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Our Vision To celebrate the journey of learning by preparing s tudents for their future through a caring, nurturing learning culture, where all students have the opportunity to achieve personal and

academic success. FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear Parents, Carers, Community Members, Staff and Students

Calista is excited to have secured funding for a new Science room this year. Work has already begun on this and the room will be ready to use at the beginning of the 2019 school year.

You may have seen Rajesh Veloo, our Student Social Worker around the school. We are very fortunate to have a partnership with the University of Western Australia in which we provide placements for their Master of Social Work students. Rajesh is available to help students and families, should they require social support or help in organising support within the community.

We held our faction Cross Country Carnival on the last day of Term 2. The effort put in by all of the students was fantastic to see, as was the behaviour of the children spectating. It was great to see so many parents who were able to attend and support the children and the school. A big thankyou to Mr Wall and the many other staff who helped to organise the day. The interschool carnival is on this Friday and I wish all the competitors well.

Term 3 is always a busy term and this year is no exception. We have swimming lessons in the last two weeks and school camps on the last week of term. We have also set two dates for the Athletics Carnival. Thursday 6 th September is the planned date, with Friday 7th September being the alternate date if there is bad weather.

The Wakakirri Performing Arts Event takes place this Tuesday (7th August) at The Regal Theatre in Subiaco. Mrs de Souza, Miss Beynon, Mrs Thomas, Miss Jenkins, Mrs Cook and Miss Lam will be accompanying 44 students when they perform their item ‘Deep Blue Trash.’ I hope they have a fantastic time and I look forward to watching the performance.

The next parent assembly will be tomorrow (3rd August) and will be presented by the school’s performing arts students. Please come along and enjoy the entertainment. Craig Skinner PRINCIPAL

FACTION CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Girls Faction Boys Faction Girls Faction Boys Facti on Girls Faction Boys Faction

Tenaya Corbett Blue Matheijs McDougall Green Ruby Sheppard Blue Jacob Chapple Red Mia Cuffe-Hodges Red Roman Leef Gold

Carly Lindsay Gold Zackery Bizzintino Green Lily Matthews Red Logan Webb Red Sienna Scopinich Blue Tyler Rumens Thornber Blue

Lilly Allerton Red Jacob Walton Red Emily Hibberd Gold Lucius Hughes Green Natarlia Ciancio Green Xavier McDermott Gold

Isabella Bonayog Green Cooper Burgess Green Ella Sarmento Blue Kaleb Winslade Gold Lailah Bullock Gold Riley Sayer Green

Daniella Zilli Green Maximus Cheney Gold Ava Eddelston Green Jakob Christian Blue Janaya Lindsay Gold Gabriel CurraNagasawa Blue

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Girls Faction Boys Faction Girls Faction Boys Facti on Girls Faction Boys Faction

Monique Ballard Red Dylan Barwise Green Ava Cuffe-Hodges Red Joel Barwise Green Heather Whiskin Green Cayden Norris Gold

Ruby Pereira Green Jordan Walsh Gold Sharni Chapple Red Jed Ashfold Gold Emilia Christian Blue Zac Lee Green

Joelle Dewar Gold Riley Allerton-Meyer Red Yarlya Yarran Blue Turanga Patea Gold Steffi Espinola Green Sebastian Sayer Green

Angella Enriquez Red Casey Ashfold Gold Kaylee Ware Green Koby Sullivan Red Bronwyn Ni Shiochain Red

Kotahi Dixon-Patea Gold

Tekarra Oldham Green Hayden Hibberd Gold Tayla Harmer Red Francis Gondor Blue Haylene Winmar Red Domenic James Green

Newsletter #9 2 nd August 2018

Up Coming Events

August 3rd - Assembly Wakakirri/Performing Arts 3rd - Interschool Cross Country 3rd - School Banking 7th - School Board Meeting 7th - WAKAKIRRI Performance Night 9th - Smith Family Learning Club 10th - School Banking 14th - Choir 2.45 – 3.45 16th - Smith Family Learning Club 17th - Assembly Rooms 13 & 14 17th - One Big Voice Performance Night 17th - School Banking 20th - Book week Library Visits 21st - Choir 2.45 – 3.45 23rd - Smith Family Learning Club 24th - School Banking 28th - Choir 2.45 – 3.45 30th - Assembly Pre Primary 1, 2 & 3 30th - School Banking 30th - Urban Indigenous Visit 31st - STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

September 2nd - Father’s Day 4th - Dental Screening PP, Yr 3 & Yr 6 4th - Choir 2.45 – 3.45 6th - Smith Family Learning Club 6th - Faction Athletics Carnival 7th - Faction Athletics Carnival Alternative Day 7th - School Banking 10th - 21st – PP – Year 4 Interm Swimming 12th - FAMILY DISCO 14th - Assembly Room 8 17th - Year 4 Camp 18th - Year 5 Camp 19th - 20th Year 6 Camp

LOST PROPERTY If a garment is named, we are able to return it to its rightful owner via the classroom. If your child has misplaced any uniform items, please call in and check the lost property bin. This is located on the veranda near room 14.

Canteen News

We are seeking enthusiastic volunteers to assist in the canteen. If this is you and you are available a few hours a week/fortnight/month, please see Robyn in the office.

Honour Certificates Presented at assembly 29/6/18 PP Year 4

Alex Rucci Charlie Chapman

Zayd Bah Phoem Samson

Linkon Ciancio Xavier Schulz

Sebastian Dunham Georgia Thomspn

Kyle Peacock Monique Ballard

Ezra Rihia Tyrone Playle

Year 1

Year 5 Connor Jacobsen Tayla Harmer

Robert Semple Jed Ashfold

Gabriele Rossi Snow Li

Kailan Connolly Leejahn Heurea

Amro Hasan Cheena Padua

Marshal Pierce

Year 2

Year 6 Henrie Owen Jaylan Weston

Zac Brownlie Emelia Christian

Jayms Ellis Felstead Sebastian Sayer

Seanelle Troy Seth Kennewell-Kersting

Angelico Enriquez Thyler Collis

Carmilah-Shay Collins

Year 3

William Farley

Vanessa Rucci

Keleb Parkinson

Samantha Canlas

Xavier McDermott

Tamika Lee

Uniform Shop School uniforms are sold from the office. We are open every day for new and second hand uniforms. Parents please send in any unwanted items for our second hand section.

40KM SPEED LIMIT All road users are reminded of the 40km speed limit around the school in the mornings and afternoons. Please slow down, nothing is so urgent that it justifies exceeding the speed limit as you drive past the school.

Also a reminder, please DO NOT park in the Bus Zones, Kwinana Physiotherapy Centre car park (this is reserved for their customers), or on verges around the school as this is a fineable offence by the local Council.

NOTES Notes for Swimming Lessons, 10th – 21st September, PP – year 4 have been sent home. Please return these to the office with the correct money in the envelope provided as soon as possible.

FATHER’S DAY RAFFLE Please return all tickets marked with your child’s name and room number to the office by Wednesday 29th August.

MOBILE PHONES FOR STUDENTS AT SCHOOL ARE NOT ENCOURAGED.

IF THEY ARE REQUIRED TO CARRY A PHONE TO SCHOOL PLEASE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH YOUR CLASSROOM TEACHER OR THE

SCHOOL OFFICE FOR SAFE KEEPING DURING THE DAY.

WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST OR DAMAGED PHONES.

SHOOTING STARS The following students have been trying extra hard by demonstrating our Calista values. Here are a selection of students making the list as shooting stars for this round.

John McAlister - A true friend. Jayden Brownlie - High levels achieved in set work. Shayne Jacobs - Amazing week at school. Nicholas Thomson - Amazing week at school. Bronson Peck - Massive improvement in participation. Ellabee Mc Skimming - A top creative procedure produced. Charlie Chapman - A wonderful poem about “Trees”.

DISPLAYS Please take the time to have a look at our wonderful displays around the school. Classes put up some great work and it is really nice to see the students admiring the work being displayed. Year 4 & year 1 are displayed in admin.

Interschool Cross Country Training Team Our cross country team have had some early mornings working hard to train for the upcoming interschool cross country at Thomas Oval. Mr Wall would like to thank you for all your support.

KINDY ENROLMENTS If you have a child that was born between 1/7/14 and 30/6/15, please call into the office to complete an application form to enrol your child. Please remember to bring your child’s birth certificate, immunisation record and proof of address.

Students and staff of Calista Primary School would like to extend their best wishes to the following students whose birthday falls between 1st July – 2nd August, please call into the office to collect your birthday pencil.

Kindy Year 3 Samantha B Brock M Liam C Madisyn P Odrick P Scarlett E Riley J Mia H Rylee L

Alex C Alix M Janaya L Adam R Riley S Eliesa P Sienna S

Pre Primary

Year 4 Rafael C Peter P Linkon C Jadalee L

Jordan W Tyler B Marliah H Chloe S Talia B Christian M Joelle D

Year 1

Year 5 Zackery B Theresa H Charlotte H

Jack L

Year 2

Year 6 Bubba W Lily M Tyler R Shayne J Gloria S

Emelia C Brett L Mia B

ABORIGINAL SEASONS Djilba Growing season (season of conception) August - September Djilba season is a time to look for the yellow and cream flowers starting on mass. Djilba is a transitional time of the year, with some very cold and clear days combining with warmer, rainy and windy days mixing with the occasional sunny day or two.

This is the start of the massive flowering explosion that happens in the South West. This starts with the yellow flowering plants such as the Acacias. Also colours that are around at this time of year are creams, combined with some vivid and striking blues.

Traditionally, the main food sources included many of the land based grazing animals as in the season before. These included the Yongar (kangaroo), the Waitj (emu) and the Koomal (possum).

As the days start to warm up, we start to see and hear the first of the new borns with their proud parent out and about providing them food, guiding them through foraging task and protecting their family units from much bigger animals, including people.

The woodland birds will still be nest bound, hence the swooping protective behaviour of the Koolbardi (Magpie) starts to ramp up and if watched closely, so to do the Djidi Djidi (Willy Wag Tails) and the Chuck-a-luck (Wattle Birds) to name a couple of others.

As the season progresses and the temperatures continue to rise, we'll start to see the flower stalks of the Balgas (Grass Trees) emerging in preparation for the coming Kambarang season.