Around The Primary
Dear Parents
The students from Years 4 - 6 thoroughly enjoyed the Interhouse Swimming Carnival yesterday and it was great to see so many parents and grandparents supporting this event.
Well done to all the competitors - you certainly made us proud! The smiles on their faces after completing a race was definitely a highlight of the Carnival.
Congratulations to Ward, our Champion House for 2020.
The Spirit Award was presented to Campion House for their amazing cheering and display of team spirit.
Special thanks to Mr Williams for organising our swimming carnival and to all the hard-working staff and parent volunteers. Well done to all the House Captains for showing great leadership skills.
We can now look forward to the Interschool Swimming Carnival on Thursday 19 March at Newman College.
Next Tuesday 10 March and Wednesday 11 March are Primary Photo Days. All children need to wear their correct school uniform for the photos.
The Photo schedule is attached for your information.
If parents would like a sibling photo to be taken, please take your children to the Exhibition Centre at the following times:
- Tuesday 10 March at 8am and 3:15pm
- Wednesday 11 March at 8am
All Primary families are welcome to come along to Open Day tomorrow, Saturday 7 March. The Open Day will showcase the facilities and programs of Secondary school and this is a great opportunity to find out more about the programs for Years 7-12.
Kind regards,
Antoinette De Pinto
Head of Primary
NAPLAN Year 3 & Year 5
Students in Year 3 and 5 have received a ‘NAPLAN Online -information for parents and carers’ handout today.
Dates to Remember
| Tuesday 10 March | Primary Photo Day 1 |
| Wednesday 11 March | Primary Photo Day 2 |
| Friday 13 March | Year 6 Futsal Tournament – Lords Recreational Centre |
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
Lenten Intentions by 3B
Prayers for this season of Lent
Loving God, help me to keep my promise in Lent. Amen.
Praying my prayer will help me be a closer friend of Jesus by talking to Jesus. By Charlotte MacLennan
Loving God, please help me be a loving and kind friend and help me be closer to Jesus. Thank you for giving me a great life so far. Amen. By Lucy Nientiedt
Loving God, this year for Lent I want to be close to you. So I will give up some of my favourite things. I ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen. By Daniel Maginn
1 thing I will go without during Lent
Something I will go without is lollies & chocolate & Dominos & KFC. By Benjamin Skerratt
Something I will go without is shouting at my little sister. Going without this in Lent will help me become a closer friend of Jesus by getting more loving and caring. By Taylor Cloghan
2 works of love I will do during Lent
I will help my sister with her homework and I will do all my chores.
Doing these works of love will help me be a closer friend of Jesus because I will help people like Jesus did and they will have more time to do the stuff they want to do. By Niamh Jennings
Sports Update
Years 4-6 Interhouse Swimming Carnival
What a fantastic day of swimming! Bold Park Aquatic Centre proved to be a great setting for the Year 4 to 6 students to strive to achieve their best in all their races and cheer on their peers. It was amazing to see parents and grandparents supporting the students and enjoying the day. A special thank you to all the parents who volunteered to help with the timing.
Congratulations to Ward House in taking home the overall Shield and to Campion for their fantastic effort in winning the Spirit Award.
| Overall Points Score | |
| 1st 398 points | Ward |
| 2nd 387 points | St Louis |
| 3rd 377 points | Kooly |
| 4th 313 points | Loyola |
| 5th 311 points | Loreto |
| 6th 290 points | Campion |
Futsal Team
Congratulations to the following Year 5 & 6 students who have been selected to represent the College for the Futsal Interschool tournament on Friday 13 March at Lords Recreation Centre.
| John XXIII College Blue Team | John XXIII College Gold Team |
| Maximus Tonich | Oscar Croudace |
| William Blaxell | Jackson Watts |
| Poppy Finucane | Matthew Mignacca |
| Blake Kavanagh | Daniel Edmondson |
| Brodie Stevenson | Jasper Bailey |
| Taj Dorrington | Izaac Paton |
| Benjamin Arundell | Harrison Pazin |
| Zack Barley | Oliver Wever |
| Joshua McGlew | Aria MacMillan |
| Liam Ptolomey | Gracie Bryne |
Open Day
There will be a range of sporting activities taking place in the College Gymnasium on Saturday 7 March for the College Open Day. Students are welcome to come and play some sports in the gym to showcase Primary school sport. Please email me if you are interested so I can estimate numbers attending steve.williams@cewa.edu.au
- Year 2 & 3 students 9am to 10:30am
- Year 4 & 5 students 10:30am to 12 noon
Students will be required to wear their sports uniform on the day.
Pro Football Training – Tuesday 10 March
Come and enjoy a free soccer taster session with Andy from Pro Football from 3:30pm to 4:30pm outside the College gymnasium. Please see the flyer for more information on how to register.
Mr Steve Williams
Primary Sport Coordinator
Counsellor's Corner
I was delighted to be joined on Wednesday by some of our Pre-Primary parents for a morning tea where we discussed how to enable social learning in children and the importance of allowing them social learning opportunities. Urstrong, the school program that we use to empower children with friendship skills. Please take the time to read the attached article.
| UPCOMING WEBINAR FOR PARENTSFuture-proofing your child |
| Wednesday 18 March 20208:00pm - 9:00pm AEDT |
| Presented by Nikki BushAward-winning speaker and bestselling author |
| Attend a webinar for parents at no charge |
Our school has a membership with Parenting Ideas, one of Australia’s most trusted sources of parenting education and support. As part of this membership, all the parents in this school community can attend some fantastic webinars in 2020 at no cost. We’re pleased to let you know about an upcoming webinar.
Future-proofing your childThis century is characterised by disruptive change that is turning our world upside down. Jobs aren’t just changing, whole industries are ceasing to exist. The scripts for success are being rewritten on a daily basis in our families, at work and in life. In this webinar Nikki Bush teaches parents what to expect and how to support their kids to thrive in a future world of work. Key learning and discussion points include:
Presented byNikki BushAward-winning speaker and bestselling author
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When
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Mrs Anne Murphy
Primary Counsellor
Direct: 9383 0469; Email anne.murphy@cewa.edu.au