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Principal’s Message

Voluntary School Contributions

Kindy: $40 per child

PP-Yr 6:

$60 per child

P&C CONTRIBUTION $40 per child

These fees can be paid via Direct Debit, cheque or

EFTPOS. Please contact the office

anytime. 9401 1255

School Contact MacDonald Ave Padbury 6025 Ph: 9401 1255 Fax: 9401 0988 Email:padbury.ps@ education.wa.edu.au Web: www.padburyps. wa.edu.au SMS Attendance to 0437 208 493 (text only) School Times 8.55am: Start of day 10.55-11.15am: Recess 12.45-1.20pm: Lunch 3.00pm: End of day Term Dates 2017 Term 1 2017 1st Feb—7th April Term 2 2017 24th April—30th June Term 3 2017 18th July— 22nd Sept Term 4 2017 10th Oct—14th Dec

C a r i n g f o r t h e F u t u r e

Pa dbur y P r ima r y S choo l

NEWSLETTER ISSUE No 12 9th August 2017

HEAD LICE

Head lice are common in all schools and Padbury PS is no exception. Head

lice spread by head-to-head contact with another person who has head lice.

This kind of contact includes group work at school, playing or hugging. Head

lice can run from one head to another in seconds. They cannot fly, jump or

swim, but they can swing from one hair to another.

It is important to note that whether your child’s hair is long or short, clean or

dirty, many families with school aged children and teenagers will have contact

with head lice. The school will notify parents if there is an incident of head lice

in their child’s class and this notification will include advice on how to treat

the condition.

Whilst they can be very frustrating for parents, I would like to remind everyone

that head lice are not dangerous, do not carry diseases, and are not a sign of

poor hygiene (cleanliness).

Parents should also note that if your child has head lice they should keep him

or her away from school until treatment has started. Your child may return to

school when all live head lice have been removed. There is no need to stay

away from school if there are only a few remaining eggs, but you must

continue treatment over the following ten days to ensure that all eggs and

hatchlings have been removed.

SCHOOL BEHAVIOUR

Student behaviour at Padbury PS is of the highest standard and this is a

credit to the entire school community. However, there are times when children

will find themselves in a situation where conflict arises. Most of the time, this

is entirely normal and school staff assist and support students to resolve their

differences in a low key and restorative manner.

Students sometimes confuse normal conflict with bullying and teachers have

been asked to explicitly teach children the difference between the two. This is

important so that appropriate strategies are brought to bear when problems

arise.

To assist parents talk to their children about this the table below highlights

the difference between the two. It is also important for parents to remember

that school staff can only deal with issues of which they are aware. If students

raise a concern with staff at school, that concern will be dealt with – parents

may be informed if circumstances warrant it.

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C a r i n g f o r t h e F u t u r e

Pa dbur y P r ima r y S choo l

Administration Neil Wood Principal Kim Atkins Deputy Principal Teri Tan Manager Corporate Services Tania Miltrup School Officer

School Council 2017

Lisa Maishman

Chair Person

P&C Committee 2017

Jenny Evans President Jaye-Anne Muir Vice President Jo Clark Treasurer Ying Peng Secretary

NAPLAN ONLINE

In May of every year, students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 take part in the National

Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). NAPLAN was first

introduced in 2008 and has become a routine part of the school calendar in

Australia.

NAPLAN is moving online. This means moving NAPLAN from the current paper

-based tests to computer-based assessments. The transition to NAPLAN

online will commence from 2018 for schools which elect to participate. From

2019 all schools will be expected to participate in NAPLAN online.

In preparation for this change, Padbury PS is engaging in a School Readiness

test to determine whether we are ready to move to NAPLAN online in 2018.

Over the next two weeks students in Year 3 and 5 will participate in the

readiness tests. The tests will help us determine whether our IT infrastructure

is able to manage the tests and provide staff the opportunity to become

familiar with the process.

Students will also be able to gain some preliminary familiarity with the tests

and provide us with valuable feedback to assist us in determining whether we

will participate in 2018.

It is hoped that all our students will take part in this trial to enable us to fully

check our IT infrastructure. However, if you do not wish your child to

participate, please let the class teacher know before Monday 14th August.

If any parents have queries, please contact me to discuss.

Principal

Neil Wood

Normal Conflict Bullying Behaviour

Happens once in a while Is repeated – it happens more than

once

Not planned, it just happens when people

get upset

Planned, on purpose

Both people are upset Person being bullied is more upset

than the bully

Both people try to work out their

problem

The bully does not want to work

things out, they want the control

What to do if your child reports an incident from school:

Try to gauge the nature of the reported incident – it is important to

remember that you will be hearing only one side of the story;

Ask whether the incident was reported to staff;

If it was not reported to staff, speak to your child’s class teacher about

the incident – they will speak to students and try to determine the

nature of the incident and manage it accordingly.

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Education Security If you notice suspicious behaviour on our school site call: 1800 177 777 9264 4632

Pupil Free Days Term 2 2nd June Term 3 17th July Term 4 9th October 15th December

MON TUES WED THUR FRI

Week 4

07/08

08/08 09/08

Newsletter 10/08 11/08

Week 5

14/08

15/08

16/08

17/08 18/08

Week 6

21/08

22/08 23/08

Newsletter LAPATHON

24/08 FATHERS DAY

RAFFLE

25/08

Week 7

28/08

29/08 D.S.H.S.Tour 8:50

30/08

31/08 01/09

Week 8

04/09

05/09 06/09

Newsletter

Faction Jumps and

throws

07/09 08/09

Week 9

11/09

12/09 13/09 FACTION CARNIVAL AND CAKE STALL

14/09 15/09

Week 10

18/09

EDU Dance

Performance

2pm

19/09 20/09

Newsletter 21/09 22/09

FREE DRESS DAY

This year Padbury Primary School will be taking part in the Woolworths Earn and Learn program again. In past years we have earned a variety of resources including our year 1 chairs, sporting equipment and a few consumables. This year we will be looking to purchasing a variety of equipment for our Kindy/Pre Primary classroom so please get your family and friends to help us along. Padbury PS will have a box at Woolworths Whitford City and in our reception area for completed sticker sheets.

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Faction Points

Giles 41

Forrest 52

Mawson 45

Pre-Primary Room 10 Jade Downing

Year 1 Room 8 Kate Butler

Year 1 Room 8 Tony Reale

Year 2 Room 8 Gracie Hall

Year 2 Room 15 JiaMan Sun

Year 3 Room 14 Coby Correa

Year 4 Room 14 Adil Dianat

Year 4 Room 14 Sascha Muir

Year 4 Room 14 Sayge Arkley

Year 5 Room 17 Sabrina Visagie

Year 5 Room 17 Ethan Bumbalough

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P & C News Second Hand Uniform 17th August 8.40 – 9.15am

The second hand uniform sale will be held at the old canteen, in the old undercover area.

Uniform tops & faction shirts for a gold coin, dresses and jackets for $5. You will also be

able to purchase communication folders & school bags at this time. If you have any other

queries regarding the second hand uniform please contact Jenny Evans via the Facebook

group page.

Lapathon 23rd August

You will have seen the posters around the

school and the sponsor forms sent home last

week (extra copies are available from the

office). Your child can choose a prize that

they would like to earn, relating to the

sponsorship money they raise. There are

some good prizes; my child has his eye on

one.

You can set up an online fundraising page for

your child via www.myprofilepage.com.au

Fathers Day Raffle 24th August

Raffle tickets and notes to be sent home this week. 1 ticket for $2 or 3 for $5.

Faction Carnival 13th September 2017

The P&C will be organizing a stall for cakes and cold drinks at this event. We are therefore

asking for donations of cans of soft drinks and a cake stall item for this event. Notes to

follow.

Next P&C Meeting

Will be held on Wednesday 16th August, at 7pm in the school staff room. All are welcome

to see what this is all about. Kids are also welcome.

Entertainment Books

Orders for Entertainment books are now available at:

https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/8p6103

Cost is $70, with $14 coming back to the school for its fundraising projects.

For those who are able to sell books and digital editions you are welcome to share this

link with your contacts.

The P&C has sold a total of 30 editions

of the entertainment book this year. We

still have entertainment books

available and digital copies available.

The entertainment book is a great gift

idea for birthdays, anniversaries and

would make a great father’s day gift.

If you would like more information,

please contact Nat alie Pursell via the

front office or via the Padbury Primary

Community Facebook page.

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Canteen News Just a reminder that you can complete your recess and lunch order via Our Online Canteen

at www.ouronlinecanteen.com.au

Canteen Volunteers Needed Please, please, please ……. If you are able to help with any shifts, please let Jaye-Anne

Muir know via the Padbury Primary Community facebook page, canteen letter box or by

emailing thesnackshackpadburyps@gmail.com

Please see table below for details of help needed in the canteen.

Volunteers receive full training and a shift allowance, endless tea and coffee. Volunteers

are doing a great thing for this school and the kids love having them here, they get to

know other parents and learn new skills. We are looking for volunteers especially on a

Thursday (but would welcome Friday help also), am shifts are 8.30/9am – 11am, pm

shifts are 11am – 1:30pm.

We will give as much notice as possible if the canteen will not open on any day.

Date: Help Needed:

11th August (Friday) Pm shift

17th August (Thursday) Pm shift

18th August (Friday) Am & Pm shift

24th August (Thursday) Pm shift

25th August (Friday) Am & Pm shift

31st August (Thursday) Pm shift

Date Events

Term 3: 16th August 2017 (Wednesday) P&C Meeting

Term 3: 17th August 2017 Second Hand Uniform Sales

Term 3: 23rd August 2017 (Wednesday) Lapathon

Term 3: 24th August 2017 (Thursday) Father’s Day Raffle

Term 3: 13th September 2017 (Wednesday) Faction Carnival

Term 3: 22nd September 2017 (Friday) Free Dress Day – Super hero theme

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Trial the Kumon English or Math Programme over two weeks, from 14—31 August 2017.

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