Primary Update – Term 3 Week 4

Jenni Vile on 15/08/2025

5B Assembly

Last Friday delighted us with an assembly dedicated to dogs and all we can learn from them. We were reminded that dogs embody many of our Marist characteristics. My apologies to those whose child came home with a long list of reasons as to why they should get a dog. Ironically, last Friday was also International Cats Day, so a special mention to all of the cats in our community.

Catholic Performing Arts –Dance Troupes

On Wednesday night, I had the great pleasure of attending the Catholic Performing Arts – Dance Creative at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre to watch our magnificent Primary dance troupes Genesis (Years 1 and 2) and Ascend (Years 5 and 6). Congratulations for a wonderful performance. A special thank you to our very talented teachers, Ms Kathy La Brooy and Mrs Samantha Wynne for their tireless work in preparing the girls for the stage.

Lavalla Carpark

We have been working hard to ensure the smooth flow of traffic at school pick up. I wish to thank you all for embracing our Marist characteristics, allowing everyone to exit the carpark in a timely manner. To support this, I request:

  • PK and Kindy parents promptly collect their child at 2.45pm and vacate the carpark promptly prior to the rush.
  • Year 3-6 families arrive at Kiss n Ride at 3.10pm, allowing our junior primary students to pick up first. I understand that this is not always possible if you have children across different year groups.
  • You ensure your surname is easily visible on your dashboard or car visor, allowing duty staff to prepare your child for pick up.
  • If the Kiss n Ride lane is full, please loop around where you will be given priority to re-enter the queue. Please DO NOT block cars wanting to enter the carpark in waiting to enter the Kiss n Ride lane. There have been times where cars have been backed up to Empire Ave due to this.

PP to Year 6 Disco

Get your dancing shoes ready! Our School Disco will be held on Friday 19th September.

  • Pre-Primary to Year 2: 4:00pm – 5:00pm
  • Year 3 to Year 6: 5:15pm – 6:30pm

To purchase your tickets just click here.

 

Book Week Parade

Our book week dress up and parade will be held on Tuesday 19th August in the undercover basketball courts.

  • 8:50am: PP, Y2, Y4, Y6.
  • 9:50am: Kindy, Y1, Y3, Y5.

Athletics Carnival

The PP-6 Athletics Carnival will be held on Friday 12th September. More information is coming soon.

Student Illness

As we travel through the middle of the winter months, it is important to remind families of the importance of keeping children home if they display symptoms of being unwell. Illness spreads quickly amongst primary students, so we ask that if your child is sick that you do not send them to school. Please keep them home until symptoms clear, to avoid passing on sicknesses to other students and staff. This is particularly important for vulnerable members of our community. Students that present to school with symptoms of being unwell will be sent home. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Mrs Sarah Pagett

ACTING HEAD OF PRIMARY