
Queen of Apostles School
Term 4 Week 6 - Thursday 16 November, 2023

Term 1, Week 7 - Thursday 21 March 2024
Prayer
God of all people, God of love,
Just as the colours of a rainbow
blend and merge to form one rainbow,
So too may the colours of our different cultures and beliefs,
blend and merge in our families, our communities and throughout our world,
through mutual respect and acceptance,
so that we may come together in true harmony.
Amen
Dates to Remember
Staffing News
I would like to inform the community that Mrs Dawn O'Brien will be taking on the Library Officer role starting in Term 2. Dawn is very excited about this opportunity and eager to learn everything associated with this position in our school. Congratulations Dawn!
Harmony Day
Today 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 promote the values of respect and inclusivity.
Our buddy classes came together today to complete an activity that deepens their understanding of Harmony Day and why it is important.
Cricket Carnival
Good Luck to the Year 6's as they represent our school at the Interschool Cricket Carnival tomorrow at Karoonda Reserve in Booragoon. Parents and friends are welcome to attend and support the teams..
Parent Teacher Interviews
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.
Easter Raffle and Hat Parade
Next Monday the P&F have organised an Easter Hat Parade.
We are asking that 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 5'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
Colour Explosion - P&F Major Fundraiser
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 was sent home with the students.
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!
Uniform Shop
The uniform shop will be open next Wednesday afternoon for parents/carers to purchase any winter uniform requirements you may have to get ready for Term 2.
Best Wishes
Mark Ryan
Principal
Dates for 2024
ICAS Assessment
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.
Welcome to our latest P&F Update
Queenies P&F Footy Tipping Competition
Round 1 – Footy tipper of the week is Danielle Mitchell
Congratulations Danielle, please see the front office to collect your Rustico voucher and certificate.
Hop into the Easter Raffle
We invite you to join in on the fun of our Easter Raffle. The year 5 students will be selling raffle tickets this week, in the undercover area at lunchtime. Tickets are $0.50 cents each, if anyone wants to increase their chance of winning a fabulous raffle prize. The raffle draw will take place at our Easter Hat Parade on Monday.
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 this weekend 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!
A brighter, greener future with the 2024 P&F Colour Explosion!
Join the Colour Explosion: Register and Donate Today!
Our Colour Explosion event is just around the corner, and it's shaping up to be an unforgettable day full of fun and colour! But to make it truly spectacular, we need your help.
So far, we have 41 students registered. Let's get everyone on board! A $10 registration secures your child's spot in this event and supports our school's fundraising efforts.
· Registration: Ensure your child is part of this fantastic day by registering via the provided QR code or our Trybooking link.
· Fundraising: Share the excitement! Use the provided link or QR code to spread the word to friends and family.
To Register or Donate visit https://www.trybooking.com/CPKZK or scan the QR code: