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Whitford Catholic Primary School

N E W S L E T T E R

DATES TO REMEMBER

29th Jul – Parent/Child Communion Workshop

5pm or 7pm

29th Jul – P&F Meeting, 7.30pm

30th Jul – Basketball Carnival

30th Jul – Year 4G Squash, 1.30pm-2.30pm

30th Jul - Edu-Dance, Gym

30th Jul - Parent/Child Communion Workshop

5pm or 7pm

3rd Aug – Edu-Dance, Gym

4th Aug – School Photos

5th Aug – School Photos 6th Aug – Year 4G Squash, 1.30pm-2.30pm

6th Aug – Edu-Dance, Gym

7th Aug – Assembly – 2.15pm, Year 1B

10th Aug – Edu-Dance, Gym

11th Aug – Performing Arts Liturgical Singing

12th Aug – Year 4 Communion Retreat, Gym

13th Aug - Year 4G Squash, 1.30pm-2.30pm

13th Aug – Edu-Dance, Gym

14th Aug – Feast of the Assumption Mass, 9.00am

14th Aug – Assembly – 2.15pm, Year 1G

17th Aug – Edu-Dance, Gym

18th Aug – School Board Meeting

19th Aug – Year 4 to attend Mass, 9am

19th Aug – P&F Meeting, 7.30pm

20th Aug – Edu-Dance, Gym

20th Aug - Year 4B Squash, 1.30pm-2.30pm

21st Aug – Book Week Plays

24th Aug – Edu-Dance, Gym

26th Aug – Year 4 to attend Mass, 9.00am

27th Aug – Edu-Dance, Gym

27th Aug - Year 4B Squash, 1.30pm-2.30pm

28th Aug - Assembly – 2.15pm, Year 3G

28th Aug – BOOK WEEK PARADE

Students representing the school at the opening of the Performing Arts Festival

Issue No 22 29/07/2015

Dear Parents,

As a school community may we keep Fr Joseph Tran and his family in our prayers on the passing last Sunday of his beloved grandmother Mrs Lieu Tran.

May Mrs Tran rest peacefully in the gentle arms of her Lord.

Information in regard to the Requiem Mass and Religious Services is detailed further in this newsletter. Community members are very welcome to attend any of the Masses.

After my time away, it has been wonderful to see the children back safe, well and ready for an important term of work and play. Congratulations to all children who are in full school winter uniform and representing our school with pride in both the way they wear their uniform and in their actions.

A huge thank you must go out to all those parents who have worked so enthusiastically on revamping and renovating the Pre-Primary playground! It is an amazing transformation and you have certainly started the ball rolling on making this a special area of outdoor play and learning for our children. It is difficult to single people out when so many have worked tirelessly, but I take this opportunity of thanking Nadine Cooperwhite for coordinating the project, getting everyone on board and continuing to build a vibrant community. A few pictures of the Pre-Primary playground are included below.

Our school community this term will be focused on our Year 4 children as they prepare to receive the Sacrament of Eucharist. We ask Jesus to be with our children and families during this time. As our Sacramental Program is family focused, Parish based and School supported, our children will have the opportunity to celebrate the Sacrament in the Parish Community in which they regularly participate. If this is not Our Lady of the Mission Parish and you wish for your child to make their First Communion elsewhere, please let us know.

Students not returning in 2016: At this time of the year the Catholic Education Office asks all Catholic schools in Western Australia to provide anticipated 2016 student numbers. If you intend to have your children attend school elsewhere next year, please advise the Admin staff as this will assist us when compiling accurate numbers and giving notice to families on our wait list.

We are nearing capacity with regards to enrolments in our Kindergarten classes for 2016. If you know of anyone seeking a place in this program it is important that applications are submitted so that they can be either offered a place or placed on a waitlist. This is important, as toward the end of the year some families will withdraw their enrolment for employment and other reasons. In such a circumstance it is possible to make a second round of offers depending on the places available.

On a final note, a huge thank you must go to Pep and Marie Ienco (Jamel House of Fine Furniture) for their very generous donation of new conference furniture for the Principal’s Office. It has been a real pleasure working at that beautiful Marri wood table!

Many blessings

Tamara McGougan PRINCIPAL

SCHOOL PHOTOS On Tuesday 4 August and Wednesday 5 August, the school photos will be taking place in the school hall. There are a number of issues that require your attention for these two days:

Children must wear their full school winter uniform on both days. If your child normally wears their sports uniform on Tuesday or Wednesday, they must be in full winter school uniform for these two days.

Academy Photography is offering the chance to have family portraits done again this year. If you wish for your children to have a family photo together, please obtain the family photo envelope from the Office. This is a separate envelope from your children’s individual photo envelope.

Please note the arrangements for Pre Kindy classes. Photos will only be taken on Tuesday and Wednesday. If your child is in Pre Kindy on Thursday they should attend on Tuesday from 9.00 – 9.20am for an individual and group photo. Photos are not compulsory, however, it would be a lovely memento of their first year at school.

School photo envelopes must be returned to the school by Friday 31st July. Every student must return their envelope, even if they are not buying photos. If for some reason you have not received an envelope, please let the office know as soon as possible.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB Please return all book orders by Friday 7th August. No late orders can be accepted. Please make cheques payable to Whitford Catholic Primary School. WOOLWORTHS EARN & LEARN Please continue to bring in your Woolworths Earn and Learn points sheets and stickers and pop them in the box just outside the Office. The more we collect, the more new resources we can get for our school!

PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL 2015

This year is the 26th Catholic Schools Performing Arts Festival. Over

19,500 students will take part in the Festival which runs throughout

August with a final concert at the Perth Concert Hall in September.

Below is the timetable for our school entries in the Festival.

Children will travel by bus and must be impeccably dressed in full winter

uniform for their performances.

Parents are more than welcome to attend any of these performances.

Section Venue Date Session Time

Year 1 Liturgical Singing

St Benedict’s Church, Applecross

Tues, 11th Aug

11.30am – 12.30pm

Year 3 Liturgical Singing

St Benedict’s Church,

Applecross

Tues, 11th Aug

1.15pm – 2.15pm

Year 5/6 Choir students only

Liturgical

Singing

St Benedict’s

Church, Applecross

Tues,

11th Aug

10am-11am

Year 2B Choral Singing Vasto Club, Balcatta

Tues, 18th Aug

9.30am - 10.45am

Year 2G Choral Singing Vasto Club, Balcatta

Tues, 18th Aug

9.30am - 10.45am

Year 2W Choral Singing Vasto Club, Balcatta

Tues, 18th Aug

11am – 12.30pm

Year 4 Choir students only

Choral Singing Vasto Club, Balcatta

Tues, 18th Aug

11am – 12.30pm

St Benedict’s Church, cnr Canning H’way and 115 Ardross St, Ardross (gold coin donation on entry)

Vasto Club, 1 Vasto Place, Balcatta ($4 entry fee)

The following children have also entered the Festival as solo performers:

Guitar: Georgia Bull, Ethan McCabe, Joe Massey, Jett Stolp

Piano: Amara Ross, Kayah Elle Swiatopelk-Mirski-Smith, Claudia Dineen,

Max Mooney, Lizzie Vines, Mark Puiu, Oisin Mahon, Tina Algeri, Adam

Lewis, Josh Hales

Vocal: Ella McCaughey, Micaela Wornes

CANTEEN NEWS Thank you to the Leen Family for the donation of fruit for recess.

Thursday 30th July Recess: Gluten Free Chicken Nuggets $1.00 Mini Choc Cupcake 60c Roster: Nadine Cooperwhite, Stacey Creyk, Lorraine Hughes-Smith

Monday 3rd August Recess: Chicken Crackles $1.20 Muffin $1.50 Roster: Sam Butter, Kate Baker, Sandy Vines

Thursday 6th August – Pastry Free Day Wrong orders will be substituted with a Cheese Toastie Recess: Chicken Tostadas $1.20 ANZAC Biscuit 40c Roster: Carissa Tang Nian, Veronica Lazar-Robert, Alexa Bunschoten

Monday 10th August Recess: Chicken Pops $1.00 Mini Cupcake 60c Roster: Laura Sudano, Melissa Zuchetti, Wendy Scanlan

Thursday 13th August Recess: Pizza Scrolls $1.30 Apple Muffin $1.50 Roster: Ari McCowan, Jacinta Broadley, Donna Leen

Monday 17th August Recess: Chicken Goujons $1.20 Cupcake $1.50 Roster: Andrea Kenny, Emma Strutt, Nic Ryan Kerry Craker and Nicole Waldmeier CANTEEN COORDINATORS PE NEWS YEAR 6 BASKETBALL CARNIVAL Well done to all Year 6 students who tried out for the Basketball Team. We look forward to our tournament tomorrow. Thank you to Mrs Clarke and Mr De Maio for all the assistance with training and coaching. RUNNING CLUB Running Club is back on and this term we are training for the Athletics Carnival. Students who attend will participate in all novelty events that we practise during PE lessons. Adriano D’Adamo PE SPECIALIST SOCIAL WORKER NEWS Self-time – What every parent needs – Happy Children, Steve Biddulph

You can’t give love if you don’t have a clear sense of self. And a sense of self only comes when you give yourself space to be. Every day, you must keep some time just for yourself. Some people get up early, or stay up late when everyone else has gone to bed, to get this time. Others make a deal with their partner to provide some self-time for each other.

Self-time is even more important than couple time, because you cannot connect with your partner until you have re-established a sense of self. Once you are happy in yourself, you will feel like being close to another person, but not usually until then.

Self-time does not mean doing housework, though sometimes a big clean up while the kids are minded can be very satisfying. It could mean time with friends. Watching TV doesn’t do it well – you lose yourself rather than find yourself. Writing works very well – letters or a journal. Praying or meditation is good if you have a spiritual dimension. Reading is pretty good. Head off to the bush, go into the garden, walk the dog. Everyone has their preferred way of having self-time. The important thing is to do it and to schedule it regularly. Elaine Mahon SOCIAL WORKER

Try to meet all with peace and ease.

Catherine McAuley (1838) Feeding the Five Thousand: In Sunday’s gospel, John 6:1-15, we hear of one of Jesus miracles to meet the everyday need of the people. He draws on the limited resources of the littlest of his followers to nourish and sustain the multitudes. This was brought out so beautifully, as the 180 children preparing for their first communion made their commitment at the weekend masses and so a multitude of people, family members, were drawn into the celebration of the Eucharist, to be nourished and sustained. Let us keep those children and families in our prayers. May they continue to be drawn to the celebration of the Eucharist each week. Jesus will feed you! Kids of Mercy: Last week the ladies were very impressed with Oliver Frost’s rendition of “Greensleeves.” The ladies lounge is always abuzz with excitement. It is so beautiful to see. Our visits are brief, only 20 minutes, but they bring a lot of joy to the Sisters and ladies at Mercyville. Children should expect to be rostered on around three times in the year. On the Fridays they do attend, they would need to meet promptly in front of the office when the second lunch bell sounds. We then proceed to Mercyville and meet with the ladies in their common room for a chat, show and tell or music performance. We leave in time to start classes at 1.40 pm. If you would like your child to be involved please write me a note. This week, Week 2, the children attending are NAOMIE VERHEYDEN 1B, BRANDON PAWLE 1G, BENJAMIN JACOB 1W, MASON PICKARD 2B, TAYLA HENRIQUES 2G, MIKAYLA LONG 2W, LACHLAN DUNN 3B, NIAMH WOOLS-COBB 3B, EVANGELINE McALPINE 4G, JETT STOLP 4G, OWEN HURLEY 5B AND JYE CAMILERI 6G. Remember to bring some show and tell. It helps to keep the conversation going. LIBRARY NEWS Book Week: Books Light Up Our World: Book Week will be held in Week 6 of Term 3 this year and the theme asks us to reflect on how stories can brighten our day and enlighten us to the perspectives of other people and their experiences. The dress-up parade may not be until Friday 28th August but you can all start thinking of characters that have shone for you and shed a light on your life. The short-list for 2015 can be viewed at http://cbca.org.au/ShortList-2015.htm Library Quiz: Congratulations to Mark Puiu and Adam Lewis in 5B who correctly solved: There are twenty people standing over a volcano on a bridge. The bridge breaks the people fall in. Twenty four heads pop up, how is that possible? There are 20 fore-heads. Not 24 heads. This week: What is the centre of gravity?

See you in the Library St Jerome, pray for us Mrs Annette Lynch TEACHER/LIBRARIAN PARISH NEWS RIP DEARLY BELOVED GRANDMOTHER OF FR.JOSEPH TRAN Peacefully Rest In God's Loving Care Mrs. Lieu Tran aged 96 on Sunday 26th July 2015, beloved grandmother of Fr. Joseph Tran - Parish Priest of Our Lady Of The Mission (Whitford Parish). Requiem Mass / Religious Service is at Vietnamese Catholic Community Centre (3 Victoria Road, Westminster 6061 - Corner Wanneroo Road), will be as follows : Wednesday 29th July 2015 : Rosary 6:00pm, Mass 6:30pm Viewing will follow after 6:30pm Mass. Friday 31st July 2015 : Funeral Mass 9:30am Cremation Service 11.30am at Pinnaroo Memorial Park Chapel Requiem English Vigil Mass will be held : Thursday 30th July 2015, at 7:00pm, Our Lady Of The Mission

CELEBRATING 100 DAYS OF PRE-PRIMARY

On Tuesday, Pre-Primary students celebrated the 100th day of school in

2015 by dressing up as 100 year olds. We have been looking forward to this

day since the first day of Pre-Primary when we started to count the days and

build a one hundred chart in our classrooms.

P & F NEWS Quiz Night tickets are now on sale from the Office, so grab a table of 8 friends to have a fab night. Tickets are $10 per person and the Quiz takes place from 7.30pm on 15th August. Don't worry if you can't make a full table we will be able to sort it out and it would be a great way to meet new people.

Please ensure that all chocolate money is returned ASAP as these are now overdue.

Thank you to all the parents who have helped renovate the Pre-Primary playground over the last few weeks. The cubby and boat are in for the kids to play with and Cara Hermann has brightened the area with her fantastic artwork. The kids love it. Nadine Cooperwhite P&F PRESIDENT COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD A huge thank you to April Letton from the West Coast Fever who popped down last Friday to coach the Year 2 Netball Teams. The girls had a blast and learnt some new handy skills

LADIES NIGHT Taking place on Friday 14th August from 6pm until 9pm. $7 entry includes a glass of champagne. Take part in shopping, psychics, massage and reflexology!