Atwell Primary Newsletter

Dates to Remember

Tuesday 27th March Yr 1-6 Assembly (LA12)

Friday 30th March Good Friday

Monday 2nd April Easter Monday

Tuesday 3rd April Easter Tuesday

Thursday 5th April Act Belong Commit Day

23rd March 2018

Issue 4 •Government House Choir

• ANZAC Day Ceremony

• Halogen Young Leaders Day

• Positive Parenting Program

• Easter Raffle

• Chaplains Chat

Update from the Principal’s Desk

Dear Parents and Carers,

I’m extremely proud of our Atwell school

choir. On Tuesday 20th March they per-

formed for Her Excellency the Honoura-

ble Kerry Sanderson, Governor of West-

ern Australia at the Government House

Ballroom. Ms Ewers and our 55 singers

were amazing. The singing sounded

wonderful, particularly with the ballroom

acoustics, with every dignitary and guest

warmly acknowledging our group of

young students. They even got to have

afternoon tea and a group photo with

the Governor after the event. This is the

first time I have had the pleasure of ac-

companying a school choir to Govern-

ment House and I’m glad it was with

Atwell. It was a special experience for

everyone, which we won’t forget. Well

done and thank you Ms Cook ,Ms Ewers

and our sensational Atwell Choir!

Tuesday was a big day because we also

celebrated Harmony Day at our school

assembly. LA 8, Year 2 did a terrific job

reminding us of the importance of the

day and gave us tips on how we should

all get along with one another. It was

great to see the class and others wear-

ing orange –the harmony colour.

Talking with our School: Relationships

A strong relationship between the home

and the school plays a very important

part in your child’s education.

We can not overestimate the critical role

parents play in successful learning: par-

ents contribute greatly to their child’s

development and are among the most

important influences in the way in which

the child approaches learning.

Teachers are responsible for the more

formal aspects of children’s learning,

and successful teaching builds on the

home experiences of the child. This is

most effective where there is an active

partnership with parents.

Two-way communication is a critical fac-

tor in the partnership between parents

and the school. Where a partnership

exists, it is easier for parents to feel confi-

dent about the teaching and learning

taking place in the classroom and to

resolve problems that may emerge.

A new pamphlet created for Atwell par-

ents and carers to assist them with infor-

mation when talking to the school is now

available on the school’s web page, or

you can pick up a hard copy from the

office.

Stephen Doherty

Principal

“Parents contribute

greatly to their child’s

development and are

among the most im-

portant influences on

the way in which the

child approaches

learning”

Atwell Primary School ● 160 Lydon Blvd, Atwell, WA 6164 ● Ph: (08) 9414 5017 ● email: atwell.ps@education.wa.edu.au

HONOUR CERTIFICATE RECIPIENTS

LA1 Year 1 Thurston Dohnt

LA2 Year 1 Maya Ghazal

LA3 Year 1 Alexia Mellings

LA3.1 Year 1 Ethan Mayieka

LA4 Year 1 Sebastian Walker

LA5 Year 2 Mason de Jesus

LA6 Year 2 Caitlin Gobby

LA7 Year 2 Sarry Le

LA8 Year 2 Eden Cross

LA9 Year 6 Joe Salman

LA10 Year 6 Maz Barcello-White

LA11 Year 6 Lincoln Kemp

LA12 Year 6 Sienna Rankin

LA13 Year 4 Reese Beams

LA14 Year 4 Joshua Speedie

LA15 Year 5 Kaitlyn Birss

LA15 Year 5 Paul Mathew

LA16 Year 4 Rose Wu

LA17 Year 4 Nadia Shorten

LA18 Year 5 Daniel Martin

LA19 Year 5 Jye Webster

LA20 Year 5 Alyssa Deliu

LA21 Year 3 Kimberley Palermo

LA22 Year 3 Matilda Green

LA23 Year 3 Juliana Kolevski

LA24 Year 3 Jaap Sandhu

LA25 Year 2/3 Max White

Congratulations to the following students who received honour certificates.

Assembly News - Tuesday 13th March

Atwell Primary School Newsletter Issue 13 Page 2

Today’s assembly was presented by Mrs Allpike’s,

LA14 Year 5 class. Congratulations, fantastic as-

sembly item about forces which includes pushes

and pulls. Excellent demonstrations of the different

forces and how they effect the world. These young

scientists explained about force and how it is meas-

ured in newtons. Miss Miller attended from Atwell

College to present certificates to the students who

participated in the ACZE Program term 4 last year.

HONOUR CERTIFICATE RECIPIENTS

LA1 Year 1 Rohan Dahal

LA2 Year 1 Ava King

LA2 Year 1 Anaru Mahia

LA3 Year 1 Harry Morrison

LA3.1 Year 1 Alexa Fransico

LA5 Year 2 Fletcher Pike

LA6 Year 2 Rhys Fatai

LA7 Year 1 Ben Wharton

LA9 Year 6 Raydyn MacDonald

LA9 Year 6 Bree Shepherd

LA11 Year 6 Charlotte Hywood

Assembly News - Tuesday 20th March

Atwell Primary School Newsletter Issue 13 Page 3

Today’s assembly was pre-

sented by Mrs Finch’s, LA8,

Year 2 class. Congratula-

tions on an amazing as-

sembly item about; whoev-

er you are and wherever

you are, always together as

one. This week is Harmony

Week and the LA 8 song

reminded us all of how we

should treat each other .

Enjoy a wonderful orange

Harmony Day.

LA14 Year 4 Kai Parkinson

LA16 Year 4 Shivom Maru

LA17 Year 4 Zac Marangon

LA18 Year 5 Madison Olofsen

LA19 Year 5 Jasmyn Black

LA20 Year 5 Kaitlyn Comley

LA21 Year 3 William Porter

LA22 Year 3 Matilda Walton

LA24 Year 3 Ethan Canaleja

LA25 Year 2/3 Dasha Santiago

Congratulations to the following students who received honour certificates.

Atwell Primary School Newsletter Issue 13 Page 4

Government House Choir Day

On Tuesday the 20th of March, fifty five, year 4,5,6 students from our school choir performed at Govern-

ment House at the Commonwealth Youth Harmony Day. The students sang two songs and delighted

the Governor of Western Australia, Her Excellency the Honourable Kerry Sanderson AC with their talent.

There were three other extraordinary items on the program, Penrhos String Orchestra, Hampton Senior

High School Gifted and Talented Dance students and Scotch College Pipe Band, who will be playing at

the 2018 Edinburgh Tattoo.

Atwell Primary School Choir students made us all proud, they were focused, well behaved and coped

so professionally with the venue and the situation. A great credit to all the hard work Mrs Cook has

achieved with the choir over the years and a joy for me to work with.

Congratulations Atwell Choir, this is just the beginning of the year!

Lots more “shimmy’s” to come!

Grateful thanks to all staff for their support.

Jackie Ewers

Music Specialist

Atwell Primary School Newsletter Issue 13 Page 5

ANZAC Service 2018

Our ANZAC Service 2018 will be held Friday 13th April, Week 11,

Term 1 for students in Years1 – 6. Parents and Community members

are invited to attend and join us for the ANZAC ceremony. We also

extend an invitation to those Atwell students in Years 1 – 6 who are

members of Scouts, Guides or similar organisations to wear their

particular association uniform for the day. The memorial service will commence at 9.00am

in the school hall and conclude around 9.40am. Parents and Community members are wel-

come to join us in the hall after the service for morning tea.

Halogen Young Leaders Day 2018

On Friday March 9, the school leadership team – Faction Captains and Student Councillors – as

well as Mr Jones and Mr Smith attended the 2018 Halogen Young Leader’s Day held at the

Perth Convention Centre. There was an exciting line up of speakers including John Coutis who

was just inspirational, Dr Fiona Wood an amazing person with incredible goals, Andrew Embley

former Eagles Vice Captain and Rick Ardon Channel Seven News reader . They spoke to us

about leadership and the impact it has had on their lives. They also emphasised the important

aspects of leadership and how we can contribute to the success of an activity through individu-

al or team leadership. Self- belief, ambition, energy, effort and enthusiasm are all key aspects to

achieving goals. It was an exciting day including the train trip, enjoyed by all.

Dogs On Grounds

A friendly reminder that dogs are not permitted on school grounds. We would

appreciate your co-operation in this matter.

Atwell Primary School Newsletter Issue 13 Page 6

Pre-Primary

Star of the Week

Week 7

PP 1 Max Herring-Giles PP 2 Ivy Kernahan

PP 3 Rainsford Gasque PP 4 Oskar Huang

Week 8

PP 1 Sienna Harris PP 2 Layla Debnam

PP 3 Sophie Li PP 4 Elena Ulloa

Positive Parenting Program

Last week we hosted a Triple P seminar presented by our School Community Health Nurse, Karen

and her colleague Maron from the Department of Health WA. We had a room full of parents who

were eager to hear about the positive approach to parenting. The seminar acknowledges that at

times being a parent can be demanding and exhausting but it also recognised the great work

parents already do. Triple P is a

well researched program that has

been developed to support par-

ents in guiding their children to be-

come happy, healthy and confi-

dent individuals. Thank you to all of

the parents who attended as well

as our Community Health Nurses.

We are hoping to offer the Triple

P workshops and if you are interest-

ed please feel free to contact the

front office for more details.

Atwell Primary School Newsletter Issue 13 Page 7

Easter Raffle

Our Easter Raffle stall will be open Monday to Wednesday next week from

8am until 8.45am in front of the billabong, to be drawn at 8.45am on

Wednesday 28th. You've got to be in it to win it!

We’d like to say a huge thank you to the businesses and personally con-

tributing parents for their donations. These fantastic prizes are all because

of you!

Our appreciation goes to:

Aussie Home Loans Cockburn

Field Conveyancing

Ultimate Promotions

Citrus Indian Restaurant

Opulent Artistry

Glamour Nail Bar

Mad About Bows

My Sister’s Shortbread

Chaplains Chat

Nature

Hot air rises!

It’s a law of nature from the beginning of time “stuff” has happened to people, bad things happen to

good people, bad things happen to bad people, same as good stuff happens to both good and bad

people.

Nature sometimes put on a storm or phenomenon that doesn’t work well with our infrastructure, as people,

we have given too much faith in our technology and government. We have become accustomed to our

happiness being tied to our clothing, food, suburb or belongings.

Once upon a time we used to be ready or expectant for “stuff” to happen. Often our painful emotion

from the event is not necessarily due to the event but our perception it shouldn’t have happened in the

first place. We used to know that storms would come but we would get through with the help of family

and friends.

I’m not sure when or where we started thinking these adverse events are no longer applicable.

Maybe we could go back to the basics, where we accept that adversity is going to come in one form or

another - our thinking needs to align with that of an overcomer, as we do get through each situation, be-

cause to-date you have a 100% success rate of coming out the other side or at least working through it.

If we could change our thinking from nothing will happen because we live in the 21st century to well “stuff”

does happen so let’s prepare for it so when or if it comes we are not taken off guard and fall into a seem-

ingly endless pit of despair.

So come join me on this amazing adventure called life.

Till next time

Shayne