Principal: Rod Simeons

Deputy Principals: Helen Fiebig and Adam Marchant

Registrar: Olivia Wood

8 Bolero Road AVELEY WA 6069

Phone 6296 5466 Fax 6296 5439

Aveley.PS@education.wa.edu.au

Volume 2 Issue 4 21 June, 2013

EARLY CLOSE EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 2.30PM

Dear Parents and Friends,

SUPPORTING GOOD CAUSES SUPPORTING GOOD CAUSES -- THE ASTHMA THE ASTHMA

RESEARCH FOUNDATION RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Much of the good work done in research facilities is funded by public generosity. One of our major research facilities is the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research. Many of us have benefited from the wonderful work done there. Another one of the research facilities that help our children is the Asthma Foundation. Their purpose is providing asthma information, education, training and advocacy in the community and promoting

research.

This year we have elected to support Asthma Research and Cancer Research. To this end our Blue Balloon Day on Thursday, 27 June, will be a fundraiser to support the Asthma Foundation. You are asked to send along a Gold Coin donation, through your child, to support this cause.

On receipt of the donation your child will be given a Blue Balloon. They will write their name on the balloon and display it in the Assembly area. I am hopeful that this should be a spectacular display, showing our support for a wonderful cause.

READING OLYMPICS READING OLYMPICS –– EVERY TUESDAY MORNING EVERY TUESDAY MORNING

BEFORE SCHOOLBEFORE SCHOOL

Our numbers of children attending this free supervised reading session continues to grow. Many thanks to parents who bring their children along and stay to hear them read. In recognition, our children receive a Certificate – Gold, Silver, Bronze to acknowledge their efforts.

These Certificates are presented at our Monday Muster and each child also receives a gift from the Treasure Box. The final acknowledgement is the inclusion of your child’s name in the Informer.

A great way to develop reading skills and a love for reading

INTER SCHOOL SPORTSINTER SCHOOL SPORTS

Today our children from Years 5 and 6, with support from Years 3 and 4, attended an inter school sports carnival. This included a range of sports such as netball, hockey and soccer. You are reminded that all parents are invited to attend these occasions. Bring along your lunch, your shelter and your cheering. Our children love to have your support. These events are generally held at the Coolamon Oval.

Thursday, 27 June Assembly—Hovea 11

Thursday, 27 June Blue Balloon Day

Friday, 28 June School Disco

Madison Flynn

Nuha Ali

Poppie Milroy

Kaitlyn Wimsett

Lila Weenink

Laylah Tope

Jack Burgin

Leilani Tongi-Finau

Marie-Louise Azucar

Karuah Mihailovic

Narlah Robertson

Green Falconer

Colby Jackson

Andres Arias Caceres

Callie-Ann Cox

Daylon Holst

Jorja McGowan

Jack Ross

Chloe Moso

Aimon Walsh

Carah Louw

Cooper Avins

HONOUR CERTIFICATES

DATES TO REMEMBER

Wise words for the fortnight…...

“Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds cannot change

anything.”

[George Bernard Shaw]

With best wishes

R W SIMEONS

PRINCIPAL

AVELEY ACHIEVEMENT PASSPORTSAVELEY ACHIEVEMENT PASSPORTS

Congratulations to the following students who have been recipients of prizes from the Treasure Chest, for every 20 reward stamps in their Aveley Achievement Passports.

Please note High Achiever Award Badges will be presented at Monday Muster.

AVELEY READING OLYMPAVELEY READING OLYMPICS ICS

PARKINGPARKING

I am in the process of having NO STOPPING signs painted in the Car Park adjoining the Kindergarten. This is to remind parents that once the bays are full they should drive through and find street parking. Of late, several parents are parking in the drive through area and blocking off cars that are parked in the bays. This causes serious problems to our general traffic flow and to the well being of our children, who often risk being hit by a car while negotiating the car park.

The same situation arises in the Car Park that runs off Turkich Parade on the South side of the school. This Car Park is for the Dental Therapy staff and tradespeople who visit the school to do repairs.

Your cooperation in abiding by these rules is appreciated.

VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION

At the last School Council meeting I presented figures on the number of our families who had paid this nominal contribution. To date only 61% of our families have done so. It is quite possible that this could be an oversight as the beginning of the school year is a busy time for all of us.

I would be grateful if you came in to pay this amount which is only $50 for students in PrePrimary and above and $60 for Kindergarten children.

It is my intention to send out letters to families who have not paid. I ask that you pay this amount at Reception either in cash or by EFTPOS. Your attention to this matter would be

much appreciated.

END OF SEMESTER REPORTS END OF SEMESTER REPORTS

As the Semester draws to a close, it is Reporting time again. This year we are sending out Kindergarten and Pre Primary Portfolios. These are a collection of outstanding work samples that reflect your child’s progress in the major areas of endeavour and reflects the enthusiasm with which they do their school work.

The Year 1- 6 children will receive a Summative Report, directed to you as parents. The levels reflects your child’s performance over the semester and are compiled from on going data the teacher collects on your child over the given period.

Early next term we will be having an early close – half day, to give you an opportunity to discuss your child’s report with their class teacher. Details of this early closure will be passed along to you next term.

Emma Burgin

Hannah Mosely

Alex Cusack

Jack Baker

Brayden Clark

Liam Thomas

Reiley Howard ________________

Patrick McEwen

Jasmin Anderson

Riley Anderson

Summer DePassey

Charli Guiver

Natalija Dragicevich

Sapphire Falconer

Caitlin Freestone

Ashton Kay ____________________

HIGH ACHIEVER HIGH ACHIEVER AWARDSAWARDS

James Kriskovich

Chelsea Dodswell

Isabella Wong

Daniel Brown

Armani Watson

Kayla Cusack

Lucas Samuel

Charity Thomas

__________________

Heath Anderson

Jaxson Bennett

BRONZEBRONZE

Ella Avins Jayde Baker

BRONZEBRONZE

Jed Spencer

BRONZEBRONZE

Cooper Avins

THE JOY OF MATHS AND MEAL TIMESTHE JOY OF MATHS AND MEAL TIMES

Believe it or not helping to organise meals not only gives children responsibility it is a great way to help with their maths. If you are having toast for breakfast, ask the child to get the slices of bread needed.

If you are making lunch and you have to make 2 rounds of sandwiches explain that you will need four slices of bread because you need two for each sandwich and two add two is four. Count them together and show the child the two groups of two.

At dinner time Ask your child how many people there are in your family? Ask How many forks do you think we will need? How many spoons, knives etc?

Then ask your child how do you know if you have the right amount? Hopefully they will suggest they lay the table and put a knife and fork in each persons spot. If not encourage the child to share the number out. You could then count all the pieces of cutlery you have put out. You can do the same with plates, napkins or what ever is special at dinner time at your house.

Chopsticks are great for counting by 2’s. If there are four in our family we would need four lots of 2 that means 8 chopsticks altogether. If you use cutlery you can talk about the different groups and then the total number. To set the table we needed e.g. 4 knives, 4 forks that is 8 things altogether.

Maths is also good for clearing the table. E.g. Thankyou for putting your cup away. Oh that makes one less, how many are on the table now?

Remember this is all fun and not meant to be added pressure on you or the kids. Praise your children and encourage them to touch each thing, say the numbers in the correct order and celebrate when they get it right. Happy meal times.

Adam Marchant

Deputy Principal

EMOTIONAL EMPATHY AND PATHSEMOTIONAL EMPATHY AND PATHS

In the PATHS program, children learn many words to describe their feelings which assists them to interpret how they are feeling and how others around them may be feeling. This is a difficult concept to develop, as misinterpretation of how others feel about a particular situation, can occur. As adults, it is difficult to put into words how we ourselves are feeling. Children participating in the PATHS program, are given strategies to try to figure out how they are feeling and how others may be feeling. For example, a student may politely ask the other student what they are feeling and thinking about. It is also important to think about different clues in order to understand how other people might be feeling. Through PATHS training, the children “act as detectives” in trying to figure out the feelings of different characters by using various clues. A framework is used to assist students in the classroom or the playground. The questions children need to be asking themselves are:

How does the person look?

What is he or she doing?

What’s going on?

What is the person saying?

How does the person sound?

Has this happened to me before?

How would I feel in this situation?

Using this framework, the children develop the ability to empathise with others and know how to react in particular situations so not to incite the situation. When events happen at home or in stories, movies, etc. you may take that opportunity to review the lists of clues with your child to help them to understand how they are feeling or how others may be feeling. You can model the use of these clues aloud, so your child can observe how you can use them to understand your feelings and those of other people and the behaviours that have been displayed so that the situation is not compounded by those around.

Helen Fiebig

Deputy Principal

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5pm to 7pm

Hi Everyone

We have had a fantastic couple of productive weeks. Firstly what a great response from the students and their families for our Hot dog and juice day. We had 200 students place their orders and it was fantastic to see all their smiling faces sitting out on the grass area at lunch time enjoying their hotdog. The P&C team would like to say a very big thank you to our volunteers: Corrina Fiorentino, Dimitra Godfrey, Carly Hearn and Kelly Smith-Brodigan and let us not forget our two extra special helpers on the day that were so patient and played beautifully in the undercover area, Miss Carrie Fiorentino and Ashlyn Hearn. It was lovely to see some new faces amongst us. Let us not also forget our two regulars Michelle Del Nero and Renae Chamberlain.

Secondly the orders and donations for our very first chocolate fundraiser were incredible and we look forward to delivering the fundraising boxed chocolate on Wednesday, 3 June to the eldest child of the families in their classroom.

Two quick reminders, one being our disco that will be held on Friday, 28 June from 5pm. So to all our students remember, get dressed to impress and come along to enjoy yourselves. All orders for Pizza closed Friday, 21 June. To our volunteers who placed their names down to help with the disco at the last P&C meeting, I will be in touch with you throughout the week.

The second reminder is our school banking is still going strong with 41 deposits last week and 48 this week. We have a total of 75 students registered to participate in banking, so for those students who may have missed a few banking days and would like to continue, Helen and Katrina would love to see your beautiful smiling faces again. Just a reminder to our parents it isn’t about the amount the children deposit. It is purely about banking regularly and being part of a whole school activity where the students get to receive a reward that they choose for all their hard work and consistency.

Have a great weekend

Be safe and keep smiling

Stacey Jackson

P & C President

AVELEY PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENTS &

CITIZENS ASSOCIATION

2014 ENROLMENTS2014 ENROLMENTS

Expressions of Interest are now being taken for Kindergarten and Pre Primary for 2014. Please bring in your child’s Birth Certificate, Immunisation Records and a Utility Bill as your proof of address.

Junior

Harrison Cory Pre Primary Banksia 5

Senior

Daniel Caldow Year 5 Wattle 14

School DiscoSchool DiscoSchool Disco

Friday, 28 June Friday, 28 June Friday, 28 June 5pm to 7pm5pm to 7pm5pm to 7pm