Message from Administration

Dear Parents and Caregivers 

A lot has happened in the past fortnight! Thank you for the level of participation and engagement in the parent teacher interviews, they were extremely positive, and our staff appreciated your insights, input and feedback. Our students are lucky to have strong parent/teacher partnerships, crucial to ongoing progress and achievement.  

The ANZAC day service was exceptional. The choir, Year 6 poets, wreath makers and layers, flag bearers and guest speakers all performed above expectations. Thank you to the parents and community members who supported this important event on our annual calendar.  

Student Services 

The social and emotional health, engagement, behaviour and wellbeing of our students is central in all decision making. It is a large and complex part of our integrated multi-tiered support system and policies in place at WPS aimed at supporting every student to succeed.  

The school’s student services team consists of Students at Educational Risk (SAER) Deputy Principal Natalie Mueller, School Psychologist Melissa Birch, School Chaplain Alessia Mitanoski and Occupational Therapist and Well-being Dog coordinator Nat O’Neill and class teachers. 

A new SAER policy has been collaboratively developed supported by the implementation of a streamlined referral process: 

Click to access SAER-Policy.pdf

For this and related policies please refer to the school website: www.wembleyps.wa.edu.au , https://www.wembleyps.wa.edu.au/policies/

Do it For Dolly – Free Dress Day – GOLD COIN donation  

 

On Friday, 10 May we will participate in the Do it For Dolly Day. Student initiated, Victoria Whitelaw, a compassionate year 5 student brought this day and its important message to the attention of the health and welling committee. 

The day is dedicated to bringing the community together, spreading kindness and uniting in taking a stand against bullying. 

Students are encouraged to dress in Blue, bring a gold coin donation and purchase delicious blue treats for the canteen. Posters can be seen around the school and students’ messages of kindness will be spread on butterflies. 

If families would like to make an online donation, please follow the link  https://www.dollysdream.org.au/fundraisers/WembleyPrimarySchool 

 

 

Neuroblastoma Australia – Certificate of Appreciation 

 

On behalf of Neuroblastoma Australia, we would like to thank you for supporting our fundraising efforts to assist in ongoing research with finding a treatment and hopefully one day soon, a cure for the devastating children’s cancer, neuroblastoma. Thanks to your help, we have surpassed our goal of raising $5000 and instead, have raised close to $17,000. We have been amazed and humbled by the generosity of our local community. 

Regards, Jon and Belinda Birt 

 

Premier’s Reading Challenge 

The 2024 challenge will run from Monday, 6 May to Friday to 6 September 2024 and is open for all Western Australian students from Kindergarten to Year 10. Establishing a life-long love of reading is so important in the development of students’ literacy skills. The challenge program Is designed to encourage students’ reading enjoyment and in tum, their future outcomes.   Please click on the link below:

Parents and carers – Premier’s Reading Challenge (premiersreadingchallenge.wa.edu.au)

In the spirit of learning and community connection. 

 

Donna Snow 

Principal