Term Four Week One – Commencing Monday 13th October 2025

P & F Sponsors
Over the course of the year, our School P & F has been so very well supported by some very generous local businesses, most recently in Term Three, and over the course of Term Four. I would like to especially thank the following businesses for supporting our school. 

A HUGE thank you to: 

Briscola Homes

Lil Sprinkles Bakery

Lighten Up Candles Coogee

Canning Vale Groceries 

The wonderful events that are supported by our School P & F could not go ahead without the support of these very generous businesses. On behalf of everyone at St Emilie’s, I would like to say a huge THANK YOU! 

Class Term Overviews
A Class Overview for each year will be sent home this week. This overview provides parents and carers with an opportunity to familiarise themselves with the teaching and learning program for your child’s class, as well as any other information that is required to ensure that Term Four runs smoothly in your child’s class. 

2026 Class Requests
The period for parents and carers to lodge official class requests for 2026 has now opened. If you have any class requests for your child for 2025, these need to be sent in writing to the School Administration Account at stemiliesadmin@cewa.edu.au.  

At the end of 2024, there was a huge increase in the number of class requests sent to the school for the 2025 class placements. For 2026, I ask that parents and carers do not email through requests for friends that you would like your child to be placed with in 2026. As part of our usual process, children are asked by their class teachers to name five friends that they would like to be with for the following year. These names are then entered into our system, and each child in the school is guaranteed to have at least one of these children in their class. 

Requests for friends that are sent to the Administration Email will not be considered. 

While we will certainly take other requests into account when we are organising classes for 2026, requests are not guaranteed. The period for official class requests to be sent to school will close on Monday, 27th October. 

Notify School If Leaving
As we draw closer to the end of the year, planning has commenced at the school for the commencement of the 2026 school year. If your child is not returning to St Emilie’s for the 2026 school year, can you please email the School Administration Office at stemiliesadmin@cewa.edu.au to notify the school. 

Fee Balances
As we enter Term Four, it is timely for families who have remaining fee balances to work toward closing these balances for the year. The school fees that parents and carers pay at St Emilie’s are a vital source of funding for our school and ensure that we can resource the school in the best way for the children in our care. 

We recognise from time to time that families may have difficulty in paying school fees. If this is the case, I would ask that you contact the Administration Office to arrange a confidential conversation with myself. 

Wellness Dog Trial
Thank you to those parents and carers who shared their thoughts with us around the potential for the trial of a Wellness Dog in Term Four. The support for the trial of the Wellness Dog was overwhelmingly positive, and as such, plans are in place to commence this trial in Week Two of the term. 

Over the course of next week, I aim to speak with families with some additional questions. Further information will be shared with the community in the coming week. 

If you have not yet shared your voice, please feel free to do so using the form here.

High Standard of School Uniform 
As we enter Term Four, I would like to remind parents and carers of the School Uniform Procedures for the school, which can be found on the school website page here.  

A reminder to all families that as part of the School Uniform Procedures, there are clear guidelines for the wearing of accessories, as well as for haircuts, which all parents and carers agree to upon enrolment of their child here at St Emilie’s. Locally, our school enjoys a strong reputation, and this is partly down to the standards that are expected for children around such things as uniforms. I encourage parents and carers to ensure that ‘holiday haircuts’ do not return with your child back to school this term, and that you continue to support the school in upholding standards around uniform. 

Children Must Have a School Hat
As the warmer weather starts to creep in, please ensure that your child brings a school hat to school. Children in Kindy and Pre-Primary may wear any hat they wish from home. 

Term Four Planner Online
To stay up to date with all of the great things happening this term at St Emilie’s, please find the School Term Calendar here.

Charism Art Exhibition
As part of the Charism Art Exhibition, children from Catholic schools have been invited to share art pieces for display. Each school has been invited to share two pieces of art for the Charism Art Exhibition, and we are pleased to share that we will be entering two portraits from St Emilie’s. One of the portraits will be from Year One, which has been designed using watercolour, and the second is a digitally created portrait of St Emilie. 

To see these works of art as well as many more from across the system of schools, please visit their website, here.