Newsletter Mullaloo Beach Primary School

Dear Parents & Carers, Swimming Lessons Swimming lessons for our Year 5/6 students have taken place over the last two weeks. The students have been very fortunate to have had terrific weather for their lessons and the walk down to the beach. The lessons have been great fun but we are looking forward to getting back into the regular routine next week. Our Year 1-4 students have their swimming lessons from the 18-29 March. NAPLAN A reminder to parents of Year 3 and 5 students that NAPLAN assessments take place from Tuesday, 14 May to Friday, 24 May which is weeks 3 and 4 of Term 2. Assessments are given in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation and numeracy. This year, W.A. students will complete the assessments online, except for the Year 3 Writing assessment, which will still be completed on paper. The NAPLAN brochure, sent home this week, to the Year 3s and 5s gives more information about NAPLAN. The NAPLAN assessments are one of the methods that schools use to determine the achievement of its students and the effectiveness of the academic program. Teachers will be working with students to ensure they are familiar with the test format but it is important not to overstate the importance of the tests or to build up anxiety in the children. Our message will be “Just do your best.” Clean-up Australia Day Clean–up Australia Day at MBPS is next Wednesday, 6th March, from 1pm to 2:30pm. Contribution and Charges: Thank you to all those families who have paid the voluntary contribution for 2019. These fees are a vital component of our income and are used to fund the learning program across the curriculum learning areas. Amongst other things, contributions fund the updating of resources such as reading books, maths resources, sporting equipment and science equipment. If you are yet to contribute $60 for your child, please forward cash or cheque to the front office or use the direct debit facilities.

mullaloobeach.ps@education.wa.edu.au

IMPORTANT DATES………

Monday 4th March Labour Day public holiday

Wednesday 6th March Clean up Australia Day- Years 5&6 walk to the beach and Years 1-4 clean up the surrounding parkland and school. 1pm to 2:30pm

Thursday 7th March P&C meeting 7pm, staff room

Friday 8th March Student Leaders’ assembly

Friday 15th March Share Assembly for parents

Monday 18th March Swimming at Craigie Leisure Centre Years 1-4 (mornings)

Wednesday 10th April Easter Hat Parade

Attachments with this newsletter Parent Term one 9, planner Young Engineers Bricks Challenge Relationship Australia, March 2019 Relationship Positive Ageing, March 2019

Publication does not represent endorsement from the school.

CANTEEN OPEN DAYS

The Seahorse Cafe will be opened on Mondays,

Wednesdays and Fridays.

Friday 1st

March 2019

Issue #2

Edu Dance Term 2 We are excited to announce that the Edu Dance program will take place again this year in term 2, commencing week 2. The program will run for 9 weeks and cater for all students in years K-6. At the end of the dance sessions there will be a concert to showcase the students’ dancing expertise. This will occur in Week 10 of term 2. As Edu Dance is part of the Physical Education program, it is expected that all students will participate. Mural Design Workshop On Tuesday and Wednesday, around fifty of our students from years 2 to 6 took part in our Mural Design Workshop run by artist Peter Ryan. The students got to tap into their creative side and come up with some amazing ideas and concepts that Mr Ryan will now put together in the final design. The Mural will be painted by Mr Ryan at Sorrento Beach later this term. We will let you know the when the painting begins and parents may wish to take their children down after school to see their ideas come to life.

Music Rocks Australia (After school - Out of school program) Music Rocks Australia has returned for 2019. Every week Music Rocks bring $60,000 worth of gear down for your children to use to master the songs they choose, aimed at inspiring a love of music and music participation, using the music they already love most. More than 2,500 Music Rocks kids are adding so much confidence and music to their lives in W.A. becoming Rock Stars in front of their peers and family at some of the most famous Perth live venues. Music Rocks is happening every Tuesday straight after school for just $22 a week, in the music room. To learn more information, sign up or chat to one of the Music Rocks staff feel free to contact them through their website (www.musicrocks.com.au) or call them on 9275 2111 or 0417 976 980

Mike Black PRINCIPAL

Year 5 Swimming Lessons ‘What I think of Swimming’ This year I am in Year 5 which means we go swimming at the beach with the Year 6s. We don’t go by bus to the beach because it is only a 15 minute walk. The walk to the beach is usually a nice walk but sometimes it can be not as nice because of the heat. One of the times we walked to the beach it was 35 degrees. When we get there, depending how good we are at swimming we will go into a group and we walk into the water, it is freezing cold but only for a second then it’s good. Once when we finished the lesson we walk back to school. By Ollie Year 5 Room 10 ‘Why I like Swimming’ I like swimming because for the 2 weeks of swimming lessons you get to walk down to the magnificent beach and walk back to school. That’s not the only reason why I like swimming. I like swimming because you can see the beautiful ocean and don’t sweat if you have no friends in your group because you always make new friends. I also like swimming because I love riding the waves and building sandcastles. So I hope this gives a reason to love swimming. By Jack Year 5 Room 10

Mini Lit Room The Mini Lit room is a bright, colourful and calm space students come to do an early intervention Literacy program called Mini Lit. The main components covered are letter/sound knowledge, decoding skills, text reading and story book reading focusing on comprehension and vocabulary understanding.

Clean-up Australia Day

Next Wednesday, March 6th, from 1-2.30pm the whole school will be involved in Clean Up Australia. Each class will be responsible for cleaning up a section of the school and surrounding parklands. The two year 5 & 6 classes, rooms 8 & 9 will be walking to the beach to clean up a section of the carparks and footpaths, so those classes will need parent helpers. Parents of other students are welcome to come and help on the day. If your child has gardening gloves they would like to use, please send them on the day. Regards, Ms. Pauline Floate, Organising Teacher. The Community may also be interested to know that there is clean up Australia events on this weekend in the Mullaloo area. See details below.

Clean Up Australia Day

Sunday 3rd March

9am - 12am

Tom Simpson Park, Mullaloo

(meet at northern carpark)

Mrs Middleton is the year five teacher in room 10. She has been moved by the warm welcome she has received this year and is very impressed with both the hard working, dedicated staff at Mullaloo Beach Primary and the tight knit community here. She has been teaching middle and upper primary classes for twenty years. She had a fantastic time exploring Western Australia when she graduated, teaching in the country from places as far and wide as Bridgetown, Fitzroy Crossing, Badgingarra and Kalgoorlie. For the last thirteen years she has taught at Sorrento Primary School. She believes that a classroom is a special place, where class members come together, work as a team, support each other and that each and every student should be treasured as everyone is unique and they have something important to contribute. Whilst continuing to build literacy and numeracy skills is vital, she also believes being creative is just as crucial and that learning environments should be fun and continue to spark an interest in the amazing world in which we live. Mrs. Middleton is married to her husband Anthony and has two children, Emma and Thomas.

First Car: a white Volkswagon

Favourite Movie: Gone with the Wind

Favourite Book: The Bronze Horseman

Hobbies/ Spare Time Activities: reading, watching

movies, going for walks with Harry the cavalier,

cooking, going to hip hop gigs

Travel: was very excited to be able to spend long

service leave travelling with her family through Europe

in 2017. She is looking forward to camping in Coral

Bay soon.

Library Days Monday: Room 4 Tuesday: Room 2, Room 3, Room 10, Room 17 Wednesday: Room 1, Room 5, Room 6 Thursday: Room 14 Friday: Room 8, Room 9, Room 11

Mullaloo Beach Primary School has a no hat, no play policy. Please ensure that your child/children have their hats each day.

STUDENT ABSENTEES - SMS attendance 0437 908 750 (Text only)

Email mullaloobeach.ps@education.wa.edu.au

Voluntary School Contributions Kindy, Pre Primary and Primary - $60 per student.

Cash, Cheque or Direct deposit BSB: 066 040 Account: 1990 1738

Please include student name in comment line. (Correct money please, (change not available from

Admin).

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PARENT - TERM 1 PLANNER 2019 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

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2 11 Parent info night room 11 5:30 to 6pm.

12 13 Parent info night Room 8+9 4:30pm to 5pm. Room 5+6 5pm to5:30pm. Room 3+4 5:30pm to 6pm. Room 10 6pm to 6:30pm

14 Newsletter today. Parent info night room 1+2, 5pm to 5:30pm.

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3 18 Swimming Year 5 and 6 Walk to the Beach.

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4 25 Swimming Year 5 and 6 Walk to the Beach.

26 Mural design workshop 3:10pm to 4:10pm.

27 Mural design workshop 3:10pm to 4:10pm. Staff Meeting Board Meeting 6pm to 8pm.

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Beach walk Excursion Year 4, Room 11.

1 March Student Leader assembly

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5 4 LABOUR DAY

5 6 Clean up Australia Day

Years 5 and 6 at the Beach. Years 1-4 school surrounds 1pm -2:30pm. Phil and Leigh-NAPLAN PD

7 P&C Meeting 7pm.

8 Student Leader assembly

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6 11 12 13 Staff Meeting

14 Newsletter today. 15 Parent Assembly

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7 18 Swimming at Craigie Leisure Ctr. Years 1-4 (mornings)

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8 25 Swimming at Craigie Leisure Ctr. Years 1-4 (mornings)

26 27 GRIP Student Leadership

Conf, school leaders at Perth Convention Centre.

Staff Meeting

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Beach visit, walking Exc Yr4 Room 11.

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9 1 April 2 3 Board Meeting 6pm to 8pm.

4 5 Choir/Parent Assembly

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10 8 9 10 Easter Hat Parade Staff Meeting

11 Newsletter today. 12 ANZAC Ceremony assembly, Room 8&9 9:30am.

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Parenting in March

at West Leederville

2019

Parent-Teen Connection

Saturday 9 March $50pp/$75pc We know that adolescence can be a time of turmoil and change – for both children and their parents. This course will provide you with a practical ‘how-to’ guide to help you understand their behaviour and show you some skills to manage their behaviour effectively.

Bringing Up Great Kids NEW

Mondays 11 Mar to 8 Apr $60pp This five week course will help you develop strategies to manage your parenting approach despite the mounting pressures on your time and role. This is a reflective parenting program developed by the Australian Childhood Foundation.

Understanding Stepfamily Relationships Saturday 16 March $60pp/$75pc

This one day workshop is based on research that highlights some of the more helpful ways of forming and living in this new family. Learn some useful strategies around how to parent and maintain healthy relationships in this context.

Emotion Coaching Your Child Tuesday, 19 March $30pp

Every parent wants to do the best for their child. This means helping your child to recognise what they are feeling and why. We explore the most helpful way of responding to a child to help them to learn how to regulate their own emotions.

Mums Raising Boys Tuesday 26 March $30pp

Mums play a vital role in developing their son’s identity, including their ability to be nurturing. This session includes building confidence and competence in sons and setting boundaries.

Rock and Water

Saturday 30 March $70 per pair The ‘Rock and Water’ Program for the family is facilitated by an accredited Rock and Water trainer. The program leads from simple self-defence, boundary and communication exercises to a strong notion of self-confidence.

Where: Level 1, 22 Southport Street, West Leederville To enrol: Please call (08) 6164 0200