ST JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC

PRIMARY SCHOOL

Volume 11 –20th July 2017

Phone: 9303 7101 Fax: 9404 8777 SMS Absentee Line: 0438 404 375 Email: admin@sjpiicps.wa.edu.au

School Charisms Desire for Unity Compassion Forgiveness

In Harmony Nidja Noongar Boodjar Noonook Nyininy

First Communion Parent Prayer Lord, give us the wisdom and the courage to help our children as you would to develop in them a Christ-like love for all people … To nurture in them a desire to give and not simply to take … to teach them to be doers of Your Holy Word. Guide us in our parental responsibilities strengthen our love as a family so that we may work together in coming closer to You. May we be the expression of Your love to our children so that each day will be as today … Your love received and shared … to help us be one in the Body of Christ. Amen. Dear Parents Next Tuesday, parents of children in the Parish making their First Communion will meet in the school library at 7pm for a parent information evening. Welcome Back! Welcome back to school. Term 3 promises to be a very exciting period for everyone with a number of students receiving the Sacrament of Eucharist, the Performing Arts Festival and the school athletics carnival. We also have school photos on the 8th and 9th August, the opportunity for collaborative conferences, and many other events scheduled. These can be seen on the school calendar, accessed through the school website. Kagan Several teachers were involved in Kagan professional development during the holiday period. It continues to be a school focus with the intent of providing increased co-operative structures and student engagement opportunities. Dress Standards Children are to be commended on the way they are wearing their winter uniform. The continuing support of parents is sought to ensure that students continue to be well groomed and correctly attired. Parents, please ensure when you purchase school shoes that they are black. There should be no other colour on the shoe. Wearing of Helmets A number of children are travelling to school on bikes and scooters without helmets. For the health and safety of your child please ensure they have and wear their helmet. Lost Clothing Students can become distressed when clothing, books, bags, lunch boxes, etc go missing and are generally not good at looking for lost articles. Items of clothing are easily identified and returned if the

student’s name is clearly marked. It does take a little while to do this but it is much cheaper than replacing the article. Any item from the lost property bins with a name on it was returned to the student at the end of last term. Remaining items of lost clothing in the undercover area will be removed from the clothing bins at the end of week 2. If you are missing something and can’t find it at home, I know where I’d be looking! New Students We welcome the Banso, Nuzum, Mughal and Kau families to the St. John Paul II school community and wish them a fruitful and enjoyable association. Term 3 Pupil Free Days The school has two staff professional development days remaining this year. Both are scheduled to be taken this term. Please note there will be no school for children on Monday 28 August and Friday 22 September. Code of Conduct Last term I mentioned the 12 conduct statements for the school’s Code of Conduct. This week we focus on Conduct Statement 2 - You give priority to students’ safety and well-being in all your behaviour and decision making. Below is a sample of the guidelines that covers this statement, please note that this is not a conclusive list. Guidelines 1. You accept that you and all adults have individual and joint responsibility for the safety and well-being of students. 2. You ensure the safety and well-being of students are the primary focus of your actions and decisions and take precedence over any other considerations including the reputation of the school and your own needs. 3. You support the safety, health and well-being of each student, promoting and supporting decisions and behaviour that contribute to the student’s self-confidence, safety and well-being. 4. You do not behave in any way that risks creating ambiguity about whether you are acting in the best interests of a student. 5. You respectfully communicate in plain language and in a way the student and those supporting their education can understand so they may fully participate in that education. 6. You support informed decision making by advising the student as appropriate and those supporting their education about education options, and assist the student and their supporters to make informed decisions about that education. 7. You endeavour to ensure the voice of the student is heard as appropriate, taking into account age and circumstances. 8. You seek out, welcome, and learn from information relevant to the safety and well-being of students in any form, including advice, disclosures, complaints, criticisms, feedback and performance reviews. You look for opportunities to engage in formal and informal group and self-reflection and professional development about your own and others’ decisions so that you and the school can learn and continuously improve. 9. You recognise that all information about students collected by school staff is done so on behalf of the Principal and for the benefit of the student. Therefore, all information is disclosed to and accessible by all who have a need to know it in order to support the education, safety and well-being of the student. 10. You respectfully advocate for the safety and well-being of students above all other considerations. 11. You recognise the importance that students’ education continues without interruption or disturbance. 12. You disclose to the Principal any information that a reasonable person would recognise may be relevant to the safety and well-being of students so that the Principal may make appropriate decisions to manage any risk to them. This includes any relationship with any person who may have been accused of harming children or acting unsafely towards them. 13. You recognise that students and their parents are entitled to assume that the sole focus of your engagements with students is to educate them within a safe environment that puts their well-being above all else. You understand that this trust by parents and students puts the onus on you to use your relationship with students solely for their education. You use all engagements with students and their parents, whether in person, through a third party, or via digital media for the purpose of teaching the curriculum. 14. You do not accept gifts or benefits that could be viewed as a means of influencing your objective decision making. Chris Lamb Principal

Dates to Remember

JULY

21st Whole School Mass 9am Undercover Area (Year 5) 25th Parent Meeting Holy Communion 7-8pm 26th Performing Arts Recorder Ensemble

28th Merit Assembly

Prayer Assembly Year 4 Mission Day Vietnam Orphanage

AUGUST

1ST Performing Arts School Band 2nd Performing Arts Guitar Solo 3rd Performing Arts Dance 4th Kidsafe Assembly 8.30am Buddy Liturgy Yr 1P & Yr 3P 8th St Mary Of the Cross Feast Day School Photos for Kindy J

Pre-Primary Years 4, 5 & 6 9th School Photos for Kindy P Years 1, 2 & 3

PARISH INFORMATION St John Paul II Mass Monday to Saturday 8.00 am Every Saturday 6.00 pm Every Sunday 9.30 am Reconciliation Sundays @ 8.45 am to 9.15 am After Sunday Mass if required Anytime by appointment Baptism & Weddings By appointment Father Vinh Dong contact details 6400 0276 or 0422 422773 Parish Office St John Paul II Catholic Primary School Tuesday & Thursday 8.00 to 11.00 am Presbytery 79 Joseph Banks Boulevard Banksia Grove WA 6031 Email: banksiagrovecatholiccommunity@gmail.com

Other Dates & Times

School Times Start 8.25 am Finish 3.00 pm Monday Finish 2.00 pm

Kindy Times Start 8.25 am Finish 2.45 pm Monday Finish 2.00 pm

Uniform Shop Tuesday 8.00 am to 9.00 am Wednesday 8.00 am to 9.00 am

Children’s School Banking Every Friday

P & F Meeting Wed 26 July @ 6.15pm

Board Meeting Wed 26 July @ 5.00pm

CENTRED ON JESUS CHRIST

CELEBRATING THE SACRAMENT OF EUCHARIST

Many of our students will be preparing to celebrate their First Holy Communion this term which is a very significant occasion in their lives. So what makes the Sacrament of Eucharist so special. St John Paul II answered this question by saying, “This is the wonderful truth, my dear friends: the Word, which became flesh two thousand years ago, is present today in the Eucharist” We’re so blessed to have the opportunity to receive this sacrament daily at the 8am Mass.

I would like to remind parents of students who are making their First Holy Communion to come along to the Parish Information Evening next Tuesday, July 25, from 7.00pm to 8.00pm. All students preparing for their First Holy Communion are expected to attend with their parents. Tim Maxwell (Assistant Principal, Religious Education)

KINDY 2018 ENROLMENTS If you have a child born between 1st July 2013 & 30th June 2014, they are of eligible age to commence Kindy 2018. Please urgently call into the office to collect an enrolment pack or download one from our website. It must be returned to the school office with all applicable documents as soon as possible.

BOOKCLUB Bookclub went home this week. All orders must be back into the school office by no later than Friday 28th July 2017. Please ensure your child’s name and class are noted on the form and correct money is sent in with the order.

SCHOOL PHOTOS School Photo envelopes will be sent home in week 2. We wish to advise you that the date for school photos are as follows: Tuesday 8th August Kindy J Pre-Primary Years 4, 5 & 6 Wednesday9th August Kindy P Years 1, 2 & 3 Year 6 Graduation

PERFORMING ARTS

ONE BIG VOICE!!!

Please see the note below regarding purchasing tickets for the One Big Voice performance with our school choir. Find the link to ticketek through the One Big Voice website or go directly to ticketek website and search for One Big Voice. Our choir is perfroming in the 'Beethoven' section –

best seats to see them are in blocks 215, 216, 319, 320 and 321. Please purchase tickets soon as they will sell out fast. All choir members should have taken a note home with further details. Please note that choir students will not be allowed to take any food or drink into the venue. We will supply water bottles and children will be able to have the snack they have been asked to bring before we leave school.

CONGRATULATIONS! Some of our students auditioned for special parts in One Big Voice. Congratulations to Caprice Mushaninga and Joanna Laki who were both successful in gaining special solo or vocal group parts!!

PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL Besides students in the choir preparing for One Big Voice, many other students in the school are getting ready to perform as musicians, singers or dancers in the Catholic Schools Performing Arts Festival. Notes have gone home regarding these events: Wed July 26 1-2pm Recorder Ensemble at Don Russell Performing Arts Centre, Thornlie Tues Aug 1 11.15am-12.30pm School Band at Don Russell Performing Arts Centre, Thornlie Wed Aug 2 10.45-11.45am Hudson Rhodes guitar solo Zenith Music, Claremont Thurs Aug 3 11.30am-12.30pm School Dance Team at Mercy college, Koondoola Fri Aug 18 6-8pm Choir (One Big Voice) at Perth Arena Fri Aug 25 11am – 12.30pm Year 1 Classes Choir, Vasto Club, Balcatta Please note that all of these students will be performing items in our Performing Arts Evening on Wednesday September 6 (7-8pm). Please lock this special evening into your calendar and come along.

MUSIC CLASSES ON MONDAYS

In response to an interest in music tuition Mondays after school, I am pleased to bring your attention to the advertisement below regarding tuition in guitar and keyboard:

John is a qualified teacher and an outstanding musician. John is currently also working at Liwara Catholic Primary and we are most fortunate that he has also made himself available for our school on Mondays. Please contact John now to register. Please note that while PMI was not able to continue to take lessons on Mondays, they are still available to take lessons and are currently taking students on Tuesdays. More information is available on their website: www.primarymusicinstitute.com.au.Tim Maxwell (School Music Coordinator)

JOHN FERNANDEZ MUSIC LESSONS Hello, my name is John Fernandez. I've been teaching music for over 30 years in primary and secondary schools around Perth. I am a WAAPA

graduate, with a major in jazz guitar and a minor in piano. I have a teaching degree and am registered with the WA Teacher's Registration Board and have

a current Working With Children card. As well as teaching, I'm currently the keyboard player and singer in the band, Nchant. I also play and sing at

church, as well as do solo and duo gigs. I am married, with five children, and you'll find that I'm reliable, communicative and organised. I have a high

retention rate with my students, who seem to love coming to their lessons, and I look forward to helping your child in their music education.

$30 for individuals and $15 for groups (2 to 5 students). All lessons would be

30 minutes. Lessons will be on Mondays from 2pm after school, starting July 17. You can

contact me directly to enrol, or if you need further information.

John Fernandez

0404 856 134

johnf888@gmail.com

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