National Quality Standard Introduction The National Quality Standard (NQS) has been formulated by the Australian government. It is used to guide all staff working with children in the early childhood sector. The K-2 team at Wattle Grove Primary School will be exploring and reflecting upon the NQS throughout the year. Each class blog within K-2 will contain a feature article about the NQS. If you would like to find out more information about the NQS, please have a look at the website:   https://www.acecqa.gov.au/nqf/national-quality-standard Article    As stipulated in the National Quality Standard, all staff focus on the quality of each child’s learning experience. To engage in each lesson and reach their full potential, children must be well rested. I know many children have extracurricular activities they complete, however, some are coming to school tired. Below are some guided mindfulness videos that are beneficial to assisting children to relax and rest. Guided

NAIDOC Week July was the month for celebrating NAIDOC.   NAIDOC means National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee.   This year’s NAIDOC theme was Voice, Treaty, Truth.   More information about NAIDOC Week 2019 can be found at www.naidoc.org.au Did you know… there are approximately 120 Indigenous languages that are currently spoken around Australia.   The local language spoken in the south west of W.A. is called Noongar.   NAIDOC Week is about celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their culture, their histories and achievements.   This year, Wattle Grove Primary School   celebrated NAIDOC Week collaboratively with the Tucker Bush Schools Program and a variety of buddy class activities.    Two students represented each class and participated in replanting our school garden beds with native, edible plants such as; Native River Mint, Bush Mint, Warrigal Greens and Chocolate Lily to name a few.    River Mint Sorbet   (from River Mint D