29 May 2020

Newsletter Articles

School Vision

From the Principal

Dear Parents, Carers and Community Members,

We are so happy to have almost all of the students back at school. Although a few things are still a little bit different at this time.

Parents are still not able to enter the school grounds. We greatly appreciate your compliance with this rule. Please remember to keep social distancing when outside of the gates waiting for your child/children. On a positive note, we have seen the younger students develop increased independence whilst entering the school grounds and making their way to class. All student drop off and collection areas are working quite well. I would like to thank everyone for their patience and adherence to the rules.

Our canteen will re-open with increased hygiene and cleaning practices. They will be open for Thursday (4 July) and Friday (5 July) lunch only. Lunches must be pre-ordered online. Please see P & C news for further details.

Drink fountains are still closed at the moment, so please ensure that you send your child to school with a filled water bottle. They can refill it during the day if necessary.

Pre-arranged meetings with parents and carers are now permitted for the purposes of enrolment, case conferences, medical reasons and emergencies. Essential health and wellbeing providers are also permitted on school site at this time with prior authorisation by the school.

Enhanced cleaning procedures and hygiene practices continue to be put in place across the whole school.

Sickness

The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) makes recommendations to the Department of Education in relation to reducing the risk of COVID-19 and provides the following statement for parents: if your child is sick, they must not go to school. You must keep them at home and away from others. Remember to maintain physical distancing from other parents and teachers when attending school, including when dropping off and picking up your children. We ask all parents to keep their sick children at home to minimise transmission of COVID-19 as well as any other colds/flu or other bugs.

Student Attendance

Now that students are again required to be back at school (unless medically exempted), it is a timely reminder that parents must send their children to school unless:

• they are too unwell
• they have an infectious disease, or
• the principal is provided with a genuine and acceptable reason.

In order for children to have every opportunity to grow to their full potential, students must be at school every day unless for the reasons listed above. For all student absences, parents must provide an acceptable explanation of their child’s absence within 3 business days of the absence.

Reports

Reporting to Parents will look different this semester due to COVID-19 disruptions. Please note that schools are not required to report in A-E grades for Semester 1 Student Reports. However, teachers will be providing comments to outline each student’s achievement and progress throughout the semester in Literacy and Numeracy in addition to their General comment.

The Nationally Consistent Data Collection

The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (the national data collection) is an annual collection that counts the number of school students receiving an adjustment due to disability and the level of reasonable adjustment they are receiving.

The national data collection counts students who have been identified by our school team as receiving an adjustment to address a disability as defined under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (the DDA). The DDA can be accessed from the ComLaw website at the link below.

The aim of the national data collection is to collect quality information about school students receiving an adjustment due to disability in Australia.

This information will help teachers, principals, education authorities and families to better support students with a disability to take part in school on the same basis as other students.

The national data collection provides an opportunity for schools to review their learning and support systems and processes to continually improve education outcomes for their students with disability. Teachers will be engaging in professional dialogue, undertaking professional learning and participating in the data collection over the next few months.

Have a great weekend.
Lainie Beccegato
Principal

School Calendar & Important Dates

The School Calendar is updated regularly and can be synced 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**

2020 Term Dates

Parent Information

Emergency Contact (Parent/Carers)

It is important that the school always has up to date contact details of parents, carers and emergency contacts. If you have court orders in place, please ensure that the school office has an up to date copy.

Please use the following link to notify the school:

It is the parents’ responsibility to advise the school of any updates to medical plans held and provide medication if required.

Kindergarten 2021

In Western Australia, children can start their education in Kindergarten. Parents/carers/guardians are required to complete an Expression of Interest to enrol their children in Kindergarten 2021. Your child is eligible for Kindergarten 2021 if their date of birth is between 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2017.

Expressions of Interest for Kindergarten are required to be lodged prior to 24 July 2020.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the school on 9306 6900 or

Once completed, please return your Expression of Interest and associated documents to the Administration Office between 10am and 2pm on Monday to Thursday.

Library

Mrs Maree Jones, our Library Officer, has been working hard in creating wonderful displays in our Library.

Sport

For all sporting activities, please ensure your child is dressed appropriately.

What To Wear

1. Wide brim hat (no hat, no play).
2. School polo, sport polo or faction polo shirt.
3. Navy blue shorts, skirt, tights or skorts.
4. Runners (please no sandals, thongs, slides or boots).
5. Water bottle containing water only.

Due to COVID-19, drinking fountains can only be used to refill bottles.

Illness

If your child is unable to participate in physical activity due to illness or injury, please inform the school in writing.

Jewellery

As outlined in our uniform policy and school information handbook, students are not to wear jewellery to school. Sleepers/studs, watches (not heavy), medical identification and religious items are acceptable. Fitbits and watches can be worn if deemed safe for the activity.

Mr Jarred Moon
PE Teacher

P&C News

Our P&C Association at Madeley Primary School greatly benefits the children by:

• Giving parents the opportunity to learn about the school's policies and programs;
• Organising ways in which parents can share in shaping school policies so that they reflect the broad agreement and support of the school community
• Bringing parents together to share information and views
• Assisting the school to build positive attitudes to students and their families
• Stimulating community interest and participation in education
• Raising funds and providing additional resources and amenities for the benefit of our school's children

This year our current office bearers are:

P&C Association 2020

This year we are looking for the below roles to be filled by parents from our school community.

Role descriptions:

Secretary: maintains the Association’s records (NOT the financial records).

Responsibilities Include:

• Post notice of meetings
• Assist Chairperson in drawing up agenda
• Record minutes
• Deal with correspondence
• Maintain a register of members
• Be a signatory to the bank accounts
• Observe constitutional formalities

Fundraising Officer: assists the P&C Committee in coordinating fundraising events for the Madeley Primary School P&C

Responsibilities Include:

• Maintaining and publicising the events calendar
• Coordinating volunteers to assist delivery of activities
• Providing leadership to event coordinators
• Discussing fundraising options and opportunities at P&C general meetings
• Presenting budgetary requirements for events requiring financial outlay for P&C committee approval

Canteen Coordinator: responsible for acting as a liaison between the canteen manager and staff and the P&C to provide updates and provide guidance where required

Responsibilities Include:

• Creating a menu which embraces healthy food guidelines (the traffic light system)
• Ensuring the menu pricing structure is fair and reasonable within guidelines of both the P&C and Madeley Primary School
• Cleaning checks
• Ordering stock & purchasing ingredients and or food supplies
• Coordinating volunteers for days when the canteen is open
• Rotating the menu for seasonal requirements such as winter and summer
• Being a central point of contact for the Canteen
• Escalating any concerns/ issues with the P&C President

Communications Officer: positively manages and proactively promotes P&C events at Madeley Primary School to build its reputation within our community.

Responsibilities Include:

• Managing the Madeley P&C Facebook page
• Looks at ways to provide publicity to the P&C through social media.
• Provides updates of P&C meetings and events

If anyone would like to consider joining our wonderful P&C in 2020 please contact Lauren Frame on lauren.frame@live.com.au or Peter Withnell on peterwithnell@hotmail.com for any further queries.

P&C Canteen Update

We are very happy to announce the reopening of our school canteen from next Thursday 4th June.

Initially, the canteen will be open for lunch time orders only and will not be accepting cash payments at this time.

Our canteen team members have all undertaken the COVID-19 Hygiene Course and will be following state government guidelines. The COVID-19 Hygiene course covers the following elements:

• Reporting of potential health issues
• Maintaining personal and work environment hygiene practices
• Contactless procedures and reducing cross contamination
• Effective cleaning and sanitising practices

We will have more details in the coming days relating to the canteen operations and menu for June.

P&C Meeting Dates

We are very excited that we will be having our next P&C Meeting will be on 24th June, however, we will be having some restrictions to support COVID 19 guidelines. These restrictions will be communicated in the next couple of weeks.

We are very much looking forward to seeing you all soon.

P&C 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.

School Canteen

We are very happy to announce the reopening of our school canteen from next Thursday 4th June.

We will have more details in the coming days relating to the canteen operations and menu for June.

Initially, the changes will include lunch time orders only and we will not be accepting cash payments at this time.

Online orders must be placed before 8am, an order confirmation email will be sent to the account holder.

Thank you for your patience.
The Canteen Team
Madeleypscanteen@gmail.com

School Banking

Notice from CommBank School Banking

The health, safety and wellbeing of our communities and our people is our first priority. School Banking continues to be paused until further notice.

Please don’t bring your deposit book with your weekly banking into school, we will notify you when banking recommences.

If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2020 School Banking program information pack from the school office or visit the link below.

School Chaplain

Family life is full of give and take, which means sharing the jobs as well as the fun. It is realistic to expect children to help out at home. Many parents, however, have difficulty getting their children to help. Some spend so much time nagging children to do jobs that they often give up asking and expect little of them. There is no need to overburden children with jobs, but sensible allocation off chores according to their age, homework requirements and interests is not only good training but also a great help for parents as well.

Ideas:

• Give your children realistic jobs rather than tasks that simply keep them busy.
• Balance the personal chores with family jobs. Involve your children in choosing their jobs. Rotate the unpleasant tasks frequently.
• Place the more difficult tasks on a roster. Your children can refer to it when needed, which takes the load off you and removes the need to remind them.
• Ensure the jobs are completed before mealtime and pleasant activates such as watching television.
• Avoid doing jobs for your children. When your children get the message that no one will do their jobs for them they will be more likely to help out.
• Show your appreciation for their help. Let them know that their contribution to the family is valued. If you do it often enough they may even show their appreciation for your help in return.
• Keep chores and pocket money separate. It is a reasonable expectation that your children should help around the house without expecting a reward.

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

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.

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

Camp Australia

Before & After School Care

** Please contact Camp Australia Directly for their updates **

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

Times:

For further information please contact the contacting the following:

How Do I Register?

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

We look forward to seeing you and your family soon!
From the Team at Camp Australia