ELC Bulletin - Term 3 Week 6

Please note these dates are subject to change;

• Thurs 24 Sept - House Activities (PP & Yr 1)
• Fri 25 Sept - Wear Teams Colour Day - Last day of Term 3
• Mon 12 Oct - Term 4 starts

Week 6 24 -28 August is Book Week! “Symphony of Stories”

• Wednesday 26 August the Primary School will celebrate Book Week by dressing up as their favourite book character. Kindy Starfish will dress up on Tuesday 25^th August. Please talk with your child/children about characters from the books they have read this year, or even some of your own favourite characters from books you have read. Children should come to school in their chosen dress up.

Week 7 31 August - 4 September is Book Fair.

• Once again, we will have Book Fair running in the Primary School Library. We encourage parents to accompany their children before or after school. It is a great time to buy some birthday and Christmas gifts!

Book Fair Opening Hours

GET READY… RAFFLE TICKETS GO ARE NOW ON SALE!

The Kristian Hoogenkamp Courage Cup Raffle is back, and tickets are officially on sale!

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our St Mark’s community, there are some AMAZING prizes up for grabs – and you’ll have just EIGHT DAYS to get your tickets!

GRAND PRIZE

• $500 Snooze Joondalup Voucher, generously donated by Snooze Joondalup

PLUS SO MANY MORE PRIZES, including:

• Coho Hair Pack including straightener
• 3-month Fitstop Whitfords Membership
• Nespresso Coffee Machine
• $100 Ultimate Gift Voucher
• 4 x $50 Westfield Gift Cards
• AFL Pack
• Hampers
• Yo-Chi Whitfords vouchers
• Pretzel at Home Kit
• $100 Woodfire Pizza Mullaloo Voucher
• 3 x $30 Ultimate Student Gift Vouchers
• …and much more!

Most importantly, every ticket purchased helps us support Sock It to Sarcoma!, in loving memory of our Class of 2020 member, Kristian Hoogenkamp.

IMPORTANT BITS:

• TICKETS OPEN: Thursday 20 August, 4.00pm
• TICKETS CLOSE: Friday 28 August, 1.30pm
• RAFFLE DRAWN: Friday 28 August, 3.00pm

Purchase your raffle tickets here.

Get ready to grab your tickets, support a very special cause and be in the running for some brilliant prizes.

Who’s feeling lucky?

Claims close Friday 25 September 2026.

Don't miss out on claiming your WA Student Assistance Payment.

$150 for each Kindergarten and Primary student
$250 for each Secondary student

Claim now through the ServiceWA app, online or by post in a claim form.

Visit www.education.wa.edu.au/wasap for eligibility info and how to claim.

In case you missed our email back on 22 May regarding the Term dates for 2027:

Term 1

• Students Commence: Monday 1 February
• Term Concludes: Friday 9 April

Term 2

• Students Commence: Thursday 29 April
• Term Concludes: Friday 25 June

Term 3

• Students Commence: Tuesday 20 July
• Term Concludes: Friday 24 September

Term 4

• Students Commence: Monday 11 October
• Term Concludes: Thursday 9 December

You can also view the Term Dates and Public Holidays via the link here.

ELC Parent Commitment Opportunities

Please follow the links provided below to add your name to one of the rosters if you are able to assist. Thank you.

These are shared documents which all ELC parents are able to view.

• ELC UPCYCLING ROSTER (no opportunities at the moment)
  ELC Shared Upcycling Roster
  
  

• ELC WATERING AND OTHER OUTDOOR TASKS (ongoing roster)
  ELC Outdoor Enviro Volunteer Roster
  
  
• OTHER ELC PARENT HOUR OPPORTUNITIES (no opportunities at the moment)
  Parents will be advised via the Weekly Bulletins or Class SEESAW pages when opportunities do become available. Parents will be able to access the shared roster via the link provided below to add their names for the advertised task(s).
  ELC Various Tasks Roster

The St Mark’s Community Art Show is coming up this October, and we’re looking for a wonderful volunteer to help the Art Show Committee!

We’re seeking someone who can help us with sourcing raffle prizes and approaching local businesses for sponsorship to support this much-loved community event.

This is a flexible role and a great way to get involved, connect with our local community and help make this year’s Art Show a success.

Interested in helping?
Please contact Amanda, Art Show Coordinator at artshow@stmarks.wa.edu.au

We’d love to have you help in a meaningful way.

The Parents Prayer Group (PPG) meet fortnightly to pray for the students, staff and school community. We will be meeting every second Friday 2pm in the school chapel, starting 23rd October. Please sign in at reception. All are welcome. For enquiries or prayer requests, please messsage Wing Shattock on 0433 002 151.