Term 1 Issue 2 | Caladenia Primary School

Dear Parents/Care Givers,

What Next?

We are exploring how P&C’s can operate differently in schools these days. It is true that parents are very busy involved in work or other events and school needs are difficult to “fit in” from time to time.

The school is looking for parents/caregivers who have time to share with our school to:

Have people who are positively dedicated to helping the Principal and staff of the school, work with the community in bringing about change and supporting the school’s intentions and priorities
Raise funds (although this is not the main function) for specific targets for the children
Share their time with parents to promote the school in the community
Solve the issue of “the school not listening to parent opinions” – how we can improve in specific ways to remedy this

We appreciate the fact that parents are increasingly unable to have a lot of time to give our school, but any time is valuable time to our children’s future and well-being.

Please let me know if you are interested in joining a group of dedicated and like-minded parents to share the future of our children with us as a school – the partnership between home and school has never been more vital to the social/emotional and intellectual growth of our children. We have important work to do together.

Please contact me at school through the front office if interested in joining a vital group of parents raise the educational and social awareness of our community.

Your Move

Parking and traffic flow are issues that are constantly being brought up. You may help this situation by supporting your children in walking or riding to school. Ms Wall is doing a marvelous job in promoting this at Caladenia. We have a meeting between the City of Gosnells and the Dept of Education to discuss these issues soon. However, no solution will completely solve the need if too many students are driven to school each and every day. We need your help. Meanwhile, be patient and drive carefully and legally.

Term 4

This is the second last Newsletter before the end of 2021.
On Monday 6 December the School Board is inviting all parents to attend an Open Board Meeting – come along and ask any question you may have. We welcome everyone to this night. Monday 6 December at 7.00pm
Christmas Carols on 16 December in the Undercover Area.

We don’t have class parties or down-time watching movies in the last few weeks of school as we understand and have duty of care for all children in terms of food allergies and we use all available time we have in completing and keeping our children engaged and actively learning up to the last day of the year, when we celebrate the coming holidays through a community celebration of Christmas in Australia.

THOUGHT: “Remember what peace there may be in silence.” – Desiderata (Max Ehrmann)

Best Wishes

Ted Nastasi

Principal