Ms Calleja's Classroom

11/02/2026

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All Western Australian public schools have access to a school psychologist, who support student learning through direct, indirect, and system services.

This is incredibly important for families who might be experiencing financial barriers to accessing timely and affordable assessments for children with suspected learning differences like dyslexia, dysgraphia or dyscalculia.

Direct services can include assessment, case formulation, and intervention targeted toward, and with, individual and cohorts of students.

As part of this process, school psychologists will determine when psychological assessment is required for diagnostic purposes whilst school intervention occurs, and either conduct the assessment themselves or refer students to specialised services.

I recommend you put your request in writing to your school so they can formally consider your request for school psychology support.

Read more about what is available in the links in comments.

02/02/2026

Kindy photo. Not my first day - was looking for that photo. It was a bewdy, 70's dress, huge bag, my 70's dad rocking his long curly hair and beard and me looking worried. I still get frazzled on the first day back at school. Not much has changed. Still love a 70's dress. Still lug a huge bag. My dad has shaved his beard and cropped his hair.

23/12/2025

It's never too late to develop reading skills.

A new study looked at interventions aimed at improving reading skills in students between Year 4 and Year 12.

24/11/2025

Nature, creativity and a little bit of chaos. This bird just wandered in and talked a bit to me. My student just found a red tailed cockatoo feather under the desk. Feeling a bit like a woodland Disney Princess.

12/11/2025

Scheduled cancellation this morning. Getting some jobs done on my phone in the spa. Happy days.

17/10/2025

Apparently I'm a grandma!

17/10/2025

This praying mantis keeps asking to come in and learn at Ms Calleja's Classroom. Should I let it in?

18/09/2025

We were learning the soft g spelling rule, so we drew our own giants.

29/08/2025

This is Buddy, our learning helper. He loves it when you read him a book.

19/08/2025

Was there a teacher who made a huge difference in your life? One of mine was Mrs Baptist, a teacher librarian. Another was Victoria Carlton.

15/08/2025

This afternoon's office. Planning time, admin and daydreaming over lunch.

12/08/2025

This is a really good explainer about the differences between Steiner and Montessori education.