Newsletter – Week 4 Term 1, 2024 – Administration Message, Parent Teacher Interviews, Term Dates, Volunteer Work Health and Safety Induction, Welcome Picnic, Grantham Street Underpass, P&C AGM, Dress in Yellow & Pink, CSHS Tour, YMCC Hockey Club, Wembley Junior Football Club

Message from Administration

Dear parents and caregivers

It has been another wonderful fortnight at Wembley. A huge thank you to the staff and parents for your support in helping our students adjust to their new classrooms. It can be a very unsettling time for some as they transition and get to know their new teachers, education assistants, classmates and routines. We can see that most of our students have successfully transitioned and settled into their new routines. Taylor our wellbeing dog has proven invaluable in his role to help students deal with these transitions. Nat and Taylor have been busy visiting each classroom to introduce Taylor to the students and go through some key information and guidelines.  

 

Our parent information sessions have been held last week and this week. These provide an opportunity for parents to meet their child’s classroom teacher/s and provides information on classroom and year level routines and expectations. Thank you for your support in attending, it is a really important step in partnering with you for the year ahead.  

Last week our 2024 student leaders were presented with their badges at an assembly. Student leadership forms an integral part of our school community. Our student leaders serve as positive role models to their peers and helps to create a vibrant and cohesive school community. Wembley Primary school values student voice and a strategy we have in place to capture this is through not only our named student leaders but also through our Student Representative Council (SRC). This group of students act as advocates for their peers ensuring that student perspectives are considered. Our SRC comprises of a student voted peer from every classroom from years 3-6.  

Last year, our SRC looked at our school creed and wanted it to better reflect the students at Wembley. After brainstorming in small groups what it meant to be an amazing Wembley student in the classroom, playground and community, they wrote down some key words they wanted in our new school creed. The students then reflected on our school CARES values and reviewed the habits of learning. Collaboratively they wrote different versions and narrowed it down to 4 with the staff having the final vote.  This process highlights the importance we place on student voice and the power our students can have to create positive change. Our new school creed is below: 

We are Wembley,
Our vision is united. We stand together.
Empowered by learning and the support of one another.
We are curious and excited by possibilities.
We are courteous and courageous, accountable and respectful.
Opportunities for all, with empathy and service.
We are Wembley and we are proud. 

 

 

School Board Parent Representatives: At the end of March, the terms of three (4) current School Board parent representatives are expiring; Sara Tuohy, Rachel Clay,Chatarina Brady and Scott Crawley. 

These parent representatives have all been exceptional contributors to our school community and have the option to re-nominate for their positions. However, all vacancies are advertised to give the parent community the opportunity to consider nominating. You can see our current School Board Members on the school website. 

The WPS School Board is an unincorporated Board. Board members participate in school governance by supporting the principal and school staff to implement the strategic directions outlined in the Department’s 2020-24 strategic directions ‘Building on Strength’ and the WPS Business Plan 2023-25 to achieve year-on-year school improvement. The day-to-day operations, including staff hiring, is outside the remit of the School Board. Some of the responsibilities of the Board are listed below. 

 

• Endorsing and reviewing the Business Plan and noting the school budget         
• Annually approving charges and contributions to the community
• Positively promoting the school in the community
• Evaluating the school’s performance in achieving strategic directions and priorities
• Input into policy development
• Communicating with the broader community the functions of the Board 

 

 The Board is seeking parents with diverse skill sets and life experiences. In particular, the Board is keen to improve the cultural diversity to reflect the multicultural profile of our community. Ensuring diversity on boards contributes to effective school governance, and leads to better informed decision-making, new ideas, opinions, solutions and stronger connections with the school community. 

The School Board meets twice per term (Tuesday evenings at 5:45pm in week 3 and 8 of each term) in the School Library. Each representative will be committing to a term of 3 years if successful (Term 1 2024 – Term 1 2027).  An election will be held if more than 3 nominations are received.

 

Nomination: Please consider nominating using the online form here 

You can contact the principal, Milani Grace at the school (08) 9253 9400 or by email milani.grace@education.wa.edu.au  for further information. The Board Chair for 2023 was Professor Tama Leaver and he can also be contacted in relation to the nomination process – tamaleaver@gmail.com should you have any questions.  

Nominations close on Friday 8 March at 4pm. 

 

 

Yours in learning,  

Milani, Natalie, Jemma and Lisa.