SCHOOL EVENTS
Artist in Residence - Minaxi May
Some of our programs were lucky enough to benefit from the Child and Adolescent Health Service Artist- in- Residence again this term. Artist, Minaxi May worked with students to create fantastic patterned art work. The children in our classrooms created fantastic pieces over many weeks as Minaxi visited them this term.
Some of our programs were lucky enough to benefit from the Child and Adolescent Health Service Artist- in- Residence again this term. Artist, Minaxi May worked with students to create fantastic patterned art work. The children in our classrooms created fantastic pieces over many weeks as Minaxi visited them this term.
Miller shows us the masterpiece that he created with Minaxi.
Ethan's Story
“Hi my name is Ethan and I am a year 8 student.
I go to two schools. One being my regular school two days a week, and the second school is the one in Dialysis called the School of Special Education Needs. This is so I am not missing out on school while I am being treated for renal disease. The teachers at the hospital make the subjects more interesting and less boring. The teachers are funny and make me laugh. We play games when I finish work, especially Connect 4, as I always win. My favourite subjects are Music, Science and Humanities and Social Studies. I also met the Director General of Education Lisa, and she was very kind…”
“Hi my name is Ethan and I am a year 8 student.
I go to two schools. One being my regular school two days a week, and the second school is the one in Dialysis called the School of Special Education Needs. This is so I am not missing out on school while I am being treated for renal disease. The teachers at the hospital make the subjects more interesting and less boring. The teachers are funny and make me laugh. We play games when I finish work, especially Connect 4, as I always win. My favourite subjects are Music, Science and Humanities and Social Studies. I also met the Director General of Education Lisa, and she was very kind…”
Director General Lisa Rodgers visiting Ethan
Christmas Fair at PCH
Students of all ages took to learning interesting facts about “Christmas Around the World”. SSEN:MMH had a stand that allowed parents and students to work together in a fact-finding activity.
We had some students saying Merry Christmas in Spanish, Italian, French and many other languages. Students were surprised that Russian people believe that Dez Moroz (Father Frost), dressed in blue and white, leaves presents for children on the 7th of January.
Students of all ages took to learning interesting facts about “Christmas Around the World”. SSEN:MMH had a stand that allowed parents and students to work together in a fact-finding activity.
We had some students saying Merry Christmas in Spanish, Italian, French and many other languages. Students were surprised that Russian people believe that Dez Moroz (Father Frost), dressed in blue and white, leaves presents for children on the 7th of January.
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Navare (left) and Henry (right) spending time at our stall.
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Schasstlivogo Rozhdestva!
(Russian equivalent for “Merry Christmas")
(Russian equivalent for “Merry Christmas")
Volunteer Week Morning Tea
Week Nine gave us an opportunity to show our volunteers our appreciation for their wonderful service in our schoolrooms. We held morning teas throughout the week, with Pam Statham's pretzel chocolate mix a great hit! Our teachers very much enjoyed spending time with our valued supporters.
Week Nine gave us an opportunity to show our volunteers our appreciation for their wonderful service in our schoolrooms. We held morning teas throughout the week, with Pam Statham's pretzel chocolate mix a great hit! Our teachers very much enjoyed spending time with our valued supporters.
WASO Christmas Concert
We were lucky enough to celebrate Christmas cheer with our patients and a concert by the gifted musicians from The West Australian Symphony Orchestra. The Orchestra treated us to magical music that we sang along to. On the wards, some of our patients were fortunate enough to meet the musicians with their instruments, for a quick chat and a demonstration of the instruments.
The day was rounded off by a very special visit from our Director General of Education Lisa Rodgers. Lisa Rodgers visited our students on the ward and had tea with our teachers before opening the concert.
We were lucky enough to celebrate Christmas cheer with our patients and a concert by the gifted musicians from The West Australian Symphony Orchestra. The Orchestra treated us to magical music that we sang along to. On the wards, some of our patients were fortunate enough to meet the musicians with their instruments, for a quick chat and a demonstration of the instruments.
The day was rounded off by a very special visit from our Director General of Education Lisa Rodgers. Lisa Rodgers visited our students on the ward and had tea with our teachers before opening the concert.
Our New Chaplain
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We are excited to welcome our new chaplain Jane Marsh. Jane joined us in Mid-November 2020 and brings with her a world of experience. Jane currently shares her expertise with ourselves and two other schools. Jane is a mum of 4 and has a self-professed love of cats. Max her Russian Blue is the apple of her eye. Jane is well-travelled having lived in Singapore, Hong Kong, Jakarta and the U.K. In Istanbul Jane taught students using her primary school teaching qualification. Jane‘s love for people is clearly evident in her work on the wards and her empathetic ear a comfort for staff.
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Stop-Motion Animation Workshops with Steven Aiton 2020
Now in its ninth year at Perth Children's Hospital, The Artist in Residence (AIR) program offers a positive distraction to being in hospital. The program is based on maximising the benefits of arts in health and healing, and is supported by evidence that patients feel more relaxed, happy and less bored by participating in these creative workshops. For further information click on the link to PCH Foundation Facebook Page.
Now in its ninth year at Perth Children's Hospital, The Artist in Residence (AIR) program offers a positive distraction to being in hospital. The program is based on maximising the benefits of arts in health and healing, and is supported by evidence that patients feel more relaxed, happy and less bored by participating in these creative workshops. For further information click on the link to PCH Foundation Facebook Page.
National Simultaneous Storytime 2020
On the 27th of May 2020 at 11:00am, our school participated in virtual and in-person simultaneous Storytime readings of Whitney and Britney: Chicken Divas by Lucinda Gifford. The patients at Perth Children's Hospital received their own copy of this book from the Starlight Foundation, donated by Scholastic. They were also able to participate in art and craft activities on the day. The Starlight Foundation screened a reading of the book.
Book Bunker
Volunteer Kerry reading to Lincoln (pre-primary student)
Our students are lucky enough to participate in a literacy initiative that the school runs in partnership with PCH’s Fun on Four program. Wonderful volunteers from Fun on Four’s Book Bunker spend Tuesday and Thursday afternoon sharing the delights of the literary world with our students.
