24 February 2016

Newsletter Articles

Principal's Introduction

Calendar Dates Clarification

Please note the following key dates in your calendar.

Term Two commences for students and staff on Tuesday 26th April. Monday 25th April is a public holiday for ANZAC Day.

The Term Two School Development Day (Pupil free) is Friday 3rd June allowing an extra-long long weekend for families when you include the Public Holiday on Monday 6th June for Western Australia Day.

Stranger Danger

At the last assembly I spoke to students about several basic protections to help keep everyone safe. Please reinforce these with your children at home.

• A stranger is someone you do not know and trust and your parents don't know and trust. Treat all strangers with caution. Never be rude. Only speak if spoken to. It is best to say something like, "Please excuse me, my parents/teachers wants me to walk straight home/ to school."
• Always walk in a group. Best with a known, responsible adult.
• Walk quickly and directly to and from school.
• If a stranger approaches you make sure you tell an adult you know and trust straight away. The adult will decide if the stranger needs to be reported to an authority.

Emergency Procedures

The school has updated Emergency Procedures following several incidences in schools here in WA and interstate. We will be having a practice of our Evacuation Procedure and reminder of the school's Lockdown Procedure shortly. These are our two key procedures protecting the safety of students, staff and visitors. If you would like to see what we do there is a laminated chart in each classroom in the school.

It is vitally important that parent and guardian contact details are kept up to date. If you do have a change of details please advise the Front Office staff ASAP, Newborough.PS@education.wa.edu.au or visit the office.

Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon

The Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon is the biggest kids triathlon in the world and it's returning to Langley Park on Sunday, 10th April 2016. Newborough Primary School are proud to be a part of it.

Now in its 18th year, the Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon events are designed to inspire children aged 7 -15 years to get moving in a friendly and supportive environment. Kids of all abilities cross the finish line a champion and everyone who participates takes home a medal.

The distances for the event are approximately:

7 – 10yrs: 75 m Swim / 3km Cycle / 500m Run
11 – 15yrs: 150 m Swim / 6km Cycle / 1km Run

Join our group and save

Newborough Primary School, thanks to Mrs Andree Austin, has created a 'Group' which, if you join enables you to save $5 off each individual entry fee. The Group Name is:

Newborough Primary School

If we have at least 15 of our students join this Group, we will give our school a chance to WIN a $5,000 cash prize to go towards a healthy initiative.

To register click on the below link and register your child/ren as a "Child Participating in Group Entry", this will get you the $5 discount per child. In the Team Information section click on "Newborough Primary School". If you register before 27th March 2016 each child will go in the draw to win some amazing prizes on the day.

For more information and to register:

School Sports Opportunities

We received a communication regarding the opportunity for students to trial and possibly be selected for a broad range of public primary schools' sports teams competing interstate. Places are quite competitive and it is prestigious to be selected. The Schools Sports www.schoolsportwa.com.au website has all the information you will need. Click on the Interstate Tab. The first cap off the rank is for AFL boys football. The other sports are listed below.

The trial dates and nomination forms can be found on the School Sport WA website

Below is a list of sports and their travel dates.

Long Service Leave

During 2016 many teaching staff across the state are required by the Department of Education to take earned long service leave. Many of these teachers hold on to their leave so as not to disrupt the schools they work in. This has meant that the Department has accumulated a large LSL deficit that needs to be reduced. We have several teachers, including myself, who are required to cash in or take leave.

Arrangements are in place to manage this to minimise the impact on the school. Teachers will advise you what leave they are taking and who their relief teacher will be as their leave approaches.

I will be on LSL from Easter, returning for the commencement of Term 3. Mr Stenhouse will be the Acting Principal during this period.

"One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child ." Carl Jung

John Worthy
Principal

Term Dates

Dates to Remember

Note : Incursions, Excursions, Assembly days will be updated each term This is an outline of the events that will be coming up in 2016. Please note dates are subject to change.

Student Update Forms

Student update forms were given to each student to take home this week - please check your child/ren's school bag. We ask that parents carefully check all details on the form are correct and make any amendments required to ensure we have the correct information on our student database. Please return the form to the school teacher by 11 March 2016. If any of your details change during the year, please ensure the front office is informed so we can update the school records.

Voluntary Contributions and Charges

The Voluntary Contributions and Charges information is attached to this newsletter and can also be found on our website. Thank you to those parents whom have paid these via the booklist (if purchased through the P&C) or to the school direct. If you haven't yet paid, please consider doing so as soon as possible – these funds are utilised to enhance your child's learning experience across a number of curriculum areas, including reading, mathematics, art and technology.

Payment can be made via direct deposit directly into the school's bank account at any time, or through your class teacher (in a clearly marked envelope):

BSB 016350 Account No: 340871304 (use your child's name as the reference)

Statements will be sent home shortly - please contact our Manager Corporate Services, Sharon Singleton, if you would like to establish a payment plan, on 9446 1025. Families are also welcome to make partial payments in advance however please note that as our accounting system can only be set up for individual student accounts, you will need to stipulate which student the amount is to be credited against when you make the direct transfer by using their name as the reference. The accounting system is also unable to provide a printed running credit balance.

Deputy News

School Photographs

2016 SCHOOL PHOTOS INFORMATION
Our School Photos will be taken on:
Wednesday 2nd March 2016
Thursday 3rd of March 2016

Our school photographs will be taken in Week 5. Personalised Envelopes have been sent home to parents. PLEASE NOTE You now have the option of placing your photo order ONLINE instead of filling in the pre-paid envelope, refer to your child's personalised envelope for details about online ordering, or phone MSP Photography on 08 9342 3465 if you have any queries.

If you are placing your order through the pre-paid envelope please make sure that your child brings the envelope to school on photo day to hand to the photographer, otherwise your order will be missed. NOTE: If you have placed your order online, you DO NOT need to bring in your envelope to hand to the photographer.

If you wish to purchase a family photo, please come to the administration office to collect a Family envelope. On delivery of the school photos the family photos will be left at reception for parents to collect, they will not be sent home with the children. NOTE: Family photos cannot be ordered online.

NO CHANGE will be given so please ensure correct money is enclosed in your envelope. We now offer online ordering for your convenience. Payment for photos can be made by cash, cheque or money order in your prepaid envelope or via Credit Card for Online Purchases Only.

All children will have an individual portrait taken whether purchasing photos or not for the school data base. If you have not placed an order on photo day you can still ORDER ONLINE up to 6 days after the last photo day. If you wish to place an order and it is after the 6 day period please phone MSP Photography on 08 9342 3465.

PLEASE NOTE: Orders placed after the 6 Day period will incur late fees.

All children will have the opportunity to purchase Specialist Group Photos, once the photos have been delivered to the school, at $15.00 each. The photos will be available to view and order online up to 2 weeks after the delivery of our photos for ordering. The school will send out a new newsletter with instructions once the photos are available to order. Any Special orders placed after the due date (featured in the second newsletter) will incur late fees.

The timetable for the photos is below. Please note that all Family Group shots must be taken before school on both Wednesday 2nd March and Thursday 3rd March. Please take your children with their Family Group envelope to the Undercover Area from 8.15am.

Mrs Holmes will send out an email in regards to the two Performance Choir photos.

Harmony Day Incursion – ZimboyZ

Newborough Primary School has organised an incursion to help celebrate Harmony Day for all Pre-Primary to Year 6 students for Thursday 17th March. ZimboyZ is an Africa acrobatic team who perform a world of impossible acts like chair balancing, human pyramids, fire hoops and chinese poles. You can google ZimboyZ to look at some the acts they may perform at our school. A note has gone home in regards to the incursion. The cost is $6.60 per child. Payment is necessary by the due date for your child to be able to attend. Please see our registrar, Sharon Singleton if you need to organise a payment plan for the school.

2016 Musical – The Pinafore Pirates

Save the dates: Thursday 2nd November and Friday 3rd November 2016

All students from Year 3 to Year 6 will be performing in the 2016 school musical The Pinafore Pirates to be held at the Churchlands Concert hall on Thursday 2nd November and Friday 3rd November. The musical will be a night time performance and we request that parents of students in these years save these dates! Please do not hesitate to contact either Karen Tucknott or Hannah Holmes in regards to the musical. Thankyou

National Quality Standards

National Quality Standard Area 1 : Educational Program and Practice

Quality Area 1 of the National Quality Standard (NQS) focuses on educational program and practice. Part of the standard is that 'Each child's current knowledge, ideas, culture, abilities and interests are the foundation of the program' (Element 1.1.2). In other words, planning a program involves observing, gathering and interpreting information about children. When an educator knows the interests, concerns and aspirations of each child, they can provide relevant learning experiences and support children in their learning and development.

In additional to taking the whole child into account and establishing well developed rapports with each student, Newborough Primary School plans using the mandated curriculum frameworks for all year levels. In the Kindergarten teachers use the National Quality Standards (NQS), Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) (Belonging, Being and Becoming) and the WA Kindergarten Curriculum Guidelines to develop their educational programs. The NQS and EYLF are also taken into account across our Pre-Primary and junior primary classrooms but with a large focus also on the Western Australian curriculum mandated to be delivered to our students. You can read more about all of these learning frameworks on the School Curriculum and Standards Authority website (SCSA)

NAPLAN 2016

For parents with students in Years 3 and 5, a pamphlet containing information on the 2016 NAPLAN assessments was sent home last week.

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual national assessment for all students in Years 3, 5, 7, and 9. All students in these year levels are expected to participate in tests in reading, writing, language conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy. All government and non-government education authorities have contributed to the development of NAPLAN materials. This year all students will be judged against the Achievement Standards from the Australian Curriculum.

If you have concerns about your child participating in this year's NAPLAN assessments, please see your teacher to discuss this immediately. Any parent wishing to withdraw their child from the assessments must complete a form which can be collected from the administration team. All withdrawals or exceptions must be nominated by 8th April 2016.

Lunchtime Clubs

Lunchtime clubs are up and running now. Here are some exciting pictures showing some of the action.

RIPPER READER

WANTED

Ripper Reader Tutors

We are very keen to continue our Ripper Reader Program this year to support our students who require extra reading practice. If you can spare any time at all in the mornings between 8.20 and 8.40 we would love you to join our team.

If you are a Reading Tutor from 2015 we would absolutely value your experience and expertise and join our program again in 2016!

If you are interested please email Vicki.Tennant@education.wa.edu.au

Vicki Tennant

Japanese日本語News

Welcome to the Year of the Monkey.

In the Japanese classroom this year already we have been busy creating a display for the front office. Next weekend there will be a Japan festival held in Perth. I have mentioned this in class and there are further details here in the community section of the newsletter. In 2016 there will opportunities for some of our students to email Japanese primary students and some may even visit Newborough later in the year. The email project is called Palaygo and I will provide more information about this and incoming Japanese students in future newsletters.

Whittle sensei
Japanese language teacher

P&C News

Welcome Back

Welcome back to everyone for 2016. At the P&C we've kicked of the year with some Committee changes and lots of discussions and plans for what we can do for the school this year.

We can't start off the New Year without another thanks to our outgoing Pres. the indomitable Fi Irwin who has done an outstanding job for the past three years. Also Outgoing Committee Members Tara Cooke and Vanessa Walker also deserve a standing ovation for their tireless efforts over a very long period of time.

Incoming elected Pres. is myself, Neale McQuire. I have two children here at Newborough and am looking forward to the challenge in steering the committee and to annoying, coercing and bribing you all to be a part of it!

We've got a heap of fun and interesting events already planned for the year including the return of the Disco, the Easter Raffle and a Quiz Night. We're also looking forward to a few busy bees to get our amazing Nature Park under way.

SAVE THE DATE

Most importantly the first P&C event to start the year is Moort Boodja, the funrun/ obstacle course. This is to be held at the school on Sat 12 March. It's become one of the highlights of the P&C Calendar and a great way for the family to get involved in the school community. Put the day aside as you and your kids will not want to miss out on this fun event.

Easter Raffle

We will be having our very popular Easter Raffle again this year. Notes will be sent out requesting the donation of Easter goodies i.e. chocolate, Easter craft, mini games, Easter soft toys, Easter gift bags, baskets etc.

The success of the raffle is dependent on your kind donation of Easter Goodies, so please let's get the donations rolling into the classrooms.

Notes enclosing Easter raffle tickets will be sent home shortly. We also have a need for large baskets for presenting the major classroom prizes. If you are a previous winner or just have a stash of large baskets, can you please return them to be re-used.

Finally, I am looking for 2 capable people to help run the Easter raffle this year. Helen Harwood and Michelle Jenkins have done an amazing job for many years and it's time to give them a break!!

Please contact me on 0400 791 968 or newboroughpcpres@gmail.com if you are interested.

Just Helping Out??

While the P&C Committee is responsible for the majority of the organising of the many events that occur at the school, it can't be done without the help of other volunteer parents from within the school. I am hoping that rather than relying on the "usual suspects", we can increase the amount of people who become involved with their children's school. We we are not asking for days or even hours of help. It may just be turning sausages on a BBQ or helping dig dirt at a busy bee.

I will be trying to get to meet as many parents as possible, particularly those with kids in the younger year groups to introduce myself. All I will be doing at this stage is getting a list of those who are happy to put their hand up on a list so I know who to contact when needed.

Please contact me on 0400 791 968 or newboroughpcpres@gmail.com if you want to volunteer your time or want to ask some questions about how you can assist.

New P&C Committee Members

There has been a changing of the guard on the P&C Committee. After a lengthy election process at last week's meeting the P&C Committee is now made up by:

President - Neale McQuire
Vice President - Sabine Pollock
Treasurer - Krys Hiscock
Secretary - Joshua Stewart
Safety House - Halijah Hyder
Book Club - Michele Sharp
Uniforms - Melissa McNally
Fundraising - Liesel Lavender
Grounds/Natureplay - Louise Layton
School Board Liaison - Matt Gaunt
Canteen Representative - Christine Reger

I hope the new Committee can keep operating at the lofty standards achieved by the previous Committee.

Neale McQuire
P & C President

Moort Boodja

Book Club – Term 1

Scholastic Book Club catalogues were sent home earlier this week. Please ensure that when purchasing book(s) that you clearly mark:

• Child's name
• Room number
• Book(s) being ordered.

Return correct money and form in a well secured envelope to your class teacher by Friday 4th March.

As per last year, there is a new easier system for credit card payments- the LOOP system. It is done online and there is no need to return order forms. Any concerns, please let me know.

Spare brochures are available in the front reception area. Online brochures are also available at

As always, if you have any queries regarding the Scholastic Book Club please contact:

Michele Sharp, 0452 524 150 or msharp68@gmail.com

Please continue to support the Book Club and enjoy the rewards that it brings to the school. Every purchase results in credits that allow us to order extra literary resources for the school.

Happy Reading!

Michele Sharp
Book Club Coordinator

Uniform Shop

*Polo shirts have arrived for those that pre ordered and paid
*Small hats should be in soon.

Thankyou

Melissa McNally
Uniform Shop Co-ordinator

Canteen News

Hi Everyone

You should have received a copy of the New Canteen Menu and Canteen Volunteer Roster Schedule.

We have had a positive response and thank all the parents who have volunteered already . There will be a reminder poster on your classrooms door when it is your classes turn . If you are able to assist please put your name down on the volunteer form or go directly to the School Website to view the online Canteen Volunteer Roster or the link below.

We have added some new homemade items to our menu . There is a Fruit and Savoury Muffin , also this Thursday after lunch we will have a Free Smoothy Tasting . Smoothies will be available to be ordered on Thursdays from week 5 (pre -orders only) as an after lunch treat .

Kind Regards

Patty Vallini
Canteen Manager

Community News

Japenese Festival

Warwick SHS Information

WARWICK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

WA Secondary School of the Year Finalist

YEARS 7 (2017)

INFORMATION EVENING

All parents of Year 5 and 6 students are welcome to attend.

WHEN: Wednesday 9 March 2016
TIME: 7.00 pm
(Tour of school available at 6.30 pm)
WHERE: Warwick Senior High School Performing Arts Centre (in the Gym complex).

Please park in the car park at the front of the school (Erindale Road entrance).

RSVP to WSHS on 6240 4400 by Monday 7/3/16.

2016 SCHOOL OPEN DAY

Parents are invited to attend an Open Day at Warwick Senior High School to learn about our outstanding educational programs and view our facilities. Guided tours will be conducted on the following day at the stated times.

Friday 18 March

355 Erindale Rd WARWICK WA 6024
Tours commence at 9:00 am and 2:00 pm
Our school conducts programs in the following:

PROGRAMS:

ACADEMIC EXTENSION
ENDORSED SPECIALIST NETBALL
ENDORSED SPECIALIST FOOTBALL
DANCE ELITE
MUSIC

Please call the school administration reception on 62404400 to book your tour.
We look forward to meeting you

Homework Program information

Deanmore Dental Therapy Centre

During business hours – 9245 2664

Should an emergency arise after clinic hours or during a public holiday please contact the emergency service on 9325 3452, your local practitioner, or the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia on 9346 4400.

WestSwim

WestSwim is an established learn-to-swim programme managed by Swimming WA, the peak body for swimming in WA and a not-for-profit Association. Children will have access to experienced instructors, a first class programme, and will learn to swim well!

Venue: Churchlands Senior High School Pool Hale Road, Churchlands WA 6018
Classes available on:

• Tuesday afternoons
• Thursday afternoons
• Saturday and Sunday mornings

Cost: $17.00 per lesson; 10 or 15 Week Term

Please contact WestSwim on 9328 4599 to secure your place!

Ready Steady Go Kids

Term 1 is here!

Enrolments are open for Term 1 with Ready Steady Go Kids, Australia's largest and most reputable multi-sport and exercise program for preschoolers (aged 2.5-6 years). With seven locations in Perth's northern suburbs, our high quality, physio-designed program teaches children the fundamentals of 10 different sports in a fun, non-competitive, team-based environment. Ready Steady Go Kids seeks to develop a lifelong passion for physical activity and sport, decrease childhood obesity, increase confidence and prepare children for participation in school and the broader community. We'd love to offer a free trial for your 2.5-6 year old child. Please visit www.readysteadygokids.com.au or call 1300 766 892 for more information.