Term 3 Week 6

BLAMERS AND CLAIMERS

The next time there is an argument or a fight at school, listen to the two stories that the two people tell the teacher. Well over 90% of the time you will hear “It’s not my fault, she threw the ball at me so I just hit her”, and she replied “It’s not my fault, the other girls told me to throw the ball at him so I did”. Notice both people are BLAMERS – they blame others and cannot claim that it was their fault. Both of these people need to be CLAIMERS. Very rarely do we hear “Sorry, yes it was my fault”. We all admire that ability to be so honest as to CLAIM the BLAME, but it is hard to do.

Dear Parents

Survey for Parents

This year, Star of the Sea, is going through an Audit. The School Registration Audit serves as:​

• An assessment of individual school compliance with the Registration Standards​
• A sample of system compliance with the System Agreements and Registration Standards in each calendar year, and​
• A data-informed opportunity to identify system trends for improvement.​

The main focus is to  Build awareness around the requirements of the Registration Standards for Non-Government Schools in Western Australia, in the context of Quality Catholic Education, CECWA Policies and Executive Directives.

Part of the process is to survey parents. This survey will provide the necessary feedback in allowing parents to have a voice as well as helping Star of the Sea become a place when children can flourish.

If you can give a few minutes of your time, the survey can be found here.

Dogs on School Grounds

I would like to remind the community that dogs are not permitted on the Star of the Sea school grounds at any time of the day, unless permission has been granted by the Principal.  Reasons for this decision are based on student safety, hygiene, allergies and possible disturbance and distraction to student learning.

Please also note that it is an offence under  The Dog Act (WA) for a dog to be on private property without occupier consent.

Your assistance and understanding with regards to the above message is greatly appreciated.

Student Achievement

SOTS have an enormous amount of students who achieve wonderful feats. If your child has achieved something outside of school, please let your child’s classroom teacher know. We love to share these achievements through assemblies or our Facebook page. These achievements don’t necessarily need to be sport related, it can be academic or the arts.

Have a blessed weekend

Mauricio Da Silva

Principal

Thank you to the P&F who but in a huge effort to make the Retro Bingo a huge success.

The P&F are holding a Cyber Safety Presentation in the hall on Wednesday 7th at 6:30pm. Please use the EVENT BRITE link to register. This is a free event.

Dear Friends of Caritas

Over 18 million people are facing extreme hunger in the Horn of Africa after the worst drought in decades has devastated crops and livestock across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.

Kirsty Robertson, Caritas Australia’s CEO,has just returned from a visit toEthiopia: “In EthiopiaI met communities already on the brink of starvation, with almost no options left to feed themselves and their families. I met women who walk over 18 hours to get water, knowing that they have very little or even nothing to feed their children once they return.”

The war in Ukraine has only made the situation worse for countries already experiencing hunger. The Horn of Africa is heavily reliant on imported grains and fertilizers from Ukraine and Russia, which are largely no longer available. This is truly a crisis.

Caritas Australia is taking its Make Hunger History campaign to parishes and schools across Australia to raise funds for its Africa Food Crisis Appeal.

The funds raised will provide urgently needed humanitarian aid to countries in the Horn of Africa, including Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea.

Donations can be made at: caritas.org.au/food-crisis/