6 November 2015

Newsletter Articles

From the Principal

School Board

One of the governance requirements for Department of Education schools is met by the work of our School Board. This group consists of 4 parents and three staff. The role of the School Board includes things like:

• Establishing and reviewing the school's objectives, priorities and general policy directions
• Assisting in the evaluation of the school's performance in achieving planned objectives
• Endorsing and reviewing annually the school budget and Business Plan
• Liaising with the P&C

Our current School Board members include Mike Kelly (Chairperson), Jenny Cangemi, Natalie Italiano, James Dillon, Dee Randall, Michelle Horrocks and myself.

The School Board met this week. Items on the agenda included:

1. A review of the school's finances/one-line budget
2. Endorsement of the 2016 Contributions & Charges schedule
3. Discussion about the School Board self-assessment review and the creation of some recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the School Board
4. Review of the 2013-2015 Business Plan Targets
5. Commencement of the consultation process for determining the school's focus areas for the next Business Plan

Parents and community members are reminded that, unless otherwise notified, all School Board meetings are open for the public to attend. Our next meeting in on December 9 at 5.30pm in the staffroom. This meeting will be an open public meeting so please feel free to come along and observe how the School Board operates.

MacBook One-to-One Program for Year 4 Students

Many thanks go to the parents who attended the parent meeting conducted this week. There were a lot of excellent questions asked about the program which I hope we were able to answer. Parents who need more information are welcome to contact Ms James or Mr Taddei.

Positive Education Parent Meeting – Next Tuesday 10th November

On Tuesday 10th November at 5:30pm we will be holding another parent meeting in our staffroom. This meeting will focus on the approach to Positive Education and Behaviour which our school is developing. Over the past week you should have received emails containing pre-reading which will help inform you about the approach. We encourage all parents to read the articles provided and come to the meeting with questions that you may have.

Remembrance Day

The school will be conducting a short Remembrance Day ceremony this Thursday commencing at 10.45am. Parents are welcome to attend. The ceremony will take place around the flag poles.

Have a great weekend everyone

Steve Bevan
Principal

School Calendar and Term Dates

Year 6 Kerem Adventure Camp

The Year 6 Camp was held at Kerem Adventure Camp in Bullsbrook during Week Two this term. The students had a great time and were able to challenge themselves in a number of activities such as rock climbing and low ropes. It was great to see the students work together in team situations and encourage each other to overcome their fears. Well done to all students who attended the camp.

Take a look through some of the photos in the gallery below.

Year 6 Kerem Adventure Camp

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Year 6 Kerem Adventure Camp

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Walk to School Day

A big thank you to all the teachers and students who dolled up in their 80's fitness gear for last week's 'Walk to School Day'.

We had such great fun getting all dressed up, parading around the oval, participating in our road safety course and getting our photos taken in our awesome photo booth.

Here are a few snaps of our fun.

Walk to School Day

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Walk to School Day

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Miss Foulds and the Sustainability Captains.

Sports News

Interschool Cricket

In Week 2 our Year 5 Interschool Cricket team competed in the regional final against a number of other schools. We did our best against some tough opposition. We didn't make it through to the state final but we will be better for the experience. Well done team!

Daniel Z

Well done to Daniel Z in Year 5 who was recently selected in the Perth Glory FC Junior Soccer Team. A fantastic achievement.

Parents, if your child achieves excellence in their chosen sport I'd love to hear about it.

Madeley Cup

Well done to Storm who won the Madeley Cup on Tuesday for the second year in a row. The winning horse was ridden beautifully by Ian L in Year 2. Check out the photos on the Madeley PS Facebook page.

Mr Moon
Phys Ed

Sock it to Sarcoma!

On October 29th DLA5 organised an Odd Socks Day to raise money for the Sock it to Sarcoma Foundation. Students and staff wore odd socks and raised $370.45 which will go towards making a difference for young people with Sarcoma (a type of cancer). Thanks to everyone who took part and showed off their odd and funky socks!

Sock it to Sarcoma!

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Sock it to Sarcoma!

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Miss Statkus

Lego, Pots and Pans!

I have a special request for some of your household unused items please for sand play time and also for our library lunchtime sessions.

• Pots and Pans
• Reticulation tubes
• Lego or Duplo pieces

I will collect these in the Year 1 – Melaleuca Block with thanks

Rita Fordham

Earthworks & Carpentry for Early Childhood Area

Our Early Childhood staff are seeking an enthusiast with a bobcat to come and remove the grass from the inside of our bike track in order to extend our nature playground. It would be helpful if they could also bring in the new mulch and pebbles for our river bed.

We are also looking for a skilled person to come and build us a bridge/jetty leading to our existing canoe (we can provide the materials).

Your assistance is very much appreciated as it will make our limited budget stretch a lot further! We are aiming to complete the works by the end of the school year.

Please contact the front office, 9302 3611, if you are able to help or know someone who can.

Thanks in advance,
Ashleigh Beech & Libby Waddell

Madeley's Got Talent

Auditions will begin for our Talent Show during Week 6 and 7 this term. Students can register to audition with the Arts Captains during Week 5.

'MGT' will be held on Friday of Week 9 (11th of December) at 9am in the Undercover Area.

We would like to encourage parents and community members to attend the event to support the very talented students at Madeley Primary.

We are really looking forward to seeing some fantastic performances.

Miss Foulds
Performing Art Specialist Teacher

School Banking

Student banking is available in the library every Tuesday before school. Account opening packs are available for completion if you would like to open a student account for your child.

Please note that Bendigo Bank will no longer be offering School Banking.

School Uniform Shop

The Uniform Shop opening times are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8.30 am to approx. 9.15 am. Payment can be made by cash or EFTPOS. You can also hand your uniform order into the school office, send by fax: 9302 1250 or by email Madeley.ps@education.wa.edu.au

School Canteen

Open Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays

Our online ordering system greatly reduces workload in the canteen so register today to start ordering at

P&C News

A Night at the Casino

Thanks to everyone who has supported this fundraiser. We hope you have a great night out at the Casino.

Canteen news

Unfortunately our Canteen supervisor Rebecca Mauk will be leaving her position to pursue another career path on the 20th November. We wish her the best of luck with her new venture and would like to thank her for her hard work and service over the past 5 years.

Leanne our canteen assistant, will be acting in her role from this date until the end of the of the school term. Please refer to the advertisement below seeking a temporary replacement for Leanne's position. We will also be advertising the position of Canteen Supervisor very soon with the successful applicant commencing in Term 1 next year.

We are, as always, looking for volunteers to assist in the canteen. Got 30 minutes to an hour to spare after drop off to help make sandwiches and pikelets? Just pop by the canteen (Wednesday-Friday), we would love the help.

We're also looking to establish a casual pool of relief canteen staff to cover annual and sick leave. If you are interested in applying, please contact the P&C for more information.

No Parking

We would like to thank some of the P&C dads who kindly painted the "No Standing" signs on the kerb in the early childhood parking area. In the interests of our children's safety, we encourage you to find another place to park.

Cookbook (Christmas is coming!)

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. This book makes a great Christmas gift.

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 Contact Details

The P&C can now also be contacted via email: madeleypandc@gmail.com

P&C Meeting

Thank you to everyone who came to the last meeting. The minutes from the last meeting are available as an attachment to the newsletter for anyone interested.

The following submissions were voted on and approved:

• PE – Second set of soccer goals for the oval ($3080).
• Literacy – Home readers ($2000).

Next Meeting – 'Bring a Plate'

The last meeting of 2015 will be held on Wednesday 9th December at 7.30pm in the staffroom. It is "Bring a Plate" night, and everyone is encouraged to bring a small plate of nibblies or a bottle of wine to share. As always, everyone is welcome to attend.

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