The Liwara Newsletter, Volume 2
20th February 2026
In this week's newsletter:
- Ash Wednesday Mass
- Project Compassion Launch
- Parent Information Evening
- P & F New Families Welcome Sundowner
and more...
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear Parents and Caregivers
Catholic Identity
Ash Wednesday Mass
Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent; this season takes us on a journey of renewal for forty days until the dawning of Easter. Students from Year 1 to 6 attended the Ash Wednesday Mass at the parish. We were all marked with ashes in the symbol of a cross to show that we want to turn away from whatever is keeping us for God so we can have a change of heart and draw closer to God.
For Catholics, Ash Wednesday is also a day of fasting and abstaining from meat. Fasting reminds us that food alone cannot make us happy. We must also be fed with prayer, with God's Word and receiving the Sacraments. Our small sacrifices during Lent make room in our hearts to welcome the risen Jesus at Easter. (Adapted from http://www.ourlanguageourstory.org)
Project Compassion Launch
On Shrove Tuesday, Project Compassion for 2026 was launched. Your child will bring home a project compassion box this week. Please discuss the importance of supporting Catholic causes such as Project Compassion as a family.
Education Pillar
Parent Information Evening
Thank-you to the parents who attended the Parent Information Evening last Thursday. Your presence demonstrates to your children the value you hold for their education. Thank-you also to our staff for your commitment to our school community. Please refer to the slides distributed by the year level teachers and contact your child’s teachers if you have any questions.
Community Pillar
P and F New Families Welcome Sundowner
Thank-you to the P and F Executive for hosting the Welcome Sundowner for new families before the first P and F Meeting, last Friday. This was a wonderful community occasion with opportunities for new members of our Liwara community to meet and get to know each other. Thank-you also to Anne Stent, Lucy Heke, Angela Leddin and Stefanie Neri for their support of the event.
Stewardship Pillar
Attendance – Every Day Matters
The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) reinforces the strong correlation between school attendance and student achievement and highlights the importance of forming good attendance habits early. Poor attendance has serious and lasting consequences, in limiting achievement, social isolation and reducing engagement, to name a few.
If your child is sick and cannot attend school, please contact the office via the absentee form on the school website. https://www.liwara.wa.edu.au/absentee-notice/
Term Dates
Please refer to the school website for Term Dates, Pupil Free Days and the live School Calendar. This includes sacramental and key dates for the year.
Media Release - Catholic Education WA
Catholic Education WA (CEWA) will be moving toward the implementation of a three-week mid-year break for its 150 schools from the 2027 school year.
To help with the implementation of this initiative some schools may be required to make small adjustments to their term calendars and/or school timetabling as required. Students will continue to have the same number of contact hours across a school year as they currently do.
For further information please click on the following link: Three-Week Mid-Year Term Break FAQs.
Important Message from the Road Safety Commission
Please click on this link: https://www.liwara.wa.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/E-rideables-in-schools-from-2026.pdf in relation to E-rideables in schools.
ENROLMENTS FOR CHILDREN IN KINDY 2028 AND PRE KINDY 2026/2027
We currently have a limited number of vacancies for 2026 across selected year groups, I urge you to contact our Enrolment Officer, as soon as possible, to discuss the enrolment process as we are currently meeting with future and current families for our 2026 Pre Kindy placements. We will commence our Kindy interviews for 2027 in the next few weeks. Please note, that Kindy is conducted on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday and Pre Kindy is held on Thursday & Friday.
Enrolment information and applications can be downloaded from our school website HERE or a paper copy can be collected from the school office.
I hope you have a lovely weekend.
Best wishes and God bless.
Mrs Dee Johnston
Principal
FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Certificate Assembly
Our first Certificate Assembly will be held on Friday, 27 February at 2.20pm in our School Hall.
NAPLAN
Information regarding NAPLAN schedule and testing will be circulated to Year 3 & 5 Parents over the coming weeks. Please email Stefanie.Neri@cewa.edu.au if you have any questions.
Public Holiday
Please note, Monday, 2 March is the Labour Day Public holiday.
Sacramental Enrolment Masses
If your child is in Year 3, 4 or 6 and they are making their sacrament this year, they are required to attend one Mass at All Saints Parish on the weekend of 7 and 8 March. All families will need to enrol their child/children to indicate they will be making their sacrament.
Whole School Prayer
Year Two will lead the first Whole School Prayer on Monday, 9 March at 2.40pm at All Saints Church. We welcome all families to join us.
General Theology of Sacrament Meeting
If your child is receiving a sacrament this year, parents are asked to attend the General Theology of Sacrament Meeting in the Parish Centre on Thursday, 12 March 5.00pm. Parents will only need to attend this meeting once in their child’s sacramental journey.
Ms Angela Leddin & Ms Stefanie Neri
Assistant Principals
CYBER SAFETY
New Social Media Age Rules for Under‑16s
From 10 December 2025, new Australian laws require major social media platforms—such as Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, Twitch, X and YouTube—to take steps to prevent children under 16 from having accounts. Find the updated list here: Which social media platforms are age-restricted? | eSafety Commissioner
The aim is to protect young people from harmful or addictive online content and reduce screen time by delaying access to social media until age 16. Social media features like constant notifications, disappearing stories and recommended content are designed to keep you online longer. These can affect wellbeing by causing stress, reducing sleep, making it harder to focus, encouraging unhealthy comparisons, and exposing you to negative or upsetting content.
The new social media restrictions aim to protect under‑16s from these impacts and give young people more time to develop emotional, social and digital skills so they can better recognise and manage harmful online experiences.
Families are encouraged to talk with their children about the changes and find healthy, screen‑free ways to stay connected and engaged.
SCHOOL VALUES - RESPECT
In Term One we are focusing on our school value of Respect. We display respect by taking care of resources and our belongings, following directions and rules and working co-operatively.
UPCOMING EVENTS
IMPORTANT DATES 2026
TERM 1 - 2 February to 3 April
- Monday, 2 March - Labour Day
- Wednesday, 18 March - Half Day Closure
- Friday, 3 April - Good Friday
TERM 2 - 20 April to 3 July
- Monday, 27 April - Anzac Day
- Thursday, 21 May - Pupil Free Day
- Friday, 22 May - Pupil Free Day
- Monday, 1 June - WA Day
TERM 3 - 20 July to 25 September
- Monday, 20 July - Pupil Free Day
- Monday, 24 August - Catholic Day, Pupil Free Day
TERM 4 - 12 October to 11 December
- Monday, 12 October - Pupil Free Day
Week 4 - Term 1 2026
22 Feb - Family Mass @ 9.30am
24 Feb - PP-Y6 Before School Basketball Program @ 7.30am
26 Feb - Before School Soccer & Invasion Games @ 7.30am
26 Feb - Before School Tennis Program @ 7.45am
27 Feb - Clean Up Australia Day @ 9.30am
27 Feb - Certificate Assembly @ 2.20pm
Week 5 - Term 1 2026
02 Mar - Labour Day Public Holiday
03 Mar - PP-Y6 Before School Baskeball Program @ 7.30am
03 Mar - Visible Wellbeing Week begins
05 Mar - Before School Soccer & Invasion Games @ 7.30am
05 Mar - Before School Tennis Program @ 7.45am
06 Mar - Yr5 Big Day Out
07 Mar - Enrolment Mass @ 6.00pm
08 Mar - Enrolment Mass - All Masses
CHICKEN COOP UPDATE
NEWS FROM LIWARA OSHC
YEAR 1 CLASSROOM NEWS
GREEN FOOTPRINTS
Encouraging small steps toward a more sustainable future.
Liwara Catholic Primary School is excited to introduce a new Sustainability Section in our parent newsletter! This initiative will highlight significant school, Australian and international sustainability events, along with practical tips and hints to support eco-friendly living. We are committed to fostering a culture of environmental awareness within our community, and we look forward to sharing valuable insights to help us all make a positive impact. Stay tuned for inspiring updates and ways to get involved! 
LIBRARY NEWS
Welcome back to Library!
Library will recommence for all students in Week 2, with lots of exciting new books ready to be borrowed.
Please ensure your child owns a library bag and remind them to bring it on their library day to help keep our books safe.
Library Bags are Available for Purchase
Library bags can be purchased online through TryBooking and collected from the library.
https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/524560
We have a range of fun designs, with all profits going towards the School Fair craft stall.
2026 Library Days for Students
- Tuesday - Kindy and Year 1
- Wednesday - Pre-Primary, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6
- Thursday - Year 2 and Year 3
Borrowing Information
- Loans are for one week.
- Students may renew their book if they need extra time.
- Students who return their book before school will go into the weekly raffle draw.
We look forward to another wonderful term of reading!
Mrs Clark
CANTEEN NEWS
This week, in celebration of Shrove Tuesday, we offered berry, apple & cinnamon, plain, and gluten‑free pikelets. They were extremely popular, and we completely sold out on the day. Thank you to everyone who supported the Canteen.
If your child has received an IOU note, payments can be made online by ordering the same item and adding a comment indicating that the order is for IOU payment only. IOUs can also be paid directly at the Canteen or through the office. We appreciate your prompt attention to these payments.
Please note that we cannot change the sushi or focaccia as these two items are purchased in ready for us, these are ‘green’ items on our menu, which makes them a healthy option. Reminder that sushi orders must be placed online by 9.00am each Thursday, so we can organise a fresh delivery for Friday.
For families placing lunch orders for the first time, our menu and online ordering system can be accessed at www.quickcliqs.com.au.
Check out the menu at https://www.liwara.wa.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/Canteen-Menu-Updated-12-December-2025.pdf - there is something for everyone to enjoy!!
Thank you once again for your continued support of our Canteen. It is greatly appreciated.
Deb & Adriana
UNIFORM SHOP
The Uniform Shop is open Thursdays from 8.00am - 9am for all your uniform needs! Doors will not open outside of these hours.
Term 1 2026 - "Summer Uniform".
We are pleased to offer Liwara CPS an enhanced level of service by making the uniform range available not only through the school’s onsite uniform shop, but also from our Osborne Park store, which is open Monday to Friday and Saturday morning. This will give working families greater flexibility and improved access to uniform purchases.
JFE Details
Phone: 9204 1701
Email: saes@jfe.net.au
PARENTS & FRIENDS
To read this week's P & F Newsletter - CLICK HERE
To keep up to date, head to our private Facebook page by clicking here.
ALL SAINTS PARISH
ALL SAINTS GREENWOOD
7 Liwara Place
Greenwood, WA
6024
PARISH PRIEST
Father Elver Delicano
REGULAR MASS TIMES
Monday – Friday 6am & 9am
Saturdays 6pm
Sundays 7:30am, 9:30am & 5:30pm
Anointing every 2nd Saturday of the month
OFFICE OPEN TIMES
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10am - 3pm
CONTACT
m: 0466604754
e: greenwood@perthcatholic.org.au
PERTH ARCHDIOCESE WEBSITE
www.perthcatholic.org.au
CHILDREN'S LITURGY VOLUNTEERS - PARENT HELPERS NEEDED
We're seeking parent volunteers to join our All Saints Greenwood parish children’s liturgy team! We need extra helpers to support our group leaders in supervising young children during the Sunday 9:30am Mass children’s liturgy sessions. Typically, we ask for a commitment of just one Sunday per term. Volunteers will need to secure a Working With Children check, and we’re happy to assist you with the process. If you’d like to get involved, we’d love to have you—please text Bianca at 0418 986 893 to sign up!
24:7 YOUTH MINISTRY
TUESDAY 17TH FEBRUARY
Last week at 24:7 Greenwood we enjoyed a vibrant and engaging evening filled with games, creativity, and faith formation. We began with a relaxed time of card games and cricket on the oval, giving the young people an opportunity to connect and enjoy some outdoor activity before moving into our structured group games for the night. Paper Scissors Hop and Categories brought plenty of energy and laughter, encouraging participation and strengthening the sense of community within the group.
Following the games, we transitioned into an arts and crafts activity where the young people painted different symbols of the Church. This creative component provided a meaningful way to engage with elements of our faith in a hands-on and reflective manner. We then shared dinner together, continuing to build fellowship around the table before gathering for the evening’s teaching. Our Youth Minister, Lucy, delivered the main talk, introducing our new term theme, Unpacking the Mass. She provided an accessible and thoughtful overview, helping the young people begin to understand the deeper meaning and structure of the Mass.
NEXT YOUTH GROUP
Our next Youth Group will continue exploring the theme Unpacking the Mass. We will be welcoming a guest speaker who will focus specifically on the significance of the Liturgy of the Word, helping the young people gain a deeper appreciation of its role within the Mass and its importance in nourishing our faith through Scripture.
God Bless, Jesse & Lucy
24:7 Greenwood Youth Ministers
COMMUNITY NEWS
SCOPE ORTHODONTICS
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Dental Health Services
Greenwood Dental Therapy Centre
Greenwood Primary School | Merivale Way, Greenwood,Wa,6024
Ph: (08) 92035611 |
ENROLMENTS
We are now accepting Pre Kindy - Year 6 enrolments for 2027 & beyond. Please contact the school if you have any questions on 6224 2000 or via email: enquiries@liwara.wa.edu.au for more information.