Where everyone is Welcome!
Calendar Dates- What's on.
JUNE
12th Gymnastics - Last of 4 week program
18th Yr 6 Leadership Meeting - WCC
23rd Winter Gala Sports - Yr 3-6 at Elgar Park
30th Science Works Excursion - P-Yr 6
JULY
3rd Movie Night
4th Last Day of Term 2 - 1.00pm Dismissal
21st Term 3 Begins
PLEASE NOTE: SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS IS BETWEEN 8.40AM TO 3.45PM ON SCHOOL DAYS.
PRAYER
Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, save me.
Blood of Christ, inebriate me.
Water from the side of Christ, wash me.
Passion of Christ, strengthen me.
O good Jesus, hear me.
Within thy wounds hide me.
Suffer me not to be separated from thee.
From the malicious enemy defend me.
In the hour of my death call me and bid me
come unto thee that with thy saints
I may praise thee forever and ever.
Amen.
From the Principal
Dear Parents,
A reminder that next week you are invited to our ‘open classroom’ afternoon on Tuesday 17 June from 3.00pm, or the repeated session on Wednesday 18 June from 9.15am. These sessions will allow you to engage with your child in his/her learning environment. You will see our teachers’ commitment to evidence-based instruction and the active promotion of student voice in teaching and learning across the breadth of the curriculum. Further, you will see the stages of teaching, from introduction of new content to independent practice. We hope you will be able to attend one of the sessions.
Assessment and Reporting
Teachers are currently finalising assessments in preparation for Semester One reports. They will use students' work samples and other data and make supported judgements for their report writing. The reporting on Mathematics this semester will reflect the teaching and learning based on the updated Mathematics Curriculum. Further details regarding the new version of Mathematics are shown in the attachment.
Parents will be able to access the Semester One reports via the Parent Access Module (PAM). The reports will be published on Monday, 23 June. Student Learning Conferences will be held in Term 3 as a follow up to students’ progress and their future learning.
Student Leadership
Next Wednesday our Grade 6 leaders will engage in a student leadership session led by the City of Whitehorse at The Round Theatre on the Council's grounds. The aim of the session is to provide children with a platform to engage with Council in a consultative and creative way; to express their opinions about the city in which they live in; to provide an opportunity for teams within Council to engage with children on their work to help inform future projects; and to develop students' skills, ability and confidence to have a voice in their community.
School Assembly
All parents and carers are welcome to attend our school assemblies on Friday mornings at 9.00am in the Fr Arnold Centre. This term’s assembly roster is as follows:
| 13 June, 2025 | Week Eight | Student Leadership |
| 20 June, 2025 | Week Nine | No Assembly |
| 27 June, 2025 | Week Ten | Student Leadership |
| 4 July, 2025 | Week Eleven | General Assembly |
2026 Enrolments
Enrolments for 2026 are open. If you are aware of anyone who has a child who will be commencing in Prep in 2026, please encourage them to apply.
Warm Regards,
Michelle Worcester
Principal
REPTILE ENCOUNTER INCURSION
I saw lots of reptiles, some of them were small and some big, and I even held a snake it was really fun.
Aria
I touched a turtle, a crocodile and a snake. I saw a frog, turtle, crocodile, insect and snakes. That was so fun.
Raph.
I liked the reptile incursion because we were allowed to touch the reptiles, Cheryl and Shrek.
Azelie
My opinion about the reptile incursion is Tiny, the biggest python, and Snappy the saltwater crocodile are very, very, very, very, very GOOD!!!
Riccardo
There were loads of animals and a stick bug. I even got to hold a snake. The snake was squishy. - GEMMA
On the 11th of June, we had a reptile incursion, and it was the best! I got to hold a python! It felt really squishy. - FRANCIS
Reptile Encounter Incursion Artwork
We used our imagination, or we researched how to sketch a reptile. First, we sketched in pencil. Then we were tracing with black oil pastel. After tracing, we used tissue paper and our fingers to create our reptile designs. We did this by dipping them in paint.
Aria and Raphael
Visual Art
Our students are very creative and have wonderful imaginations, they are able to construct artwork from materials found in the art room. Here are a few samples, which are currently on display in the Loreto building.
Winter Planting - Kitchen Garden
Last week we had a visit from Bunnings staff to assist us with our winter planting in our kitchen garden. Thank you to Bunnings for providing all the plants for our winter planting session.
Playgroup
Cake Raffle
We appreciate our families volunteering for cake raffle bringing joy to the children at assembly every week. The weekly cake raffle will be drawn at Assembly on Friday mornings. To support this fundraiser we ask for volunteers to provide a sweet treat (eg; cake, slice, cookies, cupcakes etc) to be raffled. Please sign up to bake using the following link for term 2, there are still 2 spots that need filling.
https://volunteersignup.org/8YQHK
Thank you to all of our Volunteers.
All donations of baked goods require a list of ingredients attached.
Raffle tickets are 20c each and sold at the beginning of assembly.
Thank you for your support
Tuck Shop
Tuckshop is open every Friday, we are very fortunate to have our tuckshop run by parent volunteers for the students enjoyment. This would not be possible without our small team of committed volunteers showing up week after week.
Please reach out to Clara on 0449 767 020 or Angi on 0431 021 711 if you can help. We appreciate your support.
Entertainment books are another piece to our fundraising puzzle. When you sign up you receive 12 months of discounts and offers - and our school benefits - 20% of every membership purchased goes to support our school!