2025 T3W6 – 27 August

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 – Pre-primary 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)

This term in Year 5, we’ve been getting hands-on with all things angles. We’ve been measuring, comparing, constructing, and classifying angles using protractors!

Students have explored the angles in the letters of their names, classifying them as acute, obtuse, right, or reflex, and then measuring each one with a protractor. In another activity, they worked in teams to physically sort angle cards, then compared and ordered them from largest to smallest.

We’ve also been busy creating our own protractor tutorial videos using iMovie. Each tutorial explains what a protractor is, the different parts, how to measure angles, and how to construct them accurately. They’re clear, informative, and made by kids, for kids.

If your child is currently enrolled in Drama and you haven’t already paid the $100 participation fee please do so as a matter of urgency.  The funds help support the Drama production costs.

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.

Our Year 5 and 6 students are excited to be running Market Stalls on Friday 19th September on the basketball courts and in the undercover area. All families are welcome to come along and join in the fun! There will be handcrafted items, treats, hot dogs, games and more! Classes will visit at allocated times between 12:00pm – 1:20pm. All money raised will go towards supporting a chosen charity. Come along and support our Year 5/6 students in this fun end-of-term event!

Speak Up Awards       

On Wednesday 20 August, Lucas and Giacomo from Year 6 and Eva from Year 5 were taken by Mrs Cloud to the Speak Up awards in Doubleview. Nerves were in the air but Eva’s speech on The Mystery of Amelia Earhart intrigued the adjudicators, Lucas’s speech on Hydraulics in Cars showed his deep knowledge of the subject, and Giacomo’s speech entitled Arti-techture had everyone thinking about how much art there really is in architecture. All three sought feedback from the adjudicators, which demonstrated their willingness to improve, and the judges were very positive in that feedback, mentioning how they presented well, made good eye contact with the audience, and choose interesting subject matter. Giacomo’s speech won him a place in the regional finals in the second week of September. A big well done to all three speakers, they were a credit to St. Thomas’!

Tournament of Minds

On Saturday 6 September, twenty-one St Thomas’ students will be heading to ECU in Joondalup to present their solutions to real life challenges at the Tournament of Minds. They have been working hard at creating their solutions and a 10-minute presentation to go with them.

Academic All Stars

At the beginning of Term 4, 8 Year 5 students will be competing against 4 other schools in the Academic All Stars competition, which we are hosting. The day will consist of challenges and competition across a variety of disciplines including Engineering, English, Maths, Chess, Drama and Art.

Good luck to all students participating in competitions over the next couple of months, we are so lucky to be able to offer these opportunities to our students, and we wish them the best knowing that they’ll do us proud as always!