Dear Families,
We had so much fun with a range of activities happening across the school last week. Today, Years 4 & 6 had their worship assembly, all about ‘The Keys’ and how they help us grow. Parents and families are always welcome to come and see Mr Steven, and the House captains in action at this fun-filled, Bible-based worship.
On Wednesday 10 March, there is a Biblical Studies Coffee morning for parents from 8.30am to 9.30am in the Primary Village. Please come along and hear about what is being taught in Biblical Studies, meet other parents and spend time together. Later on Wednesday evening, we are holding the ‘Connecting in Conversations’ evening. This is a chance for parents to come and hear from the school’s leadership. The evening will run from 6:45pm until approximately 7:45pm in the Year 3-6 Primary Village. We hope to see you there.
This Thursday 11 March, we are holding a Twilight Tour Duncraig Campus 5.30pm to 6.30pm. If you know of people that may be interested a future enrolment in our School, please let them know. It is a wonderful opportunity to meet staff and show case the learning that is taking place across the school.
Friday 12 March
Mrs Egan’s class are holding their class assembly at 9.00am in the ELC Forum. Parents and families of 1E are invited to come and see the class assembly. Over at 3-6 they have the Primary Interhouse Swimming Carnival at HBF Arena Joondalup.
Please also check the blog below for a range of upcoming events!
As we look over the events that are available each week for our students, it is a reminder of how lucky we are to participate in these activities at this current time in our world. We are truly blessed in being able to do so much as a school community and we are very grateful. We also pray for others across the world who’s journey has been quite different from ours in recent months.
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Have a wonderful week.
Hannah Lockwood-Jones & Jarrod Heglund
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES –
STARTING IN TERM 2
PP – Year 6
WEEK STARTING MONDAY 3 MAY TO
WEEK ENDING FRIDAY 18 JUNE
DURATION 7 WEEKS.
LOOK OUT FOR THE NOTICE ON THIS BLOG TO REGISTER …..
ACTIVITIES LIKE …… running, LEGO, chess, games …
In celebration of Mathematics, students from Year 3-6 are invited to take part in a Pi reciting competition. Pi is a special number used in mathematics, and we will be celebrating by seeing who can memorise the most digits. Although Pi has over one million digits, students can find many digits of it on the inside cover of their diaries. The competition will be held on Monday, 15 March in the Village, at recess.
Hope to see you there!
PARENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS 2021
Monday 15 March – Thursday 18 March
This is an opportunity for students, parents and teachers to meet face to face or online and discuss how 2021 has commenced. Appointments are in 10 minute intervals. If you decide to conduct your interview online, please email your child’s teacher and advise her/him of that time slot. Online interviews will be conducted via Teams.
The Parent Portal can be accessed using the following URL: https://portal.ststephens.wa.edu.au/
Under Plan the Term > click on Interview Bookings > then Login to EdInfo to book an interview. Once in EdInfo, click on the Interviews tab and select your preferred time with the teacher.
Booking sessions open on Monday 22 February at 4pm and close on Friday 12 March at 4pm.
Parents, to log into the Parent portal, usee your parent username (e.g. 12345@parent.ststephens.wa.edu.au) and parent password.
If you need to reset/modify your password, please go to https://password.ststephens.wa.edu.au.
If you require further assistance, please contact the ICT Parent helpdesk at https://help.ststephens.wa.edu.au/
or phone 9243 2160.
Interviews will take place in the ELC Forum or the Primary Village.
Hannah Lockwood-Jones & Jarrod Heglund
School Banking … Every Thursday 8am – 8.45am outside the Primary Office
Come and see what it’s all about!!! If your child has previously participated in School banking, or has an existing Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account, they can start banking straight away by bringing their Dollarmites deposit wallet to school.
If you would like to know more about School Banking or open a new account, please visit www.commbank.com.au/schoolbanking
Jellybeans Competition
Students who make a deposit any time between now and week 8 will have the opportunity to guess how many jellybeans are in the jar. They may make one guess each time they bank at School. The student who guesses the number of jellybeans, wins the whole jar! Competition closes 25 March. To set up a new account please click the link above or visit your local Commonwealth branch.
We need U …. we are looking for 2 parent volunteers to be available on a Thursday morning from 8am – 9am to assist with recording students’ deposits, etc. If you are able to help or would like more information, please contact Kirsty on kwapearce@gmail.com
There are many worthwhile causes to support throughout the year and this is one that I would like to draw attention to. In 2014, my then three year old daughter was diagnosed with Leukaemia. Thanks to a privileged medical system and God’s mercy, my daughter is now fit and well. She is in her fifth year since treatment finished and her recovery has been very positive.
Throughout that treatment period and even beyond, the support for families dealing with blood cancers has been amazing. Fundraising initiatives like the Greatest Shave helped our family through a difficult time of our lives. We are extremely grateful to all of the selfless people who have generously given to this cause.
To further the cause, I would like to support the World’s Greatest Shave at St Stephen’s School. For those interested in supporting this fundraising effort, these are the details…
- Our Greatest Shave Day will be held on Thursday 1 April(last day of term 1)
- Participating on the day can be done in the following ways
a. Register online with parent permission (parents please email me at daniel.parker@ststephens.w.aedu.au to express consent), fundraise and then have hair shaved or cut (you must be registered and have sent in parental permission and fundraised to do the shave or cut)
b. Don’t register online, but still colour your hair at home or wear a wig and then bring a donation on the day
- Students/staff/parents can support by giving online or registering as a participant at the link below
*Under the green box saying “sponsor our team”, in little text it says “or sign up and join our team” – click on that to join.
I am fully aware that there are many worthwhile causes to support, so please do not feel any obligation to give to this fundraising, but of course we welcome it if you are willing and able.
Mr Daniel Parker – Primary PE Specialist at St Stephen’s Duncraig
