Category: Year 6

Water Fun Day 2019

December 13, 2019
Kerrie Cogger
· Kindy · News · Pre-Primary · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6

Our annual end of year Water Fun Afternoon was held yesterday. We set up 12 stations of water fun play for our students and they spent about 45 minutes moving from station to station.

Here are a few photos of today’s fun!!

Super soakers

Slip and slide

Party pools

Dry, dry wet game

Wet hat relay

Octopus tag

Wet sponge relay

A big thank you to Mr Cogger for setting up all the stations for our children – it was a wonderful way to finish off what has been another great year!

Final Two Weeks …

December 1, 2019
Tania Thuijs
· From the Principal · Kindy · Pre-Primary · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6

Dear Families,

Wow! What a busy time it is at this end of the school year! We are hoping you are all managing to stay calm, grateful and happy amidst it all, as we are also aiming to do 🙂

We are now entering the Advent period – a time of great patience and expectation.

The challenge for us all is to support our children, amidst the worldly noise and clutter of tinsel, toys, shopping and rushing, to slow down… to listen with our hearts… to understand the Jesus message – that God broke into our world to remind us that we are so loved and that God promises us love, hope, joy and peace – a peace that every human soul yearns for…

Here at school we are challenged to focus on this big picture amidst the hustle and bustle of this time of year. Being mindful each day is the key … we are called to try to act with kindness, gentleness and integrity, and this can be challenging at times.

Over the next fortnight students and teachers are finishing off the year, Admin staff are in the middle of AoS professional learning and a Financial Audit, and leaders are finalising accountability requirements, planning for next year and trying hard to be as available as possible to children, staff and families.

We are of course are also busy preparing to farewell our wonderful Year Sixes, who graduate next Monday evening.

With Two-Way meetings finishing this week, it will be important that parents please allow staff the time and space they need to simply finish off well with students. We now need to preserve the energy we have left in our tanks, for kids!

In regards to next year, we cannot stress enough, the importance of downplaying who your child’s teacher will be and which of their peers may or may not end up in your child’s class. While staff have once again worked very hard on creating class lists that take a myriad of factors into account, in the final analysis, all children need to learn to navigate their way through different teaching styles and different peer personalities.

Our job as significant adults in a child’s life, is to model confidence in their ability to work through any perceived worries or challenges. We are all here to support them to do this and are looking forward to a wonderful 2020!

Have a great week everyone – if you would like to recharge your battery, you may consider coming along to the Community Mass this Wednesday, 4th December at 8.00am – all welcome.

Monday 9th Dec

Year 6 Graduation Para-liturgy 5.00pm 
Supper 5.45pm
Presentations - 6.30pm

Tuesday 10th Dec

Pre-Primary Celebration Day

Wednesday 11th Dec

Kindy Celebration Day
Edudance Concert 1 - Gold families  1.15pm - 1.55pm
Cuppa in the Learning Hub for any families who would like to stay and wait for the end of the day.
Edudance Concert 2 - Blue families   2.10pm - 2.50pm

Thursday 11th Dec

9am Whole School Thanksgiving Mass - all welcome!
10am P&F Community Morning Tea - all welcome!
11am Science Inquiry Presentations - students and parents
Semester 2 Reports online
PM - Year 1 to 6 Water Fun Celebration for students

Friday 12th December

Last day of school!
Year Six Big Day Out!
2.30pm Guard of Honour - farewell to Year Sixes :)

Basketball – Champions Cup

November 29, 2019
Paul Davis
· News · Year 6

Last Thursday, saw St.Emilie’s compete in the 2019 State Basketball Champions Cup.

To qualify for this event, our boys and girls team had both won our regional carnival earlier in the term.

Our boys team were outstanding. They finished on top of their pool without losing a game.

They then won their Quarter Final in convincing fashion.

Unfortunately for the boys, they lost their Semi-Final by 1 point to the eventual champions ( Good Shepherd).

It has been an amazing effort from our boys, who this term have played 10 Inter-School games for 9 wins and 1 loss ( by a point!)

Our girls team played 5 games; which included 2 wins, 2 losses and a heartbreaking Tie.

This cost our girls a spot in the Quarter-Finals.

The girls played with great tenacity, but also demonstrated terrific sportsmanship.

Parent’s from opposing schools went out of their way to find me and mention how impressed they were with the sportsmanship and attitude our girls demonstrated.

Once again, a big thank you to Mr. Carroll and Mr. Cottrell for coaching our teams.

We were also very lucky to have such great support from our parents, which i know the kids really appreciated.

Paul Davis

PE Teacher

Vivienne and learning about recycling at the MRF

November 28, 2019
Kerrie Cogger
· Classroom News · Science · Uncategorized · Year 1 · Year 1 Blue · Year 1 Gold · Year 2 · Year 2 Blue · Year 2 Gold · Year 3 · Year 3 Blue · Year 3 Gold · Year 4 · Year 4 Blue · Year 4 Gold · Year 5 · Year 5 Blue · Year 5 Gold · Year 6 · Year 6 Blue · Year 6 Gold

Vivienne returned to St Emilie’s this week to talk to the students about what happens at the Materials Recovery Facility once all the recyclables have been collected from our homes.

The students learned about the whole process from the moment the truck is emptied onto the tipping floor until the materials are ready baled and ready for collection.

All the students played a sequencing game to demonstrate and show how the materials are recovered.

We enjoyed our visits with Vivienne and we wish her all the best as she spreads the message about recycling and the waste message.

Japanese news weeks 3 & 4 Term 4

November 13, 2019
Tracy Aroozoo
· For Families · Front Page · Japanese · Japanese News · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6

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Edu-Dance Is Underway

November 2, 2019
ryan.jodie
· Year 6 Blue

We are off to a good start in Year Six Blue, preparing for our end of term Edu-Dance concert. Every Thursday afternoon 6 Blue have been focused on learning our dance steps. While it can be challenging to learn these new moves the students are focused and trying their best and it is already shaping up to be highly entertaining not to mention a great memory and fitness workout! Well done 6B!

Inter-School Basketball

October 25, 2019
Paul Davis
· Front Page · Health and PE News · News · Year 6

Last Friday, St.Emilie’s entered two boys teams and a girls team into the Lakeside Basketball Slam Series.

The competition was divided into 4 pools. Each team played in Three qualifying games, with the top placed side in each pool to advance to the semi-finals and then the grand final.

Our Girls team began with a draw, followed by 2 convincing wins- taking them directly to the semi-finals. Once again, the girls put in a dominant performance to advance to the grand final.

After a low scoring and tough first half, the girls eventually ran away with a grand final victory after defeating Willetton Primary School.

Our two boys teams were placed in separate pools.

Our A team went through the qualifying rounds unbeaten, with some terrific basketball and some big wins!

They then won their semi final in convincing fashion to make the grand final.

The final was a very physical contest and our boys went into half time with scores level. After digging deep in the second half, our boys eventually pulled away to claim victory, winning by 6 points.

Our B team had a mixed day. They had an excellent win, but also suffered a number of close losses. Unfortunately they missed out on the semi-finals.

Overall it was a hugely successful day for St.Emilie’s, winning both the boys and the girls competition. These teams have now qualified for the State Championships to be held at Bendat Stadium on November 21.

A huge thank you to Mr. Mckie, Mr Carroll, Mr Cottrell and all the parents who turned up to cheer and provide support.

Paul Davis

PE Teacher

A huge Walkathon THANK YOU

October 24, 2019
Tania Thuijs
· From the Principal · Kindy · Pre-Primary · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6

Dear Families,

A huge thank you for all your support in making our only P&F fundraiser for the year such a great success!

Despite the weather, your fantastic children managed to complete the event with a smile on their dial and a spring in their step!

We are currently waiting on a few families to send in their SPONSOR MONEY and then on Monday Week 4 – the 4th November the Raffle Prize of a Bike Voucher will be presented to the lucky winner at our mini assembly.

Over their time here, every St Emilie’s child has, (or will ) benefit from the many projects, capital works, resources, programs and opportunities that the P&F money helps us to achieve.

On the school holidays we have a brand new play space being constructed in the PP area – replacing the original equipment which has now reached the end of its life. We also have two very large shade sails going up over the Year 3-6 playground equipment. These represent a significant amount of money and the P&F Levy and Walkathon money will go some way to offsetting this cost.

These exciting projects will be available for you all to see when you return in 2020 next year!

Wishing you all a great term ahead,

Kindest regards

Tania and Stuart (Leadership Team) and Rachel Davies(P&F President)

Science Term 4 Newsletter

October 22, 2019
Kerrie Cogger
· Classroom News · Science · Uncategorized · Year 1 · Year 1 Blue · Year 1 Gold · Year 2 · Year 2 Blue · Year 2 Gold · Year 3 · Year 3 Blue · Year 3 Gold · Year 4 · Year 4 Blue · Year 4 Gold · Year 5 · Year 5 Blue · Year 5 Gold · Year 6 · Year 6 Blue · Year 6 Gold

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Welcome Back to Term 4 2019!

October 16, 2019
Tania Thuijs
· From the Principal · Kindy · Pre-Primary · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6

Welcome back to Term 4 everyone!

We hope you and your family managed to spend some quality time together over the holidays and that your children return to us well rested, happy, healthy and keen to embark on the next nine weeks of learning and fun with peers, staff and families!

The next nine weeks will go very quickly, so our message to children is to make the most of the time we have left together and to keep on aiming high socially and academically.

Professional Learning

All staff have had a very interesting and rewarding two days here at school attending valuable professional learning opportunities.

On Monday we looked at the impact of trauma on children with our guest presenter, Sonja Vanderaa, a Senior Training Consultant at Australian Childhood Foundation. Sonja flew all the way from Tasmania to be with us and she was an excellent facilitator. We learnt how trauma typically affects a child’s development, behaviour, emotions and wellbeing, and we explored how staff and schools can and do play a key role in supporting children who may be dealing with experiences of trauma and adversity.

On Tuesday teachers headed out to a number of other schools to view exemplary practice focusing on areas of teacher interest and on whole school focus. They returned highly energised and excited with new ideas, affirmation for their own practice and keen to try out some new initiatives in their own classrooms. Education Assistants spent their time exploring valuable resources and professional training offered by their Australia wide EA association.

Website

As you may be aware, we had hoped that our new website and school app would have been launched last term by the hard working husband and wife team of a local Perth company. Unfortunately however, one of them has suffered a severe stroke. We have decided to simply delay the launch until we have had an opportunity to meet and ensure that everything is ready to go live. We certainly aim to have these both ready for families asap and in the worst case scenario by the new year. In the meantime we will continue to use our existing website to communicate key information and we ask you to keep this family in your prayers.

Walkathon

A friendly reminder that as a school we are relying on money raised from the Walkathon (Week 2, Wednesday 25th October) our one fundraiser for the year, to raise $25.00 per family.

Correct sponsor money is due back to the CLASS TEACHER by the Walkathon in a well sealed, clearly labelled envelope. Please clearly label the envelope – WALKATHON – STUDENT NAME – YEAR LEVEL / GOLD OR BLUE.

A sincere thank you to families for your support – every cent raised is used to help offset the cost of a variety of quality projects across our school. As you would be aware big projects cost big money. To install two large shade sails over our Year 3-6 playground equipment will be close to $40 000.

Please see this week’s Weekly Reminders email and web post for more details!

Congratulations

Our Year Two teacher Miss Candice Agustsson is now Mrs McClenaghan after her holiday marriage! We wish her and her husband James all the very best for a bright and happy future together!

We pray for each and every family in our community, that you will continue to nurture your children with wisdom and love and make a positive contribution to St Emilie’s, through a friendly smile, a kind word, a listening ear, a helpful hand.

Thank you!

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