Dear Parents, 

Week ahead:

ELC

Friday 31 March – Worship

Friday 31 March – Year 2 Camp Day

Monday 3 April – Free Dress Day – gold coin donation for the SABA foundation

3-6

Monday 27 – Thursday 30 March – Year 5 Surfing at Trigg Beach

Friday 31 March – Inter School Swimming Carnival – selected year 3 to 6 students

Friday 31 March – Thanksgiving Rehearsal – Primary Chorale/Chamber Choir/Singers

Monday 3 April – Free Dress Day – gold coin donation for the SABA foundation

The last full week of the term, hasn’t this term gone quickly.

We have many special events across the Primary school at both ELC and 3-6 over the next two weeks. Please continue to read the Primary and class blogs to ensure that you are up to date on what is happening for your child.

The staff at St Stephen’s School work hard to ensure that our students are offered a wide range of quality experiences. As we near the end of the term, Andrew and I would like to acknowledge their work and say a huge thank you for all that they do. We look forward to acknowledging their work, the students and our community during our combined Worship service next week.

God bless,

Hannah Lockwood-Jones & Andrew Johnston

An Invitation from the Primary Library

Can you spare a little time to volunteer in the Primary Library?

Please get in touch – we would love to hear from you!

 Contact:

Primary Library: 9243 2424

library@ststephens.wa.edu.au

Or pop in and have a chat with one of the Library staff

 Belinda Bastion & Robyn McLoughlin

Kindy to Yr2 – ordering instructions (8)

Yr3 to Yr 6 ordering instructions Term 1 Meal

We would like to thank all of the parents who attended the 3-6 and ELC morning teas. It was great to engage more with you and to be able to talk with you and answer and questions you may have.

Continuing the discussion we had around our Key Reward system, we would like to share the next key which is the ‘Others’ key. This is where we reward the children in developing their ability to establish and maintain healthy and rewarding relationships with diverse individuals and groups. The image below shows what we encourage them to do to gain signatures towards this key.

Well done to all of the students who have taken part in NAPLAN over the last week. We are very close to finishing and we have been delighted with the way the students have applied themselves during this stressful time.

Over the last week or so, we have started to see a number of students who feeling unwell and need to go home. Can we ask that, if your child is unwell, that you keep them home so that they can make a full recovery and we can prevent any bugs being passed on to other students.

Many thanks,

Hannah Lockwood-Jones & Andrew Johnston

Please see the week ahead.

ELC

24 March – Assembly 1E

24 March – Pre-Primary Wet Carnival

3-6

20 -24 March – Naplan, Year 3 & 5

24 March – Assembly 6F

Kindy to Yr2 – ordering instructions (8)

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Yr3 to Yr 6 ordering instructions Term 1 Meal

Welcome to week 7,

ELC:

Friday 17 March: Harmony Day – Please wear Multicultural Dress or Orange

9am – Harmony Day Worship

9.30am – ELC Parent Morning Tea

2.30pm – Year 1 Choir Performance

3-6:

Tuesday 14 March – Music Ensemble Photos

Tuesday 14/3 to Friday 17/3 – Year 6 Surfing at Trigg Beach

Wednesday 15/3 to Friday 24/3  – Naplan Years 3 & 5

Friday 17 March – Harmony Day – Please wear Multicultural Dress or Orange

3-6 Swim Carnival

The 3 – 6 swimming carnival was a huge success last week. Congratulations to all of the students who competed and a special congratulations to the winning house, Timae.

As always, these events wouldn’t run smoothly if it wasn’t for the support of our community, so a huge thank you to all who supported us on the day.

3- 6 Parent Morning Tea

It was great to have some of you in the village for morning tea today and to be able to discuss the Key reward system that we use to reward students in school. One of the big takeaways was how you, as parents feel that you can also use this at home to support and develop your child, and by this being shared at home and school, there will be a common language shared.

Over the next few weeks, we will share one of our keys with some examples of what we are looking for in the students in order to reward them.

This week we will start with the ‘Me’ key. This is where we want the children to understand their feelings and recognise their strengths and gifts. The image below shows examples of how they would show this.

School Worship -A Night of Giving Thanks

Please join us for our whole school Worship at the Carramar Sports and Learning Centre on Tuesday 4 April. This is an opportunity to gather as a whole school and give thanks for all that takes place in and through our school. We encourage you to attend.

ELC -Parent Morning Tea

Please join us after Worship this Friday for a morning tea. This is an opportunity for the community to come together and for you to meet the leadership team. We are looking forward to seeing you there.

ELC Swim Carnival

The ELC swim carnival is taking place this term. For this event to go ahead we are needing parent helpers to be in the water assisting with activities and to ensure that we meet the student / adult ratio requirements needed. If you able to help out on this day, please can you put your name down on the helpers list located at reception.

Harmony Day – 17 March

Across the Primary School, ELC and 3-6 we will be celebrating Harmony Day. Each student can wear something that represents their cultural background or something orange. Harmony Day is a very special day where we celebrate the rich and diverse community we have here at St Stephen’s School.

Wishing you all a wonderful week ahead.

Hannah Lockwood-Jones & Andrew Johnston

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Music Notes

All the Primary Music Ensembles are having photos taken on Tuesday 14 March in the School Theatre. Children need to be at the Theatre Foyer 10 minutes before their photo time in their white formal uniform with their instrument.

Ensemble Photo Times
7.45 Middle School Orchestra
7.50 Middle School Band
7.55 Chamber Choir
8.00 Minstrels
8.05 Guitar Ensemble 1
8.10 Primary Chorale
8.15 Primary School Orchestra

We hope you were all able to enjoy a wonderful long weekend. We were certainly blessed with great weather.

The Scholastic Book Fair has started today at 3-6. We encourage you to come and have a look at some of the fantastic books and goodies you can purchase before and after school. Students can also access it doing lunch times.

The students in Years 3 – 6 are eagerly anticipating the swimming carnival on Friday at Craigie Leisure Centre. We look forward to seeing many of you there as you cheer your children on and support the community. Please ensure your child has all of their food, lots of water for the day as well as sun cream. Please also note that, although we have predicted finishing time for the swimming, it is possible that we may finish slightly earlier or later, depending on how the day runs. Once we have finished, the students will return to school by bus. However, if you would like to take your child home from the leisure centre after the carnival has concluded, you are very welcome. Your child’s classroom teacher will have a class list and you can sign them out from there. Please note that you will only be able to sign out your child. If you have planned to take another child home, we will need to have received written permission from their parent prior to the event. Equally, if your plan is to come to the leisure centre at the end of the carnival to take your child home, please be aware that, when we finish, we will return to school, which could be earlier or later than estimated.

Over the last few weeks there have been a number of concerns raised by staff and parents about the use of playgrounds after school hours. Our playgrounds are specifically designed for students of a particular age range in that location. Some of the apparatus is not created for very young or much older children. We ask that any child playing on the playground before or after school, must at all times be supervised by an adult. Outside of school hours the students must use the playgrounds respectably and safely. Areas that are clearly marked as out of bounds or any school equipment that has been packed away by staff are not to be used by the children. If we are unable to ensure the safety of students on our ELC and 3-6 playgrounds before and after school, we will be forced to close the areas after school. Please support us in keeping all students safe.

The Week Ahead

ELC

No additional events

3-6

Friday 10 March – Interhouse Swimming Carnival

Next week both ELC & 3-6 are hosting their parent morning tea, parents are invited to join us for Worship and stay afterwards for morning tea with leadership.

Monday 13 March at 9.30am for 3-6 and Friday 17 March at 9.30am for ELC following Harmony Day Worship.

Reminder:

Next Friday 17 March we are celebrating Harmony Day – please dress in orange or Multicultural Dress.

Hannah Lockwood-Jones & Andrew Johnston