ST JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC

PRIMARY SCHOOL

Volume 7 – 16th May 2019

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

School Charisms Compassion, Forgiveness & Desire for Unity

In Harmony Nidja Noongar Boodjar Noonook Nyininy

MAY – The Month of Mary

I see in you, my Mother, the guide of my life. You fulfilled your destiny perfectly. Help me to see what I am called to do, What my place in the world is to be, How I am to spend my life. Teach me, Mary, to go to Christ and find what my work for him is to be.

Dear Parents It was a wonderful experience to have the opportunity to walk part of the Camino! I would like to thank Mr Maxwell for his great work in my absence and all staff who ‘stepped up’ to take on extra responsibilities asked of them while I was away. 2020 Kindy Enrolment Interviews I have started interviews for enrolment into the 2020 Kindergarten classes. Please ensure you have completed an enrolment form as soon as possible if you have a child starting Kindy next year. NAPLAN This week, students in Years 3 and 5 have been involved in NAPLAN testing. This year, for the first time, we are doing it online. Although some schools experienced connectivity problems, we were fortunate enough to get through the testing without any issues. There is often discussion regarding the benefits of this testing and the many factors that can influence a child’s results in a one-off test. I always advocate that if you really want to know how your child is going the best person to talk to is the teacher. Year 6 Camp On Monday afternoon and evening I visited the year 6 children on camp. They were having a great time enjoying all the activities in a very different environment. I’m sure they will have many adventures and stories to tell on their return. A big thanks to the staff that attend in order to enable children this wonderful experience. Confirmation Meeting Thanks to Fr Vinh, Sr Tuyen, Mrs Phillips, Mr Baker and Mr Maxwell for their efforts on delivering a very successful Confirmation candidates and parent information and reflection evening last week. Administration Office Update Mrs Di Rossi will be taking 5 weeks long service leave starting Monday. I thank Mrs Lea Williams & Mrs Jo Sheahan for taking on office duties for this time. WA Day A reminder that Monday 3 June is a public holiday celebrating WA Day. The following day is a Professional Development day for staff who will be receiving further training in a writing program currently being used in the school. Children will start school that week on Wednesday 5 June. God Bless! Mr Chris Lamb, Principal

Dates to Remember

MAY 17th Mission Day Lifelink Prayer Assembly 8:30am P & F Meeting 9:00am 24th Yr 2P Class Assembly 8:30am Merit Assembly 8:30am 29th Confirmation Retreat 31st Whole School Liturgy (Yr 1) –

Visitation Cross Country Carnival

JUNE

3rd Foundation Day Public Holiday 4th Professional Development Day NO SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN 5th Year 1 Excursion to Kalamunda 6th Winter Interschool Carnival 7th Year 4P Class Assembly 8:30am Merit Assembly 8:30am Whole school Fun Hair Day for

LifeLink 8th & 9th Confirmation Weekend 9th Year 5-6 Cluster Mass

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 422 773 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: vinh.dong@perthcatholic.org.au

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 unless otherwise advised P & F Meeting Friday 17th May @ 9:00am Board Meeting Wednesday 15th May

CENTRED ON JESUS CHRIST

CONFIRMATION

We had a wonderful turnout for Confirmation information evening for the families and 22 candidates who are preparing to be Confirmed later in the term. One special part of evenings like this is seeing parents and children

talk with each other about their faith and the gifts of the Holy Spirit they see at work in each other. It is a very special and significant time for all our Confirmation Candidates in our parish, including many of our Year 6 students. As Catholics, we believe that the new life in Christ received at Baptism is strengthened by the Holy Spirit when we are Confirmed. Confirmation also empowers us to witness to Jesus Christ through our words and actions. We are encouraging our Year 6s to come along to the 8am morning Mass held each weekday, in Father Vinh’s Parish room, just before school as part of their preparation for Confirmation. PLEASE SEE THE OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION RELATED TO CONFIRMATION BELOW:

A reminder of some of the important dates coming up for our Confirmation students: WEDNESDAY MAY 29

Student Confirmation Retreat: 8:30am to 3.00pm

Location: St Anthony’s Parish Hall, Wanneroo.

The bus will pick the students up and return them to school at the end of the day.

WEDNESDAY JUNE 5

Reconciliation Prior to Confirmation during school time.

CONFIRMATION MASS

SATURDAY JUNE 8, 6pm

(Children being confirmed need to arrive by 5.30pm; arrive 5:00pm for family photos)

& SUNDAY JUNE 9, 9:30am

(Children being confirmed need to arrive by 8:00am; arrive 8.30am for family photos)

Photos: We will have a photographer before and during the ceremony, photos can be

purchased from the office after. All welcome to take photos with Father immediately

after Mass.

• Dress- Sunday Best

• Seating – 8 seats reserved for each Confirmation candidate and family, other

seats available for early arrivals 😊

LIFELINK

Miss Schofield, Mr Bigwood, Mrs Gibbs and the Year 4 children have been preparing a special prayer for our Life Link Mission Day this Friday, May 17 at 8.30am. The work of these agencies includes support for the deaf or hearing impaired, training in the English language for those for whom English is

a second language, counselling and mediation, care for children and adults living with disabilities, mental health support and more. Each year, our school, with all Catholic schools across the state, makes the effort to reflect on and contribute to the wonderful work that these agencies do.

On Friday, 17th May the Year 4s will be presenting their prayer assembly for

Lifelink.

Lifelink provides a wonderful opportunity for students attending Catholic

schools within the Archdiocese of Perth to join together to show their

collective support for the many Church social service agencies. These agencies

reach out to provide practical care and direct assistance to thousands of people

in need within the community each year.

To raise funds this year, we invite you to create a funky and fun hairstyle to

support our cause. We are looking for bright colours, outrageous trends and

hairdos that inspire others.

Important: Colours must be able to be washed out after the day.

Please bring in a gold coin donation to participate on Friday, June 7.

We look forward to seeing your inventions!

From the Year 4s!

Mother’s Day Prayer Assembly

Our pre-primary students did a wonderful job reminding us of the unique gift that mothers are to us. We enjoyed the ‘What makes my Mum special?’ interviews and the beautiful retell of the Mum story, ‘Love You Forever’ by Roger Knapp – it’s such a heart-warming story! A big thanks to the wonderful work behind the scenes from our pre-primary staff team who with the Kindy classes also had a busy week preparing special morning and afternoon gatherings for our Mums. THIS WEEK’S QUESTION Congratulations to one of our staff members who was quicker than all the students to answer last newsletter’s question. If you can correctly identify the staff member, who is also helping to organise our Life Link Day, you will be in the running to win a special little prize. Let Mr Maxwell know if you can answer. Mr Tim Maxwell (Assistant Principal)

KINDY 2020 Kindy enrolments planning and interviewing for 2020 has commenced. If you have a sibling or know of someone wishing to enrol into the school, please call into the office to collect an enrolment pack. The application form and all documents are to be returned to the school office as soon as possible.

OLD UNIFORMS – CLEARANCE SALE As we move from the old Banksia Grove uniforms, we have decided that all old Banksia Grove CPS uniforms will be heavily discounted to clear the stock. As advised in 2018, these uniforms will be able to be worn until the end of 2020. The current stock we are holding are: SALE PRICE

Red jumpers in sizes 4, 12,14,16,18 $20:00

Unisex yellow shirts in sizes 14,16,18 $10:00

Sports polos in sizes 4,8,12,14,16 $10:00

Sports zip jackets in sizes 4,14,16 $10:00

School hats – 61cm $5:00

UNIFORM PRICE INCREASE

Please be aware that as of Term 3, the price of the yellow woven shirts will be increasing to $35. Previously, we have been able to absorb some of this cost. However, the recent price increase from suppliers has made this no longer possible.

COMMUNITY INFORMATION

Sing, Dance, Act! Branches in Clarkson, Banksia Grove, Kingsley,

Joondalup Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Musical Theatre & Acro Baby Ballet from 18 months Home school classes available www.singdanceactwa.com.au hayley@singdanceactwa.com.au Phone: 0478 982 429 St Anthony of Padua 87th Annual Festival & Procession-16th June Wanneroo Holy Mass 11:00am Procession 2:00pm Benediction 2:30pm

Food & Family Entertainment after Cnr Dundebar Road & Servite Terrace Wanneroo