VERITAS
WEEK 6 Infant Jesus School
FROM THE PRINCIPAL NAPLAN
Harmony Day
Family Mass
ASSISTANT
PRINCIPALS’ CORNER
Parent Teacher Interviews
Project Compassion
CLASS NEWS
Year Six News
Kindy News
19 SAFE SCHOOL FRAMEWORK
Conduct Statement 1
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COMMUNITY NEWS School Community News P & F News
From the Principal
Lord, as we conMnue this Lenten journey, help us to draw closer to You. Grant us the strength to embrace prayer, fasMng, and almsgiving with a sincere heart. May we seek Your forgiveness and extend compassion to others. Guide us in our reflecMons and lead us to a deeper understanding of Your love. Amen.
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Welcome to our Week 6 Newsle[er,
In this first week of Lent, we conLnue to prepare for Easter through reflecLon, prayer and acts of charity. This term, our mission focus is fundraising for Project Compassion. Run by Caritas Australia, Project Compassion aims to support vulnerable communiLes around the world by raising funds and awareness for various humanitarian projects. A big thank you to our Year 6 and 5 classes who have already organised fundraising events for the school.
Our Year 3 and 5 students have been busy compleLng the WriLng and Reading NAPLAN tests over the last two days and I would like to congratulate them on their efforts and perseverance. With both the ConvenLons of Language and Numeracy sLll to go, we wish them all the very best.
We are excited to celebrate Harmony Day on the 21 March. Students are invited to wear something orange or tradiLonal cultural dress to school. However, please keep in mind that many classes have sport on that day, so it's important to choose aare that is suitable for physical acLviLes. Let's come together to celebrate cultural diversity and promoLng inclusiveness, respect, and a sense of belonging for everyone.
We warmly invite all parents and community members to join us for our Family Mass on Saturday 22 March. This special gathering is a wonderful opportunity for us to come together in faith and community. We look forward to seeing you there.
Parent/Teacher interviews will be held in Weeks 8 and 9. These interviews are an important part of our reporLng schedule, providing a valuable opportunity for teachers to report on your child's progress and discuss their development. Bookings for these interviews go live tomorrow, so be sure to secure your preferred Lme slot. Further details on how to book are included later in the newsle[er.
Enjoy the rest of the week.
Mel Allen Principal
Assistant Principal’s Corner
Parent Teacher Interviews
During Week 8 and Week 9 parents will have the opportunity to meet with their child/ren’s teachers to discuss their progress so far this year.
In line with the new EBA and Teacher Workloads Policy the process changed last year. We believe that this new process is be[er and more effecLve in assisLng parents to book a suitable Lme to discuss their child's progress with their classroom teachers.
Please note that with a designated day for teachers to have their interviews - As a parent your job is to book a scheduled interview using the booking system. You can either choose a face-to-face, or telephone interview. These days have been scheduled on the school calendar already - Kindy (2 April) Pre-Primary (3 April) Year 1 (1 April). Year 2 (24 March) Year 3 (15 April) Year 4 (27 March) Year 5 (31 March) Year 6 (25 March)
This year we will conLnue to use Booked (Formally Parent Teacher Online (PTO), a web-based and app based online booking system for Parent Teacher meeLngs. We know that it will save parents Lme and is quite easy to use. Using this system, you will be able to book the interview Lmes that suit you best from any internet-connected computer or device.
PTO will become acMve for parents to book appointments from Friday 15 March at 2:00 pm. h[ps://www.infantjesus.wa.edu.au/ pto/. Also note that interviews Lmes can only be booked/changed up to one day before the interview so that teachers have adequate Lme to prepare for the interview.
Family Mass
On Saturday 22 March 2025 all families are invited to Mass at Infant Jesus Church at 6.00pm.
During the celebraLon the choir will be leading the singing and parents are also invited to volunteer for the offertory procession or reading. Parents are very welcome to contact the office if they wish to volunteer.
Project Compassion
This Lent, we are called to Unite Against Poverty through Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion. By taking home a Project Compassion donaLon box or envelope, you’ll be answering the Gospels’ call to care for our global family and walk alongside the most vulnerable.
Your generous support this Lenten Season will enable Caritas Australia to provide life-changing support to communiLes facing poverty, food insecurity, lack of educaLon, and water shortages, while building resilience against future challenges. Together, through faith and acLon, we can bring hope and opportunity to those most in need.
The Year Six class hosted a Zooper Dooper Day to raise money for Project Compassion. By selling these icy cold treats, on a very hot day, they worked together to
Year Six
Kindergarten
Play in the Outdoors!
In Kindy, we have been loving the warm weather and spending Lme in the outdoors.
From playing at the water trolley; test-riding our new scooters; cooking in the mud kitchen; to acing the monkey bars, we’ve had the best Lme exploring our outdoor classroom and learning many new skills!
Safe School Framework
Conduct Statement 1: You Act Safely and Competently.
Guidelines
1. You are expected to put the safety of students ahead of every other relevant but secondary consideraLon.
2. In doing so, you are expected to act within the scope of your experLse and role within the school community.
3. If the safety and well-being of a student requires skills and experience outside your core competency, you must refer the student to the appropriate expert.
4. You are personally responsible within the context of your posiLon in the school community for the provision of safe and competent student educaLon. It is your responsibility to maintain the competence necessary to fulfil your role. Maintenance of competence includes parLcipaLon in ongoing professional development to maintain and improve knowledge, skills and aatudes relevant to your role in your school.
5. You recognise that the Principal, staff, parents and students assess your ability to act safety and competently based on your behaviour and decision making, and you do likewise in your assessment of them. You are responsible for conducLng yourself in all things such that there is no speculaLon, doubt or ambiguity that you do so in the best interests of students. You must take reasonable steps to avoid situaLons where your decisions or behaviour could be interpreted as puang students at risk. You must also noLfy the Principal as soon as possible if you found yourself in such a posiLon of ambiguity so that you can explain the circumstances.
6. You recognise each student’s and their parents’ right to receive accurate informaLon; be protected against foreseeable risk of harm; and be involved in and informed about decisions in relaLon to their educaLon.
7. You perform your role in the school within your professional or industry competency and according to school policies and any standards or codes applicable to your profession or industry.
8. You noLfy an appropriate person or the Principal of any informaLon relevant to maintaining student safety and well-being, or any observaLon of quesLonable, unethical or unlawful behaviour, including breaches of this Code, and intervene to safeguard the student if the circumstances require it.
9. You ensure that any informaLon you receive relevant to the safety and well-being of students is either acted upon by you in the best interests of the student if you are the relevant decision maker, or passed to the relevant decision maker for them to act.
10. You perform your work in a safe and competent manner that is not compromised by personal health limitaLons, including the use of alcohol or other substances that may alter your capacity to act safely. If your health threatens your ability to work safely and competently, you have a responsibility to seek assistance to address your health needs. This may include making a confidenLal report to an appropriate authority.
11. You perform duLes in partnership with parents and school staff and in accordance with the standards of your profession or industry (e.g. Teachers RegistraLon Board).
12. You perform duLes in accordance with wider standards relaLng to safety and quality in educaLon and student care and responsibility for a safe school, such as those relaLng to occupaLonal health and safety, mandatory and criLcal incident reporLng, and parLcipaLon in incident analysis and formal open disclosure procedures.
13. You make decisions about students based on their age, ability, and in the best interests of the student’s sense of security, and physical, social, emoLonal and mental safety. You seek advice, assistance and second opinions from experts and Principal as necessary.
Staff Example of Specific Behaviours, but not limited to:
• Staff to always have visitors sign in and be in their line of sight at all Lmes, eg. Incursion presenters, speakers, past parents, staff family members etc
• Staff to obtain permission from Leadership Team for visitors to be on the school site
• Staff members to always be the last person off the duty area.
• Ensure that access to the school grounds is limited – perimeter gates/doors locked as per school schedule.
• When working with individual children staff must have doors and blinds open to enable visibility by others.
• Staff to take responsibility for ensuring their individual WWC and TRBWA requirements are up to date and current.
• Staff to be fully aware of where the children in their care are at all Lmes ie. going to toilet, going for messages, etc.
• Staff not to drive students without parental permission, always have students in the back seats (if two students) and when transporLng individual students have them sit behind the driver.
• Staff not to engage with students/parents through any social media.
• Excursions – school procedures to be followed
Parents Example of Specific Behaviours, but not limited to:
• Parents to be reminded about what is deemed appropriate behaviour on school grounds with students, teachers and other parents.
• Parents to sign in and out whilst on school grounds for the duraLon of the day/long periods of Lme.
• Parents to use toilets with disabled access only.
• All parent helpers to have completed our Infant Jesus School Volunteer Workshop.
• When assisLng in the classroom parents to work with groups of students, rather than one on one.
• Parents to sign children out at the office, collect a ‘Permission To Leave Pass’ and then collect their child from the classroom.
Students Example of Specific Behaviours, but not limited to:
• Students to be educated in ProtecLve Behaviours / Keeping Safe: Child ProtecLon Curriculum.
• Students to be informed that the school expectaLons are in place to keep them safe rather than for disciplinary reasons; however, there will be consequences for expectaLons not followed.
• Students need to be made aware of what appropriate interacLons with adults look and sound like.
Volunteers Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:
• Volunteers to always be in the line of sight of the teacher at all Lmes.
• WWC required in all cases with the excepLon of Secondary School Volunteer/Community Service students.
• Secondary School Volunteer/Community Service students are to be supervised at all Lmes.
• All visitors must wear a clearly visible sLcker/badge indicaLng that they are a visitor to the school, whilst on the school grounds.
Visitors Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:
• All visitors must sign in and out at the Office and be accompanied by a staff member at all Lmes, with the excepLon of CEWA staff, School Nurse, Therapists, etc.
• All visitors must wear a clearly visible badge indicaLng that they are a visitor to the school, whilst on the school grounds.
• Student Teachers to be made aware of what is appropriate/inappropriate interacLon with students.
Safe School Framework
Community News
Pre Kindy
Sienna (4/3)
Kindy Wilson (14/3)
Pre Primary
Noah (6/3)
Amy (6/3)
Leonardo (15/3)
Happy Birthday
Year One
Lennix (5/3)
ChrisLan (12/3)
Katana (12/3)
Year Two
Cody (7/3)
Year Three
Eleni (7/3)
Eliza (13/3)
Aria (14/3)
Hugo (16/3)
CongratulaLons to Mrs Sheryl Jose and her family who became Australian CiLzens on the 27 February.
Year Four Jiselle (11/3)
Year Five
Kal-El (3/3)
Liz Ross (7/3)
Adalynn (9/3)
Lila (10/3)
Mico (13/3)
Alyssa (14/3)(
Year Six
Nyysa (12/3)
Chance (15/3)
Staff
Mr Ellio[ ( 6/3)
Miss Napoli (15/3)
Our thoughts and prayers are with David, Rocio, Orlando and Lorena on the passing of Alfredo Albanese (Father/Grandfather). May you find comfort in the many cherished memories of Alfredo. May his soul rest in peace.
We would love to celebrate all the good things happening in our community in our school newsle7er. If something special has occurred in your family - this could be the birth of a child, a special anniversary or even a spor=ng or academic achievement (outside of school), we would love to hear from you via the form. We would also like to hear from you if there has been a bereavement in the family or a request for prayers, so that we can ask for prayers from our community.
h7ps://forms.office.com/r/8N9X7hrvPt
School Fees: A friendly reminder to return your payment plan form for 2025 School Fees to finance@infantjesus.wa.edu.au.
If you haven’t received it, please contact the office. Thank you!
Community News
P & F NEWS
Parent Reps
Thank you to all the people who have volunteered as Class Reps for 2025. There are sLll a few classes without a rep so if you can help please let your class teacher know.
Class Blue White
Pre Kindy
Kindy
Pre Primary
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
P&F MeeMng
Sammara Gomes da Silva
Bianca D’Cruz
Carly Italiano
Sarah Smythe
Jasmin Legge[
Clare Brown
Daniela Pio[o
Alexis Fowler
Kathleen Trutwien
Lucy ChrisLdes
Kristy Monaghan
Laura Dwyer
Chantelle Murphy
Angela De Nardi
Natasha Heneghan
Frances Sheridan
Nell Scalea
Thank you to the people who came to our first P&F MeeLng for the year last Tuesday night. It was wonderful to see so many people turn up and volunteer their Lme and skills for some of the upcoming fundraisers that we have planned. It was also a great opportunity to see what events we are planning for 2025 and to see where the funds raised last year went.
We were also able to approve almost $2,000 worth of new equipment for the children to play with at recess and lunchLme. We look forward to seeing the children using those items.
Easter Raffle
Our annual Easter Raffle is on again and we are kindly asking families to please donate from the list below for our raffle prizes. Please bring these to your classroom by the end of week 9. Pre Kindy, Kindy and Pre Primary: Easter Craxs Year 1, 2, 3 and 4: Chocolates Year 5 and 6: Wrapping, baskets, ribbon, cellophane
Tickets are $1 each and will go on sale in Week 7. Tickets can be purchased through QuikCliq. A cash opLon will also be available, further details will be sent home soon.
Entertainment Book
We have a fundraising account set up with the Entertainment Book. When you purchase an Entertainment Membership 20% of the purchase price goes directly to Infant Jesus School. Enjoy access to exclusive deals and offers on dining, travel, shopping, and acLviLes — saving you more, every day, all year long. Purchase a Single City Membership during the month of March and you will receive a MulL City Upgrade, plus go in the draw to win one of 3 major prizes. Click the link for more informaLon or to purchase one (or more) of these books. h[ps://subscribe.entertainment.com.au/fundraiser/8423y3? utm_source=Infant+Jesus+School&utm_campaign=8423y3&utm_medium=Print&utm_id=144178&utm_content=Print
Events and Fundraising
We are planning a Parent Event this year too! If you would like to be on the commi[ee to help organise the event please send us an email. If you have any fundraising ideas or can help in any way (donaLons or volunteering Lme) for future events, we would love to hear from you. Send an email to president.pafc@gmail.com
Receive up to $500 from ANZ for education costs
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