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DATES TO REMEMBER 12th Feb – 6B Surfing, 9.00am 12th Feb – Year 3 Badminton (gym), 1.15pm 12th Feb – Year 5 Parent Meeting, 6.30pm 12th Feb – Year 6 Parent Meeting, 7.00pm 13th Feb – Assembly – Presentation of Student Ministries & House Captain Badges,2.15pm 16th Feb – Year 1 Parent Meeting, 6.30pm 16th Feb – Year 2 Parent Meeting, 7.00pm 17th Feb – Year 3 Parent Meeting, 6.30pm 17th Feb – Year 4 Parent Meeting, 7.00pm 17th Feb – School Board Meeting, 7.30pm 18th Feb – Ash Wednesday - whole school mass, 9am 18th Feb – P&F Meeting, 7.30pm 19th Feb – 6B Surfing, 9.00am 19th Feb – Year 3 Badminton (gym), 1.15pm 19th Feb – Pre Primary Parent Meeting, 6.30pm 21st /23rd Feb – Sacramental Enrolment Weekend 23rd Feb – Swimming Trials (Craigie) 24th Feb – Sacramental Info Night, 5.00pm & 7.00pm 25th Feb – Year 6 to attend Mass 26th Feb – 6B Surfing, 9.00am 26th Feb - Year 3 Badminton (gym), 1.15pm 27th Feb – Assembly (4B), 2.15pm 2nd Mar – LABOUR DAY HOLIDAY 3rd Mar – Swimming Carnival (Craigie) 5th Mar – 6G Surfing, 9.00am 5th Mar – Year 3 Badminton (gym), 1.15pm 10th Mar – First Reconciliation Parent/Child W/shop 11th Mar – Year 5 to attend Mass 11th Mar - First Reconciliation Parent/Child W/shop 12th Mar – 6G Surfing, 9.00am 12th Mar – Year 3 Badminton (gym), 1.15pm 13th Mar – Assembly (4G), 2.15pm 17th Mar – St Patrick’s Day 17th Mar – Yr 3 Reconciliation Retreat (gym) 17th Mar – School Board Meeting, 7.30pm 18th Mar – Year 3 to attend Mass 18th Mar – P&F Meeting, 7.30pm 19th Mar – 6G Surfing, 9.00am 20th Mar – Harmony Day – wear orange 23rd Mar – KINDY INTERVIEWS COMMENCE 25th Mar – First Reconciliation Ceremony, 7.00pm 26th Mar – 6G Surfing, 9.00am 27th Mar – Interschool Swimming Carnival (Arena) 27th Mar – Assembly (2G), 2.15pm 31st Mar – Learning Journey (K-6) 3.00 – 4.30pm 1st Apr – Easter Liturgy, 11.00am 1st Apr – LAST DAY OF TERM 1 2nd Apr – Pupil Free Day

OLM MINISTRY FAIR Weekend 21st and 22nd

February Register your interest on the

day in joining a group and sharing your time and

talents!!

Issue No 2 11/02/2015

Dear Parents, We have a child at our school in Year One who is receiving treatment for leukaemia. He is doing well and attends school on a regular basis. As his immune system is affected by the chemotherapy treatments, he is at a greater risk from contagious illness than other children. As such, it is important that you let the school know as soon as possible if your child develops chickenpox or any other contagious illness such as measles or influenza.

As always, we ask that children be kept home from school when they are unwell. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in this matter. Please call the school if you have questions or concerns.

Our return to school has been very smooth in terms of students, staff and families……so a huge thank you to everyone! We have however, had significant issues with our internet and emails due to a critical outrage at the datacentre that houses CathEdNet. From Monday to Friday last week, our mailadmin@whitfordcatholicps.wa.edu.au address was not functioning, so we ask that anyone who tried contacting the office at this address to please resend their communication, especially any absentee notes.

It was great to see all our new and experienced 2015 PEACE mums meeting with Elaine Mahon this morning. Thank you for your enthusiasm and commitment, it certainly sounded like a lot of fun and laughter.

How lucky are we that the incredible and phenomenal Giants are in town this Friday, Saturday and Sunday! What a great opportunity to catch the train into town with your children and participate in this free fable across the streets of Perth. What an AMAZING experience it should be.

Many blessings Tamara McGougan PRINCIPAL

Excellence Sports Academy Last week some families will have received a flyer advertising football registration as part of the Excellence Football Academy. Please note that this is a sporting centre and not a care centre as advertised at the bottom of the flyer. We apologise for the miscommunication on this flyer. SCHOOL FEES Please note that School Fees are being sent out this week.

CONGESTION OUTSIDE YEAR 1B (Mrs Hughes/Mrs Badock) We ask that all Year One parents who collect children from their classrooms wait in the courtyard area rather than in the walkway between PP and Year One. We are currently experiencing significant congestion in this area, especially  outside the 1B classroom. This is making it difficult for people  to get through,  as well as creating a safety issue for our little people. The courtyard is a lovely place to wait, we look forward to seeing you there.

ACROD PARKING Please remember these bays are only for people with acrod stickers and stickers must be displayed.

ASSEMBLY This week’s assembly will be held on Friday, 13th February at 2.15pm in the School Hall. The following students will receive Merit Certificates during this assembly:

Pre-Primary Alex Brown Sumaiya Pickard Liam Corbett Anna Wintle

Year 1B, 1G & 1W Cruz Ballard Ben Cherian Sophie Sant Noah Palmer Lily Ellis-Mann Caedan Cashman

Year 2B, 2G & 2W Abby Plummer Max Billington Tayla Henriques Austin Plowman Dylan Vanderwiel Luccia Hawkey

Year 3B & 3G Samantha McKimmie Calum McGonigle Charlie Ahern Saraya D’Roza

Year 4B & 4G Sienna Lord Noah Smith Indianna Ballard Chloe Finnegan

Year 5B & 5G Madison Leen Lachlan McKimmie Andrew Mekhail Tina Algeri

Year 6B & 6G Jacob Baronet Aphreal Evans Coen Chamberlain Harry O’Donnell

CLASS NEWS KINDY What a great start we’ve had in kindy. We’re busy learning our friends’ names and settling in so well.

PRE-PRIMARY We have all settled in beautifully to Pre Primary and we are enjoying making new friends and learning lots of new things.

Year 1 We have really enjoyed catching up with our friends and making new ones. Welcome to all our new families! Our teachers are very impressed with how we have settled into the Year 1 routines.

Year 2 We have been exploring water using our five senses. This week we are talking about where we find fresh water and how we can use water responsibly at home and at school.

Year 3 We've had a great start to the year and we are looking forward to trying out our skills at badminton tomorrow!

Year 4 Once upon a time there were 2 Year 4 classes learning all about narratives. We are hoping for a happy ending! Year 5 We have been very busy this week studying place value in Maths and analysing narratives in Literacy. It has been an awesome start to the year and we are having a great time working as a team.

Year 6 We love our new classrooms and are trying really hard to get used to the new routines and ways of thinking. SCHOOL BANKING Welcome back to the 2015 school year. Just a reminder that school banking day is a Tuesday morning. Pat the dog can be found outside the school office from 8:30am ready to collect your deposit books. Can I please ask if the new class number can be written on the front of the deposit folders, allowing them to be returned to the correct classroom. We would like to say thank you to Julia Shaw and Melissa Arundel for volunteering their time to the school banking last year and welcome to Stephanie Stritch and Wendy Scanlan for volunteering their time to school banking for 2015. The new rewards are out and ready to be ordered so get saving and collecting tokens toward ordering a reward.

Annette Rampant and the Banking Crew SCHOOL BANKING

PE NEWS RUNNING CLUB There will be no running club until further notice due to such a busy start to the school year.

SWIMMING CARNIVAL Swimming Carnival forms are due in a.s.a.p (deadline is Tuesday 17th Feb). Lunch order specials menu is attached to this newsletter.

Adriano D’Adamo PE SPECIALIST

CANTEEN NEWS As you are probably all aware, the canteen ordering has gone online. We are experiencing a few teething problems and ask you to only order lunch at this stage and no recess or Ice cream until further notice. We are still in need for more volunteers on Mondays and Thursdays for the canteen. If you can help, please fill in a form at the front office or see us at the canteen. I urgently need 1 volunteer for Monday 23rd February and 2 volunteers for Tuesday 3rd March. If you can help please see us in the canteen.

Thursday 12th February Recess: Gluten Free Choc Cup Cakes $1.50 Chicken Dinosaurs $1.30 Roster Nadine Cooperwhite, Lorraine Hughes-Smith, Tanya Ford

Monday 16th February Recess: Chicken Pops $1.00 Pikelet 70c Roster Majella Conceicao, Sam Butter, Emma Strutt

Thursday 19th February Recess: Honey Soy Chicken Drummets 80c Apple Muffins $1.50 Roster: Melissa Small, Helen Wools-Cobb, Veronica Lazar-Roberts

Monday 23rd February – Swimming Trials Special available to Year 3 – 6 swimmers only: w/m roll with salad, ham or chicken and juice box $5 or Sushi (chicken, tuna or vegetarian) and juice box $6 to be ordered by 19th February and can be ordered online. Recess: Chicken Goujons $1.20 Cupcake $1.50 Roster: Andrea Kenny, Mel Zuchetti, Laura Sudano

Thursday 26th February - Pastry Free Day Wrong orders will be substituted with a Salad Sandwich Recess: Mini Cupcakes 60c Chicken Wedges $1.20 Roster: Emma Ferris, Carissa Tang Nian, Paula O’Toole

Tuesday 3rd March – Swimming Carnival Special available to all Year 3-6 students: w/m roll with salad, ham or chicken and juice box $5 or Sushi (chicken, tuna or vegetarian) and juice box $6 to be ordered by 26th February and can be ordered online. Recess: Chicken Crackles $1.20 Muffin $1.50 Roster:

Thursday 5th March Recess: Pizza Scrolls $1.30 Gluten Free Cupcake $1.50 Roster Nadine Cooperwhite, Tanya Ford, Lorraine Hughes-Smith

Kerry Craker and Nicole Waldmeier CANTEEN COORDINATORS BOOK CLUB Book Club orders need to be in by Friday 13th February. No late orders will be accepted. Please make cheques payable to WCPS.

Go to the people: Listen to them. Learn from them.

Love them. Catherine McAuley

This Sunday’s gospel saw Jesus reach out and heal Simon Peter’s mother-in-law and she immediately responded by waiting upon the group. Our challenge is to recognise the goodness our Heavenly Father bestows on us and respond in service of others. The parish Ministry Fair is conducted 21st and 22nd February, after each Mass, where the various groups in our parish showcase their outreach. Come find your niche in our parish.

Pianist/Organist/Keyboardist: The 8am Mass choir urgently requires a pianist to accompany the choir on 2 to 3 weekends a month. They must be able to attend a weekly practice and able to commit to the Sunday Mass time. If you can offer your time and talent please call Celine on 9307 5199 or 0431 114 763.

Kids of Mercy: With 40 students signed up already we are going to start our visits this Friday. The 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 twice per semester. 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 1.40pm. If you would like your child to be involved please fill out the slip below and return it to the office or myself in the library. All participants from last year must re-enrol if they interested in coming along this year.

*********************************************************** KIDS of MERCY PERMISSION 2015

__________________________ from Class _________ would like to be included in the Kids of Mercy Program for 2015. I understand this entails leaving the school grounds to walk to Mercyville, next door.

Signed _____________________________ Parent Signature

************************************************** This week, Week 2, the children attending are: BEN FERGUSON 2G, CASEY LAVERTY 2G, MONIQUE HERLIHY 2G, JACK SYKES 3B, GRACE BRISCOE 3G, TAJ MAKENE 3G, NAOMI HERLIHY 4B, KAYAH-ELLE SWIATOPELK-MIRSKI-SMITH 4B, BETHANY JUDGE 5B, SHAUN RANDERIA 5G, SOPHIE RIGNEY 5G AND SAM FERGUSON 6B. Remember to bring some show and tell. It helps to keep the conversation going.

NETBALL REGISTRATION Registration for the Winter Season at Wanneroo Districts Netball Assoc. at Kingsway is fast approaching. If your child wishes to play in a Whitford Catholic Primary School team please collect a registration form from the office. Netball: for children in years 2-6. Net-Set-Go: for children in Pre-Primary or Year 1. Any queries please contact Stacey Creyk on 0418909774 or tscreyk@bigpond.com Uniforms: Anyone who is not using their uniform this year, please return it to the Office ASAP. Position Vacant: Umpire Coordinator. Please contact me if you are able to take on this role. Stacey Creyk NETBALL COOIRDINATOR

COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD Congratulations to Tina Algeri in Year 5 who sat her 7th Grade Piano Exam last December and received an A grade. This is an outstanding achievement for such a young person. Well done Tina!

OLM Helping Hands Youth Group resumes for students in Years 5 & 6 on Friday 13th February (Week 2) from 5-6pm in the OLM Parish Hall. We welcome all existing helpers, and any new students who want to come along for an hour of fun with friends. Please contact Lisa on 0481 190 869 for more information, or check the Parish Newsletter.

GRASSHOPPER SOCCER NORTHERN SUBURBS Free trial abeandemma@grasshoppersoccer.com.au or see website www.grasshoppersoccer.com.au

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ CORNER SACRAMENTAL ENROLMENT WEEKEND Welcome to the Sacramental Program for 2015. By now you would have received an introductory package from the Parish which included information about your child's Sacrament and an enrolment form. The Sacrament Enrolment form, including payment, needs to be completed and handed in on one of the masses on the weekend of the 21st and the 22nd of February. Parents of Year 3 will also need to include a copy of your child’s Baptism certificate in order for the Parish to update their records. Should you require further information please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Donna Moxey at the Parish on (08) 93072776. Catharine Hughes & Andrew De Maio ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS

LIBRARY NEWS Library is Cool: Our library is the coolest place to be in our school. We have the most air conditioners! Don’t forget to pop in to play some games with your friends. You can perform puppet shows, build with the blocks, race with the hot wheels tracks, connect with the Lego, dress the Barbies, colour, cut and paste with the scrap paper, practise your educational games on the computers or just relax with a book on our comfy cushions. Feel free to pop in and change your books before school, at lunch or after school (with your parent’s permission).

Congratulations: Fantastic work 2 White! Never have I had a class bring all their library bags in the very first week. You are library stars. Pre-primary children need to go on a “bag hunt” this week. I’m sure you’ll “catch a big one”.

Library Days are: Tuesday: Year 6s, PP White, Year 1s Blue & White. Wednesday: Year 3 Blue, Year 2s. Thursday: Year 5s, Year 1 Gold, PP Blue and Gold, Year 4 Blue Friday: Year 4 Gold and Year 3 Gold.

Recycling Batteries and Mobile Phone Paraphernalia: Our purply bin is ready and waiting for your donations. It is essential that only batteries and mobile phone parts go in the bin. No plastic bags, computer parts, ink cartridges or rubbish!

Library Quiz: Congratulations to Arann Salinger, 6 Blue, for correctly answering Mr Clarke is one of our new teachers. This week: Which saint has his feast day this Saturday? Hint: See you in the Library. St Jerome, pray for us. Mrs Annette Lynch TEACHER/LIBRARIAN SOCIAL WORKER NEWS: As we are all no doubt trying desperately to muster cooperation in getting back into routines, I thought this might prove useful! Taken from - How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish. 5 Skills you may find helpful to Engage Cooperation: - 1. Describe – Describe what you see, or describe the problem. When adults describe the problem, it gives children a chance to tell themselves what to do. “There’s a wet towel on the bed.” 2. Give information – When children are given information, they can usually figure out for themselves what needs to be done. “The towel is getting my blanket wet.” 3. Say it with a word – Children dislike lectures, sermons and long explanations. For them the shorter the reminder, the better. “The Towel!” 4. Talk about your feelings – It is easier to cooperate with someone who is expressing irritation or anger, as long as you are not being attacked. “I don’t like sleeping in a wet bed!” 5. Write a note – Sometimes nothing we say is as effective as the written word. Above the towel rack – “Please put me back so I can dry. Thanks! The Towel!” Rainbows and Seasons permission slips are due back this Friday 13th February. Elaine Mahon SOCIAL WORKER Available Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays P&F NEWS Our first Family Movie Night will be held on the school oval on Friday 13th March. Gates open at 6.30pm and the movie will start at 7.30pm. This year we will be showing Despicable Me 2 and there will be a BBQ available. More information will be sent out this week.

Wednesday 18th February will be our first P&F meeting for 2015. If you have an hour free please come and join us in the staffroom at 7.30pm. We would love to see some new faces. Nadine Cooperwhite P&F PRESIDENT