Affirmation ∼ “Animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions, they pass no criticims.” – George Eliot
Dear Parents/Care Givers,
Thanks
The Caladenia ANZAC Ceremony was a very touching and meaningful ceremony – it is great to know that our future generations feel strongly enough to care about the respect and dignity we offer our forebears for their service and generosity of giving their lives for us. The songs and talks were beautiful. Thank you to our Student Exec who ran the Ceremony – they were great ambassadors for ANZAC. Thank you too to Mr McIlwraith, Ms Ashby and Ms Connolly for making the whole event one of class and quality.
Travel Overseas
Being away from school term for long holidays or other reasons is not acceptable to the quality of education we offer your children – it is very difficult to connect the conceptual development of their educational understandings when they are away for up to three months at a time during term. Please make alternate arrangements because I am not permitted to approve your travel arrangements for more than a few days. Thank you.
Traffic Flow and Parking
Please walk to school as it is increasingly difficult to park and drive during that narrow window of time each morning and afternoon. Please be patient with one another and drive anticlockwise around the school and only drop off your children on the school side of the roads.
Caladenia Reflection
“Genuine care for the success and wellbeing of students is palpable. Staff contribute positively to a school culture of growth and respectful relationships, where professional, supportive and transparent structures empower them to discuss their views in an informative and collaborative way for the benefit of all students”.
“With a high regard for leadership support, a culture of connected practice with collegiate, professional and cohesive staff working in genuine collaboration, is evident across the school. Contemporary and sophisticated, a whole-school pedagogical framework articulates quality teaching.” (Public School Review 2023).
This statement originates from the Public-School Review Report 2023 carried out of Caladenia’s educational effectiveness status – the Report is formed from a full visitation from an external agency about how the school is performing in all aspects of academia, social and emotional student growth and community aspirations and expectations. The Report is exceptional with the maximum period to the next assessment of five years – most are around 2 to 3 years. We should all be very proud of our achievements we have formed together and the type of school we have grown together in Canning Vale.
Our School
· Reconciliation Week is in Week 7 of this term (starting 27 May). It is an appropriate time to give support and thanks to our First Nation People as the rightful owners of this land and to try to reconcile our differences of the past to be great citizens together with them, living in harmony and goodwill. The theme for the week is “Voice for Generations”.
· We have our next four Intern Schools for 2024-2025. These schools will be assisted by our Admin and Teachers to develop their planning and teaching quality over the course of the next twelve months. We are excited to start our second round of assistance of Interns next month.
Have a great weekend.
Sharing: “A culture of excellence has been expertly crafted by the Principal through a consistently articulated shared vision. Students are at the heart of decision making and the school demonstrates an unwavering focus on ensuring all voices are valued (Public School Review 2023)”.
Ted Nastasi
Principal
School News
School App
Our school App is called School Stream and you can download it for free. It is an essential resource for parents to have as we use the app for all communication. It is also advised to keep your notifications setting turned on as at times it may be the only way the school can communicate.
Scan the barcode below or Download the School Stream app today.
Student Achievement
A day to remember.
Olivia and Zineb, Year 5 set their alarms at 4:00am on ANZAC day, to attend the 5.30am dawn service at Riverton RSL, followed by a march organised by Canning City. Caladenia Primary school has taught their students to pay homage to ANZAC Day, Remembrance Day and the history surrounding these events. The services were consistently sombre, respectful and meaningful.
After all, the lessons we teach them today will shape the future generation of compassionate and understanding individuals. Lest we forget.
The young eyes were thoughtful and sincere.
At Caladenia, we love showcasing our students’ sporting achievements and events, as well as any other interests that they would like to share with our Caladenia Community.
If you have something your child would like to share, please email along with photos to the email address below:
Justine.arnold@education.wa.edu.au
If you have a child/ren born 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021 you can now enrol for Kindy 2025. Download an application form from our website or call into the front office. Applications are by appointment only. Please call 6258 9350 to book.
Applications close Friday 26 July 2024.
Class News
Pre Primary Room 1 – Mrs Harper
In Pre-Primary this week we have been working hard on everything ‘Mum’. We have made gifts and written cards, that we hope our Mums all love. On Monday we brainstormed and came up with ideas on why we love our Mums and created wonderful pieces of work. The students drew portraits of their beautiful Mums and we have hung them up in the classroom. Please come and have a look!
Room 1 – PP1 wish all our wonderful Mum’s a Happy Mother’s Day!
Year 4 Room 29 – Mr Chandler
In Science, Room 29 will be conducting various investigations focused on undertaking fair tests. To grasp the concept of conducting a fair test, the students ran a clothing relay. Teams of varying sizes ran different distances and exchanged varying amounts of clothing while Mr. Chandler adjusted the rules throughout the race.
Room 29 participated enthusiastically, but soon realised the inherent unfairness of the race. Winners were declared amidst protests, prompting a discussion on the significance of conducting fair competitions. We used this experience to reflect on fair testing in Science and intend to apply our newfound understanding in the weeks ahead.
Year 6 Room 42 – Mr Johnson & Mr McCurrach
Room 42 has been working diligently on our persuasive writing. We have been analysing the impact that smoking can have on our health and researching evidence to support our arguments. The results have been impressive! Good writing is hard work – and the results speak for themselves.
We examined effective ways that we can deal with the peer pressure that sometimes is involved if confronted with the option to smoke or vape, developing a repertoire of responses to use in these situations.
We are proud of writing and the hard work that has gone into the editing and revising to complete our good copies.
School Board, P&C and Community News
Terry Healy Mother’s Day Raffle
We received a donation of a $200 Woolworth’s gift voucher from Terry Healy MLA (Member of Parliament for Southern River) and Sue Ellery MLC
(Member for South Metropolitan Region) to acknowledge the hard-working Mums of Southern River and their efforts within the community.
As a result, we held a FREE raffle where each student in school received one entry to win the voucher in time for Mother’s Day.
The winning ticket was Anika in Kindy Room 3.
We would like to thank Terry Healy MLA and Sue Ellery MLC for their generosity and for continuing to support the school.
Congratulations to Anika and her family.
Lost Property
We have a box of special lost property in the front office and ask if any student or parent is missing these items to pop in and see us.
Some of the items we have had handed in are:
· Students’ reading glasses
· Fitbits
· Keys
· Jewellery
· Purse
Wishing all our Caladenia Mum’s, Grandparents and Carers a very Happy Mother’s Day
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