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NEWSLETTER TERM 3 2019 2 Waimea Road, SAFETY BAY WA 6169 Phone: 9591 6800 Website: www.safetybayps.wa.edu.au Principal’s Word…. As we come to the end of another term, I want to advise parents we are in the process of preparing for 2020. Parents need to know that we do not place students in classrooms on request unless it is for educationally based reasons. When teachers place children into classes, they carefully consider a range of factors that may affect students and their learning. Once placements are finalised we believe that they will meet the needs of each individual student. Please put any requests for class placement in writing as soon as possible. These requests should be made based on sound educational grounds. Please remember that a request for a specific teacher is not appropriate. Our Kindergarten is nearly full so if you are yet to enrol for 2020, please do so as quickly as possible. Parents of children other than current year sixes, please advise the school via email if your child/ren will NOT be attending Safety Bay in 2020. [email protected] The staff were involved in a Professional Learning Workshop run by Corwin Australia. Feedback Makes Learning Visiblewas the title of the workshop and provided staff understandings and knowledge around effective feedback, including the difference between praise and feedback. Staff came away from the workshop with a better understanding of learning intentions and success criteria and their relationship to effective feedback. Last Thursday (RUOK Day), the Wellbeing Garden was officially opened. The purpose of the garden is to start conversations about mental health and remember to check in on your friends. Brooke Ramsay (School Psychologist), Kylie Grove (member of wellness committee) and Lauren Milne all spoke about the importance of checking in with our friends. Rockingham Bunnings store (Kim) provided the plants and mulch for the garden, while The Mens Shed provided a Blue Tree. The Blue Tree project is helping raise awareness around mental wellbeing. Thank you to our Wellness committee, Bunnings Rockingham and the Mens Shed for their work providing such a beautiful garden area for our children as it is a very important community issue. We are seeking parents and/or community members interested in becoming a part of the School Board. Sally Lewis is our Board Chair and is more than happy to chat with you or you can fill in an Expression of Interest form at the office. Also, I wish to remind parents that dogs are not permitted on the school grounds. No dog is permitted inside the school fences or to be left unattended outside, even if tied to a lead. This includes the oval before and after school. We have had some very successful school events this term including our Learning Journey, Book Week Parade, One Big Voice and of course our Sporting Events. All these events provide for the students a positive learning opportunity that the whole family can be a part of. None of these events would have occurred if it were not for the passionate, hardworking teachers at Safety Bay Primary School. We are all lucky to be a part of such a great school community which enables your children to have wonderful learning experiences. Wayne McKay Principal

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NEWSLETTER TERM 3 2019

2 Waimea Road, SAFETY BAY WA 6169 Phone: 9591 6800 Website: www.safetybayps.wa.edu.au

Principal’s Word….

As we come to the end of another term, I want to advise parents we are in the process of preparing for 2020. Parents need to know that we do not place students in classrooms on request unless it is for educationally based reasons. When teachers place children into classes, they carefully consider a range of factors that may affect students and their learning. Once placements are finalised we believe that they will meet the needs of each individual student. Please put any requests for class placement in writing as soon as possible. These requests should be made

based on sound educational grounds. Please remember that a request for a specific teacher is not appropriate. Our Kindergarten is nearly full so if you are yet to enrol for 2020, please do so as quickly as possible. Parents of children other than current year sixes, please advise the school via email if your child/ren will NOT be attending Safety Bay in 2020. [email protected]

The staff were involved in a Professional Learning Workshop run by Corwin Australia. “Feedback Makes Learning Visible” was the title of the workshop and provided staff understandings and knowledge around effective feedback, including the difference between praise and feedback. Staff came away from the workshop with a better understanding of learning intentions and success criteria and their relationship to effective feedback.

Last Thursday (RUOK Day), the Wellbeing Garden was officially opened. The purpose of the garden is to start conversations about mental health and remember to check in on your friends. Brooke Ramsay (School Psychologist), Kylie Grove (member of wellness committee) and Lauren Milne all spoke about the importance of checking in with our friends. Rockingham Bunnings store (Kim) provided the plants and mulch for the garden, while The Men’s Shed provided a Blue Tree. The Blue Tree project is helping raise awareness around mental wellbeing. Thank you to our Wellness committee, Bunnings Rockingham and the Men’s Shed for their work providing such a beautiful garden area for our children as it is a very important community issue.

We are seeking parents and/or community members interested in becoming a part of the School Board. Sally Lewis is our Board Chair and is more than happy to chat with you or you can fill in an Expression of Interest form at the office.

Also, I wish to remind parents that dogs are not permitted on the school grounds. No dog is permitted inside the school fences or to be left unattended outside, even if tied to a lead. This includes the oval before and after school.

We have had some very successful school events this term including our Learning Journey, Book Week Parade, One Big Voice and of course our Sporting Events. All these events provide for the students a positive learning opportunity that the whole family can be a part of. None of these events would have occurred if it were not for the passionate, hardworking teachers at Safety Bay Primary School. We are all lucky to be a part of such a great school community which enables your children to have wonderful learning experiences.

Wayne McKay Principal

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LIGHTNING CARNIVAL - FRIDAY 9 AUGUST

Our annual Term 3 Lightning carnival for year 5s and 6s was held on Friday, 9th August. All of our teams – 2 Cricket teams, 2 Teeball teams and 2 Rugby teams travelled to Lark Hill for each of the carnivals. Congratulations to all of our students who reportedly had a great day, with very pleasing sportsmanship and behaviour shown by our Safety Bay Primary School participants. There were 4 schools represented at each of the Black division carnivals in two divisions. In our division were: Safety Bay, Port Kennedy, Rockingham Beach and Rockingham Lakes. Our results for the day were:

Thank you very much also to the many parents who came along to the carnivals and supported our teams.

Mr Brown and Mrs White

Physical Education Specialists

CRICKET: “A” team: 3rd “B” team: 1st

Overall: 2nd

Thank you to Mr Pudney for training and coaching the teams.

TEEBALL: Boys: 3rd Girls: 3rd Overall: 3rd Thank you to Miss Martinez for coaching and training the teams and thank you to Kristen Turner for helping the teams on the day.

RUGBY: Boys: 1st Girls: 1st Overall: Winners!

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FACTION CROSS COUNTRY - 20 AUGUST 2019

I would like to congratulate every single child who participated in our year 3, 4, 5 and 6 cross country events on Tuesday, 20 August. The majority of children in these year levels ran, walked or attempted a combination of these to complete the 1.5 km or 2km course. I am very impressed with all of these children as for many, they were attempting something out of their “comfort zone” and this is probably the most difficult sporting event for the year for many of them. They should all be very proud of their efforts.

All the children who completed the course earned at least one point for their faction, some earning multiple points. It was also pleasing to see so many children in their faction shirts as well, also earning them bonus points for their faction. The winning faction team was announced at a special presentation assembly on the following Friday along with the medals and certificates for the first 5 place getters. The overall faction results were: 1st – Gold – 607

2nd – Blue – 508

3rd – Red – 457

4th – Green – 444

The first 5 individual place getters for each event were:

We would like to wish all these boys and girls plus the other runners for each event who will be attending the RASSA interschool event on Friday, 13 September.

Good luck everyone!!

Sonya White

Physical Education Specialist

YEAR 3 GIRLS YEAR 3 BOYS YEAR 4 GIRLS YEAR 4 BOYS

Halle Noah Jasmine Alex

Sophie Ralf Jorja Noah

Lucy Enzo Saffi Hunter Atarlia Joel Matilda Luke

Aariah Jack Indah Toby

YEAR 5 GIRLS YEAR 5 BOYS YEAR 6 GIRLS YEAR 6 BOYS

Annabelle McKenna Mikayla Patrick

Emerald Trey Matilde Bodhi Jayden Ollie Abbi Banjo

Sarah Alex Caylee Michael Charlotte Blake Tesla Jayden

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INTER SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY - FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13

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INTER SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY - FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER

RASSA CROSS COUNTRY 2019

Beautiful conditions greeted our team of nervous, but eager participants at this year’s annual cross country event held at the rugby grounds at Lark Hill on Friday, 13 September. It was a huge event once again – with 10 schools in the RASSA organisation in Rockingham area represented at the carnival. This meant that there were up to 70 children in each race – an amazing spectacle at the start of the races. The Lark Hill course was changed this year to make it more viewer friendly, with much of the course visible to those in the bays and barely any hills which our participants appreciated. All of our competitors did a superb job running as well as they could. Points for the first 4 runners over the line for each school in each race are added together to determine who is the champion cross country school, as well as the top team for each year level and gender. There were some amazing individual and team efforts which resulted in our school finishing first overall – an impressive achievement in a hugely competitive field! Final school positions were: Safety Bay – 1210 points

Rockingham Lakes – 1099

Charthouse – 1095

Rockingham Beach – 966

East Waikiki – 929

Waikiki – 887

Koorana – 812

Port Kennedy – 746

Warnbro – 688

Bungaree - 661

All the children should be extremely proud of themselves – even to make it to selection in such a gruelling event is a credit to them. The year 3 and 4s ran 1.5k m and the year 5 and 6s ran 2 km. These children finished in the top 10 of their race:

Each event also has a champion team with the school receiving the most points for that event earning the pennant. These teams were successful in winning the pennant for their year level: Yr 3 Boys, Yr 5 Boys and Yr 6 Girls

Again, huge congratulations to all our competitors – EVERYONE’S points were instrumental in our school’s win. A big thank you to the parents who came and supported on the day and especially to Tammy Pringle, Alison Rasitto, Ally Clark and Pam McCaskie who were course marshals on the day. Thank you also to Mr McCaskie and Miss Hewitt for their assistance at the carnival. Mrs White and Mr Brown

Year 3 Girls Year 3 Boys Year 4 Girls Year 5 Girls Year 5 Boys Year 6 Girls Year 6 Boys

Atarlia - 5th Noah - 2nd Matilda - 5th Annabelle - 3rd McKenna - 1st Caylee - 1st Patrick - 1st Lucy - 9th Ralf - 6th Jasmine - 9th Jaiden - 9th Trey - 5th Mikayla - 2nd Bodhi - 5th

Ollie - 6th Charlotte - 3rd

Alex - 8th Abbi - 5th

Matilde - 8th

BOOK FAIR 2019 - THANK YOU

A big thank you to students ands parents who supported the Book Fair. From the sales we earned $528.00 worth of books and a further $318.00 to choose books through the book club. Cheryl Brett Library Officer

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YEAR 3 SCITECH EXCURSION - MONDAY 19 AUGUST

On a gloriously sunny Monday morning of 19 August, the Year 3 (and Year 2s from W2) descended upon Scitech for a journey of discovery into the wonders of human innovation and natural phenomenon. The students learned about the purpose of constellations and how the cosmos guided the activities of different civilisations. In the same planetarium, the students witnessed how the Earth’s tilt influences the seasons. The students were fortunate to experience a new exhibit featuring the rescue tactics of the emergency services: selecting the correct fire extinguishers, conducting a medivac and surf rescue being the most popular activities. The highlight of many students was the CSIRO Laboratory where they applied their knowledge on the different states of matter. On departure, Scitech staff complimented our students for being well behaved, confident and knowledgeable. There was not a single sleepy eye on the ride home as the students excitedly swapped memories on this exhilarating end to the National Science Week.

Alvin Leo

Year 3 Teacher

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LITERACY BOOK WEEK CELEBRATIONS - WEEK 5 AUGUST 2019

Our recent Book Week celebrations created a positive buzz around school with classes undertaking activities to highlight reading as a secret power!

Our wonderful Library staff created motivating displays in the library and were highly visible in their creative costumes. Many thanks to Professor McGonagall, whose magic we very much enjoyed, and to Mrs Brett who surprised us with several ‘super’ costumes. The Book Fair was a great success and we are all so pleased that our Safety Bay school community supports us in promoting a love of reading.

Many thanks go to parents and caregivers who supported us in our Book Week costume parade. It was terrific to see so many children and teachers caught up in the spirit of the day. How lucky we were that the rain stayed away for just the right amount of time! We were able to show our costumes to the many parents and friends who had come along to help us celebrate.

Our English committee has begun thinking ahead to 2020, planning to develop policies and strategies that will keep our students moving forward in their quest to improve and enhance their literacy skills.

Judy Brace

Literacy Coordinator

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SCIENCE NEWS

Wow what a busy term we have had in the Science Room. We started the term getting familiar with the new furniture that we were able to purchase as part of the Science Room Grant that the school received. Now we are all excited to see how our room will look once all the changes have been completed. watch this space.

To add to the excitement, Phili and Shadow our Axolotls had babies. Everyone was so excited as we watched the eggs grow and then hatch. This was such a great opportunity for everyone to watch a complete life cycle. Now all we need to do is get Phili and Shadow to have their babies during our Biological Sci-ence unit and not during our Physical Science unit. This term in the science room we have been

busy learning about circuits, hear, light and sound and different types of forces. The Year 2 and 3 classes have used apps like poplet and pic college to demonstrate their understanding of push and pull forces and different heat investigations.

Poplet helped us to sort our push pull actions

In Year 4 we began by build-ing catapults to introduce the idea of different forces

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YEAR 2 WEDNESDAY WELLNESS DAY

On Wednesday, 28 August the Peron Year 2 cohort had a ‘Wednesday Wellness Day’. The teachers thought it would be a nice treat for the students to have a day that was a little bit different from the usual Wednesday. We had rotational activities, where the students moved from class to class to experience different educational activities. Mrs Petersen conducted Paul Swann Maths games, while Miss Fong was the zen room with yoga. Mrs Brace was in the investigating room, looking at push and pull, then making and flying paper planes. Mrs Ruffles bought out the creativity in all the students, where they participated in a sensory art lesson and made the gift wrapping paper for Father’s Day presents. All in all it was an interesting and successful day. The students and teachers were very happy with this inspiring and challenging day!

INDONESIAN

Term 3 has been an exciting term in Ibu da Cruz’s Indonesian classes. Year 3’s from W1 have been working on the topic, Binatang (Animals/Pets) and have been using the Languages Online App on the iPad to practice and consolidate their newly learned vocabulary, including asking if someone has a pet and saying what pet they have. Next, they will be learning how to say their pet’s name, describe their pet and say what their pet likes and dislikes.

Year 4’s from C12 have been working on the topic, Sekolah (School) and have been designing their dream school and will be describing their school design using newly learned adjectives, as well as using prepositions to describe location.

Year 5’s from C15 and C17 have been working on the topic Makanan (Food) and have been using their newly learned vocabulary to order food from a Warung (Roadside stall).

Ibu Marianne da Cruz

Indonesian Specialist Teacher

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FLYING FIVERS AWESOME TERM

Elizabeth

This term I’ve really loved choir practice and getting ready for One Big Voice. I have also really enjoyed all our Art lessons, like writing our names in Braille and our Dreamtime Story recount of “How the Kangaroos got their Tails”. My teacher is a lovely person and I love learning in her class.

Ava

This term I really enjoyed my teacher making me smarter each day that I came to school. One thing that I really enjoyed was Maths. It’s definitely not my favourite, but the reason why I enjoyed it is because I’m getting better each day that I practice. I’m persevering.

Maddie

This term I enjoyed how friendly everyone was to each other. We were using our 5 R’s of relationships. I also loved the activities that we did every day, especially the one where we learnt about Braille and then wrote our names in Braille. There were also some things that specifically happened to me such as receiving a merit certificate after 2 years, going to the NAIDOC excursion and been selected for a writer’s excursion. I really appreciate how much the teachers care about us.

Ella

This term I enjoyed learning about Braille. It was really fun. I also love all the morning fitness that we do. We encourage each other and get R Points for Resilience and Team work.

Lewis

This term I enjoyed learning about animals. I chose to write a report about the sea turtle. I like studying animals. It was also fun when we made clay figures of our chosen animals. I also loved cooking at ATCO.

Deklan

I like the teacher because Mrs Klein gives us enjoyable lessons and homework. I’ve been practicing my tables at home and I’m getting much better at my basic facts. I liked showing my Mum and Nanna my work at the Learning Journey. They were very proud and happy to see all that I do.

Jaiden

This term I really enjoyed writing my report on a white-tailed deer. I think that the learning programs are amazing that we have at SBPS. My favourite subject is Maths because I love a challenge and try my best. I also love sport and I came 3rd in cross-country and will be going to represent my school at Interschool cross country. It would be awesome to be a sports captain next year…Hint! Hint!

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FLYING FIVERS AWESOME TERM CONTINUED

Sapphire

This term I enjoyed learning my Times Tables and I am getting better at my basic facts. Last year I didn’t know any tables, but this year I know almost all of them.

Bella

This term I’ve really enjoyed learning about turtles and making a clay animal to go with it. I loved learning our Times Tables. I’m getting really good at them now. I went to Safety Bay Library during book week to listen to an author speak about her journey of writing a book and how long it took her to publish one. That is dedication and perseverance. I also follow the school’s 5 R’s and do my best at all my tasks.

Callan

I really liked cross-country and fitness. I like doing tasks on Study Ladder and Coding. I also like playing cool maths games. I like doing group spelling and sorting my words. We went to ATCO and I had to turn a very hard pipe.

Allegra

I really loved learning about Braille. Braille is a form of writing with raised dots that represent the alphabet that helps blind people to read. Writing a report on my choice of animal was very interesting. We also made clay models of our animals. I’ve also loved having Mrs Klein as a teacher as she makes learning fun for the kids. She can be very funny. Recently we went to Perth Arena for One Big Voice. That was a tiring, awesome and fun event. Thanks to Mrs Quealy for all her hard work. I’ve also improved on my Times Tables as I’ve been practicing very hard.

Jhett

I loved making clay animals, Mai Mai’s and writing my name in Braille. I enjoy sports and fitness. I play football on the weekends for Safety Bay Stingers. I come to Breakfast club on Tuesdays and Thursdays and help to clear the wet area. I like to do jobs around the class and school.

Leilani

I really enjoyed learning about Braille because it’s really amazing to know that blind people get the opportunity to read. At ATCO, we learnt about safety around gas and who to call if we smell rotten eggs. We also learnt cooking skills and how to use knives safely. Clean hands, clean surfaces and hair tied back are also important when cooking.

Alex

I really enjoyed making Picasso faces for Art, completing an animal report and making a mini clay sculpture of my chosen animal. I enjoyed learning about Mia Mia’s and building one. I love computers and like code.org, study ladder and cool maths games.

Chloe

I enjoy helping others when I have finished my work. I love my Art lessons, going to the Library to listen to a writer and going to ATCO. I always try to follow the R points system because I get to buy rewards. I loved One Big Voice as it was an awesome experience singing in front of a huge audience.

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VISIBLE LEARNING: HOW TO KEEP LEARNING AT HOME

Safety Bay Primary School is working toward helping students to be responsible for their own learning; known as Visible learning. You may have heard the phrase Visible learning cropping up in various aspects of your child’s classroom and in conversations with teachers. But what does it actually mean?

Visible learning is a concept coined by Melbourne-based educational researcher John Hattie. In a nutshell, it’s about helping students take responsibility for their learning. Teachers are transparent with students about why they’re learning and what they’re learning. They help students set goals for themselves, encourage them to see areas that are strengths for them and areas they need to work on more, all the while encouraging children to actively seek feedback on their work. The idea is that if kids can see what they’re doing and why, it’s going to be of more value to them and can help them achieve.

In the classroom this can look like bright posters that state the Learning Intention for a lesson and a chart that shows each student’s progression against the Success Criteria. There can be questions stuck up along the wall or wall displays showing the learning goals for the class or individual students. There can be catchphrases and ideas that your child might come home with such as, where am I? and, where to next?

While it’s mainly a teaching tool implemented at school, it’s useful for parents to understand so that you can support your kids as they develop new learning skills. There are also some great ideas you can adopt at home to help kids become confident and independent. Hey! if it can get them doing more things around the house, then it’s a win-win situation!

So how can parents support students at home with this Visible Learning stuff?

♥ Help our students to understand what they’re doing and why

You don’t have to start a Visible Learning grill at home, but even when doing things around the house ask kids to explain why they need to tidy their room, or what it is about a bath that’s important. It helps them to get into the mindset of understanding the intention behind an action and what they get out of it. If they ’re anything like my grandchildren, once they understand and can reason for themselves that baths are actually good for cleaning dirt off their stinky bodies, there’s a much better chance that they’ll hop in without requiring a military escort and tears.

♥ Let our children know this all about them – not their classmates! Some students might find it a bit confronting or find themselves comparing their progress to others. That is NOT what visible learning is meant to be about. It’s not about what little Jenny can do, or what little Jimmy hasn’t done, or even where they are in class in relation to their friends. It’s just about focusing on them, what goals they want to achieve and what they’re learning right here, right now. We all learn at different rates and that’s OK.

♥ We focus on effort, not outcome

At home you can model this to your kids by looking at the effort you put in as being the bigger part of success. The outcome doesn’t have to be perfect every time because we’re learning. We’re always learning. What we don’t do so well now, we can build on next time. When our children are faced with visible learning at school, they can look for the effort they’ve put in and even if the goal hasn’t been entirely achieved they can feel good knowing they’ve worked hard and see where they might need some additional support to achieve their goals. Research shows us when we focus on effort and not results, we have greater growth and success overall.

♥ Encourage feedback

A big part of Visible Learning is seeking feedback. A child seeks out feedback from the teacher as they complete activities, while also actively identifying for themselves what they did well, as well as highlighting the areas they may need some support. At home, parents can have kids try a new task or job and then come to them to seek feedback when they’re done. Parents can ask, “How do you think you went?” and if it didn’t quite go to plan, “What do you feel you could try next time?” Parents can also make it a bit interactive and ask kids to provide feedback on something you’ve tried, such as dinner? You may need to be careful with that one!

In essence, Visible Learning leads our kids to learn very important lessons; taking responsibility for their own learning and setting goals for their development. Those are the sorts of skills we hope to see in all aspects of life, not just schooling. So it makes sense to use some of the same language at home and to follow the same kinds of ideas. Learning is a continuous journey and not about reaching some designated destination. Being on the same page as school will help everyone involved.

Year 6 Team

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PRE-PRIMARY - FATHER’S DAY On Friday 31 August 2019, the pre-primary students invited their dads/uncles/grandparents in for a special Father’s Day afternoon, where fun was had by all. The dads/uncles/grandparents were spoilt with a special song, gifts, cards, a BBQ and a game of footy. The pre-primary teacher’s wish to thank the mum’s for coming and cooking the dad’s their BBQ, for dad’s who filled in for kids who parents couldn’t make it and the Education Assistants who work hard to make the day so special for the dads.

We had such great Community support also with Coles donating resources and Bay View Butchers donating all the sausages for the dads/uncles/grandparents.

We hope all involved had a lovely day.

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PRE-PRIMARY - SCITECH VISIT

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PRE-PRIMARY - SCITECH VISIT

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WELLBEING GARDEN

On Thursday, September 12, coinciding with R U OK? Day, we officially opened our Wellbeing Garden. In 2018 all students in the school assisted in creating a beautiful blue dolphin which promoted The Big Splash message of: You are not alone; It is ok to talk about your feelings and concerns; and Real help is available. This dolphin forms the centre piece of our garden. This term students from W1 and W2 added some colour to the garden with some blue and yellow flowering plants, kindly donated by Bunnings. The Men's Shed also donated a tree to be painted blue as a symbolic gesture of The Blue Tree Project, promoting mental health awareness. The goal of this garden is to be a daily reminder to students, staff, parents and community that conversations about how we are feeling, and checking in with those around us, is extremely important. We look forward to helping develop healthy hearts and minds!

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DISPOSITIONS OF AN EFFECTIVE LEARNER ‘MATHEMATICAL MINDSET’

The mathematics learning area of the Western Australian Curriculum is directed toward developing four proficiencies in students: reasoning

problem solving

understanding

fluency.

Jo Boaler, a professor of Mathematics education at Stanford University, draws on these proficiencies and the Growth Mindset work of Carol Dweck to explore the dispositions necessary for developing a 'Mathematical mindset'.

♥ Everyone Loves a Survey!

In the survey below, Jo Boaler’s work is distilled into a set of statements associated with developing a Mathematical mindset.

The statements relate to: a willingness to make mistakes

an inclination to accept and embrace struggle as a natural and expected indicator of deep learning

a capacity to recognise mathematics as a creative endeavour an appreciation that great maths learners are flexible and responsive to the problems they encounter.

♥ How the evidence might be used in practice at Safety Bay

This tool can be used to reveal and understand how our Safety Bay students see themselves as Mathematical learners. It can also be used to plot their mindset growth and development over time. The student survey only takes a minutes!

♥ The Survey Link Ctrl + Click on the link below

Mathematical Mindset Survey

COMMISSIONER’S LITERATURE EVENT

On Wednesday, September 4, the Commissioner for Children and Young People invited only 100 Year 5 students across Western Australia to a writing seminar with some award-winning Australian authors. There were only 8 students from Safety Bay who participated in the event that happened at Fremantle Maritime museum. The students began the day by meeting Morris Gleitzman and Mark Greenwood! The authors shared their struggles with writing and how to overcome writer's block. Dianne Wolfer and Frane Lessac talked about how characters can transform and link readers to the story. Throughout the day, all students participated in creating some aspects of writing and experimenting with author's voice. It was a fantastic experience for all students involved.

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PERFORMING ARTS - JUNIOR CHOIR FESTIVAL

On Friday, 30 August the Senior Choir attended the One Big Voice Festival at Perth Arena. This year’s concert was a spectacular success yet again. One of the highlights of the night was a guest performance by Jordan Anthony, the 14 year old celebrity from ‘The Voice’ who performed one of his songs without the backing track when the track wouldn’t load. A great demonstration of resilience and confidence from this young star! Another highlight was a karaoke version of the Johnny Farnham favourite ‘You’re the Voice’ which had the whole arena singing at the top of their lungs! The behaviour of our students was fantastic (as usual!) which added to an altogether brilliant night. A huge thanks to Bek Martinez, Tamara Toghill and Kylie Stout for being our tireless helpers during the rehearsal and concert. We really appreciate the many hours you put in to assist the choir on their special day. Sally Quealy Performing Arts Specialist

Last Thursday, 5 September the Junior Choir attended the Rockingham Choir Festival at Rockingham Senior High School. The festival featured choirs from eight local primary schools as well as RSHS and the ‘Sing for Life’ choir. The children loved joining with the other choirs to sing the massed choir songs and we sounded fantastic singing our own song up on stage; ‘When I Grow Up’ from Matilda the musical by Tim Minchin. Sharing the many fun and uplifting songs with the massed choir was a great way for the kids to connect with others and share a love of singing.They also enjoyed the variety of music and talents from the performances by other schools. Thank you to all the parents who attended to support their children. A great day was had by all!

PERFORMING ARTS - ONE BIG VOICE

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Rockingham PCYC are on the search for some Joey Rangers.

The Joey Rangers is a fun program for youth aged between 7-12 years. This

program meets on Mondays 5:15-6:45pm during the school terms only.

What will your child learn by participating as a Joey Ranger?

- Team building exercises

- A fun way to learn a bit of discipline

- Self-confidence

- Fun activities

- Educational learning

- Life skills and much more.

There are no levels for Joey Rangers so your child will feel comfortable and excepted as soon as they walk through the door. Once participants are aged 12 years they can then move into the Police Rangers program which has more advanced activities.

Given the history of the Joey Rangers the program has been very successful in providing a fun safe learning environment for all our diverse participants.

Please contact the PCYC Rockingham on (08) 9592 1232 for any further information or to make a booking.

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