St Anthony’s School acknowledges Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the traditional custodians of lands, waterways and skies across Australia.

We thank you for sharing and caring for the land we learn and play on.

We pay our respects to Elders, and we share our friendship and kindness.

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.

For the health and wellbeing of our students, please ensure we are immediately informed of any changes in medical conditions and emergency contact details. Please promptly fill in a new medical form (link below) for any changes in health and give to the school office. Updated action plans for anaphylaxis, asthma and allergies are required to be completed by your family doctor each year. Please include a photo of your child on action plans.

In line with our school policy, all medications are to be brought into and collected from the school office. No students are to handle medications or keep medication in their school bags.

Many thanks

Aleisha

School Nurse

Welcome to another term of exciting learning and engagement within our wonderful St Anthony's community! I trust that you all had a pleasant and spiritual Easter break and that you had the opportunity to cherish some quality family moments away from the usual school routines.

This past Tuesday, we observed Anzac Day, which honours the landing of Australian and New Zealand forces at Gallipoli on April 25, 1915. It's a time for us to contemplate the effects of war, conflict, and peacekeeping operations in Australia's history and to offer our prayers for all those involved in wars, their loved ones, and the pursuit of peace.

Each April, we strive to bring greater attention to autism and how it impacts individuals who are autistic. This initiative is not only about comprehending autism but also embracing neurodiversity, recognising and valuing differences in how individuals process information and interact with the world around them. We will wear blue attire on Friday to show our support for World Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month.

Moreover, this is a time to celebrate the fact that we are all unique. Our individual strengths, abilities, and challenges make us distinct from one another. It's important to remember that it's okay to be different.

Please remember the students who will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in your prayers. Our Year 6 students will participate in their Confirmation Retreat on May 19 and receive the sacrament on May 27th and 28th.

Please mark your calendars for Friday, May 12, as we will be hosting a special Mass and breakfast in honour of Mother's Day. All mothers, grandmothers and mother figures are invited to attend. The breakfast will commence at 7:45am and be followed by Mass at 8:50am. This event is open to everyone, and we hope to see you all there.

Interviews for 2024/2025 Kindy places are continuing this term. There is significant demand for places at St Anthony's School, so please ensure that if you or someone close to you intends to send their child to our school in 2024/2025, they have completed and submitted an application form.

Additionally, we're excited to announce that we have commenced the second day of our 3+ Kindy program on Thursdays. If you have a child who will be turning three years old this year and are interested in enrolling them, please complete and submit an application form. Limited spots are still available.

God Bless

Nicole Crosthwaite

Short-Term Principal

We are delighted to inform you that our student council have been actively involved in the development of the Student Code of Conduct. At the end of last term, the students collaborated with the school leadership team to develop a comprehensive and inclusive code that reflects the values and expectations of our school community.

This process has provided a valuable opportunity for our students to exercise leadership skills, critical thinking and a sense of responsibility towards creating a positive school culture. We are very proud of our students' contributions. The student leaders will have an opportunity to discuss the Student Code of Conduct with the students at an upcoming assembly. Please see below for the updated Student Code of Conduct.

Thank you for your continued support.

Michael Barns

Assistant Principal

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

Sacramental and Liturgical Dates

28th April - Beginning of Term 2 Mass

3rd May - Peregrine Day

5th May - Mini Vinnies Day

5th May - Year 1 Liturgy 2pm

12th May - Mother’s Day Breakfast and Mass

16th May - Confirmation Parent/Child workshop 5pm

19th May - Confirmation Retreat

19th May - Year 2 Liturgy 2pm

26th May - Pre-Primary Liturgy 2pm

24th & 26th May - Year 6 Reconciliation

27th & 28th May - Confirmation Weekend

3rd & 4th June - Confirmation Certificate Weekend

2nd June - Year 3 and 4 Mass 9am

9th June - Kindy Liturgy 2pm

13th June- St Anthony’s Day Mass

16th June - Year 5 and 6 Mass 9am

24th & 25th June - Holy Communion Commitment Mass Weekend

God Bless

Nicole Crosthwaite

Assistant Principal

We are excited to announce that our school canteen is offering delicious specials every Friday of Term 2! Our aim is to provide healthy and tasty food options that your kids will love.

For the upcoming Friday specials, we have a range of options to choose from, including:

• Mie Goreng
• Hearty pumpkin soup with crusty bread
• Chicken potato curry
• Lasagne
• Sushi

All our meals are prepared with fresh ingredients and are perfect for the winter season. We believe in offering healthy options that children will love, and we can assure you that our specials are both nutritious and delicious.

Please also jump onto the school website to view other changes to the school menu for Term 2: https://saw.wa.edu.au/our-students/canteen-uniform/

Heart Week is Australia’s national heart health awareness campaign held in the first week of May each year. It provides an opportunity for health professionals and the Australian public to start a conversation about heart health and take positive steps to reduce heart disease risk.

For this year’s Heart Week, we are encouraging Australians to do three simple things to look after their heart:

1. Check your blood pressure
   
2. Use the Heart Age Calculator to understand their risk of heart disease; and
3. Book a Heart Health Check with your GP.

Aleisha Raby

School Nurse

Please save the date for our annual breakfast/mass event to thank our wonderful St Anthony's mums, grandmothers and special mother figures in our lives.

The event starts at 7.45am for breakfast, followed by Mass at 8.50am.

Year 1

Daniel Timis, Olivia Maas, Madeleine Aitkins, Antoni Majinski, Dina Khachatphai, Koa White, Chelsea Santosa, Ronald Voker, Hammer Kinnon, Isabel Berlingeri, Loughlann Leahy, Caleb Awoke, Aliah Stilgoe, Charlotte Edwards, Michaela Nwosu, Orlando Sacco, Lincoln Ndamage, Tahlia Robertson, Billie Rose Finnegan

Year 3

Taj Peters, Amber Bowran, Amiya English, Mitchell McComas

Year 4

Lennon Power, Sienna Hicks, Savi Jagtap, Indie Baker, Ava Roost

Year 6

Marko Chokolich, Jayden Boland, Holley Ellis, Levi Garner, Abigale Mann, Jordan Mathews, Isla McComas, Sofie Stumpers

Silver Award

Oskar Donnelly

Gold Award

Sebastian Rigali, Ethan Poliran

The Allergy Support Hub is for those living with or caring for someone with allergies. The hub offers support, education, play groups, holiday programs and counselling services. For more information see the attached flyer.

This term we will be collecting bread bags and bread tags which in turn will give us the opportunity to get new sporting equipment for the school. This is a great way to do our bit to recycle.

Please place bags in the collection boxes provided near the walkway closest to the library or the patio in the lower primary.

Bread tags can also be given to Mrs Shenton in Kindy Gold or the office.

Many thanks for your support!

Mrs Shenton

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: Thursdays 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

Children thrive when they are exposed to a variety of child driven and teacher facilitated learning strategies, based on their needs and interests.

Our students are always trying to do our best and work together with others to make the world a better place. We do this by:

Being united so that we can achieve so much more when we work together towards a common goal.

Remembering to always give our personal best, whether it's at school, on the sports field, or with our family and friends.

Jesus was a great example of someone who showed love and kindness to everyone, and we strive to be like him by showing acceptance and respect towards others.

It's also important to embrace diversity and differences, as it makes the world a more interesting and exciting place.

This term we will try even harder to work together to make our school a happier and more peaceful place by being united, giving our personal best, being like Jesus, accepting others, respecting everyone, and embracing diversity and difference.

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

Ordering Via the Office

To view uniform prices or order uniforms via the school office, choose the relevant uniform order form below, print off and send in with the appropriate payment. The form can also be emailed directly to the uniform shop with credit card details.

Uniform Shop Opening Hours

If you wish to visit the uniform shop, it is open every Wednesday between 8.00am-9.00am.

Kindergarten Uniform Order
Summer Uniform Order

Email: uniform@stanthonyswann.wa.edu.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 on Wednesdays between 9.00-10.00am.

Many thanks
Gabrielle Murphy
Uniform Shop Coordinator

Mater Dei College is proud to present the production of Back to the 80s!

From the era that brought the world the Rubik's Cube and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comes this "totally awesome musical" in the style of movies such as Back To The Future, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Karate Kid and The Wedding Singer.

A pop culture trip down memory lane, Back To The 80s tells the story of the graduating class of William Ocean High School as they live through their final senior year, as remembered and seen through the eyes of Corey Palmer, now 30-something.

Come along and enjoy a nostalgic romp through the decade's greatest hits, such as 'Video Killed the Radio Star', 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', 'Love Shack', 'Footloose' and '(I've Had) The Time of My Life'.

Tickets are available via this link https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=1030157&, by going to the Mater Dei College website and clicking the Back to the 80s button or directly through the Facebook event, located on the Mater Dei College Facebook page.

Dates: Wednesday 3 May - Saturday 6 May

Times: 7pm - 9:30pm

Location: Alan Shaw Centre, Peter Moyes College, Salerno Drive, Mindarie WA

Back to the 80s – The Totally Awesome Musical. Written by Neil Gooding. By arrangement with David Spicer Productions www.davidspicer.com.au

https://www.facebook.com/events/1711189425967045/1711189442633710/?active_tab=about

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