Dear Parents,
After a busy start to the term, and with many more wonderful events to come, Week 5 is a somewhat ‘relaxed’ week in 3-6 and the ELC. Thank you to those parents who have been able to come to our assembly and worship gatherings – it is great to have you join us again. There are a few notices below that we would love your assistance with, as we continue to enhance learning and keep our community safe.
Community Garden
At the end of Term 2, students and families were encouraged to create plans for a new community garden. Over the school holidays, the veggie space has been overhauled ready for these plans to be implemented. Sarah Mornement has been working hard to ensure the new area offers students the most opportunity to learn and participate. Mrs Mornement has secured a grant for us to purchase busher tucker plants for the community garden. We are also very excited about a ‘yarning circle’ which will be established for children to use. As part of their bush school work, the students are very busy preparing and planting.. We hope that this garden will be an opportunity for parents and students to work together to grow produce. The veggies and busher tucker will be used in the school learning activities, for your homes, and to support our service learning kitchens as they use the produce to prepare food for the disadvantaged.
School Traffic
Over the last week, we have been contacted by several community members who are concerned regarding the speed of traffic in and around the school and the parking of vehicles during pick up periods. As a result, we would kindly ask that all vehicles that enter the school grounds either at the ELC or the Primary School drive slowly adhering to the speed limit signs. Driving at speed through the school is dangerous and unnecessary. We have young children navigating roads around the school who aren’t always clearly visible and/or possess strong road awareness. If you choose to park and collect your child from school, please ensure that you are parked in a designated parking area. Over the last few weeks, cars have been parked in spaces that have caused traffic congestion or made road use difficult for others. There are no standing spaces around the school for you to wait for your child. Please either use the Kiss and Drive or park your vehicle. We ask that you work with us to ensure all our children are safe as they arrive and leave the school grounds.
Playground use before the end of school
Students at St Stephen’s come from a very large intake area. For this reason, the school has always been happy for the school playgrounds to be used after school for parents and children to catch up and play. Staff have kindly requested that the playgrounds near classrooms are not used until school has finished. The classroom students become distracted by what is happening outside, as well as siblings at the door, when they are finishing their lessons. If you would like to find an area to play away from classrooms before the school finishes, there is a large oval at the Primary school and a bush area playground at the ELC. Please be aware that all children should be closely supervised by parents and carers after school, and are not to run through, or play in, the buildings.
Book Covering
We have some new books at the ELC that need to be covered. If you are free this Wednesday afternoon, 26 August from 2pm – 3pm, and are able to help out, please come to the ELC staffroom to help cover these new home readers. Biscuits, tea and coffee will be provided.
Yours in service,
Hannah Lockwood-Jones & Jarrod Heglund
Book Fair
Please note that the Upper Primary School (3 – 6) will be having their Scholastic Book Fair in the week beginning 7 September.
2020 Inter House Athletics Carnival
Tuesday 8 September – jumps, throws, 800m
Thursday 10 September – sprints, team games
Parents can you please read below in preparation for the two day carnival.
URGENT – greater numbers needed due to fewer high school helpers available – please notify me at daniel.parker@ststephens.wa.edu.au if you are able to help with the Tuesday jumps and throws. Help would simply involve measuring with the aid of high school students and a class teacher. There are two sessions – session 1 from 8:35am to 10:40am and session 2 from 11am to 1pm. You can volunteer for one session or both sessions. It will be possible for you to disappear for a moment so that you can witness your child’s efforts in another event.
Please notify me at daniel.parker@ststephens.wa.edu.au if your child is unable to participate on the Thursday sprints and team games day. I am currently trying to create the program and it will save me significant time if I am made aware of any students that will not be participating. Bearing in mind that this is a compulsory event.
*further information will be released once the program is completed
Daniel Parker
Physical Education Specialist
YEAR 3 TO 6
ATHLETICS DAY MEAL DEAL
THURSDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2020
AUSSIE MEAL
Mrs Macs Lite 175g Beef Pie and sauce,
apple juice, biscuit pack
$6.50
JAPANESE MEAL
5-piece tuna sushi (gf), apple juice, biscuit pack
$7.50
ITALIAN MEAL
Margarita pizza square, apple juice, biscuit pack
$6.00
FRENCH MEAL
Ham and Cheese Baguette, apple juice box, biscuit pack
$7.00
Order online using QuickCliq
All orders must be placed by Thursday, 3 September 2020
SORRY NO LATE ORDERS
(no other food available for order on 10 September)
If your child has special dietary requirements please contact canteen 9243 2434
Order must be placed through Quickcliq, if you haven’t already registered please do so at www.quickcliq.com.au. If you need help registering please contact Quickcliq on 1300 116 637.
Follow the instructions below to order:
Log in using your Online Username and Password.
Click green ‘MEAL ORDER’ button
Step 1 – select your child (PLEASE ENSURE ALL DETAILS ARE UP-TO-DATE)
Step 2 – select date 10 September 2020 and then click on the pop up dialogue box SPECIAL EVENT MENU.
Step 3 – add to cart: click on the green cross next to MEAL DEAL then tick the meal deal of your choice and then click green ADD TO CART.
Step 4 – should be completed if your child has any health warnings/food allergies/ intolerances
Don’t forget to click ‘PAY AND PLACE ORDER’ before leaving the page. You will receive a confirmation email or you can click the Active orders tab on the homepage to check your order is pending.
Payment by direct deposit is a free option and it allows you to pay the exact amount. The other payment methods are credit card or PayPal, which require a minimum account credit of $20 and have a small fee attached. Please ensure you allow enough time for payments to reach your online account.
Orders must be placed by the cut-off date of Thursday, 3 September at 1pm – sorry no exceptions. NO OTHER FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ORDER FROM THE CANTEEN ON ATHLETICS DAY.
Any queries regarding food please contact the school canteen direct on 9243 2434.
For any queries regarding ordering online please contact Quickcliq Canteen by phoning 1300 484 888 or email info@quickcliq.com.au.
