St Luke's Catholic Primary

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Last Friday we had our Faction Cross Country. A big thank you must go to Miss Emily Rasmussen, who always does an exemplary job of organising these big events; it is no easy feat! It was a wonderful day, which ran smoothly with all students ‘having a go’ and displaying our St Luke’s values helping and cheering each other on! Thank you to the parents who were able to join us on the day and support the students in their events. Congratulations to MacKillop faction, for being the overall winners and to those students who received a medal at Tuesday’s assembly. I am so impressed with how well every single student ran on the day! You wouldn’t catch me being able to run that far! Well done!

Our Year Six students participated in their Confirmation retreat on Monday. Thank you to 24:7 Youth Ministry who run this day with incredible passion and enthusiasm. From all accounts, it was a very worthwhile and meaningful retreat. We hope this assists our candidates in their preparation for their upcoming Sacrament. Please keep them in your prayers; they will receive their Confirmation on the weekend of 18/19 May. Thank you to Mrs Angela Coon (Sacramental Coordinator), Fr Stan, Mrs Kristy Graffin, Mr Bruce Plint, Mrs Deb Barry and Miss Olivia Robertson (Choir Teacher) for all your hard work behind the scenes. We know this will be a very special and Holy occasion for these students.

Could I please kindly request that our families all abide by both the Kiss n Ride rules and the Council laws at all times. We have received complaints from our neighbouring residents about the behaviour of motorists on Duffy Tce after school. Driving down the wrong side of the road and displaying impatient behaviours, like speeding, is a huge risk to our children. Please be patient, considerate and courteous at all times so that we can get every child home safely.

Tomorrow morning, we have our Mother’s and Grandmother’s Appreciation Event. Thank you to Blaise Rego and the Fathering Project team for all your organisation, food shopping and planning! We have had over 270 RSVPs!!! It will be a very busy morning! As previously mentioned, please be mindful of the residents around the school and not parking over driveways/verges. Carpooling would be a fabulous idea! We hope the mothers, grandmothers and female figures all have a lovely time at breakfast (served by the students), visiting classrooms and watching our Pre-Primary assembly. We wish all our mums a very happy Mother’s Day on Sunday.

“When you are looking at your mother,

you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.”

Charley Benetto

A final thought that I would like to share with you all; when I walk around the school, I cannot help but have a huge smile on my face as I hear the joy around the school. The busyness of classrooms, the laughter of children, the wise words from our educators and the overall sense of warmth from our families is all around the school. I feel grateful and blessed to be a part of this special community here at St Luke’s.

Thank you for what you and your family bring to our community; every single member here is special, valued and appreciated!

Keep smiling everyone!

Sarah Williams

Short-Term Principal

We are looking forward to welcoming all of the mothers, grandmothers and mother figures for breakfast tomorrow morning. Please see below for the schedule for the morning:

7:30am- Breakfast in the Undercover Area.

8:10am- Families invited to classrooms.

8:45am- Pre Primary Assembly. All are welcome.

Please be mindful of our neighbours when parking on Friday morning. Do not park over driveways and make sure you have checked the signage on the verge on Duffy Terrace. Parking on school grounds is extremely limited, so it would be a great idea to carpool where possible.

This Sunday, we encourage all our families to come together and join Fr. Stan for Mass at 9.30am. This is a wonderful opportunity for the children to be a part of the celebration.

Kindly note that our Merit Award assemblies will now commence at 2:20pm. Please refer to our community calendar for the dates of these assemblies.

Unfortunately, families are not permitted to bring dogs on school grounds. While we understand the joy they bring, ensuring the wellbeing of all is our priority. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

For the safety of our students, please note that there is no supervision on school grounds before 8:10am. We encourage parents to ensure that their children arrive at school after this time and remain in the Undercover Area until the first bell rings at 8:25am. Parents and students should not be waiting outside classrooms before this time. A second bell will sound at 8:35am to signal the beginning of teaching and learning. We appreciate your cooperation in helping to maintain a safe and secure environment for all students.

Recently, we have transitioned our Community Calendar to an Outlook platform. As always, the calendar is updated live here on our website. You can download this calendar to your personal device for your convenience.

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

Please click here for this week's Kids' Bulletin and activities.

Have a wonderful end to the week and an even better weekend!

Kristy Graffin & Natalie Vennitti

Assistant Principals

The term 'Big Ideas' refers to ambitious or grandiose plans or proposals. They can be imaginative, daring, even impractical. History tells us that some of the biggest ideas, those that are life-changing or make a difference to the world, come from students who appeared least likely during their school years.

A great example is Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin, who recently posted the following on social media.

I stumbled across this school reports from the Easter break, 65 years ago. It felt very fitting to hear that I was “very backward” in spelling and reading – as I get set to launch my audiobook next week! .......here are a few highlights:

Classics: “Very keen, but handicapped by a bad memory. Some progress.”

Mathematics: “The first half of the term saw a great improvement in his work, but once he began to get onto really new processes his keenness declined, and his standard dropped.”

French: “A slight improvement this term but his work is still below standard.”

English: “He is still very backward in this subject, especially in spelling and reading - constant practice in the latter is necessary.”

Drawing: “If he took a little care he could be good.”

Branson goes on to say: Going through school with undiagnosed dyslexia wasn’t at all fun, but I’m glad I didn’t let it squash my big ideas. I hope this inspires anyone out there who might be struggling at school right now. Just remember there’s a whole lot more to life out there, and one day you’ll be able to look back on these reports and smile.

Let’s encourage big ideas from all our children but especially those for whom school is a struggle.

You may like to discuss the story of Richard Branson’s school experience with your child and what he has since achieved.

• Explain that anyone is capable of big ideas.

• Teach the skills of a growth mindset, encouraging the view that challenges are opportunities for growth and learning.

• Build resilience by reflecting on any failure as a learning experience, celebrating progress and small wins to build confidence and motivation.

• Help them to put a name to their strengths and passions.

• Identify supportive resources and people who can guide them.

• Inspire them to generate big ideas that make a positive impact

Albert Einstein said: "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Let’s encourage each member of our school community to discover their genius.

Source: https://www.vitalstaff.com.au/

The Parent, Student and Staff Code of Conduct documents serve as guiding frameworks for expectations at St Luke's. They outline the responsibilities of everyone in our community. Adherence to these Codes of Conduct helps to promote a culture of accountability, safety and success within our school community. They can be viewed here on our website.

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 4

Friday 10th May

• Mother's and Grandmother's Appreciation Breakfast 7:30am
• Mother's Day Assembly (PP) 8:45am

Sunday 12th May

• Mother's Day Parish Family Mass 9:30am

Week 5

Monday 13th May

• Student Wellbeing Incursion with Brad Robbins (Year 5 & 6 Students)

Wednesday 15th May

• Year 5 Excursion to Fremantle Prison

Thursday 16th May

• Year 2 Excursion to Buckingham House

Saturday 18th May

• Confirmation Mass 6:00pm

Sunday 19th May

• Confirmation Mass 9:30am

Week 6

Tuesday 21st May

• Year 2 Excursion to Buckingham House

Wednesday 22nd May

• National Simultaneous Story Time

Thursday 23rd May

• Year 2 Excursion to Buckingham House
• Year 1 Liturgy 9:45am

Friday 24th May

• O'Connor Feast Day
• Merit Award Assembly 2:20pm

Week 7

Thursday 30th May

• Year 6 Winter Carnival
• Year 3 Excursion to AQWA
• Year 1 Excursion to DFES Heritage Centre
• Year 2 Liturgy 9:45am

Friday 31st May

• Pupil Free Day

Week 8

Monday 3rd June

• WA Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 4th June

• Year 6 Excursion to Parliament House

Thursday 6th June

• Year 3/4 Mass 9:00am

Friday 7th June

• Merit Award Assembly 2:20pm

Friday 7th-Sunday 9th June

• P&F Fathering Group Father & Daughter Camp

Week 9

Tuesday 11th June

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

Friday 14th June

• School Photos

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 happening 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.

Can you read 12 books? How about 12 short stories, or 12 comics or 12 graphic novels or 12 poems? Or a mix?

That’s all you need to do to complete the 2024 Premier’s Reading Challenge. And there are fantastic prizes! Go to premiersreadingchallenge.wa.edu.au or visit the Library for a bookmark with the QR code. Log in and start reading!

At the end of your quest, you’ll receive a special certificate signed by the Premier. It’s like winning a gold medal in reading! Get ready to explore, grab your reading and a bookmark, get comfortable and take off! Your next great story awaits.

Locavora lunches are back for Term 2. As usual, to be able to continue this service, we do require volunteers on a Thursday. If you are able to help, please use the link to sign up. Thank you! https://signup.com/go/YpkbihX

From the P&F, we want to wish all our St Luke's mums and mother figures a beautiful Mother's Day this Sunday.

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 natalie.vennitti@cewa.edu.au

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Cross Country Carnival last week. It was wonderful to see everyone cheering on their peers and trying their best.

A special congratulations to our medal winners in each year level and the overall faction winners, MacKillop!

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.

Welcome to Mass everyone and 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.

The next Family Mass will be held on Sunday 12th May at 9:30am. This is a wonderful opportunity for children to be actively involved in the celebration and we would love to see as many families there as possible.

The next Children’s Liturgy of the Word will be on the 9 June. Children under the age of 10 are welcome and will hopefully reach a better understanding of the Gospel reading each Sunday. Children are taken into the Parish Centre at the start of the 9.30am Mass and they return to Church for the Offertory of the Mass.

We are urgently looking for volunteers to join this dedicated group of people to help with the Parish Laundry (A3 size bag of laundry, approximately 30 minutes of your time), as some of our regular volunteers are no longer able to assist. For further information, please contact Veronica on 0477 775 295 or vlalphonso@gmail.com. Thank you.

Nehemiah 3- Many Hands Make Light Work

Last Friday at 24:7 Woodvale we had an attendance of 30 young people who brought lots of fun and laughter to our evening. We started the term off with a great games night playing a large variety of games.

After this, we had Trinity introduce our term theme of “Who is Jesus?”. To delve deeper into our topic we’ll be looking at clips from The Chosen, to break open who Jesus is and how he’s someone we can have a beautiful relationship with. After this we had prayer circle, food and mingling time to finish off the night.

NEXT YOUTH GROUP

We have our next youth group night on the 10th of May based around our first clip from The Chosen. We also have our combined north youth groups event coming up on the 31st of May with more details to come.

SPECIAL EVENTS

On the 11th of May we will be celebrating 24:7 Youth Ministry’s 21st year of youth ministry with our Fundraising Quiz Night! The flyer attached has all the details, with tickets on sale for only $10 each!

God Bless, Trinity & Michael

24:7 Woodvale Youth Ministers