3 May 2023

Newsletter Articles

Dates to Remember

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

Principal’s Introduction

Welcome back to Term Two! I trust and hope that everyone had an enjoyable and relaxing break and are looking forward to an action-packed term.

Term Two Happenings

On top of the classroom teaching and learning program, the following events are happening this term:

• Year 6 Camp – Fairbridge Point Peron Tuesday 2nd May-Thursday 4th May
• Year 2 - Kings Park excursion Tuesday 9th May
• Kindy – Mother’s Day pampering afternoons – Wednesday 10th May and Thursday 11th May
• Year 3, Room 5 class assembly – Friday 12th May
• Walk Safely to School Day – Friday 19th May
• Year 1/2, Room 9 class assembly – Friday 26th May
• Reconciliation Week – Monday 29th May- Friday 2nd June
• Western Australia Day (Public Holiday) – Monday 5th June
• Year 2, Room 8 class assembly – Friday 9th June
• School Musical – Thursday 15th June and Friday 16th June
• Whole School Pyjama Day Kindy-Year 6 Thursday 22nd June (Winter Solstice Day)
• Winter Interschool Sports Carnival Year 5 and 6 – Friday 23rd June
• Faction Cross Country Years 1-6 – Tuesday 27th June
• NAIDOC Week – Monday 26th June – Friday 30th June
• Semester One reports emailed home – Monday 26th June
• NAIDOC assembly Year 1, Room 10 – Friday 30th June

Watch out for further details around these events.

School Communication Survey

As part of the Newborough Primary School Business Plan 2021-2024, Newborough Primary School is seeking to develop a Communications Strategy to outline the ways in which communications flow within the school, and between the school and its key stakeholders, students, parents, P&C, Board and the broader local community.

In the next few weeks, the School and NPS School Board will be conducting a parent/guardian survey to ask for feedback about the school’s communication channels and effectiveness to help inform us of areas we communicate well in and areas we can improve.

We ask that you look out for the survey and further information in regard to the survey.

Newborough Primary School Annual School Report 2022

Each year, Newborough Primary School is required to produce a School Report to parents, carers and the wider community with information about our school, student performance, progress towards achieving our areas of focus and the targets set in our Business Plan 2021 – 2024. The report also outlines our future actions to be taken in 2023 to improve student achievement and further enhance the school’s effectiveness.

For those interested in reading the NPS Annual School 2022, it is now online both on the Newborough Primary School website under ‘Our School: School Reviews and Annual Reports’ and the Department of Education’s Schools Online.

Walk Safely to School Day – Friday 19th May 2023

In conjunction with the P&C, Newborough Primary School will be encouraging all students to participate in the National Walk Safely to School Day (WSTSD) on Friday 19th May. WSTSD is an annual campaign that encourages all primary school children and their parents and carers to walk safely and regularly to school. This event seeks to promote better health, road safety, public transport and looking after the environment. If students walk to school on Friday 19th May, they will be given a Goldie for ‘Challenging Themselves’ and receive a raffle ticket that will go in a draw for a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prize, including the chance to win a voucher to JFE uniforms for a new faction t-shirt or a Boost Juice voucher. Students who have walked to school can meet the P&C parents in the quadrangle to receive the Goldie and raffle ticket.

All prizes have been kindly donated by JFE uniforms and the P&C. Thank you.

P&C Day – Friday 19th May

Friday 19th May is also P&C Day. This is a fantastic opportunity to acknowledge our P&C for all they do for our school community. We are so fortunate to have a strong and vibrant P&C who do so much for the school and community. I encourage all parents to come along to the meetings and get involved. Thank you, Newborough P&C. You are really appreciated.

Winter Solstice PJ Day – Thursday 22nd June

Eurovision – Perth Band Voyager to Represent Australia at Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool

Possibly not an article that you thought you might read in this newsletter. However, it is with great excitement that we share with permission that one of our Kindy Red student, Flynn’s stepdad, Scott Kay, is in the band Voyager, a progressive heavy metal band from Perth, that is representing Australia in Eurovision in Liverpool this month.

Scott is one of the guitarists in Voyager. He has built a career on his guitar skills & teaches Contemporary guitar at an all-girls school in WA. The band will be performing their song ‘Promise’, an epic progressive pop metal song.

The Eurovision Song Contest will be held 9-13 May and you can tune in on SBS & SBS on Demand.

Voyager will perform live in the Second Semi Final on Thursday 11th May 2023.

Televised times are still to be announced but best way to keep track is through social media.

Instagram: VOYAGERAU
Facebook: Voyager Australia

We wish Scott, and Voyager, all the very best for their Eurovision quest.

COVID

If your child has tested positive to COVID, please stay home for 5 days from testing positive and until the symptoms have cleared. You will also need to provide evidence of a positive test or a doctor’s certificate to show that he has been unwell.

Please send this information through to Newborough.PS@education.wa.edu.au or to Newborough.PS.absentee@education.wa.edu.au

Kind regards
Karen Tucknott
Principal

Noongar Season

Djeran (April – May)

The Noongar Season ‘Djeran' is represented by the colour green as it is the time of the year where the cooler weather begins.

Djeran season sees a break in the really hot weather. A key indicator of the change of season is the cool nights that bring a dewy presence in the early mornings.

The winds will also change, especially in their intensity, with light breezes generally swinging from southerly directions. Many flying ants can be seen cruising around in the light winds.

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 2 focus is on Body. We have started to learn the following words:

Week 1: Kaat: head
Week 2: Koort: heart

Deputy News

Year 5 Parent Meeting – 2024 Year 6 Camp

On Monday 8th May at 3:00pm we invite parents of students in Year 5 to attend an information session in Room 14 regarding the 2024 Year 6 Camp. We will be providing information regarding the dates, venue, activities, and associated costs. We realise that there is quite some time before the camp next year; however, we would like to give families as much time as possible to prepare for the costs of camp and give time to arrange fundraising opportunities.

We will also be providing information about the 2024 leavers shirts and the process for ordering one.

Cross Country 2023 Years 1 to Year 6

All students in Year 1 to year 6 should have brought home a Cross Country Excursion and Consent Form for you to complete for your child to participate in this term’s Faction Cross Country event on Tuesday 27th June 2023 (Week 10, Term 2). We require a Permission Note as the cross-country course utilises the adjacent City of Stirling land, along the boundary of the Jackson St and Wilding Street reserve and along Newborough Street at the front of the school for the Year 5 and 6 students. Students need this permission for both practice runs and the actual cross-country which all students are expected to participate in unless a note is provided by parents exempting them from the event on medical grounds.

The focus of the cross country is on participation and earning points for the factions. Each child will receive at least one point for completing the race with the first-place girl and boy runner receiving 10 points for their faction. Please discuss the school’s values of ‘Challenge Yourself, Teamwork, Respect and Kindness’ with your child/children when talking about the cross-country. Not being a placegetter is nothing to be concerned about. Instead, remind your child/children that challenging themselves just to compete for their faction and showing teamwork shows real strength of character.

While the cross-country date may seem a long way away, the Permission Note allows students to practice their cross country running in both Physical Education lessons, class fitness and Friday sports times next term.

Cross-Country Permission Notes

Please complete the form and have your child hand it to their teacher by Friday 5th May. There is no cost attached to cross-country carnival.

Medallions and Interschool Cross Country

At Newborough Primary, we award ribbons to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th placegetters in each race in Years 1 and 2 at the end of their cross-country race on the day and medallions to these same place getters in Years 3-6. Years 1 and 2 are only awarded ribbons as the real focus is on participation in the early years.

The Ocean Net network (Deanmore, Scarborough, Doubleview, Yuluma) normally holds an Interschool Cross Country event for the first 5 placegetters of each year level boys and girls in Years 3-6. At this stage, the date for the Interschool Cross-Country event is early in Term 3.

2024 Kindergarten Enrolments

Applications are now open for our 2024 Kindergarten program at Newborough Primary School.

Children born between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2020 will be eligible to start Kindy next year and applications should be made before Friday 21st July 2023.

If you have a child or know a neighbour who has a child with a birthday between these dates, please complete an Application for Enrolment before Friday 21st July this year.

To make an application to attend Newborough Primary, a parent applying to enrol a child in a public school should complete an Application for Enrolment and submit it together with the required documents listed.

• Child’s Birth Certificate
• Immunisation History Statement, which shows your child is ‘up-to-date’ with all the scheduled immunisations
• Proof of Residence. Applications for approval need to be supported with evidence of your residential address. (Current copy of City of Stirling Council Rates Notice, Utility Bill e.g., gas/water/electricity dated within the last 3 months or signed Lease Agreement or Tenancy Agreement from Real Estate Agent)
• Any family law or other relevant court orders ( if applicable – for confirmation of custody arrangements)
• If your child has health, disability or other support needs you will need to provide copies of medical/healthcare or emergency action plan and evidence of any disability and learning and support plans.

We have many families that originate from overseas if this applies to you, can you please provide the following documents: -

• Passport
• Permanent Visa documentation
• Australian Citizenship Certificate

Application forms can be downloaded from our website, or click on this link:

alternately you can collect one from our front office.

Our administration office is open from 8:00am – 3:30pm Monday to Friday.

NEWBRO DADS

Term 2 is busy!! Even a calendar app on your phone resembles some epic novel with a new volume out each week. There is certainly little time to sleep. So why not a late night for the kids full of excitement, dark shadows, critters and blinding torch lights in the darkness. Why would we do it to ourselves, I hear you say!! Well it’s a whole heap of fun. We will lead the way and you parents can follow along keeping far enough away to let the kids jump in all the puddles

When is all this fun going to happen? Well, the inaugural NewBros Night Walk around Gwelup Lake will take place on Saturday 13th May at 6:00pm.

It will be a guided walk around Gwelup Lake where we will find loads of interesting animals in their natural surroundings and see what crazy things they get up to when it gets dark- hiding from the kids I expect… crazy stuff!!

We will meet at the Lake Gwelup Reserve Playground (Huntriss Road) where we will have a Gazebo and lighting setup right next door to the playground to check in at 6pm.

We will aim to leave in groups at 6:30pm for the estimated 1 hour walk around the lake with MARSHMALLOWS for all the kids that complete the walk.

This is an All Weather event, a bit of rain is really fun for the kids and the animals.

The equipment required for the walk:

1. A small torch, small light or a head torch.
2. Appropriate clothing to suit conditions. If wet weather is predicted bring raincoats & jackets as well as a change of clothes for your children. Best to bring some waterproof boots/shoes or at least an old pair of shoes that can be washed after the event. Dress appropriately for the hour and so you can remain with your child throughout the walk.
3. A Sense of Adventure

NO BIKES, TRIKES, SCOOTERS, TOYS PLEASE

COST: The best bit is that this is a FREE EVENT! Just login and get your tickets.

Tickets can be obtained here:

IMPORTANT NOTE TO PARENTS: ALL CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A SUPERVISING ADULT AND THERE IS A REQUIREMENT TO SIGN IN ALL PARTICIPATING CHILDREN.

School Garden

Our budding gardeners planted some veggies in the garden last term. There have been tomatoes, capsicum, parsley going strong in the garden beds. Big shout out to our awesome school cleaner and handyman Moneer. He has been watering the veggies throughout the week as needed.

Remember you can help out each Wednesday from 3pm. Meet me at the Sustainability shed to grab some tools. It’s only 30mins of simple work maintaining the garden whilst the kids have quick play on the Nature Playground.

Newbros Catch Up

Our next catch-up is next week at the Scarborough Sports Club. Wednesday 10th May from 6pm.

Come down for a chat about the night walk, camp out, other planned events, men’s stuff, geopolitical stability…whatever.

The bar and restaurant will be open so you can order a meal as well.

P&C News

Easter Raffle

A massive thank you to everyone for your generous donations and supporting the annual Easter raffle. Thanks to your generosity we had lots of winners this year.

A special thank you to John De Leo from Force Real Estate and the De Leo Family for donating our very impressive first prize. The first prize was won by a very happy Lilah from Kindy Green.

The P&C raised more than $3000. A super effort.

Many thanks!
Loren and Tanya

Canteen

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

Music News

SHREK The Musical

Tickets to the event of the year, Shrek the Musical Jnr go on sale NEXT TUESDAY 9TH MAY AT 9AM!

So, get your friends and family organised and get ready to jump online to book your seats (note, seating is allocated).

Don’t miss your chance to see our amazing year 3-6 students perform on the big stage under the expert direction of Andria Snelson.

Direct links for tickets here:

Thursday JUNE 15th

Friday JUNE 16th

Mrs Snelson
Music Specialist Teacher

Churchlands SHS Music Tour

Churchlands Senior High School is fundraising for its first international music tour since 2018 following Covid-related interruptions. Families in the Churchlands SHS catchment primary schools have the opportunity to win a laptop donated by Stott Hoare, the company who provide laptops to Churchlands High School students. There are two $2,000 laptops to win in the raffle, as well as a Boeing 737 flight simulator experience, or dinner at the Island at Elizabeth Quay. Raffle tickets are $5 each and can be purchased online here:

All support is greatly appreciated and will provide music students with an incredible opportunity, one which your students will hopefully be able to experience in the future!

Blessings
Ms Deb – School Chaplain

TERM DATES

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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:

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 4S

ALSO - we are still looking for a couple more netballers to join our gorgeous Year Four teams with coaches Bec 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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