Term 2 - Week 3

Our Vision

Principal's Message

Dear Parents/Carers,

I would like to officially welcome all our families back this term. It is hard to believe that we are 
already in Week 3! Time really does fly when we’re having fun. It has been lovely seeing the students arriving to school each morning with great big smiles on their faces, especially as the colder weather is setting in and it becomes much harder to get out of bed in the mornings.

P&C

I would like to welcome our new P&C Office Bearers – Paris (President), Avani (Vice President) and Minh (Secretary & Treasurer). It is fabulous to have such a strong representation from the ESC. I am greatly looking forward to supporting this dynamic P&C moving forward. Along with the Office Bearers, we also have executive members and general members. If you would like to come along to he next P&C meeting to discuss fundraising ideas, please feel free to attend our next meeting on 23 May at 8.45am, in the library. It is always great seeing new faces and capturing new ideas!

Parent Information Sessions

Last term we had our first parent information session which was very well received by those who 
attended. On Wednesday 10 May, we have our second session. This is a great way for our families to connect with each other whilst picking up some helpful strategies to support their child in the home and out in the community. 
The final session in this series will be on Wednesday 24 May at 9am in the Child Parent Centre. This session will focus on developing play and social skills. If you would like to attend, please email the office to book your place! Tea and coffee will be provided. 

Staff update

Welcome to our newest teacher Hannah Goodman who is working in the Kindy – Pre-primary 
classroom. Hannah brings with her a wealth of lived experience and is full of energy and exciting 
ideas, welcome Hannah! I would also like to acknowledge the incredible educators that we have 
working at WESC. I am consistently amazed by the creativity, dedication and passion they bring to 
school each and every day! 

Facebook page

If you are not yet following our Facebook page, please like us so you stay up to date will all things 
WESC! On our page, we will post photos, videos, and important updates. 

Mother’s Day

I would like to wish all our mothers, grandmothers and carers a very special Mother’s Day. 

“ Of all the special joys in life,
The big ones and the small,
A mother's love and tenderness
Is the greatest of them all.” By Anonymous

Thank you for all you do to ensure that your child has the very best outcome each and every day.

Kind Regards,

PRINCIPAL

CARMEN LOPEZ

Anzac Day

Thank you to everyone who attended our ANZAC Service. We are so proud of all the students who participated in the service.

News from Room 4

Year 1 and 2 little legends – Room 4

Room 4 students have had a great start to term 2 and it has been wonderful getting to know each of them.

Term 1 flew by, with the students settling in and learning the routines of the classroom whilst having fun in a play based learning environment. They are arriving each day and using their visual schedules; which helps them clarify the ‘where-how-when-how long’ of events so they become more independent in managing their own space and time. They have learnt to unpack and pack their own school bag, line up to go to daily fitness, pack away play items, follow instructions and many social play skills, like sharing and taking turns using the class Rocket Ship they decorated and had a wonderful time finding props to play inside it, writing out a turn list and learning how to ‘enter’ play with other students,

The students do well through our TEACCH program structure, and posting to the relevant area in the classroom where they need to go during work times. This method relies on the core principles of structured teaching. These principles are: the organization of the physical environment, a predictable sequence of activities, visual schedules, routines and flexibility, work/activity systems, and visually structured activities.

The student’s have enjoyed many shared reading sessions with some classic story books for children and are improving at interacting and answering questions or giving opinions about the story either verbally or using the PODD or their AAC device, before completing a craft activity related to the story.

The students’ had fun meeting our class’s writing robot, ‘Roly’ and used some coding techniques to program him to write letters.

We have loved seeing their happy faces when they participate in our bike riding sessions and cooking on our ‘Fun Fridays’, where there is so much oral language and also an opportunity to sound out words and do a joint writing session of the ingredients and utensils we are using during our cooking session.

Through our Positive Behaviour Support lessons, the student’s are learning our school’s expected behaviours and are acknowledged for following the expectations by receiving class rewards, visiting our Principal and merit awards at assembly.

We are looking forward to another busy but fun-filled term of learning with more gymnastics on Wednesday mornings, Music and Movement Mondays and STEAM specialist lessons on Tuesday’s.

We are all so proud of our little legends in room 4.

Room 4 staff.

Christine Bloomfield (Teacher).

Gabby LaGalia, Regina Rajah, Emma Atkin and Marinella Vacari (Education Assistants).

Merit Award Winners - Week 2

Parent Sessions with Lauren

PBS

Kindergarten Enrolments 2024

Uniforms

Voluntary Contributions

Voluntary Contributions - Kindy to Year 6

$30.00 – Per Student

Schoolzine

School Board Members

Term Planner