Veritas Term 2, Week 2

From the Principal

Dear Lord, help me to live each day quietly, easily.

To lean upon your strength truthfully, res;ully.

To wait for the unfolding of your will pa=ently, serenely. To meet others peacefully, joyfully.

To face tomorrow confidently, courageously.

Amen

Dear Parents,

Welcome back to a very busy Term Two. It is lovely seeing all students back at school in their winter uniforms, with lots of enthusiasm and ready for learning.

Please keep our Year Six students in your prayers over the coming weeks as they prepare for the Sacrament of Confirma?on. This is an important part of their faith journey and we look forward to suppor?ng them during this special ?me.

A big thank you to our P&F and all their helpers, for organising the colour run last Friday. It was a fantas?c a\ernoon and I would like to thank everyone for joining us and for your fundraising efforts.

The next P&F mee?ng will be on Tuesday 30 May at 7pm in the library and we look forward to seeing you there.

We wish our swimming team all the best as they par?cipate in the inter school carnival tomorrow. Thank you to Mrs Jenkins and Mr Colangelo for supervising the swimming club each Wednesday morning and to all the parents who ensured that the students were able to a_end training.

Staff are on duty from 3.00pm-3.20pm each a\ernoon so that parents have ?me to pick up their children through the drive through areas. We do understand that occasionally unforeseen circumstances might mean that you are running late and can’t pick up your child during this ?me. Please ring the office if this is the case. All children in the office a\er 3.20pm are to be signed out by their parents and should be picked up as soon as possible a\er 3.20pm. Please note that our office is now open from 8.00am-3.30pm.

I look forward to welcoming everyone to our Mother’s Day celebra?ons next Thursday, beginning with the Muffin’s with Mum and followed by our Mother’s Day Mass.

Enjoy the rest of the week.

Mel Allen Principal

Assistant Principal’s Corner

Muffins with Mum

On Thursday 11 May 2023 we will be celebra?ng our Mums with Muffins with Mums before school at 7.30am and a Whole School Mass at Infant Jesus Church commencing at 9.00am

All Mothers and Grandmothers are very welcome to join us – to assist with catering please add your details via this link h_ps://forms.office.com/r/AcPSgrn9Yy

School Uniform

A reminder to all parents that all students are required to be in winter uniform. To assist parents and students in this transi?on, a two-week change-over period has been permi[ed with all students in full winter uniform by next week. All uniform items are in stock and can be ordered online.

Hair

•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 off the face.

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.

h[ps://www.infantjesus.wa.edu.au/pdf/2022%20School%20Uniform.pdf

Sound

Waves Sound of the Week

This year we con?nue to work in partnership to assist children in learning phonics and sounds during 2023.

Week Threeh

h is used at the start and in the middle of words, but never at the end of words (e.g. happy, ahead). The grapheme wh represents h in a small set of words (e.g. who, whole, whose).

j g ge dge

· The grapheme g o\en represents j g ge dge before e, i or y (e.g. gentle, ginger, gym).

· We usually use dge for j g ge dge a\er short vowel sounds at the end of single-syllable words (e.g. badge, edge, bridge, dodge, judge). We usually use ge for j g ge dge a\er all other sounds at the end of words (e.g. large, change, merge, orange, urge).

· The grapheme j for j g ge dge is used at the start and in the middle of words, but never at the end of words (e.g. jeans, enjoy).

Week Fourai ay. a_e a

· We o\en use ‘ay’ for ai ay. a_e a at the end of words (e.g. say, spray, today, holiday)

· We do not use ‘ai’ for ai ay. a_e a ay at the end of words (e.g. aim, rain, tail, paint, brain)

The grapheme ‘ea’ is an unusual way to represent ai ay a_e a (e.g. great, steak)

· The graphemes e, e_e, et and ee can represent ai ay. a_e a (e.g. café, fete, ballet, entrée). Words containing e, e_e, et and ee for ai ay. a_e a usually originate from French. ay. a_e a is also the name of the le_er ‘a’. When discussing ai ay. a_e a, always clarify you are talking about the phoneme, not the le_er name. For example, say ‘Which words have the sound ai ai ay. a_e a? instead of ‘Which words have ai ay. a_e a?

ANZAC Day

As a school we gathered on the first day this term, Wednesday 26 April at 11.00am, in the Piazza to commemorate ANZAC Day.

ANZAC Day marks the anniversary of the first major military ac?on fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. The acronym ANZAC stand for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, whose soldiers were known as Anzacs. ANZAC Day remains one of the most important occasions of both Australia and New Zealand, a rare instance of two sovereign countries not only sharing the same day of remembrance but making reference to both countries in its name.

During the week classes have been reflec?ng on and learning about ANZAC Day through various ac?vi?es.

Confirmabon News

Confirma?on informa?on from Infant Jesus Parish has been shared via Seesaw for all Year 6 families. Please contact the Infant Jesus Parish if more details are required.

The Confirma/on Parent Night Mee/ng is on Monday 8 May 2023 commencing at 7.00pm in the Parish Centre. A parent from each family is expected to a_end this mee?ng.

St Catherine of Siena

Our fac?on of Siena is named a\er St Catherine of Sienna whose feast day is 29 April. Catherine was the twenty fourth child born into her family in Siena, Italy.

Her father was a skilled dyer and tanner of leather. As people came and went from his shop, they brought news of happenings around Europe which included the terror of the black plague. From a very early age, Catherine learned much from these travellers. She discovered that the Pope was in France and that this and the misery caused by the plague, was resul?ng in people losing their faith in the Church.

When Catherine grew older she refused to marry and joined the Third Order of St Dominic. Catherine was sent to France and was not only successful in persuading the Pope to return to Rome, but also obtained permission from the King of France to allow him to do so. Catherine died in Rome at the

We are Called

age of thirty three. She promoted peace in Italy and is one of the two patron saints of Italy; the other being Saint Francis of Assisi.

Month of May

May is the month we honour Blessed Mary as the Mother of Jesus and our Heavenly Mother. Mary’s example of discipleship helps Catholics be people of faith, hope and love.

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

Catholics use rosary beads to help them pray and meditate on the events in the life of Jesus and his mother Mary. These ‘Mysteries of the Rosary’, are Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious. These four “Mysteries of the Rosary” contain, a total of twenty mysteries. The repe??on of the prayers when praying the rosary helps people in this prayerful medita?on.

When people pray the rosary, their thoughts focus on the different mysteries that represent the significant events in the life of Jesus.

This month, in our classrooms, we reflect on Mary and Jesus, as we pray the Hail Mary and the Rosary.

Kindy

Celebra?ng ANZAC Day

In Kindy we reflected on ANZAC Day in a variety of ways.

The children were read the story ‘ANZAC Ted’ a story of a very brave bear who helped the ANZAC soldiers. They then completed a guided drawing of ANZAC Ted.

They also helped measure and mix the ingredients to make ANZAC biscuits. The children rolled the dough and ate them later in the day they thought they were very yummy!

Confirmabon

It is a special ?me for the Year Six students as they begin their prepara?ons for the sacrament of Confirma?on. The students have been learning about the story of Pentecost and created comics to represent the events that occurred.

They will con?nue to explore the seven gi\s of the Holy Spirit that will be bestowed upon them when they receive the sacrament later this term.

Year Six

Conduct Statement 4:

1. Your rela?onship with other members of the school community is defined by whatever wri_en or verbal agreement has given rise to that rela?onship. If you are a member of staff, it is your employment agreement. If you are a parent or ac?ng in a parental capacity, it is the student’s enrolment agreement. If you are a member of the school board, it is your school board cons?tu?on. If you are a visitor, it is in accordance with the permission of the Principal to be on school grounds on condi?on that you act safely and competently.

2. If you witness the unlawful or unsafe conduct of any other member of the school community, or breaches of policy or this Code, whether in teaching, administra?on, school support services, or while engaging with students in person or via digital or other media, you have both a responsibility and an obliga?on to no?fy such conduct to the Principal or an appropriate authority and take other ac?on as necessary to protect students.

3. Where you no?fy the Principal or a delegate of unsafe conduct, including breaches of this Code, and that no?fica?on fails to produce an appropriate response in the circumstances, you may take the ma_er to an appropriate external authority.

4. You respect both the person and property of students and their families, and of other members of the school community, and the property and finances of the school.

5. You use school property and resources responsibly and for the purposes of the school.

Staff Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:

• Staff to follow all procedures and protocols as stated in the Staff Handbook and Policies

• Returning school property to correct loca?on in good condi?on and no?fying the appropriate person of any issues.

Parents Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:

• Returning school property to correct loca?on in good condi?on and no?fying the appropriate person of any issues.

Students Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:

• Adhere to Bullying policy

• Students adhere to classroom and school rules.

• Respect all school property.

• Returning school property to correct loca?on in good condi?on and no?fying the appropriate person of any issues.

Volunteers Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:

• Returning school property to correct loca?on in good condi?on and no?fying the appropriate person of any issues.

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

P&F and Community News

P&F News

EASTER RAFFLE

We are pleased to announce that the Easter Raffle raised over $600. Thank you for your support.

COLOUR RUN

So much fun was had by all at out Colour Run last Friday a\ernoon. A big thank you to everyone for their incredibly generous dona?ons and to all the volunteers who helped both prior to and on the day. This event would not be possible without your support. The sponsorship dona?ons tallied to nearly $8,000.00 which was a fantas?c effort by all.

The Adventure World grand prize was awarded to Jaxon Vo from Kindy who raised the most sponsorship money. Two prizes for Outstanding Effort were awarded to Alexander Lamelza (Yr 1) and Liam Roy (PP) Four raffle prizes were also drawn on the day and the winners were Jazlene Alberto (Kindy), Gian Luca Ianne_a (Yr 2), Cooper McGuire (Yr 6) and Paige Holden (Yr 1). Congratula?ons to all!

CAR BAY RAFFLE

Congratula?ons to the Lamelza Family who have VIP parking this term.

GOLDEN RAVIOLI FUNDRAISER

Orders have been processed and will be distributed as follows: Pre-Kindy orders will be delivered to the classroom Thursday 11th May

Kindergarten & Pre-Primary orders will be delivered to the classroom Friday 12th May

Years 1 - 6 all orders are to be collected from the school canteen between 3pm - 4pm Friday 12th May. Please ensure you bring your own bag.

P & F MEETING

Please join us for our next mee?ng on Tuesday 30th May @ 7pm in the school library. Everyone is welcome.

SAVE THE DATE

Friday 15th September - MUSICAL BINGO NIGHT - more informa?on to follow soon.

Learn music at Infant Jesus School!

• Keyboard, guitar, voice, woodwind and drum lessons starting from$20.30 for a group and from $25.25 for individual lessons.

• Held during and after school.