Veritas Term 3 Week 10

VERITAS

TERM 3 WEEK 10 Fac on Athle cs Carnival 2023 The Great Big Crunch

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#ExpectGreatThings@ Infant Jesus School

21 September 2023

Important Dates 10 October Term 4 Commences 12 October

Beginning of Term Mass (Year 1)

21-22 October

MAD Camp

23 October

Reconcilia on Parent Mee ng 7pm

28 - 29 October

Reconcilia on Commitment Mass

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We acknowledge the tradi onal Owners of the lands on which we live, learn and work.

We acknowledge the con nued deep spiritual connec on and rela onship of Aboriginal peoples to this country and commit to the ongoing journey of Reconcilia on.

Contents

4 FROM THE PRINCIPAL Uniform Shop News Learning Journey’s P & F Thank you!

Students Of The Week

7 ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ CORNER Uniform Requirements Three Step Recipe To Great School Holidays With Your Kids

8 WE ARE CALLED St Teresa of Avila St Therese of the Infant Jesus Beginning Of Term Mass

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CLASS NEWS

SAFE SCHOOL FRAMEWORK

P & F / COMMUNITY NEWS

Conduct Statement

P & F News Father & Son Camp

Year Three Year Four

From the Principal We thank you Lord, for this term.

For our challenges, our successes, and the mistakes from which we have learnt.

Be with us as we spend our me with family and friends.

Keep us safe in our ac vi es; give us good rest and good fun.

Bring us back refreshed and ready for a new term.

We thank you for our classmates, teachers, parents and a community that cares for us.

Amen Welcome to our Week 10 newsle er and the end of a very busy Term 3.

I would like to thank our wonderful sta for all of their hard work during another busy term. Their commitment to each and every student and their enthusiasm around the school is appreciated. Enjoy the school holidays!

Congratula ons in advance to Mr John Hayden on his marriage to Heather on Saturday. We wish John and Heather all the best and a life me of happiness.

Sadly, we farewell Ms Angie Spadaccini at the end of this term. We wish Angie all the best as she embarks on a new career change.

Well done to Miss Witkowski and all of the sta and parents who helped ensure our Athle cs Carnival was such a success yesterday. Congratula ons to all of our students for their par cipa on, teamwork and for trying their best.

We have exci ng news to share with our parent community. Our Uniform Shop will s ll be operated by One World, but will now be on school grounds adjacent to the Pre-Kindy Classroom commencing Week 1 of Term 4.

Access will be via the Kindy/Pre-Primary Carpark. The Uniform Shop will be open Tuesday’s 1.00pm - 4.00pm and Friday’s 8.30am - 11.30am In 2024 we are celebra ng 70 years as a school. We are looking for volunteers to help form a parent group to help organise some of our celebra ons. If you are interested, please contact our school o ce.

Well done to all of our students for their par cipa on in the Learning Journey’s last week. Learning Journey’s are a fantas c way for your children to explain what they have been doing in class over the term. It was lovely seeing how proud they were to show you their work.

Thank you to everyone who has supported our recent P&F events over the last few weeks. It has been a very busy calendar for our P&F Execu ve and I would like to acknowledge all of their hard work.

Thank you Ladies!

Term 4 begins on Tuesday 10 October for students.

Enjoy the holidays

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Mel Allen Principal

Ms Allen’s Students of the Week Zoey Barker What amazing progress Zoey has made in Literacy Pro. With lots of hard work, Zoey has nearly doubled her level this year! Super work Zoey!

Arlo Magnaterra and Mia Waters Arlo and Mia found some interes ng facts about St Paul as part of their research. They put a lot of e ort into the wri ng and presenta on of their work. Well done Arlo and Mia.

Ethan O’Byrne

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Ethan was excited to share his wri ng. A er reading the book ‘Our Moon’, Ethan wrote some interes ng facts about what he had learnt.

Fantas c work Ethan!

Ms Allen’s Students of the Week Judd Haghighi, Jordan Fuda and Amaya Magnaterra The Year Two’s had been learning about compound words in their class. Judd, Jordan and Amaya were very proud to share their work!

Year 5 Students Well done to Jaxon Finis, Grace Colaco, Chrissa Benny, Xander Chatzopoulos, Megan Pham, Sienna Wiles, Angel Le, Nabhas Samakkasewee, Adam Han and Myah Scriva who created some well wri en facts about the life of St Paul. Well done Year 5’s

Dario Giorgi, Violet Legge , Jack Hannah

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Well done to Violet, Jack and Dario for their awesome informa on reports on Kangaroos. They found some amazing facts which they used in their wri ng.

Assistant Principal’s Corner Term Four Uniforms

A reminder that in Term Four students need to wear their summer uniform. As listed in the Infant Jesus School Uniform Policy.

Year 1-6 Boys’ Summer Uniform Short sleeve blue shirt (logo) Navy blue college shorts Black lace-up school shoes Infant Jesus School navy socks Infant Jesus School hat

Year 1-6 Girls’ Summer Uniform Infant Jesus School summer dress or Navy Blue college shorts and Short sleeve blue shirt Black lace-up school shoes White school socks Infant Jesus School hat

Sports Uniform Navy blue sport shorts (with school logo) White polo shirt (with school logo) School Fac on polo (fac on name and logo) White joggers White Infant Jesus School socks Infant Jesus School hat Navy/white track jacket and track pant (with school logo)

Unisex Pre-Primary Summer Uniform Summer Navy blue sport shorts (with school logo) Light Blue polo shirt (with school logo) White joggers White Infant Jesus School socks Infant Jesus School hat

Hair For health reasons all shoulder length hair needs to be ed back securely. Please note: This includes mullets.

The school colours of blue and white should be used when using ribbon, or other hair es. Children’s haircuts need to be conserva ve and appropriate to uniform expecta ons.

Radical haircuts and colour are not acceptable. (This includes gel/waxed hair, spiked hair and any hair style that would be considered radical).

Jewellery 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. Studs must be plain gold or silver.

Makeup Children should not wear make-up, nail polish, shellac, or acrylic nails with the school uniform.

A Three-Step Recipe to Great School Holidays With Your Kids Step 1: Limit The Kids’ Screen Time “Time o screens allows for more rela onships to develop and deepen, crea vity to evolve, and physical ac vity to take place”.

Step 2: Get Crea ve With Holiday Ac vi es A few sugges ons include • Go outside for a walk around your local area. Walk the dog while the kids ride their bikes. Explore streets you’ve never been down before. Chat with the kids about their favourite houses, gardens and street names.

• Go ‘camping’ – in the garden, backyard or loungeroom.

• Take the kids for a day walk in a Na onal Park, on a beach or in the city. Pack a picnic lunch to save money.

Create a ‘treasure hunt’ list of things they can look out for on their walk. At the end of the walk share a reward like an ice-cream, or sit down together to make a video or photo album from the day.

• Have a holiday or ‘Read-a-thon’ day.

• Open the games cupboard and get your kids playing the simple old-fashioned entertainment you used to enjoy yourself as a kid. Games like Kerplunk, Jenga, Pick-Up-S cks, Scrabble, board games or card games will wake up parts of their brain that o en don’t get used during the normal daily rou ne.

• Have a “Cra ernoon” – an a ernoon of cra . Pull out all the cra and art supplies, look up a few crea ve ideas on the internet or at the library, and create something memorable.

• Hold a bake-o . Let the kids loose in the kitchen to cook something. Supply them with ingredients, recipes and ideas. “They’re going to make a mess, deal with it,” says Dr Coulson. “Kids are not meant to be dy all the me.”

At the end of their session, turn up the music and help them clean up.

• Visit the local Library – to borrow books and join in the free holiday ac vi es including listening to stories, crea ng short lms and dancing!

• Visit the Museum or Art Gallery– to see and join in the free holiday ac vi es including ‘visi ng Egypt’, seeing ‘remarkable rep les’ and cracking codes.

Step 3: Remember - Boredom is OKAY!

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While you can plan ahead to ght the boredom blues, remember that it’s actually okay for your kids to get a bit listless

Our Carmelite Heritage

ma ers. St Teresa also began a community of dedicated young Carmelite priests to give spiritual help to the sisters and to become missionaries, including her friend the famous poet, mys c and Saint John of the Cross.

At Infant Jesus School we are fortunate to be connected to the Carmelites who have had charge of Infant Jesus Parish since 1956.

St Teresa started wri ng books to guide people in their faith and prayer. Many of these are s ll read 400 years a er her death. St Teresa’s bookmark is very famous: “Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you. All things are passing.

God never changes. Pa ence obtains all things. Whoever has God lacks nothing. Only God is enough”. People s ll sing this today.

St Teresa of Avila founded a new Carmelite convent in 1562 for the women and 1568 with St John of the Cross, her friend for the men.

St Therese of the Infant Jesus is another famous Carmelite who was born in Alencon, France in 1873 and who died in Lisieux in 1897.

St Teresa of Avila - Feast Day 15 October St Teresa was born in Avila on March 28, 1515. Avila is a beau ful city with great stone walls all around it. St Teresa was brought up in a Chris an home where she learned to pray. She wanted to be a martyr to see "forever". So, she ran away with her brother Rodrigo, but they were discovered by one of her uncles outside town who brought them home.

St Teresa’s mother died when she was 13. She was very sad and asked the Virgin Mary to take her place. St Teresa felt her protec on all her life. She always had lots of friends but a er her mum’s death she made poor choices, so her dad sent her to a boarding school in a nearby convent of Augus nian nuns. The good friendships she found there with the sisters and friends helped her greatly to walk on the path of truth and to love God. At the age of 20 St Teresa decided to follow God's call and entered the Carmelite convent. There she experienced the drama of being caught between between the love of God and the love of the world. She tried my best to pray and be a good nun but it was not easy for her.

When St Teresa was 39 her life was turned around when she felt Jesus heal her and li her up. Then, by God’s love, St Teresa lived her new life with energy and courage. With a group of young friends they decided to start anew to pray and work for the healing and renewal of the church a er the divisions from the Reforma on. They wanted to be a community of friends who were good friends of Christ, free from any prejudice where women could be their best selves.

They began their rst small, simple community dedicated to St Joseph in Avila in August 1562.

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Many girls wanted to join their convent and St Teresa was asked to start as many new convents as possible. So, she spent a lot of me on the road and dealing with business

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We are Called

On the way home to Avila from Burgos, St Teresa got very sick and died on October 4, 1582, in Alba de Tormes. A er her death she was made a saint in 1622 and in 1970 the rst woman to be a Doctor of the Church, (an o cial teacher of the Church).

St Therese of the Infant Jesus -Feast Day 1 October Therese Mar n became a Carmelite nun in Lisieux when she was only 15 in 1888. St Therese always wanted to be a saint but there was nothing grand that she could do for God. She entrusted her life to God trus ng in his merciful love which gave her con dence and hope. So, St Therese lived an ordinary way of life - her own li le way of following Jesus where she was. Her way was a simple one based on love with no showing o . St Therese’s dad called her ‘a li le ower’. She did not want to a ract a en on - she simply did the li le things she could do where she was: “My voca on is love”. St Therese prayed for everyone from missionaries to those in jail.

While St Therese was s ll young she developed tuberculosis and became very weak. Her health declined but she never complained. St Therese always smiled and encouraged others. The last words she said were: “My God, I love you”.

St Therese was 24 when she died on 30 September 1897.

St Therese had promised that she would spend her heaven doing good on earth. A er her death there were many miracles associated with a shower of roses from heaven.

Infant Jesus School uniform has a string of ‘li le owers’.

Many people came to know St Therese through a li le book she wrote about her life called The Story of a Soul. Soon St Therese was canonised and like St Teresa and St John of the Cross was recognised as a Doctor of the Church in 1997.

As we commence a new term we look forward to parents joining us for the Eucharis c Celebra on at 9.00am on Thursday 12 October at Infant Jesus Church.

Year Three

A Trip to New Zealand Year 3 students have been reading and researching all about New Zealand. During our research we have learnt all about Korowai Cloaks and created a collabora ve art piece to represent the cloaks worn.

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During our research students were fascinated to learn all about Hangi’s (tradi onal Māori earth oven used for cooking) and other tasty dishes that New Zealanders enjoy. Inspired by the Great Pavlova Debate, students had a chance to assemble their own meringue treats before devouring them.

R U OK? Day Thursday of Week 8 was R U OK? Day. R U OK? Day is a na onal day of ac on dedicated to reminding everyone that every day is the day to ask, 'Are you okay?' and support those struggling with life's ups and downs.

In Year Four we learnt how to be a Listening Legend by following the four steps involved in having an R U OK? conversa on. These steps are: 1) Ask: You no ce a friend isn’t quite themselves. Ask them if they’re okay. Try to pick a suitable me and place.

2) Listen: Give them the opportunity to speak. Don’t try to x the problem - just listen!

3) Encourage ac on: Assist them to nd ways to help the situa on. This could include playing a game or going for a walk.

4) Check in: Make a note to check in with them again at a later stage.

To prac ce how to start a conversa on with our friends, we played a game of ‘conversa on bingo’ as a class.

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We enjoyed learning about R U OK? Day and hope to be there for our friends when they need us. ti

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Year Four

Purpose The purpose of the Code of Conduct is to describe minimum standards of conduct in all behaviour and decision making to ensure the safety and well-being of students.

Applica on The Code applies to sta , students, volunteers, parents and guardians as applicable. The term ‘parents’ includes guardians.

The Guidelines are illustra ve and not an exhaus ve list of the behaviours covered by the Code. If your behaviour varies from the standards described in this Code and Guidelines, you should be prepared to explain and jus fy your decisions and ac ons. While mandatory language such as ‘must’, ‘shall’ and ‘will’ is not used throughout the Code, there is a presump on the conduct described is mandatory and therefore not discre onary. The Principal expects you to conduct yourself personally and professionally in a way that maintains public trust and con dence in your school and the Church. You have a responsibility to students and their family, other members of the school community and the wider community to provide and support safe and competent educa on and care of students. You will do your best to support other members of the school community to comply with the Code.

In cases of con ict between parts of the Code, between the Code and other school policies, or in any decision making choices, you give priority to the outcome that will be in the best interests of the safety and well-being of the child.

Breaches Breaches of the Code must be no ed to the Principal and it is a breach of the Code not to do so. A breach of the Code may cons tute a failure to follow a lawful direc on from the Principal and therefore the Principal will have the discre on as to what ac on to take, which may include counselling, professional development or sanc ons under any agreement between you and the Principal. If you are a parent, volunteer or visitor, the Principal may take such ac on as is appropriate in your circumstances to maintain the safety and well-being of students. The Principal must no fy the appropriate authori es of any breach of the Code that was grooming behaviour: ie. deliberately undertaken with the aim of befriending and establishing an emo onal connec on with a student, to lower the student’s inhibi ons in prepara on for engaging in sexual ac vity with the student. Examples include: • developing rela onships that could be seen as favouri sm (for example, the o ering of gi s or special treatment for speci c students) • being alone with a student in circumstances where you are unseen or unlikely to be randomly interrupted • ini a ng unnecessary physical contact with students or doing things of a personal nature that a student can do for themselves, such as toile ng or changing clothes • engaging in personal disclosures (including personal contact details), or exchanges containing sexual content with or in the presence of a student • organising contact with a student or their family outside of school without the Principal’s knowledge and/or consent (e.g. tutoring, sport coaching).

• having any non-curriculum related online contact with a student (including via digital media) or their family • using any personal digital media account to contact students or their family • photographing or videoing a student without the consent of the parent • being in the presence of a student whilst under the in uence of alcohol or non-medically prescribed drugs or o ering either to a student The Principal must no fy the appropriate authori es of any breach of the Code that was sexual abuse of a child: ie sexual behaviour in circumstances where:

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• the student is the subject of bribery, coercion, a threat, exploita on or violence; • the student has less power than another person involved in the behaviour; or • there is a signi cant disparity in the developmental func on or maturity of the child and another person involved in the behaviour.

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Code of Conduct at Infant Jesus School

Introduc on You acknowledge the inherent vulnerability of the students in your care. You recognise that the safety and well-being of students depends upon your vigilance and diligence and the vigilance and diligence of all adults. The Code does not give you detailed professional advice on speci c behaviour. Rather, it describes the minimum requirements expected of you.

P&F and Community News

P&F News P & F UP COMING EVENTS P & F Mee ng - Tuesday 7th November ACM Mee ng - Tuesday 21st November Friday 24th November - School Disco - Save The Date!

P & F MEETING The next P & F Mee ng will take place in Term 4 on Tuesday 7th November. Please remember, if you have any agenda items to raise or fundraising sugges ons please email them to secretary.ijpaf@gmail.com

POP AND ROCK MUSICAL BINGO The school community came together last Friday night for our Pop and Rock Musical Bingo evening. A packed out school hall enjoyed music from the 1960's through to the 2020's, with everyone singing and dancing along. It was a wonderful event that raised in excess of $5000 for our school and a huge thanks must go to all the families and businesses who donated items to make the night a success. Thanks must also go to our school sta and admin, who not only came along and rocked the evening, but also helped with many jobs both on the night and behind the scenes. Thank you!

SPORTS CARNIVAL P & F FOOD STALL We hope all the students and the community thoroughly enjoyed the sports carnival yesterday. A big thanks to those families who donated food items for our stall and to those parents who gave up some of their me during the day to assist with sales for their allocated me slot. And also to the parents who o ered a spontaneous helping hand throughout the day we thank you!

SCHOOL DISCO Our school disco has been booked in for Friday 24th November. More informa on will follow next term.

We always require many volunteers on this busy and enjoyable a ernoon/evening so if you are able to volunteer to help out for one or more year group sessions, please email Vanessa at president.pafc@gmail.com.

We hope all families have a wonderful school holiday break. Please stay safe, enjoy the me with your families and we will see you all next term.

FATHER AND SON CAMP 2023 REGISTRATIONS

What you need to do: Email ijfathersoncamp@gmail.com with the following details: 1.

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Dad's name Child/children's name(s) Dad's mobile number and email address Year level(s) Does the father or son have a birthday while on camp?

Does anyone have any allergies?

What family would you prefer to bunk with?

(Please Note: Bunking arrangements will be accommodated where possible but there are no guarantees).

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We will accept registra ons on a rst-come, rst-serve basis and will be in touch within a few days once you have emailed to con rm your registra on and provide more details in regards to payment informa on.

Learn music at Infant Jesus School!

• Keyboard, guitar, voice, woodwind and drum lessons starting from$25.30 for individual lessons.

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Enrol now for Term 4! receive first lesson free

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CONTACT US! 0479 171 424 enquiry@keyedupmusic.com.au

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The camp will be held at Nanga Bush Camp in Dwellingup from Friday, November 3 to Sunday, November 5.

The cost is $365 for families with one child and $415 for families with two children.

This will cover all food, accommoda on and ac vi es over the weekend.

Updated 21.9.23

NOTES

SUNDAY W 8 E E K 1 W 15 St Theresa of E Avila E K 2

MONDAY 9

Pupil Free Day

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Whole school online assessment

W 22 23 E Reconcilation Parent MAD (Mother & E Meeting 7pm Parish Centre K Daughter) CAMP Water Corp Incursion 3 Yrs 3 – 6

TUESDAY 10

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

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Students Commence

Kindy Screening

Beginning of Term Mass (Year 1) 9.00am

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FRIDAY

SATURDAY

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Interschool Numero PLC Meeting Fr Greg & Fr Ad visting Competition Yr 4

Newsletter Parish/Class Mass Yr 2, 3 & 5

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PLC Meeting

Finance Meeting 5pm

Assembly (Year 3)

B Division InterSchool Athletics Carnival

MAD (Mother & Daughter) CAMP

28 Family Mass & Reconciliation Commitment Mass 6.00pm

World Teachers Day

Dance Lessons 1.50pm – 2.50pm Whole school online assessment

W 29 30 E Reconciliation E Commitment Dance Lessons K 1.50pm – 2.50pm Mass 9.30am & 4

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SAC MeeEng 7pm

Newsletter Whole School Mass Reconciliation Children’s Retreat 9am 9.00am Yr 1 – Perth Zoo

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Family Retreat & Reconciliation Day

PLC Meeting

Assembly Year 1

P&F MeeEng 7pm

Family Retreat & Reconciliation Day

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13 Dance Lessons 1.50pm – 2.50pm

Fr Greg & Fr Ad visiting Yr 5 Staff Meeting

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ACM 6pm

Keyed Up Music Recitals 3.15pm

Volunteers Thanksgiving Mass 9.00am

W 26 Our Lord Jesus King of the E Christ, Universe E K 8

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Kindy 2024 Information Evening

Kindy Orientation Fr Greg & Fr Ad visiting PP

Kindy Concert

Assembly Pre Primary Newsletter

Year 6 Family Evening

Dance Lessons 1.50pm – 2.50pm

Staff Meeting

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8 Immaculate

Christmas Concert 6pm

Thanksgiving Mass 9.00am

Graduation Year 6 Lunch

Orientation (PP – Yr 6)

Graduation Mass 6pm

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Term Four 2023

Dance Lessons 1.50pm – 2.50pm

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Staff Meeting

1 All Saints Day

Dance Lessons 1.50pm – 2.50pm

Keyed Up Music Recitals 3.15pm

W 3 1 Sunday Of E Advent E International of People K Day With 9 Disabilities

Fr Greg & Fr Ad visiting Yr 3

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Blessed Virgin Mary

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Year 3 Kings Park Excursion

2 All Souls Day

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FAS (Father and Son Camp)

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Remembrance Day Reflection

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Parish/Class Mass Yr 1, 4 & 6

PP Excursion to Scitech

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Newsletter

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Summer Carnival Waverly Tennis

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Disco

Conception of the Blessed Mary

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Last Day Of Term - Students

Reports to go home 3.30pm

W 10 2 Sunday of E Advent E K 10 nd

11 Staff Professional Development Days Parent Interviews Staff Clean Up Day

12 Staff Professional Development Days

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14 St John Of The Cross

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Staff Professional Development Days

Staff Professional Development Days

Staff Professional Development Days

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Contact Us

17 Smith Street, Morley Western Australia 6062 14 9276 1769

info@infantjesus.wa.edu.au

www.infantjesus.wa.edu.au