Queen of Apostles School

NAPLAN assessments have started for our Year 3 and 5 students. They have completed Writing and Reading and will sit Conventions of Language tomorrow and Numeracy on Monday. Catch up assessments for those who are away on these days will available until Monday 25th March.

I thank Miss Moro and Miss Jenzen for ensuring our students are prepared for each test and have everything needed.

Next Monday our Year 6’s will head down to Point Walter in Bicton for school camp. This is always a much-anticipated event amongst our Year 6 students and they are very excited. Mrs Maloney, Miss Jenzen, Mr Bridgeman and I will be accompanying the Year 6 class and I must say I am very much looking forward to seeing our students challenge themselves at some of the activities they will be faced with. It will be a great opportunity to hone their leadership skills as they prepare for high school next year.

Next Thursday is Harmony Day! Harmony Day is a day of celebration dedicated to promoting Australia's cultural diversity and fostering a sense of inclusion and harmony.

At QOA we appreciate the many different cultures that attend our school and to promote the values of respect and inclusivity.

On this day buddy classes will be getting together to do an activity that deepens their understanding of Harmony Day and why it is important.

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 Wednesday 27th March. If you haven't booked a meeting yet please do so by choosing an available time from the link that was sent via SeeSaw last week. Please note this is a pupil free day as is Thursday 28th March. Please keep these dates in your diary.

On Monday 25th March the P&F have organised an Easter Hat Parade.

We are asking the students in each class from Kindy to Year 6 come up with a creative Easter Hat design to wear to the parade. There will be prizes on offer so you better start getting creative to impress the judges.

Students are also able to wear free dress on this day for a gold coin donation. The parade will take place at 9am in the Undercover Area. Parents/Carers are most welcome to attend.

Also on this day we will be drawing the winners of the Easter Raffle. Tickets have been sent home with each child and the Year 6's will be selling extra tickets at lunch time. The tickets are 50c each.

It promises to be a fun morning and I'm looking forward to seeing the creative designs the students come up with.

Please see the flyer in the P&F section of the newsletter for more information

Date: Friday, 26 April 2024

Time: 1:45 pm to 2:45 pm

Location: Annexe Oval, Queen of Apostles School

We invite parents to help by signing up their kids, supporting their fundraising, and cheering them on at the event. Please read the hard copy of the information pack that came home last week!

I thank our P&F and Kath Anthony for all the hard work that has gone into planning for this event.

Remember all money raised goes towards enhancing our school and facilities.

I know it's going to be a great day that our students will enjoy!

Best Wishes

Mark Ryan

Principal

On Friday 8 March, selected students from Years 5 and 6 competed in the Da Vinci Decathlon at Winthrop Hall at UWA. The Da Vinci Decathlon challenges students academically but also requires individuals to collaborate, work independently and use critical and higher order thinking skills. The ten challenges were developed to test student’s agility in thinking skills as a time limit is set on completing a number of disciplines at the same time.

Congratulations to both the Year 5 and the Year 6 Team. Competing against 30 schools, many of them K-12 Colleges, they managed to place 2nd in Science (Year 5) and 1st in English (Year 6). This is an amazing achievement in the context of our small school. Well done to all involved.

Mrs Anderson

Dear Parents and Guardians

In 2024, we will again be giving our students in Years 3-6 the opportunity to participate in the ICAS Assessments.

What is ICAS?

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:

1. Read about ICAS subjects and prices here: (icasassessments.com/products-icas/)

2. Read the Privacy Collection Statement below.

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

4. Go to the Parent Portal to sign up to chosen subject areas here: (shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps

5. Enter our school’s access code – OYU794

6. Enter your child’s details, select the subject areas your child would like to participate in, then proceed to payment.

After payment is made via the Parent Payment System, you will receive an order confirmation email, please keep this for your records.

ICAS results and certificates
All assessments will be conducted online, at school. We will notify you of the date(s) that we will run ICAS assessments, and when your child’s ICAS results are ready. Your child’s ICAS certificates will be delivered to school. Once we have received them, we will present them to your child to bring home. The back of the certificate will show your child’s ICAS results and the login details, “TAP ID and Pin”. - Use these to enter the Results Portal orti.icasassessments.com/ortiStudent.

Privacy collection statement
The following information is a privacy notification about how your child’s data is kept private and secure.

ICAS Assessment is owned by Janison Solutions Pty Ltd (We, Us, Our).

To deliver assessment products, Janison will require your child’s School to obtain your consent to provide Janison with certain personal information of students. Janison will collect, store, use, disclose and otherwise deal with such personal information in accordance with its privacy policy (below). We are aware of our responsibility to protect personal information related to children and students from being disclosed when we deliver an ICAS Assessments product. Unless you, as the child’s legal guardian consents, we will not:

• collect any personal information or data of children other than the information we need for the successful completion of an assessment, test, or exam.
• transfer any personal information we obtain from a child in the delivery of assessments and tests to any jurisdiction outside of Australia.
• share any personal information relating to children with any third parties (except for those third parties necessary for us to carry out our Services or provide our Products e.g., medal engraving).
• use any personal information or data relating to children for marketing purposes.

You can view our full privacy policy at https://www.janison.com/privacy-policy/.

We may retain personal information and data relevant to a child for their future purposes or for research purposes by Janison for the duration of the school life cycle of the child. However, if you or your child at any time wish to have their personal information or data removed from our systems, they or you may opt out by simply contacting our Privacy Officer at privacy@janison.com or by contacting icasassessments@janison.com.

We are excited to be offering ICAS to our students this year and look forward to celebrating their achievements. Please do not hesitate to contact the school office if you have any questions.

End of term specials available on 21st & 22nd March

Harmony Day Special is Butter Chicken with Rice & Papaddum $5.50

Hot Cross Buns (freshly baked in the canteen) $2

Banana Split Sundae-Ice cream, fruit & Choc sauce

(after lunch) $3.50

Please pre-order

Queenies P&F Footy Tipping Competition

Thank you to everyone who has registered for Footy Tipping this year. If you haven’t paid your $20 entry fee, please do so as soon as possible.

BSB: 086 006

Account: 545174828

Account Name: Queen of Apostles

Reference: Your Name

I am excited to announce that we have 28 members this year, which will create lots of competition and fun. Tune in weekly to see each rounds winner.

Hop into the Easter Raffle

We invite you to join in on the fun of our Easter Raffle. An information flyer with three raffle tickets has been sent home with every student. Simply write your child's name and year group on each ticket and return them with $1.50 to your class teacher by Friday, 22 March 2024. We have an incredible selection of prizes up for grabs, including three main Easter Egg prize packs and a variety of consolation prizes. The raffle draw will take place at our Easter Hat Parade.

Easter Hat Parade

The P&F is thrilled to host the Easter Hat Parade on Monday 25 March! Families are welcome to join in the fun. Students have a chance to win a prize for the best hat as determined by judges on the day. Get creative and have some fun with your child by making an Easter hat or headpiece. Pinterest and Google Images offer inspiration and budget-friendly crafts can be found at Spotlight, Kmart, Big W, Reject Shop, or Red Dot. Students can participate by dressing up and bringing a gold coin donation. See you there!

The Colour Explosion is proudly organised by our own Parents and Friends (P&F) committee this year, ensuring that every dollar raised directly benefits our school and students. The move away from external fundraising companies allows us to tailor the event specifically to our community's needs and values.

Meaningful, sustainable rewards: Goodbye, plastic prizes! Hello, bicycles, skateboards, and vouchers! These meaningful rewards promote active lifestyles, support local businesses, and align with our sustainable values.

• 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: Let's hit our goals for new classroom furniture and Ninja Playground enhancements.

Don't forget to use the hardcopy Fundraising Form for cash donations and record online donations too.

To Register or Donate visit https://www.trybooking.com/CPKZK or scan the QR code: