Newsletter 16 - 13 October

Principal's Page

Dear Parents and Guardians, 

Welcome to Term 4 
Welcome back to school. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday, well rested and ready to face the final 9 weeks of the school year. This term is jammed packed, so make sure you have a copy of the school calendar close by to keep up with the busyness of the term. 

I would also like to welcome the 6 new students who have started at St Lawrence's this term: 
Holly S – 2T  
Isabella S – 3G  
Eli D – L1  
Bodhi H – PPZ  
Shari H – 3G  
Kai H – 5B  

Staffing News 
Congratulations to Miss Ciarra Ryan who was the successful applicant for a teaching position at St Paul's Karratha. We thank Ciarra for the work she has done at St Lawrence's as a teacher and previously as an EA. We wish her all the best for the future. 

Staff Professional Learning 
On Monday our EA's attended a conference with other EA's from the Geraldton area run by the Catholic Education Office. Teachers spent the day working on their new devices - iPad Pros. The new devices are very similar to what the students use currently use - iPads. Staff focused on building confidence with iPad workflow and maximising creativity. Staff also had the opportunity to explore emerging technologies using ARMakrApp and Keynote templates. As a learning tool, these devices will enhance 21st Century learners. Thank you to our CEWA specialists who travelled to Geraldton to deliver both professional learning opportunities. 

Enrolments 2023 Onwards 
As you may have heard, we now have a waiting list for Kindy 2023 (90+). We certainly have had a population boom at St Lawrence's. A text was sent out to all families this week containing a link to a survey asking if you have children born on or after July 1 2019. Please complete this survey as this will help us in future planning 2024 and beyond. We don’t want your children missing out on a place at St Lawrence's in the future years. A copy of the survey link is below:

Happy Days,

David  Tunchon
Principal 

Religious Education

Fruit of the Spirit
Fruit of the Spirit Focus: Weeks 1 & 2: Joy & Kindness 
Joy - being contagious in our zest and enthusiasm for life.
Kindness - being kind and good to all we meet, going above and beyond to be nice to all.

Confirmation Photos
Mrs Oliveri has sent the link to the Confirmation Photos out to Year Six families for you to look at and order from. 

Term Four School Mass
All Souls' Day -9.30am in the UCA on Wednesday November 2nd. All welcome.  

Missions Fundraiser for Catholic Missions
Funds raised go towards giving aid to the community and Church in Ethiopia as they look to establish a goat rearing centre to provide nutritious milk for families in need and this achievement will help to reverse and prevent their health issues like malnutrition. 

Administration News

Swimming Trials (Years 4-6)
Swimming Trials for the upcoming Swimming Carnival will be held in Week 2. These sessions will be held at the Aquarena starting at 7:30am on the following days:   
Year 4 – Monday 17th October 
Year 5 – Tuesday 18th October 
Year 6 – Wednesday 19th October 

A letter with further information and a form for all Yr 4-6 parents to complete has been sent home - please complete and return to the office by tomorrow, Friday 14th October. 

Swimming Carnival (Years 4-6)
Wednesday 30th November at Nagle Catholic College pool - 9:30am-1.00pm.
This is a stand alone event, as the Interschool Swimming Carnival has been cancelled this year.
A program of events will be distributed closer to the Carnival. 

School Hats
Due to availablity and supply reasons, going forward the STLPS school hats available to purchase from Total Uniforms will be changing from green to black. There will also be the addition of a wide brim option. The current green hat will continue to be acceptable and incuded as part of the uniform - there is no requirement to purchase a replacement hat.  

2023 Book Lists
Booklists for 2023 are currently being finalised and details will appear shortly.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students who have had birthdays over the school holidays or will be celebrating their Birthday soon:

Brodie A,  Kylan H,  Cooper W,  James F,  Acacia W,  Lola E,  Kallum G,  Neena P,  Gus L,  Lauren S,  Jagger B,  Havana H,  Leo H,  Charlotte P,  Dhruv S,  Tilly C,  Mitchell T,  Bianca B,  Brody L,  Matilda A,  Anastasia G,  Charlotte S,  Charlotte-Rose S,  Aiden D,  Toby M,  Archie D,  Alessandra A,  Trynity N,  Kyran B,  Lincoln P,  Charlotte T,  Layla O,  Liam W,  Amarah S,  Hendrix C,  Violet S,  Baylee S,  Tully W,  Ivy D,  Levi S,  Oliver S,  Bryson M,  Marlow E,  Kaden S,  Harlow Mc,  Jensen W,  Abigail P,  James W,  Marco L,  Lahni P,  Cove F,  Ruby D,  LilyAnne C,  

Before School 
A reminder that Before School Supervision begins at 8:15am.   
Year 1 & 2 students remain in the Undercover Area  
Year 3 & 4 students are asked to move to outside the Year 3 Rooms  
Year 5 & 6 are asked to move to outside Year 5/6 Rooms 

Community Notices