Dear Parents of St Columba’s,
Term 4 has been a very busy and exciting term for our Year 5 Students as they look ahead to their final year at St Columba’s in 2024.
In recent weeks, the Year 5 students nominated themselves for various leadership roles and presented their speeches to their peers in Year 5, staff and the School Leadership Team. Following these speeches, students in Year 5 and our staff participated in the voting process.
The quality of their speeches was truly remarkable, reflecting the significant effort and time they invested in their preparations. Their speeches included inspiring quotes about leadership, some of which I have noted in reflecting on my own leadership journey.
It gives me immense pleasure to announce the following students as our school leaders for 2024:
Head Girl: Maggie Ma
Deputy Head Girl : Sayuthmee Ratnayake
Head Boy: Edmond Cavalli
Deputy Head Boy: Max Pierre
Faction Captains
Columbanus: Abraham Lawes & Keira Pollitt
McAuley: Gethin Humphreys & Scarlett Fernandez
Russell: Francis Le & Zoe Juszkiewicz
Pascal: Ty Fernandez & Grace Hartus
Ministry Leaders
Faith: Sam Villamar & Neve Gerick
Wisdom: Harry Lange & Braelyn Carruthers
Peace: Archer Laffrey & Maya Thompson Mewburn
Respect: Hendrik English & Alexi Brammer
Compassion: William Armstrong & Olivia Harris
I have every confidence that they will serve as exemplary leaders within our school community.
I am immensely proud of all the students who participated in the nomination process. Each of them showed an unwavering commitment to take on leadership opportunities, and their efforts are highly commendable.
Year 5 students have also shared with me their designs for their 2024 Student Leaver Shirts. Many shirts contained well-thought-out aspects to represent their time at St Columba’s and the Year 5 Staff and I have a tough and interesting time ahead to take the most suitable elements from all shirts presented and compile them into one. It gave me a sense of joy and hope that all shirt designs reflected the pride our students have in our Catholic Faith and Mercy Tradition.
Friendly Reminder: School Fee Accounts Due by November 30, 2023
We want to kindly remind all parents and guardians that school fee accounts must be settled by Thursday, November 30, 2023. Your prompt payment is essential to ensure the continued smooth operation of our school and to support the educational experiences of all our students.
We appreciate your cooperation and understanding in meeting this important deadline. If you have any questions or require assistance regarding your school fee account, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at the office or gina.burns@cewa.edu.au.
Thank you for being part of our school community and for your ongoing support.
Year 1 to 6 Booklist for 2024
As per last year, the 2024 Booklist will be bulk orders. Teachers have emailed their orders through to our school supplier, Campion, who will deliver all items to St Columba’s.
The resources levy is paid directly to Campion and is due by the last day of the school term (8th December 2023). Notes were sent out via Seesaw last week.
In gratitude
Gina Burns
Principal
P & F News
TERM 4 Events
- End of Year Concert – We will be holding a sausage sizzle at the end of the concert for those that don’t want to go home and cook dinner.
- Christmas Raffle – We would like to do a Christmas Raffle that is more activity based for school holidays rather than toy based. If anyone has any contacts or ideas for prizes, please contact your class rep.
Love to contribute to our schools fundraising efforts?
Consider the St Columba’s P&F at your next Containers for Change deposit.
Simply scan the QR code below, download the app and add the member number to your profile.
The P&F fund would be so grateful for your contribution to further aid in the students resources and equipment.
Entertainment Memberships
Online memberships are available again this year. Memberships can be purchased online.
https://www.entertainment.com.au/orderbooks/83589g
Any questions or queries, I can be contacted via email gtarmstrong@iinet.net.au
Tanya Armstrong
Chair P&F
Library News
The library has lots of books needing covering. If you can help by taking a small number of books home to cover, please advise the library. Your help is greatly appreciated by staff and students.
Rita Cuthbert – Library Officer – Library - the original search engine
Pastoral Care
Happy Birthday to:
To the following students who will be celebrating this coming week:
Arden O’Reilly KW
Annabel Paulus PPG
Ada Marie PPW
Jaike Evangelista 4G
Mariana Pulido Vargas 4G
Phoenix Stanmore 5W
WEEKLY RAFFLE ROSTER
TERM 4
Week 6 – 15 November
Week 7 – 22 November
| Kindy Green | Week 6 – Abigail Lumsden Week 7 – Kieran Vernon |
| Kindy White | Week 6 – Adam Tuma Week 7 – Eva Woodley |
| PP Green | Week 6 – Molly Veale Week 7 – Cillian Tierney |
| PP White | Week 6 – Ezra Ta Week 7 – Violet Zachar |
| Year 1 Green | Week 6 – Mia Yanez Del Gesso Week 7 – Marcus Tang |
| Year 1 White | Week 6 – Alessia Scagnetti Week 7 – Luciana Pulido Vargas |
| Year 2 Green | Week 6 – Rosie Veale Week 7 – Lily Vernon |
| Year 2 White | Week 6 – Oaklyn Payne Week 7 – Olivia Molony |
| Year 3 Green | Week 6 – Henry Webb Week 7 – Alessandro Balla |
| Year 3 White | Week 6 – Aleksander Tuma Week 7 – Sera McDougall |
| Year 4 Green | Week 6 – Jack Wilson Week 7 – Milana Zachar |
| Year 4 White | Week 6 – Harriet Webb Week 7 – Agnes Zoou |
| Year 5 Green | Week 6 – Alberto Yanez Del Gesso Week 7 – NO RAFFLE |
| Year 5 White | Week 6 – Phoenix Stanmore Week 7 – Giorgia Trevenen |
| Year 6 Green | Week 6 – Elizabeth Wright Week 7 – NO RAFFLE |
| Year 6 White | NO RAFFLE |
Religious Education and Curriculum News
From our Pre-Kindergarten Classes:
In Pre-Kindy we have been learning about The First Christmas ⭐️
From our Year 6 Classes
In Spelling, we learn not just how to spell the words with our focus rule, but how we can incorporate them into our vocabulary. This week, we wrote raps that incorporated all our spelling words. This is a very difficult task when you need to use words like ‘extravaganza’ and ‘conspicuous’! Once we finished writing them, some brave souls even performed them in front of the class.
Community Notices
Dear Parents & Guardians,
We have been advised by Kapture Photography that all Portraits, Class and Special Groups taken this year are still available for purchase.
Please visit www.kapture.com.au using our school code 98KBCR
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Aranmore Reunion Sundowner – Friday 24 November 2023, 4:30pm – 8pm
Students, Staff & Parent Alumni of St Mary’s, CBC Leederville, Aranmore Catholic Primary School and Aranmore Catholic College are invited ‘back to school’ for an evening of reminiscing to celebrate 120 years of Mercy Education in Leederville.
This is a FREE event with drinks and food available for purchase. Registrations are limited due to licensing restrictions and are filling fast, so please register today @ Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/reunion-sundowner-aranmore-catholic-college-tickets-736239561347)
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La Salle College Carols by Candlelight
Bring your best singing voice and join us for a Christmas sing-along with our College Concert Band, Show Band and Choirs on Friday 1 December.
La Salle College Carols by Candlelight is a special opportunity for us to connect with our community in song as we bask in the Christmas spirit.
Bring your picnic rug or chairs and enjoy the sound of many beautiful voices harmonising together to celebrate this wonderful time of year – Christmas!
Gates to the front College oval will open at 5pm with the concert starting at 6.30pm. Entry is a gold coin donation per person and goes towards supporting the 2023 Vinnies Christmas Appeal.
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