Dear Community of St Columba’s School,
This week, Mr Banks organised our staff prayer, and as we approach Sports Carnival time, he has shared it with all classes. As with all aspects of school life, sports also provide a valuable chance for students to practice kindness and friendship, as highlighted in the URSTRONG Program.
Be KIND ON PURPOSE
Change of venue for Faction Athletics Carnival
Unfortunately, the school’s chosen venue for our annual Faction Athletics Carnival was no longer available for the date we had booked this for. As the date had been published well in advance, we decided to keep the date and seek an alternative venue. Please note this year’s Faction Athletics Carnival will be held at UWA Sports Park, McGillivray Road, Mount Claremont.
Swimming Lessons
Enrolments are now open for the October Vacation Swim Program. The link is contained within this edition of the Donegal. Please click on the photo below.
St Columba’s School does not include Swimming Instruction as part of our program and parents are strongly encouraged to enrol their child/ren in either the Department of Education VacSwim Program or another private swim program.
I would like to collect information from our families about their preference for educating their child/ren to swim. Please click the link below to complete a quick survey. The link will be open for two weeks.
Upcoming Events
- Wednesday 31 July : REA Testing for all Year 3 & Year 5 Students
- Thursday 1 August : REA Testing for all Year 3 & Year 5 Students
- Friday 2 August : Dewey from the Premiers Reading Challenge will visit our School Assembly. To show support for reading, students are invited to accessorise their sports uniform with the colour pink or magenta
- Friday 2 August : REA Catch Up Testing
- Tuesday 6 August: P&F Meeting in the Library at 7.00 pm. All parents are welcome to attend.
- Wednesday 7 August: Year 4 & 5 Excursion to Chisholm College.
- Thursday 8 August: Australian Maths Competition.
- Friday 9 August: Year 2 Assembly.
- Saturday 10 August: Community Mass for Confirmation Enrolments (Year 6).
In gratitude,
Gina Burns
Principal
P & F News
NEWS
The team have begun utilising the notice board outside the library for all things P&F. In the coming weeks, you’ll find information about our events, fundraising focuses and calls for volunteers to assist with fundraisers. We are also working on providing a community wish list box where our families can put forward ideas for School items they’d like the P&F to raise funds towards. This will be helpful in working together as a community annually to achieve these goals and targets.
TERM 3 FUNDRAISING FOCUS
Mid Year Raffle tickets ON SALE THIS FRIDAY 26TH JULY
There are some amazing prizes up for grabs this year (for the kids and for the adults!) Please find the poster attached to the newsletter with all the details. With only a few days left to buy tickets, visit the team outside the library before School tomorrow and Friday (morning of the draw). Cash and card payments available.
Father’s Day Breakfast Fundraiser
The Father’s Day Breakfast event is now open for your kids to invite all the awesome dads, grandads and father-figures in our community to. This year, we have a special guest performing (Parent — Stacey-Ann Duff) who we are so grateful to have volunteering her talents and time. Get involved on the day and take part in our family paper plane competition with the chance for Dad to win a $100 Bunnings Voucher — hurry, get to brekky early to start folding! Your digital invitation is attached this newsletter. Breakfast pre-orders can be placed through the invite or by clicking on the link below:
https://www.cognitoforms.com/StColumbasPrimarySchool/PFFathersDayBreakfast2024
We need Volunteers! Calling all Mums, Grandmothers, Aunties and family supports! We invite you to volunteer to help us celebrate the wonderful Dads of the St Columba’s School community at the Father’s Day Breakfast being held on the School basketball court, Friday 30th August. There are a series of specific roles that need to be filled to ensure the smooth running of the event. If a role you were particularly keen on is full, do not be deterred — you are welcome to join in on the day where help is needed. The P&F would like to thank you for volunteering your time and service in celebrating our awesome group of Fathers. Please visit the link to sign up now: https://volunteersignup.org/W4L74
Entertainment Book Offer
20% of every Membership purchased is donated to supporting our fundraising efforts. Join today and help us make a difference.
Order yours today: https://subscribe.entertainment.com.au/fundraiser/83589g
Containers for Change deposits
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, 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.
EVENTS FOR YOUR DIARY
- 2 August — Mid Year Raffle
- 30 August – Father’s Day Breakfast
- 10 Setpember – Faction Athletics Carnival Cake Stall
- 20 September — Whole School Subway Order Lunch Day
- 18 October — School Disco
NEXT P&F MEETING
The next P&F meeting will be held on Tuesday 6 August at 7pm in the School Library. Please find attached to this newsletter the agenda for this meeting. We hope to see as many new faces as possible at the next meeting.
Library News
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
DEWEY will be visiting our Week 3 assembly on Friday 2 August.
Dewey will present certificates to the students who have registered and read 12+ books by 31 July 2024.
Make sure you register: St Columba’s Primary BAYSWATER and READ, READ, READ!
Just 12 books…
Books, short stories, graphic novels, ebooks, talking books, audio books, poems, anything that sparks their interest and gets them reading!
Students can wear their sports uniform and add something MAGENTA/PINK to your uniform on this day!
It’s not too late to join your child for the Premier’s Reading Challenge 2024. Challenge closes 6 September. Let’s see if we can be the top school and win a school performance for St Columba’s.
Unlock the magic of reading. There are prizes to be won, fun to be had, and stories to uncover.
Details at:
https://www.premiersreadingchallenge.wa.edu.au/parents-and-families
Make sure you join: ST COLUMBA’S SCHOOL
USED BOOK SALE
Used Books (from the Library) Sale for students and families. Money donated will be used to purchase new and up to date resources for the school library.
On sale outside the library – Before school, recess, lunchtime and after school.
Gold coin donation.
The library is open every morning before school:
All students are welcome from 8:15am
Pre-Kindy and Kindy students must be accompanied by Parent/Carer until 8.45am
The library is a calming and quiet place, making it the perfect spot for students to have a smooth and calming transition in the morning.
Students may also like to return and borrow books before school.
Looking forward to seeing you the library.
2024 CBCA Book Week – Reading is MAGIC
17 – 23 August, 2024
Dress Up Day (Kindy-Year 6) – Wednesday 21 August 2024
Please refer to flyer attached to this newsletter with further details
Rita Cuthbert – Library Officer – Library - the original search engine
Pastoral Care
Happy Birthday to:
The following students who will celebrate birthday’s in the coming week:
Austin Kent PKG
Blake Cruthers PKW
Violet Mulherin KG
Ayla Christie PPG
Grace Minchin PPG
Pearse McIntyre 2W
Rosabelle Juma 4G
Teodor Dimitrijevic 4G
Savannah Ceric 4W
Leo Cameron 4W
Alfie Allison 5G
Sandra Mandujano Liu 5W
PASTORAL CARE WEEKLY RAFFLE
Tickets are 3 for $1 (maximum of 3 tickets per child).
We are always looking for Volunteers to join the Pastoral Care Team. If you can spare a little time on a Wednesday morning after drop off, you can find us in the Church meeting room just as you enter from the basketball court.
WEEKLY RAFFLE ROSTER
TERM 3
Week 4 – 7 August
Week 5 – 14 August
Week 6 – 21 August – NO RAFFLE
| Kindy Green | Week 4 – Emilio Papalia Week 5 – Gursher Lobana |
| Kindy White | Week 4 – Charlie Williams Week 5 – Eliyah Kaler |
| PP Green | Week 4 – Ava Sanders Week 5 – Declan McGowan |
| PP White | Week 4 – Clara Pearson Week 5 – Eva Woodley |
| Year 1 Green | Week 4 – Cristian Evangelista Week 5 – Edith Parks |
| Year 1 White | Week 4 – Digby Weaire Week 5 – Ezra Ta |
| Year 2 Green | Week 4 – Rose Pearson Week 5 – Lorraine McGowan |
| Year 2 White | Week 4 – Alessia Scagnetti Week 5 – Bodhi Laffrey |
| Year 3 Green | Week 4 – Amelia Pierre Week 5 – Asher Shrivastava |
| Year 3 White | Week 4 – Darcey Poulsen Week 5 – Harrison MacPherson |
| Year 4 Green | Week 4 – Cohen Lee Week 5 – William Parks |
| Year 4 White | Week 4 – Harriet Weaire Week 5 – Connor Campbell |
| Year 5 Green | Week 4 – Luca Scagnetti Week 5 – Amelia Yee |
| Year 5 White | Week 4 – Jaike Evangelista Week 5 – Ella MacPherson |
| Year 6 Green | Week 4 – Chloe Smith Week 5 – Francis Le |
| Year 6 White | Week 4 – Charlie Weaire Week 5 – Max Pierre |
Award Winners
MERIT AWARDS – Term 3, Week 2
PP Green – Harper Bradley, Alexander de Courcier
PP White – Liam Chipperfield, Mia Etheridge, Mason McMurtrie, Spencer Verma
1 Green – Asher Borich, Le Hoang
1 White – Zara Campbell, Cillian Tierney
2 Green – Harvey Kemmy, Celeste Mulherin
2 White – Amelia Gibson, Filip Pizzata
3 Green – Tessa Cavalli, Parker Connell
3 White – Isaish Chong, Megan Hutton, Katie Kim Oliver
4 Green – Eve Hamilton, Henry Webb
4 White – Senumitha Ratnayake, Harriet Weaire
5 Green – Isla Bentley, Ivy Hoogland, Milana Zachar
5 White – Aaliyah Brandis, Andrew Gai, Ella MacPherson
6 Green – Lucas Giuffre, Moihi Moses-Taratu, Phoenix Stanmore
6 White – Scarlett Dudley, Hendrik English, Harry Mawer
Religious Education and Curriculum News
From our Year 2 classes :
In R.E we have been exploring the unit Church and the concept of family. We are learning that Jesus also belonged to a family with Mary and Joseph. Jesus began a special family, called the Church. When the Church first began, the followers of Jesus came together in their homes to listen to people teach about Jesus and pray together. Nowadays, God’s family can gather in Church buildings. We have discussed what followers of Jesus do when they gather in the Church and the very important ways that people show respect in God’s holy place.
From our Year 1 classes :
This Term in Year 1, our focus is on the Eucharist, particularly our families. Jesus learned many things in his family. Mary and Joseph taught Jesus as he grew. They taught him good manners, respect for all people and how to care for the sick and lonely. They also taught Jesus how to pray and celebrate special holy days of their religion.
Our families have taught us many things:
- play with everyone
- play with people who are not their friends
- help others in their daily lives
- pray for others who need help
- say sorry when they have upset others
- forgive others who have upset them
- show kindness to all people, especially people who are not kind to them
Last week, we discussed the different members of our families and the importance each one of them, including our furry friends, have in our lives!
