In my being's depths speak, Pressing to be revealed, Deep secrets of the cosmic word: 'Fill the goal of your work With my spiritual light, Sacrificing yourself through me.' Calendar of the Soul -Rudolf Steiner
- Issue 9• Week 8• Term 2
- 17th June 2025
We acknowledge the Wadandi (Saltwater people) as the traditional custodians of these lands, skies and waterways where we come together at Yallingup Steiner School, and where learning has taken place for thousands of years.
We extend this respect to all First Nations people and thank the Ancestors, Elders, and custodians of the Wadandi community, who have cared for and continue to nurture Country, in their many restoration projects, community and cultural research and spiritual wisdom of the earth as sacred.
Upcoming Events Term 2
Monday 16th June
- Class 3, 4 & 5 Bush Walking
Tuesday 17th June
Wednesday 18th June
- Soup Day
- C4&5 Adopt a Spot 9-12 Excursion.
- C6 Bush Walking
Thursday 19th June
- Incursion Musica Viva 1:30pm
Friday 20th June
- Pupil Free Day-Winter Festival with Evening Attendance
Monday 23rd June
- Class 3, 4 & 5 Bush Walking
Tuesday 24th June
Wednesday 25th June
- Soup Day
- C6 Bush Walking
Thursday 26th June
Friday 27th June
- Last day of Term 2
- K6, Class 1 & 2 Bush Walking TBC
Monday 21st July
- Term 3 Commences
Week 8
Dear all,
Please be reminded, this year’s Winter Festival on Friday 20th June is a Pupil Free day in order that the staff may prepare the grounds for the evening’s proceedings. We look forward to seeing you, your children and any additional family members at this special hour, please no earlier than 5:15pm. We ask that you are considerate of our restrictive parking. Please drop off children and find alternative car parking (Caves House) and carpool back to school. If you are bringing younger children to the festival, please keep them under your close supervision. Children are not to be playing on the playground during the evening.
The program is as follows:
5:15 to 5:30 Arrive at school
- Primary School Children go straight to their classrooms
- Parents and younger/older siblings gather in front of the Hall
5:30 Welcome in the Hall
- Parents welcomed with a Winter Festival greeting from Jacqui
5:45 Winter Solstice Song from students
- Parents to enjoy as all move from hall veranda to bitumen area
- Parents to surround bitumen area in a circle keeping it free for students as they sing
5:55 Class Six Performance
- A gift for our community to enjoy
6:05 Lantern Walk
- Students are led in a procession by teachers and remain with their classes
- Families follow behind the student cohort
Our walking song is ‘Evening Rise’
6:45 Exit the Spiral
- Students gather with teachers around designated fire pits in the car park area
- Parents proceed to the exit by the kitchen where a delicious family treat awaits pick up
Our exit song is ‘Good Night, Stars Our Light’
6:45 to 7:00 Goodnight and Goodbye
- Families collect children from teachers and drive safely home
- Apple treats to be warmed up and enjoyed together as you prepare for rest
It is important to take the quiet and introspective mood of the festival with you. In keeping with this request, please refrain from using your devices, this is a no device event.
The students are encouraged to contemplate that which they would like to take into the new year and to reflect on the year gone by. The design of the spiral walk allows first for the letting go of the old and then on reaching the central light to begin projecting the new.
We warmly anticipate your company on Friday evening.
Sincerely,
The College of Teachers
Drumming Incursion K6-C6
On June 10 we were fortunate enough to experience some Japanese Culture at our school. Taiko On, a Perth based taiko drumming performance group, provided the children and staff with a sensational immersive performance and workshops.
Taiko drums are large and loud and the school was certainly bathed in sound.
We started with a whole school performance in which the performers showcased their amazing skills on the various sized drums, a Japanese flute and bell chime. The children were mesmerised. They were then invited to join in with their voice and hand percussion in call and response fashion. This really loosened things up. When some students were called up to experience the drums hands on the excitement really built.
After the performance there were 2 workshops in which Class 1 ~ 6 students got the opportunity to learn and hone skills on the taiko drums. The performers engaged the students beautifully as all students had their own drum and could swap and try other ones in the 30 minute session. Simon even had the students twirling the sticks and doing a jig whilst playing the taiko! It is very physical! it was great for the students to hear language that they have been learning as well as new phrases within such a creative context.
It was such a great experience for our students. Taiko is an integral part of Japanese spiritual and festival life. To be able to experience an authentic performance as this is truly fortunate. We look forward to welcoming them back to our school in the future.
Kindergarten Spiral
Winter solstice celebrations are under way in the kindergartens this week.
The children have been busy making lanterns and learning all our winter songs.
What a pleasure it is to watch them so carefully carry their little lights into and out of our spiral.
Community Notices
(Please note – the events and views in these Community Notices are not sponsored by YSS and do not necessarily reflect the views of the School.)
Maggie Dent Talk
Community Repair Co-Op
All the repairers are volunteers and range from the simply handy to the professionally qualified. If you’d like to learn how to sew on a button, they’ll show you. If you can’t repair your own item they’ll try and repair it for you. If they can’t repair it, A Single Leaf South West might know someone who can. If it really is unrepairable, they might still be able to help you keep it out of landfill by advising where you can gift it to be repurposed or dropped off to be recycled.
Everyone is welcome to bring their broken belongings and every effort will be made to fix them while you wait. Unfortunately, at the current time they cannot fix electrical items. All we ask is for a gold coin donation for each item repaired.
Let’s be less rubbish with rubbish!
Our next event is Saturday, 28th June at the St George’s Anglican Church, 50 Gibney Street Dunsborough
