20 July 2018

Newsletter Articles

School Vision

From the Principal

Dear Parents, Carers,

Welcome Back

Welcome back to school for Term 3. We are looking forward to another busy and productive term of learning and challenge at Madeley. A few important events taking place this term include the opening of our new Nature Play space to students, Tales of Times Past Incursion PP – Y6, Faction Athletics Carnival, Madeley Primary School Choir One Big Voice, Interschool Sports Carnivals, Book Week, Book Fair, GLA1 & 2 Assembly, DLA3 Assembly, MLA2 Assembly and Science Day to name a few. Dates for these events are available on the school calendar.

Staffing Term 3

Changes to staffing this term include:

• Mrs Lainie Beccegato Acting Principal
• Mrs Libby Clark Acting Deputy Principal
• Ms Vanessa Robinson will be replacing Mrs Clark in Pre Primary LLA1
• Mrs Allison Ainsworth will be working alternate Wednesdays in LLA 4 in addition to her regular Fridays each week
• Mrs Rebecca Mackie will replace Ms Horrocks in the Art Room on Tuesdays
• We warmly welcome back Mr Mario Taddei to BLA2

Parking

Parents are reminded that they are responsible for obeying road rules when driving and parking around our school. Courtesy and kindness should also be modelled when parking your car. Please do not park in kiss-n-drive bays, on paths or behind other vehicles. We have asked City of Wanneroo Rangers to patrol the school and issue fines if necessary.

School Disco

We look forward to as many students as possible supporting our P&C on Friday 10th August. Parents are encouraged to come along although we prefer that high school aged children do not attend unless they have a specific job in assisting the P&C on the night.

Fun Run

The Student Councillors organised this year’s school Fun Run which was held on Wednesday 20th June. Money raised will go towards buying resources for the whole school. The rain held off, the sun was out, well done to all students who participated. Congratulations to all the students and families for their fundraising efforts, we raised a total of $3,686

Congratulations to the following highest fundraisers:

Lucas Westwood PP/1 division - Also highest fundraiser with $875 raised
Taamia Watene 2/3 division
Taj Haylan 4/5 division

A big thankyou to 7 Eleven Wangara on Gnangara Road for their donation of water bottles, fresh fruit and support on the day. A big Madeley thank you also goes to Grand Cinema Warwick for their donation of Movie Vouchers. Additionally a big thank you to Bunnings Wangara who donated Bunnings Vouchers.

P&C Meeting Dates 2018

If anyone is interested in joining the P&C, or just want to hear what it’s all about please feel free to come to our next meeting on Tuesday 31st July at 7.30pm in the staffroom.

Have a great term everyone!

Mrs Lainie Beccegato
Acting 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**

Up & Coming Events

Staff Development Days 2018

School closed to students on the following days:

** Staff Development Days may change, parents will be advised through Connect/Newsletter **

Assemblies 2018

Below is a schedule for assemblies in 2018. Please check the Newsletter regularly as these dates sometimes change.

Please note the date previous advertised for Book Week Parade has been changed to Thursday 23rd August.

Parent Contact Details

It is important that the school is notified of any changes to parent/carers/emergency contact details for students at Madeley Primary School.

Please use the following link to notify the school of any changes to Email, Phone and / or address:

Or you can Email Madeley.ps@education.wa.edu.au to advise any changes at the Administration Office.

Lost Property

Students' personal property should be clearly marked with their 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.

No Riding on School Grounds

For the safety of students, parents and visitors we ask that scooters, bikes and skateboards are carried or walked to the storage rack whilst on school grounds. Thank you.

Year 6

Bake Sale

Our Year 6 Students will be holding a bake sale fundraiser for their Year 6 Graduation.

Library

Home Readers

The school has purchased some new home readers that require covering before they can be used. If anyone is available to help with covering, it would be appreciated. We are happy for you to take books home to cover. Please see Library Staff on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday if you are able to help.

Thanks,
Erna Cabrera / Susanna Melanko
Library Staff

Book Week

Book week is coming to Madeley Primary School from Monday 20th to Friday 24th August

The Book Week Parade will be held Thursday 23rd August.

We are looking for volunteers to help with Book Fair book sales before and after school. If you could assist please put your name down on the roster in the library.

There will be more information closer to the date.

Thank you for you continued support.
Mrs Miller

Science

Western Power Circuit Breakers

Madeley Primary School has become a part of the Western Power Circuit Breakers.

We have won a place for a group of students to learn how electricity is supplied and used in WA. We have won two 3D printers and assistance from a Western Power Engineer to help us. At the end of the term we get to present our learning at the Western Power Science Fair.

Program overview

Circuit Breakers is an exciting engineering outreach program for primary school students in years 4 – 6. The program focuses on a variety of aspects of the Western Power network, exploring what it takes to provide electricity to our community that is safe and reliable, as well as exploring new technologies that are changing the way we look at electricity supply in the future.

Circuit Breakers

Mrs Jenny Jones
Science Teacher

Western Australian Museum

National Science Week 2018

Calling all citizen scientists, we need your help to learn more about the biodiversity and Mini Beasts of Western Australia!

Our State is home to amazing parks and bushland areas that each have their own unique biodiversity—and we want to know more about the insects and little critters that contribute to these environments.

Helping is simple. Download the MyPestGuideTM Reporter app and start taking photos of the Mini Beasts you find in your back garden, neighbourhood and local parks. The data you collect will contribute to our knowledge!

For more information:

Sport

Up and Coming Events

Term 3

Confirmed dates are

Wed 15th August Faction jumps/throws/400m/800m
Thurs 16th August whole school Faction Carnival

12th Sept Interschool jumps/throws/400/800 @ Madeley PS (selected students)
13th Sept Interschool Carnival @ Madeley PS (selected students)

Term 4

Interschool Cross country Week 3 Wed 24th October @ Penistone Reserve Greenwood (selected students)
Yr5/6 Handball Date TBA @ Woodvale PS
Yr 6 Cluster Carnival Week 8 Friday 30th Nov (all yr6's)

**date may change, please always check the school calendar

Changes to Faction Athletics Carnival

The Faction Athletics Carnival is to be held on the school oval on Thursday 16th August. The carnival is for Kindy to Year 6 students and there will be a number of changes this year. The reasons for the changes are:

1. Our school has grown. More students mean more races and this in turn means more time waiting for your children. We are trying to increase participation and decrease wait time for students.
2. Decreased wait time will mean less behaviour issues and improved health benefits.
3. All students will get to be involved in all team games where in the past this has not always been the case, resulting in more fun for everyone.
4. Our student leaders requested the inclusion of more games, in particular “traditional” games such as sack races.

Please refer to the attached document for more information

Thank you
Mr Jarred Moon & Mrs Louise Mayvis
Physical Education Teachers

Sustainability Team

Young re-inventor of the year

Young people will solve problems and put their creativity to the test in this exciting initiative that challenges you to reuse, repurpose and upcycle before throwing away.

Quick Facts

What: Free, project based sustainability re-use challenge
When: Submissions close Monday 22nd October 2018
Who: High schools, primary schools, early years learning centres, community groups and individuals across Western Australia are encouraged to apply. Inventors must be aged 18 years and under.
Why: Get young people thinking differently about waste and possibly share $3000 in sustainability prizes to expand your sustainability action.

The 2018 theme is Water: Re-invent rubbish into something that helps keep our waterways clean or conserves water.

How to enter

• Register
• Complete your Water re-invention.
• Take a photo and submit it by Monday 22nd October.
• Receive a participation certificate and be in the running to share in $3000 in prizes.

Prize winners will receive a sustainability pack tailored to help them and/or their school to become more sustainable.

Recycling Station

Madeley Primary School is very excited to introduce a weekly recycling station. We invite you to bring in any of the following items and put them in the appropriate recycle bins behind the reception office (where our worm farms and composting bins are located). Please ensure the items are relatively clean, especially glad wraps and food containers.

EVERY TUESDAY MORNING

• Aluminium cans and alfoil
• E Waste such old mobile phones, iPads, iPods etc. Please no TVs
• Coffee Pods
• Toiletries such as toothbrushes, used toothpaste containers, empty shampoo/conditioner bottles, used up makeup containers etc.
• Soft plastic such as zip lock bags, noisy plastic (sushi containers, cracker trays etc), glad wraps
• Batteries

We really look forward to helping Madeley Primary School and our community become "Sustainability Smart".

Conserve Power

As part of our focus on sustainability, reminders are in the offices, classrooms and storerooms about reducing our carbon footprint by conserving power. Every dollar we save on utilities is another dollar we can use in the classroom. 

Trash Free Tuesdays

Remember every Tuesday is Trash Free. Please consider the environment and store your food in reusable containers. Every day could be a ‘Trash Free Day’ with some planning.

Packing a Waste Free Lunch

Waste free means only packing items that can be composted or recycled and that won’t end up in the garbage bin. For example; no plastic wrap, no foil, no zip lock bags and no packaged foods.

Following these rules can be tricky, but it’s not impossible. For more ideas and information please visit link.

Compost

Mrs Price
Sustainability Leader

School Services

Uniform Shop

The Madeley Primary School Uniform Shop

School Banking

What's School Banking?

The School Banking program provides a fun, interactive and engaging way for young Australians to learn about money and develop good saving habits.

Run nationally since 1931 through participating primary schools, School Banking encourages children to regularly deposit money into their Youthsaver account and earn silver Dollarmites tokens, which can then be redeemed for an exciting reward through our School Banking Rewards Program.

Get your child started

Madeley Primary School participates in School Banking, all you’ll need to do is open a Youthsaver account for your child or they can use their existing one. If they require a Dollarmites deposit wallet for their existing Youthsaver account, please call CommBank 13 2221 anytime or visit your nearest branch.

The Youthsaver account is a savings account that has no monthly account fees and offers a competitive bonus interest rate when you make at least one deposit and no withdrawals in a calendar month on balances up to $50,000.

This year the school banking will be held on

Wednesday morning in the Library from 8.30 – 8.50am. Please enter the Library through the side entrance – playground side.

Trish Johnson and Robyn Walton have volunteered to be banking Co-ordinators this year. If you have any queries, please contact them or come and see them on Wednesday morning in the Library.

School Canteen

Online Canteen Link

Thanks to everyone for such a great response to this term’s special.

The canteen have had a lot of LATE ORDERS and FORGOTTEN ORDERS, can you please give the kids a gentle reminder in the morning to place their lunch orders in the class baskets or dropped off to the canteen by 8.45am.

Some parents are sending orders in an envelope or plastic bags, please use the appropriate bags which are available from the canteen. Food orders cannot be placed in envelopes or plastic bags as this means the canteen then needs to supply a bag for these orders.

Bags can be purchased from the Canteen

15 bags - $1
1 bag - .10c

HOT CHOCOLATE AND WARM MILOS: $2.00

With the cooler weather ahead, the canteen will be serving Hot Choc and Milos to the students before school, between 8.20am and 8.45am.

If you have any queries regarding the menu or think you have a great suggestion that we could add to the menu, please come and have a chat, maybe while you flip a pikelet or two.

Thank you for your continued support.

Toni and Jillian

P&C News

School Disco

Friday 10th August 2018
Location: Undercover Area
Tickets: $6 (Ticket sales at the door – please bring correct change)
Kindy to Year 2 (6:00pm – 7:15pm)
Year 3 – Year 6 (7:30pm – 9:00pm)

Drinks, snacks & glow products available to purchase

If you are dropping your child off for the evening you must fill in the contact form at the ticket desk. P&C Volunteers will be present but are unable to provide close supervision. Children under the age of 6 must be directly supervised at all times.

Entertainment Books 2018 - 2019

Madeley Primary School P&C are once again selling the Entertainment Books (printed or digital version) for $70, with $14 of this being returned to the school. Please use the link below to order your copies, and it will be distributed to your child's class, or if you order a digital version, instructions will be sent to you as soon as the copy is available.

Cookbooks For Sale – Madeley On A Plate

Madeley on a Plate is a professionally printed, hardcover cookbook containing over 230 recipes from the school community. Produced by the Madeley Primary School P&C as a fundraising venture a few years ago, the book has been very popular with families. We still have some copies available, and are selling them for just $5. Please email tanialeach@bigpond.com to organise payment and collection.

P&C Meeting Dates 2018

If anyone is interested in joining the P&C, or just want to hear what it’s all about, please feel free to come to one of our future meetings listed below.

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.

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;

The Fathering Project
Ngala
Anglicare WA

Before & After School Care

Camp Australia

Camp Australia provides a before and after school care program for students. This is located on the school site.

Times:

Before Care - 7am – 9am
After Care - 2.30pm – 6pm

For further information please contact the contacting the following:

Mobile Phone No: 0413 588 434
Camp Australia: 1300 105 343
Fax No: (03) 8610 2044

Please refer to Camp Australia for up to date prices and information regarding any discounts available. Government rebates may also apply.

Registering With Camp Australia

We hope you and your family had a fantastic school holidays! The new school year has arrived and with it plenty of adventures in OSHC.

Have you registered with Camp Australia yet? Even if you do not plan on using the OSHC program at your school there are many benefits for your family.

What Are The Benefits Of Registering?

Some of the benefits to registering with Camp Australia are:

A stress-free back up plan for “just in case”
Flexible access to our programs
Will ensure we have all the information for your kids to ensure they have the best time possible

Pay Less for After School Care

Are You Maximising Your Government Rebates for Outside of School Hours’ Care?

* Out of pocket expenses to be used as a guide only as rebates are based on individual circumstances and are subject to change. For a full listing of program details and fees for the service, please visit our website. If not, you could be paying more than you should. With Child Care Benefit (CCB) and Child Care Rebate (CCR) you could save 50% off the price of after school care.

How Do I Register?

Registration is simple and hassle free!

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

Community News

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List of Community Groups/Clubs

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