Around The Primary

Dear Parents

Life is certainly feeling as though we are heading back to ‘normal’ as restrictions are lifted in Western Australia.  We are hopeful for a return to usual school procedures in Term Three.  It is important to regularly check our online calendar as a guide to various events, including Assemblies, Masses, Carnivals and other special events.   We are very pleased that the celebrations for John XXIII Day can go ahead next term and also excited about the commencement of our new dance program. 

The next two terms will be busy so please keep an eye on dates as they are outlined on the calendar and in the weekly newsletter. 

Thank you to all families for your wonderful support of LIFELINK which does so much good in the Perth community. There were many happy faces as children arrived with wearing their pyjamas or warm cosy clothes.  

We wish you all a safe and restful holiday and sincerely thank you again for your positive support and cooperation. 

Kind regards,

Antoinette De Pinto

Head of Primary 

Super Stars

Congratulations to all the students that received a certificate in their classrooms today.

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

Sacramental Program 

Congratulations to Year 3 students, Jay Griffiths & Ruby Townsend, who recently celebrated their first Reconciliation in the parish of St Mary Star of the Sea, Cottesloe. 

Well done to all students in Years 3 & 4 who have completed their program of Reconciliation or Eucharist in their Religion classes. During the week, students in Year 3 were lucky to have a special visit from Miss De Pinto who congratulated the students on their great work in class and ‘at home ‘ learning and presented them with their certificates. 

Teddy Bears Picnic

Last Thursday we celebrated a Teddy Bear and Furry Friend Day in Kindy and we had so much fun! The children enjoyed getting to know all about each other’s furry friends, including what their names were, who gave their special friends to them and what they liked doing together. 

We read the story, “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” and made pictures of the three bears going for a walk in the woods while they waited for their porridge to cool. Other activities included measuring our furry friends with unifix cubes and measuring tapes and singing lots of songs and rhymes about bears. 

A highlight of the day was going on a bear hunt. There were twelve cheeky bears hiding in our playground. Luckily, they were all found safe and sound and were able to join us for our performance of, “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.”

Mrs Distante and Mrs King

Kindy Teachers

Wicked the Musical 

Primary school families who will be coming to the matinee of Wicked on Sunday 12 July will have the opportunity to meet the stars of the Musical after the show! 

Please wait outside the Roncalli Hall and your child/ren can have their photo taken with their favourite characters. The children are also welcome to come dressed up as their favourite character from the Musical.

Sports Update

Cross Country

Well done to runners who have been working hard at the early morning training sessions.  Keep up the running through the holidays in preparation for our Interhouse Cross Country Carnival on Friday 31 July (Week 2).

Mr Steve Williams

Primary Sport Coordinator 

Counsellor's Corner

The children are looking forward to the holidays and many are very excited about their adventures around WA.  Screen time can be an ongoing challenge for the school holidays. If you are concerned about the safety or privacy of any apps or games, the following safety websites have detailed information for parents about a wide range of topics including Roblox Fortnite, Tic Toc, Zoom and Netflix.  Please consider what your child is using online and take a look at the relevant parent information. 

https://www.esafety.gov.au/key-issues/esafety-guide

https://nationalonlinesafety.com/training/search?search=&cat=&type=resource&sort=latest

If after a stressful and emotional couple of months, you would like some well-being resources, I have attached information from the Keeping Safe Curriculum about helping children understand and respond appropriately to their feelings and how this relates to keeping children safe.

Helping Minds is also offering an online school holiday program on a range of well-being topics for children over 8.  Topics include:

• My future is bright
• How do I cope with that
• 5,4,3,2,1 Mindfulness Magic
• Expression through journaling
• Well that's disappointing
• Your space yoga
• I can do this
• Me time : Practising self care and kindness
• What makes me smile

For more information follow this link: Helping Minds online School Holiday Program

Have a great break and please contact me if you have any concerns about your child when we return in Term 3. 

Anne Murphy

Primary Counsellor

anne.murphy@cewa.edu.au or 9383 0469

Young Engineers

Planning for the Term 3 Young Engineers program is underway. Session groups are as follows:

• Mondays (Pre-Primary to Year 1) – Basic Engineering
• Wednesdays (Year 2 to Year 6 - Electronics (new)
• Fridays (Year 2 to Year 6) - Engineering & Robotics

Existing students enrolled in Young Engineers will receive an email when enrolments are open. 

Prospective students are encouraged to register for the waitlist to receive an email when enrolments open for prospective students using this link:   http://bit.ly/ye-waitlist