Newsletter 1 August 2025

The first MJR award for Term 3 will be presented at the Year PP Gold Assembly on Friday 22 August.

The Year 4 Sacrament of Holy Communion program has now commenced .  The Commitment Masses were held last weekend.  The Parent/Candidate Workshops were held earlier this week.  The students will attend their sacramental retreat next Monday 4 August in the Parish Hall.    A final rehearsal will be held for all candidates at 11am on Tuesday 19 August.  The Sacrament of Holy Communion will take place on Sunday 24 August commencing at 9.30am.

All Years 3 & 5 students will participate in the annual Religious Education Assessment. This week, the children completed a practice test to ensure that technology was all working effectively, as well as access to the testing website. The actual test will take place next Tuesday and Wednesday.

This year’s NAIDOC Week fell during the school holidays (Sunday 6 – Sunday 13 July).  To acknowledge NAIDOC Week here at school, Year 3 Blue led the NAIDOC Mass today.  Earlier, there was a NAIDOC Assembly held in the Undercover Area.  The 2025 NAIDOC theme “The Next Generation:  Strength, Vision & Legacy” – celebrating not only the achievements of the past but the bright future ahead, empowered by the strength of our young leaders, the vision of our communities, and the legacy of our ancestors. During the day, some of our First Nations families worked with each of the classes to share different aspects of their culture.

Last Friday, three Year 6 students went to the Catholic Education Office Chapel in West Leederville to participate in the Bible Reading section of the PAF. They all read beautifully and should be proud of their efforts. Yesterday, Mr Leeder took the drum group for the Percussion ensemble section to perform their two pieces. On Monday 4th August, Year 5B will enter the Choral Speech section. The Dance Troupe Sr performance will be at the Convention centre on Friday 15 August. On Tuesday 19 August, the choir will also present their songs at St Benedict’s school. We wish all Xavier students the best as they represent our school in the Arts. 

Thank you to those families who have already had their say on our feedback survey regarding our school uniform. If you haven’t had the opportunity yet, we would love to hear from you to help inform our forward planning.

2026 Kindy interviews have commenced and will continue being held until enrolments are full.  If your child is born between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022, you are invited to complete an enrolment application form and either email or drop it into the school office so an interview can be arranged.

AT THIS STAGE THERE ARE ONLY 12 PLACES LEFT FOR KINDY IN 2026. 

Yesterday, the interschool cross country carnival was held at Tomato Lake. Xavier performed wonderfully well and ended up placing 6th. Special congratulations to Nate Henwood from Year 5 for winning Champion Boy for Year 5. Much thanks to Miss Aquino for all the work undertaken to prepare the children for the carnival.

The 2025 Edu-Dance program for Years K-6 has commenced this term.  This program runs two days per week with a final concert held at the end of term.

Later in the term, the Years 5 and 6 children will be participating in an Anti-Bullying online lesson, along with many other schools around the country. This has been prepared by the Kids Helpline for primary schools. Once the older students have completed the lesson, it will be determined the suitability for younger grades to watch the recording of this lesson.

The next P&F Meeting will be held on Tuesday 29 July at 9.00am in the staffroom.  We look forward to seeing you there.