28 July 2016

From the Principal

Dear Parents and Families,

Welcome back for a new term.

I am excited about this term because teachers met together last week and created written year level team plans. The plans included our innovative technology program, literacy and numeracy to personalise learning. At the end of the term we will be looking to see what has been the impact of the chosen strategies.

The new mathematics extension program begins this term. This will stretch the knowledge of selected students from year 2 and 4.

The foundation principal for East Landsdale (planning name) is Mrs Karen Giacomucci. Our role is to be a part of the enrolment process, and we will talk about that later. Even if you are in the catchment area of East Landsdale you can opt to retain your children at Landsdale Primary School.

Last week we had a whole school assembly in which we talked about respect, resilience and honesty. These were the values that parents wanted our school to teach.

Also….

Here are two photos of the fantastic science, technology, engineering and mathematics lesson in Ms Marrion’s class. The students were engaged and brimming full of enthusiasm.

Regards,
Dr 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: Dr 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
Dr Tony Beswick - Principal
Keera Bull - Chair
Kahli Bourke
Mimma Della Gatta
Fiona Klein
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

Updated Signage – No Parking Permitted -Kiss and Drive Area

Over the school holiday break, the Kiss and Drive parking signage was updated to better reinforce how parents should stop when dropping off/collecting students in the Kiss and Drive area for Landsdale Primary School.

The signage now only permits parents to stop and wait in their vehicles when picking up or dropping off students in the mornings and afternoons. NO PARKING (ie. parking and leaving your vehicle) is permitted in the Kiss and Drive area. Should parents be witnessed parking in this area, City of Wanneroo Parking Compliance officers will be able to give out infringements on the spot.

To ensure the facility operates safely and efficiently, please pay attention to the parent volunteers and staff who will be present at the Kiss and Drive facility from 3pm schools days.

Should you arrive at the school before 3pm you will either need to find an alternate parking spot around the school or drive around the school until 3pm, as parking in the Kiss and Drive area is now not permitted.

We have noticed that pick-up is faster than ever before. Also, we no longer need to call children’s names. Thanks to all who have noticed and complied with the changes.

LEAP
1) School Comprehension Priority Parent Information Note
2) School Fluency Priority Parent Information Note
3) P.A.I.R Resource for Parents

P.A.I.R Resource for Parents

Landsdale Primary School has recently purchased for parents, P.A.I.R (Parent Assisted Immersive Reading) resource bags for borrowing from the school library.

They are designed for parents of students in Pre-Primary, but could be suitable for Kindy or Year One students. The resource is designed for parents to accelerate reading readiness using at-home read-aloud strategies, that develop literacy skills, oral language, comprehension, social awareness and vocabulary.

Each P.A.I.R bag contains a parent guide, one reading book and an activity book. There are five different reading titles to practice with.

Please see Sharon Murray in the library if you would like to borrow a bag.

East Landsdale Primary School

As you will be aware East Landsdale Primary School (planning name) will open in 2017 and cater for students from kindergarten to year six, with the capacity to facilitate up to 430 students.

The school is part of the Ashdale Education Cluster and is in the Ashdale Secondary College catchment area. I have started working closely with the Principals in the cluster to ensure the Aims and Targets set are achieved for all children regardless of the school they attend.

I am excited to be the principal of this new education facility that will have students at the heart of its work through a culture of 'high performance and high care’.

If you are intending to relocate your children to this site you can keep up to date on developments through the school’s Facebook site along with enrolling at Landsdale Primary School who are managing this.

An information session and a chance to meet with me will be held on a date to be advertised in the near future. Please feel free to contact me on 92853702, through Facebook or email Karen.Giacomucci@education.wa.edu.au if you have any questions.

Kind regards
Karen Giacomucci

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NAPLAN Online: Platform Trial and Readiness Test: Innovation at Landsdale Primary

Federal, state and territory education ministers have agreed that NAPLAN will move online from 2017, over a two-to-three year period. NAPLAN online will provide better assessment, more precise results and faster turnaround of information.

NAPLAN online will use ‘tailored testing’ which gives students questions better suited to their ability, resulting in better assessment and more precise results. The precision and improved timing of the results will help teachers tailor their teaching more specifically to student needs.

The online national assessment platform will be used to trial online assessment in August 2016. Landsdale Primary School is participating in the trial of the online Platform. The trial is simply to test how the platform works, not how the students perform. The students will log into the trial platform and try a few types of test items. We can then assess if the school is technically ready and give feedback on the performance of the platform.

Donation of Stationery

Thank you very much to the Bourke family (LA7, 17 and 29) for their generous donation of stationery.

Kindergarten Enrolments for 2017

Kindy enrolments for 2017 closes tomorrow (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. We are happy to retain your enrolment if your home is within the East Landsdale catchment area.

Bush Tucker Garden

Dear families, we are a group of Year 6 boys who are entering the 2016 PALS Awards.

We are hoping to build an amazing bush tucker trail. It would be wonderful to receive some donations of large rocks and finger limes, blood roots and coastal pigface (bush tucker plants that are easy to maintain). We would also like some donations of some cracked pea gravel, if you have any spare.

Yours sincerely,
Riley D, Kushal P, Kyran P, Oliver M and Diontay K

On the Ball …. With Mr P

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Please check out the latest Phys Ed news at:

Tem 3 Phys Ed Program

Term 3 is another busy one for the Physical Education program, with our school and Interschool Athletics Carnivals and events. The format for all programs will run similar to last year, but with some minor adjustments.

If you are able to assist in any of the following events please let me know at Royce.Puccinelli@education.wa.edu.au . A carnival program will be attached in the next newsletter.

August 15 (Monday): Faction Jumps, Throws & Distance Events
August 19 (Friday): Interschool Cross-Country @ Penistone Reserve, Greenwood
August 25 (Thursday): Faction Athletics Carnival
September 13 (Tuesday): Interschool Jumps, Throws & Distance Events*
September 15 (Thursday): Interschool Athletics Carnival*

* All interschool events this year are being held at Landsdale Primary School.

Faction, Jumps & Distance Events

On Monday, 15th August, the faction jumps, throws and distance events will take place at Landsdale Primary School. I have attached a list of competitors and a schedule for the day.

Interschool Cross-Country

On Friday, 19th August, we will again 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, years 3/4 (intermediate) who run 1300m and years 5 and 6 (seniors) who run 2000m. I have attached updated course maps for those students competing in this event.

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

Welcome back to Term 3. Last term was a busy, but successful term for the P&C especially in the area of fundraising. We managed to raise quite a bit of money with our fundraising efforts and managed to give the school over $20,000 to put towards school resources. Well done to everyone that was involved in any of our fundraisers. Without your help, the P&C would not be able to function effectively, so thank you for your support.

The next fundraiser which will be held is the DISCO. This is on Friday 5th August.

KINDY TO YEAR 3 SESSION - 4:15pm til 5:30pm.
YEAR 4 TO YEAR 6 SESSION – 6:15pm til 7:30pm.

If you would like to help out for either/both these sessions, please contact Mel Kelleher at melissa.kelleher@bigpond.com .

If you have a first aid certificate your help would also be greatly appreciated, thank you.

Our next meeting is being held on TUESDAY 2nd AUGUST at 7pm in the school staffroom. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Amanda Ferguson
P&C President

Fundraising News – Entertainment Books

Enjoy an amazing dining experience this winter and support Landsdale Primary School's fundraising efforts by purchasing the NEW 2016 | 2017 Entertainment™ Membership.

Get yourself an Entertainment™ Membership today for only $65 and you can enjoy hundreds of up to 50% OFF and 2-for-1 offers from Perth's most popular restaurants, cafes, takeaway chains, attractions and hotels. 20% of the proceeds of your purchase contributes to our fundraising cause.

Plus, for a limited time, you'll enjoy an amazing selection of valuable Bonus Offers from Jamie's Italian, The Shorehouse, and The Flour Factory just to name a few. Hurry, offers like these won't last, and supplies of Entertainment™ Memberships are nearly sold out.

Thank you for your kind support!

Aberline Attwood
Landsdale Primary School
0403 129 438
aberline.attwood@dpaw.wa.gov.au .

Year 6 Graduation Dinner (Parent Organised)

All year 6 parents are reminded to return their Expression of Interest and $20 deposit for the year 6 graduation dinner to the canteen as soon as possible. The form was handed out in class to all students last week. We have arranged a fantastic evening with music, food, drink, games and a photo booth for the year 6's to celebrate their graduation. The event will be held at the Woodvale Reception Centre.

The dinner has been organised by a committee of year 6 parents and will be supervised by parents. If you have any questions or if you did not receive the note, please contact Nat on 0403 326 828 or Keera on 0418 210 907.

We remind you that the dinner is not run by Landsdale Primary School and as such, the school has no responsibility for duty of care of students on the evening.

Uniform Shop News

Please see the attached poster for Uniform Shop Opening Hours.

School Banking at Landsdale Primary School!

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 .

Places Still Available at Ashdale Secondary College for 2017

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:

Relationships Australia – Step Families Workshop in Joondalup

Please see the attached flyer for ‘Step Families’ that Anglicare are running in Joondalup during the month of August for three consecutive weeks in the evening from 6.15-8.30pm.

Behaviour Tonics – Parenting Courses

Please see the attached information about parenting courses run by Behaviour Tonics.

Landsdale Junior Cricket Club

Please see the attached information about registration for Landsdale Junior Cricket Club.

Warwick Senior High School Specialist Program Trials

Please see the attached information about specialist program trials at Warwick Senior High School.