1 November 2017

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 2017. Please note dates are subject to change.

Principal’s Introduction

Quadrangle Resurfacing

The P&C have initiated and are paying for resurfacing of our highly used and appreciated quadrangle. This is a very generous contribution that has been quoted at just over $40 000. Every child will benefit as this area is extremely popular for general play and our highly valued sports program. The new surface will not only brighten up the whole area but will make it a lot safer. The current surface is quite abrasive and unfriendly for spills and falls. The Department of Education have indicated that the current surface will not be considered for resurfacing in the foreseeable future.

The scope of works includes grinding the existing asphalt surface, thoroughly cleaning away any debris, filling and fixing any major cracks before applying Plexipave Acrylic resurfacer and two coats of colourful Plexipave Fortified finisher. The process also includes line marking with our current netball and basketball lines, handball courts and short tennis courts. We will see if there is provision to add a few more games like hopscotch. Plexipave is a well-known surface used for the Australian Open, Hopman Cup and the State Tennis Centre.

All going well the works will be undertaken during the summer vacation in readiness for the start of the 2018 school year.

Vandalism at School

The last few weeks, including the school holidays, have been horrendous for our school with unwanted visitors causing vandalism and leaving obscene graffiti in and around the school. These incidences have all occurred outside school hours. Not only does this cause damage it has been quite intimidating for our staff when verbally abused and confronted. Our gardener and cleaners are generally the first staff on site each day. They do a great job fixing up, cleaning and reporting damage to get repairs done, usually before students and staff arrive. This takes up considerable time from their normal duties. On two occasions whilst staff were working during their holidays the police had to be called and School Security on four occasions. We have staff that will not come to school out of school hours unless there are other staff there because they feel unsafe.

To give you some idea of what is happening we have had graffiti scribbled, painted and gauged into the tables near the library, two goal posts bent in half, posters and poster cabinets damaged, drink fountains clogged with sand, toilet paper and mess left all around the toilets, the undercover area broken into and furniture strewn around, faeces squashed into drinking fountains causing all of them to be replaced, shade sails damaged by teenagers using them as trampolines, soft-fall near the before/after school centre ripped up, panels on the maze in the Nature Playground pulled apart, security lights damaged, drug paraphernalia (bongs mainly) and alcoholic drink bottles and cans strewn around, items at the top of the flagpole and tiles broken because someone(s) have been stomping around on the roof. We had the junior and senior toilets freshly painted in the break and within one day had graffiti on one of the doors.

Sadly some of the damage, particularly in our toilets and in the early childhood (pre-primary) area has been caused by unsupervised children after school. At times parents are present and are oblivious as to what their children are doing whilst they are having a good chatter with friends.

The school has requested increased security support and for the installation of cctv.

We ask that everyone take responsibility for looking after our school. If you see people doing the wrong thing please report this to the front office or if it is out of school hours directly to School Security 1800 177 777 or the police 131 444.

Newborough School Board Nominations

Are you interested in contributing to the governance of Newborough Primary School as a parent/legal guardian representative on the School Board? For next year we have two vacancies created by a retirement and three year term completion. Current members of the Board who have completed their term are welcome to re-apply. Should there be more nominations than the vacant positions all parents/guardians will be offered the opportunity to vote. Candidates will then be asked to provide a 250 word brief to include on the voting slip. Members of the Board may hold office for a term not exceeding three years. New members of the Board will be offered training and will have a mentor allocated to assist with induction onto the Board. You can find detailed information about the School Board on our school website under the ‘Our School’ tag.

If you are interested email or supply in writing your expression of interest (Not your 250 word brief at this stage) to John.Worthy@education.wa.edu.au by 3:00pm, Monday 13th November 2017.

On behalf of the Board I would like to sincerely thank Mr Ian Pollock for his valued contributions and input to the Board over the last four years. Ian has been very proactive in his introduction of sessions to develop ideas for the benefit of the school and to generate a futures thinking approach for 21st Century learners.

The Board meets twice per term as determined by members. Extra meetings may be agreed upon by members of the Board. Members are expected to attend all meetings and abide by the Board ‘Code of Conduct’.

Board members take part in:

• Establishing and reviewing the school’s objectives, priorities and general policy directions
• Planning of financial arrangements to fund those objectives, priorities and directions
• Evaluate the performance in achieving them; and
• Formulate codes of conducts for students.

Sign off on the Delivery and Performance Agreement with the Director General.

Determine dress code for students when attending or representing the school.

Promote the school in the community.

Approve:

• Charges and contributions
• Extra cost optional components of educational programs
• Items to be supplied by a student for personal use in an educational program; and
• Agreements or arrangements for advertising or sponsorship in relation to the school

Provide advice to the Principal on the implementation of religious education and religious activities

Take part in the selection of the Principal and may be involved in the selection of teaching staff.

The School Board does not take part in the day to day management of the school or its staff including:

• Operational management of the school
• Educational instruction of students
• Exercising authority over teaching staff or employees at the school, or
• Intervene in the management or operation of a school fund.

For further information please contact John Worthy in person at school, or email John.Worthy@education.wa.edu.au or phone 94461025 (School number during office hours) or 0409558820 (Mobile)

STEM Award Winner Room 12 Year 2 Miss Watson’s Class

Nash Griesser

Nash is a determined and self-motivated student who loves STEM and exploring the world around him. He enthusiastically participates in all activities and discussions. Nash shows independence and curiosity in taking his learning further and outside the school setting. His ability to explain his ideas and thinking is continuously improving. Nash enjoys the hands-on nature of STEM and does not give up when facing challenges. He demonstrates passion that inspires others and displays determination in all that he does. Congratulations, Nash. Keep up the hard work!

Nash wins a lovely certificate and a voucher to spend on STEM kindly sponsored by Mike Ferraro from SLP Real Estate

John Worthy
Principal

Term Dates

School Directory

Absentees

Just a friendly reminder that if your child will be absent, please contact the School directly either by:

SMS: 0409 088 585 (preferred method)
Email: Newborough.ps.absentee@education.wa.edu.au
Phone: 9446 1025

Please include only the student’s name and room number, reason for absence and the date in any messages – the use of apostrophes, a colon or emoji results in the school receiving a blank message, and we are unable to accurately update your child’s record.

For Example: “John Doe Room 13 absent 1/2/2017 sick with flu”.

Thank You
Administration Staff

Deputy News

Pre-Primary to Year 5 Presentation Night: Tuesday 12th December 2017

The annual Pre-Primary to Year 5 Awards Presentation Night will be held on Tuesday 12th December at the Karrinyup Sports Hall at 6.30pm. This is a night to celebrate the highlights and achievements of the 2017 school year. Three Endeavour Awards will be presented to our Pre-primary classes while an Academic, Citizenship and Endeavour Award will be presented to each Year 1-5 class. The Fitness Medallions will also be presented by Mrs Williams. This year, all classes will also be showcasing their amazing Edu-Dance performance. More information will come out about this later in the term. We look forward to your company on the night. Please do not hesitate to contact me for further information. Students will need to be at Karrinyup Sports Hall no later than 6.15pm please.

Reporting to Parents – Electronic Report Delivery Semester 2, 2017

Newborough Primary School will again be delivering your child’s Semester 2 school report via email on Monday 11th December.

The benefits of an electronic report provide advantages for schools and the parent community including:

• timely delivery of reports to parents and guardians;
• administrative savings in the printing and collation of reports;
• an ability to easily provide copies of reports to each parent or guardian where dictated by family circumstances; and
• parents being able to retain a digital record of student achievement. However, as the link to the reports only lasts for four weeks, it is imperative that parents SAVE their child’s report ASAP.

To ensure you again receive your child’s report, it is imperative that your email address is correct with the school. If there have been any changes to your email/email addresses, please contact the school immediately.

We have also asked that for the purpose of different family circumstances, anyone requesting a copy of the report be sent to a second family member inform the school in writing via newborough.ps@education.wa.edu.au immediately please.

Please do not hesitate to contact Deputy Principal Karen Tucknott with any queries about the delivery of the reports electronically.

Newborough is a SunSmart School

Newborough Primary School has just been successful in renewing our SunSmart accreditation with the Cancer Council of Western Australia. This accreditation is now valid until 2019.

Below is our Sun Protection Policy

Kind regards,
Karen Tucknott
Deputy Principal

Room 12 Assembly

On Friday, September 22nd, Room 12, Year 3 presented the whole school assembly. The theme for our assembly was, “Music Through the Ages”. We had a lot of fun rehearsing for our assembly and our children in the class were eager to come in at lunchtimes to practice our dance moves! We presented dances, songs and information that incorporated music through the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s. The Room 12 parents outdid themselves with the costumes they made and supplied! The children looked spectacular! Mrs Elissa Mac Neall, our Parent Rep. co-ordinated and organised the yummy morning tea, which will raise funds for our class. We thank all parents for the time and effort they put in to ensure our assembly was a great success. We invite you to view our office display, with artwork displayed from the assembly.

Justine Watson
Classroom Teacher

Lost Property

There is an increasing amount of lost property being left on school grounds, after hours and during school.

Please check the lost property rack, located outside the Uniform Shop, for missing items. Any items that are unlabelled and left over at the end of every two weeks are donated to the Uniform Shop for second hand resale or disposed of. We strongly suggest that your child’s property is clearly labelled to ensure it finds its way back to its rightful owner.

Schoolzine App

Have all our school’s information accessible at all times – download the FREE Schoolzine app to your mobile device to readily access the latest information in real time.

Newsletter, School Calendar, Term Dates, Dates to Remember – It’s now all at your fingertips!!

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

MOVIE NIGHT

FRIDAY 17 NOVEMBER
UNDER THE STARS AT NEWBOROUGH PRIMARY

Our next movie night is being held on 17 November under the stars on Jim Hazlitt field at Newborough Primary. We will have a big screen with surround sound to help you enjoy the experience. Bring your beanbag and a picnic and enjoy a family movie with fellow parents and classmates. The movie to be screened could be deemed to be quite appropriate and is a live action/animated family comedy.

MIDDLE SCHOOL – THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE

Tickets will be $6.00 each for both adults and children and will include a small bag of popcorn for each ticket holder. An order form for tickets will go home with the children in the next week. Posters with all details will go up on classroom doors early next week.

To confirm bookings, please make payments by direct deposit ONLY please DO NOT USE the school account:

Newborough P&C Association Inc

Bank: Westpac
BSB: 036 027
Acct No.: 579280

Order forms can be returned to the P&C Box at the school front counter.

For more information email: newboroughpcpres@gmail.com

Uniform Shop

Be ready for next year! Order your uniforms now so you can have them before the end of the term.

The Uniform shop is open every Tuesday 2:15-3:00pm. All orders out of the hours, please email thru and will be delivered to class after payment is received to P& C account on order form.

newboroughuniforms@gmail.com

Can you spare 45 minutes twice a month! We are looking for more volunteers. Thank you

Rhonda Yates
Uniform Shop Co-ordinator
newboroughuniforms@gmail.com

Canteen News

Hi everyone, my name is Kim and I am the new Canteen Manager. I have 5 sons and 8 grandchildren.

Sushi is now available on Fridays only. Please ensure you place your order for sushi no later than 9:00am Thursdays.

5 pack Tuna, Teriyaki Chicken & Vegetable $5.50
8 pack Tuna, Teriyaki Chicken & Vegetable $8.00

Canteen Menu

The Term 4 Summer Menu is up and running follow the link below to view the menu or a hard copy is available at the front office.

Canteen Roster

QuickCliq ( Formally Our Online Canteen)

Our online canteen ordering system QuickCliq (formerly known as "Our Online Canteen") is making changes to their fees which will affect canteen prices when ordering through QuickCliq.

The changes are:

• Credit card Surcharge of 2.2% will be REDUCED to 1.5% for all Credit Card Payments
• $0.28 charge for Credit Card Payment under $10 will be REMOVED
• Introducing a NEW service charge of $0.19 per order (from 1st October)
• QuickCliq is offering up to 15% of this service charge back to the P&C (who runs the canteen) and we will investigate how to get access to this and use it for the benefit of the school community.

Note that these fee's only apply when using QuickCliq to order from the canteen.

If you have any questions or feedback about this change, you can contact the P&C Secretary at newboroughpcsec@gmail.com

Regards
Kim Riseley
Canteen Manager

Book Fair– Term 4

In Week 5 we will be holding a book fair in the library. Students will get an opportunity with their class to come to the library and check out what's on offer on Tuesday 7th Nov and 8th November.

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

Rhonda Yates, 0415 665 256 or simplyrhonda@yahoo.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.

Scholastic Book Club

Just a reminder that parents and students have the opportunity to purchase books and stationary (cash and EFTPOS) in the school's library on Wednesday to Friday, 8:00 – 8:45am and again between 3:00-3:45pm each day.

Rhonda Yates
Scholastic Co-ordinator

Community News

Barnes Karate

The ADHD Brain – Science, Strategies and Stories Seminar

Deanmore Art Competition

Deanmore PS are once again running their ‘Student Made Art’. Please find attached competition flyer and entry form

Safety House

Newborough Primary School has been a proud supporter of the Safety House Program in our community for many years. We currently have 9 safety houses in our neighbourhood. The Safety House Program is always looking for new volunteers from the local community to become a ‘Safety House’, if this interests you, please email halijah.hyder@gmail.com for more details. FEELING UNSURE? KNOCK ON A SAFETY HOUSE DOOR!

Halijah Hyder - Safety House Coordinator

Are you interested in safety for kids in your local community? It’s easy to help and you could make a difference.

Safety House is a community based “Good Neighbour” program of volunteer householders organised by a local Safety House Coordinator. It’s easy to be a Safety House, it will cost you very little for a 3 year Working with Children Card and you could be doing something important to help protect vulnerable young children. The program is supported by the school and the local Parents Association. You can make a difference for kids in your local community.

WHO CAN BE A SAFETY HOUSE?

A Safety Householder must be a caring adult who is usually in or around their home during school travel times and be ready and willing to assist any child who might seek help at their door. This is to make sure that a child in need will find someone at home if they knock on the Safety House door for help. Your house must have easy street access to the front door, no screening walls or trees and a Safety House sign easily visible from the street. If you have a dog it should be secured behind a fence at the rear of the building or be kept under control in the house.

This is to make sure that a young child will be able to find the Safety House door easily and will not be frightened away.

Before you can be a Safety House, any eligible adult who is likely to help a child at the door must have a valid Working with Children Card. Also everyone living in the house aged fourteen and over must consent to having a continuously monitored police check which is fully paid for by Safety House. Your local Safety House Committee will help you fill out a simple Safety House WA application form. We need to make sure that anyone who might answer the door at a Safety House has been carefully checked out.

For further information please fill in the coupon below and leave it at your local School Office or you can contact the Safety House Head Office direct by email at safety@safetyhousewa.org.au and our website is www.safetyhousewa.org.au