St Luke's Catholic Primary

Dear Parents and Carers

This term has been incredibly busy, with many opportunities and activities for all to participate in and this has kept our school a vibrant and engaging learning space. From the significant celebration of the Sacrament of Eucharist to our Year 6 camp, each event has contributed to the growth and development of our students. The recent Carnivals, Tournament of Minds, School Disco and TSH Power of Speech highlighted, the strong sense of community which makes St Luke’s such a special place to be. Our Years 3 & 5 dance students showcased their incredible talents and hard work at the annual Catholic Schools’ Performing Arts Festival. These performances entertained, built confidence and fostered a love for the Arts.

We also celebrated Father's Day, a special occasion where we honoured the important role fathers and father figures play in the lives of our students. It was a reminder of the incredibly strong support network that surrounds our children. All these events could not happen without the support of families, so thank you to everyone who has given of their time. You are appreciated. We look forward to the final Speak Up Awards which will take place tomorrow morning. Don’t forget next Friday is our Dress as a Pirate Day, your gold coin donation will be donated to LifeLink. Thank you to all the staff who have given so much of their time and energy to ensure everyone feels safe and ready to learn.

I will be on leave in Week 10 attending the Trans- Tasman’s Principals’ Conference in Christchurch, New Zealand. As we head towards the holidays, we hope you and your family enjoy a well-deserved break. Stay safe and take this time to relax and recharge. Pope Francis says during holidays, ‘let us learn how to take a break, turn off the mobile phone to gaze into the eyes of others, cultivate silence, contemplate nature and regenerate ourselves in dialogue with God.’

We look forward to welcoming everyone back for the new term on Tuesday 8th October, ready for more opportunities to learn and grow.

Kind regards

Kerry Hewitson

Principal

Congratulations to our amazing Shine students who recently participated in the Tournament of Minds competition. Each team was given a 6 week challenge to prepare and present at the competition along with an unseen spontaneous problem which they were given on the day. St Luke's entered four teams and achieved the following outstanding results:

Social Sciences- Merit Award

STEM- Merit Award

The Arts- State Finalists

Thank you Mrs Farcich, Mrs Martin and Mr Plint for the effort and dedication that went into preparing these teams so well! We wish our Arts team all the very best as they head into the state final at EDU Joondalup on Saturday 14th September!

A number of students from St Luke's recently participated in the Catholic Performing Arts Festival. A huge congratulations to the Choir, Year 3 and Year 5 Dance students on their amazing performances. The school was acknowledged with the following awards:

Merit (Primary Choral Beginning Choir)

Excellence (Year 3 Dance)

Merit (Year 5 Dance)

Thank you in particular to Miss Robertson for your time and dedication in preparing the students so beautifully and the families and staff who supported the children.

All Souls' Day is a holy day within the Church, set aside for honouring those who have passed away into eternal life. This year at St Luke's, we invite families to attend a liturgy to commemorate those who have passed away. Father Stan will guide the liturgy on Friday 1st November at 10:00am. You will also have the opportunity to dedicate a butterfly to place on our memorial wall, if you have not done so already. The liturgy will be followed by morning tea.

If you would like to attend the liturgy and morning tea, please send an email to natalie.vennitti@cewa.edu.au with the following details:

1. Name/s of people attending liturgy

2. Name/s of children attending liturgy (if you would like them to attend)

3. Name of your loved one that you would like to dedicate a butterfly to be added to our memorial wall.

Please reply by Friday 11th October; we look forward to a special morning together.

As the weather warms up, a reminder to please ensure your child has their hat at school and applies sunscreen each day. Sunscreen is supplied in each classroom, if your child has allergies or sensitivities, kindly provide a personal tube of cream in their school bag.

We hope everyone has a restful school holiday break as we head into a very busy Term 4. A reminder that Term 4 commences for students on Tuesday 8th October. Please make sure you mark your calendars with the important dates heading into the end of the year and as always, check our live online calendar for the most up-to-date information.

Getting absorbed in a new activity is a great way to boost your wellbeing. When facing challenges, it can really help to take a new perspective or find a new way forward.

You may be interested in the free Action for Happiness app for iOS and Android, for more info click this link: https://actionforhappiness.org/all-calendars

Have a wonderful end to the week and an even better weekend!

Kristy Graffin & Sarah Williams

Assistant Principals

The internet and technology have transformed the ways we learn, work, create, play, connect and are entertained. It’s given our children access to the world, but it has also given the world access to our children. Children gain immense benefits from being online, but there are also risks. The internet and digital environments, including emerging environments, were not and are not designed for children or with children’s safety in mind.

Parental control tools can play a role in creating safer digital environments and experiences for children. They allow parents to set boundaries and monitor online activities, promoting responsible and age-appropriate use of technology.

While parental controls are valuable tools for managing and guiding a child's digital experience, they are not a one-size-fits-all solution. Parental controls can help mitigate certain risks and provide a level of supervision, but they are most effective when used in conjunction with parental supervision, education, conversation and participation.

Parental control tools can assist to monitor, restrict, limit and filter what children do and see online. They offer a range of customisations and restrictions. These tools allow parents to tailor the controls to their child's specific needs and gradually increase independence as the child matures. Some of the common features are:

• Content Filtering

• Screen Time Management

• App and Game Restriction

• Privacy Controls

• Location Tracking

• Communication Controls

• Age-Based Restrictions

Parental controls can be categorised into a range of types. Each type offers a different focus and degree of control, allowing parents to customise their approach based on the specific needs of their children.

• Application Level Controls

• Device Level Controls

• Network Level Controls

Read more: Parental Controls

Source: Kayelene Kerr- eSafeKids

As calendar dates can be subject to change, please always confirm events by checking our online calendar - https://www.stlukeswoodvale.wa.edu.au/community-calendar

Week 9

Friday 13th September

• Speak Up Awards Grand Final
• Merit Award Assembly 2:15pm

Week 10

Aus Earth Ed Incursions

Friday 20th September

• Pirate Dress Up Day for LifeLink
• Term 3 Concludes

Term 4

Week 1

Monday 7th October

• Pupil Free Day

Tuesday 8th October

• Term 4 commences for students

Wednesday 9th October

• Kindy Loud Shirt Day for TSH

Friday 11th October

• PP- Year 6 Loud Shirt Day for TSH
• Merit Award Assembly 2:15pm

Sunday 13th October

• School to Stage Dance Performance.

Week 2

Tuesday 15th October

• Year 3 Child & Parent Reconciliation Workshop (3W 4:00-5:30pm, 3B 5:30-7:00pm)

Thursday 17th October

• St Luke's Feast Day Celebrations

Friday 18th October

• Interschool Athletics Carnival

On Saturday the 7th of September, twelve TSH students from St Luke’s participated in the annual TSH Power of Speech, public speaking event. This year, we had a record number of students participating. Thank you to the St Luke’s staff for supporting our students on this very exciting day. The students worked extremely hard to plan, draft, write and edit their speeches before presenting on Saturday.

Congratulations to the twelve students from St Luke’s who delivered their speeches, along with students from other TSH supported schools around Perth. A special congratulations to Mia Sheppard, who won the Most Improved Award. It was a wonderful day, and all of our students should be extremely proud of themselves.

Kiah Hall

Telethon Speech & Hearing

We will be celebrating the end of term with a Dress Like a Pirate Day on Friday 20th September. Students are invited to add a little something 'piratey' to their outfit on the day for a gold coin which will be donated to LifeLink.

Captain Plint and his merry crew will be walking the plank as part of a mini assembly at 2:30pm which parents are welcome to attend. You may even see a few staff members taking the plunge!

This year, Loud Shirt Day will take place at St Luke’s Catholic Primary school in Week 1 of Term 4, on Friday 11th October. This day provides our school community with a fantastic opportunity to get loud and show our support for children who are deaf and hard of hearing around Australia.

Kindy will be celebrating their own Loud Shirt Day a little earlier, on Wednesday 9th October.

Please show your support by wearing your brightest shirt with your school sport shorts. For more information on Loud Shirt Day, or if you wish to donate, please visit https://fundraise.tsh.org.au/loud-shirt-day

Thank you for your ongoing support. We look forward to seeing everyone get LOUD!

Telethon Speech and Hearing Team

Please note we will be celebrating St Luke's Feast Day on Thursday, 17th October (Term 4 Week 2). The day will begin with a mass, followed by class stalls. Please refer to your class newsletters on Seesaw for more information.

The parents who attended this information session last year came back with rave reviews! It is a highly recommended talk for all our Year 6 families - well worth attending!

We'd like to thank the below cohorts, for the organising and running of the below events. The time and effort put into each one is greatly appreciated and couldn't happen without our amazing families volunteering to give up their time to make each event a success.

Year 4 - Father's Day Stall. A great range of gifts, which were a hit with the dads.

Year 3 - Disco. An absolute ball was had by everyone who attended.

Year 2 - Book Fair. A great success!

Year 1 - Father's Day Breakfast. Amazing morning celebrating our St Luke's fathers and father figures.

Our next P&F meeting will be held on the 8th October @ 7:30pm in the Library or via zoom. Zoom details to follow.

*Save the Date* Our annual ACM will be on Wednesday 20th November. More details to follow.

There was a fantastic turnout for this years Fathering Group iPlay event. Two successful evenings were held with 100 attendees on the Friday night and 70 on the Saturday. Thank you to everyone who attended, and a special thank you to Blaise Rego and the Fathering Group for organising another wonderful event.

There is consideration for putting a group together to perform some songs at next year's Evening on the Green event. If you play an instrument and/or love to sing, and would be interested in being a part of this entertainment idea, please contact Drew on 0403 765 550 or drewfrance@yahoo.com.au.

We have had some good response so far, we are now on the hunt for a drummer and a singer. If this is you, we would love to hear from you 🕺

If you have any good news stories about our students that you would like to share with the community, please send any photos and a short blurb to natalie.vennitti@cewa.edu.au

Congratulations Sinclair (Year 3) on his recent football achievements. He has been playing in several tournaments for two different age groups. In the U9 Sorrento Cup Sinclair's team reached the finals but unfortunately lost 3-4 in a penalty shootout. This team also won the recent Perth Redstar Cup with an unbeaten streak all weekend. In the U8 Sorrento Cup, representing his Academy DMFA, the team reached the finals unbeaten, ultimately winning 4-3 by penalty shootout.

Sinclair will travel to Sydney in October for an international competition, representing WA and his Academy DMFA. Good luck!

If your child will have an extended absence during the school term, please ensure you fill in the form, found here on the school website, at least two weeks before your scheduled departure date.

If your child is not returning to St Luke's in 2025, we kindly ask that you provide written notice of this a minimum of 10 weeks in advance to admin@stlukeswoodvale.wa.edu.au

Families are encouraged to follow St Luke's on social media to keep up to date with the many learning experiences offered to the children and all of the fun happening around our fabulous school:

• St Luke's Facebook
• St Luke's P&F
• P&F Fathering Group
• St Luke's Twitter
• St Luke's Instagram- @stlukeswoodvale
• Lulu the St Luke's Dog Instagram- @luluthestlukesdog

Each year level also has a Facebook group for families to join which are managed by our class representatives. These groups are a great way to keep in contact with other families in your child's year level and can be found here.

Welcome to Mass everyone and a big welcome to all new parishioners and visitors to our

Parish of St Luke, Woodvale.

If you are new to our parish, we invite you to complete the Visitors' Book in the foyer.

Fr Stan would also love to meet you, so please introduce yourself at school or after Mass. You are welcome to visit the pastoral office on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9.30am—2.30pm.

For more information about our wonderful St Luke's Parish and to read the current

Bulletin please click here.

Children's Liturgy will be held most Sundays during the school term. All children are welcome to attend as part of the 9:30am mass at St Luke's Parish.

The liturgy is conducted in the church hall for the first 20-30 minutes of mass. After the sermon, children will rejoin their families.

Kindly note there will be no Children's Liturgy on 28/7 or 18/8 due to Family Mass and Sacramental Mass.

At 24:7 Woodvale last week, to kick off the evening, we had some free time for everyone to relax and connect. After that, we played three games, these games were not just enjoyable but also served as great icebreakers and team-building exercises.

Following the games, we entered a reflective time where the youth were encouraged to consider their relationship with God, particularly focusing on their prayer life. They had the opportunity to write down their thoughts and prayers, or even recommit to the prayer practices they had committed to in the previous weeks. Once they were finished, they placed their papers in a basket at the foot of the cross, symbolising the act of giving these prayers and reflections to God. The session saw a good turnout with 26 young people in attendance.

God Bless, Trinity & Michael

24:7 Woodvale Youth Ministers

Dear Year 4 Parents and Guardians,

Sacred Heart College warmly invites you to express interest in Year 7 2027 enrolment.

The Year 7 2027 enrolment process commences in mid-January 2025. To ensure you are invited to complete an application for your child and for a tour of the College, we strongly recommend completing an Expression of Interest (EOI) for each child by the end of Year 4. The EOI has an $85 non-refundable fee. To commence an EOI please click here.

For more information regarding our enrolments policy, please click here to view our website.

If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact College Registrar Niki Jenkins on 08 9246 8283 or registrar@sacredheart.wa.edu.au.

Kind regards,

Niki Jenkins

College Registrar & Alumni Coordinator