9 August 2018

From the Principal

Dear Parents and Families,

Thanks to all grandparents, parents and guardians who came to our open night. There were lots of people engaging with the activities and displays of student work.

The preliminary NAPLAN data seems to show some good results. However, the administrators cannot show us any school mean scores or state and national means because there were many schools that still did the paper version of NAPLAN. The best part is that the individual data for each student will be used by teachers soon.

Last week, the school board discussed how we intend to re-structure processes to help students to behave well. We are still retaining our successful focus on positive education and countering bullying, but are working to ensure that our processes are more effective so that there is a faster response to behaviour support.

Regards,

Dr Tony Beswick
Principal

Newsletter Articles

School Calendar

On the Ball …. With Mr P

Long Jump & Long Throw

During term 2, students in years 3 to 6 were measured to see who would be selected to represent their faction at the long jump and or long throw event. The top 3 students in their respective year level, faction and gender are selected and the nominations are below.

The long jump and long throw day, as well as the distance running events are being held on Monday, 13th August. If you can assist in any capacity, please contact me know on the email below.

Faction Athletics Carnival

Our Faction Athletics Carnival is upon us on Thursday, 23rd August. It promises to be an enjoyable day and a program is attached for your convenience.

Freo Long Bomb & Kwik Kick

During the school holidays a selection of Landsdale students competed in the ‘Freo Kwik Kick & Long Bomb’ competition. We had a couple of winners in the Kwik Kick competition that progressed to the grand final this Sunday, 12th August at Optus Stadium during the Fremantle v Carlton match.

We wish Grace F and Jaime K all the best in their ‘Kwik Kick’ final and Tyler O in his ‘Long Bomb’ final. It should be a great day regardless of the result!

Eagles Visit

Earlier this term students in LA 7 and LA 11 were lucky enough to have a visit from Tom Cole, who plays for the West Coast Eagles. The students were very engaged with the skills he showed them and experiences he has had in football and in particular the West Coast Eagles.

The following week Tom received an AFL Rising Star nomination! Perhaps it had something to do with his Landsdale visit!

Email: Royce.Puccinelli@education.wa.edu.au

Chaplain’s Chat

Parents are invited to a presentation by parenting expert Di Wilcox.

Di Wilcox is regularly seen on Channel 9 and Foxtel and runs the program The Magic Coat – Creating Calm, Confident and Caring Kids. She will be running this workshop at Landsdale Primary School.

Date: Tuesday, August 21st 2018
Time: 6.30pm
Place: Landsdale Primary School
Cost: Free

Library News

CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK IS COMING!

Mark the date in your diary! Book Week takes place in Week 7, Monday 27th August – Friday 31st August. Our Whole School Dress-Up Day will be held on FRIDAY 31st AUGUST. This year’s theme is “Find Your Treasure.” Students are invited to dress up as a book character or in a costume related to the “Find Your Treasure” theme. There will be parades for different year levels and, this year, we are asking for a gold coin donation in support of the “Room to Read” charity, of which James Foley is an ambassador. Watch this space for further details.

All of the Children’s Book Week shortlisted books are on display in the Library.

Wanneroo Library is celebrating Book Week with a special interactive story adventure with Captain Boots on

Saturday 18th August from 10.30-11.30am. This free event is aimed at 5-8 year olds and bookings are essential:

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB ISSUE 5

Issue 5 has now closed. Orders have been processed and are due to arrive in approximately two weeks.

Change The World

Dear Landsdale families and community,

This is a message about 'Thinking Globally and Acting Locally'.

The students at Landsdale Primary School are keenly involved in making real changes to improve the world. Please look at the attached document, explore the links and complete the survey if you can. There is information, and ideas, about how you can get involved in 'Plastic Free July' and reduce the use of plastic and packaging in your life.

In week 9 of Term 2, LA 27 developed and conducted a survey of the lunch boxes in 5 classes (107 students) on one day only. Last week we learned how to represent and analyse this data by creating spreadsheets with formulas and converting this information to graphs to try and find solutions to reducing the amount of plastic and packaging in our lunch boxes. This week we are learning how to communicate digital information using an infographic based on our survey findings.

It is our first go and we have only had a couple of hours on Monday this week, so we are still learning how to design and communicate powerful information.

Year 6 Environmental Committee Fundraiser

Hi LPS Community!

The Environmental Committee have organised an ONYA fundraiser to support our Nude Food Day in week 9. The committee is supporting the sale of reusable sandwich wraps and shopping bags to reach a fundraising target of $300. The reusable sandwich wraps will be an ideal addition to students lunch boxes and will eliminate the need for a disposable bag that they can use over and over again.

There are many other ONYA products you may also be interested in purchasing. We have our own URL link for the fundraiser where products can be bought and delivered directly to your door.

Please help support our fundraiser and also be ready for Nude Food day!

P&C News

Support Landsdale Primary School and enjoy these limited time offers from Perth’s most popular restaurants!

Please return your Entertainment Books if you haven’t already and thank you to those who have already bought and started saving!

Winter is here and Entertainment have hot new offers from Perth’s most popular restaurants. For a limited time you can start enjoying offers from these restaurants, such as Odyssea, Jamie’s Italian, and Voyage Kitchen.

NEW BONUS OFFERS – AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME!

Canteen Reminders

CANTEEN INFORMATION

Supervisor: Jo Gaugg/Lisa Innes
Phone: 0410 894 457
Opening hours: 8:30am to 1:45pm

FACTION CARNIVAL MEAL ORDERING

All orders for the faction carnival must be placed online, no over the counter/basket orders.

Please go to the link below to place your order. Cutoff is Wednesday 10.00am 22/8/18.

Search for 23/8/18 to find the special event menu.

Recess and icecream orders for years 1-6 can also be placed online but these will need to be collected from the canteen on the day.

PLEASE CLICK ON THE FACTION OPTION WHEN PLACING YOUR ORDER AND SELECT YOUR CHILD’S FACTION.

All lunch orders will be sent to the faction bays on the day, not your child’s classroom.

NEW PRODUCT

Nacho Dippers $4.50
Gluten free
Bolognaise and cheese sauce with corn chips to dip.
Available every day for lunch.

VOLUNTEERS

We will need a number of lovely parent volunteers to help prepare and serve food from the canteen on the day of the faction carnival. If you are able to spare us an hour or so of your time anywhere between 9.00am and 1.45pm we would love to hear from you. Please pop into the canteen or phone Jo on 0410 894 457 to place your name on the roster.

Thank you,
Jo and Lisa

Uniform Shop News

Uniform Shop hours for Term 3 are as follows:

All items are available online via Uniforms West Website. These orders are sent through weekly and are ready for pick up from the school office by Friday afternoons.

Regards
Sandra

School Banking at Landsdale Primary School!

School banking is on every Thursday in the wet area between LA11 & 12 from 8am to 9am.

Rowena Casilli
School Banking Co-ordinator

LEAP Parenting Ideas

Warradale Skate and BMX Park Consultation

As part of the 2018/19 Capital Works Program, the City has appointed CONVIC Pty Ltd to support the development of a concept design for a new skate park facility at Warradale Park in Landsdale.

This project has come about as a result of a petition received in 2017, requesting that the City investigate the upgrade of the existing BMX track or provide a new wheeled sports facility at the reserve. The City then conducted a survey with local residents and relevant stakeholders to determine the community’s preferences for a new wheeled sports facility at Warradale Park. The results of the survey revealed that the preference was for the City to construct a new skate park at Warradale Park to replace the existing BMX track.

WORKSHOP INVITATION

In 2017 the City of Wanneroo conducted a survey with local residents and relevant stakeholders to determine the community’s preferences for a new wheeled sports facility at Warradale Park. The results of the survey revealed that the preference was for the City to construct a new skate park at Warradale Park to replace the existing BMX track.

The City would like to invite the local community to be involved in the design process for the new facility, and so we would like to invite you along to an upcoming “Pre-Design” workshop with the skate park designers on Monday 13 August 2018 from 5:00-6:30pm at the Warradale Clubrooms at Warradale Park, Landsdale.

To RSVP for this session, please email youth.services@wanneroo.wa.gov.au or contact the City’s Youth Services team on (08) 9405 5887.

Wanneroo Tee Ball Club – Come & Try

ATI Martial Arts – Open Day on 26th August

Kingfisher Park Preschool

Children’s Book Week – Find Your Treasure

Captain Boots is sailing in to the Wanneroo Library to launch our Find Your Treasure, Children’s Book Week program next month.

Bookings are via Eventbrite:

The ideal age range is from 5 to 8 years – similar ages are acceptable and dressing up is encouraged too.

1 2 3 Magic

Please see flyer from Anglicare WA regarding 123 Magic.

Get Active Sports

Please see flyer from Get Active Sports regarding Tennis for Juniors in Term 3.