Kaya families

Colour Run success

Last week ended with an explosion of colour, laughter and mess! The P&C Association’s annual Colour Run was lots of fun and enjoyed by all. It was a valuable fundraiser for the P&C and I would like to thank all families for their generosity.

Thank you to the team of volunteers who organised this event and making it a highlight for the school community. The efforts of many made this possible for the students and staff.

Staff vs Year 6 students basketball

This year’s staff vs Year 6 students basketball game was very competitive and the red and sweaty faces of the players suggested that every point was fought for. There were some very impressive three pointers from the students and impressive dunks by the staff. Thank you to everyone who played and the crowd of spectators who cheered for the teams.

Indonesian success

Our school participated in the Side By Side Competition which was run by the Modern Languages Teachers’ Association of WA. Ibu Mulyana submitted a recording of our students having a conversation in Indonesian. Congratulations to Daniel T and Stanley H who came first in the Year 6 Competition.   Well done to Ibu on the great success that she had with the students.

Student leaders for 2025

Many Year 5 students have expressed an interest in becoming a School Captain, Sports Captain and Choir Captain for 2025. They have submitted their campaign posters and will be making their speeches to the voting students next week. I would like to wish all of the students good luck.

At the assembly on Tuesday 3 December 2024 the new captains will be announced.

Health and Wellness Day

This Thursday 14 Novemeber we are recognising Health and Wellness Day with lots of activities that promote mindfulness and wellbeing. There are activities such as a nature walk, drumming, sensory tools, art, movement and many others. It is vital that students have a broad brimmed hat and drink bottle as there will be times when everyone will be outside. The students will be working in their classes and joined by their Education Support Centre buddy class.

Staff professional learning

At the end of last week, we held our final school development day for 2024. All primary school staff participated in an informative and enjoyable full day learning about the Maths program ‘Top Ten Maths’. The program is a comprehensive package of lessons that enables students to use materials to develop mathematical strategies. The program is fun, engaging and challenging, and has been proven to improve student skills and knowledge. This program will be implemented in Pre-Primary to Year 2 classes from 2025. We are looking forward to getting started and can’t wait for your children to tell you all about what they are doing in Maths.

Year 3 to 6 teachers are participating in training provided by DSF (Dyslexia Speld Foundation) in their latest program ‘Word Origins’. Word Origins is an explicit spelling and word study program for students from years 3 to 6. The focus areas including word knowledge, morphology, semantics, and etymology. The program builds student vocabulary and links to spelling, reading and writing.  

There are some exciting things to come for 2025.

Ms Selley

Principal