Veritas Term 1, Week 6

From the Principal

Ms Allen’s Stars of the Week

Abigail TuU

Assistant Principal’s Corner

Harmony Day 2023

In Australia, Harmony Day is celebrated on 21 March 2023 during Harmony Week. To celebrate this special @me in our school, Australia and the world children are invited to wear something orange on this day.

Tradi@onally, orange signifies social communica@on and meaningful conversa@ons. It is also related to the freedom of ideas and encouragement of mutual respect. Harmony Week is a @me to celebrate Australian mul@culturalism, and the successful integra@on of migrants into our community. Australia is one of the most successful mul@cultural countries in the world and we should celebrate this and work to maintain it. The message of Harmony Week is Everyone Belongs. It is about inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, regardless of cultural or linguis@c background, united by a set of core Australian values.

Conversa@ons at home are crucial for understanding and suppor@ng inclusivity. By having honest and open family discussions about racism, diversity and inclusivity builds trust with your children. It encourages them to come to you with ques@ons and worries. If they see you as a trusted source of advice, they are likely to engage with you on this topic more.

Teach your child that it is wrong to ridicule differences like race, religion, appearance, special needs, gender or economic status. Try to ins@l a sense of empathy for those who are different. Consider gekng involved together in a community group where your child can interact with kids who are different. Make sure your kids understand that you will not tolerate bullying at home or anywhere else. Set rules about bullying and s@ck to them. If you take away privileges, be sure it's meaningful. For example, if your child bullies other kids via email, text messages, or a social networking site, stop phone or computer privileges for a period of @me. If your child acts aggressively at home, with siblings or others, put a stop to it. Teach more appropriate (and kinder) ways to react, like walking away.

Did you know?

· Nearly half (49 per cent) of Australians were born overseas or have at least one parent who was. Since 1945, more than 7.5 million people have migrated to Australia. 85 per cent of Australians agree mul@culturalism has been good for Australia.

· Apart from English, the most common languages spoken in Australia are Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Italian, Greek, Tagalog/Filipino, Hindi, Spanish and Punjabi. More than 70 Indigenous languages are spoken in Australia.

These facts are taken from ABS 2016 Census Data. Check out the Australian Bureau of Sta@s@cs website.

Parent Teacher MeeWngs

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.

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 internetconnected computer.

PTO became ac W ve for parents to book appointments from Tuesday 7 March at 2:00pm. hUps://www.infantjesus.wa.edu.au/pto/

Soundwaves

Throughout this year we will be 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 8 are:

Week 7 –

‘D’ is most frequently represented by the grapheme ‘d’ (e.g. dog, garden, head)

The grapheme ‘dd’ for is seen in the middle of words, a_er short vowel sound (e.g. paddle, ladder)

The suffix ed can represent (e.g. called, helped or wanted)

Week 8 –

‘I’ is used at the start and in the middle of words, but never at the end of words (e.g. it, quick)

The grapheme ‘y’ can represent (e.g. syrup, myth). Words containing ‘y’ and ‘I’ usually originate from Greek.

The grapheme ‘o’ in the word women is an unusual way to represent ‘I’

The grapheme ‘’ is an unusual way to represent ‘I’ (e.g. pre[y, English)

Remember – All students from Year 1 to Year 6 are able to log into Soundwaves with their class code. Class codes are available from classroom teachers.

Merit Awards

Congratula@ons to the following students who will receive a merit award on Thursday 23 March 2023 as an acknowledgement and celebra@on of all their hard work.

Pre-Primary

Elsie Hannah

Leia Wiles

Estelle Daklo

Jack Kilcoyne

Elise Elikewela

Olivia Ormston

Zachary Cockburn

Sebas@ano Cusmano

Year One

Elena Rologas

Dylan Nocciolino

Violet Legge[

Grace Chen

Adrian Dias

Sasha Keel

Angelina Le

Hugo Nicholas

Year Two

Ethan O’Byrne

Briella Seiku

Piper Gak

Year Three Brooklyn Teniseli

Charlo[e McDonald

Ithiel Lemos

Jared Harrison

Year Four Zak Ferrara

Giannis Tiniakos

Liliana Pelle

Zoey Barker

Year Five Grace Colaco

Briella Soekinto

Cruz Tartaglia

Year Six

Olivia Catalano

Seth Vu

Aimy Jobin

Layla Middleton, Judd Vahid Haghighi and Braxton Nguyen

Kal-El Berne

Elena Heneghan

Hunter McQuillan

Mya Ruocco

Monique Creasy

Blake Keel

Allegra Tollis

Ma[eo Favaro

Jackson Muten

Mayra Lee

Danny Ousephachan

Mia Condello

Stella Prokscha

Aaron Daklo

Family Mass

On Saturday 18 March 2023 all families are invited to Mass at Infant Jesus Church at 6.00pm.

This is the first @me since 2020 that we have been able to gather for a Eucharis@c Celebra@on as a community in Semester One.

During the celebra@on 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.

St Patrick’s Day

St Patrick was born in England but was captured as a teenager by Irish pirates. He was taken to Ireland as a slave. A_er six years, Patrick escaped and returned to England where his family were s@ll living. Saint Patrick then became a priest and travelled back to Ireland as a missionary so that he could teach the people about God.

One day, Saint Patrick compared the Trinity to a shamrock. He said that the shamrock has three leaves, but it is only one plant. In the same way, God is three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit -but one God.

The Trinity Prayer is very familiar to all‘In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

We are Called

Project Compassion

Priscilla lives in the Hwange district in Zimbabwe with her husband, Charles, and their two grandsons. Climate change con@nues to bring unprecedented challenges for people living in Zimbabwe. With the support of Caritas Hwange, Priscilla learnt conserva@on farming skills to grow droughtresistant crops to support her family during the current food crisis. Priscilla was able to produce a bumper harvest in her first year of prac@sing conserva@on farming. Priscilla used the funds from her harvest to start poultry farming, which enabled her to sell eggs to pay for her grandchildren’s school fees, books and sta@onery. The poultry farming provides a safety net for Priscilla and her family during @mes of hardship and drought.

While the situa@on in Zimbabwe and across eastern Africa remains dire, the work of Caritas means that Priscilla can learn the skills she needs to build resilience and support her family during this current food crisis.

Pleease donate to Project Compassion 2023. Together, we can help vulnerable communiWes face their challenges today and build a beUer tomorrow For All Future GeneraWons.

You can donate through Project Compassion donaWon boxes/envelopes available from your parish, by visiWng caritas.org.au/project-compassion, or by calling 1800 024 413.

Numbers to Ten

In Kindy we have been learning to count and recognise numbers

We have sung lots of songs like Ten Li[le Dinosaurs, Five Green and Speckled Frogs and Five Cheeky Monkeys.

The children have par@cipated in many ac@vi@es to help them count and recognise numbers to ten such as the edicol paint and find, tracing the chalk numbers and playing hopscotch during our outdoor play @me.

The children have really enjoyed all of these ac@vi@es and especially loved singing the songs with their friends.

QualiWes of a Good Friend

In Religious Educa@on the Year Three children have been learning about friendships. They have named many quali@es that make a good friend and have iden@fied ways to build good friendships with others. They then @ed this in with the second Great Commandment of loving your neighbour as yourself.

To show their understanding, the Year Threes used iMovie to role play situa@ons where they showed a variety of ways they could be a good friend.

“Be kind and make sure your friends feel supported.” - Isabella

“Listen to people.” - Nathaniel

Public RelaWons Ministry

Hello parents and guardians, we are the new Public Rela@ons Ministry of Year 6 Leaders of Infant Jesus School. Our role is to speak and lead you at assemblies which we hope to see you at. We also represent our school at various school events and will we be pukng up the flags at school every morning. We are so excited and passionate about this ministry so we hope to see you at assemblies.

The Public RelaWons Team: Kahlan, Laila, Harrison, Seth, Sam, Jasmine, Arianna. Owen, Benne[, Brody, Savio and Eva.

ChrisWan Service Ministry

Hello parents and guardians! We are the 2023 Year Six Chris@an Service Ministry. Firstly, we would like to say how passionate we are about this ministry and how excited we are to serve in this ministry at Infant Jesus School. As part of this ministry, we are called to connect with God. We will try to serve to the best of our ability and cooperate together to help every student feel safe and happy. We will encourage our school to donate and fundraise to help others and provide our community with everything they need to be healthy and happy. We are also eager to help organise the upcoming liturgies here at Infant Jesus School.

The 2023 ChrisWan Service Ministry: Jessiah, Audrey, Claudia Spiccia, Laken, Mia, Aimy, Addison, Chiara, Claudia Scriva, Adrian, Max and Elijah.

Wellness Ministry

We are the Wellness Ministry for Semester One. We can’t wait to inspire and mo@vate the students of Infant Jesus School to be healthy and ac@ve.

We are excited to help out at carnivals and events and encourage our peers to #ExceedExpecta@ons.

The 2023 Wellness Ministry: Jonathan, Oliver, Xander, Dru, Aaron, Arielle. Tiana, Olivia, Kayla Poppy and Abigail

Media Ministry

We are the Media Ministry for Semester One. We can’t wait to highlight and showcase the amazing things that we do at Infant Jesus School.

To kick start our Ministry role, we created a video about Interna@onal Women’s Day and the women that inspire us in our lives. You can definitely #ExpectGreatThings from us.

Our names are; Daniel, Stella, Ariel, Arabella, Cooper, Leo, Aiden and Alden

Sustainability Ministry

Hello to all of the Infant Jesus School Community. We are the members of the 2023 Sustainability Ministry. Our role is to run ini@a@ves within the school to ensure we are taking care of the environment.

We can’t wait to share some of our ideas and go into ac@on to take care of our beau@ful school and God’s crea@on.

Make sure to keep an eye on the Newsle[er and social media to see what we are up to in our ministry.

The Sustainability Team: Amelia, Gilbert, Julia, Bethany, Dimitri Voitot, Kimberly, Joshua, Thy, Yvonne, Nicolas, Maria & Sahana

Safe School FrameworkCode of Conduct

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 considera@on.

2. In doing so, you are expected to act within the scope of your exper@se 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 posi@on in the school community for the provision of safe and competent student educa@on. It is your responsibility to maintain the competence necessary to fulfil your role. Maintenance of competence includes par@cipa@on in ongoing professional development to maintain and improve knowledge, skills and aktudes 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 conduc@ng yourself in all things such that there is no specula@on, doubt or ambiguity that you do so in the best interests of students. You must take reasonable steps to avoid situa@ons where your decisions or behaviour could be interpreted as pukng students at risk. You must also no@fy the Principal as soon as possible if you found yourself in such a posi@on of ambiguity so that you can explain the circumstances.

6. You recognise each student’s and their parents’ right to receive accurate informa@on; be protected against foreseeable risk of harm; and be involved in and informed about decisions in rela@on to their educa@on.

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 no@fy an appropriate person or the Principal of any informa@on relevant to maintaining student safety and well-being, or any observa@on of ques@onable, 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 informa@on 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 limita@ons, 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 confiden@al report to an appropriate authority.

11. You perform du@es in partnership with parents and school staff and in accordance with the standards of your profession or industry (e.g. Teachers Registra@on Board).

12. You perform du@es in accordance with wider standards rela@ng to safety and quality in educa@on and student care and responsibility for a safe school, such as those rela@ng to occupa@onal health and safety, mandatory and cri@cal incident repor@ng, and par@cipa@on 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, emo@onal and mental safety.

14. 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 @mes, 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 @mes 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 transpor@ng 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 dura@on of the day/long periods of @me.

• Parents to use toilets with disabled access only.

• All parent helpers to have completed our Infant Jesus School Volunteer Workshop.

• When assis@ng in the classroom parents to work with groups of students, rather than one on one.

• Parents to sign children out at the office and secretary to call class for children to come to office to be collected.

Students Example of Specific Behaviours, but not limited to:

• Students to be educated in Protec@ve Behaviours.

• Students to be informed that the school expecta@ons are in place to keep them safe rather than for disciplinary reasons; however, there will be consequences for expecta@ons not followed.

• Students need to be made aware of what appropriate interac@ons 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 @mes.

• WWC required in all cases with the excep@on of Secondary School Volunteer/Community Service students.

• Secondary School Volunteer/Community Service students are to be supervised at all @mes.

• All visitors must wear a clearly visible s@cker/badge indica@ng 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 @mes, with the excep@on of CEWA staff, School Nurse, Therapists, etc.

• All visitors must wear a clearly visible badge indica@ng that they are a visitor to the school, whilst on the school grounds.

• Student Teachers to be made aware of what is appropriate/ inappropriate interac@on with students.

P&F and Community News

Thank you to all the parents who made it to the P+F Mee@ng on Tuesday evening. It was wonderful to see so many new and familiar faces.

EASTER RAFFLE

Ticket sales are now open through Quickcliq and will close on Friday 31st March. The @ckets are $1 each. We are looking for Easter dona@ons to create the prizes. Please bring in dona@ons (Easter chocolate, Easter novel@es) by 31st March and give it to your classroom teacher. Raffle drawn on Wednesday 5th April.

CAR BAY RAFFLE

Go in the draw to win a priority parking spot for Term 2 right outside the office, buy your @ckets through Quickcliq from Monday 13th March. Ticket sales close on Monday 3rd April. The prize will also include a Golden Ravioli voucher which will be given out at the start of Term 2. Tickets are $1 each.

COLOUR RUN

Save the date - Term 2 Week 1 Friday 28th April (a_er lunch). Sponsor forms will be sent home soon with a prize given out to the child with the highest sponsorship amount. Parent volunteers needed for the a_ernoon. If you can assist, please email president.pafc@gmail.com

GOLDEN RAVIOLI

The popular pasta fundraiser will be open for orders before the school holidays. Orders will need to be placed by Term 2 Week 2 Monday 1st May for a delivery on Friday 12th May (just in @me for Mother's Day!). More details on how to order will be given out soon.

Tour La Salle College

Infant Jesus School P&F

Tickets $1 each via Raffle

closes

31st March

To assist with the raffle we are asking for donations of Easter eggs, Easter crafts, baskets & cellophane.

Any donations can be given to your classroom teachers by Friday 31st March

Thank you