22 September 2016

From the Principal

Dear Parents and Families,

As a result of a misunderstanding at school level, we have mistakenly advertised Monday 10th October as a School Development Day where students do not attend. The school Development Day next term is Friday 28th October and NOT Monday 10th October.

Term 4 student attendance begins on Monday 10th October. If our error has caused any inconvenience to any of our families, please accept our sincere apologies. If you have any concerns please contact me.

Well done to all our students and staff who attended the Interschool Athletics Carnival on Tuesday 13th and Thursday 15th September. In an amazingly tight finish Landsdale came equal first in the carnival, congratulations to the whole team! The students this year represented our school in an excellent manner, demonstrating great sportsmanship and giving all events their best efforts. Thank you to all the staff, especially Mr Puccinelli who prepared the students so well for the event.

Our Year 6 students attended their first Transition Day at Ashdale Secondary College and all of the students I spoke to found it a worthwhile experience and feel more comfortable about the move to the college next year.

Week one next term the Year 6 students will have the adventure of going on camp at Point Peron Camp School. It is a special event that students remember as the highlight of their time at Landsdale. I know they appreciate the time and effort their teachers put in to organising this event. We are very fortunate to have teachers who are willing to give up their personal time to ensure this special event is available to the students.

We hope you all have a safe and enjoyable holiday. Students finish school on Friday 23rd September and return on Monday 10th 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

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

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Ph: (08) 9302 2969

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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.

Students Not Returning to Landsdale in 2017

Please let us know if your children currently in Pre-Primary 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.
Jennifer.Shepherd@education.wa.edu.au.

'Child's Play' Music Incursion

On the 7th and 8th of September the Kindy students had an incursion from 'Child's Play Music'. Mr Duncan brought in lots of home made instruments for the children to play. They all had so much fun learning how to play the 'thong-a-phone', beat on the drums and cymbals and how to blow air into the balloon basoon. It was a very noisy morning.

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

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 were 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 on Tuesday 18th October at 6.00pm.

Library News

Borrowing Closed

Library book borrowing has now closed for Term 3. Please return your library books immediately. Students may arrange holiday loans with Mrs Murray. If your child has lost their library book, please let Mrs Murray or the class teacher know so an invoice can be sent for the replacement cost. Students with overdue library books will be unable to borrow in Term 4 until their books are returned.

Have a wonderful holiday break and we look forward to seeing everyone back in the Library next term.

On the Ball …. With Mr P

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Congratulations to all the students who participated in the Interschool Athletics Carnival last week. It was a terrific result for our school, winning the overall shield with Ashdale and also taking out the Meritorious Shield for showing the most improvement from last year.

Well done team! The students had been practising very hard all term, giving up a lot of their lunch times for tryouts and training. Remember, believe in yourself and anything can happen! Thank you to all staff, parents and students who assisted on Tuesday and Thursday's events.

Go Landsdale!

Final results were;

Overall Shield

Landsdale – 441
Ashdale – 441
Madeley - 418

Meritorious Shield

2015 – 2016
Landsdale - 32 % - 33.9 % -  (+1.9 %)
Ashdale - 37% - 33.9 % -  (-3.1 %)
Madeley - 31 % - 32.15 % - (+1.15 %)

Tennis Coaching Before School at Landsdale Primary School

Please see the attached registration form and details for a tennis coaching program run by John Fairchild from Tennis Edge. The lessons will run before school over a seven week period commencing on Wednesday 12th October. Payment is required by Thursday 15th September.

PlayCricket News

P&C President's Report

As term 3 comes to an end, I would like to thank everyone who has volunteered for any fundraising initiatives that have occurred this term. We thank you for all your help. This Friday is our free dress day so students are welcome to come dressed in their favourite 'TEAM' outfit. Please bring a chocolate block or a cash donation as payment. These donations will be used for one of the games at our upcoming fete. Term 4 sees two of our biggest fundraisers for the year. The book fair which will be run from the 7th – 11th November and the fete which is being held on 25th November. If anyone is available to donate any time for these, it would be greatly appreciated.

Kiss N' Drive seems to be going well since the new signs have been erected. Thank you to everyone who follows the directions of the traffic wardens when using this service. There are still a few parents who are dropping their kids off at the service entry on Warradale Terrace. This area is unsafe to pick up/drop your kids off due to large amounts of traffic at peak times. Please use the Kiss N' Drive to ensure the safety of your children and others children. Our traffic wardens put a lot of unpaid time and effort into ensuring the safety of students so please, listen to what they tell you.

Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday 25th October in the school staffroom. Please feel free to come and join us.

Amanda Ferguson
P&C President

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.

TERM 4 Menu

We will be sending home a new Menu for Term 4. So that it does not get lost over the school holidays we will not send it out until the first week of Term 4.

Last Day of Term 3 Lunch Order - Friday 23rd September

Thank you to everyone who has handed in their lunch order form for the End of Term 3 Sausage Sizzle & Sushi Lunch. As mentioned before we will not be selling any other lunch menu items on this day. If you have forgotten to pre-order your child's lunch and they do not have any lunch from home they will be offered a Cheese or Vegemite Sandwich.

Congratulations to the following students who ordered the End of Term 3 Sausage Sizzle & Sushi lunch order using the ONLINE Ordering facility. They have each won a $5.00 voucher to spend next term to order their lunch online.

Quinn M - LA4
Emma O - LA22
Nicholas N - LA17

ONLINE Ordering

Thank you to everyone who have utilised the online ordering system for the canteen over the past Term. The online ordering system assists us in the canteen to reduce the amount of time it takes to process the lunch orders each morning. It also reduces the incidence of lost and foreign lunch money. The school holidays would be ideal time to sign up for online ordering at the link below, ready for Term 4.

Volunteers

Thank you to everyone who volunteered in the canteen during Term 3. The canteen has now got its new Volunteer Roster up for Term 4. If anyone has some spare time available in the mornings then we would love to have some extra assistance in the canteen. Please see Alison in the canteen.

School Banking at Landsdale Primary School!

Join the Dollarmites on an Outback savings adventure with School Banking!

Every year the School Banking program launches a new savings theme and eight new exclusive School Banking reward items.

This year's program is themed the Outback Savers and School Banking is taking students on a wild adventure through the Canyon of Savings, where they'll learn to master smart savings habits.

There are eight new reward items for 2016 available from the Outback Savers range:

• Flying Snake Tail
• Wildlife Writer Set
• Mud Splat Handball
• Outback Pat Bag Tag
• Backtrack Eraser Pen
• Jump and Skip Rope
• Bush Fly Fan
• Wriggly Glow Worm

Win a wildlife family adventure holiday to Australia Zoo!

This year School Banking is giving students the chance to win a family trip for up to two adults and three children to explore Australia Zoo and meet Bindi and Robert Irwin.

Students who make 15 or more School Banking deposits by the end of Term 3, 2016 will be automatically entered into the draw. This is another great way to motivate students to save regularly and reach their savings goals.

If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2016 School Banking program parent pack from the school office.

Ashdale Secondary College - Community Open Event – Tuesday 11th October – 3.30-5.30pm

This event is being held to raise awareness of STEM in our community and allow parents to view projects that have been completed by your students, as well as our STEM Institute and Specialist Technology students. An Eventbrite invitation has been created for you to distribute to your community via email/newsletter. Parents are able to RSVP through this invitation.

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.

Bricks & Kidz Holiday Workshops

Kids Holiday Cooking Classes

Please see the attached flyer regarding upcoming holiday cooking classes for kids. A fun-filled 3 hour cooking class which included food science experiments to teach your kids about healthy eating.

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

Nutrition Force – (08) 9385 7755

Filmbites Youth Film School

Please see the attached flyer regarding Filmbites' September/October holiday workshops in Malaga.

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