The end of Term Three is almost upon us, and what a busy term it has been. The beginning saw Year 8’s received their Semester One report, Parent teacher interviews in week 2, Write a book in a day incursion, wear it purple day, the track and field carnival, KPA Frozen production and the OAP expedition. I hope all Year 8’s have been able to set new goals and are working on making improvements for their Semester Two report.

In week 8 we held a year assembly demonstrating the process for students to complete their subject selections for 2024. If you need assistance, please reach out to myself.

A friendly reminder that phones need to be off and away all day. I will be monitoring Academy for mobile phone breaches. If a student has a number of mobile phone breaches they will be expected to complete an improvement plan where we will address their mobile phone breaches. This can be extended to uniform too. As the weather warms up, I hope to see year 8 students in the correct school uniform. Kalamunda stands ready to assist any families to ensure their child is attending school dressed for success.

Being a young person can be a difficult time. As our year 8’s navigate a number of issues, I will be sharing a range of resources on Connect that can assist you and your child. Please keep an eye out on Connect notices for when these resources become available.

It is an absolute pleasure to be working with the wonderful students and families in year 8. If you need to contact me at all, please feel free to mail me at Teagen.Smith@education.wa.edu.au.