Around The Primary

Dear Families

Last week the Years 3- 6 students participated in our Interhouse Cross-Country Carnival.  The effort shown by all the runners was impressive and it was great to see the team comradery in action.  Congratulations to Koolyangarra for their overall win.  Thank you to the families who came along to support our students and to all the parent volunteers who assisted on the day. 

Today we hosted the IPSHA Cross-Country Carnival and we welcomed 11 other schools to this special event. Congratulations to the students who qualified to represent the College at this sporting event.

Special thanks to Mr Williams for his organising of these carnivals and training our squad. 

Good luck to our runners who will also be participating in the School Sport WA (SSWA) Cross Country Carnival next Thursday. This is an opportunity for our students to participate in an extra competition over the distances of 2000m and 2500m. 

The celebration of John XXIII Day is scheduled for next Friday 4 August.  It is one of the special occasions during the year when the entire student body are involved in community celebrations.

The day will begin with a College Mass at 9:00am in the St Louis Sports Centre.  The day will then continue with a ‘mini-fete’ organized by our Year 5 and 6 students.  This mini-fete will consist of various games and food novelties.  On this special occasion our normal nutrition guidelines are relaxed but parents may like to provide guidelines for their children.

All the money raised from the stalls will be donated to Jesuit Mission and Mary Ward International.

All students are required to wear their sports uniform and House shirt for the day.  They need to bring a snack for morning tea and a packed lunch.  No canteen orders will be available.

Let’s pray for fine weather on the day and that a magnificent celebratory spirit will be present on John XXIII Day.

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 and subscribe to the Primary Calendar.

Year 5-6 Growth & Development Parent Workshop

Family Life Education provide workshops for parents and are committed to supporting parents in their role as the primary educators of their children.

By attending a parent workshop, parents will have an opportunity to experience what the student workshops are like and to become familiar with language, content and underlying Catholic teachings. Parents can ask questions and address issues in a safe and caring environment as well as share in resources that may be used to nurture a child through puberty.

We invite Year 5 and 6 parents to attend the Parent Workshop to be held at John XXIII College:

Music Update

Choir Rehearsals 

Choir rehearsals for Week 3 detailed below: 

Please note there is no Chapel Choir in Week 3 as the whole College will be celebrating Mass together on Friday for John XXIII College Day.  

Music Eisteddfod 

The College Music Eisteddfod will take place this Sunday and Monday, (30 and 31 July), with many students performing in various categories and venues around the College. Students involved have been emailed with the details regarding their sessions. Please see the Music page of this newsletter for session times and locations. Tickets are not required for audience members, and all are welcome. We look forward to hearing the wonderful performances at this special event.  

Catholic Performing Arts Festival 

Congratulations to the students who participated in the Catholic Performing Arts Festival in the Primary Piano sessions this week.

Charlotte Blaxell

Harrison Byrne

Oliver Byrne

Elizabeth Cawley

Joshua D’Alessandro

Sienna D’Alessandro

Madeleine Grainger

James Haydon

Leila McCready

Max Middleton 

Cecilia Natale 

Florence Pedler 

Best wishes to all students representing the College in the Festival. 

Year 4 Musical 

The Year 4 students are busy rehearsing for their upcoming musical, ‘Little Shop of Horace.’ We would like to thank the parents and staff who are assisting with props, costumes, make-up, sound, lighting and the various elements required to make such a show come to life. A matinee performance for the Primary students and staff will take place on Monday 14 August at 11:00am. 

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

Catherine Haydon

Primary Music Teacher

Sport Update

We had a very successful day at the IPSHA Cross Country Carnival today.  The College had some fantastic individual results, and all of our runners should be extremely proud of themselves. The top 4 boys and top 4 girls will represent the College at next week’s School Sport WA Cross Country Carnival where there will be over 250 runners in each race!

Congratulations Koolyangarra House for taking out a very close finish at the Carnival to win the Interhouse Cross Country last week!  Results are below:

If you have any queries about anything sport related, please contact me via email: steve.williams@cewa.edu.au 

Steve Williams

Primary Sport Coordinator

Sacramental Certificates 

Parents are requested to email a copy of their child’s Sacramental Certificate (Reconciliation, Eucharist or Confirmation) to Mrs Petsos in Main Administration nancy.petsos@cewa.edu.au for our College records.

Health Centre Relocation 

The College Health Centre has relocated to the Wellbeing Centre. The entrance is situated opposite the College Library. Please refer to the campus map to assist you in locating us.

Jenny Hill

College Nurse

Extend After School Care 

Please refer to below document for Extend After School Care Term 3 Information.

Get ready to feast for a cause! 

John XXIII College rowing are teaming up with @TommySugo to bring you a mouth-watering fundraising event that you won't want to miss. The John XXIII Rowing Club is raising funds to assist with the purchase and repair costs of rowing equipment necessary to maintain a competitive and safe environment for our current and future rowers. 

From now until 15 September, you can purchase delicious cook-at-home meals from Tommy Sugo and deliver them to your home or work. It’s as simple as order, cook, eat, repeat! This is how it works: 

• Click on our exclusive online order link (https://form.jotform.com/231980409259463). You can share this link with anyone (family, friends, work colleagues) 
• Check out the online menu and make your selection using our ‘JTC Rowing Club Order Form’. 
• Complete your delivery details (can be home or office), pay and submit.  Delivery is free for orders over $90. 
• Orders made by 7pm will be delivered the next business day by Tommy Sugo, to your door, packaged in a gourmet food box so the pasta stays frozen.