8 September 2016

From the Principal

Dear Parents and Families,

Our Principal, Dr Tony Beswick, is on leave until the end of term and I am the Principal during that time.

I was really pleased that Tony was here for the Faction Carnival to see how well supported and organised the event is and have the opportunity to interact with our wonderful parents. Congratulations to all our students on striving to do their personal best and demonstrating great sporting attitudes. A special well done to Grevillea on winning the Sportsmanship Trophy and Hovea for winning the Championship Trophy. We wish our Interschool Athletics Carnival participants well and know they will represent Landsdale with pride and determination to do their best. The Carnival this year is at Landsdale, with the Jumps and Throws on Tuesday 13th September and the main carnival Thursday 15th September.

Congratulations on the huge effort so many parents made to making the Book Week dress up day such a success. It was amazing to see the range of characters from books the students dressed up as and most importantly read about. The number of books borrowed to research the event was fantastic. Well done to Mrs Murray on her organisation of the event and the promotion of reading in our school.

Our focus on innovation and creativity is being well demonstrated by the implementation of our STEM activities such as the LEGO incursion for the junior students and the Challenge Based Learning occurring in our senior classes. I am looking forward to seeing the results of the student’s project work. A few of these projects will be on display at the STEM Expo at Ashdale Secondary College on the 11th October.

Please remember Monday the 10th October is a School Development Day and students do not attend, the first day of Term 4 is Tuesday 11th October.

Regards,

Leanne White
Principal

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School Contacts & Other Information

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: http://www.landsdaleps.wa.edu.au/site2/

Principal: Dr Tony Beswick (Long service leave)
Acting Principal: Leanne White
Deputy Principal: Cass Di-Sisto
Deputy Principal: Leonie Mattock
Deputy Principal: Natalie Bracegirdle
Acting Deputy Principal: Matt Bennett
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

LEAP – Parent Information

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East Landsdale Primary School

If there are any parents with queries about the new East Landsdale Primary School, please feel free to contact Kylie Rimmer, Manager Corporate Services, East Landsdale PS on 9285 3659 or via email on kylie.rimmer@education.wa.edu.au. Kylie will be at our school on 13th and 14th October to accept enrolment documentation.

Community Nurse Health Centre

We have received the following request by the Community Nurse. Please do not park in the bays directly near the Health Clinic and also not in the disability bay! They have a number of premature babies that visit the centre regularly.

Students Not Returning to Landsdale in 2017

Please let us know if your children currently in Kindy to Year 5 will no longer be attending Landsdale Primary School next year because you are moving or changing schools. We are doing our best to get well organised for a smooth start to 2017 but we rely on your help in this important area. All schools are funded according to our enrolments so it is very important that we plan on accurate enrolment numbers. Families who know they will not be returning to Landsdale Primary School in 2017 are asked to click on the attached link or phone the school.

The Ashdale Cluster Parent Funded Apple 1-1 Laptop Program

As part of an Ashdale Cluster initiative Landsdale Primary School implemented the Parent Funded Apple One to One program in 2011 and the program is now in the 6th year and runs from Years 4-6. As an Independent Public School the partnership with parents enables us to provide our students with the best possible creative tools to achieve our vision of being engaged in innovative and rich learning tasks to prepare them for the future. We are now beginning the journey preparing our Year 3 students and their parents to join the program for 2017.

The program involves families being given the opportunity to purchase or lease an Apple laptop for their child. In partnership with Winthrop Australia, we have negotiated an offer that we believe is very advantageous to parents in terms of price, warranty and onsite technical servicing if purchased through Winthrop. Details about the program and how to order are on our website:

In keeping with Landsdale’s vision of embedding technology, the One to One program enables students to learn the important skills that are essential to maximise their potential in a 21st Century classroom and workplace. They have, at point of need, access to information, applications and global experiences that enable deeper learning at home and at school.

The Apple laptops are particularly well suited to the education environment because they are loaded with software and applications that are great for getting students to extend their thinking and demonstrate their learning. They allow teachers to deliver engaging lessons with more students fully engaged in each learning opportunity. The laptops have excellent options for security and parental control over what their child is accessing and when.

With NAPLAN now being administered online, it is even more important for our students to develop the skills and familiarity with their laptop to prepare them well for this change. In the recent trial undertaken by all our Year 3 and 5 students it was pleasing to note how comfortable the Year 5 students in particular where in taking the tests online. After 2 years of the 1-1 laptop program their skills are at the requisite high level.

Our cluster Parent information Session will be held at Ashdale Secondary College early next term. The day and date will be advertised in the next newsletter and on Facebook.

Our next Parent Steering Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday 13th September at 5pm in the staff room. We are looking for new parent representatives, so if you are interested, no technical knowledge needed, please join us.

Library News

Book Week Dress-up Day

We had a fantastic response to our Book Week Whole School Dress-Up Day on Friday 2nd September. Thanks to all our wonderful students, parents and staff who went to so much effort with their colourful costumes and matching books. It was a fun day for our whole school community.

Scholastic Book Club Closing Date

Issue 6 of Book Club closes on FRIDAY 9th SEPTEMBER @ 9am. Please send your completed orders to the Front Office by the due date or, if you prefer, complete your order online.

Closing Date for Term 3 Borrowing

Library book borrowing finishes at the end of Week 9. Please make sure your child’s library books are returned by FRIDAY 16th SEPTEMBER.

On the Ball …. With Mr P

Website

Please check out the latest Phys Ed news at

2016 Faction Athletic Carnival

Attached is the review that was sent out last week.

Interschool Athletics Events

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.

Below is a carnival program for the day. You should have received a note if your child is attending or not.

Fundraising News

It’s not too late to order your Entertainment Book. Please see the attachment for details.

Here is our payment page link:

Canteen Reminders

CANTEEN INFORMATION

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

CANTEEN OPERATING HOURS

The canteen’s operating hours are 8:30am to 1:00pm.

Faction Carnival Volunteers

Thank you to the volunteers who assisted us in the canteen throughout the morning of the Faction Carnival. We were once again able to supply over 340 lunches and drinks to a lot of hungry students.

End of Term 3 Sausage Sizzle - Friday 23rd September

The canteen is organising a Sausage Sizzle Lunch for the Last Day of Term 3.

Please note that this lunch order must be returned by Monday 19th September so that we can order enough stock for the last day of term.

We will not be selling any other lunch menu items on this day. So it’s a Sausage in a Bun or Sushi or lunch from home. If your child forgets to pre-order their lunch and does not have lunch from home then your child will be offered a cheese or vegemite sandwich.

Online Ordering – WIN a $5.00 Voucher

This Sausage Sizzle Lunch order will be available for pre-ordering ONLINE from Friday 9th September.

For anyone who pre-orders the Sausage Sizzle & Sushi Lunch order ONLINE they have the chance of winning a $5.00 voucher that can be used in Term 3 for ordering an ONLINE lunch. We have 3 to give away, so sign up now for your chance to win.

Remember that if you have not used the Online System before that you need to sign up at least 3 days before being able to order online, so that they can process your details. All you need to do is go to

If you have any queries please contact the ONLINE Ordering company on 1300 116 637.

Sausage Sizzle Volunteers

We will need some lovely volunteers to help in the canteen on the last day of this term from 11:20am to 12:20pm to help assemble and wrap the Sausage Sizzles before they go into the lunch basket. If you have a free hour please let us know.

School Banking at Landsdale Primary School!

I have been notified by the Commonwealth Bank that the flying snake trail and the mudsplat handball are out of stock and unavailable. Term 3 will have new rewards for this year and we still have term 1 rewards available and rewards from last year available.

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

Giant Games Family Fun Night

Please see the attached information on a Family Fun Night on Saturday 8th October from 4.00pm until 8.00pm. They would love to see lots of Landsdale families there.

Kids Holiday Cooking Classes

For ages 8-16, run by qualified Nutritionists, $75.00, only 12 per class.

Nutrition Force – (08) 9385 7755

Filmbites Youth Film School

If you would like to find our more about Filmbites please visit our website at the link below or feel free to give me a call on 9209 2689.

Anglicare – Adult Survivors of Child Abuse and Neglect

Adult Survivors of Child Abuse & Neglect

This workshop is for professionals working with adults who have been abused or neglected as children. It will assist participants to understand the consequences that childhood maltreatment has on clients' adult functioning. Participants will explore what actually constitutes maltreatment and how the impact continues and changes for the child as they grow into adulthood. Topics include the roles of heredity and environment, impact of maltreatment on the adult survivor, the factors that exacerbate that impact and the interventions that can assist the healing process.

You may find this workshop of value, if you:

• Work with adults that you suspect may have been abused as children and wonder about the impact that abuse has had
• Feel concerned as to how childhood maltreatment affects your clients and their families
• Feel confused about the impact of heredity versus environment
• Feel unsure of what you can do to help clients who have been abused

Date: 26 October 2016
Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Location: East Perth (venue details provided on confirmation)
Cost: $230 (incl GST) per person

Bookings are essential as places are limited. To register, please send a completed form to training@anglicarewa.org.au. We will send a confirmation email within 1-2 days to each participant – if you have not received confirmation within that timeframe, please contact us.

Anglicare – Youth Mental Health First Aid

Anglicare WA would like to invite you or your teams to a workshop on 14th & 15th September 2016 with Judy Beven.

Youth Mental Health First Aid is a 2 day course that teaches adults how to assist adolescents who are developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. Course participants learn about adolescent development, the signs and symptoms of the common and disabling mental health problems in young people, where and how to get help when a young person is developing a mental illness, what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective, and how to provide first aid in a crisis situation.

Participants will learn about adolescent development and the signs and symptoms of mental health problems, how and where to get help and what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective.

Suitable for parents, teachers, sports coaches, and youth workers.

Date: 14th & 15th September 2016
Time: 9:00am – 4:30pm
Location: East Perth (venue details provided on confirmation)
Cost: $440 (incl GST) per person

Bookings are essential as places are limited. To register, please send a completed form to training@anglicarewa.org.au. We will send a confirmation email within 1-2 days to each participant – if you have not received confirmation within that timeframe, please contact us.

If you have any queries or if you wish to join our mailing list or unsubscribe, please don’t hesitate to contact the Training Services team at Anglicare WA, 23 Adelaide Terrace, East Perth, WA, 6004 on Ph: 08 9263 2122 Fax: 08 9325 8969. training@anglicarewa.org.au