Veritas Term 2 Week 8

1954-2024 -Celebrating 70 Years

VERITAS

Term 2 Week 8 #ExpectGreatThings@ Infant Jesus School

Contents

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ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ CORNER Religious Educa on Assessment ICAS Assessment Merit Awards

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SAFE SCHOOL FRAMEWORK

COMMUNITY NEWS

Conduct Statement 6

Canteen Day Informa on

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Year 6 Camp Semester 1 Reports Upcoming Events

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6 CLASS NEWS Year 1 News Year 6 News

From the Principal Heavenly Father, We pray for all the children who are preparing for the Sacrament of Con rma on.

May your Holy Spirit help them to grow in faith, hope and love and may they come to know you as the one true God who loves them without limit.

May their hearts welcome you gladly; May their ears hear your voice in the scriptures; May their eyes see you in all things; And may they proclaim your glory as they walk in the ways of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour.

Amen

Dear Parents and Guardians, Welcome to our Week Eight newsle er. I hope you had a lovely long weekend.

I would like to congratulate the Year Sixes for their enthusiasm and leadership on camp last week. It was wonderful to see them try new challenges and work together as a team. Although we were all red by the end of camp, a great me was had by all. Please keep our Year Sixes in your prayers this Saturday as they receive the Sacrament of Con rma on.

In the last newsle er it was noted that for safety reasons, students should not be at school prior to 8am. Gates will not be open prior to this me. If you need to drop your child to school before 8am, we do o er the OSH Care which is open from 7am each morning.

I would like to thank the P&F team in advance for organising the Canteen recess days on the 14 and 17 June for our students.

Please take note of the informa on relevant to your child’s year level.

We have a number of upcoming events over the last three weeks of term. Our Year Two students have been busy preparing for their class assembly on the 20 June. All are welcome to join us at 8.50am. Our Year Six students will be a ending the Winter Carnival on the 20 June. We will be celebra ng China Day on Friday 21 June, with some fun ac vi es planned.

Semester One reports for Pre Primary to Year Six will be available via SEQTA on Wednesday 26 June at 3pm. All parents are asked to check that they are able to log in to SEQTA via the link on the school website.

Enjoy the rest of the week.

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Mel Allen Principal

Assistant Principal’s Corner Year 3 & 5 Religious Educa on Assessment

In Catholic schools across Western Australia, students enrolled in Years 3, 5 and 9 par cipate in a systemwide, online assessment in Religious Educa on. The administra on of the assessment in 2024 commences Monday 29 July. Students following a regular classroom program are expected to par cipate. Students with disability are en tled to par cipate. Exemp ons may apply.

The purpose of the REA is to measure student learning of the mandated content in the Religious Educa on Curriculum. Test items relevant to each par cipa ng year level are developed by the Religious Educa on Directorate at the Catholic Educa on O ce of Western Australia. The test items consist of mul ple choice, short and extended response. Students’ faith is not assessed.

Formal student and school reports are produced from the data generated from the REA. The reports are made available to schools in Term Four. The informa on provided by the REA reports aims to complement school-based assessment programs in Religious Educa on.

As a system-wide assessment, the REA informs teaching and assessment prac ces in Religious Educa on by providing classroom teachers, school and system leaders with a ‘point in me’ snapshot of student achievement. Over me, the REA also provides informa on about student progress in Religious Educa on.

Please contact your child’s teacher or me if you have any enquiries regarding the administra on of the Religious Educa on Assessment.

ICAS Assessments We are delighted to inform you that Infant Jesus School will be once again par cipa ng in the world-renowned ICAS Assessments this year. ICAS Assessments is a wholly owned enterprise of Janison Solu ons Pty Ltd and is a provider of educa onal assessments and compe ons for schools, including ICAS.

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ICAS is designed to target students’ higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills in English and Mathema cs.

Each assessment celebrates students’ accomplishments by providing opportuni es for recogni on. Every student will receive a printed cer cate and an online result report. Top performers will be eligible for medals and are invited to a end special award ceremonies to have their academic excellence publicly recognised.

This is not a compulsory assessment; however, we encourage you to consider entering your child into English.

Payments are made directly to ICAS. Learn more about ICAS here: h ps:// shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps More Informa on has been made available via further documenta on on Seesaw.

The web link is: h ps://shop.unswglobal.com.au/ pages/pps Our school’s unique access code is: XOQ152 Online parent payment closes 29 Julyjade 2024.

IMPORTANT: Please enter your child’s name accurately into the System as it will appear on their ICAS cer cate.

Students must sit the assessments designed for their school year level.

Assistant Principal’s Corner Merit Awards

Audrey Sjepcevich, Gianna Elanjikkal, Riley Morley, Joshua Torre and Eleni Novatsis

Year Three

Jophena Chin Jake Gomes Gianluca Ianne a James Previ Zara Townsend

Joseph Chen Ceili Dowd Marley Kane Briella Seiku Aus n Viljoen

Year Four

Sophie Bingham Anabelle McGarvie Hunter McQuillan Fiona Suh

Tristan Wang Kal-El Berne Tylie Fernando Prateeksha Dilli Babu

Year Five

Zoey Barker, Sebas an De Silva, Addison Fruvall, Lucas Monaco

Por a Arvino Amber Brown Harper de Mello Zak Ferrara Lucas Gucciardi

Year Six

Alfred Barzasi, Mia Birt, Grace Colaco, William Creasy.

Chris an Cinquina, Jessica Nguyen, Brody Firns, Mayra Lee and Sandra Muten

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Amelia Brook Adrian Dias Eas n Hough Benedicto Robert Faith Speciale

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Year Two

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Grace Sheridan Jack Kilcoyne Joshua Page

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Hendrix Di Tella, Giorgia Pizzata, Stevie Duguid

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Year One

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Ethan Joseph, Sabia Falcone, Fredrick Lawton, Madison Bailey

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O'Neill, Maya Walsh, Ryan Michaelcyzk

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Pre-Primary Lucas Dib, Giorgia

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Congratula ons to the following students who will receive a merit award on Thursday 20 June 2024 as an acknowledgement and celebra on of all their hard work.

Our Year Six Students will be presented their cer cates at the Assembly next term as they are a ending the Year 6 Winter Carnival - The Year Six students receiving a merit award will receive it on Thursday 18 July 2024.

Year One

Na onal Sorry Day In Year One, we have learnt about the importance of Na onal Sorry Day as this occurred on Sunday the 26th of May.

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We embraced aboriginal culture by crea ng art work in our art lesson to display in the classroom and re ect on the Stolen Genera ons.

Year Six 2024 Camp

2024 Year Six Camp

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Despite the persistent rain, the 2024 Year Six Camp at Woodman Point was an exci ng and fun- lled experience. Our spirits remained high as we par cipated in a variety of ac vi es, including archery, orienteering, team building, ul mate sports, ying fox, and ver cal climbing, just to name some.

In Archery, Miss Warne-Trevor demonstrated Olympic level skills as all the students were super impressed with her highest score of the camp. Orienteering was team building, naviga ng through the rain-soaked terrain, we discovered hidden checkpoints and how to work as a team-player. The Flying Fox was a hit with most camp-goers, as we saw some students really challenge themselves, zipping across the landscape, screams of joy echoed through the rain. Many students conquered the climbing wall, with each foothold bringing them closer to the top, and a feeling of real achievement.

A hear elt thank you goes out to all the teachers who dedicated their extra me to prepare and a end the camp.

Their commitment ensured safety and enjoyment of the Year Six students and sta . Special recogni on also goes to the student teachers who volunteered their me, making our camp extra special. Despite the rain, our memories of Woodman Point will forever shine like the stars that our Year Six Leaders are. Well done everyone! tf

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Year Six

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

Sta Example of Speci c Behaviours but not limited to: • Parent mee ng notes to be documented and copies provided to the Principal.

Parents Example of Speci c Behaviours but not limited to: • Parent contact lists – P&F procedure and protocol to be followed.

• Seek approval before sharing parent/family contact details.

Students Example of Speci c Behaviours but not limited to: • Students educated in what personal informa on is appropriate to be shared digitally.

Volunteers Example of Speci c Behaviours but not limited to: • Personal informa on of sta , students and parents not to be discussed with volunteers.

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Visitors Example of Speci c Behaviours but not limited to: • Personal informa on of sta , students and parents not to be discussed with visitors.

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Safe School Framework

• You use personal informa on in accordance with your school Privacy Policy.

• You have ethical and legal obliga ons to treat personal informa on as con den al. You protect the privacy of each member of the school community by trea ng the informa on gained in the rela onship as con den al, restric ng its use and disclosure to the purposes de ned in your school Privacy Policy.

• If a third party asks for access to personal informa on, you must take reasonable steps to con rm the iden ty of the third party, and that it is lawful to disclose the informa on to them. You must inform the member of the school community that you have disclosed their personal informa on unless you are sa s ed that there are legal reasons for not doing so.

• You seek advice if you iden fy a con ict between protec ng personal informa on and any resul ng risk to the safety and well-being of a student.

• You create and keep accurate records of conversa ons about signi cant decisions involving the safety and well-being of students.

P&F and Community News The P&F have had a busy semester and have appreciated the support for all our events.

We would like to thank all the families and the wider Infant Jesus Community for buying bricks to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Infant Jesus School.

The money we have raised this semester from the P&F events so far have given us the ability to donate $5000 to the Teachers Resource Wishlist. The following was purchased from our dona on: · · · · ·

Pre-Kindy: Classroom Role Play toys and outdoor scooters Pre-Primary: Headphones and whiteboards Year 2: 2 sets of drying racks Year 3: $1000 worth of readers Year 5 & 6: Furniture for the balcony.

We are eager to fundraise enough money to buy more resources from the Teachers Wishlist!

UPCOMING EVENTS Canteen Day is coming! The P&F have organised two dates for a Recess only canteen morning.

Year 1-3: Friday 14 June. Kindergarten and Pre-Primary students are given an opportunity to pre-order on this day.

Year 4-6: Monday 17 June.

If anyone is available to help run the canteen on either of these days please let us know. If anyone can donate food items please contact us at president.pafc@gmail.com so that we can let you know the ingredients or food we require. Your ongoing support contributes to making these events successful!

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