Faction Athletics

Well done to everyone on a fantastic Faction Athletics Carnival.  It was a great day of competition and fun. 

The final results for the carnival were:

Congratulations to those children who were awarded championships:

There are many people to thank. 

Thank you to Mr Lee for all the work he put into the carnival.  He has spent plenty of time making sure that things would go to plan. 

Thank you to all of the staff for providing advice, being flexible with classes, helping with weekly training sessions, setting up and packing away equipment, and giving lots of encouragement throughout the day.    A special thank you to the office staff for their work at the carnival.

Thank you to Mr Jack Tan, our gardener, for marking the oval for the day.

Thank you to Amy and the team in the canteen for managing the day’s catering. We enjoyed our recess and lunch.

Thank you to the many relief staff who stepped up on one of our busiest days; their efforts were appreciated.

Thank you to all of the families who were able to come along and support their children and factions.

Finally, and most importantly, thank you to all of the children who participated fairly, cheered loudly, and entered into the excitement of the carnival.  We couldn’t have done with it without you!

Staff news

At the end of the week we will be saying a ‘temporary’ farewell to Mrs Shannon Read as she takes long service leave for Term 4.  Mrs Read is going to enjoy some family time and take a few local holidays.  Mrs Kristina Reid will be Room 20’s teacher.

Mrs Theresa Pryce has done a wonderful job in Pre-Primary, Room 32 and we thank her for her work.  It has been a pleasure to have Mrs Pryce as part of our staff.  Mrs Lisa Sneddon will be returning to school in Term 4.

Miss Natalie Hatton, Principal, Education Support Centre, will be taking leave from the beginning of Term 4 and then all of 2022.  We will see her back in the principal’s chair for 2023.  We wish Miss Hatton a wonderful break and hope that she enjoys doing some different things.  Congratulations to Mrs Eason who has been selected to be the principal.

School improvements

Last week the staff were delighted to move into our new staffroom which was formerly the library.  It is a lovely space where all staff can meet for events, meetings and lunch.  Built into the staffroom are a number of small working spaces where therapists can work with children, staff can meet in smaller groups, and we can hold meetings, such as Board meetings. 

Work to convert the former staffroom into the library will take place over this school holidays.  It will be lovely to have a new library where children and staff can return to borrowing books regularly. 

Year 6 School Captains

Today the school captains had the privilege of having lunch at Parliament House.  Lunch was hosted by Emily Hamilton, MLA, Member for Joondalup, and we appreciate the invitation.  Lunch at Parliament is a wonderful experience where children have the opportunity to tour Parliament and eat in the dining room with other parliamentarians.  I am sure that the moment won’t be lost of the children.  Thank you to Miss Hanrahan for going to lunch with the children.  Our school captains were joined by school captains and leaders in Year 6 from ESC.

Golden Tickets

This Wednesday some very lucky children and their friends will be attending a movie afternoon at school.  Children were awarded a Golden Ticket for showing respect, responsibility and safety.  Over 200 tickets were given out and these children’s ticket was drawn out of the raffle box.  The movie afternoon will incorporate all of the usual treats that come with a movie – popcorn, icecream and a fruit box. 

Well done to the School Captains for their initiative to make this possible for the children and to Miss Mercer for providing some important oversight and organisation. 

Today’s assembly

At today’s assembly the Year 1 children reminded us to get ‘Outdoor’ thanks to Jason Mraz’s song.  Thank you to the families and visitors who came to the assembly.  We continue to get a wonderful turn out of people to assemblies and it is always good to see you in the audience.

Congratulations to the honour certificate recipients.  Here are some of the reasons why they were given to the children – improving behaviour, better decision making, dedication to learning, completing work on time, improving reading comprehension, being an engaging speaker, moving outside of her comfort zone to share insights with others, assisting others during group tasks, showing kindness and care, working hard on spelling and dictation tasks, mastering fractions, working to potential, and improving reading fluency.

There is an assembly Week 1, Term 4.  On Tuesday 12 October 2021 at 2.15pm the Pre-Primary students will be presenting their assembly. 

Key dates for Term 4

Please refer to the attached Term Planner for other dates.

Happy holidays

Term 3 has been very busy with lots of wonderful activities for the children.  I would like to thank families for their support of the school through their involvement in activities and for the positive feedback that has been provided to staff. 

A huge thank you to all of the staff for the incredible work that they do day in and day out with the children and colleagues.  Working in schools is a passion and all of them display this and a commitment to their classes and the broader school community.  I would like to wish them a safe and happy holiday.