Year 1
Last week, Mrs Peta Kelly informed me that she had made the decision to step away from her role as the Administration Officer here at St Dominic’s School. Â Peta will finish in her current role at the end of Term 1. After many years as a St Dominic’s School staff member and parent, it is…
Third Week of Lent (School Week beginning 15th March) Arsad, an Indonesian farmer, had no toilet in his house, so always had to walk into the forest to the open defecation area. His family was often sick and open defecation caused many neighbourhood disputes. With the support of Caritas Australia and its partner agency, Laz…
Congratulations to the following students, who were awarded the MJR Spirit of Jesus Award for making Jesus real in our school, at last weeks online Monday morning assembly. Term 1 Week 5 Leon Bolding Principal
Back in late 2019 and early 2020, the staff at St Dominic’s discussed the idea of naming an area of our school after our dearly departed friend, teacher and colleague Mrs Lofthouse. In addition to the special garden in front of the church created by our loving community and the memorial plaque placed at the…
As was the procedure last year, all P&F Meeting Minutes in 2021 will once again be uploaded to the school website and made available for families to access via a link at the bottom of the P&F page. Â After each meeting a notice will be sent home to inform families that the minutes are ready…
Harmony Week is celebrated from 15th – 21st of March every year and celebrates Australia’s cultural diversity.  It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. Year Three will be organising a Harmony Day Liturgy for students and staff on Friday, 19th March.  On this day, students are invited to come to school dressed…
Clean Up Australia Day was on Sunday the 7th of March. To get involved and to step up and make a positive impact on our school environment, the Year 6 and Year 1 students teamed up to collect as much litter as they could on Friday, 5th March. It was a lot of fun! Â Click…
A sincere thank you to those families who have returned the ‘Family Details’ form sent out at the end of last month. Â If you haven’t as yet, I ask that you return this form immediately, so that we can be reassured that the details we have on file for your child are up to date.…
Will the Year 1 to 6 students still have access to the current toilet block throughout the construction period? Yes, the current Year 1 to 6 toilet block will remain accessible during the majority of the building program and will be securely fenced off from the building site. The Year 1 to 6 toilets will…
At different forums over the past six months you may have heard me speak about the work that has been done, supported by our School Advisory Council, Catholic Education Western Australia and Paterson Group Architects, around developing a long term visionary Master Capital Development Plan for our school. Â The plan encapsulates our whole school site…