Students will travel to New Norcia by bus (2 x 45 seater coaches fitted with seatbelts), leaving school at 8:00am and departing New Norcia at 2:00pm. Please note the students will need to be at school by 7:45am and won’t be available for pick up until approximately 4:15pm.

The activity to be undertaken whilst at New Norcia is Seedling Planting and a Nyoongar Aboriginal Culture Experience. The planting site is 3km west of New Norcia and the Nyoongar Experience is 2km east of New Norcia.

What to Bring: Please provide morning tea and lunch in a small back pack or bag, with a clearly labelled water bottle.

What to Wear: Old clothes, a jacket and hat. Closed in shoes or sneakers, gumboots or blundstone work boots are perfect for the planting. Wet weather gear may be required.

Parent participation is welcome, so if you are interested in being a part of the excursion please contact your class teacher, approximately 2 parents per class. As the number of seats on the buses are limited, parents may need to organise their own transport or carpool with another parent.

Please notify the school of any recent changes to your child’s medical details.

Families from all four Kindergarten classes are invited to join in the fun filled morning. Mums, Dads, Aunties, Uncles, younger siblings and Grandparents are welcome!
The Sports Day will start at 9.10am and finish at approximately 10.45am.

We understand that this is not a usual Wednesday for Kindergarten group B, however, it would be fabulous if these students make every effort to attend. Due to duty of care, parents of children in Kindergarten group B must remain at the Sports Day at all times, and these children must go home at 10.45am. Parents of children in Kindergarten group A are welcome to take their child home at 10.45am but please notify your child’s teacher before if you plan on doing so. If your child will be staying at school, please provide them with lunch.

Children will be involved in running races and tabloid sports on the day, in a fun and non-competitive environment. Everyone is a winner on the K/PP Sports Day! Parents will also be invited to show the children how fast they can run in a parent race.

On the day, children are asked to wear their faction colour or normal school uniform. Their faction colour can be shown in a t-shirt or a ribbon in their hair, socks etc. Please note it is not expected that children wear the school faction t-shirt it is simply another option. All children must wear a hat, sensible running shoes and have sunscreen applied in the morning. Children will need to bring their water bottles and they will be provided with an assortment of fruit for morning tea.

If the weather is wet and wild we will be postponing the carnival to Wednesday 11 September, Week 8. You will be notified if this is the case.

Please see poster with factions listed outside your child’s classroom. See your child’s teacher if you have any further questions.