Primary School
Connecting to Place
On behalf of Primary, I’d like to warmly welcome back all children and families, especially those new to our school. I hope everyone has had a rejuvenating Easter break. I know of many families who took the opportunity to enjoy the natural beauty of WA.
We are now in the season of Djeran, and what a relief it is to experience the cooler nights! It is a time when bankias and red blossoms show their beauty, and the winds ease and begin to blow from the southwest. In traditional Noongar culture it was a time of preparation, such as repairing mia mias for the coming cold and rain of Makuru.
Our school festivals are about experiencing and celebrating the changes of the seasons and our own inner response to those. This year in Primary, the theme for the Winter Festival is ‘Connection to Place’. We recognise how heathy and important it is for adults and children to have a meaningful relationship to the environment around them.
Yesterday the entire Primary faculty walked down to Walliabup (Bibra Lake) to make nature observations. From this experience it is hoped little seeds of creativity will be planted back in the classrooms and the children will engage poetry, music and art activities about our special ‘place’ in the lead-up to the Winter festival.
The Winter Festival is on the evening of Thursday 19th June. Please watch this space throughout the term for updates about what is happening and enjoy your own unique connection to place.
Kevin Mazzer
Head of Primary School
Class 5 Farewell Jenny Price
Class 5 families gathered together at the end of Term 1 to share afternoon tea and wish Jenny Price farewell as she prepared to have her second baby, a sibling for Pepper. Jenny will be on 12 month's maternity leave and Arlene and Chrissy will be looking after the class in her absence. We all wish Jenny well at this exciting time.
