7 April 2016

From the Principal

Dear Parents and Families,

We hope you all have a safe and enjoyable holiday. Students finish school on Friday 8th April and return on Tuesday 26th April.

ANZAC Day Service

We will conduct our ANZAC service at 9.00am on Friday 8th April, outside the undercover area. We would love to see as many students and parents attend to help mark our respect to those who fought and died in all wars.

All our School Council/Ministers will participate in the service along with all choir students as well as students who are members of the Guides and Scouts. Prior to the assembly at 8am, the canteen will be providing a breakfast which students have pre-ordered.

We will also be accepting contributions of flowers for wreaths. Please bring donations of flowers to school on the morning of Thursday 7th April.

Many thanks for your support.

Swimming

Swimming starts for Years 1, 2 & 4 on the first day back next term, Tuesday 26th April. Please ensure payment has been received at the office by the end of this week.

Kiss and Drive

Thank you to all the parents and students who are using the Kiss and Drive so well now, the improvement in the flow of the traffic is great. The P&C are still however looking for some volunteers who can spare a half an hour of their time, once a week to assist at the Kiss and Drive. It cannot continue without the volunteers and they need 4 more people to assist, please give it a try.

New Principal

We welcome our new Principal, Tony Beswick, who has been appointed to the position starting next term. Tony will bring to our school a wealth of experience and knowledge. He is looking forward to meeting and working with the Landsdale Primary School Community.

I would like to thank all of the Parents and school community members, staff and students who have supported me so well during my time as Principal. I have enjoyed it greatly, learnt so much and am looking forward to contributing to the ongoing journey of Landsdale Primary School.

Thank You.

Regards,

Leanne White
Principal

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The Broadview
Landsdale WA 6065
Ph: (08) 9302 4100
Fax: (08) 9302 4363
SMS: 0417 912 795 (absentee messages only please)
Email: landsdale.ps@det.wa.edu.au
Website: www.landsdaleps.wa.edu.au

Principal: Leanne White
Deputy Principal: Cass Di-Sisto
Deputy Principal: Leonie Mattock
Deputy Principal: Natalie Bracegirdle
Deputy Principal: Peter Hayward
Business Manager: Jacqui Lyons
Administration & PR Officer: Tracy Howes
Ministerial Officers: Jenny Shepherd and Tania Burke

School Board

Aberline Attwood
Keera Bull – Chair
Kahli Bourke
Mimma Della Gatta
Kendra McDonald
Rohan Osment
Margaret Quirk MLA
Debbie Yates
Leanne White

P&C Association

President: Amanda Ferguson
Vice President: Olivia Osment
Secretary: Melissa George
Treasurer: Alysha Ferguson
Roadwise Co-ordinator: Olivia Osment
Safety House: Sally Pellegrini

Dental Therapy Centre

Open Monday – Friday
Ph: (08) 9302 2969

ANZAC Service – Friday 8th April at 9.00am

Choir students need to be at the courtyard (next to the flag pole) by 8:30am on Friday morning for a sound check, warm up, and run through of the ANZAC repertoire. Uniform for the performance is neat school uniform (green shirt, navy bottoms), please NO faction shirts.

In the event of rain tomorrow morning, the ANZAC service will be held in the undercover area. Due to space restrictions, only parents and Years 2 to 6 will be able to attend.

We will also be accepting contributions of flowers for wreaths. Please bring donations of flowers to school on the morning of Thursday 7th April.

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Voluntary Contributions and Charges 2016

Thank you to all who have paid their child’s contribution and charges for 2016. Monies collected through this scheme enhance the learning program by the purchase of additional resources.

The In School Activities component is compulsory and must be paid for your child/children to participate. We would appreciate payment of the In School Activity fee as soon as possible.

For your convenience, we accept Visacard and Mastercard (over the phone) and all EFTPOS transactions over the counter, along with cash and cheque. We also accept Direct Debit. The details are: BSB 066-132 Account 10249789 (Student’s Full Name must be included in the Reference).

Library News

Term 1 Library Borrowing Now Closed

Student borrowing has now closed for Term 1. All library books were due back on Friday 1st April. Please ensure that your child has returned his/her library book before school closes tomorrow. Students will not be able to borrow any more library books next term until their Term 1 loans have been returned. If your child has lost their library book, please advise their teacher, Mrs Murray or the Front Office.

Holiday Loans

Parents and students can borrow library books over the April school holiday break. These books will be due back on Tuesday 27th April. Please see Mrs Murray to arrange your holiday loan.

Have a relaxing holiday break and we will see you back in the Library next term. Thank you to all our parents, staff and students who have patronised the Library this term. It has been a fabulous start to the year.

P&C President’s Report

I would like to say a big thank you to Melissa George for taking on the position of Secretary. This means all officeholder positions have now been filled. We are still looking for a Fundraising Coordinator if you or someone you know may be interested.

The next meeting for the P&C is being held on Tuesday 10th May at 7:30pm in the school staffroom. Everyone is welcome to attend so please come along.

KISS 'N' DRIVE

Kiss 'n' Drive seems to be going well at the moment and most parents using this service are doing the right thing and following the directions of the wardens. Thank you to those parents who do use Kiss 'n' Drive correctly. We are still in desperate need for volunteers for this service to be able to run. A big thank you to all our current volunteers and a special thank you to Debbie Glasson for her time and effort by stepping in when no other volunteers are available.

FUNDRAISING

Thank you to everyone who donated for the Easter Raffle and thank you to all the students who bought tickets. We raised $2098 which will be used to fund items on the school’s wishlist. Also a big congratulations to all the students who won a prize.

The Rotary Club of Ballajura - Malaga INC will be holding their annual Quiz night on Saturday the 14th May. If you would like to attend, tickets are $15 per person and it’s 8 people to a table. When you book a table, please mention Landsdale Primary School as we are able to raise money for the school as 100% of what this Rotary club raise goes back into the community. It is a great night out so if you would like any more information or to make a booking, please contact quiz@rotaryballajuramalaga.info or phone Geoffrey Knight on 0419 199 981.

Entertainment Books will be available from April. Digital books are on sale now and those who purchased them last year are automatically receiving update emails. Thank you to Abby Attwood for organising the sales of the entertainment books.

Our Mother’s Day Stall is quickly approaching so please consider donating a gift for this fundraiser and please leave at the office. If you are available to help on either Thursday 5th May or Friday 6th May, please contact me at anferguson1977@gmail.com

Our schedule of events for 2016 is as follows:

WITHOUT THE HELP OF VOLUNTEERS, THESE EVENTS ARE UNABLE TO RUN so if you would like to volunteer for any of these events, or if you're interested in organising an event or if you would just like information regarding the P&C, please contact me at anferguson1977@gmail.com

Amanda Ferguson
President

Fundraising News – Entertainment Books

We're fundraising with Entertainment - Pre order your copy today from Landsdale Primary School!

Below is the link to the virtual Entertainment Book if you would like to check out all the offers in the 2016/2017 book:

 

Interested in Becoming A Safety House?

Safety House is a community based "Good Neighbour" program of volunteer householders. It's easy to be a Safety House, it costs you absolutely nothing and you could be doing something important to help protect vulnerable young children. You can make a difference in your local community.

Who can be a Safety House?

• A Safety Householder must be a caring adult who is usually in or around their home during school travel time and be ready and willing to assist any child who might seek help at their door.
• Your house must have easy street access to the front door, no screening walls or trees and a Safety House sign easily visible from the street.
• Before you can be a Safety House, everyone living in the house aged 14 and over must consent to having a continuously monitored police check which is fully paid for by Safety House.

If you are interested or have any queries, please contact Sally Pellegrini, Landsdale Primary's Safety House Coordinator, at sally.pellegrini@gmail.com or leave a message at the school office on 9302 4100.

School Banking at Landsdale Primary School!

Since the beginning of 2016, we have had approximately 20 new students enrol in the school banking program. This program teaches our kids to become regular savers and also helps the school at the same time as the Commonwealth Bank gives the school a commission for each new student who signs up and commission for each and every deposit that each child makes.

We are still in need of volunteers between 8am and 9am on a Thursday morning to reduce the amount of times each volunteer is needed throughout the term.

If your child is interested in signing up for the School Banking Program, this is the procedure:

• Take your child's birth certificate (and some ID for yourself) to any Commonwealth Bank. The bank will set up an account for your child when you are there.
• Bring your child's account number to school banking with a deposit (if you wish) and they will be assigned a student number by one of our volunteers and given their own deposit book and cover.
• Each week, the child may deposit as much (or as little) as they like. For each deposit made, the child receives a silver token. When they reach 10 tokens, they are eligible for a reward.

Just to make parents aware, siblings of children who attend Landsdale Primary School are eligible to begin school banking as well. Just follow the same procedure as above.

If you have any questions about the School Banking Program or you would like to help on occasion, please contact Amanda Ferguson at anferguson1977@gmail.com or alternatively on 0402 179 511.

Ashdale Secondary College – Wakakirri Performing Arts Festival

A GREAT STORY CAN CHANGE THE WAY PEOPLE THINK ABOUT THE WORLD AROUND THEM. WAKAKIRRI IS A PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL WHERE SCHOOLS AIM TO DO JUST THAT.

Our school is preparing to enter WAKAKIRRI 2016 - Australia’s Search for the Best Story! Our Story Dance Performance will include the year 6 Dance Extension students from Landsdale, Ashdale and Madeley Primary Schools who are very excited to be taking part.

This term, the students and Miss Gull will be looking at who and how people will be involved, the Story outline and the plan for the weeks ahead before show time in Term 3 at the Regal Theatre in Subiaco.

We would love the support of parents so if you can help in any of the following ways or if your child would like to participate, please contact Sherree Gull at Ashdale Secondary College at Sherree.Gull@education.wa.edu.au . In the meantime,

Perhaps you;

• Are able to arrange some catering for Rehearsals and Performance day.
• Have contacts for transport (students and/or props & sets to the venue on show day).
• Assist with making sets and props.
• Can help with fundraising & Sponsorship.
• Could encourage your child to take part, get involved and ask how it’s going.
• Assist on the day with hair and makeup.
• Purchase tickets to the Show to see your child and school perform LIVE at a Professional Theatre.

We look forward to sharing our 2016 Wakakirri Story with you!

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April School Holiday Activities - Filmbites Youth Film School

Australian Teachers of Media award-winning screen skills specialists for young people, Filmbites Youth Film School, are offering a range of workshops this April!

Workshops include:

• Green Screen Jedi Training (SFX for Star Wars fans)
• Make your own computer game (with free software for gamers) and
• Make-A-Movie workshops (3 days of film-making fun for 8-12 yr olds)

For full details and bookings please visit the link below or phone Peta on 9209 2689.

Write-a-Rama April School Holidays Activity

CALLING ALL YOUNG WRITERS!

The KSP Writers’ Centre is holding a two-day Write-a-Rama these April school holidays for keen young writers. Featuring fun and games, an excursion to Elizabeth Quay and the Art Gallery of WA, lunch at Miss Maud’s, interactive workshops and a special guest author visit. No special writing talent or experience are necessary, though aspiring authors will definitely be catered for... Suitable for ages 10-17. Advance bookings essential.

WHERE AND WHEN?

9.30am-4.30pm, Tuesday 19 April 2016, KSP Writers’ Centre, Greenmount
10.00am-4.00pm, Wednesday 20 April 2016, Art Gallery of WA, Northbridge

Visit the link below or phone 9294 1872 to book.

Athletics WA School Holiday Camp

In an effort to improve the athletic ability of all athletes in WA, Athletics WA will be holding a School Holiday Athletics Camp from Monday 11th April to Thursday 14th April 2016 at the WA Athletics Stadium from 9am – 3:00pm with check in open from 8:30am.

This camp will be open to anyone aged 11-16 years old.

The clinic will cover 12 events and will be planned by our very talented track and field coaches and the session will be run by our Target Talent Program athletes.

Events Include:

Sprints
Block Starts
Hurdles
Pole Vault
Long Jump
Triple Jump
High Jump
Discus
Shot Put
Javelin
Long Distance
Steeple Chase

Athletes can choose from either 1, 2, 3 or 4 day options.

1 Day - $85
2 Days - $160
3 Days - $220
4 Days - $300

We will have special guest presenters including: Brad Scott, Nina Kennedy, Clare Gibson and of course Kim Mickle!!

Entries will close on Tuesday 5th April 2016 at 11:59pm.

See you there!

Netball Trials

Please see the attached flyer from School Sport WA about the State School Girls Netball Team Trials.

Join them on the Netball Tour to Melbourne, Vic. in August 2016!!!!

Who

Girls 12 years born 2004 and 2005

When

Sunday 15th May 2016

North of River – Registration 8:00am Trial 9am-12:00pm
South of River – Registration 1:00 pm Trial 1:30pm – 4:30pm

At

CRAIGIE LEISURE CENTRE

Healthy Lifestyle Program

Behaviour Tonics Parenting Courses

Please see the attached flyer for details on Behaviour Tonics Parenting Courses.

1-2-3 Magic and Emotion Coaching Parent Course.

To help manage difficult behaviour in children 2 to 12yrs. All 7 to 9.30pm.

WEMBLEY $180pp or $340 per couple.
Wed 16th, 23rd & 30th March (2 to 12yrs)

The following are available as ‘In House’ courses. Parenting Information Session (Including 10 take home tips).

This 2 hr seminar is designed to improve your knowledge and confidence as a parent.

Bullying – Don’t Just Stand There.
Engaging Adolescents (11 to 16yo).
Protective Behaviours.

Private Consultations Available. To enquire/register call 9382 1182.