2 November 2017

From the Principal

Dear Parents and Families,

While the students are really enjoying our new playground, Mrs Belinda Scott and some of her students (Camille, Graham, Chaise, Chase, Natanee, Alex, Alireza, Zainab, Grace and Cameron) have decorated the outside of the fort with Aboriginal artwork. The artwork depicts the Aboriginal names of wildlife and was funded by the Partnership, Acceptance, Learning and Sharing (PALS) project. We currently have six Aboriginal students, and importantly the school acknowledges the traditional ownership of the land on which the school meets.

There are six school board vacancies this year so the school will be asking for nominations later in the term. The school board is an important decision-making body and in the last two years the board has determined the school direction, discussed our NAPLAN results, behaviour and how the school uses technology. Positions are held for 3 years and members can re-nominate.

Thank you for the parents of children in Kindy to Year 5 who have informed us that they are not returning to our school in 2018.

Proposed School Development Dates for 2018

Term 1

Monday 29th January (Week 1)
Tuesday 30th January (Week 1)
Tuesday 6th March (Week 6)

Term 2

Tuesday 5th June (Week 6)

Term 4

Friday 26th October (Week 3)
Friday 14th December (Week 10)

Kind regards,

Dr Tony Beswick
Principal

Newsletter Articles

School Calendar

Family Fun Maths Night

We will again run our Family Fun Maths Night for students and their families in pre primary to year 2.

Date: Wednesday November 8th 2017
Time: 4.30pm - 6.00pm
Where: LA 7, 8 and 9

On this night, the library will also be open for families to visit the Scholastic Book Fair.

We hope you can join us to have some family maths fun!

Please contact Leonie Mattock if you have any questions.

Building Condition Assessments – Use of Drones

Building Condition Assessments (BCA) are carried out at all schools at regular intervals as part of the Department of Education’s overall asset management strategy.

In addition to the inspection of building internals, drones will be used for the first time to provide footage of roof condition and coverings, including penetration points, box gutters and safety anchor points. All of the drone footage will be given to the Department of Finance’s Building Management and Works and drones will only be used out of school hours, before 8.00am and after 4.00pm weekdays, on weekends or during school holidays.

Drone operators are required to comply with the necessary insurances and certifications including:

• Current Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) certification.
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operator certification.

Please, therefore, do not be alarmed if you see drones flying over the school buildings during this period.

2018 1-1 Laptop Program

The ordering Portal for the 1-1 Program for 2018 is now available, the link to the Winthrop portal is on our website and will provide information and prices and you can order a device from the page.

We had two parent information sessions last term where parents were given information relating to the program. We discussed;

• why the 1-1 Program is important, our students need their learning to be future focused.
• the benefits of having their own device to use every day and anywhere.
• the advantages of a Macbook over an iPad in our school and education department environment.
• how the Macbooks are being used in class and how the power of the MacBook is important to many of the learning opportunities.
• our findings from our NAPLAN online trials in 2016 and 2017. The MacBooks made the test easier, the iPads had problems that made the testing difficult.
• Information on the vendor selection and specifics about the program. The Portal is now open for you to access this information and order your device. Winthrop Sales Portal

Due to parent requests we will be holding one more parent information and discussion forum to provide further information and allow you to ask any questions. We will need an assurance that there are enough parents who would like to attend so we can adjust the number of staff required. Please click on the link below to indicate if you are attending.

The forum date and time is Tuesday 14th November at 4pm.

Students Not Returning to Landsdale in 2018

Please let us know if your children currently in Kindy to Year 5 will no longer be attending Landsdale Primary School next year due to moving house or changing schools. All schools are funded according to our enrolments so it is very important that we plan on accurate student numbers. Families who know they will not be returning to Landsdale Primary School in 2018 are asked to click on the attached link or phone the school.

Jennifer.Shepherd@education.wa.edu.au

On the Ball …. With Mr P

Physical education events this term

Hi everybody,

This term sees Landsdale participate in a number of sporting events, mainly involving the years 6’s.

We are also entering a tennis tournament at Sorrento Tennis Club, which will be held after school. Students have been selected with the help of coaches from Sorrento Tennis Club.

Details of these events are below;

Thursday, 9th November @ 2pm - 30th anniversary Hopman Cup trophy tour
Friday, 17th November Year 6 Interschool Handball @ North Woodvale (all day)
Friday, 1st December Year 6 transition games @ Kingsway (12.30-3pm)
Friday 1st December Year 3-6 Tennis tournament @ Sorrento TC (4pm-6.30pm)

Landsdale sporting shirts

At all the events students represent Landsdale Primary School, representatives will wear a Landsdale PS ‘sporting shirt’ kindly donated by the P & C. The shirts look absolutely fantastic as you can see and all students across the school will be able to wear them if they are representing the school.

The students need to return the shirts once they have finished the event they are participating in.

Library News

NEXT WEEK BOOK FAIR IS COMING TO THE LIBRARY!

How exciting! Week 5 is our annual Scholastic Book Fair. It takes place in the Library from Monday 6th November to Friday 10th November.

Please note the specific OPENING TIMES:

This special event is always a huge hit with our students, parents and staff.

Part proceeds from all sales go towards purchasing new library books, eBooks and audiobooks in 2018. It’s also a great opportunity to do some early Christmas shopping. Hope to see everyone at the Book Fair!

Chaplain’s Chat

Hi School,

Week 4 of term 4 already! I hope you are all enjoying the warmer, sunnier days!

As the year feels like it is winding down and at the same time getting busier I was thinking about how we can care for ourselves.

I read a book the other day where the little girl learnt about creating an Emotional First Aid Kit.

Firstly, she learns about the things we need to do to keep our bodies healthy. When we are healthy, our mind is happier, our body is stronger and we can get stuff done.

Ways of keeping healthy - eat healthy food, exercise every day, protect yourself from the sun, drink lots of water, have a good night’s sleep, stay safe, keep clean.

We eat healthy by having fruit and vegetables every day and not eating too much sugary things. We keep clean by bathing or showering daily and washing your hands often throughout the day.

I love this story and will share more about the emotional first aid kit in the next newsletter.

Chat soon,

Natasha
YouthCARE School Chaplain
Mondays and Fridays

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

Uniform Shop News

The uniform shop will no longer be delivering online orders to classrooms. All orders will go to the front office and will need to be signed for when picked up.

The Uniform Shop opening hours are as follows:

3/11 - 8.00-9.00am
10/11 – Closed
17/11 - 8.00-9.00am
24/11 - 2.00-3.30pm
1/12 - 8.00-9.30am
8/12 - 2.00-3.30pm

P&C President’s Report

School Disco

We are still looking for volunteers to help us with the School Disco, which is being held on Friday 3rd November. Please see the attached flyer.

Book Fair

The annual Book Fair will run again this year from 6th-10th November. If anyone is able to volunteer an hour in the morning or afternoon please contact Amanda at anferguson1977@gmail.com

Kindest Regards,

Amanda Ferguson
(Mob) 0402 179 511
(Home) 08 6401 6005
(Email) anferguson1977@gmail.com

School Banking at Landsdale Primary School!

Win a family adventure holiday at Tokyo Disneyland!

This year, School Banking is running a Future Savers Grand Prize competition that will take one lucky School Banker all the way to Tokyo, Japan. The winner gets an unforgettable family trip, for up to two adults and three children, where they’ll explore Tokyo Disneyland with its amazing attractions, including the futuristic Tomorrowland, plus enjoy the fun rides at Tokyo DisneySea.

Students who made 15 or more School Banking deposits by the end of Term 3, 2017 were automatically entered into the draw.

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

Rowena Casilli
School Banking Co-ordinator

The Smith Family

Are you planning on visiting Bali soon?

Are you planning on visiting Bali soon…or do you know anyone who is? AdoptASchool has lots of books which have been donated for our sister schools. If you know of anyone who could take a few kilos of books to Bali, please contact Susan on 0402 914 521 or cromb@tpg.com.au The books will be collected from your accommodation by one of our volunteer coordinators. Many thanks.