school has been able to set up an educa<on portal through JB HiFi and a result, can offer parents discounted prices on items. Please note, these prices will be through an online portal – not direct from a store. Op<onal discounted accessories will also be available through the portal, this includes the insurances which are available to purchase at parent discre<on. This portal is now open to all parents in our school community so not just parents of the current Year Two students can access this iPad at the discounted price. Please note, the school can only offer the 128GB, WIFI, 7th Genera<on iPad in the portal. If you, or a family member are looking for to purchase an iPad, please feel free to take advantage of the school portal. Please use the below link and password to log in Portal link: hYps://www.jbeduca<on.com.au/byod/ School Portal code – IJS2021 Password – ExpectgreaYhings Serng up your iPad – Preferred Op<on Our school IT Consultant from Cataly<c IT, Rick Goody, will be available on several days to set this up for your child’s device. Providing the iPad is brand new and un-opened the process will only take 5 minutes and you are welcome to wait while this occurs. Rick will be available at the school in the adernoon on Monday 7 December and Monday 14 December from 1.30pm-4:30pm. Please note that this year we have also added a MacBook Air and MacBook Pro to the portal for those Year Six students transi<oning to Chisholm College, or elsewhere in 2021. Parents are free to source their requirements from whichever provider they choose; however, the school has been able to set up an educa<on portal through JB HiFi and a result, can offer parents discounted prices on items. If you have any ques<ons or concerns, please do not hesitate to see Melissa Myles or Frank Colangelo.
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Traditions During Advent, the Church uses the symbol of the Jesse Tree to trace the family line of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, from Crea<on to his birth. The Jesse Tree reminds people of Biblical characters and events that prepared God’s people for the birth of Jesus. It helps people connect the custom of decora<ng Christmas trees to the events leading to Jesus’ birth. Jesse Trees are a very old Christmas tradi<on and first started in medieval <mes. People decorate a Jesse Tree with ornaments that represent the people, prophesies, and events leading up to the birth of Jesus. The ornaments of the Jesse Tree tell the story of God in the Old Testament, connec<ng the Advent season with the faithfulness of God un<l the coming of the Messiah on Christmas day. Crea<ng the Jesse Tree reminds Jesus’ followers of the people who were faithful to God in their wai<ng for the Messiah. Some Jesse Trees have more informa<on (symbols), other have less to trace the family line of Jesus. On the Jesse Tree below, each of the symbols from led to right, boYom to top traces the family line of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, from crea<on to his birth. The line of Jesus family can be found in many books in the Bible including the old testament books (eg. Genesis, Exodus, Joshua, Ruth, Samuel, Kings, Isaiah and Jonah) and in the gospels (eg. MaYhew and Luke). BoYom row (L-R) ★ The World represen<ng CreaLon (from Genesis) ★ An Apple Tree represen<ng Adam and Eve (from Genesis) ★ A rainbow represen<ng Noah’s Ark (from Genesis) ★ An empty tent represen<ng God’s promise to Abraham (from Genesis) ★ A ram represen<ng Isaac (from Genesis) ★ A ladder represen<ng Joseph (father of Jacob) (from Genesis) ★ A coat of many colours represen<ng Jacob (from Genesis) ★ A burning bush represen<ng Moses (from Exodus) Fourth row (L-R) ★ A lamb represen<ng the Israelites and the Passover (from Exodus) ★ The stone tablets represen<ng the 10 Commandments (from Exodus) ★ The horn represen<ng Joshua and the fall of Jericho (from Joshua) ★ The corn represen<ng Ruth (from Ruth) ★ The star of David represen<ng King David (from Samuel) ★ An ancient castle represen<ng Solomon’s temple (from Kings)
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Third row (L-R) ★ The flame represen<ng Elijah and Baal’s priests (from Kings) ★ A seedling represen<ng Isaiah’s Jesse prophecy (from Isaiah) ★ The whale represen<ng Jonah (from Jonah) ★ The shell represen<ng John the BapLst (from MaYhew) ★ The flower represen<ng Mary (from Luke) ★ A mother and baby represen<ng Elizabeth (from Luke) Second row (L-R) ★ The scroll represen<ng Zecharia (from Luke) ★ Carpenters tools represen<ng Joseph (from MaYhew) ★ The sheep represen<ng the Shepherds (from Luke) ★ The three crowns represen<ng The Wise Men (from MaYhew) Top row ★ A baby represen<ng Jesus During Advent the readings at the Masses are from both the old and new testament books in the Bible. Next weekend when your family is at Mass it will be the second Sunday of Advent. At this Mass listen to the reading from Isaiah – and see if this chapter from the book of Isaiah has a message about the Messiah.
St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal We thank all families in the school for suppor<ng this the St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal by generously prepackaged food items. Last week the local St Vincent de Paul collected all the dona<ons.
Infant Jesus Parish News From this weekend, Saturday 5 December, Churches and parish centre are required to maintain contact registers for WA Health Department. The contact registers help to protect us all by enabling the WA Health Contact Team to quickly iden<fy and assist anyone that may have been exposed to COVID-19. Infant Jesus Parish will be using the SafeWA app to register Mass aYendances. Infant Jesus Parish encourages everyone to download the app to help make this process easier.
Christmas Masses at Infant Jesus Church Thursday 24 December – Christmas Eve • Christmas Vigil Mass at 6.00pm • Christmas Midnight Mass at 12.00am Carols 30 minutes before each Mass Friday 25 December – Christmas Day • Christmas Masses at 7.30am, 9.30am and 11.30am (Italian Mass) Carols 30 minutes before each Mass. Saturday 26 December – Boxing Day • Mass at 8.30am
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CLASS NEWS
Kindergarten Class News What a busy term we have had! Looking back, it’s incredible to think that we have incorporated so many events in just eight weeks. Kindy is such a great place to be! Week Two of the term started with our Book Week celebra<ons. As reading is such an important part of the Kindy program, we invited the librarians from the City of Bayswater library to treat the children to a storytelling session. During the week, the children chose their favourite book, shared it with their friends and dressed up in their favourite character. Book Week assembly saw a range of fun and happy children roaming around the school disguised as book characters. With the con<nua<on of “Barnaby Bear traveling around the world in his hot air balloon’ from Term Three, the children discovered countries around the world. Barnaby sent the children a leYer outlining the country’s ag, language, transport, popula<on, famous landmarks and ar<sts. The children received their own passports so they could follow Barnaby on his travels. His ďŹ rst stop was Australia đ&#x;‡Śđ&#x;‡ş . He con<nued his travels through Asia stopping in the Philippines đ&#x;‡ľđ&#x;‡ and India đ&#x;‡Žđ&#x;‡ł , Europe visi<ng Italy đ&#x;‡Žđ&#x;‡š , Ireland đ&#x;‡Žđ&#x;‡Ş , Croa<a đ&#x;‡đ&#x;‡ˇ , Greece đ&#x;‡Źđ&#x;‡ˇ , France đ&#x;‡Ťđ&#x;‡ˇ and Egypt đ&#x;‡Şđ&#x;‡Ź , before deciding which place was his favourite! This unit of work was celebrated by a mul<cultural dress up day and shared lunch which was delicious. The school disco was next on the agenda, it was so much fun! With the COVID restric<ons, the disco took on a dierent format. The disco was held in the school hall and supervised by a few parents, which highlighted children’s independence skills and their ability to dance and have fun with their friends in such a conďŹ dent manner. We have exposed the Kindy children to the importance of having fun, we are so proud of our Kindy children! In exploring our world this term, we have focused on numbers we rely on every day, such as numbers on clocks, leYerboxes, road signs, cars, boats, train sta<ons, etc. Through inves<ga<ons the children focussed on numbers for coun<ng and measuring, and the value numbers have and their order on a number line. We discovered that numbers are dierent to leYers and they are both important in our learning and everyday living. As we come to the end of the year, we focus on the birth of Jesus at Christmas. Our Kindy Christmas concert was a celebra<on of the presence of Jesus within us, our learning and our rela<onships with each other. Our teachers always tell us how AMAZING, CLEVER and PERFECT we are, and we truly believe we are! Merry Christmas and THANY YOU to all our beau<ful parents for their constant support ... we are all in this together!
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Pre-Primary Class News As the school year draws to a close, we reflect on all the learning that the students have taken part in and we are so very proud of their achievements. It has been truly amazing to see the students flourish with their reading and wri<ng skills. This was especially apparent when we as a class read the dream<me story “How the Birds Got Their Colours” and the students were able to use a number of reading and comprehension strategies to help them read large sec<ons of the story. It was also very exci<ng to see the detailed oral and wriYen retell they independently created of the story. Many of the students could write a number of sentences, where they included high frequency words, punctua<on and they were able to hear and write many of the sounds in each of the words. In Mathema<cs, the students have had so much fun experimen<ng with different types of balance scales and having the opportunity to weigh objects. They were surprised at how many cubes heavy par<cular objects were. It was lovely to see some students count ‘WEIGH’ past one hundred in order to discover how heavy an object was. Amazing coun<ng skills! We are currently learning about the significance of Christmas. The students have listened to, watched and re-enacted “The Na<vity” story and are in the process of illustra<ng and retelling the key events. The children are so excited about Christmas that we have been coun<ng down the days. Twenty-two days to go! Thank you for such a wonderful year Pre-Primary boys and girls, we are going to miss you.
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Sport News Term Four Swimming Training Next Wednesday we have our very last swimming training session! A big thank you to all the children and parents who have been braving the cooler weather and coming down to the training sessions. As it’s the last session, there will be a hot breakfast wai<ng for our swimmers: bacon and egg roll with a hash brown and juice! Just a reminder, if any of our swimmers have food allergies/requirements please let Mrs Jenkins know. Just a reminder of details: Venue: Date: Time:
Bayswater Waves Swimming Pool. 9 December 2020 7:20am – 7:50am.
Students will need to wear their swimwear and bring goggles, cap and a towel (caps can be provided). Students will need to be dropped off by a parent/guardian at Bayswater Waves ready to commence training at 7:20am. Students will need to be picked up at Bayswater Waves at 8:00am. There will be a child fee of $3.20 - discounted school rate. Parents need to ensure they sign their child/ren in and out of each session. WA SporLng Schools Lacrosse Program The Year 4-6 children are coming to the end of their 4-week Lacrosse program with Jakson Bowran from Lacrosse Australia. The children have had lots of fun learning the basics of Lacrosse. Each session commenced with the fundamental skills: Pass, catch and scoop followed by some mini games! If anyone is interested in joining a Lacrosse club, please see the link below:
http://www.bayswaterlacrosse.com.au/contact-us.html Mrs Lauren Jenkins Sports Specialist
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Christian Service Ministry News Spirit Award - Term 4 For the Spirit of Infant Jesus School to live from day to day, we must con<nue to always #ExpectGreatThings of ourselves and of each other. We are pleased to announce the winner of the Spirit Award for Term 4 going to St Dominic of CALAROGA. The year level collec<ng the most points for awesome classroom and playground parLcipaLon, is once again Year 2W and 2B. CongratulaLons to everyone in Calaroga and of course the Year 2’s. We also say, ‘Well done everyone and thank you’ for your effort in con<nuing to maintain our School Values and Expecta<ons this Term. We hope that everyone will con<nue to meet our Values and Expecta<ons again in 2021. Thank you! The Chris<an Service Ministry 2020
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P&F NEWS
Well, the school year is almost upon us and what a year it has been. The P& F would like to thank to School community for suppor<ng us throughout this unusual year. We wish everyone a wonderful and safe Christmas and hope that 2021 is kinder to us all.
CHRISTMAS RAFFLE
Christmas Raffle
The P&F has two awesome Christmas goody hampers that will be raffled at the Christmas Concert. So keep an eye out for the raffle table and bring some loose change. Winners will be drawn on the night!
Check out our awesome goodies in our hampers. You could WIN an Adventure World Pass or VIP Parking and extra goodies. Tickets Cost: 1 for $2 3 for $5
Stay safe and God bless. Marisa Gulluni P&F President 2020
Look for the Raffle table at the Christmas Concert! Tuesday 8th December
School Banking
We would like to thank Maria Bellesini who has volunteered as our School Banking Co-ordinator since 2017. Maria will be finishing as our Co-ordinator at the end of this school year. We would also like to welcome Tracy Caputo as our new School Banking Co-ordinator! Our School Banking volunteers are vital in helping students prac<ce saving regularly. Our students really enjoy par<cipa<ng in the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program and to keep this program running we need your help. If you are interested in volunteering 30 minutes of your <me on a Tuesday morning please contact Tracy on 0408 934 990.
Parent RepresentaLve News
Year 4 End of Year Christmas Catchup Sunday 6 December 2020 at 3pm Robert Thompson Reserve (Across from Noranda Shopping Centre) Children, Parents and siblings welcome BYO Nibbles (NO NUTS) , drinks, blankets, chairs, sports gear, hats & sunscreen Hope to see you there…
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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.