Around The Primary
Dear Parents
The students and staff are getting very excited about the opening of our refurbished Library next week and we have many new and exciting books for all ages to read. Now, more than ever, books can help transport, transform, and inspire students to explore thousands of amazing stories.
We encourage you to join us in unlocking the wonderful world of reading for your children. Help them to join the Premier’s Reading Challenge. All students from Kindergarten to Year 10 are challenged to read 12 books by 9 September 2022.
Program objectives:
• To engage all Western Australian students in the joy of reading
• To expose reluctant readers to creative literacy options
• To involve parents and caregivers in supporting students’ literacy
You can help your children sign up via the website, choose their own avatar and log all the books they read over the course of the Challenge.
The CEWA Registration Form for students to complete their reading journey is attached.
Students (or their parents or caregivers) will also need to register at www.premiersreadingchallenge.wa.edu.au
The website contains advice and tips for parents and families to support their child’s learning. All students who complete the challenge will receive a commemorative certificate signed by the Honourable Mark McGowan MLA, Premier of Western Australia.
We hope many students will take on this reading challenge.
Kind regards
Antoinette De Pinto
Head of Primary
COVID Reporting
Thank you for keeping unwell children at home and in the case of children taken ill at school, special thanks for collecting them so promptly. As we have had several positive COVID cases across the College this week, it is important that parents monitor their children for any symptoms and, if required, administer a RAT test before they come to school.
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 advise Emilee Rippon at compliance@johnxxiii.edu.au
Dates to Remember
| Monday 16 May | NAPLAN Catch-up day for Writing and Reading |
| Tuesday 17 May | NAPLAN Catch-up day for Conventions of Language and Numeracy |
| Friday 20 May | Year 2 Liturgy, Chapel |
| Sunday 22 May | Autumn Soiree 5pm, St Louis Sports 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
Counsellor’s Corner
Parenting children is an everchanging, challenging, yet rewarding dynamic. You might be interested in some innovative strategies from Dr Justin Coulsen, parenting expert, that challenge the traditional carrot and stick parenting many of us were raised on. Here are the details for his webinar next week.
Want more help to replace rewards and punishments with discipline tools that actually work?
Carrots & Sticks
How rewards and punishments hurt our kids, and what to do instead.
Monday 16 May, 8pm AEST | check my timezone
If you have any concerns, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. I am available at school Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursday mornings. My direct number is 9383 0469 and I can be contacted anytime by email: anne.murphy@cewa.edu.au
Mrs Anne Murphy
Primary Counsellor