Queen of Apostles School

Lord God,

Your love restores the dignity of the broken-hearted.

Please help us to lift each other up in our words and through our actions.

Amen

The Colour Explosion on Friday 4th April promises to be a very exciting day. We need everyone to register and start raising money for the P&F that will be spent on items such as classroom furniture and educational line marking. Colour Explosion packs have been sent home with each student and there are some great prizes on offer for students who raise certain amounts of money. Our P&F have worked extremely hard to get this event up and running and I can’t thank them enough for the work they have done. More information is available in the P&F section of the newsletter.

Good Luck to the Year 6's as they represent our school at the Interschool Cricket Carnival next Friday at Karoonda Reserve in Booragoon. Parents and friends are welcome to attend and support the teams.

This year our Kindy to Year 6 staff will conduct their Parent/Teacher interviews on Friday 11th April. The teachers will be available for a face to face or online meeting on this day. Next week you will receive instructions about booking these meetings. Please note this is a pupil free day.

The Government of WA have amended the Working with Children Act last year with the changes implemented to better protect children. Catholic Education WA has mandated this process for all volunteers, including parent volunteers in schools. This includes parents who wish to volunteer at sports carnivals, in classrooms and at P&F events. Could we ask that all parents fill in the Volunteer Declaration (link) even if you have no plans at this stage to volunteer at school. If you filled out the form last year you will need to do it again this year. Parents who wish to assist teachers on excursions will need to be on this list. Your information will be stored securely in accordance with CEWA’s Information Stewardship. We highly value parent volunteers' time and contribution to our school community and thank-you for taking the time to submit the form below.

Any grandparents that wish to volunteer in the classroom or assist in the canteen will need a Working With Children Check. Please note this does not include drop off, pick up or attendance at our Grandparents Mass and Morning Tea. Grandparents that would like to volunteer at school, please contact the school office and we can assist you in the process.

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Best Wishes

Mark Ryan

Well done to our swimmers for their huge efforts in the pool last Friday. Each and every one of our students tried their best and conducted themselves well on the day. Queenies placed 4th out of 6 schools.

Special mention to Evie and Xavier who brought home year 4 runner-up champion medals.

Thank you to Mr. Ryan and Mrs. Anderson for helping our team, and to Jess and Hai for helping to score.

Once again Queen of Apostles was well supported by the many parents and grandparents who came along to cheer our swimmers on.

Thank you.

Mr B

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 go to the Parent Portal to sign up to your chosen subject areas using the link and code below.

Registration for all subject areas closes on Monday 28 July at 11:59pm.

This year, our students can elect to sit the following assessments:

Please note, we cannot facilitate refunds or make alterations as all money is paid directly to ICAS Assessments.

Past papers are available for parents to purchase for practice purposes. These papers are online and have instant marking. The papers are available in the parent portal.

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

Term 1: Wednesday 5th February to Thursday 10th April

Friday 28th February - Pupil Free Day

Monday 3rd March - Public Holiday (LABOUR DAY)

Friday 11th April - Pupil Free Day - Parent interviews

Term 2: Tuesday 29th April to Friday 4th July

Monday 28th April - Public Holiday

Monday 2nd June - Public Holiday (WA Day)

Tuesday 3rd June - Pupil Free Day

Term 3: Monday 21st July to Friday 26th July

Friday 22nd August - Pupil Free Day

Monday 25th August - Catholic Day (School closed)

Term 4: Monday 13th October to Friday 12th December

Confirmation workshop will be on Wednesday 21st May at 5.30pm

Reconciliation workshop will be on Wednesday 20th August at 5.30pm

Eucharist workshop will be on Wednesday 27th August at 5.30pm

Sacrament of Confirmation will be on Sunday 14th June at 10.30am Mass

Sacrament of Reconciliation will be on Tuesday 16th September at 6.30pm

Sacrament of Eucharist will be on Sunday 21st September at 10.30am Mass.

Congratulations to Matthew Borgward for your excellent tipping in the opening round plus round 1, please see the front office to collect your Rustico voucher and certificate.

First place on the overall leaderboard is Matthew Borgward.

The P&F are looking for volunteers for the Colour Explosion, if you can help on the day please click this link https://signup.com/go/TBjAsfm and register on Sign Up as a volunteer.

Please note: All volunteers must complete a Volunteer Declaration Form, in the Volunteering section of the newsletter.

Join the Colour Explosion: Register and Donate Today!

Our Colour Explosion event is just around the corner, and it's shaping up to be an unforgettable day full of fun and colour! But to make it truly spectacular, we need your help.

So far, we have 73 students registered. Let's get everyone on board! A $10 registration secures your child's spot in this event and supports our school's fundraising efforts.

· Registration: It's open! Ensure your child is part of this fantastic day by registering via the provided QR code or our Trybooking link.

· Fundraising: Share the excitement! Use the provided link or QR code to spread the word to friends and family.

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