St Anthony's School News

St Anthony's School community works collaboratively to teach and live the values of Christ. While respecting tradition, and to meet the demands of a rapidly changing society, it strives to educate our children to their full potential.

We have come to the end of the Church Liturgical year with the celebration of the Solemnity of Christ the King last weekend.

As we head into the final weeks of school for students, please remember the following important school events:

SMART WATCHES and MOBILE PHONES

It seems that younger and younger children are now wearing smart watches to school. We even have children in Pre-Primary who cannot tell the time but are wearing smart watches to school. This is a reminder that if the only watch your child has is a smart watch, then the watch needs to be handed in to the office first thing in the morning and then collected from the office at the end of the day. The children have iPads to use during the day when internet access that is integral to their learning is required. They do not need and should not be using their watch to access the internet during the school day. We thank you for your support regarding your child’s use of their smart watch.

UNIFORM SHOP

With the retirement of Gabrielle from the uniform shop, we will now be outsourcing the sale of uniforms as of January 2026. Jenny Franklin will now be our supplier through a shop called Uniform Concepts in Joondalup. More information to follow in the next newsletter. Uniforms will still be available at school up until the end of Week 9 2025.

SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL and P&F ACMs

Thank you to all those who took time out of their busy schedules to attend Tuesday night’s ACMs. These are an important part of both groups reporting back to the community about the activities undertaken during the year.

I would like to thank the members of the Advisory Council for their guidance throughout the year. I especially acknowledge Simon O’Leary, Megan Walker, Eleanor Chappell and Paige Griffiths who have served the Council faithfully all year; Eleanor Chappell who has represented the P&F on the Council and Fr Leonard and Jenny Rae as the St Anthony’s Parish representatives.

Congratulations to Simon O’Leary and Megan Walker who have both been re-elected to the Council and to Paige Griffiths and Nicole Hurlbatt who have also been elected to the Council.

Congratulations to our groundsman, Hayden Wallis, who won this year’s ACM lucky door prize.

Important fees information from the Advisory Council report on the 2026 Budget include:

PRE-KINDERGARTEN (3YO)

Running 2 sessions a week from the beginning of the year at a cost of $75 per day.

KINDERGARTEN TO YEAR 6

To continue our support of the school community there has been an increase of 4.4% to fees for 2026, lower than the increase recommended by CEWA.

Booklists have again been added to the school fees but as a separate line for 2026. Please refer to the table below for the 2026 fees.

P&F ACM

To the P&F Executive: Eleanor Chappell, Dee O’Leary and Paige Griffiths and the many class representatives and volunteers who formed working groups and/or volunteered time to assist with P&F activities and fundraising; thank you for the many hours of hard work you have put into ensuring each event ran smoothly and for the fun activities you planned for the children.

Congratulations to Dee O’Leary who has been re-elected to the P&F Committee. The P&F are still looking for a volunteer for the position of Secretary. If you can spare the time to meet for an hour twice a term, please contact Eleanor Chappell or call the office and we will pass the message on.

STAFFING 2026

I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank the wonderful staff of St Anthony’s as they have all continued to provide energy, enthusiasm, can-do attitudes and dedication to the tasks given - embodying all the PADUA Values and demonstrating how we live the St Anthony’s Way.

There are several staff changes for 2026.

· Chelsea Leber – resigned​

· Kate Gellé – resigned​

· Karen Bakewell - 12 months leave​

· Julia Aylmore – 12 months leave sharing her talents with Our Lady of Grace, North Beach

· Lauren Thompson – moving to a permanent position at St Helena’s, Ellenbrook​

· Crystalle Kopp – snapped up by Francis Jordan, Currambine​

· Danielle Robinson – moving to St Francis of Assisi, Butler​

· Chloe Clements – moving to St Luke’s, Woodvale

· Carolyn Oliver – remains on parental leave​

· Kianee Manios – remains on parental leave​

· Tash Dzienis – returning to her part-time position​ after 12 months leave

· Samantha Stevens – returning part-time​

· Jo Huttner – returning after 12 months leave​

· Belinda Mitchell – joining us from OLA, Dianella​

· Andrea Shilkin – joining us from Liwarra, Greenwood​

· Caitlyn Hoad – joining us from Irene McCormac, Butler​

Staffing 2026

Principal Mrs Therese Bandy

Assistant Principals Mr Michael Barns and Mrs Jackie Hunt

Curriculum Coordinator Mrs Caroline Clinch

Early Years Coordinator Mrs Tania King

Students with DisAbilities Coordinator Mrs Anna Salsano

Finance Officer Donna Geddes

Admin Officer Gill Gauntlett

School Nurse Aleisha Raby

Social Worker Ann Peart

Library Tech Darlene Moynihan

Grounds/Maintenance TBC

Year 6 Lexy Crombie /Lisa Elvin (1 day) and Caroline Clinch/ Lisa Elvin (1 day)

Year 5 Robyn Watson and Janine Maitland

Year 4 Belinda Mitchell and Tina Smith

Year 3 Leanne Dale and Grace Wilkinson

Year 2 Tash Dzienis (3 days)/Sam Stevens (2 days) and Karen Cadd

Year 1 Lauren Allan and Jo Huttner

Pre-Primary Antonietta Hastie and Emily Matta

Kindy Louise Smith and Andrea Shilkin

3 Year Old Kindy Tania King

Visual Arts Tash Luca

Science Angela Walker

Sport/PE Nicki Francis

Music Caitlyn Hoad

Italian Tash Luca

EAs Liz Rogers, Kelly Lippi, Melissa Cook, Mel Edelman, Sian Williams, Lea Hardie, Carmel South, Gina Walters, Bev Berlingeri, Karen Shenton, Carley Bunce, Kyla Smith

TERM DATES for 2027

No doubt you have followed the discussion regarding CEWA’s decision to have a 3 week break between Terms 2 and 3. To assist those planning family holidays, please note the term dates for 2027 are as follows:

Dear Parents and Guardians,

The City of Wanneroo and St Anthony’s School are currently conducting the post-project survey for our eRideable (eScooter) safety awareness initiative.

If you haven't had a chance to complete the survey yet, we would appreciate your feedback. It is a short questionnaire to help us measure how safety awareness has improved in our community.

It only takes a few minutes, and by participating, you can enter the draw to win one of eight $50 Rebel Sports vouchers.

Refresher Videos & Information If you need a quick refresher on the rules before taking the survey:

· City of Wanneroo eScooter video 1

· City of Wanneroo eScooter video 2

· City of Wanneroo eScooter video 3

· RAC 8 eScooter Rules Every Rider in WA Should Know

· Road Safety Commission eRideable rules and regulation webpage

Please click the link below to access the questionnaire:

https://survey.thinkfieldpanel.com.au/tf/35510PC

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

City of Wanneroo and St Anthony’s School

God Bless

Therese Bandy

Principal

Semester 2 reports for all students PP-Year 6 will be available through your SEQTA Engage portal from Friday 12th December after 3pm.

Year 6 families, just a reminder that your child will be removed from SEQTA at the end of the year and to download and print/keep all reports that you wish to have a record of.

If you are new to the school and have not yet received your log-in details, have forgotten your log-in details or are having any other issues with your access to SEQTA, please contact the office admin@saw.wa.edu.au before the end of term.

Click on the link below to access the school calendar. Please note that dates may be subject to change:

With the warmer weather upon us, it’s important that all students are following our Sun Safe guidelines. Please ensure your child comes to school each day with a hat and water bottle, and that sunscreen is applied before school. For more information, you can view our full Sun Safe Policy by clicking on the button below.

With the weather warming up, students from Pre-Primary to Year 6 can enjoy icy poles starting next week. All proceeds are donated to St Vincent de Paul.

• 50c for half an icy pole
• $1 for two halves!

St Anthony’s athletes have had an incredible fortnight on the track and field, showcasing their talent, determination and sportsmanship at the SSWA Primary School Track & Field Championships and the 2025 WA All Schools Championships.

Kayla Weston (Year 5) put in an outstanding performance, running a personal best and securing bronze in the 1500m. She also threw exceptionally well in the turbo javelin, earning another bronze medal.

Ethan Ojogwu (Year 5) dominated the middle-distance events, winning Gold in the 1500m and backing it up with a Silver medal in the 800m—a brilliant achievement.

Aily Ojogwu (Year 3) took on older competitors in the Year 4 turbo javelin and still came away with a fantastic Bronze medal, showing great promise for the future.

Meanwhile, Jesse Biney (Year 6) represented St Anthony’s superbly at the 2025 WA All Schools Championships, competing in multiple events and achieving new personal bests. His results were:

• 100m (U14 – Heats): 13.46 – PB

• Shot Put (U14 – Final): 6.32 – PB

Jesse caught up with former St Anthony's student Chase Mannella, who continues to excel in athletics, achieving a PB in the 200m.

A huge congratulations to all our athletes—you continue to make our school proud with your effort, attitude, and achievements! 🌟🏅

Students from Year 6 and a group of selected Year 5 students proudly represented St Anthony’s at the 2025 Summer Carnival, competing across cricket, tennis and indoor beach volleyball.

Our students displayed outstanding behaviour all day, playing with excellent sportsmanship and giving their best effort in every game. Many children showed huge improvement throughout the day, with some even learning new skills in sports they had only recently been introduced to at school.

All teams performed exceptionally well:

• Tennis: Our tennis players competed across two pools, finishing as Runners-Up Champion School in one pool and Champion School in the other—an amazing achievement!

• Boys Cricket: A strong performance with 3 wins and 1 loss, showcasing great teamwork and consistency.

• Girls Cricket: Undefeated, demonstrating determination and excellent cricket skills.

• Boys Indoor Beach Volleyball: Also undefeated, playing confidently and cohesively throughout the carnival.

• Girls Indoor Beach Volleyball: Showed fantastic teamwork, enthusiasm and resilience, improving with every match and supporting each other right to the end.

A big congratulations to all students who participated—you represented St Anthony’s beautifully and should be proud of your efforts!

Over the past four weeks, we have had the pleasure of welcoming some of our new Kindergarten 2026 students into our Little Learners program. This program is thoughtfully designed to support a smooth and positive transition into school life. Throughout their sessions, the children have been developing important kindergarten-readiness skills, learning about classroom routines, and becoming familiar with the Kindy environment.

We have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know our newest learners and look forward to supporting them as they continue their journey towards starting Kindergarten in 2026.

Please click on the below link for information on free parent webinars:

https://www.esafety.gov.au/about-us/industry-regulation/social-media-age-restrictions/webinars

Our aim at St Anthony’s Playgroup is to help parents and children have fun together in a space where they can relax, form connections and let their child build their curiosity. By participating in new experiences, children will develop social skills and foster an enjoyment of learning more about their world.

St Anthony’s Playgroup is provided at no cost to families and by St Anthony’s School Wanneroo to give back to our local community. Children are welcome to bring a healthy snack to eat at the end of the session.

When: Fridays between 8:45 am-10:30 am
Where: St Anthony’s School Wanneroo
Terms 1 &4: St Anthony’s Community Centre
Terms 2 & 3: St Anthony’s School Library
Please enter via Church Carpark, Community Centre gate

Wednesdays - 7.30am-9.00am

Online Ordering (Preferred Method of Ordering)
Ordering online is our preferred method of purchase. Please use the Quickcliq link below to set up an account. If you have already set up an online canteen account, please use the same login.

www.quickcliq.com.au

If you have any uniform queries please feel free to email me at: uniform@saw.wa.edu.au or you can ring the school and speak to me when the uniform shop is open.

Many thanks
Gabrielle Murphy
Uniform Shop Coordinator

We would like to remind families that St Anthony's is an allergy aware school. Therefore, for the health and safety of children and staff with allergies, peanut butter, Nutella, nuts and muesli bars containing nuts are not to be included in your child’s lunch.

Please be aware that St Anthony's School utilises CCTV for security purposes.