15 December 2022

From the Principal

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

As the end of year approaches, we have many things to reflect on as we continue to make Landsdale Primary School great. All the staff are grateful for your support throughout the continued disruptions and challenges that COVID has thrown us in 2022. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the village that raises our young people. To the staff (teachers, support staff, school officers, cleaner and gardeners), the school board, P&C, parent link, Sue and the amazing canteen staff, parents and caregivers who help around the school with everything and the outside agencies and partners (Ashdale Cluster schools, Edith Cowen University and many therapy providers) who work together with us to support the students at Landsdale- a big big thank you.

Staff leaving

We have a number of staff moving onto other adventures or taking extended leave from Landsdale this year, Michelle Guest, Mollie Hills, Jodie Reid, Eden Shaw, Kyle Doughty, Will Ferrier, Belinda Scott, Amy Patience (term 1) Tyson Helliwell, Rose Elliott, Mercedes Marriott, Amanda King, Danni Crane, Julie Phayakh, Julie Marr and Kristy Aravidis.

To Jan Ridley and Josh Jashari, I wish you both every happiness as you start retirement in 2023. You both have given so much to the education of students over the years. Your expertise, kindness and knowledge will be missed.

New principal

As you know Josh Jashari is retiring. I will be taking on the role of principal while his job is advertised and filled. It is expected the new principal will be appointed during term 1 and starting at Landsdale at the beginning of term 2 2023.

Welcome to new staff

We have a number of new staff starting with us in 2023. I’d like to welcome the following teaching and support staff to Landsdale, Virginia Everett, Andrew Rhodes, Peter Axton, Jessie Toms, Joseph Smart, Rhiannon O’Connor, Rachelle Seeley, Karen Carter, Natasha Atefi, Nileshree Halai and Elizabeth Cullen. We also have Gina Langworthy with us in term 1 while our school psychologist is on LSL.

Reports

These have been emailed to you on Wednesday. Please download the report for future reference as the link expires after 4 weeks.

Term dates 2023

Term 1 Wednesday 1 February -Thursday 6th April
Term 2 Monday 24 April-Friday 30th June
Term 3 Tuesday 18 July-Friday 22nd September
Term 4 Monday 9 October-Thursday 14th December

School Development Dates 2023

Friday 3 March (term 1)
Monday 17 July (term 3)
Friday 20 October (term 4)

Classes for 2023

You will be notified by text on Tuesday 31st January which class your child has been placed in for 2023.

Wishing all our families a happy Christmas and a wonderful and safe New Year. I’m certainly looking forward to celebrating the holidays without the restrictions we have had over the last few years. Stay safe and we will see you back in in 2023.

Kind Regards,

Natalie Bracegirdle
Principal

Newsletter Articles

School Calendar

Parent Link Program 2023 – Class Parent Reps Expression of Interest

As the year is coming to an end, our LPS Parent Link Program is looking ahead to establish a list of Class Parent Representatives for 2023!

Class Parent Reps volunteer their time to forward a compiled class parent contact list, texts and email messages to parents in their class who have joined the Parent Link Program.

Please feel free to express your interest at your earliest convenience, or by Monday 30th January 2023 at the latest, by contacting the Parent Link Program Coordinators Michelle Santoro on 0402 845 733 or at lpsparentlinkcoordinator2@hotmail.com Or Nerissa Toh on 0432 326 584 or at lpsparentlinkcoordinator1@hotmail.com with the name/s and year-group/s of your child/children you wish be a Rep for.

Parent Link Program Coordinators Michelle and Nerissa are also happy to answer any questions you may have regarding being a future Class Parent Rep!

Parent Link Program – Welcome Back Picnic 2023

The Parent Link Program will be holding a Welcome Back Picnic for all school families in 2023!

When: Friday 10th February 2023 (Week 2)
Time: 3:05pm, starting straight after school
Where: School Oval

Come along, bring a picnic and mingle and meet other school families to welcome the new school year!

*An ice-cream van will also be onsite on the day for families to purchase from.

We hope to see you there!

Kind regards
Michelle Santoro
Parent Link Program Coordinator at Landsdale Primary School
Ph: 0402 845 733
Email: lpsparentlinkcoordinator2@hotmail.com

LA27 – Change the World Project - Plastic Warning

Travelling Overseas/Extended Christmas Holidays

If you have planned holidays and will be returning to Landsdale Primary School AFTER school has commenced (1/2/2023) you are required to advise the front office in writing. Please call into the office or email jennifer.shepherd@education.wa.edu.au

Students Not Returning to LPS in 2023

If your child(ren) will NOT be attending Landsdale Primary School in 2023 can you please advise the front office in person, or email Jennifer.shepherd@education.wa.edu.au

Landsdale Dental Therapy Centre

The Dental Therapy Centre will be closed from 24th December until the 29th January 2023. If you have an emergency over the stand down period, please call Mt Henry Dental Therapy Centre 9313 0555.

YouthCARE Together

Art News … with Ms Gandy

This semester, the Year 6 Art Extension students have been busy designing playground games. Students started by researching games that could be drawn on the floor, such as hopscotch, mirror me and sensory walks. They sketched a draft copy and then began work on making it the correct size. They used cardboard to create stencils that they would use to help paint their designs onto the floor.

The P&C were very kind to grant us the funds to purchase paint that would be suitable for the playground, although Bunnings Warehouse in Wangara surprised us and donated the paint we used. Thank you!

The new wild space, located in the Kindy/Pre-primary area, now has some colourful games painted for the children to enjoy on the playground. I am truly proud of the work the Year 6 extension students have done. Thank you for your hard work!

I would like to wish all the Year 6 students all the very best for high school. It has been a wonderful year seeing you all grow.

Best Wishes to all the Landsdale community over the holiday period.

See you next year.

Miss Gandy

Welcome to Bilingual Families Perth

Bilingual Families Perth is a not-for-profit network of linguistically diverse people in Western Australia.

Our network connects over 500 families and individuals from more than 40 language backgrounds. In the past 10 years we have provided support for families who speak Afrikaans, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Gujarati, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Mandarin, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Samoan, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili, Swiss-German, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Turkish, Vietnamese besides various dialects of the relevant languages.

Most families have pre-school or school-aged children and we are experiencing similar issues while raising our children in more than one language. We also work together with professionals who share information on bilingualism and multilingualism. We can probably put you in touch with people who speak your language.

Canteen Information

CANTEEN INFORMATION

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

If you have any outstanding accounts can you please finalise with the canteen.

Thanks
Sue, Nat & the canteen team

Uniform Shop News

For all uniform requirements, please contact Tudor Uniforms on Tel. 9408 2666 or visit the link below. Their address is: Unit 1/75 Excellence Dr, Wangara.

P&C – Quiz Night

LEAP Parenting Ideas

Information for Parents and Service Providers

For Families

1. Early Signs of Autism webinar // Autism Association of WA // Free session for families with children up to age 6 years who are showing signs of autism // See attached

Date: Wednesday, 18 January
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Venue: Online

For Service Providers (and families)

2. Attachment and Biobehavioural Catch-Up (ABC) is a new pilot project delivered by Ngala in partnership with Lifespan Psychology Centre // A free 10-session home visiting program designed to support caregivers in their understanding and responding to the needs of their infant and/or toddler // ABC coaches work in the family’s home // For caregivers of babies from birth to 24 months of age // See attached, including referral form

3. Emerging Minds fortnightly newsletter Emerging Minds (cmail19.com)

4. Early Childhood Australia Web Watch // See attached

Summer Reading Club

Join The Summer Reading Club at the City of Wanneroo Libraries – all free!

Have fun reading in the holidays and join book borrower Winnie the Wombat as she reads some fabulous stories.

Drop into your local library to find out more and register to pick up the reading log and welcome prize.

There’s a lot of fun activities happening too for our club members.

For more information visit the link below.

Better Health Program

About the Better Health Program

The Better Health Program is for children aged 6-12 years old and their families! It runs for 10 weeks and teaches them to make healthy lifestyle changes together. And guess what? It’s completely free for families!

We have two versions of the program;

1. Group-based
2. Online Find out more here.

We're taking registrations right now for Term 1 2023.

Free Christmas Day Lunch for Homeless, Needy and Anyone Spending Christmas Alone

Mathematics Enrichment Classes 2023

School Holiday Programs and Open Day at Kingsway Indoor Stadium

Korean Martial Art Classes and Free Trial

Academic Task Force

January ATAR Head Start Program (For students going into Years 6 & 7)

For students starting high school next year, Academic Task Force offers short high school transition courses in NAPLAN Preparation, English, Maths, Learning Skills, Essay Writing and GATE and Scholarship Exam Preparation.

Running at 2 convenient locations: Rossmoyne SHS and Churchlands SHS, during the January Holidays (13th Jan – 24th Jan 2023)

Enrol online at: www.academicgroup.com.au or Call: 9314 9500 or Email: learn@academicgroup.com.au

Athena Calisthenics

Our Club provides recreational Calisthenics, a sport with a mix of gymnastics, dance, simplified ballet, acting, singing and apparatus work. We are a not-for-profit organisation who support health and happiness, families and friendship in our community.

Triathlon for Beginners