19 May 2016

From the Principal

Dear Parents and Families,

Throughout the last couple of weeks I have listened to Landsdale students, parents, teachers, education assistants and support staff regarding what they think of the school. Here is what I have found. Many people are very proud of their school. The vast majority of students are well mannered and respectful. I congratulate you on bringing up your children well.

Teachers and education assistants are working hard to improve the wellbeing of students and their academic performance. I now need to work with the school board in defining what should be achieved because the environment in which we live is constantly changing, so we have to think hard about what we want our children to achieve at the end of their time at Landsdale Primary.

You will be given the opportunity in the near future to have a say in what values should be taught in the school. Stay tuned.

The construction of the East Landsdale Primary School is moving ahead. The boundaries of the new school are being drawn-up and are going through governmental processes to ensure fairness. This boundary is roughly equidistant between Landsdale and East Landsdale primary schools. As soon as the boundary is published we will let you know. Landsdale Primary students who live within the boundaries of East Landsdale will not be asked to leave our school. That decision is entirely a parent decision.

Regards,

Tony Beswick
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: Tony Beswick
Deputy Principal: Leanne White
Deputy Principal: Cass Di-Sisto
Deputy Principal: Leonie Mattock
Deputy Principal: Natalie Bracegirdle
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

School Learning Journey Open Night – Wednesday 25th May

Our School Learning Journey evening (Open Night) this year will be held on Wednesday 25th May, Week 5 of this term.

Times are: 4.30pm – 6.30pm (PP-6), and from 4.00pm – 6.00pm at the Trentham Road Annex (K). Please note for security reasons finishing times must be adhered to, especially at the offsite annex.

Classroom teachers will open their classrooms in a learning journey format, with activities and challenges for students to undertake with their parents. These activities reflect the learning that occurs in classrooms, and allows parents to experience current curriculum content and school priorities. Specialist staff will also be providing experiences at various locations around the school. Each parent will receive a passport to help them navigate their way around the activities. Please remember this is not a time for interviews with your child’s teacher, however, friendly and courteous interaction is encouraged!

Classroom activities will take approximately 15 minutes to complete, and parents are encouraged to also visit:

• The basketball courts/under covered area for physical challenges with Mr P.
• The library with Mrs Murray, where there will be activities based around a picture book, which parents can borrow and read at home.
• The library to check out the huge range of parenting books available for borrowing.
• The Art Room with Mrs Nixon.
• The Music Room with Miss Rogerson.
• The Literacy Room with Mrs Della Gatta and Mrs Woods, if students attend classes in there. (This room won’t be open until around 5pm, due to DSF Literacy Classes until 4.30pm)
• The Library for an Italian display with Mrs Scott.
• The Science Room, LA 19 with Mr Cavallaro and Mrs Bell.

Parents will also be required to complete a parent survey while at school, either in the wet areas of the blocks or in the library.

We look forward to welcoming all parents to our open night.

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Donation of Carpet Squares

We would like to thank Trevor’s Carpets in Malaga for their donation of carpet squares which have been gratefully received.

Kindergarten Enrolments for 2017

Kindy enrolments for 2017 are now open and the application period closes on Friday 29th July, 2016. Application forms are available from our website or the front office. For existing Kindy students going into Pre-primary, no action needs to be taken – you will be contacted later in the year regarding a position.

Library News

Hats On Day!

Wednesday 25th May (Week 5) is “HATS ON DAY!” On this day, we invite all our students and staff to put their hats on for our special “HATS ON DAY!” Wear a hat of any kind for the day. (This is not a full costume free dress/dress up day…just a simple hat is required). It can be a hat from home or one your child has made from recycled materials. Wear your favourite cap, sombrero, beanie, fez, top hat, pith helmet, tam, bike helmet, slouch, bowler hat, cowboy hat, straw boater, bonnet, headscarf, hard hat, mortarboard, shower cap, veil, etc…

** Please note that students will still need to bring and wear their Landsdale Primary School hat in the playground at recess and lunchtime.**

Our “Hats On Day” is to celebrate the 2016 National Simultaneous Storytime Day, which takes place all over Australia every year on this day. This year’s selected picture book is “I Got This Hat” by Jol and Kate Temple.

National Simultaneous Storytime is an annual reading campaign that aims to encourage more young Australians to read and enjoy books. Now in its 16th successful year, it is a colourful, vibrant, fun event that aims to promote the value of reading and literacy, using an Australian children's book that explores age-appropriate themes, and addresses key learning areas of the Western Australian Curriculum for Years 1 to 6 and the pre-school Early Learning Years Framework. Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country.

By supporting National Simultaneous Storytime, we aim to:

• promote the value of reading and literacy;
• promote the value and fun of books;
• promote an Australian writer and publisher;
• promote storytime activities in school libraries and communities around the country;
• provide opportunities to involve parents, grandparents and community members to participate in and enjoythe occasion.

In 2015 over 500,000 children at over 3,100 locations across Australia took part in National Simultaneous Storytime, reading the book, “The Brothers Quibble”, written and illustrated by Aaron Blabey, enjoying a range of supporting educational activities, songs, games, dress ups and lots of fun.

This year NSS takes place on Wednesday 25th May at 11am (AEST). We will be sharing the picture book, “I Got This Hat”, written by Jol and Kate Temple and illustrated by Jon Foye.

Don’t forget to read the NSS book “I Got This Hat” or listen to the comedian Anne Edmonds reading the story at Story Box Library:

Learning Journey Open Night

Also on Wednesday 25th May, we welcome all our students, parents, grandparents and community members to the Library for our annual LEARNING JOURNEY OPEN NIGHT. This is a fabulous opportunity to visit the Library after school, any time between 4.30-6.30pm. There will be a range of activities taking place during the evening and we invite you to take in the relaxed, friendly atmosphere. During your visit to the Library, you and your family can:

• Listen to and watch the video recording of the NSS book, “I Got This Hat”
• Borrow the book and related comprehension questions to read with your child

• Make a hat from scratch with your child or use a pirate hat template to make a hat
• Complete or take home a Word Search related to “I Got This Hat”
• Learn about and borrow an eBook online with your child
• View the parent LEAP (Linking Education & Parents) Collection and borrow from some excellent, topical resources for parents.
• Enrol to become a parent borrower
• View the display of LOTE Italian resources with our LOTE teacher, Mrs Belinda Scott
• Complete the online Parent Survey to provide feedback to our school
• Browse and borrow books with your child
• Play a card or board game
• Just pass through and say hello!

Holiday Loans

It is now Week 4 and we are still waiting for the return of some of the library books that were taken out as April holiday loans. If your child has not yet returned their holiday loan books that were due on April 26th, can you please encourage them to get them back to the Library this week.

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Winter Sports

This term, students in years 5 & 6 have been practising and competing in a number of Winter Sports on Friday afternoons. On 3rd June we play a ‘friendly’ against Ashdale Primary School. The culmination of all this training will end with a Lightning Carnival to be held at Kingsway Sporting Complex on Tuesday, 21st June.

All students will participate in the friendly, with year 6’s given first preference to represent the school at the Lightning Carnival.

There has been a change to the initial fixture, with the Football A team playing at Ashdale Primary School and Soccer Girls playing at Ashdale Secondary College.

If you are able to assist in washing footy jumpers, soccer shirts and socks after the Friendly that would be much appreciated as we need them ready for the Lightning carnival on 21st June.

Friendly v Ashdale, Friday 3rd June

* Please note some games are played at Ashdale Secondary College

Lapathon

Our annual school Lapathon will take place on Thursday, 26th May from 2pm on the bottom oval. Years 1-3 will run around an ‘inner circle’ whilst the years 4-6 students will run around an outer circle. This is a terrific fund raising activity so hopefully everyone can come on board and raise as much funds for the school as we can.

Legends Of Landsdale

Our school cross-country, the Legends of Landsdale, will take place on Friday, 24th June. This will be a busy week for students as the Lightning Carnival will take place on 21st June and the Cluster Muster on 23rd June. It will commence from 11.20am starting with the year 1’s followed by the year 2’s running approximately 600m. The year 3’s will commence after lunch followed by the year 4’s, then the year 5’s will commence their race at 2pm followed by the year 6’s. The distance for the year 3-6 events is approximately 1500m. I encourage all students to participate.

Again, we will participate in a local cross-country event at Penistone Reserve. We will be fielding the top 4 boy and girl students from years 1/2 (juniors) who run 600m, 3/4 (intermediate) who run 1300m and 5 and 6’s (seniors) who run 2000m. Selections will be based on their time from the Legends of Landsdale event, so there may be three year two students and one year 1 student representing the school in the junior division. This is in line with how the other schools nominate their competitors. This event will take place on Friday, 19th August.

Parents can independently nominate their children in the annual School Sport WA cross-country interschool event, please visit below for more information.

P&C President’s Report

Firstly, I would like to thank Leanne White for all the effort she has given the P&C while filling the principal role. It has been an absolute pleasure working with her on P&C initiatives and knowing we had her trust and support to allow us to do what we do to raise money to make this school great! So, on behalf of the P&C, thank you Leanne, for all your time, effort, commitment and support you have shown us. Secondly, I would like to welcome Tony Beswick, our new principal to Landsdale Primary P&C. We look forward to getting to know you and working with you in the near future to make our school even better.

As we settle in to Term 2, I would like to welcome new and old members to the Landsdale P&C Committee. Hopefully this term, we will receive greater participation in all things P&C. Recently, our Facebook page is reaching many more people within the school community. This is great to see because it means parents are becoming more aware of what we do and are wanting to be more involved. We are, however, still in need of a fundraising coordinator. While this is quite a big job, yet it is also one of the most fulfilling positions the P&C offer. The reward is that it is great to be able to see the smile on the kid’s faces after participating in an event they love or being able to play on new equipment they receive knowing we have raised the funds needed and have made a difference in their schooling lives. So if you, or anyone you know may be interested, please get them to contact me. Also, all executive positions on the P&C committee have now been filled which brings a huge sigh of relief to some of us and their efforts are greatly appreciated.

Since the last meeting, we have held two fundraisers for the school. The Easter Raffle, which raised $2,098 and the Mother’s Day Stall with donations starting off slowly at the beginning. We eventually got there in the end and raised $2,304.30. At one stage, we thought the stall would not be able to run due to a lack of donations but our persistence and communication through the P&C Facebook page paid off and our Mother’s Day Stall turned out to be quite successful. Thank you to all who contributed.

The 5c fundraiser has started this week and will be running for two weeks and the class that has the most 5c coins at the end of each week will earn a prize.

The Lapathon will be held on May 26th from 2pm – 3pm which is quickly approaching. This is another event the kids enjoy and parents have the opportunity to watch their children participate. It is also a great fundraiser for our school. I would like to thank Margaret Quirk, MLA, Member for Girrawheen, for her kind donation of a bike towards the school’s Lapathon.

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

You do not need to be a member of the P&C to volunteer. Everyone is welcome to help in any way they can and the P&C, Staff and especially the students, are very appreciative of all help that we do receive.

Amanda Ferguson
President

Fundraising News – Entertainment Books

Buy an Entertainment Book before 1 June and go into the draw to win a trip to Bali!

Support Landsdale Primary School and you could be enjoying the best of Bali.

The NEW 2016 | 2017 Perth Entertainment™ Memberships are here and this year it has so much more to offer.

Buy your Perth Memberships and enjoy hundreds of valuable up to 50% OFF and 2-for-1 offers, featuring our NEW Bali Highlights offers section.

To celebrate these great new offers, Entertainment™ is giving you the chance to WIN a trip to Bali valued at over $5,000 which includes:

• 5 nights in a Deluxe Suite at Double-Six
• Dinner for two at Mozaic Beach Club
• Garuda Airlines flights (sponsored by Woolworths)
• Family Day Pass at Waterbom Park
• QBE Travel Insurance
• 2 Massage vouchers at Prana Spa Bali

Entertainment™ Memberships are sold exclusively through fundraising organisations, and the funds we raise will go to support our fundraising.

Feel free to contact us for more information about our fundraising or how to get your Entertainment™ Membership.

Thank you for your kind support.

Aberline Attwood
Landsdale Primary School
0403129438
aberline.attwood@dpaw.wa.gov.au

Canteen Reminders

CANTEEN INFORMATION

Manager : Alison Belstead
Phone : 9302 4582
Operating hours are 8:30am to 1:00pm

WA DAY Special Lunch

The canteen will be offering a reduced menu on Friday 3rd June to help promote the WA Day holiday. Please look out for the yellow order form sheet in your child’s bag this week. This form needs to be returned by Monday 30th May .

This special lunch order will be available to be ordered online at:

Everyone who orders online will go into a draw to win one $5.00 voucher that they can use online at a later date to order their child’s lunch order. We have 3 vouchers available to win.

VOLUNTEERS

Thank you to the new parents who have offered to help either in the canteen or doing the Sushi pickup.

However we are still looking for a couple of volunteers to help on a THURSDAY and FRIDAY. If you can help out for just one day or a couple of hours this term please see Alison in the canteen.

APPLE SLINKYS

The canteen can make an Apple Slinky out of your child’s apple from home. They just need to put it into a zip lock plastic bag, put their name and LA on the front of the bag and put it into the class lunch basket first thing in the morning. We will make the apple into an Apple Slinky and your child can then pick it up from the canteen at RECESS time. We do not charge for this service.

APPLE SLINKY MACHINES

The canteen currently has 5 Apple Slinky Machines FOR SALE. We are selling them at a cost of $30. If you would like one just come see us at the canteen.

Interested in Becoming A Safety House?

Safety House is a community based "Good Neighbour" program of volunteer householders. It's easy to be a member of 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!

School Banking has started off very well this year with 23 new students signing up and quite a few more showing interest in the program.

New School Banking rewards now available!

Exciting new Term 2 rewards with an Outback Savers theme are now available, while stocks last!

For every deposit made at school, no matter how big or small, students will receive a silver Dollarmites token. Once students have individually collected 10 tokens they can redeem them for exclusive school banking reward items in recognition of their regular savings habits. There are 2 new items released each term so be sure to keep an eye out for them!

Thank you for supporting the School Banking program and don’t forget that THURSDAY 8:00 – 8:45am is School Banking day!

If your children are not currently involved in the School Banking program and you would like to know more, please ask for a 2016 School Banking program information pack from the school banking ladies or alternatively, contact Amanda Ferguson at anferguson1977@gmail.com .

At the moment, we have 5 volunteers for school banking so will be seeking more help in the near future.

Enrolment Expressions of Interest at Ashdale Secondary College are open!

Ashdale Secondary College is a distinctive, world class, educational community of excellence where all students are motivated to strive to achieve their best and to realise their potential in a values-rich environment. The focus of the College is on student engagement and wellbeing so that they feel valued at all times. The College measures its effectiveness through the achievement and character of our students and the integral part it plays in the community. A partnership founded on strong relationships between students, teachers, parents and the community is the enduring platform upon which the College is built.

Parents are encouraged to apply early to ensure they receive valuable information and updates in Terms 3 and 4 prior to their children starting at Ashdale Secondary College.

To submit an expression of interest, please visit the Main Administration Office at Ashdale SC or phone 9302 7100. More information can be found at:

Filmbites 5 Week Short Courses

Australian teachers of media award winners Filmbites Youth Film School are running a number of short courses for 9-12 year olds at their studio in Malaga, commencing in late May.

SPECIAL PROMOTION: ENTER "FILMBITES" FOR 10% OFF THE USUAL $190 FEE.

Choose from:

Acting/Film-making
Gaming
Animation

Maximum of 7 for Gaming and Animation and 12 for Acting/Film so book now!

Visit the website for all the details, or phone Ben or Peta on 9209 2689 to discuss.

Specialist Information Sessions at Kiara College for Parents of Year 5 & 6 Students – 24th May

Please see the attached flyer regarding information sessions for parents of Year 5 and 6 students.

Kiara College, in partnership with tertiary education and industry sectors, supports students to follow their aspirations and pathways for a wide range of careers. This includes approved Specialist Programs in Agriculture and Basketball.

For further information please contact Richard Kardol, Associate Principal.