2025 T3W4 – 13 August

Mon 11 Aug – Fri 15 Aug – ICAS English Testing
Fri 15 Aug – Feast of the Assumption Mass Y5 9am
Fri 15 Aug – CPAF Dance Rehearsal Bus @ 9:45 am
Fri 15 Aug – CPAF Dance 6:30 pm
Mon 18 Aug – Fri 22 Aug ICAS Science Testing
Mon 18 Aug – Oz Wildlife Incursion K – Y2
Tue 19 Aug – CPAF Rock Band Perform – Sacred Heart College
Tue 19 Aug – Book Week Dress Up Parade (K – Y6) 8.45am
Wed 20 Aug – CPAF Sacred Choral Perform
Wed 20 Aug – Speak Up Competition
Thu 21 Aug – P&F Meeting 6:30 pm
Fri 22 Aug – Assembly Y1 8.45am
Mon 25 Aug – Pupil Free Day
Tue 26 Aug – Fri 29 Aug – ICAS Maths Testing
Thu 28 Aug – CPAF Choir Performance
Fri 29 Aug – Assembly Y4 8.45am
Tue 2 Sep – Father’s Day Stalls
Tue 2 Sep – Drama Production – Peter Pan
Wed 3 Sep – Father’s Day Stalls
Wed 3 Sep – Drama Production – Peter Pan
Thu 4 Sep – Father’s Day Breakfast 7.30-8.45am
Thu 4 Sep – Father’s Day Liturgy 8.45am Church
Fri 5 Sep – Athletics Carnival – Kindy to Year 6
Tue 16 Sep – Advisory Council Meeting 7 pm (new date)

TERM DATES:
TERM 1 – Wednesday 5 Feb – Friday 11 Apr
TERM 2 – Tuesday 29 Apr – Friday 4 Jul
TERM 3 – Tuesday 22 Jul – Friday 26 Sep
TERM 4 – Tuesday 14 Oct – Friday 12 Dec

PUPIL FREE DAYS:
Monday 28 Apr
Friday 30 May
Monday 21 Jul
Monday 25 Aug
Monday 13 Oct

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS:
Monday 3 Mar (Labour Day)
Friday 18 Apr (Good Friday)- in school holidays
Friday 25 Apr (ANZAC Day) – in school holidays
Monday 2 Jun (WA Day)
Monday 29 Sep (King’s Birthday)

Merit Awards

Weekly Focus Awards

Premier’s Reading Challenge Awards

Term 2 – Earth and Space Sciences: Under our feet and beyond our skies!

Across the school, students explored Earth’s resources, weather, seasons, and space systems. They learnt how natural phenomena impact our lives and how we can act responsibly as global citizens.

· Pre-Primaries learnt about different types of weather and the seasons. Each week they were very keen to point out their observations of weather patterns.

· Year 1s looked at Earth’s landscapes including constructed, managed and natural features.

· Year 2s went for a walk around the school to see where we use Earth’s resources. They learnt about the Water Cycle and how water gets into our taps from different sources.

· Year 3s investigated how the Earth’s rotation causes night and day, and how the tilt and orbit of the Earth causes seasons.

· Year 4s learnt about the different types of rocks we find on Earth using chocolate! They learnt about how humans have changed the surface of the Earth and what we can do to reduce our impact.

· Year 5s explored the solar system comparing planetary features and they observed and learnt about the phases of the moon.

· Year 6s studied natural disasters, focussing on one disaster, and investigated what humans can do to prepare for different types of disasters.

Our students are developing a strong appreciation for the wonders of our planet—and beyond!

We also held Science Week during Term 2 as the theme “Decoding the Universe” fitted nicely into this term’s strand. Lots of fun activities were undertaken by all our Pre-Primaries to Year 6s in their Science lessons.

Term 3 – Physical Sciences: Forces, Energy, and Motion in Action

In Physical Sciences, students are investigating how things move and change. From light and sound to heat and electrical energy, our learners are experimenting with real-world applications and engineering thinking.

· Pre-Primaries are learning about different types of movement, e.g. rolling, spinning, bouncing, and will design a playground that includes these types of movement.

· Year 1s are learning about light and how we see, later in the term they will be exploring how sound is made through vibrations using musical instruments and making their own noise-makers at the end of term.

· Year 2s are pushing and pulling and will be using their knowledge of these forces to plan and construct a teddy transporter to get Mrs Cloud’s teddy up a ramp.

· Year 3s are following on from their STEM lessons and investigating heat in more depth, including investigating insulators and conductors and learning about the movement of particles in materials as they heat up and cool down.

· Year 4s are expanding on their knowledge of forces to include different types of forces. They will be creating an investigation to show Newton’s Third Law of Motion (that every force has an equal and opposite reaction) and investigating how the magnitude and direction of a force makes a difference to the motion of an object.

· Year 5s are building on their knowledge of light energy and will be going into more depth around how we can see and what happens when our eyes don’t work quite as they should, they will be looking at how our brain works with electrical signals from the eye and how this can cause optical illusions. They will be investigating reflection, refraction and absorption of light and learn about how these properties are used in everyday life.

· Year 6s have been building electric circuits to test how electricity flows, as term goes on they will be learning about and building series and parallel circuits using different components, including making their own electromagnets.

STEM Enrichment

During this semester Years 5 and 6 are taking part in STEM enrichment, they have already learnt about the 6 simple machines, energy transfers involving potential and kinetic energy, how Work = Force x Distance, and the Design Thinking Process as the theoretical basis for creating their own Rube Goldberg machines. They are very excited to be onto the planning stage of their machines and we have seen some wonderful ideas already! We will also be welcoming some real-life Engineers into the sessions to help with the planning and building.

BOOK FAIR – Tuesday 19 August & Wednesday 20 August

We are holding a Scholastic Book Fair next week in the library.  Every dollar equals resources for our school and we appreciate your continued support. Children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian and can attend during the following times:

Tuesday 19 August 8 – 8:30 am & 3 – 3:30 pm

Wednesday 20 August 8 – 8:30 am & 3 – 3:30 pm 

BOOK WEEK DRESS-UP PARADE – Tuesday 19 August

Get ready to Book an Adventure! To celebrate Book Week, students are invited to come dressed as their favourite book character and bring along the book that inspired their costume. Join us for a magical morning parade on Tuesday 19 August at 8.45am on the top oval. Parents and carers are warmly welcome to attend and share in the fun as we celebrate the joy of reading and imagination.

We can’t wait to see the wonderful characters and stories come to life!

October and summer (December/January) school holiday vacation swimming enrolments are now open.

As we head towards summer, many families are starting to get back into the water or planning holidays by the beach, rivers or swimming pools. It is important children stay safe and confident in the water.

VacSwim provides children 5 to 17 years of age with the opportunity to develop and progress their swimming and water safety skills during the school holidays across the State. There are programs for beginner, intermediate and advanced swimmers.

Enrolments are now open, and families can enrol online.

Further information, details of locations and information on how to enrol is on our website.

• Ruben Ragnauth – St Thomas’ (Class of 2022)

• Christian Lorbeer – St Thomas (Class of 2021)
• Hamish Lorbeer St Thomas (Class of 2023)

Term 3 Year 5/6 Market Day Stalls, which will take place on Friday 19 September (Week 9) from 12:00–1:20pm on the school basketball courts and undercover area. Students are welcome to purchase items from the stalls. More information to follow.