Term 3 is an important one in making progress with student learning. Apart from OLNA there is no major testing to disrupt the learning. So far this term we have held our Parent Teacher meetings, caught up on camps and other activities postponed due to the lockdown last term and celebrated Languages week, Science week and soon to be Book week.

NAIDOC celebrations

The last week of Term 2 we celebrated NAIDOC week and the theme this year was Heal Country. Given the sudden COVID outbreak and then lockdown we had to think quickly and adapt some of our activities. We still held our assembly in a smaller format with invited students with special guests Nick Abraham who gave our Welcome to Country and Bevan O’Donnell who shared his story with us. We were able to share the assembly with the rest of the school via video. Student councillors and staff organised a range of special activities throughout the week, and staff incorporated learning into the curriculum.

One of highlights was a video presentation created by Mr Meaden and Year 12 student Coen Fowler. Coen wrote, performed and recorded an original musical score to accompany the presentation. This video presentation was featured as the opening item at the recent Opus Music Performance at the Perth Concert Hall, where Coen also played digeridoo and was interviewed on stage. We are very proud of his talent and achievement.

Year 10 Course Confirmation

Our Year 10 course selection for 2022 has now been completed and students have been confirmed into their courses. Some students will be working to improve their grades in order to allow them to study certain subjects next year and we wish them all the best for their studies in the second half of the year.

Towards the end of the year in Term 4 we will hold a Year 10 transition where students will trial their new courses in preparation for Year 11 and 12 and to ensure they are comfortable with their selections.

OLNA – Round 2

This next round of OLNA testing is coming up at the start of Week 7 (starting 30 August).  While there is no specific preparation required for these tests, we encourage students to give each test their full efforts.

Staff car park

Could I remind parents and visitors to our school that the car park on Canning Road is a staff car park and students need to cross this to access the KPAC for classes throughout the day.  To ensure our students are safe when crossing the carpark, we ask that parents and visitors access the school via Cotherstone Rd during the school day.

Musical highlights

Our music students have been participating in a range of music festivals and you can read more about it in this edition of the News Review.  One thing I would like to make mention of is that our music teacher Marcus Roberts has been recently composing some classical guitar music which has been picked up by a publishing company and is being played by ensembles in other schools, at WAPPA and around Australia. Having a composer in our school community working with our students is something to be very proud of.

Corrugated Exhibition

I was fortunate to attend the opening of this exhibition recently and see the amazing works of many of our Gifted and Talented Visual Art program alumni. Curator and exhibition organiser, Briony Bray, was also a former student and currently works as a technical assistant in our program. We congratulate all these students in their artistic endeavours beyond school.

We look forward to upcoming events such as the inaugural Kala Lit Conference, House Track and Field Carnival, and of course our musical Beauty and the Beast. You can purchase tickets through the link below.

Helen Deacon
Principal