89 Boardman Road, Canning Vale WA 6155 Tel : 08 9456 1144 Fax : 08 9456 1162

www.caladeniaps.wa.edu.au Edward.Nastasi@education.wa.edu.au

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7 September 2018 Issue 3 Term 3

Affirmation: Happiness is letting go of what you think your life is supposed to look like and enjoying it for

everything that is it. – Mandy Hale

Dear Parents and Care Givers,

Quiz Night

The Quiz Night presented by the P&C was a first for Caladenia.

The Night was a great success and I sincerely thank the P&C

Executive and parent supporters at the event.

These events bring our community together in a fun way. We

have a fantastic group of parents working the P&C this year and

their work has been nothing short of amazing.

Well done and a big thank you from staff and the community.

Fathers’ Day Stalls

Once again a brilliant activity by the P&C designed to help

students thank their dads on one special day each year. Thanks,

P&C – great effort.

Communication

I am pleased to see parents who have special issues or just want

to say thank you. I understand that my time is limited but the

Front Office staff are a lovely group of professionals who are

friendly and inviting. Make a time to talk if you required it and I

can assure everyone of a comfortable discussion no matter what

the issue at hand. Thank you.

Parking

I thank my staff and P&C members who have manned the Kiss

and Drop stations each day. It seems that most people

understand that danger of parking illegally on footpaths and

grassed areas as children walk on these areas. A child is likely to

be injured or worse if this continues so please observe the rules…

Drive anticlockwise entering Bushy Gardens and leaving via exits around that direction.

Do not park in the Kiss and Drop areas – these are drop off areas only – get in and out

immediately so other parents can access these areas

Do not park illegally on verges or footpaths or grassed areas – children can be hurt in doing so.

Never drop your children over the other side of the road from the school – the reason we want an

anticlockwise drive around the school is that you are always on the school side of the road in doing

so.

Upcoming Events

Thursday 6 September

Senior Assembly Yr 6 Rm 35

Friday 7 September

Year 3 Scitech Incursion

Thursday 13 September

Year 5 Scitech Excursion

Friday 14 September

Junior Assembly Year 2 Room 31

Monday 17 September

Year 2 Kalamunda History Village Excursion

Tuesday 18 September

Year 2 Kalamunda History Village Excursion

Thursday 20 September

Senior Assembly Year 4 Rm 17

Massed Choir Rehearsal 2

Friday 21 September

LAST DAY OF TERM 3

Massed Choir Performance

Monday 8 October

TERM 4 RESUMES

Tuesday 9 October

Jumps and Thows

Friday 12 October

Athletics Carnival

Tuesday 16-Thursday 18 October

Kindy Readiness Sessions

Friday 19 October

Junior Assembly Rooms 4 & 6

Colour Run

89 Boardman Road, Canning Vale WA 6155 Tel : 08 9456 1144 Fax : 08 9456 1162

www.caladeniaps.wa.edu.au Edward.Nastasi@education.wa.edu.au

Thank you all for making our school the best. We love what we have and are very protective of retaining

that beautiful culture we are developing in it. Be happy. Ted Nastasi Principal

School News

Honour Certificates - Junior Assembly Congratulations to the following students who received an Honour Certificate at the Junior Assembly on

Friday, 17 August 2018.

Honour Certificates - Senior Assembly Congratulations to the following students who received an Honour Certificate at the Senior Assembly on

Thursday, 23 August 2018.

Honour Certificates - Junior Assembly Congratulations to the following students who received an Honour Certificate at the Junior Assembly on

Friday, 31 August 2018.

Uday Ethan Oliver Jing Angad Cooper Alice Lauren

Thudeepaa Ryan Hasan Zarajit Yaalini Vidhee Austin Ailee

Ivan Smrithi Noah Zaria Nasheta Shuban Tamara Edward

Benjamin Sophia Ayva Esme Olivia Alexis Tehzeeb Music Room

30

Phys Ed

Room 28

Isaia Yi Heng Olivia Jake Tala Naomi Aaliyah Ada

Edna Rahi Krina Varad Anuji Yutong Caithlyn Yu-Tan

Mohammed Nimsith Ismaeel Jordan Jasleen Rithika Kahungunu Jesse

Joe Kulanijia Hudson Alicia Gary Piper Zanique Shay

Mjay Jayden PJ Predrag Emma Kenneth Japanese

Room 29

Music

Room 26den

Art

Room 19

Phys Ed

Room 25

Yevin Gurnoor William Isaac Jessica Qi Kushaal Saisha

Alan Safiyah Ashton Ethan Ivy Edward Sreyoshi Charita

Tharundee Amritleen Erena Kevin Zayan Paige Tariq Shravani

Tatum Mila Noah Danika Anjanaa Ethan Bruhathi Music

Room 11

Phys Ed

Room 11

Art

Room 30

89 Boardman Road, Canning Vale WA 6155 Tel : 08 9456 1144 Fax : 08 9456 1162

www.caladeniaps.wa.edu.au Edward.Nastasi@education.wa.edu.au

Interschool Cross Country On Friday 10 August, students from Caladenia participated in the annual Interschool Cross Country, held

at Homestead Park. 48 students from Years 3-6 endured the muddy conditions to achieve our best result

in the school’s history, second place overall. We congratulate our Year 3 students who won the shield for

their age group and our Year 5 boys who placed first, second, third, fifth and sixth. As always, our

students modelled the highest levels of sportsmanship and behaviour. We wish to thank Mr Hunt and the

teachers who supported the training of the students before school. We also appreciated the large number

of parents who gave up their time on the day to support the team. Please see results below:

Year 3 Results

Donald – Gold Medal

Grace – Bronze Medal

Logan – Silver Medal

Year 4 Results

Elysha – Silver Medal

Lewis – Silver Medal

Year 5 Results

Jordan – Gold Medal

Stephen – Silver Medal

Koby – Bronze Medal

Year 6 Results

Beau – Bronze Medal

Sporting Schools Program The after school sports program for Term 3 is well underway with all programs full to the brim. Ninety

students are taking part in Basketball, Hockey and Soccer hosted by school staff straight after school for

an hour. The program, which is through the ‘Sporting Schools’ grants, was very popular and unfortunately

some students were keen to take part who we could not accommodate, but we will do our best to get

more students in next term! Soccer and Hockey have had their first sessions while the Year 1s and 2s are

still waiting to get out there due to persistent rain. We hope our after school sport students enjoy the rest

of the term!

89 Boardman Road, Canning Vale WA 6155 Tel : 08 9456 1144 Fax : 08 9456 1162

www.caladeniaps.wa.edu.au Edward.Nastasi@education.wa.edu.au

Class News

What’s been happening in Visual Arts 2018- Senior

Year 5

Students in Year 5 have been working

exceptionally hard on a very cool 3D paper

Mache project.

Each student designed a unique owl

character on paper and are currently

bringing these wonderful designs to life,

with the use of mixed media.

Students have had the opportunity to fully

explore colour mixing through paint work

and have developed clear construction

techniques, to create facial features and

fine detail. They have problem solved with

the use of recycled materials and have

some very charming 3D owls emerging.

Stay tuned for the reveal in a few weeks.

Year 4

Year 4 have been looking at the work of

May Gibbs, a children’s book illustrator,

who focuses on Australian flora.

Students have developed some outstanding

observational drawings in a range of media

including, fine liner, biro, pencil and

watercolour crayon.

Students have focused on the use of

composition to create both interesting and

successful layouts of various Australian

flora images.

They are currently exploring their printing

knowledge to develop some reduction

prints, made up of 3 layers.

Well done, keep up the hard work Year 4.

Year 6

Students in year 6 have explored

mixed media painting, to develop

clear images of everyday objects

using realistic observational skills.

Students have experimented with

surface manipulation to create

interesting backdrops for their

observational paintings along with

textured surface detail.

Students are currently working with

wire to create linear 2D wire self-

portraits. Stay tuned to see their

marvellous outcomes on display this

term.

Keep up the hard work year 6.

89 Boardman Road, Canning Vale WA 6155 Tel : 08 9456 1144 Fax : 08 9456 1162

www.caladeniaps.wa.edu.au Edward.Nastasi@education.wa.edu.au

The MAC Class

Students in Room 19 have been investigating

musical compositions in a wide variety of

media. They have explored several different

materials to produce some exceptional

compositions. They have shown both quality

and refined skill in doing so.

Students started with a black and white fine

liner study, making use of a pen and wash

technique. They then developed a small

colour collage with acetate drawing on top.

Students are currently developing a strong

shade and tone composition with use of

dusters and erasers working in reverse and

will be moving on to a detailed batik painting

on fabric using the knowledge developed to

date. I look forward to revealing the stunning outcomes. Outstanding work Room 19

Naidoc week 2018-whole school collaboration

This was a most enjoyable whole school activity, in

celebration of Naidoc week. Students from all year

levels looked at the beautiful work of Aboriginal Artist,

Charmaine Cole. They were inspired to create a

colourful dot painting using the artists style of work,

on large canvas along with different sized dot tools.

Students worked in harmony with each other to move

around the canvas and complete all the super fine

detail. It was really lovely to see the canvas develop

over the weeks span in to the stunning piece it

became. I am very proud of the students work.

Year 6 Room 25 This term, Room 25 students have been busily putting together experiments for the Science Fair that

was held on the 17th of August. The Year 6 students were asked to devise and investigation that

answered a scientific question, such as “Which baby nappy holds the most liquid?”. Students were

required to write an investigation that tested their question, and then conduct the experiment. The

end result was a science board that detailed their report of their investigation. The students really had

a great time working in teams of 2-3 students and found themselves absolutely exhausted after a 2

hour session of teaching about their experiment to the multitude of students who visited the fair on

Friday afternoon. All in all it was a fantastic day with tonnes of smiles all around!

89 Boardman Road, Canning Vale WA 6155 Tel : 08 9456 1144 Fax : 08 9456 1162

www.caladeniaps.wa.edu.au Edward.Nastasi@education.wa.edu.au

MAC Class Western Power Project

Recently, our MAC Class was invited to participate, along with 19 other schools

across the state, in the Western Power Circuit Breakers and 3D Printing Project. The

selection process for participation in this project is highly competitive, and

therefore, represents a big achievement for Caladenia.

The project itself focuses students on examining a variety of aspects of the Western

Power network through a series of lessons, exploring what it takes to provide

electricity to our community that is safe and reliable, as well as investigating new

technologies, changing the way we look at electricity supply in the future.

During these lessons, the MAC students will work directly with a Western Power Engineer to explore these

concepts, asking questions and extending their thinking. They will also utilise 3D printing technology, to

design and create various components required to represent their own future electricity and energy

network.

The project will culminate in an interschool Science Fair hosted by Western Power and Scitech. At this

event our MAC students will present their ideas and findings for a future electricity and energy network to

peers, teachers and invited guests. They will showcase their 3D printed version of an electricity and

energy network!

On successful completion of all aspects of this project, Caladenia will also be eligible to keep both 3D

printers which we have been allocated for use throughout the duration of the project, and to integrate

them into our learning environment. This is a very exciting prospect for students’ learning with current

technologies and our MAC students are very much looking forward to sharing their newly acquired

knowledge of 3D printing with other students and teachers at our school!

Year 1 Room 27

In Science, not only do we get to learn fascinating facts and build our knowledge about the amazing

things that happen in our world and all around us, but we also get to conduct experiments. Last

week, Year 1, Room 27 did some research into clouds and the different types of clouds there are. We

then got to conduct an experiment called “Cloud In A Jar”. Like the real scientists we are, we

followed a procedure to complete the experiment. This included boiling water, ice cubes and even

using Miss Della’s and Mrs Hamilton’s hairspray! Putting these ingredients together into a jar, and

following a few other steps, we saw a cloud form inside the jar! We then had to fill out our reflection

sheet discussing what we had done, why it worked or didn’t work and what we could change next

time.

89 Boardman Road, Canning Vale WA 6155 Tel : 08 9456 1144 Fax : 08 9456 1162

www.caladeniaps.wa.edu.au Edward.Nastasi@education.wa.edu.au

LOTE

Why do we learn LOTE?

Language learning is an essential skill for life in the 21st century. It helps us to broaden personal, social,

cultural and employment opportunities. In Term 3 this year, Languages Week was held on 6-12 August.

More than 240 languages and dialects are spoken in Western Australia today and Languages Week

provides an opportunity to explore and celebrate language learning.

At Caladenia Primary School, a group of students took this opportunity to take part in a speech

competition ‘Side by Side’ and an annual calligraphy competition hosted by Japanese Language Teachers Association of Western Australia.The Winners will be announced in October 2018. Good luck everyone!

School Safety

As part of our regular security review there have been some changes to the opening and closing of gates.

Every morning the gates will open at 8am and they are locked again after the siren is sounded. All

classrooms are opened at 8.15am to begin morning work. If you need to drop your children off any earlier

than 8am, please contact Helping Hands to discuss before school care arrangements. In the afternoon the

gates will be opened at 2.15pm. These changes do not affect the parents using Helping Hands before or

after school or those students accessing after school music lessons.

The purpose of this is to enhance the protective processes for your children before and after school. If you

have any questions then please contact the office on 9456 1144.

We thank you for your support in keeping your children safe at all times at Caladenia.

School Board, P&C and Community News

School Board News As an Independent Public School, Caladenia operates as a collaborative team with members comprising of

the Principal, staff, parents, community members and representation from a member of the P&C. The

School Board in partnership with the P&C work hard together to help build a strong community that

responds to student needs.

The Board is responsible for setting priorities and reviewing of school targets and standards for each year.

The Board’s decisions are in relation to financial budgeting and controls, school performance reviews and

policy making which includes the Caladenia School Dress Code. School Board members wear their badges

whilst in the school community and would welcome the opportunity to introduce themselves and chat to

you about the functions of the School Board.

89 Boardman Road, Canning Vale WA 6155 Tel : 08 9456 1144 Fax : 08 9456 1162

www.caladeniaps.wa.edu.au Edward.Nastasi@education.wa.edu.au

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School Banking

Fri 8.10am—8.30am

Helping Hands 0448 025 638

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Uniform Shop 9270 4669

Unit 3/9 Yampi Way, Willetton 6155

As a member of the School Board, it is very interesting to learn about the expertise of our teachers and

the amazing work of the Administrative team who work together with the school community to support

the learning and achievements of all students. They are to be commended for the work that they do for

our school.

Carole Veneris School Board Chair

School Banking

School Banking is open for all students from Kindy to year 6. This is a great

way to start children learning about money and how to save. If you would

like further information, please see details below where you can visit

Catharine.

Location: Jacaranda Block

Day: Friday

Time: 8.00 – 8.30a

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