Issue No. 8

Wednesday 3 July 2019

NEWSLETTER Marangaroo Primary School Giralt Road Marangaroo WA 6064

Telephone: (08) 9462 9999 Email: marangaroo.ps@education.wa.edu.au Canteen: 0475 522 379

Dear Parents/Carers and Community Members

Thank you for taking the time to read the last newsletter for the term. At the moment, this is the main way our school keeps you up to date. We are aware that our communication needs to be reviewed in the future, with the focus being on streamlining how each class and the school communicates within our community.

Student reports went home yesterday. Please use the semester one report to sit down and praise your child on their areas of strength. Allow your child to identify one or two areas that they would like to improve on next semester. I encourage you to schedule a meeting with your classroom teacher should you require further clarification about your child’s report.

If you would like a copy of the learning area reports for each year group, please contact the front office. The learning area report depicts the amount of grades that were given in each learning area.

Kids Who Care

Thank you to Mrs Campbell and Mrs Bija, who are leading a great new initiative. Kids who Care is a playground peer mentoring program initially involving our student leaders. They will be training interested year 5/6 students early next term. Kids who Care students must complete training modules and on conclusion are recognised with a badge and hi-vis vest for use in the playground. I look forward to seeing this progress into a rewarding initiative that supports our students in the playground even further.

Term Planner

This can be found on the back page of today’s newsletter. Our aim is to provide a comprehensive and organised document that parents can rely on to keep up to date with events and other important details. While we aim to minimise changes, if they do occur, an updated term planner will be uploaded on the school website and parents informed via Skoolbag or Facebook.

Term 3 Open Night

Please plan ahead and make yourself and your family members available for the Term 3 Open Night on Wednesday 14 August from 5.30 to 6.30pm. This is a great opportunity to visit your child’s classroom and see some of their progress this year. Specialist class-rooms will also be open for viewing.

Student Uniform

It is really encouraging to see so many students wearing the correct school uniform. In the winter months especially, there can be a decline in students wearing the correct school jacket. Students wearing the school jacket instils pride with every student and allows them to fit in with the rest of their peers. Imagine an Eagles player running out onto the oval each game with a Dockers uniform on…doesn’t work! Please check the P&C information in this newsletter to see uniform shop opening times. Alternatively, please get an order form from the front office. There are second hand jackets available for $2. Thank you in advance.

Stay safe everyone on our mid-year break. A reminder that Monday 22 July is a professional learning day for staff. Students return to school on TUESDAY 23 July. See you all then.

Taylor Webb

Principal

Please find

Term 3 Planner

on the back page of this newsletter.

Please check

regularly to keep up to

date of events

happening daily at

Marangaroo PS.

Have a safe and happy

holiday.

The P&C Needs YOU!

We are always looking for members to join our P&C. Being part of the P&C can be extremely rewarding – making friendships, being part of the school, helping the students and families and contributing toward the community!

Joining us means attending meetings when you can, volunteering when available and lending your voice to make informed decisions about how the P&C contributes funds to the school. We have meetings twice a term on Monday evenings. The next meeting is Monday 5 August at 7pm in the staff room.

Vacant Position

The P&C is looking for someone to take on the role of secretary. This person is responsible for prepar-ing the agendas and minutes of meetings, and general record keeping. No experience is necessary as full training will be provided. This role is absolutely vital to the P&C and we will not be able to continue if it is not filled soon.

If you think you might be a good candidate please email marangaroopandc@gmail.com for more information or contact Eric Jones on 0411 720 880 or Danica Charlton on 0452 581 605

The P&C have been working hard this year. So far. some of the projects that we have contributed funding towards are the Edu-dance program, the parent open night where we supplied the refreshments and entertainment for the evening and supporting the canteen. We have also run the election day BBQ, Mother’s Day stall and free dress day. Our upcoming events for term 3 will include faction carnival and Father’s Day stalls. We are looking to put the funds raised towards a new PA system.

Canteen

What a first half of the year! We would like to express our thanks to Woolworths Kingsway for their continued support of the canteen through weekly donations. A big thank you to everyone who has supported the canteen this year by placing orders and participating in our fundraising. Your contribution has helped to ensure the canteen has stayed open and available for the school community to access. We aren’t out of the woods yet.

Help us stay open

The canteen will close if we are not able to make enough sales to stay financially viable. The P&C would like to make sure the canteen stays open and we need your support to do this.

The best way for you to help the canteen is to order your recess and/or lunch, support the special days that occur each term or take advantage of the new birthday cupcake ordering system. For more information or to obtain a current canteen menu visit the canteen or the front office.

We have a new Phone Number

As part of the transition to making the canteen cost effective and more viable, we are changing our

phone number. The new number is 0475 522 379 and will be used for the canteen from term 3

onwards. This number will receive calls only, no text message orders will be accepted.

Express Orders

Save time with the canteen’s express order option. Simply put your order and correct money in a zip lock bag or envelope with your child’s name and class, drop it to the canteen and Lynda will take care of it all for you. Easy!

Last Week of Term

For the final week of term, the canteen is offering toasted Baked Bean or Spaghetti Jaffles for $4 and hot milo at recess for $1. Available Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. No pre-order necessary.

P&C News

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Uniform Shop

We will have a new uniform coordinator for term 3. The P&C would like to

thank Simon Ortmueller for co-ordinating the uniform shop during terms 1 and 2.

Change of open days

Beginning term 3 our new open days will be Wednesdays on even weeks of term. We are open from 8.15 – 8.45am for you to visit and try out sizing. Refer to the term planner for confirmation of open days. If you need uniforms but can’t make it to the shop when it’s open, you can fill in an order form and return it to the P&C letterbox in the front office. Please enclose the correct money and the order will be filled and delivered to your child’s class at the next available opportunity.

Faction shirts

Term 3 is faction carnival term! Just a reminder that faction coloured t-shirts are available for purchase for $6 each. Purchasing a faction shirt through the uniform shop not only supports the P&C but shows your pride for your faction.

Second hand and Clearance items

The uniform shop has second hand items available for $2 each, all are sold “as is” and no refund or exchange is possible. The uniform shop currently has some clearance jackets and pants from $5 each. To check availability of sizes and items please visit the uniform shop and grab a bargain.

School Banking

Banking days are changing

Starting Term 3 2019 school banking will now be every Tuesday morning from 8.15am-8.45am. This change will ensure that all kindy students have the opportunity to bank every week instead of just the alternate Wednesdays as previously.

School Banking – Volunteer needed

To keep the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program running we need your help. Our current coordinator will be leaving the school at the end of this year as her daughter will be graduating. We are looking for someone to take over this role. If you are interested in taking on this role please don’t hesitate to contact Melanie Bailey on 0422 517 511 or come along to one of the banking days for a chat.

The Marangaroo Primary School P&C

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Colds and the Dreaded Flu

Many staff and students have been ill as the weather

has turned colder. We are encouraging students to

use the following method when sneezing to minimise

the spread of germs.

Free Flu Vaccination for at risk children

Phone the Stan Perron

Immunisation Centre at

Perth Children’s Hospital on

6456 2222 to see if your

child/ren qualify.

Dear Parents/Carers and Community Members

Our Semester 1 Attendance Data has revealed that over 980 student absences had no valid reason provided for their absence with 1800 absences having a reason provided.

For a small school that is a huge amount of absences to consider. We are looking at each student in our school having at least 4 absences per Semester with no reason provided.

For our Second Semester we’re focussing on Student Achievement through Punctuality and Attendance.

Our request is straight forward, we would like our students to be at school and on time. Our teachers are working hard to move our students along the learning continuum. We seek our school community’s support to make this happen.

V Malanczak

Deputy Principal

Farewell and Good Luck

We wish Reece and Eric Firth all the best in their move to their local school, Ellen Stirling, in term 3. We look forward to hearing the news from your new school.

Welcome

In term 3 we will welcome a new student to our school, in year 3, Abby George. Abby has visited our school over the past few weeks as part of her transition to Marangaroo PS. We look forward to welcoming Abby.

Kids who Care

Our student councillors will complete Module 3 of ‘Kids who Care’ this Friday. They received their ‘Autism Awareness’ badges at last Friday’s assembly and have done a wonderful job getting to know the likes and interests of our students with ASD.

Their plan is to display their wonderful work on the pin up board outside the

library. Stay tuned for more information on ‘Kids who Care’ next term as our

student councillors look to train volunteers from year 5 and year 6 to join ‘Kids

who Care’ and support all of our students in the playground.

Mrs Susan Campbell

Program Coordinator

Specialist Learning Program for Students with ASD (Primary)

SLP News

Mr Boulay’s Footy Fanatics

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AFLW Lunchtime Football

Girls Champions

AFL Lunchtime Football

Boys Champions

Achievement through Punctuality and Attendance

Ms Bonsey’s Bilbies

In class we had discussed how Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander people use natural materials such as ochre and process it through grinding and binding with water to create paint. We then (using mortar and pestles) ground up mostly natural materials (spices, herbs, some clay, and colourful chalk) to create our own paintings of Australian flora and fauna.

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Marangaroo Primary School Giralt Road Marangaroo WA 6064 ABN: 90 062 503 107

Telephone: (08) 9462 9999 Email: marangaroo.ps@education.wa.edu.au Canteen: 0475 522 379

KINDERGARTEN 2020

Applications are now open for our kindergarten classes in 2020. If your child was born between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2016 they are eligible to attend. Please see staff in the front office for an enrolment form.

You will be asked to provide:

your child’s Birth Certificate (telephone the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages on 1300305021 if you do not have one)

your child’s up to date Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement

Passport and Visa information (if applicable)

Mr MacIntyre’s Musical Marvels

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SCHOOL CREED

This is our school, let peace dwell

here.

Let the rooms be full of contentment and let love abide

here.

Love for one another, love for

mankind, love of life itself.

Let us remember that as many hands make a house, so many

hearts make a school.

We Are The Future

The Core Values at the Heart of Our School

We will be open and honest in our conversation.

We will seek a positive and constructive learning environment.

We will take a whole school approach to literacy and numeracy.

We will develop independent and confident learners.

We will live our core values and show by example.

We will respect ourselves and others.

Friday 5 July Faction Reward

Friday 5 July Last Day of Term 2

Tuesday 18 June 8.00am - 8.30am Happy Feet

Tues 18 & Weds 19 June Lunchtime Library open for students

Monday 24 June 7pm P&C Meeting in the Staff Room

Tuesday 25 June Caring C Reward Day

Friday 28 June 8.50am Assembly

Dental screening for PP, Yrs 3 & 6

Caring C Reward Day

SCHOOL DIARY AT A GLANCE

1

22 July

School

Development Day. Students do not

attend.

23Students Return

School Banking

8.15-8.45am

24

Constable Care

Incursion

PP-Yr 3 9 - 9.40

Yrs 4-6 9.45 - 10.30

25

26

Schools Tree

Day

2

29

Board Games

Club

30 School Banking

8.15-8.45am

NEWSLETTER

31 Uniform Shop

8.15-8.45am

Board meeting

1 August

Year 4 PEAC

testing

2

3 5 Camp Fundraiser

P&C Meeting at 7.30pm in the Staff Room

Art Club

6 School Banking

8.15-8.45am

7 8 9

Caring C

Reward Day

4

Book

Week

12

Board Games

Club

13 School Banking

8.15-8.45am

NEWSLETTER

14 Uniform Shop

8.15-8.45am

Open Night

5.30 - 6.30pm

K-2 Incursion

15 16

Assembly

Yr 3

5

19

Art Club

20 School Banking

8.15-8.45am

21 22 23

6

26

Board Games

Club

27 School Banking

8.15-8.45am

Father’s Day

Stall

28 Uniform Shop

8.15-8.45am

29

30 Assembly Yr 1

Community Info Workshop Autism &

SLP 9.30 am

Caring C Reward Day

Reward Day

7

2 September

Distance

200 & 400m

Jumps & Throws Yr 3–6

Art Club

3 School Banking

8.15-8.45am

NEWSLETTER

4 5 6

Athletics

Carnival

8

9

Board Games

Club

Camp Fundraiser

School Banking

8.15-8.45am

11 Uniform Shop

8.15-8.45am

Board Meeting

12 13

Back up date for Athletics

Carnival

9

16

Art Club

17 School Banking

8.15-8.45am

18

19

20 Assembly

PP

Caring C

Reward Day

10

23

Interschool Jumps & Throws

24 School Banking

8.15-8.45am

NEWSLETTER

25 Uniform Shop

8.15-8.45am

Interschool Athletics Carnival

26 27

Last Day

Term 3

WEEK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Zig Zags Before & After School Care Onsite

MARANGAROO PRIMARY SCHOOL

TERM 3 2019

Happy Feet every Tuesday 8.00am weeks 2 - 9 Code Club every Monday lunch weeks 3 - 8

Chaplain’s Room open every Thursday lunch Library open every Tuesday/Wednesday lunch