WAGSMS TRIUMPH On the evening of Wednesday 9th September, our school choir performed in front of more than 3,000 people at the WA Government Schools Music Society concert in the Crown Theatre at Burswood. The performance showed that our choir just keeps getting better and better, stealing the show with their beautiful singing and excellent presentation.

The performance of course was the end result of lots of hard work on the part of the choir members themselves and their leader Mrs Reif-Eaves, whose dedication and skills ensured the night would be the success it was. Well done to Karina and to all of the staff who were there to support our choir.

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Term 3 Issue 15

25 September 2015

From the Principal . . WAGSMS Triumph Edu-Dance Success Athletics Carnivals

Interschool Athletics Staffing News Term 4 Start Assembly

BUZ Awards Tidy Class Award Celebrating Success ECC News

Head Lice Book Fair Reminders P&C News

School Banking Uniform Shop

FROM THE PRINCIPAL . . . Hello and welcome to the final newsletter for Term 3. The past fortnight has been a terrific example of whole school collaboration and success, with a variety of exciting school events.

Firstly of course I would like to compliment the staff and the Year 1 & 2 students from Forrest block for their wonderful assembly on Friday 11th September. The children made very impressive unicorns and delighted the huge audience with their singing and their MC skills. Congratulations to all staff members from the Junior Primary block for such a well organised assembly.

ATHLETICS CARNIVALS Following hot on the heels of our dance program, we held our school Athletics Carnival which was another well supported and successful collaborative team effort. Over Thursday and Friday of last week, students competed in a range of events including jumps, throws, running races and team games.

While it is only fair to give kudos to the winning faction (well done BLUE!), I really feel that the fair and friendly manner in which the students competed proves just how our parents and the school are getting it right when it comes to the true meaning of sportsmanship and our school motto ‘Be Safe, Be Fair’.

Individual Champions:

Shield winners:

I’d like to thank all of my staff and the special parent helpers (who’d be a judge!) for their support in planning and running this event. Well done also to the P&C for their work in providing special lunches and treats throughout the day.

Year level Champion Runner-up Year 1 Boys Derrell Clinch-Mann Angus Chisholm Year 1 Girls Elena Parkinson Holly Hill

Year 2 Boys Jack Kendrick Cody Lovell

Kurtis Dunstan

Year 2 Girls Macey Grills Stella Blackman Year 3 Boys Brennan Hollett Jessic Anderson

Year 3 Girls Lily Greaves Jessie Haigh

Lily Peet Year 4 Boys Blake Offer Luis Parkinson

Year 4 Girls Oceana D’Abbs Phoebe Bronwin Jodie Rusbridge

Year 5 Boys Jarrah Adams-Golos Owen Peet Year 5 Girls Sophie Duncan Keira Melbardis Year 6 Boys Jake Cornelius Jimmy Hodder Year 6 Girls Makalah Altmann Kira Offer

Shield First Second Third Athletics Blue - 636 Red - 623 Green - 561 Handicap Red - 795 Blue - 636 Green - 635 Team Games Blue - 322 Green - 272 Red - 252 Cross-Country Green - 111 Blue - 103 Red - 87

EDU-DANCE SUCCESS Huge thanks to all of those parents and family members who were able to make it out to the Edu-Dance Performance last week.

Once again the children from Pre-Primary to Year 6 wowed the audience with their dance moves and grooves. What a fantastic afternoon!

Over the three years we have run this program the standard and complexity of the dance steps has improved each year, with our senior students really showing some slick skills and synchronisation. Check out the pics on the back page!

Once again we have to thank the dance teacher Miss Wilkinson and the Edu-Dance organisation for their professionalism and for the extra effort they put in to make this program such a huge success.

ASSEMBLY - 11 September 2015

Congratulations to our Honour Certificate recipients

PP Mason Kata Tamin Mills Yr 1 Jonathon Zlatnik William Pether Rhayne Becker Milly Reid Lawson Eaves Lochlan Metcalfe Curtis Fox-Papini Yr 2 Eli Redmond Lacey Phillips Jarrah Kata Kurtis Dunstan Airley George Yr 3 Karla Eaves Brennan Hollett Abby Cash Brody Reid Yr 4 Aleira Morrison Laetitia Mussoodee Jessica McHardy Yr 5 Josie Thompson Maddy Searle Yr 6 Cameron Gill Sophie Zlatnik

Our next assembly: Friday 23 October. Family members and friends are welcome to attend.

TIDY CLASS AWARD Room 17

BUZ (Build Up Zone) Awards

Jack Parrot Toby Grills Abby Cash

CELEBRATING SUCCESS Congratulations to Emilyn Higgins from Room 3 for winning this year’s Mundaring Environmental Art Award for Year 2. Eli Redmond picked up a Highly Commended prize in the same competition. Well done Emilyn and Eli!

HEAD LICE A number of cases of head lice have been reported in the school recently. Please check your child’s hair regularly.

How should you look for head lice and eggs (nits)?

To check hair effectively for eggs, use a magnifying glass in strong light (eg sunlight) to examine the hair shafts close to the scalp, especially behind the ears and at the nape of the neck. Eggs look like grains of salt and are glued tightly to the hair shaft.

To check hair effectively for head lice, carefully comb enough hair conditioner through the dry hair to thoroughly saturate the hair. Then, divide the hair into small sections and comb again, section-by-section, using a metal fine-tooth ‘nit’ comb. The hair conditioner slows the head lice down so they can be trapped in the metal ‘nit’ comb.

Continue combing the whole head in this way. Wipe the combings on a white tissue or paper towel and examine them with a magnifying glass in strong light, eg sunlight, to look for head lice and eggs.

Rinse the hair conditioner out when finished and dry the hair.

Continue the hair conditioner treatment daily for the next 10 days only if head lice have been found.

If head lice are found, it is important to check all other household members for head lice. Combing their hair with hair conditioner as described above will make this task easier and more effective. Remember to check extended family members eg grandparents, if they have had close head-to-head contact with anyone found to have head lice.

Chemical treatments are also available from the chemist.

Thank you in anticipation of your support with this request as it is only with a combined effort from the school and community that we will be able to control this problem.

INTERSCHOOL ATHLETICS Parents are reminded that Mundaring PS will be hosting the Interschool Athletics on Thursday 29th and Friday 30th October. We will be selecting our Interschool Team over the coming week and advising students and parents early in Term 4. STAFFING NEWS As we reach the end of Term 3, it is with a mixture of sadness and joy that we say farewell to some staff members.

Mrs Radalj will be taking leave for the very special and joyous birth of her new baby and we wish her all the best for this exciting event. Eleanor’s replacement in Room 6 for Term 4 will be Miss Sally Boud.

It is with some sadness that we say a fond farewell to Pat, our Head Cleaner for the past 10 years. Pat has been an integral part of the team at Mundaring PS for all of her time at the school and a real character to boot! As she retires to become a lady of leisure, I’m sure we may see Pat again in some capacity, even if its just to remind us that she doesn’t have to work ever again! Mr Paul Larkin (Principal)

*TERM 4 STARTS FOR STUDENTS ON TUESDAY 13TH OCT*

EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTRE NEWS

Check out these gigantic silk worms in Room 17! Mrs de Jong, what have you been feeding them on?

We wish everyone a safe and relaxing holiday and hope to see you next term ready for lots of learning and fun.

Early Childhood Centre Team

THE UNIFORM SHOP is open 14 October - 3.00 - 3.30 pm. Kelly Bertolini: 0439 988376

Thank you to . . . Jerrith Reynolds and Chris McBride for cooking our lovely

sausages at sports day. They were delicious! everyone who donated cakes for our stall at the carnival.

Your donations were greatly appreciated. Emma Locke

Advancedlife Family Portraits When: Sunday 8 November 2015 Where: Mundaring Primary School

See brochure for more information.

SCHOOL BANKING Thursday, 8.30am – 8.50am outside the library.

BOOK FAIR A huge thanks to all those who bought books from the Book Fair. Because of you the library received a whopping $1196.00 worth of books! Congratulations to Mason Kata, Sophie Searle and Abigail Locke the winners of the raffle - $20 worth of books from the fair! Once again many thanks. Donna Kent (Library Officer)

Faction Athletics Carnival - 18 09 2015

REMINDERS Information Update

It is important to have up to date contact details for our students in case of illness or an emergency. Any change to your main mobile number will affect our ability to contact you using our SMS notification system re bushfires, school closures, etc. Thank you.

Swimming Term 4

- Weeks 9 and 10 - Pre-primary to Year 6 - Pre-primary to Year 5 - $45.00 (9 days) - Year 6 - $42.00 (8 days) - Payment plans can be arranged

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