COMO PRIMARY SCHOOL Principal: Mr. A. Malcolm Telephone 9450 3112 Email: [email protected] http//comoprimaryschool.wa.edu.au Newsletter No. 12 – 7th May 2015 Dear Parents Honour Awards At last week‟s assembly Honour Certificates were awarded to the following children: Brodie K Declan W Marley H Jordan H Isabella L Alex P Matthew G Tara J Jetsuen P Ronan T House Points Term Trophy Challenger Forrest Canning Stirling 321 88 69 69 Annual Shield Forrest Challenger Canning Stirling 324 321 279 272 Assembly Tomorrow the assembly will be presented by the prefects and it will include the virtue of Consideration. Next week‟s assembly will also be presented by the prefects and will feature a performance by our Junior Choir. Our Community Garden The 2014 Prefects' gift to the school was a community garden that is situated in the three garden beds near the ECE entry gate. Parents and staff are encouraged to help themselves to the produce that is growing there at any time. Please feel free to pick small amounts of parsley, rosemary, mint and in time lemons, various vegetables, olives and limes. A special thank you to Mr Mudie who has been caring for the garden. If there is a family or two at Como who would like to oversee the maintenance of the garden, please see Mrs Herne. Walking School Bus Earlier this term, Room 9 conducted a survey to find out how Como Primary Students travelled to school each day. On the 22nd April (a sunny, mild day), we found out that a whopping 68% of students came to school by car. That means that there were approximately 170 cars driving in and out of the roads around Como Primary School. We think this number is too high! We are going to try to reduce our carbon footprint and increase our fitness by introducing a Walking School Bus once a week at Como Primary School. Please keep an eye out for the Parent Survey forms that will be coming home very soon PMP Roster Monday 11th May 8.45 – 10.45 Kari-Anne Stikholmen, Dale Abbott, Julie Weeks, Lyaysan Akhmadeeva, Paige Sullivan & Natascha Amos. School Centenary Did you know that Como Primary School turns 100 in 2016? Preparations are now underway and we are looking for interested people to help us plan for the Centenary Celebrations. Our next meeting is on Wednesday, 13th May at 3.15pm in the Staffroom. If you would like more information, contact Jo Adams in the school office. NAPLAN testing for Year 3 & 5 will begin at 9:00am sharp on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning. Please ensure that your child is here no later than 8:45 am to avoid rushing them as this may cause undue stress. French News Welcome back to Term 2. After covering the theme of ANZAC Day/ Le jour D‟ANZAC in week 1 followed by Mother‟s Day/La Fête des Meres in Week 2, students in Year 2 will be looking at The Family/La Famille. Small books from the Sunshine series will be read and translated. “J’aime ma Famille”/I Love my Family, “Mon Petit Frère”/My Little Brother and Our Granny/Notre Mamie. Sites will be visited on the Internet and activities done from the smart board as a class. A song will be taught “Voici Ma Famille”/Here is my Family and a game of Bingo/Loto played at the end of term. Students in Years 3 & 4 will be covering “La Salle de Classe”/The Classroom and L’Ècole/School. An overview of the education system in France will be looked at followed by power point presentations from the Internet site TES – Think, Educate Share. A small text “Juliette va à L’ècole/Juliette goes to School will be read, translated and activities completed around the text. Activity sheets will also be completed looking at labelling classroom objects around the room in French. A game of Bingo/Loto will be played at the end of term. Years 5 & 6 will be completing their own board game of “Bonnes Vacances” and completing a worksheet. We will then be looking at the topic of J‟aime/I Like, each student will make a chatterbox of French dialogue and complete surveys in class on preferences of their friends, a day at school, friends and me, adjectives that describe me. I look forward to our exciting and happy term of learning and teaching French. Merci beaucoup. Instituteur de francais. M. Hughes Parents’ Contact Details. Please ensure that you advise the school office of any changes to your contact details, ie phone numbers and address. This is particularly important in the case of an emergency or illness when the school needs to contact you. Virtues Como Cookout News Consideration What is Consideration Consideration is being thoughtful about other people and their feelings. It is thinking about how your actions affect them and caring about how they feel. It is paying attention to what other people like and don‟t like, and doing things that give them happiness. Attendance Regular attendance at school is fundamental to your child‟s learning. Consistent attendance and participation are essential for your child‟s social and academic learning. As parents or legal guardians of an enrolled child, you are responsible under the School Education Act 1999 to ensure the attendance of your child at school every day. It is important to assist your child‟s achievement and learning by making regular school attendance a priority in your child‟s life. The Department of Education‟s Student Attendance policy requires parents/guardians to provide an acceptable explanation to the school principal for any absence of their children. Principals must authorise all absences. The Act defines health, religious and cultural observances as reasonable cause for a school absence and the absence would be recorded as „authorised‟ by the principal. P&C Meeting Next P&C Meeting is on Wednesday 13th May 2015 at 7.00pm in the Staff Room. All parents and friends are welcome. Come along and help continue to build our school community. Please contact Chelsea (Secretary) on 0409 588 705 or email [email protected] for more information. Student Banking Friday mornings. If you missed the last session of account openings it is still not too late to join up. Visit on Fridays 8:15 - 8:45am outside the uniform shop. School Uniform News Get your winter uniforms! Uniform Shop is open 8.15am – 8.45am Fridays and 2.45pm – 3.15pm Mondays. A BIG thank you to all the children, parents and staff who have been making our “Thursday Specials” a success! Many students ordered and we hope you enjoyed your lunches. We do apologise for the spilling of anyone‟s soup orders, as there were so many and were harder to manage than expected. This week‟s Special was Mac and Cheese or Popcorn Chicken and a drink. Next week‟s special will be Polony Hash or Beef and Gravy Roll with a drink for $5.00. On the sheet being sent home, there will be a complete description of each item, which we promise are both equally delicious! We are continuing our weekly raffles, every Wednesday and Fridays, any child (other than PP1, PP2 and Kindy) purchasing a green menu item for lunch, will receive a ticket stapled on to their lunch bag for the chance to win a Hot Chocolate or Ice Cream of choice. We have also started a $5.00 Canteen Cash give away as well, in which the same tickets will be used on both Wednesday and Friday. Good Luck to all! Thank you for all the really great feedback and compliments on the new menu, but we want to know of any complaints or thoughts on any improvement you may have to suggest. Many thanks, Tanya Hopper. Canteen Coordinator 0473 359 292 [email protected] [email protected] Canteen Roster Friday 8th May Antonia Barbarich Window 8.15 – 9.00 & Emma Phillips Amna Asim Canteen 10.30 – 12.15 & Tanya Hopper Wednesday 13th May Ingrid Meyer & Window 8.15 – 9.00 Emma Phillips Tess Harris & Canteen 10.30 – 12.15 Tanya Hopper Thursday 14th May Tanya Hopper & Canteen Only 10.00 – 12.00 Chantelle Ranauro Community Notice Uniform Shop Roster Friday 8th May Monday 11th May Katia, Lydia and Mel Bev, Rose & Lisa WOULD YOU LIKE TO HOST AN OVERSEAS STUDENT? Experience another culture, make new friends and improve your language studies at home? Hosting – An Experience for Life Student Exchange is looking for host families across Australia to welcome overseas students into their home www.studentexchange.org.au 1300 135 331 (cost of local call) P&C Events The Book Sale was a great success with over 3,500 books, 300 DVD‟s and 50 puzzles for sale. Luckily the rainy weather held off and the crowds came! Thank you to all the volunteers we had for: book donations, letterbox flyer and deliveries, raffle prizes and sausage sizzle coordination, coffee machine use, prior set up, help on the day, pack away, book storage and to all those people who came and purchased books. Overall takings on the day were $3,500. The left over books are being taken to the local markets by some school Mums & Dads to raise even more funds for our school. We would like to especially thank Kwik Kopy, DJL Accounting, Como IGA, Barbaro Butchers and Aussie Farmers Direct for their donations and support. SCHOOL DISCO TICKET DESIGN COMPETITION Create the ticket for the lower primary (PP – Year 3) or upper primary (Year 4-6) disco and win your design on all the tickets and receive two free tickets to the event! Use bright bold colours, black and white or technology to come up with a one-of-a-kind design for 2015. The winning entry must include: Friday 19th June 2015 5:00 – 6.30pm (lower primary) or 7.00 – 9.00pm (upper primary) P & C Hall School aged children from Como Primary only The entry must be completed on a standard A4 piece of paper. Please check you have your name, room number and age on all entries. All entries must be received by 3:10pm on Friday 5th June. Entries are to be handed in to the front office. Multiple entries allowed. The winner will be announced at the assembly Friday 12th June. Any questions please contact Claire Shoebridge on 0439 966 194 or in PP1. WE‟RE TAKING IT IN OUR STRIDE ON FRIDAY 22 MAY 2015 Walk to School FREE WALK-TO-SCHOOL BREAKFAST The P & C are putting on a healthy nutritious breakfast for all those children who walk to school. You can teach your child the healthy habit of walking more by: o Walking with them the whole way to school o If they get the bus or train, walk past your usual stop and get on at the next stop o If you have to drive, park the car a few blocks away from the school and walk the rest of the way. Remember, Active Kids are Healthy Kids so get planning your own Walk Safely to School Day journey for Friday 22nd May 2015! For more information, visit www.walk.com.au WALK TO SCHOOL BREAKFAST Help is needed to set up. Help is needed to pick up food orders. Help is needed to serve the food. Help is needed to pack away. Please see Claire Shoebridge if you are able to help out. 0439 966 194. On Friday 22nd May from 8:15am till 8:45am Yoghurt, Muffins, Fruit and Milo will be provided. Breakfast will be served in the Covered Assembly Area near the Canteen. WALK-TO-SCHOOL Colouring in Competition Colour in the attached poster. Write your name and room number on it. Hand in to the front office by Monday 18 May, 3.10pm. Winners announced at the Walk - To School Day assembly. Winners will receive two tickets to the movies. Any questions please ask Claire Shoebridge on 0439 966 194 or in PP1. ROTARY MONEY TRAIL Help is needed for 2 hour time slots on Saturday 13 June, please let Claire know. 0439 966 194.
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