Veritas, Week 10, Term 3

It seems that @me has really flown during this very busy term. There have been various ac@vi@es and events that have taken place involving our school community and the wider CEWA community that have involved a number of people to whom we are very grateful.

We Are Very Grateful

With the news on Wednesday regarding Mr Paul Hille’s appointment to the substan@ve posi@on as Principal of Mel Maria Catholic Primary School we con@nue to recognise and be grateful for his inspira@onal and dedicated leadership and his many contribu@ons to the Infant Jesus School which includes always striving to improve and to #ExpectGreatThings in all that we do. As a community we are extremely grateful for Paul’s work over many years and the vision, wisdom, care and many opportuni@es that he always provided for staff, children and parents that con@nue to benefit and support us today and in the future.

As advised by Sam Modica, School Advisory Council Chair on Wednesday, the process to appoint a new principal at Infant Jesus School will begin early in Term the Principal

iShow, iExplain, iLearnt

This term was a very significant @me for the Year 4 students as they cipated in prepara@on for receiving the Eucharist for the first me. We congratulate them again on this important step in their faith journey as they received this very special and sacred sacrament.

At the assembly last week, we also recognised and thanked a number of people for their efforts and contribu@ons during the past ten weeks. The teachers, support staff and ancillary staff at Infant Jesus School are welcoming and professional in their support and educa@on of the students within their care and their commitment to the progress and improvement of the whole school. The addi@onal Educa@on Support Teachers and Educa that we provide each year level is significant and greatly benefits the children by suppor@ng addi@onal and purposeful teaching programs to assist all children in their learning.

Much has been achieved in a rather busy Term Three and it is very rewarding to see the progress in the class and in the school. Guided by the exper@se, enthusiasm and posi@vity of the teachers and staff, the students have worked effec@vely, amid the many ac@vi@es and events to produce some quality work and pleasing results. The digital poreolio accessed throughout the year and the iShow, iExplain, iLearnt experience showcased many of these achievements. Well done to everyone.

In partnership with parents, your support and affirma@on of our students and staff play a big part in crea@ng a conducive, s@mula@ng learning environment. We appreciate your ongoing assistance in these areas and acknowledge the strong rela@onship that exists between home and school. We also recognise the efforts of both the School Advisory Council, and our P&F Associa@on led by Mr Sam Modica and Mrs Vanessa Gah respec@vely. The P&F, in par@cular, has been quite busy during this term and have already commenced organising events for next term. The level of support from both Sam and Vanessa along with their commiiees is enormous and we are most apprecia@ve of all that they do for our school.

iShow, iExplain, iLearnt

As our students and families gathered on Monday 12 September for their iShow, iExplain, iLearnt session it was fantas@c to see the children sharing their learning with their parents. The iShow, iExplain, iLearnt ini@a@ve, introduced this year provides an addi@onal opportunity for parents, children and the school to come together to support, share and celebrate each child’s learning. At home, and at school, this can be celebrated through the access to the digital poreolio in Pre-Primary to Year 6. During each iShow, iExplain, iLearnt session it was fantas@c to hear the students share their knowledge, interests and abili@es as they discussed their learning, effort, progress, achievements and goals with their parents. The children are very proud of the work that they do, as are their parents.

NAPLAN

Individual reports for the assessments that Year 3 and Year 5 students sat in May were sent home last week. These assessments in key areas of literacy and numeracy provide parents and educators with a snapshot of how students are

progressing — individually, as part of their school community and as a

enable parents and teachers to see how students are progressing, not just within their class, but also against na@onal standards that have been agreed upon by all state and territory governments.

Life-Long Learners

As Infant Jesus School is a double stream school, we are very fortunate that we can provide the opportunity for classes to be reset each year. This annual process supports students to enhance their social and emo@onal skills to enable them to work successfully and coopera@vely with all students in their year level.

Each year teachers put a great deal of thought into the development of new classes as it is exci@ng to mee@ng new and different people throughout our lives. As new classes are created each year it is our role as parents and teachers to support our children through change rather than protect them from it.

If there is something excep@onal that needs considera@on in this process, we would presume that this has already been communicated with the school previously or in the last two weeks or at the very latest by the last day of this term. In this annual process we respeceully ask that you do not request specific teachers for your child/children as this is not excep@onal.

Term Four Calendar

The Term Four Calendar is included in this newsleier. It has been updated to reflect the term and the many events scheduled.

Some important events take place in the first two weeks of Term Four. These include

Tuesday 11 October First day of Term Four for Students

Friday 14 October Fac@on Athle@cs Carnival

Saturday 15 October

Sunday 16 October

Wednesday 19 October

Thursday 20 October School Mass

The calendar (aiached) also has informa@on for Interschool Athle@cs Family TechnologyMassInterschool Challenge(hosted at Infant Jesus School) on Swimming Carnival School Disco Annual Community Mee@ng Kindy 2023 Orienta@on

AthleVc Carnival 2022

The Infant Jesus School Athle@cs Carnival will take place on Friday 14 October 2022 (Week 1, Term 4) at Noranda Spor@ng Complex.

The day will commence at approximately 9:15am and should conclude around 2:30pm. All children are to arrive at school for the usual start @me. Buses will leave school at 8:50am at the latest. Similar to last year, the carnival will take on a tabloid format involving a rota@on of team games as well as relays and individual

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are asked to wear their fac@on polo shirt. We also encourage them to wear sunscreen because they will be out in the sun for the majority of the day. All items need to be clearly marked with their name. Mascots, hair ribbons and banners are allowed to encourage team spirit; however, No hair dye or face paint will be allowed (Coloured zinc is permiied).

On the day, children will need to bring their recess, lunch, hat and a boile of water.

If parents wish to take their child home at the comple@on of the carnival, a leier needs to be given to the class teacher. Please note, children will not be permiied to go home with other parents or friends. Parents are only permiied to take their own child from the Athle@c Carnival. Please do not ask on the day as the request will be denied as we have a duty of care and a responsibility of keeping accurate records with regards to children’s aiendance. We know that the children are looking forward to a fun day where they can showcase their athle@c skills!

CelebraVng Our Grandparents

We know that our grandparents have much love and wisdom to share with their grandchildren as they have had a life@me of Besidesexperience.being

the keepers of family tradi@ons and history, grandparents provide grandchildren with examples of hard work and family loyalty. Grandparents’ stories contribute to family iden@ty by sharing knowledge about rela@ves, important events, family tradi@ons, the grandparent’s childhood and the childhood of the grandchild’s parent. As these stories are passed on, the

grandchild can gain a posi@ve image of their place within the family and a posi@ve image of ageing.

When we become parents, we automa@cally give our parents a new posi@ in life, that of being grandparents. At the same @me, we give our child the added security of belonging to an extended family. The rela@onship between grandchild and grandparent can be very life enhancing: a grandchild can bring love, energy, op@mism, laughter, youthfulness and some@mes purpose to the life of their grandparent. At the same @me, a grandparent can provide maturity, knowledge, stability, a wise ear and uncondi@onal love to a

Nowadays,grandchild.

being a grandparent might not be as simple as you would like due to divorce, remarriage or geographic distance. However, whether you are a grandparent, step-grandparent or even a grandparent raising a grandchild, you are a most important person in your grandchild’s life and as you well know, it’s not only Italians who ring their grandmother when things aren’t going so well.

Next term, on Wednesday 19 October 2022, we will recognise the special gin of our grandparents. The anernoon event will be held outdoors in Basketball Court, the Piazza and the School Hall from 2.30pm. There will be various displays and grandchildren will be the ‘tour guides.’ Anernoon tea will also be part of this special event.

For catering purposes please ensure you have added your name and details on the form. hips://forms.office.com/r/tDSdaKppHL

Thank You to Parents

At Infant Jesus School both the Soccer and Netball Clubs have had a busy and enjoyable season. There are many parents who have assisted with the various teams as coaches, assistant coaches, managers, umpires, commiiee members and supporters. Without YOU the children would not have the opportunity to par@cipate in these compe@@ons.

THANK YOU to all the parents who have very generously contributed in various ways to the development of each player, not only on game day, but at all the training session and various mee@ngs throughout the Bothseason.Mother

and Daughter Camp and the Father and Son Camp are also organised by some very generous and enthusias@c parents and will be held next term. These camps are quite unique in a primary school, and we THANK the parents who take on coordinator roles and con@nue these valuable ac@vi@es for our school.

Best Wishes

Best wishes to Miss Sophie Keeffe who will be con@nuing in her work as a CEWA consultant based Broome in the CEWA Digital Technology Team.

During her @me at Infant Jesus School Sophie has taught in the upper primary year levels. This year she was the class teacher in Year 6W. Sophie started her teaching career at Infant Jesus School in 2018 where she taught Year 6 and Year 5. Since her return to the school in 2021 she has taught Year Six. We wish Sophie all the very best in her new posi@on.

Pre - Kindergarten 2023

Enrolments are now being taken for siblings and new students wishing to commence Pre-Kindergarten at Infant Jesus School in 2023. Families with children eligible for Pre-Kindergarten in 2023 are required to fill out a PreKindergarten Enrolment Applica@on Form.

Aiendance Children who are three years of age can aiend this program.

Program Full day program every Tuesday Half-day program each Thursday morning

Pre-Kindergarten places are limited so it is important that parents within the Infant Jesus School community submit their applica@ons as soon as possible. Forms can be obtained from the office. For further informa@on please contact Lucy at the school office on 92761769.

From my readings

Maintaining strong family tradiVons Michael Grose – Paren@ng Ideas

Strong families develop their own tradi@ons and rituals that define them and bind members together. Birthdays, Christmas, Diwali, bar mitzvahs, and Ramadan are some tradi@ons and rituals that families enjoy. They are the coat hooks upon which we hang our family memories. By defini@on, they are permanent and not set aside when life gets busy.

Rituals can be as simple as a parent saying to a child ‘I love you’ each day as they go to school, a weekly game of cricket or another sport, or the bed@me-story rou@ne that so many children love. The permanence and uniqueness of rituals give them their significance.

My own family, for example, has developed a very strong food culture that is shown through the tradi@ons and rituals that we maintain. A meal takes @me and effort to prepare and there’s an expecta@on that everyone contributes in some way. When the children were young the contribu@on was in prepara@on, table-sehng or post meal clean up. The tradi@on of contribu@on con@nues as a new genera@on of children visit and do their bit to assist. Like most tradi@ons this meal@me ritual was nurtured as a result of past parental experiences and gradually became refined over @me to reflect our own family’s unique iden@ty.

Develop tradiVons early

Family tradi@ons are best developed when children are pre-school or primary school aged. Parent approval is important so kids will generally comply when enjoyable family tradi@ons engender a relaxed, calm atmosphere. Adolescents are likely to challenge many of their family’s tradi@ons and rituals, which is onen difficult for parents to encounter. It helps to establish the tradi@ons that are nego@able and those that are non-nego@able so you can approach adolescent challenges with some flexibility.

Defend them fiercely

When a child tells you that ‘everyone at school is allowed to do….” you

can reply by saying, “In our we family we do it this way.” Leaning against family tradi@on in this way gives you a strength to resist children’s pester power. Family tradi@ons and rituals need to be fiercely defended by parents.

Make family meals non-negoVable

This writer recommends that shared meal@mes should be non-nego@able in families. It’s no coincidence that countries with strong food cultures are also known for their strong family cultures. Shared meal@mes build connec@on, are great tools for developing children’s manners and respeceul ac@ons. They’ve also been linked to the maintenance of good mental health in children and young people, presumably due to the opportunity it provides parents to stay in touch with their children.

Healthy families are built around tradi@ons and rituals. It’s useful to approach the concept of family tradi@ons with a mix of firmness to insist that children adhere to family rituals but also flexibility to accommodate growing independence as children move into the next stage of development.

PrayerPrayer–St Therese of Lisieux

St Therese was born in 1873 near Lisieux in France – the youngest of nine children. She was only 15 years old when the Bishop gave permission for her to enter the Carmelite convent. At the convent St Therese prayed much and did ordinary things such as washing dishes, scrubbing floors, sewing, cooking and caring for the sick. Her greatest gins were her concentra@on, which helped her to pray, and her determina@on. Throughout her life, St Therese decided to do every act for the love of God. She always tried to smile and be posi@ve and not complain or cri@cise. She had simple ways of saying yes to God and did ordinary things extremely well. Therese was only 24 when she died of tuberculosis.

Therese kept a journal that showed her faithfulness and love of God. She also wrote many reflec@ons including this prayer -

May today there be peace within May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibili@es that are born of faith. May you use those gins that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let this presence seile into your bones, And allow your soul the freedom to sing dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us.

With gratefulness

Sincere thanks to all the staff for their effort and commitment to the school, and the community during the past ten weeks. This term has been extremely busy, however, also very rewarding. Congratula@ons and well done to everyone. Best wishes for a safe, happy and very relaxing holiday,

Clare PrincipalMoffat

Principals'AssistantCorner

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 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 school hat Navy/white track jacket and track pant (with school logo)

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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 school hat

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 school hat

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.

WeCalledAre

Br Ad’s OrdinaVon

In December, Br Ad will receive the Sacrament of Holy Orders and be ordained as a priest in the Catholic HolyChurch.Orders

or Ordina@on gives the ordained person a sacred power in the name and authority of Christ and through the Holy Spirit, to serve the people of ThereGod.

are three different orders or dimensions of ordina@on in the Catholic Church: bishop, priest and deacon.

In the Roman Catholic Church, bishops and priests are obliged to celibacy, that is, to remain unmarried. Married men may be ordained as deacons.

In the Ordina@on ceremony, the bishop places his hands on the head of the one being ordained and prays that God will give him the special gins of the Holy Spirit needed to carry out his ministry.

As a school and parish community, we are very excited for Br Ad as he takes this next journey in his faith. We ask everyone to keep him in their prayers during this special @me.

Pre-Kindy

Mini Beasts!

In Term 3, we inves@gated mini beasts. We had a Bug Research Lab which had real mini beasts to observe. We inves@gated buierflies and their life cycle, discovered that they were symmetrical and made our own buierfly by doing a squishy pain@ng. Aner that, we studied bees and made yummy honey crackles. Then we looked at snails and had our own class snails who we watched their foot leaving a slimy trail. Aner observing the spiral shape of a snail shell, we made spiral biscuits and a drew a snail which we decorated emphasising the spiral shape . Finally, we looked at spiders and made spider webs and a spider from prin@ng blocks before adding the features. Mini beasts was a very interes@ng topic to study.

Health

The Great Vegie Crunch!

On Wednesday September 21, our Infant Jesus students crunched and munched vegetables to par@cipate in the 2022 Great Vegie Crunch.

We successfully reached the highest noise level, the crocodile crunch! Thank you to The Great Vegie Crunch for bringing awareness to how yummy vegetables can be. We need to eat 5 serves of vegetables every day so that we can get important nutrients for our body to grow, work and play.

Alongside the Great Crunch was a vegetable colouring-in compe@@on. Congratula@ons to Sienna Nocciolino (2B), Sienna Hine (4B) and Kaitlin Soh (6B).

Happy healthy crunching!

ConductSchool Statement 12:

You allow students to have a voice in their educaVon, safety and wellGuidelinesbeing.

You recognise that while you and all adults have responsibility for the safety and well-being of students, students have opinions and ideas about their educa@on and well-being.Youallow age-appropriate opportuni@es and forums for students to reflect on and express their opinions and ideas and you treat those expressions with respect and care.

You regularly invite students to par@cipate in decision making about their educa@on and well- being and offer them ve feedback on their ideas and opinions.

You encourage students to inform you or the Principal of any concerns they have about their own or other students’ on, safety or well-being. You follow up those concerns and keep students informed of how they are resolved.

Staff Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:

· Listen to students and respond to their needs.

· Provide feedback to students.

Parents Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:

· Listen to children and respond to their needs.

· Provide feedback to children.

Students Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to: Share views and opinions respeceully.

Volunteers Specific Behaviours but not limited to: Volunteers Listen respeceully to the students.

Visitors Specific Behaviours but not limited to: Listen respeceully to the students.

Informa@onTechnology

iOS 16

The new iOS 16 Opera@ng system has been related from Apple and with it comes some new features and Oneeffects.keyfeature is the ability to customise your home screen depending upon perimeters such as a set @me or loca@on. This feature can make the background of iPads simpler, and custom widgets can be added to the home screen. The weather, @me, calendar and reminders can all be placed on the home screen for quick accessibility.

This may be useful for students who need a visual reminder to focus at school. It can also be set to dark mode at a certain @me of night, helping to reinforce sleep mode.

P&F and Community

Cheesies For Recess

Last week the students and staff enjoyed another Cheesies for Recess day. Over the two days, our volunteers prepared nearly 400 cheesies. Thank you so much to those who ordered and to those parents who volunteered their @me to help.

Lost Property Bins

One last reminder that the lost property basket and the uniform dona@on bin will be emp@ed at the end of this week. Bring in your old uniforms for reuse/recycle, or if your child is missing something please check the large lost property basket outside the I-Lab.

Sports Carnival- Friday 14th October

Informa@on regarding our ever-popular cake stall has now been issued via group. We are asking for dona@ons of selected foods and for volunteers to man the stall. Please contact your Class Reps if you can help, donate or have any ques@

We would like to wish everyone in our school community a safe and enjoyable school holidays. See you in two weeks for a busy yet fun filled Term Four!

Year 6 Family Event

Bailey Brewery

9861 West Swan Road, Henley Brook

9 October 2022 3.30pm - 6.30pm

Last Sunday of School holidays prior to Pupil Free day Monday Bring10/10/22picnic

rugs for younger children to play on, spor@ng equipment to play on grass at the rear of the venue if permiied on the day, NO scooters or bikes.

RSVP 1/10/22 to Kirsty Henderson on 0447327120 by Text or answer to Class 2022 Facebook Page invite with Adult and children number/s, Note - required at Venue request, as they have strict Venue and Legal Licensing Number requirements.

This month at OSHClub children had fun making slime, learned some healthy recipes and participated enthusiastically in number of themed activities such as slime making, rainbow painting, crown making drawing and jewellery making competitions. Children have also been busy in organising kids club activities which is instrumental in helping children work on their organisation, leadership, and planning skills join the

Science Club Activities

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Kid's Club Wed, Fri

End of term Party - 23 Sep

Vanilla Ice cream with salt, Ice, and milk Experiment with soap and food colouring Make sparkly slime Sink and float experiment Rainbow and Leaf painting

Learn music at Infant Jesus School!