Wesburn Primary School

 
Thank You:
This morning, as I write the newsletter, we have a very dedicated group of parents at the school once again doing some amazing ground and other maintenance work.  In spite of trees being removed and the school being somewhat messy as we await further action on our building projects, Wessie is really a [...]

Lunches
Have your children come home recently and told you about our fabulous lunches?  If not, let me tell you.  The Super Salad Rolls are so full of delicious ingredients, and you get to choose everything that goes in them.  The FYT (Fill Your Tummy) lunches are also made from fresh ingredients and are cooked in [...]

Term 4 is the ‘business end’ of the year.  It is the time for all students, especially grade 6 children, to gather that burst of energy and put in a final big effort to ensure they achieve the best possible results in all areas of their school year.  I cannot wait to read reports that [...]

Great Southern Land 
What a fantastic evening of entertainment we saw last Thursday.  We certainly celebrated all things Australian, and I was so proud of all the performances.  One of the unique aspects of Wessie’s school performances is that every single student participates, there are no stars, and they work as a team.  Feedback from the [...]

Policies:
I would like to invite interested parents to view and comment on current school policies.  These are subject to a three year review cycle, while at the same time new policies may be introduced and old policies deleted as a result of the many changes in the direction of education.  School Council this week ratified [...]

What a great ‘meeting of the minds’ we had yesterday at the Captain’s Table!  Ten wonderful parents shared a yummy morning tea as we discussed aspects of Student Motivation.  The following were key elements of the discussion: 

Children love to be at Wesburn school (from the Attitudes to School Survey results)
Although the students think that they [...]

School Performance
So far our students have had two lessons, and lots of practice, of their parts in our whole school performance to be held on Thursday September 10.  Having seen some of the rehearsals, I am in awe of how much they have already learnt and how entertaining they are.  In two classes I was [...]

Students yesterday participated in a free Water Safety Incursion.  This was an opportunity to promote and teach students at all levels the importance of keeping safe around water as well as showing them what to do in various situations.  It was also a great lead into our swimming programme in term 4.   This reminds me, [...]

This morning I decided to do an amble around the classrooms to see real learning in action. 

Firstly I visited Grade 2/3, who were in the middle of Discovery Time, and shared a cappuccino and some strawberries with Holly. 
In Grade 1/2 the students were discussing the date and the weather in Auslan  -  they just ‘blew’ [...]

The excitement around school this morning was amazing!  Everybody was ‘spruced up’ to look their absolute best for school photos.  First up was the staff photo.  Have you ever tried to have your photo taken with 109 students standing around laughing and pulling faces?  It’s not easy!  Nevertheless, with soft lenses and photo touch ups, [...]