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1204 Great Northern Highway, Upper Swan WA 6069 Email: [email protected]
Upper Swan Primary School An Independent Public School “Children are the Future”
Newsletter Term 2 Week 9 25 June 2019
Our Purpose We will create a caring learning environment that provides students
with the opportunity to develop the academic and social skills they need to achieve their individual potential.
Inside this Issue
From the Principal Merit Awards School News Community News
Upcoming Events Faction Cross Country Fri 28 June P&C Subway Lunch Fri 28 June Reports Emailed Tue 2 July Ellenbrook SC Band Performance Years 1—6 Thurs 4 July Assembly Fri 5 July Student Council Free Dress Day Wear your team’s colours Fri 5 July Last Day Term 2 Fri 5 July P&C Sausage Sizzle Bunnings Ellenbrook Sun 21 July Students Return Term 3 Tue 23 July
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Wear Your Team’s Colours – AFL Football ‘Dress-Up’ Day - Graduation Fundraiser On the last day of term – 5 July, students (and staff) are invited to wear their favourite team’s colours. It will only cost a gold coin donation to do so. All the proceeds will go towards the Year 6 Graduation. Funds raised will help pay for extras for the graduation such as a photo booth and graduation cake. Not a football fan? That’s OK too – you can wear your team’s colours no matter what sport you’re ‘into’. I wonder if there will be any Matilda’s or perhaps Ash Barty fans in the mix! Mr Green Sends a Cheerio Mr Green would love to be at school on 5 July to support his beloved Dockers on our dress-up day. He will certainly be with us in spirit – of that I am sure. Mr Green has had some fabulous news recently – his treatment is proving effective. He is extremely happy of course. Mr Green continues to miss the wonderful Upper Swan Primary School and sends a big ‘Cheerio’ and his very best to all our students and families.
Reports Semester 1 Reports will be emailed to families on Tuesday 2 July. Thank you to our teaching staff who have spent many hours checking assessments, evaluating progress, engaging in moderation with their colleagues and writing reports. Please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher if there is any aspect of your child’s report you would like to discuss.
1204 Great Northern Highway, Upper Swan WA 6069 Email: [email protected]
A Brush with Fame – and a Brush with Room 12 Thank you to Room 12 for highlighting the wonderful achievements and richness, refugees add to our magnificent country. Room 12’s presentation of Anh Do’s book The Happiest Refugee was both poignant and clever. Thank you to the students and Ms Ireland for your efforts. Winter Carnival Thank you to our senior students for demonstrating such positive sporting conduct and being the best you could be at the Winter Sports Carnival on Friday 21 June. In addition to the fine sporting behaviour there were some mighty fine achievements too. The AFL Team won their competition. The Modcross and Soccer Teams finished second and the Netball Teams, second and third. Upper Swan finished second overall. Well done students, teachers and supporters. Upper Swan competed against three other schools – Aveley North, Anne Hamersley and Malvern Springs. These are the school we will compete against in Athletics in Term 3. War on Waste on the ABC and here at Upper Swan Last Friday evening I thought I was seeing a duplicate of Upper Swan Primary school on ABC 2. Towards the end of the program a school, focussing on waste reduction, was featured. There were many parallels with our focus here at Upper Swan – waste reduction, mini bins, student ambassadors, class competitions and much more. You may be interested in having a look. This really did highlight Children are the Future. https://iview.abc.net.au/show/war-on-waste/series/1/video/DO1624H004S00 Update from Jack Last newsletter Jack from Room 9 was featured regarding his speech to the City of Swan. Since then Jack has received news that a cul-de-sac will be put in place – thus making the area much safer for Jack and the other young people in the area. Well done on being part of the group who spoke up and ultimately made a difference.
1204 Great Northern Highway, Upper Swan WA 6069 Email: [email protected]
Meet Milo Lucas, Aidan, Kaya-May, Alex and Zoe from Room 1, visited my office to show me Milo the Robot. This group of clever kids worked together to design, construct and program Milo to move around my office. I was particularly impressed with how they were able to describe how they had purposefully added a motion sensor and coded instructions for the robot to respond and stop when there was an obstacle in Milo’s way.
Music Room Upgrade The Music Room upgrade is almost complete. It is looking fresh, clean and attractive – with new floors, carpet, vinyl, ceiling and lights, repairs to walls and fresh paint. Mr Taylor is looking forward to utilising the room in new and innovative ways, inspired by the fresh look. School Development Day – Monday 22 July Classroom and Specialist Teachers along with Education Assistants will be involved in School Development activities on Monday 22 July. Students start Term 3 on Tuesday 23 July.
Ms Pam Hahnel Principal
MERIT AWARDS
Year 1 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 2
Abby Zoe Alice Daniel Mia Makayla
Ben Brayden Leah Mahalia William Hunter
Sophie Blake Kiara Caitlin Isabella Mason
Kristian Aidan Osker Lincoln Dakota Asha
Ella Thomas Mischa Emily Bon Liam
Leeroy Holly Reid Sienna Kye Levi
Lochlan Chloe Juliet Ella
Amanat Theo
Olivia Aalijah
1204 Great Northern Highway, Upper Swan WA 6069 Email: [email protected]
SCHOOL NEWS Theatresports Competition Congratulations to the year 5/6 students who competed in the Theatresports Competition (improvisation/spontaneous acting) run by Poppin and Michael Sanderson–Green from the Australian Insititute of Theatresports. The competition was held at Governor Stirling Senior High School and our team came first. Molly Healy also won the best actor category.
Mrs Kylie Church Drama Teacher Semester 1 Student Reports Semester 1 student reports will be emailed to parent/guardians of students towards the end of Term 2. PLEASE NOTE your child's report link will only be valid for 4 weeks, you are required to download and save the PDF to another source to be able to access them at a later date. If you are not receiving correspondence currently via email
from Upper Swan Primary School, please update your email
address at the front office at your earliest convenience.
All reports will be accompanied by a ‘Position Report’ for your child. This is an extra
report provided by the school for your information.
If your child requires their report to be sent to two different email addresses, please let us know by June 1st. Influenza We have had a few confirmed cases of influenza throughout the school. For more information regarding influenza please click on the link below.
https://www.healthywa.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I/Flu-influenza
1204 Great Northern Highway, Upper Swan WA 6069 Email: [email protected]
2020 Enrolments
Enrolments for 2020 are now open.
Children born between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2016 are eligible to attend Kindergarten next year. Limited places are available. Applications Close Friday 26 July 2019
1204 Great Northern Highway, Upper Swan WA 6069 Email: [email protected]
1204 Great Northern Highway, Upper Swan WA 6069 Email: [email protected]
COMMUNITY NEWS If you would like to advertise in the school newsletter for a small fee, please email [email protected]
Move-Dance program for children with ADHD Edith Cowan University Move-Dance is a fun, energetic and innovative dance-movement program designed for children with ADHD. The program aims to improve social interactions, expression of feelings, coordination, self-control and fitness in children with ADHD. Move-Dance will engage children in dance and fitness activities with appropriate music in a safe environment. The program is designed, supervised and delivered by movement specialists who are also staff at the School of Medical and Health Sciences. Children will have an initial assessment of their behavioural and coordination skills before attending the program. Results from the initial assessment will be available to parents. Where: Building 22, Edith Cowan University Joondalup Campus When: Term 3, 2019 (10 weeks, 1 session per week) (Wednesday 4pm – 5pm) Who: All girls and boys aged 6 to 13 years who has ADHD. Cost: $200. Please contact Dr Manonita Ghosh for further details and to register. Email: [email protected] Phone: 0423 498 26
Middle Swan Dental Therapy Centre School Holiday Opening Hours
This clinic will be OPEN 08/07, 09/07, 10/07 and from the 15/07 until the 19/07.
In case of emergency on the 11/7 and 12/7 please call: Guildford Dental Therapy Centre- 92795869
For emergencies on any other days please call 1800 098 818.
Have a safe and happy holidays. Middle Swan Dental Therapy Staff
School Holiday Program – Running Clinic
Learn running technique for cross country, sprints & relays with coach from Let’s Run Perth. Payment by bank transfer to Let’s Run Perth. Suitable for Year 3 to 6. Woodlake Sports Ground, Ellenbrook Corner of Bronzewing Ave & Tipuana Mews. Mon, 8 July – Fri, 19 July 2019 9 – 10 am Fee: $15/day Book for 4 days, get the 5
th day FREE!
To register, text “ELLENBROOK” to: 0402 784 225 For more info, contact: 0402 784 225 or Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsrunperth
1204 Great Northern Highway, Upper Swan WA 6069 Email: [email protected]
COMMUNITY NEWS If you would like to advertise in the school newsletter for a small fee, please email [email protected]
1204 Great Northern Highway, Upper Swan WA 6069 Email: [email protected]
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