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TERM 4 WEEK 2 Welcome Back to Term 4! The Great Big Crunch #ExpectGreatThings@ Infant Jesus School

19 October 2023

Important Dates 21 - 23 October

MAD Camp

23 October

Reconcilia on Parent Mee ng 7pm Parish Centre

28 October Family Mass 28 - 29 November

Reconcilia on Commitment Mass

1 November

Whole School Mass All Saints Day 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

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

WE ARE CALLED

Absent Students Sound Waves Merit Awards

The Rosary Socktober Family Mass Feast Of All Saints

CLASS NEWS

SAFE SCHOOL FRAMEWORK

COMMUNITY NEWS

Sacrament of Reconcilia on Annual Community Mee ng World Teachers Day

Kindy News Year Two News Physical Educa on News

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ CORNER

Code of Conduct Statements Purpose

P & F Events P & F Mee ng Disco

From the Principal Heavenly Father, We li our voice in prayer for peace in our world. Amid con icts and unrest, we ask for Your interven on and guidance. You are the Prince of Peace, and we ask that Your peace would transcend borders and boundaries, permea ng every na on, community, and heart. Bring an end to violence, hatred, and division. So en hearts that have grown hardened, and replace animosity with understanding and love. May the desire for peace grow stronger within us, uni ng us in our pursuit of harmony and jus ce. Lord, let Your peace prevail. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Welcome to our rst newsle er of Term 4. Please keep our Year 3 students in your prayers as they prepare to receive the Sacrament of Reconcilia on this term. Over the next few weeks, families will be involved in the Sacrament Parent Mee ng and retreat days as part of the prepara on to receive the Sacrament. We warmly invite our community to our Year Three Assembly on Thursday 26 October and to our Family Mass on Saturday 28 October. This is also one of the Reconcilia on Commitment Masses. We hope to see everyone there. On Tuesday 31 October and Thursday 2 November, there will be restricted access to the Early Years Carpark due to major repairs to the Lovegrove Way exit gates. Parents will be unable to exit through this exit on these days. Further informa on will be sent home to a ected parents next week. Our Annual Community Mee ng (ACM) is on Tuesday 21 November. All parents are invited to join us as the School Advisory Council and our Parent and Friends present their reports to the community. Light refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the mee ng. It’s that me of year where for various reasons, some families may be leaving us at the end of the year. If you are not intending for your child to be enrolled at Infant Jesus School in 2024, please contact the o ce so that we can o er places to families that are on our wai ng list. I would like to acknowledge our wonderful sta ahead of World Teachers Day on the 27 October. We have a fantas c team at Infant Jesus School and I know you join me in thanking them for all that they do for our students and community.

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Enjoy the rest of the week Mel Allen Principal

Assistant Principal’s Corner School Times

The school mes are as follows: 8.30am

Classes open (Pre-Primary to Year 6 children need to be at school)

8.40am

School day begins

10.30am – 10.50am

Recess

12.30pm – 1.10pm

Lunch

3.00pm

End of school day (Pre-Primary to Year 6)

It is very important that parents ensure that their children arrive at school no later than 8.30am so that they can

unpack and get organised in order to start school promptly at 8.40am. Morning supervision is from 8.00am and children are encouraged not to arrive at school before this me. Class teachers (except Kindergarten) will have their classes open for the children from 8.30am.

Absent Students Please make sure that these details are included in your email as this is a legal document. Parents must provide the teacher with a wri en explana on as to the cause of a child’s absence or a doctor’s cer cate. A note is also to be given to the class teacher and the school o ce if the child is absent for an extended period e.g. illness, holidays.

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To ensure the safety of all children, parents are asked to no fy the school by 9.00am if a child will be absent on a par cular day. The Department of Educa on has con rmed that whilst a phone message is not a subs tute for a signed note when repor ng absences, an email mee ng with the following criteria is acceptable; the name of the student the class/roll group of the student the reason for the absence the full name of the parent/guardian at the end of the message (the ‘from’ email address is not su cient as it does not necessarily have the full name of the person sending it)

Sound Waves

Merit Awards

This year we are working in partnership to assist children in further developing their spelling skills and knowledge using the Soundwaves Spelling resource across the school. The focus for Year 1 to Year 6 for next week and Week 4 is -

Week 3 – • The graphemes s and se frequently represent z zz s se (e.g. was, his, please, because). The su x s commonly represents z zz s se • (e.g. dogs, tubs). • The su x es commonly represents er ar or a e i o u z zz s se (e.g. lunches, peaches). The grapheme ss is an unusual way to represent • z zz s se (e.g. scissors, dessert). • The grapheme x can represent the two phonemes g gg z zz s se (e.g. example, exact). • The grapheme zz for z zz s se is seen a er short vowel sounds (e.g. zz, puzzle).

• s si is most commonly represented by the graphemes s and si. Both of these graphemes are used in the middle of words (e.g. usual, version). • The grapheme ge can represent s si. It is o en used at the end of words (e.g.beige, collage).

Week 4 – ou ow is most commonly represented by the graphemes ou and ow (e.g. loud, brown). The grapheme ough is an unusual way to represent ou ow (e.g. drought, plough).

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Remember – All students from Year 1 to Year 6 are able to log into Soundwaves with their class code. Class codes are available from classroom teachers.

Congratula ons to the following students who will receive a merit award on Thursday 26 October 2023 as an acknowledgement and celebra on of all their Pre-Primary Hendrix Di Tella, Sophie Cardenia, Hudson Murphy, Emilia McGarvie

Des ny Waters, Finn Elvish Laurence Ruggiero

Year One

Gianna Elanjikkal, Ben Zacharko, Aria Chatzopolous, Alexander Lamelza

Eas n Hough Harper McQuillan Georgia Mercuri Leo Pizzata

Year Two

Jophena Chin, Darcy De Nardi, Céilí Dowd, Lukas Giorgi, Dylan Samakkasewee Aus n Viljoen

Jiselle Papa, Ciara Dias, Jes an Vesco Arianna Parlongo

Year Three

Milana Di Tella, Samuel Gomez Ruiz, Antonella Gonzalez Posada, Ariana O'Brien, Alonza Trinca

Jaxon Bailey, Chris a Vesco, Arabella Triscari, Alyssa Cecchele, Tristan Wang

Year Four

Henry Willox, Layla Torre, Harry Huynh

Oliver Viljoen, Lucas Monaco, Harper Henry, Charlo e Emselle, Joanna Elanjikkal

Year Five

Siena Wiles, Noah Speciale, Harper Hird, Tate Green

Mia Waters, Miroli Fernando Rachael Fernandez

Year Six

Ivy Hu on, Laila Tartaglia, Daniel Yates, Aiden Caputo

Savio Paskin, Yvonne Tran, Dimitri Voitot, Amelia Chin

hard work.

We are Called Family Mass

The Rosary The month of October each year is dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary. This coincides with the liturgical feast of Our Lady of the Rosary on 7 October and was ins tuted to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary in gra tude for the protec on that she gives the Church in answer to the praying of the Rosary by the faithful. The Rosary is a simple, repe ve prayer by which we re ect on the life, death and glori ca on of Christ through the eyes and heart of his mother. The Rosary is one way we can prayerfully contemplate the mysteries of our faith. Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious and Luminous mysteries are re ected on as we pray. During October, classes have been praying the Rosary, a very well-known prayer, giving thanks for the blessings we have received and praying for the needs of others in our community and around the world.

On Saturday 28 October 2023 all families are invited to Family Mass at Infant Jesus Church at 6.00pm. This is a special me for the Infant Jesus community and the Year Three students, families and teachers as this Mass is also one of the Commitment Masses for the Sacramental Program for First Reconcilia on. As we focus on this special me and the commencement of the sacramental prepara on, a commitment prayer from the children, the parents and the parish will be shared with the community. At this Family Mass the Infant Jesus School Choir will also be leading the singing and parents are invited and encouraged to volunteer for the o ertory procession or reading. Parents are very welcome to contact the o ce if they wish to volunteer.

Feast of All Saints

Socktober

On Wednesday 1 November we celebrate the Feast of All Saints. It is a me when we remember all of those saints now in heaven, both known and unknown and re ect on Socktober, an inspiring ini a ve of Catholic Mission and a their lives. Saints are great role models. Saints hold a special posi on within the life of the Church. meaningful way for our students to engage with social October is Mission Month and next week we will par cipate in Socktober.

jus ce and the very important work of global mission through the world game of soccer.

A saint is someone who has a deep commitment to Christ and the power of God has been experienced through the saint by others in the same way. Such divine power may Through Soctober we have a wonderful opportunity to have been experienced through miracles, inspira onal make a posi ve impact. This ini a ve also highlights valuable lessons about compassion and global awareness examples or some extraordinary work. and allows Infant Jesus School to ac vely contribute to The children are very familiar with some saints as our the lives of others in a fun and interac ve way. fac ons are named from the Dominican saints including St Dominic (Calaruega), St Rose (Lima), St Thomas This year, the focus of Socktober's fundraising e orts is Aquinus (Aquina) and St Catherine (Siena). We are also Timor-Leste. Speci cally, the proceeds will bene t vulnerable young people a ending a medical clinic and a very familiar with some of the Carmelite saints including St Therese of Lisieux, St Teresa of Avila and St John of children's home in Venilale. Our contribu ons can help the Cross. children who truly need it to access be er health, nutri onal and educa onal outcomes. Catholic Mission are very grateful for all dona ons.

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More Socktober informa on will be shared on SeeSaw.

We will join the Parish in giving thanks for all the saints at the Eucharis c Celebra on on Wednesday 1 November at Infant Jesus Church commencing at 9.00am. Parents and families are very welcome to a end.

Kindy

Terri c Term 4! We welcomed back the Kindergarten children for Term 4 on Wednesday. It was so much fun to be back with all of our friends and teachers whilst exploring the new learning areas, such as the Kindy Post O ce.

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We are looking forward to another fantas c term where we will be focusing on communi es and community helpers. This will be followed by our focus on Christmas and the Na vity story.

Year Level 2

Noongar Seasons This week in Year Two we have combined Humani es and Social Sciences and Art as we have been learning all about the Six Noongar Seasons. The students have been making connec ons to the seasons by understanding what the weather is like during par cular months of the year.

In Art, they have been learning the di erence between cool and warm colours. They chose the season that connected to their birthday and used crepe paper and water to make a water stain as the background for their art piece. The children loved experimen ng with di erent colours and learning all about the Six Noongar Seasons.

Athle cs Our students showcased their throwing jumping, running and teamwork skills in the 2023 Infant Jesus School Athle c Carnival. The carnival and pre-carnival eld events, saw students aiming for personal bests and fac on glory both on the track and in the eld. It was a close race but congratula ons must go to Lima, the winning fac on! A special men on to Calaroga who, through their cheering and sportsmanship, earned the inaugural Spirit Award for 2023. All students must be congratulated for their e ort, teamwork and cheering. Thank you to all the teachers and parent volunteers who helped throughout the day. The results of the 2023 Infant Jesus Athle c Carnival: 1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Lima 5422

Siena 5204

Aquina 4816

Calaroga 4489

Congratula ons to our Championship Winners: Year

Champion

Runner-up

Third Place

Year 6 Girl

Abigail Tutt

Stella Prokscha

Kahlan Jovanovic

Year 6 Boy

Max Musca

Aiden Caputo

Harrison Howitt

Year 5 Girl

Sandra Muten

Sienna Hine

Harper Hird

Year 5 Boy

Gianluca Papalia

William Creasy

Bao Luong

Year 4 Girl

Portia Arvino

Allegra Tollis

Emmeline Soh

Year 4 Boy

Lucas Monaco

Giannis Tiniakos

Roman Kovacevic

Year 3 Girl

Luca Kaiwai

Harper Kaiwai

Ellie Chatzopoulos

Year 3 Boy

Maddox Ross

Brooklyn Teniseli

John Dib

Congratula ons to the following students for being selected to represent Infant Jesus School at the upcoming

CPSSA Interschool Athle c Carnival on October 27: Abi Tu , Kahlan Jovanovic, Mia Condello, Eva Del Borrello, Ivy Hu on, Claudia Scriva, Lake Kaiwai, Claudia Spiccia, Stella Prokscha, Ariel D’Cunha, Harrison Howi , Aidan Caputo, Alden Bao, Max Musca, Sam Johns, Adrian Dawe, Leo Aston, Chris an Clarke, Miroli Fernando, Sandra Muten, Harper Hird, Jessica Nguyen, Rachael Fernandez, Chloe Illic-Rumac, Siena Wiles, Sienna Hine, Ellie Whi ng, Gianluca Papalia, Adam Han, Jack Cruikshank, Bao Luong, William Creasy, Ma eo Favaro, Luigi Mammone, Por a Arvino, Monique Creasy, Allegra Tollis, Harper de Mello, Emmeline Soh, Addison Fruvall, Claudia Ruggiero, Lucas Monaco, Roman Kovacevic, Jaylen Easley, Giannis Tiniakos, Alex Eyre, Ellie Chatzopoulos, Luca Kaiwai, Harper Kaiwai, Alonza Trinca, Samantha Muten, Maddox Ross, John Dib, Brooklyn Teniseli, Arius Kovacevic, Charlie Cruikshank and Jared Harrison. ti

Physical Education

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.

1. You act safely and competently. 2. You give priority to students’ safety and well-being in all your behaviour and decision making. 3. You act in accordance with the values of the Gospel as de ned in the Code of Ethical Conduct. 4. You conduct yourself in accordance with laws, agreements, policies and standards relevant to your rela onship with the school community. 5. You respect the dignity, culture, values and beliefs of each member of the school community. 6. You treat personal informa on about members of the school community as private and con den al. 7. You give impar al, honest and accurate informa on about the educa on, safety and well-being of students. 8. You support all members of the school community in making informed decisions about students. 9. You promote and preserve the trust and privilege inherent in your rela onship with all members of the school community. 10. You maintain and build on the community’s trust and con dence in Catholic schools and the Church. 11. You act re ec vely and ethically. 12. You allow students to have a voice in their educa on, safety and well-being.

Code of Conduct at Infant Jesus School

Code of Conduct Statements Purpose

P&F and Community News

P&F News Welcome Back to Term Four! We hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday! P & F EVENT DATES FOR TERM 4 P&F mee ng – Tuesday 7th November ACM Mee ng – Tuesday 21st November School Disco – Friday 24th November P & F MEETING The next P&F Mee ng will take place at 7pm on Tuesday 7th November in the school library. All are welcome to a end. If you have any agenda items to raise, please email them to secretary.ijpaf@gmail.com by Friday 3rd November.

ACM Our school Annual Community Mee ng will be held on Tuesday 21st November in the school hall. Both the School Advisory Council and P&F will present their annual reports. Please consider showing your support and a ending this annual mee ng.

DISCO Our school disco will take place on Friday 24th November. The disco will be held in the School Hall with three sessions as follows: PK – PP 4:30 – 5:30pm Yr 1 – Yr3 5:45 – 7pm Yr 4 – Yr 6 7:15 – 8:30pm. We are seeking volunteers to join our Disco Commi ee who will assist in planning this much loved event. We will also require volunteers to help both on the day itself and in the evening. Please email president.pafc@gmail if you can help.

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