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Phone 9757 8500 Fax 9757 2863

Margaretriver.ps@education.wa.edu.au www.mriverps.wa.edu.au

CHALK DUST CHATTER 15th March 2019 Newsletter issue: 3

NEW PHONE NUMBER

WE HAVE A NEW PHONE

NUMBER AT MRPS

97578500

PLEASE NOTE THIS FOR

YOUR RECORDS

Written by Nicholas Temby, Room T3

On the seventh of March the Year Fours had their bike camp. We cycled

to Wharncliffe Mill on our bikes which was 3 kilometres. When we got to

camp, we all had our recess. After we did that we were all allowed to play

on the playground and with the sports equipment.

Then we had fruit and a biscuit with lunch. Afterwards Bill Webb came in

to talk to us about Aboriginal culture, which we all found interesting.

After that we had a talk about all the different tracks and trails nearby.

We then had the choice of either going through the side-tracking Pines or

the never-ending track to Cowaramup or just staying at camp. Finally we

set up our beds in the shed or the dormitories. After that everybody had

one last play till dinner. For dinner we had hamburgers and for dessert we

had ice-cream. Then we watched Hotel Transylvania 2. In the lounge

room there was a possum which everybody wanted to come and have a

look at. Halfway through the movie we had a milo break. Although it was

a bit watery, it still tasted good.

When the movie had finished we all went to brush our teeth which was

then 9:45! Then we all went to bed happy and exhausted…

See page 3 for more bike camp photos and information

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Keeping Safe in the Laneway We appreciate that there is limited parking available around the school and that the laneway on the south side of the oval is a preferred pick up and drop off location. We have a number of neighbours that we need to consider when using this space and appreciate your care when parking near their fence lines. Please ensure that you drive slowly down the laneway to keep our families safe before and after school. Thank you for Helping out on Bike Camp Over 100 students made the most of the two day bike camp last week. It wouldn’t be possible to hold events like this without the support of parents and friends of the school. Thank you for the hours that you contributed riding with the students, transporting bags to the camp and back to school, cooking, cleaning and sleeping over the night. We are lucky to have a such amazing riding trails on our doorstep and even luckier to have a school community that values teaching our students how to make the most of them. Well done to everybody who took part in the fund raising activities that kept the cost of the camp to $10 per student. It was amazing team effort and we thank you all for being a part of it! School Uniforms Can you please remind students that they need to be wearing their school uniform hat every day and that we expect students to be wearing our school uniform jumper or jacket. We have a collection of pre-loved jumpers and jackets in the office that are available to you. Please drop in and ask to have a look if there is a size that suits you.

Aaron Thomas, Principal

18th March Junior Assembly

21st March P & C Meeting

22nd March Surfing Carnival

22nd March Ride to School Day

25th March Senior Assembly

27th March School Board (Open Meeting)

2nd April Year 3-6 Championship Day

5th April Year 3-6 Sports Carnival

8th April Combined Assembly

11th April Autumn Fair

12th April Last day Term One

29th April Students resume Term Two

What’s on in March and April...

Keeping It Clean Students across all year levels participated in Clean Up Your School Day on February 28th, an initiative of

Clean Up Australia Day. The results were surprising to many staff and students, exceeding predictions!

Across the school, a total of 2259 pieces of rubbish were found. Classes sorted the litter and tallied up the

results for each category:

Plastic: 1047 pieces

Paper / Cardboard: 456 pieces

Metal: 62 pieces

Organic Waste: 264

Other: many interesting finds!

The Year 5 students are now using this information to create infographs in Digital Technologies to share with

the school. Please remember to use reusable packaging, where possible, when packing lunchboxes to help

minimise waste and help keep our school clean.

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Our Kitchen Garden is running a competition of skill and (some) luck on its Facebook page this month. Garden Specialist Terri Sharpe is the only person alive who knows how many zucchinis the school garden produced this season – but if you can guess that number, you’ll win yourself a kitchen garden prize pack to the value of $200. The pack consists of school-grown tamarillo, chili, pepino, garlic, perennial spring onion and raspberry seedlings, jars of tomato sauce and zucchini pickle made by the talented Jenine O’Brien from paddock2produce, and a variety of organic seasonal produce picked fresh from the garden available on the day.

Visit the Facebook page mrpskitchengarden, like the page, find the zucchini post, enter your number in the comments section, share the post, and wait! The only catch is you have to be able to pick up your prize pack from the school or nominate someone who can. And if two or more people choose the same number and win, the prize will be shared (but we’ll do our best to get more of everything for you!).

Competition closes April 1 with winner/s announced on Facebook, so get in now for your chance to win.

Bush Bike Camp continued … As part of their work for Term One “Bicycles and Road Safety”, our year 4 students set off last week on an adventure to the RAC Margaret River Nature Park. As you would have read in the great recount written by Nicholas on the front page, it was an adventurous couple of days. Thank you to everyone who contributed to making this event such a great success. Thanks also to those who contributed, either baking or buying, to the two fundraising cake stalls held outside IGA, that raised just over $2200.

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Our SAKG classes are in full swing with our Year 4 and 5 students

learning all about the concepts of produce to plate. Pictured here are

students from T10 learning how to make and cook fresh pasta, which

they then served with pesto and fresh herb sauce. Sitting and sharing

the meal together is always the perfect way to end the class.

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Uniform Shop

Tuesday & Thursday 8.30am—11.15am

Phone 9270 4688

margaretriverps@uc.ubd.net.au

School Contributions Reward

Pay your MRPS school contributions by the 12th April to go into the draw to win them back.

We will draw one name out of the hat for each year level and that student will receive a refund of their

school contributions. Winners will be announced in the newsletter.

Spare Clothing With the wet weather not too far away we would love

donations of any school uniform items that you may

no longer use. Particularly shorts, pants and dresses

as these are the items that always end up the wettest!

We do not require any more jumpers thank you.

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Surfing Raffle Raffle running from Monday 11 March for two weeks.

Tickets: $2 each or 3 for $5

Proceeds to help fund jet ski water safety patrol at our faction surfing carnival

Silent auction for two surfboards – place a secret bid on a sheet of paper and

you could end up buying a surfboard for a great price

Prizes:

Original autographed tour jersey worn and signed by world championship tour

surfer Bronte Macaulay; Surf packs including deck grips, leg ropes, clothing;

Nespresso Coffee machine; Google Home Mini

Tickets on sale before and after school outside the undercover assembly area

Two year 5s from Mr Morrison's T9 , both with big smiles for different reasons. Tex Alcock with his hands full

of garden harvest and Riccardo Monteleone - seeming to enjoy wearing a sombrero (this happens to all

students when they don't remember their school hats!).

HAVE YOU GOT ANY OLD TECHNOLOGY ?

Library & Digital Technologies are looking for donations, or short loans of unused and old

communication technology to demonstrate changes in technology from the past to

present. Telephones, computers, consoles, cameras etc are very welcome! If you have

anything which you would like to share, please see Jenny or Lee in the library. Also a

reminder that students need to have a library bag to be able to borrow from the library.

Can you please ensure this bag is waterproof.

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Student Health and Wellbeing MRPS Code of Conduct incorporates six core values:

Cooperation, Empathy, Enthusiasm, Flexibility, Honesty and Respect

Flexibility - Easy to change or adapt. At Margaret River Primary School, one of our core values is flexibility—the ability

to adapt, change, and rise to new challenges set forth by learning experiences. At this school we help students to

become flexible thinkers who are able to question existing thinking, adapt and creatively meet the demands of the

future. Flexibility means being able to make changes like meeting new friends, not getting upset if there are changes and

things don’t go our way. Remember that a tree that isn’t flexible or won’t bend is easily broken.

SDERA

Unfortunately each year we hear of incidents where a student has been seriously injured as they make their way to or

from school. These incidents may be avoided through road safety education from parents, school staff and students.

Here are some key road safety messages for students and parents.

Think of the safest roads to walk or ride around your local area. Where are the safest places to cross the road? Talk to

your children about what would be the safest way for you to travel to some of your favourite places e.g. travelling to

school, to sport, to your friend's house. What are some risks and hazards you can avoid when planning a journey in your

local area? As a family plan some safe travel routes to your favourite places.

Crossing Roads - Students should learn the correct road crossing procedure.

STOP – A safe distance from the edge of the road.

LOOK – In all directions for approaching traffic.

LISTEN - For approaching traffic.

THINK – Is it safe to cross the road?

Children up to 10years of age should be supervised by an adult when crossing the road.

Driveway Safety—On average, one child is seriously injured by a motor vehicle each week in a family driveway in

Australia. Talk to your children about moving to a “safety spot” whenever cars are being reversed out of driveways.

Especially being aware of driveways when riding their bikes to and from school.

When riding on a shared path, always make sure you:

Give way to pedestrians

Keep to the left

Use your bell to warn others when you are approaching

Be careful around young children, dogs and older pedestrians, as they are often unpredictable in their movements

Travel at a safe speed so you can stop within a safe distance of pedestrians on the path

Thank you for playing a vital role in your child’s road safety education.

For more information visit www.sdera .wa.edu.au

eSafety What Can You Do As A Parent Most young children do not purposely search for inappropriate content on the internet. Yet they cannot unsee what they have seen or watched if unsuitable for their age group. Sometimes it’s as easy as a missing letter or type in the incorrect spelling. What can you do? Install filters and online safeguards, install parental controls – settings, and enable labels and safe zones to

reduce the risk. Talk to your child about what to do if they see unsuitable images. Encourage your child to tell you about inappropriate content. Practice looking for sites together. Regularly check to see if they are still on that site. Maybe put common

websites in the favourite bar and make an icon on the desktop. Help and resources

Parentline: 1300 30 1300 eSafety.gov.au eSafety: 1800 880 176 Kids helpline: 1800 55 1800 (5-25years) eHeadspace: 1800 650 890 (12-25years)

Thanks for playing a part in your children’s online safety

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