Term Two Week Eight – Commencing Tuesday 4th June 2024

Dear Families, 

Those of you who have been praying for rain, your prayers have been answered in outstanding fashion! The rain well and truly arrived at St Emilie’s this week putting an end to warm days and sunny skies at our school. 

We look forward to officially welcoming Winter next week and pray for much needed rain to replenish and soothe our dry state. We pray especially for those communities in Western Australia who depend on the rainfall for their livelihoods and for our food supply. 

Last week was a terrific week at St. Emilie’s as we celebrated Laudato Si Week. Laudato Si Week has been a brilliant opportunity for us as a Catholic community to share an important message about the importance of our planet, ‘Our Common Home’, as well as our calling as a Catholic community to leave our planet in a better state for our children. 

A huge thank you must go to the team led by Mrs Aroozoo and so ably supported by our children who have put in so much time and effort in ensuring this important message was shared this week. We look forward to celebrating Laudato Si Week in years to come. 

LifeLink Launch 
On Wednesday, Mr Munro will be accompanied by a group of students from Year Six, as they attend the LifeLink Launch Day at Newman College. LifeLink Launch Day is an opportunity for our senior children to represent our school in what is a very important social justice and fundraising initiative for the archdiocese. 

Over the coming weeks, we will share information about how the community at St Emilie’s can contribute to LifeLink which provides many services to those who are less fortunate than ourselves. 

School Disco Reminder – It is time to Fiesta!
This Friday, it is time to Fiesta at our School Disco. A huge thank you to our P & F Committee who have been planning for this event for months. For further information including ticket purchases, please scroll down to the P & F section of our Weekly Reminders. 

Eagle Cup Netball Grand Finals
This Thursday, St Emilie’s will be the site of the Eagle Cup Netball Grand Finals. St Emilie’s will have one team playing in the grand finals and we look forward to cheering on our team after lunch on Thursday! Good luck to all of the players involved. 

Car Park Check-In 
This week, I will be endeavouring to get out to different sections of the car park to observe how the traffic is flowing before and after school at our busiest times. With some upgrades to the car park planned for later in the year, this is a good opportunity to come and share your experiences of the school car park and in particular, if you have noticed anything that is working well in the car park or, anything that requires further attention. 

With the wet weather now settling in for the Winter, another reminder to please be safe in the car park and exercise patience getting to and from school. 

I have to give a huge shout out to the staff at the school who rain, hail or shine can be seen out in the weather ensuring our children get to where they need to go safely.

Lunch Orders @ St Emilie’s
A reminder to all parents and carers that children at St Emilie’s can order their lunch on a Wednesday via school lunch online. For further details, please see the website information page under the Parent Tab.

Community Noticeboard
Did you know that we have a Community Noticeboard at St Emilie’s? The Community Noticeboard is updated regularly and can be found outside the gate to the Early Years space. 

Uniform Update 
Earlier this year, information was shared with the community in regard to the supply of uniforms here at the school and that at a School Advisory Council level, we are currently investigating the best fit for the supply of school uniforms here at the school.  

Image Embroidery has recently advised me that they are currently out of stock of the following items: 

• Girls Main Skorts Size 6 and Size 14 and above 
• Boys Main Shorts Size 12 
• Sports Shorts Size 6 

Currently, a large order that Image Embroidery has placed is stuck overseas in customs and therefore Image Embroidery has moved to air freight some supply of uniforms to ensure availability upon the school’s request. 

I would also like to advise parents and carers that upon the school’s request, this shipment contains larger sizes of shorts and skorts to accommodate those who require these sizes. 

Staff Profiles 
Over the course of the year, we will be sharing Staff Profiles of staff from our school. Now that you have been introduced to our new staff members in 2024, it is our pleasure to reacquaint you with some more familiar faces. This week, we share with you the profile of Mrs Lauren White who forms part of our amazing team of Support Teachers working from the St Emilie’s Learning Hub. 

Focus on the St. Emilie’s Catholic Primary School Code of Conduct
At St. Emilie’s Catholic Primary School, we pride ourselves on ensuring that children, staff, families and the wider community are safe when onsite here at school. To allow us to create and maintain a safe environment at all times, St. Emilie’s Catholic Primary School is bound by a code of conduct. The St. Emilie’s Catholic Primary School Code of Conduct outlines a minimum standard of conduct in all behaviour and decision-making to ensure that our children are safe at all times. The code of conduct applies to every single person in our community and those who come onsite at school inherently agree to abide by the code of conduct. Visitors to the school during the day formally agree to follow the code of conduct when they sign in for their visit. 

This week we unpack ‘Standard Seven – You give impartial, honest and accurate information about the education, safety and well-being of students.’ 

At the heart of this week’s conduct statement is that our staff make the best decisions they can in relation to the well-being and education of the children at St Emilie’s. This involves investigating the advantages and disadvantages of all options related to the child and communicating these to all relevant stakeholders including the parents and carers of the child, so the best outcome can be achieved. 

Educators, parents and carers must know and be fully aware of the role that they play in the development of the children in their care and as such know when to seek assistance from others. 

As staff at St Emilie’s, we commit ourselves to seek out first hand, factual information and disregard rumour, gossip and second hand information that does not serve our purpose. We call on parents and carers in the community to do the same. 

The St Emilie’s Catholic Primary School Code of Conduct can be accessed on the school website by clicking on this link.

WA Day Public Holiday – Monday, 3 June 2024
This week will be a short week as the school will be closed on Monday, 3 June for the WA Day Public Holiday.  

Parent Circle: Thursday, 6 June – Mindful Adult Colouring In Session
This week at Parent Circle, community members are invited to take time to join in with an adult colouring in session. Morning tea will be included on the morning so please, come on down and join the fun.