Dear Parents,

Welcome to Languages Week! This is a week in which we celebrate all of the various nations, cultures and languages that come together to make us who we are as a school community. Across this week, there will be a number of different language-based activities and events which the children will be getting involved in, and I want to thank Madame Penin for all of her effort and passion in planning for this week.

Of course, there are also a number of other events happening this week, so here’s a short summary of those:

• Monday 25 to Wednesday 27
  • Continuation of Synthesis Art Exhibition in the 3-6 Primary Village and theatre foyer.
• Tuesday 26
  • Languages Week Canteen Meal Deal
• Friday 29
  • Assembly Kindy (combined)
  • PP Pirate Day Camp
  • Disco – K-6 in Cousins Hall

Have a wonderful week, and we look forward to seeing so many of you at the disco on Friday!

Jarrod Heglund

Deputy Head of Primary

Class Placement 2022

As we prepare for 2022, we would like to take the opportunity to inform you of the process we use when placing students in their classes for next year. Please note that all teachers place students after examination of several factors which include:

• Social and emotional concerns
• Friendship preferences
• Academic ability
• Staff observations

Your child’s current class teachers construct their class lists in collaboration with their partner year group Teacher(s), Learning Assistance and Specialist Teachers. Where possible, the teaching staff will provide experiences for students to interact across the classes to also observe student interactions with students not currently in their class.

Once the teachers have completed their class list recommendations, they are forwarded on to the Primary Leadership Team. Class lists are reviewed by leadership.

The process of creating class lists is done carefully and over a period of time. Please be assured that every decision we make is in the best interests of your child and understand that, while we recognise the uniqueness and preferences of each student, we will not guarantee a preferred placement. Please, can I encourage you to trust in the professionalism and dedication of our staff as they consider the many factors in placing your child in a particular class and not make requests for preferred class placements for your child.

You will be notified of your child’s teacher in January 2022 before they commence school on Friday 28 January.

Bottom car park flow

We understand that a number of students get collected in the car park at the bottom end of Hamer Oval. While this is perfectly fine to do, we request that you don’t use the area as a Kiss-and-Drive. In recent weeks, this practice has started to cause more congestion than it is intended to, so if you would please park in the available bays, that would be appreciated. If there aren’t any bays available, we do need you to keep on driving to allow traffic to flow and others to exit their bays. Thank you for understanding and for helping with this.

Multi-cultural dress up day: Friday 29^th October (Yrs 3 – 6)

 

In order to celebrate linguistic and cultural diversity and end Languages Week in a fun way, let’s all dress up in cultural dress from all over the world!

 

Order online at   www.campion.com.au

DATE FOR THE FETE

The date has been set for the 2022 Duncraig Fete! Save Saturday, October 29 in your calendars. In the meantime, the Fete Committee is looking for members to help out with the planning process and volunteers to assist on the day. If you would like to help out, host a stall or for any more information, please contact Julie Wookey on juliewookey12@gmail.com by the end of November.

ELC Resource Lists 2022

Please ensure that you go on line and pay for your booklist requirements at your earliest convenience.  All K – 2 students are required to go online and order.

Please note that items ticked as “Item Required” on your child’s booklist need to be purchased directly from Campion. The link to the Campion website is: www.campion.com.au and the code to use is KKYF. Once you have logged in, you will be able to see your 2022 year level booklist.

Understanding that ‘back to school’ can be an expensive cost to families, our staff have made a conscious effort to keep the cost to a minimum.  

 

VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED – Please contact the disco team at ststephensdisco@gmail.com if you’re able to help.

 

 

 

Dear Families and Community.

Last week saw the Year 6 students return from camp. They had a wonderful time with lots of activities and memories made.  This concludes all the camps that have taken place across the year levels. Our students have been provided with fantastic experiences and I know that the staff have enjoyed spending time with their students outside the standard school time.

This week has started off with lots of ‘eggcitement’ in Year 2 as the students await the arrival of babies chicks in their classroom.  Be sure to check in on the Year 2 blog to see how things are progressing and meet the new additions as they arrive. On Thursday  21 October, we have the Opening Night for the Synthesis Art exhibition. This will be running until  Wednesday 27 October. Please come and take a look at the wonderful Art that is on display. We would like to thank our talented Art staff and students for the beautiful work that is on display and their hard work in putting this together. At the ELC this Friday 22 October, we have Worship with our Kindy and Pre Primary students. Family members are very welcome to come and join us for this fun-filled, bible-based Worship. Over at 3-6, 4B will be presenting their class assembly at 2.20. Please come along and learn what our Year 4 class have been doing and learning this semester.

At both the ELC and 3 -6 offices you will see a box filled with poppies for sale ready for Remembrance Day. Please support us in raising money for this cause by purchasing a poppies for a small donation. You hopefully will have seen in your child’s  class blogs, diary or  on this blog, information about the upcoming Primary Disco K-6 on Friday 29 October. If your child is attending this event, please return the cut-off slip with the correct money inside an envelope to Admin by tomorrow. This information from the returned slips will help our Disco organisers with allocating correct catering and an idea of the number of students attending.

Please take time to scroll through the various posts to ensure you are up to date with what is happening in the upcoming weeks ahead.

Hope you have a lovely week ahead.

God bless,

Hannah Lockwood-Jones and Jarrod Heglund.

Primary school

Enrolments are now open for VacSwim swimming lessons during the summer school holidays. VacSwim offers fun lessons at beach or pool locations. They are a great school holiday activity and they teach valuable safety skills to help keep your child safe in the water.

Enrol at education.wa.edu.au/vacswim

VacSwim frequently asked questions – Department of Education

 

VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED – Please contact the disco team at ststephensdisco@gmail.com if you’re able to help.

 

Attention:  Year 3 – 6 parents

 NOTICE ABOUT SCHOOL BANKING

We wish to advise that School Banking will no longer be taking place.  This service will conclude on

Thursday 25 November 2021.

Thank you for your support with this program.

School Banking Coordinators

 

1.  Sporting School opportunity for year 4, 5 and 6 – Free Ultimate Frisbee clinics

*the following students are already registered – Stancombe, Brain, Gemmel, Cann, Craven, Chang, Dixon, Holley, Young, Bayman, Vorster, Parry, Hawkes, Sneddon, Povey, Anokhin, Reeve, Ewan – there are 12 more positions avaialable.

St Stephens Primary (yrs. 3 to 6) is registered with the Sporting Schools Organization. Through this initiative, St Stephens will receive Federal Funding to provide extra-curricular sporting activities. When funding is received, opportunities will be presented for some students to participate.

In Term 4 there will be a four session ULTIMATE FRISBEE program with a specialist coach. There is no cost to families. Ultimate frisbee equipment will be provided for each session.

We have booked in the following dates and times:     Tuesday 26 Oct 3:15pm – 4:15pm

                                                                                    Tuesday 2 Nov 3:15pm – 4:15pm

                                                                                    Tuesday 9 Nov 3:15pm – 4:15pm

                                                                                    Tuesday 16 Nov 3:15pm – 4:15pm

Unfortunately for these sessions there will be a limit of 30 students.

Please see below for details as to how to register your interest.

TO REGISTER PARTICIPATION REQUEST

1.    Determine whether you can commit to the four session program

2.    Do not procrastinate as positions will be filled on a first in first served basis.

3.    Email me at daniel.parker@ststephens.wa.edu.au and simply state – STUDENT NAME, YEAR GROUP, and INDICATE INTEREST IN ULTIMATE FRISBEE CLINICS

DO NOT SIGN UP IF YOU CANNOT COMMIT TO THE FOUR WEEK PROGRAM

*students must display considerate and respectful behaviour to participate.

 

2.  Year 5 and 6 Inter School Cricket Try-Outs

RE: TRY OUTS

This term on Friday 19 November, our school is registered to play in an inter school cricket competition at Seacrest Oval in Sorrento. It is open to year 5 and 6 students.

Unfortunately the number of students that are able to participate is quite restricted. We are only able to field two boys teams and two girls teams which are made up of eight players. Therefore only 16 girls and 16 boys will be able to play.

Therefore over the first few weeks, try-outs will be held to determine selection of the teams. Try outs will be held at lunchtimes(1:10p 1:40p). Try-outs will be held on the basketball courts.

First round – Thursday 21 October – girls, Friday 22 October – boys

Second round – Thursday 28 October – girls, Friday 29 October – boys

Third round – Thursday 4 November – girls, Friday 5 November – boys

Final round(if necessary) –  Thursday 11 November – girls, Friday 12 November – boys

The type of cricket that we will be playing is called super 8s cricket which is a very fast paced version of the game. Every player will have to bat and bowl. Selection criteria will be strongly based on a students ability to hit with consistent power and accuracy and when bowling, to bowl very accurately and deceptively.

 

3.    Sorrento Beach Bike Ride and Beach Day – Thursday 2 December

WE NEED MORE PARENT HELPERS!

Dear Year 6 Parents/Guardians

RE: Many Parent Helpers Required

The year 5 and 6 bike lessons are excellent preparation for our Bike Excursion to Sorrento Beach.

The Bike Excursion to Sorrento Beach simply involves a ride, on cycle paths, from the school alongside Hepburn Avenue down to the south side of Hillarys Marina.  At the beach, students will participate in a variety of beach activities before enjoying a BBQ lunch. After the lunch, we will all ride back to St Stephens. This day is very enjoyable and is a great activity for our year 6 students in their last year of Primary School.

For this event to take place however we will need strong participation by parents or relatives. So if you are able to participate, please let me know at Daniel.parker@ststephens.wa.edu.au as soon as possible. For supervision reasons, there will be a critical number of adult help that we will require if this event is to take place. Also, be aware, that you do not need to be a professional cyclist. It is meant to be a casual ride, and I simply require adults that have a sound understanding of traffic movements and are able to make sensible decisions.

 

A small act can sometimes be enough. A helping hand can halve a burden, and one kind word can calm the nerves.

Whether we’re supporting people through everyday trials and triumphs, or advocating on behalf of those in the community whose voices aren’t being heard, we strive every day to make a positive difference to the lives of the people we support.

Because for us, enough is not enough. We want safer, fairer, brighter, better – for the people we serve and all humanity.

And we couldn’t do it without you.

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YEAR 3 – YEAR 6

LANGUAGE WEEK MEALS

THURSDAY, 28 October 2021

 

FRENCH MEAL

Ham and Cheese Continental Roll

Little Ted biscuits and Chillj Blackcurrant

$8.00

JAPANESE MEAL

4 piece sushi (gf, v)

(teriyaki chicken or tuna or vegetable)

Little Ted biscuits and Chillj Blackcurrant

$8.50

 

ITALIAN MEAL

Four N Twenty Traveller Meatlovers Pizza Pie

Little Ted biscuits and Chillj Blackcurrant

$7.50

Order online using QuickCliq

All orders must be placed by

Thursday, 21 October 2021 by 7.30am

Language Week

Instructions for Ordering

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 and then click on the pop-up dialogue box SPECIAL EVENT MENU.  Dates:

Kindy to Year 2 – Tuesday, 26 October 2021

Year 3 to Year 6 – Thursday, 28 October 2021

Year 7 to Year 12 – Thursday, 28 October 2021

Orders must be placed by the cut-off date of Thursday, 21 October by 7.30am – sorry no exceptions. NO OTHER FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ORDER FOR ELC/PRIMARY STUDENTS FROM THE CANTEEN ON 26 OCT/28 OCT RESPECTIVELY.

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

Do not 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.

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.

 

 

A small act can sometimes be enough. A helping hand can halve a burden, and one kind word can calm the nerves.

Whether we’re supporting people through everyday trials and triumphs, or advocating on behalf of those in the community whose voices aren’t being heard, we strive every day to make a positive difference to the lives of the people we support.

Because for us, enough is not enough. We want safer, fairer, brighter, better – for the people we serve and all humanity.

And we couldn’t do it without you.

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RUN CLUB – EVERY THURSDAY

8.00 – 8.25am on the Primary Oval

This Thursday and every Thursday in Term 4.

Our Thursday Run Club continues every week throughout the year (weather permitting)!

All students (and their families) are very welcome to join us and clock up house points as well as kilometres – at any pace you like.

Any queries, please contact Sharon.baird@ststephens.wa.edu.au 😊

 

 

YEAR 3 – YEAR 6

LANGUAGE WEEK MEALS

THURSDAY, 28 October 2021

 

FRENCH MEAL

Ham and Cheese Continental Roll

Little Ted biscuits and Chillj Blackcurrant

$8.00

JAPANESE MEAL

4 piece sushi (gf, v)

(teriyaki chicken or tuna or vegetable)

Little Ted biscuits and Chillj Blackcurrant

$8.50

 

ITALIAN MEAL

Four N Twenty Traveller Meatlovers Pizza Pie

Little Ted biscuits and Chillj Blackcurrant

$7.50

Order online using QuickCliq

All orders must be placed by

Thursday, 21 October 2021 by 7.30am

Language Week

Instructions for Ordering

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 and then click on the pop-up dialogue box SPECIAL EVENT MENU.  Dates:

Kindy to Year 2 – Tuesday, 26 October 2021

Year 3 to Year 6 – Thursday, 28 October 2021

Year 7 to Year 12 – Thursday, 28 October 2021

Orders must be placed by the cut-off date of Thursday, 21 October by 7.30am – sorry no exceptions. NO OTHER FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ORDER FOR ELC/PRIMARY STUDENTS FROM THE CANTEEN ON 26 OCT/28 OCT RESPECTIVELY.

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

Do not 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.

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.