Dear Parents, Students and Community Members

2018 STUDENT COUNCIL

Congratulations to the following children who are our student council for 2018: Josiah Chong School Captain Alice Masterton School Captain Aya Fakir Student Councillor / Faction Captain Sherab Lhaden Student Councillor / Faction Captain Pema Dorji Student Councillor / Faction Captain Charlie Knights Student Councillor / Faction Captain Ila Kouchakpour Student Councillor / Faction Captain Singye Wangchuk Student Councillor / Faction Captain

The children will be formally presented with their badges at the assembly on Friday 23 March.

NATIONAL YOUNG LEADERS DAY

On Friday 9 March eight Year 6 leaders attended the National Young Leaders Day at the Perth Convention Centre, along with 1500 children who are also leaders in their school. The children heard from a number of inspirational speakers. Our leaders have returned to school enthused by what learnt from the day and have already enacted ideas in regard to Lake Monger Primary School i.e. clubs and the Easter raffle. Thank you very much to Mr Travis Taylor for his ongoing work with the student council.

HARMONY CELEBRATION

Harmony Day will be celebrated on Wednesday 21 March. Ms Pam Duncan, along with the staff, has a great day planned for the children. Details about the day will be out to parents as soon as possible. On this day children are encouraged to wear their country’s national costume. If you do not have a national costume you are encouraged to wear something orange on this day e.g. hair ribbons, T shirt, socks etc. because orange is the Harmony colour. Please see Ms Duncan if you have any queries.

SCHOOL BOARD

The first meeting of the school board will be held on Wednesday 4 April at 2:40 pm.

The 2018 school board members are:

Mr Kael Driscoll School board chair Ms Lucy Hopkins Parent member Ms Alexia Caraes Parent member Mrs Ruth Jooste Staff member Mrs Karen Thurston Staff member Mrs Tarah Pearce Community member Ms Diane Tomlinson Principal

LAKE MONGER PRIMARY SCHOOL 26 Dodd Street, Wembley. Phone 9387 4536

Diane.Tomlinson@education.wa.edu.au www.lakemongerps.wa.edu.au

NEWSLETTER No 4 2018 20 March 2018

NATIONAL RIDE TO SCHOOL DAY and RIDE 2 SCHOOL DAY - FRIDAY 23 MARCH

On Friday 16 March the National Ride to School Day was held. Congratulations to the 34 children from Kindergarten to Year 6 who were able to participate. We also had some parents involve them-selves in this event. The participating children received a sticker and fruit on arrival. Thank you to Mr Justin Douglass for organising this event.

Due to the success of this event we are inviting children to participate in the Ride 2 School event (scooters are included) on Friday 23 March. Please contact Mr Douglass if you have any queries. PLEASE NOTE: If you do not have a bike you come to and from school on this day the way you usually do.

SUSTAINABILITY

The Year 1/2 and 2 classes would like to request any adult t-shirts and/or singlets that are no longer needed to be donated to the school. We would like to use them to make re-usable bags to enhance our sustainability program.

EASTER HAT PARADE

On Thursday 29 March the children from Pre Primary to Year 6 will participate in the Easter Hat parade commencing at 8:40 am in the undercover area. The hats will be made in class time as a part of their work in Design and Technologies. Parents are most welcome to come along and join us for this occasion.

The Easter raffle will follow the Easter Hat parade. The student councillors will be selling raffle tickets before school in the weeks leading up to the parade and raffle. Tickets are 50 cents each of three for $1. Please continue to bring in Easter egg and Easter toy donations for the raffle.

ASSEMBLY

Thank you to Year 5 children and Ms Emma Peet for their work with hosting the assembly on Friday 9 March 2018. Congratulations to the following children who received awards:

Student of the Week

The next class assembly (item) will be hosted by Mr Rick Payne and Mrs Pam Taylor’s Year 2 class on Friday 23 March commencing at 8:40 am in the undercover area. We hope you can join us for this assembly.

Work of the Fortnight

The children’s work is on display in the office foyer. Please call in to view the work next you are in the school.

VALUES ICE CREAM VOUCHER RECIPIENTS

Nathan Cox Y4, Bhavya Patel Y2, Jenish Patel Y2

NAPLAN TESTING Years 3 and 5

An information flyer for parents of children in Years 3 and 5 regarding the National Assessment Program in Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) went home with the children last week. The testing will be conducted in the weeks of 15 - 25 May. (Weeks 3 and 4, Term 2).

PARENT INTERVIEWS

The Term 1 focus in relation to Reporting to Parents has been the teacher/ parent class meeting held earlier in the term and parent/ teacher interviews. Parents are invited to contact their child’s teacher to make a suitable interview time to discuss their child’s progress in Term 1.

PRE PRIMARY ON ENTRY

The Pre Primary On Entry testing is completed and individual student reports will be sent home to parents by the end of term.

FOOTWEAR/ UNIFORM

Due to the level of physical activity the children are engaged in over the course of the school week it is helpful for the children if they wear appropriate foot wear e.g. joggers with a non slip sole to school. Thank you to our parents for your support with this matter. Items of denim clotting and leggings are not a part of the school uniform. School jackets are available for purchase from the uniform shop. The uniform shop is open from 8:15 am – 9:00 am every Tuesday morning.

SUNSMART

Australia has the highest incidence of skin cancer in the world, with nearly four times the rates of Canada, the US and the UK.

PRE-PRIMARY

Jeremy D’Hulst Druksen Lham Norzin Wangyel Summer Nulud

YEAR 1 Ninanma Rai Saviona Pradhan

YEAR 2 Niranjana Ajithkumar Yusel Drugyel

YEAR 1/2 Tshering Pema Yangdon Neil Melly

YEAR 3 Ella Zaorski Menlha Tenzin

YEAR 4 Lekzin Dolkar Yuephel Yangchen

YEAR 5 Yeezang Tshering Namgyal Dolma

YEAR 6 Grace Palden

EAL/D Sonam Nima

SPORT Ruby Driscoll

Year Name For

PP Cody James Keya Panwar

C & K phonics craft P is for parrot craft

1 Molly Parker Tshering Choda

Art

1/2 Zhenphen Yangchen Sentence writing

2 Annaliece Brown Yusel Drugyel

Spelling test Map of her bedroom

3 Tenzing Thinley Adarah Turetahi

Narrative introduction Spelling test

4 Elliott Uludong Jigme Namgyal Sunflower sketch

5 Thomas Baker Ravindu Pothpitage

Mandala Narrative

6 Kuenga Tshering Singye Wangchuk

HASS Quiz

Anxiety – how to help your child

All children experience anxious feelings as part of their normal childhood development. Some anxious feelings include fear, agitation, nervousness, worry and apprehension. Some children find it harder to get these feelings under control and may experience anxiety more intensely and more often than others. Anxiety is when the level of fear or worry about something is out of proportion to the level of risk or danger. Thinking about the situation makes them more worried and tense. If your child is experiencing anxiety try to: Acknowledge your child’s fear – don’t dismiss or ignore it. Gently encourage them to do things they’re anxious about, but don’t push them to face situations they’re not yet ready to face. Wait until they actually get anxious before you step in to help Praise him for doing something they’re anxious about, rather than criticising them for being afraid. Avoid labelling your child as ‘shy’ or ‘anxious’. Your child might need some extra support if their anxiety stops them from doing the things they want to do or interferes with their friendships, school work or family life.

If you are worried about your child, contact your local Community Health Nurse, School Psychologist or General Practitioner. For more information about anxiety in children go to www.raisingchildren.net.au or www.healthyfamilies.beyondblue.org.au

Deb Aggett, Community Health Nurse, Mobile: 0417 851 497

READING EGGS/EGGSPRESS CERTIFICATE

Congratulations to the following children for receiving a Reading Eggs or Reading Eggspress certificate at the assembly.

YEAR 1 - Jamyang, Catheryn, Zoe, Vrund, Lavya, Tathya, Zhenphen, Khamsum .

YEAR 2 - Daniel, Yangchen, Lauren.

YEAR 3 - Tenzing.

YEAR 4 - Mahi.

YEAR 5 - Leonard.

YEAR 6 - Jamie, Saisha, Michael, Sherab

FUNDING SUPPORT

Thank you very much to the Wembley/ West Leederville Rate Payers Association for funding our major prize every term for our Values program.

VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS

Thank you very much to parents who have paid their voluntary contributions for 2018. These funds support learning areas in the school as outlined in the Voluntary Contributions and Charges letter sent home to parents at the end of November last year. Statements of outstanding monies along with a number of important forms were mailed out to families last week. Please be sure to return these forms to the front office or class teacher as soon as possible.

COLES SPORTS FOR SCHOOLS PROGRAM

Lake Monger Primary School is participating in Coles Sports for Schools program. Please bring your vouchers to either the front office or your child’s classroom teacher.

VISITORS TO THE SCHOOL

All parents and other visitors that call into the school during instruction time must enter the school grounds via the front office.

FOOTPATH AND STAFF CAR PARK

For safety reasons please follow the footpath when entering and exiting the school grounds. Please do not walk through the staff car park.

Please be aware that both of the staff car parks are for staff parking only. There is plenty of parent parking available all along Dodd Street.

LUNCHES

Thank you to our parents for ensuring that your child is provided with lunch on a daily basis.

DOGS

It is great that parents are being proactive and walking with their children and dog to and from school. Please be reminded that due to health and safety reasons, dogs are not permitted on the school grounds.

COMING EVENTS

Wed 21 March 8:10 am Breakfast club Canteen HARMONY DAY Thurs 22 March 8:30 am School Banking Canteen 9:00– 9:30am Eagles assembly Yrs 1-6 9:40 am Year 4-6 sport (Faction T Shirt Thursday) Fri 23 March 8:40 am Year 2 (item) assembly 9:15 am Parent Tours for current Ride 2 School Day Years 2, 3 or 4 children at Churchlands Senior High School. Mon 26 March Crunch and Sip Vegetable Week focus Badminton clinics 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Freo Fundamentals for Pre Primary, Years 1 and 1/2. 2:00 pm Kindergarten Better Beginnings program Tues 27 March 8:15 am Uniform shop opens Years 1, 1/2 and 2 Scitech excursion 3:15 pm K – Year 3 Uni Active program Wed 28 March 8:10 am Breakfast club Canteen am Year 1/2 Bunnings incursion 2:40 pm Staff Meeting Thurs 29 March 8:30 am School Banking 8:40 am Easter Hat Parade and Raffle 9:40 am Year 4-6 sport (Faction T shirt Thursday) 2:00 pm Kindergarten Better Beginnings program Friday 30 March GOOD FRIDAY – No children at school today Monday 2 April EASTER MONDAY – No children at school today Tuesday 3 April EASTER TUESDAY – No children at school today Wed 4 April 8:10 am Breakfast club Canteen 9:00 am Eagles clinic for football team 2:40 pm School Board meeting Thurs 5 April No Year 4 – 6 sport today Fri 6 April 8:40 am Year 1 (hosting) assembly

PARENT HELPER THANK YOU

Thank you to Ms Elizabeth Nyawira for assisting in the uniform shop.

ANZAC ASSEMBLY

This year our Years 1 – 6 children have been invited to join Bold Park Community School for the ANZAC assembly. The assembly will be held on Friday 13 April commencing at 9:30 am at Bold Park Community School. Children who belong to the scouts, girl guides etc. are asked to wear their uniform on the day. Parents and community members are most welcome to attend. Thank you to Ms Emily Ruddock for all her work with preparing the children for this event.

WATERWISE MESSAGE

50% of the world’s major rivers are seriously polluted.

COMMUNITY NEWS

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Our network connects over 500 families and individuals from more than 40 language backgrounds. In the past 10 years we have provided support for families who speak Afrikaans, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Gujarati, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Mandarin, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Samoan, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili, Swiss-German, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Turkish, Vietnamese besides various dialects of the relevant languages.

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CHURCHLANDS NETWORK of schools presents

WORKSHOP 3: The sensory needs of children aged 1 to 4 years.

In this workshop Clare Jongeling, senior OT from Gymworks Occupational Therapy talks about

the sensory needs of children aged 1 to 4 years What are they?

What to do to assist sensory development? How to identify red flags for concern?

Monday 9th April 6:30 – 8:00pm

City Beach Primary School Library

To register for this workshop please email Alison.Jenkins@education.wa.edu.au Write CNPS – Workshop in the subject line and include your name and phone number in the body of the email.

Parents/Guardians of Year 2/3/4 students

Churchlands SHS would like to invite you, as a parent of a Year 2, 3 or 4 student at a school in our enrolment zone, to visit our school on the morning of Friday 23 March 2018. This visit will provide a “warts and all” opportunity to view our school’s facilities and the teaching and learning process during the morning.

The Principal, Mr Hunt, will make a brief presentation to you on the school’s educational vision and values together with important processes and policies. He will also use this opportunity to outline the outstanding academic performance of our Year 12 exit students, which gets lost in publicised tables due to the sheer size of our student population. Mr Hunt will introduce key staff and provide you with the opportunity to ask questions. In small groups parents will then be taken on a tour of the school. We anticipate the tour will finish at approximately 11.00am. Due to the anticipated size of the tour we ask parents not to bring any school aged children to the tour.

At the conclusion, a light morning tea will be served where follow up questions and conversations can be held with available staff.

Details are as follows:

Date: Friday 23 March 2018 Time: 9:15am Venue: Churchlands Concert Hall – on Lucca Street

Parking: Parking around the school site is at a premium hence I suggest the following:

No parking on school grounds as bays are all marked for staff that may arrive at different times during the day. From 9:05am onwards the bus bays along Lucca Street become available. There is limited parking at the pool and along Memory Close Parking does exist in side streets adjacent to both sides of the school. I look forward to meeting with you soon and please RSVP (9441 1700) to Administration for catering purposes.

Yours sincerely,

Bernie Dunn Associate Principal – Junior School March 2018

NEXT EVENT Come along to our traditional Easter Egg Rolling event on Easter Monday from 11am at Banks Reserve in Mt Lawley. Games start at 12 noon. Bring hard boiled, coloured eggs for egg and spoon races and a plate of food to share. The whole family is welcome and your friends too. No RSVP required. Free event - no tickets needed!