13 August 2020

From the Principal

Dear Parents and Families,

Staffing Update: This update is to inform you of some changes which have occurred over the last week. Ms White will be on sick leave for the next four weeks. Mrs Kristin Bunn will be backfilling Ms White’s position over this time. In the meantime, Mrs Belinda Russell will be working in Learning Area 14 from Monday to Thursday and Mrs Carrie Bin Salleh will be with the class on Fridays.

Interschool Carnivals: A reminder to the community that a decision was made last term by the organising school and most schools involved that the Interschool Athletics Carnival would not go ahead due to the requirements of COVID 19. As an individual school we will be able to hold our Faction Athletics Carnival with adjustments and adherence to the social distancing requirements.

Uniforms: The school and the school board have been looking at our school uniforms since the beginning of this year. The main areas of focus have been the change in supplier as the supply contract from the previous supplier was ending. As a result, we were able to canvas a number of suppliers to obtain better conditions for the school and parents. Also through the Board there have been a slight change in the uniform which include the following:

Polo Shirt: This has been updated with the introduction of a navy blue panel on the either side of the shirt and made from better quality fabric.
Shorts: These will remain the similar however will be of better quality fabric.
Dress: slight update on style and a better quality fabric.

Whilst these are minimal changes these have come about through consultation with groups of students, staff and School Board over the last six months with further Board discussion at their last meeting.

Please also note that we anticipate a change-over period of 18 months to two years with the older style uniforms which should give families plenty of time to ‘wear through’ their current stock of uniforms.

Our new uniform supplier is Tudor Uniforms. Please refer further below in this newsletter for contact details.

Week 4: As I enter my fourth week at Landsdale Primary School and after visiting almost all classrooms I can honestly say that I am impressed with the teaching and learning that is taking part across the school. I am equally impressed with the friendliness of the students and their willingness to engage in conversation and share their learning with me. Thank you also to the wonderful parents who have welcomed me over this period not only at the P&C meeting and School Board meeting but also those that I met during my before and after school walk around the school grounds. Our school is highly regarded by the education community and I can see now that this is a result of the strong support that is given not only by the staff but also by the parents, students and broader community.

Year 6 Camp 2021: Parents may not be aware that school camps are not mandatory and are a voluntary event run by staff who volunteer their time. Staff do not receive additional pay to take students on camp. Given the complexities and uncertainty of COVID 19 and what lies ahead with this in the future and the ever increasing cost involved our staff have decided to change the format of the ‘camp week’. This will now involve day excursions over a series of two to three consecutive days. This will also result in more activities for the students to be involved in, less down time, better quality leadership and team building events and the cost will be less than attending an over-night camp. Some of the activities will include Archery, Canoeing, Commando Courses, Crate Stacking (Leadership), Flying Fox, Team Building (catapult build and fire), Bush Craft and Cubby Building with other activities to be added. These will be high quality activities and more time will be spent on each of these than would be the case in a live in camp situation.

In the past a number of students have not been able to attend camp due to medical, personal, cultural and/or financial reasons. This has meant that the school has had to significantly fund supervision for not only those students who attend but also for the increasing number of those that do not attend. Having a day version of the camp ensures that more students are included into the program. I have no doubt that students will enjoy this new format as many other schools follow this same approach with much success.

School Board Meeting: This was held on Monday night and I must say I was very impressed with the commitment and enthusiasm for the school that was displayed by all that attended. As we discussed at the meeting all of the parent representatives will be completing their membership cycle at the end of Term 4 this year. This will mean that we will be calling for new nominations for all five parent representative positions. I encourage you to consider nominating for a position on the School Board. More information will be forthcoming towards the end of this term and/or very early next term.

Communication/Class Dojo: I have asked all classroom teachers to invite all specialist teachers to their contact list. This will mean that parents can contact specialists directly if they need to. If you are unable to see your relevant specialist teacher’s name on your contact list please let your child’s teacher know.

Kind Regards,

Mr Josh Jashari
Principal

Newsletter Articles

School Calendar

2021 Kindergarten Enrolments

If you have not put your application for Kindergarten 2021 in yet, please contact the office urgently.

PEAC (Primary Extension and Challenge) Testing 2020

Unfortunately, there has been delays in organising testing materials for this year’s Year 4 testing. While there are no confirmed dates set for the testing, the Department assures parents that Year 4 students will have an opportunity to participate in 2020. Once we have further details, I will send home a letter advising you of the testing dates.

Kind regards,

Natalie Bracegirdle
Deputy Principal

Art News – Alice in Wonderland Doors

The Alice in Wonderland doors installation has now finished, Alice has found her way out of Wonderland and the white rabbit has scampered off. Thank you to everyone who took part in the door hunt around school, it was wonderful to see so many families enjoying completing it together on the open afternoon. I had over 125 entries into the competition so it has taken a while to sort through them but the winners have now been drawn. Congratulations to Hayden and Savannah in LA31, Siyanna, Ellie and David in LA26, Kristee in LA16, Bon in LA25 and Qiyannah in LA11. And lastly if you are still wondering what the 13 letter phrase was ... Eat and drink me.

Mrs Callow

Library News

Children’s Book Week is Coming!

Book Week will now be held in Term 4, along with Book Fair. Please make a note in your calendar.

Our much-loved, annual Book Week Dress-Up Day will be held on Friday 6th November. We will advise parents closer to the date as to whether or not we are able to proceed with our usual dress-up parade. This will depend on COVID-19 restrictions that are in place at that time.

2020 Tim Winton Award for Young Writers

Year 1-12 students are invited to submit creative writing entries up to 2000 words in length to the Tim Winton Award for Young Writers. Entries opened yesterday (Monday 20th July and close on FRIDAY 14th AUGUST at 5.30pm (Week 4).

Check the website for information on the award, entry requirements, prizes and judging:

On the Ball …. With Mr P

Long Jump & Long Throw

Due to inclement weather forecast for this week, the faction jumps, throws and distance events has been postponed until next Monday 17th August. Please note a slight difference in the schedule, where the year 5’s and 6’s will do their long distance running event (800m) straight after recess, followed by the year 3 and 4's. Students are encouraged to wear their faction t-shirt.

If the weather is still inclement a re-schedule may occur the following day or even on Friday 14th August.

Faction Athletics Carnival

Our Faction Athletics Carnival is upon us on Thursday 17th September. It promises to be an enjoyable day and more details will be available soon.

Phys Ed notes

Please encourage children to wear appropriate footwear and a hat when attending Physical Education lessons.

If your child is unable to participate in a Phys Ed lesson due to injury or illness, please communicate this to myself, Mr Brown or your child’s classroom teacher, preferably before the day of the lesson as I am not always able to access Dojo or e-mail during the day.

Students are able to wear their faction shirts on their ‘Phys Ed’ day as well Thursdays for the year 3’s and 4’s and Fridays for the year 5’s and 6s, their nominated sport days. Students can also wear their Faction t-shirt on special sporting events days in which they are competing, such as the Faction Athletics Carnival.

Canteen Messages

CANTEEN INFORMATION

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

To stay in the loop for daily menu specials watch the P&C FB page:

Cheers,
Sue

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Uniform Shop News

If you need to purchase a school shirt, there is a small selection for sale from the school office for $25.00. For all other uniform requirements, please contact Tudor Uniforms on Tel. 9408 2666 or via the link below. Their address is: Unit 1/75 Excellence Dr, Wangara.

LEAP Parenting Ideas

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Please note – these courses are also available In House.

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• Commonly misused phrases and cognitive distortions used by children and their peers.
• A helicopter view of what risks we can allow and which require us to keep children safe.
• ‘Traps and trip wires’: what to do when a child’s amygdala starts to play-up.
• Memorable strengthening sayings, questioning strategies and mindfulness exercises.

1-2-3 Magic and Emotion Coaching Parent Course

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• How to discipline without arguing, yelling or smacking.
• How to handle kids testing behaviour.
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