Dear Parents and Caregivers 

Catholic Identity 

Sacrament of Eucharist

Please pray for our Year 4 students who will make their First Holy Communion at the parish masses over this weekend and next weekend. I am sure their faith will be strengthened by sharing the Eucharist and I hope they enjoy their family celebrations. 

Parish Youth Group

Today, members from the parish youth group came to visit the Year 6 students and led a team activity to showcase the youth group. The parish youth group runs every Sunday from 6.30-8.30pm for students in Years 6 to 12. Year 6 families, please see the flyer on Seesaw and under 24:7 Youth News below for specific information.

Education Pillar 

Edu-Dance Program

We are approaching the finale of the dance program. Our students have enjoyed this week’s dress rehearsal lessons and the excitement is building for concerts next Wednesday 17^th June.  Green classes will hold their concert at 1.30pm and Red classes at 2.20pm.  A full schedule is available on Seesaw.

Cross Country

The Liwara Cross Country rolling year-level events are now complete. Students competed with enthusiasm and encouraged each other. The training at our Liwara Running Club paid off. All results have been published on Seesaw. Thank-you to Ciaran Sanders for coordinating this event.

Music Assembly

Congratulations to our musicians who entertained the school community this afternoon. It was a showcase of varied talent, with students demonstrating their commitment to learning their chosen instrument.

Toys and Fidgets

Please keep personal toys and fidgets at home.  For a variety of reasons, including breakages, conflict, lost items and peer pressure, we ask that students not bring toys to school, including sensory toys.  Each classroom is equipped with a selection of sensory resources available to students as needed.

Community Pillar 

Family Puzzle Afternoon

Last Sunday, a small group of families enjoyed an afternoon of puzzles, conversation and snacks, as they worked independently and collaboratively to complete a variety of puzzle challenges. Thank-you to Amanda McCabe for coordinating and Kirsten Sparkes for attending. Without these passionate staff members, opportunities such as this would not be possible.

P and F News

This week, the P and F Executive met to discuss the logistics of upcoming events. We also had a Liwara Fair Meeting. The Fair Committee is making progress. They are seeking volunteers. The Fair Chairperson and Fair Treasurer positions are currently vacant. Both positions will be fully supported by the P and F Executive team, and the Fair treasurer will be supported by the school Finance Officer, Kirsten Staples. These events come together when volunteers step up, sometimes outside their comfort zones, to contribute for the benefit of students, families and community members. If you have some time to assist in any way, please contact the P and F. (liwarapf@gmail.com)

Stewardship Pillar 

Let's Grow Grant

Liwara Catholic Primary School is excited to share that we have applied for a Let’s Grow Trees grant, an initiative designed to support schools in expanding green spaces and strengthening environmental education. If successful, this grant will allow us to plant a variety of native trees and shrubs across our grounds, creating cooler outdoor learning areas, improving biodiversity, and giving students more opportunities to engage in hands-on sustainability projects. This application reflects our ongoing commitment to caring for creation and nurturing a culture of stewardship within our school community. We look forward to keeping families updated on the outcome and, hopefully, inviting everyone to be part of the planting and celebration that follows. Many thanks to Pia Tilka for her work on the grant submission.

Carparking - City of Joondalup

The City of Joondalup has contacted us. They will be monitoring car parking around the school at peak times. Please ensure you park legally, respecting the safety of our school community and neighbours. Please do not park in No Standing zones or anywhere that blocks driveway access. Families with students from Year 1 to 6 are encouraged to use the drive-through drop-off and pick-up system in the lower carpark off Tuart Road and the access road on the eastern side of the school. If using the drive-through zones, please arrive from 8.15am to stagger the drive-through in the mornings and arrive just after 3pm when the pick-up line is flowing in the afternoon. 

Oval Embankment

There has been a concern raised about children sliding down the embankment on the northern side of the oval, near the new housing, over the weekend.  This may not have been our students.  This area will be planted out by Identity WA in the coming week, so if you are using the oval over the weekend, please ensure the area is not used for sliding so the plants can be established.

Safety Alert

The access road on the eastern boundary of the school is one-way, at all times. Enter only from Verticordia Place, near the church, and exit only onto Tuart Road. One-way always, including school and OSHC pick-up and drop-off times.