16 August 2018

Newsletter Articles

School Vision

From the Principal

Dear Parents, Carers,

Faction Carnival

The Faction Athletics Carnival and Jumps and Throws Event this week were a great success. The new format of the Athletics Carnival was a big hit with staff, parents and students alike with lots more engagement in events and team games. I would like to thank Mr Jarred Moon, for all of his time and effort in organising the event. Thank you also to the staff for their hard work in the practices and the running of the event. Thank you also to all of the parents and family members who came along to support the event. We were very lucky that the weather held out as long as it did. Congratulations to Lightning on winning the event.

We would like to make a very special mention and sincere thank you to Kelly Ang who single-handedly raised an amazing $629 by baking and selling her delicious home-made goodies yesterday at the Factional Carnival. 

One Big Voice

Congratulations to Mr Bradstreet and all of the students who will be performing in the One Big Voice concert today. We wish them all the best for this special event.

Year 6 Cake Stalls

The Year 6 students and their parents have been baking up a storm to raise funds for their Graduation by hosting two bake sales. They have raised over $1,428 in funds for tis cause. Thank you to all of the Year 6 parents and students for their baking contributions and thank you also to the students and staff across the school who supported them by purchasing some of the yummy goodies.

Nature Play Area

Thank you to all of the community members who have placed their vote to name the Madeley Primary School Nature Play Area. We had 100 people vote on their preferred name and

‘Madeley’s Waabinup – The place where play happens continuously’ was the preferred choice.

We will be hosting an Official Opening of the Nature Play Area on Monday 10 Sept at 9am. All parents are welcome to attend. Due to the size of the space, we are unable to fit the whole school into the Nature Play area for the ceremony, therefore we will be asking teachers to send 4 students per class to represent them at the ceremony. We will be planting shrubs within the area to commemorate the official opening of our new Nature Play Area.

Bushfire Plan

Due to the Bushfire Season beginning in September, schools are required to have a Bushfire Plan. Please find attached map of the evacuation route of students and the evacuation meeting point where staff and students will meet at, in the unlikely event of a bushfire emergency.

Parent Survey

We warmly invite all parents to complete the 2018 Parent Survey. The survey is found at the following link:

The survey will close on Friday 31 August. Your feedback will be reviewed by the staff and the School Board and provides us with valuable information which, along with other data and evidence, leads us in planning for improvement particularly as we are currently working on the development of our next Business Plan.

Student Absences

A friendly reminder to parents that when your child is absent from school, we require notice of the date and reason to be given to the school or class teacher in the form of;

• completing the Absentee Form on our website, or
• writing a note to the classroom teacher, or
• phoning the school office to inform them.

The Attendance Register/Class Roll is a legal document and therefore is critical that we are provided with notification of the date and reason for all student absences.

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

2019 Sport Dates:

Interm Swimming Program at Aquamotion, Wanneroo. Term 2 2019, Week 7-8.
10/06/2019 – 21/06/2019

Term Dates 2018

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.

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 the link below, or you can

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

New Telephone Number

Madeley Primary School from the beginning of term 3, will have a new main switch board number 08 9306 6900, please update your contacts on your devices.

The Ashdale Cluster Presents

Cyber Safety Parent Information Evenings

Presented by Paul Litherland

The Ashdale Cluster invites its parents to one of two free information sessions about cyber safety being run by Paul Litherland from Surf Online Safe.

Bookings are essential as tickets are limited to 300 seats per evening.

Cyber Safety Parent Information Evenings:

Monday 27 August 2018, 6.30 - 8.00pm
Tuesday 28 August 2018, 6.30 - 8.00pm

Please register on Eventbrite to secure your seat.
Registrations open Wednesday 8 August at 9.00am.
Go to Eventbrite: https://goo.gl/pa2nkU

Year 1

Year 1 Celebrates 100 days of School

On 26th July we celebrated our 100 days of school for 2018. To commemorate this very special day we dressed up like we were 100 years old. We also completed some great activities planned around our 100 day celebration, which the children really enjoyed. These activities were supervised by a wonderful team of parents. A big thank you must go to Carolyn Lane, Carly Cooper, Sheree Madafferi, Linda Withnell and Sharon Bridge for the fantastic job they did supervising, engaging and smoothly transitioning children between activities. Thank you must also go out to Selena Tenakov for supplying extra counting items. Please have a look through our images to see all of our cute oldies!

Year 5

STEM EXPO

Save the Date… More information will be sent home in weeks 7 and 8 in regards to parent, photo permission, what to bring, drop off and pick up instructions for the day.

(Parents will be required to collect/pickup students from the ASC Admin/front office)

Year 6

Student Councillor Fundraiser for Graduation

This Term, we are having a ‘PJ DAY’ which will be held on Friday 21st September.

Wear your PJ’s on the day and please remember to bring in a gold coin donation!

The money raised will go towards the Year 6 Graduation.

Year 6 ASC Transition Program

As part of Ashdale Secondary College’s commitment to successfully transitioning students to secondary schooling, Year 7, ASC has a series of transition events planned for Year 6 students.

Term 3

Tuesday 21st August 2018
Students will be required to meet at the entrance to the front office

Term 4

Wednesday 21st November 2018
Thursday 22nd November 2018
Friday 23rd November 2018

Students will be required to meet in the College Foyer at 8.45am and will attend an assembly in the Galileo Theatre. Students will be required to bring their subject books, pencil case and note paper.

Important Information, please read parents notes attached, snap shot…

• Transport to and from the College on these days is the responsibility of parents/guardians.
• Students need to arrive no later than 8.30am.
• Students can bring their own lunch and drink or purchase their lunch from the Café.
• Parents will need to collect their child at 3.10pm from the College.
• Students will be required to wear their current primary school uniform.

Please complete and return the permission slip/medical form to the class teacher. Failure to complete the attached forms will mean your child will not be able to attend these events.

Year 6 Camp Kerem

The Year 6 2018 Camp has been finalised. It will be held from Wednesday 10th October until Friday 12th October (Week 1, Term 4). We will be attending Kerem Adventure Camp which is located in Bullsbrook. Students will be staying in cabin/dorm type accommodation for two nights.

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 the camp school 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. If you have difficulty with this please indicate on the Camp Contract (attached).

Kerem Adventure Camp Address: 100 Kirby Rd, Bullsbrook WA

ATTACHED DOCUMENTS TO KEEP:

• Packing List
• Itinerary for the week

ATTACHED DOCUMENTS TO SIGN AND RETURN:

• Camp Contract – Parents and students to read and sign (this is also the permission slip for the camp). If you are available to transport other children please indicate on the contract.
• Medical Form

Library

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 followed by the ‘Grandparents and Parents Morning Tea’ which will be held in the staffroom after the parade.

Science

National Science Week 2018

National Science week is 11-19th August.

At Madeley, celebrations are being 'postponed' to week 10 as there is already so much happening around that time. We will be having a full day of Science Events on the Tuesday 18th September, Week 10.

Western Power Circuit Breakers

Madeley Primary School was fortunate enough to be one of the 20 schools this year, to be included in the Western Power Circuit Breakers program.

The program includes 2 x Up Mini 3D printers and required resources; a teaching program on electricity and electrical safety; support from 2 of Western Power's Engineers and technical support for the printers from Frontier 3D. While progressing through the program, students design and develop a city of the future and how it will be powered. On 25th October we get to present our miniature 'city', complete with a 3D printed power supply and buildings at Western Power's Science Fair. When we have completed this, Madeley Primary School becomes the owners of 2 Printers.

Mrs Jones is very excited about this and has already begun working with the year 5 and 5/6 classes during Science. So far the students have met the Engineers, Brenden and Robert. They have learnt about different parts of WA's electrical power supply and what makes it work. They have identified the difference between a conductor and an insulator and what each one does in an electric circuit. They have built their own circuits and tested different materials to see if they are conductors. They have seen the 3D printers in operation and have handled items made by the printers.

Over the next 4 or 5 weeks our knowledge of how our state is powered, how to do simple circuitry and how to design for and operate the 3D printers will develop through this exciting Science/STEM program.

Jenny Jones
Science Teacher

Sport

2018 Faction Athletics Carnival

Thankyou to everyone who either helped or supported the faction athletics carnival on Thursday. I loved seeing all the students more active this year and I enjoyed watching them compete in the races, new games and old.

Parent feedback is welcome. What worked, what didn't and what could be improved? Please email your feedback to jarred.moon@education.wa.edu.au

The overall results were:

1st Lightning 2346 pts
2nd Cyclone 2012 pts
3rd Thunder 1934 pts
4th Storm 1666 pts

Up and Coming Events

Term 3

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

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

School Services

Uniform Shop

The Madeley Primary School Uniform Shop is relocating in Term 4 to Wanneroo Uniforms, Unit 1/16 Prindiville Drive, Wangara

Our Uniform Shop will be closing down at the end of Term 3. The Uniform Shop will be open on Tuesday 8.30am – 9.15am (approx.) or until stock has been sold.

There are limited sizes available so be in quick to grab yourself a bargain.

Please be advised that the Madeley Primary School Sports shirts will no longer be available to purchase as they will be used for students representing the school for special events and will be loaned out to students on the day, students who already own a sports shirt can continue wearing it until phased out.

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

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

Please use the appropriate bags which are available from the canteen.

Bags can be purchased from the Canteen

15 bags $1
1 bag 10c

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

School Nurse

INFLUENZA A

The flu virus is spread through the air when someone coughs, sneezes or talks.

You can also catch the flu from touching a contaminated surface with the flu virus on it, and then touching your mouth, eyes or nose.

• Transmission: Airborne or droplet
• Incubation period: Usually 1 to 4 days
• Infectious period: Usually 1 day before onset of symptoms until 7 days after
• School Exclusion Period: Exclude until symptoms resolved
• Treatment: Varies according to symptoms. Antiviral treatment available as recommended by doctor

If you have any concerns please speak to your GP.

CHICKEN POX (VARICELLA).

Chicken Pox is a common, acute, viral infection. Symptoms include fever, fatigue, and a generalised rash characterised by small vesicles (blisters) that rupture to form crusts. It is transmitted through the air or by droplets, through direct or indirect contact with fluid from vesicles of an infected person.

• School Exclusion Period: Exclude for at least 5 days after vesicles (rash) appear and until vesicles have formed crusts. Note that crusts alone do not warrant exclusion.
• Infectious period: From 2 days before rash appears until vesicles have formed crusts.
• Treatment: Antiviral treatment available – refer to doctor. Do not give aspirin to children with chickenpox under 12 years of age as it may cause Reye’s Syndrome.
• Immunisation: Recommended for people 18 months of age or older who have not had chickenpox. May prevent chickenpox in contacts if given within 5 days of exposure – refer to doctor. Children who have been immunised have a reduced risk but it is still important to monitor your child.

If you have any concerns please speak to your GP.

CROUP

Croup is a viral infection that causes inflammation of the windpipe (trachea) and voice box (vocal cords). It typically affects children from 6 months to 3 years of age, although can affect older children up to 8 years of age.

• Croup is a common infection that causes noisy breathing, a hoarse voice and harsh barking cough.
• You can treat mild croup at home if your child has no breathing problems
• If your child has increasingly noisy breathing, difficulty breathing seek urgent medical help.

As croup is caused by a virus, it is an infectious disease. You will need to keep your child home from School/ Play n Learn/child care and other places where there may be young children.

Children with croup will usually have an illness like a cold first, with a runny nose, cough and may have a slight temperature. As children are small, their airways are already narrow. When the cold virus causes swelling of the wind pipe and voice box, this can result in noisy breathing and a harsh, barking cough. This can happen particularly when the air is cold and after occurs at night time lasting a couple of hours and reappear for the next couple of nights.

Please contact you GP if you have any concerns

HEAD LICE

It is important that parent/guardians check their child/children's 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.

Community Health Nurse Education Sessions 2018 held at Madeley Primary School

-Triple P- Seminar Series: (x3 2 hour Talks):

Tuesday 16th Oct 9-11am - Week 1: “The Power of Positive Parenting.” 9-10am
Tuesday 23rd Oct 9-11am - Week 2: “Raising Confident, Competent Children.”
Tuesday 30th Oct 9-11am - Week 3: “Raising Resilient Children.”
Presented By Caroline Turich and Stacey Moxon- Community Health Nurses.

P&C News

DISCO SUCCESS!

Thank you to our fantastic volunteers and to everyone who attended, you helped us raise $3,000 for the school!

Entertainment Books 2018 - 2019

**LAST CALL ** DON’T MISS OUT ON DISCOUNTS & DEAL ** LAST CHANCE**
Your purchase of an Entertainment Membership contributes to our School.

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

ONLY A FEW BOOKS LEFT just $5

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. 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. They are held in the staffroom.

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;

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
Website:

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.

How Do I Register?

Registration is simple and hassle free! To register visit the link below:

We’ve been cooking up a storm in OSHC

At Camp Australia, all our OSHC programs follow the Healthy Eating Program. We make sure that the children who attend our programs eat healthy and delicious meals and snacks that are in line with the Australian Dietary Guidelines. To help you and your family stay healthy, we thought we’d share one of our most popular savoury dip from our very own Healthy Eating Cookbook.

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

Community News

Please see NOTICE BOARD for more local clubs located at the end of the newsletter.

The Smith Family - ANZ Saver Plus

Saver Plus assists individuals and families on lower incomes to build assets and improve financial capability, and has supported thousands of lower income earners to develop a lasting savings habit.

Saver Plus offers:

• up to $500 in matched savings for education costs
• fun, free and informal financial education workshops
• assistance and support from a Saver Plus coordinator to establish a savings goal and develop a savings habit.

Participants make regular deposits towards a savings goal over a 10-month period and attend workshops to build their financial management skills. When participants reach their savings goal, ANZ matches the amount – up to $500 – towards education costs including uniforms, text books, laptops, sports equipment, music tuition, TAFE or apprenticeship costs, and much more.

Who is eligible?

You may be eligible to join Saver Plus if you:

• have a Centrelink Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card
• are at least 18 years old
• have some regular income from work (you or your partner) including casual, part-time, full-time or seasonal employment
• have a child at school or attend vocational education yourself.

Junior in Girls Cricket

The Kingsley Woodvale Junior Cricket club in conjunction with Perth Scorchers Womens Cricket league has a come and try night on the 15th of August. Please see the link on the clubs page via the link below If you have any questions please feel free to call Frances Walker on 0416262333 (committee member) or Tony Ougan on 0412 101 741 (club president) Kind Regards, Frances Walker

Free online safety for parents

The City of Wanneroo is partnering with the Office of the eSafety Commissioner to present a workshop on online safety for parents and interested community members.

This event is FREE, but bookings are required and seating is limited.

Date: Thursday the 30th August
Time: 5pm – 730pm
Venue: City of Wanneroo, 23 Dundebar Road, Wanneroo

Wanneroo Joondalup Tee Ball Club

Registrations & “Come & Try” Day
Saturday 4th August, 12-2pm
Percy Doyle Reserve, Duncraig,
Please register your interest via registrar@wjtbc.org.au
(Please include child’s name, age & school year in your email)
CURRENT & NEW MEMBERS WELCOME
SAUSAGE SIZZLE – COFFEE VAN – PRIZES – FUN FOR ALL AGES

VacSwim 2018

With swimming pools and beaches a big part of the Western Australian lifestyle, ensuring your children can swim competently and safely is essential.

You can now enrol your children in VacSwim swimming lessons during the October and December/January school holidays.

VacSwim is for all children - from beginners to more advanced swimmers and young people doing their Bronze Medallion. Your children can start as young as five years old.

Your children can join in the fun of learning to swim at pools and open water venues across the State.

Enrol your children in VacSwim now at education.wa.edu.au/swimming

Landsdale Junior Cricket Club Open Day

Woolworths Cricket Blast

When: 5pm Friday 24th August 2018
Where: Warradale Reserve, Southmead Drive, Landsdale
For further details email: information@landsdalejcc.com.au

JUNIOR BLASTERS

AGES 5-7 | 60 mins • Learn new skills including catching, throwing and teamwork • Make new friends or organise a group to learn together • Wear the colours of your favourite Big Bash heroes in a personalised t-shirt • All equipment supplied, parents join in the fun

MASTER BLASTERS

AGES 7-10 | 90 mins • For kids with basic cricket skills • Every kid gets a chance to bat, bowl and field • Wear the colours of your favourite Big Bash heroes in your choice of coloured player cap • Make new friends or organise a group to play together • All equipment supplied, parents join the fun

Junior Cricket

AGES 9-17 | 2-4 Hours • Play endorsed new junior cricket at your local club • More action and better skill development • Everyone gets a go • Girls only leagues available

List of Community Groups/Clubs

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