Newsletter 21 November 2012

Issue 18

Wed 21 November

Dance - Year 7

Interschool Cricket

Carnival

School Board Open

Meeting

Fri 23 November

PJ / Free Dress & Cuddly

Toy Day

Mon 26 November

Swimming - PP to Year 2

EduDance - Year 1 to 4

P&C Meeting - 7.30pm

Tue 27 November

Scitech - Rooms 19 & 20

Dance - Year 5 & 6

Uniforms - Year 7

Wed 28 November

Year 7 Dance

Mon 3 December

Swimming - PP to Year 2

EduDance - Years 1 to 4

Tue 4 December

Dance - Year 5 & 6

Assembly - Room 7

Wed 5 December

Dance - Year 7

School Board Dinner

Parent Thank You

Morning Tea

School Closing /

Opening 2013

Presentation/

Graduation

Congratulations

ThankYou

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Community Survey

School Board

Parent Thank You

Morning Tea

Honour Certificates

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Canteen Roster &

News

P&C News

Uniform Shop

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Inside this issue:

Newsletter A Message from the Principal

Thank you also to the staff who were present and

especially to Kelly, Ian and Jasmine Fowler who

spent several hours at the hall setting up for the

evening. The hall looked wonderful and all Year 7

students received a Memory Bear to sign.

THANK YOU

A huge THANK YOU to Palu (Piya’s mum in Room

16) who has designed two new hop scotch games

near the library for the kids to play. They are very

colourful and are already well in use. Palu has

another two designs that she will complete in the

near future which will provide our students with

more outdoor play activities to do.

Greetings to staff, students, parents and community

members and welcome to this edition of the school

newsletter. As we approach the end of November, the

Christmas period is rapidly approaching. Staff and

students are busily revising all of their work

completed this year, ready to take a well earned

holiday before returning in 2013.

SCHOOL CLOSING 2012 / OPENING 2013

Just a reminder that school finishes for students on

Tuesday, 18 December and staff on Wednesday,

19 December. The office will officially close at 12 noon

on Wednesday, 19 December.

School resumes for staff on Thursday, 31 January and

students on Monday, 4 February. The office will

officially re-open on Tuesday 29 January.

The uniform shop will also open on Thursday,

31 January from 1pm - 3pm. This will also be the time

when class lists will be published on the Deputy

Office windows.

PRESENTATION / GRADUATION

A reminder that the Graduation and Presentation

evening begins at 6.00pm SHARP in the Applecross

Senior High School Gym. Staff are to be there by

5.30pm. Parents and students to be seated by

5.45pm. This evening is the culmination and

celebration of another outstanding year of education

at Ardross Primary School. Students have been

practicing extremely hard with Years 1-4 completing

amazing EduDances, Year 5 - Zumba, Year 6 - Salsa

and the Year 7 students Ballroom Dancing. All

students are required to attend. Parents are

requested to advise their child’s classroom teacher if

they will not be present at this event due to leaving

school early. The evening will conclude around 8pm.

Parents are requested not to take their children early

once their item is finished, as it is important as a

school community that we acknowledge the Year 7

students at the conclusion of the evening. I look

forward to seeing many of you at our end of year

celebrations.

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to Alessandra Ho from Room 20 who

has been selected to represent Western Australia at

the Hong Kong International Synchronized

Swimming competition from November 30 to

December 2. We wish you the best of luck Alessandra!

Thank you also to the families who ordered hot dogs

yesterday. Mrs Ong and her helpers provided around

250 hot dogs!

Also to the Year 7 students who were great

ambassadors for the school when we travelled to Miss

Mauds for dinner last Thursday evening and then

returned to the Mount Pleasant Church Hall for our

social dance. All of the students were exceptionally

well behaved, and Mr and Mrs Gatley, who have been

coordinating the social dance program for 26 years

were proud of the students and their dance

performance.

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COMMUNITY SURVEY

Thank you to the 116 respondents from the recent school

survey. We are presently analysing the data and comments to

assist in improvement planning for 2013. Two areas that have

already been identified and being planned for in 2013 are

extension and challenge programs for junior primary students,

similar to programs operating in Years 4 to 7 and consistency

in class content and activities between classes and teachers.

The last four areas of the survey are below.

Positive Response: 89.8% Negative Response: 5.5%

Positive Response: 77.5% Negative Response: 10.6%

Positive Response: 87.2% Negative Response: 8.1%

Positive Response: 90.8% Negative Response: 6.1%

SCHOOL BOARD

A reminder that tomorrow evening the School Board will be

holding an open meeting where the Chair, Mark Downey will

be presenting the annual report.

PARENT THANK YOU MORNING TEA

The Parent Thank You Morning Tea will be held on

Wednesday, 5 December from 11am. Staff and administration

will be inviting parents who have assisted our school this year.

Please RSVP to the school by Friday, 30 November if you would

like to attend. The morning tea is a simple way to thank the

school community for their outstanding contributions this year.

PYJAMA & CUDDLY TOY DAY - 23 NOVEMBER 2012

Students are reminded that this Friday is dress-up day. Stu-

dents can come to school in their pyjamas, bring a cuddly toy

and a gold coin donation for our World Vision child - Vatsamini.

Andrew Holmes

Principal

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BACK TO SCHOOL LISTS FOR 2013

OfficeMax has been selected as the school’s ‘Back to School’

provider of stationery items for students for 2013. Please read

the information distributed to all students with today’s

newsletter. Orders made through OfficeMax benefit the school

as the company pays a bonus commission on sales. Your prepaid

parcel will be delivered for free to your nominated delivery

address when you choose either the online or mail / fax option.

As an incentive to place your order prior to the New Year, Office

Max are offering parents the chance to go into a draw to win a

holiday to Fiji for four people valued at $8,000.00. Schools with

400+ students have an added bonus for parents with the chance

to win one of 100 IPads for early ordering.

OSHCLUB NEWS

Our goal this week is: exploring children’s sense of identity.

Some of our activities this week include:

• Australian Aboriginal dot painting;

• nature collage;

• gluten free brownies;

• alphabet art.

On 5 December at 4.00pm, OshClub will be hosting a bear party

for children to make their own stuffed animal friend. This is not

limited to OshClub children. All children are welcome but must

be accompanied by a parent. However we need at least 20

children to participate for the party to go ahead. Details are:

Cost: $20 per child

Web: www.bearyparty.com.au

HONOUR CERTIFICATE WINNERS

At the last assembly the winner’s were:

Room 20 Laria Arthur, Paris Harbron, Eunice Ho,

Wei Wong, Allan Zheng.

Room 19 Lewis Goddard-English, Stevan Ilich,

Maksym Kukarekin, Kenta Yokote.

Room 17 Serena Joppich, Elden Rusli.

Room 16 Ezekiel Edwardes, Daniel Hone, Natalia Rojas,

Xavia Variyan.

Room 13 Cassie Barrett, Eithan Wiffen.

Room 11/12 Madison Naylor, Zara Korkmaz.

Room 10 Eamon Cooper, Sienna McGuire, Chelsea Ong.

Room 9 Rylee Bennett, Declan Harris, Joseph Kelly,

Zara McFarland.

Room 8 Sydney Hannaford.

Room 7 Catherine Cheng, Yu-Weng Choong,

Connor Major, Luke Miller.

Room 6 Jade Cairns, Ryan Muranda, Charlize Slipper.

Room 5 Harry Collins, Indiana Heah, George Joannides,

Shaan Subba, Roosmarijn Timmer, Asha Wearne.

Room 4 Joshua Nicholson, Ning Wong.

Room 3 Charlotte Barron, Elias Holthouse,

Abbey Woodman.

Room 2 Natalie Florenca, Jenna Raus.

Japanese Tom Claydon, Su-En Hia.

Art Josh Harrison, Olivia Rimmer, Zoe Yao.

P/E Ryo Ridley.

Plants for Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo Revegetation Workshop

If you’re a member of a community group in the Perth region, join our workshop that will provide information on

cockatoo food and roosting plants for revegetation projects. The workshop will include presentations from BirdLife

Australia, DEC, Dieback Working Group, and farmer Sarah Mason, with time for discussion.

WHEN Saturday 24 November 9.30am to 12.30pm (including morning tea)

WHERE Western Australian Ecology Centre

165 Perry Lakes Drive

Floreat

CONTACT US TO REGISTER

Tamara Kabat

P 9287 2204

E greatcockycount@birdlife.org.au

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CANTEEN ROSTER

CANTEEN NEWS

Volunteer Roster

Do you have children in Years 1, 2, or 3? We are seeking junior

school parents to join our Canteen volunteer base for the 2013

year. Please see Pauline at the Canteen window, to get some

more information.

Please note that we are urgently looking for volunteers for the

Canteen for Monday 10 to Friday, 14 December.

Pauline Churchill

Canteen Manager

UNIFORM SHOP NEWS

The end of the year is fast approaching and there are not too

many more times the Uniform Shop will be open. So why not

avoid the queues next year and either place your order at the

office or come and see us in the Uniform Shop to get sorted

before the back to school rush.

Please note that in 2013 the Uniform Shop will be open on

Thursday, 31 January from 1.00 - 3.00pm.

Sarah Dal Molin

P&C NEWS

It is amazing how quickly the year has sped by, and how close

we are to our annual summer holiday. In preparation for the

toys which will doubtlessly arrive in our homes over the long

summer break, it might be a good opportunity to spring clean

the kids’ rooms once more before the year is out. If you have

toys in good condition you no longer want or need, you could

pass them on to our school. Helen Brown from Room 16

coordinates the distribution of these toys among the different

age groups. In particular, we are looking for construction toys

such as Lego, Duplo, K’nex, sand toys, dress up items, craft

materials and board games.

We will be seeking volunteers to assist in managing our P&C

next year, including a Treasurer, President and Secretary.

Each of these roles will give a parent the opportunity to meet

other parents from our school community and make a

difference to their kids’ schooling. These roles will only take a

few hours each month. If you have any questions about the

P&C or any of these roles, please feel free to drop me an email

at Cornelia.Major@gmail.com.

The next P&C meeting is on Monday, 26 November at 7.30pm

in the staff room. It would be really great to see you there!

Cornelia Major

P&C Secretary

PLANTS FOR CARNABY’S BLACK-COCKATOO

REVEGETATION WORKSHOP

If you’re a member of a community group in the Perth region,

join our workshop that will provide information on cockatoo

food and roosting plants for revegetation projects. The work-

shop will include presentations from BirdLife Australia, DEC,

Dieback Working Group, and farmer Sarah Mason, with time

for discussion.

WHEN: Saturday 24 November 9.30am to 12.30pm

(including morning tea)

WHERE: Western Australian Ecology Centre

165 Perry Lakes Drive, Floreat

TO REGISTER - Tamara Kabat

Phone: 9287 2204

Email: greatcockycount@birdlife.org.au

WATERWISE TIP -

TOILETS AREN’T BINS

It’s surprising how many people use the toilet to flush

away cigarette butts, tissues, cotton buds and other

rubbish. Apart from the potential to cause problems in

the wastewater system, this practice wastes large

volumes of water. Place a small bin in your bathroom

or next to your toilet so that people have the waterwise

option of discarding rubbish.

ANGLICARE CHRISTMAS GIVING

Support the gift of love this Christmas to a family you

don’t know. Support Anglicare’s Christmas Giving

program by donating an item of non perishable food.

Each classroom (Years 1-7) have a box to fill to support

families in need. Items can include: pasta, tinned foods,

tea & coffee, rice, vegemite, long life milk, tinned tuna

and many more! Help us support Anglicare in their work

this Christmas. Boxes will be in classes until Tuesday,

4 December.

Questions? See Sarah Fromson - Chaplain at Ardross

Primary School.

Thu 22 Nov Claire Greenwell…………….…...….9-1.00pm

Sandy Brennan………...…...…….…9-1.00pm

Sachiyo Nakanishi .…...……..……9-11.15am

Sandy Dumas ...……...……...…11.15-1.15pm

Fri 23 Nov Martin Garvey …...………………….9-1.00pm

Palu Pal………………………..……..9-1.00pm

Lanie Khinsoe ………………......…9-11.15am

Rae Thompson …………………11.15-1.15pm

Mon 26 Nov Linda Downey ….…....…...…………9-1.00pm

Sally Foster…………..……………...9-1.00pm

Tania Logothetis……….....………..9-11.15am

Thu 29 Nov Boudene van der Merwe ………..….9-1.00pm

Sonia Pollard…………....…………...9-1.00pm

Carolyn Cheng ……...…...………...9-11.15am

Fri 30 Nov Amanda Saunders………………...9-1.00pm

Debbie Woodman …….…...………...9-1.00pm

Kate Collins ……………………......9-11.15am

Carol Lindsay ……..……………11.15-1.15pm

Mon 3 Dec Anthea Holthouse ……………...…..9-1.00pm

Rebecca Puckett …………………….9-1.00pm

Dahlia Beitmanas …..…………….9-11.15am

Thu 6 Dec Claire Greenwell ……………………9-1.00pm

Volunteer Needed……………………9-1.00pm

Sachiyo Nakanishi ………...……...9-11.15am

Shienny Yasa …………………..11.15-1.15pm

UNIFORM SHOP

29 November 2012 9.00 - 9.30am

13 December 2012 9.00 - 9.30am

31 January 2013 1.00 - 3.00pm

7 February 2013 9.00 - 9.30am

KUMON WINTHROP EDUCATION CENTRE

tel: 08 9313 2587 email: margaret@kumoneducation.com

Ardross Primary School would like to thank all of the sponsors listed here for their support of the school.

We encourage all parents to use their services where feasible.

Femia and associates is a proactive and

dynamic firm Dedicated to providing its

customers with satisfaction in all taxation

and accounting matters.

Phone: (08) 9316 4500

Website: www.femia-accountants.com.au

Mosman Park Shopping Centre

Monument Street, Mosman Park

Phone: 9384 5062

Fax: 9384 6837

Email: Epronto2go@iinet.net.au

www.prontogourmet.com.au

( on-line ordering available soon)

The following sponsors’ support is provided through direct recognition of parents purchasing goods and services from

them. Please identify yourself as an Ardross Parent at Athlete’s Foot or Coffee Club when making a purchase upon

which a percentage of the sale will be donated to the school. For ANZ Booragoon a percentage of a home loan or home

sale respectively will be paid to Ardross Primary, please contact the principal for details.

The following sponsors provide support to the school based on the use of their services. Specifically,

Athlete’s Foot supplies sporting equipment for each $100 of sales. ANZ Booragoon gives 0.3% of a new loan.

Coffee Club gives 10% of each sale. Aussie Farmers Direct donate 2% of your total spend back to the school.

Garden City—Booragoon Garden City—Booragoon

Finger Food Specialist Delivery or

Serviced Catering available

Ph 0400960026 bitesize@live.com

Paul Evensen

Associate Director Realmark Applecross

mobile: 0439 923 844