26 June 2015

Newsletter Articles

From the Principal

Dear Parents, Carers and Community Members

Term 2 Summary:

We have come to the end of our first semester with this being the last newsletter for the term. It has been a very busy term with lots of wonderful events and activities and plenty of learning. This term we have celebrated ANZAC Day and WA Day, enjoyed a Constable Care and Percussion incursion, completed NAPLAN, commenced the Fathering Project, entered the ‘Our School’s a Star’ competition, competed in four interschool sports events, had a highly successful Disco and participated in Year 6 transition activities and the 2015 Cluster Muster. Many thanks go to staff, parents, students and community members who contributed to making these events such a success. Semester 1 reports will go home next week. We encourage parents to read through their child’s report and discuss the grades and comments with them.

Positive Education Message:

The school’s focus on social emotional learning has been further enhanced this term through our weekly promotion of some important values/virtues. During the term students have been learning about:

• Self-control
• Courage
• Persistence
• Tolerance
• Friendliness
• Resilience
• Self-Motivation
• Respect

Our aim is to teach the students what these values look like in real life so that eventually they will enact them regularly as virtues (values become virtues when they are lived out). Additional information about the values/virtues being promoted can be seen on my blog.

Fathering Project:

This Sunday our Champion Dad’s Group are holding a Fathering Project event at the school. Dads and father figures of our students are welcome to bring their kids and participate in a friendly game of soccer and a sausage sizzle on the school oval between 2 – 5pm. This will be a great way to get to know some other dads and have some fun. Everyone is welcome!

Year 6 Transition:

Our Year 6 students have participated in two highly successful transition days over the past two weeks at Ashdale Secondary College. These days are designed to give our students a taste of high school as they prepare for their transition to Year 7.

If you have a problem:

From time to time you might have a concern or problem that you would like to discuss. The most appropriate way to do this is to contact your child’s teacher as they are often the best person to assist you. You will not resolve school-based problems by discussing it on social media or by confronting others. We take an open and positive approach to dealing with issues so that effective relationships are developed and strong communication is maintained. We look forward to everyone’s support in this area.

Staffing:

Caroline Truda will be running a Literacy and Numeracy support program for the remainder of the year. Vicki O’Kane will be working on Monday’s in LLA2. We welcome them to our staff. I will be taking some long service leave for part of Term 3. Ms Stitfold will relieve me as Principal and Ms Waddell will relieve her as Deputy Principal.

Happy Holidays:

I wish all our staff, students and community members a well-deserved, happy and safe mid-year holiday. School recommences for Term 3 on Monday July 20th.

Stephen Bevan
Principal

Important School Dates

Madeley Senior Choir Performance – Monday 29th June

Madeley Senior Choir will be performing their Cluster Muster item "Lanterns" for the whole school at the Monday morning mini assembly for week 11. If any parents or community members missed out on seeing their wonderful performance please come down to watch the students perform at 9am on Monday 29th June in the undercover area.

Thanks
Miss Foulds

School Fun Run – Wednesday 1st July

The student leadership team are organising this year’s school Fun Run. Money raised by the Year 6 classes will go towards their camp and other money raised will go towards buying resources for the whole school. Fundraising is completely voluntary and all children in PP-6 will be involved in the Fun Run regardless of whether they have raised money or not.

When collecting sponsorship we strongly recommend that students do not door knock unless they are accompanied by an adult. We prefer that students collect sponsorship from friends and family and not strangers.

As part of a school goal setting initiative, we are challenging all students to set a “lap goal”. Students will be asked to consider how many laps they can complete in 30 minutes.

Please return the sponsorship form and money in an envelope to your child’s classroom teacher by Friday 26th of June. A sponsorship form is available for download below.

Student Absences

Student’s attendance is required to be documented and any absences noted with the relevant reason for absence.

Parents can advise either by:

1. telephoning the school (9302 3611) and speaking to one of the office staff,
2. leave a message on the answer machine if out of hours,
3. email to madeley.ps@education.wa.edu.au ,
4. a letter sent to school within 3 days of the absence,
   (only required if the absence has not been provided by any of the first 3 methods).

Please note that the Madeley email address is the preferred point of contact regarding absences as emails to individual staff members may not be seen if staff are away from school.

If you are planning an extended absence a written request to the Principal prior to the absence is required.

Year 6 Fundraiser- Cake Stall Reminder

The two Year Six classes will be holding another Cake Stall to raise money for their end of year Graduation. Cakes will be available for purchase at recess (and lunch if still available) for small change donations.

Week 11 - Tuesday 30th June 2015

Kindergarten and Pre-Primary Expressions of Interest for 2016

Kindy 2016

The closing date for Expressions of Interest is Friday 24th July 2015.

Parents will be notified of their success in gaining a position at Madeley Primary School for 2016 early in September. At this time, parents will be given a session preference sheet to request Kindy days (A) or (B). Please note the sessions are changing from those in our current Kindergarten program.

(A) Mondays and Thursdays and alternative Wednesdays from 8.45 am – 3.00 pm
(B) Tuesdays and Fridays and alternative Wednesdays from 8.45 am – 3.00 pm

The information pack for Kindy 2016 also includes an application form for the Play & Learn program which will commence on Tuesday 28th July, 2015. There will be two Play and Learn sessions:

9.00 am - 10.30 am or 11.00 am - 12.30 pm.

School Holidays – Bin Funkification

Our wonderful P&C has provided funding to put towards paint and materials for “Bin Funkification”. So we can brighten things up a bit, and to encourage the kids to use the bins and reduce litter around the school.

Last term Madeley students were invited to submit entries for Artworks based on the themes “Healthy Eating”, “Market Garden” & “Sustainability”. Now that entries are in, we are ready to announce winners and get the painting started.

If you think you could be of help, please contact Michelle Horrocks by email to register your interest and availability. Delicious refreshments will be provided!!

More hands make light work and your assistance would be hugely appreciated

Please email: michelle.horrocks@education.wa.edu.au

Thankyou,
Michelle Horrocks
Art Specialist Teacher

Gifted and Talented!

Congratulations to Maanvik who completed the Gifted and Talented Examination for Academic Excellence, held by the Department of Education in March this year. On achieving excellent scores, Maanvik has been offered a position in the Academic Excellence programme (Gifted & Talented) class of Duncraig Senior High. Maanvik has scored in the top 1 percentile (98%) in Creative writing amongst WA students and top 15th percentile in Quantitative assessment. He also achieved excellent scores for Reading, Comprehension and Abstract. Well Done Maanvik.

Worm Juice For Sale

Mrs Burkitt’s Pre-Primary Class has been busy making worm juice to sell at our assemblies. Worm juice is an ideal chemical free way to boost the growth of your vegetables and your plants. All you have to do is mix our freshly made worm juice with four parts of water, spray on your gardens and watch them thrive!

The sustainability student leaders have been coming to Pre-Primary on Thursdays to help the Pre-Primary students feed the worms and harvest the juice. They will also be helping to sell the juice at our next big assembly. The worm juice is $2.50 for a 2L bottle. Orders can be placed in advance, all you have to do is visit LLA3 and fill out the order booklet!

Thank you for your support!

Miss Ashman
ECU Teacher Student.

Sport Report

Interschool

Attached are the current standings for our interschool teams. We have now finished our scheduled games and await the results of the last fixture between Landsdale and Ashdale to determine the overall placings. Well done to all our teams and a big thankyou to all our staff and especially our parent coaches. Your help is much appreciated.

Yoga Kids

Last week Miss Statkus and Miss Dunbar’s classes were lucky enough to participate in a professionally run yoga class as part of their PE program. The students and Mr Moon had a great time and learnt a lot.

Parents, if you are interested in enrolling your child in a yoga class please email Natalie Alach at natalie.alach@hotmail.com to express your interest. If Natalie gets enough interest from the Madeley community she would love to run an after school class here at Madeley Primary School.

Children who practice kids yoga...

• Develop strong, healthy bodies,
• Set a lifelong foundation for well-being,
• Foster creative expression and imagination,
• Improve attention & ability to focus,
• Develop self-esteem and skills to manage stress,
• Learn practical skills to relax and improve sleep.

Safeguard Your Children's Online Identity

It is possible to use the internet to share tips and advice, or even vent frustrations to other parents, while avoiding the negative consequences it could have for your children down the line. Here are a few ideas:

1. Understand your privacy settings
   The importance of understanding your privacy settings cannot be understated, especially if you're in the habit of sharing personal information.
   In-depth privacy information for all your favourite sites is available online. Make sure any photos, videos or messages you share will only be visible to friends or preselected people, unless you're positive you want anyone in the world to have access to them.
2. Avoid sharing anything a teenager might consider embarrassing
   Although parents think just about everything their children do is adorable, children themselves rarely share this sentiment. As a rule of thumb, every time you want to post something about your children online, just think about their reaction if they saw it five or ten years down the line.
3. Go anonymous
   If you frequent parenting forums to get advice on potentially embarrassing topics, like bedwetting or rashes, it's always a good idea to use a pseudonym, and avoid giving out any details that might identify you or your child. Also, if you have a specific question for a fellow parent, message them privately rather than addressing everyone on your friends list.

At the end of the day, no parent shares stories or photos of their child with the goal of embarrassing them, but the unpleasant reality is that there are people who use the internet to harass and intimidate or even steal information. So think before you post, and make sure what you do share will only be seen by your intended audience.

Full the full article and further tips, please visit the Splash website below.

Earn and Learn Campaign

Woolworths Earn & Learn will be starting again this year during the July school holidays. From Wednesday 15th July to Tuesday 8th September 2015, when you shop at Woolworths you can collect Woolworths Earn & Learn Stickers. Place them on a Woolworths Earn and Learn Sticker Sheet. There’ll be one Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker for every $10 spent (excluding liquor, tobacco, and gift cards). Once completed, simply place the Sticker Sheet in the Collection Box, either here at the Madeley School Office or in the designated box located at Woolworths Kingsway.

Our school can then redeem the Woolworths Earn & Learn Stickers for valuable education resources

Scholastic Book Club Update

As you would have noticed there have been some changes in the way you order your Scholastic books if paying with a credit card online.

This has caused a few issues which have hopefully been rectified ready for Term 3. If items are missing or there are any problems with your order please ask the school office to give me your details and I will correct the issue for you.

There will be only 1 set of catalogues distributed in Term 3 due to our Book Week. Ordering Scholastic books via the Scholastic Book Club provides great resources to the school library with the school receiving 20% of all orders.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Tracie Simpson
Book Club Co-Ordinator

Local Events

Please remember to check the ‘Local Events’ at the foot of the newsletter.

School Information

P&C News

Disco!

The disco last week was a resounding success. The report back from the kids is that they had a great time dancing the night away! Over $3000 was raised for our school.

Thank you to everyone who supported this fundraiser. These events don’t just happen, so a special thanks to everyone who volunteered their time.

Entertainment Book 2015/16

The new $65 Entertainment Book or digital copy is now available.

The sending home of Entertainment Books this year to each family has been a huge success. We have so far raised just over $1900 in books and digital memberships! Thank you to those who have supported this fundraiser. If you still have your book could you please either purchase or return it to the front office. Thank you.

This Sunday 28th June - The Fathering Project

Get ready for the first social event for the Fathering Project. It is on Sunday June 28th from 2 - 4pm. We'll have some competitions and learn a few skills, we expect to have a great time.

A gold coin donation sausage sizzle caps off the afternoon while the dads get to know each other a little bit.

Dads, come along for a social game with the kids and have fun. Just bring your water bottle.

All ages welcome. Head on over to the “Madeley Champion Dads Fathering Project” page on Facebook to RSVP (which will help us out with catering).

Cookbook

The school cookbook, “Madeley on a Plate”, is still for sale via the front office or P&C. The price has been reduced to just $10 and would make an ideal gift for friends and family.

Cookbooks were sent home to the lower primary school families earlier this term in an effort to ensure all new families had the opportunity to see (and purchase) the Madeley cookbook. Unfortunately, a number of these books have not been returned or paid for. If you still have a cookbook at home, please either send payment to the front office or return it to the school if you are not wishing to purchase it.

Do you own a business or work somewhere with good traffic flow? If so we’d love you to take a few of our cookbooks to put on your counter to sell for us. We have sold over half but with 350 cookbooks to go we would love to sell them at our new reduced rate and use the profits to purchase resources for our children. Please contact Mariesa O'Donnell at mariesa76@iinet.net.au if you're interested.

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.

P&C Meeting

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday 5th August at 7.30pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. The minutes from our last meeting can be accessed here.

Tania Leach
P&C Communications Officer

Nick Corrigan Soccer starting Term 3

Soccer starting at Madeley Primary School - Mondays after school commencing on the first day of Term 3.

Keyed Up Music

Keyed Up Music will be running keyboard and guitar lessons again in Term 3 after school. Group lessons starting from $15.45 plus GST per lesson.

Therese Dabbs
Phone: 1300 366 243
Mobile: 0401 085 030

West Perth v Subiaco Free tickets - This Weekend!

The West Perth Football Club will host its 5th annual International Football Festival tomorrow, Saturday June 27th as West Perth take on Subiaco. The day celebrates the multicultural populations of Perth’s North with AFL providing an opportunity to unite Australia.

FREE Family WAFL Tickets were ent home with students earlier this week. Tickets will admit both adults and children at no cost to this match.

A printable copy of the Free Ticket can be found on the following link.

Andrew Ridley
Community Development Manager
West Australian Football Commission
Mobile: 0402 794 016
Email: aridley@wafc.com.au

Subiaco Lions July School Holiday Clinic

Looking for something for your kids these July School Holidays?

The Subiaco Football District and Subiaco Football Club are running a specialised coaching clinic in the July School Holidays at Kingsley Reserve in Kingsley. Details below:

Children from Pre-Primary to Year 6 of all abilities and experience are welcome to participate and give footy a go in a fun and safe environment. These structured footy clinics offer specialist coaching from Subiaco Football staff, coaches and players.

The footy clinics will be held on Wednesday 15th July and offer a great school holiday activity for your kids.

Morning tea is provided and costs are only $75 which includes a Lions Gold Away Guernsey.

Places are limited so get in early! Registrations are now open for parents to sign up their kids.

For more information call the Subiaco Football Club on 9208 9999.

FOOTY TEAMS SPECIAL:

Discount for local footy teams and guarantee you will be grouped together

In 2015 we are pleased to offer a special ‘teams’ discount for Subiaco District Junior teams and ensure players from your team are grouped together!

Register 5 or more Players from the same team and receive $10.00 off per participant.

Registrations must be received on the application form supplied with payment. Email the completed form to Lions District Development Officer, Rohan Blee at rblee@wafc.com.au

Kingsway Indoor Sports Holiday Programs

Registrations are now open for Kingsway Indoor Stadium’s July School Holiday Programs!

Super Soccer and Super Multisport are among the most popular full day camps available at the stadium. These clinics book up quickly, so don’t miss out!

See attached flyer for more information.