ST LUKE’S NEWSLETTER ST LUKE’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL - 17 DUFFY TCE WOODVALE 6026 Phone: 9309 2949 Email: [email protected]Website: www.stlukeswoodvale.wa.edu.au https://stlukeswoodvale.coneqt-p.cathednet.wa.edu.au/ 29th March 2017 VISION STATEMENT Our students are encouraged to be active learners. They are taught to reflect critically and to be creatively engaged in their own learning. Thinking skills are explicitly taught in all classes. Our learning experiences are rich and diverse, with emphasis put on worthwhile processes and products. Students are supported in their learning by appropriate technology And challenged to engage with the world beyond our immediate boundaries. We research the best educational practice in order to enhance our teaching. Issue No 9 Lent mirrors the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the wilderness. He voluntarily removed himself from the pleasures of life and company of people so that he could draw close to God, hear from Him, and prepare Himself for what was to come Loving Father, So many times I turn away from you and always you welcome me back. Your mercy and love gives me confidence Thank you for the invitation to share, fast and pray so that you can form a new heart within me. Your powerful compassion for my weaknesses leads me to ask for mercy and await with great hope the Easter joy you share with us. Amen 29th March 2017 Table of Contents Principal’s Message Assistant Principal's Message- *Contemporary Learning Spaces - Year 2 Caritas Merit Award Winners Interschool Swimming Carnival Medic Alert Parish News Dates to Remember Notes Accompanying this Newsletter Pie Days 2017 Uniform Shop News Dept Of Health - Free Parenting Seminars PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Dear Parents and Students, Congratulations to all our swimmers who performed outstandingly in last week’s interschool swimming carnival. Thanks to the many parents who joined us for Harmony Day celebration last Friday at assembly. For those who missed it, our children paraded their masks representing their country of birth or that of a loved one in their family. Members of the student council led the assembly and provided the audience with some interesting facts about the make-up of our Australian community and how our culture is continuing to evolve in valuing and respecting the contributions made by all Australians. We raised a total of $383 which has been added to our Caritas commitment for the year. With student workbooks going home last week, hopefully parents had an opportunity to discuss some of the work being done by children across a range of subject areas. In today’s newsletter Mr Baker has included a collage of photographs showing children working on some of the digital learning tasks this year. Continued………...
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ST LUKE’S NEWSLETTER
ST LUKE’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL - 17 DUFFY TCE WOODVALE 6026
https://stlukeswoodvale.coneqt-p.cathednet.wa.edu.au/ 29th March 2017
VISION STATEMENT
Our students are encouraged to be active learners. They are taught to reflect critically and to be creatively
engaged in their own learning. Thinking skills are explicitly taught in all classes.
Our learning experiences are rich and diverse, with emphasis put on worthwhile processes and products.
Students are supported in their learning by appropriate technology And challenged to engage with the world
beyond our immediate boundaries. We research the best educational practice in order to enhance our teaching.
Issue No 9
Lent mirrors the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the
wilderness. He voluntarily removed himself from the
pleasures of life and company of people so that he
could draw close to God, hear from Him, and prepare
Himself for what was to come
Loving Father,
So many times I turn away from you and always you welcome me back.
Your mercy and love gives me confidence Thank you for the invitation to share, fast and pray
so that you can form a new heart within me. Your powerful compassion for my weaknesses
leads me to ask for mercy and await with great hope the Easter joy you share with us.
Amen
29th March 2017 Table of Contents Principal’s Message Assistant Principal's Message- *Contemporary Learning Spaces - Year 2
Caritas Merit Award Winners Interschool Swimming Carnival Medic Alert Parish News Dates to Remember Notes Accompanying this Newsletter Pie Days 2017 Uniform Shop News Dept Of Health - Free Parenting Seminars
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Dear Parents and Students,
Congratulations to all our swimmers who performed outstandingly in last week’s
interschool swimming carnival.
Thanks to the many parents who joined us for Harmony Day celebration last
Friday at assembly. For those who missed it, our children paraded their masks
representing their country of birth or that of a loved one in their family. Members
of the student council led the assembly and provided the audience with some
interesting facts about the make-up of our Australian community and how our
culture is continuing to evolve in valuing and respecting the contributions made
by all Australians. We raised a total of $383 which has been added to our Caritas
commitment for the year.
With student workbooks going home last week, hopefully parents had an
opportunity to discuss some of the work being done by children across a range of
subject areas. In today’s newsletter Mr Baker has included a collage of
photographs showing children working on some of the digital learning tasks
At school this week we have been pointing out to children the importance of being punctual to class, both in the
morning at the start of school and after breaks. If you are having some trouble in consistently getting children to
take some ownership of being punctual in the morning, you may be interested in reading the article attached to
today’s newsletter written by Michael Grose, a highly regarded author on parenting in Australia.
It was a tough start to the season for the Docker boys and a pretty difficult one for tipsters too, with some
unexpected results in the first round. As hard as it is for me to say, the Eagles and Geelong look the real deal in
2017.
Be happy and enjoy the coming week
David Hunter
Principal
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Contemporary Learning Spaces and Digital Learning
Parents in Year 2 would have noticed an increase in the use of Digital Technology in classrooms this term with
the trial of Seesaw well underway to complement the contemporary learning spaces and activities taking place.
The children have been using the Seesaw app on the iPads as a digital portfolio and share some of the fantastic
work they have been doing in class. Seesaw empowers the students to independently document their learning
and gives them the ability to share their achievements with their parents. It also provides families an immediate
and personalized window into their child’s school day, helping to answer: "What did you do at school today?" It
is wonderful to see so many parents commenting on their child’s work and using Seesaw as an opportunity to
discuss their learning journey.
Last year, students were introduced to basic block coding through Hour of Code and Scratch Jnr and this week
saw the children begin some basic coding and programming using the Blue-Bots, Sphero SPRK+ and Micro
Bits. The levels of engagement and collaborative teamwork has been outstanding to watch as the children have
problem-solved a variety of algorithms without even knowing it! Check out the collage below.
Jason Baker
Assistant Principal
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MERIT AWARD WINNERS
Congratulations to the following students who have been chosen by their teachers to receive merit awards,
to be presented at this Friday’s Assembly.
YEAR BLUE WHITE
1 Jack Spencer Chloe Tomkinson
James Spencer Fionnuala McNamee
2 Ilana Russo Zac Richardson
Matthew Cartner
3 Finn Barrett Chantelle McArthur
4 Charlie Cooper Keeley Bartlett
Jacob Richmond
5 Ella Buckingham Alexandra Pismiris
6 Dean Marinkovich Lachlan Daley-Graham
Jenna James
Support Jackson Field
Library Leah McDonough
Orlando Antonello
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS
Congratulations to the following staff and students who are celebrating their birthdays over the week.
Hudson Spencer(KB), Ava Vlahov(3B), Kirra Francis(5B), Mia Knight(4B), Jaxon Cifelli(KW), Samuel
Roach(1B), Lachlan Moses(1W), Benjamin Hazell(4B), Madison Ivanov(KW), Sebastian Drozdz(6W).
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A severe disability kept young Nguyet behind closed doors: inhibited by her condition, her family had little connection with their neighbours. But their confidence and skill grew when they participated in the Catholic Relief Services’ program, Capacity Building for Parent Associations Supporting Children with Disabilities, supported by Caritas Australia. The program offered Nguyet home-based education, and as her skills have grown she is increasingly engaging with her community.
Please donate to Project Compassion 2017 and help children with disabilities in Vietnam to learn new skills and connect with their communities. You can donate through School boxes, by visiting www.caritas.org.au/projectcompassion
FREE PARENTING SEMINARS You are invited to attend the Triple P Seminar Series. You will learn practical, positive and effective ways to deal with common behavioural problems and ways to help your child achieve their best at school and in the future. Parents are encouraged to attend all 3 seminars: 1.The Power of Positive Parenting 2.Raising Confident Competent Children 3. Raising Resilient Children The next FREE 3 week Series is held: When: Term 2 2017 Location: Warwick RSVP: Bookings are essential and places are limited.
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To find other available programs visit our website