Veritas Term 3, Week 6

Important Dates

We acknowledge the tradiIonal Owners of the lands on which we live, learn and work. We acknowledge the conInued deep spiritual connecIon and relaIonship of Aboriginal peoples to this country and commit to the ongoing journey of ReconciliaIon.

From the Principal

Dear God, You have created all people and all of crea4on. We give you thanks for this gi< we're invited to engage with hope, joy and love as your disciples. Open our hearts and our eyes to see our communi4es as you would have us to see them.

Amen

Welcome to our Week 6 newsleZer. This term is certainly flying by.

I am looking forward to my first Infant Jesus Day tomorrow. I would like to thank everyone involved in advance for a fantasIc day – to our hardworking staff, our Parish, our P&F CommiZee and volunteers, the students and our fantasIc families. Infant Jesus Day is a wonderful way to join as a community and celebrate all those that have gone before us that have helped make our school such an amazing place to be.

I was privileged and proud to be able to aZend the One Big Voice Concert last Friday night. CongratulaIons to Mrs Carroll and Mrs King for all of their hard work in preparing the students over the whole year and to our school choir for their enthusiasm, teamwork and exemplary behaviour. It was a fantasIc evening, and I am sure the parents that aZended were very proud of their children. Well done everyone.

Next Thursday we are celebraIng our dads (and special father figures) with our ‘Donuts with Dad’ morning, followed by Mass. I look forward to celebraIng this special day with everyone.

Our Year 4 children are busy preparing for their First Communion on Saturday 9 September. I would like to thank the Parish team for all their preparaIon in organising this beauIful Sacrament for all of the children. Please conInue to keep the Year 4’s in your prayers over the next few weeks.

Planning for 2024 is already underway and each year we reset our classes. If there is something excepIonal that our staff are unaware of and need to consider in this process, please communicate this to the school by the end of this term. Please note that staffing for 2024 has not been finalised and requesIng parIcular teachers is not an excepIonal circumstance.

Next year, Infant Jesus School is celebraIng 70 years. I am hoping that we can organise a parent commiZee to help with planning whole school events for our community (past and present) to help celebrate our rich history. If you are interested in helping behind the scenes, please let the office know.

Enjoy Infant Jesus Day tomorrow.

Mel Allen Principal

Ms Allen’s Students of the Week

Rachael Fernandez &

Infant Jesus Day

In preparaIon for Infant Jesus Day 2023 year levels have been learning about the history of Infant Jesus School.

We are looking forward to families joining us tomorrow for the Mass at 11.00am (School Hall) or at 12.30pm/12.45pm for the Sausage Sizzle Lunch to be followed by the stalls and acIviIes.

Tomorrow for Infant Jesus Day

• All Pre-Primary to Year 6 children may wear free dress.

• All children are encouraged to bring some money to spend at the stalls aler the Sausage Sizzle lunch.

Celebra'ng Fathers

On Thursday 31 August 2023 we will be celebraIng our Dads, Grand-dads and Father figures, with Donuts with Dads before school at 7.30am followed by a Whole School Mass at Infant Jesus Church commencing at 9.00am.

All Fathers, Grandfathers and Father figures are very welcome to join us – to assist with catering please add your details via this link hZps://forms.office.com/r/cBbhhvCmTU

iShow iExplain iLearnt (Learning Journeys)

On Monday 11 September 2023 we welcome parents to iShow, iExplain, iLearnt. This iniIaIve was introduced in 2022 to provide an important opportunity to strengthen communicaIon through sharing the learning achievements and progress of the children with parents through Ime spent in the classroom.

iShow, iExplain, iLearnt supports our goal to conInue to develop a community that fosters life-long learning and an aotude which promotes achievement of full potenIal in an environment embedded in our Gospel values.

At Infant Jesus School our Vision for Learning is based on our beliefs that all children are:

• competent and bring a wealth of experiences and knowledge to the learning task.

• involved in making choices which supports their unique way of learning.

• engaged in meaningful and purposeful tasks which include acIon and reflecIon.

During each iShow, iExplain, iLearnt session the parents, children and the school come together to support, share and celebrate each child’s development and learning.

The children, according to their level of development, proudly and confidently share their knowledge, progress and achievements with their parents through a variety of learning areas and tasks organised to provide addiIonal informaIon and an experience of daily learning in the classroom. It is also a Ime for all children to demonstrate how they conInue to #ExpectGreatThings of themselves in all areas of their learning.

iShow, iExplain, iLearnt is also a Ime to recognise all the teaching staff, teachers and educaIon assistants, who with great care, enthusiasm and experIse cater for the individual needs of every child. We thank them for their commitment and dedicaIon in supporIng our children to be flourishing life long learners.

A reminder that all bookings must be made through PTO, our online booking system - h[ps:// www.infantjesus.wa.edu.au/pto/

BYOD – Year Three Parents 2024

As you may be aware, our personalised 1-1 iPad Program will be moving into its twellh year at Infant Jesus School. The children’s learning has been enhanced with the use of this technology. It has enabled the learning to occur in a variety of meaningful ways and it has empowered children to integrate tradiIonal learning with the use of technology to further improve their understanding.

The program involves children from Years 3-6 bringing into school their own personal device which has specificaIons as given by the school.

We have planned a parent night on Wednesday 13 September at 6.00pm which will focus on digital ciIzenship and iPad use in the classroom. Parents are urged to aZend the session to have an understanding of the work we are involved in with the learning program. The purpose of this evening will be to highlight how the iPad will be used in class and to answer any quesIons parents have about the logisIcs of this program. New and important informaIon will be given to parents about device requirements for 2024 for Year Three students only, so we ask that if you aZended before you sIll come along.

We ask that you RSVP for your aZendance via the following link:

hZps://forms.office.com/r/eUfmFwjaRP

Soundwaves

This year we are working in partnership to assist children in learning phonics/sounds during 2023.

Week 7

or ore a aw au

· We usually use a for or ore a aw au before l ll (e.g. all, call , fall , also, always).

· The grapheme ar for or ore a aw au is olen used aler w wh u (e.g. warm, quarter).

· The grapheme al for or ore a aw au is uncommon, but it is used in a few high frequency words (e.g. talk, walk).

· The grapheme or for or ore a aw au contains the leZer r, but r rr wr is not present (e.g. sport). The grapheme o can represent or ore a aw au before the grapheme r for r rr wr (e.g. story). Unusual graphemes for or ore a aw au include oor, ough, augh, oa and ort (e.g. door, bought, caught, broad, mortgage).

Week 8

v ve

· v ve is most frequently represented by the grapheme v (e.g. voice, river).

· The grapheme ve represents v ve at the end of words (e.g. give, leave). Words in English do not end with the grapheme v, apart from a few slang words (e.g. rev).

· The grapheme f in the word of is an unusual way to represent v ve.

w wh u w wh u is used at the start and in the middle of words, but never at the end of words (e.g. what, reward).

· The grapheme u usually represents w wh u aler q or g (e.g. quit, square, penguin, language).

· The grapheme wh for w wh u is most commonly used at the start of words (e.g. which, wheel).

St Rose of Lima

Yesterday, 23 August, was the feast day of St Rose of Lima. At Infant Jesus School Lima facIon is linked to St Rose as Lima is her birthplace. During her life she always helped others and prayed for and cared for those in need. When she was twenty St Rose joined the Dominican Order.

When St. Rose of Lima was born in Lima, Peru on April 20, 1586 she was named Isabel de Flores. She received the name Rose when a housemaid, gazing upon her when she was sIll an infant, remarked: "She's as lovely as a rose." Her mother decided that Rose would be her daughter's name, and later she was given that name at the Ime of confirmaIon.

As a young girl growing up, Rose began to fast and pray. Her parents denied her permission to enter a convent, and because she decided not to marry, she endured much misunderstanding from her parents and friends. Rose conInued; however, to remain at home, but she lived a secluded life. To do her share in supporIng the family, she did needlework and sold flowers that she grew. When she was twenty years of age, she joined the Third Order of St. Dominic and converted a liZle hut in the backyard into a retreat, where she olen went to pray.

Rose also transformed a room in her parents' house into a hospital, where she cared for those in need. During this Ime, Dutch pirates invaded Lima's harbour and defeated the Peruvian fleet and they intended to loot the city and burn the buildings. The women, children and religious of Lima took refuge in the churches and Rose urged them all to pray. When the pirates burst into the church, they were confronted with the terrifying spectacle of a young girl ablaze with light, holding the Blessed Sacrament. They turned away and fled to their ships, which sailed away.

Rose died on August 24, 1617, at the age of thirty-one, and she was canonised by Pope Clement X in 1671.

In Australia, we celebrate St Rose's Feast Day on 23 August.

We are Called

First Eucharist

Holy Communion is an incredible gil and the amazing thing about this gil is that it can be unwrapped Ime and Ime again in our lives, and every Ime we do this, the gil will be brand new. Each new unwrapping gives us the opportunity to gain a beZer understanding of what the gil actually is.

Through the Family Focussed, Parish Based and School Supported Sacramental Program the Year Four children have been preparing to receive the gil of Holy Communion for the first Ime later this term.

The children, their teachers and their families have all been preparing through a Parent InformaIon Evening, a Commitment Mass and a Parent and Child Workshop.

Next week the children will parIcipate in a Retreat Day at the Parish Centre and the following week will gather to receive ReconciliaIon at Infant Jesus Church.

Infant Jesus Parish

All are invited to the Infant Jesus Parish Feast Day to Celebrate the Dedicaeon of Infant Jesus Church (31 years since 29 August 1992)

CelebraIons begin around the altar at all Masses and conInue the fesIviIes in the Parish Hall with Saturday 26 August at 6.00pm – dinner; Sunday 27 August at 7.30am - breakfast; 9.30ammorning tea, 11.30am - lunch and 6.00pm - dinner with our Parish Youth.

Pa[erns

This week in Kindy, we have started to focus on paZerns! We know that a paZern is something that is repeated over and over again.

We used loose parts to conInue paZerns and threaded with beads to create our own paZerns. We have looked at conInuing and extending a variety of different styles such as AB, AAB and ABC.

Pre-Primary Health

Brush, brush and brush!

In Health, we have talked about the different ways we can make sure our bodies stay healthy! This week we focused on the importance of oral hygiene and how important it is that we brush our teeth everyday!

Here are some fun-facts from our Pre-Primary children:

“We have to brush our teeth for two minutes and two Imes a day.” - Imogen

“You’ll get caviIes if you don’t brush your teeth.” - Estelle

“If you don’t brush your teeth you might get plaque in your teeth.” - Sebaseano

“If we eat too much lollies you might get caviIes.” - Giorgia

“Our toothpaste needs fluoride to help our teeth stay clean” - Zachary

Science News

Pre-Primary

What do Plants Need to Grow?

In Pre-Primary Science the children have been exploring and invesIgaIng what a plant needs to grow. In Week 1 we planted runner beans to complete an experiment on how exposing plants to different factors effects their growth. We tested soil vs sand, sun vs no sun and water vs no water. The children made observaIons over the term so far and below are the results of the experiment. The things plants need to grow is good soil, sun and water.

Science News

Year One

NaIonal Science Week

The Year One's explored this years theme of 'InnovaIon: Powering the future'. The children explored the concept of a smart farm and then designed technology to help farmers look aler their plants and animals. Many chose to draw and then create robots out of lego to help out on the farm.

Health News

Year One

IdenIfying Personal Strengths

We discussed how good friends do or say things that makes us happy and that makes us want them to be our friend. For this acIvity the children took turns tracing each other’s hand in their book. Their partner then wrote character strengths that made that person a good friend in each finger. The children then had the opportunity to write on anyones hand. We then discussed how it felt when the children read what other students had idenIfied as our strengths.

Music

One Big Voice

Our Choir students, for the very first Ime, joined the One Big Voice performance last Friday evening held at the RAC stadium with the rest of the seventy schools in WA. The children were very excited and were proud to showcase the songs that they have been busy rehearsing.

Students sang to favourites like Brave, a Sunny Day in Australia, Beethoven, Gold and One Kind Word. They even sang along with rest of the parents during the karaoke session to the song “Sweet Child of Mine”.

You are all amazing super stars!

Safe School Framework

Conduct Statement 11

You act reflecevely and ethically.

Guidelines

1. You engage with the school reflecIvely and ethically to ensure that you consciously put student safety and well-being at the forefront of your behaviour and decisions.

2. You develop and maintain appropriate and best pracIce advice, support and care for each student and their family.

3. You evaluate your conduct and competency according to this Code, the terms and condiIons of your relaIonship with the school, and school policies.

4. You contribute to the professional development of school staff as appropriate.

5. You contribute to conInuous improvement by supporIng opportuniIes to record, assess and learn from incidents involving student safety and well-being.

6. You advise the Principal of any reducIon in your capacity to act in the best interests of the safety and well-being of students due to health, social or other factors, while you seek ways of addressing the deficiency.

7. You take care of the safety and well-being of all members of the school community so that you all may fully contribute and cooperate in providing for the safety and well-being of students.

Staff Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:

· Follow school policies, procedures and protocols.

Parents Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:

· Maintain confidenIality at all Imes about students and staff

· Follow school policies, procedures and protocols.

Students Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:

· To be aware and respeczul of other students’ needs.

· Follow school policies, procedures and protocols.

Volunteers/Visitors Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:

· Follow school policies, procedures and protocols.

· Respect the students and help with programmes as required.

· Maintain confidenIality at all Imes.

P&F and Community News

P&F News

P & F EVENT DATES FOR TERM 3

Friday 25th August- Infant Jesus Day

Friday 15th September- Pop and Rock Musical Bingo

Wednesday 20th September- AthleIcs Carnival

P &F MEETING

Thank you to those who aZended the P&F meeIng last week. The next P&F meeIng will take place in Term 4. Please remember, if you ever have any fundraising suggesIons please feel free to email them to secretary.ijpaf@gmail.com

INFANT JESUS DAY

Infant Jesus Day is tomorrow! A big thank you to those volunteers who will be helping during the day with both the sausage sizzle and the drinks stall. We hope everyone has a fantasIc day!

POP AND ROCK MUSICAL BINGO

Thank you to the following businesses for their contribuIons

-De Rizzo PainIng Service

-Stylish Agency, Perth Fashion Stylist

-WA Marble & Granite

-Arbonne - Danielle Moore 0411 680 608

-Italians Restaurant, Dianella

-Miss Cuppity's Tea Rooms, Scarborough

-Tupperware - Leanne Rolender 0412 675 393

-West Coast Eagles & Aquila Cafe, Mineral Resources Park, Lathlain

There are limited Ickets lel for this event so please get your Ickets before it's too late! We sIll require donaIons so if you have or work for a business who can make a donaIon, it would be greatly appreciated. Please email Giulia De Rizzo at secretary.ijpaf@gmail.com if you or you know of someone who can help.

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL P&F FOOD STALL

InformaIon regarding our ever popular food stall will be coming out soon. As per previous years, each year group will be allocated a food item and a Imeslot to man the stall on the day. It's always a fun day and our food stall is always a hit with everyone thanks to the generosity of our parents and school community.

MAD CAMP

It's not too late to register for Mother and Daughter Camp ( MAD)

It is on Friday 20th October - 22nd October

For more informaIon and costs contact -The 2023 Mad Camp CommiZeeijmadcamp2023@gmail.com

FATHER & SON CAMP - Save the date

Father and Son Camp is back for 2023!!

The camp will take place on the weekend of November 3-5 at Nanga in Dwellingup. RegistraIon details will follow in the coming months - watch this space.