14 June 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

Dance - Kakarook (Noongar) Dansu (Japanese)

Singing - Warangka (Noongar) Utau (Japanese)

Shrek Jr. is finally here! As our Year 3-6 students prepare for their last few days of rehearsals before the big performances, we can be guaranteed of lots of Kakarook (dance) and Warangka (singing) at the Churchlands Concert Hall on Thursday 15th June or Friday 16th June at 7pm. Led by our musical maestro, Mrs Andria Snelson and her Musical Director, Mrs Elisa Phillips, we wish all students, involved staff and the numerous volunteers along the way all the very best for later this week. And thank you! Thank you to all those involved to make this performance happen. You have our gratitude for the work you have done to give our students an amazing experience of performing on stage.

EXTREME WEATHER RESPONSE POLICY AND GUIDELINES

Without a doubt we are now in the Noongar Season of ‘Makuru' (the season of fertility and the coldest and wettest season of the year) and the winter woollies have been brought out of the closet! With the heavy rain, it is inevitable that there will be some days we need to call on our ‘Extreme Weather Response Policy and Guidelines’ and have students supervised in classrooms during really wet, rainy days at either recess or lunchtimes.

The times inside are student’s (and staff’s) break times. Students do not work during this time but are presented with a range of options for activities in the classroom.

Please find attached our Extreme Weather Activities Chart in classrooms that guides activity choices during current wet weather days and a photo of our Year 2, Room 7 students last week during a wet weather break. For more information, the ‘Extreme Weather Response Policy and Guidelines’ can be found on the School’s Website under Plans and Policies.

WINTER EVENTS – WEEK 9

The week after our awesome musical (Week 9) is also going to be incredibly busy! We also have our whole School Winter Solstice Pyjama Day on Thursday 22nd June and encourage all staff, students and parents to come to school in their snuggest, warmest PJS on the day. Appropriate footwear is still required for the playground, sports and science lessons.

On Friday 23rd June, Newborough Primary School Year 5 and 6 students are involved in the Ocean Net Schools Winter Interschool Sports Carnivals. Students will be involved in either netball (at Yuluma Primary School), AFL (at Newborough Primary School) or Soccer (at Doubleview Primary School). Thank you to Mr Stenhouse for his organisation and leadership for the Winter Sports carnivals. We wish all teams, staff and parent volunteers the very best.

REPORTING TO PARENTS – SEMESTER ONE – ISSUE DATE: 26TH JUNE 2023

On Monday 26th June (Week 10) of this term, the Pre-primary to Year 6 students Semester One formal reports will be sent home via email. The report will include the A to E grades (or equivalent 5 point scale) for required learning areas. Information regarding your child’s Attitude, Behaviour and Effort will also be reported on. Teachers will also include brief comments on your child’s achievement.

Mid-year reporting – Grade allocation considerations

The achievement standards articulated in the Western Australian Curriculum and Assessment Outline describes the expected achievement for students who have been taught the curriculum content for the full year of schooling.

The Semester One mid-year report involves the provision of an indicative grade allocated based on the curriculum taught and assessed to date. Grades can, and often do, fluctuate between semesters based on the curriculum complexity taught hierarchically in each year level, increased year level expectations, work completion, student attitude, effort and behaviour, student wellbeing and student absences.

If your child’s grade differs to what you would expect, it is important to consider all factors surrounding your child’s achievement. For additional information on your child’s progress, you are encouraged to make an appointment with your child’s classroom or specialist teacher.

A note to families that if a student receives a ‘C’ grade or a Satisfactory allocation, then they are achieving where they are expected to for that year level. This is good news.

Your class and specialist teachers have also been letting you know if your child is achieving below year level standard and if they will be receiving a Special Education Needs or modified report for your child. While teachers will contact you if there are concerns about your child’s progress, please always feel reassured you are most welcome to contact your child’s teacher and request a meeting also.

Reporting to Parents – Electronic Report Delivery Semester 1, 2023

Your child’s Semester One report will be emailed out on Monday 26th June 2023. This will be before the end of the day. Please check your Trash or SPAM box first if you do not receive it by the end of the school day before contacting the school for it to be reissued.

Electronic reports mean parents are able to retain a digital record of student achievement. However, as the link to the reports only lasts for four weeks, it is vitally important that parents SAVE their child’s report ASAP.

To ensure you 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.

If you require a duplicate copy of the report due to different family circumstances, please email newborough.ps@education.wa.edu.au ASAP with the name of the person the report should be emailed to. Please note the person must already be on our contact system. Families who have requested this in the past should automatically still be set up for receiving a duplicate report.

Kindergarten parents will receive an informative portfolio of students work to show progress throughout the Semester in the outcomes of the Early Years Learning Framework.

School Communication Survey

As part of the Newborough Primary School Business Plan 2021-2024, Newborough Primary School is seeking to develop a Communications Communication 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 regards to the survey.

Have a wonderful fortnight, families. Stay safe and warm.

Kind regards
Karen Tucknott
Principal

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 8: Mooly: nose
Week 9: Miyal: eye

Deputy News

Newborough NAIDOC Celebrations 2023

This term, Newborough Primary School students will celebrate NAIDOC week in Week 10, Monday 26th June – Friday 30th June. Students will be participating in class activities that reflect this year’s theme of ‘For Our Elders’. Classes will also have an opportunity to use the new Nature Playground yarning circle to listen to a Noongar dreaming story ‘The Hand of Humans’ and to participate in having a yarn about different feelings, emotions, thoughts and ideas in a safe, positive and collaborative environment. The week culminates in an assembly by our Room 10, Year 1 students.

Your child’s classroom teacher will share more information with you about their planned activities via their classroom communication method.

Faction Cross Country

Newborough Primary School will be holding our Faction Cross Country event this year on Tuesday, 27th June 2023. All parents and guardians are most welcome to attend but we ask you to stay in the zoned parent area. If heavy rain is forecast a date will be decided as soon as possible. The school will notify parents late on the Monday before the day by email if the carnival will be postponed. This year we will be presenting all first place winners from Years 3-6 with a Champion Boy and Girl medallion and the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place getters with a ribbon. Year 1 and 2 student winners will receive 1st- 4th place ribbons, but not medallions, as our Year 1 and 2 sports program focus is on the PBW values. The faction cross-country shield will be presented at the NAIDOC Assembly on Friday 30th June. Years 3-6 students will then be chosen for the interschool Cross Country carnival. The date for this year is Friday, 28th July 2023.

Races will start with the Year 6 students at 8.50am. Parents can drop students off at class and then wait on the oval in the marked parent area for students to arrive and race. All cross-country races will be concluded by lunch time at 1.00pm.

Please do not bring your dogs to the school grounds or school oval at any time.

COVID

If your child has tested positive and experiencing symptoms it is strongly encouraged to stay home for 5 days until they have recovered and register their positive RAT with the WA Health Department.

Please note, COVID positive cases and close contacts cannot visit public hospitals for 7 days to protect the more vulnerable people. Anyone who is a close contact is encouraged to test daily for 5 days and only attend school following a negative RAT result.

For further information on Covid please consult the Department of Health’s Covid -19 webpage:

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

Third Party App Permissions

At school students often may access online third party services to support their learning in the classroom. The aim of accessing these services is to provide our students with significant educational benefits.

As part of our commitment to keeping our students safe online, we are currently reviewing our use of third party online services at school. As part of our commitment to keep students safe online we work with the Department of Education to ensure that services that we use have completed privacy and security risk assessments, identify online third party services which hold student information and as part of this will provide notification to parents or seek consent before using an online third party service.

This week you will receive an email with a link to an online permission form notifying you of any online services that the students access and ask for your consent to use services which may store data outside of Australia. We ask that you complete the service as soon as possible. If you do not consent to any of the services listed, the school will contact you to discuss your reasons. If you do not consent, your child may receive an alternative education program that does not make use of these services.

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.

P&C News

SCHOOL CANTEEN

The canteen will officially be open from Week 1, Term 3 on THURSDAYS and FRIDAYS only for students in Pre-primary to Year 6.

An exciting, new menu is being developed and will be sent out later in the term for you to refer to based on the Healthy Food Traffic Light System schools must use. It will also be on the School Website when ready.

The canteen will again be using QuickCliq as the preferred way to order all recess and lunch food at the Newborough Primary School Canteen.

TERM 2 SOFT OPENING OF THE CANTEEN – THURSDAY 22ND JUNE (WEEK 9) AND THURSDAY 29TH JUNE (WEEK 10)

Although not officially open until next term, Jen is going to hold two special lunch time food days in Weeks 9 and 10 this term for our students. Both days are LUNCHES ONLY and need to be ordered through QuickCliq please

THURSDAY 22ND JUNE 2023: Hot Dog Day (and Winter Solstice Pyjama Day)

THURSDAY 29TH JUNE 2023: Pizza Day

Please refer to the flyer attached for the details on these orders and the cut-off dates.

PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR BOTH DATES IN JUNE PLEASE

To ensure both the Hot Dog Day and Pizza Day are successful, Jen will require parent volunteers in the canteen on those days to assist her please. If you are available, can you please email Jen ASAP at newborough.canteen.manager1@gmail.com

Any help on those days would be super and Jen will provide you with more details when she has your name.

If you are able to volunteer, you will need to please sign in at the Front Office. We also love having grandparents, aunts and uncles volunteer who hold a current Working with Children Check Card.

Please also note that from Term 3, parents volunteering in the canteen will need to have either completed, or are working towards, completing two free online Food Safety Courses as according to the Department of Education’s Student Health in Public Schools Procedures and Policy. However, for this term, we would just love as many parents as possible to help Jen please make the special lunches for our students. Please help if you can.

Save the date - Sat August 5th QUIZ NIGHT!

The Newborough P&C Quiz night is back folks, and it will be our biggest one yet. Dust off the trivial pursuit and freshen up your general knowledge. Teams of 6-8 of your smartest friends so we don't let the teachers win this year. Updates to come!

Music News

SHREK The Musical

Last chance to get your tickets, so make sure you log on to trybooking and get your seats before they are all gone!

Direct links for tickets here:

Thursday JUNE 15th

Friday JUNE 16th

Shrek Jr the Musical’ Video

The musical will be filmed professionally, and the video recording will be available to purchase.

Please follow the following link or scan the QR Code to access information about the digital copy and payment. Payments are due by Friday, 30th June.

Professional photographs will be taken on the night and made available to you for free.

Mrs Snelson
Music Specialist Teacher

TERM DATES

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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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