Companions on the Journey St Andrew s Catholic Primary School 60 Victorsen Parade, Clarkson WA 6030 Phone: (08) 6206 4100 Fax: (08) 6206 4101 NEWSLETTER NO 30 2018 20 SEPTEMBER 2018 Heavenly Father, As we complete another term, we give thanks for our school community, our class, our friends, our teachers, our teaching assistants, our parents and all who support the school. Bring us back safely net term. Just as we look forward to the holidays, may we look forward tor returning here to St Andrew s School. We ask this in Jesus name. Dear Parents How quickly another term passes and how dedicated the children have been towards their studies. I would like to congratulate Mr Waddell and staff for their wonderful effort with the sports faction carnivals. In the end, we were fortunate to have good weather for both days. A new initiative for our school has been the use of the finishing and timing gates. These are like the ones used at the interschool carnival and hence it is good for our children to have some experience before they compete. I know that Mr Waddell had to pull lots of strings to get this to our school. I also liked the way in which Mr Waddell switched the days to allow the children to participate and enjoy the activities more. The children strived to do their personal best and worked collaboratively for the factions. It was a credit to all. Well done! A Term 4 Planner accompanies this newsletter. Please place them in your diaries. (The dates are correct at the time of printing this newsletter.) If any unavoidable changes occur, we will advise families through the school newsletter. The Open Night / Book Fair was another outstanding success. I wish to thank the families for attending this very important event. I would also like to acknowledge the work of the staff of the school who spent hours in preparation and co-ordination. It simply doesn't just happen but takes a lot of hard work. The classrooms displayed a lot of the wonderful work being completed by the children. Once again, the Book Fair was an attraction that provided good literature for the children to enjoy. We are so blessed to have such a dedicated and hard-working staff here at St Andrew's. Maybe you could consider every so often telling them that? NAPLAN RESULTS Parents who have children in either Years 3 or 5 will receive their child's NAPLAN results today. They are sent home in conjunction with all other Catholic schools within our region. I hope that you enjoy the read!
CHANGE OF GRADES At this time of the year many parents and children are interested in their teachers and what is happening for the following year. There has been no formal decision as to which staff member will be teaching which grade in 2019. However, all teachers in schools are requested to change grades, every few years, as this is a part of their professionalism. In schools, like our own, this means that some children may have a teacher that they have had in previous years. This is unavoidable, and most children look forward to the excitement of the new grade (so does the teacher). If any parent has any concerns, they are welcome to place this in writing to Mr Fontaine, next term. I hope that all families have a safe and wonderful holiday and we look forward to seeing you all on MONDAY 8 th October wearing your summer school uniforms. ENJOY YOUR VACATION! God Bless Mr. Sam Fontaine Principal VISION STATEMENT St Andrew s CPS offers an education that acknowledges, respects and nurtures the uniqueness of each person. Within a framework of Catholic values and teamwork, the students will be challenged and supported to recognise their gifts and develop their potential as they learn and contribute to their community SCHOOL NEWS DATES TO REMEMBER Friday 21 September LAST DAY OF TERM 3 Irene McCormack Catholic College: Year 7 2019, Instrumental & Choral Scholarships Application close. Free Dress Day (Theme Sports) Gold coin donation to Missions Monday 8 October Students and Staff Resume Term 4 FRIDAY 26 OCTOBER JUNIOR TABLOID SPORTS DAY PP-YEAR 2
Happy birthday to Nate S, Zavier C, Angelo B, Indiana M, Layla W, James A, Gabriel F. Machot A, Patrick S, Cruz M, Ella S, Bellastar T, Max M, Catherine P, Ashton P, Grace W, Grace W, Yommie M, Ella M, Arman M, Jasnia M, Mia D, Leah Z, Amber P, Kane Pearce, Jack K, Isis Main, Jessica W, Ella W, Jook D, Molly S, Jai R, Dhueng N, Millie K, Rhys F LIBRARY NEWS BOOK FAIR The Book Fair was a major success and the staff would like to thank everyone who attended. The proceeds of the Scholastic Book Fair go a long way to improving and renewing books in our Library. The children were excited to see so many colourful and interesting books and stationery. Thank you to all the children who participated in the Colouring Competition. Mrs Parody Library
ATHLETICS CARNIVAL NEWS Year level s Girls Boys Year 3: 1) 1) Eleanor B 2) Lara F 3) Mia W 1) Thomas C 2) Simon P 3) Taj St Year 4: 1) Year 5: 1) Year 6: 1) 1) Shanley H 2) Isla L 3) Mairead S 1) Jessica W & Irela A 2) Emma W 3) Stephanie S 1) Sharni J 2) Grace W 3) Krystal N 1) Atheiu D 2) Will L 3) Sean C 1) Deng W 2) Mitchell M 3) Joshua H 1) Luke F 2) Jook D 3) Dante A A huge congratulation to all the students that participated in the 2018 Athletics Carnival and more specifically to Galilee Faction that won the Faction Carnival Shield this year.
It was very exciting to have our three new Faction names Galilee-Green, Amalfi-Blue and Patras-Red chanted and cheered on, along with great sportsmanship displayed throughout both days. A big thanks to the P &F for the 3 new wonderful faction tents that looked brilliant. The Captains new faction flags were also very impressive. It was awesome to see such close races and all competitors challenging each other to the best of their ability. The timing gates assisted us in determining the placement winners (as some races were very close). Congratulations is also given to this year s Boys and Girls from Years 3-6, Students will be notified in the coming days if they have been successfully selected for the Inter-School Athletics Carnival, which will be held at Kingsway Sporting Complex Grounds on the Thursday 18 th October in Week 2 of Term 4. A massive thank you to everyone who assisted and helped-out with the running of the Athletics Carnival, I really appreciated your support over both days. Mr Waddell - Physical Education Teacher P&F NEWS Keep up to date with what's going on around the school please check out our Facebook page St Andrew's Clarkson CPS P&F Group. Alternatively, email us at standrewsparentsandfriends@gmail.com. TERM 4 PLANNER ANY CHANGES TO THE TERM 4 PLANNER WILL BE PUT IN THE NEWSLETTERS.
ST ANDREW S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL TERM 4 2018 STUDENTS (9 Week Student Term +1) SAT/SUN MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 6/7 OCT 8 OCTOBER 9 OCTOBER 10 OCTOBER 11 OCTOBER 12 OCTOBER Week 1 Year 5 2019 Camp Meeting 3.00pm MJR Assembly PLC* P & F Meeting 6:30pm Staffroom 13/14 OCT Week 2 15 OCTOBER Year 3 Parent Meeting BYOD for 2019 3:00pm Library Pre-Primary Excursion 16 OCTOBER Staff Meeting 17 OCTOBER 18 OCTOBER Interschool Athletics Carnival Years 3-6 ALL EVENTS Kingsway Reserve (One Day Only) 19 OCTOBER 2B Assembly 20/21 OCT 22 OCTOBER 23 OCTOBER 24 OCTOBER 25 OCTOBER 26 OCTOBER Week 3 Sun 21 st Oct Yrs: 3 & 4 Parish Family Mass 9:00am REGIONAL MEETING AT VARIOUS SCHOOLS Finance Meeting Board Meeting 6.30pm Junior Tabloid Sports Day PP Yr. 2 Year 5 Excursion 27/28 OCT Week 4 29 OCTOBER Year 1 Excursion 30 OCTOBER 31 OCTOBER 1 NOVEMBER Whole School Mass 8.45am All Saints (4B to prepare) 2 NOVEMBER 3B / Merit Assembly PLC 3/4 NOV 5 NOVEMBER 6 NOVEMBER 7 NOVEMBER 8 NOVEMBER 9 NOVEMBER Week 5 1:55 2:45 Yr 2 : Mary Melbourne Cup Year 5 Reconciliations Remembrance Day Year 2 11:00am Hall
SAT/SUN MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 10/11 NOV 12 NOVEMBER 13 NOVEMBER 14 NOVEMBER 15 NOVEMBER 16 NOVEMBER Week 6 1:55 2:45 Yr 2 NO PLAYGROUP Kindy Orientation Meeting 9:00-10:00am P & F and School Board AGM 6.00pm 4B Merit Assembly Year 5/6 Stem Day @ SACPS 17/18 NOV Week 7 19 NOVEMBER 1:55 2:45 Y 20 NOVEMBER 2019 Pre-Primary Orientation Meeting For Parents Only 2:00pm 21 NOVEMBER 22 NOVEMBER 23 NOVEMBER Saint Andrew s Day Mass and Celebration (Host: 3W) P & F Celebration for St. Andrew s Day 24/25 NOV Week 8 Sun 25 th Nov Yrs: PP / 1 / 2 Parish Family Mass 9:00am Sun 25 th Nov St Andrew s Parish Feast Day Mass 9:00am 1/2 DEC Week 9 8/9 DEC PLC* 26 NOVEMBER 27 NOVEMBER 3 DECEMBER Music Gala 8:45am Whole School Hall (Inc: Footsteps Dance performance) 10 DECEMBER Last day Kindy - Year 6Nativity / Carols Night 5:00 Picnic 6:00 Concert 4 DECEMBER PP / Kindy Water Fun Day Kindy Christmas Party KINDY LAST DAY 11 DECEMBER 28 NOVEMBER Whole School Christmas Mass 8.45am (Hosted by 3B) 5 DECEMBER LAST DAY YEAR 6 Year 6 Graduation Mass 6.00pm Church School choir to lead singing Free Dress Day Theme Holidays Gold coin donation 12 DECEMBER 29 NOVEMBER 1:55 2:45 Yr 2 6 DECEMBER Final Assembly School choir to lead Christmas Carols 8.45am 2019 Class Orientation For Years 1-6 10.40am 11.30am Class Lists on display Children will participate in transition session 13 DECEMBER 30 NOVEMBER Year 6 Graduation Outing 7 DECEMBER. LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS PP-YEAR 5 Reports sent home 14 DECEMBER Week 10