PRINCIPAL'S POST
Dear Parents & Caregivers,
We made it! In a term where we welcomed back our parents onsite and COVID heavily interrupted the teaching and learning program, our staff, children and parent community showed a great deal of resilience and grit.
LEAVING STUDENTS & STAFF
Tomorrow, we farewell a number of families and staff as they begin new adventures in other schools, parts of WA or even across Australia! Thank you for your contribution to our community and we wish you all well as you embark on your next journey:
Karlos (1B) & Addison (PPB) Mendoza
Macy Barnes (1B)
Imani Robinson (5W) & Bridgette Cooke (1B)
Koby Whitehead (5B)
Miss Abigail Murphy (KW)
Miss Nikeisha Vinciguerra (ATA)
Miss Carmen Mirto (2W)
Mrs Fiona McDonald (6W)
S1 REPORTS & REPORT INTERVIEWS
Thank you to the staff and parents for attending our parent interviews today. We hope the work that was put into the Semester One Academic reports were a good reflection of your child's learning. It was an opportunity to formally meet with staff to discuss your child, which builds on our parent/school partnership.
WELLBEING WEEK
Our annual Wellbeing Week has been another resounding success! Children were reminded about the 5 Ways to Wellbeing:
Connect
Get Active
Be Mindful
Keep Learning
Give to Others
Thank you to the Wellbeing Team, led by Mrs Liz Ward (PPB) for their coordination of this week's activities. Also, to Woolworths Butler for supplying the fruit for Tuesday. Another great partnership within our community.
INTERSCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY
Congratulations to our Interschool Cross Country team for their outstanding performance at last Friday's carnival. There were some fantastic results, but most importantly, the children finished the race and had an enjoyable day in the sunshine. Thank you to Ms Hamilton for her support and coordination of the day.
INSTRUMENTAL TUITION FEEDBACK
After a full semester of instrumental tuition lessons, we received some formal feedback from the tutor, Jesse (and Ryan).
High Achievers: Kayla Rasheed, Tiarne Connell, Jessica Leahy, Genesis Limbo, Nirvana Dos Santos-Viljoen.
The music that has been worked on includes; Ode to Joy and Fur Elise for keyboard students, 12 Bar Blues and the 4-chord trick for guitar using different strumming patterns on chords G-D-Em-C. Drum students have been demonstrating their ability to read basic drum beats, paradiddles, and different rhythms. Congratulations to all the instrumentalists. We are hopeful of having some of them perform at the conclusion of Term 3, Grandparents Day!
NAIDOC WEEK
As NAIDOC Week 2022 officially is celebrated during our school holidays, our Aboriginal Education Team have been busy preparing to celebrate in Term 3, Week 1. We have a number of activities for our children including performances from different groups. Our Week 1 will culminate in our NAIDOC week concert which Mr Cunniffe has been working diligently on with each class. Please see the flyer below for an outline of Week 1.
TERM 3 IMPORTANT DATES
Attached below is a list of Term 3 important events. Please familiarise yourself with the relevant dates. A reminder that the most accurate reflection of our school dates are found in the live calendar link below.
My sincere thanks to all our children and parents for your support and understanding as we have navigated this term. We realise there have been staffing disruptions to a number of classes and coupled with COVID, provided plenty of challenges for our community. The children have been amazing in the way they have adapted and continued trying their best. As a staff, we are very proud of the children and how they have conducted themselves over the term.
July is a big month for us sporting nuffies, with Wimbledon, the Wallabies and State of Origin all featuring prominently. Some great opportunities to unwind over the holiday break. Wishing all families and children a restful holiday period and we look forward to welcoming back the children on Tuesday, July 19th for Term 3.
Best wishes
Jason Baker
Principal
Congratulations to Zara Dos Santos Viljoen who was awarded the Little Miss Pageant Premier Elite winner earlier this year in the category for 5-8 years old. As part of this pageant, Zara fundraised for the charity, Fostering Hope, who provide support to families and children in the foster care system. Well done, Zara.
SCHOOL FEE INFORMATION
Dear Parents,
Just a general reminder to those families who haven't contributed anything towards school fees from the beginning of this year to please attend to this ASAP. Reminder statements will be sent out at the beginning of Term 3. If you are experiencing financial difficulty, please contact me ASAP on 9562 9500 or email finance@stfrancisbutler.wa.edu.au
All families on Health Care Card (HCC) need to provide the school with an updated card. If your card expires any time during this year and we do not receive your updated card, your school fees will be calculated pro-rata.
Kind regards,
Geneve Bastian
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Happy Birthday to the following students who are celebrating a birthday over the next month:
Marcus Tangifua, Kindo Anikpi, Deng Baguoot, Jess Smith, Ace Scott, Eden Akera, Heath Coles, Alang Kiir, Theo Hancock, Joshua Russell, Maribelle George, Jae Ireland, Allegra Bello Quintero, Ashton Riley, Cooper Bennetts, Dhrish Vyas, Miller Corrigal-Locket, Amelia Willmers, Isaac Robinson, Blanche Odongo, Adonai Desta, Sadie Garrigan, Mackenzie Williams, Noah Rapi-Beddall, Sofia Hampson Villalobos, Matilda Vine-Inott, Zac Humski, Hunter McLean, Sophie Harwood, Mason Tedesco, Julia Pedrini, Zanthia Harper, Dayna Neill, Leandro Julien, Mali Solomon
We wish you all a wonderful day!!
CONTACT US
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
ST ANDREW'S CATHOLIC PARISH
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/
Please see the flyer below for the Parish 'Christmas In July Dinner Dance' on Saturday 23 July 2022.