School Canteen

The Canteen last day is Friday 13 December.

As advised we are reducing stock for the end of year and not disappoint students we have:

Plenty of frozen yoghurts, Calipos, and Paddlepops. Lots of 99% fruit fizzy drinks (GLEE) and Frozen Nippy apple blackcurrant cups as well as juice boxes. Slushees are no longer available.

We will be calculating what class is the winner for handing lunch baskets in on time and announcing on Thursday 12th December.

I would like to say a big thank you to students, parents/volunteers/ and staff for making the last 4 years that I have worked in the canteen one of the busiest and most rewarding jobs in my working career. It is time for me to move on and I wish you all a very Safe and Merry Christmas.

Jillian. “The Canteen Lady”

PLEASE NOTE
**** THE CANTEEN WILL BE CLOSED ON THE LAST WEEK OF TERM ****
Wednesday 18th December & Thursday 19th December 2019

Madeleypscanteen@gmail.com

School Banking

Teaching generations of young Australians the importance of good saving habits since 1931.

School Banking encourages kids to save a little money each week (any amount) into their Youthsaver account, helping them learn about the value of money and develop a good saving habit. Three out of four parents of School Bankers agree it’s helped teach their child an important life skill and given them a head start in life with understanding money

Madeley Primary School participates in CommBank School Banking, all you'll need to do is open a Youthsaver account for your child, if they don’t already have one.

Your child will receive a Dollarmites deposit wallet to use for School Banking deposits when the account is opened. If your child has an existing Youthsaver account, contact us or visit your nearest branch to receive a Dollarmites deposit wallet.

School Chaplain

Chaplains Chat

As parents we’re often concerned about the connections children and young people are making and the subsequent impact on their wellbeing. The time they spend online, scrolling, searching and swiping which could be spent doing outdoor activities is also concerning.

Digital devices are here to stay, so it’s imperative to look at how kids can remain in control of their screen use, and ensure the time they’re investing online is adding something helpful, positive and meaningful to our lives.

Here are four tips to help kids develop healthy digital habits. Being mindful of how time is spent on devices, is certainly not just reserved for young people.

1. Encourage creation not just consumption

Is your child more of a consumer or creator when they’re online? Check to see if they spend time online time in creative mode such as making things, creating own videos, editing photos, writing posts, coding a video game or composing a song. Encourage them to be creative rather than mere consumers of digital content.

2. Discuss who they are following

The digital world encourages leaders and followers. It places people and individuals from all walks of life in close contact with your kids. They can follow companies, musical icons, sports stars as well as friends. Encourage your child to follow people and companies that can fuel their passions.

For instance, if they love space, search for NASA and related accounts. If they love photography, help them find great photographers sharing their work online. When they’re following people that teach, inspire and ignite their passions, they’re less likely to spend valuable time with energy zappers.

3. Digitally de-clutter regularly

Many kids collect apps on their devices in the same way that former generations collected football cards or swap cards. Encourage them to delete the apps they no longer use or apps that offer no benefits to their lives. Could there be better games to play? Are there better videos for them to watch than the ones that the YouTube algorithm believes they want to see?

4. Show kids good practises

Most kids learn much more from what they see and experience, rather than from what they are told. As a parent be intentional with your screen time. Do you:

• Follow people that support you, challenge you in helpful ways or inspire and lift you up?
• Interact in positive ways?
• Give people your attention rather than scroll whilst others are talking to you?
• Put your digital devices away in order to fit all the other important things into your day?

Setting your kids up with healthy digital habits will help make these practises the norm. If you don’t want your children falling prey to the harmful and unhelpful experiences online, you need to be sure that they are focusing on positive and helpful screen time pursuits.

Stephanie Hund
YouthCARE School Chaplain
Madaley Primary School | Friday | 9306 6900

Uniform Shop

The Madeley Primary School Uniform can be purchased from Wanneroo Uniforms

Address: Unit 1/16 Prindiville Drive, Wangara.
Telephone: (08) 9408 0297
Email: info@wanneroouniforms.com.au
Opening times: Mon – Fri 8am – 5pm, Sat 9am – 12noon

Madeley Primary School Uniform

School Nurse

Sick Students at school

It is important that parents do not send sick children to school. Some sicknesses are more contagious than others and we do not want any sickness to spread, so please be diligent. Sick children will be sent home where they can rest and recover.

Free Parenting Seminars

Becoming a parent and caring for a baby can be a wonderful experience, but at times, it can be daunting and overwhelming. The Child and Adolescent Community Health Service provide parents with support, health education and guidance about key health and developmental issues. Free Triple P programs are available within the community. To find available programs please visit the website

Caroline Turich | Clinical Nurse | School Health | Community Health
CACH |North Zone| Wanneroo South Region
Mirrabooka Community Health

Dental Therapy Centre - Pearsall

The Government of Western Australia North Metropolitan Health Service, Dental Health Services has assigned:

Pearsall Dental Therapy Centre,
Pearsall Primary School,
Willespie Drive,
Pearsall WA 6065.

Tel: 08 9405 3405.
E: pearsalldtc@dental.health.wa.gov.au

The Pearsall DTC will be closed over the Christmas break from Thursday 19th PM and will reopen on Wed 29th Jan 2020. Staff will be deployed on Tues 28th and Thursday 30th Jan.

Emergencies clinics/ services are as follows:

Thursday 19th December 2019 - Telephone: (am) 9448 4566, (pm) 94471275
Monday 23rd December2019 - Telephone: 9302 2969
24th December 2019 to Fri 24th January 2020, Telephone: Mt Henry Clinic 9313 0552
28th January 2020 & 30th January 2020 - Telephone: 9405 3178

For public holidays, weekends or after hours please call: 1800 098 818 , OHCWA 6457 4400 (If eligible) or a private dentist.

Summer Writing Club

Wanneroo Cricket Club Junior Girls Trials

Wanneroo Cricket Club Junior Girls Trials February 2020 for Years 4, 5 and upwards

Wanneroo DCC are one of only 6 clubs that are competing in the Female Premier Cricket Youth League (FPCYL) competition in WA. Our current Academy has over 20 girls registered of which a good number have already been involved in the WACA State programme at U12’s, 13’s and 15’s and gone onto play in various National Championships. The girls are part of a strong community cricket pathway which supports and provides elite girls in the feeder area to Wanneroo.

Location: Kingsway Reginal Sporting Complex,
CNR Kingsway &, Bellerive Blvd, Madeley WA 6065

Contact: Andrew Stewart
Telephone: 0457 447 265

Click here to view Wanneroo/Warwick/Greenwood Girls Cricket Flyer.pdf

Whitford Hockey Club

Expression of Interest are open for
Hookin2Hockey School Clinic

Hin2H is a modified hockey program that caters for Kindy to Year 4 players, with teams usually being a mix of girls and boys (grouped in schools or with friends where possible).The players learn basic skills through fun activities and game situations with the help of their volunteer coaches.

Teams are limited in size to allow for maximum participation and places can’t be guaranteed so please register early to avoid disappointment.

New players are welcome at any time during the season.

Whitford Hockey Club are providing clinics free of charge. Please forward the completed form to Hin2h@whitfordhockey.asn.au and blighta@iinet.net.au (link below) or contact club direct for more information

Whitford Hockey Club
Warwick Hockey Centre
86 Lloyd Drive | Warwick WA 6024
M: 0403827734
E: hin2h@whitfordhockey.asn.au

VAC SWIM

Pools and beaches are part of the Western Australian lifestyle, and we need to make sure our children are safe in the water. VacSwim is Australia’s longest running program, operating for more than 100 years. VacSwim offers swimming lessons for children aged five to 17 years of age, in both the October and January school holidays.

Your children can join in the fun of learning to swim and vital swimming and water safety skills with lessons conducted at pools and open water venues across the State.

VacSwim has grown from its beginnings in 1919 when five instructors taught 248 children at three venues, to become the largest vacation swimming program in Australia. In recent years, 55 000 children participate in lessons each year with more than 1500 qualified instructors at more than 180 locations throughout the State.

Kingsway Indoor Stadium Program

Junior Programs and Holiday Clinics – Kingsway Indoor Stadium

Kingsway Stadium offers a great variety of affordable Holiday Clinics and Term Clinics for children aged 2-12yrs.

Tots programs include Tennis, Kindy sports, Dance and Soccer for the Soccer enthusiasts. Tots clinics are designed to develop your child’s agility, balance and co-ordination while learning the basics and of course having lots of fun with parents and peers.

Programs available for children aged between 5-12yrs consist of AFL, Soccer, Tennis, Basketball, Cricket and Netball. Dance/Cheerleading / Hip Hop classes for ages 4-12yrs are also available.

For more information please call 9450 1920 or visit our website

City of Wanneroo Library

The City of Wanneroo Library team is committed to keeping families reading during the holiday break so registrations are already open for our Reading Club. This year the theme is:

A Roomful of Stories. For the first time, all the family is invited to join the challenge.

Our libraries are the perfect place to visit this Summer with many activities to showcase quality stories and books, hands-on creations, role play and new technology. Could you please include this information in your newsletters?

Who needs a passport these holidays? Go on a story adventure at your library, your very own roomful of stories. Collect some fabulous giveaways and try out a different activity each week in January.

• Week One – Chapter One – Help build your own reading city with boxes and recycled materials
• Week Two – Chapter Two – Go on a bear hunt through the library and join in a special story time
• Week Three - Chapter Three – Get inspired at the discovery table
• Week Four – Chapter Four – Boost your reading hours by watching stories on Storybox on the big screen
• VR Appendix - check out a different setting at one of our Virtual Reality experiences

This summer the whole family is invited to join the club.
Pick up a reading record and activity book and make your life better by getting involved in a Roomful of Stories. Register by December 13 to go in the draw for a $100.00 Dymocks Voucher.

WAAPA Summer School 2020

This Summer WAAPA at ECU, Mt Lawley is offering an exciting performing arts program for students in Years 1 to 12. The Summer School includes classes in Acting, Dance, Drama, Screen Performance, Film Making, Music Theatre and of course, how to perform Shakespeare.

SUMMER SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM 6 – 24 JAN 2020

For Primary School Students

• Drama Mini-Waapettes
• Music Theatre Mini-Waapettes
• Screen Acting Waapettes
• Drama Waapettes
• Music Theatre Waapettes

For information about the fantastic courses on offer please visit WAAPA Summer School or contact Gabrielle Metcalf at g.metcalf@ecu.edu.au

*Earlybird pricing closes 10 December, 2019
For further enquiries: Telephone: (61 8) 9370 6775
Email: explore.waapa@ecu.edu.au

Occupational Therapy at Edith Cowan University

Occupational Therapy at Edith Cowan University (OT@ECU) is pleased to announce that (for the fifth consecutive year) we will run groups for children in early primary school who are experiencing difficulties in school participation, at the Joondalup Community Clinical School.

In semester 1, 2019 we had more children apply for these groups than ever before and we added a number of additional groups so that we could provide services to a far greater number of children. Following the block of sessions, parents are all asked to complete questionnaires and just a few comments they have made in the past include:

“I’ve had more answers from here than anywhere else in 9 years”
“I have had the opportunity to learn why she struggles with tasks”
“I know I need to be doing things at home but this gave great suggestions of activities we both have enjoyed”
“More teachers need to know about this”
“My child is making small but great progress from these classes – even his teacher has commented”
“He has had many individual OT sessions previously, but what was wonderful for him was being part of a group. He enjoyed having other children his age also working through the activities”

Ready, Steady, School is a school readiness group for kindy and pre-primary students, and

Ready, Steady, Succeed is a group which aims to improve essential school skills for children in years 1, 2 and 3.

Experienced paediatric Occupational Therapists will work alongside ECU OT students to provide individualised assessment and group intervention with the aim of developing school participation and performance.

These groups will commence in Term 1, 2020 and will have no fees attached.

In future years, a small fee may be introduced to assist us in continuing to offer these groups to a great number of children. Groups operate at the ECU clinical school which is based at Joondalup Health Campus.

OT@ECU would like to invite students to apply for a place in these groups 2019 Kindergarten through to 2019 Year 2.

The first group sessions will commence early in Term 1, and screening and assessment will take place in late January. As such, parents will need to e-mail their expression of interest as soon as possible in order for their child to be considered for these groups.

If you would like further information about the program, please e-mail jccs@ecu.edu.au