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Dear Parents, Students and Community Members
WALK TO SCHOOL FRIDAY
This Friday the 19 June we invite the children from Lake Monger Primary School to participate in the Pedestrian Council‘s Walk to School Friday event. This event supports our happy, healthy children focus. A light breakfast will be provided for the children who participate in this event from 8:10 am in the undercover area.
NEW SIGNAGE
New signage to promote our school has been erected on the corner of Dodd and Harborne Streets. Also the main sign at the entrance to the school has been enhanced with the inclusion of our school motto ―A View to Excellence.‖ Thank you to our School Board members and Ms Cath Gribble for their work with the new signage.
LAKE MONGER PRIMARY SCHOOL 26 Dodd Street, Wembley. Phone 9387 4536
[email protected] www.lakemongerps.wa.edu.au
NEWSLETTER No 7 2017 16 May 2017
Mothers Day activities in Pre-Primary
SCHOOL BOARD
The School Board information file is available to parents in the front office and on the school website. The next meeting of the school board is on Wednesday 21 June. The open meeting of the school board will be held on Wednesday 8 November commencing at 2:40 pm. On the 18 and 19 May Mr Kael Driscoll our school board chair, Mr Carl Sexton and Ms Diane Tomlinson will be attending information sessions, along with other Independent Public Schools, in regard to the operation of the School Board.
P&C THANK YOU
The P&C very kindly provided the school with $2000 at the last meeting to support the Lexile reading program. The new collection of books will be on the library shelves shortly.
STUDENT ATTENDANCE
Student absence at Lake Monger Primary School is mainly due to either children‘s family‘s taking vacations during school time and/ or children returning to school after the term has commenced. This trend is across the school. It is important that good attendance at school is established early. Children need to be at school every day to improve their learning in all aspects. Thank you to parents for providing notes regarding your child‘s absence to their class room teacher.
PARKING AROUND THE SCHOOL
Thank you to parents for adhering to the parking signs.
ASSEMBLY
Thank you very much to the Year 1 children and Miss Sarah Boswell for hosting the assembly on Friday 5 May. Congratulations to the following children who received awards:
The next assembly (hosting) will be presented by Ms Emma Peet‘s Year 5 class on Friday 19 May commencing at 8:40 am in the undercover area.
WORK OF THE FORTNIGHT
HOODED RAINCOATS/ RAIN JACKETS (YEARS 1 – 6)
Now that Winter is here, it would be appreciated if parents could provide (to be kept in their child‘s bag should it be needed) either a hooded raincoat or rain jacket with the child‘s name on the item. This is needed should it be raining when the children go to and from the under cover area and the toilets. Please do not provide umbrellas.
FROM THE SCHOOL NURSE
SUNSMART
X marks the spot so check your skin regularly to pick up any changes that might suggest a skin cancer. Look for any crusty,
non-healing sores, small lumps that are red, pale or pearly in colour and new spots, freckles or any moles that change in colour, thick-ness or shape over a period
of weeks to months (especially those that are dark brown to black, red or blue-black.
Head Lice
Head lice are tiny insect parasites that live on your head and feed on your scalp. Head lice are spread by head-to-head contact with another person who has head lice. This kind of contact includes doing group work, playing, or hugging.
Tips for preventing head lice Check your child’s hair regularly for head lice and eggs
(‗nits‘). Use a metal fine tooth ‗nit‘ comb and plenty of hair conditioner applied to the dry hair, to make the task easier and more effective. To help children sit still for this, offer distracting activities, e.g. play a favourite video, provide games, iPad apps, offer a head massage.
Tie long hair back. Braid long hair and/or put it up if possible.
Consider applying hair gel or mousse. These do not prevent or repel lice but may help to keep stray hair strands from contact with other heads.
Avoid sharing combs or brushes. Remind your child to avoid head-to-head contact with
other children, e.g. when working at the computer with others, or when playing, or hugging.
If your child has head lice please notify the teacher. For more information:
Request the Head lice Fact Sheet available from the school
Visit: http://healthywa.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I/Head-lice Contact your local Community Health Nurse or Community Health Centre, Deb Aggett on 0417 851 497 for more information.
Have you enrolled for Kindergarten and Pre-Primary 2018?
Enrolments are now open for Kindergarten and Pre-Primary in 2018. Please call into the school office as soon as possible to complete enrolment forms. Closing date for applications is Friday 21 July 2017.
PRE-PRIMARY Mason Williamson Yashwa Satapara
YEAR 1 Dradul Jamtsho Yangdon Pema
YEAR 2 Sonam Nima Khenrub Dorji
YEAR 3 Yug Patel Jigme Namgyal
YEAR 4 Thomas Baker Namgyal Dolma
YEAR 5 Niv Patel Divyam Gangash
EAL/D Namgyal Dolma Jarmed Tashi
Year Name For
PP Ziji Khandu Enchuk Seldon
Writing activity School holiday recount
1 Yenten Norbu Sentence writing
2 Khenrub Dorji Sonam Nima
Using time words Interesting sentence
3 Emmanuel Diamante 3D artwork
4 Olivia Rohani Ravindu Pothpitage
Well written story Rainforest chart
5 Gyeltshen Nidup Donald Trump Narrative
EALD Pema Choden Jigme Namgyal
Nee How story Harmony Day recount
COMING EVENTS
Wed 17 May 8:10 am Breakfast Club Canteen 2.40 pm Staff Meeting Thurs 18 May 8:30 am School Banking Canteen 9:40 am Sport Years 4 – 6 (Faction T shirt Thursday) Fri 19 May Walk to School Friday 8:40 am Year 5 hosting assembly SEDA Football clinics Mon 22 May Year 3 Fire Fighter Visit Tues 23 May 8:15 am Uniform shop opens Little Athletics Wed 24 May 8:10 am Breakfast Club Canteen 11.00 am National Simultaneous Storytime 2:40 pm Staff Meeting Thurs 25 May 8:30 am School Banking Canteen 9:40 am Sport Years 4 – 6 (Faction T shirt Thursday) Fri 26 May 9.00 am Captain Active incursion Pre Primary—Year 6 11.00 am Winter Carnival Years 4,5 and 6 Tues 30 May 8:15 am Uniform shop opens Little Athletics NEWSLETTER
Why is a P&C so important?
Parents & Citizens’ (P&C) Associations have been recognised in WA law for nearly a century. P&Cs are held at a very high level of regard in the WA community. The goals of P&Cs are:
to foster strong relationships between the school and the community;
to help provide resources for the school; And
to promote interest in educational matters.
The P&C can’t survive without volunteers. No events, no fundraisers, no canteen or uniform shop. No providing for the school that all of our children attend.
P&C NEWS
Can you help? Our P&C (Parents and Citizens Association) would love to know your thoughts about a topic dear to our hearts; our children‘s health and safety. Our lovely school had a junior primary school playground installed in 2015 that is very popular with our children, however, as most of us would be aware, there‘s no shade over it to allow the children to play in the shade, especially in summer. Therefore we would like to resolve this important health and safety issue and preserve the life of the climbing frame also by providing a shade sail, preferably before next summer. However, our P&C Association doesn‘t have sufficient funds to install it and we need help in raising the funds. The school has also applied for several grants to support funding for shade but to date has been unsuccessful. If you are concerned about this issue, would like to know more and/or have ideas with raising the required funds to support this project, please come to our next P&C meeting on Monday 26 June. Our meetings are held in the staff room, starting at 3.15 p.m. and finish no later than 4.45 p.m. We look forward to seeing you then. Warmest regards, Anne MacQuarie, President of Lake Monger Primary School P&C.
The next meeting of the P&C will be held on Monday 26 June commencing at 3:15 pm in the conference room. We hope to see you there. (PLEASE NOTE: The new date and time of the meeting). A P&C Parent Information file is available for parent‘s to peruse in the front office.
WATERWISE FACT
Only shower as long as a 4 minute song!
Taking shorter showers is one of the easiest ways to save water, as we use 22% of our total household water in the shower alone! If we only shower as long as a 4 minute song we can save
a lot of water - what's your favourite tune?
COMMUNITY NEWS
Healthy Banana Bread! With this healthy banana bread recipe, you're only a few simple ingredients away from the best banana bread ever! It's made with whole wheat flour and naturally sweetened with honey or maple syrup. You can easily make this banana bread vegan or gluten free—check the recipe notes for details. Recipe yields 1 loaf.
INGREDIENTS ⅓ cup melted coconut oil or extra-virgin olive oil or high quality vegetable oil*
½ cup honey or maple syrup
2 eggs
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2½ medium or 2 large bananas)
¼ cup milk of choice or water
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1¾ cups white whole wheat flour or regular whole wheat flour
INSTRUCTIONS Preheat oven to 165 degrees Celsius and grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
In a large bowl, beat the oil and honey together together with a whisk. Add the eggs and beat well, then whisk in the mashed bananas and milk. (If your coconut oil solidifies on contact with cold ingredients, simply let the bowl rest in a warm place for a few minutes, like on top of your stove, or warm it for about 10 seconds in the microwave.)
Add the baking soda, vanilla, salt and cinnamon, and whisk to blend. Lastly, switch to a big spoon and stir in the flour, just until combined. Some lumps are ok! If you're adding any additional mix-ins, gently fold them in now.
Pour the batter into your greased loaf pan and sprinkle lightly with cinnamon. If you'd like a pretty swirled effect, run the tip of a knife across the batter in a zig-zag pattern.
Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the bread cool in the loaf pan for 10 minutes, then transfer it to a wire rack to cool for 20 minutes before slicing.
Dental Health Services
The mobile dental clinic has returned to Mt Hawthorn Primary School and will remain at this location for six
months. Any queries can be directed to [email protected] or phone 9313 0555
Soccer Players Wanted Subiaco AFC is a community based, grassroots football (soccer) club based at Rosalie Park in Shenton Park. We have a few spots left in a number of our teams for players born in 2004, 2005 and 2007. If you would like to find out more, please visit www.subiacosoccer.asn.au or contact Jenny Palmer ([email protected] or 0438 778 345)
