Whitford Catholic Primary School

Arcbishop Costelloe SDB has proposed that Lent be a time of healing and hope for all in the Catholic community, as families, as local faith communities and as the Church.

Dear Parents

Carpark Project

I take this opportunity of thanking families for their continued support regarding parking in and around the school and the drive-thru drop off and collection of students.

It is extremely disappointing that the current carpark project will be exposed to some delay, but please be assured that families will be kept informed as our position continues to develop over the coming weeks.

As previously mentioned, the safety of our students is our first priority and as such, all fencing will remain in place and extra staff will continue to manage parking and the delivery of students to cars prior to and during school drop off & pick-up.

Sundowner

On a lighter note, the staff and I look forward to meeting parents at the Sundowner in our courtyard this evening. It should be a beautiful night, and mingling under the stars will be a fabulous way to begin the school year.

Kindest regards and best wishes for a wonderful week.

Many blessings

Tamara McGougan

Principal

We are so very pleased to announce that Andrew Balding (Year 4 Teacher) and his wife Leah welcomed beautiful baby Lily to the world on Wednesday, 14th February 2018.

We can't wait to welcome Lily into the Whitford Catholic Community!

WEDNESDAY 21 FEBRUARY

06:30pm - 07:00pm P&F Meeting

07:00pm - 09:00pm WCPS Parents' Sundowner

THURSDAY 22 FEBRUARY

Life Ed Van Incursion (PP - Year 6)

Year 3 & 4 Swimming Lessons

09:00am - 10:00am Surfing - 6 Blue

FRIDAY 23 FEBRUARY

Life Ed Van Incursion (PP - Year 6)

Year 3 & 4 Swimming Lessons

02:15pm - 03:00pm Senior Assembly (presented by 5 Gold)

SATURDAY 24 FEBRUARY/SUNDAY 25 FEBRUARY

Sacrament Enrolment Weekend

MONDAY 26 FEBRUARY

Life Ed Van Incursion (PP - Year 6)

TUESDAY 27 FEBRUARY

07:30pm - 08:30pm Sacrament Parent Info Night - Confirmation

Student Assessments

During weeks 3, 4 & 5 of this term, the students will be undertaking standardised assessments to provide class teachers with quantitative and qualitative data on student performance, identifying students’ current strengths and weaknesses to inform teaching and learning.

In Years 1 – 6, Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT) are being administered in the areas of Reading, Comprehension and Mathematics.

Students in Years 3 – 6 will also complete Progressive Achievement Tests in Grammar & Punctuation.

The results of these formal assessments will enable teachers to measure academic growth during the current school year.

Year 1 and 2 students will also complete Numeracy and Literacy assessments which will enable the school to track student progress over time.

Relief teachers will be employed during this time to enable class teachers to administer the assessments.

Sacramental Enrolment Weekend

Just a reminder that this weekend is the Sacramental Enrolment Weekend for ALL Sacraments. The Sacrament Enrolment form, including payment, needs to be completed and handed in on one of the Masses on the weekend of the 24th and the 25th of February. These forms are not to be dropped off at school or at the Parish. Parents of Year 3 will also need to include a copy of your child’s Baptism certificate in order for the Parish to update their records.

Biscuit Sale for Project Compassion

As part of a fundraising initiative, Cooper Bouwman (5 White) will be selling chocolate chip cookies each Friday at recess during Lent. This week the cookies will be available to Year 2 students. Biscuits will be sold in bags of 3 for the special price of $2. However, there are limited bags so please still bring your recess as normal. All proceeds will go to Project Compassion. Great work Cooper.

Catharine Hughes and Andrew DeMaio

Assistant Principals

If you are shopping at Coles please don't forget to grab your vouchers and drop them to the front office. The more vouchers we can collect the more sports equipment we can claim. Please keep the vouchers coming.

If your child is absent from school, please use your School Stream app or email absentee@wcps.wa.edu.au. Please check that you have the current email address, as we have had a few parents mentioning that their email was undeliverable.

Parents are asked to please be considerate to our neighbours when parking, especially around Barradine Way.

No parking is allowed in the verge opposite the gym and City of Joondalup Rangers will be patrolling the area issuing fines to those parking in these areas.

Also, a reminder that parking on Marmion Avenue is dangerous and parents pulling on to Marmion Avenue after pick-up has caused a few near accidents.

All Barradine Way parking spots are drive through only in the afternoon, to assist in a smooth and quick collection of students. Please refrain from parking and collecting your child. Also please inform other people if they pick up on your behalf.

Please refrain from using the Mercyville carpark for parking and also, when using Albion Park drive through, please exit the same way you entered.

This weeks assembly is a senior assembly and will be held on Friday 23 February in the school hall at 2.15pm. The assembly will be presented by 5G and merit awards will be presented to the following students in the senior classes.

3B

Caleb Ferguson

Marley Iredale

Samara Rowan

3G

Eva McGonigle

Marcus Dunlop

3W

Lachlan Brown

Ella Forsyth

4B

Ruby Mooney

Caelan Capelli

4G

Tyler Bull

Blair Wallington

4W

Kirby Hurd

Nate Anderson

Holly Hayes

5B

Sydni Latiolais

Sheldone Quitay

Mason Pickard

5G

Doireann Lynch

Lachlan McAlpine

Cameron Dunlop

5W

Jessica Botros

Evan Daniels

Alice Su

6B

Ronald Shum

Samantha McKimmie

6G

Kira Atkinson

Tomas Reidy

We've been singing lots of counting songs and rhymes and enjoying play dough and painting during activity times. Thank you to Mrs Hayes for working in our room for the past few weeks while Mrs Thompson has been away.

We've been recycling some cardboard boxes and making a slide down our grassy hill!

We have been very busy this week in Pre-Primary, having a go at lots of activities, working with and getting to know all of our friends.

This week we have been sharing the stories of our Baptism by bringing in photos, candles, certificates and mementos. It has been a wonderful experience and we have enjoyed talking about when we were babies. We have learnt that there are many symbols used in a Baptism ceremony and special people need to be there. Test us on our knowledge, ask a Year One child what they have learnt about Baptism this week.

In Year 2 we have been talking about Lent. We have made a Lenten promise about how we can be more like Jesus during Lent.

Year 3’s having been enjoying learning all about cyber safety. We had great fun meeting Harold the giraffe and learning about keeping our passwords private and keeping ourselves safe while we’re using our iPads.

We are busy looking at lots of ways to add and have enjoyed sharing our strategies with others. Lots of collaboration makes for super, smart kids!

The Year 5 children have been researching different Aboriginal language groups and have then used what they’ve discovered to create a design relevant to each group. Our designs will then be printed on to T-shirts that we will get to wear to a special day at Mater Dei College, later this term.

Year 6 have spent some time learning about the harmful effects of smoking on our bodies. We enjoyed our final visit to the Life Ed Van. We reflected on all the wonderful knowledge we have gained from our visits over the years and we even got to say a final farewell to Harold. He was sad to see us go!

Ties and Size 6 royal shorts have now arrived.

Please only tick the Reward you would like and complete your details. DO NOT cut the form so we can make sure you get your rewards on time.

Also deposits from 13 December 2017 have now been processed on 21 February 2018 due to a Banking submission error. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Thank you

Banking Crew

Kids of Mercy: The ladies lounge was truly abuzz last week. They love to see and hold the special mementos that the children bring. These items often spark a memory for the ladies. That is a gift!

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KIDS of MERCY PERMISSION 2018 (only 20 spots left)

__________________________ from Class _________ would like to be included in the Kids of Mercy Program for 2018.

I understand this entails leaving the school grounds to walk to Mercyville, next door.

Signed _____________________________

Parent Signature

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This week, Week 4, Friday 23rd February, the children attending are: ALEX KRETSCHMER 1G, JOSIE LOPEZ 1W, LUCIE GALVIN 2B, ALEXANDER TOHOVITIS 2G, LACHLAN BEVERIDGE 2G, SAMUEL WAHID 2W, STEFAN BUJAROSKI 2W, ARCHIE MASSEY 5B, BENJAMIN FERGUSON 5W, CHRISTOPHER SANDERS 6B, ERIN KRETSCHMER 6B, RILEY HALES 6B and LACHLAN DUNN 6G.

YEAR 3-6 SWIMMING CARNIVAL (HBF ARENA FRIDAY 16TH MARCH)

For more information regarding the upcoming swim carnival please refer to the WCPS facebook page or follow this link.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e3CSr1MVCKTFcBspH68qwVdC_79fo1-v/view?usp=sharing

Adriano D'Adamo

PE Specialist

Congratulations to Alex Brown and his teammates from the Wanneroo Joondalup Teeball Club who have been selected to compete at the State Championships at Langley Park on the long weekend in March (March 3-5).

The boys have been training extremely hard since November, and have just started playing warmup and practise matches on Sundays to refine their skills and team work, with the ultimate goal of bring the State Championship Trophy back to the Wanneroo Joondalup Teeball Club.

Liturgical Dance

A reminder that rehearsals are every Monday morning 8:00am-8:40am in the Music Room. Year 6 students are invited to sign up for this years Liturgical Dance. This piece will be performed at the Easter Liturgy, Catholic Performing Arts and various other festivals. No dance experience necessary but definitely welcomed. The genre of the dance will be ballet/contemporary. A note will go home tomorrow (Thursday 22 February) with more details about the group.

Introducing...... Girls Dance!

Girls in Year 5 and Year 6 are invited to join a special performance for our 40th Anniversary. The genre of this dance will be Hip Hop/Jazz. No experience is necessary! There is no limit to how many girls we can have, we just need 100% commitment to Tuesday lunch rehearsals. They will be performing at the Catholic Performing Arts and various other festivals. We will be starting later on in Term One, however a note will go home to parents with more information. The girls that are in Year 6 can be part of both Liturgical and Girls Dance. Our first meeting will be Tuesday 27 February at lunch in the Gym. We will begin the rehearsals in Week 6.

Boys Dance sign up is closed

A note has gone home to parents regarding the commitment involved in Boys Dance. Please sign and return the slip by Tuesday 27 February. Make sure the slip is brought in by Tuesday as we are already at full capacity and unable to take on anymore boys after 27 February. Very exciting times for Boys Dance!

Costumes

Have you got any costumes or dress ups at home in reasonable condition that you would like to donate to Drama/Dance? If so, we would love to have them! Please bring them down to the Music Room on a Monday, Tuesday or Thursday.

Year One Drama

We have been having a lot of fun in Drama this term. This week we have been looking at characterisation and how we change our voice, facial expressions and gestures to create a character. Dressing up in costumes as different characters has been our favourite!

Mrs Candice D'Adamo

Drama and Dance Specialist

(Available Monday and Tuesday)

We are in desperate need of more volunteers on Mondays and on Thursdays. If you can spare a few hours on one of these days, please see staff at the canteen or office. Thank you.

Sushi will be available on Monday 12 March for $5.50.

Choices : Chicken, Tuna or Vegetarian.

Orders must be received by Thursday 8 March, noon. No late orders will be accepted. Please send in a bag with your order or extra 10c for one.

Thursday 15th February

Recess:

Yummy Drummy $1.00

Choc Cupcake 70c

Roster:

Katherin Lin, Lorraine Hughes-Smith, Julie Pestana

Thursday 22nd February

Recess:

Banana Muffin $1.60

Pizza Slice $1.60

Roster:

Caroline Mikeska, Kellie Hayes, Amy Winston

Monday 26th February

Recess:

Pop Corn Chicken $1.10

ANZAC Biscuit 50c

Roster:

Leanne Gott, Ann-Marie Ferrante, Julia Shaw

Thursday 1st March

Recess:

Mini Cupcake 70c

Spring Roll 60c

Party Pie $1.20

Roster:

Daniela DeLima, Carissa Tang, Ellen Gumbleton

Thursday 8th March

Recess:

Honey Soy Chicken Drummer $1.20

Lamington 70c

Roster:

Veronica Lazar Robert, Carissa Tang, Mary McGrath-Yek

Just a reminder that the first P and F meeting will take place tonight Wednesday 21 February at 6.30pm. All are welcome to attend and take this fantastic opportunity to strengthen community ties within your child's school. The P and F Executive will also be voted in on this evening.

HELP NEEDED

The P&F needs volunteers to help next week preparing the envelopes/raffle tickets for the Easter Egg Raffle and the envelopes for the Colour Run which will both be this term. This is something that can be done at home. If you are able to help please contact Pina on 0408350332 or pandf@wcps.wa.edu.au

If anyone is interested in advertising in the newsletter for 2018 would you please send an email to admin@wcps.wa.edu.au.

Instyle Tennis are offering Term 1 Hot-Shots Tennis lessons at WCPS! Held each Tues 7.35-8.20am, starting week 2 of term 1. Great fun and all ages/ levels welcome! Details and online registration at instyletennis.com.au/ 0433 777 195 (Richard). Cost $135/8 weeks “learn the shots, play the game, meet new friends & have fun!”

Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay

The Queens Baton Relay will be passing through the City of Joondalup on Sunday 25 February on its way to the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. The Relay is a tradition of the Commonweath Games and will travel north along the City’s coastline along West Coast Drive (beginning at the City’s southern boundary at Beach Road) and continuing to Whitfords Avenue before an End of Day Celebration to take place at Whitfords Nodes Park in Hillarys.

In just a few days time Vincent Pettinicchio (Class of 2016) and Mr Ian Plummer (Abby's Dad Year 5) will be Batonbearers for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) Queen's Baton Relay (QBR).

Their Relay segments are

Vincent’s relay details are as follows:

• Anticipated segment start time: 16:37
• He will be the lead runner in the Hillarys segment
• Approximate start location: Cnr West Coast Drive and Beach Road, Watermans Bay
• Approximate end location: 18 W Coast Dr, Marmion WA 6020, Australia

Ian’s relay details are as follows:

• Anticipated segment start time: 16:46
• He will be runner no 5 in the Hillarys segment
• Approximate start location: 60 West Coast Drive, Marmion WA
• Approximate end location: Cnr West Coast Dr and Marine Terrace, Marmion

More information, including the route and times, can be found on the official website www.gc2018.com/qbr

Our school is entering the HBF Run for a Reason on Sunday 27 May. To register as part of our school team just search Whitford Catholic Primary School - Whitfords Rapid or just follow this link

https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/Register.aspx?E=28280&G=57719

Please note that EARLY BIRD PRICING finishes 6th March. As in previous years we will be going in to collect the packs if needed.

Our Lady of the Mission Church requires a cleaner to clean the Community Parish Centre for 3 hours a week on Mondays. This is a paid position. Please call Christine at the Parish Office on 9307 2776 if you are interested.

STUDENTS interested in applying for this Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical need to FILL OUT THE FORM ON THE
SCHOOL OF ROCK WEBSITE
Submissions are due by Friday 9 March 2018

Go here to apply:
http://au.schoolofrockthemusical.com/auditions/