WELCOME BACK

Dear Parents and Caregivers

Welcome to the new school year! It was wonderful to hear the buzz around the school as our students returned on Wednesday, and it was so great to see families catching up and our community gathering together again. The students have settled in beautifully and I wish everyone a blessed and positive 2023. The students have arrived this year in a calm and settled manner and I thank all parents and caregivers who have played a significant role in preparing the children for the year ahead. Together with our amazing team of staff, I look forward to another rich and fruitful year at Liwara. A very special welcome is extended to all our new families this year and our new staff members.

The staff and I look forward to working alongside you, as we journey together in 2023 to engage the students in fun and purposeful learning opportunities. With the full support of our parents, we strive to educate the students in engaging and collaborative spaces so that they can take safe and informed risks as they develop into confident, faith filled individuals.

NEW STAFF

In 2023 we welcome, Mrs Anne Stent – Administration Officer, Mrs Jesseca Francis – Assistant Principal & Visual Arts, Mr Scott Varady - 5 Green, Signora Elena Capolingua – Italian (Languages), Mrs Claire Ritchie-Butler PK & KR EA; Mrs Payal Kerai SSN EA; Mr Ciaran Sanders PE. I know you will enjoy meeting all our lovely new staff during the course of the next few days. They have spent many days here already during the holidays settling in with all rest of our staff team and creating vibrant and exciting learning environments.

ENTRY & EXIT GATES

Now that all the building works have been completed we are back to using our normal gates #1, #3, #6, #12 & #13 for entry and exit each day. A separate notice was sent out to parents and caregivers on Thursday via Seesaw about the gates. In the afternoons when teachers are on duty to supervise the flow of students, especially from gate #3, which leads to our newly resurfaced car park please take extra care as you manoeuvre through the car park and drive through. We are taking note of any improvements we can ask Main Roads WA to attend to so that our students and families can get used to the new flow of traffic with caution.

BEGINNING OF EACH DAY

A reminder that our classroom doors from PP – Yr 6 open at 8.30am so that the students can go in and organise themselves to be ready for the day by 8.40am when the school day begins. Our Pre-Kindy & Kindy doors open at 8.45am. It is important for students to get to school on time so they feel settled with their peers as students who enter the classroom after 8.40 can sometimes get anxious as they try to catch up with what their teachers have already shared what they have planned for the day with their classmates.