2 December 2016

Newsletter Articles

School Vision

From the Principal

Dear Parents, Carers and Community Members

Community Surveys

In our last newsletter I talked about the Parent Surveys which were completed earlier this term. Information about parent perception in relation to the School Board, Positive Education Program and school communication was presented. As part of our annual process of surveying the community we also gather information from staff and students. Together these surveys presented us with some useful information about community perception in relation to the strengths of our school as well as possible areas we can improve. There is a strong belief in our community that the school has high expectations for student achievement, that students like being at our school and that the school environment is well maintained. Areas that the community feel could be strengthened include how feedback is considered as well as the level of knowledge and understanding around student behaviour education/management. More also needs to be done to inform community members about the importance of the use of ICT in the teaching and learning process.

Staff have spent time analysing the survey data and developing initiatives that will help strengthen the programs that we offer. The data has also been discussed with the School Board and presented to the P&C for their information. We thank all members of our community for taking the time to provide us with feedback.

Goodbyes

Staff members who will not be returning to Madeley next year include Mrs Campione, Miss Hawes, Mrs O’Kane and Miss Pullella. We thank them for the excellent work that they have done at our school and wish them all the best for the future. We also wish Mr Moon the best for his teacher exchange in 2017. He will be living and working in Canada for the year and will be replaced by Shannon Kekula who is a Canadian teacher.

Nature Play

We are excited about the process which has commenced to plan and build a nature playground in our school. This process will take some time and will be completed in stages. We hope to see construction commence early in 2017.

Parent Thankyou Morning Tea

Parents and community members who have been active in supporting our school are invited to a special morning tea on 8th December at 10.30am in the Staff Room. Please come along so that we can recognise your efforts.

Final Newsletter

This will be the final full newsletter for the year. A shorter newsletter with basic information about the holidays and commencement dates for next year will be sent home on Friday 16th December. For those taking early holidays I wish you a happy and safe time.

Have a great weekend everyone

Stephen Bevan
Principal

Absence Notification

It is important that the school is notified of any student absence. There is a new way to notify us. A New Absentee Form which is located on Schoolzine, Madeley Primary School Newsletter Menu Bar.

Example of Newsletter Menu Bar

Kindergarten to Year 5 parents/guardians - Please notify the school in writing if your child/children are not returning to Madeley Primary School next academic year 2017.

School Calendar & Important Dates

The School Calendar is updated regularly and can be synched to your phone/computer for easy access. Please check the calendar for dates and further details of activities.

Student Free Days 2016

Term Dates 2017

Student Free Days 2017

Class News

Year 6

Year 6 Graduation

The Year Six Graduation Ceremony and activities are planned for their final week of school this year. The program will be as follows:

• Monday 12th December - Excursion: Laser Corps, Swan Valley
• Tuesday 13th December - Graduation Ceremony at School
  - Graduation Cake at School
  - Graduation Buffet Lunch at Crown Perth

All Year Six students are expected to attend the Graduation Ceremony. Students will need to be in full school uniform (with graduation shirt) and neatly presented.

The total cost for all of the graduation activities will be $30.

Graduation Excursion

Activities have been organised for the Year Six students at Laser Corps- Swan Valley on Monday 12th December. The address is: Swan Valley Oasis Resort, 10250 W Swan Road (Cnr of West Swan & Henley St), Henley Brook. Students are to meet at school as a normal day. We will depart at 9.45am and travel by bus to Laser Corps. We will return to school by bus and will be back by the end of the day.

Students must wear long pants, closed shoes and their school shirt. They will also need to bring along with them their hat, drink bottle and sunscreen. Lunch (sausage sizzle and drink) is included in the price. Note: Parent/Guardian must complete and sign a disclaimer (attached) for their child to participate.

Please complete the consent form on the following page and return it with $30 by Friday 2nd December in order to allow your child to participate in the graduation activities.

Mario Taddei & Dawn Chester

Graduation Ceremony and Lunch

The Year Six Graduation Ceremony will be held on Tuesday 13th December, commencing at 9am and concluding at approximately 10:30am at the Madeley Primary School AAA (undercover) area. You will receive an invitation to the Graduation in the mail and we ask that you complete and send in the RSVP section with the number of seats you require (maximum of 2) so that we can allocate seating.

At the conclusion of the ceremony all guests are invited to remain in the AAA area and join the students and staff for the cutting of the graduation cake.

At 11.30am the Year Six students will be catching a bus to Crown Perth for a graduation buffet lunch at the Atrium. We will return to school by bus and will be back by the end of the day.

Students will be able to change into other clothes for the lunch before they get onto the bus. Dress code: smart-casual. Students in the past have attended graduation celebrations in a full range of outfits from slacks/shirt to a tuxedo for boys and skirt/top to dresses for the girls. It is up to the discretion of parents as to how formal they go.

Shirt Signing- Last Day of the Year

The Year Six students are allowed to get their school uniforms signed by their peers, ONLY on the last day and students will need to bring their own laundry marker.

Melaleuca Block MLA1, 2, 3 & 4 MUDDY MESS INCURSION

Last Tuesday the Melaleuca Block enjoyed a ‘Muddy Mess’ incursion as part of our Science and nature play program. The Year 1 and Year 2 children got to participate in a range of muddy fun-filled activities, enabling them to connect with nature in a direct way and learn about the natural world around them.

Although we expected some children (and teachers) to be reluctant to explore the unfamiliar characteristics of wet mud, we were pleasantly surprised when almost all students participated straight away! The children were completely covered in mud within a few minutes, and they really enjoyed painting and covering their teachers with mud. When else would you ever be allowed to throw mud at your teacher!? We then enjoyed a sausage sizzle and icy-pole lunch. Thank you to Trish Johnson, Siobhan Jones and Adam Lloyd for helping with the lunch.

We asked some children what their favourite part of the Muddy Mess Day was:

• Jasmine from MLA 1: I liked sitting in the big tub of mud!
• Steele from MLA 2: My favourite thing was painting the teachers!
• Michael from MLA 3: When I threw the bag of mud at you (teacher)!
• Elena from MLA 4: I liked painting my teachers!

Mrs Caple, Mrs Ainsworth, Mrs Kirov and Mrs Malland

Muddy Mess Day

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Muddy Mess Day

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Sport News

Reminder

All students need a broad brim hat and water bottle for all outdoor sport and class activities.

Interschool Handball

On Friday 18th November some of our Year5/6 students competed in the interschool handball carnival held at North Woodvale Primary School. Our students did very well and enjoyed the day. The results were:

Handball

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Handball

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Interschool Cricket

Our interschool T20 Blast team competed at the WACA on Thursday 24th November. The boys tried hard and represented our school with pride but we found the competition very tough and finished 6th. Melville PS won the state final and will represent WA at the MCG next month. Great effort on making the state final Madeley!

Canadian Exchange

As most of you already know, my family and I are off to Canada in 2017. We leave on December 7th and will be back for the start of the 2018 school year. I will be doing a teacher exchange to Ecole’ Alvin Buckwold School in Saskatoon. This means a Canadian teacher (Shannon Kekula) will fill my position for the year here at Madeley. I hope the Madeley community makes her feel welcome and her experience here is a positive one. Thank you to everyone for making 2016 another great year. See you in 2018!

Mr Moon

Music

Choir

Christmas Concert Excursion

The Choir will be performing at Aegis Woodlake Age Care and Kingsway Shopping Centre

Date: Tuesday 6th December
Times: Rehearsal 8:50am
Performance 1 10:30am Aegis Woodlake Age Care
Performance 2 11:40am Kingsway Shopping Centre (Parents welcome to watch)

Landsdale Farm School Carols night

Our Christmas program is in progress for the Landsdale Farm School Carols night on Dec 7th (6 – 9 pm). We hope to see many of our school community at the Carols night, please see leaflet for more information.

Event Information:

Madeley’s Got Talent

The Madeley’s Got Talent Final will be held in Week 9 on Thursday 8th December at 2 pm. Parents are welcome to attend. For more information, please see the Arts Captains, Jade and Tyler. Thank you!

Mrs Campione
Music Teacher

Library

As we are heading to the end of term, I’d like to advise you of the following:

Next week (Week 7) will be the last week for all students to borrow books.

All books are to be returned, if books are lost or damaged, they will need to be paid for.

Until books are returned or a replacement paid for, your child will not be able to borrow another book. If you have any queries, please come and see me in the library Mon – Thurs.

Please take care of books that are on loan to your child.

• Use a library bag to protect books – bags are available from the uniform shop, or can be purchased at most retailers for a few dollars.
• Please do not leave in hot cars or in sun.
• Use clean hands while reading books.
• Turn pages carefully – no slide and swipe.

School Services

Healthier Eating at School

It is always a challenge packing healthy food that children will eat at school. It can be very frustrating having food left uneaten or wasted by children who are fussy eaters. There are many different online resources to help parents in this area. Here is something from the Better Health site

What to put in healthier school lunches: Try planning a healthy lunch box. Talk to your children and discuss what they would be happy to have included.

The six key parts to a healthy lunchbox include:

• fresh fruit
• fresh crunchy vegetables
• milk, yoghurt or cheese (you can use reduced-fat options for children over the age of two years). For children who cannot tolerate milk products, offer appropriate alternatives like calcium fortified soy or rice drink or soy yoghurt
• a meat or meat alternative food like some lean meat (e.g. chicken strips), hard-boiled egg
• a grain or cereal food like bread, a roll, flat bread, fruit bread or crackers (wholegrain or wholemeal choices are best)
• tap water.

The Healthy Kids Association also has some helpful advice

School Canteen

Canteen last day will be Friday 9th December

• Go to sign up box and click on “Register”.
• Fill out the section regarding email address and password.
• You will receive an email to your nominated email address with your confirmation order.
• A recess/lunch order bag prints out in the canteen on the morning of the order and the order is prepared.

Note – The days the canteen is not open will be marked on the calendar and you will not be able to place an order.

Benefits of this system are:

• You can order up to 2 weeks ahead.
• The system will save any regular/favourite order to make ordering online even quicker.
• It helps the canteen run more efficiently and also saves you time.

Uniform Shop

As 2016 draws to a close, now is the time to get your uniform orders in for next year.

Due to the various events the school will be holding, the uniform shop will not open during the last week of school.

School Nurse

Head Lice

It has been brought to our attention that some students in the school have contracted head lice. It is imperative that you check your child’s head and if necessary, treat any lice and eggs.

Health Screen

It is recommended that any Kindergarten children that have not turned 4 yet, should have their health screen done as it may possibly affect their family benefits through Centrelink.

Mel Arnison & Tanya Wood
Community Child Health Nurse

SCHOOL BANKING in 2017!

In 2017 the School banking day will change to WEDNESDAY. Notices will be placed around the school to remind you of the change of days.

The first day of School Banking will be in Week 1 – Wednesday 8th February 2017

The School Banking will continue in the Library for 2017. Please start using the side entry door when you arrive at School library.

THANKYOU to ALL the School Banking Students for a wonderful 4 YEARS. It has been an absolute pleasure to see you ALL your smiling faces every TUESDAY morning .

Wishing you a happy and safe holiday season and a great 2017

Kim, Madeley School Banking Co-ordinator

The Schoolzine App update is now available

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The update features a new design and layout, with improved functionality and features. For more information about SZapp or for help installing SZapp, please see the instructions below.

If you have any questions regarding the release or experience any issues, contact us at szapp@schoolzine.com.au. Please include as much information as you can, including what device you are using, so we can assist you as quickly as possible.

SZapp

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School Team Photos – Last Chance

We have been advised by Kapture Photography that all sports and/or special team photos taken this year will be removed from their website at the end of this term in readiness for next year’s photography. This is your last chance to view and purchase these photographs. Please visit the following link and access the gallery using our school code; W8KWWP

This code can also be used to purchase class or individual photographs should you have missed out earlier in the year.

2017 Booklists

The 2017 Booklist will be sent home with students on the 7th December.

Copies will be available from the Madeley Primary School Newsletter menu bar ‘Booklists’

P&C News

Facebook

Did you know that the Madeley P&C has a Facebook group? Please look us up at “Madeley P&C” to join and keep up to date with the latest P&C information.

Before & After School Care

Camp Australia

The Camp Australia Newsletter is attached with details of all the activities during the last two weeks.

Our Holiday Club program is approaching and the theme for these Summer Holidays is We Can Build It.

For information regarding bookings before and after school care, please visit…

Community News

Ashdale Secondary College Art Exhibition

COLLECTIVE ART EXHIBITION 2016

Opening Night 5th December at 5.30pm

Guest Speaker Dr Paul Uhlmann, Senior Lecturer at ECU

Galileo Theatre, Ashdale Secondary College, 75 Westport Parade, Darch 6065

Exhibition will run from 5th December to 13 December (including Saturday 10th December 10am – 2pm)

Please RAVP Mo Iqbal by 25th November, mohammed.iqbal@education.wa.edu.au

Summer Reading Club

I am pleased to announce that the Summer Reading Club is taking place at all City of Wanneroo Libraries these Summer holidays.

The theme for the 2016 Summer Reading Club is Heroes and Villains. Young readers 0 – 18 will be encouraged to engage with a variety of traditional and non-traditional heroes and heroines as they explore the themes and conventions associated with super and everyday heroes, and their villainous counterparts.

At Wanneroo, Clarkson, Girrawheen and Yanchep/Two Rocks Libraries the Summer Reading Club will run from 1 December 2016 until 31 January 2017. To launch the Summer Reading Club at our libraries, we will be celebrating Christmas at Cockman House, Corner Wanneroo and Ocean Reef Roads, Wanneroo on Sunday 11 December 2016 from 2pm – 5pm. Write your own Christmas story in the Book Cubby, enjoy old fashioned games and follow our Christmas stilt walking angel as she sprinkles her magic over the grounds of historic Cockman House.

Registration for the Summer Reading Club is FREE! When participants register at their library or at the launch event at Cockman House they will receive a Summer Reading Club Welcome Pack including an Activity Book, their first Reading Log and fun giveaways. Children visiting their library over the Summer can also test their superhero skills through fun interactive activities.

Kids Holiday Cooking Classes

Building a healthy relationship between your children and food is important and we are here to help!

In this 3-hour, fun filled kids cooking class, not only do we get your kids cooking up delicious and nutritious food but we get them doing some amazing food science experiments to show them what food that is high in sugar and salt does to their growing bodies.

Call us today to secure your place (08) 9385 7755

NUTRITION FORCE Suite 1, Level 1 401 Scarborough Beach Rd. Osborne Park WA 6017

(08) 9385 7755