28 November 2018

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 2018. Please note dates are subject to change.

Principal’s Introduction

Art Exhibition

How fantastic was the Art Exhibition last week? I hope that you enjoyed seeing your child (rens) portrait and autobiography that tells their story from their perspective. The inspiration, leadership and organisation throughout has been essentially from Miss Tucknott who brought this fantastic idea from her previous school. This project links to many aspects of the WA Curriculum and the directions that we want to take in this school through our Positive Behaviour Support and curriculum initiatives. It was an exceptionally good idea. The genesis for the project began last year when much of the planning occurred. We sincerely thank the P&C for their support initially funding the purchase of the canvases. The aim was never to make a big profit but rather showcase the talents, diversity and learning that makes our school a great place.

The consultation and organisation for such an event as the Art Exhibition was huge. I was impressed with the way all staff embraced the idea and took on all the teaching, supervision, guidance, encouragement and drive to help students. This type of project work across the whole school takes a whole team approach and everyone do their bit and sometimes a bit more. Thank you to everyone who assisted in any way, big or small. Our students, staff and parents have really demonstrated all the values we espouse for all, particularly the children and really it really showed “The Newborough Way.” Well done everyone.

School Board Voting

Congratulations to Sean Johnson and Rebecca Mitchell who were elected unopposed as parent representatives on the School Board. This left one vacancy that was re-advertised. We have three nominations for this position so I am now required to run an election process. All parents currently on the school’s enrolment database are entitled to vote. This includes new parents joining the school next year and those who may be leaving us at the end of the year. Please consider the three candidates and have your say. All the information about the candidates and voting procedures can be found on the attachments provided in the newsletter. This information is available on the school’s website and paper copies and voting box in the front office. Emailed voting is also available for those who choose to do it that way.

Voting closes 3:00pm sharp Wednesday 5th December 2018.

End of Year Christmas Arrangements

The Christmas and year break is looming large and fast with only two weeks and a couple of days to go.

Student Christmas Cards

We ask that children who wish to give Christmas cards only do so in the last week of school and use the school’s Christmas Postal Service. Miss Tucknott has organised a “Santa Letter/Cards Christmas Sack’ that will be located outside the Uniform Shop for cards and letters to be dropped in before school. Our student leaders will sort out them out and distribute later in the day to minimise disruptions to classes.

Christmas Candy Canes and Lollies

We ask that students don’t hand out Christmas Candy Canes and lollies at school.

Riding to School and Stranger Danger

Riding and Walking

It is great to see the number of students riding their bikes and scooters or walking to school now the weather has fined up. Last Friday I counted 16 bikes in the bike rack and 6 scooters. Judging by the increase in pedestrian traffic using the manned crossing and those walking into the school there are a lot of walkers as well. This is the perfect time to reinforce safety messages to students at school and at home, even so close to the end of the year. One slight loss of concentration can have lifelong consequences when dealing with vehicles and safety.

It was sad to hear that one of our former students, now attending Churchlands High School, was knocked off his bike by a car going to school. Fortunately, he is alright but no doubt quite shaken.

Stranger Danger

It is also timely to reinforce Stranger Danger messages. The following advice is provided by WA Police and contains messages we regularly talk to students about at school:

• always travel in a group
• walk on the right hand side of the road to face oncoming traffic
• wherever possible, leave space between you and the roadway
• stay in areas that are well lit
• stay in view – avoid going into areas that are hidden (such as parkland bush or behind shopping centres)
• be alert – earphones and headphones can reduce your awareness considerably
• if you have a mobile phone, have it turned on and ready to dial an emergency number
• if a passing car stops nearby, never get too close
• run from a situation if you feel at risk
• give this advice to your brothers and sisters, especially if they are younger
• report suspicious behaviour to your parents, school and the police
• if you can get it safely, try to photograph or remember the number plate of the car
• report numbers plates of cars and the clothing or distinguishing features of individuals to police.

City of Stirling Cyber Safety Parent Workshop

The City of Stirling’s Family Services is running a parenting workshop on Cyber safety and positive body image on Thursday, 6 December, 5.30pm-9.00pm at the Bob Daniel Community Centre, Inglewood.

Jordan Foster will present information on the current social media and gaming trends and most risky apps in the community. Jordan Foster is a Clinical Psychologist and a cyber-safety expert. She was the winner of the 2018 WA Young Achiever Award.

The Butterfly Foundation from NSW will conduct the workshop on Positive Body Image. Information on eating disorder, ‘fat talk’, and the link between poor body image and self –esteem and other risk-taking behaviours will also be discussed in this workshop.

Body image is consistently reported as one of the top three concerns for young people. With society’s increasing obsession with appearance and diet, it can be difficult for parents to know how to support positive body image.

The Butterfly Foundation is Australia’s leading not-for-profit for eating disorders and body image. This seminar aims to empower parents so they feel better equipped to help their child develop and maintain body confidence through their child and adolescent years.

Thanks,
John Worthy
Principal

Term Dates

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.

School Directory

Planning on leaving Newborough PS?

If your child(ren) will not be attending Newborough PS next year could you please let us know as soon as possible, in writing either via email to Newborough.ps@education.wa.edu.au or to our school office. This will assist us with planning for 2019.

Non- payment of Incursions/Excursions

Please take note of the incursion and excursion payment deadlines. Failure to make payment on time will result in your child/ren not attending. Payment can be made via internet banking. If you have any issues concerning payment for incursions/excursions please contact Sharon Singleton, Manager Corporate Services to talk about payment options.

Yearbook and Graduation Book Sale – 2012-2016

We have a limited number of year books for purchase from 2012 to 2016. These yearbooks are great for parents and students to reminisce on previous school years.

We have the following to purchase at a cost of $10 each via direct deposit. Our bank details are located below

Deputy News

In-Term Swimming Term 4 – Payments due 28 November 2018

Please be aware that this year’s In-Term Swimming lessons for Pre-Primary to Year 6 students are the last two weeks of Term 4.

The dates for this are Monday 3rd December to Wednesday 12th December.

The cost for the lessons will be $38 per child. We encourage all parents who wish to start a payment plan now to see either Sharon Singleton or Kate Tyndall in the front office to organise this.

Art Exhibition Portrait Fundraiser - Last Orders due in by 30 November

Please also find a flyer in regards to our Art Exhibition Portrait Fundraiser.

Newborough Primary School students (K-6) will be painting a self-portrait for an art exhibition we will be holding in Week 7, Term 4. (Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st November.) –

The P and C have purchased the canvases for the school to use and will be selling these to parents as a fundraiser for the school.

Each portrait will cost $12.50 through the P and C.

Unsold portraits will remain the property of the school.

2019 Bring your Own Device

For the past three years the school has been running a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) or Parent Owned Device (POD) program for Years 5 and 6. This was extended to students in Year 4 in 2017. The program has been endorsed by the School Board as an option for students from Years 4-6.

If you are to provide a device, the school requires the device to meet certain specifications, along with the student and parent signing the Student BYOD agreement. We will continue our partnership with Stott and Hoare to provide a full service option to purchase a device or you are welcome to source your own device. Through the Department of Education’s arrangement with Microsoft, students are provided with a suite of Microsoft Office 365 programs at no cost.

We would like to make it clear that bringing your own device is optional. While we can see the benefits of being able to bring your own device to school, we understand that there are also many factors that you will have to consider when deciding whether to provide a device or not. We would like to assure you that your child will not be disadvantaged if the decision is not to provide a device.

Further information regarding 2019 devices from Stott and Hoare will be available on our website shortly, alternatively please don’t hesitate to contact me at Nick.Stenhouse@education.wa.edu.au or ring to make an appointment.

Pre-Primary to Year 5 Presentation Night: Tuesday 11th December 2018

The annual Pre-Primary to Year 5 Awards Presentation Night will be held on Tuesday 11th December at the Karrinyup Sports Hall at 6.30pm. This is a night to celebrate the highlights and achievements of the 2018 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. 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.

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

NO Dogs on School Grounds

This is a reminder that dogs are excluded from the Early Childhood, (Fenced area of the Kindergarten and Pre-primary), verandahs, sandpits, and quadrangle areas at all times. This includes school drop-off and pick-up times.

2019 Voluntary Contributions

The Voluntary Contributions fees have been established and approved by the School Board, in line with Department of Education requirements. The contribution fee for 2019 will remain at $60 per child.

While contributions are voluntary, the quality of our teaching/learning programs will be enhanced by your contribution, which is used to supplement expenditure in the following areas.

• Reading Resources
• Mathematics Resources
• Art/Craft
• Technology

Total Contribution $60
Payment is requested at the commencement of the school year

Administration News

Statements of Accounts

Many thanks to those who have already paid their accounts in full —it is much appreciated. A Statement of Accounts have been sent home with items which may still be outstanding. Please note that although the account may state that current items are ‘outstanding’, unfortunately this is an automatically-generated document produced through Department of Education financial software and we are unable to change it. We’re hoping that this will be amended in future software updates.

Please note: Swimming lessons for PP-Year 6 are scheduled to start in week 9 with a cost of $38 per student. Term 4 can be quite a busy term incursion/excursion-wise – if you’d like to plan ahead and start making partial payments, please speak to our Manager Corporate Services, Sharon Singleton.

Payments are to be made via direct deposit (BSB 016 350 Account No: 340871304 – child’s name and incursion/excursion as reference)

Medication

If your child requires any medication, short-term or long-term (tablets, creams, liquid medication, etc), please discuss with Administration as a form needs to be completed.

Direct Deposit Payments only

All payments made to our school for excursions or incursions are requested to be made via direct deposit through internet banking.

Cash payments can no longer be accepted and will be returned to parents (unless prior arrangements have been made with our Manager Corporate Services).

This process ensures that there is a clear paper trail for all payments, parents will have lodgement receipts from their banks and payments can be processed in a timely manner.

If you do not have access to internet banking, please see our Manager Corporate Services, Sharon Singleton, to make alternative arrangements.

Visitors to our school and Volunteering

If you are visiting the school to deliver your child’s lunch, hat etc or volunteering in a classroom, please ensure that you sign in at the front desk. This is a risk management procedure to ensure that all people on school grounds are accounted for in case of emergency and for the safety of our children.

All volunteers are also required to complete a confidential declaration. These forms need to be completed each year and are available from your child’s teacher and our administration office.

This will allow you to volunteer your time as a parent helper in the classroom, on excursions, in the canteen etc.

2019 Booklists - Payment Extension – Thursday, 6 December 2018

2019 School Requirement lists (Booklists) went home recently.

Newborough PS in conjunction with the P&C is organising a school fundraiser by supplying and packing the booklists for 2019 This also provides the school community with Back to School requirements at competitive prices and makes your shopping easier. Support the P&C’s fundraising efforts by returning your booklist and FULL PAYMENT VIA DIRECT DEPOSIT paid into the P&C’s account, details below) to the front office by Thursday, 6 December 2018.

Your packs will be available for collection from the library on

Thursday 31 January 2019 between 9am and 11am.

Electronic versions are available on our website in addition to hard copies from the office, if you have misplaced your copy.

PAYMENT INFORMATION

Payments are to be made by direct deposit by FRIDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2018

DIRECT DEPOSIT:

Please ensure it goes to

Newborough PS P&C (not the school account)
BSB 036 027 A/C 579280.

Include your reference details eg. ‘Surname and Grade e.g. Roberts Yr 4

As our school’s preferred supplier, this service acts as a fundraiser for our school. You are, of course, welcome to purchase from other suppliers, however we’d greatly appreciate your support to enable us to purchase additional resources for our school. Please bear in mind that there are some items (e.g., student diaries, library bags) which are only available for purchase through the school.

Art Exhibition Photos

We held our Art Exhibition on the 20th and 21st November last week. Here are some photos to enjoy!

Pre-primary Outdoor Classroom Day

On Friday the 23rd of November, the pre-primary classes participated in “Outdoor Classroom Day”, an event that thousands of schools around the country and world participate in.

Some of our activities for the day included shared reading of “Mrs Wishy-Washy” with a story retell zone, fishing for letters and world building, creating bubble blowers, measurement with sand and water, art, collage with natural materials, quiet reading and rest zone, construction, QR codes to find the missing numbers, naughts and crosses, and more!

It was lovely to spend time enjoying the outdoors and allowed students the opportunity to demonstrate their team work, problem solving skills and creativity outside the classroom.

Pottery News

We love pottery because we make lots of cool things. We definitely recommend coming to pottery because it’s fun.

Isla yr 2& Will yr4

I liked pottery. It was fun because when we made animals it was hard and some were easy. Then when we did glazing it was amazing and brilliant just like painting.

Cody yr2

In pottery I made a thumb pot and it was easy. I made two thumb pots together and I made an elephant. I did lots of things at pottery. You should try it too!

Zoe yr2

I think pottery is fun and easy. Pottery is fun you can make anything you want. I made a sheep, a cat, a pig and a pot. I think I will sign up for it next year and be a superstar. I really like getting dirty and pottery includes getting dirty!

Eva yr2

This term Mrs Wimmer has been teaching us how to make stuff out of clay. Everything has been successful so far.

Cambell yr2

I love pottery. It is your chance to get creative. This term we made a pot, a thong and some Christmas decorations. Pottery is so much fun and I enjoyed it very much.

Zara yr5

I like pottery because it is great and I made nice things. Well, I love it and it’s cool.

Zoe yr 3

I like pottery because it’s great and we get to make great things.

Tracy yr4

Music News

We would like to sincerely thank the Storey family for their kind donation of an acoustic guitar to the music room. The Storey family were past students of our school.

Thank you so much!

Yours in Music
Andria Snelson, Music Specialist

P&C News

Dear parents and students,

As the end of the school year approaches the P@C would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very merry Christmas. We hope that the upcoming season will be a time of refreshment and joy for you and your families.

The children’s self-portraits have been on display in the undercover area and they look fantastic! Karen Tucknott and the teachers are to be congratulated for all their efforts in helping the kids with their paintings. Many families also enjoyed the movie night last Friday, and thanks goes to Tania Johnson, and Neale McGuire for another successful Movie night.

To round out the year we have organised an Adults Sunset bowls social bowling event for Friday the 30th of November and an end of year picnic for all the kids on the last day of school. Please join us if you can for some fun and fellowship.

We are also planning for the new year and are in the process of organising a colour run for the beginning of the school term.

And remember, A friend loves at all times and a brother is born for a time of adversity!

Cheers

Wes Gregory
El Presidente’

End of School Year Celebration

Thursday 13th December 3-6pm on the grass in front of the science/music room.

Please join us for an afternoon of fun with giant inflatables, games and face painting.

Bring a blanket and picnic afternoon tea and relax with friends as we wrap up a great 2018 at Newborough. More info to come soon.

Regards,
Carly

Uniform Shop News

As we move into the warmer weather, check and see if school jackets still fit. If they don't, why not donate them to the uniform shop?

Would you like to get involved in the school community but don't have a lot of time? Can you spare 45 minutes a month? Then the uniform shop might be the place for you.

We are open Tuesdays 2.15-3 pm. For out of hours, please email through your order and it will be delivered to class after payment is received to the P& C account.

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

Canteen News

Canteen Days

Our Canteen will be open Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Online Ordering

Our online canteen ordering system QuickCliq -

QuickCliq is offering up to 15% of this service charge back to the P&C

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

Canteen Menu

Check out our new Spring Menu.

You can view the latest Canteen Menu from the link below. A hard copy is available out the front of the school office.

Volunteering

We are always looking for help in our school canteen. If you could spare an hour once a week that would be appreciated. Please click on the link below to register.

Regards
Penny Fraser
Canteen Manager

Entertainment Book

Newborough Primary School is raising funds. Here’s how you can help…

Help us raise funds for our fundraising by buying an Entertainment Membership, and you can enjoy value the whole family will love these school holidays. You'll receive hundreds of valuable offers to keep the kids 'entertained' and help our fundraising at the same time.

PLUS order now and received FREE delivery to any address in Australia.

Using just a few of these offers will cover the cost of your Membership!

Jerelyn Tierney
0403167135
jeryt@hotmail.com

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Community News

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.

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