Dear Parents and Community members Open Night As part of our Reporting to Parents Policy Mount Pleasant Primary School will be holding an Open Night on Tuesday August 22 Classrooms will be open between 530pm and 630pm This is an opportunity for parents to peruse their childrensrsquo work monitor their progress and view the classroom displays This is not the time to obtain individual student progress reports from teachers Please make an appointment should you wish to discuss your childrsquos progress in a more in-depth matter In this context I recommend that you to maintain regular contact with your classroom teacher This could be by email Connect or face to face interviews There should never be any surprises Regular contact will ensure this and give you the opportunity to support your child and the classroom program Car Parks Several parents are still using the staff car parks as pick up and drop off zones This is an extremely dangerous practice for our students and I strongly urge you to stop PEAC Testing PEAC testing is available for all Year 4 students across Western Australia in August of each year All students in Year 4 will have the opportunity to be assessed for suitability for the PEAC program The students sit two tests which measure the students ability to recognise patterns and to predict with speed and accuracy The testing takes approximately 50 minutes and will be administered at 9am on Thursday 17 August in the school library The scores from the test will be used in the selection of students for PEAC courses and extension programs during 2018 to 2019 It is expected that the results from PEAC testing will be provided to schools by October 31 2017 If you do not wish for your child to be included in the PEAC assessment please inform the school in writing by emailing JennyHoganeducationwaeduau as soon as possible

THURSDAY 10 AUGUST WAKAKIRRI PERFORMANCE AT REGAL THEATRE 7 PM

MONDAY 14 AUGUST TO FRIDAY 18 AUGUST SCIENCE WEEK

FRIDAY 18 AUGUST ASSEMBLY ROOM 7

FRIDAY 18 AUGUST DFES YEAR 3 INCURSION

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

MOUNT PLEASANT

PRIMARY SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

TERM 3 ISSUE 2 Thursday August 9 2017

Building Fund A reminder that Mount Pleasant Primary School has a building fund where parents and community members can donate funds for upgrades to building and infrastructure Any donations to this fund can be claimed as a tax deduction Student Absences If your child is absent from school either log hisher absence through Connect or contact the front office If you are not a member of the Connect community again please contact the front office Wakakirri 42 students will be participating in the final performance of the Wakakirri dance production on Thursday night at the Regal Theatre I would like to wish Mrs Gaudieri Miss Thompson Ms Hahn and the entire dance troupe all the very best on the night Students Leaving 2017 This is the time when schools begin to look at class structures for 2017 As all schools now operate under a one line budget it is imperative that we get our numbers right as early as possible or face the possibility of being over funded or worse still having to re-structure the school

IF YOUR CHILDREN WILL NOT BE RETURNING IN 2018

PLEASE COMPLETE THIS SLIP AND RETURN TO THE FRONT OFFICE

(Does not include Year 6 leavers) My children ___________________________________ ___________________________________ will not be returning to Mount Pleasant Primary School in 2018 Which school will they be attending in 2018 ___________________________________

MOUNT PLEASANT PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Page 2

INTERSCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS SCHOOL HOURS

Commence 845am

Conclude 255pm

Morning recess 1050am-1110am

Lunch Recess 1240pm-120pm

CANTEEN DAYS

Monday Wednesday and Friday

9316 4003

BANKING DAYS

Thursday Mornings before school commences

CAMP AUSTRALIA Before and After

School Care

Before School 700ammdash835am

After School

255pmmdash600pm

0452 247 189

LIBRARY DAYSHOURS

Monday Wednesday and Friday

830am to 315pm

Lunchtime 1255pm to 120pm

The 2017 MDISSA cross country carnival was held last Tuesday at Brentwood

Primary School Congratulations to all students in the Cross Country Squad who ran

their best on the day in perfect weather conditions

CONGRATULATIONS to Callum Boyce who was Champion Year 5 boy and Noah

Rey who placed second in the Year 6 boys event

The overall results for the carnival were

All of our students ran extremely well on the day providing us with first place in the

handicap shield This is a fantastic effort from the 30 students who ran the 16km course to

the best of their ability CONGRATULATIONS on this great achievement Thank you to Claire Selsmark Miriam Godwood John Riches and Laura Rey who were 4

parent helpers on the day

CHAPLAIN NEWS

Our next CAKE STALL is THURSDAY 17th AUGUSTA variety of delicious goodies will be available at lunchtime Prices range between 50c and $2 Pastoral Care The role of Chaplain is wide and varied depending on the needs of the school but the major focus is pastoral care I count it a privilege to pastorally care for the students staff and families at our school so if I can be of help please let me know We all face challenging times in our lives and having a lsquosafe placersquo to share and work through our feelings can help a lot A message can be left at the front office or feel free to phone or visit me at the school Of course seeing a Chaplain is voluntary and if you would rather your child does not catch up with me during the year please let the front office or myself know

Tuning Into Kids - a 4 week parenting program Tues 1 8 15 amp 22 August 900 am - 1050 am in MPPS Staffroom

Each session explores emotional coaching skills to help parents recognise understand and manage their own and their childrenrsquos emotions during difficult times The program helps to enhance the parent-child relationship gives parents the skills to manage difficult situations resulting in improved behaviour that increases childrenrsquos confidence and problems solving skills Suitable for families with children 3-11 years

Free to attend and morning tea will be provided The course is run by Meerilinga Parenting Services (a service fully funded by the Dept of Local Govt amp Communities) If you are able to attend could you please let the front office know asap

Place Outright Points

Shield

Score Meritorious- Handicap

Points Shield

Score Place

1st Melville PS 752 Mount Pleasant PS 855 1st

2nd East Fremantle PS 575 East Fremantle PS 855 2nd

3rd Applecross PS 547 Richmond 845 3rd

4th Mount Pleasant

PS

530 Melville PS 752 4th

5th Richmond PS 512 Applecross 751 5th

6th Winthrop 510 Kardinya 683 6th

7th Kardinya 381 Winthrop 544 7th

Page 3 MOUNT PLEASANT PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

KINDNESS Kindness is showing care and concern of other people animals and the environment Kindness need not be on a grand scalemdashit can be in a small gesture It can brighten up somebodyrsquos life help animals feel more cared for and make the planet a better place to live

HONOUR CERTIFICATES

Lucy RANSON Room 1

Suzanne THOMAS Room 1

Lily FELLOWS Room 2

Sophia KUEH Room 2

Lachlan SWEET Room 2

Olivia DE FELICE Room 3

Caitlan ROGERS Room 3

Room 4 Students Room 4

Kaelyn MEDDOWS-TAYLOR Room 4

Sebastian MASIELLO Room 7

Elena MANOJ Room 7

Jasmine LEE Room 7

Alex GODWOOD Room 8

Isobel GUTHRIE Room 8

Samuel WOODALL Room 11

Harrison DE FELICE Room 11

Taylor SMITH Room 12

Annabelle BRADY Room 12

Jack LOVE Room 13

Naif ALOTAIBI Room 13

Billie PENDERGRAST Room 15

Davina KIM Room 15

Alyssa NAROZNA Room 17

Vashan GOVENDER Room 17

Congratulations to the following students who received Honour Certificates for Week 3

SCIENCE WEEK

National Science Week starts on August 12 and ends on August 20 To celebrate this Mount Pleasant Primary School has been participating in a whole school project lsquoBe a Bush Scientistrsquo and lsquoBe an Environmental Engineerrsquo under the direction of Felicity Bradshaw Honorary Research Associate School of Biological Sciences The University of Western Australia During Science Week a photographic collection from each class will be on display in the school foyer highlighting what we have been doing so far this term Each class has also created a rich environment for learning which we invite you to see and engage in during Open Night in week 6 On Wednesday August 16 we will have Scientist of the Year 2017 Kingsley Dixon (Professor in School of Science Faculty Science amp Engineering Curtin University Visiting Professor in Biological Sciences at The University of Western Australia Foundation Director of Science at Royal Kings Park Botanic Gardens Foundation Chair of the Society for Ecological Restoration Australasia Creator of International Network for Seed-based Restoration) and Don Bradshaw Emeritus Professor School of Biological Sciences The University of Western Australia visit our school If you would like to celebrate National Science Week further there are many events run by the City of Perth which are availa-ble to view online httpswwwscienceweeknetauwa

Thank you We would like to thank Mrs Hinton for making a new skirt to place around the covered assembly area stage Well done it looks terrific

MY SCHOOL WEB-

SITE (Live from Fri-

day 4th March 2011)

wwwmyschooleduau

SCHOOL CONTACTS

Queens Road

Mount Pleasant WA 6153

Phone 9316 1045

Fax 9364 8422

Email

mountpleasantpsdetwaeduau

Website

wwwmountpleasantpswaeduau

Kindergarten 9316 1045

Canteen 9316 4003

Mt Henry Dental Clinic

9313 0552

School Security 9264 4771

School Watch 9264 4632

Fremantle Regional Educational

Office 9336 9563

SCHOOL CONTACTS Queens Road Mount Pleasant WA 6153 Phone 9316 1045 Fax 9364 8422 Email mountpleasantps educationwaeduau Website wwwmountpleasantpswaeduau Kindergarten 9316 1045 Canteen 9316 4003 Mt Henry Dental Clinic 9313 0552 School Security 9264 4771 School Watch 9264 4632 South Metro Regional Educational Office 9336 9563

Wersquore on

the web

Page 5

Canning Cougars Tee-Ball Club

New Season Announcement

Play Tee-Ball this summer

Tee-Ball is a fast moving non-contact team sport for boys and girls aged 5-12 It offers lots of fun whilst developing team work hand-eye coordination ball skills running general fitness and confidence Canning Cougars Tee-Ball Club runs a Saturday morning Tee-Ball competition at Centenary Park in Wilson Registration and Have-a-Go Day 9am-11am Sat 9 SEP 2017 More info at wwwcctbccomau or email infocctbccomau

Mount Pleasant Primary Aussie Hoops

Starting 14th August 2017 on the courts

Mondays 300pm to 400pm

For more info contact 9335 9101

COMMUNITY NEWS

Our club registration days are Saturday August 12 (830am to midday) and Wednesday August 16 (530pm to 730pm) however online registrations are available at

wwwwbcwidcatscomau from now until early to mid September

Location Willetton Park located on Apsley Road Willetton

Season The summer season traditionally runs from mid October to the end of February