From the Principal – Term 4, Week 1
Dear Parents and Caregivers
Welcome back to the final term of the year! I would like to say a big thank you to Mrs Lisa Liebregts for doing a great job in my absence. I know Mr Tim Maxwell and the rest of the staff supported Lisa in a wonderful way as I was enjoying a fabulous holiday exploring Spain and Portugal. On Monday this week, the staff had a reflection day at the Mary MacKillop Centre in South Perth. We spent time learning more about the life of Mary MacKillop and what type of person she was. One thing that stood out was her immense resilience. She dealt with incredible adversity, and yet she remained strong. What was the secret to her resilience? It was her prayer life and trust in God. Mary spent time in prayer and meditation and this is something we too, are going to spend more time focusing on this term.
Empathy Reflection Find happiness in making others happy! Mary MacKillop 1899
Faction Carnival This Friday 11 October we will be holding our annual faction carnival on the oval. It is going to be a warm day, so please remember to put sunscreen on your children before they get to school. They will need hats and plenty of water too. We have extra sunscreen for them to apply throughout the day. The netball club will be providing the sausage sizzle as usual. Please note that the P&F will no longer be doing the coloured hair fundraiser. If your child would like to have coloured hair on the day, please do it at home on the morning of the carnival. This day is always a highlight on our calendar, so please come along and enjoy watching the action.
P&F Meeting Our final meeting for the year will be held in the staffroom on Monday 14 October at 8.45am. All welcome!
Disco Our annual disco will be held on the oval on Friday 18 October from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. As is our tradition, the Year 6 students get an extra 45 minutes all to themselves from 7.45pm to 8.30pm. Please remember that from next year, all P&F functions will be given to year groups to organise. If they are not organised by volunteers from the nominated year groups, then the activities will not take place. We have had a small P&F for a couple of years now and we need to find ways of sharing the workload around.
Year 5 Leadership Speeches On Monday 21 October, our Year 5 students will start the election process to see who our leaders will be in 2025. To help facilitate this process, we have engaged the services from the Electoral Commission who will turn this into a real life learning experience. At the same time, the students will learn about how state and federal elections are organised. I wish all students who are brave enough to nominate for a leadership position, all the very best of luck.
Parking No doubt by now, you have noticed that the City of Swan are conducting improvements on the roundabout on the corner of Cassowary and Pelican Parades. For some of you, this will be a major inconvenience. Hopefully, it will be completed by the end of November and I ask all parents to exercise patience and courtesy with one another. On a positive note, we finally get all cars exiting onto Cassowary Parade, turning left! I hope that once the roundabout reopens, you are in the habit of only turning left onto Cassowary Parade from now on.
Yours sincerely
Laurie Bechelli
Principal
School News
SCHOOLS IN THE REGION LEFT SPELLBOUND BY MARY MACKILLOP STUDENTS
Mary MacKillop did very well in the recent interschool Spelling Bee. All of our students did such a wonderful job, with two students taking out first place in two of the four events. Henry Vanderwal won the Year 3 Interschool Spelling Bee and Jack Hunn won for Year 5! A very impressive result all round!
CANTEEN NEWS
The new Semester 2 CANTEEN MENU for 2024 is available on the MMCCPS website or alternatively if you require a hard copy, at the office or canteen. Please refer to this new menu ONLY, as many changes have taken place, with freshly made products.
The canteen operates on Monday, Wednesday & Friday. To alleviate using money, Mary MacKillop Catholic Community Primary School has an online ordering system for canteen orders. This enables a more efficient and effective service available to you and your family.
You can visit quickcliq.com.au to register.
Canteen tokens are available to purchase from the office or canteen at a cost of $32 per sheet. Lunch/recess order bags are available from the canteen, 20 bags for $1. Please ensure your child’s name and correct class are written clearly on bags. Separate bags must be written for recess and lunch. PLEASE DO NOT USE STICKY TAPE OR STAPLES TO SECURE LUNCH BAGS.
All lunch/recess orders must be placed in classroom baskets before the class commences. They will then be taken to the canteen. If your child is late, they are to take the lunch order directly to the canteen.
All prepaid drink orders from Yrs 1-6 are to be collected by your child at the canteen with their lunch order bags as proof of purchase.
Ice creams are then sold after the students are dismissed from eating their lunch. If ice creams are pre ordered, the bag must be shown at the canteen when picking up the ice cream.
Please note, your child can purchase a drink or ice cream without pre ordering if they have money.
Parents, please do not allow your children to buy ice creams for their friends and large amounts of money should not be given to them. Thank you for your co operation in this matter.
If you wish to volunteer in the canteen please come and see me, we would love your help.
If you have any queries, please come and see either myself or Kath and we will be happy to help.
Regards,
Sylvia Iggleden.
UNIFORM SHOP
- Tuesday
- Morning 8.00am-9.30am
- EFTPOS AVAILABLE
Julie
Uniform Shop Manager
SECOND HAND UNIFORMS
If you would like to purchase any second hand uniforms, please contact either Jade D’Souza 0409680769 or Leslee Kretschmer on 0400059320. Opening times will be advised at a later date and will be notified by text mesage.
Community News
Enrol now at La Salle College
La Salle College is now taking enrolments for current Year 4 students starting Year 7 in 2027.
At La Salle College we offer a wide range of learning programs and academic pathways, as well as opportunities in a multitude of areas such as skill-based and work-based learning, music, arts, sport and extracurricular activities and clubs.
Our wonderful facilities and generous outdoor spaces, which includes Science Labs, Aquatic Centre with a 10-lane swimming pool, Performing Arts Centre with orchestra pit, Chapel, Trade and Skills Centre and a double court Sports Centre, provide an innovative and modern learning environment that inspires our students to be the best they can be.
Every student is given the opportunity to succeed. We believe that education extends beyond the classroom, and we encourage our students to live out their faith and values in the service of others, whilst making a positive impact on the world in which they live. Through our teaching and learning, we aim to transform tomorrow’s hearts, minds and lives in all that we do.
If you would like to know more about our enrolments process or learning opportunities at La Salle College please visit our website www.lasalle.wa.edu.au/enrolment or contact our College Enrolments team:
- Email 8770svc_enrol@cewa.edu.au
- Phone 9449 0601
With limited places available for Year 7 2027, we encourage you to make an enquiry today.
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