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TERM 2 WEEK 6 Simultaneous Story:me Fun! We acknowledge Reconcilia:on Week IJ Celebrates 200 Years of Catholic Educa:on
27 May 2021
Important Dates 31 May
Confirma3on Parent Child Workshop (7.00pm)
1 June
Start Smart Incursion Years 5 & 6
2 June
LifeLink Day Start Smart Incursion Years 5 & 6
3 June
iPerform Confirma3on Retreat Start Smart Incursion Years 5 & 6
7 June
Western Australia Day Public Holiday
9 June
Fac3on Cross Country Carnival
Contents
3 FROM THE PRINCIPAL Catholic Educa3on 200 Years Reconcilia3on Week i-Read LifeLink Day
11 ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ CORNER
17 WE ARE CALLED Confirma3on
Yirra Yaakin Incursion Na3onal Reconcilia3on Week Repor3ng to Parents
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CLASS NEWS
CHILD SAFE FRAMEWORK
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Code of Conduct
JAMF Parent
Year 2 Year 5 Celebra3ng 200 Years of Catholic Schooling Sport News
25 P&F NEWS Wellington St Crossing Guard Entertainment Book
26 PARENT AND COMMUNITY NEWS Bedford Basketball Club
From the Principal Dear Parents Each day it is great to see the enthusiasm and engagement of the students as they become life-long learners. At school, we always #ExpectGreatThings of each other and our students apply this to their learning and to all acAviAes and interacAons each day. It is demonstrated in their work across all the learning areas which include Religious EducaAon, English, MathemaAcs, Visual Arts, HumaniAes and Social Sciences, Technologies, Health, Chinese, Science, Music and Physical EducaAon.
200 Years of Catholic Educa3on
There is much to learn, to remember and to use in our journey as life-long learners. As a school we work collaboraAvely to foster the children’s spiritual, cogniAve, physical, social and emoAonal learning and growth. At Infant Jesus School, children are taught to become life-long learners by focusing on informaAon literacy skills, inquiry and research processes. Children are encouraged to idenAfy, locate, evaluate, organise and effecAvely create, use and communicate informaAon to expand their interests, knowledge and skills. We give children opportuniAes to construct their knowledge in a posiAve relaAonship with others and for each child to be open to different ways of learning.
i-Read 2021
Na3onal Reconcilia3on Week
At Infant Jesus School, we believe that learning is life-long and therefore: - implement a pedagogy that is purposeful, meaningful and relevant - challenge the intellectual, imaginaAve and spiritual capacity of all learners - recognise the importance of problem solving and thinking strategies and provide experiences where skills are further enhanced - develop skills of collaboraAon, communicaAon and creaAvity - plan the environment so that young children can experience the world - encourage children to take risks and persist with their learning - engage children in meaningful and purposeful tasks - allowing children to be acAve in the learning process - challenging children to aspire to #ExpectGreatThings During their Ame in class each day we aim to inspire all children with a love of learning which conAnues throughout their lives. We also provide addiAonal opportuniAes and experiences to develop life-long learners. Some of these include i-Read, i-Perform, iHour and i-Move. Other opportuniAes, such as the celebraAon of 200 years of Catholic EducaAon in Australia, ReconciliaAon Week, NaAonal Simultaneous StoryAme and Lifelink Day and are highlighted for a much shorter Ame. With each experience children are acAve in the learning process, and are challenged and engaged in meaningful and purposeful tasks which aim to inspire them in their learning journey.
Catholic Educa3on 200 Years On Monday 24 May 2021, Catholic schools across Australia celebrated 200 years of Catholic EducaAon. As part of the naAonal celebraAon on the Feast of Our Lady Help of ChrisAans Infant Jesus School gathered for a liturgy in the School Hall and parAcipated in a variety of acAviAes to highlight, recognise and appreciate the history and the impact of Catholic schools during the last 200 years. The theme ‘Faith in our Future’ was alive as we prayed together and the children parAcipated in ‘olden’ day lessons and games and reflected on their experiences at Infant Jesus School. A video was also created to recognise and celebrate Catholic educaAon and the history of our school. Many of the students shared how their parents, grandparents and other family members were students at Infant Jesus School. The video can be viewed here h\ps://youtu.be/ gMNnngJOzRQ
‘Give Me Some Space’ from the InternaAonal Space StaAon.
Reconcilia3on Week NaAonal ReconciliaAon Week is a Ame for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliaAon in Australia. We are recognising and celebraAng NaAonal ReconciliaAon Week and the theme for 2021 More than a word. Reconcilia1on takes ac1on. with prayer, a whole school display, an incursion and class acAviAes which include studying reconciliaAon poems, learning about the 1967 referendum and creaAng our own sorry stories. Each day, in our learning, we conAnue to explore and develop a greater awareness of how we can contribute to reconciliaAon.
i-Read Last week I visited all the year levels to share the i-Read Principal’s Challenge for 2021 with all the children. Through this challenge children are supported as lifelong learners to develop a love for reading. Each year level has a variety of books that children borrow and return for others to read. In further developing a love of reading I also hope children expand their imaginaAon, creaAvity and ideas; develop informed opinions and viewpoints and further develop empathy, humility, kindness and calmness and an enhanced knowledge of the world. Last week we had a snapshot of the value of reading through our parAcipaAon in the Na3onal Simultaneous Story3me event. Although this occurred on just one day we were able to celebrate our love of learning and books through the dress-up focus, the compeAAons and the reading of the book
As a school we look forward to the children sharing this love of reading with you, the parents, as we work in partnership to develop life-long learners.
Lifelink Day This year LifeLink Day is held on Wednesday 2 June. Archbishop Costelloe has invited representaAves from every primary school to join him at Newman College Auditorium for the launch of LifeLink 2021. All schools have been asked to create a movie about some of the work of Lifelink to further inform the community of then many Lifelink agencies that support people in need in our community. Our school will recognise and celebrate LifeLink Day during next week with some and students joining the annual Lifelink launch, class acAviAes and a special fund-raising event on Friday 4 June 2021. Money raised on Friday 4 June 2021 will assist the charitable works of the many LifeLink OrganisaAons of the Catholic Church – supporAng over 34 000 Western Australians annually. Students from our Year 6 Media Ministry have been busy creaAng a short film based on this years theme- “How is God calling us to be a Christ-centred Church in Australia that is a Joyful, Hope- filled and Servant Community?” You can view the film here: h\ps://youtu.be/ C2kxhH7lKw0
Sacramental Program - Confirma3on God’s love for us is visible in many ways including during the very important occasion when our children receive the Sacrament of ConfirmaAon. Prior to the first ConfirmaAon, Jesus’ disciples were in no-man’sland. Jesus had gone from them and there was a void in their lives. For ten days aler the Ascension, they gathered together waiAng for something to happen, as Jesus said it would. They had ten days to go over the past three years when Jesus had been the centre of their lives; ten days to reassess their own lives and be supporAve of one another. Our children, through our example and the preparaAon they receive at home and at school, also have Ame to consider their lives, to become aware of the Seven special gils of the Spirit which are Counsel, Wisdom, Piety, Understanding, Fear of the Lord, Knowledge, ForAtude. They also reflect on how they pracAse and share the fruits of the Spirit - love, joy, peace, paAence, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. When the disciples, on the first Pentecost day, received the Holy Spirit into their lives, they were changed forever and they in turn changed the lives of thousands of other people. Likewise, our children, when they receive the Holy Spirit in ConfirmaAon, will be strengthened as they conAnue to be and to share the Good News. God is now with them, with the fullness of his presence, as they move ahead in their own individual lives. God will always be there with a love that is paAent and everlasAng. This year our Parish Priest Fr Greg Burke will be conferring the Sacrament of ConfirmaAon on our students. Fr Greg has met with the students in class this year and will also see them at the retreat to further discuss their preparaAon and readiness to receive this Sacrament. Our students have a\ended a Commitment Mass and will be parAcipaAng in a Parent and Child Workshop, a Retreat and ReconciliaAon before receiving the Sacrament of ConfirmaAon. This year there are three ConfirmaAon Masses • Thursday 10 June at 6.00pm • Saturday 12 June at 11.00am • Saturday 12 June at 2.00pm
School Climate Surveys Next week, members of the school community are invited to parAcipate in a survey to provide informaAon that the school can use to plan for future improvements. This survey is an aspect of the Na3onal School Improvement Partnership Effec3ve School Improvement program and is an iniAaAve from CurAn University. The development of this program has been based on many years of research in improving the performance of schools in Australia. The survey provides valuable informaAon relaAng to whole school improvement and change the endure that each student achieves their best, EffecAve parent and caregiver involvement can play a criAcal role in students’ academic success – a growing body of research indicates that the engagement of parents in the school supports children’s learning and leads to be\er outcomes. This survey will provide feedback about a wider range of dimensions important to parents. This then helps the school leaders to consider how they can foster greater involvement of
parents, as key stakeholders, in the life of the school. At the beginning of next week, a link for the survey will be shared via Seesaw. The survey will take approx. 15 minutes to complete. All parents are invited to complete the survey. Please be aware that the survey will be accessible for a limited Ame and will close on Friday 18 June 2021.
APendance We want to make sure all children get the best educaAon possible which is why a\ending school every day is so important. Western Australian law sApulates that all school-aged children must a\end school every day. As a school we are required to keep accurate a\endance records for all of our students. This includes taking a\endance; • in the morning and alernoon for students in Kindergarten to Year 6, and • at every lesson for secondary school students. Developing the habit of going to school every day is vital so children do not miss out on important ideas and skills they need for future learning. The impact on the child’s learning when they conAnually miss school is quite significant. We certainly do not want parents sending children to school when they are unwell. This serves no purpose and can have a detrimental effect on the child, other members of the class and the teacher. However, children who stay home for less legiAmate reasons, can be habit forming, as well as impacAng on their learning.
For example
- Missing half a day of school each week equates to one month of missed learning each year - The a\endance habits set by children when they first start school conAnues throughout their school life - If children miss half a day of school each week between Pre-Primary and Year 10, they will miss almost one full year of learning - Learning is cumulaAve – if children miss a day it is harder for them to catch up. You can help by arriving and collecAng your children on Ame, making sure they get nutriAous meals and enough sleep; and making appointments with doctors, denAsts and specialists aler school hours, and making holiday plans outside of school hours and not during the school term. As principal, I certainly understand that this cannot always be the case as someAmes you can only get into a specialist at certain Ames and holidays can be a ‘once-in-a-lifeAme’ opportunity for the child and the family. If your child is unwell and unable to go to school, let the school know straight way by telephone or online. If your child cannot a\end school because of their mental or physical health, speak to your child’s teacher or make an appointment to speak with me to see what opAons are available for your child. As they year progresses and we move into the colder months, it is hard to get out of bed and get ready for school. It is important that we remind our children of the importance of a\ending school every day.
Absent Students Thanks you to the parents who have followed the absentee procedure set up by the Department of EducaAon and sent in signed notes. To ensure the safety of children parents are asked to noAfy the school by 9.00am if a child will be absent on a parAcular day. The Department of EducaAon has confirmed that while a phone message is not a subsAtute for a signed note when reporAng absences, an email meeAng the following criteria is accepted • The name of the student • The class/roll group of the student • The reason for the absence • The full name of the parent/guardian at the end of the message (the ‘from’ email address is not sufficient as it does not necessarily have the full name of the person sending it.) Please make sure that these detail are included in your email as this is a legal document. Parents must provide the teacher with a wri\en explanaAon as to the cause of a child’s absence or a doctor’s cerAficate. A note is also to be given to the class teacher if the child is absent for an extended period e.g. holidays.
Interschool Swimming Carnival CongratulaAons to the Infant Jesus School Interschool Swimming Team who came first in the carnival. The squad raced against seven other swimming teams. Special thanks to Mrs Jenkins who has supported the students with many, many training sessions during 2020 and 2021. Well done to all!
Fac3on Cross Country Just a reminder to all parents that the Infant Jesus School FacAon Cross Country Carnival will be held on Wednesday 9 June 2021. Currently the children are preparing for the Carnival during Physical EducaAon and at our Running Club. Running Club is held every Wednesday before school at Peter’s Place. Long distance running is an integral part of the Physical EducaAon Curriculum and all children in Year One – Year Six are encouraged to parAcipate. The aim of the carnival is parAcipaAon, so all children are encouraged to give it a go. More informaAon will be shared via Seesaw and in the Weekly Update next week.
Pre-Kindergarten 2022 – Applica3ons are Now Due Enrolments are now being taken for siblings and new students wishing to commence Pre-Kindergarten at Infant Jesus School in 2022. Families with children eligible for Kindergarten in 2022 are required to fill out a Pre-Kindergarten Enrolment ApplicaAon Form. Infant Jesus School will conAnue to operate half day Pre-Kindergarten groups next year with the days of a\endance being Tuesday & Thursday. Pre-Kindergarten places are limited so it is important that parents within the Infant Jesus School community submit their applicaAons as soon as possible. ApplicaAon forms can be obtained from the office.
From My Readings Eight confidence-building strategies every parent and teacher should know InsAlling confidence takes more than heaping praise on kids. Here are eight pracAcal confidence-building strategies for parents and teachers of children and young people. Children with healthy self-esteem and self-confidence learn more, achieve more and are generally happier than those with low confidence levels. Building children’s and young people’s confidence is complex. It’s more than being a praise robot and heaping posiAve comments on a child at the first sign of them doing something well. Confidence building requires a number of approaches that impact on how they think, how they feel and what they can do. Here are eight pracAcal strategies that you can use to build real selfconfidence in kids of all ages: 1. Model confident thinking Kids soak up the language, thinking and behaviour of those closest to them in their environment. Parents and teachers, play a part in modelling confident thinking and behaviour parAcularly when it comes to tackling new acAviAes. In parAcular, let kids hear posiAve self-talk when you tackle something new. They should hear something like, “I’ll have a go at this. If I don’t do so well then I can try again tomorrow.” This is far more effecAve than “I’m no good at this. I’ll probably stuff it up.” 2. Focus on effort & improvement Current thinking shows that people who believe that they can increase their intelligence through effort and challenge actually get smarter and do be\er in school, work, and life over Ame. One way to develop a growth mindset is to focus your language on effort and improvement rather than on the results of what they do. By linking success with effort you are teaching them success comes from something other than purely their ability, talents or smarts. 3. Praise strategy While effort is key for achievement, it’s not the only thing. Kids need to try new strategies and seek input from others when they’re stuck. They need this repertoire of approaches – not just sheer effort – to learn and improve. It helps too to focus language on be\er and smarter ways on improving. Comments such as “That was a smart idea to tackle the hardest task while you were fresh!”(strategy) and “You recognised the first few steps were the most important but then aler that you were right” are descripAve statements that have significant instrucAonal value for kids. 4. Develop self-help skills from an early age A child’s self-esteem comes as a result of his or her successes and accomplishments. The most important competencies to build confidence are basic self-help skills. These form the building blocks upon which other competencies such as organisaAonal skills and many social skills are formed.
5. Give them real responsibility From a young age start giving children responsibility for some aspects of their lives. By giving kids responsibility for many aspects of their lives we are sending a powerful message that we think they are capable. Also they are learning the skills necessary to care for themselves. 6. Prac3se uncondi3onal acceptance Your ability to accept children and young people’s best efforts in any area of endeavour, irrespecAve of the results, will go a long way toward determining their self-esteem and confidence. If a child makes their bed to the very best of their ability, resist fixing it, even though it may fall short of your adult standards. Instead remind them next Ame of how to do it well. 7. Expand their horizons Some kids are confident and capable at home but are fearful and nervous when it comes to new social situaAons and unfamiliar environments. Children today, have less opportunity than those in the past to negoAate and explore unpredictable situaAons. Wherever possible look for opportuniAes to expand children’s horizons to include unfamiliar places and unfamiliar locaAons including catching public transport and walking to friends’ places una\ended when capable. 8. Recognise improvement Focus your comments on children’s effort and improvement rather than on winning the game or gewng top marks. Help kids set realisAc goals in line with their capabiliAes and interests. Learning five new spelling words a week maybe more realisAc than 20 words. Most importantly, great parents and teachers have a knack of communicaAng confidence in kids. They find ways to let kids know that they believe in them – that they know their kids will perform and succeed, that they have faith that they can deal with life’s challenges and know that they can become more independent.
We Pray God of all creaAon, as we journey together in this Great Southern Land, we pray for healing, forgiveness and unity, creaAng a path of good will, with jusAce and compassion. Jesus, through the power of your love, you have given us the courage, wisdom and strength to share our gils and talents in humility. In peace and understanding we reconcile with each other. Creator Spirit, we come together in prayer and thanksgiving for the many blessings we have received. Allow your Spirit to wash over us and give us strength to walk together as one. Amen
Assistant Principals' Corner Yirra Yaakin Incursion On Friday 21 May our en9re school watched a play by Yirra Yaakin called Bilya Kaa9jin. Bilya Kaa9jin (which means “Fresh Water Knowledge” in Noongar) is the fourth and final story in Yirra Yaakin’s Kaa9jin series for young people. Connec9ng stories from Noongar land (south-west Western Australia) to Wonguktha land (the northern Goldfields), Aotearoa (New Zealand) and the Kikuyu people of Kenya, Bilya Kaa9jin teaches us about the importance of water to First Na9ons people around the world. Journeying through global Dreaming stories the show teaches its audiences about the importance of accep9ng others, the power of empathy and the impact of climate change to the land and the Noongar seasons. This produc9on con9nues Yirra Yaakin’s involvement in connec9ng young people & families with important cultural knowledge and stories about our region. We are commiWed to sharing important messages of caring for country, environmental sustainability and cultural awareness. We saw an Aboriginal story. There was a turtle, dolphin, frog and two swans. Suddenly there was a horrible storm and they dirHed the lake. They all went on separate journeys. The story told us about about how we need to look a?er the world - Isabelle (Year Two)
This morning we went to the hall for an incursion. We saw a play by Yira Yaakin Theatre Company. It was great. They spoke it in four languages. There were two girls and one boy. They acted out an Aboriginal story that told us we have to look a?er the earth by not li@ering. It was funny and amazing. I loved the show. It was fun and fabulous. - Luca (Year Two)
Na.onal Reconcilia.on Week 2021 Reconcilia9on is a journey for all Australians – as individuals, families, communi9es, organisa9ons and importantly as a na9on. At the heart of this journey are rela9onships between the broader Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We all have a role to play when it comes to reconcilia9on, and in playing our part we collec9vely build rela9onships and communi9es that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, cultures, and futures. 2021 marks twenty years of Reconcilia9on Australia and almost three decades of Australia’s formal reconcilia9on process. Find out more about Na9onal Reconcilia9on Week Our classes gathered together to recognise Sorry Day with a prayer service in the morning and then con9nued with various events throughout the remainder of the week. At the start of #NRW2021 we gathered to acknowledge the past policies and prac9ces which caused hurt, dispossession and loss of iden9ty for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We know that #MoreThanAWord is needed for healing to con9nue.
Repor.ng to Parents Semester One 2021 Educa9onal research shows that parental involvement and encouragement plays a significant role in a student's success in school. For parents to be ac9vely involved they need up to date informa9on on their child's schooling. SEQTA Engage provides this informa9on with one click of a mouse! SEQTA Engage is a web portal,
allowing parents and students to log on to the Infant Jesus School's Learning Management System (SEQTA), at any 9me and on any device. How to reset a forgoWen password: 1. Go to the Infant Jesus School Website homepage - hWps://infantjesus.coneqtp.cathednet.wa.edu.au. 2. From the SEQTA Engage login page, click the Forgot your password? op9on. 3. Enter in your email address. If SEQTA has an account associated with this email address, it will send you further informa9on to assist in accessing your account. 4. Then click reset my password. 5. If your username and email address are correct and if SEQTA can find an account with those details, you will receive an email directly from SEQTA with further instruc9ons. 6. Please go to your email to retrieve instruc9ons on how to reset your password. Follow the link in the email to reset your password. The link is only ac.ve for ONE HOUR. If you need any further assistance with this, please contact the school for further informa9on.
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 the full school uniform at all 9mes. 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. Please note, that as per the uniform requirements, the winter uniform for boys is trousers. If parents have a difficulty with the school uniform, please make an appointment to
LifeLink Day 2021 (Week 7) LifeLink Day 2021 will officially be launched on Wednesday 2 June 2021. This day provides a wonderful opportunity for students to join together to show their support for the many Church social service agencies that reach out to provide prac9cal care and direct assistance to thousands of people in need each year. The theme for LifeLink Day 2021 is: “How is God calling us to be a Christ-centred Church in Australia that is a joyful, hope-filled and servant community?” On Friday 4 June we will be conduc9ng a fundraising event for the LifeLink agencies. The children will par9cipate in a ‘Crazy Hair Day’ for a gold coin dona9on. Children are permiWed to style their hair as they wish for the day and wear their Fac9on Sports Uniform. Please note that children’s’ hair needs to adhere to the School Uniform Policy (see below) when returning to school the next week. Infant Jesus School Uniform Policy For health reasons, when a child’s hair is of collar length or longer, it must be 9ed back off the face. The following regula9ons also apply to hair; • Hair to be 9ed back with plain navy blue or white hair elas9cs, ribbons, scrunchies (to match summer dress or winter tartan skirt/pinafore) or headbands. The school colours of navy and white should be used when using ribbons or other hair accessories and must not be too large. Elas9cs, bobby pins and side clips may be black. • Children’s haircuts need to be conserva9ve and appropriate to uniform expecta9ons. Radical haircuts and colour are no acceptable. This includes gel/waxed hair, spiked hair and any hair style that would be considered radical. • The Principal reserves the right to decide the acceptability of hairstyles at Infant Jesus School. We look forward to seeing the whole school support this event, have fun and show off some really wacky and crazy hairdos!
The West Australian STEM Compe..on Infant Jesus School are entering The Weekend West Australian’s Stem Classroom Cash compe99on and are looking for dona9ons of the coupons from the weekend paper. We would would love any dona9ons of coupons that families can collect. The coupons are inside the West Australian on May 29, June 5, 12 and 19. Please place them in the box that is in the front office. Thank you!
We Are Called “Confirma)on ... gives us a special strength of the Holy Spirit to spread and defend the faith by word and ac)on as true witnesses of Christ, to confess the name of Christ boldly, and never to be ashamed of the Cross... “ -(Catechism of the Catholic Church 1303)
Confirma)on In Week 8, Our Year Six students will receive the Sacrament of ConfirmaEon. The giI of the Holy Spirit received at ConfirmaEon gives people a deeper iniEaEon into the ChrisEan community and strengthens the giIs they received at BapEsm. A ChrisEan receives all the basic spiritual giIs needed to relate with God and to live as Jesus taught through BapEsm and ConfirmaEon. The two sacraments are linked. The promises made during BapEsm are repeated during ConfirmaEon to make the link between these sacraments clear. In ConfirmaEon, candidates make these promises for themselves, whereas when they were bapEsed as babies, these promises were made on their behalf by their parents and godparents.
Class News Year 2 Excursion to the Museum To support our Humani3es and Social Science (HASS) learning, the Year Twos went on an excursion to the West Australian Museum. In small groups the students explored the many exhibits. Highlights of this trip were seeing OGo, the blue whale and playing some electronic games. We also got to explore and discover the Noongar seasons. We par3cularly enjoyed all the interac3ve exhibits.
Year 5
Year Five Class News In Technologies the Year Fives have been learning about the pi6alls of fake news online and how to iden;fy the characteris;cs of unverified websites. Students looked at websites that had informa;on about real and fake animals, such as the Drop Bear, Hoop Snake and Okapi and had to decide if they were real or fake. AGer researching some real and fake informa;on sources, students designed and created their own fake news ar;cle. They included different features such as unsubstan;ated URLs, emo;ve language, photoshopped images and poor references to create these imaginary publica;ons.
Class News Celebra'ng 200 Years of Catholic Schooling Saint Mary’s Cathedral was fascina5ng to walk into. The cathedral was spectacular and we had to treat it with respect. When we entered, we were given a booklet and a prayer card about the ‘Na5onal Mass for the Bicentenary of Catholic Educa5on in Australia on the Solemnity of Our Lady Help of Chris5ans’. The opening song was ‘Faith in the Future’, which was sung beau5fully. There were so many aJendants including The Most Reverend Timothy Costelloe, many Catholic Primary Schools, High Schools and Universi5es. When the mass finished we were giOed a candle of the 200th Year of Catholic Educa5on for our school.
Sophie and Domenico
Sport News Kick It Skills We have an exci3ng opportunity for those soccer enthusiasts or children wan3ng to learn how to play soccer. Football West is conduc3ng a 4 week program called 'Kick It. Skills' and they would love to run this program aCer school at Infant Jesus. AFached is the 'Kick It. Skills' flyer which provides you with some informa3on on the program plus where and how to register. This program will start straight aCer school at 3:15pm each Wednesday, commencing 2nd June 2021. The program is open to all children from Kindergarten to Year 6. Ac3vi3es will be varied for each year level. If you are interested in taking part in this 4 week program please register using the designated website.
If you have any ques3ons on the program please don't hesitate to contact me at lauren.jenkins@cewa.edu.au.
Mrs Jenkins
Sport News Interschool Swimming Carnival On Thursday, 27 May our Swimming squad represented our school at the CPSSA Interschool Swimming Carnival and it is with great pleasure to announce……we won!! Congratula3ons to each member of the swimming squad, the way our children competed against the other schools was outstanding. The team showed great pride and displayed amazing sportsmanship in the pool and should be commended for their efforts. Each child tried their best in their events, with many children taking home place ribbons and achieving personal bests. We must make special men3on to our girls who won their division…Go Girls!!! Well done to all of our athletes.
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I would like to thank Mr Colangelo, Mrs Houwen, Mrs Mabbs and Mrs King for their amazing effort in marshalling and scoring throughout the day. I also want to make special men3on to the parents who helped out on the day: Mrs Leach, Mrs Poat and Mrs Sims. It was a long day down on the pool deck but they all did an amazing job! The Interschool Swimming Team will be acknowledged on Tuesday morning at a special whole school assembly. Parents of students in the Interschool Team are welcome to aFend this assembly.
Mrs Jenkins
Child Safe Framework at Infant Jesus
Safe School Framework
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 promo?on of the human person is the goal of the Catholic school. Congrega?on for Catholic Educa?on 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 well-being 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 6: You treat personal informa?on about members of the school community as private and confiden?al. Staff Example of Specific Behaviours, but not limited to: • Parent mee?ng notes to be documented and copies provided to the Principal. Parents Example of Specific Behaviours, but not limited to: • Parent contact lists – P&F procedure and protocol to be followed. • Seek approval before sharing parent/family contact details. Students Example of Specific Behaviours, but not limited to: • Students educated in what personal informa?on is appropriate to be shared digitally. Volunteers Example of Specific Behaviours, but not limited to: • Personal informa?on of staff, students and parents not to be discussed with volunteers. •
Visitors Example of Specific Behaviours, but not limited to: • Personal informa?on of staff, students and parents not to be discussed with visitors.
InformaHon Technology
JAMF Parent At Infant Jesus School, our BYOD 1-1 iPads in Year Three and Four are managed using Jamf. There is also a parent version that Year Three and Four parents are able to access. Jamf Parent is an app that allows you to manage your children's school-issued devices. Using Jamf Parent, you can restrict and allow apps and device funcHonality on your children's devices. Jamf Parent is available on iOS and Android. More informaHon about Jamf Parent can be found here: hKps://www.jamf.com/resources/product-documentaHon/jamf-parent-guide-for-parents/
P&F News
Wellington Street Crossing Guard A sugges'on has been brought to the P&F to review the number of children walking or riding to school who may be crossing over Wellington Street in Morley to determine if the school would like to apply for a Crossing Guard. The first step in this applica'on to the Children’s Crossings and Road Safety CommiGee involves having a school parent / rela've or other member of the Infant Jesus community, volunteer their 'me for one hour before school and one hour aLer school on that same day (at a date to be confirmed) to count or monitor the pedestrians and cars. Whether or not the applica'on can progress and what type of Crossing Guard it shall require, will depend on whether the number of users of the intersec'on meets the criteria imposed by the CommiGee. If anyone is interested in assis'ng with this ini'al inves'ga'on and /or championing this applica'on please contact Vanessa GaQ at president.pafc@gmail.com Further informa'on regarding the applica'on process can be found at h3ps://www.police.wa.gov.au/Traffic/ Childrens-crossings
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