One of our lovely mum’s has sourced a beautiful selection of gifts for your children to purchase for Mother’s Day. There is a wide selection available from $5 to $25 – Cash only

Students will be offered the opportunity to purchase  on the following days in the Primary Forum.

Tuesday 3 May

8am – 8.30am   Kindy and Pre-Primary accompanied by a parent.

8.30am – 8.45am  Year 6’s and Pre-Primary students needing assistance

8.45am – 9am Year 3’s and Pre-Primary Students needing assistance

9am – 9.15am Year 2’s

Wednesday 4 May

8am – 9.15am                 Pre Kindy’s accompanied by a parent

8.30am – 8.45am           Year 5’s

8.45 – 9am                       Year 4’s

9am – 9.15am                  Year 1’s

Thursday 5 May

8.30am – 9.30am

Anyone who hasn’t purchased and wishes to do so.

Thank you to the volunteers that have offered their assistance to run this event. Any funds raised will go towards our annual end of year family event.

Welcome Back!

We hope you spent some quality time with your family over the holidays and feel re-energised for the term ahead. Staff are looking forward to welcoming back our lovely students tomorrow 🙂! We have planned a fun-packed Term 2 and look forward to the many learning opportunities ahead.

As you would be aware, the government has made new announcements today in relation to restrictions. Please note that we are waiting for further information from AISWA (Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia) before announcing any changes to our current school COVID-19 protocols. As always, we appreciate your patience, understanding and support as we work through any changes.

Kind regards

The Primary Leadership Team

ANZAC Day Service

Our traditional ANZAC Day ‘dawn’ Service will take place this Friday 29 April at 7.45am, on the slope near the Administration building (near the flag poles). We would like to extend an invitation to you, your family and your friends to reflect and remember with respect, dignity and prayer those who have sacrificed for our country.

Primary Interhouse Cross Country (Year 2 – 6) 

Our Interhouse Cross Country will be taking place on Friday 29 April (Week 1, Term 2) for all students in Year 2 – 6. In light of the current climate and restrictions, this year’s Interhouse Cross Country has been modified appropriately, in order for our students to have the opportunity to participate. Year groups will participate in the Cross Country at allocated times throughout the day. The course will be contained within the school boundaries and students will run around a 500m track on the secondary oval.

What to Wear:

• House Sport Uniform (Physical Education shorts and House shirt)
• Appropriate running shoes

What to Bring:

• Clearly marked hat and water bottle 

Spectators

We are pleased to inform you that parents/guardians will be able to spectate from a distance. Parents/guardians may only spectate their own child’s race and must leave promptly at the end of the race. Parents/guardians will only be permitted to spectate from a designated area on the far side of the oval (closest to the road).

Icy Poles

As you may be aware the proceeds collected from the sale of icy poles are given to charity organisations. Due to the increased price of sourcing our icy poles, we have made the decision to increase the cost to $1.00 per icy pole. This will ensure that we are still in a position to donate to charity. Our captains will be selling icy poles this Friday during Recess.

Many thanks

Madame Pilote

Reminder to Parents and Carers

A friendly reminder to parents and carers to please drive slowly in the car park before and after school in order to ensure the safety of our children.

Mother’s Day Stall

More information will follow later this week in relation to timing of the stall and pricing of gifts. Looking forward to another very successful Mother’s Day stall!

Mother’s Day Stall Volunteers Needed

Crazy Hair Day

Primary Interhouse Cross Country (Year 2 – 6) 

Our Interhouse Cross Country will be taking place on Friday 29 April (Week 1, Term 2) for all students in Year 2 – 6. In light of the current climate and restrictions, this year’s Interhouse Cross Country has been modified appropriately, in order for our students to have the opportunity to participate. Year groups will participate in the Cross Country at allocated times throughout the day. The course will be contained within the school boundaries and students will run around a 500m track on the secondary oval.

What to Wear:

• House Sport Uniform (Physical Education shorts and House shirt)
• Appropriate running shoes

What to Bring:

• Clearly marked hat and water bottle 

Spectators

We are pleased to inform you that parents/guardians will be able to spectate from a distance. Parents/guardians may only spectate their own child’s race and must leave promptly at the end of the race. Parents/guardians will only be permitted to spectate from a designated area on the far side of the oval (closest to the road).

Children’s University

Today was the first passport signing session for 2022.  They will be every Tuesday in the Primary Forum between 8.15 – 8.45 am.  The next session will be the 3^rd May – as this is nearly a month away, please diarise this session and remind your children closer to the date.  New students to the program will need to come and collect their passports at these sessions.

The Autumn Challenge set by CUA has some great activities to keep students busy and having fun while learning, please see attached.  I am sure you will find some time to incorporate these into the school holidays.  School holidays is also a time when many CU families make time to visit a learning destination – maybe you could try AQWA, Art Gallery of WA, Bibbulmun track, the Busselton Jetty and Underwater Observatory, City of Joondalup Libraries or many more.  Remember, no matter what you do, always collect some evidence so that the hours can be accredited during the passport stamping sessions.  Evidence could include a photo, an entry ticket, a journal entry about the visit, a short video, a finished piece of artwork etc.

I look forward to seeing and hearing what the students get up to these holidays!

Dr Janell Morris

Year 6 Science

The Year 6 students have been learning about volcanoes in Science. On Wednesdays, Year 6 students spend their Science lesson in the Secondary Science laboratory where they do hands-on practical work to help consolidate their understanding of work covered in class. Over the past two weeks, the Year 6’s designed and built a volcano. They activated their models this week– when a combination of vinegar, bicarbonate of soda, detergent and a drop of food colouring resulted in their volcanoes blowing their tops.  It’s been amazing to see Year 6 students working in Secondary Science laboratories, getting a feel of the many opportunities ahead.

A message from Madame Pilote 

As the holidays are fast approaching, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your ongoing support and understanding in what has proven to be quite an unprecedent term. I wish you and your family a blessed Easter and hope that you will enjoy some quality and restful time with your loved ones over the coming weeks.

God Bless

Madame Pilote