Around The Primary
Dear Parents
It was wonderful to see many parents and grandparents arriving for today’s Assembly.
Congratulations to Ms Cooney and all Year 3G students for preparing a very entertaining item for our school community to enjoy.
The celebration of John XXIII Day is scheduled for next Friday 9 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 9am in the St Louis Sports Centre. The day will then continue with a ‘mini-fete’ organised 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.
While it is always at a parent’s discretion, we recommend the following guidelines for spending money.
PP & Year 1 $3.00 (6 x 50 cent coins)
Year 2 – 6 $5 - $10
All students are required to wear their sports uniform and House shirt for the day. They also need to bring a snack for morning tea and a packed lunch. No canteen orders will be available on the day.
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
Please check the College Website for Term 3 to note all the important Primary school events for your family calendar. http://www.johnxxiii.edu.au/view/for-parents/calendars |
Staff News
Carly Moore and Brendan are very excited about the arrival of baby Cleo.
Caroline Cibesku and Rob welcomed Iyla to their family, a baby sister for Adam and Audrey.
Congratulations to both sets of proud parents.
Super Stars
Well done to all the students who received a certificate for their fantastic achievements.
PPB | Luke Bradley | Addison Dziubak | James Maginn | |
PPG | Charlie Barlow | Alma Campilan | Ronan Collins | |
1B | Indie Palazzolo | Samuel Travis | ||
1G | Amelie Johnson | Victor Kailis | Mia Kwei | Nicholas Lamattina |
2B | Jack Watson | Alice Wever | ||
2G | Felicity Bosnich | Owen Burns | ||
3B | Henry Bahen | Felix McGinty | Mia Pruiti | |
3G | Thomas Archibald | Alexa Kailis | ||
4B | Zack Barley | Lola Denton | Eliza Owen | Xavier Parker |
4G | Alyssa Mignacca | Brodie Stevenson | Clare Stout | |
5B | Tate Hewitt | Madeleine Holly | Matthew Mignacca | Eli Zuvela |
5G | Taj Dorrington | Elise Kwei | Bridget Lilleyman | Matilda MacLennan |
6B | Tilly Laver | Cooper Matera | Austin Vujcich | |
6G | Hunter Bovell | Finnian O’Donnell | Ethan Williams | |
SPORT | Max Tonich |
Dates to Remember
Tuesday 6 August | Y3-Y6 Athletics Trial Day |
Wednesday 7 August | Y5 Bishop’s Religious Literacy Assessment |
Thursday 8 August | Y3 Bishop’s Religious Literacy Assessment |
Thursday 8 August | Kindy Parent/Teacher Interviews |
Friday 9 August | John XXIII Day Mass and Celebrations |
Friday 9 August | Pre-Kindy Photo Day 3P Photography |
Father's Day Mass, Friday 30 August 7.30am
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Kindy 2022
Do you have a child due to start Kindy in 2022? If so, please ensure you have submitted an Enrolment Form as the College already has great demand for these places.
You are welcome to contact Lizz Schollum, our new Enrolments’ Manager for further details. Lizz’s email is lizz.schollum@cewa.edu.au and her direct line is 9383 0449.
Reconciliation Retreat
On Monday the 29 July, Year 3 participated in a Reconciliation retreat arranged by 24:7 School Ministry. To start, we learnt about what the world would be like without rules, and this highlighted the importance of having rules. The next topic focused on forgiveness. They introduced this by showing a video that explained how God will always forgive us. We then decorated a cross and wrote our sins on the back. Just like Reconciliation, these sins were kept a secret by gluing the cross down.
After this we spent some time learning about Reconciliation. We watched another fantastic video that showed a cartoon pencil who accidentally went out of the line. The pencil panicked and tried to fix the mistake, but in doing so, only made it worse. Along came a rubber and it cleaned up the mess. We understood this to be about our lives and how as much as we try to stay on track and do the right things, sometimes we sin or make mistakes. However, we can find comfort in the fact that God will always be there and forgive us for our wrong-doings.
Overall, the incursion was a great success. Year 3 had so much fun playing games and engaging in discussions that taught us about rules, forgiveness and Reconciliation.
By Layla Travis (3B) and Grace Czajko (3B)
Footsteps
The students enjoyed their first Footsteps dance session.
The students can wear their school sports shorts and house shirt on their nominated dance days.
Tuesday | PPB, PPG and 2G |
Wednesday | 3B, 3G, 4B, 4G, 6B and 6G |
Friday | 1B, 1G, 2B, 5B and 5G |
The dance sessions will culminate in a Dance Showcase involving all the Pre-Primary to Year 6 students on 27 September at 1.30pm in the Gym. Everyone is welcome to come along.
Sports News
Interhouse Cross Country
Well done to all the runners who completed the long or short courses at the Cross Country Carnival on Tuesday. The weather was certainly on our side and it was great to see everyone trying their very best. The top eight runners from each race will be representing the College at the IPSHA Interschool Cross Country Carnival on Thursday 22 August.
Congratulations to the following students will be representing the College at IPSHA:
YEAR 3 | |||
Abigail Prosser | Isabel Prosser | Ruby Scott | Georgia Walsh |
Wren McGlew | Scarlett Melbin | Emily Rintoul | Amelia Wibrow |
Hudson Grabham | Cooper Tout | Gus Lennon | Kiran Finn |
Harry Azzopardi | Thomas Archibald | Kye Bishop | Charles O’Toole |
YEAR 4 | |||
Isabella Stewart | Lydia Defrancesco | Sarah Stewart | Olive Smith |
Eliza Owen | India Bester | Sade Hewes | Nada Jakovich |
William Blaxell | Maximus Tonich | Brodie Stevenson | Christopher Cooney |
Charlie Lennon | Sam Gooch | Benjamin Arundell | Liam McNamara |
YEAR 5 | |||
Poppy Finucane | Allegra Hickling | Lauren McLernon | Lucy Morgan |
Zoe Cannon | Sophia Negus | Sofia Paolucci | Matilda MacLennan |
Harrison Pazin | Thomas Walsh | Taj Dorrington | Izaac Paton |
Matthew Mignacca | James Miller | Oliver Wever | Joshua McGlew
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YEAR 6 | |||
Ruby Verleg | Bianca Petsos | Mahalia Upton | Bridget Owen |
Sylvia Czajko | Ella Matthews | Miranda Clyne | Caitlin Bradock |
Jackson Bosnich | Oliver Defrancesco | Archie Ryan | Gregory Briede |
Mark Bontempo |
Primary Angelico Art Exhibition
Congratulations to the following students who have had their artwork selected as part of the Primary Angelico Art Exhibition.
4B | Eliza Owen & Amber Vujcich |
5B | Gracie, Byrne, Matthew Mignacca & Lily van Pelt |
5G | Oscar Croudace, Poppy Finucane, Elizabeth Levey, Aria MacMillan, Nicholas Skerratt & Cate Thomasz |
The Exhibition will take place at the Forrest Centre, 221 St Georges Terrace, Perth, from 5 August – 16 August. It is open from 9am-5pm weekdays only.
Due to the restricted business hours, you are also invited to attend an exhibition viewing evening on Friday 9 August from 5pm-8pm. Paid parking is available at the Forrest Centre car park.
Fiona Blaauw
Primary Visual Arts Specialist
St Ignatius
On Wednesday 31 July we celebrated the Feast of St Ignatius. The Year 4s wrote some lovely personal reflections.
We pray for all the wonderful things you have given to us. I find God when I pray in the chapel and look at living things, plants and animals. Lord God, forgive our sins and help us to turn closer to God. St Ignatius - Pray For Us . Liam Burns 4G
My Lord, you are so good in every way. You teach us to love one another. You make things possible for us. You give us friends that we can talk to. You give us an environment to enlighten our spirit. You gave us a body to explore your world. You gave us Saint Ignatius to try to be more like. Thank you, God. Clare Stout 4G
Dear God, thank you for St Ignatius of Loyola. I reflect when I pray, in the sunshine and when I close my eyes to think of you. Scarlett Polini 4G
Counsellor's Corner
Parenting Ideas experts Michael Grose and Jodi Richardson have recently launched their book “Anxious Kids; How children can turn their anxiety into resilience”. As part of the book launch, they are touring Australia on a seminar tour. Christchurch Grammar are hosting the seminar in Perth on 27 August; 7pm – 9pm. Tickets are $39.95, details below:
Kind regards
Anne Murphy
Primary School Counsellor
Email: anne.murphy@cewa.edu.au
Rowing Fundraiser
Please click on the trybooking link to place your order for the Rowing Club Fundraiser.