On Friday the 31 March, a small string group from the West Australian Symphony Orchestra came to perform a free concert to our students. We thank them for this wonderful performance and presentation.
Students from Kindergarten to Year 6 had a lesson from Life Education on 29 and 30 March. Feelings, Friendship and Connection were the themes that teachers picked. These areas help to build relationships and resilience. Parents were able to come and visit and discuss the programs and look at the resources before the sessions. Thank you to those parents who came along.
Thank you to the families who joined us for the inaugural Harmony Day Picnic on Tuesday 21 March. It was a bit hot, but everyone found nice spots in the shade to eat lunch with their children. Families were picnicking at the front of the school and in the Early Childhood area. Lots of families included the friends of their children who had parents who were unable to attend.
After the picnic, parents visited rooms to see the lessons in action or participate in activities with their children.
Thank you to the Spearwood Progress Association, City of Cockburn and our amazing Manager of Corporate Services, Ms Carol Derbyshire who organised the Movie Night on Saturday 18 March, for our community. The weather was lovely and the movie was enjoyed by all.
Thank you to Mrs Jo Harper and Mrs Samantha Bell who came along to help with the smooth running and safety. Thank you to the P & C parents who came early to cook and set up and then sold the sausage sizzle, movie lollies and drinks. Thanks to Mr David Griffiths, Mrs Janine Griffiths, Mrs Sonia Nelson, Mr Shaun Nelson, Mrs Sarah Hayward, Mr Luke Hayward and Ms Jodie Bridges.
On Friday 10 March, Rooms 14 and 16 went on a safety excursion. Thanks to our previous Deputy Principal, Mrs Jacqueline Freckelton, who organised that the activities were free, students only had to pay for the bus.
It was a fantastic excursion teaching about road and bike safety. The centre has an outdoor area set up as roads with buses, stop lights and all sorts of road signs. Thanks to the students who were beautifully behaved and the teachers for making the excursion ‘awesome’ to quote a student.
We have been training some future PGA stars!!
The students attended some fun golf clinics, run by Mark Parry, on Tuesdays from 14 February to 7 March. They have been learning about the different clubs and what they are used for. The children have discovered the anticipation, excitement and frustration of the wonderful game of golf. They were all very keen to tackle the long driving hits.
Our students are very lucky to have the exposure to several different sports.
On Friday 3 March, the students participated in School’s Clean Up Day. The Pre- Primary students spent time looking for rubbish in their area. The area was already very clean, but the students found lots of little pieces of plastic. They were very happy to have saved them from washing into the drains and then out to the ocean, preventing fish, birds and turtles from eating them.
After lunch, the remainder of the students, where given areas of the school to clean. The Clean Up Australia organisation provided us with gloves and disposable bags for collection. Afterwards, Mrs Dowding’s class sorted the rubbish. They found lots of plastic- lots of plastic bags, paper- some food containers- chunks of shade cloth and carpet. A few cans and some drink bottles. It was pleasing to note that no cigarette butts were found. Thank you to all students for participating and well done for being so kind to our beautiful school environment.
On the 1st of March, Linzy from St Johns came to our school to teach the students about what to do in emergency situations. Children learnt how to make 000 calls and what service they would require. They also learnt the sequence of DRS AB to assist them in an emergency situation. The children had fun learning how to put their patients into the Recovery position. An important point that came up was – children should know their address and parents/caregivers phone number.
On Monday 5 December, the year six graduating class and some invited year fives, went to Woodman’s Point Day Camp for their Big Day out with their two teachers, Mrs Dowding and Miss Carbon. There was a variety of exciting activities which the students were able to participate in, including the flying fox, rock climbing and abseiling.
It was an extremely fun experience and all the students learned lots of new skills. Thankyou to the School and the P & C who made it happen.
On the 2nd December our students participated in an Italian assembly hosted by students from Room 14. The Italian Consul for Western Australian, Dr Nicolò Costantini, attended this special language assembly.
As our school is multicultural, students from the 20 different countries of origin gave a greeting in their language. This was followed with the students from EC2 giving a greeting in Italian. Room 6 then shared the Italian things they like and Room 7 entertained us all with a short play ‘Il Pappagallo’. Room 14 had everyone tapping their feet to the beat as they danced the Tarantella. The assembly ended with all the students singing ‘Volevo Un Gatto Nero‘.
