Show respect to everyone - we are all made in the image of God

A copy of our Bushfire Plan can be found here on our website - https://www.padcath.wa.edu.au/formsandprocedures

lease be aware when you are on the school site as we have the nature reserve close by and we have visitors from time to time.

Please check the PCPS community calendar for upcoming and future dates as the calendar is regularly updated https://www.padcath.wa.edu.au/community-calendar

LEAVING PCPS?

If your child is not returning to PCPS in 2024

please advise the office in writing via email at

admin@padcath.wa.edu.au

Dear Parents

Welcome to Term Four!

What a busy term ahead we have with so many important events and school activities planned. Please check the online school community calendar https://www.padcath.wa.edu.au/community-calendar and continue to read the newsletter on a fortnightly basis for further information.

The month of October each year is dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary. We dedicate this month to honour Mary in thanks for her love and protection. Each decade of the Rosary refers to an event in the life of Jesus and Mary. This month the children will be saying either a Hail Mary or a decade of the Rosary.

Please keep the Year Three children in your prayers as they celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation on 29 October 6.00pm at Our Lady of the Missions Church.

Celebrating first Reconciliation is such a special sacrament as the children are drawn closer to Jesus as they ask Him to help them to make the right choices in their daily lives and learn that saying sorry and showing forgiveness is an important part of starting over in relationships with others.

On 30 October at 2pm in our School Hall we will be having an All-Saints Whole School Mass. This mass is a celebration of all the saints who are in heaven, through their good works on earth and through God's grace. Parents and grandparents are most welcome to join us.

Book this date in your diary now – OLM Parish Carols by Candlelight on Tuesday 26 November 6-7pm. Padbury Catholic Primary School and Whitfords Catholic Primary School together with Our Lady of the Missions Parish, will once again be holding Carols by Candlelight on the oval right near the church.

All families are invited to attend and enjoy carol singing and a picnic and sausage sizzles will be available. Please keep an eye out on your class Seesaw for further details from your class teacher and coordinator Mrs Twine.

The Annual Community Meeting for the P&F and Advisory Council and Volunteers Supper will be held on Wednesday 13 November in the school hall, commencing at 6.00pm.

Reasons you should come to the AGM:

• Show your support of the hard-working Advisory Council and P&F
• There will be a brief review of 2024 Advisory Council and P&F activities
• Office bearers for the Advisory Council and P&F will be elected (if required)
• 2025 staffing will be announced (if finalised). You will find out your child’s year group teachers for 2025
• 2025 school fees will be presented
• Focus areas for 2025 will be shared
• As a special thank you to all volunteers who have assisted in any way throughout the year such as P&F, Advisory Council, reading rosters, excursions, covering books, craft and the list goes on and on…You are invited to our Volunteers Supper at the commencement of the ACM. It is our way of saying thank you for all that you do at PCPS.

The P&F Executive have concluded their two years and are eligible to nominate for another two. I am pleased that all four members have indicated that they will be renominating for another two years. If however you feel that you would like to nominate for one of these roles - President, Vice, Treasurer or Secretary, please read the P&F Terms of Reference https://www.padcath.wa.edu.au/parents-and-friends and forward the office an email addressed to me before 3pm 25 October with a paragraph about why you think you would make a suitable candidate. Voting would then occur on the night of the ACM as there would be more candidates than positions.

Three of our Advisory Council members have concluded their three years and are eligible to renominate for another three. I am pleased that all three members will be renominating for Vice Chair, Treasurer and Secretary. Our Advisory Council Chair concludes his term this year so there will be a vacancy for this role. Please read the AC Terms of Reference carefully https://www.cewa.edu.au/publication/catholic-school-advisory-council-terms-of-reference/ and if you feel you fulfil the criteria to become a member and take on the role of Chair, please forward the office an email, addressed to me, by 3pm 25 October with ½ page about your relevant experience and why you think you be suitable for this role. If there are multiple expressions of interest then you would be required to speak at the ACM and voting will take place on the night.

The P&F Dads and Kids Camp was on last weekend. Big thanks to Nick Lynch for organising this event which was a great hit with our families!

Many thanks to Nicole Cornwall for co ordinating the Icy Pole days for the children. As the weather warms, the children will be appreciating the cold treat!

The Kids Discos are around the corner! Please see the P&F section of the newsletter for all the details. Many thanks to Simone Moreno and Lisa Zscherpel for planning this event for 8 November, it promises to be loads of fun for the children.

Enjoy the weekend with your families.

Mrs Margaret Williamson

Principal

Congratulations to the Cavanagh family (Vivienne PK) on the arrival of their baby girl, Zara.

A baby girl is like a giggle wrapped in sunshine and glitter.

She will always brighten your day.

If a family would like to place a note in the Pastoral Care section of the newsletter in relation to a birth or death, or if a family would like the whole school community to pray for any special intentions e.g. a family member who is ill, please send a message to please let your child’s class teacher or Mrs Ellen at the front office know or send an email to admin@padcath.wa.edu.au

We sincerely thank all the families who have made payment toward their child/children’s school fees for 2024.

The Final Due Date for fee payment is 4th OCTOBER 2024. This date has now passed. All outstanding fees, are to be paid in full immediately unless on an authorised payment plan.

If you need a copy of your school fee statement, please email: accounts@padcath.wa.edu.au or contact the finance office on 9404 4000.

We kindly ask parents to stay committed to ensuring their fees are settled on time, as this helps support the smooth running of the school.

Mrs Bismark

Finance Manager

IF YOU HAVE A BABY ENROL THEM NOW!

Don’t forget to enrol siblings as some families have unfortunately missed out as they had their application in late!

Succulent Pots for Sale

Please come and have a look at the beautiful pots our Environmental Committee have created. Together we have grown, potted and displayed 39 Succulent Pots which we are now selling

for $5 each.

These pots are simply stunning and bring life to any room. They are situated in the office so drop in and support our Environmental Committee and their hard work in our garden beds.

Thank you to Caitlin, Jess and Shristi

We would like to congratulate Angus in Year 6 for being selected in the WA U/12 State Cricket team. Angus will be competing for WA in a tournament to be held in Adelaide from Nov 29-Dec 6. He was selected after over 200 boys trialled earlier this year.

We wish him good luck and hope he has a great tournament representing his state.

Mr Hignett

Physical Education Teacher

What a great way to kick off Term 4 with the Father Son/Daughter camp last weekend. A huge thank you to Nick Lynch for all his planning and effort to run another fun, family-focused camp-out at Ern Halliday. It was a brilliant weekend, with the campfire and scavenger hunt among the highlights!

Our fortnightly fundraiser for the warmer months is back. Orders are now open on Flexischools for the whole term. Thank you to Nicole Cornwall and her volunteers for helping keep our kids cool and enjoying a sweet treat, while supporting our P&F.

Congratulations to the Giaimo family, who won exclusive use of the Car Bay for this term through the P&F Father’s Day raffle. Please adhere to parking signage and keep the bay free for the Giaimo family.

While we still have so much to look forward to in 2024, we are already busy planning for next year. We are thrilled to say that a whole school Family Community Event is being planned to start the new school year.

*Save the Date – Friday, 21st February 2025*

To help us create an unforgettable night for our PCPS families, we are looking for generous sponsors for: - Delicious food - - Fun games - - Exciting activities

If you can donate, sponsor or help in anyway, please chat to Michelle Greene or email michelle@dcigroup.au

Kids Disco – Friday 8 November

Get your dancing shoes ready, the countdown to the school disco is on! Many thanks to Lisa Zscherpel and Simone Moreno for organising two incredible discos tailored for our little groovers in junior school and our iconic senior students.

Volunteers are needed for both discos - please see the post on the P&F Facebook page or reach out if you can help!

Thank you for everyone for your continued support.

Mrs Cathy Farrell

P&F Executive

All Masses are held in the church and for information regarding days/times please follow the link below.

24:7 Youth Group

For all youth in Years 6 to 12

1st and 3rd Friday @ Parish Hall, 7pm

Call Luke 0401822932 for more information.

Padbury OSHClub will be running Flavour Fest Week from October 21st to 25th, inviting children to dive into all things food through their weekly menus and fun activities!

On Wednesday, October 23rd, we will host a special Pasta Palooza event during Stay and Play, where children will get to make their own fresh pasta to take home and share with their families!

Along with their homemade pasta, children will also receive 2 delicious pasta sauce recipes to cook and enjoy with their families!

Let's get cooking!

Children who are colour blind can see as clearly as other people but can’t tell the difference between some colours or see colours differently from other people. Very few people who are colour blind are ‘blind’ to all colours – most often they see red and green as very similar. It’s good to know if a child is colour blind because they may have difficulty at school with activities that use colours, such as drawing and sorting blocks, and with computers. Please read through information on colour blindness provided by Raising Children Network.

If you have any concerns, colour vision testing can be performed by some General Practitioners (GP), eye specialists or optometrist. You can also contact your local Community Health Nurse, Taryn Osborne on 0417 745 258.

Scoliosis is an abnormal sideways curvature of the spine. It can be detected by a simple examination of the back. The normal spine has three curves – one in the neck, on in the upper back and one in the lower back. These curves can be seen from the side, but when you look from behind the spine should appear straight. If the spine has a sideways curve, this is scoliosis.

Please read through the scoliosis information provided by Raising Children Network and check your child for scoliosis as described.

If you have any concerns, please contact your General Practitioner or Community Health Nurse, Taryn Osborne on 0417 745 258.