Good Afternoon,

It is wonderful to say that with NAPLAN over and calmer weather there is a sense of business as usual across the ELC and Primary spaces here at St Stephen’s this week.

The Year 4 students enjoyed their incursion on Friday last week. They had a lot of fun taking part in the obstacles, playing by the camp fire as well as all the singing and dancing that took place. I imagine there were a lot of very tired children by the time they got home in the evening.

Looking across this week, we are excited to be holding the following events:

ELC:

Friday 3^rd June – PP Alphabet dress up day

Friday 3^rd June – Worship Years 1 & 2

3-6:

Friday 3^rd June 2.20pm – Assembly 4Z

*Please note that swimming lessons will commence Tue 7^th June for year 3 & 4, after the public holiday.

Wishing you all the very best for the week ahead and an enjoyable WA Day with family and loved ones.

Hannah Lockwood-Jones & Andrew Johnston

Year 3 to Year 6

END OF TERM MEAL

Wednesday, 22 June 2022

Traveller Pizza Pie

(Meatlovers or Hawaiian)

Apple Raspberry Juice Bomb

Cookie

$8.00

4 pack sushi – gluten free
(Teriyaki chicken or tuna or vegetable)

Apple Raspberry Juice Bomb

Cookie

$8.50

(please contact Canteen Manager if you require any information on ingredients etc 9243 2434)

ORDER ONLINE THROUGH QUICKCLIQ

ALL ORDERS MUST BE PLACED BY WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE AT 7.30AM

SORRY NO LATE ORDERS

NO OTHER FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE ON 7 APRIL

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 22 June 2022 and then click on the pop up dialogue box SPECIAL EVENT MENU.

Orders must be placed by the cut-off date of Thursday, 9 June at 7.30am – sorry no exceptions.

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. 

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.

ELC (Kindy to yr2)

TERM 2 mEAL

Tuesday, 21 June 2022

Traveller Pizza Pie

(Meatlovers or Hawaiian)

Apple Raspberry Juice Bomb

Cookie

$8.00

4 pack sushi – gluten free
(Teriyaki chicken or tuna or vegetable)

Apple Raspberry Juice Bomb

Cookie

$8.50

(please contact Canteen Manager if you require any information on ingredients etc

9243 2434)

ORDER ONLINE THROUGH QUICKCLIQ

ALL ORDERS MUST BE PLACED BY THURSDAY, 9 JUNE AT 7.30AM

SORRY NO LATE ORDERS

NO OTHER FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE ON 21 JUNE

Follow the instructions below to order:

Log in using your Quickcliq 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 21 June and then click on the pop up dialogue box SPECIAL EVENT MENU.

Orders must be placed by the cut-off date of Thursday, 9 June at 7.30am – sorry no exceptions.

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, these require a minimum account credit of $20 and have a small fee attached.  Please ensure you allow enough time for payments to reach your Quickcliq account.

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

For any queries regarding ordering online please contact Quickcliq on1300 484 888 or email info@quickcliq.com.au.

Good Afternoon,

What a blustery start to the week today! Whilst some students ran for cover, others took the opportunity to play in the rain with their gum boot and rain coats on. A lot of fun was had this morning.

Below are the events that are taking place at the ELC and 3-6 this week. .

ELC

Thursday 26 – May Kindy hospital incursion

Friday 27 – May ELC Cross Country

3-6 

Friday 27 May – Year 4 Camp Day

The rainy weather looks like it will be here for a few more days. As a result, we are expecting increased traffic volume coming to school. Please be patient when using Kiss and Drive. Staff are working hard to move the children safely into waiting vehicles. We kindly ask you collect your child from the school building if your child is unable to strap themselves in, or get into the car unassisted. Please remember during the morning pick up and afternoon collection, at no time can you park in the Kiss and Drive area. If you have friends or family members collecting your child, please update them on our Kiss and Drive system and ensure they have an A4 sheet with the child’s name and class clearly marked for us to see.

Across our school community we have a number of people unwell. As seasonal colds, flu and Covid cases increase, it is important that students who are unwell are not sent to school. Let us work together to ensure our community is kept as safe as possible and ensure we are limiting the spread of illness’ where we can.

Currently we have a few staff members off sick. When a teacher is away due to illness, it is not a requirement for that staff member to answer their emails. If you need assistance with an urgent concern or inquiry, please contact the office to speak with Andrew or myself.

Whilst we all navigate some uncertainty at this time, it is good for us to reflect on this very well-known passage in the Bible which reminds us of God’s love and His heart for us all.

Psalms 23

1 A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.

3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.

Wishing you all the very best for the week ahead.

Hannah Lockwood-Jones and Andrew Johnston.

2022 Primary Inter House Cross Country

Congratulations to all students that participated and worked hard in the Inter House Cross Country.

Well done to Timae for winning. Remembering that it is the lowest score that wins…Timae won with 783 points, while Alethea came in second with 822 points and third to Carana with 880 points.

Well done as well to our medal winners, who I know put in a lot of time and significant effort to get the results shown below.

Interschool Selection –  there were many students unable to participate on Friday. Any student that was unable to compete due to valid reasons and wishes to challenge for an inter school position need to email(parent email) me at daniel.parker@ststephens.wa.edu.au and state your intentions to challenge. The challenger will need to achieve a top 6 time for their year and gender to qualify. The first challenger timings will take place on Friday 27 May after recess. A second challenger timing will most likely be organized as some students may still have lingering health issues and the year 4 cohort has an incursion on the Friday. Please email ASAP with your intentions for planning purposes. Once I have a list of challengers and their availability, then I will directly email those families with specific information.

Good afternoon,

As you are aware, there is a growing number of people across WA who are required to isolate as a result of COVID 19 and the impact of this is being felt in many industries, including education. At St Stephen’s we are trying to be as proactive as possible in managing the challenges which includes consciously practising appropriate COVID safe measures and organising appropriate relief for staff absences when required. If you need to keep your child away from school for this or any other reason, please remember to contact absentees so we can log the absence. Equally, if you bring your child to school a little later for any reason, please remember they need to be signed in by an adult before returning to class.

RAT Tests available for collection

We still have some families yet to collect their 20 free RAT tests per child from school. If you are yet to collect them, please come to reception either at the ELC or 3-6 spaces and we will be happy to provide them to you.

Premier’s Reading Challenge

We are excited to be participating in the Premier’s Reading Challenge this year across the ELC and Primary school. This is a fantastic initiative which will promote reading among our children. Further information has been provided through the class blog. However, if you’d like to know more, please contact your class teacher and they will be happy to help.

Clubs

We are delighted to be starting clubs again this week. If your child missed out on their preferred club, please be encouraged to try again next term.

This week

It is a reasonably quiet week in terms of events across the ELC and 3-6 which means plenty of learning can occur, which is always exciting. NAPLAN catch ups will be happening for any Year 3 or 5 student who missed one of the tests. Years 3-6 will be taking part in their cross country challenge on Friday and class 6F will have their assembly on Friday and we are delighted to be able to welcome parents into the assembly for the first time this year!

Finally, we would like to thank you for all you do and for your ongoing support to the school and community.

Hannah Lockwood-Jones & Andrew Johnston

Dear Parents and Community,

Thank you to all those who came for our Mother’s Day and Special Guest celebration. What a wonderful turnout at both the ELC and 3-6 on Friday afternoon! It was lovely to see you all at the school and enjoy time with the children.

As restrictions were recently removed, Extra Curriculum clubs can now return this term. Information was sent out on your class blogs last Friday. Unfortunately, we were unable to set up the online electronic system in time for  Term 2. Forms need to be printed off and returned to the Admin office. Spare forms are available at the office. For anyone who missed the post, information regarding these clubs can be found below.

ELC

Year 1 has an incursion this week with Animal Ark visiting the students.

Worship this Friday will be for the Pre Primary and Kindy students. Parents of these year levels are welcome to join us at 9.00am in the ELC Forum.

3-6

Naplan is taking place for our Year 3 and Year 5 students this week. If your child is in Year 3 -5 and absent on the day of the test please let Admin know as soon as possible. Alternatively, send an email to AbsenteeDunPri@ststephens.wa.edu.au.

Worship next Monday will be for the Year 3 and 5 students. Parents of these year levels are welcome to join us at 9.00am in the village’

Each week there is a prayer group at the ELC (Tuesday morning) and a Bible study group from 3-6 (Wednesday morning). All are welcome. If you would like further information please ask or call the Admin staff.

We wish you all a good week ahead.

Numbers 6:24-26

New International Version

24 “‘“The Lord bless you

and keep you;

25 the Lord make his face shine on you

and be gracious to you;

26 the Lord turn his face toward you

and give you peace.”’

Kind regards,

Hannah Lockwood-Jones & Andrew Johnston.

Dear Parents,

PRIMARY EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITES:  TERM 2, 2022

We are excited to begin the Primary Extra Curricular Activities this Term.  These clubs are a wonderful opportunity for students to learn new things, develop positive social skills and enjoy being a part of the broader St Stephen’s School community.

We will commence the activities for Term 2, 2022 in Week 4, on Monday 16 May 2022. These will run for a 5-week period, finishing in Week 8, on Friday 17 June 2022.

Your child/children from Year 3 to 6, are welcome to participate in an extra curriculum activity at the Primary School (see attached list of activities).  It is important that children understand that they must commit to the activity for the whole 5 weeks. Below is a form to complete for Term 2. This form needs to be returned to the Primary Office before your child can participate in the activity for Term 2. Places are limited for each activity so please only enrol in one activity.  Allocation is on a ‘first in’ basis, so please secure your child’s place as soon as possible.

Please assume your child has been included in their selected activity, unless otherwise advised.

If you require any further information, please contact the Primary Office on 9243 2102.

Thank you for your support.

Andrew Johnston

Deputy Head of Primary School

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITES TERM 2, 2022

If you would like your child to be involved in an Extra Curricular Activity, please complete the following enrolment form indicating the activity.  The activities will commence in Week 4, on Monday 16 May 2022.  They will run for a 5 -week period, finishing in Week 8, Friday 17 June 2022.   It is important that your child commits to the activity for the full 5 weeks.  One activity per student.  

Please assume your child has been included in their selected activity, unless otherwise advised.

Please return to the Primary Office by Thursday 12 May 2022.

I would like my child _____________________________________ in class __________ to be involved in the Extra Curricular Activities.  The activity my child would like to enrol in is:

ACTIVITY ____________________________________

Child’s name __________________________________ commits to the full 5 weeks to the activity listed above.

Parent Signature _________________________    Child’s Signature ________________________________

EXTRA CURRICULR ACTIVITIES 3-6

Term 2-2022

Monday 18 May – Friday 17 June

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ELC: TERM 2, 2022

We are excited to begin the Extra Curricular Activities at the ELC this term.  These clubs are a wonderful opportunity for students to learn new things, develop positive social skills and enjoy being a part of the broader St Stephen’s School community.

We will commence the clubs at the ELC for Term 2, 2022 in Week 4 on Wednesday 18 May 2022. These will run for a 5-week period, finishing in Week 8, Wednesday 15 June.

Your child or children, from Pre-Primary to Year 2, are welcome to participate in an Extra Curricular Activity at the ELC (see attached list of activities).  It is important that children understand that they must commit to the activity for the whole 5 weeks.

Below is a form to complete for Term 2. This form needs to be returned to the ELC Office by Thursday 12 May so your child can participate in the clubs for Term 2. Places are limited for each activity so please only enrol in one activity.  Allocation is on a ‘first in’ basis, so please secure your child’s place as soon as possible.

Please assume your child has been included in their selected club, unless otherwise advised.

If you require any further information, please contact the ELC Office on 9243 2481.

Thank you for your support.

Hannah Lockwood-Jones

Deputy Head of Primary School

If you would like your child to be involved in an Extra Curricular Activity, please complete the following enrolment form indicating the activity.  The Activities will commence in Week 4, on Wednesday 18 May 2022.  This will run for a 5 -week period, finishing in Week 8, Wednesday 15 June 2022.   It is important that your child commits to the activity for the full 5 weeks.  One activity per student.  

Please assume your child has been included in their selected activity, unless otherwise advised.

Please return to the ELC Office by Thursday 12 May 2022.

I would like my child _____________________________________ in class __________ to be involved in the Extra Curricular Activity.  The activity my child would like to enrol in is:

ACTIVITY ____________________________________

Child’s name __________________________________ commits to the full 5 weeks to the activity listed above.

Parent Signature _________________________    Child’s Signature ________________________________

EXTRA CURRICULR ACTIVITIES ELC

Term 2-2022

Wednesday 18 May – Wednesday 15 June  

FETE UPDATE

The Fete Committee met recently to work through the logistics of presenting a Fete in 2022. With restrictions only just being lifted, it was decided to reframe this year’s Fete into something later in the year that would give the Committee more time to put something together. The community event will now be a Christmas Market (pending City of Joondalup approvals) on Saturday, November 26 from 4-8pm. More information will be provided later in the year. For anyone happy to help out in the planning or on the day, please contact Julie Wookey on juliewookey12@gmail.com

A ring has been found within the ELC grounds.

If you have lost a ring and think it may be yours please come to the ELC reception.

Dear Community,

Music Notes

We are delighted to announce that all rehearsals recommence in week 2. All Ensembles will be rehearsing in their normal rooms with the full group in attendance.

Anyone who is interested in joining the choirs are welcome to come for a few weeks to try them out. There are no auditions required.

Attached is the proposed music planner for the rest of the year

Music Planner 2022

Primary Years 3 to 6 Mother’s Day Celebration

ELC Mother’s Day Celebration

We are excited to officially launch the St Stephen’s School Winter Ball for 2022!

Join us for an evening of celebration in Crown Perth’s Grand Ballroom.

Date: Saturday 20 August 2022

Time: 7:00pm to 12:00am

Book now: https://loom.ly/h1x9WB8