Term 2 Issue 5 2025
Our Vision
WE INSPIRE ALL STUDENTS IN A SUPPORTIVE, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE ENVIRONMENT AND ENCOURAGE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCCESS
Principal's Article
Dear Families,
We are well into Term 2 and it’s been a busy and fun time across the school!
Book Launch Success
A huge congratulations to Kaedyn on the launch of his incredible book Music, Magic & Courage. The event was a beautiful celebration of creativity, resilience, and community. Thank you to everyone who came along to support this special milestone.
If you would like to purchase your own copy of Kaedyn’s book, you can do so through Amazon: Music Magic & Courage : Christian, Kaedyn, Barry, Aeden, Burke, Lily, Joyce, Vanessa, Barry, Jasmine: Amazon.com.au: Books
Semester 1 Reports
Semester 1 reports will be distributed electronically in Week 10. If you would like to meet with your child’s teacher to discuss their progress, please contact them directly to book a meeting time. Please note that drop-off and pick-up times are not appropriate for these discussions, as teachers are focused on student supervision. Please let your teacher know if you would like a printed school report.
Aboriginal Six Seasons Collaboration
We are thrilled to be working with Aboriginal Six Seasons, who are currently completing a commissioned artwork for our Centre. Once finalised, this beautiful piece will feature on our new staff polo shirts and other school documents. We can’t wait to share the finished design with you!
Paint and Chat with Anglicare
Thank you to all the families who attended our Paint and Chat sessions, facilitated by Anglicare. Your involvement helped make this such a meaningful and well-attended event. We are grateful for our ongoing partnership with Anglicare, who continue to support the wellbeing of our students and families through a range of programs and services.
Meet Wes – Our New School Mascot!
We were delighted to introduce Wes, our brand-new mascot, during a special whole-school assembly. Wes is a red-tailed black cockatoo who is proudly neurodiverse and communicates using a PODD (Pragmatic Organisation Dynamic Display). Wes represents acceptance, inclusion, and the beauty of diversity. Our students have embraced Wes wholeheartedly and have been learning about how we are all the same but different. At WESC, we celebrate neurodiversity every single day, and Wes is now a cherished part of our school family.
End of Term Celebration – Pyjama Party Disco!
To finish the term on a high note, our PBS whole-school reward will be a Pyjama Party Disco on Thursday, 3 July. Families are warmly invited to join us for a boogie with their child from 2:20pm. We can’t wait to see everyone in their comfiest PJs ready to dance the afternoon away!
As always, thank you for your ongoing support and partnership. We look forward to finishing the term strong together!
Warm regards,
Carmen Lopez
PBS - Introducing "Wes"
Makuru Season
FIRST RAIN
FERTILITY SEASON
JUNE & JULY
COLOUR - BLUE
To reflect the onset of rain, embodying cold temperatures
During the Season of Djeran, several animals began to establish pair bonds that have now transitioned into pairings in preparation for the Fertility Season and the onset of cold weather. Clouds, lightning, and thunder (koondarnangor) perform a wild dance across the sky in the Seasons of Makuru and the start of Djilba.
The skies are filled with the peak of the Makuru Season, featuring heavy rain and cool temperatures. You can always admire the beauty of lightning as swirling winds nourish growth and the changing air temperature echoes the thunders voice in this Season.
Preparations for Noongar People were already completed for the ongoing move to further inland areas where Noongar people knew they had an abundance of food and water.
Noongar people have always maintained a deep bond with fire (karl), seamlessly integrating it across the Six Seasons. In the Season of Birak, known as the 'Burning Season,' Noongar people practice 'controlled burning' for land renewal but in the Seasons of Makuru and Djilba, it's crucial for warmth, lighting, and cooking.
Aboriginal Six Seasons, Makuru Season, https://www.aboriginalsixseasons.com.au/pages/makuru-season
News from Kambarang 6
We are very excited about all the fun and learning happening in Term 2! The students in Kambarang 6 have been busy exploring new experiences, making friends, and building important skills through play and hands-on activities.
In Literacy, we are learning to blend and segment words, which helps us with our reading. The students are working hard to build their phonics skills and grow in confidence with books and sounds. In Maths, we are skip counting by 2s, exploring patterns, and practising counting forwards and backwards. These activities are fun and help us become more confident with numbers. In HASS, we are learning about different celebrations from around the world. We explore these through songs, craft, and fine motor activities, which help us understand and appreciate different cultures. In Health, we are learning important social skills, which are being reinforced through structured play activities.
In Talk for Writing, we recently completed Old MacDonald Had a Farm, where the students enjoyed retelling the story using AUSLAN signs for key words. They were highly engaged and confident in performing the actions and repeating the story. We are now exploring Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and the children have been showing even more enthusiasm as they learn the story through actions, repetition, and interactive play.
Each week, the students in Kambarang 6 come together with our friends from Kambarang 7 for a shared social and messy play session. These sessions are a wonderful opportunity for the children to develop important social skills such as turn-taking, sharing, and communicating with others. Through structured play, students are learning how to interact positively with their peers while building strong and meaningful friendships in a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment. A much-loved highlight of the week is our Wednesday afternoon sensory play, where students engage in hands-on exploration with a variety of textures including edible dirt, oobleck, jelly, slime, shaving foam, and water. These fun and engaging experiences not only spark curiosity and laughter but also support sensory development and peer connection. The students are always excited for Wednesdays and look forward to these sessions with great enthusiasm.
We are proud of all the wonderful learning happening and can’t wait to see what the rest of the term brings!
Nicole Serrao
Merit Awards
Djeran 4 | Jason |
T2 | Katelin-Mae |
Bunuru 4 | Sophia |
Birak 4 | Jackson |
T3 | Dean D |
PIXIE DUST
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Chair Person | Susan Beltman |
School Members | Carmen Lopez Kirryn Phillips Janice Tilbrook Raphaela Shilo Gokula Sundararaman |
Parent Members | Vanessa Garland Jessica Messiti Deborah Stein |
Community Members | Sarah Landis Jia White Cailey D'Andrea Julie Allsopp |