School Newsletter
Number 9
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Important Dates
From our Principal
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Cathy France
Principal
An Update From Our Board
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Brad Symes
Board President
Community Lottery
Fundraising Opportunity
Support our school while giving yourself the chance to win! We're once again taking part in the People First Community Lottery, with 100% of every $2 ticket sold going directly to our school. Our goal is to raise $1,500 to support improvements at both Yultiwirra and Wairoa.
There are 41 prizes to be won, with a total prize pool of more than $300,000.
Yultiwirra
Sharing Assembly
Come along to the Yultiwirra Hall to hear from our Cycle 2 and Cycle 4 students as they share their learning, projects and experiences with our community.
A chance to hear directly from the students and celebrate the work they have been exploring throughout the term.
All welcome!
Friday 18th September
9:30am
Wairoa
Wairoa Cultural Studies Expo
Join us for this late afternoon–early evening event at Wairoa, featuring open displays of student work and learning from a range of cultural subjects and Occupations. Some students will also share short presentations about their individual RICH projects.
Thursday 24th September
4:00pm
Conversations
Conversations
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Conversations
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Cycle News
Infant Program
Drosera Classroom • Ages 0-3
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Infant Program
Cycle 1 Preschool
Banksia & Goodenia Community • Ages 3-5
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“We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry”
– Maria Montessori
Cycle 1 Preschool
Cycle 1 Primary
Correa & Ixodia Classrooms • Ages 5-6
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Cycle 1 Primary
“Human beings are a type of mammal.”
— Hitika
“Bones protect our internal organs.”
— Lenny
“If you didn’t have bones, you would be all floppy.”
— Will
“Your collarbone is called the clavicle bone.”
— Matilda
“Bones and muscles help our body move and stay upright.”
— Ziggy
“Lungs help you breath.”
— Bryn
“The funny bone isn’t actually a bone, it’s a nerve.”
— Jonty
“We have bones in our hands and feet called phalange bones.”
— Jeanie
Cycle 2 Primary
Dianella & Acacia Classrooms • Ages 6-9
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Cycle 2 Primary
Cycle 3 Primary
Callistemon & Grevillea Classrooms • Ages 9-12
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Cycle 3 Primary
Cycle 4 Middle School
Wairoa Campus • Ages 12-15
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Cycle 4 Middle School
“I liked learning about camera angles and lighting in film… I feel like I can take a real portrait now!”
— Spencer
““My RICH project is on The Gateway Theory for Pain Management. I’ve enjoyed the freedom of choosing an outcome at the end.”
— Aila
“I really liked our session on food photography - I didn’t know anything about it, and Danielle’s session was so interesting.”
— Matilda
“In Heating and Burning, I enjoyed learning about which insulation was best, and I’m looking forward to cooking steak!”
— Miller
Specialist Teachers
Music with David
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Community News
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