Kindy
We know that beginning Kindy can be an exciting but sometimes unsettling time. We have created the below social story to assist with the transition process. Regularly referring back to this story over the coming days could be a great way to prepare your child for the year ahead. Just press pause on each page…
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Bunuru— Second summer (season of the adolescence) Bunuru is the hottest time of the year with little to no rain. Hot easterly winds continue with a cooling sea breeze most afternoons if you’re close to the coast. Therefore, traditionally this was, and still is, a great time for living and fishing by the coast, rivers…
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I write to you with exciting news regarding our school fees for the 2023 academic year. St Dominic’s School has been approved to reduce school fees as a result of changes to the overall funding model for Catholic schools in Western Australia. Our school and Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) are able to utilise a…
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Greetings dear Sisters and Brothers in our Parish family! It is a joy for me to send you this message as we celebrate Christmas. While we are living through some truly challenging times, we still dare to light the Christmas candles and rejoice in the birth of Jesus Christ. We do so because we know…
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The process of appointing the Year 1 teaching position is now complete and I am pleased to announce that we will be welcoming two staff members to this role in 2023. Mrs Shelley Gibson (Monday and Tuesday) and Mrs Justine Jacobs (Wednesday to Friday) join our school after several years working at Loretto Catholic Primary School,…
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The St Dominic’s School uniform continues to be available via JFE’s shopfront located at Unit 1, 85 Guthrie Street, Osbourne Park, or online via their website. Further details, including opening hours and a link to their online website, can be found here on our school website. In preparation for next year, below is a link…
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If your child is leaving the school this year you may wish to download your child’s work samples from Seesaw as a keepsake. If you would like to do so, please access the Seesaw help page using the link below and follow the directions. Your child’s account will be available until the 15th of January…
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Birak— First summer (season of the young) Birak season sees the rains ease up and the warm weather really start to take hold. The afternoons are cooled by the sea breezes that abound from the southwest. This was the fire season, a time to burn the country in mosaic patterns. An almost clockwork style of…
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Below is an outline of the 2023 staffing structure. As you will see, we welcome new staff members to our community next year and farewell some familiar faces. Below are further details about departing staff members that have not already been shared, as well as newly appointed staff that have also not previously been announced.…
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We are making a change to the way our booklists are ordered for 2023. After consultation with our Catholic School Advisory Council, the decision has been made to move from the previous system of parents being provided with a list of items to purchase for the year, to including a booklist levy on our school…
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