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Pa d b u r y P r i m a r y S c h o o l

NEWSLETTER ISSUE No 2 22nd February 2018

Caring for the Future Principal’s Message School Contact MacDonald Ave Padbury 6025 Ph: 9401 1255 Fax: 9401 0988 Email:padbury.ps@ education.wa.edu.au Web: www.padburyps. wa.edu.au SMS Attendance to 0437 208 493 (text only)

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM LITERACY AND NUMERACY (NAPLAN) NAPLAN is an annual national assessment of all students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. Unless they are withdrawn or exempt from the assessments all students are expected to participate in the testing. Students are assessed in language conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation), writing, reading and numeracy. This year the NAPLAN assessments are scheduled to be undertaken on 15, 16, 17 May. All schools across Australia complete the tests on the same day. Whilst all students are expected to participate in the NAPLAN testing, students with a disability or who have a temporary injury will be provided with assistance during the tests in accordance with the National Protocols for Test Administration. Formal exemptions may be granted for students with disability or who have recently arrived in Australia and are from a non-English speaking background. Parents have the right to withdraw their child from the tests. If you wish to withdraw your child from the tests, you must sign a parent or carer consent form. These forms are available from the school and should be returned no later than April 6th. Parents will receive an information pamphlet closer to the assessment dates.

School Times 8.55am: Start of day 10.55-11.15am: Recess PRE PRIMARY ON-ENTRY ASSESSMENT 12.45-1.20pm: Lunch All Pre-Primary students will be taking part in an On – Entry Assessment program to gauge their 3.00pm: End of day understanding in Literacy and Mathematics.

Term Dates 2017 Term 1 2018 31st Jan—13th April Term 2 2018 30th April—29th June

The testing will be carried out with individual students by Ms Thomas and is conducted over a number of days. An information letter will be sent home to Pre-Primary parents.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY A reminder that Monday 5th March is the Labour Day public holiday and there is no school on this day.

Voluntary Contributions and Charges

Term 3 2018 17th July— 21st Sept

Thank you to the families who have already paid their voluntary contributions and P&C levy to start the year. Financial support provided by parents plays a significant role in improving our capacity to add value to our students’ learning experiences.

Term 4 2018 9th October—13th Dec

It would be great if families could pay these contributions by the end of term.

SCHOOL BUS BAY Voluntary School Contributions Kindy: $40 per child PP-Yr 6: $60 per child P&C CONTRIBUTION $40 per child These fees can be paid via Direct Debit, cheque or EFTPOS. Please contact the office anytime. 9401 1255

I would like to advise parents that the signage for the school bus bay has recently changed (see photo). This change means that parents cannot be used for drop off and pickup. Please ensure the bay is left clear during the times indicated.

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Pa d b u r y P r i m a r y S c h o o l Caring for the Future Principal’s Message cont.

SCHOOL TOURS – DUNCRAIG SHS Duncraig SHS will be conducting school tours for prospective parents on the following dates: 1st Term

Wednesday 21st March at 5.30pm

2nd Term

Tuesday 8th May at 8.50am Tuesday 5th June at 8.50am

3rd Term

Tuesday 24th July at 8.50am Tuesday 28th August at 8.50am

4th Term

Tuesday 23rd October at 8.50am Wednesday 5th December at 5.30pm

Administration Neil Wood Principal

Parents do not need to book a tour - just meet at Administration 5 min beforehand.

Kim Atkins Deputy Principal

Neil Wood Principal

Teri Tan Manager Corporate Services Tania Miltrup School Officer

School Council 2018 Lisa Maishman

Chair Person

P&C Committee 2018 Jenny Evans President Jaye Muir Vice President Jo Clarke Treasurer Ying Peng Secretary

Bullying Poster Competition

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Pupil Free Days Term 2 1st June

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3:15 School Council Meeting

Term 3 17th July Term 4 9th October 15th December

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20/03 HARMONY DAY ASSEMBLY

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22/03 2pm Musica Viva

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28/03 Kapture School Photos

29/03 EASTER ASSEMBLY

30/03 Good Friday

02/04 Easter Monday

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13/04 ANZAC ASSEMBLY

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Education Security If you notice suspicious behaviour on our school site call: 1800 177 777 9264 4632

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Our whole school, from Kindy to year 6, have participated recently in a “Say NO to Bullying” campaign and competition. The children have participated in discussions about what bullying really is and what strategies can be used to deal with situations when they feel like they are being bullied. They then planned and produced their own bullying posters. The theme of the campaigne was “Bullieve in Yourself”. There was a lot of really positive interaction amongst the children and several children even asking to give up their recess and lunch play to work on their posters. With some amazing prizes to be won I wish all the children luck as I forward their posters on to the competition organisers at Interrelate. Mrs Aravidis

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JUST ONE THING!’ The P&C are looking for new volunteers to help out with a variety of different tasks this year. Look out for a note home, which asks parents/carers to do ‘JUST ONE THING!’ The P&C is about personalities from all walks of life coming together as a team to make the best of each P&C year; To have a laugh, smell of BBQs, getting rained on for a great cause and basically just having a go!! It's about forming friendships with other parents you may not have met otherwise and being involved in the foundations of ideas for our children's benefits. Is it your turn to have a go?? If Yes, it is easy to do so in a team of enthusiastic parents. Please contact us at [email protected] for more information. Next P&C AGM Meeting Will be held on Thursday 22nd February 2018, at 7pm in the school staff room. Any potential new members are welcome to attend this meeting, to see what this is all about. The meetings are productive and we are interested to hear new ideas. Kids are also welcome. Second Hand Uniform Sales Thursday 22nd February 8:40am – 9:15am & Wednesday 28th February 3pm – 3:45pm The second hand uniform sale will be held at the old canteen, in the old undercover area. Uniform tops & faction shirts for a gold coin, dresses and jackets for $5. You will also be able to purchase communication folders & school bags at this time. If you have any other queries regarding the second hand uniform please contact Kadija via the Facebook group page. School Backpacks and Communication Folders If you would like to purchase a school back pack $45 or communication folder $15 these can be ordered via www.quickcliq.com.au in the uniform section of this website or you can purchase at the second hand uniform stall.

Canteen News Padbury Primary School Canteen are looking for a volunteer once a fortnight from 11am – 1:30pm. Please contact Heather Longworth (Canteen Manager) via facebook if you are able to help. Padbury Primary School P&C run canteen will be open 1 day per week as of term 1 on a THURSDAY. Just a reminder that you can complete your recess and lunch order via Our Online Canteen at www.quickcliq.com.au or at the canteen. Duncraig Senior High School will be providing a lunch only order service to our school on a MONDAY only. This will commence on 5th February. You can order via www.flexischools.com.au orders close at 8:30am on the day of delivery. Prior to your first order, you will need to register with this website.

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School Banking School banking is held each week on a Wednesday in the school library.

LOST AND FOUND BOX Please go through the lost and found box in the undercover area. All unclaimed items will be donated to a charity.

Education Security If you notice suspicious behaviour on our school site call: 1800 177 777 9264 4632

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KUMON PADBURY EDUCATION CENTRE Padbury Primary School Instructor: Anna Villarroya Tel: 0421 769 328 Email: [email protected]