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Friday 07th April 2017 Issue 5
IMPORTANT DATES
Mon 24th April - School Development Day - Staff only. No Students attend.
Tues 25th April - Anzac Day Public Holiday. School Closed.
Wed 26th April - 1st day of Term 2 for students
Wed 03rd May - Assembly hosted by student councilors
Tues 09th May - Mothers Day Afternoon Tea 2pm Kindy Blue
Fri 12th May – Mothers Day Afternoon Tea 2pm Kindy Green
Harmony Day celebrations at Osborne PS just keep getting better each year. Parents, Students, Staff, all looked wonderful in their colourful outfits. Teachers had some great activities for students
on the day such as Hands Around the World, Henna Tattoos, Global Music, Games Around the World, Bee bots Around the World, and Friendship Bands. If you don’t know what a Bee bot is, your child will be able to tell you! Thank you so much to the many parents who provided such a wonderful array of food choices for lunch, and to those parents who helped with the activities, and in the serving of lunch. Thank you to Mrs Stasev for organising this event and we are sure you will agree she did a great job.
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Bicycle Education The Year Four class has now completed its four week Bicycle Education Program. It was a fantastic program and thanks to Mrs McAuliffe for applying for the funds to be able to participate in such a great activity. Keep up the riding at home with your child, as practice makes perfect! The picture below shows how popular the school bike rack was on a Friday during Bike Education. Hopefully learning these skills will enable the students to ride to school more often, which will benefit not only the environment, but also their health and fitness.
Music Award - Grammy Award Year 4
Pre Primary Noah C and La’Shay S Margie A
Year 1 Elsie K and Lachlan T Dorian G
Year 2 Alex A and Sebastien D Sidh R
Year 3 Cruz H and Hebun O Pratiksha G
Year 4 Tony H and Angelina B Karan S
Year 5/6 Kareena C and Reetha P Maniha T
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Helpers from TAFE Last week we had a crew of gardening helpers from North Metropolitan TAFE, Leederville Campus. It was great to have their help, as a group of people can get through a lot of gardening and ‘brightening up’ tasks very quickly. All their hard work has helped to make our school environment even nicer. Amongst the jobs tackled, there was lots of painting, laying some slabs, and digging trenches in preparation for reticulating the garden along Albert Street at the front of the school. We love having groups such as this come out to lend a hand at Osborne P.S.
KINDY CLASS REPORT
The end of the term sees us finishing with a Black and White Boat construction and Boat race.
We were able to use the skills we have been learning over the term such as using sticky tape, threading
pipe cleaners and making decisions on how best to make our boat stay afloat. We decorated the
boats with black and white sticky dots ~ using our fine motor skills to peel off the stickers. We
then launched our boats in the Kindy water trolley and used wind power to race our friend’s boat. The last day of term allowed for some fun Easter celebrations with the making of bunny
masks and the collage of a huge egg picture. In the afternoon we went on a walk around the
school looking for evidence of the Easter Bunny! We didn’t find him but luckily he left us a little
basket of treats to share with everyone! Wishing you all a happy and safe holidays!
PRE-PRIMARY REPORT
There was a lot of celebrating in Pre-Primary this week. We all enjoyed Harmony Day, lots of
fun was had during activities and we all looked amazing in our traditional costumes. In History we have been learning that, all around the world; at different times of the year, there are people celebrating different
things, including Easter. We had a visitor during the week and they left behind an Easter gift for all the
children. We celebrated Autism Acceptance Month by wearing the colour blue on Tuesday (see above for a
special report.) We had discussions about embracing our differences and how we all have areas of strength
and areas where we are not so strong. As a part of Science this term we have been exploring different types of scientists to inspire the children's inquiry skills. The children have learnt about Paleontologists. They got
to dig for fossils, engage in dinosaur mini worlds and make their very own fossils. We had a roaring time!
Lastly, we would like to thank Miss C (Julia) for assisting the children and helping run activities in class for
the last two weeks, we wish you the best of luck on your next practicum placements. We wish everyone a
safe and happy holiday!
Osborne PS proudly wore their blue clothing on Tuesday in support of Autism Acceptance and Awareness. Autism Awareness Week is a time to come together to share an understanding of what autism is and how people with autism see the world around them. It is a time for us to celebrate everyone’s talents and special skills, as well as similarities and differences. Thank you to all staff and students that participated.
YEAR 1 CLASS REPORT
Harmony Day was a wonderful experience for the children who enjoyed participating in activities from around
the world. Easter is upon us and the children have made Easter baskets and written a procedure on how to
make them. The students have now completed their Literature Studies on the stories of Edward the Emu and Edwina the Emu by Sheena Knowles and Rob Clement.
Wishing all class members a happy Easter Holiday and school holidays.
YEAR 2 CLASS REPORT
We have had wonderful term in Year 2. The children all settled in really well and are very familiar with the class
routines. The highlights of this term included swimming lessons, making fairy bread, cutting up different foods
into fractions and learning poetry with Miss Pittard. We also had a fantastic time last Thursday at Harmony Day
and it was so lovely to see everyone dressing up in their traditional clothes. This week we continued looking at time and identifying a quarter past and a quarter to the hour on an analogue
clock. We also stated identifying common and proper nouns and adjectives in sentences which we found very
interesting. We hope everyone has a happy and safe holiday and look forward to seeing you all again next term.
YEAR 3 CLASS REPORT
Fee Fi Fo Fum, we have been reading the story of Jack and the Beanstalk! We have drawn what we think the
giant looks like, read a funny version and looked at Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives in the book. We have also
started designing an egg container for Jack and the Giant’s ‘golden egg delivery service’. This container must help our golden egg survive a drop of two different heights. This will be made in Week 1 of Term 2 so you have
plenty of time to find some materials for your children to bring in. All making and testing will be done at school.
A design of your child’s egg container will be sent home along with their suggested materials. We can’t wait to
find out which designs help the eggs survive their fall!
In Maths we are conducting surveys and finding a lot of interesting things about our classmates. We have been looking at reading Tables, Tallies and Graphs.
Many thanks to Jodie Scott, Shalini Singh, Nayna Patel,
Joanne Samardali, Sarah Kalebic, Tahlea Young, Geita Baire, Vaishali Ramola, Grace Y and Adam Littlewood who gave up
their time to help out with henna designs during Harmony Day. We really appreciate your time and support. Most of the school got one of your lovely designs!
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YEAR 4 CLASS REPORT
The students have had a very full term and will be glad of a well-earned rest. On Monday, we had a guest
speaker from the Constitutional Centre of Western Australia give a very informative talk about Rules and Laws
as part of our HASS studies. We finished the 2nd Gear Introduction session from Let’s Ride on Friday, bringing
the four weeks of intensive instruction on bikes and bicycle safety to a close. The children finished the session with a triathlon race which involved the three sports, swimming, running and riding, to showcase their
skills. We say good bye and good luck to Karan S who is moving interstate. We will miss you at Osborne PS and
wish you all the best in your new school.
YEAR 5/6 CLASS REPORT
What a busy term!! Earlier this week, Jacquie, from The Constitutional Centre, took our class for an incursion
on Democracy. We participated in a few group activities and finished with a quiz. Jacquie was very impressed
with how much we already knew about the origins of democracy and the values that underpin democracy in Australia.
We have completed our ANZAC poems. They are quite moving – Mrs. Cashion even had a tear in her eye when
reading them.
Our poems are on display in our classroom. You are welcome to come and have a look.
We have started presenting our four minute speeches. The speeches we have heard so far have set a very high
standard. The rest of the class will be presenting early Term 2. Parents please take the time to listen to your child’s speech over the holidays. The more they practice the better their speeches will be.
MATHS QUIZ RESULTS
Please remember to only ask your parents’ help with reading. Work out the answers by yourself. Younger
children are not expected to be able to solve the harder questions! There is no quiz over the holidays.
Answers Quiz 2: 1. B 2. E 4 hundredths 3. D 3200+100+60+4 4. $150 5. C 5 6. -7°C Congratulations Winners! Please collect a prize from Ms Lane before the end of term.
2 Correct: Anisha (yr 2) & Rogier (yr 1)
3 Correct: Koby, Moset & Guntas (yr 2); Faith (yr 3)
4 Correct: Cleo, Joshua (yr 3) & Isabelle (yr 1)
5 Correct: Purva (yr 5), Aryamaan (yr 4) & Makayla (yr 2)
6 Correct: Denver (yr 5)
P & C NEWS
Annual General Meeting 2017
Thank you to everyone who came along to our Annual General Meeting last week. It was lovely to have your
company and input on the night.
At the meeting our Office Bearers for 2017 were elected and I would like to introduce them to you.
President – Sarah Aitken
Vice President – Minette Wycoco Secretary – Amanda Dyson
Treasurer – Brian Burnell
While the office bearer positions have been filled it is very important to remember that a successful P&C is one
that has support from the whole school community and your contribution is always welcome. Please consider
attending the next meeting and filling in and returning a ‘2 Hour Vower’ form so your valuable skills and time can count.
Visit our Website at www.osborneps.wa.edu.au.
Next Meeting - Tuesday 16th May 2017, 7pm in the School Library.
The agenda will be posted on the school notice board prior to the meeting. We aim to keep our meetings within one hour and in a relaxed atmosphere.
Book Fair is coming!!
Our next Book Fair will be on 29th May – 31st May, ‘Bookaneer- Where Books are Treasured’ which is very
exciting! We are looking for volunteers to help with the selling of books in the morning and afternoon, it is an easy job. As an incentive to volunteer, Our Library Officer Suzanne Bates, has assembled a Scholastic prize
bag which will be raffled off among our Book Fair Helpers including a $20 Book Fair voucher. Please contact
Suzanne on [email protected] or call into the library on Mondays and Tuesdays to offer
your assistance. Why not bring a friend too – it is always more fun with company. P.S there will be a
colouring competition for the whole school too, you could win a Book Fair voucher!!
Getting the Messages Out!
It has been great to hear from so many of you wanting to help out and our ‘Useful Helpers’ list is growing.
Thank you to everyone who has offered their time. The best way to know what is happening in our P&C is to
come to the meetings
Please keep an eye on the notice board between Rooms 7 & 8 as it is so central and will display information about upcoming events and meetings, as well as contact details for when you are ready to help.
Wishing you all a safe holiday,
Sarah Aitken
President Mobile : 0424 480 400 Email : [email protected]
COMMUNITY NEWS
LFCC Lions Soccer Season 2017 29th April-23rd September Games held on Saturday’s between 9:30 and 11:00 am
Girls and Boys 5 – 12 years welcome
Takari Primary School Oval, 5 Rickman Street Balcatta
Registration $30 per child per term
Contact Elisha Cassidy 0449 649 544
Living Faith Community Church
Holiday Basketball Camp!!
All Junior Basketballer's and aspiring Basketballers...come
and join us for an experience like no other!! With Skill Sessions; Educational Games; Fitness & Wellbeing; Game
Play; and LOADS OF FUN!!!! Be quick registrations are
filling up quickly!!
When: Monday April 10th - Thursday April 13th
Time: 9am - 3pm
Where: Perth College; 31 Lawley Crescent, Mt Lawley. First 10 Registrations from Osborne Primary School get
a discount
Enquiries and Registrations call
Steph Jones 0405141027
Anna Sykes 0402552733 Or email: [email protected]
