From the Principal TERM 1 2020 - batemanps.wa.edu.au

Bateman Primary School, Bartling Crescent, Bateman WA 6150 T: 08 9332 7300 F: 08 9310 8801 E: [email protected] www.batemanps.wa.edu.au

From the Principal Welcome back to all of our families who are joining us for 2020 and our 50

th

Anniversary celebra�ons at Bateman Primary. I’m s�ll not sure what happened to

2019 and our 6 or 7 weeks of holidays but I can report that all of our students and

staff have returned happy and enthusias�c for the new school year. 2020 is going to

be another year of great teaching in the heart of our community.

We currently have 347 students a+ending Bateman Primary if we include the 11 who

are currently staying home because they recently travelled to China. If we don’t

count the new Kindy students, we have approximately 30 new children across the

school and I would like to welcome them all to the Bateman community.

As well as new students we have a few new staff members. We welcome Olivia Xu

who will be teaching Mandarin. Welcome back Carolyn Richer who will be teaching

Science in 2020 and an�cipate the return of Teresa Loveland who will share the 2/3

class with Wayne Moseley.

The Early Childhood team are very happy to have the increased security around their

playground for the safety of the children and of the equipment. Although the project

wasn’t finished quite on �me, it will be a huge benefit for all in that area and has

been a project of the team for a while. I can assure all families that there are

absolutely no plans from us or the Department to fence the rest of the school.

Our 50th

Anniversary will see a number of small celebra�ons spread across the year.

While our focus will always be on the academic and social/emo�onal growth of each

child it is important that they are aware of the history around them and how

Bateman Primary is at the centre of our suburb.

Our first celebra�on will be on Friday 27 March and will be an assembly where we

officially open our Bush Tucker Track, celebrate all things Bateman and hear from

one or two people who have been associated with the school over the years. More

informa�on will be available as the term progresses.

As well as our always informa�ve Parent Evening on 19 February, we have a number

of major events during the term of which you need to be aware. We will have school

photos for all students (and staff), swimming trials and carnivals for Year 4 – 6

students and swimming lessons for PP – Year 6 students and a number of incursions

to keep the students engaged and entertained.

This Monday evening will be the first mee�ng of our P&C Associa�on in the U�lity

Room at 7pm. This is a great opportunity to come along and meet other parents and

hear about some of the P&C projects for 2020. Our P&C do an amazing amount to

support the school and its students and your comments and feedback is always

valued.

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TERM 1 2020

7 February

Student Leaders Assembly

10 February

P&C Mee�ng @ 7pm

12 February

Cyber Safety Incursion Yr 5/6

17 February

School Board Mee�ng

19 February

Parent Informa�on Night

21 February

Assembly Yr 5/6

P&C Sundowner

28 February

Assembly

3 March

Yr 4-6 Swimming Trials

4 March

School Photos

12 March

YR 4-6 Swimming Carnival

16 March

STEAM Day

P&C Mee�ng/AGM 7pm

30 March

Swimming Lessons commence

PP-6 (30 Mar-9 Apr)

8 April

Interschool Swimming

PD Dates for 2020

Term 2:

Friday 29 May

Term 3:

Monday 20 July

Term 4:

Monday 2 November

Issue No 1

6 February 2020

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Zuludesk BYOD Setup 2020

As we’re star�ng school for 2020, you may be wondering what steps need to be taken in order to get your child’s

iPad set up with Zuludesk for the BYOD program this year. If your child has previously had the Zuludesk profile

installed by us and it was not removed over the holidays, they can simply bring it back to school and it should work

as it did last year. However, we do ask that any iPads s�ll on IOS 12 be updated to IOS 13 as we’re no longer

suppor�ng IOS 12 or lower.

If your child is bringing a new iPad to school this year that has not previously been set up by us, we ask that you

ensure the following steps have been taken before bringing it to school for the Zuludesk BYOD setup. This will

ensure a smooth process to transi�on it from a home iPad to a BYOD iPad. Please note that the iPad will be wiped

of all data as part of this process.]

• The iPad has been backed up to iCloud (very important if you’d like to keep any data)

• Any passcodes or fingerprint scanner locks have been disabled

• Screen Time is not enabled

• Any iCloud accounts have been logged off from the device

Once the iPad has been set up with Zuludesk, the iPad is then able to be brought to school and used in the

classroom as part of our curriculum. The iPad can freely be used at home as a regular iPad, but Zuludesk will ensure

that it will only have the same apps and func�onality as our shared iPads while at school.

If your child’s iPad needs to be set up for our BYOD program, we will be able to set it up for you at a date specific to

your child’s classroom. These dates will be announced to all classrooms at a later date. We will be star�ng the

process by seNng up BYOD iPads for pre-primary students on Tuesday the 18th

of February. From there, we will be

working our way through every class up to the year 5/6 classes.

If your child does not submit their iPad on the specified date or if an iPad needs to be set up aPer this date, the

students may bring their iPads to school to be set up on any given Tuesday or Wednesday aPer the BYOD setup

process has been completed for all classes.

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From the Principal…...cont

Our first School Board mee�ng will be held on the following Monday and I would like to welcome Wendy Mobley,

Jordan Cleghorn and Sonja Katnich as new members for 2020. Our Board do a fantas�c job in ensuring good

governance of the school and have been amazing in coordina�ng parent, student and teacher input in the

development of our new Business Plan.

Thank You to each and every one of you who sent your child along to school this week beau�fully presented, happy

and recep�ve to learning, well equipped and with lovely manners. They are a wonderful group to work with and I

know staff are an�cipa�ng a great 2020. If I don’t see you before, I’ll see you at our Welcome Sundowner on 21

March.



Next week the following forms will be sent home to all families:

Student Update Forms 1 per student

Confiden�al Declara�on 1 per family

BYOD and Computer Acceptable Use

Agreement Form (Pre-Primary—Year 6) 1 per student (New format)

Student Medical Condi�ons Form Individual students—only if required

and

Statement of Account 1 per student

Please complete forms as soon as possible and return to the office in the appropriate box by Friday 21 February,

2020.

Student Medical Informa<on The school is currently reviewing all of the medical informa�on to ensure we have the most current informa�on.

To assist us with this, some forms will be sent home to parents of students who have medical condi�ons,

reques�ng up to date informa�on.

It would be appreciated if the forms could be filled in and signed by the doctor before being returned to Cath Parry

as soon as possible.

Also, if during the year, your child requires any kind of medica�on to be taken during school hours, a form is

required to be completed (available from the school office) and provided to the school.

Your assistance with this will be greatly appreciated. If you have any queries, please contact the Deputy Principal,

Cath Parry.

School Forms and Statement of Account Le=ers

Please note that if you need to come to the school for any reason (other than an assembly), you should always

a+end the school office and sign in on our PASSTAB system.

Early Pick-up:

If you are picking up a student early for an appointment or any other reason, a STUDENT LEAVE PASS slip is

required to be completed and taken to the teacher. A student cannot be released from class without a slip.

Late to school:

Students arriving at school late (any �me aPer 9.00am) must a+end the office and sign in on PASSTAB. The

Passtab slip is then given to the teacher.

Absentees:

If your child is going to be away from school you must advise the school. Our preferred method is via the online

absentee form on our school website. It can be found under the quick link of Forms. Alterna�vely you can no�fy

us using the Skoolbag App or email the school. Or you may chose to hand write or email your own note to the

class teacher.

School Visits / Early Pick-Up / Late to School / Absentees



Instrumental Music School Services (IMSS) & Choir

Welcome back to school for 2020! We have a massive year lined up in the Music department and I can’t wait to see

how the students grow as musicians and performers over the coming year.

Instrumental Music School Services (IMSS)

Instrumental Music lessons will commence for all IMSS students next week (Week 2). Lesson days and �mes are as

follows:

Violin/Viola Tuesdays in the Music Room (individual �mes displayed on the Music Room door)

Double Bass Mondays 12:00-12:30pm in the P&C Room

Brass Wednesdays in the Music Room (Year 6 9.50am, Year 5 10.20am)

Clarinet Tuesdays in the P&C Room (Year 5 9.20am, Year 6 9.50am)

Cello TBA

If you have any ques�ons please come see Ms Wood in the Music Room Wednesday-Friday or email

savannah.wood@educa�on.wa.edu.au.

Choir 2020

This year Choir will be divided into a Junior Choir (Years 3/4) and a Senior Choir (Years 5/6). No audi�on will be

required to join. Students need to be aware that Choir is a commitment and they will be expected to par�cipate in

all rehearsals and performances for the dura�on of the year. Senior Choir members will also be required to

contribute $20 later in the year to help cover our excursion to the One Big Voice Massed Choir Fes�val on 28

August 2020.

Senior Choir will meet on Wednesdays 7:45-8:15am and Junior Choir will meet from 8:15-8:45am. Forms will be

sent home to all students in Years 3-6 in Week 2 and rehearsals will begin in Week 5. Students will not be permi+ed

to a+end choir without returning a signed form.

Wakakirri 2020

Wakakirri par�cipa�on forms will be sent home in Week 2 and rehearsals will begin in Week 6. All students from

Years 4-6 are invited to par�cipate. Rehearsals this year will take place on Thursdays aPer school from 3:00-4:00pm

in the undercover area. Par�cipa�ng students will be expected to a+end all rehearsals, as well as our performance

in early August. More informa�on regarding dates, costs and responsibili�es will be included with the par�cipa�on

forms.

This is a �mely reminder that there are students in the school who have a nut allergy – all nuts. This means that if

they comes into contact with nuts directly or someone who has been handling a nut product, they will suffer a

severe reac�on - anaphylaxis.

With this in mind, we have put a number of strategies into place in the classroom which includes washing of hands

aPer each break, ensuring students only eat their food and limi�ng contact between students at ea�ng �mes.

We would also like to ask that considera�on be taken when making your child’s lunch to limit the number of nut

products in the classroom. Your considera�on in this ma+er would be greatly appreciated. If you have any

queries, please don’t hesitate to contact us at school.

Bateman Primary School is an Allergy Aware School



Language

2020 Year of the Rat Colouring/Poster/Family Lantern Compe<<on

鼠鼠鼠鼠年年年年涂涂涂涂色／海色／海色／海色／海报／做报／做报／做报／做灯灯灯灯笼笼笼笼比比比比赛赛赛赛 To celebrate 2020 Chinese Lunar New Year, the Year of the Rat (鼠年)，

Perth Southern Chinese Language Hub will run the annual “Year of the Rat”

Colouring, Poster and Family Lantern Art Compe��on.

Theme: 鼠年快乐! (Happy Year of the Rat)

鼠年大吉! (All the best for the Year of the Rat)

The Colouring: only for Year 1 – Year 2

Students from Year 1 to Year 2 will complete the colouring sheet of the Year of the Rat. The template will be given

by the Chinese teacher.

The Poster：：：

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Students from Year 3-6 will design their own Chinese New Year poster with the theme phrase: 鼠年快乐／鼠年大

吉. It is expected that the artwork will reflect the meaning of the phrase and their understanding of Chinese New

Year. Decora�ons with s�ckers and stamps etc. are allowed. No loose gli+er please. The poster should not be larger

than A3 size. Please follow the teacher’s specific instruc�ons for each year level before star�ng.

What to write and draw?

The poster should reflect the student’s understanding of the Chinese New Year celebra�on. Students can write any

words or phrases or draw anything related to the tradi�on of celebra�ng Chinese New Year, especially the Year of

the Rat.

Family Lantern Making: - this is a compe<<on for families of all year levels. One entry per family

The lantern can be any shape and design. It should reflect the Chinese New Year celebra�on and the Lantern

Fes�val (the 15th day of the Chinese New Year celebra�on). Please be crea�ve! Crea�vity and originality will be the

two main selec�on criteria.

Judging Criteria:

Crea�vity & originality: All the colouring and poster entries submi+ed must be original and is from the student’s

own crea�on. Online research and references are allowed. Lantern entries can be students and family combined

effort.

Content: Entries should have some reflec�on of the culture and tradi�on of Chinese New Year celebra�ons. For

example; the use of colours red and gold and the symbols, styles and pa+erns of Chinese New Year decora�ons.

Students are encouraged to incorporate their knowledge of China, Chinese culture and Chinese New Year into their

work.

Presenta�on: Entries will be assessed on its overall impression of crea�vity and originality. Correct wri�ng of

Chinese characters and Pinyin, the use of colours / images and its appropriateness to the theme of Chinese New

Year are important.

Entry Form: All entries must have completed entry form a+ached to the back of the colouring sheets, the posters

or the lanterns. Please ask the Chinese teacher for the entry form.

Prizes: 1st, 2nd, 3rdprizes and Cer�ficates of Excellence will be awarded to each Year level category. The

winners will receive prizes and cer�ficates at the assembly and some works from the winning students will be

displayed at school and local libraries.

Entry due to your Chinese teacher by Monday, 24 February 2020


Welcome Sundowner 2020 – Friday 21 February 5.00-8.00pm

Please save the date. We hope to see many families at this event to celebrate the beginning of the new school

year. Please bring a picnic dinner, drinks, chairs/picnic rug and come and catch up with the other Bateman families

and teachers from the school. So come along and enjoy a great family night out! Watch this space for more

details.

Chicken Coop

A big thank you to the Stafford and Koyd family for volunteering their �me and doing a great job looking aPer the

chooks over the school holidays.

Lunch Order Informa<on

Bull Creek Primary School Canteen and Subway lunch orders are delivered to Bateman Primary.

• Bull Creek Primary School Canteen – Wednesdays Only

Bull Creek Canteen provide online ordering only for our Bateman Primary Wednesday Lunch Orders. To use this

service, you must set up a QuickCliq account. A flyer containing informa�on about how to setup and ac�vate your

QuickCliq account is available at the front office or the school website under ‘P&C/Lunch Order Informa�on’. The

cut-off �me for online orders is 9:15am Wednesday mornings.

• Subway – Fridays Only

Subway lunch orders are available on Friday’s only. Orders must be placed in the Black Box (located next to the

lost and found basket) by 8:45am on the day of order. Subway order envelopes are available from the front admin

office. Where-ever possible, please refrain from using superseded Subway order envelopes or plain hand-wri+en

envelopes.

When comple�ng Friday Subway order envelopes, please ensure you:

• Include student Full Name (First and Surname)

• Include room number

• Neatly �ck required boxes

• Select items that are listed only – please do not add extra items

• Include correct money, as change will not be given

• Ensure envelope is well sealed to prevent small coins from falling out.

Subway and Drink Order Form op�ons are detailed below:

Wednesday Lunch Orders – A Reminder to Students Collec<ng Lunch Orders

Students, when collec�ng your lunch orders from the class baskets at the undercover area, please make sure you

collect the correct items. Please check the name and collect the correct drink as noted on your order form. If

any assistance is needed, please check with the Parent Helper on duty.

Type: Choose One $9 Foot Long (White Bread), $6 Six Inch (White Bread), $6 Salad Plate

Meat: Choose One Chicken, Ham, Tuna, Beef

Salad: Please Tick Cheese, Le+uce, Tomato, Pickles, Carrot, Cucumber

Sauce: Choose One BBQ, Tomato, Mayonnaise, Honey Mustard

Drink: Choose One Apple Juice, Orange Juice, Tropical Juice, Water


P&C News


Ice-Creams, Icypoles, Juice Boxes for Sale – Friday Lunch<me

Ice-creams, Icypoles and Juice Boxes will be on sale during Term 1 on Fridays at lunch�me in the P&C U�lity Room

(for children in years 1 – 6).

• Lifesavers Icy Poles $2

• Frozen Yoghurt (Mango or Strawberry) $2

• Billabong (Chocolate or Rainbow) $1.50

• Quelch Icy Poles 50c

• Juice Box (Just Juice brand: Apple/Orange/Paradise Punch) $1

Vacant Posi<on – P&C Fun Events Coordinator(s)

If you have a knack for making things happen (what parent doesn’t), like organising events and enjoy seeing your

plans come together, we would love to have you on our team! During the course of the school year, your P&C

runs, promotes, coordinates a number of events and projects (usually one or two events per term). We need you,

the ‘Oracle’, to oversee and ensure your merry band of helpful, passionate parent

helpers are doing the right things at the right �me, so things run oh so smoothly. Full

training and support provided. If you are interested in a posi�on and would like know

more, please contact Glenn Beauchamp (P&C President) 0411 116 966, Mike Baldwin

(P&C Vice President) 0406 666 567 or come along to one of our P&C mee�ngs.

Class Representa<ves for 2020

The P&C are looking for two volunteering parents (preferably one for each year group) from each class to be a class

representa�ves in 2020. Having class representa�ve helps provide a point of contact for parents, class teacher and

the P&C. Class Representa�ves du�es simply involve…

1. Compiling a ‘Class Friendship List’ (with Child’s Name, Year, Parent/s Name and Contact Number), emailing the

list to class parents only and keeping it up to date to help build social networks – this is par�cularly helpful for

new parents to the school, arranging playdates, party invita�ons etc.

2. (Op�onal) Organise class social events or ac�vi�es like coffee mornings, dinners, end of year celebra�ons etc.

The School Newsle+er, Skoolbag, Website, P&C Facebook Page and direct correspondence from the Class Teacher

will always be the form of communica�on to parents with what’s happening in the classroom, in and around the

school, fundraising ini�a�ves and upcoming social events etc and not via the Class Reps.

Class Reps are not to be used or help other parents express concern about their own children. This should be done

directly between the parents themselves and the teacher. Class Reps do not have to be part of the P&C and are

not required to a+end P&C mee�ngs – although you are most welcome to a+end.

Please advise your classroom teacher or Kathy Stafford at [email protected] of your interest by 19

February so that a ‘Class Rep Informa�on Pack’ containing templates, forms, class lis�ng etc can be forwarded to

you.

Next P&C Annual General Mee<ng (AGM) - Monday 16 March 2020 – All Welcome

Each year, parents and members of the community work together on a variety of fundraising ini�a�ves

and projects around the school to benefit your child’s educa�on experience. You can support the school

by volunteering a few hours a months with things ideally matched to your skills and exper�se.

To comply with Western Australian Council of State School Organisa�on Inc. (WACSSO) requirements, the AGM

must be held between 31 December 2019 and 30 April 2020, and held only once per year.

All posi�ons on the P&C are declared vacant during the AGM for elec�on and vo�ng, with new P&C members

commencing their role in Week 7/8, February 2020.


P&C News...cont...


When: Monday, 16 March 2020 at 7pm (drinks and nibbles provided)

Where: P&C U�lity Room/Uniform Shop

P&C Posi<ons: Refer table below

All current P&C members are encouraged to a+end the AGM to vote and/or nominate for vacant posi�ons. If you

are unable to a+end the mee�ng, please contact Glenn on 0411 116 966 or [email protected] if you wish

to nominate for a posi�on or would like to know more informa�on about a posi�on.

Next P&C Mee<ng - Monday 10 February 2020

The next P&C mee�ng will be on Monday, 10 February 2020 at 7.00pm in the U�lity Room. Come along, get

involved, everyone welcome. Drinks and nibbles provided.

Grounds and Gardens - volunteers and helpers wanted! (Mee<ng Sunday 16 February 5pm)

We are looking to have an informal get together at the school bush tucker-indigenous educa�on reserve of anyone

in the school community that would like to volunteer this year and be involved with the grounds and gardens team.

So come on down Sunday 16 February at 5.00pm and chat with Ali about how you can get involved and the projects

and plans we have in the pipeline this year. Whether you have 10 minutes each semester or a lot more �me it

doesn’t ma+er, all are welcome in our push to make the school grounds fun, interes�ng and a+rac�ve for the

students, staff and broader community. Please feel free to just turn up or alterna�vely you can email Ali on

[email protected]

The bush tucker-Indigenous Educa�on Reserve and Sensory Garden were fully

re�culated over the Christmas break to save any hand watering. If you get a

chance pop along and view some of the different rooms already completed in

prepara�on for our grand opening later this year.

Huge Thank You!

A big thanks to Troy Sayer for sor�ng out the re�cula�on pipes under the

pavement along Dean Rd over the Christmas break. This was one major trip

hazard that is now safely underground. Thank you!

Mike Baldwin has done a huge job in re�cula�ng all of the Bush Tucker Garden for the 2nd phase - The Roots and

Fruits, the Wheelbarrow Garden and the Car Park Garden. All are now humming along and loving receiving a drink!

A special thank you to Glenn and Jen Beauchamp who recently donated 8 roses, and some extra agapanthus. We

are currently nursing them through this extremely hot weather and hope to have some new growth and roses soon

P&C Office Bearers P&C Representa<ves/Coordinators/Commi=ees

President Services Coordinator – Uniform

Vice President Services Coordinator – Lunches

Secretary Events Coordinator/s

Treasurer Grounds/Buildings Coordinator (and Commi+ee)

Men of Bateman (MOB) Coordinator

Marke�ng/Communica�ons Coordinator/s

Newsle+er Coordinator

Book Club Coordinator/s

School Banking Coordinator/s

Ice-Cream Shop Coordinator (Friday’s Term 1 & 4)

Entertainment Book Fundraising Coordinator/s


P&C News….cont…..

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