St Elizabeth's News
NEWSLETTER | TERM 2 | WEEK 2 | 26 APRIL 2024
Good afternoon parents and caregivers,
ANZAC Day Week is always a week of honouring and remembering those who have sacrificed their lives for our country. On Wednesday, our Year Six students led us through a wonderful, reflective ANZAC Day service. All students from Pre-Primary to Year Six attended with some of our students proudly wearing medals the belong to their family members to the service. This year, we were joined by Mr Haseldine, and he gave a very moving and personal reflection on what ANZAC Day means to him and other veterans. He then visited students from Year Three to Four to share his own personal experiences of war and some very valued memorabilia. I would like to thank him for taking the time to spend the morning with our school community. It was also lovely to have some parents and grandparents also joining us for the service.
Last term, staff, students and parents had an opportunity to provide feedback to the Leadership Team by taking part in the ‘Tell Them From Me’ survey. A big thank you to those that took the time to complete the survey with some very honest and open comments. A snapshot of the feedback will be provided at the next P&F Meeting for those that may be interested.
The results from the survey conducted last year regarding St Elizabeth's offering swimming lessons going forward, had overwhelming support for this to continue. Therefore, something for your calendars. 2024 Swimming lessons for students in Year One to Six have been confirmed for Term Four starting in Week Three. More details to come closer to the date.
A couple of reminders for the beginning of term. Classroom doors open at 8:15am and school concludes at 2:50pm. Please do not arrive at school any earlier than 8:10am in the morning or 2:40pm in the afternoon, which includes parking in the Kiss and Drive. When parking around the school grounds, please be mindful of nearby residents’ driveways when parking in the streets and follow the rules outlined by the City of Wanneroo, which includes NO parking on the footpaths. I appreciate that car bays are limited so I do ask that families with children in Year Three to Six only, please continue to use Kiss and Drive as your preferred option and leave the car bays for our younger students.
Finally, as we enter the flu season, if your child is unwell, please keep them home until they are well enough for school and complete the online Absentee Form. Unfortunately, Covid-19 is still in our school community and continues to impact us all in some way.
Have a lovely weekend!
God bless
Rebecca Clarke
Principal
Monday 29 April
- 6.00pm P & F Meeting - New faces welcome
- 7.00pm SAC Meeting
- Mothers' Day P&F Breakfast at 7.30 am
- Mother's Day Assembly at 8.45 am
SACRAMENTAL DATES 2024
Confirmation
Adult Catechesis: 20/21 March
Commitment Masses: 23/24 March. All masses
Parent/Child Workshop: Wednesday 8 May 5:00pm
Retreat Day: 17 May (all day)
Sacrament: 18/19 May
First Holy Communion
Adult Catechesis: 19/20 June
Commitment Masses: 22/23 June All masses
Parent/Child Workshop: 7 August 5:00pm
Retreat: 16 August (all day)
Sacrament: 17/18 & 24/25 August
Sat 6.00pm Sun 9.00am & 6.00pm
First Reconciliation
Adult Catechesis: 11/12 September
Commitment Masses: 14/15 September. All masses
Parent/Child Workshop: 30 October 5:00pm
Retreat: 1st November (all day)
Sacrament: 5/6/7 NovemberSaturday - 6:00pm
Running Club - work towards your achievement badge!
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday is Running Club from 8:15am - 8:30am for students in Year One to Year Six. School running club is a great way to start the day! Each lap is 250m and we have badges available to students who achieve 25, 50 and 100 kms! See you on the oval.
Winter Uniform Purchases
Tudor school uniforms will be open for the Winter School Uniform purchases of Tracksuits pants and Tops from 8th April. Tudor have suggested that families pop in and try on these items so the correct size is selected.
We still have some of the original uniforms items available and these can be worn with the original uniform items only until the end of the year, these are now only $5.00 each item. please email the office with your request. Thank you
P & F Mother’s Day Event
We are excited to celebrate Mother’s Day, with all the important Mother Figures in our community!
Start your day with a delicious treat, a coffee from Twisties Coffee and a Cinnamon Bun from Cinnayum!
Our event is on Thursday 9 May, and will run from 7.30am – 8.30am on the grassed area outside the hall. We look forward to celebrating with you!
Please click the below link to register for catering purposes.
Monday - Craft Dojo and Basketball with Sports X
Tuesdays - Tennis with Mike
Term 2 Tennis Coaching with Mike Roberts From Wanneroo Tennis club
Tuesdays 3-345pm
Starts week 2
8weeks
Cost $145
All equipment provided
To enrol simply text Mike on 0412 572 886
Thursdays - Soccer with Sports X
Containers for Change
This year the Year 6 students are raising money through the Containers for Change initiative to donate to LifeLink. If you and your family have spare cans or bottles that you would like to contribute to our school collection, please scan this barcode when you are returning your containers, every container counts!
Term Dates 2024
Term 1: Wednesday 31 January - Thursday 28 March
Term 2: Monday 15 April - Friday 28 June
Term 3: Monday, 15 July - Friday, 20 September
Term 4: Tuesday 8 October - Friday 6 December
Student Free Dates 2024
Tuesday, 5 March
Tuesday, 4 June
Monday 15 July
Tuesday, 16 July (note date change)
Monday 26 August
Monday 7 October
Please note, these dates are subject to change. Parents will be notified well in advance.
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
Email: admin@stecps.wa.edu.au
Website: www.stelizabethhocking.wa.edu.au
Location: 30 Ranworth Road, Hocking WA 6065, Australia
Phone: (08) 9303 7600
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stecps/
Twitter: @stecps