Newsletter 5 Term 3, 2020 – Message from Admin Team, Interschool Team Games Training, Senior Athletics Carnival, Student Poem, CSHS Enrolments, CAHDS Sessions, VacSwim

Message from the Executive Administration Team

Dear Parents and Caregivers

We are braving the winter elements to complete the annual school photos, continue athletics training and remain focused on high–quality teaching and learning. 

Phase 4 of the WA COVID-19 roadmap extended:  

Based on the latest health advice, Phase 4 of the WA COVID-19 roadmap, has been extended until Friday 23 October. The new tentative date for the roll-out of Phase 5 will be Saturday, 24 October. As a result, we will continue all current school operations and practices for the remainder of Term 3. Our focus remains squarely on the health and wellbeing of our students, staff and community. Thank you in advance for your positivity and ongoing support as we journey through these unchartered waters. 

 

Teaching and Learning:  

We are exploring Stage 3 of the whole school Inquiry ‘Deep Blue’ – the ‘Sorting Out’ stage. 

What are the students DOING to respond to information they have gathered on their Inquiry question/s?  Comprehending and synthesising… the students are talking, responding, sharing and processing. 

Student questions: 

• What information is useful? 
• What patterns and connections am I noticing? 
• How is my thinking growing and changing? 
• Are my questions being answered? 
• Do I have some new questions? 

• How could I share this with others? 
• Do I need to go back and find out some new information? 
• What is confusing? Challenging? 

 

Relationships: 

NSOS survey – the biannual parent survey provides our school with data useful for fostering a positive learning and working environment that promotes success for all students. Thank you to those who have completed the survey (27% to date). I encourage all parents to do so as your feedback is greatly appreciated. The survey closes at midnight Friday.  Please click here to complete survey.

Community Engagement: 

Science Week – As communicated in last week’s newsletter, we made the decision to move this year’s Science Week celebrations to the final week of Term to coincide with our Inquiry Showcase afternoon on Tuesday 22 September. Our STEM Professionals in Schools partner Dr Asha Bowen is joining us during Science Week to facilitate an activity. Thank you, Asha, for your continued support. We would welcome further parent involvement from the community as we know many of you work in STEM fields and have expertise to share. The Science Week theme is the same as our current Inquiry Learning thread – Deep Blue: innovations for the future of our oceans. If you have a special expertise in this area of Science, this would be welcomed e.g marine conservation, marine technology, sustainability, biological sciences etc. However, all scientific inquiry is valued and if you work in other fields of Science and would be interested in working with students to further their engagement in Science and STEAM during that week, please contact Tamara Doig, Deputy Principal at tamara.doig@education.wa.edu.au. Your involvement could take the form of an in-class activity, talk, demonstration or field work around the school.  

 

We very much look forward to seeing parents and family members of Years 3-6 at the State Athletics Centre on Thursday for the House Athletics Carnival. 

Yours in learning

Executive Admin Team

Donna, Alan, Milani, Tamara