Veritas, Week 4, Term 2

#Expect Great Things

We love our Mums!

Year Four journeyed to Fremantle to learn more about Williem de Vlamingh Infant Jesus School | Issue 7 Week 4, Term 2

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IN THIS ISSUE…

13 IMPORTANT DATES 17 May

ConfirmaGon Parent MeeGng (7.00pm)

19 May

NaGonal Simultaneous StoryGme

20 May

Assembly - Year 4

FROM THE PRINCIPAL ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣

Innova&ve Learners Sacramental Program Interschool Swimming Carnival Na&onal Simultaneous Story Time Celebra&ng 200 Years of Catholic Educa&on Na&onal Reconcilia&on Week Staffing Infant Jesus Family Pre-Kindergarten 2022 Have Sum Fun Math Compe&&on From My Readings Prayer

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ CORNER ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣

Walk Safely to School Day Simultaneous Story Time Uniforms Help Wanted!

Merit Awards

WE ARE CALLED ‣ ‣

Pentecost Month of May - Mary’s Month

CLASS NEWS 21 May

Yirra Yaakin Incursion

22 & 23 May

Confirmation Commitment Masses

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Year Four Class News Year Three Class News Fac&on Cross Country Carnival

SAFE SCHOOL FRAMEWORK NEWS ‣ ‣

Child Safe Framework Code Statement 5

INFORMATION TECHOLOGY ‣

Sphero Robot

P&F NEWS ‣ ‣

Next P&F Mee&ng Entertainment Book

PARENT AND COMMUNITY NEWS ‣ ‣ ‣

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Keyed Up Music Lessons Trinity College Muffins with Mum photos

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL Interschool Swimming The Interschool Swimming Carnival takes place on Thursday 27 May.

Dear Parents Since the beginning of this term we have con?nued to be flexible and agile in adjus?ng to the changes that some?mes have only a short ?me to adjust. For us at school, we are very fortunate that it has been organised and rela?vely easy.

Happy Mother’s Day! It was fantas?c to see so many mums join us before school for ‘Muffins with Mum’.

Each day the children are very well prepared, by you, and come to school ready to par?cipate in all aspects of the day. We also have very dedicated, enthusias?c and professional staff who prepare and implement, with exper?se, interes?ng and engaging learning programs to support all children in their learning journey.

As a school we work in partnership with parents to assist the children in all aspects of learning. This partnership might include various aspects such as assis?ng children with work at home each day aPer school, reading all the informa?on from the class and the school communicated through Seesaw and when there is the opportunity volunteering to assist in various ways around the school.

On Wednesday it was fantas?c to see so many mums join us before school for ‘Muffins with Mum’. Although it was all organised with very short no?ce for our families, it was great to see the community coming together to recognise and celebrate our mums – have a cup of tea or coffee and a muffin.

We are also very thankful for your contribu?ons to the plant stall which assists our Parish.

Innovative Learners A focus in our approach at Infant Jesus School that innova?on is integrated into each day across the curriculum areas.

Innovative Learners

Sacramental Program

A focus in our approach as learners at Infant Jesus School is that innova?on is integrated into each day across the curriculum areas. We con?nually provide opportuni?es for our children to be crea?ve and lateral thinkers who pursue their curiosi?es and problem solve.

Sacraments are giPs given to us by Christ to provide us with the grace and strength to live and be the Good News for others.

Throughout their ?me at primary school students in all year levels prepare to receive the Sacraments of Penance in Year Three, Eucharist in Year Four and Confirma?on in Year Six. Currently the Year Six students are preparing to be confirmed later this term.

As an innova?ve learner can access technology which is infused into the children’s day to support the learning that is occurring in the classroom. It is not used as a subs?tu?on for what we have always done, but as a way of redefining what we do.

During the school day children con?nue to develop the skills of cri?cal thinking, collabora?on, communica?on and crea?vity through a constantly evolving environment, curriculum and pedagogies.

They are encouraged to develop solu?ons for problems that arise and integrate their knowledge from a variety of learning areas including Religious Educa?on, Science, Mathema?cs, The Arts, Technology and Engineering to create solu?ons for global problems.

Children are supported in taking responsibility for their learning in all curriculum areas and ac?vi?es are individualised to cater for the needs of each child. The learning environment is flexible and provides spaces for the children to work independently or in groups either inside or outside the classroom.

Each day we strive to create environments where: • Technology is used as a tool to enhance the learning.

• Learning of collabora?ve and personalise • Physical spaces provide opportuni?es to enable prac?cal hands-on experiences.

• Children are challenged to be lateral thinkers and innova?ve problem solvers.

• Children, teachers and parents collaborate to #ExpectGreatThings.

During the next few weeks, the Sacramental Program for our Year Six students and their families will include a Parent Mee?ng, a Commitment Mass, a Parent and Child Workshop, Reconcilia?on and a Retreat. We are very grateful to the Infant Jesus Parish Sacramental Team who coordinate many aspects of the program.

At Confirma?on the Year Six students will receive the giP of the Holy Spirit which gives them a deeper ini?a?on into the Chris?an community and strengthens the giPs they received at Bap?sm.

When the children were bap?sed these promises were made on their behalf by their parents and grandparents. As the candidates (students) are confirmed these promises are repeated with the candidates making these promises for themselves.

When the candidates (Year Six students) are confirmed, they receive the giPs of the Holy Spirit.

These giPs are wisdom, understanding, knowledge, for?tude, counsel, piety and fear of the Lord which will guide and support them throughout their lives and help them con?nue Jesus’ work.

Confirmed people use the giPs in many ways to help them live as Jesus taught. The ‘fruits of the Holy Spirit’ which are love, joy, peace, pa?ence, kindness, goodness, trusaulness, gentleness and self-control also guide their thoughts and ac?ons to be the Good News for others.

Interschool Swimming Carnival The Interschool Swimming Carnival takes place on Thursday 27 May 2021. The date was adjusted from the beginning of the term un?l Week Six. To prepare for this event some very enthusias?c and generous staff, coordinated by Mrs Jenkins, have maintained the before school swimming squad training. It has been quite a long wait; however, the team are very excited to be swimming in an interschool event this year.

We wish them all the best for the compe??on at the end of May.

National Simultaneous Story Time As life-long learners at Infant Jesus School we greatly value reading and implement a variety of strategies including i-Read – The Principal’s Reading Challenge, ensuring the Library has an amazing and up to date collec?on from which to choose books to enjoy or books for learning and a wonderful collec?on of home readers that greatly assist children to become confident readers.

Next week, in con?nuing to promote the value of reading and literacy, we will be par?cipa?ng in Na?onal Simultaneous Story?me (NSS).

More informa?on about this event is included on the Assistant Principal page.

Celebrating 200 Years of Catholic Education Catholic Educa?on is celebra?ng 200 years in Australia, marking the bicentenary of the first Catholic school established in Parramaga in October 1820. The first Catholic school in Australia was founded in October 1820 by Irish Catholic priest Fr John Therry. The school, which Catholic historians believe was in Hunter Street, Parramaga, taught 31 students. By 1833, there were 10 Catholic schools in the colony.

Today one in five school age students agending a Catholic school. This represents 777,000 students in 1,755 schools across the country and employing over 100,000 teachers and staff. Nearly 40 per cent of Catholic schools are located outside of metropolitan ci?es in regional, rural and remote communi?es.

The na?onal theme, “Faith in the Future” reflects the core purpose of Catholic educa?on to form students in their faith, and to provide an educa?on that enables our graduates to make a meaningful contribu?on to the world. The theme reflects the commitment of all in Catholic educa?on to build on the great work of those who have come before us, and to provide a Catholic educa?on for future genera?ons of students in a world that is rapidly changing and poses new challenges for Catholic school communi?es. Yet, we have faith that we can face these challenges and con?nue to build on and strengthen our mission of Catholic educa?on.

The Chris?an cross is the central element of the logo and represents the faith dimension of Catholic schools and our mission of service in Christ. The Southern Cross and outline of Australia represents the Great South Land of Australia. Dots are used as a key design element connec?ng to the tradi?onal custodians of the land – the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The colours – burnt red and yellow – represent the desert in the heart of the Australian outback, contras?ng with the deep blue represen?ng the Southern sky and ocean surrounding our con?nent.

This month, on Monday 24 May the Feast of Our Lady Help of Chris?ans, Catholic Schools across Australian will join in celebra?ng this important occasion.

At Infant Jesus School we will reflect on this ?me with with a liturgy followed by ac?vi?es that reflect Catholic schools 200 years ago and also celebrate and recognise our work in Catholic schools today as we share our faith and inspire all to be life-long learners.

National Reconciliation Week Na?onal Reconcilia?on Week (NRW) is a ?me for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconcilia?on in Australia.

The dates for NRW remain the same each year; 27 May to 3 June. These dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconcilia?on journey— the successful 1967 referendum, and the High Court Mabo decision respec?vely.

Na?onal Reconcilia?on Week (NRW) started as the Week of Prayer for Reconcilia?on in 1993 (the Interna?onal Year of the World’s Indigenous Peoples) and was supported by Australia’s major faith communi?es. In 1996, the Council for Aboriginal Reconcilia?on launched Australia’s first Na?onal Reconcilia?on Week. In 2001, Reconcilia?on Australia was established to con?nue to provide na?onal leadership on reconcilia?on. In the same year, approximately 300,000 people walked across Sydney Harbour Bridge as part of Na?onal Reconcilia?on Week-and subsequently across bridges in ci?es and towns-to show their support for reconcilia?on.

Today, Na?onal Reconcilia?on Week is celebrated in workplaces, schools and early learning services, community organisa?ons and groups, and by individuals Australia-wide. Hundreds of NRW events are held each year.

2021 marks twenty years of Reconcilia?on Australia and almost three decades of Australia’s formal reconcilia?on process.

Reconcilia?on Australia’s theme for 2021, More than a word.

Reconcilia?on takes ac?on, urges the reconcilia?on movement towards braver and more impacaul ac?on.

Reconcilia?on is a journey for all Australians – as individuals, families, communi?es, organisa?ons and importantly as a na?on. At the heart of this journey are rela?onships between the broader Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

As a school, we will be recognising Na?onal Reconcilia?on Week with various ac?vi?es during class and through an incursion.

Staffing Congratula?ons and best wishes to Miss Yen Wong who will be commencing a Year Three teaching posi?on at Hale School next week. Yen has work at Infant Jesus School for the last four years. We are all very apprecia?ve of Yen’s skills, exper?se and experience as a classroom teacher and as a support coordinator where she has been very effec?ve in developing the i-Excel ini?ate which will con?nue to be implemented through this year. During her ?me at our school Yen has also been generous in sharing her giPs to assist with end of year event such as the Christmas Concert. We wish Yen all the very best in her new role.

Congratula?ons and best wishes also to Mrs Chris?ne Padua who will be commencing in a Pre-Primary posi?on at St Joseph’s School in Boulder in Term 3 2021. Chris?ne commenced her teaching career at Infant Jesus School and has been teaching in Year One for the last three years. During this ?me, she has warmly welcomed many students as they progress from Pre-Primary to Year One and has shown great exper?se, pa?ence, enthusiasm and collabora?on in ensuring that all the children love learning and school. This year the Kindy Blue class have greatly benefiged from Chris?ne’s giPs and skills. We wish Chris?ne all the very best in her new role next term.

Infant Jesus Family Congratula?ons to the Chris?des Family (Rose PK) on the safe arrival of your new baby boy, William. May he always bring joy and happiness to your family.

Pre-Kindergarten 2022

From My Readings

Applications are Now Due

Seven ways to be a posi?ve influence on children and young people

Enrolments are now being taken for siblings and new students wishing to commence Kindergarten at Infant Jesus School in 2022. Families with children eligible for Kindergarten in 2020 are required to fill out a PreKindergarten Enrolment Applica?on Form.

Infant Jesus School will con?nue to operate half day Pre-Kindergarten groups next year with the days of agendance being Tuesday & Thursday.

Pre-Kindergarten places are limited so it is important that parents within the Infant Jesus School community submit their applica?ons as soon as possible. Forms can be obtained from the office.

Have Sum Fun Math Competition Congratula?ons to the following students who represented Infant Jesus School at the 2021 Have Sum Fun Maths compe??on.

Linege Abraham Vu Nguyen Luca Or?n Sieczka Kaitlin Soh Marcus Xiong Mack Wilson Sabelle Chami Raymond Nguyen Amy Pham Luca Prokscha Cameron Soh Nicholas Staltari We will acknowledge and present these students with their cer?ficate at our whole school assembly on Thursday 20 May 2021.

Parents and teachers influence children most during their first twelve years of life. We have less influence over teens as they become increasingly independent and look to their peers for guidance and approval.

The following strategies will help ensure that you have a posi?ve influence on children at any age.

1.Be available Nothing says “You mager” more than a busy parent giving a child undivided agen?on. Research has established that children whose parents are emo?onally present for their kids have beger social, academic, and wellbeing outcomes than those whose parents aren’t available.

2. Be warm Some?mes we can forget that our children are people too – par?cularly when they’re irritable, ?red and obnoxious. By responding to kids warmly (even when you don’t feel like it), you show that you value them as people.

A gentle touch, a smile, or soP words bring warmth to a rela?onship, and increase the likelihood that you’ll be listened to and be a posi?ve influence on their lives.

3. Listen, but don’t fix Parents can fix sore knees, broken hearts, messy friendships, and even some difficult homework projects. But kids generally don’t need adults to fix them. They just want us to ‘get’ what they’re going through. When you see the world through their eyes, you are more understanding – and more likely to be listened to when they need us.

4. Set limits Nothing says “I love you” more than a firm and clear “No!” from mum or dad.

“No, you can’t say that to your sister. How can you make things right?”

“No, it’s not ok for you to stay out un?l midnight. You’re 14.”

“No, I don’t feel right about you having your smartphone/tablet/laptop in your bedroom. Ever!”

Children and young people will oPen argue with you, but sexng limits means that you are having a posi?ve influence on your children. The trick is to not become too authoritarian or you’ll simply drive unwanted behaviour underground.

5. Play Playing games and laughing together binds us close to our kids. Through play you build a rela?onship of trust with that facilitates our ongoing posi?ve influence.

6. Be grateful Grateful people are happier, healthier, have beger rela?onships, sleep beger, have more income, are less materialis?c, achieve beger academic outcomes and are more energe?c. By being grateful you’ll be a posi?ve influence in the lives of your children. Say thanks oPen – and mean it.

7. Love them and show it every day We’re always correc?ng our kids or telling them what to do. Pick this up, put that away, get off the computer, pack your bag, ?dy up your room, and so on… and that’s before 7.30 in the morning! Our ra?o of nega?ve to posi?ve statements can oPen be the wrong way round. So find opportuni?es to tell your kids such things as: • “You really make a posi?ve difference around here.”

• “I am amazed at the excep?onal effort you make at…”

• “I love you – no mager what.”

Your ?me with kids is short. By sexng a posi?ve example, you can be a posi?ve and las?ng influence in your children’s lives.

Paren?ng Ideas (Dr Jus?n Coulson)

Prayer The feast of Mary Help of Chris?ans is on Monday 24 May – the day that we will be celebra?ng 200 years of Catholic Educa?on in Australia.

We pray Mary, help of Chris?ans, Australia’s patroness Pray for our country that is may be blessed.

Help us to know Jesus, your Son. And into our hearts may the Holy Spirit come.

Pray for us Mary, you received God’s Word Pray that we will respond to our Lord.

Teach us the way to be faithful and true May we learn to model our lives on you.

Mary, help of Chris?ans pray for us all.

Wishing you a fantas?c week ahead,

Clare Moffat

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ CORNER

Walk Safely to School Day Friday 14 May is Na-onal Walk Safely to School Day. Walk Safely to School Day asks that we all consider our transport habits and try to incorporate more walking as part of a healthy, ac-ve way to get around. Although walking all the way to school isn’t realis-c for many of us, it’s quite easy to figure out how you can build a walk into your family’s daily rou-ne.

You can teach your child the healthy habit of walking more by: • Walking with them the whole way to school • If they get the bus or train, walk past your usual stop and get on at the next stop • If you have to drive, park the car at the church and walk the rest of the way to the school.

• Regular exercise like walking with your child not only helps them (and you!) beat chronic problems like obesity, heart disease, behavioural and mental health issues and diabetes. It also gives you a great opportunity to teach your child safe ways to behave around roads and traffic.

Join our Health teacher, Miss Witkowski on Friday 14 May to walk safely from the Church carpark to school. She will be leaving at 8:10am and all parents and children are welcome to join in.

Simultaneous Story time

Merit Awards

On Wednesday 19 May children from Kindergarten to Year Six are invited to come to school dressed in their favourite ‘space’ aTre. This could be a costume or simply clothing with some stars or planets on it.

Congratula-ons to the following students who will receive a merit award on Thursday 20 May 2021 as an acknowledgement and celebra-on of all their hard

As a school we will gather to listen to NASA Astronaut, Dr Shannon Walker read the book, ‘Give me some Space!’ from the Interna-onal Space Sta-on!

PrePrimary

Chris-an Davis Genesis Okere James PreviRonan Cullen

Ari Novatsis Charlie Freeman Aus-m Matos Alina Weir

Year One

Alessia Catalano Alonza Trinca Asha Wiles Isaac Ugurlu Leighton Holden

Liz Ross Alungal Isabelle D’Castro Mico Di Nella Elena Heneghan Amelia Walls

Year Two

Jack Versaci Oscar Rogers Addison Le Sienna Mills

Claudia Ruggiero Marcus Erceg Monique Creasy Xander Novatsis

Mrs Houwen has been busy decora-ng the library, and all students have been invited to par-cipate in a rocket building compe--on. The compe))on closes on Friday 14 May. The winners of the rocket building compe--on will be announced at the assembly on Wednesday!

Uniforms A reminder to all students and parents about the Infant Jesus School Uniform. The uniform at Infant Jesus School is a symbol of the school’s community and it assists children to develop a sense of unity and belonging. Wearing the uniform encourages a sense of personal pride in the school. Whenever the uniform is worn at school or public places it must be worn in accordance with the school policy.

Children at Infant Jesus are expected to wear full school uniform at all -mes.

A Uniform Schedule is available on the school Web page or the school office.

The uniform shop has informed us that all pieces of uniform are in stock. A uniform is a major investment by parents, and it is important that ALL clothing should be clearly marked with the child’s name. If parents have a difficulty with the school uniform, please make an appointment to see Miss Moffat.

Help Wanted!

We are very lucky to have some new reading books in the library that need covering. If you are able to assist in covering these books please see Jenny Houwen.

Thank you to the wonderful parents who have already volunteered!

Year Three Rachael Fernandez Harper Hird Bao Luong Danny Ousephachan

Alexandria Mercuri Orlando Albanese Eloise Whi-ng Cris-an Parise

Year Four

Daniel Yates Brody Ridolfo Talar Krkeen Juliano D’Ovidio

Dru Blanchard Kimberly Canoneo Xander Hessing Savio Paskin Chris-an Clarke

Year Five

Joshua Parise Sam Italiano Luca Or-n-Sieczka Naethan MarinoOlivia Krans Dayan Andres Rapy Gerard Nguyen-Le Kaitlin Soh

Year Six

Mia Dimasi Ethan Johnson Ria Mathew

Asher Jupp Elouise Radice Shanat Krkeen Mevin Thomas

WE ARE CALLED Pentecost Pentecost is held 50 days a1er Easter Sunday. This year, Pentecost falls on Sunday 23 May. On the day of Pentecost, the Apostles were all gathered together in one place and God sent the Holy Spirit to give them the power to teach others about Jesus.

The Bible says that they knew the Holy Spirit was there because they could hear the sound of a mighty wind coming from heaven. They saw what seemed to be flaming tongues of fire that came and rested on their heads. When the Apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit, they had the ability to speak in languages that they didn't even know, so that they could tell everyone about Jesus.

The Holy Spirit is sNll with people today. People can't see the Holy Spirit, but they can draw on the strength and guidance of the Holy Spirit in their lives. Before the Holy Spirit came to the Apostles, they were afraid to teach others about Jesus. Pentecost changed them completely, so that they had the courage to teach openly and freely about Jesus. As the Apostles taught about Jesus in different communiNes, thousands of those who heard them also became ChrisNans.

Like the Apostles at Pentecost, Catholics today receive the Holy Spirit. We do so through the Sacrament of ConfirmaNon.

Sunday 23 May is Pentecost - please join the Parish to celebrate her birthday.

mysteries. The repeNNon of the prayers when praying the rosary helps people in this prayerful meditaNon.

Month of May Mary’s Month May is the month we honour Blessed Mary as the Mother of Jesus and our Heavenly Mother. Mary’s example of discipleship helps Catholics be people of faith, hope and love. The Rosary is one way Catholics can pray with Mary to become people of faith, hope and love.

The Rosary is a special prayer which helps people think about and meditate on the life of Jesus. By praying and meditaNng on the rosary with Mary, people remember the birth, life, death and resurrecNon of Jesus.

Catholics use rosary beads to help them pray and meditate. The beads of a rosary are used to count the prayers as they are prayed out loud or in silence. Using rosary beads helps people to keep track of how many Nmes they have prayed a parNcular prayer, which allows them to meditate on their prayer more effecNvely. A set of rosary beads consists of a string of beads which includes a crucifix. Rosary beads can be made from many types of material and can be any colour, shape or size.

The rosary is divided into five groups of ten beads called decades. As people pray the rosary they meditate on the events in the life of Jesus and his mother Mary. These are called mysteries. There are four sets of ‘Mysteries of the Rosary’, called Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious. These four “Mysteries of the Rosary” contain, a total of twenty

When people pray the rosary their thoughts focus on a different mystery for each decade. These mysteries represent the significant events in the life of Jesus.

In our classrooms, statues of Mary have been placed on our prayer tables. Many classes have also been praying the Rosary, or a ‘Joey Rosary’ (1 decade) during prayer Nmes.

CLASS NEWS

Year Four Class News We have had an amazing start to Term Two. The Year Four’s are very lucky to have Miss Sinclair this term comple?ng her teaching prac?cum from The University of Notre Dame Australia. We travelled all the way to Fremantle to explore the Shipwreck Museum and eat yummy fish and chips at Cicerello’s. At the museum we got to embark on a journey with Willem de Vlamingh as he explored the coast of the ‘Southland’, by ac?ng out scenes and experiencing what life was like as an historical explorer.

CLASS NEWS

Year Three Class News The Year 3 students have been learning about grid coordinates and focusing on the language of direc6on. Students played a version of ba;le ships to help consolidate their knowledge. They learnt that it is important to read grid references correctly. The class then moved on to look at real world maps, such as a map of Infant Jesus School, and they discussed how to arrive at a loca6on using direc6onal language.

FACTION CROSS COUNTRY CARNIVAL The Infant Jesus School Cross Country Carnival is scheduled for Wednesday, 9 June 2021.

Cross Country Carnival Details: Venue: Lightning Park, 30 Della Road Noranda Date: Wednesday, 9 June 2021.

Year Levels: Year 1 - Year 6 students.

Departure Time: On the day, a bus will shuLle each year level to and from Lightning Park at different intervals. Each year level will have approximately one hour at Lightning Park.

Parent Help: We do require parent help on the day of the Carnival. If you are able to assist, please email lauren.jenkins@cewa.edu.au.

SPORT NEWS

Please note that these Wmes are a guide and we may be running ahead or behind Wme.

Presenta8ons The PresentaWons will occur at back at school (at the end of the carnival) at 2:30pm in the school hall.

The winning FacWon will be presented with the Cross-Country Shield. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place girls and boys in each year level will be presented with medals.

SAFE SCHOOL FRAMEWORK NEWS

Child Safe Framework at Infant Jesus School The person of each individual human being, in his or her material and spiritual needs, is at the heart of Christ’s teaching: that is why the promotion of the human person is the goal of the Catholic school.

Congregation for Catholic Education 1997, par 9.

The Child Safe Framework and the Code of Conduct are clearly linked as both focus on the safety and well-being of our children.

At Infant Jesus School the purpose of the Code of Conduct is to describe minimum standards of conduct in all behaviour and decision making to ensure the safety and wellbeing of students.

The Code applies to staff, students, volunteers, parents and guardians and all who come to our school. The term ‘parents’ includes guardians. Infant Jesus School has a Code of Conduct in place, and as parents, you sign this and agree to this. All staff are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct.

Conduct Statement 5: You respect the dignity, culture, values and beliefs of each member of the school community.

Staff Example of Specific Behaviours, but not limited to: •Staff are respec+ul and accep0ng of all members of the community, ie. beliefs,

culture and values.

Parents Example of Specific Behaviours, but not limited to: •Parents are respec+ul and accep0ng of all

members of the community, ie. beliefs, culture and values.

Students Example of Specific Behaviours, but not limited to: •Students are respec+ul and accep0ng of all

members of the community, ie. beliefs, culture and values.

Volunteers Example of Specific Behaviours, but not limited to: •Volunteers are respec+ul and accep0ng of all

members of the community, ie. beliefs, culture and values.

Visitors Example of Specific Behaviours, but not limited to: •Visitors are respec+ul and accep0ng of all members of the community, ie.

beliefs, culture and values.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY The Year Six students have been learning how to use code to command a Sphero robot. Spheros are a programmable robo:c ball that include a gyroscope, accelerometer, motor encoders, and LED lights. The Year Sixes are discovering how code can enable them to ac:vate these different features of the Spheros and how they can apply their mathema:cal knowledge of speed, distance and angles to accurately program them to reach a set place.

P&F News

Infant Jesus P&F 2021 The next P&F Mee,ng will be held on Tuesday 18 May at 7.00pm in the Library. All parents and guardians are welcome to aCend.

Entertainment Book Save on dining, travel, ac,vi,es, shopping and more. 20% of every membership will also go towards Infant Jesus School. Click here to purchase today hCps://www.entertainment.com.au/orderbooks/8423y3

Parent and Community News Keyed Up Music Lessons Keyed Up Music will be teaching guitar, keyboard, brass and woodwind group lessons this term aTer school. Lessons start from $18.65 for a group of 4 lessons. If you are interested in your son/daughter learning an instrument, ring Savanna on 1300 366 243 or enrol at www.keyedupmusic.com.au/ enrolment-form

Contact Us 17 Smith Street, Morley Western Australia 6062 9218 1700

info@infantjesus.wa.edu.au

www.infantjesus.wa.edu.au

We promote Truth and Justice in the spirit of Infant Jesus. We value the individuality of each person. We show respect and kindness to all. We work hard to be the best we can. We cooperate and engage in open communication 3with one another.