Around The Primary

Dear Parents

Today we celebrated John XXIII Day in fine style! 

Our whole school community commenced the day with a lovely Mass in the St Louis Sports Centre. 

The students then visited the mini fete, superbly organised by our Year 5 and 6 students. The proceeds raised through the stalls will go to Mary Ward International and Jesuit Missions.

The fun and games continued in the afternoon – Rebecca Flanagan, an amazing storyteller visited Pre-Kindy, Pre-Primary and Year One. Years 1, 2, 5 and 6s were entertained by Kaboom (drumming incursion).  Our Year 3 and 4s thoroughly enjoyed participating in a Soccer competition on the Secondary ovals.

Special thanks to all the staff for their hard work behind the scenes to ensure the students had a fun-filled day.

Everyone had a magnificent time!

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.

Primary Music

Choir Rehearsals

A reminder that choir rehearsal times for Week 4 are as follows:

Wanju Voices     -              7:30am Monday, Osborne Room

Primary Singers -              8:00am Thursday, Osborne Room

With upcoming performances, it is essential that students are punctual and attend all rehearsals.

Catholic Performing Arts Festival

Congratulations to the students who have represented John XXIII College in the Catholic Performing Arts Festival this week. Best wishes to all students performing this week. 

Special mention to Erin Ralph (6B) on achieving a Merit Award at the recent Performing Arts Festival in the category of Solo Piano (H6). 

Music Eisteddfod

The annual College Music Eisteddfod takes place this Sunday and Monday. With four performance locations and many expert adjudicators, this event will showcase the hard work and talent of hundreds of Primary and Secondary music students. Please refer to the Music page of this newsletter for further details regarding session times and locations.

Primary Musical

The Year 4 students are busy rehearsing for the Year 4 Musical: ‘The Tale of Despereaux’. Technical runs and the dress rehearsal take place next week, with the Matinee performance to the Primary students. Best wishes to all staff and students involved. 

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

Mrs Catherine Haydon

Primary Music Teacher

Sports Update

IPSHA Cross Country Carnival 

The IPSHA Cross Country Carnival was a success even though the course was extremely wet.  The races were run at a blistering pace and were very competitive.  Our runners representing John XXIII College performed amazingly and should be very proud of their efforts.  A full list of times and places can be found on the PE notice board near the Year 6 classrooms.

School Sports WA Hockey

We are delighted to share that the Year 5 & 6 Hockey teams representing John XXIII College at the SSWA Hockey Carnival has been rescheduled to Tuesday 9 August.  

The Athletics season is now upon us!  Training for Year 3–6 students will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30pm to 4:30pm on the Secondary ovals.  All are welcome, no sign up required. 

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

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.

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 

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