Caralee CS acknowledges the Beeliar people as the Traditional Owners of the land on which the school stands today, and pays its respects to the Noongar people and elders past, present and emerging.

Welcome to the final E-newsletter for Semester 1, 2020.

Phase 4 Restrictions
On 22 June, the WA Government announced further easing of restrictions. As a school we will be removing the barriers and signage at the gates from Monday, 29 June, and parents and caregivers are welcome to drop off and pick up your children at their classroom.

Parents are encouraged to continue, if they wish, with dropping children at the gate. As a school, and it has been widely reported across the State, we have noticed the increased independence and morning engagement levels of our students this Term. To assist this to continue, we are giving parents the option to keep existing arrangements if they work for your children. Gates will still have a staff member present next week.

If you would like to speak with your child’s teacher, we would encourage you to make an appointment at an agreed time after school. This will also assist with the smooth morning transitions.

Gate entries to the school will remain the same and these will be open for 8:30am in the morning and by 2:45pm in the afternoon (2:20pm on Tuesdays).

Parents and community members are reminded that physical distancing requirements of 2 square metres apply while on school grounds.

Canteen
Canteen orders will continue to be taken from the Front Office for the remainder of the term, with on-line orders via Quickcliq proving to be increasingly popular.

Assembly
Our last assembly will be a virtual assembly for students and we will welcome back parents (along with class items) next term.

Reporting to Parents
Reports will be distributed via Connect on Wednesday, 1 July. If you need to update your details so that you receive reports, please contact the school office. 

More information regarding Connect is available on the school website at https://www.caraleecs.wa.edu.au/page/218/Connect-DET---Step-by-step-guide-for-parents

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data
It has proven to be an interesting school semester with regards to COVID-19 and reporting.  Teachers are working hard to ensure student information is up to date in our record keeping system and that students are best supported at school.

Staffing Term 3
In Term 3 we welcome back Mrs Kaye Pestana who had taken leave for the beginning of the year. Mrs Pestana will be taking the Thursday, Friday (and alternate Wednesday) Kindergarten group.

As we welcome back Mrs Pestana, we say good bye to Mrs Nichola Jennings who has been filling this role since the beginning of the year. We thank her for the terrific job she has done in ensuring our learning program in Kindergarten has been an enjoyable experience for our students.

Happiness Appears Community Art Trail
This weekend (Saturday, 27 and Sunday, 28 of June), the City of Melville will become a walking art gallery with ex-Caralee CS students Mya Hathaway (photography on the Caralee fence, corner Drury Road & Winnacott street) and Nathan Burnby (creating the monsters on the football club rooms) represented.

Please vote on the online map which is open from 8.00 am on Friday, 26 June to 5.00 pm on Sunday 5 July 2020.
https://www.melvillecity.com.au/our-city/connect-with-us/melville-talks/engagements/happiness-appears

Last Newsletter
With Mr Shapcott retuning next term from his overseas service, this will be my last newsletter as Principal of Caralee CS. I would like to thank the entire Caralee CS community for your support and hard work.

It has been a very interesting semester and I thank you for welcoming me into your community. Caralee Community School is a terrific school and this is a credit to all of you. Thank you.

Dane Franklin
Principal
Caralee Community School

Trying to access Caralee's school app?

Kapture Photography advises that they are currently experiencing delays of approximately three weeks.  

We look forward to receiving and distributing the Photo Day packs to families prior to the end of the term.

 

If your child is fours years old by 30 June 2022, you can apply to enrol them in Kindergarten commencing next year.

We look forward to welcoming you and your child into our Caralee community.

We are currently taking applications to enrol and offer two Kindy Groups for which you can select your preference.

School Tours (our office is closed during the school holiday period)
Tours of the school are available upon request via our Booking Form, or by telephoning our Administration Office on (08) 9312 4800 and asking to speak with one of our Deputy Principals.  Please note: current COVID-19 practices will apply.

Enrolment Procedures
For more information about enrolment of your child, visit 
School Office / Student Enrolments

For Parents & Guardians
+ Issued by the Department of Education, Western Australia: Early-Learning-Resources
+ What to expect when your child starts Kindergarten: Hello Kindergarten!

Is your child turning five years old by 30 June 2021? Every child of Pre-primary age is required to attend school next year and will need to be registered.
You can register your child for Pre-primary 2021 by completing an "Application for Enrolment". 

If your child is currently enrolled in Kindergarten at Caralee, and you plan to continue at this school for Pre-primary, you still need to complete an application to re-enrol.

You can apply for re-enrolment by:
- completing our editable application electronically below, or
- printing and completing this enrolment application by hand

(Editable) Application for Enrolment

If your child is new to Caralee Community School, you can apply by completing a WA Public School Student Enrolment Form available HERE. You can also request a printed copy by calling our office on (08) 9312 4800.

Your completed enrolment application can be emailed to caralee.cs@education.wa.edu.au or returned to our Administration Office in person.

The School P&C is a great place for families with students to meet others, and join in a range of community activities. We aim to keep it a friendly, community-oriented atmosphere where everyone is welcome.

Accountant and Auditor required
We are currently seeking an accountant and auditor to oversee and verify our books.  If you can assist with this, please contact our treasurer Meredith Hathaway for more information at Pandc.caraleecs@gmail.com

Uniform shop
The uniform shop is open again – every second Wednesday (assembly days) from 8.15 am  to 8.45 am or order your uniforms online using Quickcliq. 

Gee Dads Fathering Project
Thank you to all those who came along to our recent event.  We look forward to seeing you all again in Term 4, and welcome newcomers too!

Click on the link for:
P&C - LATEST NEWS and more

'Creative expressions in public space have been lifting spirits world-wide during the COVID-19 pandemic.'  

Happiness Appears is a pop-up community art trail, made by the Melville community, and ex-Caralee students are represented.  Vote for your favourite artwork now!

The Happiness Appears community art trail is happening 27-28 June, providing the opportunity for up to 20 community members, artist/s and groups to be funded with a $500 fee to bring their creative idea into reality within Melville’s neighbourhoods and spread happiness! The community votes for their favourites and the winners receive cash prizes.

We are pleased that ex-Caralee CS students, Mya Hathaway and Nathan Burnby are represented.

Vote for your favourite artwork

Voting is open from 8.00 am on Friday, 26 June to 5.00 pm on Sunday 5 July 2020.

Find your favourite artwork and share it on Instagram #creativemelville #happinessappearsmelville 

The winning artists will receive a first prize of $1,000, second prize of $500 and third prize of $250. Winners announced Tuesday, 7 July 2020.



For more information visit:https://www.melvillecity.com.au/our-city/connect-with-us/melville-talks/engagements/happiness-appears

Through this project, we recognise the importance of connecting with our local spaces, places and each other in creative ways. We are encouraging everyone with ideas to apply, from family teams, friends, community groups, school groups, individuals or groups of artists from hobbyist to professionals.

This term fairy tale characters have been up to mischief in our Kindergarten classrooms. The Old Woman left our kitchen in quite a mess as she chased after the Gingerbread Man she had baked. One week we discovered that someone had eaten porridge, knocked over a chair and slept in a small bed in our Home Corner. Another week, Three Little Pigs took over our Construction Area and attempted to build themselves houses. Recently we made our own bridges to help the Three Billy Goats Gruff cross a river safely and have planted beans to see if we can grow beanstalks as big as Jack’s.

Engaging in fairy tales has introduced us to characters, settings and new vocabulary. We have had opportunities to develop our counting skills and practise writing numbers. We have learned about measurement and the science of cooking, baking and growing plants. Most of all, we have had lots of fun this term.

The Kindy Team

This term in English, B4 has been focusing on recounting fairytales. We have also been working hard on the Letters and Sounds program, with many of us starting to write phonetically.

In Mathematics, we have been learning to compare quantities. We are currently learning about Celebrations in HASS. 

We have been very busy in Pre–Primary B8 this Term.

We practised daily all letters of the alphabet naming the most common sounds that each letter represents and extending our bank of sight words. We continue to practise writing short sentences and reading decodable texts by using our phonic knowledge. 

In our shared reading sessions, we have enjoyed various stories, such as ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’ and ‘The Gruffalo’. We practised oral and written recounts. Just recently, we have read ‘How The Birds Got Their Colours’ by Mary Albert and Pamela Lofts. We have written a recount of the story and drawn pictures. We displayed our artistic skills by creating colourful birds using our footprints and decorating our art work with leaves, which we have collected on our school ground.







One of the areas we are practising in mathematics is to count to 20. We had fun creating our very own ‘counting echidnas’, glueing the exact number of matchsticks to make our echidnas complete.

As we are nearing the holiday break, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for your help and support over the last semester. 

Here’s a brief overview at what we’ve been learning in class.

English
Writing – our main focus has been narratives and more recently persuasive text. This term I have been encouraging the children to extend their sentences and revise and edit their writing.

Reading – our main focus is decoding words. We also look at comprehension strategies such as making connections, predicting, questioning, monitoring, visualising and summarising.

Phonics – continuing with our Letters and Sounds program.

Mathematics
Number & Algebra - skip counting by 2s, using the commutative property of addition, using the count-on strategy to add one and two digit numbers, subitising quantities.

Measurement & Geometry - using length to measure informal units.

Society and Environment
History – we’ve been learning about toys over time and how toys from the children’s parent’s and grandparent’s childhood have changed from our daily lives.

In class we’ve also been learning about our fortnightly virtue and linking it to our Positive Behaviour Schools matrix.

Digital Technology
We’ve been using various coding sites such as Kodable and Studio Code.

Assembly
Due to Covid19, assemblies are presented by our admin staff and the children watch them on the interactive white board in the classroom, therefore B5’s assembly will not be held on 1st July.

Wishing you all a safe and happy break.

Warm regards,

Louise Warren & Linda Dunn

We love our community school and feel very privileged to be an integral part of our Willagee community too.  Here you will find links for you and your family to enjoy activities and events close by.


Willagee Carols at Carawatha, Sun 19 Dec 2021
4-6pm at Carawatha Park, cnr of Stacey St and Archibald St Willagee.  For more information, visit the Common Church, Perth https://www.thecommonperth.com.au/churchmission

Bottle Top Hill, Sat 8 Jan 2022 (anytime between 8am & 10am)
100% volunteer-run community project aimed at helping raise community awareness on waste avoidance and reclaiming clean/dry plastic drink bottle lids to support schools, artists and industry for a more circular economy. Public drop-off also for bread tags, batteries & printer cartridges. More info https://www.facebook.com/BottleTopHill/

January School Holiday Sewing Classes & Term 1
Come and experience the joy of creative sewing in a relaxed and fun environment.  Explore colour and design while becoming skilled in machine and hand sewing techniques.  For more information, visit Home - Louise Marie Back Sewing Classes

Kardinya Netball Club
Registrations for the 2022 season open in January.  Tuesday night training and Saturday competition: SET, GO & Junior Teams available (players turning 7yo in 2022 and above).  Tuesday night NET Program (players turning 5-6yo in 2022).  For further information, please visit Kardinya Netball Club - Home or email kardinyanetballclub@gmail.com

Kardinya Junior Cricket Club
For girls and boys 5 to 12 years, Alan Edwards Reserve, Kardinya.  Join with friends and play together in an inclusive program for all abilities.  For more information, visit https://www.kardinyajcc.com/

Kardinya Red Sox Ball Club
We are a community based, not for profit club, who are family focused and dedicated to the development of diamond sports in children.  We are based in Kardinya at Morris Buzacott Reserve, but we welcome players from all areas. We might already have some players from your school! For more information, visit https://www.kardinyaredsox.org.au/

Murdoch University After School Program
Murdoch University After School Program in Mathematics and Physical Sciences provides classes three times each week 4:30 – 6:30 pm. We provide classes with physical distancing in place, and our classes begin in the second week of each school term for Physics (Mon), Chemistry (Thu) and Maths (Fri).  Please email Afterschoolprogram@murdoch.edu.au for more information.  

Master Mind Australia - January 2022 Jump-Start Program
Tuition for all students entering Year 7 including NAPLAN, transition skills, subject revision and preparation.  The January Preparation Program aims to prepare students for Term 1 (2022) before the academic year begins. The classes will revise those important components from the 2021 syllabus that are vital for success in the new year.  The program will also preview what students can expect in their courses in 2022.  For more info, visit https://www.mastermindaustralia.com.au/

Better Health Program
The WA Department of Health is funding the Better Health Program in the Perth metropolitan region. The ten week program is available to families both face-to-face and online.

The Better Health Program is a free, healthy lifestyle program for families.The program is evidence-based and is developed and delivered by qualified health professionals to support families with making sustainable health changes. Children (and their families) are eligible to participate in the program if they are:

• Aged 7-13 years
• Above a healthy weight

To find out more, click HERE or visit their website Better Health Program

eSafety's Guide to Parental Controls - FREE live webinar
Register for the free webinar, eSafety's guide to parental controls, for parents and carers from the eSafety Commissioner.  The webinar will look at how parents and carers can set up devices and apps to help kids and young people stay safe online. 

It will cover:

• the benefits and limitations of parental controls
• how to set up iOS and Android devices for safety
• how to set up popular games and apps like YouTube and Roblox for safety
• using family tech agreements and other parenting strategies to manage online risks
• how eSafety can help when things go wrong.

This webinar will include practical tips, demonstrations and advice. To register, visit: esafety.gov.au/parents.

Triple P (Positive Parenting Program)
FREE Triple P seminars give you simple, practical strategies to help you raise a happy confident child.  For more information, visit https://www.education.wa.edu.au/triple-p.

City of Melville - Activities and Events for Children
The City of Melville offers many children's activities and events at a variety of venues.  Find out more at https://www.melvillecity.com.au/our-community/families-children-and-youth/activities-and-events-for-children

City of Melville - What's On
For things to do and events around town, click https://www.melvillecity.com.au/things-to-do/events/whats-on