Veritas Term 2, Week 2

1954-2024 -Celebrating 70 Years

VERITAS

TERM 2 WEEK 2 #ExpectGreatThings@ Infant Jesus School

Contents

3 FROM THE PRINCIPAL

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ CORNER

First Eucharist Code of Conduct Talking to Kids

School Photos iShow, iExplain, iLearnt Lexile Reading

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SAFE SCHOOL FRAMEWORK Conduct Statement 3

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COMMUNITY NEWS Easter Ra e Mother’s Day Stall 70th Anniversary Pavers

8 CLASS NEWS Year 2 Year 5 Harmony Day Sport News

From the Principal Gracious and loving God, Open our minds to your vision as we remember all who su ered through Australia and New Zealand’s involvement in wars, con icts and peacekeeping opera ons.

May we who inherit the freedom for which they fought become instruments of your peace in our homes, workplaces and world.

Amen Dear Parents and Guardians, Welcome to our rst newsle er of Term 2.

Today we commemorated Anzac Day as a school with a service at 11am. Anzac Day is a special day to commemorate all Australians who have served and died in military opera ons. Congratula ons to our readers and choir for leading the service so reverently today.

A big thank you to our P&F Execu ve and all of the parents who helped with the Colour Run today. Your support of our school is truly appreciated. I would also like to thank everyone who had fun and par cipated.

We are looking forward to welcoming you to our Year Four assembly on Thursday 2 May. Our next whole school Mass is on Thursday 9 May at 9am. We will be celebra ng Mother’s Day with our Mu ns with Mum (or special mother gure) at 7.30am in the school hall.

This term our Year Six students are preparing to celebrate the Sacrament of Con rma on. The Con rma on Parent Informa on Evening is on Monday 6 May at 7pm in the Parish Hall.

Our Interschool Swimming Team have been hard at work training on Wednesday mornings. We wish our team all best as they par cipate in the Interschool Swimming Carnival on Friday 3 May. As a school and P&F joint ini a ve for our 70th Anniversary this year, we are crea ng a memorial garden. Current and past community members will be able to purchase a paver with their family names as a las ng memory of their associa on with our school. Please see the order form which is in the newsle er and will be found online on our website.

A reminder that Thursday 25 April is a public holiday for Anzac Day and Friday 26 April is a Pupil Free Day. Due to the pupil free day, the Uniform Shop will not be open this Friday. Enjoy the extra long weekend.

We are commencing our Kindergarten 2025 interviews next week. If your child is in Pre-Kindy this year or is due to commence Kindergarten next year and you have not already done so, please ensure you submit your applica on into the school o ce as soon as possible. Interviews will conclude on 24th May 2024.

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Mel Allen Principal

Assistant Principal’s Corner Mu ns with Mum

Merit Awards

On Thursday 9 May 2024 we will be celebra ng our Mums with Mu ns 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.o ce.com/r/ KmdUiMMBJd.

Congratula ons to the following students who will receive a merit award on Thursday 2 May 2024 as an acknowledgement and celebra on of all their hard work.

Pre-Primary Jessica Davis

Grace Sansone Beau Ruocco Leo Parlongo

School Uniform A reminder to all parents that this term 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.

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Year One

Josephine Spiccia Sebas ano Cusmano Lilah Almonte Lucia Le

Ezekiel Le Mila Allia Spencer Freeman Penelope Trutwein

Year Two

Lilliana Scale Dominic Bertoli Hugo Nicholas Leo Pizzata Georgia Mercuri

Lucia Lupo, Mikaela Silerio, Declan Cullen and Benjamin Barker

Year Three

Dylan Samakkasewee, Darcy De Nardi, Giorgio Tiniakos

Bianca Condello, Judd Vahid Haghighi, Antonio D'Andrilli, Ella Prui

Year Four

So a Clarke Leighton Holden Asha Wiles

Lucas Soekinto, Jared Harrison, Alessia Catalano, Liz Ross Alungal

Year Five

Ryan How Yaw Addison Le Thomas Lupo Allegra Tollis

Harvey Elvish Joseph Nguyen Stefan Nedeljkovic Roman Kovacevic

Year Six

Anderson Xiong Briella Soekinto Jobe Barle a Cris an Parise John Vili

Tyler Flamini Xander Chatzopoulos Siena Wiles Evelina Yip Jackson Muten

•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.

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.

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Hannah AlexanderD’Cruz Yara Maiden Orlando Tu lli Riyyan Singh

Soundwaves Spelling Program - Term 2 2024

This year we will con nue to be working in partnership to assist children in learning phonics/sounds during 2024.

Week 1

• is most frequently represented by the grapheme g (e.g. goose, wig).

• The grapheme gg for is seen a er short vowel sounds (e.g. juggle, wiggle).

• The grapheme gu can represent (e.g. guest, guide).

• The grapheme x can represent the two phonemes (e.g. example, exact).

• The grapheme gue can represent (e.g. fa gue, vague). Words containing gue for usually originate from French.

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• is used at the start and in the middle of words, but never at the end of words (e.g. up, funny).

• is most commonly represented by the grapheme u.

However, the grapheme o for is also quite common (e.g. love, other, stomach).

• The grapheme oo is an unusual way to represent (e.g. ood, blood)

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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 in a small set of words (e.g. who, whole, whose).

The grapheme g o en represents before e, i or y (e.g. gentle, ginger, gym).

We usually use dge for a er short vowel sounds at the end of single-syllable words (e.g. badge, edge, bridge, dodge, judge). We usually use ge for a er all other sounds at the end of words (e.g. large, change, merge, orange, urge). (Helpful Hint) The grapheme j for is used at the start and in the middle of words, but never at the end of words (e.g. jeans, enjoy).

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• We o en use ay for at the end of words (e.g. say, play, spray, today, holiday). (Helpful Hint) • We do not use ai for at the end of words (e.g. aim, rain, tail, paint, brain). (Helpful Hint) • The grapheme ea is an unusual way to represent (e.g. great, steak).

• The graphemes e, e_e, et and ee can represent (e.g. cafe, fete, ballet, entree). Words containing e, e_e, et, or ee for usually originate from French.

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• is most frequently represented by the grapheme l (e.g. leg, release, pencil).

• We usually use ll a er short vowel sounds at the end of single-syllable words (e.g. spill, smell). (Helpful Hint) • It can be hard to hear in words ending in le (e.g. table, people), which is why they can be segmented two ways. If you hear for le, write le in one box. If you hear for le, write le across two boxes.

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• The grapheme ee for is usually used in the middle or at the end of words (e.g. see, green). Very few words begin with ee for .

• We o en use y for at the end of words (e.g. any, jelly, baby, puppy, twenty). We do not usually use y for at the start or in the middle of words. (Helpful Hint) • The grapheme ey for is usually used at the end of words (e.g. honey, valley).

• The grapheme eo in the word people is an unusual way to represent .

• is also the name of the le er e. When discussing with students, always clarify you are talking about the phoneme, not the le er name. For example, say ‘Which words have the sound ?’ instead of ‘Which words have ?’

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• is most frequently represented by the grapheme m (e.g. money, humble, camp).

• The grapheme mm for is seen in the middle of words, a er short vowel sounds (e.g. mammal, summer).

• The grapheme mb is an unusual way to represent (e.g. thumb, lamb).

• The grapheme mn is an unusual way to represent (e.g. autumn, column).

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• is also the name of the le er a. When discussing with students, always clarify you are talking about the phoneme, not the le er name. For example, say ‘Which words have the sound ?’ instead of ‘Which words have ?’

• The grapheme igh for is usually used before (e.g. light, night).

• The grapheme y for is usually used at the end of words (e.g. by, reply).

• The grapheme eye in the word eye is an unusual way to represent .

• is also the name of the letter i. When discussing with students, always clarify you are talking about the phoneme, not the letter name. For example, say ‘Which words have the sound ?’ instead of ‘Which words have ?’

• is most frequently represented by the grapheme n (e.g. neck, front, n).

• The grapheme nn for is usually seen in the middle of words, a er short vowel sounds (e.g. tunnel, banner).

• The grapheme gn is an unusual way to represent (e.g. gnome, sign).

• The grapheme kn for is usually used at the start of words (e.g. knit, knife, knuckle). Words containing kn for usually originate from Old English.

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is most commonly represented by the grapheme ng (e.g. thing, strong).

• The grapheme n usually represents before (e.g. think, ankle).

• The grapheme ngue in the word tongue is an unusual way to represent .

A reminder – all students from Year 1 to Year 6 are able to log into Sound Waves with their class code.

Class codes are available from classroom teachers.

Repor ng to Parents

Educa onal research shows that parental involvement and encouragement plays a signi cant role in a student's success in school. For parents to be ac vely involved they need up to date informa on on their child's schooling. SEQTA Engage provides this informa on 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 me and on any device.

How to reset a forgo en password: 1.

Go to the Infant Jesus School Website homepage - h ps://infantjesus.coneqtp.cathednet.wa.edu.au 2.

From the SEQTA Engage login page, click the Forgot your password? op on.

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Enter in your email address. If SEQTA has an account associated with this email address, it will send you further informa on to assist in accessing your account.

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Then click reset my password.

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If your username and email address are correct and if SEQTA can nd an account with those details, you will receive an email directly from SEQTA with further instruc ons.

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Please go to your email to retrieve instruc ons on how to reset your password.

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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 informa on.

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Week 9

Cyber Safety

On Tuesday 23 April Paul Litherland, a renowned cybersafety speaker and owner of Surf Online Safe visited Infant Jesus School.

Paul is very much in demand as his ability to share his knowledge and exper se in this area is always very engaging and informa ve. His presenta ons include cyber bullying, digital ci zenship, online footprint, social networking and networking in general, online gaming, website use and many ps and tricks to ensure all are kept safe.

He spoke to the children about being safe online and how to be a good digital ci zen.

ANZAC Day - 25 April 2024

25 April is the na onal day of commemora on of Australia and New Zealand for vic ms of war and for recogni on of the role of their armed forces. It marks the rst major military ac on fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The soldiers in those forces became known as ANZACs. Anzac Day is a commemora on of the anniversary of the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops at Gallipoli, Turkey on 25 April in 1915.

When Great Britain declared war against Germany for its invasion of Belgium in 1914, Australia and New Zealand, as Dominions within the Bri sh Empire, regarded themselves automa cally also at war.

At dawn on 25 April 1915, the rst of approximately 70,000 soldiers from the Allies landed at Gallipoli. The objec ve was to drive through to Istanbul, take Turkey out of the war and to provide supplies to Russia in its ght against Germany. Out of these 70,000 soldiers, more than 20,000 were Australian and New Zealand soldiers. What had been planned as a bold stroke became a stalemate a er the invading troops failed to reach their objec ve on the rst day. For the next eight months they clung to the land they had captured, before eventually withdrawing at the end of 1915.

A er both sides had su ered heavy casual es, the Allied forces were evacuated. It is es mated that 8,700 Australian and 2,700 New Zealanders were killed. One year later, in 1916, the rst anniversary of the landing was observed in Australia, New Zealand and England and by troops in Egypt. That year, 25 April was o cially named ‘Anzac Day’ by the Ac ng Australian Prime Minister, George Pearce.

Infant Jesus School Share Your Memory Infant Jesus School has a rich history stretching back to 1954 and in 2024 we will be celebrating a milestone of 70 years.

Throughout that time many colourful and lively characters have walked the grounds and shared our classrooms. It is those memories and stories which have shaped the community we are today.

We are inviting you to share your favourite or lasting memory of your time at Infant Jesus School. Please submit your story and image/s by completing the form https://forms.office.com/r/ yysH4BJ932

Whether you are a current student, past student, parent, teacher or friend of the school we want to hear from you. A selection of stories will be featured throughout 2024 as we celebrate 70 years as a school.

Year 2

ANZAC Ted In Year Two this week, we have been learning all about ANZAC Day. In reading, we read the story Anzac Ted by Belinda Landsberry.

The story was about a teddy bear who looked really sad. He had missing bits, s tches on his tummy and only one eye. We learnt in the story that Anzac Ted went to war with grandpa for good luck and to keep him safe.

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The children designed their own ANZAC teddy bears and in wri ng, wrote a le er to Anzac Ted asking him ques ons about his me in the war.

Year Five

Just Monkeying Around The Year Five children have started Term Two with a bang!

They began their inquiry for Informa on Reports with a trip to The Perth Zoo. Students spent the day researching, observing and asking ques ons about di erent animals they will write about.

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A highlight of the day for the students was seeing di erent animals being fed and being up close to so many unique animals, big and small.

Sport 2024 Fac on Swimming Carnival Just keep swimming! That is exactly what our Year Four to Six students did in the 2024 Infant Jesus Fac on Swimming Carnival at Bayswater Waves last term. Congratula ons to all students who took the plunge into the pool. A special congratula ons to Lima, the winning fac on on the day! I would like to thank the children for the e ort they showed, the Infant Jesus sta for their support, and the wonderful parent helpers.

The Results: 1st- Lima 2nd- Siena 3rd- Calaroga 4th- Aquina

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Individual Champions: Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Champion Girl

Ellie Chatzopoulos

Harper de Mello

Siena Wiles

Runner up Girl

Lila Page

Amber Brown

Miroli Fernando

Third Place Girl

Holly Coady

Monique Creasy

Nabhas Samakkasewee

Champion Boy

Jayden Han Jared Harrison

Zak Ferrara

Tate Green

Runner up Boy

Leighton Holden

Lucas Monaco

Adam Han

Third Place Boy

Maddox Ross

Sebastian De Silva

Hayden Payne

HARMONY DAY

On the 21st of March 2024 Infant Jesus School celebrated Harmony Day. The reason why we celebrated Harmony Day is to include others. Harmony Day is held every year on 21 March to coincide with the United Na ons Interna onal Day for the Elimina on of Racial Discrimina on, the message of Harmony Day is everyone belongs. It's a day to celebrate Australia's diversity – a day of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home.

The students at Infant Jesus School recognised Harmony Day by wearing the colours yellow, orange, and red. We also did some fun ac vi es with our buddies.

We believe everybody belongs.

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Wri en by the Year Six Leadership Media Ministry

Conduct Statement 3:

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

Sta Example of Speci c Behaviours but not limited to: • Respect others, share knowledge, resources and support each other Parents Example of Speci c Behaviours but not limited to: • Maintain con den ality when on roster, helping out at school, etc • Respect all members of the school community.

Students Example of Speci c Behaviours but not limited to: • Accep ng of all and acknowledging special gi s, talents, etc.

• Respect all members of the school community.

Volunteers Example of Speci c Behaviours but not limited to: • Maintain con den ality when helping out in the school.

• Respect all members of the school community.

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Visitors Example of Speci c Behaviours but not limited to: • Respect all members of the school community.

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Safe School Framework - Code of Conduct

1. You are mindful that your decisions and behaviour are opportuni es for students and others to see Gospel values in ac on and how faith integrates with life. Therefore you are responsible for educa ng yourself and anyone you lead on the content of those values, and their prac cal applica on in your decision making.

2. You acknowledge that as a member of a Catholic school community, you are required to strive to develop and live out your rela onships with all people in a manner that is based on Gospel values as de ned in the CECWA Code of Ethical Conduct.

3. You accept that as a member of a Catholic school community, your conduct re ects on Catholic Educa on and the Church, and therefore you must strive to uphold the le er and spirit of the Code of Ethical Conduct.

4. You are called upon by the Code of Ethical Conduct act in a manner that is: Based on Chris an ethics, Professional, Time andContextually appropriate 5. The Code of Ethical Conduct requires you to take an ethical approach based on the living out of Gospel values which nd expression in: Respect for the dignity of each person, Acknowledgment of the gi edness of each person, Commitment to building posi ve rela onships, Con den ality and Accountability.

6. Respec ng dignity is based on: A conscious apprecia on of the sacredness of the individual’s crea on and A sensi vity to the fact that each individual has emo ons, fears, hopes and an innate goodness which ows from crea on in the image of God 7. Recognising the gi edness of others involves: Discerning these gi s, Naming and acknowledging these gi s and Empowering individuals and groups to use their gi s 8. Fostering posi ve rela onships which ow from being: Welcoming and open, Honest and loyal, Trus ng and trustworthy, and Willing to share knowledge, skills, resources and insights 9. Commi ng to appropriate con den ality based on: Respect for others, Professionalism 10. Commi ng to: The Mandate of the Bishops of Western Australia and the acceptance of responsibility for any ac on or ini a ve at a personal and professional level.

P&F and Community News P & F News Welcome back to Term 2!

Some dates to note for this term and the year are as follows: TERM 2 Mother’s Day Stall - Wednesday 8th May 2024 70th Anniversary Brick - forms due back by Friday 10th May 2024 P & F Mee ng - Tuesday 14th May at 7pm in the Library TERM 3 Father’s Day Stall - Wednesday 28th August 2024 School Disco - Friday 13th September 2024

Easter Ra e

Thank you to everyone who donated prizes, their me and purchased ckets to our Easter Ra e last term. We were able to create over 150 prizes. It was a huge success raising just over $1,800.00. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Colour Run

Today we had our Colour Run. Thank you to everyone who helped to make this event possible. Special thanks to the Colour Run Sub-Commi ee, all of the people who volunteered to help, Ms Allen, the teachers, the parents and the students. We will share more from the Colour Run in the next Veritas and at the next P&F mee ng.

Mother’s Day Stall The P&F will be holding a Mother’s Day Stall, during school me in the hall, in week 4 on Wednesday 8th May. The children can purchase a gi for their mum, grandma, or care giver from the stall. All gi s are $6 and there will be a variety of gi s available. Can you please place the correct money in a labelled envelope or snap lock bag and give it to your class teacher by Wednesday 8th May. Thank you

70th Anniversary Pavers

As a joint ini a ve with the school to celebrate our 70th Anniversary, current and past community members can purchase a paver with their family name on it to commemorate this occasion and their associa on with our school. This will be used to create a memorial garden. Single pavers are $35 and double pavers are $70. Please see the brochure a ached for more informa on and how to order yours. Orders are due by Friday the 10th May. Please return the forms and payment to either the o ce or email them to secretary.ijpaf@gmail.com

P & F Mee ng

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Our next mee ng will be held on Tuesday the 14th May at 7pm in the school Library. If you have any items you wish to add to the agenda, please email them to president.pafc@gmail.com by 6th May. We hope to see you there!

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INFANT JESUS SCHOOL

70th Anniversary Fundraiser Infant Jesus School is turning 70 this year and to commemorate we are creating an anniversary memorial involving current and past students, parents and staff. Purchase a personalised engraved paver (s) and it will be part of a bigger memorial that will be unveiled on Infant Jesus Day in Term Three.

Please read the information below, fill in the order form and make your payment. Orders close Friday 10 May 2024.

OPTION 1 $35 Standard Name

OPTION 2 $70 Double Name

(up to 3 lines of text)

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OFFER CLOSES FRIDAY 10 MAY 2024 PLEASE COMPLETE THE PAVER DETAILS ON THE REAR OF THIS FORM CONTACT DETAILS AND PAYMENT OPTIONS : Name

Phone

Donation Amount

$ Payment Options (please circle) : CASH EFTPOS (by visiting the school office) CARD

Credit Card Payments Option : Credit Card Type (please circle) Visa / Master Card Name on Credit Card : Credit Card Number

Expiry Date /

www.designabrick.com.au

CRC Number

INFANT JESUS SCHOOL

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THIS FORM ENGRAVING DETAILS – MAX 17 CHARACTERS PER LINE Please print clearly using ALL CAPITAL. Max 3 lines per paver.

Each box represents a character (letter, number, punctuation mark or space). No hand drawings.

OPTION 1 – COMPLETE UP TO 3 LINES IN AREA 1 OPTION 2 - COMPLETE UP TO 6 LINES FROM AREAS 1 AND 2

AREA 1

ALL PAVERS

L1 L2 L3

AREA 2

DOUBLE PAVERS

L1 L2 L3

Please return this form, along with payment, to the school office or email secretary.ijpaf@gmail.com

Contact Us

17 Smith Street, Morley Western Australia 6062 17 9276 1769

info@infantjesus.wa.edu.au

www.infantjesus.wa.edu.au