Newsletter 24 July 2018

Issue 10

Tuesday 31 July Interschool Cross Country - Brentwood PS Room 8 - Apple Store Wednesday 1 August Takarazuka City Students Visit Thursday 2 August Uniform Shop Open EduDance - Rms 13,15 & 16 Shogi Semester 2 Competition Monday 6 August P&C Meeting - 7.15pm Tuesday 7 August Year 5 Camp Assembly - Room 2 Wednesday 8 August Year 5 Camp School Board Meeting - 7.15pm

Principal’s Message Semester 1 Reports

1

Honour Certificate Winners Cross Country Carnival

2

Celebrating Room 19 3

Year 4 York Excursion 4

Athletes Foot Donation Chaplain’s Corner

5

Japanese Comp Worm Wizz for Sale P&C News

6

Uniform Shop Hours OSHClub News Community News

7

Inside this issue:

www.ardrossps.wa.edu.au

Principal’s Message MOTIVATE - EDUCATE - CELEBRATE

Welcome back to Term 3 of 2018. I hope you had the opportunity to sit with your child and discuss their school report. This is a wonderful time for them to be reflective on their learning and set goals for the remainder of the year. BUSINESS PLAN 2018-2020 Developed in partnership between the Ardross Primary School staff and our School Board, Ardross Primary School’s Business Plan 2018-2020 is the guiding document that will provide direction for all

decisions, structures, profiles and resourcing in our school. It also provides the foci and strategic priorities for our school’s on-going self-reflection processes. We have identified 4 core pillars that define the educational outcomes for all students:

• High Quality Teaching & Learning

• Positive Collaborations & Partnerships

• Social & Physical Sustainability

• Strong Governance & Leadership

COMMUNITY CAFÉ I invite you to come along to a Community Café in the school Library on Wednesday, 15 August at 7.00pm. Together we will walk through the Business Plan and discuss how we can work together to ensure the best possible outcomes for all students.

You are able to view the Ardross Primary School Business Plan 2018 – 2020 on our school website or visit one of the classrooms where it will be displayed. If you would like a hard copy of the plan please ask at our reception. STUDENT ATTENDANCE Going to school every day is the single most important part of your child’s education. Students learn new things at school every day – missing school puts them behind. If students miss school regularly, they miss out on learning the fundamental skills that will set them up for success in the later years of school.

There is no safe number of days for missing school – each day a student misses can put them behind, and can affect their educational outcomes. Attendance patterns are established early – a child who regularly misses days in kindergarten or in the early years of school will often continue to miss classes in the later years. It’s vital that students come to school every day – even in Kindergarten.

Did you know that if your child misses 3 weeks of school per year they will have missed half a year of school by the end of year 6?

Thank you to our fabulous parents who get their child/children to school every day and who trust us and support us in doing the most important job of all - educating the students in our care.

Have a great fortnight. Sue Mikkelsen-Taylor

Principal

SEMESTER 1 REPORTS Each family should have received an email containing a link to access your child’s Semester 1 report. This link will only be active for a couple more days, so if you would like a copy of your child’s report, please ensure that you have downloaded and saved / printed it by this WEDNESDAY, 25 JULY. If you have not received an email, please contact the school to confirm your email address.

Robert Marshall Deputy Principal

CROSS COUNTRY CARNIVAL We had a wonderful Cross Country Carnival at the end of Term Two. All of the students had the opportunity to show their improvement and add points to their faction! It was a beautiful morning with the weather threatening, but never raining! The faction captains were working very hard throughout the day, making sure the runners were adequately stretched and prepared for the course - some of them running a little bit extra to encourage some younger students who found the course challenging. A big thank you to all of the parent volunteers who came out to help marshal the race, as we could not have done it without you! Woolworths made another generous donation of fruit for our runners and, as they came through the finish line, many of them enjoyed a healthy snack.

While the younger years were excited to come out and show their stuff, possibly for the first time, one of the major highlights was the Year Six race. It was incredibly special to see almost all of the students and teachers out on the oval cheering on those students completing their last race at Ardross. The faction cheers were fantastic, but it was quite common to see students from all of the factions cheering each other on. Thank you to all of the teachers who helped during fitness sessions and also on the day with scoring, places and organisation.

Here are the results for the 2018 Ardross Faction Cross Country Carnival:

Hannah Brown PhysEd Teacher

HONOUR CERTIFICATE WINNERS

At the assembly held today the winners were:

Room 20 Morgan F, Sebastian L. Room 7 Murray S, Amelia T, Geoffrey T.

Room 19 Joel E, Tiana E, Lucia V. Room 6 Eu Jin C, Filip J, Chloe M, Matthew P.

Room 17 Bardia B, Maja S, Isaac Y. Room 5 Seraphina U, William W.

Room 16 Ryan E, Sarita Z. Room 4 Keiran M, Rose T, Jerome T.

Room 15 Eason G, Harlan J. Room 3 Mitchell B, Annie H, Xavier T.

Room 13 Julia A, Sarah P, Lauren S, Daniel S. Room 2 Kenneth C, Jasmine E.

Room 9 Heewon K, Jamie R. Room 1 Matthew C, Julian K, Rory T.

Room 8 Alison C, Jasmine C, Insung M, Lewis R. Library Chamieka B, Elizabeth K.

Year 1 Girls Year 2 Girls Year 3 Girls

1st Saina D 1st Anica P 1st Eva H

2nd Ina M 2nd Heidi P 2nd Lyla D

3rd Saige D 3rd Neela C 3rd Amelia I

4th Hailey B 4th Estelle S 4th Holly B

Year 1 Boys Year 2 Boys Year 3 Boys

1st Quilan C 1st Tate J 1st Liam B

2nd Max L 2nd Brodie W 2nd Keiran M

3rd Jamie R 3rd Tunc E 3rd Jordan H

4th Edward D 4th Luca S 4th Izaek B

Year 4 Girls Year 5 Girls Year 6 Girls

1st Macey H 1st Emily H 1st Zoe C

2nd Kiana P 2nd Mirai I 2nd Sienna M

3rd Sophie M 3rd Amanda K 3rd Ciana H

4th Irina P 4th Graciella M 4th Kaitlyn H

Year 4 Boys Year 5 Boys Year 6 Boys

1st Zack A 1st Liam M 1st Dylan S

2nd Marcus M 2nd Jye F 2nd Joel E

3rd Finnean C 3rd Ido R 3rd Myles M

4th Callum B 4th Christopher W 4th Ezekiel E

CELEBRATING LEARNING - ROOM 19

Term 2 was a busy term for Room 19. We learnt all about healthy cooking with Mr Crosswell and made meals from scratch using lots of different herbs and spices. We did 8 sessions of Yoga Zoo with Michelle and learnt how to use yoga poses for mindfulness and relaxation. Mr Hoyle, our School Chaplain, began the BUZZ program with us. This program helps us to think socially and foster positive relationships. We also had lots of fun planting with our Year 2 buddies. During week 8, it was our turn to host the assembly and we celebrated 50 years of BTN by doing our very own version. We are looking forward to an exciting second semester.

YEAR 4 - YORK EXCURSION

Yesterday our Year 4's boarded an early bus to travel to York to learn about its history and visit the motor museum and courthouse. They enjoyed wandering through the holding cells and acting out a scene in the courthouse, from the book 'Midnite', based on the experiences of Moondyne Joe. It was then off to Quellington Farm to plant 600 seedlings (our highest number of seedlings planted to date) in order to reduce salinity and the rising water table. After a long day, there were a few sleepy heads on the bus on the way home. It was a fabulous experience for the students and we would like to thank Mrs Treloar, Mrs Klaver, Miss Brown, Mrs Stenton, Mrs Bishop, Mrs Ellery, Mr Ivers and Mr Gentle for organising such a wonderful day.

ATHLETES FOOT DONATION Thank you to Athletes Foot (Garden City) for donating $150 to our school from sales of customers who have mentioned our school when making a purchase. Any sale that mentions APS, Athletes Foot will donate us a percentage from that sale. So, if you need new shoes head to Athletes Foot and please don’t forget to mention our school.

CHAPLAIN’S CORNER ‘GRATITUDE - PART 1’

Some of our staff were pleasantly ambushed last week with 'letters of gratitude' from Year 6 students. The letters were written and personally delivered and were an opportunity for the students to express various things they were grateful for and to thank the adults in the school for what they do.

Beautiful, right? So, for the next few newsletters, we're going to talk all things gratitude. And what a better way to start than to hand the microphone (or, keyboard...) to some of our Year 6 students to hear from them what it's all about. WHAT IS GRATITUDE? It's the way that you repay people for them being kind and generous to you. It makes you feel good and it makes them feel better and lets them know that what they do makes a difference.

Both people get a benefit; the person you are showing gratitude to will be thankful for the feedback and probably be more likely to do those things again in the future. HOW DO WE SHOW GRATITUDE TO PEOPLE OR FOR OUR EXPERIENCES? If someone does something for me, I try to do something for them, or at least say something nice. You could 'make a memory' about the places you are grateful for. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? You need to be grateful for the things you have. Not everyone has the same opportunities as you. It's important to acknowledge the things around you – for example the environment around us, we need to respect it and be kind to it and not use it up.

Plus, you don't need everything that you want – you can live a simple and happy life. Things don't need to be big or fancy or expensive, they won't make you happy. And that can get in the way of gratitude and stop you from appreciating the things you already have.

A 'want' and a 'need' are two different things; what you need is something that you can't live without, but what you 'want' might not be essential. WHAT ARE YOU GUYS GRATEFUL FOR? Friends, family, pets, our environment, the safe society we live in. We should be grateful for going to school; even the bits of school that we don't absolutely love. (Thanks BJ, Zeik and Amelia for your insights.)

A great way to start making space for gratitude is having a brief family moment to list one or two things you're each grateful for from each day. It might be as simple as your favourite sandwich for lunch (cheese and vegemite!) or a sunny patch at recess for some oval time. But ... more on this next newsletter. And for a great read, try 'The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley' by Colin Thompson.

Nathan Hoyle Chaplain

2018 JAPANESE COMPETITITON INFORMATION

There are many Japanese competition opportunities this term! Students are encouraged to enter. Please refer to the flyer that is emailed with this newsletter. Ganbatte! [good luck]

ROOM 17 - WORM WIZZ Room 17 have been looking after the school’s worm farm and now have Worm Wizz available for you to purchase. Worm Wizz is an excellent fertiliser for your plants as it is a natural product, rich in nutrients and good for the environment. A 2 litre bottle of Worm Wizz can be purchased from outside Room 17 before school for $2.00.

Glenn Hill Class Teacher

P&C NEWS

MAGGIE DENT IS BOOKED - 5 SEPTEMBER 2018 The P&C are very excited to let everyone know that Maggie Dent is booked and tickets can be bought now. Please see the flyer emailed with this newsletter for all booking details.

ENTERTAINMENT BOOK http://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/833r95 Please click on the link above to PLACE YOUR ORDERS TODAY or you can call Marie Ainsworth on 0421 000 506 or Paul Crawshaw can be emailed on carwash@y7mail.com. We need to sell 40 more books and digital memberships so an incentive we also have a $100 dinner voucher for the Como Hotel – purchase a book to go into the draw – winner to be announced soon.

COLES SPORT FOR SCHOOLS order has been placed with an incredible 54,000 vouchers redeemed. Miss Hannah Brown was able to order : Flag Bunting, Cold compress, Pump, Skipping rope, Storage bracket, Coach magnet board, Whistle, Hurdles, Stepping stones, Spot numbers, Soft balls, Bean bags, 3 legged race set, Large dice and PVC ball set. THANK YOU to all of the children and family’s for collecting so many vouchers from Coles and supporting the school and for Cindy Webster for co-ordinating the fundraiser.

CROSS COUNTRY on 20 June 2018 was a huge success!!! Congratulations to all the students that competed on the day – it was a wonderful event. A massive thank you to Woolworths Garden City, who kindly donated a piece of fruit for every child to enjoy after they completed their race. Please show your support by shopping at Woolworths Garden City. BUNNINGS MELVILLE SAUSAGE SIZZLE - SUNDAY, 1 JULY 2018 RAISED $1,377.95 Thank you to the many amazing volunteers who donated their time to help the school. Tony Bader was the BBQ King for the whole day – arriving at 7.00am and finishing well after 5.00pm. A big thank you to Dahlia Beitmanas, Ho Family, Robyn and Tom Eade, Sue Mikkelsen, Kelly Siebel, Webster Family, Angela Tooker and Margaret Ruane. This was a wonderful event to be a part of and in particular the students from Ardross Primary School, past and present, that came down to help out on the day. Young Tom Eade was an amazing help to Tony on the BBQ and Kieran H and Mekhi W were our key raffle ticket sellers. A great family day, which raised a lot of money for our school at the same time.

INSPIRATIONAL TEACHER I stood at the finish line with lots of other parents, teachers and students to cheer on the runners as they crossed the finish line. My day turned from fantastic to incredible when we all spotted Mr Hill, running with a student who needed that extra bit of encouragement to finish the race. Without fuss or attention he ran and inspired us all. Well done Mr Hill we are so lucky to have you at our school.

SAVE THE DATE - FATHERS’ DAY STALL 31 AUGUST 2018 – details to follow

Next P&C MEETING - will be held in the staff room on Monday, 6 August 2018, everyone is welcome.

Smile and the whole world will smile with you… Marie Ainsworth

P&C President

Ardross Primary School would like to thank our sponsors for their support of the school. We encourage all parents to use their services where feasible.

Paul Evensen

Associate Director Realmark Applecross

OSHCLUB NEWS Enrolling your child in OSHClub is easy and free. All you need to do is complete an enrolment form online at www.oshclub.com.au where you will have the option of booking as either a permanent or casual user. Once your child is enrolled you then have the comfort and reassurance of knowing that your child/children will be cared for in a safe, fun and friendly environment.

Val Maiorana Program Coordinator

Next term Keyed Up Music will be teaching keyboard lessons on Tuesday after school. Lessons start from $17.50 for a group lesson of 4 people, $18.10 for a group lesson of 3 people, $22.55 for a shared lesson and $33.00 for an individual lesson. If you are interested please ring Therese on 1300 366 243 or enrol at www.keyedupmusic.com.au/enrolment-form.

Perth Goju Karate teaches karate classes in your local area. A special offer for the school’s students -

4 WEEKS FREE beginners karate lessons!

Classes are held after school and are a great way for children of all ages to learn self-defense in a fun and safe environment. We also teach classes for teens and adults at night and they are fantastic for fitness,

wellbeing and of course, self-defense.

Classes continue over the school holidays (with a short break over the Christmas period) which makes it perfect for the kids who are looking to try something on the holidays. Karate has many benefits which include

confidence, respect, discipline and fitness.

Call now to take advantage of this 4 week trial. Sensei Johnny Moran - 0402 830 402 .

Thankyou to Woolworths Garden City for their ongoing support

UNIFORM SHOP 2018 2 August 2018 8.30am - 9.15am 16 August 2018 8.30am - 9.15am