9 March 2023

From the Principal

Dear parents and caregivers

Welcome to week 6. The staff had a very productive day on Friday 3rd March at our school development day.

Assembly

Assemblies have started again for 2023. It’s been wonderful seeing so many parents and caregivers attending. See the calendar below for assembly dates for the rest of the year.

NAPLAN

NAPLAN online testing will begin on Wednesday 15th March. The platform is open during week 7 and 8. Students in year 3 and 5 will be participating in the national online assessments. The data collected is one set that assists teachers with planning, teaching and assessing for students.

Parking

Dropping off and picking up students continues to be a challenge at every school. Please be mindful of parking around our school community. You need to consider where you park on the street, that it doesn’t encroach on local resident’s driveways. Parents are not permitted in the staff carpark, service bay or dental clinic carpark to drop off and pick up. You may want to consider using Kiss and Ride outside the front of the school, or parking at the local shops and walking to collect your child/ren.

Harmony week

Harmony Day is on 21st March, the school community are planning some special events to celebrate over week 8. On Tuesday 21st March we will be wearing Harmony Day dress (either wear orange or come dressed in your cultural costume) bring a gold coin donation. As COVID restrictions have been lifted there is opportunity to involve parents and families in some different events again this year. I’m excited to say that the Food Fest will run on Thursday 23rd March. This will involve families sharing and selling their cultural foods with the school community. Information about the event will come home via Dojo. All donations raised will be going to the UN Children's appeal for the Turkiye/Syria earthquakes.

Swimming - Years 1-4

Year 1-4 students will be participating in a 9 day swimming series in weeks 9 & 10 this term. Information will be coming home shortly. Learning to swim is a valuable life skill that I encourage your children to participate in.

P&C Quiz night

The P& C have organised the first event for 2023. Mark 31st March in your diary to come to the quiz night. Always a great fun evening.

Have a fabulous week.

Natalie Bracegirdle
Principal

Newsletter Articles

School Calendar

ICT Specialist Program Parent Information at Ashdale Secondary College – Monday 27th March 2023

The ICT Approved Specialist Program Parent Information Evening will occur on Monday 27th March at Ashdale Secondary College. More information will be shared with our Year 6’s in weeks 7 and 8 of this term.

Chaplain’s Chat …. with Mrs Bispo

I hope the term is going well for you all.

For those of you that are new to Landsdale Primary School I would like to offer a warm welcome and let you know of my services. I am the school Chaplain, and my role is to provide holistic pastoral care to students, school staff and members of the community, irrespective of faith or cultural backgrounds. The pastoral care provided includes one on one and group sessions addressing physical and mental health issues, social and values education, behaviour management, emotional support and professional referrals, where appropriate. Please know my door is always open and I am always happy to help.

If you would prefer that your child does not access my services, I would ask that you complete the attached ‘opt-out’ form.

My hours and days: 8:30am-3:30pm Tuesday - Friday
My email is: michelle.bispo@youthcare.org.au or michelle.bispo@education.wa.edu.au

Sports News …. with Mr Baggio & Mr Brown

A massive congratulations to our cricket superstars who represented the school beautifully at the Kingsway Cricket Carnival.

Special mention to Shivam who hit 218 runs over 30 balls in 5 games for our A Division team. Our B Division boys only lost one game by just 5 runs and ended up coming 2nd to Spring Hill P.S. on run rate. I’d like to also personally congratulate our all-Year 5 girls team who despite minimal experience, came together, practiced every day at recess and lunch by their own merit, and performed incredibly on the day.

I was blown away by the sportsmanship and team spirit amongst all 3 of our teams and can’t wait for next year!

Mr. Baggio

Harmony Week

Please note that the Kindy B group will be given different date.

P&C News – Roadwise

Welcome to Kiss n Drive 2023.

YEARS 2 & 6 are starting us off in Term 1.

Kiss n Drive can be rewarding, fun and social for a very short 15-20 mins at the end of the school day.

On your rostered day, you are able to park in the school staff car park and will be entered into the Term draw (ticket per time you volunteer) to win one of 2, $10 canteen vouchers for your child to have lunch on us!

2021 saw the trial of the Kiss n Drive roster. It was so successful we stuck with it in 2022. In sharing the load between all 560+ families at LPS it removes the need of the old 4-6 parents rostered all year and it becomes a part of our "Just One Thing" Project.

Volunteering your time also makes the $15 P&C Year Contribution a choice, to participate or pay the fee.

Please remember the space you volunteer for, place it in your diary and a note on the fridge. There will be no reminder from the Kiss n Drive Road Wise Team.

If someone forgets then Kiss n Drive simply goes unmanned, which is not ideal. If you are unable to do the day you have rostered yourself for, please find a replacement.

Contact: lpspandcroadwise@gmail.com

Canteen Information

CANTEEN INFORMATION

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

We now have our own facebook page! Please like and follow us

Our first mid-term Sausage Sizzle is next week on Wednesday 15th, order now or on the morning of. Sausage Sizzle & our Summer menu’s are linked in below.

Reminder - Teacher Tuesday and Student Waste Free Wednesday Specials are available to order via Qkr and advertised on the P&C FB page the Sunday prior around 10am.

Emergency lunches happen from time to time and we will never let a student go hungry. If your child comes home with a note from the canteen, the amount can be paid cash the next day or on Qkr via the accounts to pay menu.

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.

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.

Leap – Parent Information

A Note from the School Health Nurse

Welcome to the new school year. My name is Julie Doherty.

School Health Nurses work in schools to promote healthy development and wellbeing so students may reach their full potential. A major part of my work is focused on early intervention and the School Entry Health Assessment program. Additionally, the nurse can be contacted at any time throughout primary school if you have concerns about your child’s health, development or wellbeing.

School Health Nurses serve as a health contact point for children and their families, providing information, assessment, health counselling and referral. They also work in partnership with schools to support teachers in health related curriculum and can assist in the development of health care plans for students with complex and chronic health needs.

The services provided are free and confidential.

My work days are Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs.

Please contact me on Ph: 0404823671 Email: Julie.doherty@health.wa.gov.au

Better Health Program

Why is the Better Health Program so good?

• It’s free
• Strictly evidenced-based
• Delivered by nutritionists and dieticians
• Runs for 10 weeks allowing time to implement behaviour change
• It’s fun, interactive and engaging for children
• Families implement amazing healthy habits and are given the tools to support sustainable change.

Eligibility:

• Children aged 6-12years old
• Classified as above a healthy weight
• Living in WA

Encourage families in your community/network to make changes today that will impact them and their child for the rest of their life.

Do you have a family who would benefit from a supportive program that encourages healthy change at the family level?

April School Holiday Program – Telethon Holiday Makers Program at Spectrum Space

Details - please note not all sessions are available at all locations - click here for more information

Dates: School holidays (weekdays only) from 11th April to the 21st April
Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm
U10s: 9:30am – 12:30pm

Enrolment: All participants must be enrolled before attending the Program. To enrol, please fill in the expression of interest form here or to call us on 9431 2111.

More information about our groups

As well as running the Telethon Holiday Makers Program, we also run social groups throughout the school year. Using a strengths-based approach , we connect autistic young people with others and provide opportunities for social interaction, engagement and fun. Designed for specific age ranges, the social groups offer a regular program of events and activities for members. We provide a place where individuals from 10 years old to adults can come to have fun, develop new friendships and develop new skills, enabling them to begin to apply social skills in a natural environment. Participants are invited to make decisions on what they would like to do throughout the term, both individually and as a group. If participants have a plan or self-managed NDIS plan, they can use their funds to access our services, but we also have a limited number of subsidised rates for those without NDIS funding.

For more information about our services, please contact us via email, phone on 9431 2111 or visit our website here

Free Trial Dance Class for Kindy/PP students

Maths Expo

A maths expo – now that’s something different!

The expo is targeted at families in the aim to provide support to parents and students with mathematics learning at home by showcasing interactive resources. It will be a fun, interactive day with lots of opportunity to see a variety of resources that make learning fun, and there are prizes to be won on the day!

Sunday 12 March 2023
10:00am – 1:00pm
Stirling Community Centre, Main Hall – Karrinyup

Expo Registration

Members: $10 per family
Non-members: $15 per family
Every family that attends will receive a $10 voucher to use at the MAWA stand.
Register - https://mawainc.org.au/maths-expo/

Martial Art Classes

Athena Calisthenics Club