30 June 2017

Newsletter Articles

From the Principal

Dear Parents, Carers and Community Members.

Term in Review

The final day of Term 2 is here and what a busy term it has been. Some of the bigger activities that many students have participated in this term included:

• Swimming lessons
• NAPLAN assessments
• School Production
• National Walk Safely to School Day
• Fun Run
• Lightening Sports Carnivals
• Cluster Muster
• Card Club
• Buddy Club
• Class excursions
• Trash Free Tuesdays
• Fundraisers – Pirate Day Friday, Years 6 Cake Sale, Sci-Fi Dress Up

We are very proud of the work that has been done by everyone this term. Congratulations and thanks for all your efforts!

Student Reports

Reports were sent home on Wednesday. It is essential that you spend time reading your child’s report with them and talking about their successes and where they can make improvements. If you are surprised or concerned by anything in your child’s report please make a time to meet with their teacher in Term 3.

What to do if you see a behaviour problem

When you are dropping off or picking up your child you may from time to time see some student behaviour that you do not agree with. If this occurs your only course of action is to report it to a teacher. Parents are not permitted to approach students to address behaviour under any circumstances.

Parking on Paths

There are a number of parents who are parking illegally on or across paths around the school. The Ranger has been notified and will issue infringements for parents who are caught. Please consider the safety of all our students by being patient and parking legally.

ECU Pre Service Teachers

Today we say good bye to a number of pre-service teachers from Edith Cowan University. We are thankful to them for all their hard work and wish them the best for their future career in teaching.

Introducing our School Board

We are introducing a different Board member in each newsletter this term. Today I would like to introduce you to our first staff member on the Board, Clare Barnes.

Anxiety in Primary School Students

Anxiety affects people from all walks of life, and lots of kids have it. If that is happening in your family, your child is lucky that you know, care, and are seeking answers. Click this link to read an interesting article from the Parenting Ideas website about how you can help if your child is anxious.

Holidays

On behalf of the staff at Madeley I wish all our students and their families a safe and restful holiday period. School recommences for Term 3 on Monday 17th July.

We ask that parents keep an eye on our school during the break and report any suspicious behaviour to Police on 131444 or Education Security on 92644632.

Stephen Bevan
Principal

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.

**Please be aware the dates published are a guide and may change**

Update to published Calendar Events

Semester 1

Faction Swimming Carnival Friday 10th November 2017 Postponed
Crazy Hair Day Friday 30th June 2017 Postponed

Due to scheduling conflicts, a new date will be published shortly, apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Term Dates 2017

Student Free Days 2017

Absence Notification

It is important that the school is notified of any student absence within 3 days of the absence.. Parents / Guardians may notify us by using the Absentee Form which is located on Schoolzine, Madeley Primary School Newsletter Menu Bar.

Example of Newsletter Menu Bar

Lost Property

Students' personal property should be clearly marked with full name.

Please make identification markings as clear as possible and renew when faded.

All lost property is sent to the Lost Property box outside the covered assembly area. At the end of each term, items are displayed for classes and parents to inspect.

Every effort is made to return named items. Unmarked items of school uniform will be placed in the spare clothing pool or given to the Uniform Shop for resale as used clothing.

Other items (non-school uniform) will be delivered to a local clothing charity centre.

Students should not bring valuable items including electronic devices to school for use at playtime. Supervision of such property is difficult and loss or damage may occur.

Enrolments 2018

Friday 21st July is an important date in your child’s education.

Families need to complete and return Expression of Interest prior to 21st July 2017 if apply to enrol their child/children in a public school for 2018:

• starting Kindergarten
• starting Year 7 (first year of secondary school)
• changing schools

For Kindy, Pre-Primary to Year 6 Enrolments please contact the Administration Office, Madeley Primary School, Martindale Ave, Madeley WA 6065,
Phone: 9302 3611, Email: Madeley.ps@education.wa.edu.au

For Year 7 please contact the secondary school/college direct.

Sport

Winter Lightning Carnival

On June 16th, the Year 5 and 6 students competed in the Lightning Carnival and successfully won 5 out of the 10 events they competed in.

Congratulations to all of the teams!

Boy’s Soccer A Team: 1st
Boy’s Soccer B Team: 3rd
Girl’s Soccer Team: 1st
Girl’s Netball A Team: 1st
Girl’s Netball B Team: 2nd
Girl’s Netball C Team: 1st
Girl’s Netball D Team: 1st
Hockey Team: 4th
Modcrosse Team: 3rd
Football Team: 3rd

Tennis Australia

Special thanks to ANZ and Tennis Australia’s School Partnership Program for donating tennis racquets to the pre-primary classes at Madeley Primary School. Each student was given a new racquet with some instruction. The aim of this program is to give children in pre- primary the opportunity to pick up a racquet and play tennis as part of their healthy, active lifestyle.

In physical education the students have been practicing their basic tennis skills.

Date Changes

Faction Cross Country

The Faction Cross Country date previously published has changed to Thursday 27th July.

The 4 best finishers per division will be selected to attend the Interschool Cross Country which will be held on Friday 4th August.

Swimming Carnival

The Swimming Carnival will not be held on Friday 10th November due to scheduling conflicts.

A new date will be advised shortly.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your continued support, kindest regards.

Ms S Kekula
Physical Education Teacher

Classes

Blue Kindy

This week the Blue Kindy children have been learning about clouds and rain. We were lucky to have a rainy day so we could go outside and look at the clouds and think about some words to describe them. We even saw a beautiful rainbow! Back in the classroom, we experimented with cotton wool, water and water beads to make our own rainclouds. It was great fun!

Blue Kindy

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Blue Kindy

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MLA3 and MLA4 HASS

On Wednesday the 21st June, MLA3 and MLA4 participated in some Olden Day activities.

The students experienced many activities from the past including butter making, hand washing and writing with quills. They enjoyed playing old fashioned games such as quoits, marbles, wooden skipping ropes, pick up sticks and elastics.

Tasting the butter on a cracker was a very well earned snack.

Hannah Watson
Teacher

Golden Day Photos

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Golden Day Photos

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STEM

At our second annual STEM Girls Day Camp we had 12 female STEM industry mentors work with 67 Year 4-6 girls from our four Cluster primary schools to demonstrate the importance of STEM and the positive impact girls can have in the world.

Donations Needed

To support our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) program this year we are asking for donations of the following:

• LEGO / LEGO kits ( clean and in good condition)

If you have any LEGO that you are happy to donate it would be greatly appreciated. Please hand any donations to your classroom teachers.

Thank you for your support

Jenny Wheeler

Year 6 Camp

The Year 6 2017 Camp has been finalised. The camp will be from Wednesday 11th October until Friday 13th October (Term 4, Week 1). We will be attending Kerem Adventure Camp which is located in Bullsbrook. Students will be staying in cabin/dorm type accommodation for two nights. The cost of the camp will be approximately $260 per student. The cost covers accommodation, all meals and all recreational activities.

Some of the activities include:

Team Building Games, Zorb Balls, Colour Run, Archery, Rock Climbing, Low Ropes and Disc Golf.

As Kerem is in Bullsbrook, we are asking parents to arrange for their child to be dropped off at Kerem Adventure Camp at 10.00am on the Wednesday and picked up from the venue at 2.00pm on the Friday. If parents are unable to transport their child to and/or from the venue, we ask that you organise another child’s parents to do this for you.

Any money raised for your child at the Fun Run will be used to reduce the cost for your child. E.g. If a child raised $60 for the Fun Run, their camp cost would be reduced to $200.

All monies are due in full by Friday 1st September (Week Seven, Term Three). You may choose to pay in instalments or up front. You may pay cash through your child’s classroom teacher or at the front office.

Please indicate on the slip below if your child will be attending and return the slip back to your child’s classroom teacher by Friday 23rd June (Week Nine, Term Two).

If you have any concerns, feel free to contact us any school day.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Mario Taddei and Mrs Dawn Chester

Science Room

What a huge few weeks it has been in the Science classroom!!

The upper classes have focused on how Earth is a dynamic system; in which changes in one aspect of the system impact on other aspects. Last week we discussed how Earthquakes are formed and in small groups they created their own ‘earthquake proof building’ out of marshmallows and toothpicks. Each group then tested their building by placing it onto a jelly ‘ground’ with many Tectonic plates to cause damage.

The middle years have continued with the theme of Weathering, Erosion and Deposition. This week they created their own beach in small trays and by blowing through straws (weathering) they created erosion. They then observed and recorded the deposition which was created by the ‘wind’.

As we all know water is a precious resource and the younger classes have been working in groups to discover ways in which we use water in our daily lives. This week the classes will be creating their own water gauge to measure the amount of water falls around Madeley Primary School.

Library

Girrawheen Library

It's All About Play

Held During Term Time
Start: Monday 17th Jul 2017

Session time: 9.30am - 11.30am
Location: Girrawheen Library, 6 Patrick Court, Girrawheen

Tel: 9342 8844

Operation Christmas Child

Our school seeks to provide practical ways in which students and their families can demonstrate the Golden Rule "Treat others as you would like them to treat you" which underpins our Behaviour Education program. This year we are supporting Samaritan's Purse - Operation Christmas Child. This activity involves the packing of a shoe box with suitable items for an underprivileged child somewhere in the world.

This site explains how to pack a box. We encourage families to engage in this activity together. All boxes need to be returned to the school by October 13th so that they can be prepared for shipping. The cost of shipping each box is $10.00 which we ask parents to provide with the box if they can.

For more information please check out the Operation Christmas Child website.

School Services

School Canteen

Winter Menu 2017 is now available on line

School Canteen is Open on: Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

• Go to website:

• 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.

Regards
Toni and Jillian

School Nurse

A Community Health Nurse will be available during the July school holidays to conduct the School Entry Vision and Hearing Assessment for Kindergarten children.

If you would like to an appointment for your child please call 9400 9500. This service will be offered between the hours of 9.00am and 3.00pm and appointments will be approximately 20 minutes duration at various locations, for example:

Warradale Community Centre, Southmead Drive, Landsdale, WA 6065
East Wanneroo Primary School, 32 High Road, Wanneroo, WA 6065

Please phone 9400 9500 to make an appointment.

Head Lice

It is important that parent/guardians check their child/childrens head and, if necessary, treat any lice or eggs. Children must be treated for head lice before they can return to school.

In the interests of the other children at school, it is our policy to contact parents of children who are found to have head lice and request that they be picked up and treated accordingly.

Hand, Foot and Mouth

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common viral illness in infants and children. Symptoms are mild fever, poor appetite and frequently a sore throat. One or 2 days later the fever begins, sores develop in the mouth. The sores begin as small red spots that blister and then often become ulcers. The skin rash develops over 1-2 days with flat or raised red spots, some with blisters. The rash does not itch and is usually located on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. HFMD occurs mainly in children under 10 years of age, but adults may also be at risk. It is not the same disease as animal foot and mouth disease.

• Transmission: Airborne or droplet infection, or direct contact with the fluid in the blisters or contaminated nose or throat secretions. Faecal-oral route.
• Incubation: Usually 3 to 7 days.
• Infectious period: While blisters are present. Faeces remain infectious for several weeks. HFMD is not transmitted to or from pets or other animals.
• Exclusion: Exclude until all blisters have healed (dried).
• Treatment: No specific treatment is available for this infection. Paracetamol may be used for fever and discomfort. The virus may be present in the stool for several weeks after the blisters have resolved. Thorough hand washing is recommended for a minimum of 15 seconds after toileting or changing nappies, to reduce risk of transmission.

If your child is displaying any of the above symptoms it may be worth visiting your local doctor for advice.

SAVERPLUS

YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO JOIN A SAVINGS PROGRAM THAT MATCHES EVERY

DOLLAR YOU SAVE, UP TO $500.

As you may be aware, the Department of Education supports parents to provide financially for their children and refers families to community and government organisations that can offer additional support to families. Saver Plus, Australia's largest matched savings program, is one such program and assists people to save for education expenses by matching their savings dollar for dollar up to $500.

Saver Plus was developed by the Brotherhood of St Laurence and the ANZ Bank in 2002 and is delivered by The Smith Family and the Brotherhood of St Laurence in Western Australia. More than 32 000 people across Australia have participated in the program, saving over $17.3 million.

The Department wishes to offer eligible parents the opportunity to participate in SaverPlus.

What this means for you

Saver Plus is a free ten month program that provides financial education, budgeting and savings tips, and matches your savings up to $500 for education costs. Saver Plus can help you:

• build your skills around managing money;
• become a regular saver; and
• reach a savings goal.

Once you finish the program, ANZ will match your savings dollar for dollar, up to $500.

You can use your matched savings for education-related costs, such as, computers, laptops, and tablets, school uniforms, text books, sports fees and equipment, school excursions and more. For more information please see documents attached.

P&C News

P&C Dates

The next P&C meeting will be held on Wednesday 2nd August at 7:30pm in the staffroom P&C meeting dates for 2017 are:

2nd August
13th September
25th October
6th December

Please check the Facebook page for confirmation of meeting dates.

Fundraising Event

Despicable Me 3 - Movie Fundraiser

Saturday 8 July @ 10am (School Holidays)
Grand Cinemas Warwick
Tickets $15 p/p

 All profits will support the P &C to provide resources for the children.

Entertainment Books

Entertainment books are still available - please click on the link below or you can visit the school office for an order form. It is available in printed or digital format for $70 - $14 of this is donated to the P&C. The digital version will be available for immediate upload to your phone, the printed version will be sent to your child's class.

School Disco

A reminder that the date for the School Disco has been changed to Friday 11th August, and we will have more details for you soon.

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.

The Fathering Project

Fathering Project- Madeley Champion Dads

The Fathering Project’s Schools’ Program aims to positively promote the important role of fathers, and father figures, to the entire school community through the formation of our “Madeley Champion Dads Fathering Project’ group.

Weekly Tip: School Holiday Fun- Hide and Seek with a Creative Twist

Granted, you survived the last round of school holidays, but there’s even more coming this week…….

There’s a tried and true way to help while away some time at home with the kids without planting them in front of electric wallpaper (aka. Netflix, Xbox, Playstation – you get the drift).

Hide and seek is the answer…honestly.

To make the game more of a stealth mission, we asked Navy Seal, Nick Hays, for guaranteed concealment tips proven to up your spy-game big time.

Click on this link to see eight, genius recommendations that will have you and your kid hiding so effectively, your search party will bow down in reverence at the game’s conclusion.

For useful weekly tips, we currently have a Facebook Page- "Madeley Champion Dads Fathering Project" and we also encourage people to also like and follow "The Fathering Project" which is the support behind our group.

For more information on the three facilitating organisations, please check out the following links;

Before & After School Care

Camp Australia

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

Please refer to website or leaflet for more information

Community News

It’s time to enrolment at Ashdale Secondary College for 2018

Ashdale Secondary College is a distinctive, world class, educational community of excellence where all students are motivated to strive to achieve their best and to realise their potential in a values-rich environment. The focus of the College is on student engagement and wellbeing so that they feel valued at all times. The College measures its effectiveness through the achievement and character of our students and the integral part it plays in the community. A partnership founded on strong relationships between students, teachers, parents and the community is the enduring platform upon which the College is built.

To submit an expression of interest by Friday 21 July 2017, please visit the Main Administration Office at Ashdale SC or phone 9302 7100. Parents are encouraged to apply early to ensure they receive valuable information and updates in Terms 3 and 4 prior to their children starting at ASC. More information can be found at:

Pro Edge Tennis Academy

Lessons at Madeley School

45 minutes over 8 weeks (Mondays 7:45 – 8:30am)
$120/term (8 lessons per term)

If you would like to enrol your child, please contact Phil at 0416 389 270

Greenwood Tennis Academy Holiday Clinic

Date: Monday 3rd - Friday 7th July
Time: 9am-12pm or 9am-10:30am (Recommended for kids aged 4-6yrs)
Cost: $175 or $40 per/day & $90 or $20 per/day (aged 4-6yrs)
Format:

Warm up
Coordination exercises
Technique
Games

*Morning tea will be provided for the 9am-12pm Clinic at 10:30am each day. Please bring a water bottle.

**If wet weather, the clinic will still go ahead in the clubhouse.

If you would like to enrol your child, please email nstagreenwood@gmail.com no later than Friday 30th June

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 teach your kids how to cook up delicious and nutritious food for the whole family but we get them doing some amazing food science experiments to show them what food that is high in sugar, salt and fat does to our cells.

We will have them gasping in horror at what goes in to processed meat and teach them how to make up nutritious smoothies, cookies and sausage rolls they will gobble up with ooh’s and aah’s and mmm’s.

3 Hours of fun every Friday in the Holidays 9.30 - 12.30

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

Perth Cricket Academy

Perth Cricket Academy have joined forces with Inclusion Solutions, a not-for-profit organisation to offer you a brilliant 3-day cricket clinic with proceeds going to supporting marginalised communities throughout WA. I’d also like to encourage you to pass on this information to anyone who would be interested in this exciting opportunity.

VENUE: Belridge High School, Beldon
DATES: Tuesday 11 July to Thursday 13 July
TIMES: 9am – 12pm daily

All participants will have access to top level coaches in a professional and enriching environment.

Specialist sessions in Sports Psychology and Sports Nutrition available for participants and parents.

Please find the attached flyer or go directly to the link below for all the information:

For more information, please contact info@inclusionsolutions.org.au or call 0404 033 683.

Please find the attached flyer or go directly to the link below for all the information:

WOLFPACK Basketball Holiday Camp

The Joondalup Wolves will be delivering their next major School Holiday Camp in July 2017.

With special guest coaches, and a huge amount of fun planned, be sure to book your child into the camp ASAP to avoid missing out.

Monday 3 July - Thursday 6 July 9am to 1pm

UNDER 8’S UPWARDS | BEGINNERS WELCOME | AUSSIE HOOPS CENTRE

Phone to book 08 9300 1325