Happy Holidays

Lost Property

Active School Clubs

ELC School Banking

ELC Donation Boxes

Tennis Anyone?

NewsletterParent Connect Meeting Tonight

IPSHA Art Exhibition

Yesterday we had the formal opening of the IPSHA (Independent Private Schools Heads Association) Art Exhibition. Some 25 Private School have come together to exhibit an eye feast of exemplary art work, at the host school PLC. This week there are an expected 1700 children to view this exhibition. The details of the public viewing session is below is you wish to go along.

Here are some of the children with their artwork at the opening.

Collection Boxes at the ELC

Please be reminded that we have two collection boxes at the front administration area, for old blankets, coats and new toiletries.

Craft Circle commences this Saturday

Pat the Dollarmites’ Dog to visit the ELC next Monday morning!

Lion King Babysitting Register Closing Soon

Babysitting will be provided for ELC age children (Kindy – Year 2) by the Cambodia Service Learning Tour Group for the three evening shows of The Lion King; Wednesday 26, Thursday 27 and Friday 28 October.
Children can be signed in at Cousins Hall at 6pm and collected after the show at 7:30. The cost will be $10 for one child and $15 for 2 children. All proceeds will go directly to the 2016 Cambodia RAW impact tour.
Sign up sheets will be at the ELC office from Monday 5th September until Friday 16th September and Cherie Prior will collect payment.

ELC Prayer GroupTennis anyone?

Primary Disco this Friday!

Parent Connect Meeting

Relay for Life – Team SSS Fundraiser Movie Nights

Bridget Jones’s Baby is on next Thursday evening, 15th of September

‘The Secret Life of Pets’ is on Sunday the 18th September.

Adult tickets are $25 each – includes the movie, popcorn, a drink and a raffle ticket.

Children under 13 years are $20 each – includes the movie, popcorn and a drink .

Children under 10 years are $10 each – for the movie only.

Coats and Blankets at the ELC

Craft Circle 

Lion King Update

We have had a fantastic response to Lion King bookings. We are currently working on seating arrangements, so if you have been unable to secure seats, please email Joy on joy.ford@ststephens.wa.edu.au before Friday 9 September. Please include your performance date preference. At this time we will allocate 2 seats per family.
Thanks

Babysitting available for Lion King Evening Shows

Babysitting will be provided for ELC age children (Kindy – Year 2) by the Cambodia Service Learning Tour Group for the three evening shows of The Lion King; Wednesday 26, Thursday 27 and Friday 28 October.
Children can be signed in at Cousins Hall at 6pm and collected after the show at 7:30. The cost will be $10 for one child and $15 for 2 children. All proceeds will go directly to the 2016 Cambodia RAW impact tour.
Sign up sheets will be at the ELC office from Monday 5th September until Friday 16th September and Cherie Prior will collect payment.

IPSHA Art

French Assembly 3-6

Primary Newsletter

Lion King Information

Dear Parents,
Tickets go on sale for the Lion King performances this Thursday 1 September via https://www.trybooking.com/MNPY
All Year 3, 4 & 5 students are involved in all the Lion King performances.
Year 6 leads Cast 1 are performing on Tuesday 25 October 11.30am & Wednesday 26 October 6.30pm.
Year 6 leads Cast 2 are performing on Thursday 27 October 6.30pm & Friday 28 October 6.30pm.

The expectation is that all Year 6s in both casts and the Set, Marketing, Media, Costumes, Djembe and Puppet troops will attend every performance because everyone is involved in the Finale and Bows.
There are no general tickets for sale for the Tuesday Matinee performance as the audience will be made up of ELC students and staff.

There will be a babysitting service provided for ELC aged students in Cousins Hall for each of the evening shows. If you wish to avail yourself of this service, there is no need to purchase a ticket for your ELC child, who will already have seen the show. The babysitting will be provided by Secondary Students who are fundraising for the Service Learning Tour to Cambodia in January 2017. Further information regarding cost and sign up details will be available nearer the show dates.

ELC Father’s Day Invitation

Primary Father’s Day Invitation

REMINDER: Tomorrow is the final day to RSVP to Joy for the Father’s Day Breakfast, taking place on Friday 2 September at 7.30am on the Primary Oval

ELC School Banking News

School banking is held in Connect Cafe on Monday mornings from 8 AM.

Prize Lights have appeared in the sky.
This term we have an all awesome competition called Prize Lights. If your child makes three deposits anytime during term 3 they will automatically be entered for this awesome competition. Prizes include PlayStation packs, instant cameras, kids magazine packs and camping kits. The school will also be entered in a draw to win one of 75 bags full of sports equipment, valued at $200.

Student Rewards.
Each time a student banks, they receive a token to be collected and redeemed for rewards. Rewards include invisible ink pens, galaxy gliders, rockets, writing sets, and money boxes. This term, the Pat the dog school bag tag and skipping rope have been released. Some students are yet to collect the rewards they have already ordered. Please come in to grab your well earned rewards.

Commission Report
Did you know that school banking also earns rewards for our school? In Semester 1, the Early Learning Centre earned $6166.15 in commission!

We need your help!
We are desperately seeking permanent volunteers to help ensure the continuation of the school banking program in Term 4 and beyond. A huge thank you is extended to Nadya Kraehmann who has volunteered her expert capabilities since 2015 and is now overseas spending quality time with her family. Thank you also to Amanda D’Souza and Caroline Kerr who have been helping out in Nadya’s absence, their help is sincerely appreciated! We particularly enjoy seeing the children’s smiling faces each week and serving the school community. If you would like to volunteer on an ongoing basis please contact Sascha Metcalf on 0420 831 152, email saschajane@live.com, or visit us during school banking on Monday morning.

IPSHA Art Exhibition

Scholastic Book Club Orders Due

Please finalize your ELC Book Club orders by this Friday, 2 September. 

Primary School Book Club orders are due by next Friday, 9 September.

If ordering on-line, please remember to specify which St Stephen’s Campus (ELC or Primary School) your child attends, so that the orders can be efficiently delivered.

Thank you.

Primary Disco Next Friday

Pizza Supplier

Parent Connect is looking for any school families that perhaps own a pizza shop or a food outlet where they would be willing to supply food. We are always having functions at the school where we are seeking a pizza supplier and would love to use a school family.

If there is anyone out there that would consider supporting future events please let me know by either email rachpaul7@bigpond.com or mobile 0417720447.

Book Week fun in the ELC

And in the Primary …

Art Exhibition Opens Tomorrow

This Week is Book Week

Memories from Book Week 2015 at the ELC

Memories from Book Week 2015 at the Primary

ELC Father’s Day Invitation

Primary Father’s Day Invitation

  Primary Disco

ELC disco last Friday evening

A huge ‘Thank you’ to everyone who helped to make our disco ROCK! Here are a few photos.

Scholastic Book Club – Primary Co-ordinator Opportunity 

Green and Gold Day at the ELC

Year 5 Camp

Year 6 Boys

Story Night In

Next Week is Book Week!

ELC Disco

From 4pm, we have some delicious food and beverage vans arriving at the ELC until 7pm, so bring along a picnic rug and stay for a delightful dinner with your family and friends! There will also be a lolly stall and drink station.

A portion of the proceeds from the food and drink sales, will go towards purchasing a bench seat at Pinnaroo Memorial Park, in loving memory of our friend, Michelle Kalkwarf.

Please join us to help make this a fun and wonderful evening for the children, and to help support a special family in our school community.

ELC School Banking

Duncraig 3-6 School Banking

Banking at Primary (3-6) is still on THURSDAY mornings.

Prayer Group

Our ELC Parent Prayer Group is starting up again.
If you’re interested in supporting our children, teachers and our special St Stephen’s ELC family through prayer please feel free to come along. We will be meeting on a Monday morning in the staff room between 8:45 and 9:15. Every prayer whether vocal or quiet is important, so no pressure, we would love to see you there, even if you are late.
If Monday mornings are manic for you and you would like a text reminder (like I do), please feel free to let me know and I will send one to you. You can contact me via email, kimwig@gmail.com or 0449797153. I look forward to hearing from you.

Kim Wiggins

Green and Gold Day

Parent Connect Meeting Tonight

Date: Monday 8th August, commencing 7pm

Venue: Community room, Duncraig campus

Refreshments both alcoholic and non-alcoholic snacks will be served.

Starring…Grace!

Active School Clubs

Just a reminder that ‘Active School Clubs’ start this week and conclude the week ending 16 September.

Scholastic Book Club – Yr 3 – 6

Last day for Book Club orders is this Friday, 12 August. Thank you.

Newsletter

 Alive in the adventure of learning at the ELC

and at the Primary…

Parent Symposium – This Friday 6pm – 9pm …. LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER

Parenting in the tricky (Teen) Years with Stuart Wesley (SSS Parent Coach)
Raising Boys – Rochelle Masters of Masters Psychology
Dealing with Anxiety – Dr Pia Broderick
Mums and Daughters – Liezl Addinall – (SSS School Psychologist)

Census Information

Duty of Care in the Primary School

Just a reminder that there are no staff on duty in the playgrounds before 8.10am. Students who arrive at 8am, may visit the Library. We are unable to offer duty of care until 8.10am.

In the afternoons, staff are on duty from 3.10pm until 3.30pm. In the event of being on campus after 3.30pm, parents must please supervise their children.

OSH Club is available for all Primary age children for before school and after school care, taking place at the ELC. Their website is www.oshclub.com.au

Thank you for your kind consideration in this regard.

Active School Clubs

Active School Clubs will begin in the week starting, Monday 8 August and finish the week starting, Monday 12 September.

Parking on Doveridge Drive

In the interests of our community, please be aware that the City of Joondalup have advised that they will be issuing fines for vehicles exceeding the 2 hour parking limit on Doveridge Drive. If you intend to spend more than two hours on campus, please park in the lower carpark next to Hamer Oval.

ELC School Banking

School banking will now be held on Monday mornings from 8.00am to 9.00am. Please ensure your child’s bank deposit slips are completed including their student number to assist us in processing their deposit quickly and efficiently.

ELC Scholastic Book Orders

Please return your orders by this Friday, 5 August, either online or placed in the green Book Club box din the library

ELC Father’s Day Invitation

3-6 Father’s Day Invitation

Wishing all our families a wonderful, restful holiday and we will see you back at school on Tuesday 26 July.

Reporting

Dear Parents,

PRIMARY REPORTING MONDAY 25 JULY 2016

Reports for Pre-Primary – 6 will be available online through Seqta Engage on Wednesday 29 June after 5pm.

Instructions on how to view your students reports in Seqta will be posted here later tonight.      

Reporting day for PP – 6 is optional, however, if you wish to have an interview they will be conducted on

Monday 25 July from:

 8.00am – 10.00am

10.30am – 12.30pm

2.00pm – 4.30pm

5.30pm – 6.30pm

Please note that interviews are timed for 15 minutes only and your child’s attendance is optional. We will be setting goals with the children during class time in Week 2 of Term 3. If there are larger issues that you need to discuss with a teacher, please contact them to arrange an extended time.

All interviews need to be booked online through Seqta at https://parent.ststephens.wa.edu.au/

Log in, click on the Interview Booking link and the EdInfo page will appear. 

Insert your Username (ID number) and your password and log in (same as Seqta).

Select the Interviews tab and choose your child’s name on the right hand side and book for the session(s) you require.        

Print off a copy of your interview times and store safely.

Please remember to log out.

If you cannot recall your username or password, please contact the ICT Parent Hotline on 9243 2160.

If you wish to meet with a specialist teacher, please organise this directly with them via email.

Online bookings will be open from Monday 27 June. Interview bookings will close at 4.00pm on Thursday 21 July. EdInfo will not be accessible for your interview appointment after that.

Warm regards

Mrs Tracey Gray, Head of Primary

Mrs Vernita Jaques, Deputy Head of Primary (K – 2)

Mr Ronan Philpott, Deputy Head of Primary (3 – 6)

Wheelchair Sports

Dear Parents

We are ramping up our Wheelchair Sports fundraising initiative this week.

This will be a great opportunity to raise awareness and fundraise for a very worthy cause. There will be some activities in Week 10 which will allow the students to have some experience of what it is like to live life in a wheelchair, including some of the challenges that this presents.

If you wish to support this initiative, you can do so by by donating online on the following link

https://give.everydayhero.com/au/CWC2016StStephens

OR children may bring their donation to school and place in the marked container in their classroom.

The gold coin donations collected today will be donated to the Wheelchair Challenge.

Thank you for your support.

Congratulations!

Last Friday, 24th of June, St Stephen’s School participated in an Interschool Cross Country tournament at Mawson Park. Our Year 6 boys performed extremely well, placing an amazing 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th!!!!!!

What a team!! Well done to everyone who participated.

Book Fair starts tomorrow at the ELC

Parent Helpers Please!

Active School Club

Reports

Book fair at the ELC

ELC Lunch delivery

Parent Volunteer Needed Urgently for pickup and delivery of ELC Lunches every Tuesday at 1pm.

If you are able to assist please call Marian Macfarlane on 9243 2434.

Active School Club

Term 3 – Active School Club Activities at the ELC

Term 3 – Active School Club Activities at the Primary

OSH Club News

By Jacob Atkinson Year 3