24 June 2022

Newsletter Articles

School Vision

From the Principal

Dear parents and carers,

Term 2 has been an incredibly busy and productive term. We have had waves of large student and staff absences due to COVID, however, it does seem to be plateauing at this time. I would like to thank all students and families for their ongoing support throughout these challenging times, we really appreciate all parents keeping their children home when they are sick.

Madeley PS Business Plan 2022 – 2024

I would like to acknowledge our hard working and committed staff and School Board for their collaboration in developing our strategic directions for the next three years. This business plan depicts the data we will be collecting to meet our targets, our professional learning and staff meeting content, priority areas and future directions of our school. Please keep an eye out as we will be sending home a copy for all families today.

Ashdale Cluster Strategic Plan 2022 – 2024

Ashdale Cluster has a Cluster Board consisting of each primary school principal and their respective board chairperson who meet each semester to guide and foster the cluster strategic directions. As a cluster of schools we have developed our Strategic Plan. Please see the link below. This strategic plan guides our termly meetings with all cluster staff and ensures we have a common approach to delivering a seamless K – 12 learning environment.

Kindy 2023 Enrolments

Kindy 2022 enrolments close on Friday 22nd July, which is the end of Week 1 next term. If you know of anyone whose child is born between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019, please let them know that enrolments close soon. As Kindergarten is a non-compulsory year at school, we make plans for how classes are structured based on the number of students enrolled as of the closing date. Sometimes there may still be places available for latecomers however, we don’t always have the space to accommodate them. Therefore, lodging enrolments before the closing date is of paramount importance.

School Development Day

Monday 18th July is a School Development Day and as such, staff will be engaged in professional learning in Mathematics, the teaching of vocabulary and our school psychologist will be engaging us in one of two sessions of Trauma Informed Practice. Trauma Informed Practice guides us with how best to manage children impacted by complex trauma. Our staff will be undertaking 2 sessions to support us to better support children in this situation.

We welcome our students back to school on Tuesday 19th July.

NAIDOC Week

As part of our NAIDOC celebrations next week, all classes will be involved in painting a tile to decorate the back wall of the staffroom that faces the big ‘A.’ Over the next few years, our Aboriginal Cultural Standards Team will be developing the area to include a beautiful wall mural and yarning circle to celebrate and recognise Aboriginal culture. The theme for NAIDOC Week this year is ‘Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!’. All classrooms will be engaged in NAIDOC activities throughout the week.

Swimming Lessons

Our PP to Year 6 students participated in swimming lessons over the last two weeks. The students were beautifully behaved and had a wonderful time learning the necessary swimming and water safety skills, particularly for living in WA. Our bus company contacted me to commend us on our wonderful students’ behaviour throughout the duration of swimming lessons. We are very fortunate to receive wonderful feedback such as this often from outside agencies and venues.

School Reports

This semester’s reports will be emailed out on Monday 27th June. Please ensure that your email contact details are up to date. The link is only active for two weeks, so please ensure that you download the report as soon as you receive it.

School Security During the Holidays

We rely on the community for support to keep our school secure and safe during the holiday period. Parents are asked to keep an eye on our school during the holiday period and report any suspicious behaviour to Education Security on 9264 4632 or Police 131 444. The Education Security phone number is also on signage around the outside of the school fencing.

I hope all families enjoy a wonderful school holiday break. We look forward to seeing you all again on Tuesday 19th July 2022.

Kind regards,

Lainie Beccegato
Principal
Madeley PS

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**

2022 Upcoming Events

2022 Term Dates

2022 School Development Days

BLA1 News

The Year 6 BLA1 class was fortunate enough to have an excellent practicum teacher from ECU this term. Her name was Miss Emily Tann. On her last day she invited her fiancé to come and meet the class. He is professional basketball player, Nick Kay. He is currently playing for the Japanese Basketball League and had previously been a member of the Perth Wildcats. He also won a bronze medal at the Olympics playing with the Boomers. We were very lucky to hear his story, ask plenty of questions and hold his bronze medal, which was very heavy.

GLA4 News

In GLA4 we have been looking at procedures in English. We have explored the author’s purpose of writing these text types, and then had a go creating some of our own procedures for others to follow.

By using hands on activities, students are able to see the importance of giving and receiving explicit instructions. They have been able to understand how the order of the steps and the vocabulary associated with the texts helps the reader make sense of the writing.

In class, we had to follow instructions on “How to Make a Pirate Hat” and then we wrote the procedures for “How to Make a Pizza” and then followed our instructions to create a pizza for Recess!

Robotics team

Introducing Madeley’s first Robotics team!

In Week 5, our Year 5 and 6 students attended an information session about the FIRST LEGO League Robotics Competition given by Miss Jane. Students who were interested in joining the team had to write an application. There were 25 applications and only 8 students were chosen.

Now the hard work begins! Our team will meet during one break every week, as well as an hour after school on Mondays, to participate in our competition in November. We must complete a group research project and design and code the robot to complete a series of missions. The 2022 missions won’t be released until August, so we are borrowing an old model from Ashdale Secondary College to help us practise. Thank you ASC!

We are very fortunate to have Mrs Vincent and Miss Jane to help coach our team, however, we are always looking for more volunteers. If you know of anyone who has an interest in coding and robotics, and are willing to volunteer some of their time, we would love to hear from you!

Parent Information

Pyjama Day

We are having a pyjama dress up day on Wednesday 29th June 2022. Please bring a gold coin donation for our Year 6 graduation.

Student Absence Line

Please text absences to Madeley Primary School 0437 419 118

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:
Contact the School: https://madeleyps.schoolzineplus.com/contact
Email Madeley.ps@education.wa.edu.au

P&C News

Fundraising

A quick update on our year-to-date fundraising total, drum roll please…

The P&C have raised $6,013.30 so far this year!

Some up-coming events that are in the planning pipeline for Term 3

• Sausage sizzle and coffee van at the Faction Carnival
• Cookie Dough fundraiser
• Father’s and Others’ stall
• Quiz Night
• Disco

Please keep an eye out to volunteer at any of these events! Keep up-to-date by joining our P&C Facebook group.

Seeking support from local businesses

Is your business in a position to donate to our Quiz Night? The P&C is looking for either cash donations or donation of quiz prizes in exchange for advertising on the night and shout-outs on our P&C social media. Please get in touch if you can donate – madeleypandc@gmail.com

Bench installation

We have recently had a bench installed in the nature play area that was kindly donated by Margaret Quirk! We hope the staff and students enjoy sitting on the bench. Huge thanks to the Bowler family for assisting with the installation of our bench. The design, logistics and installation has been a long time coming and we are thankful to many of our P&C executive and committee members for their help during this lengthy process!

Next P&C Meeting

Please come along to our next meeting on Wednesday 3rd August in the Madeley Primary School staffroom from 7:30pm.

Containers for Change

Please use the P&C scheme ID when you take your eligible containers to the recycling depo or bag drop facility!

P&C scheme ID – C10340367

Entertainment books

Entertainment Books are now available with Madeley Primary School P & C receiving 20% of sales. Entertainment Book access is available for a full 12 months from purchase date. There are also exciting new vendors and suppliers that have been added this year.

Download the App and get started today!

Buy your Entertainment Membership at the link below The Entertainment Membership has thousands of up to 50% off and 2-for-1 offers near you. Instantly available, valid year-round, gladly accepted. Get yours today and save.

Your purchase of an Entertainment Membership contributes to our school. Help us achieve our goal by sharing this link with your friends and family. Thanks for your support!

Canteen News

The canteen has been very busy these past few weeks! While over-the-counter sales were down a little during swimming lessons, the trial of many different lunch meals have been very well received by both staff and students!

We are super keen to boost the number of volunteers across all canteen days (Mon, Thurs, Fri) so if you are able to lend a hand, please get in touch – madeleypandc@gmail.com We welcome grandparents to assist as well as mums, dads and guardians.

We are excited to announce the hiring of an additional canteen staff member following an incredibly successful and profitable period in the canteen. Carli Williams will be joining the team in a coordinator capacity to keep the profit momentum up! Welcome back Carli. With Carli onboard, the incredible, above and beyond work of Giao Valenti and Rebecca Dundon will be lightened. We take this opportunity to thank Giao and Bec for their ongoing dedication to the enhancement of the canteen. Many thanks to Lisa and Cindy for their enthusiasm and adaptability as we trial new ways of doing things.

Last day of term – Sausage Sizzle – Friday 1st July

Please jump on to Qkr! to order your students a sausage sizzle for the end of term! Veggie burgers also included in the lunch time special. Orders need to be in by Tues 28th June. Limited canteen menu available on the last day of term.

Camp Australia

Before & After School Care

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

How Do I Register?

Registration is free, simple and hassle free! visit Error! Hyperlink reference not valid..

Join in the fun at our OSHC program, your first session is FREE!

We are excited to announce that your child can now come and try their first day of Outside School Hours Care for FREE! This is a great chance for families and children to see what our Camp Australia program is like.

Not yet registered?

To register and book your child in our program, visit the link below and use the school finder on our homepage to search for your school. To secure a spot for your child, we always recommend making your bookings in advance.

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

Community News

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

Please click on Links to open Information

BRICKS 4 KIDZ.

This Winter School Holidays we are running Workshops with LEGO® and Coding with Robotics. Our holiday programs are designed for kids ages 5 -12. Online enrolment is at the following link:

City of Wanneroo – School Holiday Programmes

Here is our timetable for the upcoming July school holiday period; helping to keep children healthy and active during the break.

Keyed Up Music Lesson

Keyed Up Music will be teaching keyboard and guitar lessons in Term 3 after school. Lessons start from $19.80 for a small group. If you are interested in your son / daughter learning either keyboard or guitar, please call Savanna on 0479 171 424 or enrol at

Sorrento Football Club

We are running the soccer program again this school holidays. We have made a change with the age range to make it more inclusive. The age is now 6-14 year olds. This includes girls aged 5 if they are turning 6 this year.

The Barn Martial Arts

The Barn is a family owned Martial Arts & Fitness studio located in Balcatta, running a School Holiday program for children aged between 7-12yo. Please see our attached flyer with more information provided.

Tim Winton Award for Young Writers
is back in 2022!

The City of Subiaco is proud to present the 2022 Tim Winton Award for Young Writers. Back for it's 30th year, the awards encourage imagination, innovation and creativity. Entry is open to Western Australian school students in years one to twelve. Submit an original piece of prose writing, no more than 2000 words in length.

Visit the City of Subiaco website for detailed information on the award, entry requirements, prizes and judging.

Good luck young writers!

Community Groups/Clubs

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