North Beach Primary School NORTH BEACH NEWS In this Issue….. Swimming Carnival Results ANZAC Day School Board News Sport News French News Reminders ….. Interschool Swimming Carnival Tuesday 31st March HOUSE SWIMMING CARNIVAL... Hot Off the Press Yesterday was our House Swimming Carnival and students from Years 3 to 6 travelled to the Claremont Pool to compete for their respective faction house. The competition was again held in great spirit, with an emphasis on participation and fun, while still encouraging keen competition. The weather was kind to us and the children had a wonderful day, especially when they were competing in either novelty or championship events. The Interschool Swimming Carnival, against West Leederville and Marmion PS is scheduled for the last week of term, on Tuesday March 31st and should be a very keenly contested event. The results of the overall carnival and individual champions are listed below. Overall result: 1st Waterman with 640pts, 2nd Hamersley with 557pts and 3rd Lennard with 533pts Congratulations to WATERMAN. Age Champions Year Champion Runner up Year 3 Boy Mack Pearce Finn Tessler Year 3 Girl Zali Bubb Mia Pellizzon Year 4 Boy Sebastian Pellizzon Joshua Fletcher Year 4 Girl Katrina Ailakis Amelia Evelegh Year 5 Boy Kai Marchetto Tal Arbel & Aidan Gardner Year 5 Girl Mikaela Innocent Femke Negus Year 6 Boy Bill Corderoy Joshua Blundell-Williams Year 6 Girl Alexis Elliott Olivia De Longis Congratulations to these students and every student who participated and displayed terrific sportsmanship. Disco, Wednesday, 1st April. Free Dress Day Thursday, 2nd April School Holidays Start Friday 3 April and students return Tuesday, 21 April. Issue 4 20th March 2015 SCHOOL BOARD WELCOMES SOME NEW MEMBERS The North Beach School Board met for the first time for 2015 this week. Our first order of business was to thank our departing members and to welcome the new members to the Board. A huge thank you to Brett Hazelden and Shelley Curry for their contribution and a warm welcome to Charlotte Ellery, Julie Dunmore and Lincoln Barrett who are our new members. The Board plays a vital role in helping to set the direction of the school, reviewing school performance and endorsing the school’s finances. It is an important part of the school’s accountability and self review processes. I thank all Board members for being so generous with their time and expertise SPORT NEWS Intraschool Cricket On Friday March 6th Years Five and Six completed in an Intraschool Cricket Carnival over at Charles Riley Oval. We were put into ten teams of eight players and then played two other teams. We would like to thank the parents and coaches from the WACA on behalf of North Beach Primary School. Ryan Gault and Lexie Elliott Modcrosse Both of our Pre Primary classes, as well as all Year Two and Three classes were lucky enough to be involved in Modcrosse (modified Lacrosse) sessions on Tuesday. Modified sticks and balls are used in Modcrosse and the children pass and catch the ball until they get close enough to score a goal! Miss Young's Year Two class are seen here with Seamus from the WA Lacrosse Association. Interested students can play during the winter season with the Wanneroo Lacrosse Club. Girls Footy Most of our Year Four to Six students were involved in some fun footy activities on Tuesday afternoon with three players from the Freo Dockers. The main purpose of the visit was to encourage as many Year Four to Six girls as possible to sign up for next term's Friday afternoon GIRLS ONLY footy comp! Tendai Mzungu, Lachie Weller and Michael Apeness had to battle with quite a few West Coast Eagles supporters, but they did end up winning the respect of all of the kids who were involved. Leave your Term Two Friday afternoons free girls. You never know, you may be able to meet some Eagles players next time! Gymbus On Tuesday Room 8 went to Gymbus. First we had to take our shoes off. Then we got in our groups. Craig set the timer so we could go upstairs or downstairs. By Lily Yesterday I went on the Gymbus. First of all I went upstairs and Craig told us what you had to do. You had to climb on the monkey bars, roll down on a soft mat and we went in the tunnels. I felt very happy. It was the best day of my life. By Aston On Tuesday we went to the Gymbus! Before we could go on we had to take our shoes off. Then we found out our groups and climbed up to the level we are on and if you are on the bottom level you just walk on the Gymbus. When the music starts to play, we can start to play. By Wayve Hockey The North Coast Raiders Hockey Club will be conducting clinics with our Year 1-3 students over the next two weeks. Hockey is a great game that can be played from any age. We have some senior students who have been representatives of regional teams and who knows, they could go on to one day playing for Australia in the Olympic Games! If you are interested in joining up with The Raiders, go onto their website to find out more details. TENNIS AT NORTH BEACH Every Wednesday at lunchtime from 12.30pm until 1.00pm four tennis nets together with balls and racquets are put up by our Sports Group and helpers. Students play for 15 minutes then swap around to allow for a new set of tennis players. The school has junior racquets plus smaller sized racquets for Years 1 and 2. There are no more than four players per court and this activity is supervised by Mr Hughes who is a qualified tennis coach. The interest level seems very high at the moment so let's hope this continues. Happy “tennissing!” Monsieur Hughes NEWS FROM THE FRENCH ROOM Over the last two weeks we have been “buzzing” our way through the board game, “Bonnes Vacances.” Years Three to Six were divided into groups of four: bleu, (blue) orange, vert (green) and violet (purple). Individual questions were asked and if answered correctly, points gained for their team. The students found this activity fun and enjoyable. It also showed me how much the children knew from the French text of words, phrases, sentences and also their translation skill and pronunciation of French text. Looking forward to the next two weeks where we will be covering Joyeuses Paques (Happy Easter). Merci beaucoup. Instituteur de francais M. Hughes CALL OUT FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR FLOWER ARRANGING & FLOWERS FOR ANZAC WREATHS To commemorate the Centenary of the Gallipoli landings, we will be conducting a special Anzac Day Assembly on Friday 24th April. As always, special guests and each class lay wreaths of flowers as a sign of respect. We are asking for any parent volunteers, who would kindly give up their time on Thursday 23rd April from 1pm-3pm to help arrange wreaths for our ceremony. If you are interested could you please notify the ladies at reception. Please bring along a pair of gardening gloves and secateurs. If you have any flowers or green shrubbery could you please bring it in on Thursday 23rd April. Thank you once again for supporting this very special occasion. ANZAC DISPLAY We are creating an ANZAC Display for the front office and would love you to bring a black and white photo of anyone in your family who has or is serving in the Military. Please drop them to the front office with your name on the back and we will return them safely. We are also going to display handmade poppies, so over the holidays if you would like to get creative and make some poppies we look forward to adding them to our collection. If you need inspiration, check out this website. https://5000poppies.wordpress.com/ FREE DRESS DAY—Thursday 2nd April Please bring a gold coin donation to raise money for communities in Vanuatu that have been badly affected by Cyclone Pam. Come dressed all in one colour! Eg: all blue, all red, all green. SCHOOL DISCO—Wednesday 1st April The School Disco will be held on Wednesday 1st April. It will be held at the church across the road from the school. The theme is Black and White. The cost will be $7 for juniors (PP to Year 3) and $9 for seniors (Year 4 to Year 6). The times for the Junior Disco will be 5.00pm—6.15 pm and the Senior Disco is 6.30pm—8.15pm. Drinks and food will be available to buy. School Holiday Fun on the Bibbulmun Track The Bibbulmun Track Foundation is running two events for the kids these April school holidays, Camp Cooking for Kids and Dr Dolittle Goes Bush. These hands-on events are a great way to get your kids amongst nature and away from the X-Box and PlayStation. Experienced guides will keep the kids occupied while parents or grandparents can sit back and enjoy just being in the outdoors. Both events include a short walk on the Bibbulmun Track. Make sure you book in early, as these events sell out fast! All booking can be made online at https://www.bibbulmuntrack.org.au/walk-the-track/events-calendar/ or call (08) 9481 0551. Camp Cooking for Kids When: Tuesday 14 April 2015 – session a) 9:30am to 12:30pm or session b) 12.30pm to 3.30pmSchool Holiday Fun! Enjoy a 4km return walk to a typical Bibbulmun Track campsite where kids learn to make things like damper and pizza and get to eat their creations. The kids will love this hands-on camp cooking experience! 1 hour. from Perth. Choose from two sessions. Suitable for ages 6 to 12 years. Session A: https://www.bibbulmuntrack.org.au/walk-the-track/events-calendar/camp-cooking-for-kids-session-a-april-2015 Session B: https://www.bibbulmuntrack.org.au/walk-the-track/events-calendar/camp-cooking-for-kids-session-b-april-2015 Includes ingredients for cooking and experienced guides. Just bring refreshments, snacks for kids and lunch for adults. Max two kids per adult. Dr Dolittle Goes Bush When: Saturday 18 April 2015 at 3:30pm to 6:00pm. A 2 km return stroll on the Bibbulmun Track for children (5-12yrs) to a typical campsite to see and learn about our native animals from the Kanyana Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre. Watch their faces light up as they interact and learn about our native animals. https://www.bibbulmuntrack.org.au/walk-the-track/events-calendar/dr-dolittle-goes-bush-april-2015 Interested in fun school holiday activities that encourage creativity, discovery and exploration? Nearer to Nature is running a range of fun, hands on, nature based activities from Trigg beach, Star Swamp and Yanchep National Park. Discover some interesting facts about the marine world, meet some feathered friends and find out about their habits, explore an adventure cave, or learn how best to camouflage to survive in the bush! Check out the N2N calendar on www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/n2n to find out what is happening when and where! Bookings essential call: TIME FOR TENNIS FRIDAY FUN DAY 20th March 3.45-5.00pm www.timefortennis.com.au North Beach Tennis Club North Beach 6020 [email protected] $5.00 per child Kay-Leigh 0451 169 837 or Rob 0424 618 590 Please help spread the word for a great community event happening this Sunday March 22nd at City Beach. The Sunshine Beach run is a unique fun run on the sand of City Beach – 1, 3 or 5km. Raising much needed funds for sids and kids. Easy to register on www.sunshinebeachrun.com.au It would be a great event for kids and families to get involved with. Piano Teaching Ellen O’Brien 0451 110 869 For tuition for beginners and intermediate players of all ages. SCHOOL HOLIDAY SOCCER CLINICS 7-10 April Charles Riley Reserve , North Beach Cost $55 per player for 4 days For more information contact ITF: (Daniel) www.technicalfootball.com.au 0413 303 652 [email protected] 75 North Beach Road, NORTH BEACH WA 6020 Ph: 9447 1249 Fax: 9447 0072 [email protected] www.northbeachps.wa.edu.au/
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