Term Three Week One – Commencing Monday 21st July 2025

Mid Year Reports
At the end of last term, Mid Year Reports were shared with parents and carers. In a slight evolution to our usual practice here at the school, this year, we have asked parents and carers to note the celebrations from their child’s Mid Year Report after having a conversation with their child about what they have done well. These celebrations will be shared with your child’s Class Teacher at two Way Interviews.

I will use this opportunity as a reminder that reports are not addressed to the children. Parents and carers must firstly read the report, understand what is being shared and then relay this information to your child in an age appropriate way. 

A link to the individual class celebrations form can be found in the email sent on Tuesday the 1st of July. 

Year One to Year Six House Cross Country Carnival
The House Cross Country Country carnival for children in Year One to Year Six will take place this Friday 25th of July. Parents and carers are most welcome to come and watch their child, and the rest of the children at the school participate on the day. To ensure that parents and carers are kept nice and warm, a coffee van will be available on the morning for the purchase of hot drinks. 

The Year One children will be our first race and will commence at approximately 9:00am after prayer and Acknowledgement of Country. The races will continue after this point until the Year Sixes have concluded.  

Unlike the House Sports carnival, classes may not stay out at Cross Country all day and will return to class at differing points in the day to continue on with teaching and learning. 

Mr Davis will share information with families about the House Cross Country next week. 

Term Three Class Overviews
As is the case at the commencement of each term at St Emilie’s, going home next week will be a Term Three Class Overview for your child’s class. This overview will share an overview of the teaching and learning to take place in your child’s class this term, as well as some key dates. 

Striving for a Work Life Blend at St Emilie’s and a Right To Disconnect
The staff at St Emilie’s are a very dedicated and committed group of professionals. The staff at our school show the utmost diligence in providing for the children they care for each day. Recently, there have been some changes to the working conditions for teachers and their workloads outside of working hours.  

Below is some information that is important for you to know in relation to these new legislated changes for our teachers as part of their updated employment conditions.  

As has always been the case at St Emilie’s and as indicated in the Parent Handbook, unless a matter is urgent, it is reasonable to expect up to a 48-hour turnaround time in response to emails from school staff. In most cases, staff are unable to respond during the school day because they’re teaching for the majority of the time and have a legal duty of care over the children in their class.   

Staff also have the right to disconnect from 4.00pm each day until 8:15am the following day as per the new changes. Additionally, staff have the right to disconnect on weekends and won’t respond to any emails on Saturday or Sunday. Part-time staff are not required to respond to any form of communication on their non-working days.   

Underpinning this change is the acknowledgement that our staff at St Emilie’s have lives outside of school also. Many staff are parents, family members and friends to their loved ones and it is important that after work hours, they have the right to fulfil these roles without interruption in line with the expectation placed upon other professionals.  

At St Emilie’s, we are blessed to have such a supportive parent body and I know that you will continue to support our staff by keeping these changes in mind when communicating with them. 

St Emilie’s Parish Youth Group
A reminder that opportunities exist in our parish for our children. The parish offers two youth groups at different times. Further information about the youth groups in the parish can be found by accessing the link on our school website which can be found here. 

St. Norbert College Sibling Discount
We are pleased to share with our families that the sibling discount which is offered at St. Emilie’s Catholic Primary School, now extends to those families who have children at both St Emilie’s and St Norbert College. If you would like to know more about the sibling discount relationship between both schools, please contact our Administration Office. 

Do you have an old cooktop to donate to the school?
In our Year One and Year Two Playground, we have a fantastic mud kitchen. Unfortunately, for safety reasons, we have had to remove the old cook top from this area that the children used to play with. We would love to replace the cooktop for children to play with. If you have an old cooktop that you would be happy to donate to the school, please contact the Administration Office. 

Children Who Are Unwell
Given that we are now in the colder months of the year, we are well and truly in the season for bugs and germs to be spread at school. If your child is unwell, the best place for your child is at home. We ask that even if your child wants to come to school, that children stay at home to recover and avoid the spreading of bugs and germs to others in the class. In our experience here at school, even if children are given medication in the morning to combat the symptoms, this generally wears off by morning tea, which leaves children with the symptoms when at school. Thank you for your support in helping keep our community fit and healthy during the Winter months.

Kindy Enrolment 2026 – A Call for Siblings 
There has been a phenomenal response to calls for applications for Kindy enrolments for 2026. We now have more applications than we have positions available.  If you know of anyone who is interested in attending Kindy at St Emilie’s in 2026, please encourage them to submit an application to the School Admin Office as soon as possible. 

We are especially calling families of children already enrolled at the school who have siblings who are Kindy age. Due to the high demand for places in Kindy in 2026, it is vital for you to submit an enrolment form to the school. Please note that just because you have a child enrolled at the school, it does not mean that you automatically receive a guaranteed place for their sibling if you do not submit the application on time. 

School Uniform – Online Ordering
In exciting news for our community, families are now able to order school uniforms online from our school uniform supplier, Perm A Pleat Schoolwear. Online ordering can be found on the school website using the following link.

We also look forward to children returning to school in the correct uniform to commence Term Three. 

As was shared last term, girls are most welcome to wear navy blue 70 denier tights underneath their skorts if they wish, however, as the School Uniform Procedure explains, these should not be worn with socks. The School Uniform Procedure can be found https://stemiliescps.wa.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/St_Emilie_s_School_Uniform_Procedure_2021.pdf 

In regard to jewellery, chains with a small religious or cultural icon are permitted, however, they must be worn underneath the uniform at all times for health and safety reasons. 

Parent Circle
Parent Circle will once again continue in Term Three and we would love to see new faces come to join in the fun on a Wednesday or Thursday morning. Dates for Parent Circle will be shared with the community in the coming weeks.