Newsletter 15 - 13th September 2024
Principal's Page
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Let us pray:
A PRAYER FOR THE END OF TERM
Loving Father, as we come to the end of another term we turn to you in confidence and place any difficult relationships into the healing hands of Jesus, your Son.
Enable us to leave behind any pain of the past and any regrets or bitterness, entrusting the past to your mercy, the present to your love, and the future to your providence.
Help us appreciate more the need to keep a good balance in our lives.
May the holiday be for us a time of rest and recreation to help restore us and re-create us in your image and likeness, as we enjoy more of the love and presence of our families, on whom we ask your blessing.
Amen.
Staffing News - 2025
Congratulations to Bianca Oliveri, Keely Anderson and Shanae McGuire who have accepted class teacher positions for 2025. Also congratulations to Christi Jerovich who has accepted a part-time position as the K-2 HPE Specialist.
Welcome to St Lawrence's.
Interschool Primary Numero Challenge
Well done to the 6 schools and 16 teams that competed in last week's Interschool Primary Numero Challenge. Our St Lawrence’s teams performed exceptionally well finishing 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th. Congratulations to all teams and super coach Mrs Carolyn Blake.
Chapman Valley Show Performance
We were so proud of our Year 1 students who braved the crowds at this year's Chapman Valley Show and danced and sang, dressed in their finest valley outfits. Thank you to their teachers and parents who made this annual event possible. This is the 10th year that our Year 1's have performed out at the show. What a great tradition.
Sacrament of Confirmation
Last Thursday evening saw 40 x Year 6 candidates make the Sacrament of Confirmation in the schools undercover area. Thank you to Bishop Michael and Father Gerard for conducting the Mass and to our Year 6 teachers in preparing the students for their special evening. We will let families know when the photos will be available.
3YO Kindy News
We are excited to announce the commencement of our fourth 3 year old group on a Friday with Mrs Gratte and Mrs Hurkala beginning in Term 4. The class group will be known as 'Puggles' and their classroom will be Fitzgerald Hall. There are still limited places available for 3 year olds who are currently not in our program. Please call Louise for more details. (9968 2000)
Interschool Cross Country Carnival
A huge congratulations to our Interschool Cross Country Team winning the Chapman Division Shield last Friday. This is the fifth consecutive year we have won the carnival. Great effort to super coach Mr Gaby and the talented athletes who trained very hard over the past couple of weeks.
You can find the full results further down in the newsletter.
Interschool Athletics Carnival
Congratulations to all students who competed in today's Interschool Athletics Carnival.
The final placings were:
1st - Wandina
2nd - St Lawrence's
Special congratulations to Lylah K who was Junior girls champion and Blake R who was Intermediate boys runner up.
School finishes for Term 3 on Thursday 19 September.
School returns for Term 4 on Tuesday 8 October.
Happy Days
David Tunchon
Principal
Religious Education News
Fruit of the Spirit Focus
Patience - Being able to put aside our own needs and wants, considering others first.
End of Term Prayer
We thank you Lord, for this term.
For the challenges, the successes, and the mistakes from which we have learnt.
Be with us as we spend our time with family and friends.
Amen
Term Four in Religious Education & Faith Formation
Week 2: Wednesday Oct 16: Whole School Mass – Catholic Missions
Week 4: Saturday Nov 2: Year 1 Family Mass (6pm – St Lawrence's Church)
Week 9: Tuesday December 3: Year 6 Graduation Mass & Ceremony
Administration News
Congratulations to our HPE teacher Mr Stuart Gaby for winning this year's Jim Scott Medal for the Reserves Fairest and Best for Towns Football Club. Congratulations
Cross Country Place Getters
Levi S : 2nd Place
Liana S : 1st Place
Jake Dawson: 3rd Place
Shari H: 2nd Place
Interschool Jumps and Throws Place Getters
Junior Girls Long Jump: Lylah K 2nd, Evie D 4th
Junior Boys Long Jump: Kyran B 3rd
Intermediate Boys Long Jump: Levi S 3rd Blake R 4th
Open Girls Triple Jump: Isla R 3rd, Summer K 4th
Open Boys Triple Jump: Reece P 2nd
Senior Boys Long Jump: Archie S 1st, Reece P 4th
Intermediate Boys T-Ball Throw: Blake R 1st, Mason W 2nd
Junior Girls T-Ball Throw: Lylah K 3rd
Junior Boys T-Ball Throw: Bodhi H 1st, Jayden D 3rd
Intermediate Boys Javelin: Levi S 1st, Blake R 2nd
Intermediate Girls Javelin: Miley K 2nd
Senior Girls Javelin: Dakota S 2nd, Jorja R 4th
Senior Boys Javelin: Toby M 2nd, Chase B 4th
Senior Girls T-Ball Throw: Dakota S 1st
800m: Shari H 3rd
Cross Country Results
School | Place |
| St Lawrence | 1st |
| Wandina | 2nd |
| Geraldton Primary | 2nd |
| St Francis | 3rd |
| Waggrakine | 4th |
| Allendale | 5th |
Wellbeing News
Some friendships bring out the best in us while, unfortunately, some bring out the worst. It’s so important to teach children that friendships are a choice and help them learn the difference between healthy & unhealthy friendships.
The Friend-o-meter was developed because research shows that kids do not always assess or evaluate their friendships – meaning, they accept both the good and bad into their world. We want kids thinking about whether or not friendships are healthy for them. This is critical for students to start doing this now, instead of when they’re 16 and in a romantic relationship. We want kids asking themselves now, “Is this relationship good for me? Does this person treat me with the respect I deserve?” so that this self-compassion will be an instinct when considering future relationships.
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