Rockingham Beach Primary School Aspire and Achieve Together

Term 3 Issue 5 13th Sept 2017

30 Bay View Street, Rockingham WA 6168 * t: (08) 9527 1802 * f: (08) 9592 5488 * email rockinghambeach.ps@education.wa.edu.au website www.rockinghambeachschools.wa.edu.au

Focus Learner Be Friendly

“Resilient”

Recover Quick

Strong

Buoyant

Irrepressible

For your diary

13 Sept Roald Dahl Day

14 Sept RU OK Day

15 Sept Faction Athletics Carnival

18 Sept Science Week

19 Sept Assembly EC2

22 Sept P&C Sports Dress up Day Last Day of Term 3

9th Oct Term 4 Starts

Dear families,

It was great to see our dads, grandads, uncles and mums enjoying a fun afternoon of activities to celebrate Fathers’

Day. We have some fabulous photos which you would have seen on Seesaw or the copy that came home with

your child.

We held a wonderful Kindy & Pre-Primary Sports Carnival on Friday. The children had lots of fun participating in

a range of activities cheered on by their parents and families. Many thanks to Mrs Buchanan and Mrs Pozzebon

for organizing the carnival and to all staff for managing the games on the day. Thank you to everyone for coming

along.

Last Friday, we enjoyed coming to school in pyjamas for a donation to the Lucy Saw Centre. We raised $479 to

support the fabulous work they do. Thanks to Miss Green for organising the day and purchasing lots of much

needed cleaning materials which she delivered this morning!

Keep sending in your spare silver coins for ‘Silver September’ – class tallies are looking awesome, thank you!

Many thanks to all families who supported the P&C and enjoyed a wonderful movie night of “Despicable Me”.

Special thanks to Tegan and the P&C for organising the movie and refreshments.

RU OK Day

This Thursday , 14th September, is RU OK Day. R U OK? Day is a national day of action dedicated to reminding

everyone that we’ve all got what it takes to ask, “are you ok?” and support those struggling with life. Take time

out of your busy day to check in with someone and ask them, “RU OK?” Come and join us for a coffee or tea in

the quadrangle between 8:15am till 9am. https://www.ruok.org.au/every-day-resources

Faction Athletics Carnival

Our annual Year 1 to 6 Faction Carnival is on this Friday. We hope you can come along and share in the fun and

cheer on your children and their faction. It all gets underway at 8:45am with the Faction March to the bays! It

should be a great spectacle as each faction has chosen their own special song to march to. The P&C are running a

sausage sizzle for lunch. Students can join their families for lunch on the oval at 11:20am until 11:50am

(depending on how the timing of events is running).

Rocky Beach Facebook Page

We now have our very own official Facebook Page: Rockingham Beach Primary School. We will be posting all

the fantastic learning and events happening in our school. There will also be important reminders or notices post-

ed. Please visit and ‘like’ our page. You are welcome to comment on our posts, however, please read our page

guidelines first. You can also follow us on Twitter @RockyBeachPS

Do you have a favourite teacher or support staff member?

Now is your chance to shine a spotlight on our incredible teachers and school staff members and tell the world

what makes them shine. As part of the WA Education Awards, The People’s Pick is an opportunity for parents,

students and our community to get involved and recognise the dedicated and talented staff in our school. Simply

pick who you want to recognise; create a video, photo or testimonial showing what makes them incredible; and

upload your message at www.education.wa.edu.au/awards or on www.facebook.com/PublicEducationWA. Then

share the message on your Facebook page and tell your family and friends to vote for it. If a message for one of

our staff receives the highest number of votes, our school will win a $1000 Modern Teaching Aids voucher. Share

your message before 5.00pm on Friday 13 October 2017 and stay tuned. The People’s Pick will be announced on

Friday 27 October on World Teachers’ Day and all staff recognised will be acknowledged at

www.education.wa.edu.au/awards.

Merit Certificates

Tom Hislop

Alicia Thompson

Myla Chapman

Eliza Ramplin

Fred Huggins

Eva Chapman

Evie Driscoll

Zaria Cicanese

Christopher Keay

Isabella Bice

Daija Williams

Trinity Thompson

Heidi Glauser

Isla McNeill

Lexa Bools

Blaide Chappells

Reid Hogan

Jarred Davison

Harriet Osmond

Loklin Ryder

Myles O’Neill

Mia Woolhead

Lilly Glauser

Amber Glauser

Tayissa Lolohea

Science Week

In Week 10, we have planned a ‘Rocky Beach Science Fair’ to celebrate National Sci-

ence Week. Each year level will put together a display showing what they have learned

over this term. You are welcome to take a look at what our students have been doing

from 12:05pm on Thursday in the Undercover Area.

P&C Sports Dress-Up Day

On the last Friday of term, the P&C are holding a Sports Dress-Up Day fundraiser. All

students are encouraged to wear their favourite sports uniform for a gold coin donation.

All funds raised go towards additional sport and music resources.

Many thanks to all our magnificent, hardworking staff for their commitment and effort

in providing such wonderful learning opportunities for our students and make this

school a fun place to be every day.

As this is the final newsletter for Term 3, I would like to wish all our families a wonder-

ful two weeks holiday. Have a relaxing break and we look forward to seeing our stu-

dents back on Monday 9th October – there is NO school development day on the first

day of Term 4.

Jacqui O’Donnell

Principal

TRAVELLING SAFELY TO SCHOOL.

City of Rockingham Road Wise members will be re-visiting Rockingham Beach PS

on Thursday, 19th October as part of the Safe Travel to School project. RW members

will be on the look-out for students using safe road behaviours on their way to school.

Safe Road Behaviours include:

Using designated footpaths,

Using Guarded Crossings,

Wearing helmets when cycling or scootering,

Holding an adult’s hand when walking ( children under 10 years of age)

Checking the road before crossing,

Using the safety door (back left passenger door) when alighting from a car.

Students noted using safe road behaviours will be given a form to complete & place in

the RoadWise box which will be in the Office Reception area. These will then be col-

lected, the uses collated & then at a later date, Rockingham Hero packs will be distrib-

uted to those whose forms were returned.

REMEMBER those safe road behaviours EVERY day. They are worth a lifetime!

Winner for the Father’s Day Raffle was Finn Carlin in Rm

4, Congratulations!!!

Spring Carnival A great day spent at Lark Hill by all of our interschool teams. Congratulations to all participants. Well Done.

Results Flagbelt T Ball Cricket Girls - 4th Girls - 3rd A Team - 1st Boys - 3rd Boys - 6th B Team Equal - 2nd Overall - 5th Overall - 6th Over all - 1st

Book Review by Cecilia Wear

Written by Trace Moroney Helping people, listening to your friends, feeling good about yourself. Feeling KIND is all of these things, and more. I wish I had discovered the series of ‘When I’m Feeling’ when my kids were younger. These would have been great to dis-cuss and talk about while my children were experiencing var-ious emotions, possibly for the first time. Saying that, my 6 year old and I really got something out of this book. Not only did it go into being kind to others, it also spoke about being kind to yourself, being proud of what you are good at in-stead of worrying about the things you can’t do. Something I want my young perfectionist to hear regularly. It also spoke about how healthy eating, exercising and sleeping are ways to be kind to yourself.

This series is a great way to start discussions with your kids about their emotions. When I’m Feeling Kind is available in the school library and can be borrowed on your child’s library card.

Wow we managed to raise $479 with the pyjama day we held on Friday the 8th

of September. This money went towards purchasing cleaning product and non

perishable foods for the Lucy Saw Woman's refuge. Thank you for all your

support and donations the charity were overwhelmed with the generosity of

our school community.

FREE POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM You are invited to attend a Group Triple P - Positive Parenting course. Triple P teaches positive, practical and effective ways to manage com-mon issues which most parents will face. Parents will learn effective parenting strategies such as ways to encourage behaviour you like, how to promote your child’s development and how to prevent or manage common child behaviour problems. The next FREE 8 week Group is held: When: Starting 11 October 2017 Location: Darius Wells Library Kwinana Crèche: Available RSVP: Bookings are essential and places are limited.

Please call Joanne Tel: 9419 2266 on Wednesdays and Thursdays only

for more details or to book your place.

To find other available programs visit our website www.healthywa.wa.gov.au/Triple_P

BRING HOME A BIG BROTHER OR SISTER AND BRING FRENCH, ITALIAN OR SPANISH CUL-

TURE TO LIFE!

Why not volunteer to host an international student from France, Italy or Spain next year? We have a small

group of delightful students coming to Australia for 11 weeks to immerse in local Australian culture, experi-

ence our High schools, sports, environment and lifestyle. All these international students are around 15 or

16 years old, speak excellent English, have their own spending money, cover all school expenses, and we

arrange all aspects of their program. They are looking forward to joining an Australian family for a short

term cultural immersion stay. It’s fun and interesting to help these young people achieve their Australian

dream. If you would like to know more, please email your interest to ICM on info@icm-education.com.au or

call Georgie or Anja on 1800 500 501, or visit our website www.icm-education.com.

R U OK? All parents are

welcome to come along and have a coffee or

tea with us as we ask each other,

“R U OK?”.

Thursday 14th September 8:15am

to 9:00am in the quadrangle.

OCTSWIM Program 9 Lessons 30 minute duration Tuesday 26th September - Friday 6th October $70 per child includes adult entry to pool Lessons start from 12.30pm Rockingham Aquatic Centre Come down to the pool to enrol or for more information please call 9591 0830 or email swimschool@rockingham.wa.gov.au

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25/09MONDAYPublic Holiday - Service Closed

26/09 AMAZ INGASIA

TUESDAYToday' s act iv i t ies include:

Indian Hand Painting, Catch The Dragons Tail, Japanese Print Making

Incursion

28/09THURSDAYToday' s act iv i t ies include:

Super Hero Masks, Professor Snape's Magic Potion, Bean BagAttack

THE BEST STORYEVER!

Excursion

02/10 ORANGE EXPLOSION

MONDAYToday' s act iv i t ies include:

Ping Pong Basketball, Stocking Polo, Solar Flare

Excursion

04/10WEDNESDAYToday' s act iv i t ies include:

Laser Maze, Pass The Teddy, Dream Catchers

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Incursion

06/10 AFRICAN SAFARI

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27/09WEDNESDAY

SPRINGTIME SPECTACULAR

Today' s act iv i t ies include:

Whirling Birds, Spring Time Scavenger Hunt, SpringtimeNest

Incursion - Wildlife Petting Zoo

29/09FRIDAY

MAD HATTERS TEA PARTY

Excursion- King Carnival

Enjoy 2 hrs of unlimited rides and mini golf at King Carnival Mandurah!

03/10TUESDAY

SOMETHING BEGINNING WITH 'P'

Excursion - Lollipops Jandakot + Meal Deal

Indoor Play Centre + Meal Deal

05/10THURSDAYLET'S GET CREATIVE

Today' s act iv i t ies include:

Paint A Picasso Relay, Puffy Paint Art, Bath Bombs

Self-Guided Kit- Build A WoodenHouse

School SMS Number 0419 963 145

Please assist us by sending an SMS to the number above

if your child is absent from school for any reason. You do not need to wait to receive notification they are absent.

Canteen Number

9527 7212

EFTPOS available for transactions over $5.00

Thank you to all our Sponsors for supporting our school