Around The Primary

Dear Parents,

After a couple of weeks of no masks and glorious sunshine it certainly helps us all to appreciate the little things in life! Keeping home life as happy and organised as possible (despite the pressure and busyness of life) helps to support your child's physical and emotional wellbeing. Childhoods come and go very quickly so keep on making every day count!

With NAPLAN behind us we are now looking forward to the next six weeks of learning time. Thank you to all families for getting your children to school on time for these assessments. The Year 3 and 5 students took each test as an opportunity not only to ‘show what they know’, but also to learn what it is like to be in a more formal testing situation and to complete a task within a given time frame to the best of their ability.

We have started to see chips, lollies and treats high in sugar appearing in school lunch boxes. Let’s keep these treats for special occasions at home. Next week we will be reminding the students about healthy eating and the importance of eating nutritious food each day so that have the energy they need for a full day of learning.

We look forward to the Year 3 Assembly next Friday 28 May - another great opportunity to celebrate some of the wonderful learning going on in the classrooms.

Kind regards,

Antoinette De Pinto

Head of Primary

Dates to Remember

Please check the College Website to note all the important Primary school events for your family calendar. http://www.johnxxiii.edu.au/view/for-parents/calendars

Inspire - Cyber Safety Education Session for Parents

Protecting children in their digital worlds is an ever-evolving task for Australian families. Now more than ever parents are looking for guidance in how to manage screen time and navigate the world of games and social media.

The Parents’ Association is pleased to help our parent community by offering a crucial and engaging education session with ySafe, Australia’s leading provider of cyber safety education. This practical, strategy-rich session will cover the most important points that all families need to know about online safety, covering key information about social media and gaming, screen time recommendations and step-by-step instructions on how to set up a cyber safe home for kids of all ages.

If you’ve ever struggled with getting your children off their games and into bed, worried about the content of the games that they are playing or felt concerned that your child was spending too much time in the digital world, this workshop is for you! The session covers information for parents with students in Kindergarten to Year 12.

The session will take place on Tuesday 8 June at 7:00pm in the Gonzaga Barry Lecture Theatre.

Please register for this event here https://www.trybooking.com/763942 

Jodi Mills

Inspire Parent Education Coordinator

Sports Update

Year 5 & 6 Sport

John XXIII College hosted Newman College in our third round of Winter Interschool sports.  Our Netball, AFL, Hockey and Soccer teams all had closely fought games played in high spirits.  Well done to all!

Cross Country Training 

Training for Years 3 to 6 starts on Tuesday 25 May at 7:30am outside the St Louis Sports Centre.  Parents are welcome to run too, any younger siblings must be accompanied by a parent. 

Mr Steve Williams

Primary Sport Coordinator

Music

Wanju Voices at St Joseph’s Church

A number of students from Wanju Voices will be representing the College by singing at the 9am Pentecost Mass this Sunday (23 May) at St Joseph’s Church in Subiaco. This is a particularly special occasion as a number of young parishioners will be receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation at this Mass. Everyone is welcome to come and celebrate this special day in the Church’s calendar.

Music Eisteddfod Entries

Entries for the Music Eisteddfod are now open and will take place during the day from Sunday 13 June to Monday 14 June (timetable for specific sessions and instruments is to be confirmed). This is a wonderful opportunity for students to showcase their hard work.

Students who learn an instrument at the College will have their entry arranged by their Music tutor. Primary students who learn an instrument outside of school and who would like to participate are to use the link below to submit their entry.  Entries close at 4pm on Wednesday 2 June 2021.

https://forms.johnxxiii.edu.au/Forms/Music-Eisteddfod

An accompanist will be provided for students as required and rehearsal times will be arranged closer to the date. 

Mini Minors 

The Mini Minors will have their first performance for the year as part of the Year Three Assembly next Friday. Parents are welcome to attend this Assembly on Friday 28 May at 9am in Roncalli Hall. Thank you to Mr Kros and Mr Pitt who have done a fantastic job in directing this ensemble.

If you have any queries regarding Primary music, please contact me via email catherine.haydon@cewa.edu.au

Mrs Catherine Haydon

Primary Music Teacher