8 March 2023

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Dates to Remember

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

Principal’s Introduction

KAYA. HELLO

It is hard to believe that we are already in Week 6 and entering the second half of the term. Behind the scenes there is much preparation happening for future events such as the Nature Playground opening on Friday 24th March, the Year 6 camp in Week 2, Term 2 and Shrek Jr the Musical in Week 8, Term 2. A massive thank you to the parents who are supporting all of these events through fundraising and volunteering their time to help with the organisation. Disappointingly we saw the Bricks 4 Kids incursion cancelled last week; however, staff are working with Mrs Phillips, Mr Stenhouse and myself on some replacement activities for students and we will inform parents of these when organised.

We have seen some fabulous learning in our classrooms. Year 2, Room 8, have recently explored traditional indigenous shelters - mia mias. They explored Whadjuk Noongar connection to place though discussing seasons, shelter and availability of food. Additionally, they talked about sustainable lifestyles by using materials from nature. The Year 2s then constructed their own mia mias through collecting sticks and bark. The man -made materials of cardboard, glue and wool that were also used were compared to materials used by Noongar people such as digging into the earth, using binding of kangaroo ligaments or stringy vegetation and magic Noongar glue made from tree sap, ash and the secret ingredient of kangaroo poo, which dries to a hard glue. During constructions students worked together to problem solve and find the best construction method. Students were very proud of their constructions. Please see photos below.

Congratulations to Year 6, Room 15 for their super assembly last Friday. The Year 6s introduced our school to our whole school assembly theme this year on fluency. Fluency is one of the 5 essential components of reading along with Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Vocabulary and Comprehension. Oral Language makes up a sixth very important component of all reading. While there are some great You Tube videos on fluency you can access, I have included a video just on supporting your child at home with reading, especially in the early years. The video is from the South Australian Department of Education but is a simple overview of the importance or reading at home.

The annual NAPLAN Assessments for our Year 3 and Year 5 students commence in Week 7 – next week. We wish all of our students the very best.

Karen Tucknott
Principal – Semester One

Noongar Season

We are still currently in the Bunuru Season. Bunuru is the hottest part of the year with little to no rainfall.

NOONGAR VOCABULARY PROGRAM

Noongar is the language of the Noongar nation and is spoken by many groups across the south-west corner of Western Australia. Newborough Primary School staff and students are learning Noongar words together in class. Our Term 1 focus is on greetings and family. We have started to learn the following words:

Week 1: kaya: hello/yes
Week 1: Wandjoo: welcome
Week 2: yoowart: no/nothing
Week 3: Aliwa: look out
Week 4: Boordawan: talk to you later
Week 5: Moort: family
Week 6: Ngaangk: Mother
Week 6: Maambart: Father
Week 7: Djook: Sister
Week 7: Ngooni: Brother

Deputy News

Harmony Day 2023

On Tuesday 21st April, students are encouraged to wear their national dress or the colour orange to show their support for cultural diversity and an inclusive Australia. All students in the school will take part in the communal singing of ‘I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing’, and will have engaged in a number of activities help to develop inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone.

Anzac Service 2023

This year our Anzac Service will be held on Thursday 6th April @8:45am. Parents and community members are welcome to attend, with more information to come in our next newsletter.

Everyone is a Newbie Knight

RAT TESTS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK ONLY

We have nasal and saliva RATs available for parents/carers.

These will only be available for pickup on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th March from 8.20am – 8.40am on the verandah, outside the Administration Office.

P&C News

Despite some interest in the Canteen Manager role, we have yet to obtain a new manager for the canteen. Hence, we are readvertising the position again. Please feel free to pass this onto anyone you know who may be interested. Thank you to all parents for your support, patience and understanding.

Newborough Primary School P&C is looking for a Canteen Manager who enjoys working with children, is passionate about food, loves their work and has a great community spirit.

The successful candidate will work alongside our 2 Casual paid staff (on Fridays) and numerous volunteers. We cater for a large and diverse school population of approximately 400, including students, teaching and administration staff.

Our Canteen is a fast-paced working environment, open 3 days per week.

It is the responsibility of the Canteen Manager to:

• Prepare and cook fresh snacks and meals onsite, including bulk cooking for stocking the freezer.
• Purchase Canteen approved items from vendors.
• Promote a healthy and interesting menu that adheres to the food Traffic Light System.
• Maintain stock levels to ensure ingredients are fresh and of high quality.
• Manage the Quickcliq online ordering system.
• Encourage volunteer participation and co-ordinate attendance.
• Adhere to relevant safety and hygiene guidelines, including advice from the local Council.
• Keep up to date with WASCA guidelines and policies.
• Provide updates to the P&C.
• Financial Reporting of expenses to the P&C Treasurer.
• Uphold the core values of our school: Respect, Kindness, Teamwork, Challenge Yourself

Skills and experience required for this role:

• Previous experience in managing or assisting in a canteen or commercial kitchen is highly preferable but not essential.
• Excellent customer service.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to lead and work within a team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Cash handling experience.
• Willingness to complete WASCA training, seminars and/or other relevant courses.
• Working With Children Check (including Police Clearance).

If you are interested in this role or would like further information, please forward your CV or enquiries to our P&C President, Laurie McCallum, at laurie@atlaspacificgroup.com.au.

Newbro Dads Group

We are super excited to announce the Newbro Dads will be taking over the canteen, for a day only, to provide a special Sausage Sizzle Day. Yes, you will be able to order a sausage sizzle lunch for your child, via Quickcliq on Friday 24th March. This delicious sausage and bread treat can be spiced up with onions AND sauce and washed down with a fruit juice box drink… awesome!!

This is available to pre-primary through to year 6 kids and only via ‘Quickcliq.com.au’. Orders will open soon and close on the morning of 24th March. All funds raised will go to the P&C to do cool stuff, like build Nature Play Grounds!!! Which will also be opening on this day!! So, support us to support the school, and buy your kids two sausages on Friday 24th March.

This is proudly brought to you by the Newbro Dads who are part of your school P&C. Please come along and meet other parents at our next P&C meeting on Wednesday 22nd March, 7pm in the school library.

But wait there’s more…

The Newbro Dads will be partnering with the schools Sustainability Program to help out in the school garden. Kids who are part of the Garden Club will be doing cool stuff in the garden each week, learning about soil, plants and growing food. The Newbro Dads are going to help out each Wednesday after school with the general up keep of the garden. Keen parents can come down on any Wednesday at 2:55pm for 30mins of gardening. All the equipment is available so bring your hat and some enthusiasm and enjoy a chit chat whilst the kids play on the Nature Playground (after the 24th March).

Find us at the Sustainability Shed right out the front of the garden and next to the Nature Play Ground.

Who are the Newbro Dads? We are NPS Dads who catch up, chat about anything (even Netball) and come up with a few ideas to do stuff with our kids and share it with the whole school community.

Our next catch up is 28th March, 6:30pm at Scarborough Sports & Community Club. Come and have a beer, meal or a lemonade.

Newbro Dads

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Useful School Information

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:

SMS: 0409 088 585 (preferred method)
Email: Newborough.ps.absentee@education.wa.edu.au
Phone: 9278 0450

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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Netball News

NETBALL FOR PP & YEAR ONE

If your child is in Pre Primary or Year One we'd love them to join us for netball skills training, Friday afternoon in term two. Registrations are now open to boys and girls. All the details and the link to register is available here:

YEAR 2S AND 4S

ALSO - we are still looking for a couple more netballers to join our gorgeous Year Two and Year Four teams with coaches Bec and Zoe and Chris. Training on Wednesday, games on Friday. Contact Sonia Johansen on newboroughnetball@gmail.com or call 041 77 333 57 if you're interested.

First time players are very welcome!

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