Celebrating our teachers on World Teachers’ Day
Today is World Teachers’ Day, and I want to tell our Subiaco families something about our teachers that you may not see from the school gate.

Teaching is a physically and emotionally demanding job. Our teachers are on their feet all day. They rarely sit still, moving between small groups, crouching beside individual children, checking understanding, redirecting, encouraging and responding to what each child needs in the moment. By the time the bell goes, they have given everything to their students.

And then, for our teachers, the work continues. They plan, prepare and assess in the evenings. Many are in their classrooms on weekends, and many more are working from home. This is a job you have to be passionate about to love, and our teachers are.

The Department of Education’s Teaching for Impact framework describes what effective teachers know. When I read it, I see our staff:

They know themselves. Our teachers reflect on their own backgrounds, values and beliefs, and use that understanding to respond to the diverse needs and experiences of every child in their class.

They know their students. They understand that every child comes with different cultural, linguistic and family backgrounds, and with their own strengths, interests and needs. They know how each child learns, and how to help them understand, remember and use what they have learned.

They know the curriculum. They know the content, skills and understandings students need to master at each stage, and they shape their teaching programs around what their students need next.

They know what works best. They draw on evidence-based teaching approaches, know which have the greatest impact, and check the impact of their choices on students’ wellbeing, engagement, progress and achievement.

I can honestly say that in all the schools I have led, I have never worked with a team quite like this one. The way our teachers collaborate is remarkable. They share ideas, learn from one another and back each other every day. Time and again, they put their hands up for extra responsibility. They come to me and ask whether I’m happy for them to run an activity before or after school, start a new extra-curricular initiative, or take on a leadership role in the school. They do this without extra pay and without extra time, simply because they want our school and our students to have the best opportunities we can offer.

I am immensely proud of the way this team works together, and I am grateful every day to lead it.

Thank you to our teachers, and to our education assistants and support staff, for all that you do.

To top off World Teacher’s Day, our staff were treated to the most amazing gourmet lunch today, and it was the biggest gift of appreciation we have experienced. We were all overwhelmed by the generosity of Christina Dismuke, our School Board Chair, who organised a Group Together and raised the funds to make this feast possible. Particular thanks go to Christina and her family, who provided the desserts and did all the preparation and setting up for an event to celebrate our teachers.

We would also like to thank the following wonderful Subi businesses: Wholefood Circus, who donated two enormous gourmet salads, Farmer Jack’s, who donated $50 towards the fruit and vegetables, and Filament Coffee, who donated the cold brew.

We are all very grateful.

Warm regards
Heather McNeil

You're invited to join us for an important session about our 1:1 iPad initiative at Subiaco Primary School.

Learn how we are using technology to enhance learning while maintaining  balance and safety.

Our 1:1 Program at Subiaco Primary

• Teaching for Impact with iPads
• Maintaining the Balance
• Current BYOD Model 

Managing iPads Effectively

• Which iPads models are suitable
• Initial set up and core educational apps
• Settings
• Checklist

Social & Ethical Protocols

• Safety at home and school
• Raising Digital Citizens

Session 1: Wednesday 11 November 2026, 4.30-5.15pm

Session 2: Thursday 12 November 2026, 9.00-9.45am

Venue: Subiaco Primary School Library

Book your tickets at: compasstix.com

If your child is in Year 5 in 2026, you can apply now for entry into Year 7 in 2028. Limited places may also be available for children entering Years 9, 10 and 11 in 2028.

These exceptional academic, arts and languages programs are available at select public secondary schools. This includes a fully selective academic school and an arts college. Your child will learn alongside like-minded peers and follow an extended curriculum designed specifically for their needs, delivered by teachers with expert skills and knowledge.  

Information about the programs, study options for metro and regional students, and upcoming parent information evenings is available on the website: www.education.wa.edu.au/gifted-and-talented

Apply online: education.wa.edu.au/application process

Applications close 6.00pm Friday 5 February 2027. Late applications will not be accepted.

For more information: 9264 4307 or email gtsu@education.wa.edu.au

It was fantastic to see the large number of students and families using active transport to come to school on our Ride, Scoot or Walk to School Day. We had 70.4% of our students using active travel to get to school today.

This event was held as part of the Your Move program and coincided with WA Bike Month. Participants enjoyed the fresh produce kindly donated by Baker's Delight and Farmer Jacks.

Congratulations to our lucky winners of the raffle who chose from a fantastic selection of prizes generously donated by The Fast Lane Bike Shop, Sorganics, Subiaco PS Library and the Your Move Program. Thank you to everyone involved in making the event such a success. Click HERE for photos.

It has been a busy week for our Year 6 students. The highlight would have to be yesterday's highly successful Food Stall fundraiser. A first count by some of the students put the day's profit at $2144.80. This needs to be double checked before banking, but still speaks volumes for the generosity and support we receive from the families at Subi Primary. A special big THANK YOU to the Year 6 families for supplying such a great spread of food to sell!

Thanks to the hard work and initiative of our SRC, our whole-school buddy sessions commenced this week! Students had the opportunity to interview their buddies and learn more about one another as they completed a buddy profile.

The profile, created by Mason F (U3), included questions about favourite things, places they have visited, weekend activities and personal strengths, helping students discover shared interests and learn something about their buddy.

The buddy sessions will take place in Weeks 3, 6 and 9 of Term 4 and aim to build positive relationships and a strong sense of belonging by connecting students from different year levels.

We hope that these sessions will encourage friendships, develop communication and social skills, as well as promote kindness, empathy and respect. They are also a great opportunity for older students to develop leadership qualities and responsibility while helping younger students build confidence and feel supported by others.

The Social Justice Group is selling Icy Poles for $1.00 this term (to fundraise for our sister school in Cambodia). This will be on Fridays during lunch break (commencing 10:55am and finishing at 11:10am) for:

• Years 1-6 (Weeks 3 to 9, excluding Wk 5)
• Pre-primary (Weeks 4 & 8 only).

A reminder to order school photos if you haven't already done so.

All photos are currently still available to purchase, but they will be removed from the Kapture website at the end of Term 4 in readiness for next year.

If you would like to order visit www.kapture.com.au/ and use school code QKLB23

22 October 2026

LP3	Penny D
LP4	Madi M	Danielle G	David I	LP5	Dhithya S	Aston Z
L3	Leo S	Claudia M		L6	Mikey C	Grace F
L2	Felix D	Abhiraj D	Reo S	L9	Zab T
M3	Chloe A-S	Elouan V	Nihara S	M4	Jason N	Laetitia D	Alexander T
U4	Ashton K
U1	Rosa I	Marley V		U2	Sam K	Chloe M-B	Aiden L
U3	Hunter C	Mason F		U6	Amelie H
U7	Ashton T	Michelle L	Konrad R

 

The WA Government is developing Australia’s first government-led Play Strategy and wants to hear from people across Western Australia. We want to hear about what supports play, what gets in the way, and what would help create more opportunities for children to play across WA. 

Who can take part?
Whether you're a parent, carer, child, young person, community member, or professional whose work relates to play in any way, this survey is for you. Your experiences and ideas will help shape the future of play in Western Australia. 

Getting involved
To help inform the development of a WA Play Strategy, complete the survey by 11 November 2026. Your feedback will help shape practical actions to support more play-friendly communities across WA. Your answers are anonymous and cannot be linked back to you.

To access the survey visit www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-the-premier-and-cabinet/help-shape-the-wa-play-strategy

The Subiaco Primary School P&C is looking ahead, and we would love to hear from you!

Through fundraising and community support, the P&C helps fund projects, resources and opportunities that make our school an even better place for our children to learn, play and thrive.

We are developing our funding priorities for the next 3–5 years, and we want to understand what matters most to our school community.

Whether it's playground improvements, learning resources, technology, sports, arts, sustainability or something completely different, we want to hear your ideas!

Your feedback will help guide future P&C investment and ensure funding is directed towards initiatives that our school community values most.

The survey takes approximately 10 minutes to complete and will remain open for two weeks.

Complete the survey here:
Subiaco Primary School P&C — Funding Priorities & Ideas Survey

Survey closes: Thursday, 12 November 2026

Every idea counts, big or small. Thank you for helping shape the future of our school!

Subiaco Primary School P&C
Strategic Projects Sub-Committee

Parents Night 2026 P&C – Thanks for bringing your 'best bogan' out for the night!
Flanneys, mullets, belly laughs and bingo excitement filled the room at this year's Bogan Bingo Parents' Night!

A heartfelt thank you to our major sponsors, John Hunter from Porteous, Clare Nation from Haiven Property Central and Catherine Lynch from Cariad Legal, as well as our generous local businesses who donated fantastic raffle prizes. Your support helps make events like this possible.

And to our superstar Events Team, thank you for once again pulling off a brilliant evening. Behind every great event is a hardworking team, and theirs ran like a like a bogan's Commodore - polished, powerful and performing flawlessly!

Save the Date – Pool Season is upon us!
Summer is almost here, and that can only mean one thing, pool season is around the corner! Join us on Friday 20 November as we celebrate with the annual Splash Party and the opening of the Subiaco School Pool.

Family season passes and 10-visit passes are now available to purchase through the School Website. Follow the link below to secure your pass and discover everything you need to know about making the most of another fantastic season at the pool.
Buy Your Pool Pass Here

P&C General Meeting – Monday 9 November
We will hold our next P&C General Meeting on Monday 9 November at 7.00pm in the Subiaco School library. Members welcome and if you're not yet a member you can join on the night for $1.00.

Birthday Celebrations
If your child’s birthday falls on a school day and you would like bring in a treat for the class, please consider healthy, nut free alternatives. Commercially bought, individual cup cakes are acceptable but due to our healthy eating policy we would rather parents not provide chocolates or lollies.

Student Absences
Enter an Attendance Note on Compass
A parent explanation is required for all student absences. Please enter this on Compass. Parent reminders will be emailed every Monday for any unexplained absences.

Updating School Records
If your address, telephone number or email address has changed, please contact the school office.

Publications Permission
Upon enrolment, parents decide whether to give consent for their child’s name, photo or work to be published in school newsletters, school related activities, promotional material for the Department of Education and articles for the West Australian and community newspapers. This consent continues for your child while enrolled at our school. If at any stage you want to change the permission status, then you will need to notify the office in writing.

The City of Subiaco invites all customers, residents, ratepayers, businesses, community groups, visitors and others with an interest in the region, to complete a 2026 MARKYT Community Scorecard

The scorecard provides an opportunity to comment on local services, programs and facilities - from festivals and events to local parks, animal management, roads, waste, safety, sport and recreation, library services and much more.

This feedback will inform future planning, services and budget decisions.

To ensure your feedback remains private and confidential the study is being managed by CATALYSE Pty Ltd on behalf of the City of Subiaco. CATALYSE is an independent research and strategic planning consultancy that supports councils around Australia to complete this study. If you’d like to learn more about CATALYSE, its ABN, privacy policy and contact details are provided below.

The study meets legal, professional, and ethical standards. Your contact details will only be used for the purpose of this study. The City of Subiaco will only receive aggregated results and anonymous free text comments.

We invite community members to submit one response per person by 9 November 2026. If you have already completed a response in hard copy or online no further action is needed.

If you would like to provide your feedback, please follow this link to complete a 2026 MARKYT Community Scorecard

National Recycling Week - Join the Cycle - 9 to 15 of November

Since 1996, Planet Arc has been helping Aussies recycle by sharing knowledge, education, events and inspiring stories.

Over the past 30 years, the recycling rate in Australia has gone from 7% and just 1.5 million total tonnes recycled to over 60% and 43 million tonnes of materials recycled. Per person, that's recycling just 80kg of material yearly in 1996, to now about 1,700kg!

Join the Cycle in 2026 and keep reducing, reusing, repurposing, recycling and more at home and as part of your community.

For more information visit https://recyclingnearyou.com.au/nationalrecyclingweek/at-home/

Also don't forget the library is a drop off point for various items that can be recycled including batteries, mobile phones, light globes, glad wrap and ziplock bags, oral care items and 10c drink containers. 

As next week is the beginning of November, now is a good time to start thinking of your children's uniform requirements for Term One of 2027.

The majority of stock is instore now, so place your orders for all items needed and they will be delivered to your child's classroom promptly. Replenishing hats, polos, skorts and shorts in a larger size is a good option. Also, for the students entering Year Six there are ample polos in stock!

An essential item for Year One - Year Three students is a chair bag (for storing pencils, markers, etc) They are $15.

For the Kindy and Pre-primary children, all items needed are currently in stock. Remember it is worth buying 2 hats, as they are often misplaced! Most young children fit a Small 55cm hat or Medium 57cm hat. They are $15.00 each.

Avoid the long queues in January knowing you have purchased all your requirements for 2027.

Visit https://shop.subiprimarypc.com.au/ for online orders delivered to your child's classroom or attend the Uniform Shop on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8.30am to 10.30am.

I look forward to helping you instore and filling your online orders!

Warm regards
Shan : )

There are currently multiple school crossings across the metro area in need of a Traffic Warden. If you or anyone you know is interested in applying to become a Traffic Warden please contact the Children’s Crossings Unit on 08 6274 8731 or email childrenscrossingsunitsmail@police.wa.gov.au
Alternatively you can go to the WA Police website to obtain more details and download an application form
www.wa.gov.au/service/security/law enforcement/traffic wardens

Spookiaco this Halloween
Presented by See Subiaco, the three-day program will bring Halloween fun for all ages, with local businesses joining in through themed menus, best-dressed competitions, and pop-up activities.

At the centre of the festivities is Monsters Can't Fly a colourful installation by artist Matthew Aberline with The Beautiful and Useful Studio. The playful monsters will land at Market Square Park on Friday 30 October and stay until Sunday 8 November, glowing from within after dark.

Visitors can also explore:

• Subi Fright Market on Saturday 31 October, with Halloween-inspired eats and entertainment.
• Haunted walking tours with Oh Hey WA on 30–31 October, uncovering ghostly tales of Subiaco’s past.
• Spooky laneways along Rokeby Road, transformed by multidisciplinary artist Lynzie Bremner from 30 October to 1 November.
• Halloween specials and activities at local businesses, from spooky cocktails to trivia nights.
• Explore the program and plan your visit at See Subiaco.

For other community classes, activities and events that are available to families in Subiaco please click HERE.

SUBIACO PRIMARY SCHOOL
271 Bagot Rd, Subiaco WA 6008.
Phone: 08 9207 7900
Email: subiaco.ps@education.wa.edu.au