Newsletter 11 April 2025

The next MJR Award will be announced as part of the Year 5 Gold Assembly on Friday 16^th May.

Thank you to Mrs Konle and the group of Year 6 students for leading the school in the re-enactment of the Stations of the Cross today.  It was a very fitting way to conclude the school term.

The Year 3 Sacrament of Reconciliation program commences on the 3/4 May with Commitment Masses being held in the Church.  Parent/Candidate Workshops will be held on the afternoons of Wednesday 28 May (4pm/5.15pm), and Thursday 29 May (4.00pm). The students will attend their sacramental retreat on Thursday 29 May.  A final rehearsal will be held for all candidates on Tuesday 17 June at 4pm.  The Sacrament of Reconciliation will take place on Thursday 19 June commencing at 6.30pm

The ANZAC Day Prayer Service will be held on Tuesday 29 April at 11am.  The Year 5 Gold class will be organising this very important event.  Parents are welcome to attend the service.

The Year 2 Blue class will be organising this year’s Mother’s Day Prayer Service on Friday 9 May.  A BIG thank you in advance to the P&F for organising the Mother’s Day Stall for students in PK-6.  Parents are welcome to attend the service.

This week, all Xavier children got to meet the Easter Bunny! He visited all classes and shared some treats with everyone. Thanks to the P&F for arranging his visit.

What a wonderful 3 days the Year Sixes had at Ern Halliday Recreation Camp last week.  The weather was great, the activities were challenging, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed their time.  The students were outstanding – so helpful, well-mannered, and tidy (there was not one piece of lost property left 😊).  A HUGE thank you to Mr Cox, Miss Vitanza, Mr Mallard, Miss Derschow, Ms Johnson, Mrs Finlay, and Mrs Konle for supervising the students and making camp an enjoyable experience.

A reminder that the school Administration refurbishment will commence during the school holidays and will continue until 23 May.  Access to the Administration will be limited during this time with alternative access arrangements in place for parents and students.

Congratulations to the Year Sixes who participated in the Interschool Cricket Carnival this week.  They all did a wonderful job representing the school.

As part of our Easter celebration this year, students enjoyed parading their Easter hats for the rest of the school to admire, along with those parents who were able to attend.

A reminder for families yet to return any outstanding notices that were given out at the beginning of the year (e.g., medical, use of images/ICT use/excursion permission & family details), could you please sign and return these important notes to your child’s class teacher or to the front office ASAP.

A reminder for families that if children need to bring mobile phones to school, that they are to be delivered to the office each morning and collected each afternoon. Smart watches are not to be worn to school, particularly if there is a messaging capability on them. To read more, please see page 17 of the Parent Handbook: https://xavier.wa.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Parent-Handbook-2025.pdf

This term, the Year Six students have been enthusiastically participating in the Synergy Schools Solar Challenge. Over the course of the term, they have worked collaboratively to design and construct solar-powered cars, blending their understanding of Technology and Science. To conclude this exciting initiative, four of our talented Year Six students—Mia, Connor, Sienna, and Elvin—participated in the Synergy Schools Solar Challenge at Southern River College on April 1st. They were chosen to represent the school due to their creativity and determination demonstrated in classroom lessons.

The team’s project involved crafting and racing a solar-powered car, requiring a combination of engineering skills, teamwork, and innovative problem-solving. Despite facing obstacles during the design and testing phases, the students demonstrated resilience and ingenuity, ensuring their car met the competition’s challenging standards. Their efforts carried them through to the second round, where they narrowly missed advancing further by the smallest margin. Throughout the competition, the team showcased exceptional perseverance, collaboration, and composure under pressure.

A huge congratulations to this incredible group for their outstanding achievement and inspiring teamwork, representing our school with such pride! And a huge thanks to Miss Tucker for providing such wonderful learning opportunities for the children.

This term the year 5 children have participated in the Chevron Tough Stuff program. It is designed for the children to prove to themselves just how tough they are!

This program empowers students to develop and improve their resilience, confidence and sense of achievement.  The program supports the Year 5 Health and Physical Education curriculum as students develop knowledge, understanding and skills to create opportunities and take action to enhance their own, and others’ health, wellbeing, safety and physical activity participation.

The children received both physical and mental coaching to set them up for the end of program 4km fun run. Everyone participated so well on the day, we heard so much great encouragement and positive talk, and everyone completed the 4kms in the time frame. 

The FIFO Family Project began as a solution to the lack of support for FIFO families. We provide community events, educational resources and workforce wellbeing initiatives to ensure every member of the FIFO Family receives the necessary support to successfully navigate this unique lifestyle.

It’s not easy for everyone to understand the realities of FIFO life. We know that loneliness and isolation can be among some of the toughest parts of the FIFO lifestyle – both for the workers on site and their families at home.

That’s why we host our FIFO Family Meet-ups + Events — to bring people together with other FIFO families, who get it.

The next P&F Meeting will be held on Tuesday 20 May at 9.00am in the staffroom.  We look forward to seeing you there.

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