Around The Primary

Dear Parents

Our Year 6 students and some Year 5 students gave their all at the IPSHA Winter Carnival on Thursday. We saw excellent sportsmanship, teamwork, and comradery all day long in the various Netball, Soccer, Football and Hockey games. Thanks to all the Year 6 parents who helped with the catering and for supporting your children from the sidelines. Finally, a big thanks to Mr Williams for coordinating this fantastic Carnival, to all the staff who assisted on the day and to our secondary students for umpiring the many games.

We are now in the process of finalising reports for Semester 1. Our teachers have been working hard to assess and moderate student achievement in all learning areas. After reading the teachers’ General comments on the reports, it is obvious that our staff have built excellent relationships with the students and know them well. These reports will be available via SEQTA next Friday 1 July from 3:30pm. Please see further information below.

Thanks to our Year 5’s and Ms O’Connor, Mrs Volikov and Mrs Haydon for their informative and entertaining Assembly item about Democracy. They certainly put a lot of effort into the Assembly to ensure it ran so smoothly. Congratulations to all the students who received a certificate for their well-earned achievements.

Next Friday (1 July) is our annual ‘Casual Day’ for LifeLink and everyone in the Primary community is invited to come to school dressed in casual clothes. 

On this day we hope to raise the students’ awareness of how fortunate we are to have access to everyday privileges. All students are asked to bring along a gold coin donation for LifeLink. 

In addition, if you have a spare packet of tea bags, an extra supply of coffee/Milo or soup in your pantry, please send them to school on the day.  These donations will be greatly appreciated by The Shopfront and St Vinnies during these winter months.

As we now have 5 days left of term and we all want these to be calm, happy, and full of learning. Please enjoy the weekend, make sure your children have plenty of sleep and are recharged for the last week. 

Kind regards

Antoinette De Pinto

Head of Primary 

Here are some more ways to encourage the children to become a ‘bucket filler’ -

Share a smile and a cheerful attitude

Show appreciation

Give encouragement

Share a kind word

Congratulations to Georgia Reddell (Year 6 Teacher) and her husband Curt on the birth of their beautiful baby boy, Clancy Charles. 

2022 Semester One Reports

Semester One reports for Pre-Primary to Year 6 students will be available through the College’s online communication platform ‘SEQTA ENGAGE’ on 1 July from 3:30pm.

Instructions

i. Please login to your SEQTA Engage account at:  https://parent.johnxxiii.edu.au

ii. Click on the REPORTS link located on the menu at the left side of screen

iii. Select Student

iv. Select 2022P, 2022S1

Mobile Devices

*It is also possible to download the SEQTA Engage App from your provider (e.g. Google Play Store; Apple App Store) if you wish to do this.

If you have any problems logging into your SEQTA account, please email our IT department at ithelpdesk@johnxxiii.edu.au 

COVID Reporting

It is important that the College continues to be notified of student positive COVID cases.  Please inform us via this LINK. The information will go directly to the College. If there are any queries related to this process, please email compliance@johnxxiii.edu.au

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 Stars

Well done to all the students who received a certificate for their wonderful achievements.

Bishops' Religious Literacy Assessment

Next term our Year 3 and Year 5 students will be participating in the Bishops’ Religious Literacy Assessment (BRLA). This assessment will occur on the following days:

The BRLA measures students’ knowledge and understanding of the content in the Religious Education Curriculum. It provides a ‘point in time’ snapshot of student performance.  As with all assessments, we encourage students to approach the online assessment with a calm and positive mindset. 

Sacramental Certificates

Congratulations to all the students that are participating in the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist, and Confirmation at their local parishes.

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.

Sports Update

IPSHA Winter Lightning Carnival

Congratulations to all the students who took part in the Winter Carnival yesterday.  It was a fantastic day, and all the staff were so proud of not only the standard of play but the sportsmanship and respect on display.  I had many parents and teachers from other schools commenting on the conduct of our students!  A special thanks to parent volunteers, Mel Stephenson, Ann Fry, and Bukkie Orugun for all their assistance. 

Cross country training will be back on next Tuesday and Thursday.

Extra-Curricular Sport

It is almost time to start thinking about extra sporting opportunities for Term 3!  Enrolments will be opening soon.

• Tuesday 26 July  - Final cross-country training
• Friday 29 July - Year 3 to 6 Interhouse Carnival 
• J&J Soccer – Tuesdays; Year 1-6 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm (Junior Primary oval)
• Redhage Basketball – Thursdays; Years 2-6 - 3:20pm to 4:20pm (St Louis Sports Centre). We are extending the Program to Year 2 students in Term 3 and possibly to Year 1 students in Term 4. 
• Winning Edge AFL will return – day and time to be confirmed!

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

Mr Steve Williams

Primary Sport Coordinator

Primary Music

String Performances

On Tuesday, students representing the Mini Minors (Year 3) and String Orchestra (Year 4-6) presented their first performance for 2022. The Osborne Room boasted a full audience as the students demonstrated how far they have come in one short term of rehearsing as combined ensembles. Special thanks to Mr Kros, Mr Pitt and Mr Clapton for their expertise and enthusiasm in directing these students. We look forward to their next performance later this year.

Music Eisteddfod

Entries for the annual Music Eisteddfod are now open. Taking place on Sunday 7 and Monday 8 August, this event sees hundreds of students performing from the primary and secondary school. Students learning an instrument at school will be entered by their tutor. Students undertaking external lessons are encouraged to use the online enrolment form New Submission (johnxxiii.edu.au) or contact the Music Office via email georgia.bouhlas@cewa.edu.au for assistance.

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

Mrs Catherine Haydon

Primary Music Teacher

Bricks 4 Kidz – Term 3 Enrolments

Term 3 enrolments for the Bricks 4 Kidz program open tomorrow.  Please refer to the attached PDF for more information and the Try Booking link to enroll. 

Updating Medical and Contact information

Medical Information 

Please inform the College Nurse if there are any changes to your child’s medical information via email: jenny.hill@cewa.edu.au 

Contact Information

Please inform Primary Administration if there are any changes to your contact/emergency information via email: nancy.petsos@cewa.edu.au