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Can you believe that we are already three quarters of the way through the year. What a busy year we

have had so far.

Term 3 was no different to Terms 1 and 2 in regards to curriculum value and student participation. The

last ten weeks have been full of exceptional learning opportunities and wonderful chances for the

students to be exposed to different experiences both in school and off site.

The School Council has been particularly active this term, meeting twice and raising some interesting

and valued points for discussion and action. The student councillors have undertaken their role

wholeheartedly and are to be congratulated on being a voice for their peers. As a result of student

councillor input, we now have a lost property bin in operation as well as a monitoring system in place for

litter around the school. Action was also taken by them to improve the area around the pool table to

make it a more comfortable space. The councillors have also played a pivotal role in their contribution

to our fundraising events. Well done!

Fundraising events are an invaluable chance for students to practice an array of skills and Term 3 saw

our students undertake the planning, setting up, running of and effective completion of two events:

Daffodil Day and Jeans for Genes Day. With student contribution and support from the school

community, both of these events raised valuable funds for research. The students are to be

commended for their amazing efforts.

There were four stand out whole events this term in my eyes and I’m sure the students, staff and

parents will agree: the Aboriginal Awareness Day, the You Can Do It! Day, the Sakura Festival and the

WADSA Athletics Carnival. These events require a lot of coordination to organise and a lot of staff to

run and for that I would like to sincerely thank my committed staff who always put that extra bit of effort

into these events to ensure they run smoothly.

Principal’s Report

NEWSLETTER TERM 3 2019

Joanne Kriziotis Principal

We were very fortunate this year to have the Wadumbah Indigenous Dance group open our Aboriginal

Awareness Day with a fantastic spiritual interactive performance and Urban Indigenous running the

cultural interactive sessions and activities. The day was informative, enlightening and culturally rich and

the students enriched their learning about the Aboriginal culture. The You Can Do It! Day is

always so much fun and this year was no exception. Students tried a variety of activities

through the wonderful circus workshops and tried a mindfulness and yoga session, which for

many students was a new experience. I think we have a few budding yoga students now

following this event and it may be a leisure activity that they may like to pursue outside school.

My personal highlight was the WADSA Athletics Carnival which

took place in the last week of term.

The Sakura Festival is always a lovely way to celebrate our association with

our Sister School in Japan and it was great to see the students fully

embrace this cultural event.

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This was a brilliant way to end the term on a high! This was a great way for the students to forge valued

relationships with students from Burbridge School and Ballajura Community College in a fun and relaxed

atmosphere. All students represented their schools and conducted themselves beautifully. It was

heartwarming to view the excitement and high spirits of all students and their happiness that this event

brought about. We hope to cement this event in the calendar as an annual event.

Wishing all our students and their families a very restful and well earnt break and we look forward to what

Term 4 has to offer!

Best Wishes

Joanne Kriziotis

Principal, WCSESC

SCHOOL INFORMATION

WCSESC has the Messageyou text messaging system which allows instant two-way communication

between the school and our parent community.

It allows the Centre to immediately communicate information to parents relating to their child or send out

Centre-wide information such as reminders regarding events and

excursions, school development days, alerts and other important news

and information.

This system is the preferred parent method for notifying the school of stu-

dent absences. The Messageyou number is: 0419 943 649.

OUR NEW WEBSITE

Thank you for your patience whilst we have been establishing our new

website.

We would encourage parents to take a look at the new site and we welcome

feedback.

Up-to-date information will now be uploaded to this website rather than our old one. Our new web

address is as follows:

www.westcoastsesc.wa.edu.au

Why not save this new address as a “favourite” on your computer or laptop.

PARENT CLOSED GROUP FACEBOOK PAGE

Our Facebook page, which is a closed group for parents, is a great

way to stay up-to-date with new school events and programs, keep

abreast of news, see photographs of the students taking part in events

and to connect with other parents and share information.

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

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SCHOOL CHAPLAIN

While preparing for this term’s newsletter, I was thinking about my role as the

School Chaplain and the services I can provide to the school community. One of

my greatest privileges in this role is running the breakfast club for the students.

I am aware of the impact it has on the student’s day and wellbeing but has recently

been challenged by the realisation that I sometimes miss my breakfast. As

shocking as it may be, I am sure that some of you readers may find yourselves in

the same boat from time to time. To tackle this problem, here is some breaking

news on brekky, based on an article from Beyond Blue.

Having breakfast has been scientifically backed, as the name suggests, breakfast is all about breaking

your fast after several hours of sleep. It is a healthy habit which kick-starts your metabolism and wakes

up your brain, ensuring you are alert and ready for the day ahead. Many research studies have linked a

healthy breakfast routine with improved levels of concentration and memory throughout the day.

The most common reason we may miss breakfast is a busy morning and lack of time. We can get around

it by setting our alarm earlier than usual, prepare something the night before or eat your breakfast at work

if it is possible.

When deciding what to eat, according to Beyond Blue, nutritionists recommend foods that are digested

slower, as they will allow you to feel fuller for longer and give you a lower release of energy.

Here are a few ideas from Beyond Blue to get you started:

Wholegrain toast with avocado (add eggs if you want)

Untoasted muesli with fruit

A smoothie (Try juice or coconut water with spinach leaves, banana and frozen blueberries)

Wholegrain cereals with low-fat milk

Porridge with banana or berries

Boiled eggs

Quinoa fruit salad

Healthy oat-based muffins (without adding sugar!)

Low-fat Greek yoghurt with fresh fruit and honey

Scrambled eggs with beans, tomato and mushrooms

To view the full article, please follow the following link:

https://www.beyondblue.org.au/personal-best/pillar/wellbeing/breaking-news-on-brekky

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On Monday 26th August, students celebrated Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Day by undertaking

numerous Aboriginal Art activities, having story time, language sessions and Ochre, including a collective

art piece as well as damper making and bush tucker cake tastings. Students also enjoyed an interactive

dance performance with Wadumbah Indigenous in the amphitheatre.

The aim of this day is to nurture the development of a culturally responsive school and build on

relationships with relevant cultural groups in the school and the wider community. Students enjoyed

culturally rich and engaging workshops throughout the day.

EVENT - ABORIGINAL AWARENESS DAY

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On Tuesday 24th September West Coast SESC hosted their very first WADSA Inter-school Athletics

Carnival, hosting Burbridge School and Ballajura Community College.

The day was an enormous success with the sun shining and all schools thoroughly enjoying the array of

different activities on offer through WADSA including 100m, 200m, 400m, precision throw, long jump,

shot put, wheelchair races and a crawl. Students also enjoyed a variety of games in a high needs

section.

Students and staff enjoyed fresh fruit throughout the day which was kindly donated by Woolworths,

Warwick and a sausage sizzle lunch. Staff also enjoyed delicious hot drinks provided by Coffeelicious.

Students from all schools displayed great social skills and camaraderie, healthy competitiveness,

sportsmanship and team work. Their efforts are to be commended.

West Coast SESC hope that this event will become an annual tradition and look forward to many more

sports days such as this as it provides a great opportunity for students to establish relationships with

students from other schools and try sports that they may wish to continue with post-school.

EVENT - ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

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Our annual Cancer Council Daffodil Day fundraising event this year was hosted by the enthusiastic

students from Area B and our School Councillors.

Area B students created posters to advertise the details of the event. They also conducted a stock take to

record an inventory of all merchandise. The students set up and decorated the Maths void area with

daffodils, balloons and garlands. Our Home Economics teacher coordinated the huge task of baking the

200 cupcakes that were sold on the day. The students of Area B worked extremely hard the morning of

the event, with assistance from the Art and Enterprise and classroom staff, to ice and decorate the

delicious cupcakes.

All of the staff and students were encouraged to wear yellow on the day and as always the West Coast

SESC students and staff went to tremendous effort to make this a very successful day. The grand total

raised on the day was $266.05 which is fantastic. The money has already been donated to the Cancer

Council. Thank you to everyone for supporting this worthy event.

EVENT - DAFFODIL DAY

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Did you know that 1 in 20 kids face a birth defect or genetic disease and 30% of children’s hospital

admissions are due to genetic disorders!?

Not all research is the same. The Children’s Medical Research Institute conduct fundamental (medical

and biological research. They ask the difficult questions. What causes cancer? How do we stop it? Can

we prevent birth defects? How do we cure genetic diseases?

The Children’s Medical Research Institute relies on community support and they make that support go

as far as they can towards finding treatments and cures for serious conditions affecting Australian kids.

On Wednesday 7th August 2019 we participated in a Jeans for Genes Day to raise valuable funds for the

Children’s Medical Research Institute’s fight against childhood genetic diseases.

We gave both students and staff the opportunity to wear jeans or an item of denim clothing for a gold

coin donation on the day. The day was a great success and the school community raised a wonderful

$154.00 for the cause. West Coast SESC would like to thank parents for supporting this event.

EVENT - JEANS FOR GENES DAY

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West Coast SESC held our annual student reunion and we welcomed previous students from as far back

as 2010.

This is such a fantastic opportunity for past students to reconnect with both their peers and their teachers

and EAs. As always it is wonderful to see so many familiar faces and to hear about the students’ learning

journeys and reminisce with them. We provided a delicious afternoon tea and a power point presentation

of photos of the students which provided the opportunity for past students to share fond memories of their

time at school. The room was full of vibrancy and laughter. It was wonderful to hear how each and every

one of the students are making a positive contribution to their community either through leisure pursuits,

volunteering activities or work.

We look forward to continuing this tradition for years to come, as it forms a very special social event in the

students’ calendars.

We would like to thank staff and students from Area B, our Enterprise and Photography staff and Rebecca

Wenn for helping to organise this event, you all did a wonderful job.

EVENT - WCSESC REUNION

West Coast SESC Reunion 2019

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During Term 3, the school was fortunate to be given the chance to utilise the City of Joondalup Youth

Bus again.

The Youth Bus visited us twice, once in Week 5 and again in Week 8. This is a great opportunity for the

students to undertake a number of different activities outside of the classroom with City of Joondalup

youth workers.

In Week 5, students from Area G enjoyed a session on the bus undertaking a range of different activities.

In Week 8 students from Area H were given the opportunity to play video games, play Uno and make

badges. Both classes thoroughly enjoyed their experiences with the youth workers and we look forward

to their visits to the school in Term 4.

EVENT - YOUTH BUS

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Fabric Painting

Many classes this term enjoyed fabric painting, talking about colours and shades of colours as well as

using stencils to decorate. Some classes painted and then sewed their own cushion to take home, while

other classes painted small and large bags as well as material to make waxed wraps to sell at our annual

Christmas Market. Students loved the process and the results were stunning!

PROGRAM - ART & ENTERPRISE

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Endangered Species Mosaics

Students from Areas A and D have been busy all term working on their mosaic artworks depicting

endangered species. They have worked hard at creating this artwork and we look forward to seeing the

finished pieces.

PROGRAM - ART & ENTERPRISE

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Sand Art and Puzzles

Using coloured sand to make beautiful art and designing individual jigsaws were two of

Area Gs favourite activities this term.

Key Rings

Students used their fine motor skills, threading and winding wool, to make some attractive ‘Red

Flowering Gum’ keyrings to send to our sister school in Japan.

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Shoe Deodorisers

Tracing, cutting fabric, weighing and making pompoms kept Area B busy for a few weeks this term – they

were making Shoe Deodorisers – look out for them at our Christmas Market!

Barister Busters

Our resident Barista Busters have been kept busy again this term with supplying

delicious coffee to our staff. Students have continued to practice customer service

skills by taking orders, handling money, recording and tallying orders as well as making

deliveries.

Well done to all students this term!

Sue Kelly and Gaye Yanev

Art and Enterprise Coordinators

PROGRAM - ART & ENTERPRISE

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Area I — Bird Feeders

The students in Area I have been learning about reducing, reusing

and recycling of waste materials as well as the needs of native

fauna. They created awesome bird feeders for the array of native

birds that inhabit our school environment. The students were very

pleased with their efforts and have been enjoying watching the birds

eat their native bird feed mix.

Area F Litter Management

This term, the students in Area F have been learning

about the effects of litter on the environment. They

have viewed various videos on the effects of plastic

litter entering our waterways and the harmful effects it

has to our marine life. They have been actively picking

up litter around the school grounds too. Every small

action has an impact and makes a difference to our

environment. Great work everyone in Area F!

Year 12 Excursion to Balcatta Recycling Centre

The Year 12 Environment students enjoyed an excursion to

Balcatta Recycling Centre this term. They brought in from home

and collected from school, aluminium cans, old batteries,

cardboard and toner cartridges and learnt to categorise and sort

the items into the correct recycling bins. They also enjoyed a tour

of the facilities at the Centre, which added to their understanding

of the reduce, reuse and recycle principles of waste management.

PROGRAM - BUSH RANGERS

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West Coast SESC School Garden Beds

We have started to construct additional garden beds around the school in order to teach the students

the importance and value of growing your own herbs and vegetables. We had a fabulous garden at

Duncraig SESC and we are hoping to further develop the same outdoor teaching opportunities on this

site. The students have constructed Veggie Pods and refurbished old metal garden beds and have

enjoyed learning about what a plant needs in order to grow and flourish. The students have enjoyed

watching the fruits of their labour grow and flourish and harvested the produce and used them in their

Home Economics classes.

Allison Nolan

Bush Rangers Coordinator

PROGRAM - BUSH RANGERS

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Term 3’s Cultural Studies Program highlight was the celebration of Japanese

Sakura Festival with the onset of the Spring season. It is the time of the year

when we celebrate our school’s relationship with our Sister School in

Hiroshima, Japan.

On Monday 23rd September, a large number of students brightened up the day

by dressing up in Japanese colours and traditional Japanese kimonos.

Students participated in activities and learnt about Fukuyama Sister School in

Hiroshima and Japan through presentations prepared by Mikayla and Alex.

Jade, Jasmin and Sophie shared interesting facts about the country. Jared,

Devlin and Adam did a great job of welcoming everyone with some enriching

thoughts. Furthermore, the students at the Centre participated in the

Japanese culture of picnicking under Cherry Blossom trees during the

Festival. They all enjoyed sushi, green tea and lemonade.

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Furthermore, we had two winners for ‘Sakura at its Best’ Photography Competition. The first prize

winners were students of Area D who received a Certificate of Excellence along with a $30 worth

canteen voucher, Area F received the second prize, winning a Certificate of Excellence as well as a

canteen voucher worth $20 and Area G being awarded third prize, presented with a Certificate of

Excellence and a canteen voucher of $10 to enjoy.

Many congratulations to all the participating classes.

This was a spectacular Japanese Spring experience by the students for the students.

Many thanks to parent Shelly Wilson for her continuous support to the school. Shelly baked some

beautiful Cherry Blossom cupcakes for all the students and staff to enjoy. These were delicious.

Nimi Mammen

Cultural Studies Coordinator

PROGRAM - CULTURAL STUDIES

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Tara Murphy

Drama Teacher

PROGRAM - DRAMA

Junior Drama

This term in Drama our junior classes have been looking at the role of masks

in performance. We have explored and performed in a range of different

mask styles including superhero masks, character masks, Venetian masks

and Brazilian carnival masks. We even experimented with neutral masks that

hid all our facial expressions and used our bodies and movement to show

emotion instead.

We then went on to create our own paper mache character masks, inspired by the beautiful and colourful

character masks worn in Rio De Janeiro for Carnivale. Students have shown such creativity and

enthusiasm making their mask. We cannot wait to perform with them to our class at the end of the term!

Senior Drama Film genre has been our focus this term and students have enjoyed exploring the many components that

make up a range of TV and cinematic styles. We have explored the main features of comedy, thriller,

musical, western and sci-fi films and taken part in a range of Drama games to try and construct our own

impression of the genres we know.

Students have also been completing their own short films based on a film genre of their choice. We have

seen some great themes emerge from some very creative minds, including a musical set at West Coast

SESC, a film to combat bullying, a documentary around Science and magic, a Drama

based on soccer and a sci-fi/horror / western film dealing with a plague of zombies and

time travel. It has been a great term and I hope we can share some of our work with you

all soon.

Tara Murphy

Drama Teacher

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This semester has seen students endeavouring to pick The Australian National Anthem and continuing

with the tune House of the Rising Sun.

We have been working on the House of the Rising Sun for some time as it requires students to learn a

new set of chords as well as the picking technique. It is proving a challenge for most students but with

perseverance and practice, I am sure they will be successful.

We now have three students learning to play drums.

Ayden has been drumming at school for a few years. With his previous experience and lessons at school

he has developed into a proficient drummer.

Aidan and Ethan have also ventured into drumming and are both progressing well with drumming patterns and timing exercise. It is anticipated both should be able to commence drumming to specific tunes next year.

Vas Nikola

Guitar Teacher

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Last term I took Area I and Area G to Woolworths at Kingsway on the Fresh Foods Discovery Tour.

Students had the opportunity of having a behind the scenes tour of the store and discover where our fruit

and vegetables come from. The students had a great time taste testing different fruits.

All students participated in preparing and baking

cupcakes for Daffodil Day.

Students thoroughly enjoy making cupcakes knowing that

they were going towards a great cause.

Students have been making delicious dishes this term which have included macaroni cheese, soup,

spring rolls, vegetable lasagne, shepherd’s pie, fruity flapjacks, fruit salad, chicken strips and milkshake.

Students have been developing knife skills, safety in the kitchen, measuring and increasing their

knowledge of a healthy diet.

Hayley Hipgrave

Home Economics Teacher

PROGRAM - HOME ECONOMICS

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Our Term 3 Open Café included Family Support WA representative April Hipkins and

Kathy Goldsworthy a representative from My Supports. It was a very informal session

with parents/carers learning of the various community, social and civic activity groups

offered by each service provider. The presenters were well received and parents

gained important knowledge of their wide range of tailored services and some of the

support networks available with the upcoming NDIS changes.

The future of our Open Café events will look very different at West Coast SESC. In order to maximise

attendance, we aim to host an evening mini expo showcasing a host of service providers and supports.

This will take place potentially mid-year coinciding with our school open evening. More details to be

provided closer to the date.

We would like to thank everyone who has been involved in the organisation of all Open Café events over

the years, with particular thanks going to Sophie Bogoias who shared her knowledge and wisdom with

Christine Lester to create the Open Café in 2014.

Any questions about the Open café should be directed to Christine Lester at

Christine.lester@education.wa.edu.au

PROGRAM - OPEN CAFE

Christine Lester Open Café Coordinator

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Photography in Term 3 has been busy. Students have continued to show outstanding skills and

considerable patience in capturing very unique photographs. The students are working with a high level

of independence in capturing photographs, particularly bird photographs. It takes a focused observation

and careful manoeuvring to capture that great shot. It is pleasing to see the more experienced students

assisting the new photography students with their endeavours. The team work concept has been thriving

in Photography this year.

The program continues to empower students to partake in the process of camera through to computer to

editing the end result of the saved photograph. Students have expanded their knowledge in editing their

photos using the available software and to construct their own portfolio of work. As the students become

more proficient in editing their work they have taken on a significantly greater interest to continue in this

enjoyable facet of Photography.

The deadline is looming for entries to the Chevron Focus Environment Competition. To this end, we

have seen an increase in research of the lesser known species of flora and fauna the students have

captured with their cameras. Students have been busily reviewing their portfolios for their preferred

photographs to enter into this prestigious competition. There has been a significant increase in editing,

as well as title and caption development, enabling the students to provide their best submissions

possible to the competition. The organisers of the competition have stated West Coast SESC is the

benchmark for other schools, which is quite an achievement in itself. Good luck to the students with

their entries and we look forward to seeing the students ongoing development in the future.

Steve Yanev and Gabby Makarein

Photography Program Coordinators

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Teamwork, encouragement, having a go and being fair have been the main focus for Phys Ed this term.

As well as learning some great sporting and physical movement skills in basketball, volleyball and

athletics practice. Students have been taking part in a range of playground games, including totem

tennis, hop-scotch, capture the flag, four-square and frisbee.

Some great warm weather has seen some of our classes outside and combining with other classes to

participate in team games.

It has been a great way to learn new ways of working together, learning negotiation skills and developing

great social skills with new friendship groups.

PROGRAM - PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Tara Murphy

Physical Education Teacher

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PROGRAM - SCIENCE

Students have been working on chemistry this term and looking at the materials

things are made of. They have made a variety of different substances and studied

their properties. We have looked at the differences between natural and made

objects. Both types of materials have specific purposes, for example, things made

of plastic keep moisture in or out. Natural objects generally are not used for this

purpose.

Students made crystals from copper sulphate, salt and sugar and looked at them

under a microscope. They learnt the names of parts of the microscope. Students

also began to identify some of the crystal shapes.

A fun but messy activity was making slime. This slime was different because it

was edible! We did not eat it because generally we do not eat in Science but, in

theory, it was possible. It was made from chia seeds, water and cornflour. We added food colouring for

effect. Some students loved the mess and others were not so keen!

We have moved on to making other materials such as glue for paper mache. Students are making a

paper mache volcano for a fun activity and to learn the steps in an experiment. Each week, they get

better at making their own glue and are learning to get the right consistency. I’m sure we will have some

fabulous volcanoes for the start of next term.

Great work everyone!

Jacqui Millar

Science Teacher

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Year 13 students Noah and Boyd are both coming to the end of their Certificate II Automotive Vocational

Preparation Course at Midland TAFE. Both students have acquired a vast array of knowledge around

the servicing of cars. They are to be commended for their commitment to their studies and for

representing the school exceptionally well at TAFE.

We have had two students attending Kiara College Farm this semester completing ASDAN Towards

Independence and Horticulture Units. William and Trae have developed their health and safety skills

moving around the farm safely and using equipment in a responsible way. They have grown and

harvested crops and taken care of animals following farming principles. Well done boys!

Wider Opportunities for Work (WOW)

We had ten students complete their WOW course this term. The course has

focussed on the development of work related skills, enhancing the students job-

readiness. The qualification integrates with the transition planning already in

place for students in upper school in preparation for their future in the Work

Placement Program. The culmination of the course

ended in a five day work experience block

placement at ACTIV Industries at Bentley. Students

were able to apply their work skills in an actual work

place. All students were a real credit to the school

and should be commended for their commitment

and enthusiasm. Well done!

Christine Lester VET Coordinator

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Workplace Learning started this term with a change of workplace for most of our students to give them a

wide range of work experiences. The transition was very smooth. We now have twenty one students

working across supported and open employment. This semester we welcomed Woolworths, Warwick as

one of our work places and the students are really enjoying working for the supermarket. McDonalds and

our amazing supported workplaces such as Good Sammy’s Osborne Park, Activ Osborne Park,

Workpower Malaga and Belmont, Paraquad and most recently Balcatta Recycling Centre make up the

rest of the work placements we had this semester. Most of our students find their own way to the

workplace on their work placement day, although a few travel train with an EA using public transport.

This has been going really well with helping students learn to get to work by themselves.

At West Coast SESC we are using amazing programs for work place learning such as ASDAN WorkRight

for Year 11s or ADWPL (Authority Developed Work Place Learning) for Years 12 and 13. Both require

the filling in of logbooks with questions regarding working and the workplace along with a register of tasks

completed and hours worked. As per last year, our Year 11 and 12 students participate in WPL once a

week with some of our Year 13s out twice a week. This is working out with very positive results and the

students are getting a taste of the workplace as well as more life skills at school.

We do have a couple of students who are out doing WPL unsupported. These students are getting to

and from work independently and working without school support. Automasters, Greenwood and Intelife

are helping prepare these students for open employment.

The City of Joondalup are supporting us with an amazing childcare work placement for two of our

students at Craigie Leisure Centre Crèche. The City is so impressed with our students that they will be

featuring them in an internal newsletter.

This term we also had our Year 10 students complete the Cert I in Wider Opportunities for work course.

This involved a one week placement at Activ, Bentley. The Year 10s all participated fully and had a

fantastic time learning many new skills, along with the rules of the workplace. Congratulations to these

students for representing the school beautifully.

If you are aware of any workplaces that would be happy to host some of our students one day a week for

WPL, please get in touch and I will call them and walk them through the process. It is rewarding for our

students and for the host employers.

We are very grateful to our WPL partners for giving our students a range of experiences

that they are enjoying. We are supported by a range of supported and unsupported

worksites at the following businesses: Activ, Woolworths Warwick, Good Sammy’s in

Osborne Park, Paraquad, Workpower Belmont and Malaga, Noranda Nursery,

McDonalds Beldon and Intelife.

PROGRAM - WORKPLACE LEARNING

Amanda Clancy-Lowe Workplace Learning Coordinator

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You Can Do It! Day — Persistence, persistence, persistence.

That was our focus for You Can Do It! in Term 3 and students have centrally demonstrated this skill in a

range of contexts throughout the term. We’ve learnt that by working tough and putting in effort, some

“can do,” thinking can help move us towards accomplishing our tasks, finishing our work and achieving

our goals.

Students had a chance to practice these skills at our annual You Can Do It! day on Thursday September

19th, when we welcomed our special guests, Circus Challenge to the school for a performance and

circus skills workshops.

Students took part in a range of juggling activities, plate spinning and fire dancing techniques. It was

great to see everyone Getting Along, encouraging each other, showing Confidence with their efforts,

Persisting to learn some new skills, Organising themselves between activities and being Resilient when

things went wrong.

Jen, from Yoga Zoo, also paid us a visit and took students through some mindfulness and breathing

techniques. Students also had the opportunity to try out a range of Yoga poses and challenges.

Back in class, we all took part in “International Dot Day,” activities, encouraging students to try things

they might find challenging, by using a GROWTH MINDSET. This links in well with our “I can do it,”

thinking and was a nice way to break up our day with some quiet classroom time.

All up, it was a fantastic day with fun had by all. We can’t wait to celebrate again next year!

PROGRAM - YOU CAN DO IT!

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Tara Murphy

You Can Do It! Coordinator

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Term 3 has been an absolute blast for us as usual.

The students just keep on amazing us more and more each week. Rain or shine they arrive to dance full

of enthusiasm and lots of energy, some join in the routines, some dance to their own beat and some just

sit and watch, but we always have a fantastic time and everyone leaves the gym full of beans.

Three of our students have amazed us this term with their own choreographed submissions that they

showcase for the other students each week. Bam, Aidan and Charlotte are to be congratulated for doing

this! Your showcases are awesome.

It is so wonderful to see how dance fitness inspires them to create their own dance to songs that they

love. We will need to watch out as they could possibly make us redundant!

Rachel and Vahida

Zumba Fitness Instructors

PROGRAM - ZUMBA

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Area A has had an extremely busy Term 3 this year with our students finishing the Wider Opportunities for

Work Program and commencing their week long work experience at ACTIV Industries in Bentley.

Whilst at ACTIV the students were able to put their learnt theory into practice in the work setting through

undertaking a range of jobs including; sorting of headsets for airlines such as Virgin and Qantas, packing

the refreshment trays of water for Qantas, ensuring import stickers were placed on imported good before

being repackaged and sent off to retailers, various production line style jobs to prepare for the Perth

Royal Show as well as undertaking quality control jobs to ensure that training files for mining corporations

were ordered correctly and ready for distribution.

Upon reflection on their first block of work experience, our students have highlighted their enjoyment

through working with a friendly staff base as well as enjoying challenging tasks as part of a team.

The students are all looking forward to see what exciting challenges next year’s work place learning is

going to bring!

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This term we have taken a step the magical wardrobe and entered a winter

wonderland in our novel study of “The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe” by C.S Lewis.

We have used the themes discussed in the book to undertake writing tasks,

comprehension activities and word study.

Our Community Access trip saw us head to Super Bowl in Warwick to undertake a

game of bowling and pool/snooker. During our weekly class sport sessions, we have

been investigating the rules of pool and snooker as well as practising on our school

pool table. The students were very excited to use the skills that have been honing

over the course of the Term. We have noticed a great level of improvement from all students in this area

as well as a rise in their confidence which was great to see.

With Term 3 at an end, students and staff are looking forward to a well-earned break so that we are ready to return fully recharged and able to hit the ground running in Term 4!

Zac Redknap

Area A Teacher

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Area B students experienced a very busy Term 3 as well as teacher changes.

From late August, I was appointed as the new teacher for Area B. The students have adjusted positively

to the change as well as some amendments to the timetable.

On Monday 26th August, Area B students enjoyed participating in the Indigenous Cultural Awareness

Day. The students experienced Aboriginal dances, Aboriginal art, dot painting, Dream time stories, bush

tucker and making damper.

Area B students set up the Cancer Council Daffodil Day Fundraiser before recess on Wednesday 28th

August. The students decorated the Maths void with inspiring banners and yellow flowers. Tables were

set up with table cloths, vases of pretty yellow flowers and trays of yellow cupcakes. The cupcakes and

additional merchandise items, such as pens and badges, were sold for $1 each during recess to raise

funds for the Cancer Council.

Area B students hosted the fundraiser event, assisted with the icing of cupcakes, selling the cupcakes and

merchandise, cleaning up and packing away all items at the end of the event. Well done Area B students!

It was an impressive effort from all of you.

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On Wednesday 11th September students set up the staff room and conference room for the West Coast

SESC annual School Reunion. Past students were invited to attend the special afternoon tea and social

catch up between 1pm and 2.30pm. The students in the class hosted the event with the preparation of the

tables and chairs, distribution of the food, welcomed the guests, set up a power point of ex student photos

with the assistance of Sarah Hills and cleaned up the rooms afterwards.

Many people attended the School Reunion, including parents and carers. They enjoyed chatting to the

Area B students, ex students, Principal, Deputy Principal, West Coast SESC teachers and education

assistants.

Year 12 students visited the City of Stirling Balcatta Recycling Centre as an excursion on Wednesday

18th September. The students took photos of the interesting recycling centre and received free DVDs.

Area B students worked consistently on Maths / Numeracy and English / Literacy subjects during the

term. Since late August, the English / Literacy focus included writing reviews, sentences and paragraphs

based on important events that were experienced at school. The students prepared resume letters,

completed job application forms, worked on reading eggs, reading express, weekend recounts,

comprehension, Behind The News questions, reflection journals, spelling and revision spelling tests. The

Maths / Numeracy focus was based mainly on time and clocks, however other Maths areas were targeted

also. Revision work presented during the Numeracy sessions included fractions, addition, subtraction,

multiplication, division, money, measurement and times tables.

Thank you for welcoming me in to the school and enjoy your holidays everyone.

Area B Teacher

Leanne Mansfield

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As we finish off Term 3 it is good to look back and see how much we have achieved this term. One of the

obvious changes to our class is that we are in a new room and we are called Area C. At the start of term

3 we also had the pleasure of welcoming John to our classroom. John brings a great sense of humour to

our room, is a good cook and a whiz on the computer. Welcome John!!

We were also very happy to welcome our Tuesday and Thursday teacher Mrs Valuri. We are so pleased

you joined us. As well as Literacy and Numeracy, Mrs Valuri has taken over the horticulture classes with

much flare (check out the lush garden pods outside our room that are bursting with spinach, coriander and

parsley). We are now starting work on the gardens outside the cooking rooms and by next term we will

have a lovely herb and vegetable garden that they can use for the food they create in class.

During class we have begun reading our novel called “My Girragundji”, it is a

beautiful Australian novel about an aboriginal boy growing up and discovering his

spirit animal – a frog. To begin the novel, we chose a myth to study and make a

poster of and we discussed the concept of what a myth is. We then focused in on

Australian myths, in particular the “Hairy Man”, which features in our novel. We

created pictures of what we think the Hairy Man looks like – and you can see them

on the wall in our classroom. As we started reading the book, the students created

a glossary of aboriginal words, one of which is Girragundji - which means frog. We

are also writing descriptions of the many interesting characters in the book. We

haven’t finished the book yet, so we can’t tell you how it ends.

During numeracy lessons, we are practising our money skills by working within budgets, using on-line

shopping sites and adding up money values. We are continuing with our classroom banking to practice

handling and making up various money amounts. For some of us those skills are put to practical use on a

Thursday when we have to take customer orders for coffee and pizza and then balance the books at the

end of the day.

In You Can Do It, we have been exploring what it means to “persist”. Some

ideas our students came up with was that to persist was to “not give up’, or to

“make a big effort” or to “keep trying”. We have had some great class

discussions about whether our big achievements in life are just good luck or

are they a result of a lot of effort and persistence? We have decided that to

persist means that sometimes we have to do things that are a bit harder and

not always fun, but persisting helps you to achieve your goals in life.

Protective Behaviours, we have been looking at how we use the internet and what ‘digital footprint’ we are

creating as a result of this. Every day, whether we want to or not, most of us contribute to a growing

portrait of who we are online, a portrait that is probably more public than we assume. Students have been

learning about what information they share on the internet when they are accessing emails, downloading

images, online gaming or using apps like Ticktock and Instagram and have discussed the importance of

not sharing personal information online.

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The Year 13s are comfortable in their work place learning routines, and hopefully looking forward to their

final term with us at school. We have started making our vision boards and it is great to see all of the

exciting plans that our leavers have for their first year out of school.

We have celebrated more birthdays this term…Happy Birthday to John, Anika and James.

We all love sharing your birthdays with you. Fletcher will be celebrating his birthday during the holidays,

so we will not forget you Fletcher, we hope you have a Happy Birthday too!

We have had such beautiful weather lately that we have also taken the opportunity to get outside and do

some weeding in our surrounding bushlands/gardens. Bam and Fletcher became experts at removing

pink gladiolas and freesia (invasive weeds in our native bushland) and they are especially good at

ensuring that the bulb and roots are dug out so that the weeds cannot grow back. Good work Bam and

Fletcher.

We are all looking forward to a restful and relaxing holiday, and we hope that you all come back refreshed

and ready for our final term for the year.

Happy holidays!

Katie Gill and Danielle Valuri

Area C Teachers

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Term 3 has flown by yet again with many exciting activities in and outside the classroom, including art

projects, experiments and an excursion to the Army Museum in Fremantle.

In HASS (Humanities and Social Sciences) students have been undertaking Asian Studies and have

been focusing on Japan this term. Students have learnt about geography and landmarks, climate and

extreme weather in Japan (including earthquakes and Tsunamis) and the political and economic

system. They have also learnt about Samurai, Japan’s role in the World War as well as Japanese

culture, including celebrations and traditions. In Week 10 the students were involved in the Sakura

Festival, a Japanese tradition, to celebrate the start of Spring.

Students have been steadily working through their ASDAN, Transition

Challenge Portfolios and have been producing some awesome work. Files will

be complete and moderated and certificates of achievement given at the end of

next year. This is a picture of Seth interviewing the school gardener about his

job for ASDAN.

Students have been taking turns working in the Life Skills room every Friday to

make delicious meals for the class. Yummy dishes included pizza, sandwich

wraps, burgers, nachos and pancakes have been made.

Option Classes

Students have enjoyed participating in options this term. In Phys Ed, they have focused on teamwork,

encouragement and negotiation of roles and rules. Students have been taking part in a range of

playground games including, volleyball, capture the flag and crab soccer. Different classes have also

been combining together and working on their social skills between the classes.

In Drama, students have been focusing on film genre, with students creating their own short films and

movie trailers. There are some great creative masterpieces underway with a zombie/western/sci-fi film

involving time travel and a plague, and an action/drama about soccer skills.

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In Art, students have been making a mosaic of an endangered Australian animal out of tiles. They have

enjoyed designing and creating their mosaic and using the hammer to break up the tiles in to smaller

pieces.

In Science with Jacqui Millar, students have done lots of different experiments including making slime and

crystals, testing electricity voltage through various objects, experimenting with acidic reactions as well as

categorising different animal species.

On the last day of term students went on an excursion

to the Army Museum of WA in Fremantle and had a

guided tour of the exhibits. They learnt all about the

history of the Anzacs and World Wars

Christine Norman

Area D Teacher

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We have made our way through yet another wonderful term where I can honestly say we are starting to

see the makings of some super star students on many fronts. Area F has really made a lot of progress

this term working through strategies that address their emotional regulation needs, together with,

achieving some of our educational goals through the amazing knowledge journey we have been on over

the past tem weeks. So here is a snapshot of what we have been up to:

Numeracy

“Time, calendars and seasons” has been our theme this term and we have had a lot of fun learning all

things related to time. Especially interesting was the making and observing our sun dial mini projects.

Literacy Guided Reading and reading in front of others has challenged us this term, the improvement, enthusiasm

and increased confidence of the class has really impressed me along with the students themselves. I am

super proud of what they have achieved and how far they have come!

Independent Work Morning work has seen the students looking at their personal details and being able to independently fill in

a form. After some practise the class were really proud of being able to tick this skill off their list of

independent skill goals.

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Health and Phys Ed

This term we have been learning about the “The Human Life Cycle, from conception to birth and through

to puberty. This topic has raised many interesting questions and group discussions.

In PE, the class spent time practising for the Athletics Carnival and have all been able to improve their

personal sprinting times and also make a super-fast start with learning the

correct start technique.

Bush Rangers

The class has been looking after our school’s environment by helping clean up the grounds whilst also

having competitions with rubbish collection and learning about recycling. I am super proud to see how

the students have really stepped up and have become mentors and ambassadors for the school

especially during Bush Rangers classes and incursions.

Well done Area F you should be proud of what you have achieved and how far you have

come this past term!

Natalie Mathews

Area F Teacher

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This term Area G have started their Community Access Program by catching the bus to Warwick

Shopping Centre. At the shopping centre we complete various shopping tasks such as locating items in

Coles and Woolworths to compare prices, purchasing items from shopping lists, finding the correct size of

various clothing items, behaving appropriately and safely in the community and purchasing our own lunch.

The Life Skills room is a hive of activity on Monday afternoons with

Area G gathering together to eat, as a group, the delicious meal they

have prepared with Mrs Hipgrave.

The dishes are then done, the

kitchen is tidied and the tea towels

are put in the wash before lunch!

After lunch students are either making beds and folding washing or using

their own personal hygiene pack to wash their face, brush their teeth or

brush or comb their hair so they can go home looking like a million

dollars!

In Aboriginal Studies we have been reading, viewing and creating our

own Dreamtime Stories. We have also begun the long and patient

process of creating our own dot painted Didgeridoos!

The Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Day was a highlight of the term for

Area G. We enjoyed all of the activities and listening to a respected

Elder share her knowledge of Aboriginal Art and Culture. Many of us

participated in the Traditional dances with the Wadumbah Dance Group -

turning ourselves into gusts of winds, emus and birds!

With the help (and expertise!) of Mr Glover, Ethen and Byron have begun

the process of repairing and upcycling an old bench. They have cut wood

to make reinforcers for stability and will soon begin the process of

sanding to make the bench smooth again for painting.

Each member of Area G will then create a pattern or symbol they will

paint on to the bench before it is finished off.

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We are so proud of the students in Area G in the way they have settled into a good rhythm and have been

working very well.

Friendships have become important in the class and students are improving their social skills. It is lovely

to see students initiate conversations and help each other when needed. We hope some of these

friendships become lifelong.

The improvement in spelling is another positive star for our students. This display of persistence and hard

work is something for our students to be proud of. They have also increased their vocabulary and

comprehension skills when undertaking their spelling tasks. Comprehension is really the end game for

literacy and it is important they continue to work at this. Well done to all Area G students.

Students from Area G are really enjoying their Friday afternoon games of Bocce. It is a great way to relax

and unwind from the week and get ready for the weekend as well as learn skills in a game that they can

pursue outside of school with family and friends.

We are looking forward to a great Term 4 ahead and we wish all students and their families a very relaxing and well earnt break.

Jacqui Millar and Erica Waldock

Area G Teachers

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Literacy

We have continued in implementing a balanced literacy approach within our English session by giving

the students opportunities to create their own sentences which were used to create a book associated

with the story. Students were also promoted to create an item associated with their story and match their

photo to the sentences that they had made.

Other components of the balanced literacy approach have been giving the students opportunities to read

books independently and write stories independently about topics which interest them. As the term has

progressed the students in Area H have developed an interest in reading and writing. Students have

been given opportunities to write their sentences and use their proloquo2go device to express their

ideas.

Health

The main focus in Area H for health this term has been working on the Zones of Regulations. The

students were given opportunities to work with EAs to create emojis of their face to demonstrate the

various zones.

Students were then asked to match their face to the appropriate colour so students can recognise what

they look like when they are in a certain zone.

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Maths

Mathematics in Area H this term has been mainly focused on money and counting. This has been done

by recognising coins and notes and determining how much each are worth. Students have also had

opportunities to practice their addition skills by counting coins to buy pretend items on their iPad by

themselves and on the interactive whiteboard as a group.

Science

In Science we have been focusing on the stars, planets and space. Students have learnt about the solar

system, how big planets are and what other cultures thought of space.

Next term the students are super excited for some Christmas activities and swimming lessons. We are all

excited for swimming lessons!

Anthony Raschilla

Area H Teacher

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This semester has seen a change in its helm. Miss Leisa Graham has taken over as teacher from Mrs

Allison Nolan, who has recently taken up the role of Deputy Principal. The students from Area I have

transitioned so well to this change and are working great as a team with the alterations that have taken

place within the classroom.

We have had Noah and Aidan on work

placement at Activ and Workpower respectively.

Both students have had brilliant feedback from

their workplaces as they have shown that they

are able to follow instructions and complete set

tasks. We are so very proud of them.

Noah has enjoyed every moment of Art and Enterprise with Mrs Kelly and has come up with some very

creative products to take home. Aidan has taken up the responsibility of our roll monitor this term,

independently every morning dropping our roll off to the wonderful office ladies.

Area I has shown their artistic flair with amazingly creative displays on their

classroom windows for Jeans for Genes Day and Daffodil Day.

As a group we all made special Father’s Day cards for the first week in September.

Area I has started a weekly recount in literacy this term. Every Monday we discuss what students did over

the weekend and write up a story. Our students love finding out what everyone gets up to over their time

away from school.

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In numeracy we have focused on mass and volume and different cups measurements involved in

cooking. Over the next term we will focus on working with money in the outside world.

Indigenous Cultural Awareness Day

was on 26th August. Noah, Aidan,

Liam, Tim and Fabian loved the

dancers that came and enjoyed

participating in the special dance

presentation.

Liam has returned from spending some time in Hong Kong with Dad. He came back with lots of stories

about what he did there.

Tim has been working very hard to use his chat book this term along with basic

signing. He is enjoying the Yoga in Phys Ed with Mrs Murphy.

Fabian is loving cooking all the different products in Home Economics with Mrs

Hipgrave

Every Friday, we have been juicing lemons (kindly donated by our wonderful staff) that we will use for the

market in Week 7, Term 4. We will be making delicious lemon curd to sell. You will not want to miss

getting your hands on this enjoyable treat.

Leisa Graham

Area I Teacher

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What a big term Area J has had! Students have shown exceptional development of resilience skills. This

was particularly evident by what has been a relatively smooth transition from Area E to our new classroom

in Area J. The new classroom has been well received and the bigger space has meant more room for

activities!

This term has seen a significant increase in confidence when sharing our weekend news on Monday

mornings. It has been fantastic to hear louder voices and more detail when recounting the highlights with

the rest of the class. Ella and Deacon have been true standouts with their growth in sharing news and are

to be commended for their progress. Keeping with the literacy theme, Area J have been working hard to

develop their descriptive language this term. Every week students have studied different photographs

and chosen words to describe what they can see. From this they are developing sentence building skills

and adding detail to their language.

The progress within numeracy lessons has been amazing this term. Students have come a long way with

their skip counting and general number skills. Additionally, many students have shown increased

accuracy with telling time to the half and quarter hour. Money skills continues to be a large focus in our

numeracy lessons. Students are more accurately ordering the value of money independently and

recognising some equivalent money amounts. Maths games period continues to be a highlight each week

and it is awesome to see new skills being applied to different games.

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Term 3 has also seen the commencement of ASDAN in Area J. Currently, we have focused on our

personal capabilities unit. We have explored the importance of learning our personal contact details and

practising committing this information to memory. Area J students have also identified personal

characteristics and interests discovering who we are as individuals. ASDAN will continue next term and

will complement our ongoing social skills development.

With more time at school there is more opportunity to develop friendships. This is certainly a wonderful

thing, but there are times when we face obstacles within relationships as a result of our differences. Area

J students are working hard to increase their social skills through identifying what are characteristics of a

good friend and what we can do when there is an issue of conflict within a friendship. Real life

experiences have been the most valued learning opportunities this term and is setting a good foundation

as students continue to mature in their schooling.

On top of all our hard work we really enjoyed the fun

activities during the Aboriginal Cultural Awareness

Day. The traditional dance was amazing and learning

how to create Aboriginal art symbols was very

interesting.

We also enjoyed learning about more cultural diversity

at the Sakura Festival this term!

Students enjoyed a great day at the Athletics Carnival in the last week of term, trying a range of different activities and participated to their fullest. I am so proud of them all!

Overall, it has been an eventful term. While it has not been without its challenges there has truly been some significant growth by our students. I cannot wait to see what awaits us in Term 4 Area J!

Emily Dayman

Area J Teacher

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Where has the term gone? It has flown by! It has definitely been a busy term bustling with loads of

activities around the Centre.

The students had the privilege of being

part of City of Joondalup’s Council

Meeting in Week 5. They took part in

the Youth and Public Forum Question

Time. Alex and Laura received the

special opportunity to raise their

questions of concern at the Forum.

Furthermore, they received a verbal and

written response from the Mayor

addressing their queries.

Students also enjoyed the Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Day, a whole-centre event and partook in

different activities that were run throughout the day.

In Week 9 on Thursday 19th September, Ayden and Trae enjoyed taking part in the whole school You

Can Do It! Day.

The two of them along with their peer group witnessed the

hilarious circus show and learnt few tricks of the trade. They

further reinforced the knowledge of the 5 Keys of Life for

successful and happy living.

The other students from Area K were working diligently at their

WPL sites on this day.

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In the last week of the term, the class enjoyed the Sakura Festival and Alex gave a brilliant presentation

on Japanese Art and Technology. As an end-of-term reward, student received an all-expense paid

excursion to Hyogo Prefectural Government Centre to experience the rich Japanese culture. We met

Melissa Lyuke the Deputy Director of the Centre and she went through with us about the Western

Australia's association with Hyogo — a prefecture in Japan. She explained to the students about different

Japanese traditions ranging from houses to art and culture of the country. Students also did

some calligraphy with Erico-san and wrote the word Spring in Japanese and block printed their name in

Japanese font. Students also used Japanese rice paper to make a beautiful sakura pattern for the

renowned Himeji Castle. The excursion concluded with a lovely Obento lunch served to us. A culturally

enriching day for all of us

Along with these incursions and excursions; students did their best in

striving hard to work towards their academic goals. They focused and

persevered in completing all their classroom educational goals from

functional numeracy to functional socio-literacy.

Nimi Mammen Area K Teacher

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Monday 14th October Tuesday 5th November Term 4 Begins ATE Program

Wednesday 16th October Monday 11th—Friday 22nd November

Friendship World Cup Swimming Lessons

Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd October Tuesday 12th November Upper School Camp First Aid Incursion

Thursday 24th October Wednesday 13th November Silent Morning Tea Home Economics Afternoon Tea

Monday 28th October Thursday 14th November School Council Meeting Half Day -Transition

Wednesday 30th October Friday 15th November School Board Meeting Finance Committee

Thursday 31st October Tuesday 19th November Halloween Lunch Stall ATE Program Whole School Election

Thursday 21st November

Half Day Transition

Tuesday 26th November Full Day Transition

Thursday 28th November Full Day Transition

Monday 2nd December Friday 29th November Graduation Breakfast Last Day of WPL for Leavers Festival of Lights

Tuesday 3rd December ATE Program School Council Meeting

Wednesday 4th December End of Year Assembly Last Day for Leavers

Tuesday 17th December ATE Program

Thursday 19th December Last Day of Term 4

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