Veritas, Week 2, Term 4

VERITAS

TERM 4 WEEK 2 Grandparent’s Day 2022 Congratula ons Lima- 2022 Fac on Carnival Champions

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#ExpectGreatThings @ Infant Jesus School

20 October 2022

Important Dates Kambarang 24 Oct

Reconcilia on Parent Night - 7PM

27 Oct

Year One Assembly

1 Nov

All Saints Day Whole School Mass

3 Nov

Interschool Athle cs Carnival

4 Nov

Reconcilia on Children’s Retreat

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

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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 Reconcilia on Fac on Carnival 2022 Ini a ves

SAFE SCHOOL FRAMEWORK

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Code Of Conduct

Upsides & downsides of online gaming

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Next P & F Mee ng: 25th Oct Disco Vac Swim

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All Saints Day Mass The Rosary St Vincent De Paul Christmas Appeal

CLASS NEWS

P & F and COMMUNITY NEWS

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ICAS Assesments Canteen No ce Merit Awards

WE ARE CALLED

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ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ CORNER

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From the Principal Dear Parents Welcome back to the start of Term Four. I hope everyone - both parents and children had a very relaxing break.

QCE Merit Award

We have had a busy start to the term with a gathering for Br Ad, the Fac on Athle cs Carnival last week, Grandparents a ernoon and a Whole School Mass this week. It has been great to have so many parents a end these celebra ons and events and also assist in a variety of ways. There are many more celebra ons and events this term including the All Saints Day Mass in Week 4.

It was also fantas c to see so many grandparents join us yesterday a ernoon.

We had some very excited children who were amazing tour guides, and very con dently and proudly showed their grandparents around the school highligh ng their knowledge of the school, the displays and the choir performance. The children and grandparents also enjoyed a ernoon tea.

Fac on Carnival 2022

This term is always a busy me in schools. As nurtured, mo vated and lifelong learners, students are supported to improve each day by maintaining the e ort and hard work in applying themselves to all the learning tasks. I look forward to the progress that all students make during the term and during 2022.

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Celebra ng Grandparents

We keep all our Year Three students in our prayers during the next few weeks as they prepare to receive the Sacrament of Reconcilia on (o cially called the Sacrament of Penance, and also known as Confession) for the rst me. On the weekend the Year Three children, their parents and families a ended a Commitment Mass.

During the coming weeks, parents will a end a Reconcilia on Informa on Evening. As part of the prepara on, Fr Greg will visit the Year Three classes and the children will also par cipate in a Retreat at the Parish.

Children learn that the Sacrament of Penance is a sacrament ins tuted by Jesus Christ in his love and mercy to o er us forgiveness for the mes we have sinned and turned away from God. At the same me, we are reconciled with the Church because it is also wounded by our sins. Every me we sin, we hurt ourselves, other people and God. In Reconcilia on, we acknowledge our sins before God and the Church.

We express our sorrow in a meaningful way, receive the forgiveness of Christ and his Church, make repara on for what we have done, and resolve to do be er in the future.

Our children will receive the Sacrament on either Monday 14 November or Thursday 17 November 2022.

The children are guided through the process by Fr Greg and the other priests. All family members are also encouraged to come and support their child as they receive the Sacrament of Penance for the rst me.

An invita on is also extended to all family members to receive the Sacrament at this me if they wish.

Quality Catholic Educa on - Merit Award Last Friday morning Miss Sandra McMullen, Mrs Kerry King, Mrs Gabriella Clementson and I a ended the Catholic Schools Quality Educa on Awards where Infant Jesus School together with Santa Clara School was presented with a Merit Award for ‘A Christmas Bardip.’ This was a very rewarding surprise for our school and the news was shared earlier this week on our social media pla orms. This entry was shared with the community last term as it both highlights and recognises the very successful collabora on and signi cant work of sta and students from both Santa Clara School and Infant Jesus School.

The summary of our submission for which we received a Merit Award is ‘All Catholic schools are the mission of spreading the Good News. A partnership created between Santa Clara school and Infant Jesus School, saw sta and students integrate faith and culture through the crea on of a digital bilingual book to celebrate our Chris an heritage. Working with na ve plants, and other textures students created a collage of the story in both English and Noongar. Using digital technology skills to animate aspects of the story the ac vity allowed student to teach each other new skills and share their pride of Noongar culture and Catholic faith.

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Thank you to Mr Frank Colangelo, Miss Melissa Myles and Mrs Kerry King who with the students spent nearly two days working with sta and students from Santa Clara School to create this resource, which is included in the Catholic Educa on WA Religious Educa on resources for all year levels and is also available on the iBook store. The video / movie that was also included in the submission can be viewed here.

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Sacramental Program - Reconcilia on

Congratula ons to all the compe tors for their e ort and their sportsmanship throughout the day last Friday at the annual Fac on Athle c Carnival.

A VERY BIG THANK YOU to Mrs Lauren Jenkins for organising all the events, running the various trials and coordina ng the carnival. It is a HUGE job. Lauren’s work also con nues as she is now involved in the training for the Interschool Carnival on Thursday 3 November 2022.

Thank you to all the sta for your work prior to the carnival, on the morning of the carnival, during the day and a er school. The early morning set up, scoring, marshalling, packing/unpacking and constant supervision throughout the day was very much appreciated and made for a smooth carnival. Our sta are always very energe c, organised , collabora ve and generous with their me in helping with so many events – especially in Semester Two 2022.

Thank you to the Wellness Ministry for their leadership in organising the children in their fac ons and ensuring that everyone was on me for their races and the games. The Ministry also showed ini a ve in suppor ng and encouraging every student in their fac on and our younger children in various events.

Thank you to the parents who volunteered their me to help out at the carnival with either marshalling, distribu ng ribbons and assis ng with the various events. Without your involvement and support we could not run the carnival.

Congratula ons to Lima the winning fac on on the day.

Congratula ons also to all the medal winners in each age group.

Thank you also to the P&F Execu ve, par cularly Vanessa Ga , Giulia De Rizzo and Karen Holden for all their work in organising parents who assisted with the tents before and a er the carnival and organising the food and drinks for the day. Thank you to the many parents who kindly donated all the food and to the parents who volunteered with selling all the food and drinks on the day.

World Teachers Day World Teachers Day is held annually on 5 October to celebrate teachers around the globe. In 2022, the celebra ons of World Teachers’ Day, focused on the theme ‘The transforma on of educa on begins with teachers.’ The United Na ons (UNESCO) presented this theme for teachers’ day in respect of their determined and diligent e orts in the crucial stages of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Australia will celebrate the teaching profession on World Teachers’ Day on Friday 28 October 2022.

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Our teachers have shown great resilience during challenging mes, all so they can give Australian students the best future possible.

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Fac on Athle c Carnival 2022

Teachers (with support from parents and carers) have ensured that educa on has con nued across the country this year, despite many major challenges in 2022. It’s reinforced the signi cant role teachers play in the lives of children and students, their families, and communi es.

In 2022 in Western Australia we ensured that educa on con nued par cularly with all the health challenges in Term One and Two. We are very fortunate that the sta at Infant Jesus School are very professional, adaptable, mo vated, dedicated, innova ve, crea ve and enthusias c and have the exper se to con nually create programs that can be ‘transformed’, to support learning con nuity both at school and at home.

Parent Survey Towards the conclusion of Term Three 2022 we provided parents with a survey at our iShow, iExplain, iLearnt event. We received some 180 responses and these are some of the results as viewed by parents of the school.

Of the 180 responses received from parents, the percentage score below represents those parents who rated the school (in percentage terms) at three stars (good), four stars (very good) and ve stars (excellent) in these areas of school performance.

Sa sfac on with Religious Educa on 98% Sa sfac on with Classroom Teaching Program 97% Sa sfac on with opportuni es for students to be innova ve and crea ve Sa sfac on with Specialist Learning Areas 99% Opportuni es for Parent Involvement 96% Sa sfac on with Communica on from the classroom 96% Sa sfac on with Communica on from the school 96% Sa sfac on with vision and direc on of the school 96%

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Thank you to the many families that took the me to complete these forms. We look forward to con nuing to strengthen the partnership between home and school and your support with our priori es and ini a ves.

2022 Ini a ves Included in the School Improvement Plan for 2022 was the installa on of a li and the Sensory Project.

This term work has commenced on the installa on of the li in the Piazza. Updates will be provided as this will be completed in stages to ensure that the teaching and learning programs can con nue.

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To further support children’s wellness and develop in self-regula on skills some equipment has been added to the resources including an area for drama c play, a trampoline adjacent to the oval and a small rock climbing wall outside Year 3 and 4. Since the beginning of the term the children have enjoyed these resources using them every recess and lunch. We are also

fortunate that these resources can be accessed to support classroom learning during the day.

Whole School Assessments As part of the ongoing focus of improving learning outcomes, children from Pre-Primary to Year 6 will complete literacy and numeracy assessments before the end of the school year.

The informa on from these assessments greatly assists with future planning for each year level and provides a ‘whole school picture’ in the areas of literacy and numeracy.

This informa on will assist sta in planning for the future educa onal needs of the students in the school.

Code of Conduct A reminder that every member of the Infant Jesus School community must behave in the manner described in our Code of Conduct.

Our Code is like the 40km/h speed limit outside our school in the mornings and a ernoons. It de nes behaviours that keep our students safe: at school, and elsewhere. Children and young people surrounded by adult and peer behaviours described in the Code are more likely to recognise and choose healthy rela onships for themselves.

We each keep our students safe by following our Code of Conduct and encouraging and reminding each other to do so. For Sta , our Code of Conduct is a lawful direc on and forms part of their employment agreement and for parents, compliance is a condi on of your entry to school premises.

There are twelve Conduct Statements in the Code of Conduct that everyone must adhere to. Speci c informa on and examples for each of the twelve statements have been included in previous newsle ers in 2022 with further informa on included throughout the year.

Student Code of Conduct Included in the Safe School Framework sec on of each Newsle er is informa on regarding the CEWA Child Safe Framework and the Code of Conduct. There are twelve Conduct Statements with examples for Sta , Parents, Students, Volunteers and Visitors. The purpose of the Code of Conduct is to describe the minimum standards of conduct in all behaviour and decision making to ensure the safety and well-being of students.

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In following the CEWA Child Safe Framework recommenda on and guidelines to support the safety and well-being of all students Infant Jesus School also has a Student Code of Conduct. All students are familiar with the aspects of the Student Code of Conduct which focuses on Support, Safety, Respect, Inclusion and Con dence. Students, at their developmental level, are able to recognise how they are responsible for their ac ons and words and how they can also support their peers to further enhance their well-being and awareness of safety in our school environment.

The Student Code of Conduct and Student Behaviour Expecta ons support all children to be happy and safe at school. Students always have access to addi onal support when needed through the Student Process for Concerns.

Congratula ons Congratula ons to Logan Badayos (3W) who audi oned for the 2022 St Mary’s Cathedral Choir Programme. He has now become a full- me chorister at St Mary’s Cathedral in Perth.

Logan, and his family, have demonstrated much enthusiasm and commitment as he prac ces many hours each week to prepare for the choir program where he sings with the choir each weekend.

Congratula ons to Abigail Tu (5W) for being a nalist in the 2022 City of Bayswater Christmas Banner compe on. Abi’s design will be turned into a banner and hung from City of Bayswater street signs in December.

Congratula on to Mrs Kerry King and Mrs Gabriella Clementson who were recognised for thirty years of service in Catholic Educa on in Western Australia last week. I’m sure you can agree that these ladies have made a big impact on the lives of many children over the last thirty years.

Infant Jesus Family Deepest sympathy to Mr Paul Hille and his family on the passing of his father last week.

Deepest sympathy to Fr Greg and his family on the passing of his brother Chris this week.

Deepest sympathy to Fr John and his family on the passing of his mother last weekend in India.

We will keep Mr Hille, Fr Greg and Fr John and their families in our prayers and thoughts.

Congratula ons to the Bon glio family (Marcello PK White) on the arrival of a baby girl named Giordana. Congratula ons to the Tucker family (Jackson PK White) on the arrival of a baby girl called Aria. Congratula ons to the Berne family (Kal-El 2B) on the arrival of a baby girl- Ellie. May these li le girls bring your family much love and joy.

Pre-Kindergarten 2023

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

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Children who are three years of age can a end this

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A endance program.

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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 ll out a Pre-Kindergarten Enrolment Applica on Form.

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 o ce.

For further informa on please contact Lucy at the school o ce on 9276 1769.

From my readings Teach children to persist Michael Grose – Paren ng Ideas Parents can promote persistence by encouraging their children to keep going and not give in at the slightest hurdle or di culty.

“Persistence and pa ence have a magical e ect before which di cul es disappear and obstacles vanish.”

John Quincy Adams The ability to persist at a task and see it through to the end is one of the most important success a ributes that you can develop in a child.

There are numerous mes every day when children must persist rather than give in. A young child learning to e shoelaces must persist. A primary aged student must show determina on to nish tasks and a secondary student needs to work through di cul es, par cularly those he doesn’t understand or complete right away.

They need to be able to persist when work gets hard or life gets tough. They need the ‘s ckability’ to work through di cul es and hang in there when things don’t go their way.

Some children are more naturally predisposed to persist than others. They have a determined, even compe ve streak in their temperament that doesn’t allow them to give in. These children and young people can drive themselves very hard to succeed.

The results of the Australian Temperament Project show that persistence is the one temperamental factor that can be improved over me. Parents and teachers can develop persistence in children and also impede its development by making life too easy for children so that they don’t have opportuni es to persist or hang in there.

Parents can promote persistence by encouraging their children to keep going and not give in at the slightest hurdle or di culty.

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Parents can be a sounding board for children’s gripes but they should show con dence in their ability to cope and get through their di cul es. “You can do it” is far more powerful in terms of promo ng an a tude of persistence than “If it is a li le too hard then try something else.”

Let children know that there is a correla on between e ort and success. In fact, they need to learn that

by GIVING EFFORT they will more than likely experience more success. The ability to persist in the face of di cul es maybe an old-fashioned quality but it is one of the best success a ributes that children will ever develop.

Here are four prac cal strategies you can use to promote a sense of persistence in your children: 1. Develop a vocabulary for persistence Words like “Hang tough”, “Work Hard” and “Hang in there” can become part of their every day vocabulary.

2. Point out to children when they s ck at a task Most parents know it pays o when they catch their children being good but it also pays o to catch them being persistent. The behaviours you focus on as parents expand so let them know when they have been persistent. Also remind them that persistence generally pays o .

3. Help children to remember Remember mes when they experienced success by HANGING IN when they were younger. Let them know that persistence has paid o before and it will again.

4. Talk about HARD WORK with your children They need to understand that to be successful they need to do things that are NOT fun or easy. While it would be good if all work and learning was fun, in reality, this is not always the case.

Prayer In recognising and celebra ng the gi of our grandparents everyday we pray

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Heavenly Father, We pray for all grandparents: May they share in your hope, guidance and trust.

Give them words to encourage and enrich our lives May they be a channel of your wisdom, comfort and peace.

May they pass on their faith in you, May they share their tradi ons through story May they plant the seeds of your love.

Amen

Assistant Principals' Corner ICAS Assessments Just a quick note to inform parents of children who completed the ICAS Assessments last term. The results for English have arrived back at school; however, we are s ll wai ng for the Mathema cs results to arrive. When they have both arrived, as many children completed both assessments, we will forward both results. Thank you for your pa ence with this ma er.

Uniforms Next week marks the start of Week Three and all families are reminded that student should be in their summer uniform.

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

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

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)

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

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 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.

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

Canteen Please note there will be no canteen service during Week Four of this term. This includes the dates between October 31 to November 4. Thank you for your support.

Three Facts About Numbers That Will Make You Feel Like a Mathema cal Genius Roman Numerals Were Invented as a Means of Trading The form of record-keeping was used as a means for Romans to easily price di erent goods and services, and were widely used throughout the Roman Empire for everyday processes. A er the fall of the Roman Empire, Roman numerals s ll con nued to be used throughout Europe. This stopped, however, around the 1600s. Roman numerals are represented by seven di erent le ers: I, V, X, L, C, D, and M.

Zero Is An Even Number Mathema cally, an even number is one that can be divided by two and s ll create a whole number. Zero meets the criteria for this because if you halve zero, you get zero. But if you're confused, you're not alone: Research from the 1990s, out of Cambridge University, actually revealed that people are 10 percent slower at deciding whether zero is even or not than they are if, say, two is.

There Is Only One Number Spelled With the Same Number of Le ers as Itself You probably never thought about this before, but there is only one number spelled with the same number of le ers as itself. Can you guess which one? No? Well, It's 4. Oh, and the number 4 on a calculator is made up of four light bars. h ps://bestlifeonline.com/number-facts/

Sound Waves Week 2 The graphemes ew, ue, u_e and u can represent oo, ew, ue, u_e, u (e.g. grew, true, rude, ruler).

However, they can also represent y, u & oo, ew, ue, u_e, u (e.g. new, rescue, cube, music).

The grapheme ou represents in a small set of words oo, ew, ue, u_e, u (e.g. group, route, soup, boulevard). Words containing ou for oo, ew, ue, u_e, u usually originate from French.

Unusual graphemes for oo, ew, ue, u_e, u used in high frequency words include oe and ough (e.g. shoe, through).

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Week 3 -

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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).

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Merit Awards Congratula ons to the following students who will receive a merit award on Thursday 27 October 2022 as an acknowledgement and celebra on of all their hard work.

Pre-Primary

Isabella Murphy Mikaela Silerio Alira Graham Amelia Brook

Stephanie Capone Alexander Lamelza Lilliana Scale Milana Trinca

Year One

Jophena Chin Novak Heise Jiselle Papa Dylan Samakkasewee

Darcy DeNardi Joseph Chen Lana Brown Megan Rojas Benavides

Year Two

Amelia Walls Arabella Triscari

Tylie Fernando Adalynn O'Byrne

Year Three

Layla Torre Chance Taplin Stefan Nedeljikovic

Allegra Tollis Victoria Breeze Logan Badayos

Year Four

Harper Hird, Rachael Fernandez and Zavier Richardson

Jack Cruikshank Ava Doherty Megan Pham Evelina Yip

Year Six

Zac Mesi Joshua Parise Ashley Suarez

Eva Autunno Andres Rapy

Have Sum Fun Compe on

Kaitlin Son, Nathan Marino-Dayan, Luca Or n Sieczka, Line e Abraham, Vu Nguyen, Marcus Xiong, Seth Vu, Claudia Scriva, Sam Johns, Alden Bao, Stella Prokschoa, Jonathan Nguyen.

Performing Arts Cer cates

Arlo Magnaterra, Infant Jesus School Young Voices Choir & Infant Jesus School Choir.

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Year Five

We Are Called All Saints Day Mass On Monday 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 their lives. Saints are great role models. Saints hold a special posi on within the life of the Church.

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 have been experienced through miracles, inspira onal examples or some extraordinary work.

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The children are very familiar with some saints as our fac ons are named from the

Dominican saints including St Dominic Caleruega (Calaroga), St Rose (Lima), St Thomas Aquinus (Aquina) and St Catherine (Siena). We are also very familiar with some of the Carmelite Saints including St Therese of the Flower Jesus, St Teresa of Avila and St John of the Cross.

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

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.

Joyful Mysteries • At the joyful me in her life an angel, Gabriel, announces to Mary that she is to be the mother of Jesus. Mary then shares this news with her cousin Elizabeth. Jesus is born and then, as a baby, He is presented in the temple. Later, as a twelve-year-old, Jesus shares a special message with the teachers at the temple.

Sorrowful Mysteries • During the sorrowful part of her life, Mary watched as Jesus prayed in the garden before the soldiers came to take him away. She was there when He was crowned with thorns and led o to die. She saw Jesus does on the cross.

Glorious Mysteries • The last part of Mary’s life can be seen as a glorious me. To begin, Jesus rose from the dead and went to heaven. Jesus then came back to see and talk with His friends. Finally, Mary foes to heaven to become the mother for all of Jesus’ friends. She is then crowned Queen of heaven and earth.

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Mysteries of Light (Luminous Mysteries) In October 2002, Pope John Paul II added the Mysteries of Light to the Holy Rosary, calling us to pray the Rosary • daily; for our families - and for world peace. Each mystery re ects on some of the important moments in Christ’s life.

Class News Year 2

Cardboard Arcade Games This term in Technologies we have begun to work on crea ng our own Cardboard Arcade.

The children have been researching di erent arcade games and working together in small groups to design their own game.

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Each group will re ne their design and then construct their arcade game primarily using cardboard boxes. There is much excitement for this project and we look forward to playing on each other’s games.

Class News Year 4 Bridge to Terabithia This term we are jumping into the imaginary world of Terabithia. The Year 4 students are excited for another novel study full adventure, fantasy and rela onships. This study allows us to develop our comprehension skills of making predic ons, inferring, evalua ng and making connec ons about the text.

The children will also con nue to par cipate in guided reading and whole class comprehension ac vi es!

“I am excited to read the book in class this term”. -Jaxon “I think it is going to be a good book, as it goes to a di erent world”. -Reya

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“I like reading stories about farms”. -William

Health Lunchbox Safety Welcome to Term Four, the sunny term.

However, with the hot weather, food poisoning bacteria can grow quickly.

Some top safety ps!

- Insulated lunchboxes are a great idea - If lunchboxes get cracked or split, replace it as bugs love hidey holes - Pack a frozen water bo le or ice pack with the lunch - Keep your bag zipped and on the benches so they stay out of the sun - Any food that would be kept in the fridge at home should be kept cool in the lunchbox - When preparing food, always prac se safe hand washing - Wash your hands before ea ng - Don’t share water bo les or food

Happy healthy ea ng!

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For more informa on please go to crunchandsip.com.au

Code of Conduct at Infant Jesus School

Informa on Technology

The upsides and downsides of online gaming Gaming can play a posi ve role in your child’s social life. It’s a space that can help them build social skills through interac vity with other players. They can connect, engage and compete with others as well as develop and maintain friendships with people they’ve met online or friends they may know in person.

But sadly online games can also be another space where cyberbullying can happen. This can look like other players sending or pos ng nega ve or hur ul messages, excluding or ganging up on other players and using the game as a tool of harassment.

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Here are some ideas on how to prevent cyberbullying in games and support your child if they’re being bullied: • Keep gaming consoles in easy to supervise loca ons • Know the ra ngs of the games your child is playing • Reassure them that you can sort it out together • Remind them it’s not their fault and they’re not alone More • Praise your child for doing the right thing by talking about it informa on is • Establish rules to follow if they are being treated nega vely • Keep a record of all nega ve interac ons as evidence available at • Encourage them to keep up with other social ac vi es they enjoy Kids HelpLine • Show your child how to report, mute or block players who bully others Parent Info • Encourage them not to react or retaliate as it can make things worse • Show an interest in your child’s gaming – what are they playing and who with • Play or observe how the game works and what they’re exposed to in the game • Check to see if the games your child plays have repor ng features or moderators • Help set their privacy se ngs and remind them to never give away personal info • Teach them about safe online behaviour, including not clicking on links from strangers

P&F and Community News

P+F Mee ng Please join us for the next mee ng on Tuesday 25th October at 7pm in the school library.

Car Bay Ra e The lucky winner was the McDonald Family. Congratula ons on winning the car bay at the o ce, a Golden Ravioli voucher and the Disco prize pack!

Sports Carnival- Friday 14th October Thank you to everyone who donated the food goodies and their me assis ng at the canteen.

Disco The school disco is coming up on Friday 18th November and we are looking for volunteers to assist se ng up, during the me of the disco and to pack away. If you are able to assist, please email Vanessa president.pafc@gmail.com . See the poster below for details of the event.

VAC Swim

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Enrolments are now open for VacSwim swimming lessons during the summer school holidays. VacSwim o ers fun lessons at beach or pool loca ons. They are a great school holiday ac vity and they teach valuable safety skills to help keep your child safe in the water.

Enrol at educa on.wa.edu.au/vacswim

Contact Us

17 Smith Street, Morley Western Australia 6062 26 9276 1769

info@infantjesus.wa.edu.au

www.infantjesus.wa.edu.au