St Francis of Assisi News

Dear Parents & Caregivers,

We are approaching the end of a long 11-week term that has been full of events and activities that our children and parents have enjoyed. Tomorrow, the parent interviews will take place in the hall to provide parents an opportunity to discuss their child's progress. Thank you to those parents who made themselves available, it is a great chance to catch up with the class teacher and get any clarification around where your child is in their educational journey.

PARENT INTERVIEWS TOMORROW - SCHOOL FINISHES 1pm

A reminder that tomorrow, 20th June, school will conclude at 1pm to enable parent interviews to take place. Thank you to those parents who have booked times, the interview portal has now closed. If you wish to make a time with your child's teacher, please contact them directly via Seesaw. Camp Australia is available for parents wishing to make use of the service from 1pm.

P&F QUIZ NIGHT

The recent P&F Quiz Night on Saturday was a huge success thanks to the efforts of those volunteers who coordinated the night. There were over 100 tickets sold and from all reports a great night was had by all. Thank you to all the volunteers and the local businesses that donated prizes, but a special thanks to Rose Canzirri and Meg Goldie who organised the majority of prizes and quiz master to ensure it was a fun-filled night. Also, to Stephenie Kunder who oversaw the licensed bar for parents to enjoy. The money raised continues to support our children with the funds going towards a new Kindy/PP playground at the end of 2024.

STAFF LEAVE

Mr Kinder will be on parental leave for the first four weeks of term 3 as he welcomes his second child. Mrs Kerina Edwards will be teaching the 3B class for this period of time and is very familiar with our school and children. Miss Cruse from 4W will also be on leave in Week 11 of Term 2 until the conclusion of Week 1 in Term 3. Mrs Rhonda Landers, our current Health teacher will be looking after 4W in her absence.

Finally, I will be taking a period of two weeks long service leave to begin Term 3 and Mr Geoff Clarke has been appointed Short-Term Principal in my absence. Mr Clarke will be ably supported by Miss Campbell and Mrs Kavanagh who will be in the position of Acting Assistant Principal.

YOUR MOVE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL

In conjunction with the City of Wanneroo and Your Move Schools Program, Mrs Kavanagh has worked in partnership to develop a Safe Routes to School Guide which is attached below. This guide provides the safest walking/riding/scooting to school routes in the surrounding suburbs for our children and is designed to maximise activity whilst keeping our children safe. A wonderful initiative by the City of Wanneroo and Your Move. Thanks to Mrs Kavanagh for her work in making this document available to our families.

INTERSCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY 3-6

This Friday 21st June, selected Year 3-6 children will be participating in the Interschool Cross Country at Mawson Park, Hillarys. Thank you to Miss K for the training and support she has offered the children in preparation for Friday. This morning, several children met Miss K at Mawson Park for a walk through of the course and the kids have been eagerly attending training each Wednesday morning. Best of luck to our SFOA runners and let's hope the rain stays away!

*Due to the Cross Country Carnival, RUNNING CLUB on FRIDAY 21st JUNE will be cancelled but the Coffee Van will still be available outside the front of the school.

CULTURAL AWARENESS WEEK - WEEK 11

Here at SFOA, we are a diverse community that is made of up of over 40 different cultures and nationalities and to celebrate that, in Week 11 we will be holding our Cultural Awareness Week. The activities designed for Week 11 are to promote inclusivity and celebrate the wonderful diversity of our families and children. The timetable for the week is below but the highlights for our celebration will be the assembly on Monday morning and concert on Friday 28th June, prior to the Community Lunch. We would love parents to attend these two events to further celebrate our cultural differences.

Monday 24th June (8:45am) - Cultural Awareness Week Assembly (IMCC Dancers and Bagpipes)

Wednesday 26th June - Cultural Dress

Friday 28th June (11:15am) - Cultural Celebration Concert (Every year group to perform!)

COMMUNITY LUNCH FROM 12:30pm

Both events will be streamed for parents unable to attend. A big thanks to our Cultural Awareness Team of Mr Gorman (6W), Miss Walton (2B), Mr Cunniffe (Music), Mrs Young (PPW) and Mrs Ridley (KW) who have worked tirelessly to put this together for our community.

TERM 2 IMPORTANT DATES

Please see the attachment below for a list of important Religious, Sporting and School events for Term 2. As always, the most up to date reflection of school events are found in the live calendar link below. Please diarise the relevant dates to your calendars.

As this is the last newsletter for the term, wishing all families a restful winter holiday break to enjoy some rainy days together and hopefully a short getaway somewhere. Thank you to parents, children and staff for their continued support throughout this term and I look forward to seeing the smiling faces in Term 3 when I return from long service leave.

Have a great end to the term and happy holidays!

Best wishes

Jason Baker

Principal

Dear Parents and Caregivers

We have a lot coming up in Term 3! Firstly we begin our preparation for the Yr 6 students to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Please read the below information regarding Confirmation and the REA for students in Years 3 and 5.

Confirmation - Yr 6

This is a final call for any Yr 6 students for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Please note students MUST be baptised Catholic, and have received the sacraments of Reconciliation and First Holy Communion.

If your child is new to the school since February 2024, please contact me.

A note will come home this week, prior to the Confirmation Information Packs coming home next week (week 11). These packs will have the necessary Commitment Cards and other resources about Confirmation.

Please contact me through SEESAW or dee.campbell@cewa.edu.au

REA (Religious Education Assessment)

The annual REA for students in Years 3 & 5 will take place on Wednesday 31st July and Thursday 1st August 2024. Please check the SEESAW message that went out to all families in Years 3 & 5 last week. For further information regarding the REA, please see your child's class teacher or myself. The students will take part in a Practice assessment on 24/25 July to ensure they are familiar with the types and structure of questions they will be asked to complete.

Term 3 Liturgies and Masses

Friday 2 August - Yr 3 Class Mass 8:45am

Thursday 8 August - St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Liturgy 8:45am

Thursday 15 August - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mass 1:45pm

Friday 30th August - Kolbe Feast Day (Liturgy 8:45am)

"The measure of love is to love without measure." St Francis of Assisi

Miss Dee Campbell

Our final Staff Spotlight for Term 2 is our 1W teacher, Miss Giglia-Smith. Miss GS is busily planning a wedding and I'm sure will have lots to share below!

1. You can only binge one streaming show for the rest of your life - which one is it? Greys Anatomy 100%
2. Weirdest food combination you love? Peanut butter, honey and banana on toast!
3. Favourite wardrobe item you will never throw out? Sleeping mask
4. What celebrity would you choose to officiate your wedding? Why? Noah Kahan so he can serenade us during the ceremony!
5. Toilet paper, under or over? I don’t even notice 😂

Am I too old if I had to Google 'Noah Kahan'...

Hello Parents,

If you are wanting to sign up your child for afterschool sport in term 3, please see the letter below. Thank you for all the participation in running club and events this term! A reminder that there is NO RUNNING CLUB this Friday due to Interschool Cross Country. The Coffee Van will still be here though!

Miss Meagan Kruenert

Sports Teacher

Dear Parents,

There are still families who have not started any payment from the beginning of this year for their child's school fees. Could you please attend to this matter ASAP.

All families on Centrelink Health Care Card (HCC) need to provide the school with their current card to continue receiving the discount for 2024. If your card has expired, please bring in your new card to the school office ASAP. If we do not receive your HCC you will be charged the full fees.

Kind regards,

Geneve Bastian

Enrolment for Musicorp's music program is now open!

If your child is interested in learning a new instrument in Term 3, they are encouraged to sign up today. This music program provides students with an enriching and engaging experience, where students have fun and learn a new skill with their peers.

Lessons are currently available on a wide variety of instruments: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano/Keyboard, Percussion/Electronic Drums, Violin, Flute, Clarinet, Alto Saxaphone, Trumpet, and Trombone!

HOW TO ENROL:

simply visit the website at https://rent.musicorp.com.au/tuition_online_eoi/ or call Musicorp at 1300 858 911 for more info.

It was a great night of fun and fundraising on Saturday, when the P & F put on a dazzling Quiz night. We raised a whopping $5000 for the P & F, which will help us build a new playground for our lower year group kids.

We are so grateful to all our sponsors, volunteers, and Bamboozled for making the night a blast of entertainment, trivia, and giggles. We couldn't have done it without you. And hats off to those fashionistas who rocked the theme and dressed up as a character starting with S.F.O.A.

Our next event is the end of term community lunch on Friday 28th June. You should have received a note and seen the info on the FaceBook pages. Cash orders are due Friday 21st June and QuickCliq orders close on Monday 24th June at 6am.

Thank you for your ongoing support of the P & F

Happy Birthday to the following students who are celebrating their birthday over the next five weeks:

Ivy Hughes, Elijah Magistro, Georgia Tedesco, Mercy Sokiri, Florence Diaz, Mathias Lauridsen, Tommy Melot, Tyllie-Anne Saggers, Tafara Masango, Nivan Prasad, Kiel Brecio, Everly Jarvis, Harrison Ryan, Alexandar Srbinovski, Beauden Morgan, Reece Yapp, Tamila McLean, Rosie Stratfold, Ace Scott, Eden Akera, Bella Whitehead Mangundap, Zoe Santos-Swift, Kindo Anikpi, Deng Baguoot, Heath Coles, Alang Kiir, Liam Fox, Joshua Russell, Ted Durant, Naomi Rapi-Beddall, Maribelle George, Freya Blackwell, Jae Ireland, Cooper Bennetts, Ashton Riley, Krystal Kim, Bettysap Sokiri, Dhrish Vyas, Benjamin Leken Chapman, Amelia Willmers, Isaac Robinson, Jason Modi, Mackenzie Williams, Adonai Desta, Sadie Garrigan.

We wish you all a wonderful day!!

Thursday 20 June - Students finish at 1pm. Parent interviews PP-Yr 6 (1:30pm - 6:00pm)

Friday 21 June - Merit Assembly (8:45am) / Interschool Cross Country

Monday 24 June to Thursday 27 June - Cultural Awareness Week

Monday 24 June - Cultural Week Assembly (8:45am)

Wednesday 26 June - Cultural Dress

Thursday 27 June - Lunch with Leadership

Friday 28 June - Culture Concert (11:15am)/Community Lunch (12:30pm)/Last Day of Term 2

Monday 1st July to Friday 11 July - School holidays

Monday 15 July - Students return Term 3

Please see below for the latest Camp Australia newsletter.

The Uniform shop is open every Tuesday morning from 8:00am-9:00am during school terms.

Where: Operating out of the demountable at the rear of the school!

Ph: (08) 9204 1701

Email: mailto:sales@jfe.net.au

Address: 1/85 Guthrie St, Osborne Park 6017

Mon-Thur: 8:00am - 4:00pm

Friday: 8:00am - 3:30pm

Email: admin@stfrancisbutler.wa.edu.au
Website: www.stfrancisbutler.wa.edu.au
Location: 1051 Connolly Drive, Butler WA, Australia
Phone: (08) 9562 9500
Facebook: facebook.com/stfrancisbutler

Instagram: https://instagram.com/stfrancisbutler

Email: standrewsclarkson@gmail.com

Website: http://www.standrewsclarkson.com/
Location: 53 Belleville Gardens, Clarkson WA, Australia
Phone: (08) 9407 7512
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/standrewsclarkson/