Whitford Catholic Primary School

N E W S L E T T E R

DATES TO REMEMBER

Thu 18th Aug – 4G Just Jump, 1.15pm

Fri 19th Aug – Book Week Play Incursion (PP – Yr6)

Mon 22nd Aug – Pupil Free Day

Kids Care is available for bookings

Tue 23rd Aug – Year 2 Excursion to Cockman House

Tue 23rd Aug – School Board Meeting, 7.30pm

Wed 24th Aug – Year 4 to attend Mass, 9.00am

Thu 25th Aug – Year 4 Excursion Joondalup Library

Fri 26th Aug – Book Week Parade, 8.45am

Fri 26th Aug – Assembly PPG, 2.00pm

Fri 26th Aug – PAF Boys Dance Group

Sat 27th Aug – TOM Regional Finals

29th – 31st Aug – Parent/Child Reconciliation

Workshops, 5.00pm or 6.30pm

30th Aug – 2nd Sep – Year 5 Camp (Point Peron)

Thu 1st Sep – Year 4G Just Jump, 1.15pm

Thu 1st Sep – Yr 2 & 4 Parent iPad Meeting, 6.30pm

Fri 2nd Sep – Fathers’ & Grandfathers’

Breakfast, 7.45am

Tue 6th Sep – Cyber Safety Talk for Parents, 7.00pm

Wed 7th Sep – Year 3 to attend Mass, 9.00am

Thu 8th Sep –Year 4G Just Jump, 1.15pm

Fri 9th Sep – Assembly PPW, 2.00pm

Mon 12th Sep – First Reconciliation Retreat

Wed 14th Sep – First Reconciliation Ceremony, 7pm

Wed 14th Sep- Junior School Athletics Carnival

(PP-Year 2) 9am – 12.30pm

Senior School Jumps & Throws

(Years 3-6) 1.00pm – 3.00pm

Fri 16th Sep – Senior School Athletics Carnival

(Years 3-6) 9.00am – 3.00pm

Tue 20th Sep – WACA Scorchers Clinic

Tue 20th Sep – Learning Journey (K-Yr6), 3.00pm

Tue 20th Sep – School Board Meeting, 7.30pm

Wed 21st Sep – Year 5 Twisted Fairytales

Wed 21st Sep – Year 6 Improv Night, 6.30pm

Wed 21st Sep – P&F Meeting 7.30pm

Thu 22nd Sep – Mini Fete 10.45am

Thu 22nd Sep – Grand Final Show Your Colours

(Gold coin donation)

Thu 22nd Sep – Last Day of Term 3

Mon 10th Oct – Pupil Free Day

Tue 11th Oct – First Day of Term 4

Fri 9th Dec - Final Day for Students

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TELEPHONE: 9404 4200 FAX: 9401 8090

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Website: http://whitfordcatholicps.wa.edu.au

Issue No 24 17/08/2016

THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Mary is the Queen of Mercy.

She shows us that God’s mercy knows no bounds.

Dear Parents Attending First Holy Communion over the weekend highlighted to me, just how blessed the children of Whitford Catholic Primary School are to have such strong and caring families. A huge thank you must go to Fr Joseph, Fr Renald, Donna Moxey, Suzanne Hunt and Andrew Balding for their preparation of students and families and to staff for supporting the children on the day. Each mass was a beautiful liturgical celebration, providing children with the opportunity to shine, enjoy themselves and participate fully in the mass. No doubt parents, you are very proud of your gorgeous children! And another amazing group of students are those who participated in the ‘One Big Voice Choir Festival’ at the Perth Arena on Friday evening. The Arena was rocked by the voices of 4000 students from around 75 schools, including government, independent and catholic schools all participating to build good bonds within the community. I was certainly blown away by the energy of the performance and must thank Mrs Leanne Fragomeni for the passion and love of music that she so readily transfers to her students. The Catholic Performing Arts Festival is also in full swing at this point in time. Classes and individual children involved are doing a great job as I am sure families who have managed to attend, will attest to. A top job everyone! Next week we welcome the Principal Review Panel into our school to conduct my review. The Executive Director’s nominee is Mr Tim Emery who has been engaged by CEWA to undertake a number of reviews this year on behalf of the Executive Director, and Mr Robert Romeo, a peer principal from St Munchin’s Catholic School in Gosnells. Please welcome them if you see them around the school. COMMUNICATION FOCUS GROUP Thank you to the parents who took part in the Communication Focus Group yesterday. We appreciate your openness and honesty and your contributions will help shape the way the school communicates to parents in the future Many blessings

Tamara McGougan PRINCIPAL

FATHERS' & GRANDFATHERS' BREAKFAST Friday 2nd September The Fathers' & Grandfathers' Breakfast will be taking place on Friday 2nd September, commencing at 7.45am in the Quadrangle. On arrival, each adult and child will be provided with a voucher for ONE bacon and egg roll. Cereal, orange juice, tea and coffee will also be available. At 8.15am, Fathers' and Grandfathers' are invited to visit the classrooms followed by a short Assembly at 8.45am in the Hall. We look forward to welcoming all of our Fathers' and Grandfathers' to this special event. HOLY COMMUNION RECIPIENTS Congratulations to our Year 4 students who, this weekend, made their First Communion. This Sacrament marks an important step in their faith journey. Our children were reverent, looked gorgeous and were a credit to their school and their families.

PE NEWS We received a lovely email from Mr Nick Corrigan who attended our school last week for a soccer incursion, congratulating our beautiful students on their impeccable manners and behaviour. They represented their school in such a marvelous and positive way. Well done students. Adriano D’Adamo PE SPECIALIST CONGRATULATIONS to Fiona Lin (5B) for her splendid effort to finish 8th in the Under 9’s Division at the West Australian State Titles in Irish Dancing

CANTEEN NEWS Thursday 18th August Recess: Pizza Slices $1.30 Yogo $1.60 Roster: Caron Dabell Burns, Kellie Renton, Marina Herlihy Tuesday 23rd August Recess: Mini Cupcake 60c Chicken Pops $1.00 Roster: Mary-Pat Whelahan, Sarah Belliveau

Thursday 25th August Recess: Yummy Drummy 90c Mini Pizza $1.30 Roster: Carissa Tang Nian, Carol Farmer, Jacinta Broadley

COMMUNITY NEWS VacSwim October School Holidays To enrol or find out more visit education.wa.edu.au/swimming. Enrolments close on Monday 29 August. Mater Dei College Open Afternoon Come and view Mater Dei College, see learning activities and meet the staff at our Open Afternoon on Monday 12 September at 3.30 – 5.30pm. To register your interest in attending please contact our Public Relations Officer on 9405 4777 or pr@mdc.wa.edu.au Mater Dei College is located at 107 Treetop Avenue, Edgewater. CHILD PROTECTION ALERT – KINGSLEY AREA A local student was walking home on Thursday afternoon and was followed by an unknown person from Halidon street to his house. The man has been described as Caucasian, 50’s+, wearing a brown jacket with a hood and light jeans. The student’s parent has filed a police report. PARKING REMINDER In an effort to preserve the safety and condition of the oval for all students, the following parking conditions will apply. (PLEASE ENSURE FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WHO MAY DROP OFF OR PICK UP YOUR CHILD/CHILDREN ARE ALSO MADE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING.) MORNING DROP OFF The oval will no longer be open before school. Please note that all yellow bays in the front carpark and all the bays on Barradine Way are open for parking before school. You may also use the Parish carpark (Not the Parish Staff Bays) and legal street parking. AFTERNOON PICK UP The oval will be open from 2.45pm to 3.30pm only. We encourage parents with students from Year 1 to Year 6 to take advantage of the drive-through systems at the front of the school and on Barradine Way. ENVIRONMENTAL STUDENT NEWS As environmental leaders we know that we need to care for and take responsibility to care for the environment. We would like to let you know that we have finally got our worm farm up and running and plan to sell some of the worm tea later in the year so that you can improve your soil at home!

We are also potting up lots of cuttings and cacti for our school fete later in the year. If you can help us out with plants, pots or anything else you think we could use, please send it along to the front office and we will collect it there. Thank you SO much! Year 6 Environmental Ministry P&F NEWS Fathers’ Day Stall Volunteers If you are able to help run the Fathers’ Day Stall on 31st Aug and 1st Sept, please email pandf@wcps.wa.edu.au

Cadbury’s Chocolate Fundraiser Money for the Chocolate Fundraiser is now due. Please return payment via the classroom boxes ASAP. Thank you for your cooperation.

WCPS Brick Paver Fundraising Campaign This offer will remain open through until mid-September. Please forward this offer to any past students or staff who may be interested in commemorating their history at WCPS. The flyer can be found at http://www.whitfordcatholicps.wa.edu.au/images/NEWSLETTER20T32016PaverFundraiser.pdf Nadine Cooperwhite P&F PRESIDENT

Mercy Week Liturgy: We have something very exciting planned for Week 10, Mercy Week. Does anyone have an original Whitford Catholic uniform we could borrow for boys, girls and sport? Kids of Mercy: The ladies are very excited about the Year Sixes coming to read to them next week. In the meantime they love our Friday visits. This week, Week 5, Friday 19th August the children attending are: Marley Iredale 1B, Shayla Bennett 1B, Sophie Williams-Warnes 1B, Jake Daniels 1G, Isabella Keratzis 1W, Amelia Mikeska 2B, Naomi Mikeska 2B, Adelaide Hilton 3B, Molly Jones 3G, Evan Daniels 3W and Edward Jones 5G (and those that were absent last week). LIBRARY NEWS

Book Week: Australia! Story Country: Fair Dinkum: Book Week Play: This Friday all of the children from Pre Primary to Year 6 will attend the Book Week Play, Fair Dinkum. The play is an action packed, fun filled adventure that encourages children of all ages to consider how significant books can be, not only as a means of entertainment and escape, but as a way of informing their understanding of the world around us. On Friday the Children’s Book Council of Australia will announce the Book of the Year Awards and Book Week will officially start. Book Week: Australia! Story Country: The Book Week theme asks us to reflect on Australia and our own stories. The dress-up parade will be next Friday 26th August and we are dressing as characters from Australian literature, Aboriginal stories or characters from Australian history. Characters can come from Australian books or film. The short-list for 2016 can be viewed at https://cbca.org.au/shortlist-2016 You can also find the books that have won in past years at this website. It may help with the ideas Library Quiz: Congratulations to Ashlee Campbell 6G, for correctly naming swimming, shooting, rugby and archery as sports for which Australia has won a gold medal in Rio. This week: Which book do you think will win Early Childhood Book of the Year? Hint: Check out the nominations on the display in the library.

See you in the Library. St Jerome, pray for us Mrs Annette Lynch HISTORY TEACHER/LIBRARIAN SCITECH INCURSION What better way to get involved in Science Week than a visit from Scitech?!?! Students from Pre-Primary to Year 6 took part in the Scitech Science Shows on Tuesday, demonstrating scientific process and the relevance of science in a fun and interactive way

DANCE NEWS Boys Dance - Friday 26th of August Tickets went on sale to general public Monday 25th of July. You can purchase by either phoning TICKETEK on 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au. Adults: $22, Students: $18. Please note that the boys involved in the performance DO NOT need a ticket. Please check the email and letter sent home with other information regarding the performances this term. Boys Dance meeting Thursday 18th August 3:15pm There will be a meeting for parents of those involved in the Boys Dance this Thursday in the staff room. This will be a quick meeting in regards to the performance in Week 6. A note and email will be sent home. Mrs Candice D’Adamo DRAMA AND DANCE SPECIALIST

PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL UPDATE WOW! What a week of choir performances it’s been. Last Wednesday, the Year 1 classes sang like angels at St Benedict’s Church. We have been notified that they have received Certificates of Merit for their wonderful performances. Last Friday, the senior school choir had an amazing day and night at the Perth Arena for the One Big Voice Concert. These children were outstanding. (You can check out a short video on the school Facebook site!) Many thanks to the parents and teachers who helped out for this event. On Monday, the Year 2 classes each performed in the Choral Singing at the Vasto Club. Even though some classes were quite depleted, they all performed beautifully and with such happiness in their faces. What a joy to watch! Well done Year 2s. Next week, Mrs D’Adamo will be taking the boys dance group to perform at the Convention Centre. What an opportunity! Also next week, we have 11 children who will be performing piano solos at Zenith Music. Good luck to Leah Dineen, Amon Ross, Amara Ross, Claudia Dineen, Noah Smith, Caoimhe Mahon, Joel Matthews, Tina Algeri, Shaun Randeria, Mark Puiu and Ethan Beaudoin. I would like to thank Mr Garner for all the bus trips to Performing Arts and also to our very accomplished accompanists, Rob Bouwman and Lucy D’Olimpio for sharing their talents with us. Leanne Fragomeni MUSIC TEACHER

FOUND PROPERTY 2 Jumpers from One Big Voice are still in the office without names. Please collect by Friday otherwise these will be placed in the Lost Property Box.

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