Veritas Term 2 Week 6

From the Principal

Prayer for ReconciliaSon

God of all crea+on, as we journey together in this Great Southern Land, we pray for healing, forgiveness and unity, crea+ng a path of good will, with jus+ce and compassion. Jesus, through the power of your love, you have given us the courage, wisdom and strength to share our gi>s and talents in humility. In peace and understanding we reconcile with each other. Creator Spirit, we come together in prayer and thanksgiving for the many blessings we have received. Allow your Spirit to wash over us and give us strength to walk together as one. Amen

Welcome to the Week 6 newsleYer.

Next week is a big week for our Year 6 students. They will be aYending their camp later in the week and on Saturday 10 June they will receive the Sacrament of ConfirmaEon. I wish them well for both of these important events and know they will be exemplary in their leadership, commitment and faith.

A quick reminder that the Parent and Caregiver Survey is sEll available for parents unEl the 12 June. A link was sent to you directly last week. This informaEon helps us make informed decisions about how we can improve our school so that your child/children will flourish.

Our Mission focus for this term is the Archbishops Lifelink Appeal which aims to promote understanding of the Church’s response to people in need within the community. Wednesday 7 June is the official launch of the Lifeline Appeal.

Save the date for Wednesday 9 August as we have Paul Litherland from Surf Online Safe coming out to run a student workshop and a parent workshop. In this ever changing world, this is an important workshop to highlight online safety for your children.

As ReconciliaEon Week draws to a close, I wish you a happy WA day on Monday. It’s a day for each of us to reflect and celebrate all the great things about our people, our lifestyle, our culture and our potenEal.

Enjoy the rest of the week.

Mel Allen Principal

Ms Allen’s Stars of the Week

Sienna Hine, Myah

Ms Allen’s Stars of the Week

Chloe Ilic-Rumac, Mia Birt, Lachlan Johnson,

Assistant Principal’s Corner

ReporSng to Parents

EducaEonal research shows that parental involvement and encouragement plays a significant role in a student's success in school. For parents to be acEvely involved they need up to date informaEon on their child's schooling. SEQTA Engage provides this informaEon with one click of a mouse! SEQTA Engage is a web portal, allowing parents and students to log on to the Infant Jesus School's Learning Management System (SEQTA), at any Eme and on any device.

How to reset a forgoYen password:

1. Go to the Infant Jesus School Website homepage - hYps://infantjesus.coneqt-p.cathednet.wa.edu.au

2. From the SEQTA Engage login page, click the Forgot your password? opEon.

3. Enter in your email address. If SEQTA has an account associated with this email address, it will send you further informaEon to assist in accessing your account.

4. Then click reset my password.

5. If your username and email address are correct and if SEQTA can find an account with those details, you will receive an email directly from SEQTA with further instrucEons.

6. Please go to your email to retrieve instrucEons on how to reset your password.

Follow the link in the email to reset your password. The link is only acSve for ONE HOUR. If you need any further assistance with this, please contact the school for further informaEon.

Staying healthy in Winter 2023

The season of winter commenced yesterday. Winter is ohen a welcome change in Western Australia aher our long, hot summers. But while we live in a temperate climate, winter in most parts means significant drops in temperatures, greater rainfall and storms. Several health condiEons are specifically associated with the climaEc condiEons during our coldest season. For some Eps to help protect you and your family from those illnesses most associated with winter please visit the following website- hYp://healthywa.wa.gov.au/ArEcles/S_T/Staying-healthy-in-winter

If Your Child Is Unwell

Children who have an influenza-like-illness or COVID-19 should not aYend school unEl they are well. Parents should not send their child to school if they are unwell.

Flu like symptoms include - fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose or nasal congesEon.

COVID like symptoms include - fever, cough, runny nose or nasal congesEon, sore throat, shortness of breath, loss of smell or taste. Children should stay away from school unEl they are completely recovered.

Reinforce Hygiene Messages

Children should be told there are simple steps that they can take to help prevent the spread of germs that cause respiratory illness such as influenza. These include:

• Wash hands frequently (alcohol-based hand cleaners are useful if soap and water is not easily accessed), especially aher coughing and sneezing.

• Avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth.

• Cover your nose and mouth with a Essue when coughing or sneezing and dispose of the Essue in a rubbish bin aherwards.

• Avoid contact with people who are unwell.

Cyber Safety

On Wednesday 9 August 2023 at 6PM, we will be hosEng Paul Litherland, a renowned cyber-safely speaker and owner of Surf Online Safe.

Paul is very much in demand as his ability to share his knowledge and experEse in this area is always very engaging and informaEve. His presentaEons include cyber bullying, digital ciEzenship, online footprint, social networking and networking in general, online gaming, website use and many Eps and tricks to ensure all are kept safe.

Parents who have aYended previously are very welcome as more current informaEon will be shared, and technology is changing every day.

To RSVP for this event please click the following link and register your aYendance : hYps://forms.office.com/r/mCCWeYkACq

WA Day

WA Day 2023, Monday 5 June, is a day to celebrate all Western Australians and recognises everyone who has made and conEnues to make, Western Australia their home. We reflect and celebrate all the great things about our people, our lifestyle, our culture and our future.

AFendance

School aYendance maYers as early as kindergarten. Children who regularly aYend school have opportuniEes to socialise, problem solve, and learn in an enriched environment. Studies show that children who miss too many days in Kindergarten and Pre-Primary, struggle academically in later years. It only takes one absence every two weeks for aYendance to be concerning as learning is missed. AYend today and achieve for a lifeEme.

Parents and caregivers can help by -

• Making sure your child aYends school every day unless they are ill

• Having a regular morning rouEne that helps your child prepare for school

• Solving any problems your child is having at school with their teacher as early as possible

• Planning vacaEons during non-school days

• Scheduling your child’s dental and medical appointments at the end of the school day

Sound Waves

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 8 is -

Week 7 –m mm mb

· m mm mb is most frequently represented by the grapheme m (e.g. money, humble, camp).

The grapheme mm for m mm mb is seen in the middle of words, aher short vowel sounds (e.g. mammal, summer).

The grapheme mb is an unusual way to represent m mm mb (e.g. thumb, lamb). The grapheme mn is an unusual way to represent (e.g. autumn, column).

Week 8 –i_e y igh i ie

The grapheme igh for i_e y igh i ie is usually used before t Y (e.g. light, night).

· The grapheme y for i_e y igh i ie is usually used at the end of words (e.g. by, reply).

The grapheme eye in the word eye is an unusual way to represent i_e y igh i ie

· i_e y igh i ie is also the name of the leYer i.

When discussing i_e y igh i ie with students, always clarify you are talking about the phoneme, not the leYer name. For example, say ‘Which words have the sound i_e y igh i ie ?’ instead of ‘Which words have i_e y igh i ie ?’

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.

ConfirmaSon

On Saturday 10 June, our Year Six children will receive the Sacrament of ConfirmaEon.

The gih of the Holy Spirit received at ConfirmaEon gives people a deeper iniEaEon into the ChrisEan community and strengthens the gihs they received at BapEsm. A ChrisEan receives all the basic spiritual gihs needed to relate with God and to live as Jesus taught through BapEsm and ConfirmaEon. The two sacraments are linked. The promises made during BapEsm are repeated during ConfirmaEon to make the link between these sacraments clear. In ConfirmaEon, candidates make these promises for themselves, whereas when they were bapEsed as babies, these promises were made on their behalf by their parents and godparents.

This year, Infant Jesus Parish will warmly welcome Archbishop Costelloe who will be presiding over each ConfirmaEon Mass assisted by Fr Greg.

The Sacrament of ConfirmaEon is the celebraEon of our anoinEng, our ‘commissioning’ by the Holy Spirit to love as Jesus loved. We are ‘sealed with the Gih of the Holy Spirit’. The Gihs of the Holy Spirit - Wisdom, Counsel, Piety, Understanding, Knowledge, ForEtude and Fear of the Lord are the life of Jesus within us. We also share the fruits of the Spirit - Joy, Peace, PaEence, Kindness, Goodness, Trusaulness, Gentleness and Self-control in following the example of Jesus.

Tomorrow, the Year Six children conEnue their preparaEon at the ConfirmaEon Retreat at Infant Jesus Parish.

We are Called

Lifelink

The Archbishop’s Official Launch of Lifelink Day in 2023 is Wednesday 7 June. On this day both Archbishop Timothy Costelloe and Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton will present informaEon about the current work of Lifelink in the Perth Archdiocese, the history of Lifelink and the many agencies that are supported by Lifelink.

This Eme provides a fantasEc opportunity for students to join together to show their support for the many Church social service agencies that reach out to provide pracEcal care and direct assistance to thousands of people in need each year.

Next week the children will be learning more about the Lifelink agencies and recognising how they can support this valuable work.

St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal 2023

Joan was 70 years old when she became homeless. Aher her beloved husband of 50 years died, Joan’s eldest daughter stole all of her savings, and transferred the house into her own name. Then they kicked Joan out of the family home and leh her on the street. She was desperate, terrified and completely alone.

This winter, women like Joan urgently need your help. Donate now and you’ll help provide emergency accommodaEon so vulnerable older women have a safe place to sleep. You’ll help give nutriEous meals and warm clothing to keep them healthy and warm. And you’ll help give the support they need to rebuild their life – and escape homelessness.

More InformaEon will available in next weeks weekly update regarding how students can help with this appeal.

Please give generously. hYps://donate.vinnies.org.au/winterwarmth

De Vlamingh’s Voyage

In HumaniEes and Social Sciences, we have been learning about the journeys of explorers before the 18th Century.

To complement this learning, we visited the WA Shipwrecks Museum to learn about Willem de Vlamingh.

Willem de Vlamingh was a Dutch navigator who explored the west coast of ‘New Holland’ in the late 17th Century.

During our visit, we parEcipated in engaging role-play acEviEes which highlighted the challenges and achievements of de Vlamingh’s expediEon. We also had the opportunity to explore the museum where we found interesEng maps, journal entries and pictures.

We had a great Eme. Thank you to our amazing parent helpers who assisted on the day.

Year Four

Year One Visit to the Pre-Primary Playground

In Year One we have been wriEng recounts in class. We learnt that a recount is a piece of wriEng that retells an event that has already occurred. The children have been focusing on including events in sequenEal order and are beginning to experiment with using descripEve language in their wriEng.

Both Year One classes visited the Pre-Primary playground for an opportunity to play and explore.

We then returned to class where the children discussed what they saw and did.

Following this, they wrote a recount of our exciEng excursion to Pre-Primary.

It was a fun acEvity and the children wrote some amazing recounts.

Year One

Safe School Framework

• You use personal informaEon in accordance with your school Privacy Policy.

• You have ethical and legal obligaEons to treat personal informaEon as confidenEal. You protect the privacy of each member of the school community by treaEng the informaEon gained in the relaEonship as confidenEal, restricEng its use and disclosure to the purposes defined in your school Privacy Policy.

• If a third party asks for access to personal informaEon, you must take reasonable steps to confirm the idenEty of the third party, and that it is lawful to disclose the informaEon to them. You must inform the member of the school community that you have disclosed their personal informaEon unless you are saEsfied that there are legal reasons for not doing so.

• You seek advice if you idenEfy a conflict between protecEng personal informaEon and any resulEng risk to the safety and well-being of a student.

• You create and keep accurate records of conversaEons about significant decisions involving the safety and well-being of students.

Staff Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:

• Parent meeEng notes to be documented and copies provided to the Principal.

Parents Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:

• Parent contact lists – P&F procedure and protocol to be followed.

• Seek approval before sharing parent/family contact details.

Students Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:

• Students educated in what personal informaEon is appropriate to be shared digitally.

Volunteers Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:

• Personal informaEon of staff, students and parents not to be discussed with volunteers.

Visitors Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:

• Personal informaEon of staff, students and parents not to be discussed with visitors.

You treat personal informaSon about members of the school community as private and confidenSal.

Being a parent/carer of one or more children can be plenty of fun, but at Emes can be a daunEng juggling task. When combined with work or other issues (stress, lack of sleep, marital conflicts, caring for your own parents, financial issues etc) it can become overwhelming. The good news is, there is support around, you can reach out and it may just be what you need to keep smiling.

hYps://raisingchildren.net.au/ Australian ParenEng website, supported by the Australian Government and their department of Social Services Provides parenEng informaEon from pregnancy to teens and grown-ups as well as for parents who have a child diagnosed with auEsm or other disability.

hYps://raisingchildren.net.au/grown-ups/services-support/localservices/wa-services

This page has informaEon about child, family and parent services and support organisaEons in Western Australia.

hYps://www.anglicarewa.org.au/ Anglicare offers a large range of parenEng workshops, online (ie: for fathers) or onsite. Browse their website or give them a call: they will help idenEfy which workshop would best support your needs.

hYps://healthyfamilies.beyondblue.org.au/seeking-support/ professional-support/helpful-contacts-and-websites

Beyond Blue’s website is all about giving healthy families the informaEon, knowledge and confidence to support the young people in your life – whether you’re a parent, guardian, grandparent, a favourite uncle or an awesome aunEe.

Remember to check if you can benefit from free support from an Employee Assistance Program. Employee Assistance Programs (EAP's) are offered by many employers, with the intenEon and aim of helping employees deal with personal problems that might adversely affect their job performance, health and well-being.

Social Worker News

P&F News

P & F MEETING

Thank you to those parents who aYended our recent meeEng. The next meeEng will take place in Term Three. Please remember, any feedback or ideas are welcomed and can be emailed to president.pafc@gmail.com at any Eme.

SAVE THE DATE

Friday 15th September- MUSICAL BINGO NIGHT- More informaEon to follow soon.

CHEESIE DAY

Order forms will be sent home Monday 12th June. Please see the flyer below for more informaEon.

ENTERTAINMENT MEMBERSHIP

Support our school community, join Entertainment using our unique link below: hYps://www.entertainment.com.au/orderbooks/8423y3

OLD UNIFORM DONATIONS

Thanks to a parent of our school, we have been informed that any old uniforms can be donated to Perth Community Clothing Recycling Wholesaler Pty Ltd (PCCRW)

PCCRW promotes sustainability by working with the local Perth community to collect clothing, texEle products, linen, shoes, handbags, fashion accessories and toys etc in any condiEon. They collect items from your doorstep and not only help keep them out of landfill, but also send them to Africa, India or where they are needed most by recycling. They will even send unwearable clothing to Asia to be made into furniture and woollen items to India for recycling into rugs! You can read more about PCCRW and book a free collecEon here hYps://pccrw.com.au

COMMUNITY NEWS

BEECHBORO DENTAL THERAPY CLINIC - Ph: 9377 5344

For JUNE ONLY the clinic opening days are as follows: 7th, 14th, 21st, 26th & 28th 8am - 4pm

Dental Officer will be available for screening on 1st (1/2 day), 15th (1/2 day) 29th from 11.30 - 4pm

P & F Recess Cheesie Sale