From the Principal's Desk

Dear Parents and Caregivers

Welcome to Week 10 of Term 3!  We are so close to the end of the term which finishes on Thursday 24 September for the students and Friday 25 for the staff.  This year is definitely flying!

Excitement is building ahead of our Faction Athletics Carnival on Wednesday 23 September.  Most pre-carnival events (throws, jumps, team games, long distance) are now complete and attention is turning to Wednesday's events.  A huge thank you to Mr Dols for all the behind the scenes work he has been involved in to make this carnival as successful as possible, with the current restrictions in place.  He has been keeping the community informed about how the day will be organised and I ask you to respect our request that all family members keep strictly behind the bunting.  There will be two mobile toilets stationed on the oval,  provided for all community members attending the carnival with hand washing facilities. There will also be hand sanitiser available near the Sausage Sizzle cooking area.

Hopefully all those attending will be enticed by the mouthwatering aroma of cooking onions and gourmet sausages, available with contact-less payment on the day. We are hoping to have the barbecue running early so we have food available close to 9.00am as possible, for a tasty brunch.  All funds raised from the sausage sizzle will be going to the P&F.

FOOTSTEPS SHOWCASE We have been extremely fortunate that Footsteps Dance Company were able to still provide the dance lessons for our students this year,  at all times adhering strictly to COVID-19 restrictions. The PP - Year 5 Showcase will go ahead as planned but just in a slightly different format.  As we must abide by the COVID safety measures class teachers will be recording the students dance routines and uploading them to  individual class Seesaw pages for family members to enjoy and watch over and over again!  I thank you for your support and understanding as we are trying our very best to keep community events alive, just in a different format, whilst ensuring the safety of our students and staff.

PRE KINDY SURVEY I would like to ask you, as our current parent body, to complete the 3 minute survey attached to the Fee Subsidised Pre-Kindy Survey flyer.  To get your thoughts and feedback,  even if the survey will not impact on your family, it will assist our decision making and give us the information to support our application to the Education and Care Regulatory Unit (ECRU).      Fee Subsidised Pre-Kindy Survey

ONLINE LEARNING JOURNEY Thank you to our students and teachers for all the additional work that has been necessary to be able to hold our Learning Journey this year,  regardless of the health and safety restrictions in place.  Thank you to the parents who have emailed the school for your beautiful words of gratitude and support as you are aware of how challenging and time consuming an event like this has been.

CLASS REQUESTS If parents have a reasonable and valid  request for a class placement, which could benefit their child's learning, please have this in via email, attention The Principal,  to enquiries@liwara.wa.edu.au by the end of Week 1 Term 4, Friday 16 October. The enormous amount of factors that have to be considered by teachers when assigning students to a class is sometimes not fully understood.  Teachers spend a lot of time as there needs to be a semi-equal distribution of students by gender, achievement levels and behavioural concerns and balancing all three of these factors, simultaneously, is no small feat.  Therefore, any requests that come in after this date will not be considered.

Wishing you God's blessings.

Andrea Millar

DEAR PARENTS THANK YOU FOR ADHERING TO THE COVID RESTRICTIONS. ALL ADULTS ENTERING THE SCHOOL SITE AT ANY TIME ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN PHYSICAL DISTANCING FROM ALL CHILDREN, AND 2 SQUARE METRES BETWEEN NON FAMILY ADULT MEMBERS.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR  COOPERATION.