Newsletter 27th August, 2025
Principal's Message
A Message of Gratitude to Our Education Assistants
On behalf of our entire school community, I would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to our exceptional Education Assistants.
Each day, you bring our school values to life in ways that quietly but powerfully shape the learning journey of our students. Your creativity is evident in the way you adapt to individual needs, find engaging ways to connect, and bring warmth and flexibility to every interaction. You show respect by honouring the diverse backgrounds, abilities, and voices of our students, helping each child feel seen and valued. Your integrity shines through in your professionalism, reliability and the trust you build with staff, students, and families alike.
You help create a culture of safety - not just physically, but emotionally—where students feel secure, supported and ready to learn. And your perseverance, often in the face of complex challenges, demonstrates a quiet strength and unwavering belief in the potential of every child.
You are an essential part of our team, and your contributions reflect the heart of our school motto: Together we achieve. Thank you for your dedication, your care and the countless ways you help our students grow - not just academically, but as confident, capable individuals.
National School Opinion Survey for Parents
Every two years we survey our community using the National School Satisfaction Survey. This survey is created by the Department and modified for our community by the School Board. This year is a survey year. Below is a link to the parent/carer survey. We ask that you complete this survey by Friday 19th September (end of Week 9). Print out the thank you page when you have finished and give a copy to your children (or send a screenshot to your children’s teacher). They will earn an icy pole and the class with the best response rate will also earn a class prize.
This information is very important to the school as it helps us evaluate our work and identify what is working well and what can be improved. We also survey our staff and the Year 5/6 students to get their feedback. The Board then uses this information to guide our efforts to continually ensure that we are offering the community the best education for the children.
Reminder for Kindy Families: Enrol for Pre-primary Now!
If your child is currently attending Kindergarten at our school, it's time to take the next important step in their learning journey - enrolment for Pre-primary!
In Western Australia, Pre-primary is the first year of compulsory schooling, and all children who turn five by 30 June 2026 (born between 1st July 2020 and 30th June 2021) must be enrolled to start in Term 1 next year. Even if your child is already attending Kindy here, a separate enrolment form is required to secure their place in Pre-primary.
Why enrol now? Early enrolment helps us plan class sizes, staffing and resources to ensure a smooth transition and the best possible start for your child. You will also ensure you receive any preparatory information required for the start of Pre-primary.
What to do:
- Visit the front office to collect an enrolment pack
- Return completed forms as soon as possible
- Include all supporting documents, as listed on our website
Let’s work together to make sure every child is ready for a confident start to school life in 2026. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the school office.
Faction Carnival
Thank you to the whole community for your support today, especially the parents and Martine for taking on jobs, the P&C for their cake stall & sausage sizzle and everyone that helped with the set-up and pack-away. Mrs Stanford does a fantastic job with the support of our parents and staff.
Results and photos in Sports section of newsletter below.
This week's Value
Achievements
Certificates
High School Programs and Scholarships
Congratulations to the following students who have received offers for selective or specialist high school programs or scholarships in 2026:
Willa – Specialist Fashion & Design Program at Kent Street SHS
Alex E – Specialist Fashion & Design Program at Kent Street SHS
Alex Q – Specialist Core Program at Kent Street SHS
Speak Up Awards
Each year, there is a state-wide speaking competition called the Speak Up Awards, where students from across WA write, rehearse and perform a speech about a topic of their choosing in front of an audience.
Around 110 students participated in the initial rounds, including Jacob and Jessie from KPS. Well done to both, and a huge congratulations to Jessie, who was selected to go through to the semi-finals.
Foyer Display - Science
Year 1 and 2 are studying physical sciences this term in the science lab. They have contributed to the display which you can see in the foyer area.
Upcoming Events...
Student Council - Planning Day
The student council will be working with Carol Carter from Curtin University on Monday 1st September, to learn more about creativity so that they can plan and run an event for our students to promote that school value. We look forward to seeing what they develop.
What's Been Happening...
Book Week Parade
Thanks to the wonderful initiative of our P&C President, Ed McLarty, we were honoured to welcome Craig Silvey -author of Runt - as our special guest at the Book Week Parade on 20th August. Craig captivated students with a sneak peek reading from his upcoming sequel to Runt, due for release in September. He answered some fantastic questions from the children, sparking curiosity and excitement about storytelling and the writing process. Craig also selected the best costume from each class, with those students set to receive a copy of his new book once it’s released. In addition, two lucky students have already been randomly selected to receive a copy as well. We were delighted to be joined by the Montessori school, whose presence added to the vibrant and joyful atmosphere. A heartfelt thank you to Ed for making this unforgettable experience possible - it was a magical day that brought books to life and inspired young readers across our school community.
Book Builders Challenge
The Book Builders Challenge is a creative writing and publishing initiative where students write, illustrate and produce their own books with guidance from professional authors and illustrators. It fosters storytelling, design and collaboration across participating schools. Term 2 saw a fantastic wave of creativity from students at our school, along with the other participating schools - Collier, East Victoria Park and Manning - with 348 first-draft manuscripts submitted across these schools. Students are currently refining their final books - picture books, chapter books or graphic novels—guided by award-winning authors and illustrators. Workshops have covered everything from character creation and worldbuilding to editing and layout design. Special visits from Hannah Beazley and Geoff Baker added excitement, and the journey continues with support from teachers and mentors. The project will culminate in a Book Launch at the end of September, where one standout book from each school will be professionally published, with proceeds going to the school’s P&C.
Sport News
Faction Athletics Carnival
Thank you to the whole community for your support today, especially the parents and Martine for taking on jobs, the P&C for their cake stall & sausage sizzle and everyone that helped with the set-up and pack-away. Mrs Stanford does a fantastic job with the support of our parents and staff.
We had a fantastic faction athletics week. Well done to all competitors throughout the week.
Congratulations to Cygnet who won Banksia Bear. The year group winners were PP-Cygnet, Yr. 1 – Investigator, Yr. 2 - Endeavour. Endeavour toughed it out to win the tug of war. PP3 proved to be too strong for PP1 in their tug of war. Parmelia won the overall shield.
Congratulations to our individual champions as listed above.
Thanks to the many helpers who assisted over the week including our fabulous faction and vice captains; Karen Bernic for an amazing effort with all the scoring; Noah our gardener for keeping the line marking in top shape; parents Amy and Bernadette; ex parent Martine; Wesley student Ethen; the preservice Notre Dame students Steph and Josh; the DUCKs for their assistance with set up and pack up; and the amazing P&C for running the cake stall and lunch orders. A huge thanks to the KPS staff for their support and assistance throughout the week.
The inter school team will compete in Week 9.
Running Club
We run Tuesday and Friday mornings from 8.00 – 8.30am. On Tuesdays, we run on the track on the basketball courts and Fridays we run on the oval. New runners are always welcome and a Consent2Go will be emailed to you once your child attends their first session.
STOP PRESS: Due to Inter-School training being at the same time, running club will be on the oval for both Tuesday and Friday sessions for the next few weeks.
School Board
The School Board meeting has been rescheduled to a week prior to that planned. It will now meet on Monday 8th September (instead of 15th September). The agenda includes looking at the progress the school has made on the Business Plan - specifically the Cultural Citizenship. We will also review attendance and our Code of Conduct.
P & C News
DUCKs Dads & Kids Tunnel Walk - Swan View this weekend - Sat. 30 August 2025, 1:30pm
Hi Amazing KPS Dads.
Firstly, thank you to all the dads that helped out with the set-up and pack-down of the Faction Carnival, and cooking throughout the day sausages sizzles for all the kids lunches. Top effort guys!
This weekend we have a Dads and Kids Tunnel Walk (as specially requested) at Swan View.
Date: This weekend, Saturday 30 August 2025.
Time: meet at 1:15pm for a 1:30pm departure please
Location: Meet at Swan View Railway Heritage Trail Hub, on Pechey Road, Swan View
Bring: Hats, water bottles, snacks and a torch for the tunnel
RSVP below, please
The walk is flat along the gravel heritage trail, and the shortest loop is through the popular old railway tunnel and return (about 1 hour for little legs and strollers). Remember to bring a headtorch or torch for the kids in the tunnel. For those that want to go further and for older kids (2-3 hours), the waterfalls further on in John Forrest National Park are a must see.
Please RSVP attendance via the link below and for further details.
Click Here
Thanks, guys
Conrad Slee
DUCKs - Dads United for the Children of Kensington
Containers for Change
Containers for change bins
The new Containers for Change bins are now located inside the bike shed. Please ensure that only eligible containers are placed in these bins. Currently, the bins are accessible only from inside the bike shed until the outside art installation is completed later in the year.
Community News
