28 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

Important Dates and Information

TERM 2 – LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS – Friday 30 June 2023
TERM 3- FIRST DAY FOR STUDENTS – Tuesday 18 July 2023
TERM 3 DATES – Tuesday 18 July to Friday 22 September 2023
CANTEEN REOPENS – Thursday 20 July 2023
THE SCHOOL OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED – from 3.30pm Friday 30 June 2023 and will reopen on Monday 17 July 2023 at 8am
SCHOOL GROUNDS SECURITY – Department of Education Security – 9264 4771 or 24 hour contact 9264 4632

TERM 2 WRAP UP

What a term! Thank you to all parents, guardians, extended family, the P&C and School Board for your continued support of Newborough Primary School students in Term Two. It is with the community support that our students have been able to participate in such a wide range of activities, including the amazing school musical. As a way to celebrate the recent events at Newborough Primary School, please enjoy a compilation of photos from this term.

STAFFING UPDATE FOR TERM 3

Term 3 will see the return of many staff who have been either on Leave or working in other roles. Next term we welcome back:

Mr John Worthy – Principal
Mr Iain Freeman – DOTT provider and Year 4, Room 12 (Wednesday to Friday)
Mr Peter Blanch – Year 5, Room 14
Mrs Elisa Phillips - Year 6, Room 16

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the staff who are leaving Newborough at the end of this week. We have absolutely loved having Miss Rebeka Jepson, Miss Angelica Browne and Miss Roisin O’Connor teaching in fixed term positions this year. Their enthusiasm, energy, and focus on students has been a real credit to them and they will be fabulous assets at any schools they teach at in the future.

I would also like to thank the Newborough Primary School staff, and in particular, Mr Nick Stenhouse and Mrs Elisa Phillips for their never-ending support, professionalism, dedication and student-centred focus while I have been in Mr Worthy’s Principal role. It has been a privilege to continue to be able to support student learning and wellbeing (and facility management!) while being in this role. I look forward to Semester Two where I hope to continue to help our lovely, little school prosper in my normal Deputy Principal role.

I wish you all a wonderful holiday, families. Stay safe and warm. 😊

Kind regards
Karen Tucknott
Principal

OCEAN NET WINTER LIGHTNING INTERSCHOOL CARNIVAL RESULTS FROM FRIDAY 23RD JUNE 2023

Congratulations to all students who participated in the Ocean Net Winter Lightning Interschool Carnival on Friday 23rd June. Our students played with respect, teamwork, showed kindness and challenged themselves to the best of their ability.

RESULTS:

AFL at Newborough Primary School

Newborough PS – 3rd

NETBALL at Yuluma Primary School:

NPS Aqua Team – 2nd
NPS Indigo Team - 3rd

SOCCER at Doubleview Primary School

Newborough PS – 5th

CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS TUESDAY FROM TUESDAY 27TH JUNE 2023

How lucky were we with the weather to be able to hold this event without the rain! Congratulations to all students who ran their hardest and earnt a point for their Faction, just for challenging themselves in the run. The first 5 placegetters from Year 3 to Year 6 for both males and females will now represent Newborough Primary School in the interschool cross country event on Friday 28th July 2023 at Butler’s Reserve.

Cross Country Results

1st – Manning: 276 Points
2nd: Corbett: 257 Points
3rd: Connor: 234 Points

Deputy News

GIFTED AND TALENTED: Primary Extension and Challenge (PEAC)

ASSESSMENT OF YEAR 4 STUDENTS FOR THE PEAC PROGRAM

The PEAC Program provides part time extension and enrichment for exceptionally able students in Years 5 and 6. PEAC offers a range of courses that provide identified students with work that is intellectually challenging. All students in Year 4 will have the opportunity to be assessed for suitability for the PEAC Program.

Testing at Newborough Primary School will occur in Term 3, Week 3, Monday 31st July. Year 4 Parents will be provided more information closer to the time.

The scores from the test will be used in the selection of students for PEAC courses during 2024 to 2025 and also to inform educational provision in schools.

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 from the link below.

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

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: primary_application_for_enrolment.pdf (schoolzineplus.com) , 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 this week, based on the Healthy Food Traffic Light System schools must use. It will also be on the School Website when ready.

Specials will be added mid term 3 once the canteen gets up and running and enough volunteers are available.

To ensure the canteen is a success, Jen will require regular parent volunteers in the canteen to assist her. Class representatives will be issuing a roster, by room for next term requiring 2 volunteers from each classroom for both an early morning shift and a late morning shift (2 hours each) If you are available, can you please add your name to the roster or email Jen ASAP at newborough.canteen.manager1@gmail.com

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.

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

Hot Dog Day was a great success! We’re so excited to have canteen return.
This coming THURSDAY 29TH JUNE 2023: PIZZA DAY!!
A choice of Hawaiian, Mild Pepperoni or Margherita $5, Juice Box $2
Please refer to the flyer attached for the details on these orders and the cut-off dates.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for 2 shifts 8.45am to 11am AND 11am to 1.15pm

QUIZ NIGHT!

Hey everyone, follow the link or QR code below to book your tickets for the 2023 Newborough P&C Quiz night on the 5th of August upstairs at the Scarborough community and sports club. This year will be a little bit different with teams to decide on their own theme, so put your creative minds to work and don't hold back on the fancy dress as the table with the best theme wins a huge prize!!! Along with the quiz itself there will be all sorts of fun bonus rounds and activities. The venue is fully licensed, however BYO snacks for your table. We will be teaming up with a local pizza joint to provide adequate nutrition on the evening, more details to come...

Book now to secure your spot!!!

TERM DATES

School Directory

Useful School Information

SIREN TIMES

School commences at: 8.40am – Please arrive to your classroom by 8:30am
Morning recess: 10.40am – 11.00am
Lunch: 1.00pm – 1:40pm
School finishes at: 2:55pm (apart from Tuesday, early finish 2:30pm)

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.

Uniform Shop News

The Second-Hand Uniform Shop is now open fortnightly on the even weeks of term.

Therefore, we will be open from Week 2 next term.

Any donations of uniform items can also be dropped off at this time.

Community News

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