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- Principal Message
- NEARLY SOLD OUT - Tickets On Sale - Disney Frozen Jr.
- Assembly & Merit Awards
- Book Week 2024
- Departure Notification 2024
- SSP School Tour on August 20th at 9:30am
- SSP Disco Night - 23 August 2024 - tickets on sale
- FSSP Wishlist Application
- Discover Prendiville - Sibling Enrolments
- Guitar Lessons Available
- Parent TV - Kids And The Desert Debate
- School Student Broadband Initiative
- St John Of God Health Care Performing Arts Scholarship Nominations Open
Words Matter!
Whether they are throwaway comments or said with intent, gossip, talking badly about others, or making false or unfair accusations can be both harmful and, in some cases, unlawful.
Our school focuses on teaching our children how their actions impact others. Sometimes these impacts are not visible, but they do exist. This is why we address concerns between children with restorative practices that build, maintain, and restore positive relationships.
When issues arise at our school, everyone needs to follow the established processes. This usually means directing questions or concerns to the appropriate place and understanding that, as a school, all children need to be considered before a decision is made or acted upon.
We all want the best for all children and this remains at the forefront of all decision making in our school.
As we finalise the kindergarten placements for 2025, if you have not received notification from our school regarding your child’s enrolment, please contact our enrolments officer to secure your child’s place for next year.
Two types of car movement issues have been raised in the past week. One involves the parking of parents in the medical center area off Santiago Parkway. We have received complaints about vehicles dropping off students in the mornings, blocking entry to the car park, and in one instance, behaving extremely inappropriately with a staff member. It was confirmed to be one of our families as the school uniform was clearly visible. Receiving this complaint was extremely disappointing.
The other issue is the ignoring of the no right turn into the drop-off/pick-up lines during peak hours. Please ensure this practice does not continue. The vast majority of our families always do the right thing, and we both acknowledge and thank them for their actions each day.
I will be away next week conducting national principal meetings interstate. The school will capably be administered by our two assistant Principals, Miss Manifold and Mrs Crosthwaite in my absence.
Warm regards
Peter Cutrona
The theme this year is; Reading is Magic.
The Costume parade is scheduled for Wednesday 21st August. 9.00am
With our 2024 Children's Book Week theme; Reading is Magic, we're celebrating reading stories and their amazing power to transport minds. We are encouraging kids to be curious about the wonders in our world. It is a positive and affirming message for our young people. The magic of reading also lies in its power of enticement; a good story provokes conversations. Talking about the stories with others connects the reader with other readers. Wrapped around all of this are the "tricks" and skills of our amazing writers and illustrators, as they use all their powers of language and illustration to engage the reader in this world they are building.
Check out this video to help you get a feeling about the theme. https://youtu.be/kMokHCyJsjk
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Are you leaving SSP at the end of this year? If you have a child in a class other than Year 6 and you will not be returning to SSP in 2025, you are required to advise the school's Enrolment Officer by no later than Friday 20 September 2024. These details can be emailed to Helen.florschutz@cewa.edu.au.
The school’s policy states any student leaving the school needs to provide a term’s notice in writing, addressed to the Principal. Failure to provide sufficient notice may mean you will be liable to pay fees for Term 1 2025.
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School Hall
See poster for times:
Limited spaces are now open for Guitar Lessons at our school. Students will not only learn to play the guitar but also have opportunities to perform and enjoy the journey of mastering a musical instrument.
For more details and to secure your spot, please contact:
- Russell Smith
- Mobile: 0433 658 292
- Email: Russellsmithguitartuition@gmail.com
Thank you,
Russell
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Below are the instructions about how to sign up:
It is very important that you go to the www.parenttv.com/membership page to sign up with the code: stsimon
The Australian Government has launched the School Student Broadband Initiative to provide free home internet for one year for up to 30,000 unconnected Australian families with schoolaged students. The program is available to all students who lack an active nbn connection at home. Families can register until Dec 2024. To be eligible, families must:
✓ Have a child living at home that is enrolled in an Australian school.
✓ Not have an active National Broadband Network (nbn®) Internet service at home. Having a mobile internet service does not affect eligibility.
✓ Live in a home that can access the National Broadband Network via a standard connection – this will be checked for you. Families can be directed to the following to register:
- Visit www.infrastructure.gov.au/media-communications-arts/internet/nationalbroadband-network/school-student-broadband-initiative-ssbi
- Call 1800 954 610 (10am – 6pm AEDT Monday to Friday)
St John of God Health Care is committed to promoting participation in the arts because of the many health benefits it brings to individuals and communities.
In partnership with the Catholic Arts Office, St John of God Health Care is pleased to announce that nominations for the 2024 St John of God Health Care Performing Arts Scholarship are now open.
Entry is open to students in Years 6 – 12 who have a passion and demonstrated commitment to performing arts, but due to personal circumstances may be restricted in their ongoing participation.
St John of God Health Care are very generously providing two scholarships, one for a student in the metropolitan area and one for a student in a regional school.
The scholarship recipient will receive $1500 to enable them to continue with their tuition or purchase items to assist them develop their talent.
Representatives from Catholic Arts Executive Committee, St John of God Health Care and the Performing Arts Festival Committee will review all nominations and the recipients will be announced at the Festival Concert on Monday, 9 September at the Marist Auditorium, Newman College.
If you would like to nominate, please complete Part A of the attached form and return it to the Performing Arts Coordinator or Principal by no later than Friday 9 August 2024.
We wish everyone who nominates the very best of luck.
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