Important Dates 

24.3.22 – NAPLAN practice testing for Year 3 and 5 students

25.3.22 – Years 3 – 6 Swimming Carnival

It has been wonderful to see all of the students who have participated in Harmony Day today by dressing in orange. All students have taken part in activities that promote the incredible diversity of our community and country. Thank you for all you have done to support the school as we celebrate diversity. I encourage you to ask your child about the amazing things they have done today.

Covid 19 related updates

Thank you to all of you who have notified us of any Covid related issues that your child or family have been involved in. Please continue to email us at covidcommunications@ststephens.wa.edu.au with any changes to your circumstances.

We will continue to provide updates on cases within the school through the portal. This will be updated every weekday at 3pm.

The isolation learning tab in the blog will continue to provide learning for any student who is not able to attend school but is well enough to learn.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us.

We are also really pleased with the students in Years 3 – 6 wearing facemasks. This has been a challenge, but the students are continuing to respond really well. Thank you for providing a spare mask in your child’s bag. This is proving really useful for students when their mask is either lost or broken.

Before school

We are noticing a large number of students are arriving at school early. Some as early as 7.30am. Please note that we do not provide duty for students until 8.15am in ELC and 8.10am in 3 – 6, when a duty teacher comes out. Our staff at participating in devotions, worship and parent interviews from 8.00am -8.15am

If you require before or after school care, please contact OSH, which is open from 7am before school and until 6pm after school. https://www.ststephens.wa.edu.au/learning-care/special-programs-2/oshclub

Thank you for all you do and for your continued support to the St Stephen’s community.

Year 3 to Year 6

END OF TERM MEAL

Thursday 7 April 2022

Traveller Pizza Pie

(Meatlovers or Hawaiian)

Apple Blackcurrant Juice Bomb

Cookie

$8.00

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

Apple Blackcurrant 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 30 MARCH 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 7 April 2022 and then click on the pop up dialogue box SPECIAL EVENT MENU.

Orders must be placed by the cut-off date of Wednesday, 30 March 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 TERM 3 MEAL       

Kindy to Year 2

Tuesday, 5 April 2022

Traveller Pizza Pie

(Meatlovers or Hawaiian)

Apple Blackcurrant Juice Bomb

Cookie

$8.00

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

Apple Blackcurrant Juice Bomb

Cookie

$8.50

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

9243 2434)

THROUGH QUICKCLIQ

ALL ORDERS MUST BE PLACED BY WEDNESDAY 30 MARCH AT 7.30AM

SORRY NO LATE ORDERS

NO OTHER FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE ON 5 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 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 5 April and then click on the pop up dialogue box SPECIAL EVENT MENU.

Orders must be placed by the cut-off date of Wednesday, 30 March 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

WA STATE SCHOOLGIRLS U12 TRIALS

Registrations are now open to trial for the WA State Schoolgirls U12 Football (Soccer) team. Eligible players need to be 11 or 12 years of age in 2022. Successful players will Travel to Darwin (NT) in October for the national titles. A backup plan to play in Albany in a regional competition is scheduled as was successfully done in 2021. You are welcome and encouraged to come to ALL trials both North and South. Country players and distance players are encouraged to attend and will be given every opportunity to trial. If there are any constraints with distance, times, etc, please contact Scott Halpin on the email below. ALL players throughout WA are eligible provided they attend school and are 11 or 12 years of age in 2022. The players selected will train Saturdays with light, tactical training while the squad will play games leading up to the championships on some Saturdays. Attendance at these sessions can be negotiated will flexibility allowed.

Trials are planned and will be confirmed on the SSWA site:

Trial 1  – 30^th April: Butlers Reserve, Corbett st. Scarborough

Trial 2 – 7^th May: Aubin Grove Rec Centre, Camden Blvd, Aubin Grove

Trial 3 – 14^th May: Butlers Reserve, Corbett st. Scarborough

Trial 4 – 21^st May: Aubin Grove Rec Centre, Camden Blvd, Aubin Grove

Preliminary Squad selected – 22^nd May (18 players or by invitation) SSWA website

Trial 5 – 4^th June: Butlers Reserve, Corbett st. Scarborough

Trial 6 – 11^th June: Aubin Grove Rec Centre, Camden Blvd, Aubin Grove

Team selected 12^th June SSWA website

All trials commence at 1pm

Nominate at https://www.schoolsportwa.com.au/product/football-girls-12s-interstate-nomination-form/

Covid 19 related updates

As you are aware, the advice and guidance around what to do if you are a close contact, household contact or if you have a positive covid-19 result changed towards the end of last week.

Should any further changes occur, we will continue communicate any information that is relevant to the school context as soon as we are able through the centralised email. This is to ensure that the information shared is clear and transparent across the whole school.

For updates on cases within the school, please continue to view the portal. This will be updated every weekday at 3pm.

If you need to contact the school to notify us of any covid related matters that have impacted your children, please email covidcommunications@ststephens.wa.edu.au

The isolation learning tab in the blog will continue to provide learning for any student who is not able to attend school but is well enough to learn.

Face Masks

Thank you for all your support by ensuring the mask mandate is followed for students in Years 3 – 6. The students have been diligently wearing them when inside at school for just over a week now and we have been working hard with them to ensure they wear them correctly at all times. All students have responded well and have got better and better each day.

Could we please ask that all students bring a spare mask in their bag each day? A large number of students have either lost or broken their masks throughout the day and we have been happy to provide spares when this has happened, but our supplies are starting to run low.

The Next Two Weeks

14.3.22 – 18.3.22 – Parent-Teacher Meetings. These are through. Microsoft Teams, please check your booking and be available and online at that time.

21.3.22 – Harmony Day – Please check your class blog for more information

24.3.22 – NAPLAN practice testing for Year 3 and 5 students

25.3.22 – Years 3 – 6 Swimming Carnival

Thank you for all you do and for your continued support to the St Stephen’s community.

We hope this post finds all of you safe and well.

Like everywhere else in WA, COVID-19 seems to be the dominant topic of conversation in our school at the moment and we have had to navigate positive cases in school and the introduction of facemasks for students in Years 3 – 6.

We are extremely grateful for the way you have supported your children and the school during periods of isolation and with the facemasks we have received some really positive comments, as well as some really valuable and constructive feedback too. Thank you for all you have done to help us in this space.

Can I ask that you continue to support us by keeping your children at home if they are unwell or running a temperature. If they are unwell and you have taken the precautionary measure giving them a RAT test, which has returned a negative result and you have then brought them into school, we would be very grateful if you let us know. That way, if we see they have any mild symptoms, we will know they have returned a negative result and won’t necessarily contact you to collect your child.

Since the start of this year, the teaching staff have seen a steady increase of emails from you, asking questions and passing on various bits of information. We completely understand that not being able to speak with teachers face to face at the moment is a key reason for this. However, over the last week, we saw a huge increase in emails, which in some cases were unmanageable for teachers to respond to, while also teaching, planning and preparing isolation learning packs.

Could we please ask that you follow the protocols for parent to teacher emails sent out last year. To refresh your memory, please see the protocols at the bottom of this post.

Thank you again for all of your continued support.

Kind Regards

Andrew Johnston and Hannah Lockwood-Jones

And the peace of God which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Jesus Christ Philippians 4:7

Protocols for parent-to-teacher emails

To support our community and especially our teaching staff we would like to set the following protocols when using emails:

• Please keep all email short and to the point. Dot points are helpful.
• Emails are used to confirm appointments or a predetermined course of action.
• Emails can be used to ask a question.

Emails should not be used:

• To complain about an issue.
• To share complex and detailed information, this should be communicated in a pre-set meeting.
• To follow up on an incident at school – please allow your child to use their voice and advocate for themselves. We do teach students how to do this and students are encouraged to find an adult whom they trust to share any problems they are having at school and discuss a plan of action.
• Emails should be kept to a minimum and it would be helpful if this mode of communication could be kept between 8am and 4pm. If an email needs to be written at night, please draft these to be sent only between office hours. In this way our teachers can enjoy a restful evening at home with their families.

Can you help the Mowamjum Aboriginal Community make hill trolleys??

We are seeking donations of old bike helmets, knee and elbow pads to assist the students in Mowamjum community to experience the thrill of hill trolleys.

No hills in Mowamjum!!

It doesn’t matter, they have that covered, all they need is the resources.

Please donate if you have any of the above items at home and you are no longer using them.

Donations can be given to your child’s teacher for collection.

Dear Parents and Guardians

A big part of St Stephen’s School’s holistic education is about preparing our students for the world beyond School. Whether it be via an academic pathway or vocational route, we work closely with each student to understand their interests and strengths and guide them toward success.

Last year we reached out to our parent community asking for support with our Career Expo, Career Conversations and Work Experience and many of you volunteered your time and expertise, which was fantastic. I would like to extend the same invitation again this year. Would you be willing to be involved any of the following:

• Presenting to a group of students about your job/industry
• Providing Work Experience placements for our students – one day a week or a one week placement
• Chatting to students about your career pathway at our Career Conversations event in November

Specific details are included below. If you would like to volunteer to be involved in any of the above, or would like to chat about any further opportunities for our students, please get in touch with our Careers Adviser, Sarah Cooke at sarah.cooke@ststephens.wa.edu.au. We would love to hear from you.

Regards

Dr Darnelle Pretorius

Head of Campus

Dear Parents and Community,

This week’s blog post has some important information about ways in which we are supporting students during a time of increased COVID numbers across the state. Please take the time to read through the email.

New Restrictions

The WA Government have just announced that, as of this Thursday, March 3, the State will move to Level 2 restrictions. These restrictions include students from Year 3 and above wearing masks. From Thursday, we ask that students in these year groups remember to bring their masks with them to school. We have some extra masks available for those who may forget but it is not an endless supply. The Premier has stated these measures should only be in place for a short time – possibly around four weeks – and will be reviewed at the end of the month.

Students in Isolation

Should your child need to isolate due to having COVID or being a close contact, we will be providing some activities for them to complete. These activities can be found via the newly installed  ‘Isolated Learning Tab’ on your child’s class blog. There will be a range of activities which will include English and Maths. Please know that these activities are optional. If your child is unwell there is no expectation from the school for these activities to be completed. The Education Department has made it clear that as soon as children are well and out of their isolation period they should return to school.

Class Isolation 

If a whole class is required to be in isolation, that class will be moved to an online learning platform. Students will access their learning via the “Online Learning’ tab on their class blog. It is essential that you have downloaded TEAMs and are logged in using your child’s username and password. This information has been provided via a ‘noreply’ email from the school on 11 February at 4pm to the primary contact as noted in SEQTA.

Unwell Children

If your child is unwell please do not send them to school as they will be sent home.

Contacting Teachers

Please be aware our staff are currently receiving a huge increase in emails. Due to the increased numbers of emails staff are responding to, we ask for patience in receiving a reply. Staff are unable to offer health guidance for your child. Information regarding current Covid isolation and contact requirements can be found on the WA Health website.

We understand that there is a lot of information to take in as you receive increased amounts of communication from the school. The team are trying hard to ensure that only essential information is being sent out to our community. Due to continual changes in restrictions and case numbers levels in the state, the school needs to be agile and make necessary changes or adaptions to ensure that we keep the community informed and safe.

As our State navigates the weeks ahead, please pray for our government leaders, health practitioners, students, community, teachers and school leaders.

We wish you and your family the very best.

Hannah Lockwood-Jones & Andrew Johnston

PARENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS  2022

Monday 14 March – Thursday 17 March

 This is an opportunity for students, parents and teachers (Years 1 – 6) to meet online and discuss how 2022 has commenced.    Appointments are in 10 minute intervals.

Online interviews will be conducted via Teams.

The online interview will be conducted utilising your child’s Teams account.

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 28 February at 4pm and close on Thursday 10 March at 4pm. 

Parents, to log into the Parent portal, use 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.

Hannah Lockwood-Jones & Andrew Johnston

St Stephen’s Primary – World’s Greatest Shave 2022

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 sixth 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 Friday 8 April(last day of term 1)
2. Participating on the day can be done in the following ways

1. 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)(some students like to participate by cutting off their pony tail)
2. Don’t register online, but still colour your hair at home or wear a wig and then bring a donation on the day

1. 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?TeamID=135432

*Under the red box saying “donate 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

Good Afternoon,

We are in full swing all across the primary school at the moment but in all the busyness for the term, it is always great to be able to stop, reflect upon the weeks that have gone and become excited for the amazing things we have to look forward to.

The situation with covid continues to dominate our attention and whenever there are new announcements, we need to take time to consider the implications that it may have on the day to day routines of the school. Please know that we will continue to share all updates and changes with you as they occur and rest assured, the safety and wellbeing of the staff and students in school will remain our highest priority.

Psalm 46:10  “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

Last week, our year six students, and staff enjoyed the surfing lessons over at Trigg beach. The students were a credit to our school and to you both in the behaviour and enthusiasm. This week, our year five students will start their lessons. For some this may be the first time they have surfed and we look forward to seeing them embracing the challenge in the same manner.

Equally, to continue the aquatic theme for this blog, our kindy students have been really enjoying the water play options on these hot, sunny days.

We hope you enjoy the rest of the week. Please catch up with your child’s class blog this Friday to see what has been happening in class and any essential information that may be needed for the coming week.

Kind regards

Andrew Johnston & Hannah Lockwood-Jones

Deputy Principals

Summer sport finished? Want to keep fit? Need a fun, family friendly way to exercise?

Parkrun is for you!

Parkrun is a free, fun, and friendly weekly 5km community event held every Saturday at 8am.

You can walk, jog, run or even volunteer. Finishing times vary between 17 mins and 1 hour so there’s a good pace for everyone!

Various location around Perth (and the world!) but there are a few school families who attend Carine Glades Parkrun. Kids under 11 years old earn a t-shirt after their 10^th run.

Sign up for your barcode by visiting their website: https://www.parkrun.com.au/carineglades/

Great training for the school cross country in Term 2!

2022 Inter House Swimming Carnival – UPDATED

Our swimming carnival scheduled for Friday 11 March at Arena Joondalup has now been cancelled due to COVID restrictions. We now have a confirmed booking with Craigie Leisure Centre for use of their 8 lane outdoor pool on FRIDAY 25 MARCH. At this stage, the use of the outdoor pool will allow us to comply with government regulations. However, as everyone is aware, government regulations regarding COVID are constantly evolving and it is possible that this alternative may also be restricted. Unfortunately, even if the carnival is allowed to continue in the outdoor pool, parent attendance will not be allowed. We are hopeful though that some concessions can be made as the functioning of the event relies on parent assistance.

Any students that are yet to submit their nomination form, please do so.

Some information on the first document below is redundant due to our change of circumstance.

Link 1 – Information document – https://ststephensschool-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/daniel_parker_ststephens_wa_edu_au/EcxVA2tPk7hMnEyAfRT8IbUBruVYpB2vY1hZ3krJqhp8tw?e=XGRh05

Link 2 – Nomination form – https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ZganugKCHEaceIPHdcQG2pbM9VjJwMlJgh5EYEB9raRUNVU3SUpGSVJLMlZJOFJRN1BTWTRTVUVTMy4u

*if the links do not work then please copy and paste the link into the URL bar

Information from Marmion Dental Therapy Centre

Children commencing Pre Primary or who are new to this school will be receiving enrolment forms for the School Dental Service.

This is a free dental service to all school age children from Pre Primary to Year 11.

The School Dental Clinic that serves our  school is located at Marmion Primary School, 7 Cliverton Court, Marmion. It operates during school hours only, as well as some school holidays.

If you wish to enrol your child please return the completed forms either directly to Marmion Dental Therapy Centre or to your child’s school office.

We can be contacted on 94471275 if you have any questions.

Kind regards,

Gemma & Callie

Marmion Dental Therapy Centre |Dental Health Services

North Metropolitan Health Service
Mental Health, Public Health and Dental Services
c/o Marmion PS, 7 Cliverton Court, Marmion 6020
T: (08) 94471275
E: MarmionDTC@dental.health.wa,gov.au

Hi Parents,

Your invited to pray! 

Every Tuesday morning between 8:45am-9:30am our SSS Parent Prayer group is on and all parents are welcome! We are meeting outside due to COVID restrictions.

This is a great time to meet other parents, have a coffee and pray for our kids and school.

Younger siblings are welcome to come along (we have toys and books available) and you can come straight from Kindy drop at 9.

WHERE: ELC Staff Room

WHEN: 8:45am-9:30am

Please note: if you have any prayer requests and are unable to make it each week, please place them in the prayer box at the ELC reception and we will pray for you.

We look forward to meeting you and praying together for the year ahead!

St Stephen’s Primary – World’s Greatest Shave 2022

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 sixth 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 Friday 8 April(last day of term 1)
2. Participating on the day can be done in the following ways

1. 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)(some students like to participate by cutting off their pony tail)
2. Don’t register online, but still colour your hair at home or wear a wig and then bring a donation on the day

1. 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?TeamID=135432

*Under the red box saying “donate 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

Dear Parents and Carers,

PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

As we navigate changes, this verse is a timely reminder for us to place our trust in God, a firm foundation and anchor in uncertain times. It is easy to allow fear to creep in, but the Bible reminds us that God is in control. For that reason, we should trust in Him and consistently communicate with Him.

On behalf of all our staff, we would like to thank you for your support and patience as we navigated changes this week. We so appreciate you working with us as we made adjustments based on government advice. The teachers and students are finding different ways to share their learning with you. Filming of class assemblies has begun, we look forward to sharing this with you.

We have noticed a growing number of students being dropped off early to school. Please be aware that all staff attend Devotions/Worships from 8.05am, three times a week. On days when there are no devotions or worship, staff often have meetings they attend or use this time to prepare resources for the day. At both the ELC and 3-6 supervision starts from  8.15 am. As parents and carers are still welcome to come on school grounds with their children, there will be no additional supervision in place prior to the classroom doors opening. Classroom doors open at 8.35am. If you need to drop your child off outside of school hours, OSH is available. Parents and carers are kindly asked to social distance and wear masks (unless exempt) whilst on the school grounds. Once your child has entered the classroom or been picked up we ask that you move on from the school grounds.

Please take note of the following events that are taking place this week at both the ELC and 3-6. More information about these events can be found on your class blog.

ELC

Wednesday 16 February               Pre-Kindy photos

3-6

Tuesday 15 – Friday 18                 Year 6 surfing at Trigg Beach

Friday 18 February                         4B Assembly will be filmed and placed on the blog

Have a lovely week.

Hannah Lockwood-Jones and Andrew Johnston   

Introducing Mr Johnston

Music Notes 2022

Following recent guidelines, Primary choirs will commence next week with one year group attending at a time. At this stage ELC students will not be able to attend Primary Chorale rehearsals.

Chamber Choir – Monday 7:30 – 8:30am Primary Music Suite

Primary Chorale – Friday 7:45 – 8:30 Primary Music Suite

Rebecca Thorne

Teacher – Music

Hi Parents,

Your invited to pray! 

Every Tuesday morning between 8:45am-9:30am our SSS Parent Prayer group is on and all parents are welcome!

This is a great time to meet other parents, have a coffee and pray for our kids and school.

Younger siblings are welcome to come along (we have toys and books available) and you can come straight from Kindy drop at 9.

The Prayer Group will now be held in the park (oval) behind the ELC and not in the staff room.

Please note: if you have any prayer requests and are unable to make it each week, please place them in the prayer box at the ELC reception and we will pray for you.

We look forward to meeting you and praying together for the year ahead!

2022 Inter House Swimming Carnival – UPDATED

Our swimming carnival scheduled for Friday 11 March at Arena Joondalup has now been cancelled due to COVID restrictions. At this stage, we have made a tentative booking with Craigie Leisure Centre for use of their 8 lane outdoor pool on FRIDAY 25 MARCH. At this stage, the use of the outdoor pool will allow us to comply with government regulations. However, as everyone is aware, government regulations regarding COVID are constantly evolving and it is possible that this alternative may also be restricted. Unfortunately, even if the carnival is allowed to continue in the outdoor pool, parent attendance will not be allowed. We are hopeful though that some concessions can be made as the functioning of the event relies on parent assistance.

Any students that are yet to submit their nomination form, please do so.

Some information on the first document below is redundant due to our change of circumstance.

Link 1 – Information document – https://ststephensschool-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/daniel_parker_ststephens_wa_edu_au/EcxVA2tPk7hMnEyAfRT8IbUBruVYpB2vY1hZ3krJqhp8tw?e=XGRh05

Link 2 – Nomination form – https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ZganugKCHEaceIPHdcQG2pbM9VjJwMlJgh5EYEB9raRUNVU3SUpGSVJLMlZJOFJRN1BTWTRTVUVTMy4u

*if the links do not work then please copy and paste the link into the URL bar

Mr Daniel Parker – Primary PE Specialist at St Stephen’s Duncraig

Sporting Schools opportunity for year 3, 4, 5 and 6 – Free Futsal clinics

*10 positions left*

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 1 there will be a four session FUTSAL program with a specialist coach. Futsal is football(soccer) that uses a smaller ball and focuses highly on fine ball control skills in a small area. There is no cost to families. Futsal equipment will be provided for each session.

We have booked in the following dates and times:

Tuesday 15 Feb 3:15pm – 4:15pm

Tuesday 22 Feb 3:15pm – 4:15pm

Tuesday 2 Mar 3:15pm – 4:15pm

Tuesday 8 Mar 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 FUTSAL CLINICS

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

*students must display considerate and respectful behaviour to participate.

Mr Daniel Parker – Primary PE Specialist at St Stephen’s Duncraig

St Stephen’s Primary – World’s Greatest Shave 2022

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 sixth 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 Friday 8 April(last day of term 1)
2. Participating on the day can be done in the following ways

1. 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)(some students like to participate by cutting off their pony tail)
2. Don’t register online, but still colour your hair at home or wear a wig and then bring a donation on the day

1. 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?TeamID=135432

*Under the red box saying “donate 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

SCHOOL PHOTOS

REMINDER …

Credit card payment orders can be made online, and there is no need to return the envelope to school.

For cash or cheque payment orders, the envelope must be returned to the Primary Office by Monday 21 February.

Good Afternoon,

It was lovely to have now completed a full week with our students here at the school and to be able to see some great friendships between our students already beginning to form. We are now in full swing and the momentum we are gathering is really positive. A huge thank you to all you are doing as parents to contribute to this supportive community.

 Psalm 118:24 This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Last week it was fantastic to see the students adapt to their new classes and routines very well. There is still a lot of excitement around what this year holds and as we look over the next few weeks, there is a lot to be excited about.

You will see that communication has been sent out by the school explaining some of the changes we have been advised to make to restrict the possibility of covid transition within our school. Below we have detailed the three most pressing changes to everyday school life in the primary school.

• Sadly we had to place our multi-year level worship gatherings on hold. These sessions will now be run in the classrooms without parents present. We love welcoming our community to join us at this time and look forward to a time in the future when we can do this again.
• Our Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 parent information sessions will still go ahead. We are very glad that we can continue to hold this meeting. However, can we please ask that students do not attend if at all possible.
• Assemblies at both the ELC and 3-6 will still run but audience attendees will be parents only. We aim to record the assemblies and then show them to the rest of the primary school at a later date.

We will provide more clarity on other events as requires. In the meantime, if you have any queries about any of this please do get in contact

Below you will see some of the key events that are taking place this week. Please check your class blog for more information.

ELC

Tuesday 8 February

Photo day

Friday 11 February

Year 2 Assembly – Parents and Carers from 2K invited to attend this assembly.

3-6 

Monday 7 February

Y5 Band demo

Tuesday 8 February

Photo day

Y3&5 Parent Information Evening. Y3 6pm, Y5 6.45pm

Thursday 10 February

Y4&6 Parent Information Evening. Y4 6pm, Y6 6.45pm

We hope you enjoy the rest of the week. Please catch up with your child’s class blog this Friday to see what has been happening in class and any essential information that may be needed for the coming week.

Kind regards

Andrew Johnston & Hannah Lockwood-Jones

Deputy Principals

Hi Parents,

Your invited to pray! 

Every Tuesday morning between 8:45am-9:30am our SSS Parent Prayer group is on and all parents are welcome!

This is a great time to meet other parents, have a coffee and pray for our kids and school.

Younger siblings are welcome to come along (we have toys and books available) and you can come straight from Kindy drop at 9.

WHERE: ELC Staff Room

WHEN: 8:45am-9:30am

Please note: if you have any prayer requests and are unable to make it each week, please place them in the prayer box at the ELC reception and we will pray for you.

We look forward to meeting you and praying together for the year ahead!

Sporting Schools opportunity for year 3, 4, 5 and 6 – Free Futsal clinics

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 1 there will be a four session FUTSAL program with a specialist coach. Futsal is football(soccer) that uses a smaller ball and focuses highly on fine ball control skills in a small area. There is no cost to families. Futsal equipment will be provided for each session.

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

Tuesday 22 Feb 3:15pm – 4:15pm

Tuesday 2 Mar 3:15pm – 4:15pm

Tuesday 8 Mar 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 FUTSAL CLINICS

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

*students must display considerate and respectful behaviour to participate.

For All Year Groups

2022 Inter House Swimming Carnival – Friday 11 March – Week 6 – all students in year 3 to 6 participate

Please click on the two links below to find out about the upcoming swimming carnival. The first link contains information that hopefully answers all questions families may have regarding the event. The second link is the online nomination form that allows students to select the races that they wish to be in. I would appreciate nomination completed by Friday 11 February as this will give me adequate time to create the program and get organised. I highly recommend that you read the first link carefully before submitting the nomination form. At this stage there are no COVID restrictions on spectator attendance. Parents, if you are very keen to attend, it may be worth nominating to be a parent helper, as when restrictions were applied last year, parent helpers were given permission to attend.

Link 1 – Information document – https://ststephensschool-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/daniel_parker_ststephens_wa_edu_au/EcxVA2tPk7hMnEyAfRT8IbUBruVYpB2vY1hZ3krJqhp8tw?e=XGRh05

Link 2 – Nomination form – https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ZganugKCHEaceIPHdcQG2pbM9VjJwMlJgh5EYEB9raRUNVU3SUpGSVJLMlZJOFJRN1BTWTRTVUVTMy4u

*if the links do not work then please copy and paste the link into the URL bar

All Year Groups 

Before school Beach Swimming/Fitness and Games – Friday before school, Term 1 at Sorrento Beach

I would like to offer all students the opportunity to participate in early morning fitness sessions before school at Sorrento beach on the south side of Hillarys Marina. These sessions could be a helpful preparation for the swimming carnival on Friday 11 March.

Time: 7:30a to 8a

Activities: 7:30a to 7:45a – beach games, 7:45a to 8a – 50m swim parallel to shoreline and 50m run back to start of swim – continuous for 15 minutes

*there are cold showers and change rooms right above the beach that we will be using

*please note that the number of students swimming in the water will depend on supervision ratios and beach conditions

When: Friday mornings in term 1, beginning in week 1 on Fri 4 Feb.(at this stage, our last session will end on Friday 4 March, however there is a possibility that it will continue on until the end of term 1)

Where: Sorrento Beach – meeting on the beach at life guard tower, south side of marina but north side of Sorrento lifesaving club

Transport: not provided

Supervision: staff will be present to run and monitor activities, however we request that parents and guardians be present for sessions on the beach. Parents are more than welcome to participate or assist in the water(the more supervision, the better)

If your child is interested in participating in these sessions, then please fill in the microsoft form that can be accessed by clicking the link or copying and pasting the link below into the URL bar. Whilst I understand that it may not be possible to attend every session, it’s very important that I get an initial guide as to how many students to expect so that I can plan adequately.

What to wear: generic shorts and shirt for beach games, bathers underneath for swim and school clothes ready for start of school day.

Link for registering interest and attendance – https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ZganugKCHEaceIPHdcQG2pbM9VjJwMlJgh5EYEB9raRUNzVIQTE5UERORVdaNEJYNVkwOEdWWTBNNS4u

Year 5 and 6 Surfing Lessons

Year 6 – Tuesday 15 Feb to Friday 18 Feb – week 3

Year 5 – Tuesday 22 Feb to Friday 25 Feb – week 4

What a beautiful way to start the year! Making the most of our amazing beaches and having a lot of fun with our new class mates. Please click on the link below to see all of the very important information regarding this fast approaching event.

Year 6 information – https://ststephensschool-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/daniel_parker_ststephens_wa_edu_au/EW1iOfSgqKpBu5j6gOS8ROQBZl6GOtGi6kDWOdHeEzdP5Q?e=qGpNnj

Year 5 information – https://ststephensschool-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/daniel_parker_ststephens_wa_edu_au/EevHlsYltfZBgFXbZunLPn0BEa3c3gce9FKNctqM_6nMKA?e=0hn7my

St Stephen’s Primary – World’s Greatest Shave 2022

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 sixth 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 Friday 8 April(last day of term 1)
2. Participating on the day can be done in the following ways

1. 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)(some students like to participate by cutting off their pony tail)
2. Don’t register online, but still colour your hair at home or wear a wig and then bring a donation on the day

1. 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?TeamID=135432

*Under the red box saying “donate 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

Music Notes 2022

Welcome back!

Rehearsals for all Ensembles have been postponed for this week due to the health advice issued by the Chief health Officer.

Attached is a rehearsal overview for all Primary Music Ensembles with rehearsal venues and times. There is also a calendar of planned performances for the year.  There is also a guide on how to find your child’s Music lesson time.

Most individual instrumental lessons should be starting in week 2.

Music Planner 2022

Using SEQTA Engage to find Music Lessons

If you have any questions, please contact;

Rebecca.thorne@ststephens.wa.edu.au

Sonya.Elek@ststephens.wa.edu.au

Jeanette.Teh@ststephens.wa.edu.au

A very warm welcome back to all our students, educators and staff,

We have had a lovely start to the term with staff and students alike, excited to be back together. For our new families, we hope you are settling in well. Please do let us know if there is anything you need help with as you orientate yourselves with the school. We have a host of people from our Admin officers, class educators, class representatives, and community members that will be only too willing to help you with any queries and offer any guidance needed. For our existing families, please reach out to our new families as you see them in and around the school.

There is a buzz of excitement and anticipation as we begin this term. A few events are taking place this week at the ELC and 3-6. Please check your class blog for more details

ELC

• Our Kindy students first day of Kindy today!
• Pre-Kindy’s first day on Wednesday 2 February
• The Year 2 students will be having a Science incursion on Thursday 3 February.

3-6

• Monday 31.1.22 – Worship took place this morning with Mr Steven and our wonderful house captains assisting.

We hope you enjoy the rest of the week. Please catch up with your child’s class blog this Friday to see what has been happening in class and any essential information that may be needed for the coming week.

Hannah Lockwood-Jones & Andrew Johnston

Deputy Principals

Music Notes 2022

Welcome back!  Attached is a rehearsal overview for all Primary Music Ensembles with their start dates and rehearsal venues and times. There is also a calendar of planned performances for the year.  There is also a guide on how to find your child’s Music lesson time.

Most individual instrumental lessons and ensembles should be starting in week 2.

Music Planner 2022

Using SEQTA Engage to find Music Lessons

If you have any questions, please contact;

Rebecca.thorne@ststephens.wa.edu.au

Sonya.Elek@ststephens.wa.edu.au

Jeanette.Teh@ststephens.wa.edu.au

RUN CLUB

Due to the Friday morning Beach Fitness sessions, we will hold off on starting Run Club for a few weeks. At the conclusion of the beach programme, Run Club will commence on site, once a week, before school.  Watch this space – and see you at the beach! Mrs Baird 😊

SCHOOL PHOTOS Y3 – Y6

Tuesday 8 February

From 9am

In Cousins Hall 

Please remember to come dressed to school in your normal school uniform with hair neatly done. 

Please bring your Sports uniform in your school bag – if you have Phys Ed lesson after the photo shoot.

Students who are scheduled to have a music lesson on that morning, please contact your tutor to make an alternative time.

On Tuesday the photo order envelope will be handed to the students by the photographer once their photos have been taken.  The envelopes will be brought home in the diary on that same day.

Credit card payment orders can be made online, and there is no need to return the envelope to school.

For cash or cheque payment orders, the envelope must be returned to the Primary Office by Tuesday 15 Feb.

ELC

SCHOOL PHOTOS

Photos will be taken on 

Tuesday 8 February

From 9am in the ELC Library

On Tuesday 8 February the photo order envelope will be handed to the students by the photographer once their photos have been taken.  The envelopes will be brought home in the diary on that same day.

Credit card payment orders can be made online, and there is no need to return the envelope to school.

For cash or cheque payment orders, the envelope must be returned to the ELC Office by Tuesday 15 Feb.

Students who are scheduled to have a music lesson on that morning, please contact your tutor to make an alternative time.

ELC Pre-Kindy Photo Day is Wednesday 16 February 9.00am to 11.00am