Dear Parents and Caregivers 

It is with great excitement and anticipation that we welcome you back to school for 2025. I extend a warm welcome to both returning and new students and families.  I look forward to the upcoming year and along with the rest of our staff I express my commitment to fostering a positive and enriching learning environment. The corridors and classrooms have been buzzing with energy and the air is filled with the promise of endless possibilities.  

A special welcome to our new and returning staff who have all been busy preparing, their classroom environments, engaging lessons, exciting projects and interactive activities to make learning not only educational but also enjoyable for all students.  As we embark on this new school year together, let’s celebrate the wonderful community we have and the exciting adventures that lie ahead.  Here’s to a year filled with growth, learning and unforgettable memories! 

A special welcome to new staff who have commenced at Liwara this year – Assistant Principal Ms Stefanie Neri; Year 4R Mrs Misty Waters; Year 4G Mrs Jessica Basso; Science Mrs Pia Tilka; Languages – Italian Prof Simone Lobbia; Ms Jieun Park PPG Friday EA.  

To our returning families, we are delighted to see familiar faces and are eager to continue the journey of learning and growth together.  Your continued support and involvement make our school a vibrant and nurturing environment for all. 

To all our new families and students, we extend a heartfelt welcome.  We understand that starting at a new school can be both exciting and daunting, but rest assured, you are now a part of a very supportive school community.  

I hope 2025 is filled with lots of wonderful moments for all.  I encourage you to click here to read a ‘Message from the Executive Director, Mr Wayne Bull, welcoming all in Catholic Education WA a warm welcome.  

School Advisory Council and P&F Nominations

Information outlined in two separate flyers were sent out via Seesaw on Thursday 6 February, inviting parents and caregivers to seriously consider nominating for the Parents & Friends OR School Advisory Council. Your involvement is incredibly valuable, and your unique perspectives and skills can make a meaningful difference in shaping our school community.  I encourage you to get involved, share your ideas and contribute to the continued success of our school.  Your help can inspire positive change, and we would love to have you on board.  

2025 Family Welcome Gathering & Community Meeting - Thursday 20 February  

We are combining a few events this year to encompass: A ‘Welcome to 2025’ for all our families new and continuing; Give families the opportunity to meet and greet the teachers; Mix with other families on the oval with a BYO picnic; Be a part of the brief Community Meeting.  We are also going to take the opportunity to ask all attending parents to register via a QR Code, available at the event, to take part in the voting for candidates for both the P&F and SAC via an electronic voting portal.  The portal will have information from each individual candidate so you can find out about a bit about each of them and why they have nominated, so it will help you with the voting.   A separate invitation for the community event will be sent out early next week with more details so please put this date in your calendars.  We ask that when the invitation is sent out you register your attendance as all families who register will get vouchers for your children to receive a free ice cream from the ice cream van.  We will also have a coffee van on site for all families to purchase hot and cold drinks.  Please do not bring alcohol to the event as this is a family picnic event.  

Main Roads Works & Mural Project 

GREAT NEWS! We have recently met with the Community & Stakeholder Engagement Manager working on the Main Roads Smart Freeway project and artist Paula Hart who will be working with our students to design a mural to be painted by Paula on the panels just down from our grounds past the shed (see pictures for location). 

The artist will be coming in to initially work with a small group of students under the supervision of Mr McGilloway, for an afternoon next week engaging them in a creative thinking session, to determine the students’ themes and approach and their perceptions of Liwara.  Following the initial workshop, once she has been given the ‘go ahead’ by Main Roads, she will come back for a week to work with all our students under the supervision of Mr McGilloway as part of the students’ Visual Arts lessons.  Paula will work with our students to draw out their thoughts, ideas and individual designs which she will then take away to create a large mural to beautify the panels. Her artistic team will be responsible for drawing and painting the entire mural.  It is wonderful that our Liwara students are being given the opportunity to be a part of this wonderful art installation.