Around The Primary

Dear Parents,

Welcome back to a new term! I hope that you were all able to enjoy some special time with your children over the holidays.

It has been wonderful catching up with children after their holiday break and despite the drizzly conditions, they all appear to be very excited and happy to be back at school, ready for another ten weeks of learning and fun!

Many thanks for making time to come along to the Parent/Teacher interviews – it is very much appreciated. Thank you for supporting your child’s learning in this way and for supporting teachers to keep communication of student progress between home and school effective and helpful. I would also like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all our teachers for their hard work in preparing for the interviews and for their warmth and professionalism across a very busy day! As always, we will be monitoring the students’ academic development and their social and emotional progress throughout the semester. 

Term Three is busy term – a time for our students to showcase their wonderful talents in various Learning Areas. We are very much looking forward to the Year 4 Musical, Cross Country Carnival, Athletics Carnival, John XXIII Day, Dance Showcases, Book Week, Father’s Day Mass.  Parents are requested to please check the Primary Calendar for regular updates -http://www.johnxxiii.edu.au/view/for-parents/calendars

We warmly welcome Miss Brianna Di Stefano to our school community. Miss Di Stefano is very excited to be teaching Year 3G. 

All the very best everyone and looking forward to a great term ahead!

Kind regards,

Antoinette De Pinto

Head of Primary 

Special Thanks

On our ‘Comfy Day’ last term we raised $649.90 for LifeLink.  St Vinnies were also very grateful for the donations of tea, coffee milo and other groceries, as well as, the assortment of scarves, socks, beanies and blankets. Thank you for your generous support.

Next week we are having a uniform blitz. Please refer to the Uniform Guide. We really rely on the cooperation of all families to send your child/ren to school each day in the correct uniform. 

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

Super Snoopers!

Congratulations to the Year 6 GATE Team “JTC Super Snoopers’ for coming runners up in the 

The Law Society of Western Australia’s ‘Cluedunnit Kids’ Competition for 2021.

As part of the Term Two GATE program the ‘JTC Super Snoopers’ and the ‘JTC Crime Squad’ participated in the ‘Cluedunnit Kids’ Competition involving solving a fictional crime. As runners up in the competition, the JTC Super Snoopers were invited to the Perth Children’s Court for the Award Ceremony.

Along with other award winning schools in one of the courtrooms, we were introduced to many fantastic role models in our legal system, Judge Quail, Professor Cunningham, Dean of Curtain University Law School, Claire Rossi Legal Aid, Sergeant Corker, Dr Lu Lawyer, Partner HBA, Ms Boujos President of the Law Society of WA and Mr Curtis, Manager Education and Community Services.

After we were presented with our awards, we had afternoon tea spoke to the other award winners and the some of the role models about their work. Our team really enjoyed speaking to Sergeant Corker about some of his experiences as a police officer. His responses were captivating and impressive.

We all really enjoyed taking part in this challenging and fun competition.

Max Tonich 6B

Dance Lessons

Dance Lessons begin next week and students are required to wear their sports shorts and House shirts on their designated dance day, please see the schedule below:

The dance lessons for Year 4 students will be incorporated within their schedule of Musical Rehearsals. Year 4s can wear their sports shorts and House shirts on Fridays.

Parents are welcome to come to the Dance Showcases in the Gym at the following times:

Primary Sport

Cross country 

The final Cross-Country training will take place on Tuesday 27 July at 7:30am on the Secondary oval.

The Year 3-6 Interhouse Cross Country Carnival takes place next Friday 30 July.  Parents are welcome to come and support the runners.  Some parking will be available on the oval.  On this day, parents are welcome to use the new Secondary carpark, off Heritage Lane.  Please see the running times for each year group below:

Athletics 

Athletics training will begin Tuesday 3 August for Year 3 to 6 students and will take place every Tuesday and Thursday on the Secondary oval from 3:30pm to 4:30pm.  Please provide your children with a healthy afternoon snack.  

J&J Soccer Academy

J&J Soccer are back this term starting next Tuesday 27 July on the Junior Primary oval.  Please see the attached flyer for all the details.  

Mr Steve Williams

Primary Sports Coodinator 

Music

Primary Choirs

Rehearsals resume next week in the Osborne Room.

Wanju Voices: Monday 7:30am

Primary Singers:  Friday 30 July 8am due to Community Mass on Thursday.

(Please note this change is for Week 2 only and rehearsals will return to Thursday mornings from Week 3, 5 August.)

Students in Wanju Voices and Primary Singers will be performing at the Vasto Club (Balcatta) in the Catholic Performing Arts Festival on Friday 27 August. (Further information will be sent out regarding this event). With only a few weeks until this special event, choir members are required to attend all upcoming rehearsals to ensure they are fully prepared.

Catholic Performing Arts Festival

A number of students will be representing the College in the Catholic Performing Arts Festival this term. Best wishes to all performers as they travel to various venues across Perth to participate in this special event involving thousands of students from Western Australia.

Strings from Around the World

The Year 2 and Year 6 students will be attending a Music incursion on Tuesday presented by violinist and engineer, Christina Rogerson. Students will have the opportunity to see and hear special instruments from Sweden, China and Senegal. 

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

Mrs Catherine Haydon

Primary Music Teacher