Dear Parents, Students and Community Members KINDERGARTEN AND NEW PRE PRIMARY PARENT

MEETING 2018

The Kindergarten and New Pre Primary Parent meeting for 2018 parents will be held on Wednesday 15 November commencing at 9:00am in the school library. The morning is a general information session for parents. We look forward to formally welcoming the children and parents in 2018.

PARENT AND VOLUNTEER THANK YOU MORNING TEA

We would like to invite all parents and volunteers that have supported our school in some way this year. We would like to say thank you to you for your valuable contribution on Wednesday 22 November at 9:00 am in the school library. We hope you are available to attend.

YEAR 6 PLAY

Please add to your Term 4 planner:-

The Year 6 play ‘Gruffed Up’ will be performed on Wednesday 29 November commencing at 6:30 pm in the undercover area. Entry is free. Tickets are available at the school or on 93874536. Thank you to Mr Travis Taylor and the Year 6 children for the production.

2018 YEAR 1 PARENT MEETING

A meeting is arranged for parents whose child is entering Year 1 in 2018 for Friday 1 December at 2:30 pm in the school library. Please call into the office if you require directions to the library. The meeting is not a class meeting but a general welcome to parents. The meeting is aimed particularly for parents whose eldest child is entering Year 1. If you have any queries, please contact Ms Tomlinson.

2018 CONTRIBUTION AND CHARGES AND ITEMS FOR PERSONAL USE LIST (BOOKLISTS)

Accompanying the newsletter is the 2018 Contribution

and Charges list. This list was endorsed by the school

board at the Term 3 meeting. The contribution of $60 per

child is voluntary however your contribution assists the

school with the provision of particular programs for the

children in our school. Payment can be made at the front

office or through direct payment. The Items for Personal

Use 2018 lists (Booklist) have been sent home with the

children and are also available to parents on the school

website.

VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS 2017

Thank you very much to our parents that have paid their contributions of $60 per child this year. The contributions are used to support learning areas for the children as outlined in the schedule sent home to parents at the end of last year. To date the collection rate is 74%.

LAKE MONGER PRIMARY SCHOOL 26 Dodd Street, Wembley. Phone 9387 4536

Diane.Tomlinson@education.wa.edu.au www.lakemongerps.wa.edu.au

NEWSLETTER No 18 2017 14 November 2017

STUDENT COUNCIL 2018 In 2018 Lake Monger will have a student council comprising eight Year 6 students. The school captains will be selected by staff and announced at the end of this year. The six faction captain positions will be voted on by the children early in 2018. We look forward to working with the student council in 2018.

SEMESTER 2 REPORTS

It is not possible to provide parents with their child’s Semester 2 report prior to the advertised date of Tuesday 12 December. Reports for children finishing school before the end of the school year can be posted to their home address. Parents are most welcome to provide the office with an alternative address. Also parents can choose to have their child’s report held at the office until their return to school next year. Parents requiring two reports are asked to please advise their child’s classroom teacher.

SCHOOL START 2018

School commences for students on Wednesday 31 January 2018. If for any reason your child/ren is not returning to school on this date, it would be appreciated that a letter/ email is provided to Ms Tomlinson as soon as possible that includes the reason for the late start and the child’s return date to school. Thank you to our parents who have already attended to this matter.

NAPLAN 2018

At this point children in Years 3 and 5 at Lake Monger Primary School in 2018 will sit NAPLAN on line.

Year NAPLAN paper test peri-od

NAPLAN Online test window

2018 15 - 17 May 15 - 25 May

ASSEMBLY

Congratulations to the following children who received

awards at the assembly on Friday 3 November hosted by

Mrs Pam Taylor’s and Mr Rick Payne’s Year 2 class:

Reading Eggs Press certificates; Jurmed Tashi Year 3 Cassandra Cox Year 3 The next assembly will be held on Friday 17 November commencing at 8:40 am in the undercover area and hosted by Miss Pendray Harrison’s Year 3 class with the performance by the music extension group of ‘Rikki Tikki Tavi’ under the direction of Mrs Judith Haldane. Mrs Haldane has announced she is retiring at the end of this year and therefore this assembly will be Mrs Haldane’s final assembly at Lake Monger Primary School. Also at this assembly our school board chair Mr Kael Driscoll

will present the 2017 School Board report and First Aid

Focus will present information about snake bites.

WORK OF THE FORTNIGHT

FROM THE SCHOOL NURSE

SCHOOL BOARD PARENT MEMBERS 2018

Congratulations to Ms Lucy Hopkins, one year member and Ms Alexia Caraes, two year member for their successful nomination to the school board. Mr Kael Driscoll will continue as a parent member in 2018. The minutes of the school board meeting held on Wednesday 8 November will be available on the school website as soon as possible. A ‘hard’ copy will also be available to parents in the school board file kept in the front office. If you have any queries about the school board, please see one of the school board members.

PARENT/VOLUNTEER THANK YOU

Thank you to Mr Kael Driscoll for volunteering his time to be the DJ at the recently held P&C disco. Everyone that attended had a fabulous time.

Thank you very much to Mrs Pamela Van der Meulen for all her wonderful organisation of the recently held school disco.

ATTENDANCE

It is very important that children attend school every day that school is on unless they are sick. In this instance we ask that parents phone or email the school to advise that their child is away. School commences at 8:40 am and thank you to parents for ensuring that your child/ren are at school for the start of the day. If for any reason your child arrives after the siren we ask they come via the office to receive a late note. The parents of children in Kindergarten and Pre Primary can collect the late note from the office. Thank you to parents for your support.

CROSSING STREETS

Due to the number of busy streets that surround our school it is advisable when possible to cross the road with the cross walk attendant, the overhead bridge crossing or use the traffic lights making sure to look both ways and especially looking out for cars turning corners.

Sleep

School-aged children need 10 -11 hours sleep a night. Getting a good night’s sleep will help your child to be more settled, happy and ready for school, and will strengthen his/her immune system. Here are some sleep tips:

Have a bedtime routine – this will help your child wind

down from the day.

Keep the bedroom dark, cool and quiet - this will help

your child drift off easily. If anxieties or worries are keeping your child from relaxing, acknowledge the feelings and deal with it straight away or plan to sort the issue out in the morning after a good night’s sleep. Remember, medication is not the answer to children’s sleep problems.

Contact your local Community Health Nurse or Community Health Centre, Deb Aggett on 0417 851 497 for more information.

PRE-PRIMARY Tshering Choda Vedanth Chhetri

YEAR 1 Maj Uludong Scott Miller

YEAR 2 Ella Zaorski Yegzin Yetsho

YEAR 3 Izzy Workman Sangay Dolkar

YEAR 4 Karma Yeshey Madison Oliver

YEAR 5 Ella Cole

YEAR 6 Henil Patel Lien-Mai Aisbett Michael Dingsdale

EAL/D Zinzin Dorji Bansi Patel

Year Name For

PP Vishwa Brahmbhatt Ahanaf Mugdha

Baby Bear painting/writing Halloween weekend writ-ing

1 Rosie Driscoll Narrative writing

2 Yegzin Yetsho Ella Zaorski Recount writing

3 Sangay Dolkar Dylan Merk

Pin art

4 Madison Oliver Scott Sibly

Continuous pencil portrait Stained glass artwork

5 Dechen Denkar John Bracks “menswear”

6 Abdallah Shafiq Animal report

EALD Rigzang Syelden Wonderful recount

WATERWISE

Don’t waste water by hosing paths and driveways. Hoses can deliver up to 25 litres of water per minute.

COMING EVENTS

Wed 15 November 8:10am Breakfast Club Canteen 9:00am Kindergarten and new Pre Primary 2018 parent meeting Thurs 16 November 8:30 am School Banking Canteen Dance Farmyard on Wheels- Kindergarten Fri 17 November 8:40am Year 3 hosting assembly and Mr Kael Driscoll, School Board chair 2017 address, First Aid Focus – snake bites and music extension group’s performance of ‘Rikki, Tikki, Tavi.’ Mon 20 November Swimming lessons commence for Pre Primary - Year 6 children Tues 21 November 8:15 am Uniform shop Dance Wed 22 November 8:10 am Breakfast Club Canteen Last day for returning books etc. to the school library 9:00 am Parent and Volunteer Thank you morning tea 2:40 pm Staff meeting Thurs 23 November Canteen Dance Fri 24 November Churchlands Senior High School orientation day Year 7 2018 Mon 27 November Swimming lessons continue for Pre Primary - Year 6 children Kindergarten, Pre Primary and Year 1 transition program 5:00 pm P&C meeting Tues 28 November 8:15 am Uniform shop Dance NEWSLETTER Wed 29 November 8:10 am Breakfast club Canteen 2:40 pm Staff meeting 6:30 pm Year 6 play Thurs 30 November 8:30 am School banking Canteen Dance Fri 1 December Last day for swimming lessons Pre Primary – Year 6 2:30pm Y1 2018 Parent Meeting

BREAKFAST CLUB

Breakfast club for 2017 will finish on Wednesday 6 December with a special end of year breakfast including fresh fruit and some other treats.

SUNSMART

According to the Cancer Council of Australia, skin cancer is the most expensive cancer. In 2001, it was estimated that the treatment of non melanoma skin cancer cost $ 264 million and the treatment of melanoma was $30 million.

LIBRARY

Please be advised that due to a stocktake requirement all

borrowing from the library ceased on Friday 10 November. It

would be appreciated if all items borrowed from the library can

please be returned by Wednesday 22 November. The library

will remain opened before school on Tuesday and Friday and

at lunch time on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

P & C NEWS - DISCO

Thank you everyone for the great success of our Disco last Friday night.

$630 was raised from the door sales and $337 from canteen sales.

A big THANK YOU to our canteen volunteers Sue, Judy and Aileen for helping on the night also to Kael our fabulous DJ and our wonderful Staff Ms Tomlinson, Mr Payne, Ms Harrison and Ms Boswell. Thank you also to Mr Steve Baker for taking the money. Without their help the Disco wouldn't have happened. A great team effort which benefited the whole school community.

THANK YOU MOST IMPORTANTLY TO OUR STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED AND THEIR FAMILIES.

LUNCH ORDER SPECIALS

BEEF STIRFRY AND NOODLES

CHICKEN SATAY AND RICE

BEEF MEAT PIES

All reduced to $1 each while stocks last.

BICYCLE THIEVES Wembley Police Station would like to bring to your attention a recent increase in bicycle thefts from schools during normal school

attendance hours. Security footage has been received that shows a group of juveniles entering school grounds, in one instance jumping over a relatively high fence and utilising bolt cutters to cut the chain/steel cable locks securing the bicycle to the rack before lifting the bicycle over the fence and subsequently removing bicycles from the grounds. Security footage assists us in identifying who the offenders are however prevention is better than cure and any assistance to minimise further thefts is greatly appreciated. Students and parents could also be encouraged to utilise a Bicycle D-lock style padlock similar to the one pictured below as these appear to be more cut resistant than the steel chain or steel cable style of bicycle lock.

Bicycle D-Lock

COMMUNITY NEWS

We need children aged 4- 7 years Can you help?

Asthma is the most common chronic illness in children. It results in wheezing and is often associated with cough and/or shortness of breath during or after exercise. In young children, the diagnosis of exercise-induced asthma is difficult as the tests we normally use for adults are harder for young children to perform. Princess Margaret Hospital is a world leader in paediatric care and our researchers have explored newer tests that can be easily performed by children as young as 3 years. These new tests will assist doctors to diagnose and manage young children with suspected asthma. Our ability to continue our research and to help improve our understanding of asthma in young children relies on the generous assistance of Perth families. For this study, we are looking for families with children aged between 4 and 7 years old with a history of exercise-induced asthma symptoms (wheeze, cough and/or shortness of breath) in the past year to participate. This study, including all recruitment documents, has been approved by the Princess Margaret Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee and is completely voluntary.

Contact Rebecca Hii for more information—Rebecca Hii 9489 7818 or Rebecca.Hii@telethonkids.org.au

Enrol your children now in VacSwim swimming lessons during the summer school holidays. With swimming pools and beaches a part of the Western Australian lifestyle, ensuring your children learn how to swim and are safe in the water is a must for all families. Your children can join in the fun of learning to swim in lessons run at pools and open water venues across the State. VacSwim is for all children – from beginners through to advanced survival, rescue and resuscitation. Your children can learn to swim for just: $7.00 per child for a five day short program $13.00 per child for all other programs.

It's even cheaper if you have three or more children: $18.00 a family for a five day short program $35.00 a family for all other programs.

To find out more about VacSwim and to enrol online please visit education.wa.edu.au/swimming.

Weetbix Kids TRYathlon

Entries Open + New Location!

Weetbix along with Sanitarium and Triathlon Australia this year are excited to announce that the Weetbix Kids TRYathlon has moved location to Wordsworth Reserve in Inglewood! The new location is a fantastic incentive for those who were hesitant about swimming in the Swan River or not confident with Open Water Swimming. the 2018 event also sees the introduction of the Aquathlon to the line up of events, alongside individual Triathlon and Team Triathlon.

Date: 25th March, 2018

Register now and take advantage of the early bird pricing! https://registration.tryathlon.com.au/Home/Event/16