Music Festivities in Week 2
Western Australian Symphony Orchestra – Thursday 17th October
We are lucky to have the prestigious Western Australian Symphony Orchestra coming to visit us on Thursday the 17th October at 11:30am. Led by educator and multi-percussionist, Genevieve Wilkins, The Musical Tale of Echo the Gecko includes WASO’s 10-piece orchestra and is an engaging and educational introduction to orchestral music. Students from Pre-Primary to Year 5 will enjoy an interactive performance learning about the orchestra and their instruments.
Primary Music Assembly – Friday 18 October
We are going to have a celebration of music! The process of music, the way it can make you feel, the sense of achievement it can give you and the journey it can take you on. We will have performances from the Junior String Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble, Rock, Concert and Jazz Bands. The assembly will be interactive where every student will have the opportunity to sing and join in the fun music festivities. Everyone is welcome to attend, starting at 2:40pm in the forum.
Emily Flanagan
Teacher – Primary Music
Loud Shirt Day 
This year, Loud Shirt Day will take place at St Stephens Carramar in Week 2, on Friday 18 October. This day provides our school community with a fantastic opportunity to get loud and show our support for children who are deaf and hard of hearing around Australia.Please show your support by wearing your brightest shirt and donating a gold coin on the day. For more information on Loud Shirt Day, please visit https://fundraise.tsh.org.au/loud-shirt-day
Thank you for your ongoing support. We look forward to seeing everyone get LOUD!
TSH Team
Night On The Green
Calling all St Stephen’s School Young Entrepreneurs for Night On The Green
At this year’s Night on the Green we are setting up a Young Entrepreneur section of market stalls.
Are you a buddy entrepreneur?
Details of the event are:
Date: Saturday 16th November 2024
Time: 4:30pm-7:30pm
- Set up will be between 2pm-4pm
- Pack away must be completed by 9pm
Location: St Stephen’s Primary School – Carramar Campus
Cost: Young Entrepreneurs $10 booking fee
Additional information:
- Stallholders must bring all equipment for their set up and for receiving payments.
- 3mx3m allocation of space- please bring own gazebo, table and chairs.
- All stallholders must be able to set up and pack away their own stall.
- Please note that young entrepreneurs will not be able to sell food items due to food safety rules.
If you require any more information, please contact; jessica.terlick@outlook.com
If you would like to hold a stall at our event please complete this form by Friday 26 October:
https://forms.office.com/r/SWrbeUnde1
St Stephen’s 40th Anniversary Recipe Book
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Fusion 2024
Year 3 – 6 Primary Champion Schools Cross Country – Rescheduled Opportunity
After the cancellation of the Year 3 – 6 Primary Champion Schools Cross Country Carnival that was due to take place on Thursday 1 August (cancelled due to severe weather warnings), the event has now been rescheduled to Friday 25 October (Week 3, Term 4).
If your child is still interested in participating in this event, you will need to complete this nomination form:
Parents/guardians will need to attend this event with their child/children if they wish to participate. If your child is participating, please email hannah.uglow@ststephens.wa.edu.au so we can arrange a St Stephen’s School running shirt for your child to borrow for the event.
Hannah Uglow
Teacher – Primary Physical Education
Term 4 Running Club
All students in Kindy to Year 6 and their families are encouraged to join Miss Uglow, Mrs Bartels and Mr Simms on the Primary Green every Thursday morning to run as many laps around the Green as you can! No matter what your ability is, come on down to earn House points, improve your fitness, build your confidence and run your way towards a healthier lifestyle. Each participating individual will be given their own Running Club lapathon card to count their laps every week. Runners will earn 1 Running Club House Point for every lap they complete around the Primary Green. Running Club lapathon cards must be left in our year group bags at the end of each session.
We will meet on the Primary Green every THURSDAY morning from 8.00am – 8.25am. Everyone is welcome – you do not need to sign up to participate in this club. Run at your own pace and come and go as you please. Parents/guardians and younger siblings are encouraged to join in too.
Students – come dressed in your sport uniform or normal school uniform and running shoes. Students who do not have PE on a Thursday will need to change into their formal school uniform/shoes after running club.
WEEK 1 Running Club House Points : (drum roll please…)
|
CHARIS |
MAKARIA | PARRESIA |
| 77 | 88 |
140 |
Congratulations to PARRESIA for running the most laps in Week 1! Well done to our Year 2 cohort who had the most participants in Week 1 with 13 runners, followed closely by our Year 1 cohort with 11 runners!
100 LAPS CLUB
Congratulations to Elsie Shaw (4BE) who completed 300 laps on her running club card!
OSH CLUB RUNNERS
Students who attend OSH Club on Thursday morning are welcome to come along to Running Club too. Please advise the OSH staff if your child would like to attend running club and a staff member will walk them to our club on the green. Thank you.
Hannah Uglow
Teacher – Primary Physical Education
Jump Rope for Heart
Jump Rope for Heart is back for 2024! Jump Rope for Heart is a fantastic physical activity and fundraising program that has been run by the Heart Foundation for over 37 years. It’s a great way for your child to keep fit and learn new skills, but it also helps raise funds for vital heart research and education programs. Since Jump Rope for Heart started in 1983, schools like ours have raised more than $104 million for the Heart Foundation’s lifesaving work.
It’s important you register your child online, so they can receive the full benefits of the program and participate in online fundraising, simply follow the link below to get started. www.jumprope.org.au/parents
Students will be practicing their skipping at school and home, and during this time you can share their online fundraising page with family and friends to help raise money for this great cause. The fundraising program will be finishing on Friday 8 November (Week 5, T4).
Thank you for supporting the Jump Rope for Heart program! ❤