Kewdale Primary School Est 1915

264 Kew St, Kewdale 6105 Phone: (08)9473 9500 Email: Kewdale.ps@education.wa.edu.au

Website Address: www.kewdaleps.wa.edu.au/ http://www.facebook.com/kewdaleps

NEWSLETTER NO. 13 Term 3 - Week 5, 18 August 2021

SCHOOL HOURS (K to 6) Start: 8.50am Recess: 11.05-11.25am Lunch: 1.25-2.10pm Finish: 3.10pm Students should not be on school premises

before 8.30am or after 3.30pm ALL CHILDREN NEED TO BE

COLLECTED ON TIME AFTER SCHOOL.

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S

DESK

Great to be Back!

It is good to be back after a wonderful

time on Long Service Leave. The

Kimberley was lovely but the highlight

was being with family in Alice Springs.

Changes in COVID rules meant that

we had to come home over the Great

Central Road – around 800 km of

gravel.

Kindy Enrolments

We are well down on Kindy

enrolments for next year. Usually

numbers come up but our planning for

classes for next year depends on

having accurate numbers. I’m sure all

of our current parents with Kindy

students for next year will have

enrolled them. However if you know

of parents outside the school who will

have a Kindy child next year, please

encourage them to enrol as soon as

possible.

Classes 2022/Intentions

As I said above, planning for 2022 is

underway. Accurate numbers are

essential when trying to set up classes.

To that end I would ask parents to let

the school know in good time if your

child/children will not be returning to

Kewdale next year.

Book Week

Next week is Book Week. As part of

Book Week we will hold a Book Fair

from 8.15 to 9.00 am each morning

from Monday to Thursday. Our Book

Character Parade will be on the

Wednesday morning (25 August) from

9.00 am. Thank you to Mrs Morgan

for coordinating this wonderful event

yet again and also for the beautiful

display in the library.

Cross Country Events

Although I missed it, by all

accounts our Faction Cross Country

went very well and being held in the

morning worked well.

The Interschool Cross Country is

tomorrow at Tomato Lake, and I

would like to wish all of our

competitors all the best for the day. A

huge thank you to Mrs Piani for

coordinating the faction run and

organising our team for the

Interschool, as well as taking the early

morning training sessions at Tomato

Lake.

Sick Children

Children who are sick

should not be at school.

This week we have had to send quite a

number home who should not have

been here. This especially includes

children who are coughing, sneezing

and have runny noses. This has always

been important but is even more so in

this COVID world.

Uniforms

A reminder to parents that all

students are expected to be in school

uniform every day.

Retirement

After 46 years as a teacher, Deputy

Principal and Principal I am retiring at

the end of this year. I’m sure parents

know how much I’ve enjoyed my time

at Kewdale with a dedicated staff,

wonderful parents and great students.

The position will be advertised this

term, allowing for a good handover to

the new Principal who will commence

in January 2022.

Planning for Online Learning

As I’m sure parents are aware, the

Delta variant of COVID is wreaking

havoc in NSW and Victoria. We have

to be prepared for the eventuality of it

coming to WA. We have been

planning for online learning should this

occur and the State has a major

lockdown. To this end we need to

know just how our families would be

able to cope if this were to come

about. To this end a form will be

coming home late this week for you to

fill in so we can plan effectively. We

are hopeful that we will not have to go

down this path, but we need to be

prepared.

Brian Simpson

PRINCIPAL

SCHOOL STAR APP

Keep up to date with the School

Star app. Go to:

www.mgmw.co/85l1fZP

to download

www.facebook.com/kewdaleps?ref=hl

UNIFORM SHOP

OPEN

Monday

8.30-9.00am and

2.50-3.15pm

CASH or CARD

SCHOOL

BANKING

Every

Wednesday

8.30-9.00 a.m.

Outside

Computer Room

Thursday 19 August

9.00am Interschool Cross Country at Tomato Lake

23-26 August BOOK WEEK Book Fair 8.30-9.00 in the Library each day

Tuesday 24 August

8.30-1.00. Choir @ Churchlands SHS

Wednesday 25 August

BOOK CHARACTER PARADE

Thursday 26 August

8.55am Assembly—Rm EC3

Wednesday 1 September

NEXT NEWSLETTER

SAVE THE DATE!! On Tuesday August 31 at 8am Kewdale Primary and The Fathering Project will be putting on a special breakfast for the special men in our student's lives. More details to follow so keep an eye out on the School Star APP and in your child's bag!

WORLD OF MATHS INCURSION

Yesterday we had the pleasure of participating in the World of Maths

Incursion. Students from Pre-Primary to Year 6 were able to attend

the activities, which were set out in the Science and Music Room.

This activity was funded by the Kewdale Primary School’s P & C and

we would like to thank them immensely.

The student’s had an engaging and hands on time being immersed in

different maths concepts.

Mrs Dodge

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

Soap Making Project

As part of the Senior Toilet Project, some children

made soap with Ms McQuillan.

Aim

The aim of the project was to involve the children in

the process so that they have respect and

responsibility to look after the toilets. Two groups

were chosen, senior girls and senior boys.

How

First we discussed hygiene and the

importance of hand washing and all of the

equipment needed to be sanitised.

The children were given instructions and they

independently made the soap using melt and

pour soap base, a variety of fragrances, colours

and glitter. All of the ingredients needed to be

accurately measured and weighed, melted in the

microwave, mixed and poured into soap moulds.

The senior girls also made lemongrass reed

diffusers to beautify and fragrance their toilets.

The results were amazing!

On Tuesday, the school had an incursion from World of Maths. A huge thank you to Jack for coming in

to talk to us about maths. The incursion was a fun way to learn maths.

Everyone had a great time. All around the Science and Music Room there were lots

of different activities scattered everywhere. By Chloe and Olivia, Room 13

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR AWARD RECIPIENTS

ROOM HONOUR CERTIFICATES

12 August

Room EC3, PP Lachlan K-E., Indee S., Ashton D-D.

Room A1, PP/1 Molly B., Chase S., Omar E.

Room A2, Year 1/2 Claire H., Jake N.

Room 1, Year 2 Arisha I., Sahayra Y.

Room 2, Year 2/3 Khalil E., Rania A., Alexis W.

Room 15, Year 3 Andrei M., Giehan D.

Room 14, Year 3/4 Loki G., Mehran N., Milo G.

Room 13, Year 4 Chloe-Mae L., Danyal P., Tyler H.

Room 10, Year 5/6 Daniel L., Iya R.

Room 11, Year 5/6 Natalie H., Daniel L.

LOTE Award (Japanese) Jack C. (Year 4/Room 13) and Giehan D. (Year 3/Room 15)

Aussies of the Month (Sponsored by the Belmont Forum)

Dawn N. (Year 4/Room 13) and Grace Z. (Year 6/Room 11)

P & C ASSOCIATION

NEXT MEETING

Monday, 30 August 2021

7.00pm in the School Library

All parents most welcome to attend!

QUIZ NIGHT PRIZES / RAFFLE

PRIZES

CALLING FOR DONATIONS

The P&C are planning to run a Quiz

night and raffle later in the year. We

are currently seeking donations of

prizes from families and businesses.

Prize donors will all be acknowledged

within Quiz night and raffle

advertising. Please send an email to

justine.c.stewart@gmail.com if you

are able to help. Thank you!

ROTARY MARKET

Thank you to everyone who has

volunteered their time to help at the

Rotary markets for the last 3 weeks

and to all those rostered on this

coming Sunday. We have started

discussions with staff about what

reading books to buy with the money

raised. Final decisions will be made at

upcoming P&C meetings.

Thank you for your support!

YEAR 6 ACTIVITY WEEK

PAYMENTS

We can now confirm that the

cost for Activity Week for the

Year 6 students will be $140.

Please take the opportunity to

pay in instalments if needed, or

as a lump sum. All payment

must be finalised by Friday, 5

November 2021.

Activity Week will be in Week

5 of Term 4 (8-10 November,

2021).

APPLYING FOR

KINDERGARTEN AND

PRE-PRIMARY IN 2022

IT’S NOT TOO LATE!!

Letters of acceptance have been sent

out to all parents who applied for

enrolment of their child for

Kindergarten and Pre-Primary 2022.

If you haven’t done so already, please

finalise your child’s enrolment,

following the instructions in the

letter. Please contact the school if

you have any queries.

BOOK WEEK BOOK CHARACTER

PARADE NEXT WEDNESDAY

We’re looking forward to seeing children

(and staff) dressed up in costume of

either their favourite book character, or

in the theme from this year’s Book Week

“Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other

Worlds”.

PLEASE CHECK THE NOTICEBOARD OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL OFFICE FOR ANY COMMUNITY NEWS

(Sporting Clubs, special community programmes, etc)

VACSWIM SWIMMING LESSONS OCTOBER AND SUMMER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

Enrolments are now open for VacSwim swimming lessons during the October and summer school holidays. VacSwim offers fun lessons at beach or pool locations across WA. Not only is VacSwim a great school holiday activity, it also teaches valuable safety skills to help keep your child safe in the water. Your children can start as young as five years old. Don’t wait! Enrol your children in VacSwim now at education.wa.edu.au/vacswim

PLAY CRICKET THIS SUMMER IN BELMONT

For Girls and Boys age 5-17 years

Exciting kid-friendly format – fast games, small fields, soft balls,

family fun!

Played in term 4 2021 and term 1 2022. Free Come & Try Day SATURDAY 18 SEPTEMBER

2-4pm Middleton Park, Cloverdale *Includes GIRLS ZONE for girls-only cricket*

Junior Blast for 5-7 year olds – introductory activities to build skills & fun 5-6pm Wednesdays

Master Blast for 7-10 year olds – mini games with rubber ball 5-6:30pm Wednesdays

Girls-Only cricket for year 4s and up playing Saturday mornings

Mixed junior cricket for year 4s and up

All playing equipment provided KidSport registered for Health Care Card holders. Fees $99 - $130 for the full 21-22 season. More info or register now – http://www.ascoteaglesjcc.com.au Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aejcc Ascot Eagles Junior Cricket Club

THIS WEEK’S MATHS PUZZLE

In each newsletter there will be a Maths Puzzle or

problem for you to solve. You can work it out as a family

and then submit to the school. I will draw one out just

before the next newsletter and there will be a small

prize.

It will not be “first in, wins”, as I would like as many

students and families to become involved in maths.

Submit your entries in the Maths box in the Admin Area.

Julie Dodge (Deputy Principal)

PUZZLE

The Staff and Students of Kewdale Primary School

go on a picnic.

They take 3 vans and 8 buses, with 8 people in

each van and 35 people in each bus.

How many people go on the picnic altogether?

Answer ____________________________________________

Name _________________________________________

Year _____ Room No. _____

Answer to last problem:

Tom will have 28 pieces of liquorice

Winner of the problem:

Naz B. (Year 1/Room A2)

Room 1 News! This term in Room 1, we are looking at shape and colour in art! Last week, we created an art piece

using different sized circles and colourful oil pastels. We all worked super hard to make these look

great! We loved using all the bright colours and they look fantastic in our room!