Be thoughtful, warm and respectful in all you do and say

A copy of our Bushfire Plan can be found here on our website - https://www.padcath.wa.edu.au/formsandprocedures

Please check the PCPS community calendar for upcoming and future dates as the calendar is regularly updated https://www.padcath.wa.edu.au/community-calendar

Dear Parents

Father Cyprian celebrated First Holy Communion Masses last weekend.

The children were so very reverent as they received Jesus for the very first time, drawing them into a closer relationship with God. May they continue to be nourished by Jesus’ body and blood each time they come to mass.

It was lovely seeing the children surrounded by their families on the weekend too.

I congratulate our children, their families and our Year 4 teachers, Mrs Holness and Mrs Poggioli for preparing the children so beautifully. Special thanks to Father Cyprian, Father Francis, RE Parish Co ordinator, Ms Brigid Fredericks and the PCPS staff for their support of our children and families in this parish-based sacrament.

On 20 October Our Lady of the Mission Parish celebrates 50 Years! All PCPS families are invited to attend a special mass at 10am. Mrs Twine and Ms Capriotti will be busy preparing some of our children to take part in a special post communion song.

Families are invited to stay on to enjoy a huge celebratory cake, an array of food and lots of entertainment on the oval near the church. And it’s all free!

Please note that we will not be having out Family Mass in November this year as Father Cyp would love everyone to attend the 50th celebration mass instead.

We have had an exciting few weeks with The Arts. Many children have been taking part in solo and duets in the Catholic Performing Arts. This week our Yr 5 Choir took centre stage showcasing their singing talents and next week some of our Drama students will take centre stage with their performance. Hugh thanks to Mrs Twine, Mrs Bastow and Mrs Ewen for all their hard work in preparing the children.

Yesterday our Yr 4 and Yr 6 children took part in One Big Voice, Australia's biggest choir festival. We had six students being compere and performing in solo/small group singing as well as all the children singing in the massive choir! Our very own Yr 6 student, Shristi, sang the National Anthem at the start of the festival, a very special moment indeed. Many thanks to our talented Music Teacher Mrs Twine for preparing the children for this festival.

This was such a fabulous opportunity for our children, singing positive, upflifting and life affirming songs amongst 7500 students! They had an absolutely wonderful time.

In a couple of weeks, we have a busy sporting schedule week with Jumps and Throws taking place at the beginning of the week, culminating with our school Athletics Carnival on Friday 6 September.

I would like to thank Mr Hignett for all his preparatory work as so much goes on behind the scenes which we do not see. I am very appreciative of this.

We look forward to parents being able to join us on the day and cheering the children on. Don't forget that our P&F Sauge Sizzle will also be occurring in this day, so your lunch is sorted thanks to Ann Sargeant and her helpers. If you spare some time to help between your children's races it would be very much appreciated.

I want to give a big shout out to our dedicated and hardworking P&F Executive – Cathy, Megann, Severine and Sara. These ladies are so generous with their time, work collaboratively and tirelessly with general members, portfolio holders and class reps, share their expertise willingly, run a positive and smooth ship and are always fully supportive of the Leadership Team. Ladies THANKYOU for all that you do, you are a vital and appreciated part of our PCPS community.

Big thanks to Bree Brynes and Kath O’Sullivan for the fun filled Las Vegas parent social that they organised recently. It was filled to capacity and parents who attended had a great time.!

Enjoy the weekend coming up.

Mrs Margaret Williamson

Principal

If a family would like to place a note in the Pastoral Care section of the newsletter in relation to a birth or death, or if a family would like the whole school community to pray for any special intentions e.g. a family member who is ill, please send a message to please let your child’s class teacher or Mrs Ellen at the front office know or send an email to admin@padcath.wa.edu.au

Padbury Cares is a group of parent and staff volunteers who provide assistance to families in our school community during a time of need (either short or long term) due to illness, bereavement, family crisis, birth of a newborn or any type of change.

Generally, we would ask people to help once a semester and it is mostly providing meals.

Thank you to all our volunteers, you make such a difference in the lives of others.

Please click on the link below if you would like to volunteer to help out with Padbury Cares.

https://forms.gle/Gu9xJY8y1QDtzbLm7

In week 10 we will celebrate Mercy Week. There will be a number of activities organised during the week that the students will be involved in. Some of the activities include Mercy Liturgy, cake stall, buddy activities and the Student Mercy Fete.

In the coming weeks there will be more information sent out to parents regarding providing cakes and other items for this week.

Ms Mac Callisto

Assistant Principal

Please join us for our weekly prayers group. It’s a lovely way to share and meet other members of the Padbury CPS community.

If you are not able to make it but would still like to send us your prayer intentions, please send a confidential email with your prayer intentions to chimikam@hotmail.com.

Wednesdays 2:30 to 2:50pm

Location: Prayer Room (behind Admin)

Chimika Chibiliti

Parent Prayer Group Co ordinator

IF YOU HAVE A BABY ENROL THEM NOW!

Don’t forget to enrol siblings as some families have unfortunately missed out as they had their application in late!

Our Pre-Kindy (3-Year-Old) is going super strong once again this year with sessions running on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays. Please contact the office and speak with Mrs Ellen to enrol your little one into our exciting PK programme. Click on the following link for further information.

https://www.padcath.wa.edu.au/early-childhood

If you have friends or neighbours who have children who are 3 years old , please talk to them about our exciting Pre-Kindy programme and encourage them to enrol.

We sincerely thank all the families who have made payment toward their child/children’s school fees for 2024.

As a gentle reminder, the Final Due Date for payment is 4th OCTOBER 2024. It would be greatly appreciated if payment for all outstanding fees, are paid in full on or before this date.

If you need a copy of your school fee statement, please email: accounts@padcath.wa.edu.au or contact the finance office on 9404 4000.

We kindly ask parents to stay committed to ensuring their fees are settled on time, as this helps support the smooth running of the school.

Mrs Bismark

Finance Manager

A reminder that students from Year 1 to Year 6 are not to be picked up from this location at the end of the school day (outside PP/PK area).

We ask parents and students to use the Kiss n Drive on O’Leary Road.

Thank you in advance.

Mr O'Mara

Assistant Principal

Please follow the link below to see the JFE updated uniform price list.

Visit www.jfe.net.au

Go to ORDERS, and then enter the PCPS school code - 3812

Thankyou

JFE Uniform Shop

Thank you to everyone who took part in the recent P&F Survey. The results were shared at last week’s P&F meeting, with the feedback helping to shape our planning for 2025. The key takeaways from the survey were:

• The eagerness for a whole school community Family Event.
• Ease the number of events throughout the year to lighten the load and prioritise quality over quantity.
• More volunteers are needed – many hands make light work!
• More than 85 per cent of respondents feel well informed about events and initiatives run by the P&F.

We are now in full planning mode for 2025, so if you have any further thoughts, feedback, suggestions or ways you can help our wonderful school community, please reach out and email me at katie_scho@hotmail.com.

A big *Thank You* to Amity Psychology (Gallagher family) for the very generous donation towards a new barbeque for the P&F, just in time for the wonderful Father’s Day event.

We are looking to replace all our ageing barbeques, so any contribution is greatly appreciated!

A huge *Thank You* to Bree Byrnes and Kath O’Sullivan for putting together a fabulous parent social with the recent Vegas casino night. It was great to see so many parents there catching up, meeting new people and enjoying the best grazing table I’ve ever seen.

Casey Epding and Laura Kirkwood were voted best dressed on the night, and Cam Kearney was the overall winner of the games. Thank you to local businesses Whitfords Brewing Company, Tease by Lynelle – Hairdressing & Makeup and Bunnings Wangara for their generous donations of prizes!

Next Friday, 30 August, we celebrate our Dads, grandfathers, father figures and important people in our lives with the Father’s Day Breakfast. A huge thank you to Sarah Knox and her team of helpers for organising this year’s breakfast.

Don’t forget to grab your tickets for the Father’s Day Raffle on Flexischools, where all money raised goes back into the P&F to ensure great activities and community building for our school.

Prizes include exclusive use of the P&F car bay and a hamper filled with goodies.

Friday 6 September is the annual PCPS Athletics Carnival.

Thanks again to Ann Sargeant who will be firing up the barbeques to keep our kids and spectators going with a delicious sausage sizzle lunch.

Please keep an eye on Facebook for the call out for helpers for this day!

We would like to encourage everyone to get your orders into Flexischools by Monday Sept 2nd. If you would also like to order for family/ friends attending the event you can order via Flexischools as well.

Orders will be sent to the student at lunchtime who will bring to the family members during their break.

Mrs Cathy Farrell

PCPS P&F President

On Wednesday 21 August we had our annual Book week Parade. Such an exciting event for our children and it was great to see so many parents attend this. The students and staff looked fantastic in their costumes.

A big thank you goes out to Mrs Bastow for being our coordinator and presenter for the morning. Well done everyone.

Ms Callisto

Assistant Principal

We're thrilled to share some exciting updates about our school's three cherished chickens! These friendly feathered friends have been settling into their cozy coop and are now laying eggs regularly. Our students have loved watching how the chickens contribute to our school community—not only by providing fresh eggs but also by happily munching on our lunch scraps, which helps reduce food waste.

Thanks to the love and care from our students, our chickens are incredibly friendly and even enjoy a cuddle or two! They teach us valuable lessons about responsibility, sustainability, and the simple joys of farm life right here at school.

Mrs Millar

Sustainability Coordinator

Our PCPS Netballers are enjoying a great season with some win and some losses but all with great sportmanship!

All Masses are held in the church and for information regarding days/times please follow the link below.

24:7 Youth Group

For all youth in Years 6 to 12

1st and 3rd Friday @ Parish Hall, 7pm

Call Luke 0401822932 for more information.