11 November 2021

Newsletter Articles

Important Dates

From the Principal’s Desk

Many of our senior students have left for the year, and I hope they have a productive break finding work or moving on with further studies. Our year 11 students finish next week if arranged with the school. Students can remain at school till December 16th. We will miss our Pathways students; it was great to catch up for dinner at Brando’s and the year 12 presentation ceremony at Curtin University.

Our year 10 students have ramped up their transition program of late. The students are spending more time on our senior campus and doing some excursions with our senior students. They had a lot of fun at the Swan Valley Adventure Centre, and I am sure they will enjoy the Shelley Beach excursion coming up. They have also just completed their DFES overnight camp at the school.

Our 2022 year 7 transition is in full swing. We will have two full classes with a waiting list. Staff have been busy visiting the students at their primary schools spread far and wide. They will start their orientation visits very soon. I know our current students will make them welcome.

Parents/caregivers are encouraged to keep up to date by following your Class Connect page and using the Consent 2 Go app and program notifications. If you have any problems, watch our video, read the parent booklet on our website or give the class teacher a ring. We will be adding electronic payment options for excursions soon.

We turn 21 next year and want to celebrate. Please read the article from our School Board chair about how you can get involved. The middle school P&C representative, Mrs smith, has already volunteered to be on the committee. The Board met recently and had a full agenda to get through, including a financial audit, a board register of members, setting school development days for 2022 and school fees for next year. We have kept the fees down to the minimum. The school has never raised its fees in 21 years. Our collection rates in the senior school are poor. Next year any senior school student who has not paid their fees by the end of term 1 will no longer get subsidised activities. Payment options will be available.

The Board also attended a presentation from the City of Canning about the works being done to create the new Canning City Centre. It is a very exciting program with a lot of work already being undertaken. The boards of Sevenoaks Senior College and Cannington Community College were also in attendance. We have some concerns over the extension of Lake Street, which will extend along the side of Sevenoaks Senior College and the Cannington Leisureplex. Our students on both campuses need easy and safe access, and we are seeking clarification from the Main Roads Department about the type of pedestrian crossings that will be put in place.

November 5th and 26th will be our COVID-19 vaccination days. We will have about 55 students getting their jabs. Our year 7 students will get to have their first jab on the 26th. Unfortunately, they have just had their HPV shots and can’t have two vaccines in the same week. After their first shot, parents/caregivers will need to organise the second shot themselves. I hope all year 7 parents have completed the consent forms – if you haven’t, please contact the school office urgently to ensure you get on the list.

We will be holding a parents/caregivers information session on Cyber Safety at 1:30 pm on Tuesday 30 November 2021 in the staffroom on the Cannington campus. We run programs with the students, but it is very important that parents/caregivers have all the information to work through the digital landscape with their kids. We will run some workshops for parents next year, and if you have any topics in particular, please let me know, and we will see what we can organise.

We have been completing our recruitment processes in preparation for 2022. Currently, there is a teacher shortage in secondary schools. We will be farewelling a couple of teachers and will welcome some new teaching staff. Details will be available in the last newsletter of the year. We have also run a pool for education assistants and had a good turnout of quality applicants. Congratulations to Aileen Womersley, who successfully got the new lead education assistant position in our school.

Andrew Wilson

Class Updates

7C

Term 3 was a busy time for us, with our school sports carnival keeping everyone on their toes. We also practised our western swing during the bush dance at the school assembly along with 7M.

Term 4 sees 7C venturing across to the Cannington Leisureplex for swimming lessons, which has been fun for those participating. We are also preparing for the upcoming ESSN Market Day (held on 18th November). We are making Christmas tags with recycled newspapers.

Brendan Cunnane

Learning about healthy habits with Nurse Amy

Enjoying the assembly bush dance

Athletics Carnival

Enjoying swimming

7M

In week 1, we welcomed back 7M students for the final term of 2021. We had some very excited students who were happy to see their friends again, and I certainly enjoyed hearing many stories from them. It’s safe to say everyone looks refreshed and ready to go for the term ahead.

The big highlight so far has been our swimming lessons at Cannington Leisureplex. Students have enjoyed their daily lessons, relishing the opportunity to develop their swimming skills and independence by using a public facility. It’s been pleasing to see both year 7 classes mixing so well and representing our school positively out in the community.

Enjoying swimming

Inside the classroom, we have been working hard at our daily literacy and numeracy programs. It’s pleasing to see improved confidence and general improvement in these areas as we prepare our students for year 8. Some interesting topics/subjects we have been learning about this term include; PATHS with Mrs Woon; woodwork with Mr Arrantash; cooking with Mrs Armstrong; Protective behaviours with Mr Panton; Basketball (PE), Indigenous/Aboriginal History (HASS), Earth Sciences and Enterprise (kinetic sand). Our students have also enjoyed IBO (interest-based options) every Wednesday, with students participating in various fun activities of their own choice, including; Minecraft, Christmas card making, sensory activities, basketball, karaoke, cooking, leatherwork, gym, cricket and bikes.

Enjoying woodwork and cooking

We look forward to the Ignite awards on November 17 and the ESSN Market Day on November 18. I know our students are getting excited about Market Day, and I look forward to seeing everyone participating and having fun on the day. Finally, I encourage our parents to keep updated via our class Connect page (7M), our college website and our Facebook page. I would like to wish our students and families the best of luck and good health for the term ahead.

Ricky Mitchell

8JS

Since the last newsletter, 8JS participated in the Cannington Community College and Cannington Community Education Support Centre Athletics Carnival in week 10. It was a great day that all the students from 8JS enjoyed, and you should be proud of their fantastic effort. This term, we have continued to be busy working on our literacy programmes. For the rest of the term, we look forward to collecting our Ignite awards, Mr Rossi’s return to the class in week 7 and many more amazing things as we move into year 9 next year.

Jacob Sands

8SS

On Monday 20th September 2021, we had the end of term 3 assembly hosted by the years 7 and 8 students. It was good to have a large number of parents attend the assembly and watch us perform. Some of us signed the National Anthem while others took part in the “Bush Dance” performance. Although we were nervous about performing in front of the large gathering, we all did well, making the staff and our parents feel proud.

Signing the National Anthem

Bush dance performance

Another activity that we had in the last week of term 3 was the athletics carnival. This event gave us the opportunity of participating in a variety of sporting activities with the college students. We wore our faction colours and participated actively in winning ribbons and points for our faction. Though it was a long day, we had fun.

Participating in the Athletics Carnival

This term, like all other terms, has been busy from day one. We have all settled quickly into our routine after our term break and are working hard to achieve our IEP goals. We have made our selections for IBO (Interest-Based Options) and have started our sessions on Wednesday afternoons. Our Ignite Award for Level 4 is complete, and we will be receiving our certificates during the award ceremony at the Canning Council in week 6. We are looking forward to it.

The Class of 8SS

9M

Wow!! We are now in the final term of the year. That came about quickly. Everyone came back from the holidays, re-charged and raring to go.

We finished up the last day of term with a much-anticipated excursion to Perth Hills Discovery Centre. The students were allowed to immerse themselves in an Indigenous cultural experience. Our guide showed us many tools that the Aboriginal people used for everyday life, and hunting and gathering. The students then participated in a role play, walking through the forest hunting snakes, lizards and kangaroos. They also practised making their tools. The weather was very kind to us on the day, so we could engage in the whole experience and have the fire pit lit — a special mention to Mr Van Der Westhuizen, who attended and drove the bus for us.

Sarah with a snake

Year 9 Motley Crew

9M has worked very hard throughout the year and were very excited to have the opportunity to select their PBS rewards. Every student achieved their quota of AIR tokens to access the Kmart website and personally chose their rewards. These should be arriving soon. The students are waiting with great anticipation.

The sports carnivals are done and dusted for the year, so we are now focusing on our physical fitness and taking part in some fun team games, such as modified dodge ball, which is a huge hit, no pun intended, and chain tag. Over the coming weeks, weather permitting, we will be introducing a few new fun games.

During literacy and Indigenous studies, our focus this term has been Dreamtime stories. We have studied Tiddalick the Frog in depth. The students have created some wonderful diamante poems. They were required to follow the following format: 1st line: 1 noun, 2nd line: 2 adjectives, 3rd line: 3 verbs, 4th line: 4 nouns, 5th line: 3 verbs, 6th line: 2 adjectives and 7th line: 1 noun. We allowed some students to follow a modified format of only using one word per line. I think they have done a fantastic job.

Bye for now from everyone in 9M.

The class of 9M

A selection of our Tiddalick diamante

9S

At the end of term 3, on the last day of school, students had the opportunity to consolidate their Indigenous Studies learnings and attend an excursion to the Perth Hills Discovery Centre. We began the day with an Acknowledgement of Country as per our usual Friday morning routine and felt the connection to country – Mundaring. We used our Key Word Sign skills and showed our respect to the people and environment, past, present and future. Mr C, our tour guide, took us out for a mock hunt in the true spirit of our Indigenous ancestors and off we went, tracking through the bush, meeting flora and fauna along the way. Thankfully, the fauna mainly was fake rubber snakes and fluffy stuffed wombats set up to scare us. The men (also known as “boys”) led the way, and off we went to find food, medicine and tools. Thank you to Mrs Martlew and Mrs McCarron for organising this excursion for year 9 students.

We started the morning with an Acknowledgement to Country in Key Word Sign

The men get ready for the hunt

In Independent Living Skills, students prepare for year 10 and prepare for more responsibility, independence, and opportunities. Students are learning about the importance of signatures and how to develop their unique style, and hopefully, by the end of the year, they will have settled on a signature. Also, students reflect on their 2021 achievements and goals for the future and think about their job options and how to get to their desired destinations. The students are being reminded about the mammoth “support teams” they have, including staff at school, therapists and families. It’s a big jigsaw puzzle, and we are all here to help students have fulfilling and happy futures. Putting it down on paper is a starting point to help their year 10 teachers and other support people know what they want and need. Students’ work can be viewed on Connect.

Amy’s Independent Living Skills using “Talking Mats”

Students are helping with Market Day products and decided that salt dough Christmas decorations would be a good idea. Students assisted with the dough making, rolling and cutting, and then the painting process. It looks like some of our students could get gigs at the Santa Warehouse with their methodical processes. We are hoping the decorations are a big hit on the day.

Preparing for Market Day

In extending our Peer Support Group (PSG) leadership responsibilities, year 9 students have been invited to be an integral part of the upcoming year 6 transition days, a very special honour. Some of our students have decided that being a PSG Leader is something they would like to continue next year. How fabulous!

Congratulations to Monique for representing CCESC at the Interschool Sports Carnival on Monday, 1st November. She was a standout performer and impressed our colleagues at CCC.

Well done, Monique

A special thank you to the Masino family for donating a lovely and insightful book titled “The Reason I Jump” by Naoki Higashida. This story is about the challenges of a young boy with ASD. Naoki tries to explain things from his perspective so others understand and are better informed to assist him and others with similar challenges. The book will be made available in the school’s library for all students and staff to access. Thank you very much.

Pat Spadanuda

10J

Workplace Learning: All our 10J students have completed the Workright module, and selected students have started Workplace Learning. Oliver has commenced work at Subway, Cole and Jaydene are at HD Streetwise, while Jaxon and Turoa have been placed at Woolworths Maddington. We also have Nathan and Miracle attending a six-week work readiness course at Edge Employment in Subiaco. Next week further students will have the opportunity to take part in the Workplace Learning program.

Transition Excursion to Swan Valley Adventure Centre: As part of the transition program, the year 10 students joined the senior students at Swan Valley Adventure Centre for a fantastic experience. They participated in many activities, including archery, flying fox and enduring the commando and high ropes courses. It was an amazing day and an excellent opportunity for the students to join with senior students and participate in these adventurous activities.

Recreation Pursuits: This term, the students are enjoying their weekly swimming program at Cannington Leisureplex. They take part in many water safety and confidence activities. Many thanks to Mrs Woo, who leads and teaches the students. An absolute favourite is the last ten minutes of each lesson when students have free time in the shallow heated pool.

DFES Camp: On Thursday, 28 October, the year 10 students were fortunate to take part in the DFES overnight camp, where they had the opportunity to erect tents on the oval, sort out their camping equipment and take part in bush cooking. After dinner, all campers went to the movies and were surprised to see the police and a security guard checking the school grounds on our return. The police decided to stay around and have a great chat with the students. Hudson was lucky enough to try on the police vest. The DFES camp was a great success, with many grateful and tired students snoozing on Friday afternoon.

Judi Janes

10W

Term 4 has arrived, and with it, the busyness of preparing to move to the senior campus for year 11. We have spent time in transition activities on Mondays, ranging from joining the senior students for classroom sessions with the senior school staff. On Monday of week 3, we participated in a transition excursion to the Swan Valley Adventure Centre. We joined in some great activities, including a commando course, a zip line, archery and a high ropes course. It was great to see the students embracing the opportunities to try something new and develop friendships with the senior students.

Week 3 was certainly packed full of fun learning opportunities – on Thursday evening, we stayed at school and pitched our tents to sleep on the school oval. After we set up our tents and beds, we showered, made pizza and got ready to head to Carousel to watch a movie. ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ is about a socially awkward boy who receives a robot named Ron -- a digitally connected device that's supposed to be his best friend. However, his new toy starts to malfunction and draws the attention of a shady executive who wants to protect his company's stock price at all costs.

After the movie, we headed back to school for hot milo and biscuits before getting into bed. While we were sipping on our hot drinks, we suddenly received three unexpected visitors – an education security officer and two police officers – they had thought it was strange that our security system was not displaying the usual alerts and came to check us out. Constable Weir from Kensington Police Station spent quite a lot of time with the students, posed for a photo, and even shared his bulletproof vest with one of the boys.

After the excitement of the police officers visiting us, it was bedtime – the students all headed off to bed, and most were asleep by 10:00 pm, waking early the following day to cook their breakfast on the gas cook stoves, pack up their tents and spend the day recovering from a ‘tough’ camping trip.

Having fun at the DFES camp

We are continuing with Recreational Pursuits this term with swimming at the Cannington Leisureplex. The students enjoy having Mrs Woo run water-based activities designed to increase their water safety skills and fitness before having a few minutes of free play at the end of the session. It is great to see the students increase their independence to change before and after the swimming sessions.

The coming weeks will continue in the same busy manner, with an excursion to Shelley Beach, transition lunch at the Pines Restaurant in Bentley, and the final assembly, as a few of our planned activities.

I encourage all parents to continue to watch Consent2Go and respond as the emails come through so that their children have the necessary permissions to attend each activity.

Rhoda Whelan

11G

11G has been very busy this term. We have been involved in transition with the year 10 students on Mondays, where we have been enjoying different activities at school and spending lunchtime together.

Last Monday, we went to The Swan Valley Adventure Centre where we participated in various activities, including:

• The Commando Course
• High Ropes
• Flying Fox and
• Archery

We walked to The Groove Train at Carousel this week, where we all enjoyed the year 11 lunch.

As the term draws to an end, I would like to congratulate 11G on all their hard work and for settling into the senior school so well. It has been challenging, humorous, hard work and a lot of fun.

Cindi Griffin

Having fun in the Swan Valley

11LG

11LG has had a fantastic start to term 4!

The biggest highlight so far was attending the Swan Valley Adventure Centre with the students from years 10, 11 and 12 on Monday, 25 October. There were so many activities to do. All students participated in various outdoor activities, including archery, the high ropes course, a commando course, and the flying fox. Everyone had a wonderful day, made unforgettable memories, and many students achieved things that they probably never thought they could do.

Another memorable event was when Jarrod and Brianna from 11LG and Jeremy from 11G were presented with their Keys for Life certificates. They gained this certificate because they have completed the Keys for Life classes in year 11 and achieved 80% or higher in a written test about driving and traffic rules in WA. Jarrod, Brianna, and Jeremy can take their certificate to the Police Licensing Centre and begin the paperwork to become Learner Drivers when they are ready. Congratulations to Jarrod, Brianna and Jeremy!

Staff and students of 11LG

12H

What a whirlwind start to the term! We had a hectic first two weeks with the Farewell Breakfast, Presentation Ceremony rehearsals, frantic finishing off work, the School Leavers’ Dinner, and the Presentation Ceremony at Curtin Stadium. 12H handled all of the chaos and excitement very well and were excellent ambassadors for our school.

Presentation Ceremony 2021

At the end of week 1, some students have decided to finish up for the year, as permitted to do so. So we said goodbye to Malachi, Stephen, Kayleb and Angus. We wish them all the best on their extremely long summer holiday!

Then there were five… The remaining students have been excellent mentors to the year 10 students on transition days and excursions. Some students have been partaking in the Buddy Employment course through Essential Personnel. All students have been very focused on achieving their ITP goals. We have had a solid literacy and numeracy focus during our limited class time together, and we are learning about different writing styles and problem-solving. We have been practising using Microsoft Teams to work independently on set tasks, and it is going well. Some might even say they are having fun!

Stephanie Hriskin

Cam and Turoa during Transition

Pathways H

Good to see a majority of our Pathways H students sticking around!

A lot has happened this term;

Jack, Jason, Zahrion and Courtney were selected to attend an Employment Buddy Program. The program will run for approximately 7 weeks. They will learn how to write a cover letter, what to include in a resume, apply for a job online, partake in a mock interview and finally attend two different work placements.

Our students attended Construction Future Program in Belmont. They got up and close and learnt about the different types of jobs in the construction industry. They took part in some interactive games/tasks to delve deeper into what the job is about.

Future Construction Program introduction

During our Rec Pursuits lesson, the students took part in some yoga exercises in Block 10. A lot of laughs and stretches took place.

The dinner at Brando’s was very filling and delicious.

As part of our Transition Program, our students visited Swan Valley Adventure Centre. The students were divided into three groups and participated in various activities such as; Flying Fox, High Ropes, Archery & Commando course. Although we experienced some light rain throughout the day, I was impressed with the students' maturity. It seems everyone enjoyed the Flying Fox and Commando course!

Mustafa Hussein

Design and Technology

Year 8 Woodwork: The year 8 students are making a model F1 car. It has taken some time to machine the wheels and make all of the various components. Both classes are now at the final assembly stage. It is great to see students following the workshop safe operation procedures and being quite comfortable and accepting of PPE use such as earmuffs and safety glasses. Hugh has completed his coffee cup holder this week.

Making F1 racing cars and a coffee cup holder

Year 8 Enterprise: Mr Sand’s students have been busy processing used beverage containers and making recycled paper and sawdust briquettes. Over 100 briquettes have been produced this semester. Last week the briquette press broke, and parts needed to be replaced at the cost of $30.00. The students decided to take their collected containers to a recycling depot to cover the cost of the broken press parts. Students received $71.70 for their containers, which covered the cost of repairs and kept their enterprise in profit!

Year 9 Woodwork: The year 9 woodwork students have been looking at all large ships that sail from WA ports. We talked about WA exports such as natural gas, iron ore and general freight in shipping containers. Students then chose a type of ship to make in the workshop, which involved using hand tools to shape the hull following some research. Then it was time to get creative and try to customise each ship to represent its purpose. Ping pong balls were cut in half to represent bulk LPG tanks, and mesh was fitted to cruise ship sides representing lots of cabin windows. Many boys chose Australia’s border protection as a theme which meant guns could be fitted to the forward deck. Students enjoyed the freedom to be creative rather than working off drawings.

Year 9 students with their ships

Year 10 Woodwork: The year 10 students have started making their major project for term 3. The project is a Connect 4 game that uses recycled plastic bottle tops as tokens. This model requires students to use accurate measuring skills to ensure the tokens can move freely so the game can operate properly.

Ebony making her Connect 4 game

Year 10 Enterprise: Both classes have been using our workshop facilities to dismantle used transport pallets and make them into saleable items for Market Day. This project has included a lot of new skills as students have had to remove bent nails from timber and lever the pallets apart safely. All of the salvaged timber had to be triaged and stacked, ready to be reused. Students have completed a set of carrying trays, and they are now working on completing a set of wild bird nesting boxes.

Mark Arrantash

Senior Campus Electives - Materials, Design and Technology – WOOD Context

This year our senior students have been working with Mr Alcock in the manual arts block to develop skills in a range of wood processing, manufacturing and organisation skills.

They have created unique designs using a wide range of materials and technology, and the results are of outstanding quality.

The elective courses at the senior school are all School Curriculum and Standards Authority – SCSA, endorsed and appear on the students WASSA – Western Australian Statement of Achievement.

We are very proud of their work.

Angela Whittington

Workplace Learning

Our work for 2021 is quickly coming to an end! What a year it has been.

We have had an eventful year with students starting School Based Traineeships, finishing School Based Traineeships, gaining valuable employability skills and, for some, transitioning to employment.

We are so proud to say that the following people have achieved paid employment this year. Congratulations to you.

Other students have also been attending courses at TAFE and other outside agencies. They have represented our school well. Well done to you!

Looking back at these students shows that hard work does pay off. Sometimes it is challenging but remember you always have us to come back to, and we are more than happy to help you when any problem arises.

We are looking forward to working with the current year 10 students, knowing what they enjoy and how we can help them get into new and exciting workplaces.

Carollyn Pears and Vera Edwards

Positive Behaviour Support

It’s great to know what our students think about Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) and A.I.R at our school. Students offer their reflections on the topic:

The PBS Team

Spinning the wheel

School Board Corner

Did you know that our school will turn an incredible 21 in 2022?

We need a team to get together and help organise a fun-filled event. So if you would like to be involved and share your ideas, please come along to our first meeting:

We want to celebrate the school and all the fantastic people who have been a part of it. We would like past and present students, staff, and parents to be involved.

We have also been busy discussing the Regeneration Plan for Cannington City Centre. A couple of weeks ago, the City of Canning met with all three school boards regarding two roads by the school.

See the website below for more details:

As you can imagine, the school boards have concerns about how these roads will impact the safety of our students. We have many students from both campuses who cross the existing area to access both campuses for various educational reasons. We want this new road access to be as safe as possible. After some research and discussion, the boards’ worked together to write a letter to send to the Main Roads Department, Department of Education, The member for Cannington, The Disability Commission, and the Mayor of Cannington. This will be an ongoing process that we will keep you informed about. If you want more information about this, please email me.

Apart from that, I hope your term 4 is going well and all the best for the Christmas season, which is fast approaching.

Emma Blake, School Board Chair
Mrs.emmablake@gmail.com

Star Tech

PRIVACY - Be wary of what you share.

Actions: Stop and think before providing any photos or financial or personal information about yourself, your friends or your family.

Passphrases - Create strong passphrases to be secure

Actions: Use solid and hard-to-guess passphrases and enable two-factor authentication where available to access your accounts.

Suspicious messaging - Treat any unexpected message with caution

Actions: When you receive an email, consider who is emailing you and what they ask you to do. If you are unsure, call the business that the suspect message claims to be from using details obtained from a website or other legitimate source.

Surfing safely - avoid malware- (keep to trusted websites)

Actions: Minimise visits to unknown websites and avoid being enticed by the promise of sensational content through ‘clickbait’. Look for the padlock symbol and ‘https’ in the browser address bar when visiting sites.

Online finances and payments - keep financial details from prying eyes

Actions:

• Access your bank’s website by typing the address directly into your browser.
• Keep your computer up to date with anti-virus, anti-spyware and firewall software.
• Use the security measures (such as two-factor authentication) recommended by your bank.
• Always log out of the internet banking menu and close your browser when you have completed a session.
• Research for unknown retailers and their products and services.
• Deal primarily with trusted and reliable online retailers.
• Tablets and Mobiles - Stay secure while on the move

Tablets and Mobiles - Stay secure while on the move

Actions:

• Turn on the security features of the device.
• Set a password/phrase or pin that must be entered to unlock the device.
• Install reputable security software.
• Read the user manual.
• Use the most up-to-date operating systems.

Backups and Protection - back up and update for safety

Actions:

• Regularly update applications (including anti-virus software and plugins) and operating systems to fix these vulnerabilities. Most vendors make automatic updates available.
• Back up your data regularly and retain the backup in a safe location, preferably protected or isolated from the device the data is being backed up from.
• You can:
• Perform your backup to a storage device such as a USB or external hard drive.
• Back up regularly or set to do so automatically.
• Back up to an online (cloud) service.

Keiran Erith

Mental Health Week

Cannington Community Education Support Centre finished term 3 with students learning how to look after their mental health! During week 10, students had the opportunity to participate in lunchtime activities, including sports, crafts, mindfulness, yoga, drumming, making apple Slinky’s and blending up smoothies by pedal power on the “Blender Bike.”

For more information about what Mental Health Week is, when it is celebrated Australia wide each year, and to access Mental Health resources and Support information, visit at the link below.

Amy Myles and Vanessa Castel, Community Health Nurses, Katherine Athanasiou, Student Services Manager and Justin Van Der Westhuizen, Chaplain

Mental Health Week

eSafety Education

What is Cyberbullying? And what can you do if this happens to you or someone you know?

The eSafety Commissioner has released a series of ‘easy read’ guides to help students and parents navigate challenges online.

Take a look at the link below for a cyberbullying guide for people under 18.

eSafety Education - Cyberbullying - Easy Read

Katherine Athanasiou, Student Services Manager

Office Information

Payments

Thank you to everyone who has paid their contributions—just a reminder, you can pay your contributions by EFTPOS, direct debit, or payment plan. Please contact the office to arrange a payment plan. All charges for years 11 and 12 students are compulsory. If charges are not paid, the school cannot subside your child’s excursions. Our bank details are BSB 066 040 A/C 1990 6619 (when using online banking, please remember to state your child’s name in the details box; otherwise, we cannot identify the relevant student).

Middle School Parking

Please note that parking is not permitted in the driveway at the school’s entrance as indicated by the ‘no stopping’ markers and yellow line, as this causes a traffic jam on Wharf Street and is dangerous for students. Your cooperation would be appreciated. Parents are welcome to park down the side of the school near the bus bays. Parents picking up children from the bus bays need to get in early before the buses arrive.

Visiting the School

All visitors must sign in at Reception/Business Centre and receive a yellow visitor label.

Tanya Buchan

Kalumbaru Remote School Clothing Donation

We have received many clothing donations from staff and students, and I have washed and packed six boxes and sent them to Kalumbaru. It took about two weeks for Kindilink to receive the clothes, and the students, parents and staff were thrilled with the amount of clothing they received. The students made a thank you card for the students, parents and staff of CCESC.

Joanne Heynen

Rotary Sponsored Camp

Rotary Camp Inspiration

Do you know anyone between 18 and 35 years young who might like to attend a special needs camp?

When is Rotary Camp Inspiration? The 2022 Rotary Camp Inspiration will be held from Sunday 8 to Saturday 15 January 2022.

Where is Rotary Camp Inspiration? Rotary Camp Inspiration 2022 will be held at Point Walter Recreation Camp in Bicton. Point Walter is a dormitory-style camp, with rooms for four people, each with its own bathroom and caters for people with disabilities.

What happens on Rotary Camp Inspiration activities include: Archery, Flying Fox, Ten Pin Bowling, Trip to Adventure World and Zoo, Watersports (biscuiting and boat rides), Bingo, Karaoke ...plus lots of swimming, pool games, and laughter!!

Campers and buddies, who are they? Campers are people with disability, between the ages of 18 and 35. Camp Inspiration is about participation, so we only accept people who can participate and integrate for all activities

Our buddies are volunteers, so we need to ensure that we can adequately cater for the campers and not put too much stress on the buddies and the camp committee. Buddies are volunteers between 18 and 35. Criteria for being a buddy are the ability to attend and stay on the camp for the entire week and be willing to participate in all camp activities.

All campers and buddies must be over 18 at the commencement of camp.

Rotary CLUBs will sponsor and pay for ALL participants if selected.

Please contact your local Rotary Club, Veronica Lawrance, at ffoliopr@bigpond.net.au

Or Camp Chairperson Peter Salleo at Peter.Salleo1@deucation.wa.edu.au

Mini Athletics Carnival – End of Term 3

Mini Athletics Carnival

Friendship

Friendship