St Luke's Catholic Primary

I hope you all had a fantastic break and are ready for another exciting term ahead.

We began our term with a beautiful Mass celebrating the life and work of Pope Francis. His legacy of kindness, humility and dedication to social justice has touched many lives. In his honour, we are reaffirming our commitment to his encyclical, Laudato Si', and our responsibility to care for our common home. This year, our sustainability team is taking the lead to promote environmental stewardship and we are excited to see the positive impact we can make together. In Fr Stan’s homily, he reminded our students of the many ways they can assist and contribute to caring for our Earth.

The students are to be commended for the wonderful way they conducted themselves during this Mass. Despite a few technical hiccups, they remained incredibly quiet and waited patiently while we tried to get things up and running. Our students truly embody the St Luke’s Values in all they do, and we are blessed to witness this each and every day! Well done, everyone, you should be very proud of yourselves!

As Mother's Day approaches, we invite our school community to pause and celebrate the extraordinary women who shape our lives with love, strength and care. Tomorrow morning, we warmly welcome all our wonderful mother figures to join us for our much-loved Mother’s Day Breakfast, starting at 7:30 am. Following breakfast, families are invited to visit our open classrooms and enjoy a heartwarming performance by our Pre-Primary students, who have been rehearsing with great excitement!

It is also appropriate for us to take a quiet moment to remember and honour the mothers who are no longer with us, acknowledging their lasting impact on our lives. “A mother’s love is always with us. Her guiding hand may no longer be seen, but her warmth lives on in everything we do.”

As I walk around and visit classrooms, I have been in conversation with many staff about how tired some of our students have been looking lately. It’s affecting their focus, memory and overall mood. Dr. Billy Garvey’s book, Ten Things I Wish You Knew About Your Child’s Mental Health, offers some great insights: Many kids who seem restless or struggle with concentration might just be lacking sleep. Think about how you feel after a long-haul flight with little rest – focusing is tough, remembering things is frustrating and even small setbacks can make you irritable. That’s how some of our students feel when they come to school without enough sleep. A good night’s rest is crucial for their learning, emotions and wellbeing. We’d love your support in helping them build strong sleep routines so they can feel their best in the classroom each day. If you’re interested in learning more, Dr. Garvey’s book is a worthwhile read and is available at most stores, including Kmart, Big W and Amazon.

Thank you all for your continued support and dedication. It’s through our collective efforts that we create a nurturing and inspiring environment for our students to thrive.

Let’s make Term 2 a fantastic one!

Warm regards,

Sarah Williams

Short-term Principal

Tomorrow morning, we have our Mother’s Day Breakfast to celebrate all our wonderful St Luke's Mums, Grandmothers and special ladies in our lives. A huge thank you to Blaise Rego and the Fathering Project team for all your time and efforts behind the scenes to thoughtfully plan and organise this event. We have had an outstanding amount of RSVPs with 330 responses (that's a whole lot of bacon and eggs for our Dad's to cook!) It's shaping up to be a truly vibrant and memorable morning.

Please be mindful of the residents around the school and not parking over driveways/verges. Parking on school grounds is extremely limited, so it would be a great idea to carpool where possible. We hope the mothers, grandmothers and female figures all have a lovely time at breakfast, visiting classrooms and watching our Pre-Primary assembly.

We wish all our mums a very happy Mother’s Day on Sunday.

We extend our sincere appreciation to all families for your generosity in supporting Project Compassion during the Season of Lent. We have raised $1964.45 to help those in need. Your kindness and commitment will make a meaningful difference to help vulnerable people tread out of their path of poverty all over the world.

Your compassion and willingness to give, embody the true spirit of Lent, and we deeply value your efforts. Thank you for being part of this wonderful mission of hope and change.

It's delightful to see the children looking so neat and tidy in their uniforms this term. If children prefer to wear shorts instead of long trousers, that's perfectly acceptable. Many children do not seem to feel the cold and therefore opt for the shorter option.

Laudato Si' is an encyclical letter written by Pope Francis, published in 2015, addressing environmental issues and the need for sustainable development. It emphasises the interconnectedness of all creation, urging humanity to care for the Earth and combat climate change and pollution.

At St Luke’s Catholic Primary, we put Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ into action each day. Children are encouraged to reduce, reuse and recycle resources at school. We also care for our grounds and gardens in a variety of ways. The children and staff of St Luke’s CP also care for God’s creation by walking Lulu and providing a safe home for our chickens. Thank you to the Year Six Sustainability Ministry and staff who have led us in caring for our school environment.

Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) have designated a week to celebrate Laudato Si’, 16th-24th May. During this time, we will share with you some of the initiatives implemented at St Luke’s CP that help us to follow the words of Pope Francis and care for our common home. It is also a great time to think about what you can do at home to care for the world God created for us. Keep an eye out on social media for our school highlights during the week.

“Let us sing as we go. May our struggles and our concern

for this planet never take away the joy of our hope.”

Laudato Si’ 244

Please keep the Year Six children in your prayers over the coming weeks as they prepare for their Confirmation on the weekend of June 7th and 8th. This coincides with Pentecost, when we celebrate the Holy Spirit descending upon the Apostles, marking the start of the Church's mission.

In preparation for receiving the Sacrament, the Year Six children, along with those from the parish PREP program, will attend a Parent/Child Workshop on May 13th and a Retreat Day on May 27th. Bishop Donald Sproxton will visit the children on May 28th as part of their preparations.

Special thanks to Angela Coon, our parish Sacramental Coordinator, for her hard work in organising this important event.

Alongside the exciting events happening this term, our school will be supporting LifeLink. This is a wonderful initiative that helps those in need within our community and instils a sense of responsibility for caring for those less fortunate. To encourage a practical demonstration of Faith and make a meaningful contribution, we will be having a free dress day with the theme 'Colours of Hope' on Wednesday 4 June.

Students are encouraged to dress in colours or themes that represent hope. To support LifeLink’s important work, students are asked to bring a gold coin or note to donate on the day.

We will celebrate Sister Mary O’Connor on Friday, May 23rd. The O’Connor faction (Blue faction) was named in her honour, as she was the first principal of St Luke’s Catholic Primary. A member of the Mercy Order, Sister Mary's dedication to education and helping others continues to inspire us all at St Luke’s. On this day, children in the O’Connor faction will receive an icy pole at lunch.

Getting absorbed in a new activity is a great way to boost your wellbeing. When facing challenges, it can really help to take a new perspective or find a new way forward.

You may be interested in the free Action for Happiness app for iOS and Android, for more info click this link: https://actionforhappiness.org/all-calendars

Kristy Graffin

Assistant Principal

Our Community Calendar is available via Outlook. As always, it is updated live here on our website. You can download this calendar to your personal device for your convenience.

As calendar dates can be subject to change, please always confirm events by checking our online calendar - https://www.stlukeswoodvale.wa.edu.au/community-calendar

Week 2

Friday 9th May

• Mother’s Day Breakfast 7:30am
• Pre-Primary Assembly 8:45am

Sunday 11th May

• Family Mass (Mother’s Day) 9:30am

Week 3

Monday 12th May

• School Nurse Visit- Kindy Screening

Tuesday 13th May

• Confirmation Workshops (6W 4:00pm-5:15pm, 6B 5:30pm-6:45pm)

Wednesday 14th May

• Year 3 Excursion to Perth Museum
• Year 6 Excursion to Mater Dei’s Legally Blonde Performance
• Kindy Cross Country

Friday 16th May

• Pre-Primary to Year 6 Cross Country

Sunday 18th May

• 30th Anniversary of St Luke’s Parish 9:30am

Week 4

Monday 19th May

• OT Screening Kindy

Tuesday 20th May

• Simultaneous Storytime 11:30am
• School Advisory Council Meeting 6:00pm
• P&F Meeting 7:30pm

Wednesday 21st May

• Year 6 Camp

Thursday 22nd May

• Year 6 Camp
• Year 2 Liturgy in Church 9:45am

Friday 23rd May

• Year 6 Camp
• O’Connor Day
• Merit Assembly Pre-Primary to Year 5 2:20pm

Week 5

Monday 26th May

• OT Screening Kindy

Tuesday 27th May

• Confirmation Retreat Day

Thursday 29th May

• Year 6 Winter Carnival
• Father Stan Visit Pre-Kindy 9:45am

Friday 30th May

• Pupil Free Day (Catholic Day Staff)

Week 6

Monday 2nd June

• WA Day Public Holiday

Wednesday 4th June

• Life Link Launch- Free dress and donation

Thursday 5th June

• Reconciliation before Confirmation (Year 6) 10:00am

Friday 6th June

• Year 3 Assembly 8:45am

Saturday 7th June

• Year 6 Confirmation Mass 6:00pm

Sunday 8th June

• Pentecost Sunday
• Year 6 Confirmation Mass 9:30am

Week 7

Monday 9th June

• OT Screening Kindy
• Year 6 Incursion- ‘In Search of Safety’

Thursday 12th June

• Year 3 and 4 attend Parish Mass

Friday 13th June

• Nanga Bush Camp- Fathering Group
• Merit Assembly 2:20pm

Saturday 14th June

• Nanga Bush Camp- Fathering Group

Sunday 15th June

• Nanga Bush Camp- Fathering Group

Week 8

Monday 16th June

• OT Screening Kindy

Tuesday 17th June

• School Advisory Council Meeting 6:00pm
• P&F Meeting 7:30pm

Friday 20th June

• Years 3-6 Interschool Cross Country

Week 9

Monday 23rd June

• School Nurse Visit- Kindy Screening

Tuesday 24th June

• Mater Dei Showcase (undercover area) 11:40am

Friday 27th June

• School Photos

Week 10

Monday 30th June

• School Photos

Wednesday 2nd July

• Reports available on SEQTA Parent Portal

Thursday 3rd July

• Whole School Mass Feast of St Thomas 9:00am

Friday 4th July

• Last day of Term 2
• Year 5 NAIDOC Assembly 8:45am

7th July- 14th July

• NAIDOC Week

Term 3 Commences Monday 21st July

If you have a child born between 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023, we are currently interviewing for Kindergarten - 2027.

Please submit your child’s application as soon as possible as positions are filling fast.

Applications can be found on our school website https://www.stlukeswoodvale.wa.edu.au/copy-of-admissions-and-enrolments

A huge thank you to the Spironello Family for their generous donation of equipment for the Science Room. We now have:

• dinosaur and animal x-rays that we can match up and use with our light table
• 4 beautiful butterfly blocks
• a globe that shows the layers inside the Earth
• tools for measuring Newtons
• a balance disc that the students can sit on and feel forces with and
• a train set

Mrs Farcich can’t thank them enough for the additional learning that all the students in the school will benefit from.

Tania Farcich

Science Specialist

At the end of last term, the Year 6 SHINE students went to Our Lady of Good Counsel and competed in challenges with other Year 6 students. These like-minded thinkers had opportunities to mix with students they may attend high school with and challenge their thinking.

Rosey Martin

Maths Specialist

New Books: The Library is overflowing with new books this term. We have new series by our favourite authors Anh Do & David Walliams, new books on our favourite subjects like Minecraft, Animals, Dinosaurs & Pets and wonderful novels for our older readers like “Runt”, “Geek Girl” & “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas". I am also proud to announce the arrival of my 3rd book “Lulu, the A-Z of Me”. The children love trying to spot themselves and their friends!

National Simultaneous Storytime: We are once again participating in this nationwide event in Week 4. This year millions of students all around Australia will be reading “The Truck Cat” by Deborah Frenkel together. The Truck Cat is a story about cats and humans, immigration and identity, and homes lost and found. Our buddy classes will join together to read and do activities. I can’t wait to share this special day with my friends. Photos soon!!!

Ann Peart

School Social Worker

WOW! What a way to finish Term 1!

A huge thank you to everyone who participated, donated and helped make Monty’s Colour Fun Run a fantastic success!

The day was filled with smiles, laughter, colour and foam—especially all over our teachers. Fr Stan even joined in the fun!

Drumroll, please…the final results are in!

Our fundraising goal was $16,000. Thanks to your amazing support, we smashed last year's total and raised an incredible $20,886.12!
From this, St Luke’s receives $11,751.27—a brilliant 56%!

Here’s a quick snapshot:

• 164 of 199 students with a profile page raised funds
• 199 of 545 students created a fundraising profile
• The average raised per student was $126.59, exceeding the national average of $125

Top Fundraising Classes:

1. Year 1 White – $3,597
2. Pre-Primary Blue – $3,404
3. Pre-Primary White – $3,300
4. Year 1 Blue – $1,535
5. Year 4 Blue – $1,201

Congratulations and thank you again to our incredible school community – what a fantastic achievement!

https://www.instagram.com/p/DIVmEGsTPO_/

To celebrate Mother’s Day, the Year 5 parents will be hosting a special gift stall on the morning of the celebrations, Friday 9th May.

Children are invited to bring $5 each to purchase a pre-packed gift; a thoughtful way to show their love and appreciation for their Mums or special mother figures.

Just a reminder that school lunch orders are only available on Thursdays and all orders must be placed via the Flexischools app by 8:30am.

A huge thank you to everyone who has already volunteered their time to help with lunch distribution.
If you’re able to lend a hand, we’d love to have you on board- these lunch days wouldn’t be possible without parent support!

It’s only 30 minutes of your time (12:30–1:00pm) and younger siblings are more than welcome to come along- you may even get to see your child in their classroom!

The first P&F meeting for the term will be held on May 20th in the school library.
These meetings are a great opportunity to stay informed and share any ideas or suggestions you may have.

If you're unable to attend in person, you’re welcome to join online. The Zoom link and password will be shared on the P&F Facebook page closer to the date.
Feel free to keep your camera off and microphone muted if you’d prefer to just listen in!

Last term, some of our amazing Year Two students participated in a middle school mathematics competition. This was aimed at Year Three and Four students, so to have chosen to take part is a testament to their courage, love of learning and willingness to challenge themselves. We are incredibly proud of their enthusiasm and commitment to growth. Please join us in congratulating Phoenix Geneve, Oliver Velia and Henry Wesley.

If you have any good news stories about our students that you would like to share with the community, please send any photos and a short blurb to jasmine.calley@cewa.edu.au

Mater Dei College presents Legally Blonde: The Musical! Based on the much-loved film, this high-energy musical follows Elle Woods’ journey to Harvard Law School as she defies expectations with confidence, determination, and fabulous fashion. Featuring catchy songs, dazzling choreography and a message of self-belief, it promises an engaging evening of entertainment for all ages.

Dates: Wednesday 14 May – Saturday 17 May 2025
Time: 7pm – 9.30pm
Location: Allan Shaw Centre, Peter Moyes Anglican Community School, Salerno Drive, Mindarie WA 6030

Tickets can be purchased via our website (mdc.wa.edu.au), Facebook event or TryBooking.

Legally Blonde

Music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin

Book by Heather Hach Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture

Families are encouraged to follow St Luke's on social media to keep up to date with the many learning experiences offered to the children and all of the fun happenings around our fabulous school:

• St Luke's Facebook
• St Luke's P&F
• P&F Fathering Group
• St Luke's Twitter
• St Luke's Instagram- @stlukeswoodvale
• Lulu the St Luke's Dog Instagram- @luluthestlukesdog

Each year level also has a Facebook group for families to join which are managed by our class representatives. These groups are a great way to keep in contact with other families in your child's year level and can be found here.

CEWA has provided schools with a new directive regarding External Service Providers visiting the school. Parents who would like to make a request will need to complete the 'Request to School for Third Party Clinical Access' form which is available here on our website (scroll to the bottom of the page). Completed forms need to be emailed to admin@stlukeswoodvale.wa.edu.au

If your child will have an extended absence during the school term, please ensure you fill in the form, found here on the school website, at least two weeks before your scheduled departure date.

A big welcome to all new parishioners and visitors to our

Parish of St Luke, Woodvale.

If you are new to our parish, we invite you to complete the Visitors' Book in the foyer.

Fr Stan would also love to meet you, so please introduce yourself at school or after Mass. You are welcome to visit the pastoral office on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9.30am—2.30pm.

For more information about our wonderful St Luke's Parish and to read the current

Bulletin please click here.

If you are interested in becoming a Catholic, we would love you to join our RCIA Program.

WHAT is RCIA?

· The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is a process for preparing and welcoming new members into the Catholic Church.

· The process invites those seeking to embrace the Catholic faith to 'come and see’ what the Catholic community believes, how it lives, prays, worships and serves.

An inquiry night will be held at St Luke’s Church on Thursday 29th May starting at 7pm.

For further information, please contact our Parish Office on 9409 6291 or email woodvale@perthcatholic.org.au.

Yours in Christ,

Michelle Dastlik

(RCIA Coordinator)

All past and present St Luke's parishioners are invited to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of St Luke's Church. Please put these dates in your calendar and come along!

• Saturday 17th May 7pm- Pot Luck Dinner & Dancing. Please put your name down in the foyer and start planning your favourite meal to bring along. Please also BYO drinks and glassware.

• Sunday 18th May 9:30am- Mass with Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB and former priests of St Luke's.

We would really love to see you attend these very special celebrations.

Parish Pastoral Council