For Your Calendar

Friday 24 November

P & C Colour Fun Run Wednesday 29 November - Friday 1 December

Year 6 Camp Friday 1 December

A3 & A4 Assembly Monday 4 December

Student Leader & Faction Captain Breakfast

Wednesday 6 December

Big Day Out Kings Park Excursion - PP

Kindergarten Graduation Friday 8 December

Pre Primary - Year 6 Presentation Assembly

Monday 11 December

Graduation Ceremony

Year 6 Graduation Lunch

Reports and Assessment Folders sent home

Thursday 14 December

Students Last Day

1 Avoca Chase Baldivis WA 6171 T 9523 7500 E rivergums.ps@education.wa.edu.au

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0438 906 496

The uniform shop is situated in the covered

assembly area. Opening hours for 2017 are:

TUESDAY 1.30PM - 3.30PM

THURSDAY 8.15AM - 10.45AM

UNIFORM SHOP

Rivergums Newsletter Term 4 Week 7 2017

Kindergarten Parent Workshop

A big thank you to the large number of

parents who attended our two-hour

workshop on Tuesday. Parents and

students were taken through eight

rotations of activities run by our staff,

students from the Curtin University

Speech Pathology team and Sarah from

the Better Beginnings (City of Rockingham

Library Services) program. Items covered

during the rotations included healthy

eating at school, setting up and using

library resources to support reading, how

to help your child at home with reading

and oral language, fine motor and

numeracy skills as well as Fundamental

Movement Skills. Thank you for the great

feedback - it was obvious that parents

who attended found the workshop most

worthwhile.

Kindergarten Orientation

A number of our 2018 kindergarten

students arrived in A2 yesterday for their

orientation morning with mixed feelings -

some were beaming and ready to tackle

the days activities, whilst others were a

little more apprehensive. The tears faded

away once Miss Cray started the mat

session with a story that caught their

attention. Well done Miss Cray.

Year 6 Camp

Our Year 6 students will be attending

their end of year camp at Point Peron

Camp School. The camp is scheduled for

next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Activities have been selected based on

the age and abilities of our students.

These will include stand up paddle

boarding, mountain biking, beach games,

a rock climbing wall, rafting, archery and

orienteering. The aim of the camp is to

instil team building, self-confidence,

resilience and cooperation. I am sure our

students will have a fantastic time and it

will be a very memorable experience for

them.

Board Meeting

Our next School Board meeting will be

held on Tuesday 5th December with most

of the meeting focusing on our

Operational Planning for 2018 and

NAPLAN data analysis.

This term A6 and B1 have been learning about Australian animals. We have been working on a number of projects based around our new and exciting knowledge on Australian animals. Students have created PowerPoint presentations, animal reports, electronic books and dioramas for their favourite animal. We engaged with numerous Australian texts and imagery during shared and guided reading lessons. Year One students also reflected upon their Zoo Excursion they attended earlier in the year as a source of inspiration for discussions. It was great to see both classes working so cooperatively together to present an outstanding Australian animal tour. All students took such pride in their individual parts and assisted one another throughout the rehearsal process. Fantastic job A6 and B1!

Mrs Lindsay Reveley and Mrs Emily Brown

Classroom Teachers

Exploring Australia with A6 and B1

On Friday 10 November we held our Remembrance Day Assembly.

In the lead up to the day our students discussed the difference between ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day and participated in a number of activities with their class. Each Learning Block came together to create a wreath with flowers and shrubs kindly donated by our Rivergums Community, which were laid at the ceremony. In Art, all students made their own poppy and these were planted on the grassed area behind the flagpoles to create a field of poppies.

We were luck enough to have several distinguished guests in attendance and would like to thank: Warrant Officer Andrew Bertoncin Major Lyndon Jackson Lee Downham, Baldivis Ward Councillor Matt Whitfield, Baldivis Ward Councillor Rivergums Board Members Rachael Lemon, Rhys Pukehika and Jane Wilson

We were incredibly proud of our students’ conduct throughout the service.

Remembrance Day Service

Remembrance Day

-Lest We Forget-

I am going to war, it is my turn now

I’m in my clean but heavy uniform

I walk up to the ship with pride

I already miss my dear family so much

I run leaping over blood, corpses and landmines

Gunfire and explosions is all that I can hear

Nurses everywhere helping my injured mates

Ear-piercing screams echoing in my mind

My mates help me get through this horrible event

I know they will always have my back

They comfort me when I am tired and emotional

I’m grateful for my fellow soldiers

Written by John Samparada

Year 4

BASSA Athletics Carnival

Well done to our athletics team who finished runner up in the Division A BASSA (Baldivis Area School Sports Association) Athletics Carnival held at Tuart Rise Primary School on Friday 3rd November. The students’ pleasing efforts were matched by terrific behaviour and sportsmanship on the day.

Final Scores Overall Scores Team Games Tuart Rise 252 Tuart Rise 691 Rivergums 240 Rivergums 585 Baldivis 228 Baldivis 495

Individual Achievements Year 1 Boys Kane 3rd Overall Year 1 Girls Grace Champion Year 1 Girls Ariena 3rd Overall

Year 2 Boys Tanenui Champion Year 2 Girls Nancy 3rd Overall Year 2 Girls Kaylee 3rd Overall

Year 3 Boys Campbell Champion Year 3 Girls Ashlee Runner Up

Year 4 Boys Adrian Champion Year 4 Girls Kealy Champion

Year 5 Boys Jayden Champion Year 5 Girls Holly-Anne Runner Up

Year 6 Boys Matt 3rd Overall Year 6 Girls Rileigh Runner Up Benedict Runner Up BASSA Spring Carnival A pleasing effort from all of our teams at last Friday’s Spring Carnival.

Final results Sofcrosse 1st Place (retaining the shield from 2016) Boys Basketball 3rd Place Girls Basketball 5th Place Handball 5th Place

Great feedback was received from each team’s coaches on the students behaviour, endeavour and respect for the umpires and opposition teams on the day. Runners Club The final Runners Club run for 2017 will be held on Thursday 30 November. Certificates for regular runners over the year, including the announcement for the Rivergums Runners Honour Board will be made at the final assembly on Friday 1st December. Sporting Schools Term 4 With thanks to Sporting Schools Australia funding we have been supplied with four table tennis tables plus equipment. Students from Years 4 - 6 will be given the opportunity to learn some new skills and the game in the last weeks of this term.

Sports Chat

Merit Certificates

Ela A3 Gracey A3

Noah A4 Tarni-Lee A4

Sariyah A5 Bei-Leigh A5

Kyus A6 Tait A6

Thomas B1 Krystle-Anne B1

Oliver B2 Bianca B2

Szabina B3 Liam B3

Tidus B4 Blake B4

Harmony C1 Nathan C1

Max C2 Samreet C2

April C3 Zachary C3

Mikylah C4 Ruby C4

Nashitha D1 Helam D1

Ashlee D3 Corey D3

Billy D4 Jayden D4

Matilda E1 Ava E1

Lee E2 Malachi E2

Aimee E3

Maddison E4

Music A5 Phys Ed B2

Art A5 Health B1

Congratulations

This past week our school choir enjoyed an incursion with the Safety Bay Senior High School Band. We thoroughly enjoyed the event and thank all of the Safety Bay Senior High School Band students for coming along to show us their performance prowess. In Week 9 our school choir are looking forward to singing for the Year 6’s at the Presentation Assembly and we welcome choir families to attend. In class we are learning body percussion, that being the use of our bodies as an instrument. It is an extremely accessible instrument, costs nothing and can be used in a variety of ways. It is a great format for internalising fundamental music concepts such ash rhythm, beat and tempo. Ask your child for a demonstration! Musical regards, Mr Henry Atkinson Performing Arts Specialist Teacher

Music Notes

Hello Rivergums Community,

P & C GENERAL MEETING Our next General P & C Meeting is to held on Friday 1st

December (Week 8) at 1:45 pm. Please note that it is

crucial that we have at least 10 people attending in

order to pass a vote to get our canteen up and

running. This meeting is open to all parents and

caregivers. Don’t forget to bring $1 if you are not

already a financial member. Your attendance is really

important to our school.

CANTEEN DONATIONS Congratulations to Lorraine Brown on being appointed

as our Canteen Co-Ordinator. She is very deserving of

this position and with the ongoing support of her

committee our canteen will soon be in full operation.

CANTEEN DONATIONS Our Canteen Committee is seeking donations/

contributions for our canteen. Below is a list of items

that are needed. Any assistance would be greatly

appreciated. Items can be dropped into our admin

office (new items only).

Plastic containers for food storage.

Knives

Plastic chopping boards - yellow, brown, white

or green

Appliances - sandwich press, grill plate, popcorn

machine, microwave

Colanders

Utensils - tongs, spatula, egg flip, whisk

Oven trays

Salad spinner

Measuring jugs, cups and spoons

Kitchen Scales

Cling wrap, foil and baking paper

CANTEEN LUNCH ORDERS Recess and Lunch orders will be available from the

canteen from Monday 27th November and every

Monday until 11th December . It is PRE-ORDER ONLY,

meal slips will be given to your children by their

teacher. Parents can return their completed meal slips

with the money (in a sealed bag/envelope) to the P & C

mail box located in the Administration office, before

9am Monday mornings.

RECESS: Small bag of popcorn 50c

Muffin $1.00

Cheesie Roll $1.00 (half long roll with tomato passata sauce and melted cheese).

LUNCH: Hot Dog with Juice or Water $4.00

SCHOOL UNIFORM HAIR ACCESSORIES ‘Ponytails and Fairytales’ hair accessories are now

available to purchase. A display stand and order forms

are in the Administration Office. Orders received by

Friday afternoon each week will be available for

collection the following Tuesday from 2:30-3:00 pm in

the office. Orders are prepaid cash only at this stage.

This may change depending on popularity.

TREASURER’S NOTE Thank you to all parents for returning your money and

sponsorship booklets on time for our Colour Fun Run.

A final figure of funds raised will be published in the

Week 9 newsletter. We hope all participants have a

fantastic, colourful afternoon!

P & C News

Volunteer Thank

You Morning Tea