welcome back to school … finally! dates to honour
TRANSCRIPT
ISSUE #1 – 12th February 2021
A: 34 Brookman Avenue, Langford WA 6147
P: 08 9458-5542
PREF
HONOUR CERTIFICATE
RECIPIENTS
SCHOOL BOARD OPEN
MEETING
Parents and carers are warmly invited
to Brookman Primary School Board
Open Public Meeting to learn more
about the work of the school board.
Wednesday 25th November 2020 at
4:30pm – 5:30pm in the Staff Room
REPORTS ON CONNECT
INFORMATION SESSION
We will be hosting a Connect
information session in the coming
weeks to help parents navigate
through Connect and access your
child’s report for Semester 2. Details
will be sent via SMS when a date has
been established.
SPECIAL REQUESTS 2021
if you have any special requests in
regard to your child’s placement,
based on educational grounds for
2021 please complete the online form
via the link. All requests will be
considered. Please submit no later
than the 27th of November.
Dear Parents & Carers
Welcome back to school … finally!
It is so wonderful to see the smiling faces of our students each morning as they
eagerly enter the school grounds ready for another school day. I would like to
offer a special welcome to our new families. I hope your time at Brookman is
positive and rewarding for both your children and yourself.
Covid Times
The extra week off for students was a bit of a setback in starting Term 1. I
thank the staff for their diligence and diversity in re-organising their programs
for the school term.
New Ceilings in B and C Blocks
All the ceilings in the classrooms in B and C Blocks were removed and replaced
over the vacation break. You can imagine the dust that came down from nearly
50-year-old ceilings. Unfortunately, the quality of service from the external
companies involved was not to the standard expected and staff returned to
their rooms in disarray. I thank all staff for their combined efforts in readying
rooms, locating lost or misplaced items and restoring their rooms back to their
former glory. Our cleaners worked tirelessly to clean the rooms to their high
standards. Thank you all. The class rooms look neater, cleaner and fresher.
KindiLink Changes
I would like to offer a warm welcome to Ms Natalie Bandarage a new staff
member who joins us from Port Hedland. Ms Bandarage is an experienced
teacher who will take KindiLink on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well as the
Kindergarten class on Wednesdays.
Edu-Dance is Back!
The students are loving having Edu-Dance back. Please remember to make
your payment as soon as possible.
School Review
Approximately every third year schools have a full review of their teaching and
learning environment and practices. This is an opportunity for us to showcase
the school and its programs. Staff, students, School Board representatives and
the P&C will meet with the reviewers to provide information about our school.
At the completion of the Review a report will be provided which will be placed
on the school web site. I will let the community knows when this is available.
Drop off and Pickup
Please ensure students arrive at school on time and that pickup occurs
promptly at the end of the day. Albeit school is finished our day isn’t and staff
have plenty of work to do after students have gone.
Hans Geers, Principal
Dates to Remember
Monday – 15th February
Edu-Dance
Tuesday – 16th February
Uniform Shop OPEN
8:15am – 8:30am
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Wednesday – 17th February Kindy Wombats
P&C Candidates Morning
Tea at 8:30AM
Friday – 19th February
Uniform Shop OPEN
8:15am – 8:30am
Monday – 22nd February
Edu-Dance
Tuesday – 23rd February
Uniform Shop OPEN
8:15am – 8:30am
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Wednesday – 24th February Kindy Echidnas
Friday – 26th February
Uniform Shop OPEN
8:15am – 8:30am
C1 Assembly
2
A: 34 Brookman Avenue, Langford WA 6147
P: 08 9458-5542
ADMINISTRATION OPENING TIMES 2021
The Administration is open from 8:00am – 3:00pm, Monday to Friday.
Hours of instruction for 2021 are:
Gates Open - 8:15 am
First Siren - 8.30 am
Morning Recess - 10.30 am. – 10.50 am
Lunch Break - 12.50 pm. – 1.25 pm
Final Siren - 2.35 pm
PREFECT ASSEMBLY
The Prefects held the first assembly this year. They will be handing out
various awards throughout 2021 for attendance, uniforms, good behaviour
and more. Honour certificate winner names will be published in the
newsletter. We no longer print recipient photo’s as not all students have
visual permissions. We ask that you also be mindful when posting on social
media that you only include your child. For cyber safety, we suggest that you
do not put your child's name with the school logo as that is identifying data.
STUDENT ARRIVING LATE / LEAVING EARLY
We encourage you to assist your child by being punctual in their
attendance and arrive to class before 8:30am. Students arriving late for
any reason must go to Administration to collect a Late Note and advise
staff of any reason for lateness.
In certain circumstances, such as illness, medical or dental
appointments, it may be necessary to collect your child from school
during school hours. Parents are required to collect and sign the student
out at Administration.
SCHOOL STAR APP – ABSENTEES, NEWS & EVENTS
We request that if your child is absent you advise the office via the school’s
message system (0437 515 023). An SMS is sent to advise parents that according
to school records, the student is absent and no reason has been provided to the
school. For families that have the School Star App installed, text messages from
the school regarding student absences will now be sent through the App and not
your normal 'phone messaging' service. Please ensure notifications for School
Star are kept on. For those who do not have the App installed yet, messages from
the school will still be delivered as a text. Please save this number into your
phone, 0437 515 023 to notify the school of absences.
3
A: 34 Brookman Avenue, Langford WA 6147
P: 08 9458-5542
LITERACY
Welcome back, I hope you all enjoyed the holidays and your extra week! This
year we are again counting the number of nights of home reading and awarding
certificates and prizes. All the children from K to year 6 may record their nights
of home reading in their Home Reading Book. Please encourage your child to
read each night and fill in the log, all our children should be able to reach 200
nights by the end of the year if they start now. The important thing to remember
is to make reading time an enjoyable daily activity.
“As simple as it sounds, ten minutes a day of quality time having fun with a book can make the difference
between someone who struggles with reading and someone who discovers the love and joy of reading.
The ten minutes spent with your child and a book should be the best ten minutes of your child’s day. It is
not about reading today but about coming back to read again tomorrow and the day after.”
Dr Kaye Lowe an Associate Professor of Language and Literacy.
Tina Lawrence, Literacy Teacher
STUDENT LUNCHES
Please provide your child with a healthy morning snack and
lunch in a lunch box or bag clearly marked with their name. We
encourage the use of an insulated carry bag plus cooler block
during hot weather. Lunch is eaten under supervision for the
first 10 minutes of lunchtime at 12:50pm. Lunches brought to
Administration after the start of the day will be kept in the
office for students to collect at breaks. Please remind your child to check at Administration if they do not
have recess or lunch in their bags.
P&C NEWS
The P&C is a group of parents and carers who volunteer their time to
promote the interests of the school. We do this by organising community
events and raising funds to improve facilities and resources at the school. All
parents and carers from the school community are invited to join the P&C
and there are plenty of ways to be involved. The P&C are also responsible for
other roles within the school such as managing the Uniform Shop, School
Banking and Scholastic Book Club.
Getting involved with the P&C is a great way to meet new people and learn more about the school.
SCHOOL BANKING
How School Banking works: It's easy as 1,2,3:
1. Bring your deposit to school in your Dollarmites
deposit wallet on Wednesday Mornings from
8:15am -8:30am outside the Parent Room to
collect a silver Dollarmites token
2. Once you collect 10 tokens, you can choose a
reward by placing the redemption slip and 10
tokens in your Dollarmites deposit wallet and
bringing it in on School Banking Day
3. Kids can track their savings progress in the
CommBank Youth app.
You can download a copy of our Parent Guide to
School Banking.
To download a Youth Saver application form click
here. open an account. We are unable to open
accounts at the school.
4
A: 34 Brookman Avenue, Langford WA 6147
P: 08 9458-5542
UNIFORM SHOP
OPENING TIMES 2021
Tuesday 8:15am – 8:30am
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Friday 8:15am – 8:30am
Please find a copy of the Price List
P&C CANDIDATES MORNING TEA
WEDNESDAY 17th FEBRUARY, AT 8:30AM
IN THE PARENT ROOM We wold like to host a casual morning tea for any
parents and carers that may have an interest in
finding out more about our roles and
responsibilities, ways to help out in the school or just
a general parent chit chat. We look forward to
meeting new parents and welcoming you to the
Brookman community.
WHEN: Wednesday 17th February
8:30am – 10:00am
WHERE: Parent Room
BOOK CLUB ISSUE# 1 2021
Ordering books through Book Club is the easiest and most affordable way to offer students the best in children’s
books for the home and to encourage independent reading for fun. Every order you place earns the school FREE
books and learning resources. Book Club catalogues arrive to school up to twice a term, so make sure you keep
an eye out for when it arrives home in your child’s school bag!
HOW TO ORDER
1. Your child will bring home a Book Club catalogue from school or online
2. Discuss with, and help your child pick the books they would like to read
3. Cash payments to be clearly labelled with order form in an envelope and
placed in the P&C box at Administration.
Or
Order online via the Scholastic Australia LOOP website or app and the
school will take care of the rest! (LOOP orders are electronically linked to
your school in an easy, secure online process)
4. The books are delivered to your child’s classroom.
5. ORDERS DUE BY 18TH FEBRUARY 2021
5
A: 34 Brookman Avenue, Langford WA 6147
P: 08 9458-5542
PMI (Primary Music Institute) - Instrumental Music Lessons On School Campus!
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Looking for a quick feed on Friday nights in February? Don’t know where to go or what to get? Here’s
some good news! Food Truck Fri-Yays are coming to Mills Park in Beckenham every Friday in February,
featuring a line-up of the best local mobile eats. Grab a bite with the kids from 5.30pm – there will be
something to suit everyone’s taste, covering all dietary options. Follow the City of Gosnells Programs
and Events to see which food trucks have been hand-picked to excite your palate each week.
6
A: 34 Brookman Avenue, Langford WA 6147
P: 08 9458-5542
TERM 1 2021 PLANNER