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ST EMILIE’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL 29 JUNE 2016

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From the Principal’s DeskThank you all for your support and encouragement throughout the semester …

Dear Families, One semester down and it really is hard to believe how quickly six months of our lives zoom by! The past two terms have certainly been cause for much celebration in terms of individual student progress, family involvement and whole community support. You are all thanked most sincerely, for the wonderful contribution you continue to make to life here at St Emilie’s, in so many big and small ways. Each person and each family makes a difference!Our first School Fete was a wonderful example of how much hard work, a dedicated team approach and the generosity and goodwill of our whole school community really shines through! Thank you again to all those who worked so tirelessly on the fete committee, and to all families for your amazing support on the day itself - we raised close to $26000 which was an absolutely incredible effort! The shock news of little Phillip Lombardo earlier in the term was of course something that we all hope no family or community will ever have to face - a really terrible journey for the family and a very difficult time for us all. Thank you most sincerely for the very special

Above: Joel Birch, from Winthrop Aus-tralia, is pictured here facilitating a PD op-portunity for staff this week. Joel supports us on our professional learning journey each fortnight, in order for us to confidently and creatively help children use technology as an integral part of their learning.

Left: Nicole Bour-guignon and her mum Lorraine sang together as part of the entertainment at our first St Emilie’s school fete and they, like all our enter-tainers, were abso-lutely fabulous!

Left: Daniel Hey-man sat for many hours drawing the most amazing cari-catures during the fete - what an in-credible talent to have! Thanks so much Daniel!


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way you each supported the Lombardo family and one another through this very sad time. The Pre-Primary families are now busily making some lovely keepsakes, which will be presented to Trish and Tony early next term. A huge thank you to our PP families for continuing to visit and extend the hand of friendship to this beautiful family over

time - this is very special indeed and a wonderful example of what being part of a caring Catholic community is really all about.

Above: Hudson Cooper is pic-tured here enjoying his yummy sushi lunch from our new school lunch trial each Wednesday this term.

Above: Nothing happens by magic! A very special thank you to these generous parents for forming a roster and getting the lunches to classrooms each week - BRAVO Mums!! The lunch service will resume each Wednesday next term.

Above: Families poised to re-lease balloons in memory of our special little friend.Right: The very thoughtful and talented Francis Whiting with her two St Emilie’s bears all ready for the Lombardo fami-ly - complete with a very special hand written poem.

Above: To all of you who served at the morning teas, made food, sent in a gift, attended one of the masses, visited the family, are on a meals roster, who are keeping them in your prayers … your efforts have been amazing.


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Above: Jody and Tracy worked really hard all night long filling drink orders, while Alison and Laura Sutton prepared food orders in the kitchen. A brilliant team effort - all with a smile and a gen-erous ‘can do’ approach. Thank you so much ladies!

Above: Gillian Norris and all the staff also donated their Friday night to sup-port the P&F’s efforts on the Trivia Night. Tables were assigned designated staff waiters, who made sure that tables had drinks and food throughout the evening. Well done staff - your efforts were so appreciated by us all! Thanks also to staff who took care of the KIDS CLUB - your wonderful support was also really special and appreciated!

P&F MUSIC TRIVIA NIGHT A huge thank you to Rebecca Richards and Alison McEniery on all the hard work that went into planning and organising our recent Music Trivia evening. By all accounts those that attended had a really great time with lots of prizes marching out the door! Thanks to all who helped in so many ways.A very special thank you to all of you who bought a ticket and formed a table - it was fabulous to see friends and families join us and support our fundraising efforts as well as to just be together as a community to have some fun in a asocial setting!

UPGRADE TO OUR UNDERCOVER AREA

The School Board has been busy in recent months preparing the financial and logistical decisions leading up to our new capital works project - the renovation to our existing undercover area. Council approval is currently being sought and work is hoping to commence by the start of Term 4. This project should be finished and ready by the commencement of Term 1 2017 all going well. An exciting step forward!


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KZ SPEECH AND OT SERVICE As you will be aware, KZ Speech have been working here in our school for nearly two years now. Upon enrolment, families understand that a Speech and OT screen is a compulsory part of our early intervention strategy here at St Emilie’s. This wonderful service to families, means that those children who are flagged as requiring important speech and/or OT support, are being identified early. The earlier the intervention, the better the learning outcomes for children. The fact that the service can be run from our school is such a bonus for families - less disruption, less cost. This year the KZ team also gave parents a free opportunity to meet with them individually, to discuss their child’s screening report. Teachers and the KZ team work closely to ensure that the targeted areas of need are also being reinforced back in the classroom which is greatly beneficial for all involved.P&F SAUSAGE SIZZLERS Above: Angeline, our KZ OT and Kathy Ziatas,

owner of KZ Speech, pictured here conducting a par-ent information session with Kindy families earlier in the term.

Above and right: Many, many thanks to families who have helped out at P&F Bunnings Sausage Sizzles throughout the semester and on the weekend’s election sausage sizzle - your wonderful support continues to help us raise money that will go towards the renovation of our undercover area. Thanks also to families who made cakes and slices for the Election sausage sizzle - they sold really well and were absolutely delicious (we’re told!) :)


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Above: Tracy Aroozoo, Maria Harvey (Support teachers) Christine Pittman(CEWA consultant) and Hamish Valen-tine (CEWA Principal School Advisor) meeting with Stu-art Munro and myself to discuss our Strategic Plan and Annual Improvement Plan earlier in the term. Hamish and Christine will lead our first PD day next term, to as-sist us to unpack our whole school Cultural Data Survey results.

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT We have now received our Cultural Survey data. On our PD day on the first day of Term 3 we will examine this data which was gleaned from staff, students, Board members and families earlier in the term. The PD will be facilitated by Hamish Valentine (pictured right) who has a long standing relationship with St Emilie’s leadership team and staff. Like all Catholic schools, St Emilie’s is on a continuous journey of self-improvement and this type of data is very helpful when it comes to gauging perceptions and creating goals leading into the future. To all those families who provided feedback via the survey, many thanks. Later in Term 3 the community will be informed of a summary of this data.

R is for relationships and resilience

Oisforoptimism-thinkpositive!

Cisforcalmness–learningtotakeyourselfawayfromasituation

Kisforkindness-helpingpeople

HEALTH INCURSION Each year students have valuable opportunities to learn through both incursions (guest speakers coming into our school) and excursions (students going offsite to access a learning opportunity or experience). One of the incursions Years 1-6 students accessed this term was a visit from a former West Coast Eagles player and the Eagles mascot, Rick the Rock. The importance of good nutrition, being a good sport, the importance of acting with integrity and respect were all reinforced.


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Right: The St Emilie’s School footy team came home victorious in the recent regional schools Eagles Cup competition.

A huge thank you to the parents who coached the boys and sup-ported staff and students throughout the term.

Likewise, to all the parents and staff who supported the other teams throughout the competi-tion - thank you so much.. Staff could not speak too highly of the sportsmanship that all students showed throughout all sports played. As a school, while we certainly aim to win when we play sports, we value and celebrate more, the effort and the positive attitude our students bring to competi-tions such as these.

Good Afternoon Tania,

Just a quick email to let you know about our school soccer team. I had the privilege of watching every game of the soc-cer team this year, this is so i could test Josh and keep dia-betes playing nice so he could participate. I must say what a great job ALL the kids did. As you know they did not win one game. However the resilience of these kids every week turn-ing up with a smile on their face and the positive attitude was fantastic to see. They never gave up. At the beginning of their season they were losing by huge numbers. By the time inter school came along they were playing so well that they gave all the other teams some good competition. Some scores were 3-1 and, in what i see as a victory, we even had a drawn game with a score of 1-1.Rachel had no fear tackling the opposite team, which was al-ways boys, to get the ball. Xander was great as a goalie. Not one child shined brighter than the other, every individual on the team worked their hardest and to the best of their ability. The teamwork and encouragement they gave each other was outstanding. Mr Naden was great giving them on field en-couragement and placing each team member where they would work best.

We should be all very proud of them. I only see them as win-ners. Kind Regards,Mandy Wallington

Below: A wonderful parent email that celebrates the qualities we all value in our students - grit, determination, resilience, a positive attitude, and good team work. Thank you for going to the effort of sending this Mandy!


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SCHOOL CARPARK Left: Glenn Cogger is pictured here recapping the pavers on the low wall that borders the drive in area, just past the chain (on the entrance into our school.)

Unfortunately this is the third time that an incoming car has driven into the entrance capping, damaging the limestone wall. We suspect this is happening from weekend cars attending Mass and making an ‘against the traffic flow’ u-turn from the car park into the drive through, however we are not 100% certain of this. We have therefore now placed a white post at the end of this low wall as a more visible warning that the wall is there and hopefully this reminder will raise awareness. This is also a good opportunity to remind our whole community to please drive SLOWLY and CAREFULLY into, and through the carpark at all times. Families are asked to particularly make the time to teach/remind grandparents of how to use the drive through correctly at drop off time. We really rely on the goodwill and cooperation of each and every family to use the ‘set down’ car bays correctly. On entry to the carpark, you are required to drive your car to the furthest car bay (church end) regardless of weather conditions and regardless of the amount of cars behind you at the time. This simple practice ultimately avoids a line of cars queuing out on Amherst Road. Thank you for your cooperation -it is so important.

SCHOOL ARRIVAL TIME Parents are reminded that children are not to be dropped to school before 8.30am, which is the time classroom doors open and supervision begins.

We are aware that some students have a music lesson before school, however they are not to be dropped at school any earlier than it takes for them to walk directly to their lesson and commence.

Choir students commence at 8.00am each Wednesday morning. Again, they are not to be dropped at school any earlier than 8.00am.

When early morning cross country training has been offered, students are to be dropped to school at the advertised start time. Parents are to wait with their child in the car until the teacher/s arrive to take the session.

Families are reminded that before and after school OSHCLUB is a service for any parents who need support with child minding before or after school.

AFTER SCHOOL A reminder that during after school hours all children must be supervised by a parent and that playground equipment is out of bounds at all times.


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Dear Parents and Caregivers

As we come to the end of Semester One, I would like to take the opportunity to thank you and your family for the vital role you play within our Catholic Education community in Western Australia. For those of you who have joined us this year, I extend an especially warm welcome.

Some of you may have heard about the 2016 National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC) Conference which was hosted by Catholic Education Western Australia recently in Perth. The conference, attended by more than 1,400 delegates from across Australia and the world, presented opportunities for many of our principals and teachers to contemplate a Catholic education system that provides new educational opportunities and ways of learn-ing.

It was truly wonderful and humbling to hear Honduran Cardinal Rodriguez Maradiaga speak of Catholic Education in Australia as one of the best Catholic school systems in the world. I am confident that this would not be the case without the hard work and dedication of our staff, or without the invaluable contribution from the parents, families and friends that make up our school communities.

This term was filled with countless stories of student achievement, innovative teaching and learning approaches, and inspiring community initiatives across our system of 163 schools. Witnessing the first Catholic School Youth Summit, with Year 10 and 11 students from across our state, reinforced the agility and re-sourcefulness of Catholic Education to reimagine learning in a complex youth envi-ronment. The opportunity to join hundreds of primary school students from across the Arch-diocese of Perth to support the 2016 Lifelink Day campaign launch encouraged me to re-flect on the role of our schools to grow com-passionate school communities, where Christian values flourish in the lives of our children. As the winter holiday begins, I hope you will have opportunities to spend time with your children, to have fun, and to continue learning with them and from them. I also hope it is a time for you to reflect on the great importance of your role as your child’s first educator. May you be encouraged by the words of Cardinal Rodriguez Maradiaga, in his address to the NCEC Conference, “To be an educator is to be joyful.” I wish your family a joy-filled win-ter break. Yours sincerely , Dr Tim McDonald.

Above: Mr Munro and Year 6 student representatives return from LIFE-LINK Day 2016.


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Fruit of the Holy Spirit Focus Weeks 1-5 Term 3

LOVE

Integrated Studies Whole School Concept this term:

NECESSITY The Necessity units provide an insight into the discipline of economics – how

products are manufactured and dis-tributed, how budgets can help us to manage money and how dependent

countries are on each other for trade.

TERM 3 OPEN NIGHT Wednesday 14th

September 4-6pm

Classroom and hall open

Celebrating ICT in learning!

ON A FINAL NOTE… This term promises to be yet another wonderful opportunity for children to learn and grow. here at St Emilie’s! Some dates for your calendar: House Cross Country - Friday 22 JulyInterschool Cross Country - Friday 29th July School Disco Friday - 29th July Performing Arts Festival - various datesFirst Holy Communion Workshop - Tue 26th/ Wed 27th JulyThree Way Mtg day - Wed 24th AugustFirst Holy Communion Masses - 13th Aug - 3rd SepFathers Day Breaky - Friday 2nd SeptemberSchool Open Night and Bookfair - Wed 14th SeptemberAthletics Carnival Friday 16th September Mission and Footy Colour Day - Wed 21st Sep

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