5 December 2019

From the Principal

Dear Parents and Families,

I would like to thank all the parent representatives for the Parent Link Program - it has become an important part of the school’s communication and parent support processes.

Thank you to also to the parents who have attended the Parent Information Forums for your feedback and positive support for the 1-1 Program. If you have any further questions or feedback on the program please contact the school.

The Fete last week was an enormous success and showed how supportive our community is and how hard our wonderful P&C work for our school. Thank you to all the people involved.

Currently, teachers are completing reports, which are a culmination of what has occurred throughout semester 2. Your child achieving a ‘C’ grade means that his/her learning is on track of what can be expected. To make those judgements, we use the Department of Education’s samples of student work to judge the standard of each student. Reports will be emailed out in the last week of term, please make sure your email address is correct on our system, if in doubt send the office your email address to check.

I will be on leave as of tomorrow and Mrs Di-Sisto will be Principal for the rest of the term and the first term of 2020. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday and a Merry Christmas.

Regards

Ms Leanne White
Principal

Newsletter Articles

School Calendar

Information Required for Student Reports

We will be emailing student reports out to parents at the end of the term. If your email details have changed, please ensure you advise the office immediately.

Students Not Returning to Landsdale Primary School in 2020

If your child/ren are not returning to Landsdale Primary School for the 2020 school year, can you please advise the front office in person or by emailing rose.elliott@education.wa.edu.au

New school details are required upon advisement.

2020 Parent Funded1-1 Laptop Program

Thank you to all the parents who attended our Parent Information forums. We had really productive discussions. The parents were really supportive of their child’s educational needs and understood the importance of learning to use technology safely and appropriately.

The main points that were discussed were:

• How we use the Mac books for learning tasks that promote original thinking, engagement and creativity but also reinforce mastery of skills and understanding. Instant feedback is also given to teachers and students for better progress.
• What procedures and plans are in place to teach students how to have a positive digital footprint and use technology ethically.
• While parents are able to choose an iPad for their child to join the program, our recommended device is the Macbook Air 13” as it is more powerful and versatile for learning situations, sturdier and connects more easily to the network.
• Parental controls and managing devices through a mobile device manager (MDM) for a safer and more monitored environment. The Macbook has better parental controls built in and the iPad would need the third party mobile device management (MDM) tool, which we use for our school iPads and could be provided at a small cost to parents.
• Information on the vendor and specifics about the program. The Portal is available for you to access pricing and device specifications information and order your device.

We partner with Winthrop Australia to obtain the best educational prices and onsite technical support. They provide a convenient and easy online portal for you to order a device for your child. If you source a device elsewhere consider the portal information to compare accurately. Visit the Winthrop Portal for more information. For security reasons you will need a passcode to access the Portal which will be in the information package that will be given to you at the parent information forum, or if you didn’t receive this, please contact the school for the code.

If you would like more information please visit our website for 1-1 Program news and FAQ or contact the school.

Library News

LIBRARY CLOSES BUT READING CONTINUES!

All library books are due back by FRIDAY 6th DECEMBER. There will be no further book borrowing for 2019 after this date.

While the Library is closed over the Christmas school holidays, our Wheelers eLibrary is OPEN 24/7!

You can access eBooks & audiobooks at any time of night or day.

Our students have set some fantastic reading goals and met some amazing milestones during 2019. To keep the reading momentum going over the long summer break, simply log on to Wheelers ePlatform and KEEP READING!

You and your child can access eBooks & audiobooks online via the Wheelers website or ePlatform app.

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

Search for and download the “ePlatform by wheelers books” app from your App Store.

1. (Apple App Store, Android App on Google Play or Windows)
2. Find our Library (type in Landsdale Primary School)
3. Log in using your Library ID* (see instructions below)

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

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

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

1. Log onto the Wheelers ePlatform website at https://landsdaleps.wheelers.co/
2. Browse the ePlatform eBooks & audiobook collection online. You can also use the various categories
   (eg: Listening Favourites, Popular, Latest Additions, New/Recent Releases, Author and/or Title Search, Browse, etc).
3. Log in using your Library ID*.

Borrow your eBook and read on your device or listen to your audiobook on your device. Great for those long holiday road trips!

* How to Log on to Wheelers ePlatform (eBooks & audiobooks):

• 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 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

Facts about Wheelers ePlatform:

• Each student can borrow TWO books at a time for a period of TWO weeks (the same Lending Rules as our physical print 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.
• 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 greater range of titles.
• We also purchase our own titles to add to our Private Collection. These titles are for the exclusive use of Landsdale Primary School students.

KEEP READING OVER THE HOLIDAYS
AND DISCOVER THE FUN OF READING ON YOUR
MOBILE DEVICE.
TOO EASY and KIDS LOVE IT!

Salvation Army Appeal

We are collecting food only for the Salvation Army Appeal again this year. There will be boxes in the office for donations and the collection date is Tuesday 17th December. Please ensure any donated food items have long expiry dates. Any out of date food cannot be used.

On the Ball …. With Mr P

Sorrento Tennis Club in School Tennis Tournament

What a great effort last Friday afternoon from Landsdale PS at the Sorrento Tennis Club school’s event. Landsdale finished 3rd overall in a pool of 6 and what a performance by our year 3’s to be champions of the Hot Shots year 3 division! As always, it was a fantastic atmosphere and almost every court was taken up by budding young tennis stars.

It was fantastic to see all the parents come down and support their children, and big thank you to the team supervisors, Mel Fuller, Premila Jesani, Lesley Bolton, Alan Atkin, Donna Reid and Mel Knight. Apologies if I have missed anyone.

Now for the State Tennis Centre next Wednesday! More details will be sent on this as they come to hand.

Interschool Handball

Congratulations to all the students that competed in the interschool handball competition on Friday, November 22. It was once again a fantastic day run by Mr Zyrucha at North Woodvale Primary School. It was Landsdale’s best result in some time, finishing overall runner-up and also winning the boys division.

Thanks to Mr Brown for his assistance in coaching and we look forward to competing once again in 2020.

Runners Club

Next Monday, December 9 will be the final session of Runners Club for this year. Thank you to all participants that have run, or even walked laps this year, it’s been a huge success! I will publish the list of runners and laps achieved in Dojo next week. The number of laps will carry over into 2020.

See you then.

Landsdale Sporting Shirts

Continuing our tradition this year, at all the events students represent Landsdale Primary School, representatives will wear a Landsdale PS ‘sporting shirt’ kindly donated by the P & C.

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

Thank you

Mr Puccinelli

Canteen Messages

CANTEEN INFORMATION

Canteen Manager: Sue Uyen
Supervisor: Lisa Innes
Phone: 0410 894 457
Opening hours: 8:30am to 1:45pm

P&C News

Natalie Herridge
Landsdale Primary School P&C President
lpspandcpresident@gmail.com
Tel. 0403 326 828

LEAP Parenting Ideas

AIM Therapy January 2020 Group Programs

AIM Therapy are running a variety of group programs for toddlers, children and teens from their premises in Joondalup, Wembley and Gosnells. Groups include:

• Social Skills Groups: Social Minis, Social Juniors, Social Lego Legends
• Social Emotional Groups: Resilient Kids, Resilient Teens, Fun with Food
• Motor Skills and Writing Groups: Motor Minis, Mini Writers, Junior Writers
• Language, Learning and Literacy: Talking Toddlers, Literacy Readiness, Little Learners Group

More information: click the link below or hello@aimtherapy.com.au or 08 6150 8339.

Brand New Magic Coat Community Workshop – Helping Kids with Anger Management – 9th December, 2019

Di Wilcox is presenting her BRAND NEW Magic Coat Community Workshop on helping primary school aged kids learn how to effectively “Manage their Anger” in Woodvale on Monday 9th December 2019 - where kids will be taught how the Magic Coat can help them with strategies for managing their anger and negative emotions effectively.

It is the first time we are running this particular Workshop, and will also be the last Magic Coat organised Community Workshop in the Northern suburbs for a while. Please see the flyer for details.

Landsdale Dental Therapy

Landsdale Dental Therapy will be closed for the school holidays from Tuesday 24th December until Monday 3rd February 2020. Emergencies between 24th December until 24th January should contact the Mt Henry Dental Clinic on 9313 0552.

Emergencies between 28th January until 31st January should contact Wanneroo Dental Therapy on 9405 3178.

Out of hours’ emergencies between 6.30pm and 8.00am please contact 1800 098 818.

Quay to Summer – Free Family Christmas Carnival from 3-9pm on Saturday 7th December

Get into the Christmas spirit at Fremantle’s premier dockside location, Victoria Quay on Saturday 7th December at the new and free family Christmas Carnival from 3-9pm.

This fun-packed carnival of rides, live music, food and family-friendly entertainment is part of the Quay to Summer program that runs through until March.

Academic Task Force – January Year 6-7 Head Start Program

The Head Start Program is designed to help students going into year 7 in 2020, gain confidence and transition successfully into their high school studies.

Programs available in:

NAPLAN Preparation, Foundation English, Foundation Maths, Learning Skills, Essay Writing and our new GATE and Scholarship Exam Preparation course.

The January Head Start program will run from 16th Jan 2020 – 29th Jan 2020.

Each subject runs for six hours spread over two days. Enrol online at the link below.

Call: (08) 9314 9500
Email: learn@academicgroup.com.au

WAAPA Summer School 2020

This Summer WAAPA at ECU, Mt Lawley is offering an exciting performing arts program for students in Years 1 to 12. The Summer School includes classes in Acting, Dance, Drama, Screen Performance, Film Making, Music Theatre and of course, how to perform Shakespeare. For information about the fantastic courses on offer please visit WAAPA Summer School or contact Gabrielle Metcalf at g.metcalf@ecu.edu.au

2019 Summer Holiday Workshops with LEGO® and Coding with Robotics

The following link is so that parents can make an online booking.

Our Summer School Holiday Workshops are located at the following locations:

• Currambine Primary School
• Our Lady of Good Counsel School @ Karrinyup
• Christ Church Grammar School @ Claremont
• West Leederville Primary School

City of Wanneroo - Summer Reading Club is Open for Registrations

Who needs a passport these holidays? Go on a story adventure at your library, your very own roomful of stories. Collect some fabulous giveaways and try out a different activity each week in January.

• Week One – Chapter One – Help build your own reading city with boxes and recycled materials
• Week Two – Chapter Two – Go on a bear hunt through the library and join in a special story time
• Week Three - Chapter Three – Get inspired at the discovery table
• Week Four – Chapter Four – Boost your reading hours by watching stories on Storybox on the big screen
• VR Appendix - check out a different setting at one of our Virtual Reality experiences

This summer the whole family is invited to join the club. Pick up a reading record and activity book and make your life better by getting involved in a Roomful of Stories.

Register by December 13th to go in the draw for a $100.00 Dymocks Voucher.

Community Fun Day – Swim Thru Perth

Matilda Bay will be the place to visit during the school holidays this summer!

Families can enjoy a fun community day this summer as Australia’s oldest-water swimming event, the Swim Thru Perth, returns with a new supervised water fun zone just for kids. Children and families will get to enjoy this exciting new KIDS ZONE on Sunday, 19th January 2020, when the 101st swim of the Swim Thru Perth gets underway at Matilda Bay in Crawley.

A printable event flyer and colouring-in activity is available here:

Proudly presented by Nigel Satterley AM, the Swim Thru Perth is an all-inclusive open water swimming event designed for swimmers of all ages and abilities to experience the thrill of open water swimming over a variety of distances as part of a healthy lifestyle.

Swimmers aged 8 years and up can jump in for their first experience of open water swimming in the 250m Try-It race, while more advanced swimmers can give the 800m, 1.6km or 3.5km distance swims a go. Every participant is rewarded a commemorative medal for their efforts, and families can enjoy a sausage sizzle plus activities straight after the races. Fantastic prizes are available for schools and workplaces with the most registrations.

All proceeds proudly support children and families at Telethon Speech & Hearing.

Swim Thru Perth celebrates its 101st swim on Sunday, 19th January 2020 at Matilda Bay in Crawley. Early bird registrations are now open at the link below.