10 August 2017 Edition #12

Kookaburra Chronicles

Art in TA11

This year we have learnt to incorporate a variety of mediums, styles and techniques to create a myriad of art pieces.

Some of the techniques included charcoal sketches, pattern creation, crayon and edicol dye resist, blending soft pastels and using acrylic paint in block printing. We also carved apples and air dried them to create shrunken heads.

Come and see our art work later in the term on Open Night.

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Dear Parents and Caregivers

Edu-dance

This program is off to a great start with all of our students participating fully and enthusiastically. The program is partially funded (50%) by the school’s P&C, and I thank and commend this important group for this and all of the other valuable contributions that they make to our school. We’re so fortunate to be supported by such a dedicated and commitment parental/community group to support us in achieving our goals.

My availability

I know that often parents and caregivers pop in hoping to see me to discuss issues pertaining to their child/children or the school as a whole. In the vast majority of instances this is not possible as my schedule is full. Please see either Mrs Jardine or Mrs Adams in the office should you like a meeting with me and they will arrange a time for us to meet. The office staff will also ask you the nature of the meeting so that I can be informed of the issue before the meeting. This ensures that a solution is more likely in the short term and that we’re all on the same page.

Cross Country

We were so lucky last Wednesday to have a break in the weather and enjoy a sunny day at the Interschool Cross Country Carnival at McDonald Reserve. Congratulations to Sophie Meadon and Isahra Russell who won their races and to all of the competitors who gave it their all. In my eyes, anyone who went as hard as they could and finished the race was a winner. This was the case for all of our students and I congratulate and commend them for all of their efforts.

NAPLAN

These results will be out soon and it’s actually a time of the year that I dread. The whole publishing, comparing of schools, criticisms by people who wouldn’t have a clue and politicising leaves me cold. NAPLAN is a point in time snapshot of where students’ sit in a tiny slither of the curriculum.

For what it’s worth so many months after the assessments, we’ll analyse the school’s data and try and make some use of the results in our forward planning.

NAPLAN ON LINE

This week we were a trial school for the NAPLAN on line testing. I was happy for our students to be in the test group as come 2019 when all tests are on-line, many of our students will have already been through the process.

School Board

The Board meets on Wednesday 16 August. Should you have any issues that you’d like raised at the Board level please contact any Board member well prior to the meeting. The Board consists of Mrs Debra Gendle, Ms Chantelle Martin, Ms Tia Tutti, Mr Jason How, Mrs Tracy Lamb, Ms Storm Motohata, Mr Verne Jones, Mrs Elaine Hill, Ms Julia Bishop, Ms Rulan Whitefoot and myself.

AFL

We're so excited that our girls AFL team has been selected to play in the curtain raiser between Fremantle and Richmond on Sunday 20 August 2017. For anyone attending the game, it will be worth getting there early to see us play as we really are an impressive team. The girls tackle hard, kick long and are ferocious in their attack on the ball. Supporting the team will be Coach Williams, Runner Kemp and Water Boy Knox.

David Knox

PRINCIPAL

CLASS ASSEMBLY— YR3/TA7

The next assembly will be held on Friday 11 August and will be conducted

by our Year 3 students in TA7. The assembly will commence at 8:45 am in

the undercover area.

Parents of the children are invited to morning tea with Mr Barnett and the

Principal in the Staff Room immediately after the assembly.

TA9 assembly will be before the next newsletter on 18 August.

Congratulations to the following students

who received merit awards at our

assembly on Friday 28 July

PP1: Nate Hook

Quinn Solomon

Tuhri Egan

PP2: Orlando Arriagada

Taylor Stanley

TA1: Ellie Hilliard

Charlie Richardson

Eva Owen

TA2: Zoey Attwell

Evie Mackie

TA3: Poppi Ball

Isla Ferguson

TA4: Alan Krause

Marley Clark

Arleea O’Regan

TA5: Finn Chapman

Chelsea Thomas

Keanu Deeley

TA6: Leon McCracken

Flynn Marcon

TA7: Jenah Glew

Eva Boylan

Dexter Kendall

TA8: Bailey Pover

Lee Williams

Indi McGrath

TA9: Isahra Russell

Jake Griffin

TA10: Charlie Banks

Aleigha Wells

Riley Wall

TA11: Taya Deasy

Jake Clark

Indonesian:

Matthew Crockett

Zack Wall

Samantha Gendle

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Merit Certificates

Congratulations to the following students

who received merit awards at our

assembly on Friday 4 August

PP1: Sarah Perrie

Kai Helbig

Violet Guttinger

PP2: Jacob Mills

Anaiya Marsh

TA1: Chase Jacobs

Charlie Duckworth

Noah Groves

TA2: Nalani Hegarty

Jayden Kemp

TA3: Poppy Batt

Jaxon Pollard

Summer McPhail

Bella Abramo

TA4: Penny Tatum

Lachlan Whitehead

TA6: Flynn Convey

Alfie Byers

TA7: Max Mason

Daniella Finlayson

Alyssa How

TA8: Bree Newland

Toby Clowes

Kiarn Mawford

TA9: Jean-Louis Joubert

Isaac Foster

TA10: Keira Robertson-Hopa

Lachlan McGrath

TA11: Isabella Ma’har

Anaya Landy

Xavier Maxted

Jay Thompson

Indonesian:

Poppy Batt

George Jones

Student Council News

Keyed Up Music is holding after school music lessons as follows; Wednesday Keyboard lessons and Thursday Guitar lessons, for more information please go to www.keyedupmusic.com.au/our-classes/enrolment-information Or alternatively please call 1300 366 243 or email enquiry@keyedupmusic.com.au

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Library News

Mrs Howell is still working on the gradual changeover of the

old library books with another 20 full bags of books donated

to the GSI. To replace these there is a continual stream of

new books being added such as: Anglo-Saxon Boy, Indian

Folktales and History Mysteries. The library is loved by so

many students and these new books will add to their joy.

Ethan and Zac

On Thursday 3 August we had our Term 3 free dress day to raise funds for

the CARE Australia foundation. We raised an amazing $491.00 so thank

you to all the boys and girls for dressing up and donating to this charity.

Also on Monday 1 August some Yr 5 and Yr 6 girls went to Charles Riley Reserve to play AFL.

Unfortunately the games were cancelled due to wet weather, but the girls met and trained with some

Eagles players and had great fun. Thank you to Mrs Williams for training the girls and taking the team to

the event.

Charlotte

So far this term we have been attending Edu Dance and everyone loves it! It is a fun programme where

each class learns dance routines in preparation for a big end of term concert. Thank you to the instructors

for teaching us cool dance moves!

Holly and Tayla

Sports Report - Edu-Dance

Once again thank you to all the parents/caregivers who have registered on the Qkr payment app. We

are finding this payment system is working very well.

Please note if you attempt to log into Qkr with the incorrect password three times in a row you will be

locked out of your account for 30 minutes. Therefore, if you are unsure of your password, we suggest

requesting a new one by clicking on “Forgot password”. A new password will be emailed to you and you

will be able to log in immediately.

If you have attempted to log in and received a message from Qkr that your account is not recognised,

this may be an error with your original registration, meaning that your email address or mobile phone

number was incorrectly entered when you registered for Qkr. If this happens you will need to contact the

support centre on 1800 689 562 as they will need to verify your account. A change has been made to

the registration process to now request the user enter their email address and mobile phone number

twice to reduce the likelihood of these details being entered incorrectly.

Another issue being reported to Qkr is to do with an inability for some users to complete permission slips

on Qkr This seems to be due to android users using an out dated version of the app, and to overcome

this users need to ensure they upgrade their version of Qkr.

Please also check your activity on Qkr to ensure that you are not paying for an item twice. If you need

assistance with this please see the front office.

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Qkr payment app

SCHOOL PHOTO DAY IS COMING! Dear Parents,

Our school photo day is coming! Approximately two weeks prior to the photo day every student will receive a Kapture Photography order envelope to bring home. The recommended method of ordering your photos is online through Kapture’s website as your payment is secure and can be easily verified at any time. Alternatively you can pay by cash and return the provided envelope to the school on the photography day.

You have the remainder of the current year to order, 5 days after photography a late fee will apply. Please check the website.

You also have the option to order a sibling photo package online, however please be aware there may be a limited number of sibling orders that can be placed due to time constraints on photo day. We suggest you place your online sibling order the moment you receive your personalised envelopes.

Kapture offer a money back guarantee for any parent who is not fully satisfied with their photo package. Should you have any queries before or after photo day, please direct them to the Kapture office on 9240 1714 or email enquiries@kapture.com.au.

All students will be photographed individually on photo day for school administration records AS WELL as included in their class group photo available for purchase to all families. Should there be any reason why your child should

NOT be included in the photo shoot –please contact the school office.

Refer to our website for your sibling closing date. Late requests cannot be granted.

Term 3 Class Assemblies

NOTES HOME

AND OR SENT VIA FLEXIBUZZ

* TA3/4 Buckingham House Exc

* Fathers Day Stall Note

* Kiss ’n Ride Procedure

Contact Information: 56 Warburton Avenue PADBURY WA 6025 Phone: 08 9307 5833 Email: southpadbury.ps@education.wa.edu.au www.southpadburyprimaryschool.wa.edu.au Police Communications: 131 444 Education Security: 9264 4771 or 9264 4632

Dates to put in your diary….

Friday 11 August TA7/YR3 Assembly

Wednesday 16 August School Board Meeting

Thursday 17 August Indonesian Day

Friday 18 August TA9/YR4 Assembly

Monday 21 August BOOKWEEK - Whole week

Monday 21 August DSHS SBAE Testing YR7 2018 intake

Thursday 24 August Book Week Parade

Friday 25 August Book Week Play

Monday 28 August National Numeracy & Literacy Week

P&C News

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The P&C held a meeting last night, it was lovely to see some new parents in attendance. Thank you to everyone who braved the cold rainy weather last night.

Parking around the school has been a major issue this year. Please ensure that anyone who drives your child to or from school is fully aware of our parking policy (this includes Grandparents, Aunties, Uncles, etc). This has gone out in an email to every Class Rep, and should have been forwarded to every parent. As parents, it is your responsibility to ensure that you do the right thing at all times. The Rangers have been notified of the issues around our school. They have been doing patrols in marked and unmarked vehicles (with number plate recognition technology) and will issue infringements. There is only so much the school and the P&C can do. It is up to every driver to ensure the safety of our students, which is our number one priority.

The P&C voted to cover the costs for the remaining incursions to the school. The P&C will pay for each and every student to attend the upcoming Book Week play as well as the Life Ed van in Term 4. Therefore, there will be no expense to parents and no child will miss out. We appreciate your support in all our fundraising efforts and hope to continue using the funds raised to pay for all of our incursions in the future.

The P&C will be organising Subway lunch for the Faction Carnival Friday 8 September. This will be a pre-ordered lunch, with order forms to go home closer to the date.

The Year 6's will be holding a sausage sizzle as well.

Our annual Father's Day Stall is coming up on Thursday 31 August. Order forms are going home today. Please ensure the order forms are returned be the due date. Late orders may not be accommodated if there are not enough gifts.

Our next meeting is on Wednesday 13 September at 7pm in the Staff room.

Traffic Warden

* Friday 11 August Mr Barnett’s TA7/YR3 * Friday 18 August Mrs Knox’s TA9/YR4

* Friday 1 September Mr Simmonds’ TA5/YR5 * Friday 22 September Mrs Jones’ TA4/YR2

We are very fortunate at South Padbury PS to have wonderful Traffic Wardens nearby making sure that our students cross the road safely. If you use the crossing on Warburton Ave or Gibson Ave remember to say a big hello and thank the Traffic Wardens for the fantastic job they do.