Primary School 9398 7233 www.wirrabirra.wa.edu.au

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SCHOOL PURPOSE

To provide a learning environment in which students are given the opportunity to develop their

individual potential and to acquire skills, attitudes and knowledge to enable them to become

responsible members of a changing society.

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24 May -

1 June PP - Year 6 Swimming lessons continue

Mon 4 June WA Day Public Holiday

Wed 6 June Faction Cross Country

Thurs 7 June Assembly hosted by A5 & A6—2pm

Wed 13 June School Disco

REMINDER: SCHOOL CLOSES EARLY 2.30pm EVERY WEDNESDAY

Newsletter No. 7 24 May 2018

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

Dear Parents, Carers and School Community

CONGRATULATIONS D1 AND D4

Congratulations to the Pre Primary students from D1 and D4 who hosted the assembly last Thursday. The children have been working on an environmental theme and shared their tips on how to look after the environment especially around school. There was a very “being and thinking green” message which was highlighted in their song, “If You Are a Kid” and what you can do as a kid to help the environment. Thanks for the timely reminder to us all on looking after our school and the environment. Well done to Ms Matthews, Miss Jukes and their support staff for the terrific work you have completed this year to have such a confident and happy group of young environmental guardians.

SPECIAL THANKS AND CONGRATULATIONS

In this newsletter our new P&C President Sonya Kimbar has spoken about the Annual General Meeting which was held 14 May and I would like to thank Sonya and the other elected members for their commitment to support your children’s learning and our school through fundraising and lifting the profile of our school.

The new committee is:

President – Sonya Kimbar

1st

Vice President – Rebecca McBride

2nd

Vice President – Pennie Njuguna

Treasurer – Henriette Truscett

Secretary – vacant

Committee members – Denise Lyons, Emi-leigh Ed-wards, Meg Betty

This is a fabulous group of positive and friendly parents and I encourage you to engage with them to see how you might be involved in your child’s school life and in helping to improve our school. You would have seen the request for assistance at the class level with the Moonlight Markets in November. Teachers will be seeking your help with organising a stall and assisting on the night. Most importantly having a Parent Coordinator for each class will ensure our greatest success.

Thanks also to Sonya, Pennie and Bek who attended the Family Event at the Richard Rushton Centre on Monday evening to fundraise for our school. The City of Gosnells did a great job of pulling together so many agencies to present information and support to families with terrific activities for the children. Congratulations and thanks again to Sonya and her P&C team. I look forward to working closely with the new committee.

HELP THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO

IMPROVE SCHOOL AGED HEALTH SERVICES

Do you have a child aged between three and 18?

Child and Adolescent Community Health and WA Country Health Service are reviewing the community health services provided to school-aged children and across Western Australia. You are invited to complete a short survey to help them understand what is important to you, what is working well and what could be made better.

For more information and to complete the survey, visit http://healthywa.wa.gov.au/School-health-services The survey closes on Friday 8 June.

SWIMMING

The swimming program has started positively with almost 100% participation and children settling in well to their lessons. Thank you for your support of this very important program that focuses on the physical health and well-being of students. Please make sure your children’s clothes have their name somewhere clearly marked to assist teachers match clothes to children and save any losses. We already have bags of lost clothing, so please check at school if you notice items missing. If you are

Wirrabirra School is an ALLERGY FRIENDLY SCHOOL. What does this mean? It means that we will respect the individual needs of students who have identified allergies

(with care plans) to such products as nuts, kiwi fruit, milk and eggs to name a few. In particular, food products that have nuts or are made from nuts should NOT come to school - ie: peanut paste, Nutella and nut bars. Our canteen is “nut free” and “kiwi fruit free” to accommodate

individual students with special needs.

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ASSEMBLY AWARDS

Excellence Awards were presented to; Komalpreet (C4), Mitun (A5), Max (B1), Hudson (A3),

Hayley (A1), Haris (C6), Joel (D4)

Citizens of the Month Aya (A2), Latiah (A6), Phoebe (D1), Mathew (C5),

Melody (B5), Cameron (C3), Tyler (B2), Melody (B5), Kiran (B3), Aaron (A3)

Student Councillor Awards Uniform Award - B3

Positive Behaviour Award - A4

Tidy Class - D4

Congratulations Everyone!

having difficulty meeting the payments, please see the office to arrange a payment plan and ensure your child doesn’t miss out on valuable learning.

ARRIVING AT SCHOOL

Could I please remind parents and carers that if children arrive before 8.25am to school, even with a parent or carer, they are required to go to the undercover area where they will be supervised and released to class at 8.25am. This allows children to meet friends and talk socially, put in canteen orders and receive instructions prior to going to class. Equally important, at the end of the day children are not permitted on play equipment even if they are with a parent. Not all children have a parent with them and their safety is at risk if not being supervised. Children wait at the gate with a teacher and are taken to the office from 3.15pm onwards. It does cause concern for children if they are picked up late and I ask you to be prompt at the end of the day.

Regards, Steve Richards, Principal

NEWSLETTER NO. 7

IS YOUR CHILD TURNING FOUR OR

FIVE BEFORE 1 JULY 2019?

Registrations are now being accepted for:

Kindergarten—children who will turn 4 years

old before 1 July 2019.

Pre-Primary—children who will turn 5 years old

before 1 July 2019.

Wirrabirra is a local intake school and priority

will be given to children within boundaries.

Forms can be obtained from the front office.

Closing date is Friday,

20 July 2018

GARDENING UPDATE

Students are very excited to see their seedlings flourish-

ing into produce that will be harvested when ready. Well

done to everyone involved!

Mrs Weaire’s garden gurus

SCOOTER

One of our students had his black and gold scooter taken

from our bike racks last week and we would all really

like it returned. As there was a scooter left behind on the

same day, we are asking parents to please check that

their children have picked up their own scooters. If you

have any information, please call the school on 9398

7233 or visit the office. Thank you.

Dear Parents/Carers

I have had the pleasure of attending swimming lessons a couple of times this week. The students are in the water and trying hard to master the tasks given to them by their swim instructors. The smiles we are seeing and the enjoyment the students are having is a delight to watch. I would also like to acknowledge our staff, both Teachers and Education Assistants, who volunteer to go in the water during lessons. This is not a requirement of their role and is purely on a volunteer basis. Whilst the swim school do allocate extra staff for our students and do an amazing job, without the support of our school staff in the water our swimming program would not be as successful as it is. Please take time to acknowledge the staff in your child’s class who go above and beyond to ensure the swimming program be successful. Please remember if you are visiting the pool to watch, you must enter via the main entrance. We request you sit in the background and observe without interrupting the lesson. Pool staff has requested parents do not take photos. We have coordinated for the school to take photos and in due time you will be given copies of these after we have displayed them in our admin area.

Starting next week, we will have the addition of two prac teaching students from the University of Notre Dame in our school. Mr Adam White will be in B5 and Mr Rhys Jones will be in TLC. Both students will be with us for the remainder of the term.

Last Friday, the Mayor of the City of Gosnells Mr Glenn Dewhurst, Mrs Danielle Antaki from the Constable Care Safety School and Constable Care himself visited to present us with our prize of a free excursion out to the Constable Care Safety School in Maylands. Local newspaper representatives from The Comment News and The Examiner also came to take photos. From what I understand, these will be published in this week’s editions of both papers. Make sure you keep an eye out for the articles featuring our school. We will be visiting the Safety School on Monday, 18 June. Details will be sent home in a couple of weeks.

Don’t forget, Monday 4 June is a Public Holiday and there will be no school on this date.

Kind regards

Julie Dawson

Principal

Wirrabirra Education Support Centre

P&C Report

Hi everyone

Thanks to all who supported us at the City of Gosnells Families Week event on Monday afternoon. It was great fun and we raised some money for the school by selling drinks and having a “guess the number of lollies” competition. Needless to say, it was a popular game, but not as popular as the kitten we adopted for the afternoon! We are now busy planning for the Moonlight Markets on Friday 16 Novem-ber. Please speak to your class teacher about how you can help put on a great fund-raising stall for your child’s class. Pinterest and Google are great for ideas!

The P&C held its AGM on Monday 14 May. Unfortunately we did not have any new parents or carers come along which I’ll admit was a little disappointing.

To be a successful P&C we need your help. We all lead busy lives but this is one area where you can make a big difference. The P&C members are busy people too – we all work, have several children and even help out on other committees but we find the time to help for one reason – the kids. If you have ever thought you would like to be on the P&C, now is the time because we need your help. In a school of approx. 450 students, we only have seven parents on the P&C. There must be more of you out there who can help. Our next meeting will be held at 7pm on Monday 18 June in the staffroom. We still have the position of Secretary vacant or you can be a general committee member. The secretary does the meeting agendas and minutes, and the mail. You don’t need any experience or special skills. We are happy to teach you what to do, plus it’s great experience for you to include on your resume. Don’t be shy – we’re all new to this, just like you.

The new committee is:

President – Sonya Kimbar (Callum, Jasper and Verity’s Mum)

1st

Vice President – Rebecca McBride (Chloe’s Mum and Canteen Manager)

2nd

Vice President – Pennie Njuguna (Isaac and Naomi’s Mum)

Treasurer – Henriette Truscett (Imogen’s Mum)

Secretary – vacant

Committee member – Denise Lyons (Cameron’s Mum and Clothing Pool Manager)

Committee member – Emi-leigh Edwards (Jack and Cooper’s Mum)

Committee member – Meg Betty (Izaak and Abigale’s Mum)

Committee member – vacant

Sonya Kimbar, P&C Vice President wirrabirrapandc@gmail.com

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Reminders of Unpaid Billing Items

These were sent home to families this week. Please ensure prompt payment of outstanding charges. Charges represent additional student activities to be paid by the parent. Your decision to pay the voluntary contribution greatly enhances the educational programs we are able to offer. Thank you to all families who have paid.