16 June 2016

Newsletter Articles

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.

Schoolzine App

In the last newsletter, we advised you that we will be trialling the use of an app as an additional means of communication to parents. The app will be used for non-urgent communications. It is called Schoolzine and can be downloaded from either the Apple App store or the Google Play store for Android users.

Principal’s Introduction

As part of our school development day in Week 6 we dedicated part of the day to discuss the Department of Education’s Strategic Plan of High Performance/High Care and how this is reflected in our school. We continually aspire to meet and exceed the expectations for students to succeed outlined in the plan. Reflecting on the High Performance aspect, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Whittle Sensai on winning the Sangora Education Foundation Language Teachers Award for 2016. Whittle Sensai will be conducting further research into the teaching of Japanese. We are very fortunate to have someone so dedicated to the Languages learning area, with such a broad knowledge of the curriculum and Japanese culture.

Parking around school

Please be aware and take care when parking around school. There have been incidences of damage occur to residential property surrounding the school due to driver error. Whilst the damage is generally minimal it could be a lot worse if a student were injured. There is an expectation that our school community will take care when driving around the school, please be safety conscious and drive with care.

Nature Play Area

Thank you to the P&C and all the volunteers for their amazing effort last weekend at the Nature Play busy bee. It was tremendous to see all the parents involved in the day, it really reinforces what a fantastic group of parents we have at our school. Due to all the work done, there was a significant amount of progress made, with the limestone blocks being laid, trees planted, lots of mulch spread and a seat being installed around of the trees. We are really looking forward to seeing the Nature Play area continue to blossom!

Reporting to Parents

Reporting to Parents – Semester One Reports

The Semester One reports are being sent home with students in Week 10.

The information contained in the reports provides a summary of your child’s achievement, attitude, behaviour, effort and progress in personal and social learning for mid-way through the year. Students are assessed on the content and skills taught to the date of the reports being written and not on the whole year’s Achievement Standards. Summative reports are provided twice a year at the end of each school semester. This report is one of a number of strategies used by Newborough Primary School to communicate with you about your child’s progress.

Pre-primary to Year 2 students are graded on a five point scale from Excellent to Very Low. Year 3 to 6 students are also graded on a five point scale from A to E.

Achievement Descriptors

A Excellent The student demonstrates excellent achievement of what is expected for this year level.

B High The student demonstrates high achievement of what is expected for this year level.

C Satisfactory The student demonstrates satisfactory achievement of what is expected for this year level.

D Limited The student demonstrates limited achievement of what is expected for this year level.

E Very Low The student demonstrates very low achievement of what is expected for this year level.

Learning Area Effort

Your child’s demonstration of effort within each Learning Area is reported using the scale: Consistently, Often, Sometimes and Seldom.

Personal and Social Learning

A description of your child’s progress in personal and social learning using the scale: Consistently, Often, Sometimes, Seldom and Not Assessed.

Overall Attitude, Behaviour and Effort

The attitude, behaviour and effort demonstrated by your child is shown using the following scale: Consistently, Often, Sometimes, Seldom and Not Assessed.

Comments

Comments provide information about your child’s progress and areas for improvement. This semester, comments have also been provided as to what has been taught in each of the specialist classes your child attends. Please take the opportunity to follow up with any of your child’s teachers if you have any queries about their grades or comments.

Nick Stenhouse
Acting Principal

Term Dates

New Kindy Student Enrolments for 2017

Applications Close Friday 22 July 2016

Applications are currently being taken for enrolment of students into Kindy 2017 (those born between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013) and should be made before Friday 22 July 2016.

If you have a child or know a neighbour that has a child turning 4 after 1 July 2016 or, please come to the school office to enrol before 22 July this year. Enrolment forms for 2017 are available on our website

To make an application to attend Newborough Primary, please bring with you originals of your child’s birth certificate, immunisation records and proof of residential address, (ie Shire & Water Rates Notice, Electricity & Gas Account or Rental Agreement) and complete an Expression of Interest Form.

Reporting to Parents – Duplicate Reports

Newborough Primary School will only be sending home ONE copy of the Semester One school report per child at the end of Term 2. It will be the responsibility of the receiving parent to ensure that separated family members see or read the report. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Due and Outstanding Payments

Reminders of forthcoming payments due and/or outstanding have been sent home with your child/ren. We appreciate your prompt payment of any overdue monies and voluntary contributions not yet paid. The voluntary contributions are utilised to directly support your child’s learning program, as stipulated in the Voluntary Contributions brochure.

Please see our Manager Corporate Services, Sharon Singleton, if you would like to enter a payment plan.

Note: The automatically-generated reminder is called ‘Reminder of Unpaid Billing Items’. The payment deadline for some of the items listed may only be due for payment later this term. We are unable to change the name of the report as it is determined by the Department of Education’s billing system.

Deputy News

Humphrey’s Dance Program

The Humphrey’s Dance program has been receiving great reviews from all students and Todd, our fantastic dance instructor has complimented our students many times on their behaviour and enthusiasm during the sessions.

To celebrate the dance program, we will be holding a free social dance on Wednesday 29th June after school in the undercover area. There will be two sessions.

Kindergarten to Year 2 students 3.15-4.15pm

All Kindergarten to Year 2 students who have paid to attend the lessons are invited to the social dance straight after school. Students will need a labelled water bottle and must be accompanied by a parent. Parents will also need to be responsible for the supervision of any non-school aged students on school grounds during this time and will be asked to leave promptly at 4.15pm so that we can start the next social dance on time with the older students at 4.30 pm. If you cannot attend the dance with your child, please organise for another parent to supervise your child and be responsible for taking them home. Students do not need to change clothes for the dance.

Year 3 – Year 6 students 4.30-5.30pm

The Social dance for Year 3 to Year 6 students will be held from 4.30-5.30pm on the same day. As students should not be on school grounds until their dance time we request that all Year 3-6 students go home prior to the dance and return to school for 4.30pm, if a parent is not on schools grounds already to supervise them.

Parents must ensure the safety of their child returning for the dance and being collected to go home at 5.30pm please. Students may wear free dress and bring a labelled water bottle.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries in regards to the Humphrey’s Social Dance.

Newborough Cares

We know that our school community here at Newborough cares for others. At times, within our school community and the wider community, people need some help and we want to be able to provide some of that. To do this we are going to offer the opportunity for families to donate non- perishable food supplies that can then be distributed in hampers when needed. Some of this will also be given to the Salvation Army to support their community programs.

Some suggestions of what to bring : long life milk, tins of tuna, pasta, pasta sauce, noodles, cereal, pasta meals in a packet, tinned vegetables, tinned soup, muesli bars, rice cakes, rice sauces, biscuits, crackers Think about things that can be put together as a basic meal…

The plan is for families at Newborough to bring food to Room 5 before school during week 8 (13th -17th June), any day that week.

Thanks,
The Pastoral Care Committee

If you have any questions please see Ali Dee (Tuesday & Thursday) or Nat Kos

Duyfken, Shipwreck Galleries and Roundhouse Excursion – Rooms 6,7,8

Almost 80 students from three classes visited Fremantle accompanied by four teachers, Mr Marshall, and 16 or so parents. The feedback from the excursion has been excellent – the students were interested and excited. Words like "stupendous, awesome, best ever" littered their recounts. The ultimate goal of the excursion was to give context to students' classwork - to add pieces to their ‘puzzle of history'.

Over the coming years, students will build upon and revisit this historical framework as they continue to question why things are the way they are today. A strength of the Australian Curriculum History is its integrated structure which facilitates students making connections to prior learning and to other subjects.

Students are gaining an understanding of what trade, commerce and monopoly mean, and the role superior technology played and still plays in gaining commercial advantage. They have also gained some insights into the brutality of the past, ‘man’s inhumanity to man’ – that the purpose of punishment was not to rehabilitate the individual, but to make them an example to deter the misbehaviour of others.

Sports Talk

INTERSCHOOL SPORT

On Friday 20 and 27 May, our Year 5 and 6 Netball “A” and “B”, Soccer and Football travelled to Doubleview and Deanmore Primary Schools to participate in our Interschool Winter Sport program. Whilst the results varied for all of the teams, all of the children who participated showed great determination, courage, endeavour and enthusiasm whilst exhibiting very good sportsmanship skills.

Well done and congratulations to all of the players and teams on your great individual and team performances.

Final Results:

Newborough versus Doubleview 20 May
Soccer – Newborough 0 goals - Doubleview 2 goals
Netball “A” – Newborough 9 goals – Doubleview 14 goals
Netball “B” – Newborough 10 goals – Doubleview 4 goals
Football – Newborough 9 points – Doubleview 40 points

Final Results:

Newborough versus Deanmore 27 May
Soccer – Newborough 3 goals – Deanmore 0 goals
Netball “A” – Newborough 15 goals – Deanmore 5 goals
Netball “B” – Newborough 13 goals – Deanmore 4 goal
Football – Newborough 16 points – Deanmore 84 points

Final Results:

Newborough versus Yuluma 10 June
Soccer – Newborough 11 goals – Yuluma 0
Netball ‘A’ – Newborough 48 – Yuluma 2

Thank you to all of the staff, parents and children who assisted with umpiring or scoring. Our next Interschool fixture will be on Friday, 17 June when our Netball “B” and Soccer teams will host Scarborough Primary School. All games are due to start at 1.30pm and finish at 2.30pm. Matches to be played will be in Soccer and Netball ‘B’. Unfortunately, Scarborough does not have a Football or Netball ‘A’ team this year.

All family and friends are very welcome to come along and provide support not only for their children, but also for the teachers and umpires who are providing a wonderful opportunity for the children to develop their physical and interpersonal skills.

LIGHTNING CARNIVAL

The Year 5 / 6 students who have been participating in the winter sport program will participate in a one day Lightning Carnival format on Friday 24 June.

A parent excursion/consent form has been sent home for the children who will be participating.

• Soccer and both Netball ‘A’ and ‘B’ matches will be held at Yuluma Primary School.
• AFL Football will be held at Doubleview Primary School.

Parents and friends are very welcome to come along and support the children and maybe assist with Netball scoring and AFL goal umpiring!

Games commence at 10.00am and conclude at 2pm.

RUNNING CLUB

Despite the cooler mornings, many children and parents have been enjoying a Monday morning before school run in preparation for the Cross Country and Athletics carnivals which will be held during Term 3. If you would like your child from Year 3 – 6 to participate, please complete the “Running Club” form and return the form to me.

Parents are more than welcome to come and assist / run with the group. We meet outside at the Library at 8.00am on Monday morning for a 20 minute running session.

Thank you
Ms Kris Williams
Physical Education Specialist

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 (freecall) 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.

P&C News

Nature Play Busy Bee

A huge THANK YOU to all the Newborough families who came along and helped out at our Second Nature Play Busy Bee that was held on Saturday 11th June. A few hours of work by over 40 parents and just as many kids, has seen major progress in our Nature Play Area.

The aim of the afternoon was to continue work on 6 main areas in Stage 1 of the Nature Play, and build on the great work that was achieved at our first Busy Bee in Term 1.

These tasks included;

Sheet mulching a large area of open space in the General Play Area.

Planting natives along the limestone wall.

Digging out the ‘river’ which will become the dry creek bed.

Completing the Limestone Wall.

Placing larger logs along the borders of the native garden and mulched areas.

Building a seat structure around the tree base in the General Play Area.

With such a huge turnout of helpers, we have been able to tick off a large portion of the above tasks. The afternoon was a buzz of activity, everyone grabbed tools and put in a solid afternoon’s work. Whether it was shovelling, mulching, planting, moving logs or building a wall or seat, it seemed that no one was left out – if the kids weren’t pushing the wheelbarrows they were certainly catching a ride in one!

Apart from all the work that was achieved, it was an afternoon that allowed families to meet, children to play but it also gave people the opportunity to ask questions and understand what the Nature Play Area will become.

Work on the Nature Play will continue most Friday afternoons, so please stop by and have a look or give an hour of your time. There will be another afternoon of ‘busy work’ in Term 3, for those that are able to make it. Details to follow closer to the time.

Please direct any questions about the Nature Play to Jolene: jolene@terraperma.com.au

Thank You again to all our helpers, you are what make Newborough Primary School such a great community.

Newborough Primary School P&C

Election Day Fundraiser - Saturday 2nd July

The volunteers spreadsheet for the election day fundraiser is starting to fill, however we still have shifts available.

Start thinking now about what you can bake to be sold on the day, or perhaps which family member you can allocate this job to? Access to the volunteers spreadsheet can be found here, and cake donations will be called for closer to the day. You can volunteer and vote at the same time - two birds, one stone :-) Positions are filling, however we desperately need help on setup early in the morning - there could be rewards for those who arrive early…

Thanks
Liesel Lavender

Entertainment Book

The Entertainment™ Memberships are almost here!

Pre-order today and help us raise funds to support the Newborough Primary School P&C fundraising as 20% of the purchase price goes directly to us.

We’re really excited to be fundraising this year because the new 2016 | 2017 Entertainment™ Membership not only includes hundreds of local offers for dining, but now also features over 70 of the best restaurants, attractions and accommodation that Bali has to offer. Plus, order your new Membership before 4 May 2016 and you will receive up to $230 worth of additional offers that you can use right away!

The Newborough P&C thank you for your kind support.

WIN $5,000 FOR OUR SCHOOL WITH RAC LITTLE LEGENDS CLUB

RAC Little Legends Club is a FREE programme designed to help your child learn all about bicycle, pedestrian and passenger safety. Learning is fun and it’s also aligned to the Western Australian curriculum.

Join online at https://littlelegends.rac.com.au/registration and your child will receive:

• Membership card and welcome pack
• Monthly eNewsletter
• Exclusive Discounts on a range of family and community events

As a Little Legends Club Member, there are 4 family passes to Kids Wonderland and $5,000 for our school to be won before 30th September.

Uniform Shop

Hello Parents

Just A Reminder The Shop Will Be Closed Last Week Of Term.

WE NEED YOUR HELP

Always in need of NEW parents to HELP

If you have a spare 45mins Tuesday afternoons we would to love see you
Enquires: newboroughuniforms@gmail.com

The uniform shop hours

Tuesday afternoon – 2.15pm to 3pm.

Thankyou
Melissa McNally
Uniform Shop Co-ordinator

Canteen News

Have you checked out our new winter menu. Follow the link below to see or to the left of this newsletter.

There are Hot Meals available, our homemade Chicken Dinner is available on Wednesdays and Fridays. There is a homemade Pumpkin Soup Cup and of course are ever so popular Nachos on Thursday, with our homemade special sauce. Oh and did I mention those homemade smoothies, made from local fruit.

Because of the help from our Volunteers we are able to deliver these delicious choices. Thank you to all the Volunteers who have helped. We have a few gaps in our volunteer Roster, especially week 9. If you are able to help please follow the link below.

Kind Regards
Patty Vallini
Canteen Manager

Community News

Doubleview Chemmart® Pharmacy Community Fund

During the month of June 2016 we are supporting Newborough School P&C by donating part proceeds from every Chemmart ® branded product sold during the month. The more Chemmart® products that are bought, the more donate.

Doubleview Chemmart Pharmacy (Next to the IGA)… OPEN 7 days, 7am to 8pm

2015 National Chemmart Pharmacy of the Year
P 94462050

Ready Steady Go Kids

Term 2 is here!

Enrolments are open for Term 2 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.

Deanmore Dental

July School Holidays

Deanmore dental will be closed from 4-15 July 2016

For emergencies during clinic hours please contact

Swanbourne Dental Therapy Centre – 08 9384 0855