3 May 2017 Newsletter No 6

Dear Parents and Guardians We had a lovely night last night with the Parents and

Students who are preparing to receive the Sacrament of Penance later this term. These sessions provide a wonderful opportunity for families to share with each other the special gifts of this beautiful Sacrament of forgiveness and healing and to work together as a family and a

community to understand more about the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The Year Three students will further consolidate their preparation and knowledge when they attend their retreat at the Schoenstatt Shrine on the 17th May and celebrate the Second Rite together on Wednesday 31st May at 4.00 pm.

Today, several parents had a very enjoyable time learning about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) with Ms Allen! They created parachutes for their “Action Men”, laughed a lot and learnt a lot! Thank you to Ms Allen for providing this session of learning for parents and thank you to those parents able to attend – I’m sure there will be many more parents at the next session of STEM learning!

Last Friday, I met with the parents who have volunteered to be our Class Parent Liaison Representatives – KG Sarah Walker (Indi Walker) PP Memar Apar (Jenica Jhuremalani ) Yr.1 Kellie Patterson (Isabella McIntyre) Yr.2 Jyothi Rangarajan (Rishab Iyer) Yr.3 Jendy Thompson (Tahlia Cook) Yr.4 Marie Paule (Mary-Jane Hood) Yr.5 Cherie Rangitoheriri (Mekhi Rangatoheriri) Yr.6 Jasmin Doherty (Taj Watson)

and Mrs Sam Moonemalle, President of FOSJ, and we discussed the FOSJ planned events of the term and the need for some parent help. Some of these include: Breakfast Club to begin this term on Wednesdays from 10th May, Mothers’ Day Morning Tea, contributions for morning tea 12th May, Cheesey Recess, helpers 9.00 – 11.00 am 31st May, Disco, 5.00 – 7.00 pm, helpers required, 23rd June, Soup Lunch, donations of soup & helpers, 28th June. I also shared the contact details of other parents in their respective classes (where this permission was given) and so you may be contacted soon to ask for your support for any of these events. All help provided is very much appreciated!

It’s not long until Mothers’ Day! Our Year One students will lead our Whole School Mass on Friday 12th May at 9 am and then all mums and grandmothers are invited back to school to have some morning tea with children in their classroom. We know the children can’t wait to have you join them in their classrooms to say thank you for being their Mum.

Parents and guardians of children in Years Four to Six will receive a letter soon explaining about our Bible Reading Competition and inviting you to encourage your children to participate. This is a wonderful opportunity for your child to participate in an in-school competition that will allow them to develop the following skills: Understanding a Bible story. Understanding how to find a chapter & verse in

the Bible. Reverence when reading Sacred Scripture. Oral reading skills. Performance skills. Children will need to choose a bible verse and we are hoping that you will support your child by listening to them practice regularly before the performance.

Our Year Six class present the assembly on Friday at 9.00 am – I hope you can join us! God bless Lyn Stone, Principal

ST JUDE’S

CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

WE CENTRE OUR LEARNING IN CHRIST AS WE STRIVE TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE

Yr.6 NEWS—READ MORE…. Pg 3 & 4 YR.1 NEWS READ MORE…. Refer Class Feature

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St Jude’s Parish Mass Times

Sunday Masses: (Vigil) Saturdays: 6.30pm Sunday: 7.30am 9.00am and 5.30pm

Weekday Masses: Mon to Fri: 9.00am followed by Recitation of the Rosary

Altar Servers: Sat 6.30pm:

Sun 9.00am: Sun 5.30pm: Noah Moonemalle

SCHOLASTIC BOOKCLUB Thank you for your support with issue 2. We raised $174.00 for School resources. A reminder that issue 3 is due to the class or office before 3pm Friday 5 May 2017. Mrs Carey O’Brien Book Club Co-ordinator

CALENDAR WEEK 2 Thurs, 4 May Eagles Presentation Yrs.1-6 Fri, 5 May Yr.6 Assembly 9am WEEK 3 NAPLAN (9 to 11 May) Tues, 9 May FOSJ Meeting 9am Fri, 12 May Yr.1 Mass 9am Mother’s Day Morning Tea Sun, 14 May Mother’s Day WEEK 4 Tues, 16 May School Board Meeting 6.30pm Wed, 17 May Reconciliation Retreat 2.30pm Ursula Frayne Visit to Yr 4 Fri, 19 May Walk to School Day Yr.5 Assembly 9am WEEK 5 Wed, 24 May Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians Eagles Football Clinic Yr.6 9-10am 2.30pm Lumen Christi visit to Yr 4 Fri, 26 May Yr.2 Mass 9am

WEEK 6 Tues, 30 May Exposition Yr.5 SEDA Soccer Clinics Wed, 31 May 2nd Rite of Reconciliation 4.30pm Thurs, 1 Jun Yr.4 Assembly 9am Fri, 2 Jun PUPIL FREE DAY Sun, 4 Jun Pentecost WEEK 7 Mon, 5 Jun WA Day Public Holiday Tue, 6 Jun PUPIL FREE DAY Wed, 7 Jun Lifelink Day Fri, 9 Jun Cross Country Sun, 11 Jun Feast Most Holy Trinity WEEK 8 Tues, 13 Jun Exposition Yr.4 FOSJ Meeting 9am SEDA Soccer Clinics Fri, 16 Jun PP Assembly 9am Sun, 18 Jun Feast of Body & Blood of Christ WEEK 9 Fri , 23 June Lightning Carnival Disco 5—7 pm

Friends of St Jude Group FOSJ Breakfast Club will be back once a week on a new day but with the same smiling faces from next Wednesday 10 May 8.10am till 8.25am at the School Canteen. Come along for a warm milo and tasty toast . We look forward to seeing you.

Mother’s Day Raffle tickets have gone home and we would love to reward a very hardworking and laving mum with some gorgeous treats! Tickets should be returned no later than 11 May and the luck winners will be announced during our Mother’s Day morning tea celebration on Friday 12 May at 10am!

Next meeting on Tuesday the 9th May at 9.00am. Please come along and join us !

2017 FOSJ Committee

KINGERGARTEN 2018

Parents are reminded that all students eligible for Kindy, 2018 (turning 4 by 30th June, 2018) require an Application for Enrolment form to be completed and returned to the School Office. If you know any families or neighbours who have children of this age and may be looking for Kindergarten next year, please let them know that we have places available for 2018.

THREE YEAR OLD KINDY 2017

We are taking enrolments for children who have reached three years of age, or are reaching three years of age in 2017. We offer the option of one half-day session 9.00am-11.30am or two sessions 9.00am to 2.30pm on Wednesdays. For further information, please contact the office on (08) 6350 2500.

YEAR 6 NEWS

Welcome back to Term Two! This term we welcome Caiden Vales De Menezes, a Student Teacher from the University Notre of Dame.

Our inquiry focus this term will be on sustainability. We will look at Natural disasters and how they have an impact on the environment. We will complete an information report on a Natural Disaster which has occurred around the world. Later in the term, students will also research a particular scientist and create a biography on them.

In Literacy we will do a novel study on the book Holes, written by Louis Sachar. We will also focus on grammar—we will explore the use of commas, speech marks and prepositions.

In Maths, we look at different types of angles. We will use protractors to measure the size of angles and the presence of angles in shapes and everyday items.

This term we are also looking at the AFL in a different way. We have an activity book which includes activities on Maths, Literacy and Art. We have looked at the headlines to see how they attract the reader and draw them into the story. We have looked at statistics and how the teams have performed in comparisons.

This Term we will begin our Student Council. The Council consists of seven Year Six students and two students from Years Four and Five. They will meet twice a term to discuss items students want. The Head Boy and Head Girl will remain on the Council for the year, however the other positions will change each term.

On Friday, Year Six will present Assembly. We will show a variety of different learnings from last term. We look forward to showing you what we know!

What are the Year Six students looking forward to this term??

This term I am looking forward to learning about the Sacrament of Confirmation as we begin to prepare ourselves to make this special sacrament. Jasmine

I cannot wait to participate in the Lightning Carnival later this term. I will be representing the school in Aussie Rules. Connor

I am looking forward to exploring our class inquiry. It will be fun to complete the assignment on Natural Disasters. Piath

This term I am looking forward to completing my assignments on the class inquiry on Sustainability. Rafael

I look forward to learning new things in the classroom. It will be fun to explore our class inquiry, as well as learn new concepts in Maths. Kimy

I am looking forward to representing the school in the Lightning Carnival. This will be lots of fun. I look forward to playing with all my mates. Vincent

Mr Giorgio and the Year Six Class

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