Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome to Week 8. With most of the term behind us, the anticipation for the upcoming holidays is certainly growing. I just wanted to thank you for helping to clothe your children in orange last week for Harmony Day. We had a great day, with times of reflection on what it means to live in harmony with those around us, as well as being thankful for the diversity of cultures represented in Australia.

Here a few short details of some upcoming events to be aware of:

Tuesday 23 March 

• Incursion Constable Care – Year 3, 4 & 5
• Thanksgiving Service – 6.45pm Carramar Sports and Learning Centre

Friday 26 March

• ELC Assembly – 1F
• Interschool Swimming Carnival (Years 3-6) – HBF Arena

Saturday 27 March

• ‘Have Sum Fun’ maths competition day – selected Year 5 and 6 students

Monday 29 March

• Free Dress Day for K-6. Please bring in a gold coin donation to bless the Smith family (ELC) and the Falconer family (Yr3-6) with the wonderful work they do
• Morning Worship at 3-6
• 3F Strings Demo

Kind regards,

Jarrod Heglund and Hannah Lockwood-Jones

ELC Smith Family – Monday 29 March

 Please bring in a gold coin donation to assist The Smith Family

The Smith Family is a national, independent children’s charity helping disadvantaged Australians to get the most out of their education, so they can create better futures for themselves. 

For one in six Australian children and young people growing up in poverty,¹ it can limit their choices, opportunities and outcomes in life.

Investing in the education of a disadvantaged child delivers long-term positive benefits for them, their family and potentially generations to come.

Pi Day Competition

Mrs Kerspien and Mrs Luinstra would like to congratulate all students who participated in the Pi Reciting Competition on Monday, 15 March. We had participants from all year levels. The year level winners were: Year 3- Hugo Whitford; Year 4- Darshni Wadia; Year 5- Jay Wadia; and Year 6- Byron Brain. The overall winner, with an amazing 101 digits memorised was Darshni Wadia!!!

 

ATTENTION  3 – 6   PARENTS

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 on the following Tuesdays, come along and buy your morning fix and chat with other parents.

23rd March

25th May

29th June

24th Aug

21st Sep

26th Oct

23rd Nov

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

Dear Parents,

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: TERM 2, 2021

We are excited start the extra-curricular activities at the beginning of Term 2.  Once again, parents will utilise the online booking system, Bookwhen.

We commence the activities for Term 2 in Week 3, on Monday 3 May 2021.    These will run for 7 weeks, finishing in Week 9, ending Friday 18 June 2021.

Your child/children from PP to Year 6, are welcome to participate in an extra curriculum activity at their respective ELC or 3 – 6 campus (see list below of activities).  It is important that children understand that they must commit to the activity for the whole 6 weeks.  For the activities running after school, there is a short afternoon tea break, so please pack something healthy for them to enjoy.   At the conclusion of their session, please be prompt when collecting your children in the afternoon.  Please click on the following link https://bookwhen.com/ststephensschool_duncraig (or head to the Parent Portal and click on Plan the Day>Primary School Clubs and click on the Enrol button). Places are limited for each activity so please only enrol in one activity and allocation is on a ‘first in’ basis.   Please continue to register your name on the wait list for an activity if it is full.

Parents are required to register using an email address and password then each student can be registered in preparation for enrolment. Please ensure that all areas are completed.

Activities will be open on Bookwhen for student enrolments on Wednesday 24 March at 5.00 pm.

Please note registration is required before you can enrol in an activity.

We look forward to a term full of activity and fun.

If you require any further information, please contact the ELC or Primary Office.

Kind regards.

Hannah Lockwood-Jones & Jarrod Heglund

EXTRA CURRICULR ACTIVITIES

Term 2        

Monday 3 May – Thursday 17 June      

 

          

 

 

Attention: Year 3 – 6 Parents

 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 1 April.  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…

1. Our Greatest Shave Day will be held on Thursday 1 April(last day of term 1)
2. 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

3. Students/staff/parents can support by giving online or registering as a participant at the link below

https://secure.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?_ga=2.38365475.1407624395.1612403321-1206129850.1581036005&TeamID=123423

*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

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 blue ‘MEAL ORDER’ button

Step 1 – select your child (PLEASE ENSURE ALL DETAILS ARE UP TO DATE)

Step 2 – select date 1 Apr 2021 and then click on the pop up dialogue box SPECIAL EVENT MENU.

Step 3 – add to cart: click on the cross next to MEAL DEALS then tick the meal deal of your choice and then click blue 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 25 March at 1pm – sorry no exceptions.  NO OTHER FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ORDER FROM THE CANTEEN ON 1 APRIL.

Any queries regarding food please contact the school canteen on 9243 2434.

For any queries regarding ordering online please contact Quickcliq by phoning 1300 484 888 or email info@quickcliq.com.au.

Non-uniform day – Monday 29 March – Year 3 to Year 6

Funds raised go to The Falconers

 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 five children, Levi, Josiah, Katelyn, Eliana and Isaac 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.