6 April 2017

From the Principal

Dear Parents and Families,

While there is no evidence that there is a problem with bullying at Landsdale Primary School, we are keen to know what the Year 3 to 6 students’ perception of bullying is in this school. Next term, we intend to conduct a survey and the results will be shown to the school board. For kindergarten to Year 2 students, long practice has shown that a survey will not reveal good data, so we will be relying on the anecdotal comments of teachers.

The problem with doing the survey is that there may be a spike in bullying behaviour as we have highlighted the area. We will be prepared for that possibility.

Bullying is a complex area. However, research shows that when we empower students to say ‘no’ to bullying it powerfully deters that type of behaviour. We are also keen on helping victims feel safe and helping students demonstrating bullying behaviours to show a better way of behaving towards others. Finally, this school has a sophisticated way of dealing with cyber-bullying that has proven to be effective over time.

I have some leave to take this year so we are rotating the role amongst the deputy principals. Consequently, Mrs Cass Di-Sisto is the principal in week 10 and weeks 1-3 of term 2.

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

School Board

Keera Bull - Chair
Aberline Attwood
Kahli Bourke
Kendra McDonald
Rohan Osment
Margaret Quirk MLA
Debbie Yates
Mimma Della Gatta
Tracey Higgins
Leanne White
Dr Tony Beswick - Principal

P&C Association

President: Amanda Ferguson
Vice President: Nat Herridge
Secretary: Melissa George
Treasurer: To be advised
Roadwise Co-ordinator: Nat Herridge

Dental Therapy Centre

Open Monday – Friday
Ph: (08) 9302 2969

ANZAC Ceremony

The annual Landsdale Primary School ANZAC Ceremony will be held at 9:00am on Thursday 6th April in the courtyard outside the undercover area. All choir students will be performing throughout the ceremony and parents are welcome and encouraged to attend.

LEAP – Parenting Ideas

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Connect Group – Friday 5th May at 9.00-9.30am in the LPS Staffroom

As we all know raising children is challenging; however for some, our journey is different to others. I would like to arrange a regular opportunity for Landsdale parents who have children who have special needs, challenging behaviour or learning difficulties to meet and network with one another. This will provide us with the opportunity to talk with likeminded people who may be able to offer support, suggestions and share ideas. I am proposing a coffee catch up in week 2 and 8 of each term in the staffroom at Landsdale Primary School. To allow as many parents to attend as possible we can alternate days and times. Initially, I would appreciate an indication of parents who may be interested in participating in this group to ascertain if it is viable. Please email me on dkbull@iinet.net.au if you are interested. Please note children do not need a formal diagnosis for you to come along.

Keera Bull
School Board Chair

1-1 Laptop Program Update

Thank you to parents who are supporting our 1-1 Laptop program.

Students from Year Four – Six are:

• investigating and researching history topics through the History Mystery site where they are delving into our colonial history and the issues and ramifications then and how it impacts today. They are able to extend their learning through focused investigations using Mindnode for brainstorming, sharing ideas and organising information effectively.
• using a green screen to make exciting news reports and presenting work on their own websites, a great way to prepare them for online portfolios for employers. Parents can access these websites and see their progress.
• accessing different maths challenges, starting at their own level of understanding and working together to increase their skill and understanding of problem solving strategies through shared online artifacts.
• Creating “Voki’s” to make their writing come to life! (animations with student voice)

Visit your child’s class and personal website to see how they are progressing.

The laptops are also assisting our students to be good digital citizens, the teachers are constantly teaching them the skills and understandings to achieve a positive digital footprint. We need to work together with parents to do this, please check our website for information and resources to help you.

If you have any questions or require further information please contact me.

Leanne White
Deputy Principal
Landsdale Primary School
leanne.white@education.wa.edu.au
PH: 93024100

On the Ball …. With Mr P

Just a reminder, that students are able to wear their Faction shirts on Fridays, with the exception of year 3 and 4 students who can wear their Faction shirt on Thursday, which is their nominated ‘Sport’ day from 2-3pm. Students can also wear their Faction t-shirt on special sporting events days in which they are competing, such as the Faction Athletics Carnival.

Interschool Tennis

Congratulations to all the students that participated in the Year 3/4 ‘Hot Shots’ tennis championship at the State Tennis Centre last Friday. All the students played very well and are to be commended on their sportsmanship and the way they went about playing their tennis.

Landsdale were very competitive in both ‘pools’ they played in, finishing second in both. Thanks to Mrs Bunn for her help on the day also.

Get ready….he’s coming…

Tomorrow, Ric the Rock Eagle will pay a visit to Landsdale Primary School to talk to us about respect, following rules and all things football. Hope to see you there!

Tennis Edge – Tennis Lessons

Please see the attached for the nomination form and all the information about tennis lessons during Term 2, commencing Wednesday 3rd May for 7 weeks.

Library News

KEEP READING OVER THE HOLIDAYS…24/7!

WHEELERS EBOOKS
ePlatform
IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY!

While the Library is closed over the school holidays, WHEELERS Ebook is open 24 hours a day, 7 days week! To keep up the magnificent reading momentum that your children have set during this first term, we encourage them to keep reading over the holidays by accessing the Wheelers website or the Wheelers ePlatform app.

Borrowing an eBook is as easy as 1,2,3…using the ePlatform app:

1. Search for and download the ePlatform app from your App Store.
2. (Apple App Store, Android App on Google Play or Windows)
3. Find our Library (type in Landsdale Primary School)
4. Log in using your Library ID* (see instructions below)

Browse and borrow an eBook to read on your device (phone, iPad, laptop,etc)

Make any place your reading place. Now there’s no need to wait for the Library to open…you can read anytime, anywhere…24/7.

Borrowing an eBook is as easy as 1,2,3…using our Wheelers website:

1. Log onto the Wheelers eBooks ePlatform website below
2. Browse the ePlatform eBooks collection online. You can use the various categories (eg: Popular, Latest Additions, New/Recent Releases, Author and/or Title Search, etc).
3. Log in using your Library ID*.

Borrow your first eBook and read online

How to Log on to Wheelers ePlatform (eBooks):

• Type in your UserName and Password
• Your User Name is: First Name.Last Name eg: Sharon.Murray (use your first name with a capital letter followed by a dot then your last name with a capital letter – no spaces)
• Your Password is: Library1 (it’s the same for all students) eg: Library1 (use a capital ‘L’ for Library followed by number 1 – no space in between)

PLEASE NOTE: If your child has difficulty logging onto our Wheelers eBooks ePlatform, please ask them to come and see Mrs Murray in the Library. Alternatively, you can email me to ask for assistance or clarification: Sharon.Murray@education.wa.edu.au

Fun Facts about Wheelers eBooks ePlatform:

• Each student can borrow TWO books at a time for a period of TWO weeks (the same Lending Rules as our physical Library).
• The borrowed books will automatically disappear from your device and be returned as soon as the due date is reached. (No more overdue books!)
• You can return the book before the due date by pressing the RETURN button.
• You can RESERVE items that are currently out on loan.
• We will be demonstrating and explaining how to use Wheelers ePlatform during Library Book Change Sessions, so students will become familiar with the ePlatform over the next few weeks.
• When your child borrows their first eBook, they will be rewarded with a Dojo point and go in the drawer to win a book prize at the end of the term.
• ePlatform is a Shared Collection (we share the eBooks with other schools around Australia). This keeps the costs down and allows us to access a great range of titles.
• We can also purchase our own titles to add to the Shared Collection. We have already started purchasing new eBooks to add to our collection, most of which are picture books and beginning readers, suitable for our Kindy-Year 4 students.
• If you or your child has any suggestions for eBook titles they would like to see added to the ePlatform, please let me know by sending an email at Sharon.Murray@education.wa.edu.au or calling me at school on 9302 4100. We welcome yours and your child’s input and feedback.

Holiday Loans

Students may wish to borrow books from the print Library for the Easter school holidays. This can be arranged any time this week (before 3.30pm on Friday afternoon). Holiday loans are due back to school for return or renewal on Monday 24th April.

Lost/Unreturned Books

If your child has lost their library books, can you please let their classroom teacher or Mrs Murray know, so that an invoice can be sent for the replacement cost.

Chaplain’s Chat

The last couple of days of Term 1!

This week we will be acknowledging ANZAC Day as a community at our ANZAC Day Ceremony and enjoying the Easter holidays ahead. It’s a couple of weeks where we ponder what others have done for us to live and embrace the life we have today.

ANZAC Day – Lest we forget.

This day isn’t about us trying to remember what happened, but rather about us not forgetting the people and what they did for us and realising what they can and do teach us even today.

I honour these soldiers of yesteryear, those who fought the battle for us today. Let us consider what these brave men and women did and what we can learn from them for today.

Lest we forget what they teach us even today –

• Putting others above ourselves, thinking of others, being loyal even unto death for some and possible life time trauma and memories.
• To lean on others and to support others.
• Speaking up on behalf of others, acting on behalf of others who are hurting or just can’t stand strong right now due to circumstances in their lives.

They were family members, they were friends, they loved, they cared and they were true Global citizens who most assuredly worked well with others.

This has been a wonderful first term and I hope that all staff, students and families have a fantastic break, get to put their feet up, do something they really enjoy, find relaxation through enjoyment of the things you love to do and come back to Term 2 refreshed and ready to embark on another term of teaching and learning. To those carers who are working throughout the holiday, I hope you manage to have a lovely long weekend over Easter.

My hope is that everyone has a safe, fun and blessed time.

‘How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.’
William Shakespeare

Chat soon,
Natasha

Chaplaincy Program Opt-Out

Dear Parents,

At Landsdale Primary School we follow a philosophy of providing pastoral care for our students as part of our aim in achieving academic excellence. Working with our Student Services Team, chaplaincy is an important part of our strategy. Our School Chaplaincy Service is funded by the School.

The pastoral care provided has a broad scope and includes, for example, one on one, and programmed group sessions.

YouthCARE Chaplaincy is an ‘Opt-Out’ program, and thus if we do not hear from you and receive the completed Opt-Out form attached below, the assumption is that you give permission for your child to access chaplaincy services if needed.

Leonie Mattock
Deputy Principal

Canteen Reminders

CANTEEN INFORMATION

Supervisor: Alison Belstead
Phone: 9302 4582
Opening hours: 8:30am to 1:45pm

Uniform Shop News

The old price lists with credit card details on the bottom of the sheet are no longer being accepted as the Uniform Shop now has EFTPOS. You are also able to order online.

P&C – Fundraising News – Entertainment Books 2017

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School Banking at Landsdale Primary School!

Get involved in the School Banking program.

Landsdale Primary School is excited to offer the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program to all students.

School Banking is a fun, interactive and engaging way for young Australians to learn about money and develop good savings habits. Children who deposit money into their Youthsaver account through School Banking earn Dollarmites tokens, which they can save up and redeem for exciting rewards.

The rewards available during 2017 are:

• Cyber Handball
• Colour Change Markers
• 3D Chalk Set
• Tablet Case
• Smiley Emoji Keyring
• Volt Handball
• Pencil + Tech Case
• Epic Earphones

School Banking is also a great fundraiser for our school. Our school receives $5 when a student makes their first ever School Banking deposit and 5% on every deposit made through the school (to a maximum of $10 per individual deposit).

Getting involved in School Banking is easy!

All you need to get involved in the School Banking program is a Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account. You can open an account for your child in one of two ways:

1. Online

Visit the below and click on the link to open a Youthsaver account.

2. In branch

Visit a Commonwealth Bank branch with identification for yourself and your child, like a driver’s licence and birth certificate.

If your child has an existing Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account they can start banking straight away. They just need to bring their deposit in every week on School Banking day using their Dollarmites deposit wallet.

School Banking day is every Thursday morning from 8-9am. Each week, just bring your money and deposit book to the Junior Primary Block where LA11 and LA12 are located.

If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2017 School Banking program information pack from the school office or visit the link below:

Amanda Ferguson
P&C President
anferguson1977@gmail.com

Dental Clinic Notice

Landsdale Dental Therapy Clinic will be open 10th April to 13th April and 19th April to 21st April, 2017.

Closed on Good Friday, Easter Monday and Easter Tuesday.

After hours emergency: contact your private dentist or emergency dental care on 93253452.

Health care card holders can contact the Oral Heath Centre on 93464400

The Football Academy

Please see the attached flyer for details.

Play Football

Please see the attached flyer for details.

ECU Sports Kids Holiday Program

ECU Sports Kids Holiday Program is a sports based program to keep kids active during the holidays whilst Parents/Carers are at work or taking a well-deserved break.

Local Community Co-ordinators Needed

Student Exchange Australia New Zealand is currently looking for people to become Community Coordinator in the Perth area. We are a not-for-profit company registered as a secondary exchange organisation with Departments of Education around Australia and with the New Zealand Ministry of Education.

For more information please see the attached flyer.

If you have any questions about becoming a local coordinator please contact 1300 135 331 (Australia).

Jill Whitworth
Program Manager

Ballajura Police Station – Public Open Day

Please see the attached letter inviting community members to attend the public open day on Saturday 8th April (between 10am and 2pm) to inspect the new Ballajura Police Station.

Behaviour Tonics – Parent Courses

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

To help manage difficult behaviour in children 2 to 12yrs.

7 to 9.30pm.
$180pp or $340 per couple
Tue 2nd, 9th & 16th May
Wed 17th, 24th & 31st May

Protective Behaviours

$65pp or $120 per couple
Tue 13th June, 6.30 to 9.30pm.

Engaging Adolescents (11 to 16yo)

$150pp or $270 per couple
Wed 14th & 21st June, 6.45 – 9.30pm.

Parenting Information Session (Including 10 take home tips)

This 2 hr seminar is designed to improve your knowledge and confidence as a parent. In House only.
All courses available In House.

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

Rotary Club Big Quiz Night – Saturday 20th May 2017

Please see the attached flyer for more information about the Rotary Club’s Big Quiz Night which is being held on Saturday 20th May, 2017. Go along and have a great night!

Landsdale Gardens Playgroup

Looking for a Playgroup?

Landsdale Gardens Playgroup is a community playgroup that is run by families for families. They are a non-profit organisation, and all fees paid by families go back into providing facilities, toys, arts, crafts and events for the families attending. Our playgroup is a great way to meet other families living in our local area, before children are of school age. Please see the attached flyer.

Filmbites Screen Academy April Holiday Workshops

Please see the attached flyer.