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71 Corfield Street Gosnells WA 6110

Primary School 9234 6800 www.wirrabirra.wa.edu.au Ed Support 9234 6850 www.wirrabirraesc.wa.edu.au

e: wirrabirra.ps@education.wa.edu.au e: wirrabirra.esc@education.wa.edu.au

An Independent Public School

Moral Purpose

Wirrabirra is a connected and future focused community, dedicated to achieving student excellence

Friday 3 July

Last day of term

Sausage Sizzle Fundraiser

Snacks and drinks for sale

Free Dress (gold coin donation)

Tuesday 21 July

Term 3 starts for students

W i r r a b i r r a S c h o o l i s a n A L L E R G Y

FRIENDLY SCHOOL. What does this mean? It

means that we will respect the individual needs of

students who have identified allergies (with care

plans) to such products as nuts, milk and eggs to

name a few. In particular, food products that have nuts or are made

from nuts should NOT come to school - ie: peanut paste, Nutella and

nut bars. Our canteen is “nut free” to accommodate individual

students with special needs.

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

Dear Parents, Carers and School Community

THANK YOU!

As we approach the end of Term 2, I would

like to thank everyone for the way they have

adapted to the changes we had to make to

keep our school community safe. Thanks to

the parents for limiting the time they are on the

school grounds and I encourage them to

continue to do so. We have seen our students

gain a greater level of independence,

especially the younger ones, which has been

fantastic.

I would also like to thank our whole staff, our

teachers, assistants, office staff, cleaners and

gardener for their commitment to our students

over this last semester during some difficult

and uncertain times.

CHANGES

In the first couple of weeks of Term 3, reports

will be emailed home, new toilets will be

completed and photo packages will arrive.

Post COVID-19, many things will be back to

normal with sporting events and incursions etc

now possible. We must still keep our rigorous

hygiene practices in place.

Next term we will have the back gate open

again, however it will be locked, as for all

gates, at 9am.

Finally, I would like to send our best wishes to

our Principal, Steve Richards as he takes

some family carer’s leave.

I hope you all have a relaxing and safe break and look forward to welcoming our students back on Tuesday July 21.

Regards, Ann-Maree Melvin, Deputy Principal

2020 TERM DATES FOR STUDENTS

Term 2 Wednesday 29 Apr - Friday 3 July

Term 3 Tuesday 21 July - Friday 25 Sep

Term 4 Tuesday 13 Oct - Thursday 17 Dec

Dear Parents/Carers

As we reflect upon Term 2, we can definitely say it has been a term of change. We ended last term thinking at

home learning was going to take place for the start of term and spent considerable time creating packages for

families to implement at home only. However, as with everything linked to COVID-19, overnight this all changed

and at the end of week two of the April holidays it was announced schools would be open for all students for face

to face learning alongside home learning for those who chose. Three weeks in to term, attendance to school for

students was compulsory once again but lots of restrictions still remained in place. Parents were not permitted on

site, students used the back oval gate and staggered start and finishes were in place with students entering the

school via the oval gate. Some changes we needed to make have turned out to be great while we are looking

forward to reinstating some things we needed to stop as guidelines and restrictions change. Amongst all of this,

teachers ensure classroom programs continued and the students worked on achieving their goals. Adjustments

were made and increased hygiene regimes were in place. I would like to acknowledge and commend all our teach-

ers and Education Assistants who throughout the term continued to make adjustments necessary and continually

go above and beyond to ensure maximum learning continued to happen in the class. We were able to report on

most areas due to the staff keeping the program as consistent as possible. All the staff are superstars and we are

so lucky here at Wirrabirra ESC to have such a dedicated and caring staff who make our workplace the best place

to be. Your children are very lucky indeed!

Yesterday your child’s semester one report was sent home. We hope you enjoyed reading about the progress your

child has made. Please feel free to chat with your child’s teacher in regard to anything at all in the report. IEP

meetings will be happening at the beginning of next term. This is a great time to discuss your child’s learning

program and discuss the goals set for your child at length.

Starting next term, therapists will be allowed to resume therapy on the school site in school hours. Many have

already been contacted and are negotiating times with classroom teachers. Please remember, the time a therapist

comes for your child must be negotiated with the classroom teacher. The school has the right to refuse therapy if

the time does not fit in with the classroom timetable. The goals a therapist is working on must have direct links to

your child’s IEP. If you have any questions or queries in regard to this, please feel free to contact the school to

discuss.

Don’t forget, tomorrow (Fri 3rd July) is free dress day, please remember your gold coin donation. Our sausage

sizzle is also happening and snacks such as chips, lollies and chocolate will be for sale at recess and lunch time.

Lastly we wish all our families a safe and happy holiday. I know staff are well and truly looking forward to a well-

earned break.

Students return for Term 3 on Tuesday 21st July.

Kind regards

Julie Dawson

Principal

Wirrabirra Education Support Centre

PH: 9398 1636

Wirrabirra DTC will be open during the July School Holi-days.

We’ll be open on the Tuesday 7/7/20, Wednesday 8/7/2020 and 13/7/2020- 17/7/2020.

Please contact us beforehand for any emergencies, no walk-ins due to COVID-19 restrictions.

School Watch

School Watch is a partnership between Western Australia

Police and the Department of Education and Training, and is

closely linked to Neighbourhood Watch.

School Watch is a community-based crime prevention

awareness program developed to improve

safety and security in Western Australian

schools by reducing theft, vandalism and

arson. School Watch encourages crime

prevention awareness among local school

communities, staff and students to protect

educational sites and resources.

Report suspicious behaviour at schools to School

Watch Security on 9264 4771 or the Police 131 444.

Wirrabirra Parents and Citizen’s Association Inc.

Treasurer needed urgently

Following our AGM on 15 June 2020, we still have a vacancy for a Treasurer. We can’t operate

without this executive position which means no canteen or uniform shop. It also means no

events or fundraisers.

Please consider joining the P&C to help your child’s school. We have over 400 students at the

school and only 8 parents on the P&C. We know there are more people who can help us!

The Treasurer helps us to keep track of our payments and fundraising income. Ideally you

would have some book keeping experience however this role is a great way to get more

practical experience and add skills to your resume. It will take up about two hours a week of

your time (at home at your own pace), plus you will need to attend two meetings per term on a

Monday night. We can help you learn the role and would love to have you as part of the team.

Did you know volunteer hours can also count towards your Child Care Subsidy?

Please contact us on wirrabirrapandc@gmail.com if you would like to learn more or nominate

for the position.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Remember, we do this for our KIDS.

Sonya Kimbar

P&C President