Dear Parents,

Well, here we are in the last week of Term 3. What a wonderful term it has been, with numerous camps, carnivals and concerts. We have been blessed with so many opportunities for our students to demonstrate the incredible abilities that they have.

I want to ask you to continue to encourage your children to ‘Stop, Think, Act’, as they find themselves in tough situations. Mr Steven gave a great demonstration of this recently, with a bottle of soft drink representing us in moments that cause us to get a bit shaken up. Of course, the hilarity of Mr Steven and the erupting liquid wasn’t lost on the students, but neither was the message of being able to stop and let ourselves settle before we blow our lids. See if your children can show you the simple actions of ‘Stop, Think, Act’.

As the term wraps up, here are a few events to keep in mind:

Tuesday

NIPSSA Inter School Athletics Carnival 3-6

Wednesday 

NIPSSA Inter School Athletics Carnival 3-6

Year 6 Jam Poetry Evening

Thursday 

Kaboom Percussion Performances

Friday

ELC Worship Kindy and Pre-Primary

Assembly 4B

End of term 3 – students return Tuesday 13 October

We hope and pray that you have a blessed break with your families and we look forward to seeing all of the students again in Term 4.

Kind regards,

Jarrod Heglund and Hannah Lockwood-Jones

Dear Parents

Just a reminder that if your details have changed, particularly email addresses, please can you visit the Parent Portal and update.  This will ensure you are receiving all correspondence.

Log into the Parent Portal and access SEQTA through the SEQTA Engage icon (orange coloured icon). “Update Your Details”, under “Plan the Term“, provides parents with the ability to update medical/family details, book parent-teacher interviews and view/manage the family’s school finance details.

If you have any questions related to the account details above or experience any difficulties accessing your account please feel free to contact ICT and submit a ticket: https://help.ststephens.wa.edu.au/support/home

Thank you for your support in this matter.

A big thank you to all students who are purchasing ice creams each Friday.  Funds raised from these sales support our 2 World Vision children.  Below is a letter from Dinh Van Sung who lives in Vietnam.   Thank you for your continued support in making a better life for him.

Music Notes

Kaboom Percussion Music Incursion

We are very excited to welcome Kaboom Percussion to our ELC and Primary School this week. These local percussionists perform on a huge variety of percussion instruments and are very creative and humorous in their interpretation of well-known music. They have over 85 million views on their youtube channel. Unfortunately due to Covid restrictions, we are unable to invite parents to these performances this year but you can check out some of their videos here:

https://www.kaboompercussion.com/videos

2020 Interhouse Music Festival

Congratulations to all performers who participated in the Interhouse Music Festival this year. The adjudicators, Hannah Herriman and Marc Osborne, were very impressed with the high standard and variety of performances. We were delighted to see so many brass and woodwind performers, excellent string, guitar and piano playing, some wonderful vocalists, beat boxing, the harmonium and percussionists. There were also some lovely family groups who went to a lot of effort to rehearse and perform together. It was a particular thrill to have several students compose and perform their own music.

The winning house for 2020 was Alethea.

LOST PROPERTY IS GROWING……………………….. THE ITEMS PICTURED BELOW ARE ALL UNNAMED …………………….

WE WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO RETURN ALL LOST ITEMS, PLEASE ASSIST US BY LABELLING EVERYTHING THAT IS BROUGHT TO SCHOOL.

THANK YOU😊

EXTRA CURRICULR ACTIVITIES  

FOR  PP – YR 6

FINISHED for 2020

Activities returning in 2021 – Term 2

Thanks to all involved!

Starting in Term 4…

St Stephen’s 3 – 6

Run Club

Every Thursday morning @8am

on the Primary Oval

Come and join us as we start the day

with a body / brain boost!

Every lap you run / walk

earns house points for your faction.

All students are encouraged to come and run.

No registration / sign up required – just turn up!

Family members are welcome to join us also.

(First session – Thursday October 15^th)

Any questions – contact Mrs Baird Sharon.baird@ststephens.wa.edu.au

 

 

Thanks to those who brought their donation in …. For those who still need to, please bring in tomorrow.  Thank you

3-6 Primary Non-uniform day – Funds raised go to The Falconers & Mon Parker

Please bring in a gold coin donation to assist with their mission work

The Falconer family currently live in rural Mozambique where they serve the local people with everything from fixing things, to health care. Originally with IT and occupational therapy backgrounds, Scott and Bek and their four children, Levi, Josiah, Katelyn and Eliana live amongst the locals and give their time and energy to serving and assisting them to find identity, purpose, hope and freedom in life through God. They are interested in justice and empowering others to be change agents in their community.

Mon Parker, is an Aussie midwife working with under privileged people in Myanmar (Burma).  She specialises in the delivery and care of infants along with healthcare for their mums and the local community.

Her work is largely about seeking to improve medical services for the community and establishing reliable and accessible clinics with supportive, teaching, diagnosing and referring.  It’s also about building relationships with these communities and having an enormous amount of fun sharing God’s love and Gospel with the people.

https://www.sustainmyanmar.org/

 

Dear Parents,

Last week there was so much excitement around the Primary school with several events taking place including, the Year 1 camp, the 3 -6 Athletics Carnival and the Primary Choir assembly at the ELC. Thank you to all the parent and community members who supported these events.

Week 8, is another busy week in the Primary School. On Tuesday the Year 2’s will be starting their day at the Primary School (3-6) and will have their French and Music Lessons before returning to the ELC. The Year 5 students will also be holding their Market Day. Students can bring a small amount of change to spend on the wares that are on offer. The week continues to build in excitement for the Year 5 students with their camp commencing on Wednesday. On Friday at ELC, there is a Worship for Year’s 1 and 2 students and parents whilst the Pre Primary classes are having a Marvellous Mixtures Day! There are three camps taking place on this day, for our Year 2 and Year 3’s  and the Year 5’s returning from their camp.

Join us for a Worship Gathering 3-6 on Monday 21 September. Please don’t forget that this day is also Non-Uniform Day. Can students please bring a gold coin donation to support Fruitful Harvest (ELC) and The Falconers & Mon Parker (3-6). More information on these wonderful causes can be found below.

As you can see, we have lots of things happening across the Primary school. However, this year is very different from previous years. Please know that the staff are working very hard to ensure students still have exciting and fun-filled learning activities in place. Any incursions or excursions that have been cancelled this year have been replaced with other activities for the students to enjoy. We are finding it very difficult to rebook some excursions due to limited spaces. As a result, you will see that staff have booked more incursions.

Hope you have a wonderful week ahead.

Hannah Lockwood-Jones & Jarrod Heglund

 

Year Five Market Day

Our Year Five students will be holding a Market Day tomorrow – Tuesday September 15^th.

Students in Yrs 3-6 are invited to bring a few dollars to purchase their upcycled / recycled, sustainable range of products. All proceeds are donated to charity.

Thanking you for your support, the Year Five Team + cohort 😊

 

ELC Non-uniform day – Funds raised go to Fruitful Harvest

This term the ELC will be supporting Fruitful Harvest Ministries in Zimbabwe with their Egg-a-day program.– please bring along a gold coin donation.

Please click on the links below for insight into this incredible Ministry that is reaching out to impoverished children.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Nonprofit-Organization/Fruitful-Harvest-Zimbabwe-478202362199191/

https://rootsforzimbabwe.org/fruitful-harvest-1

Tammy and her team spread the Word of God whilst supplying eggs for nourishment to school children.

Here is a message for the ELC from Tammy from Harvest Ministries;

 

 3-6 Primary Non-uniform day – Funds raised go to The Falconers & Mon Parker

Please bring in a gold coin donation to assist with their mission work

The Falconer family currently live in rural Mozambique where they serve the local people with everything from fixing things, to health care. Originally with IT and occupational therapy backgrounds, Scott and Bek and their four children, Levi, Josiah, Katelyn and Eliana live amongst the locals and give their time and energy to serving and assisting them to find identity, purpose, hope and freedom in life through God. They are interested in justice and empowering others to be change agents in their community.

Mon Parker, is an Aussie midwife working with under privileged people in Myanmar (Burma).  She specialises in the delivery and care of infants along with healthcare for their mums and the local community.

Her work is largely about seeking to improve medical services for the community and establishing reliable and accessible clinics with supportive, teaching, diagnosing and referring.  It’s also about building relationships with these communities and having an enormous amount of fun sharing God’s love and Gospel with the people.

https://www.sustainmyanmar.org/

 

 

 

EXTRA CURRICULR ACTIVITIES  –  TERM 3

FOR  PP – YR 6

FINISHING THIS WEEK … WEEK ENDING FRIDAY 18 SEPT

Activities returning in 2021 – Term 2

Thanks to all involved!

 

Starting in Term 4…

St Stephen’s 3 – 6

Run Club

Every Thursday morning @8am

on the Primary Oval

Come and join us as we start the day

with a body / brain boost!

 

Every lap you run / walk

earns house points for your faction.

 

All students are encouraged to come and run.

No registration / sign up required – just turn up!

Family members are welcome to join us also.

 

(First session – Thursday October 15^th)

Any questions – contact Mrs Baird Sharon.baird@ststephens.wa.edu.au

Richard Hayes, our barista, and his coffee van “Cuppa Time”, will be stationed in the disabled bay in the Primary Staff Parking area.  When dropping off your children, come along and buy your morning fix on:

Tuesday 15^th September

Tuesday 20^th October

Tuesday 10^th November

Tuesday 8^th December

Milk selections are full cream, lite, lactose free, almond and soy.

Dear Parents and Care Givers,

In Years 3-6 last week, we had a wonderfully successful Interhouse Music Festival which saw over 100 students demonstrate their musical talents through voice and instrument. Thank you so much to Mrs Thorne and Mrs Elek for organising the whole day. Also, congratulations to Alethea who won the 3-6 portion of the event.

In our Worship and Social/Emotional Learning lessons, we are looking closely at the idea of self-control. Mr Steven is encouraging all of our students to use a traffic light system of “Stop, Think, Act” when they find themselves in situations that cause them to be ‘shaken up’. Feel free to use this same communication with your children at home.

Here is a short summary of some of the events that are taking place this week across the ELC and 3-6.

 

Tuesday 

Interhouse Athletics Carnival – jumps and throws

ELC Piano Recital

 

Wednesday 

ELC tour morning

IPAD parent information evening Year 5 2021

 

Thursday 

Interhouse Athletics Carnival – sprints and games

 

Friday

Choir Assembly ELC

3F Assembly

Year 1 camp

 

DROP OFF TIMES

This is just a timely reminder to please drop off and collect your children at suitable times. In the different parts of the Primary School, staff are on duty at slightly different times, supervising the students.  Please familiarise yourselves with the relevant information below.

ELC

There are no staff on duty before 8:15am.

Please note that OSH Club is available for all Primary students at the ELC, for before school and after school care. Their website is www.oshclub.com.au

 

YEARS 3-6

There are no staff on duty before 8:10am. Students who arrive between 8am and 8:10am may sit quietly in the Library. If at all possible, we would appreciate students arriving at school after 8:10am as we are unable to offer supervision until then. In the afternoon, staff are on duty from 3:10pm – 3:30pm. To ensure the safety and wellbeing of our children, we ask that students are collected before 3:30, or that parents are present after 3:30pm to provide supervision.

Thank you for your kind consideration in this regard.

Kind regards,

Hannah Lockwood-Jones and Jarrod Heglund

TAKE A LOOK AROUND

 

Do you know anyone who might like to join the St Stephen’s School community? Our wonderful ELC is hosting a Spring morning tour next week, Wednesday September 9 from 9.30-11am where families can take a look around at all we have to offer, chat to staff and see what a hive of activity the Centre is for all of our little people. There are still a few spots available for our Kindy class in 2021.

Spread the word and direct those interested to register to attend on the School website.

Year 2 Choir and Primary Chorale Music Assembly

Friday 11 September ELC

 Year 2 parents are welcome to attend the assembly this Friday to hear the combined efforts of year 2 choir and Primary Chorale. The children are sounding wonderful and are looking forward to sharing their music with you.

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

ELC

END of TERM MEAL DEAL

KINDY TO YEAR 2

Tuesday September 22

4-piece GF Sushi ($8.00)

(Teriyaki chicken/Tuna/Vegetable – choose one)

Or

Mrs Mac 110g Snack Pie + Sauce ($7.00)

plus

Apple Raspberry Juice Bomb

plus

Choc Chip Cookie x 2

 

Gluten Free Option (for students with gluten allergy only):

Gluten Free Macaroni Cheese ($8.00)

Apple Raspberry Juice Bomb

Gluten Free Biscuit x2

Order online using QuickCliq

All orders must be placed by Friday 11 September 2020

SORRY NO LATE ORDERS

(no other food available for order on 22 September)

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 22 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 Friday, 11 September at 1pm – sorry no exceptions.  NO OTHER FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ORDER FROM THE CANTEEN ON 22 SEPTEMBER.

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.

Richard Hayes, our barista, and his coffee van “Cuppa Time”, will be stationed in the disabled bay in the Primary Staff Parking area.  When dropping off your children, come along and buy your morning fix on:

Tuesday 15^th September

Tuesday 20^th October

Tuesday 10^th November

Tuesday 8^th December

Milk selections are full cream, lite, lactose free, almond and soy.

Non-uniform day – Monday 21 Sept funds raised go to The Falconers & Mon Parker

Please bring in a gold coin donation to assist with their mission work

The Falconer family currently live in rural Mozambique where they serve the local people with everything from fixing things, to health care. Originally with IT and occupational therapy backgrounds, Scott and Bek and their four children, Levi, Josiah, Katelyn and Eliana live amongst the locals and give their time and energy to serving and assisting them to find identity, purpose, hope and freedom in life through God. They are interested in justice and empowering others to be change agents in their community.

Mon Parker, a midwife working with under privileged people in Myanmar (Burma).  Mon is an Aussie midwife, specialising in the delivery and care of infants along with healthcare for their mums and the local community.

Her work is largely about seeking to improve medical services for the community and establishing reliable and accessible clinics with supportive, teaching, diagnosing and referring.  It’s also about building relationships with these communities and having an enormous amount of fun sharing God’s love and Gospel with the people.

https://www.sustainmyanmar.org/