We are nearing the end of our Lenten journey.
We pray God has given you much to reflect upon and many ways to grow closer to him.

Next term the students will start the term wearing their Winter Uniform.  Please refer to the school website for further information about the Winter Uniform. https://www.ssp.wa.edu.au/school-uniform

 Kindy and Pre-Primary

• Maroon Pre-Primary polo with logo, long or short sleeve    (Kindy optional)
• Maroon track top with logo    (Kindy optional) . 
• Maroon track pants(Kindy optional) . 
• House polo with logo(Pre-Primary only) 
• Sport shoes (not sandals, slides, crocs etc)
• School hat

Year 1 -6 Girls

• Maroon check pinafore . 
• Beige school shirt with logo . 
• Maroon jumper with logo . 
• Beige anklet socks or beige tights and black shoes .
• School hat

Year 1 -6 Boys

• Beige school shirt with logo . 
• Maroon long trousers or school shorts . 
• Maroon jumper with logo . 
• Beige anklet socks and black shoes
• School hat

Winter Sport Uniform Years 1-6

• Polo t-shirt with house name and logo . 
• Maroon track top with logo . 
• Maroon track pants . 
• Maroon/white sport socks . 
• Predominantly white or black sport shoes . 
• School hat

 Uniform requirements:

• Hair must be of natural colour (no tinting) and a “normal” style.
• Hair needs to be longer than a number two cut, and if it is longer than shoulder length, it must be tied back (this includes students with mullets and long fringes).
• Rings, bracelets, bangles, and necklaces are not to be worn at school; however, religious medallions may be worn under the uniform.
• Earrings must be small and safe (no big hoops or dangling earrings, which is what some students are wearing). There should be only one earring in each ear.
• Nail polish is not part of the school uniform.
• Year 1 – 6 Black shoes with the Winter uniform. Predominately white or black sneakers (not multi-coloured) with the sport uniform.
• Interschool and performing art shirts are not to be worn instead of the sport uniform.

The Circle of Courage focus for Term 1 at SSP is ‘Belonging’ and our mantra is ‘I do belong.’ We strive to bring the Catholic faith to life within our school community by being respectful towards one another and by being a WESTIE (i.e., Welcoming, Encouraging, Say Sorry, Thank Others, Inclusive and Empathetic).

We also Greet with an open heart, Treat with respect and Speak with kindness.

Jesus taught us to speak with kindness and to show acts of kindness towards others. Jesus taught us to show respect towards one another.

We can make Jesus live through our actions and words.

Promote a discussion about making Jesus real by asking family members this:

‘Where did you see the Spirit of Jesus today?’

On Tuesday 19^th March, students from Pre-Primary - Year 6 began running club this week. It was fantastic to see so many students attend the first session.
We look forward to seeing even more come along to improve their own personal health and fitness, in preparation for our school Cross-Country Carnival later in Term 2.

Term 2 is a very busy term on our sporting calendar. We have the Year 6 Lightning Carnival in week 9 Monday 10^th June. We also have our school Cross Country Carnival which will be held in week 8, Friday 7^th June. In preparation for the Cross Country, I have scheduled running club sessions on a Tuesday morning at 7.40-8.10am and Thursday after school 3.10pm- 3.40pm (Thursday sessions will begin in week 1 of Term 2). Parents and family members are welcome to participate, as this creates a fantastic community feeling and increases all students’ motivation levels.

Our school morning fitness sessions will also include cross country laps, where the students will collect pop sticks for each lap, which will help them keep track of their own personal tally, as they work towards potentially achieving a bronze, silver, or gold status certificate. My Waddell will award the top 5 students in each class, who achieve the most laps over term 2, with a gold certificate. Students who end up with the following 10 positions after the top 5, will achieve either a silver or bronze certificate.

The Cross- Country distances for Year 2 - Year 6 include:

• Year 2 will complete a 750 metre course.
• Year 3 will complete a 1500 metre course.
• Year 4 will complete a 2000 metre course.
• Year 5 will complete a 2500 metre course.
• Year 6 will complete a 2500 metre course.

Yours sincerely,

Zac Waddell

Physical Education Teacher

We have accumulated tons of lost property over the year ranging from clothes, drink bottles, glasses, and even electrical items. 
All lost property will be out on display during the last week of term.  Any unclaimed lost property after this week will be donated.
Please encourage your children to check out the tables which will be located in front of the nurses office and the usual one next to the school hall.

Last Friday the 8 March, St Simon Peter Catholic Primary School participated in the School House Swimming Carnival. It was a fantastic day and it was wonderful to see all the students compete so well and support each other throughout the day.

A huge congratulations goes to Prendiville House on winning the 2024 House Swimming Shield, just ahead of runners up Salvatorian House.

All students that attended should be extremely proud of the way they represented St Simon Peter. It was especially heart-warming to see the way the students cheered each other on and encouraged their peers in all events.

Each House competed extremely well. It was also wonderful to see Year 3 & 4 involved in the swimming carnival for their first time.

Thank you to all the parents that attended and volunteered. We honestly could not have run the carnival so smoothly without your support.

A special thanks to all staff in Years 3-6, along with specialist teachers that attended and assisted with helping all the students with their events.

A special thanks goes to Mr Thompson, who worked extremely hard, assisting me with putting the swimming program together. Throughout the day there were many outstanding performances which lead to first through to fourth place positions.  Well-done to all students involved; a magnificent effort and one that they should be immensely proud of. Inter-school selection has started, and parents and students will be notified shortly if they have qualified.

Congratulations to the following Champion Boys and Girls and Runner up Champion Boys and Girls.

Mr Zac Waddell
Physical Education Teacher

Hudson Conwell is the State Champion in the under 10 Boys 1100m Race Walk, winning with over a 60m lead for most of the race and against 15 other competitors.

Hudson was also only 7 seconds off the current record held for this specific event and age group.

Congratulations Hudson SSP is extremely proud of you.

On Thursday 14th March, the Year 6’s had an incursion from the Pat Cronin Foundation. Pat Cronin was 19 years old when he passed away from unprovoked social violence, the foundation was created by his family to help ‘young Australians make wise decisions so we can end the senseless violence that devastates families and communities.’ You can read more about the foundation at https://patcroninfoundation.org.au/

Alan Latu came and presented an energetic piece with the take-home ‘Violence is never okay’. The students learned about anger as an emotion and aggression as a negative behaviour that is formed from unresolved anger. Discussions were also had around choices, consequences, and strategies the students can utilise to defuse conflict.

The students were guided to think of emotions like a balloon and everyday stressors inflate the balloon. If we don’t resolve the anger and stress that we feel, the balloon can pop, resulting in aggression or violence. The students all discussed ways of deflating their balloon of emotion (deep breathing, taking a walk, kicking a footy). The presentator commented on how aware the SSP students were at self-strategies and passed on his kind words.

Parish Reconciliation: Tuesday, 19 March

St Simon Peter Church at 7pm

Chrism Mass: Tuesday, 26 March

St Mary’s Cathedral at 7pm

Holy Thursday: 28 March 

Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:30pm

Eucharistic Adoration after Mass till 11:00pm

Good Friday: 29 March

Stations of the Cross at 10:00am

Celebration of Our Lord’s Passion at 3:00pm

Eucharistic Adoration after the Lord’s Passion until 8:00pm

Holy Saturday: 30 March

Blessing of Easter Food at 11:00am

Easter Vigil at 7:00pm 
                                    

Easter Sunday: 31 March 

Mass Times 8:00am 10:00am & 5:00pm

Prendiville Catholic College Year 7, 2026 enrolment applications close Friday 15^th March 2024. For further enquiries, please contact the College registrar Kylee Hernon via email pcc.enrolments@cewa.edu.au.