9 August 2023

Dates to Remember

Please refer to the side panel “School Calendar” section for the “live” calendar of events for information

Principal’s Introduction

STUDENTS AT NPS FOR 2024

If your child (ren) will not be attending Newborough PS next year could you please advise the front office as soon as possible. This will assist us with planning for 2024.

NEWBOROUGH NETBALL CLUB

It was lovely to see how much the Newborough Netball teams have grown and developed over the season. I saw each team play last Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. The enthusiasm was infectious as every player tried their best. There were some amazing passages of play, defending and accurate shooting. All the teams performed exceptionally well. We had several wins, an exciting draw and a competitive loss. I was so proud of all the players on the way they followed the school’s values, especially teamwork. The team spirit was super. Players listened to and responded to outstanding coaching and great support from parents, family and friends. It was nice to see several of our former students and netballers who are now in high school doing a great job as umpires.

Thank you to Head Coach Sonia Johansen for inviting me and well done and congratulations to all the coaches who help guide and develop the teams. Mostly they were a bit camera shy. Great coaching Rebecca Mitchell and Zoe Hadley-Hawley (Year 2), Tanya Cawthorne and Carly Fowkes (Year 3), Zoe Hadley-Hawley and Chris Burch (Year 4), Blanche Blakeney and Kate Brandis (Years 4/5) and Sonia Johansen and Jamie Maxwell (Year 6). Go Newborough!!

NOONGAR SEASONS

DJILBA – First Spring

During this season anything that was underground was eaten. Foods such as bush potatoes, bush onions and other tubers and root systems were eaten during these months. This is the start of the massive flowering explosion that happens in the south-west, beginning with the yellow-flowering plants such as the acacias. Djilba is a transitional time of the year, with some very cold and clear days combining with warmer, rainy and windy days mixing with the occasional sunny day or two. Traditionally, the main food sources included many of the land-based grazing animals including the yongar (kangaroo), the waitj (emu) and the koomal (possum). As the days start to warm up, we start to see and hear the first of the newborns with their proud parents out and about providing them with food, guiding them through foraging tasks and protecting their family units from much bigger animals, including people! The woodland birds are still nest-bound, hence the swooping protective behaviour of the koolbardi (magpie), djidi djidi (willy wag tails) and chuck-a-luck (wattle birds). As the season progresses and the temperatures continue to rise, the flower stalks of the balgas (Grass Trees - Pictured) emerge in preparation for the coming Kambarang season. 

“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” 
Mark Twain

KINDNESS

John Worthy
Principal

Deputy News

BOOK WEEK – Week 6 Monday 21^st August – Friday 25^th August 2023

Read, Grow, Inspire

Since 1945, the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has brought children and books together across Australia through Children's Book Week®. During this time schools and public libraries spend one glorious week celebrating books and Australian children's authors and illustrators. Book Week is Wek 6 this term. A range of different Book Week activities will happen in classrooms across the school, including a Book Week Dress Up Day on Wednesday 23^rd August 2023. All staff, students and parents are invited to dress up in either their favourite book week character dress or a book character that has inspired them. Staff will promote the theme and Book Week in their classrooms and we will send reminders throughout the next 2 weeks.  Please do not feel like you need to spend money on any costume but if you do, also consider Op shops and borrowing costumes as well. 

NEWBOROUGH PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT/GUARDIAN SURVEY

As part of the Newborough Primary School Business Plan 2021-2024, Newborough Primary School is seeking to develop a Communication Strategy to outline the ways in which communications flow within the school, and between the school and its key stakeholders, students, parents, P&C, Board and the broader local community. 

To help inform this strategy, the School and School Board sent out a Communications Survey to all Parents/Guardians in the last two weeks of Term 2. Thank you so much to everyone who completed the survey. 171 people completed the survey which is an amazing response. We greatly appreciate the time taken to complete the survey and the comments submitted which we are currently in the process of summarising.

In the coming weeks, we will provide the school community with the findings of the survey and recommendations from the survey for the school to consider for improvement in key areas.

Thank you again for the support shown for completing the survey.

COVID

If your child has tested positive and experiencing symptoms it is strongly encouraged to stay home for 5 days until they have recovered and register their positive RAT with the WA Health Department.

Please note, COVID positive cases and close contacts cannot visit public hospitals for 7 days to protect the more vulnerable people. Anyone who is a close contact is encouraged to test daily for 5 days and only attend school following a negative RAT result.

For further information on Covid please consult the Department of Health’s Covid -19 webpage https://www.healthywa.wa.gov.au

Please send this information through to Newborough.PS@education.wa.edu.au or to Newborough.PS.absentee@education.wa.edu.au

P&C News

QUIZ NIGHT

Hi Newborough Families,

Thank you to everyone who turned up to the P&C Quiz Night on Saturday night, the event was a huge success. The night would not have been as much fun if not for a number of big contributions, Quiz Master Jacob Martin pushed our brains to the limit, MC Callan Rose kept the energy up with a host of games and activities, P&C legends, Jodie, Carly, Georgia and Jackie for their help organising and setting up. 

A big shout out to John De Leo of Force Realty for providing us with a big screen for the night (and free coffee on day one of term). along with prize Sponsors, The Corner Dairy, Pizzaca, Oh so Deli Woodvale, Cina Ghiassi from Harcourts, The Hair Collective Scarborough, Bryce from Michael Hill Jewellers in Innaloo, Coast Fitness Scarborough, Cockburn Ice Arena, Stuart Aubrey, Bunnings Innaloo and European Foods Marketplace Osborne Park.

Congratulations to the many winners on the evening and thanks for getting into the spirit of the night with some great dress-up themes, none more than our winning themed table "The Karen Tucknotts" .

Laurie McCallum
P&C President

SCHOOL CANTEEN

Newbro Dads

BALLOON TWISTING NIGHT

Ever wanted to turn a balloon into your own giraffe, dog, rabbit, or flower? Come along on to a balloon-filled night of fun on Friday 8th September, starting at 6pm, in the Undercover Area.

Twisting balloons will be provided, with simple instructions to teach you how to make a range of balloon creations.

The evening is open to all year groups, including kindy. Gold coin donations, and pizzas provided.

Look forward to seeing you all there.

Newbro Dads

Sports News

OCEAN NET INTERSCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY

On Friday 28 July, a total of 40 students represented Newborough Primary School in the Ocean Net Interschool Cross Country.

Despite a last-minute change of location, the interschool cross country was a huge success. There was a fantastic atmosphere and the beat of the drums carried students through the finish line.

Well done to the Newborough Cross Country team on your amazing efforts. You all challenged yourself on this new course and demonstrated excellent teamwork. You all did a fantastic job and we placed 3^rd overall. Well done to everyone involved! 

School Psychologist

Triple P: Parenting Children with ADHD - Online Workshop

Dear Parenting Heroes,

In the unique journey of parenthood, we sometimes find ourselves facing challenges we never anticipated. If you're raising a child diagnosed with ADHD, you may encounter obstacles that leave you feeling overwhelmed or unsure. To help navigate these challenges, we are excited to announce a free online workshop, hosted by the Statewide School Psychology Service.

📅 When? 23rd August 2023
🕗 Time? 8:00pm - 10:00pm
💻 Where? Online. Follow the link to join:

📚 What's it all about?

We understand the complexity that accompanies parenting a child with ADHD. Moments of joy are often intertwined with feelings of frustration when standard parenting strategies appear ineffective. High expectations can sometimes lead to conflict and disappointment.

But take heart - you are not alone in this journey.

This workshop aims to arm you with strategies, tips, and a deeper understanding to help you navigate these challenges. And the best part? It's absolutely FREE!

This is your opportunity to gain insights, share experiences, and learn from experts in a supportive environment. Together, we can equip ourselves to guide our children to their fullest potential.

Remember, this is not just a workshop, but a platform to learn, share, and grow.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Best regards,
Elouise Walker
School Psychologist

“Every child is a different kind of flower, and all together, they make this world a beautiful garden."

Music News

SENIOR PERFORMANCE CHOIR

The Newborough Senior Performance Choir will be participating in the Massed Choir Festival at Perth Concert Hall on Friday the 22^nd September 2023. Congratulations and good luck to Danielle D (soloist) and Maksim G (compere) who have been selected to represent Newborough at the auditions for this year’s performance.

Ticket sales for this prestigious event will be open online from 10am on Thursday, 17^th August. More information and a link to the correct performance night will follow soon.

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CLASSES (IMSS)

Newborough Primary School offers specialist instrumental music classes in years 5 and 6. Testing for Year 5 2024 IMSS placing will take place in Week 7 this term during the year 4 music lessons. As part of the selection process, students will be asked to indicate interest in learning and instrument preferences on their response form.

Chaplaincy News

Greetings Newborough School Community

Language helps us express our thought and feelings. It helps to express what is happening around us. Language can either set us up for failure or success. Being specific, using words in their context, and understanding the power of words is so important.

Why am I discussing this?

Words like bullying, lazy, spoiled, and stubborn are used frequently and can have a negative impact but most importantly misrepresent what could be happening.

Bullying vs. Conflict: Kids might label any negative interaction as "bullying." While bullying is repetitive, intentional harm or intimidation, not every negative encounter constitutes bullying. Some are just regular conflicts or misunderstandings.

Lazy vs. Struggling: Labelling a child as "lazy" might be overlooking underlying issues like learning disabilities, ADHD, depression, or personal trauma. It's essential to understand the root cause of a child's behaviour before making judgments.

Shy vs. Introverted: A child who doesn't actively seek social interaction might be called "shy" when, in fact, they might simply be introverted — comfortable and content with more solitude or smaller groups.

Disrespectful vs. Expressive: A child who speaks their mind or questions authority might be labelled as "disrespectful," when they might just be more expressive, curious, or encouraged at home to voice their opinions.

Spoiled vs. Overwhelmed: Sometimes, when children act out during instances like shopping trips, they are labelled as "spoiled." However, they might be overwhelmed due to sensory overload or are simply tired.

Bossy vs. Leadership Tendencies: A child who takes charge might be called "bossy," especially if they are a girl. However, these tendencies could be early signs of leadership skills.

Daydreamer vs. Deep Thinker: Some children are often lost in thought and might be termed "daydreamers" or "distracted" when they might be deep thinkers or processing their world in a more introspective manner.

Stubborn vs. Determined: A child who stands firm on certain points or doesn't easily shift their stance might be termed "stubborn." However, looked at from another angle, they might be displaying determination or deep-rooted beliefs.

Attention-seeking vs. Needing Support: Children who frequently act out might be labelled as "attention-seeking." Still, sometimes these behaviours signal emotional distress or a need for support and understanding.

Dramatic vs. Sensitive: Some children are more emotionally reactive or have stronger empathetic responses. Labelling them as "dramatic" can dismiss their genuine feelings or experiences.

Food for thought.
Ms Deb

School Directory

Useful School Information

TERM DATES

SIREN TIMES

ATTENDANCE AND ABSENCES

Every day at school is important for every child from Kindergarten to Year 6. Our attendance mantra is EVERY CHILD, EVERYDAY AT SCHOOL. This includes being on time and ready to start the school day.

The school and Principal does not endorse children’s absences to go on holidays, greeting or saying goodbye to fly in fly out parents, special shopping trips and the like. These are unacceptable excuses that we hear too often. Parents are responsible and legally obliged to ensure their children attend school every day possible. Poor attendance not only severely impacts on your child’s learning but also on other children in your child’s class.

If you are having any difficulty getting your child to school let us know and we will try and help. Sometimes it seems easier to give into a child and keep them home for trivial reasons. This is fraught with short term and long-term danger. We have had a lot of success in this area when parents and the school work together. Make no excuses for not attending school.

Department of Education (Western Australia) policy states that all children from Pre-Primary attend school for 5 full days as from the commencement of the school year. 

Attendance details are entered electronically twice daily by classroom teachers and the information fed onto a school database.  An SMS messaging service endorsed by the Department of Education operates to enable parents to inform the school by text message if their child is going to be absent.  The system also automatically sends a message to parents if their child has not arrived at school and no notification has been received.  This service assists parents to advise the school of absences and also ensures the safety of children by letting parents know that the child has not arrived at school.

If your child will be absent/sick or late, please contact the school directly either by:

Please include only the student’s name and classroom number, reason for absence and the date in any messages. For Example: “John Doe Room 13 absent 1/2/2021 sick with flu”.

Notes are requested from parents for:

• Any absence from school
• Permission to go on vacation during term time
• Permission to leave the school grounds at any time including lunch time
• Nonparticipation in sport and physical education lessons

ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE AT SCHOOL

Before School

Main gates open at 8:20am.  Staff will be out and about before school each morning to greet and assist you in any way possible.

Earlier access for school-based activities such as Choir, Music Tuition, Running Club is through the Mulberry Tree gate.

• K-6 Classrooms open at 8:30am
• Parents/Carers welcome to walk children to their classes, enter classrooms and meet with teachers for short communications. Please make an appointment if you require extended time.
• No before school play in any areas, including Kindy and Pre-primary. Students are to be fully supervised by parents in these areas.
• First siren at 8:37am
• Second siren classes commence at 8:40am
• Gates closed and locked at 8:40am
• Students arriving from 8:40am are late and go to the Front Office for a ‘Late Pass’
• Front Office is not for general entry into the school. Students entering must be with a parent

After School

• Gates open at 2:50pm (2:20pm on Tuesday)
• Gates locked and toilets closed at 3:30pm (3:00pm on Tuesday)
• After school play is a privilege, not a right. We are happy to support after school play on school grounds with the following conditions:
• Parents must supervise play and keep students in line of sight.
• School rules apply at all times.
• There is no play on verandahs, Library and near Front Office or car parks.
• Play allowed on school playgrounds Mondays, Wednesday, Thursday, Fridays until gates are locked.
• There is NO afterschool play on a Tuesday. This is a dedicated teacher preparation and staff meeting time. Families are asked to leave school grounds straight away on a Tuesday please.
• Mulberry Tree gates remain open for after school care
• Continued supervised play encouraged at the City of Stirling’s Karrinyup Sports Centre and Jackson/Wilding reserves and the Nature playground.

LATE ARRIVAL AT SCHOOL

Parents/guardians are reminded that students should not arrive at school before 8:20am. When gates open.  Teachers open classrooms at 8:30am.  There is no play before school.

School commences at 8:40am Sharp.  Late arrivals need to go to the front office with their parents to sign in and get a LATE PASS.

SIGNING OUT EARLY

If your child needs to be collected from school during school hours (e.g. attending an appointment or leaving early), can you please email the school at newborough.ps.absentee@education.wa.edu.au  and your child’s class teacher ahead of time - at least 24 hours beforehand, where possible. Please include a reason for early pick up and the approximate time you will be here. Parents/Carers sign the child out on the iPad at the front office. They will be given a ‘Sign Out’ card to hand to the classroom or specialist teacher when they collect the student from the classroom.

EXCURSIONS AND INCURSIONS

During the year teaching staff plan a range of suitable excursions and incursions to introduce, develop or reinforce learning experiences for their class.

Incursions are an opportunity for the children to experience high standard performances covering a wide range of learning areas.  The children are able to see national, and sometimes international, performers including musicians, storytellers, artists and many others at a reasonable cost.   Particular attention is given to developing the social skills of the children, as well as their confidence and independence.

Formal written permission is required before any child can be taken on an excursion.  Every endeavour is made to space excursions/incursions during the year to avoid costs being too great at any one time.  If payment is not received by the due date and a payment plan has not been entered into, students will not participate in that particular excursion/incursion and will join a buddy class on that day.

MONEY COLLECTION

When paying for incursions, excursions, or other school activities, please pay via direct deposit into the school bank account.

Newborough Primary School does not accept cash payments. 

Money can be paid by online banking (please include your child’s surname and incursion/excursion name as reference). e.g., K Smith Edu-dance.

Our school bank details are: 

BSB: 016 350
Account No: 3408 71304

MOBILE PHONES POLICY

A reminder that the Western Australian Department of Education has a strict ban on students using mobile phones at school. Students who bring any mobile communication device, including phones, to school must hand it in to the classroom teacher or front office where it will be stored until the end of the day. The exception to this is the Years 4-6 students participating in the bring your own devices program, which allows the student to bring laptops to school, but still no mobile phones. Students who may require contacting parents during the school day can do this on the school landline phones with permission of the Admin team if the reason is for an emergency only.

Birthday Cakes/Gifts for Students

A reminder that we do not allow the sharing of birthday cakes, presents etc. for birthdays or other celebrations.

No Animals (Including Dogs) on School Grounds

DoE Security

Keep an eagle eye on our school!

School Watch encourages the school community to report any suspicious activity in and around school grounds, after hours and on weekends, as well as during school holidays.

Telephone 1800 177 777 (free call) or 13 14 44 (WA Police).

Please do not approach any individuals, just contact security and they will investigate the situation or contact the Police. Working together will help protect our school.

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Community News

SCARBOROUGH JUNIOR CRICKET CLUB

Our local Scarborough Junior Cricket Club is preparing for the new season with registration now open and games commencing after the Term 3 School holidays. This year the SJCC will be using our school oval and training nets for several of the teams. One of our dads, James Goddard, is the President of SJCC and is keen to get Newborough students and supportive parents involved.

I encourage anyone interested in having a go to sign up and get involved. The games are short and fast with all players rotating batting, bowling, fielding and wicket keeping. There are two formats starting with the Cricket Blast program that is for 5–12-year-olds each Friday from 4:00 – 6:00pm from 6^th October until 8^th December. This format introduces the game and skills in a fun, engaging manner.

The second cricket format is Junior Cricket that runs on Saturdays for Under 10 right through to Under 17’s. Teams play in the Central Junior Cricket Association. Check out the links below and contact James if you have any queries.

Hi SJCC Cricketers,

If you are planning to play cricket with Scarborough Junior Cricket Club
The Cricket Blast program registration form

The Cricket Blast program is planned to run for a Ten (10) week period every Friday 4pm-6pm; from 6th October 2023 to 8th December 2023 inclusive.
Junior Cricket registration form

Registrations are now and close Friday 8th September 2023.

Junior Cricket Season commences at the end of the Term 3 School Holidays. The exact date will be announced by WA Cricket closer to the date.

Note: WA Cricket and the new Play HQ platform have introduced additional fees this season, these fees are shown in the breakdown within the registration payment.

SJCC fees remain the same and include an end of year function for the Club.

Look forward to seeing everyone out there in the cricket field during the season.

James Goddard, President
Scarborough Junior Cricket Club
scarb.jcc@gmail.com

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