As we pray we remember those students who are preparing to receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist for the first time on Sunday, their parents and families and their teachers.

Jesus
On the night of the Last Supper
You gave us yourself in the Eucharist
To unite us with you and with one another.
You teach us with your Word
You nourish us with Holy Communion
You strengthen our faith in you, Lord
You help us to serve others as you did
You listen to our prayers and petitions
You bless us with grace in abundance
You forgive us our faults and our wrongdoings
You bring us your life and your love.
Through our celebration of this sacrament
May we come to you in thankfulness.
May we never forget your great love.
Draw us closer to you, fill us with your love
and help us to serve you in those we meet.
Amen

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Sacrament of First Eucharist
This Sunday is a very important one in the lives of many of our Year Four students and their families. The boys and girls will receive the Sacrament of First Eucharist.

This is a very important step in the faith journey of these children. Together with their families and teachers, they have been preparing for this special ‘meal’ which will nourish them spiritually each time they receive the Eucharist.

Jesus gave us this Sacrament for the first time at the Last Supper. He called us to remember Him always by continuing to celebrate and share the Eucharistic meal. Through the Eucharist we give thanks to God. He invites us to share in this special meal of God’s love for us. We are strengthened and called to share God’s love with others.

Please keep the candidates and their families in your prayers. Our prayer for them is that this will be the start of a lifelong relationship with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist.

We especially remember the following students and their families: Bennett, Jed, Eva, Grace, Oisin, James, Archie, Hunter. James, Harrison, Valentino, Ella, Indi, Sophie, Lauren, Kai, Adelaide, Milla, Marina, Sloane, Emma, Harper, Mila, Remy, Damon, Thomas, Harrison, Owen and James

Special thanks to Miss Cream who prepared the children for this special day, and Ms Kelly for assisting in coordinating the Sacramental Program. First Holy Communion Mass will be celebrated by Father Christian Irdi this Sunday at 9.30am in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. We wish our First Holy Communicants and their families all the very best for Sunday.

Federal Election
As many of you would be aware we are only a few days away from voting in the Federal Election. Whether you are the ultimate election tipster or someone who just votes because they have to, it is important to remember that we are lucky to live in a country where we have the opportunity to ‘have a vote’ and the party we elect is not likely to be led by someone who will lead us into war or create unliveable chaos.

Education is an important topic at every election. You are being asked to consider how your vote will benefit the whole community. It is essential that everybody who cares about Catholic schools understands the key issues. The National Catholic Education Commission has released a federal election report card, click on link to view: Catholic Education 2022 Federal Election Report Card[82] which assesses the Coalition, Labor and Greens’ responses to the priorities of:
• Genuine school choice through fair funding and ensuring affordable contributions from families
• Enabling faith-based education through religious protections
• Improving capital funding
• Support for delivering national priorities such as quality teaching, early childhood education, mental health and wellbeing programs and Closing the Gap initiatives for Aboriginal and Torres Islander students.

The report card shows the Liberal-National Coalition, and the Australian Labor Party are on par in addressing our priorities, particularly on school choice.
We are fortunate that both major parties continue to support genuine school choice in Australian education and are committed to families who choose a Catholic education for their children.

NAPLAN
During the last two weeks our Year 3 and Year 5 students have been sitting the NAPLAN Tests. This can be a stressful time for the children, teachers and families. Often, we lose perspective of what these tests really are, which is simply a snapshot in your child’s education. We thank class teachers, Miss Teisha Pink, Mr Vlad Alonzo along with Mrs Lisa Taaffe and Ms Katherine Kelly for their endless support in ensuring that the assessments administered went smoothly. We look forward to congratulating our students when they receive their results in August.

Principals Coffee Morning
With the easing of restrictions, Principal Coffee Mornings will return. A coffee and chat will be held on Thursday 9 June from 8.45am in the school staffroom. If you are free for an informal chat and coffee please drop by.

Aranmore Catholic College Scholarship Recipient
Congratulations to Alexander Cooper in receiving an Academic Scholarship to Aranmore Catholic College next year.

Wishing you a wonderful week ahead.

God Bless

Vel Erskine
Principal

Merit Award Winners

Congratulations to last week’s Merit Award Winner:

Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrate their birthdays during the month of May

Canteen News

Our canteen is be open for both recess and lunch on Wednesdays and Fridays. ONLINE ORDERS ONLY

On Wednesdays we will be serving food from the usual Snack Shack Menu. On Fridays, the canteen will have a special Meal Deal (Fish and Potato Gems and a drink) and/or Sushi available.

Please note that the cut off for Wednesday orders is at midday on Tuesday and the cut off for Friday orders is midday on Wednesday.

Please refer to our website for the ‘Snack Shack’ menu to place online orders CANTEEN ORDERS

Do you have the Relief List app? If not, go to: https://www.relieflist.com.au/index-canteen-main.html and click on the link to the relevant app to make ordering easier!

All orders must have a school insulated lunch bag labelled with your child’s name and year level.
Insulated lunch bags are available to purchase from the canteen for $10 per bag.

If your child is sick and they have placed a lunch order please email Anne and the order will be held over until the following week.

Many thanks
Anne Brown
Canteen Manager

Contact: anne.brown@cewa.edu.au

Wanted Ice cream containers!

Mrs Brown in the canteen would like your empty 2L ice cream containers!  Please bring them into the canteen on Wednesdays.