FROM THE PRINCIPALFROM THE PRINCIPAL

Welcome Back

Welcome staff, students, parents and community members to the 2017 school year. A special welcome to the new staff and families joining our school and community. We look

forward to getting to know you as you become involved with our school.

Our doors have opened in 2017 with 705 students and we are expecting to cater for close to 800 by the end of the year. Four new classrooms have been placed on site during the

school holiday break and an additional two buildings will come on site this term.

THE CURRENT CLASS STTHE CURRENT CLASS STRUCTURE AND TEACHERSRUCTURE AND TEACHERS::

PRINCIPAL: Ms Michelle Murray

DEPUTY PRINCIPALS: Mrs Lyn Fussell and Mr Adam Marchant

Principal: Michelle Murray

Deputy Principals: Adam Marchant and Lyn Fussell

Manager Corporate Services: Olivia Wood

8 Bolero Road AVELEY WA 6069

Phone 6296 5466 Fax 6296 5439

Aveley.ps@education.wa.edu.au

EARLY CLOSE EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 2.30PM

In this edition

From the Principal

P & C News

Parking Information

Term Planner

Canteen Menu

Community News

Upcoming Events

Monday, 6 February

P&C AGM 6.30PM

Tuesday, 7 February Parent Information Evening 6PM

Rooms 6,7 and T12

Wednesday, 8 February Parent Information Evening 5.30PM

Rooms 10,11,12 and 13

Monday, 13 February Parent Information Evening 5.30PM Rooms 7,8, T4, T9, T10

and T11.

Monday, 13 February School Board Meeting

3.15PM

An Independent Primary School

Kindy A & B Kim Collins Year 3 Ashleigh Dunning

Kindy C & D Cheryl Young Year 3 Mary-Lyne de Vries

Kindy E Rebekah Martin Year 3 Marion Davidson

Pre-Primary Emma Hoskins Year 3 Vicki Healey

Pre-Primary Lyndall Griffiths Year 4 Tania Spagnol

Pre-Primary Jessica Halls Year 4 Helen Smith

Pre-Primary Rachael Rhodes Year 4/5 Sharon Hewitt

Year 1 Liz Palfreyman Year 4/5 Julien Coci

Year 1 Nives Pushnick Year 5 Deb Greenwood

Year 1 Emma Berry Year 5 Shaaron Cullen

Year 1 Rachel Keeney Year 6 Kylie Davies

Year 1 Tonny Dielesen Year 6 Stephanie Williamson

Year 2 Kristy Farrow Phys Ed. Mitchell Harvie

Year 2 Robin Boardman LOTE Bee Yuen Yang

Year 2 Sharon Lintern Music Chris Spencer

Year 2 Ellie Macaulay Art Tanya Solig

Year 3 Kaila Hudson ECE DOTT Amanda Forbes/Dawn Farr

Volume 1 Issue 1 3 February 2017

PARKING/TRAFFIC CONCPARKING/TRAFFIC CONCERNSERNS

Parking is often congested, particularly before and after school around larger schools, including here at Aveley PS. As our school continues to grow, we need to consider alternatives to limit the congestion. Information re additional/alternative parking is attached to this newsletter.

As a community, we should consider other options; include walking, cycling or parking nearby and walking the short distance to school. Please let us know if you have any other suggestions.

A reminder that it is a traffic offence to park over footpaths, block driveways, park in ‘no parking’ or ‘no stopping’ areas, double park, park on a verge without the owners’ consent or park your vehicle facing the wrong way.

PARENT TEACHER MEETIPARENT TEACHER MEETINGSNGS

A whole class teacher - parent (evening) meeting will be held in the next two weeks. This will be an opportunity for teachers to share a range of information in regard to classroom expectations and processes. Individual classroom teachers will forward details with further information home to families soon. As the meetings have parent specific content, it would be helpful if

children did not attend these sessions.

‘Parents as Partners’ in their child’s education is crucial in ensuring the best social, emotional and educational outcomes for children. It is important that parents and staff keep the lines of communication open. Please don’t hesitate to make an appointment to meet with classroom teachers to discuss your child’s progress and to have any concerns clarified. Teachers will

contact parents if and when required.

ASSEASSEMBLIES (SENIOR: YEAR 3 MBLIES (SENIOR: YEAR 3 –– 6, JUNIOR: PP6, JUNIOR: PP –– YR 2)YR 2)

Due to the significant increase in student numbers, we will have alternating assemblies for our senior and junior students this year. Our first Senior Assembly will take place next Thursday, 9 February and will be hosted by students from Mrs Williamson’s

(nee Ms Dugdale’s) Grevillea 6 class.

CANTEEN (PP CANTEEN (PP –– YEAR 6)YEAR 6)

To commence 2017, our canteen will be run by a P & C Canteen Committee. To begin the year, order forms will be distributed to families on Mondays and will need to be returned to the P & C Letterbox outside the Administration

Building by the commencement of the school day the following Wednesday. Meals will go out on Thursday.

The P & Cs Canteen Committee would appreciate assistance from volunteers to support this initiative this year.

Please contact them if you are able to help.

UNIFORM / HATSUNIFORM / HATS

It was pleasing to see all of our students in school uniform and with appropriate hats from day one. Well done everyone. Our school rule of ‘no hat no play’ will continue this year. The school’s dress policy requires that full brimmed (or legionnairs style) hats are required throughout the year.

Uniforms, including hats are available at Lowes in Ellenbrook Central Shopping Centre.

VALE VALE IGA COMMUNITY GRANTIGA COMMUNITY GRANT

Thank you to Vale IGA for the $1 000 community grant for our school. These funds will assist in the purchase of

sporting equipment for our Early Childhood students

NEW PRIMARY SCHOOLS NEW PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOR PERTH IN 2019FOR PERTH IN 2019

We have recently been advised by Education Minister Peter Collier that, in response to increasing housing and student enrolments, a new primary school for students in Aveley will open in 2019. Minister Collier advised that, ‘in addition, temporary facilities will open next year for kindergarten and pre-primary students ahead of the completion of each school's permanent buildings, so that young children can

start their education in these new schools.’

The new school in Aveley North, on the corner of Egerton Drive and Strinesdale Boulevard, will be built for 540 students at cost of $17.3 million and will ease enrolment pressure on

Aveley Primary School and Ellen Stirling Primary School.

We are all looking forward to another wonderful year with students, staff and members of the school community

working together.

Hello and welcome to our first news for 2017. We hope that you all had a great holiday and are all invigorated for

the New Year!

Important: Our Annual General Meeting is on Monday, February 6 at 6:30pm in the staff room. Please let all of your friends know that there are places on the committee to be filled: President, Vice President, Secretary, Executive Committee and Canteen Sub-committee. You can become a paid member (entitled to vote) by bringing

along $1 to a general meeting.

We are Parents and Citizens of the local community and we:

Attend Meetings - We hold at least one meeting per term.

Manage Fundraising - We arrange/create Fundraising Events and arrange volunteers for the events.

Sausage Sizzles, Raffles, Father’s/Mother’s Day stalls, Discos etc.

Manage Facebook page (Facebook Page Co-ordinator) - We post events, news and request volunteers for

events General users can sell second hand uniforms.

Manage Scholastic Book Club (Book Club Co-ordinator) - We process orders and provide administration

duties.

Manage School Banking (School Banking Co-ordinator) - We collect student deposits (one morning per

week) and provide administration duties.

Manage Yearly Book Fair (in conjunction with librarian) - We provide volunteer cashiers/helpers.

Manage the Canteen – This is a new venture for the P&C commencing at the start of 2017.

In 2016 we raised money by/from:

Raffles, School Banking (Interest/commissions), Free Dress Days, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day Stalls, Sausage Sizzles, Halloween Disco, Entertainment Book, Hot Cross Bun Drive, Connect Event Parking, Aveley

Farmer’s Market, Food/Drink Vans, Aveley Christmas Carols, Icy Pole Days and Scholastic Book Club.

Some of the things we spent on last year (approximate values):

Mathletics Licence Fee - Half of the licence fee $2500.

House Shades/Shelters - Half the cost of the shelters $2500.

Weather Station - Funds for a new weather station $500.

Book Awards Night - Funds for the yearly Book Awards $1500.

Year Six Camp Transport - An amount towards transport to the camp $700.

Year Six Graduation - Funds for engraved pens and some funds for the venue $1200.

Approved to spend on school projects in 2017: $3,000 on Indigenous Path and Garden, $15,000 carried over to help pay for the Transportable classrooms walkway covering and $5000 to be used to start up the

Canteen.

During this year we also had the approval of a grant matching the funds raised by the Maggie Dent Seminar held in 2015. The funds and grant totalling $26,000 are being used for a new public exercise area just outside the

school grounds as part of the Stronger Communities Program.

To contact the P&C or to keep up with what we are doing you can email us at aveleypandc@hotmail.com, find our

facebook page, see our news in the newsletter or approach any of our committee members.

Thanks from your Aveley Primary P&C.

AVELEY PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENTS AND CITIZENS ASSOCIATION

From the President of the P&C

I would like to thank the public, the committee members and the staff who helped us throughout the year and I would like to congratulate the committee for another great year of fundraising and excellent events. These days our time seems so much more precious and limited so it is fantastic that people give up some of theirs to help the

P&C help the children.

In my time with the P&C I have been impressed by the amazing amount of money raised and donated back to the

school community. Tens of thousands of dollars have been used for the children’s benefit.

It has been an absolute pleasure to be a part of the P&C and I thoroughly enjoyed being a member of the Aveley Primary School community. I wish the 2017 committee all the best and hope they enjoy the continued support of

the exceptional Aveley Community.

Thank you all for your support,

Philip Bennett

AVELEY PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENTS AND CITIZENS ASSOCIATION

PARKING INFORMATION

TERM PLANNER

TERM 1 – PLANNER – 2017

WEEK MON TUES WED THURS FRI

1

30 Jan 31 Jan 1 February Students commence for 2017 Early Close – 2.30pm

2 Feb 3 Feb Kindy Groups A, C and E attend this Friday Newsletter

2 6 Feb 7 Feb

School Banking 8.15am 6PM G6, G7 and T12 Parent Information Evening

8 Feb 5.30PM Parent Information Evening Rooms 10,11,12 and 13 Early Close – 2.30pm

9 Feb Assembly

10 Feb Kindy groups B and D attend this Friday

3 13 Feb 3.15PM School Board Meeting 5.30PM T4,T9, T10, T11, Room 7 and 8 Parent Information Evening

14 Feb School Banking 8.15am

15 Feb Early Close – 2.30pm

16 Feb 17 Feb Kindy Groups A, C and E attend this Friday Newsletter

4

20 Feb 21 Feb School Banking 8.15am

22 Feb Early Close – 2.30pm

23 Feb Assembly

24 Feb Kindy groups B and D attend this Friday

5 27 Feb 28 Feb

Year 6 Excursion – Parliament House School Banking 8.15am

1 March Early Close – 2.30pm

2 March 3 Mar

Staff Development Day No students to attend on this day Newsletter

6

6 Mar Labour Day Public Holiday

7 Mar School Banking 8.15am

8 Mar Early Close – 2.30pm

9 Mar Assembly

10 Mar Kindy groups B and D attend this Friday

7

13 Mar 3.15PM School Board Meeting

14 Mar School Banking 8.15am

15 Mar Early Close – 2.30pm

16 Mar 17 Mar Kindy Groups A, C and E attend this Friday Newsletter

8 20 Mar 21 Mar

School Banking 8.15am

22 Mar Early Close – 2.30pm

23 Mar Assembly

24 Mar Kindy groups B and D attend this Friday

9

27 Mar 28 Mar School Banking 8.15am

29 Mar Early Close – 2.30pm

30 Mar 31 Mar EISA summer carnival Kindy Groups A, C and E attend this Friday Newsletter

10 3 Apr School Photos

4 Apr School Photos

5 Apr 6 Apr Assembly

7 Apr Kindy groups B and D attend this Friday

CANTEEN MENU

COMMUNITY NEWS

Ellenbrook Netball Association

The 2017 Netball Season is near. We have Net-set-go (Year 2 to Year 4) and full rules for Year 5 through to our Ladies teams.

New and experienced players are all welcome to join ENA.

We train Thursdays at Coolamon and play on Saturdays in Midvale.

Registration days at Coolamon oval/courts clubrooms.

Saturday 11th February 1pm to 3pm

Sunday 12th February 9am to 12pm.

Or contact our club President

Kelli Kilmurray