We are nearly at the end of the first term already. By now you will have received your child’s IEP. Please read over it, sign it and return it to school, and we will make a copy and return it to you. If you have any queries or feel some changes need to be made please let the classroom teacher know.

This term in physical education students have been learning gross motor, gymnastics and trampolining skills which is perfect for the excursions we have enjoyed at High Flyers! Please enjoy some photo's below.

New playground 

Builders have been super busy building and installing new play equipment in the junior playground. There is water play here too, which lots of our students are very excited about.

Bus News

For the last few months the school has been engaging in a process to purchase our own bus for transporting students and staff on excursions. We are up to the part in the process where we are now waiting for our bus to be completed and adapted. It will have a wheelchair lift, and will be able to seat up to 25 people at a time. We are really hopeful to have our brand new bus in the next few months.

Easter Raffle

Thank you so much to all those who have donated and purchased tickets for the Easter Raffle so far. The P&C have organised the raffle, and monies raised go directly back into the school. Winners were announced this afternoon. Congratualtions to all our winners!

Evacuation Drill

We had to postpone our last drill, and therefore rescheduled it to last Tuesday 19 March. These drills are important to have and practice, so in the unlikely event of a real emergency, our students are familiar with what to do, and are comfortable to follow our procedures.

Swimming Lessons

This year swimming lessons will be in Term 3, and will be held at Aquamotion in Wanneroo. Permission slips will be sent home in the coming weeks.

Harmony Week and Ride to School Day 

Thank you to everyone who participated in Harmony Week and Ride to School Day. It was wonderful to see so many children with bikes and scooters and dressed in something orange. 

Thank you to Woolworths for the generous donation of fruit and water. 

Anzac Day Service 

The school will hold an Anzac Day Service on Wednesday 24 April commencing at 9.30am. It would be wonderful to have families attend. 

Donation Request 

Our sports teachers, Mrs Smith and Mr Morrey have asked for donations of empty, large Milo tins in preparation of the faction carnival in Term 3. They only require the large, 1.9kg size please. If you have any to donate, please bring to the front office.

Last day of Term

The last day of Term is Thursday 28 March. Students are invited to wear pyjamas and/or an Easter hat on this day. There will be an Easter hat parade in the undercover area at 9am if anyone would like to come along. Please see flyer below for futher information.

I wish everyone a wonderful school break and look forward to seeing everyone back fresh and ready on Monday 15 April.

If you notice any suspicious activity on School Grounds, please contact Security on 9264 4771 or the Police on 131 444.

Wow, what a start to the year we have had in Term 1. We have all been working super hard in Room 35 and have been having so much fun with each other.

We have been learning about healthy and unhealthy food, looking at all sorts of fruit and vegetables that we like to eat.

We have been getting super creative with our artwork, especially ones related to our Talk For Writing story which was The Gruffalo. We can do the whole story with the actions we have learnt. We have been exploring all sorts of items, different plays and finding out what we all like and what our interests are.

We have recently gone to Highflyers as an excursion, it was so much fun, we got to use our gymnastic skills and show everyone how good we are running, jumping, balancing and so much more. We look forward to the rest of the year.

This term Room 1 looked at being a bucket filler for our Social Skills unit. This week the children were identifying what it means to be a bucket filler verse a bucket dipper. After reading the story “Have You Filled a Bucket Today”, students now understand that everyone has an invisible bucket, and we need to fill others buckets by doing caring and thoughtful things for them.

The whole class has enjoyed practicing different scenarios in the classroom and have loved demonstrating this skill in and out of the classroom setting. It is amazing to watch the variety of ways they are demonstrating being a bucket filler!

All the students have an individualised bucket and receive stars from their peers and teachers for doing kind things for each other. Look at all the stars they have collected!

Room 25 has experienced a fantastic beginning to the year, and it's hard to believe that Term 1 is already coming to a close!

The students in Room 25 have thoroughly enjoyed bonding with one another, engaging in imaginative play within the classroom, and having a blast in the playground.

In our literacy sessions, we've delved into our Talk for Writing unit centered around Oliver Jeffers' book, "How to Catch a Star." Our activities have included going on a star hunt, baking star-shaped biscuits, and making our own rockets. Utilising story maps and physical actions, we've absorbed the story and recently concluded the process of crafting our own unique narratives which the students have loved!

We hope everybody has a wonderful Easter break and we can’t wait to see what next term brings!

During our Talk for Writing sessions, we completed various crafts, sequenced the story and are working on creating our very own stories through the process of innovating.

We also had a very exciting excursion to Highflyers! While we were there we got to jump on the huge trampolines and completed an obstacle course. During the obstacle course we focussed on using different parts of our bodies to help us balance, jump and swing between each station. At the end of the excursion, we were lucky enough to have a go at swinging into the giant foam bit! Everyone had an absolute blast! 

Room 27 wishes everyone a safe and happy school holidays!

Introducing our P&C committee members for 2024

Thanks to everyone who came along to the P&C AGM on Wednesday 13 March.

A lot of fantastic outcomes from the night, including the approval of $10,000 funding for a range of different school resources, including sports equipment, music equipment, school camp and more. As a P&C member you get the opportunity to vote on these motions and make a positive difference to the school and our kids learning.

The following members were voted into the committee for 2024:

President - Lisa Gibb

Vice-President - Julie Patton

Treasurer - Rolf Chorley

Secretary - Tammy Miller

Executive Members - Jen Coyle (Fundraising Coordinator), Belle Prescott-Moyle, Hayley Peddle, Cristina Bogdan and Amanda Goldstein.

We also formed a new fundraising sub-committee. Thank you to all for volunteering your precious time. Next meeting will be Wednesday 1 May and all are welcome.

Entertainment book

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