Queen of Apostles School

Our EDUDANCE concert yesterday was very well attended and I’m sure you’ll agree that it was a great showcase of what the students have been learning during lessons in Term 2. I would like to thank our EDUDANCE teacher, Miss Winter for her wonderful instruction of our students this term. I would also like to thank our parents and grandparents who cooperated very nicely with all the movement to allow families the best opportunity to view their child's dance. All booked again for next year!

With any event at the school, such as the EDU-Dance concert yesterday, there is always lots of photos and videos taken of our students from parents and grandparents in our community. We ask that these photos and videos are enjoyed in the family setting only and not shared or posted on social media sites. We have families in our school who have not consented to their child's image being used or shared in any way. Your assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated.

Tomorrow at 8.50am Miss Jenzen and Year Five class will present their assembly item in the hall. I know they have been working hard and I am really looking forward to seeing what they come up with. It promises to be great fun.

On Wednesday 26th June (Week 11), the student reports will be made available online to families through SEQTA. These reports contain specific information relating to each individual student’s achievement at this point in time. I encourage you to spend time with your child/children, going through their report, to celebrate the successes and work to be done to achieve even better results. The teachers here at Queen of Apostles have spent a great deal of time gathering data and writing individualised comments so you have an accurate picture of where each student is at. I would like to thank them for their time and commitment to this task.

The Premier's Reading Challenge is on again this year and runs from Monday 6th May to Friday 6th September. To register simply go to premiersreadingchallenge.wa.edu.au

I encourage you to nominate and read as many books as you can during the time period.

Good Luck!

Best Wishes

Mark Ryan

Principal

Hi URStrong Families.

It has been great to hear of the lessons about friendships happening in our classrooms. I hear teachers talking about how they are using URStrong language when dealing with 'Friendship Fires' that happen from time to time.

One excellent strategy to deal with conflict at school or at home is called 'Talk It Out'. This is one of the important steps in the 'Friend-o-cycle' (attached) that I and other teachers have been encouraging students to do. It helps address the issue and leads to 'forgive and forget' so that relationships can become 'closer and stronger'.

With time and practice our aim is to make this action a good habit that comes easier to apply when needed. We welcome you to encourage your children to 'talk it out' at home ;)

Mr B

The Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) is taking place this August, from Tuesday 6 to Thursday 8 and registrations are now open!

The AMC is Australia's most well-known and longest-running mathematics competition for students of all ages, offering a unique opportunity for participants to showcase their mathematical skills and problem-solving abilities.

Spanning topics from basic arithmetic to advanced algebra, geometry, statistics, and probability, the competition is crafted each year by leading educators and academics. With a range of 30 questions, including 25 multiple-choice and 5 integer-based questions, the AMC is an engaging way for students to test their problem-solving skills.

All students receive an award according to the criteria below.

Participation
Awarded to a student who has participated in the competition and received no higher award.

Proficiency
Awarded to a student who has received a pre-set score and received no higher award.

Students who achieve proficiency have demonstrated competency at mathematical problem solving to Australian standards.

Credit
Awarded to a student who is in the top 55% of their year and region (60% for Senior division) and has received no higher award.

Distinction
Awarded to a student who is in the top 20% of their year and region (25% for Senior division) and has received no higher award.

High Distinction
Awarded to a student who is in the top 3% of their year and region (top 5% for Senior division) and has received no higher award.

Prize
Generally awarded to no more than 1 student for every 300 students within a region and year group. Prize winners are given a lapel pin and a voucher for our online shop. The value of the voucher may vary year by year.

The cost of sitting the competition is $8.50 per student. The competition is open to students in Years 3-6.

If you would like your child to sit the AMC, please send details and payment through to the office. We just require the child’s name, Year level and we will arrange their entry into the competition. If you have any questions, please email jennifer.anderson@cewa.edu.au

DATE FOR LAST ENTRIES IS: WEDNESDAY 31ST JULY 2024

Dear Parents,

I would like to welcome Jenelle Russo to our Queenies community. Jenelle runs her own singing studio and will be offering private vocal lessons for students from Years 3 to 6. She will also offer small group vocal classes for students from K - 2 and Yrs 3 - 6. Please find attached a brief description of what she offers. Take a look at her website for further information.

https://jenellerussostudio.com.au/schools/

If your child is interested in either private or small group vocal classes, please let me know and I can assist you with how to enrol.

Regards Sheryl Perry

Semester One reports for students will be available for parents on SEQTA Engage at the end of Term 2, so now is the time for you to check your login to make sure you have access.

New families from Year 1 to Year 6 and all Pre Primary families will have received a welcome email directing you to set up your account for SEQTA Engage. Both parents have been sent the email, however if you are happy to operate just one login for both parents, you don’t need to set up the second one. If you can’t see the email in your inbox please check your Junk or Spam folders as sometimes these emails will appear there as they are sent in bulk.

Kindy reports are sent home with the children and are not available on SEQTA Engage.

Please check your access now and contact the office if you have any problems. Don’t wait until the last week of term to check.

Lunchtimes

It has been lovely to see so many children enjoying our library on Wednesday and Thursday lunchtimes. Children can read a book, colour and play board or card games with friends. Another popular lunchtime activity is crochet. We have plenty of wool and hooks for anyone that wants to join in.

Dates for your Diary

Book week parade Wednesday 28th August

Book Fair Wednesday 11th September

Dear Parents and Guardians

In 2024, we will again be giving our students in Years 3-6 the opportunity to participate in the ICAS Assessments.

What is ICAS?

ICAS is an online academic competition that gives students the opportunity to challenge their higher order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, Writing, and Spelling Bee.

Every student who participates is celebrated and recognised with a printed certificate in each subject area, and an online results report to track development each year. Top performers are eligible for one of the highly coveted ICAS medals.

To learn more about this year’s exciting ICAS competition, visit: (icasassessments.com/products-icas/)

How to participate in ICAS

If you wish for your child to participate in ICAS this year, please:

1. Read about ICAS subjects and prices here: (icasassessments.com/products-icas/)

2. Read the Privacy Collection Statement below.

3. Read the terms and conditions here: (icasassessments.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-ICAS-Assessments-Schools-TsCs_S2023.V6-1.pdf)

4. Go to the Parent Portal to sign up to chosen subject areas here: (shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps

5. Enter our school’s access code – OYU794

6. Enter your child’s details, select the subject areas your child would like to participate in, then proceed to payment.

After payment is made via the Parent Payment System, you will receive an order confirmation email, please keep this for your records.

ICAS results and certificates
All assessments will be conducted online, at school. We will notify you of the date(s) that we will run ICAS assessments, and when your child’s ICAS results are ready. Your child’s ICAS certificates will be delivered to school. Once we have received them, we will present them to your child to bring home. The back of the certificate will show your child’s ICAS results and the login details, “TAP ID and Pin”. - Use these to enter the Results Portal orti.icasassessments.com/ortiStudent.

Privacy collection statement
The following information is a privacy notification about how your child’s data is kept private and secure.

ICAS Assessment is owned by Janison Solutions Pty Ltd (We, Us, Our).

To deliver assessment products, Janison will require your child’s School to obtain your consent to provide Janison with certain personal information of students. Janison will collect, store, use, disclose and otherwise deal with such personal information in accordance with its privacy policy (below). We are aware of our responsibility to protect personal information related to children and students from being disclosed when we deliver an ICAS Assessments product. Unless you, as the child’s legal guardian consents, we will not:

• collect any personal information or data of children other than the information we need for the successful completion of an assessment, test, or exam.
• transfer any personal information we obtain from a child in the delivery of assessments and tests to any jurisdiction outside of Australia.
• share any personal information relating to children with any third parties (except for those third parties necessary for us to carry out our Services or provide our Products e.g., medal engraving).
• use any personal information or data relating to children for marketing purposes.

You can view our full privacy policy at https://www.janison.com/privacy-policy/.

We may retain personal information and data relevant to a child for their future purposes or for research purposes by Janison for the duration of the school life cycle of the child. However, if you or your child at any time wish to have their personal information or data removed from our systems, they or you may opt out by simply contacting our Privacy Officer at privacy@janison.com or by contacting icasassessments@janison.com.

We are excited to be offering ICAS to our students this year and look forward to celebrating their achievements. Please do not hesitate to contact the school office if you have any questions.

Queenies P&F Footy Tipping Competition

Congratulations to Brody Birch for your excellent tipping in round 13, please see the front office to collect your Rustico voucher and certificate.

Still in first place on the overall leaderboard is Jessica Page, who is in front by 2 points.

Entertainment Book

Support our Queenies P&F fundraiser by purchasing an Entertainment Membership and enjoy incredible savings of up to 50% off and 2-for-1 offers on dining, shopping, activities, and more!

Plus, 20% of every membership purchased goes directly to support Queen of Apostles School, contributing to school resources.

Share the link with your friends and family to help us reach our goal.

Thanks for your support!

https://subscribe.entertainment.com.au/fundraiser/8325j6

School Holiday Camps

First Week

Monday 1st – Friday 5th July 2024

9 years and under [ eg minimum 6 yrs ]

[ 9.00am – 3.30pm daily ]

Second Week

Monday 8th – Friday 12th July 2024

9 years and over

[ 9.00am – 3.30pm daily ]

Please visit www.willettonbasketball.com.au and go to the

Programs menu , then Holiday Camp .

We are excited to announce the West Australian Marathon Club (WAMC) Perth Kids Marathon is back for 2024.

We invite all school children to be involved in this unique event taking place on Sunday 4th August, 2024.

This event is a great opportunity for children to start an exercise program that will continue over a number of weeks and culminate in the completion of a “marathon" – 42.195km!

Starting on Sunday 9th June, the aim is to run the first 40km of the marathon distance over a number of weeks in the child’s own time, then on marathon day complete the final 2.195km at the 2024 Perth Kids Marathon, which will be held in conjunction with the 40th Anniversary Perth Half Marathon!

All registered participants receive a FREE T-shirt* and medal

For further information and to register online, visit Event details for WAMC Perth Kids Marathon | West Australian Marathon Club | West Australian Marathon Club.

WAMC

*Limit of 100 T-shirts.