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Dear Parents, Staff and Community Members, As a school community and as part of the world, we have had a really challenging year on many fronts. With this in mind, we wish you all a wonderful summer break, where we hope you can reconnect with your loved ones. Although there is still a week of school to go, this is our last newsletter for the year. We had a beautiful graduation ceremony this morning combined with our Year 1-5 awards. The Year 6’s still have some lovely end of year events to look forward to, as they mark the end of their time here with us. We wish them all well on their journey in to high school and know they will do us all proud with whatever they undertake. We also wish all our leaving families the very best and thank you for your contributions to MLPS. Community is the heart of the school and we are very glad to have had you a part of it. Reports go home on Friday and I encourage you to read the comments carefully and talk with your child about the progress they have made throughout the year. I’m sure you will be very proud of them and will take the time to celebrate their achievements. As mentioned in a previous newsletter, Ms Tina Moone will retire at the end of this year and we wish her well in her new adventures. We also thank Mr Kyle Cameron who has taught Pre-primary for part of this year whilst Mrs O’Brien has been on maternity leave. Wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas and a very happy New Year and we look forward to seeing you all return in 2021.

See you at the gates, ~ Ms. Cavelle Monck, Principal

Dates for the diary 10 December MLSHS Orientation Day 11 December Year 6 Dinner Dance 16 December Year 6 Excursion 17 December End of Term 4 18 December School Office closes 12pm 25 January 2021 School Office opens

1 February 2021 Students Return for Term 1, 2021

Edition 18, Week 9, 9 December 2020

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Library News

Scholastic book club Thank you to all community members who purchased from Scholastic book club this year. Your purchases earnt the school just over $3000 in rewards, which is amazing! This money is being used to purchase library resources for the whole school to enjoy. Thank you! For all purchases made from issue 8, the items are in transit and on their way. As soon as they have arrived they will be delivered to the student’s classroom or you will be notified of gift orders ready for collection from the school office. Returns With only a week left of school, all library and reading books are now due to be returned. Please check in with your child to see if they have anything outstanding and return all books to the library by Thursday. As this is the time that we stock take and sort out all resources there is no borrowing over the holidays. For all holiday borrowing I strongly recommend becoming a member of your local library. It is free to become a member, for more details visit: https://www.stirling.wa.gov.au/leisure-and-culture/libraries-and-hubs - City of Stirling https://www.bayswater.wa.gov.au/arts-and-leisure/libraries - City of Bayswater Scribblers Festival 2021 Scribblers Festival are running a fabulous writing competition “The Golden Pen”, open to students in Years 4-12. The theme is “Big or Small” and can be written in any format with prizes up to $500. For more details, visit https://www.scribblersfestival.com.au/golden-pen and get creative over the holidays.

Honour Board

The following students were awarded Honour Certificates at the Friday 4 December assembly.

Congratulations to all recipients!

PP PP PP PP PP PP PP PP PP PP Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2

Aleska Stachowski Matilda Owens William Allan Hudson Rhodes Chloe Pillay Ari Hyman Jett Allan Xavier Evangelista Orson McCormick Macy Langston Yuina Tan William Sun-Honmon Caitlyn Ng Noga Sapolu Taite Spencer Stella Trezise Aadhya Durafe Aiden Baker Treymien Tan Tiernan McGregor Mason Barrett

Year 3 Year 3 Year 3 Year 4 Year 4 Year 4 Year 4 Year 4 Year 4 Year 4 Year 5 Year 5 Year 5 Year 5 Year 6 Year 6 Year 6 Year 6 Year 6 Year 6

Jaxon Mansfield Hamish Atkinson Hamish McElvenny Finn Lizza-Blackbee Rachel De Joya James Gambitta Riley Farrier Taylor Rhodes Jamila Baljic Lola Redmond Arzoo Gehani Max Rangi Jamie Bui Dash Pocock Jack Earley Renee Yu Lucas Topping Lincoln Young Jack Earley Renee Yu

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2020 Mount Lawley Primary School Spelling Bee

On Wednesday 18 November, selected students participated in the 2020 Mount Lawley Primary School Spelling Bee. Students worked hard to study and learn a variety of tricky words before the big day. Their courage to get up in front of an audience and spell these difficult words is to be commended. We congratulate the following students on being the winners for this year’s competition, and look forward to having their names put on the Spelling Bee plaque in the front office:

Year 4: Ava Morris Year 5: Claire Wang Year 6: Sara Aitwade

School Board

The final Board meeting for 2020 was opened at 5.30pm on Thursday 3 December 2020. Only one member was absent and there were no observers. The meeting was very full with lots of decisions being made. Firstly, Albert Tassone stood down as Board Chair. An election was held and Derek Watt was unanimously elected as the MLPS Board Chair for 2021. Cara Davis was re-elected as the Board Secretary. Ms Monck thanked Albert for all his hard work and welcomed Derek to his new role. Secondly, the 2021 Term dates were presented to the Board for endorsement. After a short discussion the dates were endorsed by all members. Finally, Ms Monck informed the Board that the Delivery and Performance Agreement (DPA) will be replaced with a new document next year called, “The Agreement”. This document is the agreement between the Director General, the Principal and Board Chair of an Independent Public School. It states the expectations and mutual responsibilities of the central office, the school and the Board in relation to the governance and autonomy of the school. Elections in 2021 In February of 2021, nominations will be called for two parent representatives for a three-year term for our School Board. Keep an eye out for the Connect notice that will call for nominations from parents of our school (K-6), where nominees are asked to write a 100 word bio which will go on to the school website to inform parents as to who they might like to elect. Thank a Staff Member! There are several ways you can complete a “Thank a Staff Member” card. There will be flyers pasted up around the school with all the following options:

1. There are cards in the front office that you or your child can fill in 2. Email the Board at MLPSBoard@outlook.com and a card can be completed for you 3. Complete an online form by following the link

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAAO__RkWMvNUMjYwRTg2Q1ZUQVMwQ0VBWEJLUjY4NFpVTy4u

4. Complete an online form by scanning the QR code. It would be fantastic for staff to receive this acknowledgment of their dedication and commitment to our children. The first Board Meeting for 2021 will be held at 5.30pm on Thursday 25 February 2021. It would be great to see you there. ~Cara Davis, Board Secretary

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School Chess Championship 2020

Congratulations to all Chess Club members who competed in the MLPS School Chess Championship on Monday 16 November, a total of 30 children took part in seven rounds of hotly contested matches. This was an outstanding School Championship.

Chess encourages and develops problem solving, forward planning, resilience, time-management and dealing with winning and losing. Every player demonstrated good chess etiquette and sportsmanship which is the hallmark of Mount Lawley PS Chess Club. The tournament winner and School Champion for 2020 is Jack Ryder (Year 6) but it was not an easy journey. At the end of seven rounds of competition 3 players, Minh Pham, Zaid Qureshi and Jack were tied in 1st Place on 6 wins each! In an exciting, 3-way Lightning playoff, Jack ended up with the honours A group of Year 1 players were invited to play and they acquitted themselves very well. It might be the influence of the hit TV series “The Queen’s Gambit” but it was heartening to see was the presence of many female players represented this year. We hope to see this trend continue for years to come.

MLPS Chess Championships 2020 Awards

Award Name Year Room

School Open Champion

Winner Jack RYDER 6 1 2nd Minh PHAM 5 3 3rd Zaid QURESHI 6 1

Year 1/2/3 Award Winner Hamish ATKINSON 3 8

2nd Vincent RYDER 3 6 3rd Huw RICHARDS 3 6

Top Girl Winner Lucia EVERITT 5 4

2nd Imogen CONWAY 5 3 3rd Abby JESEN 3 7

Most Improved Jonah MARSHALL 3 7 “Dark Horse” Lincoln BALARATNASINGHAM 2 12

The full tournament results are available here. Medallions will be awarded at school assembly once they have been individually engraved. Thanks to our school chess coach Mr Jay Lakner for organising the tournament in the difficult circumstances of COVID-19. ~Michael Richards and Jim Richards, Chess Coordinators

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Volunteers Needed - 2021 Nature Play Busy Bee

Works on the new Nature Playground will commence in the next few weeks. The P&C have approved funding for the next stage of the Nature Playground at MLPS. The work is being coordinated by the Education Department and Programmed who will complete most of the site and structural works of the playground. Our school community will still have an opportunity to contribute by moving some of the selected sands and mulch into their respective location. There is also some gardening required including the planting of a tree and some shrubs. We are looking for anyone who can volunteer some of their time to assist on either Saturday 23 or Sunday 24 January 2021. We would like both general labourers to help move soil, mulch and other general duties and also some gardeners to complete the landscaping. We have created an easy Signup Genius form for you to express your interest on either or both days. The timings are open at the moment but as we move closer to the date we will look to lock in your actual availability on each of the days. Please help us prepare for this Busy Bee by expressing your interest to help today! If you know another parent who might like to join you on the day please share the link below with them also.

2021 Nature Play Busy Bee www.signupgenius.com https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d44adac2eaaffc25-2021

P&C Social and Fundraising News

Social & Fundraising Committee – Callout for 2021 Volunteers All of the awesome P&C events that happen throughout our school year are only made possible with the help of the P&C Social & Fundraising Committee. It is from these events, that the P&C is able to provide much needed funds for school items such as iPads, nature playground, sports equipment and library books. For 2021, we are looking for a new committee chair and new members. The committee chair role involves coordinating a volunteer team of around 10 committee members to deliver events such as the Progressive Dinner, Colour Run, Quiz Nights, Sausage Sizzles, etc. If you would like to find out more information about the role or committee membership, please contact Georgina Hurst on 0423 665 176 or email at georginahurst@me.com. We would love to hear from you!

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Community Notices

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Mt Lawley Child Care Centre – For information, please see here Perth Scorchers School Holiday Program – For information, please see here State of Play – Check Mate event – Chess Tournaments are coming to the Fringe Festival. CAWA and the State Theatre Centre of WA will present Check Mate in the State Theatre Centre of WA courtyard. Chess Tournaments for adults and kids will be run. For more information, visit ptt.wa.gov.au and Fringe Festival webpages. Pioneer Challenge for the School Holidays – For more information, please see here Mount Lawley Dental Therapy Centre – For information on the closure during the School Holidays, please see here

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