Newsletter 1 - 2 February

Principal's Page

Dear Parents and Guardians, 

Welcome to 2023 
It is with great pleasure that I welcome back our families to the 2023 New Year. I do hope that your Christmas holidays were full of fun and adventures. I am sure we all had plenty of time to relax and enjoy the glorious summer weather that we have been experiencing. 

A special welcome to our new families and new staff who have decided to make St Lawrence’s Primary School a special part of their life for this year and beyond. 

 Welcome to our new teaching staff: 

• Miss Kate Snow - who will be working in Kindy and Pre-primary as an EA. 
• Miss Sarah Drage - who will be teaching in 5G. Sarah’s daughter Maisie will also be in 3B. 
• Mrs Megan Cockerill will be teaching 3B sharing with Miss Emma Ellis. 
• Mrs Danika Groom returns part time in 2G sharing with Mrs Amber Gratte. 
• Mrs Sue Schneider will be teaching in 6G.  
• Mrs Elisha Criddle will be teaching in 5T. Elisha’s son Beau is in 6T. 

Welcome to our 60 new 3 year old's, 90 new 4 year old's and: 

PPB - Sage and Ruby 
1B - Maddi 
1T - Kyuss  
2B - Finn and Lottie 
2G - Matilda and Florence 
2T - Jonathan and Billie 
3B - Maisie, Evelyn and Myles 
3G - Sally, Oscar, Ziera and Harper 
3T - Abigail, Aspen and Elana
4B - Alyssa, George and Karly  
4G - Abel, Arley and Jae
4T - Evangel and Bodhi 
5G - Isabel and Kalen 
5T - Alannah and Chase 
5B - Austin 
6T - Lily  

You will find a full list of the 2023 teachers in this week's newsletter. 

Commissioning Mass 
On Saturday 11 February at 6pm in the St Lawrence’s Church we will be having our first School/Parish Commissioning Mass. Everyone is invited to this special mass where Father Gerard will bless all of our school staff, students, parents, ministry leaders, P&F, school advisory council for the coming school year. The Semester One Year 6 Student Leadership Positions and Head Boy and Girl will also receive their blessed badges.  

I have been trying to introduce this special occasion over the past few years but COVID prevented us. We hope to see many of you attend this special occasion which will become an annual event on the school calendar. We hope that many of you will be able to attend. 

Holiday Work and School Improvement 
It was a wonderful sight to come back to school and see the scope of work that has been going on whilst most of us were relaxing. Thank you to our grounds staff Grant, Tina and Sue for ensuring our school environment is looking so welcoming.  

Baby News 
Congratulations to Amy and Nick Gillet on the safe arrival of baby number 4 - Tate. I am sure Samson, Davey and Lucy are delighted to have a new baby sister. 

Don’t Forget: 
Our fortnightly newsletter has very important information for our parents. Our school webpage is also regularly updated and has a wealth of information including important dates, school events and notes. Also, you can follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Ask to join the closed parent facebook page and second-hand uniform page to stay in touch.  

School Webpage – www.stlps.wa.edu.au 
School Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/stlawrenceprimary 
Parent Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/groups/1674320395969638 
Second-hand Uniform Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/groups/331820517339822 
School Instagram Page - @stlawrencesprimaryschool 
Or download the Schoolzine App - SZAPP (Code 2733) which is your one stop shop for: 
 - Newsletter 
 - Absentee Form 
 - Website 
 - Seesaw 
 - Facebook 
 - School Calendar 
 - QuickCliq Canteen Ordering 
 - SEQTA 

Happy Days 

David Tunchon  
Principal 

Religious Education

Fruit of the Spirit 
"What the Spirit brings is different; love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, trustfulness, gentleness and self-control."  Galatians 5:22 

Our 'Fruit of the Spirit' focus for this fortnight is Love. 
The fruit of Love allows us to care for others and not expect anything in return. 
We can show love by doing selfless acts for other people. 

Reconciliation: Term One 2023: Year Three 

Father Gerard Sacramental Letter to families: Term One, Week Three 

Reconciliation Commitment Masses:  Term One, Week Four

Saturday February 25th – 6:00pm or Sunday February 26th - 9:00am 

Reconciliation Retreat Day: Term One, Week Five: Thursday 2nd March 

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Term One, Week Nine: Saturday April 1st (3:00-5:30pm) 
Parents will select a time to take their child to church to receive their first confession. 

Altar Server Training 
Father Gerard will be offering altar server training for children in years 4-6 this term. 
Training will be held in the church at 8:15-8:45am on Friday mornings  with Father Gerard. 
(Weeks 2-9 of this term). Mrs Kempton will give interested children notes this week with more information.

Pre-Primary News

Administration News

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 

Water Bottles 
A reminder that we no longer keep any disposable cups at the office for students who have forgotten their water bottles.  Please ensure that students bring their own water bottle with their name on it every day. If your child forgets their water bottle, we will call parents/guardians and request they bring one in.

2023 Term dates
Term 1: Wed Feb 1- Thurs April 6 
Term 2: Wed April 26- Fri June 30 
Term 3: Mon July 17- Thurs Sept 21 
Term 4:  Tues Oct 10- Fri Dec 8 

2023 Pupil Free days
Term 1: Monday 24th April 
Term 2: Friday 2nd June 
Term 3: Monday 21st August & Friday 22nd September
Term 4: Monday 9th October 

2023 School Fees
The school fees for 2023 will be sent out in the last 2 weeks of February. You will recieve a statement along with a new payment plan form. Please complete the payment plan and return to the school as soon as possible - a new payment plan is required for every account. 

If you are eligible for the HCC Discount, please email finance@stlps.wa.edu.au a copy of your current concession card along with a completed HCC Tuition Discount form which can be found on our website, or via the link below

Student Medical Information & Action Plans
Please advise the office if you need to update your child's medical information or submit an action plan as soon as possible. If your child no longer requires an action plan or their medical information has changed, please let us know.

2023 School Planner 
Events and important dates for Semester 1, 2023 have now been added to the Term Planner on the STLPS website: https://www.stlps.wa.edu.au/news-events/term-planners.aspx 

2023 Year 6 Camp Dates
The Year 6 camp for 2023 will be in Term 2, Week 2: 1st - 5th May.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students who will be celebrating their
Birthday soon:

Daimon D,  Danielle E,  Karly M,  Hugh L,  Lachlan P,  Koven H,  Carter B,  Blair M,  Zaiden T,  Beau C,  Jordyn S,  Paddy P,  Ryan S,  Amelia G,  Levi G,  Margaret W,  Julian G & Luca Q.

Community Notices

P & F News

P&F Annual Community Meeting
The P&F ACM will be held on Monday, 13th February at STLPS. If you wish to nominate for a position, please complete the nomination form via the link below or QR code: 
https://forms.office.com/r/pZSKvKYJhq