Junior School Bulletin - Term 2, Week 9

Another busy week has seen our students enjoy a good range of activities on top of their normal learning.

Many thanks to our parents, staff and students for their support of our two Junior School discos. It was very well attended and the students had a wonderful time.

The Year 5 students competed in a Lightning Carnival in netball, tag rugby, football, AFL and hockey yesterday. The feedback from the students was excellent and I was pleased the weather cooperated on the day. I was particularly impressed with the students who gave a new sport a go for the very first time. Trying new things is an important aspect of primary school and I am sure all students learnt some new skills and had a fun time. A big thank you to the staff who facilitated this event.

Tonight will see many of our students shine on stage in the Primary Instrumental Concert. I am always amazed at the talents and confidence of the students at these events but recognise that this success comes from plenty of intentional practice and lots of support from home with encouragement and a few reminders!

Mark Douglas
Head of Primary School

As the July holiday is a long one, we would love to encourage our children to continue reading. The Primary School Library will be open on Wednesday 3 July from 11am until 1pm for children to come in and change their books over the holidays. We would love to see lots of young readers borrow a lot of books. Happy reading!

In Chapel, students have been learning about God’s big plan to send Jesus into our world. They also learned that God has a special plan for our lives. Some ELC and Junior School students got up very early last week to help sing and dance in a music video about this! It can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_gv7TZskwI Please congratulate these superstars if see them around the school!

This term we will be collecting items to donate to the Joondalup Grace Anglican Church as part of their outreach program. To help us with this task we are asking for donations of the following items from the ELC and Primary School community:

• ELC: Cup two-minute noodles only
• YEAR 2: Ring pull tin meals: Heinz big eats or harvest meals
• YEAR 3: Ring pull tins of tuna or salmon or sardines
• YEAR 4: Ring pull chunky tin soups
• YEAR 5: Small and large UHL milk

Collection boxes will be in the ELC, Year 2/3 block and Year 4/5 block for you to place your donations in. Please may we ask that every family contributes to this valuable cause. Our Primary School Global Citizenship motto is ‘Be the change you want to see happen’. We ask you please help us to achieve this! Thank you.

The flyer for this worthy cause can be found here

The last day of Term 2 is Friday 21 June (normal finish time) for a three week break. The first day of Term 3 is Tuesday 16 July and students are to wear winter uniform. Further information regarding Term dates can be found here.

Please note that the Uniform Shop will be open during the school holidays on Wednesday 2 October from 07:45am to 12:45pm and Thursday 3 October from 11:30am to 4:30pm.

We are excited to announce that the Art Show returns to St Mark's for 2024!

Mark your calendar for October 4-6, and save the date now! We look forward to seeing you all at the Gala Opening Night, during which you can purchase beautiful artwork from various local artists.

To stay up-to-date with all the latest news about the exhibition, follow the St Mark's Art Show on Instagram and Facebook.

Keep an eye on the Weekly Bulletins for information about buying tickets and opportunities for volunteer hours. It promises to be a fabulous event, but we need your help to make it happen.

Artists who wish to express their interest in submitting work to the exhibition should contact artshow@stmarks.wa.edu.au

Did you know that our Old Scholars' Association Little Lions Playgroup is run on-site every Friday during term time? We'd love to see your little cub there this Friday!

Join us from 8.45 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. for lots of fun and games. Little Lions Playgroup is a community-based group run in conjunction with Playgroup WA and caters for children up to school age. Families attending our Kindy and not in session on Fridays are more than welcome to join as well.

For more information and to book your spot, please email us, osa@stmarks.wa.edu.au or join our Facebook group HERE.

Everyone is welcome - you do not need to be an Old Scholar (former student) of St Mark's to attend.

Applications for the Sister Eileen Heath Scholarship are now open. Please submit your nomination by Monday 29 July 2024. The scholarship is to support the most disadvantaged children.

• Background information on Sister Eileen Heath
• Guidelines for applications for scholarships
• Application form

Applications must be signed off by the Principal before submitting. Please email applications to principal@stmarks.wa.edu.au.