Message from Administration

Dear parents and caregivers

What fun we are having at school. This term has started on such a positive note, a sense of belonging, and the celebration of a strong culture of learning and engagement has been highly visible. The 2024 Paris Olympics the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad has provided much inspiration.
Many classrooms have integrated elements of the games into their learning and Inquiry.

Last night, I had the pleasure of seeing the Junior Choir perform in the WAGSM concert series at Crown. They sang beautifully and held a strong stage presence and represented our school and community with pride. Olivia, performed a solo “ Fight Song”,  it was a highlight of the night.
Congratulations to Mrs Jess Parry on a highly successful event, her first as music teacher at WPS.

Book Week was a hit! Magical costumes, 100% student and staff engagement and tremendous parent support. Mrs Jill Jordan most certainly brings reading alive at Wembley. A big thank you to all involved.

The WA Symphony Orchestra – students will be treated to an exciting musical showcase presented by four musicians from the WA Symphony Orchestra. Music will be played; songs will be sung, and students will be invited to use their musical skills to join in. This will be presented on 20th August with Years 3-6 attending first at 9:45am then K-2 attending after recess at 11:10am. We are very excited that WASO can visit our school! It will also feature and showcase the amazing talent of one of our staff members Mrs Andie Mendham.

Bike Safety – the school has received some data from community members regarding our students not wearing bike helmets when riding to and from school. Please ensure your child is fitted with a helmet.
Here are tips for finding the safest helmet for bikes and scooters:

• Make sure that the helmet is made to Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 2063:2008. Look for the Australian Standards label.
• Take your child with you when buying a helmet to make sure it’s properly fitted.
• Do the ‘push test’ to make sure the helmet is a snug fit. If you can push the helmet backwards, forwards or sideways once you’ve done up the clips, it’s too big.
• Make sure the helmet isn’t damaged. For example, check that there are no cracks and that the foam liner is intact.
• Don’t buy a second-hand helmet – there’s no way of knowing if the previous owner has damaged it in an accident.
• Always replace helmets after an impact.

Wembley Primary School’s Public School Review will be held in Term 1, 2025. In preparation, I will be asking for feedback from the community. The School Culture Survey link will come out in the next newsletter. You will be asked to reflect on 6 keys areas across the school:

• Relationships
• Teacher Quality
• Learning Environment
• Resources
• Leadership
• Student achievement and Progress

We encourage you all to participate in this survey so that we can better understand the needs from our school community. This data will play an important role in forming the community pillar of our next Business Plan.

A reminder to all families that Friday, 16 August is a School Development Day (student free) Staff will be attending a range professional learning programs on this day.

In the spirit of learning and community connection. 

Donna Snow 

Principal