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Dear Families,
This past week we have been greeted with a relaxation of COVID rules and with that the opportunity to enjoy a few more of the simple things in life we potentially have taken for granted. This past weekend we were lucky enough to have an overnight visit from our son and his family, giving us time with our beautiful granddaughter that we have been missing out on seeing due to restrictions. The simple things do matter and they are those small moments in our life that we need to both notice and cherish.
The opportunity to gather as a parish again is giving our community the chance to celebrate together and next Friday we joyously will join with our Year 6 candidates for Confirmation. The Sacrament of Confirmation is a highlight of the primary school calendar and we trust that the gift of the Holy Spirit reaches out abundantly to these children.
The gift of generosity was explained to us in last weekend’s scripture when we listened to the narrative about the poor widow’s offering. This story is one of my favourite teaching tools when we think about Catholic Social Teaching. What is asked of us all is to give with others with a generous heart - this could be our time, our patience and in a financial sense it is to give what we can. Often we hear of significant donations being made by the rich in the world, while in the gospel we hear of Jesus’ praise for a poor widow who made a simple donation of a few coins. It is this spirit that we contribute as a school community to the various social justice projects across our school year: Project Compassion, RSL Appeals and the Bethlehem Bazaar that supports Churchill Vinnies.
Wishing everyone a wonderful week, Dave
At long last we are now able to welcome our Foundation Class of 2022 onsite for their transition activities. These are open to children who are enrolled as well as those families who are interested in finding out some more about Lumen Christi. We would like to thank the staff for their efforts to offer a turbo-boost Transition with twice weekly sessions for the new recruits. If you have any questions please contact the school.
Please take note of these dates for your family calendar
Parents can look on the PAM page for a school calendar. Please have a look around the calendar and see the different settings/options available to view dates.
CURRENT ADVICE FROM DET/DHHS REQUIRES US TO POSTPONE SCHOOL EVENTS - THIS ADVICE IS VERY FLUID AND THEREFORE ACTIVITIES MAY NEED TO BE RE-SCHEDULED. WE ANTICIPATE THAT PROTOCOLS AROUND VACCINATION STATUS OF ATTENDEES WILL NEED TO BE IN PLACE
TERM 4 DATES:
Friday 19th November: Confirmation 5pm
Thursday 25th November: Advent Mass & Bethlehem Bazaar
Mon 29/11 - Fri 3/12: Swimming Program
Mon 6th December: Year 6 Fun Day
Tues 7th Dec: Transition Day 2022
Thurs 9th December: End of Year Mass
Thurs 9th December: Graduation Night 5pm
Fri 10th December: End of Year Fun Day
Mon 13th December: Junior School Nativity Play 9am
Tues 14th December: Carols Morning & Staff Farewells 9am
As you would be aware, our activities schedule for this school year has been heavily impacted by the restrictions that have been imposed on schools. Alongside this we have also had to deal with various school providers and camps withdrawing their services due to compliance issues. Our Year 3/4 and 5/6 Camps have been cancelled as have various excursions and incursions that would have normally taken place across the year have also been reduced. Due to this we have made the decision to rebate any associated payments from events back onto family's fee statements. This is a rather complicated task but should be easily identifiable on your fees statements. We will reach out to families who will be graduating from our school who may now be in credit due to be a full-fee paying family who pays via direct debit.
On the school website you will find a listing of Fees Information including downloadable forms including:
- 2022 Fees Schedule
- Direct Debit forms
- CSEF Application Form for Concession Card Holders
- Smith Family Application Form for Concession Card Holders
Each October the Catholic community celebrates CATHOLIC MISSIONS MONTH - we the theme of 'Sock it to Poverty' being used the past few years. Like many Catholic schools across the country we have a gold coin donation day and have everyone wear odd socks. Thank you to everyone who donated and got into the spirit of the day.
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Our Lumen Christi staff will be continuing our Protective Behaviours Program titled, Holding Hands, this Term. As mentioned in pervious newsletters, it is an Internationally acclaimed personal safety and child abuse prevention program endorsed by the Department of Education in Western Australia with Victorian Curriculum links.
This program is based on two themes : “We all have the right to feel safe all of the time’ and “We can talk with someone about anything, no matter what it is”. By teaching protective behaviours programs, we will be helping our students develop the life long skills of assertiveness, self-confidence, problem solving, communication, resilience and help seeking. The activities and discussions are simple and presented in a fun, child-friendly way, designed not to scare children but teach them some of the vital skills of personal safety and the importance of consent. The focus this Term is Body Awareness and many classes will be having discussions about the human body and body parts. The lessons will involve using the correct medical names for the body parts. Please be aware that the children may come home sharing words learnt/used in their classwork.
Our Child Safety focus fits in perfectly with National Children’s Week. Our Day for Daniel on Friday 29th, October, ties in with giving children the power to say, ‘NO’, and to seek assistance if needed. Empowering the children with these strategies will hopefully give them the safety they deserve.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact your class teacher or Mr Cooper or Mrs Colaciello.
Oct 23-31st
Children’s Week
‘Every child has the right to choose their own friends and safely connect with others.’