Veritas Term 1, Week 4

VERITAS

TERM 1 WEEK 4 Embrace New Challenges Upcoming Parent Teacher Interviews #ExpectGreatThings@Infant Jesus School

28 July 2022

Important Dates 2 March

Whole School Assembly Yr 6 Leadership Charter & Presenta on of Badges

20 - 24 March

Parent/Teacher Interviews

23 March

Whole School Assembly Presenta on of Choir Badges

27 March

Pupil Free Day

30 March

Fac on Swimming Carnival We acknowledge the tradi onal Owners of the lands on which we live, learn and work.

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We acknowledge the con nued deep spiritual connec on and rela onship of Aboriginal peoples to this country and commit to the ongoing journey of Reconcilia on.

Contents

4 FROM THE PRINCIPAL Pupil Free Day - Date Change Kindy Enrolments School Fees

7 ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ CORNER Parent Teacher Mee ngs Uniforms Sound Waves

10 WE ARE CALLED Project Compassion 2023 Shrove Tuesday Lent

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CLASS NEWS

SAFE SCHOOL FRAMEWORK

SOCIAL WORKER NEWS

Code Of Conduct

How to help children to manage their emo ons

Year 1 Year 6

16 COMMUNITY NEWS

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Welcome Vice Chair Class Reps One World Uniform Pick Ups

From the Principal God of goodness and mercy, Hear my prayer as I begin this Lenten journey with you. Let me be honest with myself as I look into my heart and soul, no cing the mes I turn away from you. Guide me as I humbly seek to repent and return to your love. May humility guide my e orts to be reconciled with you and live forever in your abundant grace. Transform me this Lent, heavenly Father. Give me the strength to commit myself to grow closer to you each day.

Amen.

Pupil Free Day

Dear Parents, Welcome to Week Four! This term is ying by.

I have been impressed with the way all of the students have se led in so well to their classes, especially our li le people in the early years classes.

It is lovely to see everyone embracing new challenges and being so enthusias c with their learning.

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I would also like to congratulate our Year 6 students for the exemplary way they have started the year as our school leaders. Yesterday I received le ers from each of our Year 6’s outlining their leadership quali es and how these quali es will help them ful l roles in our school ministries. I am looking forward our assembly on the 2 March where our

Kindy Enrolments

School Fees

Updated Contact Details If you have changed your details in the last twelve

leaders will be recognised and receive their leadership badges. Well done!

On Wednesday, we par cipated in an Ash Wednesday liturgy at school with Father Ad. This signi ed the beginning of Lent. By praying, fas ng and giving alms, we are reminded of Jesus’ death and resurrec on. Lent is an important Liturgical season in the Church.

I would like to thank everyone who a ended our Welcome Back Picnic on Friday 10 February. It was a lovely way to meet many of you and a chance for our community to connect again.

Special thanks also to our hard working P&F Execu ve and their helpers who organised such a successful evening for us.

Pupil Free Day Please note the change to our Pupil Free Day this term. Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control, this Pupil Free Day will now be on Monday 27th March. Sta will be par cipa ng in professional development in Numeracy on this day.

Kindergarten Enrolments 2024 We are currently welcoming applica ons for Kindergarten in 2024. If your child’s date of birth is between 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020, you can enrol your child/ren into our Kindergarten class for next year. Please contact the o ce for an enrolment pack. Current 3 Year Old Kindergarten students will also need to ll in a Kindergarten enrolment form. Kindergarten interviews will begin shortly.

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We do have limited places in some of our Kindy to Year 6 classes for this year so if you know of any families who wish to join our Infant Jesus community, please encourage them to contact the o ce.

months, we would love to hear from you so that we can update our records. This includes; Phone number Email address Residen al address Please email the o ce to update your details.

School Fees School Fees went home at the end of Week Two. Please send back your payment plan ASAP if you have not already done so as these were due back on Monday.

If you have not received your fee statement, please check your junk/spam folder.

If you have any queries, please contact the o ce.

Infant Jesus Family Congratula ons to Evelyn Dwyer (PPW) and her family on the arrival of their newest family member Theo.

Have a wonderful week.

Mel Allen Principal

Collection Notice for parents/guardians 2023 Student Residential Address and Other Information The Australian Government Department of Education (the department) would like to notify you that we have requested for your child’s school to provide residential address and other information.

Under the Australian Education Regulation 2013, the school is required to provide the department with the following information about each student at the school: • • • •

Names and residential addresses of student’s parent(s) and/or guardian(s) Student residential address (excluding student names) Whether the student is a primary or secondary student (education level) Whether the student is boarding or a day student (boarding status).

The school collects the above information by generating a unique and unidentifiable – student reference number (SRN) for each student record. The school only uses the SRN for this collection. It is not allowed to be used for any other purpose. The number only indicates to the department that each record provided is for one student.

Purpose of the collection The Student Residential Address and Other Information Collection (the Collection) informs Australian Government school education policy and helps ensure funding for non-government schools is based on need.

The information collected will be used to inform school funding calculations. It is combined with Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data to calculate a non-government school community’s capacity to contribute to schooling costs.

From 2020, the department introduced a new measure of capacity to contribute: the Direct Measure of Income (DMI). The DMI is based on the median income of non-government school students’ parents or guardians using the Collection data. Find more information about the DMI on the What is the methodology for the Direct Measure of Income (DMI)? Department web page.

Use and disclosure of personal information Your personal information is protected by law under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act). Personal information is information or an opinion about an identifiable individual. Personal information includes an individual’s name and contact details.

Any use or disclosure of your personal information must occur in accordance with Privacy Act and the Australian Education Act 2013 and Australian Education Regulation 2013.

Your personal information provided to the department through the Collection may be: • •

disclosed to the ABS for the purposes of capacity to contribute calculations and analysis as a part of the Multi-Agency Data Integration Project (MADIP). Find more information about MADIP on the ABS website MADIP page. disclosed to a contracted auditor where the department may from time to time, carry out an audit of a school’s collection submission. The contracted auditor compares the school’s submission with the school's student enrolment information. The contracted auditor will not use the information for any other purpose.

Assistant Principal’s Corner Parent Teacher Mee ngs

During Week 8 of this term, parents will have the opportunity to meet with their child/ren’s teachers to discuss their progress so far this year. Parents are encouraged to play an ac ve role in the educa on of their children and these interviews are an ideal forum in which to help enrich the learning opportuni es for students and to build partnerships between home and school.

There are many ways parents can nd out about their children’s progress at Infant Jesus School and some of these include: • • • • • • •

Formal and informal interviews Reports on student performance (in Term 2 and Term 4) School Por olio Seesaw Online Por olio Parent informa on evening at the beginning of the year Learning Journeys Parent Teacher Interviews

This year we will con nue to use Parent Teacher Online (PTO), a web-based and app based online booking system for Parent Teacher mee ngs. We know that it will save parents me and is quite easy to use. Using this system, you will be able to book the interview mes that suit you best from any internet-connected computer.

PTO will become ac ve for parents to book appointments from Tuesday 7 March at 2:00pm. h ps://www.infantjesus.wa.edu.au/pto/ Parents and the broader community play a vital role in suppor ng successful learning outcomes for our children.

Research tells us that the most meaningful partnerships are those where schools, parents, students and the community work together to focus on student learning. Parent and community engagement that is e ec vely focused on student learning can deliver powerful outcomes.

Uniforms

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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 o ce.

The uniform is a major investment by parents, and it is important that ALL clothing is clearly marked with your child’s name.

If parents have a di culty with the school uniform, please make an appointment to see Ms Allen.

Expecta ons Children are expected to be well groomed and have a sense of pride in their appearance. Children are expected to look clean, neat and dy at all mes.

Hair For health reasons all shoulder length hair needs to be ed back securely. If hair is longer than the bo om of the collar, it must be completely ed back with an elas c band in school colours. The school colours of blue and white should be used when using ribbon.

Also; · Children’s haircuts need to be conserva ve and appropriate to uniform expecta ons. · Hair must be a natural colour. Extremes in hair colour and styles are not acceptable. · Children should avoid excess use of hair gel or hair products. · Dreadlocks or coloured beads are not permi ed. · Excessively short hair is not permi ed. A cut shorter than a number two is unacceptable. · Hair must be clean, brushed and kept o the face.

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Jewellery/ Make-Up · Children should not wear valuable jewellery to school. Apart from the fact that it can be lost or broken it is a distrac on to themselves and others around them. · For safety reasons the only acceptable earrings are studs. Children who wear studs may wear only one in each ear. · Make up and nail polish is not to be worn while in school uniform.

Merit Awards

Congratula ons to the following students who will receive a merit award on Thursday 2 March 2023 as an acknowledgement and celebra on of all their hard work.

Pre-Primary Liam Roy Lilah Almonte Zavier Lee Rose Chris des

Stella Suh, Evelyn Dwyer Lillian Bai Anthony Bertoli

Year One

Thomas Dib Arianna Gillespie Emily Powell Audrey Sjepcevich

Amelia Brook Declan Cullen Riley Morley Faith Speciale

Year Two

Lorena Albanese Joseph Chen

Ari-James Novatsis Leila Versaci

Year Three

Isabella Connelly Hamish Ross Ariana Papalia

Charlie Cruikshank Anabelle McGarvie Fiona Suh.

Year Four

Stefan Nedeljkovic Ava Ferrara Corey Vuong

Alex Eyre Emmeline Soh Chance Taplin

Year Five

Myah Scriva Lachlan Johnson Leon Alungal Sienna Hine

Megan Pham Arlo Magnaterra Luke Gen le Elouise Whi ng

Year Six

Max Musca Tianna Easley Talia Erceg Sam Johns

Jonathan Nguyen Brody Ridolfo Bethany Seiku Julia Franceschino

Sound Waves This year we are working in partnership to assist children in further developing their spelling skills and knowledge using the Soundwaves Spelling resource across the school. The focus for Year 1 to Year 6 for next week and Week 6 is -

Week 5 – We usually use ‘k’ for a er all other vowel sounds at the end of single-syllable words (e.g. soak, cheek, book, dark, fork) (Helpful hint) We o en use ‘k’ before ‘e’ or ‘i’ (e.g. keep, ke le, kiss, king, skip). Before other le ers, we o en use ‘c’ (e.g. cup, cost, clap, call, card) (Helpful hint) We usually use ‘c’ for before (e.g. clock, clean). We usually use ‘c’ for before (e.g. cry, crash) (Helpful hint) We usually use ‘c’ at the end of words with more than one syllable (e.g. public, music, garlic, tra c, electric) (Helpful hint) We usually use ‘q’ and ‘u’ for (e.g. quit, queen, quack, squid, squash) (Helpful hint) We usually use ‘ck’ for a er short vowel sounds at the end of single-syllable words (e.g. back, check, kick, sock, luck) We can use ‘x’ for the two sounds (e.g. six, box, wax, next, sixty) (Helpful hint). The grapheme ‘x’ can also represent only (e.g. excel, except)

Week 6 –

‘E’ is used at the start and in the middle of words, but never at the end of words (e.g. e ort, le uce) The grapheme ‘ea’ for is used in a small percentage of words (e.g. head, ready, weather) The grapheme ‘ai’ is an unusual way to represent (e.g. said, again) The grapheme ‘ie’ in the word ‘friend’ is an unusual way to represent ‘E’.

Remember – All students from Year 1 to Year 6 are able to log into Soundwaves with their class code.

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Class codes are available from classroom teachers.

We are Called Project Compassion 2023

Laxmi’s Story

The theme of Project Compassion 2023 is ‘For All Future Genera ons’. It is an expression of hope and reminds us that the good that we do today will extend and impact the lives of genera ons to come. It invites us to make the world a be er place by working together now and nding long-term solu ons to global issues.

Laxmi, 16, lives in in Jajarkot, a remote district in Nepal where almost half of the popula on live below the poverty line.

This year, the theme asks us to think about the great yes that Mary spoke when the angel told her she was to become the mother of Jesus. She freely accepted God’s invita on to take up a unique place in the history of the human family.

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The prayer Mary shared with her cousin Elizabeth says, “all genera ons will call me blessed”. Her yes is for all future genera ons. May ours be too!

Tragedy struck when Laxmi was 10 years old and her father passed away. Her father worked hard to pay for his children's educa on and a er losing him Laxmi was at risk of falling further into extreme poverty.

With the support of our partner Caritas Nepal, Laxmi joined a child's club at her school where she was encouraged to resume her educa on. Through the child’s club, Laxmi developed the skills and con dence to become a leader, advoca ng for clean water taps at her school.

Laxmi is now excelling in her studies and working towards her dream of becoming a civil engineer. She con nues to be involved in the child's club, serving as an advisor and mentoring the next genera on of young leaders at her old school.

We also learn about Tereesa, a Gamilaroi woman from Western Sydney who struggled with homelessness while raising her four children. At just 16 years old, she had to leave school a er falling pregnant with her rst child. A single mother struggling with homelessness, Tereesa’s only concern was nding stability for her children.

Seeking a be er future for her family, Tereesa joined Baabayn Aboriginal Corpora on’s Young Mums and Bubs Group, supported by Caritas Australia. Baabayn helped Tereesa access housing and psychological support. Through Baabayn, Tereesa was also able to hear stories from Indigenous Elders and reconnect with her culture.

Today, Tereesa is studying a cer cate in Community Services so that she can strengthen her skills and give back to her community. Tereesa now works at Baabayn, providing support to young mothers and mentoring the next genera on of young people.

Shrove Tuesday

Tuesday 21 February 2023 was Shrove Tuesday. This day has been celebrated for more than 1000 years and marks the day before the Season of Lent commences.

Lent is a me of prepara on before Easter and last for 40 days.

‘Shrove’ comes from the word ‘shriven’ which means to forgive.

It has become a tradi on in some families to eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. This is because it allowed people to use up fats and sugar before the fas ng me of Lent.

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The tradi on of recognising Shrove Tuesday was also seen at Infant Jesus School with many pikelets made and eaten in classes last Tuesday.

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Teresa’s Story

Lent

Yesterday we gathered for an Ash Wednesday Eucharis c Celebra on let by Fr Ad. Ash Wednesday begins our forty day season of Lent that leads to Easter. On Ash Wednesday, we came together as the people of the Old Testament did to remind ourselves that we do not always follow God’s ways and that we need to ask for God’s mercy and forgiveness.

Like God’s people in the me of the prophets, we receive ashes to show that we want to turn away from whatever keeps us from God, and to have a change of heart, so that we can live in peace and joy with God and with each other. This year, without the restric ons of previous years, it was fantas c that parents could join us as we re ect on this signi cant me in the Church year.

Year One

Keeping Safe In Year One we have been learning to iden fy warning signs, par cularly what they might look and feel like.

The children were given scenarios of di erent situa ons and asked to iden fy where they may be at risk of harm and what to do if they experience warning signs.

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They discussed and role played both physical and emo onal warning signs and revisited their Safe Hand Network of people they trust who can help them when they feel unsafe.

Year Six

Our 2023 Leaders The Year Sixes have begun the year very excited to be the new leaders of our school. The students have wri en le ers to Ms Allen outlining their gi s and talents and how they will help them in the di erent ministry roles.

They have also been busy collabora ng on their Year Six leadership charter, a er exploring the values and vision of Infant Jesus School.

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The students can’t wait to receive their badges and share their leadership charter at our school assembly next week.

Code of Conduct at Infant Jesus School

While mandatory language such as ‘must’, ‘shall’ and ‘will’ is not used throughout the Code, there is a presump on the conduct described is mandatory and therefore not discre onary.

The Principal expects you to conduct yourself personally and professionally in a way that maintains public trust and con dence in your school and the Church.You have a responsibility to students and their family, other members of the school community and the wider society to provide and support safe and competent educa on and care of students. You will do your best to support other members of the school community to comply with the Code.

In cases of con ict between parts of the Code, between the Code and other school policies, or in any decision-making choices, you give priority to the outcome that will be in the best interests of the safety and well-being of the child in community.

Breaches Breaches of the Code must be no ed to the Principal, and it is a breach of the Code not to do so. A breach of the Code may cons tute a failure to follow a lawful direc on from the Principal and therefore the Principal will have the discre on as to what ac on to take. It may include counselling, professional development or sanc ons under any agreement between you and the Principal. If the person is a parent, volunteer or visitor, the Principal may take such ac on as is appropriate in the circumstances to maintain the safety and well-being of students.

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Conduct Statements 1. You act safely and competently.

2. You give priority to students’ safety and well-being in all your behaviour and decision making.

3. You act in accordance with the values of the Gospel as de ned in the Code of Ethical Conduct.

4. You conduct yourself in accordance with laws, agreements, policies, and standards relevant to your rela onship with the school community.

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

6. You treat personal informa on about members of the school community as private and con den al.

7. You give impar al, honest, and accurate informa on about the educa on, safety and wellbeing of students.

8. You support all members of the school community in making informed decisions about students.

9. You promote and preserve the trust and privilege inherent in your rela onship with all members of the school community.

10. You maintain and build on the community’s trust and con dence in Catholic schools and the Church.

11. You act re ec vely and ethically.

12. You give students a voice in their educa on, safety, and well-being.

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Safe School Framework

You acknowledge the inherent vulnerability of the students in your care. You recognise that the safety and well-being of students depends upon your vigilance and diligence and the vigilance and diligence of all adults. The Code does not give you detailed professional advice on speci c behaviour. Rather, it describes the minimum requirements expected of you. The Guidelines are illustra ve and not an exhaus ve list of the behaviours covered by the Code.

If your behaviour varies from the standards described in this Code and Guidelines, you should be prepared to explain and jus fy your decisions and ac ons.

Social Worker News

As a Catholic Pastoral Community that is inclusive and caring, Infant Jesus school has the privilege to o er children and their families/caregivers the support of a social worker.

We recognise our community’s diverse needs and that we all have di erent life stories.

Due to changing and unexpected life circumstances we may, at mes, require addi onal support. Our children’s engagement in learning, focussing and achieving success may be disrupted by those personal and/or family challenges. At Infant Jesus, so that our children feel safe, engage well in their learning, and gain skills in becoming resilient, we strive to o er wellbeing and emo onal educa on and support.

Mrs Thirion is trained in mental health and has years of experience working with individuals and groups, with children and their families.

Should your child need some emo onal support, please talk to their teacher who will liaise with Mrs Thirion.

How to help children to manage their emo ons When a child or adult is upset a grounding exercise is a simple way to help calm the body and calm the mind. Grounding exercises encourage children to focus on the things around them, rather than on the thoughts and feelings that are distressing them. Calming down helps them cope in the moment and recover over me. With prac ce and your help, children can learn to calm down by themselves and they will then be able to use these skills across a variety of situa ons. The ability to stay calm and manage upsets is a crucial life skill for each and every one to develop.

Click on the following link for more informa on.

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h ps://raisingchildren.net.au/guides/ac vity-guides/wellbeing/grounding-calming-exercise-children-teenagers

WELCOME TO VICE CHAIR This year, we welcome Josie McDonald to the P+F Execu ve Commi ee. Thank you Josie for volunteering your me to help our school and school community.

CLASS REPRESENTATIVES Thank you to those parents who have volunteered to be a Class Rep for 2023. We currently s ll require a class rep for the following classes -5W -6B If you think you could ll this role, please let your classroom teacher know ASAP. WELCOME BACK PICNIC It was wonderful to see so many families join us at our Welcome Back Picnic. We hope you had a great me mee ng new families and catching up with familiar families.

UNIFORM SHOP COLLECTIONS If you place an order through the uniform shop, be sure to comment on the order that it can be collected by the school rep if you would like it delivered to school. Orders will be collected each fortnight on an even school week as well as the rst week of every term. (Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8) FACEBOOK PAGE Have you joined our P+F facebook page yet? You will nd upcoming informa on here. h ps://www.facebook.com/infantjesuspandf

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There is also a second hand uniform page where you can buy and sell uniforms. A big thank you to Connie Foster for volunteering her me to manage this page. h ps://www.facebook.com/groups/897076753647344

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P&F and Community News

Contact Us

17 Smith Street, Morley Western Australia 6062 9276 1769

info@infantjesus.wa.edu.au

www.infantjesus.wa.edu.au