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Faction Carnival A BIG thank you to all Edgewater students for the way you competed during our Faction Carnival held
last term. You did not let the rain stop you from having a good time and your behaviour was fantastic.
Thank you also to all the parents and friends who attended. You helped provide a magnificent
atmosphere on the day.
Thank you to the teachers who helped prepare the students - great team spirit was evident.
Well done to Batavia the winning faction. You all gave your best and were justly rewarded. The final
points tally was: Batavia 812 / Challenger 763 / Parmelia 758 / Leeuwin 711
Congratulations to our Champions:
Jordan / Kirsten / Charlie / Monique / Tyler / Chelsea / Noah / Maisy
Our students are currently training for the Interschool Athletics Carnival. This will be held at the Arena
Joondalup on Thursday 30 May. Please come along and help support the students. I hope to see many
of you there.
Russ Grey
PE Specialist
Edgewater Primary School Issue 6
16 May 2013
76 Treetop Avenue Edgewater 6027 Email: [email protected]
Phone: [08] 9405 4007 Fax: [08] 9405 3700 Website: www.edgewaterps.wa.edu.au
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Principal’s Comment Welcome back to Term 2.
We are now into the second week of this term and for all Year 3, 5 and 7 students across Australia this week is a
significant time as they undertake NAPLAN testing.
The national Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual assessment using national tests
in Reading, Writing, Language Conventions (Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation) and Numeracy.
NAPLAN results provide an important measure of how Australian students are performing in literacy and
numeracy, but it must be remembered that NAPLAN test results are just one measure that teachers and school
staff use to make judgements about the performance of students in our school. Teachers also collect a range of
other assessment data throughout the year to assist them in planning appropriately for each child’s needs.
Later this year a NAPLAN report will be issued to parents of children in Years 3, 5, and 7. We will keep parents
updated as to when they can expect reports to be sent home.
Last year a survey was given out to all parents to complete seeking information about how they viewed the school
and how they would like to see it move forward into the future. Thank you to those parents who responded. Your
feedback, together with that of staff and students, has been carefully considered over a period of time.
Overall, the school is seen as a good school with a significant number of successes which should be celebrated and
clearly articulated both within and to the broader community.
The school community suggested ways to build on these successes and to enable them to be maintained. Several
key messages were:
The school community needs to collectively agree on what it wants to achieve in the future and that this needs to
be reflected in an inspirational vision that is apparent in classrooms, and
The school should find ways to effectively use all members of the community (students, staff and parents) in
significant leadership roles in the school.
Moving forward I will be working hard to make both suggestions a reality. Other suggestions can be viewed in the
2012 Edgewater Primary School Annual Report which will soon be published on the school website.
At this stage, the Edgewater Primary School Council members and staff have considered a vision for the future and
taken into account feedback given by parents and students. In coming weeks we will be requesting further input
so that we can move forward with renewed purpose. Stay tuned.
Julie Tombs
Principal
Upcoming Events
Assembly
Aussie of the Month Year 5
Rhyme Time Story Time 9:00-9:30am
Friday 17 May
Interschool Thursday 30 May
Professional Development Day—Students do not attend school Friday 31 May
Western Australia Day Public Holiday Monday 3 June
NAPLAN Testing Tues 14-Thurs 16 May
P&C Meeting - 7:30pm Monday 27 May
Rhyme Time Story Time will be held every Friday in Term 2 from 9:00-9:30am - All welcome
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Chaplain’s Message To Students Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Welcome back for another term. I hope your
holidays were relaxing and enjoyable. I thought I
would just point out two courses being run by
Relationships Australia in the next month. The first
course is Raising Girls for Dads on May 22 and the
second course is Raising Teenage Boys for Mums on
June 12. The course cost is $25.00 per person and
runs from 6:30 – 9pm. Both courses are at the
Joondalup office of Relationships Australia which is
at Lotteries House, corner Davidson Tce and Boas
Ave. If you are interested in booking a spot call
Relationships Australia on 1300 364 277.
Joel
2013 SCHOOL TERMS Term 1 - Monday 4 February - Friday 19 April
Term 2 - Monday 6 May - Friday 5 July
Term 3 - Monday 22 July - Friday 27 September
Term 4 - Monday 14 October - Thursday 19 December
2013 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS Term 1 - Friday 1 March
Term 2 - Friday 31 May
Term 3 - Monday 19 August
Term 4 - Friday 1 November
Uniform Shop Open on Monday 8:30-9:15am
Student Contact & Medical Information Parents are reminded to keep the school updated
with contact details and student medical information
Australian Mobile Recycling The school is collecting unused mobile phones which are recycled
by Australian Mobile Recycling.
All phones are recycled for reuse which means
they are refurbished for resale. Each handset
is restored to factory condition and all sim card
and memory cards are destroyed. Phones that
are beyond repair are broken down into their
constituent parts and recycled by Australian
licensed recyclers.
Phones can be left in the library in the box provided.
The school collects $3 per phone [in any condition] which is used
to purchase resources for our students.
Scholastic Book Club
Orders close on
Wednesday 22 May
Woodworker Wanted We are looking for a handy dad,
mum or grandad, etc who could
make wooden road signs that can
be used in our junior play area.
Please see Mrs Abbott in the Art
Room.
Voluntary Contributions
If you are to pay your Voluntary Contributions, or if you wish to put additional funds into your child’s account,
please do so by either calling personally at the office or making an online payment:
BSB 016261 Account 340968448
Remember, if you pay accounts online you must email [email protected]. If you are
unsure whether you have paid an account or not, please check with the office.
The winners for the raffle are -
1. Isabella [Rm 2] who has a $45.00 credit in her account
2. Danni [Rm 7] who has a $40.00 credit in her account.
Thank you to Mrs Todd for drawing the winning numbers.
Thank you to the School Council and P&C for approving the raffle prizes this year. To everyone who has
paid their school contributions so far, a big thank you. I am hoping to organise more draws later on in the
year, with the major one being the booklists for the 2014 school year.
Kathy’s tips—If you have an iphone or ipad use the calendar app to remind you about upcoming events at
school.
Kathy Dean - Registrar
Check the school website for update information
www.edgewaterps.wa.edu.au
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ANTIQUE FAIR
Monday 27 May until Saturday 1 June
Currambine Central - Cnr Marmion & Shenton Avenues Currambine
Please visit us with all your valuables and for a gold coin donation our Antiques Specialist
will give you a valuation and offer advice as needed.
All monies raised over the week - Currambine Central have kindly offered to donate to the
Edgewater Primary School 30th Anniversary fund.
Belridge SHS OPEN DAY - Wednesday 29 May 2013
Parents of students at neighbouring primary schools are invited to attend an Open Day at Belridge SHS on
Wednesday 29 May 2013. Guided tours will be conducted at 9am and 12.30pm. View our state of the art
facilities, our specialist programs (Cricket and Fashion & Design), our students engaged in their educational
programs and the day to day operation of the school. A morning tea will follow the 9am tour where parents
can meet the Administration team and other senior staff.
Kindy Mothers’ Day To celebrate Mothers’ Day the kindy
children in Red and Blue Groups
performed a dramatisation of a story,
“The Seeds That Wanted To Grow”,
followed by a song. The children then
pampered their mums by giving them a
hand massage and manicure. Treats of
heart biscuits, cards and presents were
then served as well as lots of hugs and
kisses.
Mrs Rose
Class Teacher
ANZAC Ceremony Another very successful and moving memorial service
was held on the last day of Term 1.
Our thanks and appreciation goes out to our ‘Adopt A
Diggers’, Mr Ken Privilege and Mr Alec Newby who
were able to join us for the service. We were
privileged to have two guest speakers, Flight
Lieutenant Sarah McCormick and Mr Darren Young,
who spoke on their perspective and role during ANZAC
Day. Thank you to Mrs Faye Lund and her husband
Geoff [Scouts Australia] and Peter Harrison [past
student] for their contribution to the service . This
memorable day concluded with a lovely morning tea in
the library.
School Website
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