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2019 Year of Sincerity
69 Webster Street, Nedlands WA 6009 admin@loretonedlands.wa.edu.au
Telephone: (08) 6389 9400 www.loretonedlands.wa.edu.au
Principals Message
Dear Parents and Friends of Loreto Nedlands
This week we commemorate Ash Wednesday, the beginning of our Lenten journey
as we prepare for the great feast of Easter. Lent is a time of reflection and renewal
of our relationship with God. We encourage the students to pray often during Lent
and to participate in almsgiving. Almsgiving involves the traditional approach of
"giving things up", however, this is often an easy option during Lent. The students
are encouraged to "take something on" and to be of service to others during Lent as a way of
making sacrifices to grow closer to God. This is a more challenging approach. However, we are
encouraged when we hear the students speak of trying to help their parents more during Lent,
or trying to avoid arguing with their siblings. One student let us know that they intend giving up
their iPad during Lent and using their iPad time to help their parents with chores around the
house. This is an admirable approach.
During Lent Catholic Schools and parishes in Australia are asked to support Caritas with various
projects through Project Compassion. At Loreto Nedlands we will set goals around our
fundraising this Lent and have targets for each class to achieve. Teachers will inform parents
about the various initiatives each week and we look forward to the children volunteering to offer
a component of their pocket money to Caritas during Lent.
2019 Year of Sincerity
69 Webster Street, Nedlands WA 6009 admin@loretonedlands.wa.edu.au
Telephone: (08) 6389 9400 www.loretonedlands.wa.edu.au
Friday 8th March is International Women's Day.
The theme for International Women’s Day 2019, is “Think equal, build smart, innovate for
change”. We take the time on Friday to acknowledge the women who have gone before us,
those who have inspired us and those who have had the courage to begin the journey towards a
society where women can achieve and fulfil their potential in all aspects of life.
This last week has indeed been most challenging for the Church in Australia. As indicated in the
memo last week, we can take comfort in the Christ centered Church community that is evident
at Loreto Nedlands. We should take pride in the way our community reflects Christ in the
attitudes and behaviours of our staff, parents and students. We continue to pray for the victims
of sexual abuse in Australia and to focus our energy on ensuring the safety of all children who
are involved in our school and parish communities. The staff at Loreto are one hundred percent
committed to child safety. We do all we can to ensure that our students are safe in every
situation, both on the school grounds and when under our responsibility off school grounds. Our
policies and procedures around child safety are tight, but it is up to all of us, staff and parents to
always be vigilant in ensuring an environment of safety for our children at all times.
I look forward to welcoming all our families to the annual School and Parish Mass on Sunday
10th March at Holy Rosary Church, Nedlands commencing at 8.45am. During Mass the students
in Year Three, Four and Six, along with their parents, will make a verbal commitment to their
Sacrament. The choir will provide the singing and the students will complete all
readings. Please make the time to come along and join us for this important occasion in our
school calendar.
Best wishes and God bless to all Loreto families and friends.
Therese Hussey
Principal
International Women’s Day 2019
Over 400 years ago, Mary Ward wrote these words:
“Fervour is not placed in feelings, but in a will to do well which women may have as well as men.
There is no such difference between men and women that women may not do great
things/matters, as we have seen by examples of many saints who have done great things… And I
hope in God it will be seen that women in time to come will do much.”
(From The Gift of Mary Ward, Christine Burke ibvm)
2019 Year of Sincerity
69 Webster Street, Nedlands WA 6009 admin@loretonedlands.wa.edu.au
Telephone: (08) 6389 9400 www.loretonedlands.wa.edu.au
On International Women’s Day 2019, it is beyond dispute that women have in the last 400 years
of time indeed done much. Mary Ward could only have dreamed about the achievements that
the girls and women who came after her would reach and the contributions they would make to
the world and the Church as teachers, doctors, writers, inventors, politicians, explorers, artists,
scientists, mothers, builders, leaders and so much more. A common factor in the achievements
of such women, is their education. That gift which Mary Ward fought so hard to ensure would be
open to girls so that in her time and our time girls could fulfil their human dignity and innate
potential to flourish into the beings they were created to be, human beings fully alive reflecting,
as St Irenaeus said, the glory of God.
When girls and women today, both in Australia and around the world, are oppressed, excluded,
under paid, sexualised, marginalised, ignored, forced into marriage, trafficked, under-
represented in Parliament, subjected to physical violence at home, travel fearfully on suburban
streets, and are dismissed from authority and a real voice in the Church, then we know that
Mary Ward’s rebuke, that “women in time will come to do much,” is still a reminder that we
must both hold on to and work side by side for, to create the circumstances where that will
indeed become the reality.
Like Mary Ward the girls and women in our Loreto schools and communities must speak out and
stand up – for themselves and in solidarity alongside those whose voices are seldom heard.
On International Women’s Day let’s celebrate but reiterate, there is more to be done. Our
fervour still burns.
Michelle McCarty
Director of Mission and Leadership
Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak
Member, Loreto Justice Network
After School Play
Parents are always invited to stay after school to enjoy play with their children on our beautiful
grounds. Please be aware that in order to ensure all children are safe parents must always
supervise their own children. In addition, we request that parents do not play in the Kindy and
Pre-Primary play grounds after school. Teachers use after school hours to have meetings most
afternoons and their privacy and work time must be respected. Thank you for your support in
ensuring the Kindy and Pre-Primary playgrounds are not used for play after school.
2019 Year of Sincerity
69 Webster Street, Nedlands WA 6009 admin@loretonedlands.wa.edu.au
Telephone: (08) 6389 9400 www.loretonedlands.wa.edu.au
Environment Club
Mrs Dichiera has an active group of students eagerly assisting with the Environment Club each week. The
club members will be selling Worm Wizz and a variety of plants on assembly days throughout the
term. Worm Wizz is terrific for the garden and the herbs that are sold are always fresh and great value
for weekend cooking. Please support the Environment Club when you can by purchasing from them
before and after assembly.
Dance Club
We have four places available for girls or boys from Year Three to Six who may wish to join the Dance
Club on Thursdays commencing at 7.45am. Please email the administration office if you are interested.
Project Compassion
The Theme for Project Compassion this year is, “Give Lent 100%.”
THANDOLWAYO FROM ZIMBABWE
Life in her village in north-western Zimbabwe wasn’t easy for twelve-year-old Thandolwayo. Her father
left several years ago and her mother lives in a town 90 kilometres away where she works as a casual
labourer. Thandolwayo lives with her grandparents and attends the local school which has just 35
students. Every morning she’d walk seven kilometres and risk being attacked by crocodiles as she
collected clean water for her family. She’d then go to school feeling exhausted.
Thandolwayo’s grandparents sell pearl millet bran to fishermen and farmers for animal feed. They also
sell chickens - but the income it brings isn’t enough to support the family. Thandolwayo’s hope to be a
nurse seemed almost impossible to realise, until Caritas Hwange helped the village to install two solar-
powered pumps to draw the water up from the river, as well as two 10,000 litre storage tanks.
Thanks to Caritas’ support, water is now on tap in the
village, benefitting its 500 residents - and Thandolwayo can
concentrate on her education. “Now I can bathe every day,
the distance to collect water for the family has been
drastically reduced,” Thandolwayo says. “We now drink
clean, safe water and diseases are no longer affecting
us.” The plentiful water supply has also triggered new
ventures. Water is being used to mould bricks for building
houses and to pound maize to sell. Plans are underway
to establish a community garden and a fish pond, to
generate a better income. L o
f ho
2019 Year of Sincerity
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Telephone: (08) 6389 9400 www.loretonedlands.wa.edu.au
Autumn Fair
I think we are up to about 24 days to go until the Autumn Fair. The Year Five Mathematics class
today did a calculation of how many visitors the school should expect to get on fair day. They
calculated how many people could come through the gate each hour throughout the day. The total
was impressive. If this is anything to go with, we are sure to have a wonderful day with some
excellent fund raising achieved to begin work on our new all-weather covered court. Thank you
once again to all the parents who are working tirelessly to organize a wonderful day. Please invite
all your family and friends to come along. It is sure to be a highlight for the year.
Year Four News
The Year Fours have made a great start to the year by diving into all learning areas with enthusiasm. In
Maths, we have commenced the year by studying five-digit numbers and gathering and analysing data
through graphs. We have also been creating graphs to see how fluently we read aloud in Reading and
revising our graphemes and phonemes by tackling the tricky lazy schwa sound in Spelling. In Writing, we are
working on informative texts and have integrated our learning about the countries of Africa and Europe in
Geography by researching and writing an information report based on a country. The Year Fours are also
enjoying becoming engineers to complete their Technologies projects about building bridges.
In Art, we have successfully completed our symmetrical self-portrait sketches. The Year Fours were all very
proud of being able to sketch lightly with short pencil strokes to replicate the other half of their faces and
they all look fantastic!
Katie Sharman
Year Four Teacher
2019 Year of Sincerity
69 Webster Street, Nedlands WA 6009 admin@loretonedlands.wa.edu.au
Telephone: (08) 6389 9400 www.loretonedlands.wa.edu.au
Year Five News
The Year 5 Class celebrated a reverent and prayerful mass with Father Gomez on Tuesday 26th February in
the Loreto Chapel. Eight talented students played for the Entrance and Recessional Hymns, Seek Ye First and
Isiah 49. These hymns supported the reading and the message of Fr. Gavin’s Homily to the students about
how leadership is about service rather than the strongest or most powerful. Whoever wants to be first must
place himself last of all and be the servant of all. ‘Whoever wants to be first must place himself last of all and
be the servant of all.’ Matthew 17:35
The Year 5 students have been thinking about their gifts during Religious Education. We have been
discussing that, through the use of our gifts, we can work and serve others. Through our work we can show,
that Jesus is in our hearts and alive in our lives.
Julia Waller
Year Five Teacher
Year Six News
The 2019 Leadership Camp to our nation’s capital, Canberra was a trip to always remember!
After arriving in Canberra at 10.30pm we travelled by bus to our lodgings. The next morning our camp truly
began with a visit to The Royal Australian Mint, where we followed the process of minting Australian coins.
This was also our first shopping spree in the souvenir shop.
Excitement built as we hopped back on the bus and drove to Parliament House. Our guide pointed out many
aspects of the building. Did you know there are over 4000 rooms? We all enjoyed the role play session
showing us how a bill is passed, sitting in the Senate [Red!] and the House of Representatives [Green!].
In the afternoon, we explored the Australian War Memorial. The interactive area was unbelievable! Dressing
up as soldiers, flying a helicopter and even experiencing the living conditions of the trenches [including the
smells] was fantastic. We were amazed and moved by at all the poppies placed on the walls of
remembrance.
In the evening, we faced the strong winds at Telstra Tower high up on Black Mountain but it was really
worth it.
2019 Year of Sincerity
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Telephone: (08) 6389 9400 www.loretonedlands.wa.edu.au
On Wednesday, it was straight to Geoscience Australia. We examined fossils, minerals, rocks and soils. The
earthquake simulation and seeing how a seismograph works were the highlights.
Government House was next on the agenda. We didn’t see the Governor-General as he was in Sydney but
we did see his Rolls Royce and offices. The ‘Aide de Camp’ showed us important rooms including the dining
room, incredible furniture and the beautiful gardens.
At the National Film and Sound Archives we discovered how films were invented. We even saw the first film
ever made. The main character was Ned Kelly.
At Old Parliament House - Museum of Australian Democracy we visited the old chambers and became
members of the House of Representatives! There was just enough time in the afternoon for Mal our double
decker bus driver to drive us past the Anzac Parade Memorials and up to Mount Ainslie to see the breath-
taking view of Canberra and Lake Burley Griffin. By this time, we could easily locate all the sites we had
visited. After such a grand day we relaxed back at camp then in the evening we went ten pin bowling for
more fun!!
On Thursday we spent the morning on the farm meeting the new little piglets, two cute ducklings, sheep,
chickens, a llama and an enormous 900kg bull. After time on the farm we drove off to the Dinosaur
Museum. On arrival we saw a giant tyrannosaurus being moved by a crane into a new location. The museum
guide led us back in time and we felt like we were living amongst real dinosaurs.
After lunch we visited The National Portrait Gallery. Here we investigated how artists can show so many
qualities of the sitter such as power, importance, interests or virtues. We participate in making our own
portraits.
To finish the day, we headed into Kspace an interactive adventure game where we built our own time-
travelling robots and explored Australia’s past.
Next stop was the National Gallery where we saw Phar Lap’s heart, a Tasmanian Tiger skin and Chris the
sheep’s coat that weighed over 46 kilograms!
The night stalk at the Australian Botanical Gardens was a true adventure. We spotted wallabies, an echidna,
lizards, sugar gliders and fruit bats.
On our last day we rose early, packed, ate our last meal [yummy waffles], farewell the caterers and left our
camp area. We headed straight off to the Australian Institute of Sport. Our guides showed us the elite sport
precinct, told us of their hopes and dreams to become top athletes and let us go into Sportex an interactive
sporting area. After so much sport we were happy to sit on the bus for the 45-minute drive to the NASA2019 Year of Sincerity
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Telephone: (08) 6389 9400 www.loretonedlands.wa.edu.au
Deep Space Centre. The satellite dishes were enormous and we discovered we really could, within 20 years,
go in a rocket to Mars.
Finally, we reached Questacon, the National Science Centre. What fun we had on the Freefall and watching
the lightning strikes. Before we knew it, it was time to head off to the airport and begin our trip home.
We are most grateful to our supervising teachers Mrs Hussey, Mr Corbett, Mrs Dicheria and Mrs Debuf for
making it all possible! We enjoyed every moment and now we know Canberra very well!
The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians being able to visit the
national capital as part of their Civics and Citizenship education. To assist families in meeting the cost of the
excursion the Australian Government has contributed funding of $240 per student under the Parliament and
Civics Education Rebate (PACER) program towards those costs. The rebate is paid directly to the school upon
completion of the camp. The Pacer Programme encourages students’ onsite learning about national
democratic, historical and cultural institutions, by providing funding towards each student’s expenses.
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Telephone: (08) 6389 9400 www.loretonedlands.wa.edu.au
Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing
Here are some fantastic recommendations on building a positive mindset in children and adults so that we
can be happier and healthier. These books are available to borrow from the Loreto library.
The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor
Shaun Achor reveals that decades of his research have proven
that Happiness leads to success more than success leads to
happiness. We succeed because we are happy not that we are
happy because we succeed.
A positive outlook and optimism helps us to be more effective,
creative and impactful. Shaun states that being optimistic and
happy is a learnable skill and that making simple changes in
the way we think about our lives can help us to be happy.
Perfect for anyone wanting to increase their positive
perspective on life.
The Strength Switch by Dr Lea Waters
A book based in research that is aimed at parents wanting to
highlight the strengths in their children. It is an easy read with
some practical ideas on how to spot strengths and encourage
them. It also shares ideas on how to use these strengths to
not get bogged down in what is difficult.2019 Year of Sincerity
69 Webster Street, Nedlands WA 6009 admin@loretonedlands.wa.edu.au
Telephone: (08) 6389 9400 www.loretonedlands.wa.edu.au
Healthy Relationships and Resilience
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Helping your child build healthy relationships
Parents play an important role in assisting children and young people to build self-respect. This leads to the
development of the values and skills needed to express respect to others. There may be some variation in
what represents respectful behaviours across different cultures. However, in any cultural context, respect is
about behaviours that convey valuing and caring about another person.
Helping your child develop the following skills will help them to form healthy, respectful relationships with
peers and adults.
• Understanding and empathy: Encourage your child to think about how another person may feel about
something.
• Empathic listening: Teach them to listen and show they understand another person’s point of view
• Anger Management: In times of conflict, encourage them to think first before speaking, stay calm and
avoid hurtful reactions.
• Conflict resolution: Disagreements are normal in any relationship. It’s helpful to teach your child that to
work through a problem by understanding another person’s point of view. To achieve a compromise or
agreement is better than winning an argument that leaves the other person feeling bullied, hurt or
embarrassed.
• Problem-solving and decision making skills: Rather than you offering solutions for your child’s
problems, hold back and support your child to generate a few possible solutions themselves. Encourage
them to think about the impact of each option on themselves and others before deciding on their action.
• Honesty: In a relationship where there is trust and acceptance there should be no reason to lie and
honesty should be encouraged.
• Assertiveness: Help your child to learn how to stand up for themselves or to speak up about their values
or needs in a way that is non-confrontational and still respects others.
More information on helping children develop healthy relationships can be found at
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Telephone: (08) 6389 9400 www.loretonedlands.wa.edu.au
Building resilience
Resilience is the ability to cope with difficult situations and ‘bounce back’ when things go wrong. Young
people need to develop resilience in order to navigate life’s ups and down. As a parent, you can help your
child to become resilient by giving him or her opportunities to learn and practise new skills, for example:
• Allow your child to solve some of their own problems. Learning to deal with issues builds skill and
confidence. Don’t jump in to fix things, unless the situation has got out of hand.
• Arrange a fun, child-friendly activity each week like a trip to the park, play date with a friend or watching
a favourite movie. Regular ‘ups’ provide a bank of positive emotions to buffer against life’s ‘downs’ that
may involve disappointment or conflict.
• Help your kids to think positively. If your child is frustrated by a difficult math problem, say, "I know that
question was hard today, but yesterday I saw you solve a hard problem. You kept trying until you
worked it out.”
• If you have a disagreement with your child, the most important thing to do is to reconnect and repair
the relationship. Let your child cool down then offer a hug or words of support. This has benefits for
your child’s mental health as well as their ability to deal with relationship problems throughout their life.
For more information about raising a resilient child, go to
https://healthyfamilies.beyondblue.org.au/healthy-homes/building-resilience or
http://raisingchildren.net.au
Loreto Website
Our Loreto Nedlands website is currently undergoing a review. Some of the information on the website may
not be current. Please contact the administration office for up to date information on events and school
related matters. The new website should be ready within a few weeks.
Uniform News
Jammers in sizes 6, 8 and 10 are now available in the uniform shop. The uniform shop will be open this
Friday afternoon from 2.30pm – 3.00pm for collection.
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Telephone: (08) 6389 9400 www.loretonedlands.wa.edu.au
St Vincent de Paul Easter Egg Appeal
Once again, Loreto Nedlands is collecting Easter Eggs for St Vincent de Paul, so they may distribute them to
needy families in the community. Please send in eggs that have been “ethically” sourced.
Behind the Easter packaging and colourful foil wrapping there's a dark side. Around 70% of the chocolate we
consume comes from West Africa, where it's estimated that more than two million children and young people
under the age of 18 work as labourers in cocoa harvesting. Some of these children are trafficked; many are
working under harmful labour conditions. And it's the cocoa they produce that ends up in the chocolate we eat.
Tips on how to buy ethical chocolate:
Buy chocolate with Fairtrade, UTZ or Rainforest Alliance certification on the packaging. Ethical certification
continues to be the most credible assurance against unsustainable, exploitative practices and forced labour.
What to look for:
• Aldi's UTZ Certified Dairy Fine, Choceur, Moser Roth and
Specially Selected Easter chocolate ranges.
• Chocolatier Australia's Fairtrade milk and dark chocolate 100g
eggs, available through Coles, Woolworths, David Jones and
other chocolate suppliers.
• Coles also has a range of branded UTZ, Fairtrade and Rainforest
Alliance-certified Easter chocolates.
• The Haigh's Chocolate-made Easter egg range is UTZ Certified.
• Devine chocolate eggs and bunnies are Fairtrade certified, and are
available through IGA, other selected stores and online.2019 Year of Sincerity
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Telephone: (08) 6389 9400 www.loretonedlands.wa.edu.au
Community News
Living Legacy
"Don't let your loved ones life stories die with them. Living Legacy works one-
on-one with individuals to capture their life stories as told by them and
preserve them for the next generations. Different packages are available. For
more information, please contact Nancy on 0451 182 699
or living.legacy.aus@gmail.com"
Upcoming Events
Friday, 8 March 9.00am Kindy Open Morning
2.30pm Year Six Assembly
Sunday, 10 March 8.45am Holy Rosary Church, Nedlands
School and Parish Mass and Sacramental
Commitment for Years Three, Four and Six
Monday, 11 March 9.30am-12pm Senior Swim Carnival
12.30pm – 2.30pm Junior Swim Carnival
Tuesday, 12 March 9.00am Year Two Prayer Service
Monday, 18 March Pupil Free Day
Wednesday, 20 March 7.45am Community Mass ChapelYou can also read
