In deepest winter darkness The soul's strong impluse Is to reveal its own strength, To lead on into darkness And with forethought feel Through heart's warmth,the sense revelation. Calendar of the Soul -Rudolf Steiner
- Issue 10• Week 2• Term 3
- 29th July 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 3
Monday 28th July
- Class 3 & 4 Bushwalking -Postponed
Tuesday 29th July
Wednesday 30th July
- Soup Day
Thursday 31st June
Friday 1st August
- Bushwalking K6 & C1&2
Monday 4th August
- Class 3, 4, 5&6 Bushwalking
Tuesday 5th August
Wednesday 6th August
- Soup Day
Thursday 7th August
Friday 8th August
- K6, Class 1 & 2 Bushwalking
Monday 11th August
- Class 3 & 4 Bushwalking
- Class 3 Parent Teacher Meeting 3:30pm
Tuesday 12th August
Wednesday 13th August
- Soup Day
Thursday 14th August
Friday 15th August
- K6, Class 1 & 2 Bushwalking
Monday 18th August
- Class 3, 4, 5&6 Bushwalking
Tuesday 19th August
Wednesday 20th August
- Soup Day
Thursday 21st August
Friday 22nd August
- K6, Class 1 & 2 Bushwalking
Monday 25th August
- Class 3&4 Bushwalking
Tuesday 26th August
Wednesday 27th August
- Soup Day
Thursday 28th August
Friday 29th August
- K6, Class 1 & 2 Bushwalking
Monday 1st September
- Class 3,4, 5&6 Bushwalking
Tuesday 2nd September
Wednesday 3rd September
- Soup Day
Thursday 4th September
Friday 5th September
- K6, Class 1 & 2 Bushwalking
Monday 8th September
Tuesday 9th September
Wednesday 10th September
- Soup Day
Thursday 11th September
Friday 12th September
Monday 15th September
Tuesday 16th September
Wednesday 17th September
- Soup Day
Thursday 18th September
Friday 19th September
Monday 22nd September
Tuesday 23rd September
Wednesday 24th September
- Soup Day
Thursday 25th September
- Last day of term 12:30pm Finish
Friday 26th September
- PD All Steiner SchoolDay
Welcome Back
Dear Families,
Welcome to Term 3!
We were all blown back into the fray for a blustery beginning were we not?
For those of us who have not taken the opportunity to depart over the break to warmer climes the winter darkness has well and truly offered itself.
Rudolf Steiner wrote many musings surrounding the opportunity that the introspective tendency of winter offers a seeker wishing to refine their character and experience of themselves.
There are many delights to be had in embracing the winter landscape with your children, from splashing in puddles, eating hailstones, racing boats and practising your writing on a foggy window to filling the air with baking aromas and building cubbies under blankets.
I hope that your homes are filled with the joys of childhood and that you can share the wonder of it all with your precious ones. The cabin fever can get to us all but amidst the chaos you will be providing an inner warmth and feeling of security that your children can draw upon their entire lives.
One of my favourites is Winnie the Pooh’s game of Pooh sticks from a bridge…
In the bear’s own wise words;
“Any day spent with you is my favourite day, so today is my new favourite day”
Best Wishes Everyone
Jacqui
Class 2
Class Two have returned to school refreshed and nourished after the winter holidays, with plenty of stories to tell and experiences to share. With their typical vigour and enthusiasm, they have embraced our new main lesson block, “Saintly Lives”. So far, we have learned about St. Francis, who grew up wealthy and carefree, with a liking for good food, fine clothes and parties. The children have followed his story with deep engagement as he discovered the wonders to be found in the natural world, and the joy in giving to others. They particularly enjoyed the tale of the Wolf of Gubbio, where the good Friar reaches out to a Wolf with kindness, patience and acceptance to change the Wolf’s behaviour towards the villagers of Gubbio. The children are working on composing their own sentences to retell Saint Francis’ story, paintings of birds from his story as a context for mixing colours, and of course, incredible drawings.
This week’s music lesson unfolded with a delightful surprise for Class Two, as they received their recorders and played their very first song. Despite the natural excitement of having their own instruments to explore, the class showed remarkable dedication, focus and a high degree of personal control as they carefully played ‘See Saw’. Their ability to channel their enthusiasm into concentrated musical practice was truly impressive. Well done! In the next few weeks we will be working on crafting name tags for our special instruments.
Class 4
In Term 2, Class 4 considered the ‘Human Being and Animal’. We firstly explored the human being and their connection to the wider universe through the three -fold nature of the human. The children experienced how the human being has a balanced, harmonised form, with the adaptability of upright posture, free hands with an opposable thumb and the gifts of speech and reflective thought which allow us to adapt our environment and create tools.
In this threefold nature, we focused on the head, the trunk and the limbs. We explored ways in which we express ourselves through our eyes and took a moment to look into the eyes of others to notice this expression alongside other expressions such as speech and non-verbal communication such as smiling. We noted our heads have a spherical similarity to that of the sun.
Through the trunk we gave attention to the heart and likened the curvature of the spine, that holds the body upright to the crescent moon and the contraction and expansion of our breathing to the waxing and waning of the moon. We discovered ways in which we use our limbs, how they can be of selfless service – and in this sense, we imagined our hands as stars and considered how we might use our hands differently to particular animals. We then ventured further with our study of specific animals who by their nature, reflect aspects of the threefoldness of the human being. It was a joy to listen to the children present their home projects/dioramas. Each child chose an animal and presented their unique project with a research poster. It was heartwarming to see and hear the children considering not only the factual elements of research, but also how they felt about their chosen animal and why it spoke to them in a particular way.
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.)
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!
