Scarborough Primary School Newsletter - The Link

Dear Community

We have almost made it to the end of another year here at Scarborough PS, another one that has been filled with many challenges big and small. This time however, we can see the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow – our amazing new classrooms which we will be moving into at the start of next year! We have had to share our space with a construction site, change our recess and lunch time structures and be creative with more children in less space at recess and lunchtimes. However, we have worked through these challenges as we always do at Scarborough – together. Because of this, we have still managed to provide a fantastic range of amazing learning opportunities and experiences for all our students.

Our staff work tirelessly to ensure that they are providing excellence in curriculum content and delivery in our classrooms each day, but beyond this, they also put a lot of thought and effort into creating broader, experiences for our students. It has been great to be able to properly embrace incursion and excursion opportunities again. Our students got to experience the Perth Zoo, the WA Museum, Brownes Dairy, Flora Terrace Museum and a Peter Coombes concert. Our Choir and Taiko drummers were also out and about over the year, entertaining people at the Osborne Park Show, the City to Surf, the Regent Gardens aged care villiage and the Massed Choir festival. My thanks extend beyond just teaching staff who are present in classrooms each day, but to all staff including our Chaplain, cleaners, gardeners, office staff, library assistants and everyone else in between. We all truly work as a team to provide the best we can for our students. Everybody’s input in invaluable. So thank you!

I’d also like to acknowledge our students and the amazing efforts that they have put in this year. Their resilience and flexibility during a time where changes have been happening weekly and they have had to coexist in a small outside area has been outstanding. This time each year I get to do one of the favourite parts of my job, which is reading through all of our student’s reports. I genuinely enjoy reading about the progress that has been made by everyone, from our kindy’s who have been discovering sounds, letters, numbers and the joys of learning to navigate a classroom environment with lots of new friends, to our Year 6 students who have been nurtured over the years and developed both academically, socially and emotionally to ensure they are ready for the adventures that high school holds for them. Well done everybody!

Finally, to our Scarborough Primary School community, you are amazing. You are engaged, positive and proactive and have been so supportive as we have rolled with the punches this year. We appreciate the support that you give us in doing the best for your children; everything from the tireless efforts of our P&C and Board, to everyone who has volunteered their time in classrooms and throughout the school, to the way you have engaged with our classroom teachers to ensure the best for your children. You inspire us to strive to do our best every day and are such an important part of our cultural fabric.

On that note, I’d like to wish you all a safe, relaxing and enjoyable holiday break and look forward to seeing you all again in 2024.

With all of that said, we still have a lot happening in the last two weeks of term, so keep reading for an outline.

Class Award Presentations

This week Room 2 and 5 enjoyed their end of year events. Congratulations to all of the award winners. Please keep an eye out for information from other class teachers regarding details and timings of their Award Presentations.

Dress Your Wheels For Christmas - Your Move Event

This will take place at 9am on the basketball court on Friday 8 December. This has turned into an annual favourite and we can’t wait to see what amazing creations are on display this year!

Reports

Second semester reports will be emailed home on the afternoon of Friday 8 December. If your email contact has changed, please make sure the school has the correct details. Also, please download the document when you receive it as the link will expire after 28 days.

Graduation Ceremony

The Year 6 Graduation will be held in the library at 9am on Tuesday 12 December. We look forward to farewelling our amazing students in style!

Last Day for Students

Wednesday 13 December will be the last day for students in 2023. We will welcome them back, many to some amazing new classrooms, from Wednesday 31 January 2024.

As a final reminder, I just wanted to reiterate the information the was sent out in an Audiri post yesterday:

Laneway

• The City of Stirling have blocked off the laneway with Road Closed signs in the short term whilst longer term decisions are being considered.
• Please use an alternative route for the remainder of the year

Parking

• Please support us in keeping our children safe by ensuring you are following parking rules and regulations at drop off and pick up time on both Deanmore Road and Hinderwell Street.
• Rangers may be in attendance monitoring compliance between now and the end of the school year.
• A park and walk option is also available around Deanmore Reserve which is located only 250 meters from the school.

As always, if you have any queries, please do not hesitate to call, or email me on Sarah.Dawson@education.wa.edu.au.

Sarah Dawson

Principal

A friendly reminder that booklists / personal items lists must be completed online through Campion by Friday 8 December to receive free home delivery. 

Orders can still be placed after this date however a late fee will be charged. Items can also be purchased from other suppliers.

Personal Items Lists for 2024 can be found on the school website - Personal Items List 2024.

Address: 60 Hinderwell Street, Scarborough WA 

Phone: (08) 9222 9200   

Email: scarborough.ps@education.wa.edu.au

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