Dear Parents,
Welcome to the Week 5 blog. Thank you for taking the time to read this, as there are always valuable things that are communicated through these posts.
We started the week beautifully this morning as the Year 2’s joined in with the Year 3 and 5 students for our Worship Gathering with Mr Steven. The learned valuable lessons about wisdom and how to strive to become more wise. The 4s and 6s had the same message last week, so see if your children can remember the actions and ‘meanings’ for each letter of WISDOM.
Some important dates or items for this week are:
NAIDOC week Sunday 8 November – Sunday 15 November
Tuesday 10 November
ELC Athletics Carnival – Hamer Oval 8.45am. The current forecast is for it to be a bit windy, with the slight chance of a shower.
Wednesday 11 November
Remembrance Day
Thursday 12 November
Primary School Music Concert 6.00pm
Friday 13 November
NIPSSA Cricket Carnival (Yrs 5-6 selected students) Seacrest Oval Sorrento
Assembly PPM and PPF
Assembly 6T (Years 4 & 6 attending)
Monday 16 November
Worship gathering 3-6 (Years 4 & 6 attending)
Years 3 – 6 Presentation Evening
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Dear Parents,
We can now confirm the details for the Presentation Evening taking place on Friday 4 December at Carramar gymnasium.
As previously advised by email on 29 October, 2 sessions are taking place, with the times being:
Session 1 – Years 3 & 4 6.15pm – 7pm
Session 2 – Years 5 & 6 7.15pm – 8pm
Please click on the link below to book your tickets. Due to the current COVID restrictions, please book a ticket for all members of your family or friends attending. While you won’t need to supply a paper ticket on the night, we do require everyone to book, so that we can safely accommodate all guests.
When you book, you will need to indicate who the tickets are for. For clarity:
Participant – a child performing in the session being booked for. Guest – Yourselves, siblings, other family and friends
The link that you will need, in order to book for the Duncraig Primary event is: https://events.humanitix.com/dppe2020
Please have all students arrive by 6pm (for Session 1) and 7pm (for Session 2) and proceed to the choir risers.
Parking is available on the oval next to the Sports Centre.
All students are expected to attend and parents are not contacted if their child is to receive an award.
We trust this will be an enjoyable evening for you and your family.
Jarrod Heglund
Deputy Head of Primary
PRIMARY MEAL
Year 3 to Year 6 ONLY
Thursday, 3 December 2020
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 3 December 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 26 November at 1pm – sorry no exceptions. NO OTHER FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ORDER FROM THE CANTEEN ON 3 DECEMBER.
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.
Last Week to Order
Resource Lists (Years 3 – 6)
Duncraig Primary for 2021
Students are supplied with a list of essential items and texts which have to be purchased for school. This is handled by Campion Education WA.
Resource lists will be available online through the Campion website.
From Monday 19 October – Thursday 12 November 2020
(If ordered after this date the goods may not arrive on time for the new school year.)
Order online at www.campion.com.au
Click on “Online ordering for parents and students”
Create your account
Select St Stephen’s School – Duncraig and enter the Duncraig campus Years 3 – 6 code, 94QP
Select the year level and then choose the items you wish to purchase.
Each resource list is headed by a caveat that states that books may be accessed from other sources if you wish. However, if you choose to do this you need to ensure that students have the materials in order to commence their school year. We encourage students to use stationery supplies from previous years, if in suitable condition. Some stationery supplies will need to be replaced during the year.
The online dates for our Primary School and Secondary School are different. The dates above are for Years 3- 6 in 2021 (Duncraig campus).
Date of delivery of orders placed prior to the cut-off date is Friday 4 December.
Online ordering is preferred.
Campion is located in Malaga (Monday – Friday) on telephone 6240 2778.
ELC Nativity & Awards Presentation Event
Preparations for this year’s ELC Nativity are coming along very well. The children are so excited for this very special upcoming event.
The children will be performing at two sessions. The first session is at 12:00pm and the second session at 2.00pm in the School theatre at the Duncraig Campus on Friday 4 December.
Due to the current COVID restrictions, the theatre can only be filled to a 60% capacity. With staff and students included in this quota, we have had to be restrictive in the number of tickets issued. We have allocated 2 tickets per family.
Tickets will be available for collection at the ELC Administration Office on Monday 9 November and Tuesday 10 November.
If you are unable to collect your tickets on these two days please call the Admin Office on 9243 2481 next Monday or Tuesday to reserve your tickets. You can then collect your tickets when you are next at the ELC.
ELC Meal
Kindy to Year 2
Tuesday, 1 December 2020
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 1 December 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, 26 November at 1pm – sorry no exceptions. NO OTHER FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ORDER FROM THE CANTEEN ON 1 DECEMBER.
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.
PARKING
We would like to remind parents of the need to consider others and the safety of the children when driving and parking around the school.
The Staff parking bays are not to be used for student drop off/pick up. Please use the parent car parks or Kiss and Drive facility for this purpose.
The Kiss and Drive facility is supervised and offers a very smooth pick-up option after school. Parents are asked to consider using this facility rather than parking.
Dear Parents and Children,
As part of our Service Program, at the Primary school we are collecting food to make Christmas hampers for the Uniting WA Christmas Appeal. Boxes are placed in each classroom and each year group is encouraged to bring in the following items:
Year 3
Cereal 375g size with 1L of Long life/Soy Milk
· Corn Flakes and milk
· Weet-Bix and milk
· Porridge and milk
· Nutri-Grain and milk
Year 4
Canned goods
· Beans 3pk
· Spaghetti 3pk
· Tuna – Family size or 4 small tins
Year 5
Rice, Pasta with Pasta Sauce
· Jasmin/Basmati/ Long Grain Rice
· Pasta Shapes with sauce
· Spaghetti with sauce
e.g. Bolognese, Carbonara sauce, Pasta Bake Sauce
Year 6
Christmas Pudding, Tinned/Jars Fruit with Long Life Custard.
· Family size Christmas pudding with 1L Long Life Custard
Tins/Jars of
· Peaches
· Pears
· Pineapples
· Mangoes
All items need to be brought into school by Monday 30 November
Kind regards
The Staff of the Primary School
Calling for School Banking volunteers – we need your help!
Our current School Banking Coordinators are moving on after years of service to our school community, and to keep this program running we need your help.
The program requires at least two new volunteer School Banking Coordinators to facilitate the banking and distribution of School Banking rewards.
It’s easy – and it only takes a small amount of your time one day a week. We can show you the ropes to get you going, and Commonwealth Bank provides support via a helpdesk and dedicated reps.
Your help with the program will greatly benefit students as they develop vital saving skills and also help our school with fundraising. It is also a rewarding and interactive way to be an active member of the school community.
If you are interested in volunteering for this great program, please visit us during school banking in the primary village (every Thursday from 8am to 9am) or contact Kirsty Pearce on 0404 967 002.
Containers for Change
St Stephen’s School has partnered with Good Sammy, who is an official collection organisation for the Containers for Change launched on October 1 this year.
Please collect eligible containers and help provide meaningful employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Our bins are located at:
Early Learning Centre – entrance to Reception
Duncraig Primary – entrance to Reception
Carramar Primary – entrance to Reception and near the Nurses office
