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TERM 4 WEEK 4 #ExpectGreatThings@ Infant Jesus School

2 November 2023

Important Dates 4 - 5 Nov

Father and Son Camp

6 & 9 Nov

Family Retreat & Reconcilia on Day - Yr 3

7 Nov

P & F Mee ng

9 Nov

Year 1 Assembly

10 Nov

Remembrance Day Re ec on 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

6 ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ CORNER

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

WE ARE CALLED

ICAS Assessments Seqta News Sound Waves Merit Awards

Sacrament Of Reconcilia on Socktober Vinnies Christmas Appeal

CLASS NEWS

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

COMMUNITY NEWS

ChatGPT

P & F News Disco Year 2 Get together

UR Strong Remembrance Day Re ec on ACM Students of the Week

Science Health News PE News Ministries News Chinese News Music News

From the Principal Loving God Help us to teach our children that you love us totally and uncondi onally. Help us to encourage our children to grow in love and to learn how to say sorry, knowing that you always forgive. Give us the courage to pray with our children and to share our faith with them as we journey together. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen

Welcome to Week 4. Our Year Three students today par cipated in their Reconcilia on retreat at the Parish Hall. Next week they will celebrate their rst Reconcilia on and family retreat with the community. Please keep our Year 3 students in your prayers. Sadly, last Friday we farewelled our grounds person, Tuan. While Tuan was not employed as an Infant Jesus sta member, he has been a big part of the Infant Jesus family for many years. We wish Tuan all the best in his future endeavours. Some of our classes have been trialling the URStrong program this semester with the whole school coming on board in 2024. The URStrong program aims to help kids establish and maintain healthy rela onships, manage con ict with kindness, and increase their overall resilience. There are a lot of resources for parents and you are welcome to sign up for a free parent account at h ps://urstrong.com/parents/ so that you can access the resources as a family. There are a number of events over the next few weeks, which parents are more than welcome to a end. On Thursday 9 November the Year One classes have been busy preparing for their assembly. On Friday 10 November we have our Remembrance Day Re ec on at 10.45 in the Piazza Our nal P&F Mee ng for the year is on Tuesday 7 November at 7pm in the library. We look forward to seeing you there. The Annual Community Mee ng (ACM) is on Tuesday 21 November at 6pm in the hall. We warmly invite all parents 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. Enjoy the rest of the week

Mel Allen Principal

Ms Allen’s Students of the Week Nick Scale , Roman Kovacevic, Mason Ellis Well done to the Year 4 boys for demonstra ng great respect and team work during class sport. A super e ort.

Chiara Sheridan and Olive Gonzalez For the awesome e ort that they put into showcasing some of their school holiday ac vi es. I loved hearing about all of the exci ng things they did. Well done girls.

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Well done Violet on the huge e ort you put into your video. I loved the clear images that you created and the awesome explana on. Great work!

ICAS Assessments

All documenta on has now been sent home via your child. If your child was registered to complete this assessment, and you haven’t received your cer cates/results, please check your son/daughter’s bag.

SEQTA News

With semester reports being worked on by our teachers at the moment and then shared with you through SEQTA Engage we are currently communica ng with parents to make sure that you are able to successfully log-in to SEQTA Engage. SEQTA Engage can be either accessed through the web or through an app for both Apple and Android devices. It is important that you remember your log-in details if they are not saved into your device. If you do not remember your password, you can request a reset email password by clicking on the Forgot your password? Link on the log-in page. Please note that the emailed link will expire in 1 hour from the me it has been requested. Some mes the email may also be found in your Junk/ Spam folder. To change your password, you do need to know your Username and have provided an email address to the school. If you have any issues with your account, please do not hesitate to contact the school. Please do not contact SEQTA directly as their policy is that they will refer you back to the school.

Remembrance Day On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 an armis ce was signed that stopped the gh ng in World War I. Since then, and a er World War II, this day of remembrance became known as ‘Remembrance Day’ so we can remember the people who have died in all wars.

On Friday, 10 November at 11.00am, the school community will par cipate in a Remembrance Day re ec on which will be held in the Piazza. Parents and community members are most welcome to a end.

Assistant Principal’s Corner

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 6 is -

Congratula ons to the following students who will receive a merit award on Thursday 9 November 2023 as an acknowledgement and celebra on of all their hard work.

Week 5 – ch tch is most commonly represented by the grapheme ch (e.g. cheese, teacher). The grapheme t for ch tch is quite common (e.g. picture, nature). Words containing t for ch tch o en originate from La n. We usually use tch for ch tch a er short vowel sounds at the end of single-syllable words (e.g. catch, stretch, itch, watch, clutch). We usually use ch for a er all other sounds at the end of words (e.g. beach, torch, coach, lunch, branch). The grapheme represents ch tch in a few words containing the su x ion (e.g. conges on, sugges on)

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The graphemes ch and che can represent sh ch ci (e.g. chef, moustache). Words containing ch or che for sh ch ci usually originate from French. · The grapheme commonly represents sh ch ci in words containing the su x ion (e.g. ac on, pollu on). · Unusual graphemes for sh ch ci include ci, ce, s and ss (e.g. special, ocean, sugar, issue).

Pre-Primary Amalee Douglas Chloe Lipari Stella De Nardi Xavier Grant

Florin Holt So a Perejuan Mint Nguyen

Year One

Enzo Alber ni Stephanie Capone Jack Hanna Isabella Murphy Eleni Novatsis

Lachlan Cash Alira Graham Elizia Kolarikal Lilliana Scale

Year Two

Laylah Flamini Laila Jukic Georgia Ruggiero Aurora Saunders

Jack Collins Bailey de Mello Charlo e Whi ng

Year Three

Antonino Robert Jayden Han Olive Gonzalez

Isabelle D’Castro Tylie Fernando Leighton Holden Luca Kaiwai Lila Page

Year Four

Logan Badayos Luca Della Primavera Kyah Lazenby Sienna Mills

Nyysa Jadav Kaiden Nguyen Claudia Ruggiero Nick Scale

Year Five

Jaxon Finis Joshua Grant Aidan Joseph Theresa Nguyen Cris an Parise Zavier Richardson

Jacob Ross Zoe Hessing Jessica Nguyen Xander Chatzopolous

Year Six

Eva Del Borrello Xander Hessing Abigail Tu Arielle Di Tella

Thy Truong Gilbert Nguyen Jasmine Galvin

Week 6 – oy oi is most commonly represented by the grapheme oi (e.g. oil, avoid). The grapheme oy for oy oi is usually used at the end of words (e.g. boy, joy), although there are a few excep ons (e.g. voyage, oyster)

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eer ear is most commonly represented by the grapheme ear (e.g. hear, appear). When a vowel su x is added to a base word ending with eer ear, r rr wr is present (e.g. hearing, appearing)

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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.

We are Called Sacrament of Reconcilia on

Today our Year Three children are con nuing their prepara on to receive the Sacrament of Reconcilia on at the Retreat at the Parish Centre. On Monday 6 November and Thursday 9 November they will receive the Sacrament of Reconcilia on. This is a very signi cant me in their lives and in their faith journey. It is also a very important me for their families, their teachers, the school and the parish community.

Socktober

Last week all students had the opportunity to par cipate in Socktober and support the work Catholic Mission through bringing in their dona ons and having fun trying to kick soccer goals. Sincere thanks to all the families who generously donated to this fundraiser which will assist Catholic Mission and the people in Timor-Leste.

The Sacrament of Reconcilia on is a truly special and wonderful gi that the children, and everyone who has received this sacrament, has the opportunity to par cipate in as o en as they like. Through the Sacrament of Reconcilia on people ask God for forgiveness. When people make a wrong choice they need to be able to make a new start with God. People make a new start with God through the Sacrament of Reconcilia on. When people celebrate the Sacrament of Reconcilia on, they go through a process, they: · re ect on their lives · take responsibility for their wrong words and ac ons · understand that their words and ac ons a ect themselves, their rela onships with God, family, friends, the Church family and the world community · say sorry · ask for forgiveness · promise to make an e ort to avoid making the same mistake again

The Five Names of the Sacrament The Sacrament has the following names: 1. Sacrament of Conversion – Making Jesus’ call to conversion sacramentally present 2. Sacrament of Penance – Consecra ng the person’s conversion, penance and sa sfac on 3. Sacrament of Confession – Because disclosing sins to a priest is an essen al element: it is also a confession of God’s holiness and mercy 4. Sacrament of Forgiveness – By the priest’s sacramental absolu on God gives pardon and peace 5. Sacrament of Reconcilia on – The person is “reconciled to God” [2 Corinthians 5:20] and “reconciled to his brother” [Mathew 5:24]

Vinnies Christmas Appeal

In the next few weeks everyone at Infant Jesus School is invited to generously support the Vinnies Christmas Appeal. Your care and kindness will greatly assist people in need in our local community. Please see the poster for items of food or essen als for each year group. Boxes have been placed in the classrooms for these items.

h ps://donate.vinnies.org.au/christmas-kindness

Science Pre Primary Toys That Move This term in Pre-Primary Science we have been learning about Physical Sciences. This includes exploring toys and the way they move such as spinning, rolling, sliding or bouncing. We made a spinning helicopter toy and tested it out on the playground. Finding the highest spot to y our helicopter was lots of fun.

Science Year 1 Super Sounds This term in Year 1 Science we have been learning about Physical Sciences. This includes exploring how we hear through vibra ons.

The children enjoyed making a cup phone and tes ng if they heard their friend be er with a ght straight string or a relaxed string.

Health Year 6 The Year Six students, have been engaged in health lessons that emphasise the signi cance of communica on skills in building and maintaining rela onships. To kick o this posi ve rela onship unit of work, the students were treated to a deligh ul and humorous video featuring two baby twins engaging in an in-depth conversa on with each other, using only non-verbal communica on. This video served as a heartwarming example of how e ec ve communica on transcends language and connects people on a deeper level. Students then prac sed their non-verbal communica on skills by role-playing li le scenarios, non-verbally, for their friends to guess.

Year 3 & 4 In Year Three and Four, students discussed having a strong sense of selfcompassion and understanding and/as the art of being a good friend to themselves.

Through various engaging ac vi es, like crea ng a good friendship recipe and playing communica on games, students prac sed the skills needed to be be er friends to their peers and nurture meaningful posi ve connec ons.

Pre-Primary Health

Our Safe Houses This term in health, we have been focusing on protec ve behaviours and strategies we can implement when we feel unsafe or uncomfortable.

During this lesson, we were asked to think about the people we know in our lives who can help us if we ever feel this way. We discussed the quali es that these people would need to be one of the four we chose to draw into our “Safe Houses.” They had to be an adult that we would trust to believe, listen and help us should we ever feel the need to reach out.

Physical Educa on CPSSA Interschool Athle c Carnival The selected Year Three to Six students showcased their throwing jumping, running and teamwork skills in the 2023 CPSSA Interschool Athle c Carnival, at the WA Athle c Stadium on Friday 27 October. Congratula ons to our amazing students, your e ort, ability, team work skills and excep onal behaviour was wonderful to see. Infant Jesus School nished 5th overall, 2nd in the Boys’ Aggregate and 7th in the Girls’ Aggregate. Thank you to all the teachers and parent volunteers who helped throughout the day.

The Infant Jesus School Interschool Athle c Team Abi Tu , Kahlan Jovanovic, Mia Condello, Eva Del Borrello, Ivy Hu on, Claudia Scriva, 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, Alonza Trinca, Samantha Muten, Juliet Rogers, Mya Ruocco, Mia Zacharko,

Media Ministry Our names are Savio, Thy, Claudia, Brody, Owen, Gilbert, Alden, Laila, Eva, Nicolas and Aiden.

Student Ministry News

The Media Ministry consists of the use of technology while we create engaging videos and take photos. As a team, we cooperate together to lm and create videos to share with the school, re ec ng on special events and celebra ons. We work hard to provide good quality videos and raise awareness of di erent celebra ons and important dates.

Sustainability Ministry The Sustainability Team: This semester the Year Six sustainability ministry are beginning to implement a compos ng program to reduce the amount of waste going to land ll. This has been funded by the Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant and the compost will be used for Infant Jesus’s bush tucker gardens, vegetable patches and owering plant beds around the school. The students in the sustainability ministry have been researching the bene ts of compost. They have found out what compost is, what foods and materials can and can’t go into the compost bin and what compost can be used for around the school.

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The students then came up with a name for the school’s compost bin, a er conduc ng a survey across the di erent year groups and having them vote for their favourite name. The winning name was ‘The Gobbler’. They also created a range of informa ve posters to display around the school to help educate the students on the importance of compost and pu ng the right foods into it.

Public Rela ons Ministry

All the members enjoy gathering together and collabora ng with each other to decide who will be leading the assembly and which members will read out the cer cates. We take pride in our roles and since the beginning of the semester, we have all learned a lot.

Chris an Service Ministry In the Chris an Service Ministry, we aim to be helpful, responsible and respec ul role-models to our Infant Jesus School Community. Our goals are to organise events and fundraisers which help our school generously donate to various chari es. This semester, the Chris an Service Ministry have been working hard to raise money for Socktober. This is an event that is hosted worldwide to raise money for families in Timor-Leste. The money raised, goes towards improving their everyday life. Socktober was hosted in Week 3, where each class had 20 minutes to score as many goals as they could using a sock ball. To par cipate students brought in a gold coin to donate to the Socktober charity. As a school we managed to raise a spectacular $349! Currently, we have been extremely busy planning and organising ways to raise money for the St. Vincent De Paul Christmas Appeal. As a group, the Chris an Service Ministry, plan to visit classrooms. While doing this, we are educa ng the children about the work that St. Vincent De Paul do and how their dona ons can help. We are posi ve that this year’s Christmas Appeal will be a huge success. This Semester, we have enjoyed our me as leaders of the school and we hope our work has been helpful to students, teachers and the chari es we work hard to donate to.

Wellness Ministry In the Wellness Ministry, we discuss and focus on the wellbeing and tness of the students at Infant Jesus School. We have ensured that the sports shed is organised and easily accessible and we have provided sport equipment to each class so that they can move and have fun at recess and lunch.

Recently, we have been planning some fun lunch me sport ac vi es that will hopefully be implemented at the end of this term. The Wellness Ministry are commi ed to helping to improve the wellbeing and movement con dence of the students.

Student Ministry News

This semester, the Public Rela ons Ministry has been mee ng every second week and organising the assemblies and gatherings that students a end. For example, Remembrance Day, Year Assemblies and Ensemble and Choir Performances. The members of the Ministry work hard to bring our student and parent communi es these assemblies. We have focused on improving speaking in front of crowds without being nervous, not rushing when we speak and having a clear loud voice.

Chinese Pre-Primary

This term, Pre-Primary students have been learning gree ngs, family members, and some simple sentences to introduce themselves and their families. We have been using games, songs, and dances for learning. In addi on, we have incorporated a lot of ICT in our classes. Students have been using Cha erPix to record their speech, as well as matching and wri ng games to prac ce vocabulary.

Our classes have been lled with so much fun and laughter.

Music News Catholic Performing Arts

Catholic Performing Arts Well done to the following students that par cipated in the Catholic Performing Arts fes val; Addison Le (Piano) Amelia Chin (Piano) Arlo Magnaterra (Saxaphone) Daniel Yates (Piano) Emmeline Soh (Piano) Rachael Fernandez (Clarinet) and Savio Paskin (Piano). Congratula ons to Emmeline Soh and Daniel Yates for achieving their Cer cate of Merit. Congratula ons also to Arlo Magnaterra for achieving a Cer cate of Excellence in his performance.

Such great work everyone well done!

Technologies ChatGPT What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT is a computer program that uses ar cial intelligence (AI) to generate text. Launched by research company OpenAI, it gathers large amounts of data from the internet to create responses on demand. ChatGPT is unique because its answers are in conversa onal format, similar to how people write and speak. It can write essays and computer code, solve math problems, and much more. h ps://d1pmarobgdhgjx.cloudfront.net/paren p/what-is-chatgpt.mp4

Should children use ChatGPT? OpenAI's Terms of Use state that users must be 13 or older. If you're under 18, you need your parent or guardian's permission to create an account. Keep in mind that kids could come across content that's not age-appropriate. In addi on, ChatGPT collects personal informa on and user data. This info is used to improve the system and can be shared with third par es for things like adver sing. Under the Children's Online Privacy Protec on Act (COPPA), collec ng personal informa on from children under the age of 13 is illegal without parental consent. If kids are interested in using ChatGPT, the best op on is to use it alongside an adult. Kids could use ChatGPT with a parent or caregiver to get ideas about things they're interested in, like wri ng code or music. Families can explore the tool together and try prompts that are fun, inspiring, or helpful. Ask it to write a play with parts for everyone, or put together a poem in Yoda's style to read out loud. Since ChatGPT is a new program, there's a lot we don't know about it. As ar cial intelligence tools become more available, it will be important for families to talk with kids about how to use them appropriately and responsibly.

How can I talk to my child about ChatGPT?

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If your children use or want to use ChatGPT, consider talking about these topics: • Explain the importance of checking the credibility of a source before trus ng the informa on, and point out that ChatGPT does not give sources for its informa on. • Help them understand that plagiarism is when you take someone else's work or ideas and present them as your own. Using ChatGPT to do your schoolwork could be considered plagiarism or chea ng. • Talk about how you might use ChatGPT as a family to be crea ve or get inspired. Have it create a list of outdoor ac vi es for kids, or ask it to suggest a cra project to try.

Technologies Year Six In Year 6, our students created posters and videos about ChatGPT and how to use it responsibly. This ac vity not only encouraged their crea vity but also ins lled the importance of ethical and respec ul technology use. Through this ac vity, our students demonstrated their understanding of how to interact with AI in a responsible and considerate manner, helping them become digital ci zens who use technology to bene t themselves and society.

It was a valuable opportunity for them to share their insights and raise awareness about the responsible use of technology, making our school community a safer and more informed place for all.

P&F and Community News

P&F News 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 last P&F Mee ng for the year 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.

FAMILY GET TOGETHER Year 2 families are invited to come together for a mid-term drink and/or early dinner at The Morley Local on Sunday the 12th of November from 3.30pm. The Morley Local have a kids session from 4pm on Sundays, they usually have a face painter or some games and cra s. Please let either Nelly or Kate know if you can make it.

17 Smith Street, Morley Western Australia 6062 21 9276 1769

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