Arts & Academic Festival 2023 & Holiday Wishes

We have enjoyed another wonderful week of events this week at our 2023 Arts & Academic Festival!

We watched and celebrated as 167 of our Primary School students took part in the 10 different categories.

This year, Charis were the clear winners for both the Arts Shield and the Academic Shield and, of course this meant they also won the overall event.  Second place overall was contested all the way until the end with Parresia moving ahead after the Music section.

Congratulations to all who took part and also to our wonderful audience who supported their peers with such respect and enthusiasm.  There is a selection of photographs from the week below for your enjoyment.

Wishing our students and community a wonderful break and we look forward to welcoming our students back on Tuesday 25 July after the Primary Reporting day on Monday 24 July.

Term 2, Week 10

NIPSSA Interschool Cross Country

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the NIPSSA Interschool Cross Country Carnival on Friday 23 June. Our students in Year 2 – 6 did a fantastic job representing St Stephen’s School Carramar at the event and should all be very proud of their amazing efforts and achievements! St Stephen’s Carramar placed 3rd overall out of 13 schools in Division B! We also had lots of outstanding individual results on the day including…

YEAR 2 RESULTS (Combined Div A & B)

Year 2 Girls:

Lola Avila 18th Place 

Year 2 Boys:

Theo Unitt 2nd Place

Kristian Bartels 9th Place

YEAR 3 – 6 DIVISION B RESULTS

Year 3 Girls:

Elsie Shaw 3rd Place
Hannah Delaney 16th Place

Year 3 Boys:

Mitchell Lozey 2nd Place

Mason Mennie 4th Place

Year 4 Boys:

Neil Schoeman 3rd Place

Israel Madziwa 8th Place

Archie Bowden 13th Place

Year 5 Girls:

Maita Munjodzi 1st Place (11:14:27)

Matipa Munjodzi 2nd Place (11:14:28)

Year 5 Boys:

Callum Hoggart 1st Place

Konrad Bartels 6th Place

Rhys Cruise 16th Place

Year 6 Girls:

Tessa Joby 9th Place

Eugenie Snyman 10th Place

Nahla Hirani 11th Place

Sophia Zeng 16th Place 

Year 6 Boys:

Jude Breeze 9th Place

A full list of results can be found at:
https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1643

Hannah Uglow

Teacher – Primary Physical Education

 

 

Smith Family Raffle and Stall

St Stephen’s OSHClub would like to thank everyone for their amazing support of our raffle and stall held last week, to raise money for The Smith Family.

We are very proud to announce we raised a massive $450.

A very special thank you to all those that donated to the raffle or stall including our OSHClub families, Hoyts Currambine for the popcorn and our educators, especially Cass for donating her time to help run the stall.

Of course, the super stars of our fundraising efforts were the OSHClub children for their amazing effort over the last 2 weeks in preparation for the stall. Making mountains of playdough, bookmarks, kindness cards and food, the children developed their awareness and empathy for other young people who are less fortunate than themselves and are proud to be able to help The Smith Family create a better future for these children.

For those that would still like to help these children to believe in themselves and achieve their dreams you can still donate by visiting our Smith Family fundraising page at

https://events.thesmithfamily.com.au/fundraisers/ststephensoshclub/jag

All donations over $2 are tax deductible. We also still have bags of playdough and bookmarks made by the children available at OSHClub through to the end of the term (unless sold out).

And now to the Winners…….

Electric Toothbrush – Naisha Kasad

Hamper no1 – Natalia Kadic

Hamper no 2 – Caileigh Van Deventer

Hamper no 3 – Star Mhlanga

Knot a Blanket – Harry Lightbody

A big congratulations to you all.

Also a quick reminder that if you require care during the pupil free days between the 17 and 24 of July book in or enrol at oshclub.com.au we are looking forward to lots of fun. Any queries please drop in to OSHClub or call Shelley on 0478 066 366.

 

 

Term 2 Running Club

All students in Kindy to Year 6 and their families are encouraged to join Miss Uglow 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 with Miss Uglow at the end of each session. You will use the same running club card each week unless you have reached 100 laps… after that you will need a new one! 

WEEK 9 RUNNING CLUB House Points: (drum roll please…) 

CHARIS

MAKARIA PARRESIA
143 144

187

Congratulations to PARRESIA House for running the most laps in Week 9! Only one point between Makaria and Charis! Keep up the fantastic effort everyone!

100 LAPS Club 

Congratulations to Mitchell Lozey (3BA) and Konrad Bartels (5S) who joined the 100 Laps Club by completing 100 laps on their running club cards! Congratulations to Sylvia Munjodzi (Charis parent) who completed 200 laps!

We will meet on the Primary Green every THURSDAY morning from 8.00am – 8.25am. Come dressed in your sport uniform or normal school uniform and running shoes. You can still participate even if you are not dressed in your sport uniform! 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.

Final running club session of Term 2 next week! We hope to see everyone there 😊

 

 

Children’s University

The Women’s World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand this month – one of the biggest sporting events in the world! Every World Cup has its own unique ball, and your challenge for this month is to come up with a new design. It may represent the different countries involved, the hosts or the sport itself – it is entirely up to you. Share a photo of your design on the portal, or show me at our next stamping passport session (Tuesday 1 August) to earn one hour in your Passport.

 

 

Parent Teacher Interviews – Monday 24 July 2023

Reports for Pre-Primary – Year 6 for Semester 1 will be available online through SEQTA Engage, on Friday 30 June.

Bookings for Parent Teacher Interviews for Pre-Primary to Year 6 on Monday 24 July will be open to book online from Monday 26 June for the following times:

8.00am – 10.00am

11.00am – 1.00pm

2.00pm – 4.00pm

4.30pm – 6.00pm

All interviews will be conducted in the Primary Forum. Please note that interviews are scheduled for 10 minutes. Should you require a longer discussion please contact your child’s teacher to arrange a separate appointment.

Please go to the Parent & Student Portal via the link below:

https://portal.ststephens.wa.edu.au/parent-and-student/index.html

Go to:

Plan the Term then proceed to Interview Bookings.

Log in to EdInfo to book an interview. Please note that bookings for interviews will close on Monday 17 July.

Should you have any concerns logging in to your account please contact the IT Parent helpline on 9243 2160 between the hours of 8.30am and 4.00pm.

If you wish to meet with a specialist teacher, please email them directly to book a time.

Kindy parents you will have the availability of a special Learning Journey throughout this day which you will hear more about on your Kindy Blog this week. You will be able to book your time using the same procedure above.

Term 2, Week 9 – Special Edition

2023 Tournament of Minds

If you are in Year 5 or 6 and are an ‘outside the box’ thinker who enjoys doing drama, this might be the competition for you! You must be available to compete on Saturday 27 August 2023, at ECU Joondalup. Rehearsals will be held every Tuesday after school in CH6 until 4pm and will begin in Week 1 Term 3.

Try-outs will be held next Tuesday 27 June 2023, from 2:40pm until 4pm in CH6 (don’t worry if you are participating in the General Knowledge component of our Arts & Academic Festival that afternoon, you can present at 3:20pm).

No preparation is required for the try-outs. There are only 7 spots available this year and the team will be announced on Friday 30 June 2023.

Kindest regards

Mrs Byrne

 

Arts & Academic Festival

Our much-anticipated Arts & Academic Festival is starting on Monday! We look forward to seeing our students shine throughout the week!

 

Term 2, Week 9

Icy Poles

Our Captains will not be selling icy poles for the remainder of the term due to the cold weather.

 

Student Absences – Reminder

A reminder to parents and guardians to advise Student Services of all student absences, late arrivals or early departures from school. Student absences must be notified via email to ABSENTEECARRAMAR@ststephens.wa.edu.au, by phone to 9306 7100 or SMS to 0428 863 144.

  • Students arriving to School late, must report to Student Services at the Reception Office to sign in.
  • Students leaving School early, must report to Student Services at the Reception Office to sign out.
  • Parents must collect and sign out students only from Student Services.
  • When students return to School after signing out (ie. for an appointment), they must sign back in at Student Services.

 

Term 2 Running Club

All students in Kindy to Year 6 and their families are encouraged to join Miss Uglow 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 with Miss Uglow at the end of each session. You will use the same running club card each week unless you have reached 100 laps… after that you will need a new one! 

WEEK 8 RUNNING CLUB House Points: (drum roll please…) 

CHARIS

MAKARIA PARRESIA
114 102

116

Congratulations to PARRESIA House for running the most laps in Week 8! It was very close this week! Keep up the fantastic effort for the next two weeks everyone!

100 LAPS Club 

Congratulations to Troy Hughes (3BA) who joined the 100 Laps Club by completing 100 laps on his running club card!

We will meet on the Primary Green every THURSDAY morning from 8.00am – 8.25am. Come dressed in your sport uniform or normal school uniform and running shoes. You can still participate even if you are not dressed in your sport uniform! 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.

 

 

Wow such a super busy time at OSHClub with the children preparing for our fundraising stall! 

Don’t forget to join us after school this Friday outside the school canteen for our Dream Run Raffle and Stall, bring along your spare change to help us support The Smith Family to create a better future for disadvantaged children. Raffle tickets for some really great prizes are still available all week at OSHClub before and after school or you will still be able to buy tickets at the stall as well as the many other goodies we will have available. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there.

Holiday Program

As the end of term approaches a reminder to go online to oshclub.com.au to book in any holiday program bookings you may need. Please see below a brochure for Carramar Primary OSHClub and St Anthony’s OSHClub as the closest holiday programs to our school.

As St Stephen’s School will be closed from the 17 to the 24 of July for staff professional development and reporting, St Stephen’s OSHClub will be running full days during this time from 6:30am to 6:00pm each day.

Our themes for these days (as chosen by the children) will be;

Sports Day

Messy Day

Arts & Crafts

Bee Day

Wheels Day and

Pyjama Day

 

For any queries please contact Shelley on 0478 066 366 or pop in and see us before or after school.

 

Dental Clinic News

Hello everyone

We enjoy seeing you all come in for your dental check-ups.
Recently we have been experiencing a higher than usual amount of missed appointments. Our dental appointments are very precious and we don’t want to see them unused when someone else could attend. If you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment for any reason or update your contact details please advise us on 9404 7902.
Please be aware that we always send an appointment letter via post, followed up by an SMS reminder two days prior.
If anyone coming to the clinic is unwell please contact us to reschedule.
Thank you very much.
Dental team at Tapping Dental Therapy Centre

 

StemSmart School Holiday Workshops

“Are you ready for an exciting and enriching school holiday experience for your child? Look no further than STEMSmart’s July School Holiday Workshops at St. Stephen’s Duncraig! We are thrilled to bring you a diverse range of courses designed to ignite your child’s curiosity, nurture their creativity, and empower them with essential STEM skills. 

Whether your child dreams of becoming a photographer, a coding prodigy, a Minecraft master, or a musical phenomenon, we have the perfect workshop to unleash their potential.

Spaces are limited, so we encourage you to secure your child’s spot today by visiting our website by clicking the link below:

https://bit.ly/STEMSmartSTSDuncraigWorkshops

We can’t wait to see you these holidays!”

 

Term 3 2023 Imagineers Club Blurb CARRAMAR

“Start your child’s awesome STEM & Coding journey in Term 3 with STEMSmart’s After School Imagineers Club at St Stephen’s School Carramar.

From 3:30 pm each Thursday, students from Years 3 through 7 can join and build up a wide variety of STEM & Coding skills in 1-hour sessions! 

In this club, exclusive to St. Stephen’s School, students will be guided through a project-based learning curriculum, building fundamental skills across many different types of topics. Robotics, Coding, Engineering, and more can all be found in this club! Challenging, interactive, and lots of fun, this course helps to unlock the world of programming for young people, sparking an interest that will make them want to keep on exploring it! The only limit is your IMAGINATION!

In Term 3, Students will embark on an incredible coding adventure with our Term-Long STEM Coding Club, where they can dive headfirst into the captivating world of programming and coding using the power of Minecraft EDU! Throughout the term, students will delve into the fundamentals of coding, exploring languages like Python that power countless innovations around the world. With gamified programming tools and interactive challenges, they’ll unlock the secrets of coding and unleash their creativity in ways they never imagined.

To book, please follow the link below:

https://bit.ly/STEMSmartImagineersClub

We can’t wait to see you in Term 3!”

Term 2, Week 8

OSHClub

Here at Junior Adventures Group, we believe that every child deserves a chance. That’s why we are so proud to partner with The Smith Family. We are determined to help create a better future for disadvantaged children in Australia and we need your help!

St Stephen’s OSHClub children and educators have discussed ways we can help raise funds for The Smith Family and have decided to run a Dream Run Raffle and stall. Raffle tickets are available for $2 each or 3 for $5 before and after school at our OSHClub transportable near the large oval. You can view the prizes to be won when purchasing your ticket(s).

We would like to invite all families to visit our stall after school on Friday 23 of June outside the school canteen with our raffle to be drawn by Madame Pilote at 4:30pm. The stall will have a variety of cakes, popcorn, playdough, cups of homemade lemonade available and other items for sale. Prices vary from 50c to $2. We look forward to seeing you there!

In the meantime, please feel free to visit our Smith Family fundraising page https://events.thesmithfamily.com.au/fundraisers/ststephensoshclub

All donations over $2 are tax deductible and you will receive a tax receipt via email straight away.

Sadly, 1 in 6 Australian children are living in disadvantage and through no fault of their own, don’t have access to the learning essentials they need to succeed at school. By donating to our fundraising page today and participating in our raffle and stall, you can help these children to believe in themselves and achieve their dreams with Junior Adventures Group matching all donations, dollar for dollar, up to $50,000.

Thank you so much for your support.

Warm Regards

St Stephens OSHClub

 

Term 2 Running Club

All students in Kindy to Year 6 and their families are encouraged to join Miss Uglow 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 with Miss Uglow at the end of each session. You will use the same running club card each week unless you have reached 100 laps… after that you will need a new one! 

WEEK 7 RUNNING CLUB House Points: (drum roll please…) 

CHARIS MAKARIA PARRESIA
109 67 108

Congratulations to CHARIS House for running the most laps in Week 7… and Parresia House only one point behind! Keep up the great work everyone!

100 LAPS Club 

Congratulations to Elsie Shaw (3BE) who joined the 100 Laps Club by completing 100 laps on her running club card!

We will meet on the Primary Green every THURSDAY morning from 8.00am – 8.25am. Come dressed in your sport uniform or normal school uniform and running shoes. You can still participate even if you are not dressed in your sport uniform! 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.

 

Arts & Academic Festival 2023 – Schedule

 

St Stephen’s School Primary School Rock Band

It is with great excitement that the music department announces the birth of the St Stephen’s School Primary School Rock Band. The band will be comprised of students in years 4 to 6 who will rehearse one morning per week before school with the view to perform at school events, assemblies and concerts. This will be a fun opportunity to put all those hours of instrumental (and vocal) practice to good use and to learn the art of making music with others! This is a trial and it will run over Semester 2, with continuance in 2024 to be determined during Term 4.

To be part of this exciting trial, students will need to:

CURRENTLY be taking (and will continue to take) individual lessons on their instrument. These individual lessons may be taken with either an external or internal tutor and proof of this will be required.

  1. Attend an audition in which they will need to play a song/piece of their choosing that is at least 30 seconds long. This should demonstrate the level of the performer as accurately as possible. (Don’t stress too much! It’s not a test!)

We are looking for musicians who can play the following instruments:

  • Piano/keyboard
  • Drums
  • Guitar (acoustic or electric)
  • Bass Guitar
  • Vocals (singing)

We are currently fielding expressions of interest so that we can get everything running smoothly. If you are someone who plays an instrument (or sings) and you would like the chance to be part of our rock/pop band then please do one of the following by Wednesday 14 June:

  1. Send an email to gina.craven@ststephens.wa.edu.au with the following information:
  • Name
  • Year/Class
  • Instrument you play
  • How long you have been undertaking lessons with the instrument
  1. Collect a form from the Reception Office, complete and return to the Reception Office.

 

Disabled Parking 

A friendly reminder that disabled parking bays are strictly dedicated for ACROD permit holders. Your cooperation in this matter is truly appreciated.

 

Drawing Competition

 

Containers For Change

 

 

Term 2, Week 7 – Seussical Jr Special Edition

Seussical Jr Tickets are now live!

We have some VERY exciting news for you all….tickets for Seussical Jr are NOW LIVE!

You can access the tickets for your campus in the links below:

Carramar – https://events.humanitix.com/carseusjr

***Please Note***

There is a 4 ticket limit per family currently in place to allow all families equal opportunity to book. All remaining tickets will be released for purchase 4 weeks prior to the first performance.

Term 1, Week 7

PJ Day Success!

Thank you for the hundreds of pairs of socks donated on PJ Day! We will ensure that these donations are given to Uniting Care WA to help those in need during the cold winter months ahead.

 

 

Arts & Academic Festival 2023

Thank you so much to students and parents for working to make sure all Arts & Academics entry forms were submitted complete and on time.  We have nearly 600 forms to process. Entries are now closed. Students will be given an individual sheet detailing all of their entries very soon and a timetable will be made available as soon as possible.

 

 

Term 2 running Club

All students in Kindy to Year 6 and their families are encouraged to join Miss Uglow 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 with Miss Uglow at the end of each session. You will use the same running club card each week unless you have reached 100 laps… after that you will need a new one! 

WEEK 6 RUNNING CLUB House Points: (drum roll please…)

CHARIS

MAKARIA PARRESIA
80 96

210

Congratulations to PARRESIA House for running the most laps in Week 6! Keep up the great work everyone!

100 LAPS Club 

Congratulations to Bryan Zhou (3BE) who joined the 100 Laps Club by completing 100 laps on his running club card!

We will meet on the Primary Green every THURSDAY morning from 8.00am – 8.25am. Come dressed in your sport uniform or normal school uniform and running shoes. You can still participate even if you are not dressed in your sport uniform! 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.

 

St Stephen’s School Primary School Rock Band

It is with great excitement that the music department announces the birth of the St Stephen’s School Primary School Rock Band. The band will be comprised of students in years 4 to 6 who will rehearse one morning per week before school with the view to perform at school events, assemblies and concerts. This will be a fun opportunity to put all those hours of instrumental (and vocal) practice to good use and to learn the art of making music with others! This is a trial and it will run over Semester 2, with continuance in 2024 to be determined during Term 4.

To be part of this exciting trial, students will need to:

CURRENTLY be taking (and will continue to take) individual lessons on their instrument. These individual lessons may be taken with either an external or internal tutor and proof of this will be required.

  1. Attend an audition in which they will need to play a song/piece of their choosing that is at least 30 seconds long. This should demonstrate the level of the performer as accurately as possible. (Don’t stress too much! It’s not a test!)

We are looking for musicians who can play the following instruments:

  • Piano/keyboard
  • Drums
  • Guitar (acoustic or electric)
  • Bass Guitar
  • Vocals (singing)

We are currently fielding expressions of interest so that we can get everything running smoothly. If you are someone who plays an instrument (or sings) and you would like the chance to be part of our rock/pop band then please do one of the following by Wednesday 14 June:

  1. Send an email to gina.craven@ststephens.wa.edu.au with the following information:
  • Name
  • Year/Class
  • Instrument you play
  • How long you have been undertaking lessons with the instrument
  1. Collect a form from the Reception Office, complete and return to the Reception Office.

 

 

Scholastic Book Club

Scholastic book club orders are due Friday 13 June

 

 

Drawing Competition

 

 

Containers For Change