Dear Parents and Carers,

Thank you to all the families who supported both the Book Week Dress Up Day and the Open Night last week. It was wonderful to see so many parents celebrating their children’s successes on the night as I moved through the classrooms.

Congratulations to all the students who participated in the dance performance and a sincere thank you to Mrs Barrett for organising this experience for the children.

Thank you also to all the families who participated in the Science Week Scavenger Hunt and attended Bunnings Joondalup on Saturday 21st August for a day of fun activities and the prize draw. I congratulate the families that won the Scavenger Hunt. I would like to acknowledge the wonderful support from the team at Bunnings Joondalup and in particular to Ms Froud for her excellent leadership of this event.

The support of parents for school events is a strength of our school.

Assembly The staff and students of TA16 will host an assembly tomorrow morning in the undercover assembly area. All staff are most welcome to attend.

Lapathon The Lapathon will be hosted tomorrow on the school oval for all students commencing at 11.30am through to 1pm. The theme for this year is Olympic heroes. I am sure the children will enjoy the experience and hopefully we will raise some funds in support of physical education equipment and the provision of shade in the school.

Assessments We have a busy assessment schedule in the coming weeks with students completing the Spelling Inventory assessments this week, Spelling, Grammar, Reading and Maths tests next week and some of our younger students completing phonics screens in week nine and ten. Student attendance is very important in the coming weeks to maximise the children’s participation in gathering this performance information.

eNEWS NEWS HIGHLIGHTS TO INFORM OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY

eNEWS NEWS HIGHLIGHTS TO INFORM OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY

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Crazy Sock Day A reminder that the P&C are hosting a Crazy Sock Day on Friday 10th September to help raise funds for the school. The P&C will host a stall selling crazy colourful socks, on Thursday after school and all day Friday. Please see further details towards the end of the newsletter.

School Discos The School Discos will be hosted on Friday 10th September in the undercover assembly area, please see the Calendar Snapshot for details of disco timings. The theme for the discos is ‘Crazy Dress’. I would like to acknowledge and thank all of our volunteer parents who make the discos possible for our students.

Excursions Our Year Two students will be enjoying an excursion to Cockman House as part of their HASS program on Tuesday 7th or Thursday 9th September. Our Year Four students are travelling to the Maritime Museum on Thursday 9th September. Separate notes regarding these events have been sent home to the relevant families.

Swimming Lessons Swimming Lessons will be hosted for students in the last two weeks of this term for students in Pre-Primary to Year Four. The lessons will be conducted at HBF Arena Joondalup. Separate notes have been sent home regarding permission and payment details. Connect May we remind parents and carers to use their Parent Connect account login details rather than their children’s Connect account. This will help us to ensure that you are receiving essential information sent from the school via Connect. The Connect usernames of parents and carers begins with ‘P’. If you would like reminding of your Connect parent/carer username and password, please contact the School Office on 6207 6100. Lost Property We have a large collection of unmarked lost property waiting to be reunited with their rightful owners, on the bench behind the School Office. If your child is missing an item of clothing, lunch box or water bottle, please check the lost property when you are in school next. Hopefully we can save you some money on buying replacement items.

Geoff Smith Principal

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CALENDAR SNAPSHOT

Fri 3rd Sept Kindy B Father’s DayFri 3rd Sept Assembly A (TA16)Fri 3rd Sept Olympic Themed LapathonFri 3rd Sept LaDDS Poker Night. 7pm.Mon 6th Sept Play and Learning Session (P.A.L.S.) for 0-4 year olds. 8.45am - 10.30am. Undercover Area.Tues 7th Sept Year Two Cockman House Excursion (TA24, TA25 & TA28)Wed 8th Sept Story Time. 8.45am to 9.15am. Library. Wed 8th Sept Board Meeting. 7pm. Thurs 9th Sept Year Two Cockman House Excursion (TA22, TA23 & TA24)Thurs 9th Sept Year Four Maritime ExcursionFri 10th Sept Assembly A (TA26) Fri 10th Sept P&C Crazy Sock DayFri 10th Sept ‘Crazy Dress’ Themed Disco: 4pm-5pm: Kindy, Pre-Primary & Year One 5.30pm-7pm: Years Two, Three & Four 7.30pm-9pm: Years Five & SixMon 13th Sept Play and Learning Session (P.A.L.S.) for 0-4 year olds. 8.45am - 10.30am. Undercover Area.Mon 13th Sept Interm Swimming Pre-Primary to Year Four (runs last fortnight of term)Tues 14th Sept Kindy Group A Farmyard IncursionWed 15th Sept Rhyme Time. 8.45am to 9.15am. Library.Wed 15th Sept Waste Free Lunch Fri 17th Sept Kindy Group B Farmyard IncursionFri 17th Sept Assembly B (TA34)Mon 20th Sept Year Five Billy Cart IncursionTues 21st Sept Kindy Group A CarnivalWed 22nd Sept Year Five Billy Cart IncursionThurs 23rd Sept Kindy Group B Carnival Fri 24th Sept Assembly B (TA31) Fri 24th Sept Coumbsey CupFri 24th Sept Free DressFri 24th Sept LAST DAY OF TERM

STUDENTS RETURN FOR TERM FOUR ON MONDAY 11TH OCTOBER

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A FUN-FILLED SCIENCE WEEK FAMILY FUN DAY

Thank you to all of you who took part in our Sustainability Scavenger Hunt during Science Week and attended the fantastic Bunnings Joondalup Science Week Family Fun Day on Saturday 21st August. Lots of local families visited Bunnings for the event which featured an array of activities and workshops including live science experiments to learn about science and sustainability. They had the chance to pet some very cute animals including lambs, chickens, guinea pigs and rabbits thanks to Swan Valley Cuddly Animal Farm, cooking demos and free food tastings including Lavender icecream courtesy of Yanchep Lavender Farm. They also had the opportunity to decorate their own plant pot and plant herbs and vegetables, plus the chance to learn all about the fascinating life of bees from The Bee Man.

Many thanks to the Mayor of the City of Joondalup, Mayor Albert Jacob who randomly selected the prize draw winners of our Sustainability Scavenger Hunt – from all those who entered their completed Scavenger Hunt booklets into the prize draw. Congratulations to the winners, who are all students of Currambine Primary School:

Winner: Shon P (Prize: Tumbleweed Can-O-Worms Worm Farm & Live Composting Worms Starter Pack)

Second Runner-Up: Lois P (Prize: Yates Starter Pack)

Third Runner-Up: Ebony J (Prize: Mr Fothergills Butterfly & Insect Sanctuary & Seeds) Many thanks to Bunnings Joondalup for kindly donating the prizes and for organising such a wonderful event. A big thanks also to Ms Froud for all of her hard work designing and organising such a fantastic Scavenger Hunt, and to our other teachers who helped run the event.

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What fabulous fun we had for Book Week last week! We loved seeing students dress up as so many different colourful characters on our Book Week Dress Up Day. Not forgetting our teachers who also truly got into the spirit. Now Where’s Wally?...

BOOK WEEK FUN

EXCITING DISCOVERY!

Year Three student Gina B was delighted when she found one of the books hidden by Mr Mark Folkard (Local WA Labor Member) during book week last week.

Mr Folkard had hidden books throughout the local area for children to find and keep, as part of his ‘Look for a Book’ activity in celebration of Book Week.

Well done Gina and happy reading!

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We are very excited for our annual Lapathon taking place on Friday 3rd September which this year will be Olympic themed.

Students are invited to take part dressed in sports clothing representing their Olympic heroes. There are so many Olympic sports to choose from including hockey, surfing, beach volleyball, karate, boxing, basketball, cycling – the list is endless! AFL and cricket fans – please note that unfortunately those sports are not Olympic sports yet!

As always we request that students please dress sun safe with their shoulders covered, stomachs covered and wearing leggings or shorts. Don’t forget – students are invited to collect as much sponsorship/donations as possible which will directly benefit the school and our students. However please remind your children not to knock on stranger’s doors, in the interest of their safety.

We cannot wait to see our students all dressed up for the occasion and for another action-packed event!

LAPATHON - FRIDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER

FATHER’S DAY GIFT STALL

Don’t forget Father’s Day on Sunday 5th September! Our P&C are hosting a Father’s Day gift stall in the undercover area this week which continues today and tomorrow from 8am to 12noon. There are some fantastic gifts available for students to purchase from just $1 to $10 and every student who makes a purchase will also be entered into a raffle to win a Father’s Day gift. Classes are scheduled to visit at the following times during the school day, should your children wish to bring money in to make a purchase:

Thursday 2nd September Friday 3rd September

Time Class One

Class Two

Time Class One

Class Two

8.30 15 27 8.30 39 37

9.00 45 28 9.00 34 21

9.30 47 24 9.30 13 36

10.00 26 22 10.00 17B 18B

11.00 31 48 11.00 44 14

11.30 28 25 11.30 Lapathon Lapathon

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SUSTAINABILITY HUB

Containers for ChangeWell done to all of our students who have put their empty containers into the Containers for Change bins located around the school, so far. All of the money raised from the school taking the containers to Containers for Change will go towards our sister school Mohaisang Primary School in Cambodia. Most aluminium, glass, plastic, steel and liquid paperboard drink containers between 150ml and 3L can be saved. To find out more about Containers for Change visit: www.containersforchange.com.au/wa/

Waste Free WednesdaysPlease make a note in your diary that our next Waste Free Wednesday is in week nine on Wednesday 15th September. We are asking for children to bring their lunch and snacks into school in reusable containers on these days. We appreciate that the snacks may have originally been purchased in containers/packaging, we just ask that the food items are brought into school in reusable containers that day - to help reduce the waste that we as a school send to landfill. Thank you for your support, it really helps us to make a difference.

This week is Australian Teacher Aide Appreciation Week 2021 and we would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge and thank all of our wonderful EAs.

Education Assistants play a very important role at Currambine Primary School and their hard work and dedication truly makes a difference to the lives of our students, teachers and wider school community. A big thank you for all that you do!

APPR-EA-CIATING OUR EA’S!

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We are pleased to share with you below, some official photos from the Year Five Crown performance on Thursday 12th August. Don’t our students look fantastic!

Photos are available to view, purchase and download via the Studio Galea website: www.studiogalea.com.au/client-area/event/wagsms-2021-concert-series using the password: wagsms2021. There is a 10% discount on all orders placed before midnight 8th September 2021. We will also be adding a selection of the photos to our ‘Wall of Fame’ outside Mr Smith’s office so keep an eye out!

YEAR FIVE CROWN PERFORMANCE - OFFICIAL PHOTOS

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The P&C is very excited to host the annual Colour Fun Run which will be held on Friday 5th November to raise funds for the school! Pre-Primary to Year Six will have their run on the school oval from 1.30pm to 2.30pm. Kindy students will have their run in the Kindy area from 2pm to 2.30pm. Kindy students who do not attend on a Friday are more than welcome to take part but Parental supervision is required please.

Registration costs $10 and your child will receive a pair of sunglasses and a very colourful, fun-filled afternoon!

Registration & Fundraising For Registration and online fundraising visit: https://go.rallyup.com/cps Alternatively you can complete the paper registration (sent home with students and included towards the end of this newsletter), and hand in with your cash/credit card details into the P&C box in the Front Office.

There will be prizes for the Highest Fundraiser in the school plus priZes for the Highest Fundraiser in each class.

Can you help? The P&C are looking for volunteers to help on the night before and on the day. The kids love to see their parents getting involved! If you are able to help, please register at https://signup.com/go/zYjiVBu

If you have any queries at all please email the P&C at: cps.colour.run1@gmail.com or contact Nikki on 0438 944 824 or Claire on 0431 789 094.

COLOUR RUN - FRIDAY 5TH NOVEMBER

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Our community programs are a wonderful way for you to support your child’s early learning and acclimatise them to a school environment. Children don’t need to have a sibling attending the school, all children (aged 0-4) and their parents are welcome to attend.

Rhyme Time - A fun session of nursery rhymes and singing aimed at supporting the phonic awareness skills. Story Time - An enjoyable and relaxing way to spend time with your child, while developing your child’s pre-literacy and social skills through stories. Play and Learning Skills (P.A.L.S) - Includes outside play, indoor activities, singing and music to enhance fine/gross motor skills, develop social skills and provide engaging learning experiences to enhance your child’s readiness for Kindergarten.

If you have a child aged between 0-4 years old, we would love to see you there.

TERM THREE 0-4 YEAR OLD PROGRAMS

UPCOMING SESSIONS:

Week 8 Monday 6th September: P.A.L.S. 8.45am to 10.30am, Currambine Primary School Undercover Area. Wednesday 8th September: Story Time. 8.45am to 9.15am, Currambine Primary School Library.

Week 9 Monday 13th September: P.A.L.S. 8.45am to 10.30am, Currambine Primary School Undercover Area. Wednesday 15th September: Rhyme Time. 8.45am to 9.15am, Currambine Primary School Library.

Please note that there are no activities in Week Ten. You do not need to pre-register, simply come along to a session. You also do not need to have children currently at Curambine Primary School so please feel free to invite friends along, all are welcome! If you would like further details please contact the school office on 6207 6100 between 8am and 4pm on weekdays.

We hope to see you at a session soon.

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We are inviting all students to dress up in crazy socks on Friday 10thSeptember to help raise funds for the school!

Purchase a colourful pair of Jolly Soles socks for $8 from the P&C and Jolly

Socks will donate funds direrctly back to the school.

The following sizes are available:

Small kids: 12 to 2Medium kids: 2 to 8Large kids: 8 to 12

Jolly Socks will be on sale from the undercover area on Thursday 9th September, 2.30pm to3.30pm and Friday 10th September, 8am to 3.30pm. Any socks left over, will be available to

purchase at the 'Crazy Dress' themed disco that night.

CRAZY SOCK DAY!Friday 10th September

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Welcome to Currambine Primary School’s Colour Fun Run, held by the P&C to raise funds for the school! The Colour Fun Run is being held on Friday 5th November Pre-primary to Year 6 will have their run on the school oval starting at 1.30pm. Until 2.30pm Kindy kids will have their run in the Kindy area at 2pm until 2.30pm. Children who do not attend on a Friday are more than welcome but Parental supervision is required.

A Colour Fun Run involves the students running around the oval being doused with water and colour powder. The colour/holi powder is made of 98% corn starch and 2% permitted colours. The manufacturer is an ISO 9001-2005 certified Crisil rated company. Students with asthma are advised to be careful in their decision to participate. We are doing things a bit differently this year in order to maximise the profit to ensure more funds go directly into the school. You can find our fundraising page here : https://go.rallyup.com/cps A $10 registration gets your student a pair of sunglasses and a colourful, fun filled afternoon. Wear a white t-shirt for the colours to really stand out! There will be prizes for the Highest Fundraiser in the School and prizes for the Highest Fundraiser in each class.

We are looking for volunteers to help us the night before and on the day. The kids love to see their parents getting involved. Put your name down here : https://signup.com/go/zYjiVBu

If you have any queries at all, email us at cps.colour.run1@gmail.com Or contact Nikki on 0438944824 or Claire on 0431789094

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL!

REGISTRATION AND CASH DONATIONS Use this form if you do not wish to register online or if you have cash donations. Do Not Doorknock for donations.

Put this form and / or money in an envelope and put it in the P&C box in the front office.

STUDENT NAME: _________________________________________________ CLASS:__________________________________________________________ $10 REGISTRATION CREDIT CARD NUMBER: ____________________________________________ NAME ON CREDIT CARD:____________________________________________ EXPIRY: __________________________________________________________ CCV (on back): ____________________________________________________

CASH DONATIONS AMOUNT: _________________________________________

13 Together Towards TomorrowIf you do not wish to register online please use the paper registration on the front page. By registering as a participant, you'll receive a personal fundraising page that you can share with your friends and family and social media pages!

See a video demonstration! https://youtu.be/XtXrlR1LJ_I

Parents, CREATE your child’s online profile page at https://go.rallyup.com/cps

Click on

Scroll down to the registration

Add the number of students participating

Choose your child’s classroom number, fill in the details and SAVE. Your child’s surname will not be publicly available on the website.

Add your details for the RECEIPT

Rallyup.com asks for an OPTIONAL tip in order to allow the P&C to use the website for free, resulting in more money for the school. This tip goes directly to RallyUp.

PAY by Credit Card, Debit Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay (depending on device)

A personalized link your child’s Fundraising page is created : this information is also emailed to you. SHARE this with your family and friends and social media to raise funds for our school!

CONGRATULATIONS, your child is registered for a fun-filled afternoon!

SIGN UP TO REGISTER AND RAISE FUNDS ONLINE!

HOW TO DONATE ONLINE To make a DONATION, visit https://go.rallyup.com/cps

Click on

Enter your amount and Proceed to checkout. Ignore the “Monthly” donation checkbox.

Choose a STUDENT from the drop down list and click NEXT

Add your details for the RECEIPT

Rallyup.com asks for an OPTIONAL tip in order to allow the P&C to use the website for free, re-sulting in more money for the school. Choose OTHER to opt-out of the tip.

PAY by Credit Card, Debit Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay (depending on device)

Your donators will get an email thanking them for their support!

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Breakfast Club Sponsored by:

Do you often run out of time to eat your breakfast?

Do you forget to eat breakfast because you are so busy?

Then this is the club for you!

Currambine P.S. (in conjunction with Woolworths, Currambine) will host a breakfast club each Wednesday

morning. This is for anyone who wishes to pop in and grab a piece of toast or fruit to enjoy whilst sitting on the AstroTurf

and waiting to begin their school day.

Who: Any student is welcome.

When: Each Wednesday between 7:30am and 8:00am in the staff room.

What: Breakfast (Toast and Fruit).

Where: Collect your fruit or toast from the Staff Room and head onto the AstroTurf to enjoy your breakfast.

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RSVP would be appreciatedwilletton.ps@education.wa.edu.au

Celebration Pavers for SaleGuest speakersTimelines of studentsGuided toursTime Capsule RefreshmentsMemorabilia on display

AND MORE!

Our Birthday Celebration commencesat 9:30am.

Events throughout the day include:

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Approved Specialist Programs

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC Do you have a passion for Music? Are you going to be in Year 7 in 2022? Limited spaces in our Specialist Contemporary Music Program are now available for students both inside and outside our local intake area:

At Ocean Reef SHS we offer lessons on the following instruments:

Flute Classical Guitar Clarinet Electric Guitar * Saxophone * Bass Guitar * Trumpet * Piano/Keyboard Trombone * Drums * Low Brass * Voice *

*Beginner spaces available

What does the Specialist Music Course look like? The Specialist Music Course is made up of three main sections:

• Class Music• Instrumental Lessons• Ensemble Rehearsals

Preview our Specialist Contemporary Music Program here: https://youtu.be/QpU6Kh_N7XA

Students will be provided with multiple opportunities to perform throughout the year, for example, School Music Showcases, Disco’s, Primary School Tours & WAGSMS.

How Do I Apply? Application packs are available from the Ocean Reef Senior High School website. Notifications regarding Auditions and Interview times will be sent to your nominated email address.

Applications Close: 1st September 2021

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Specialist Cricket Program

Specialist Fashion Design

Academic EnrichmentProgram in STEM andHumanities

Elite Music

Elite Dance

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HOW TO APPLY

Visit our website > FUTURESTUDENTS to download anExpression of Interest form for any of the above programs.

PARENT TOURS

WEDNESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2021 @ 9AM

View our college in action and learnabout our comprehensive Year 7 to 12programs. Tour will last approximatelyone hour.

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