RIVERTON PRIMARY CAMPUS th 28 April 2015 http://rivertonprimary.wa.edu.au/ PHONE 9457 2644 A Message from the Principals The new term has begun quite smoothly, with the students beginning their term with daily visits to the Riverton Leisureplex for the in term swimming program. This is an extremely important part of the students’ learning program, given the important skills that the students will develop. Given our climate, lifestyle and the vast majority of the populations’ close proximity to the coast in our nation, it is vital that all our children learn to swim confidently and safely. Please remember to label all clothing with your child’s name. Please note that the nationwide National Assessment Program in Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) will be undertaken by the students in Years 3, 5 and 7 during week 4. The testing will cover reading, writing, spelling, punctuation & grammar and numeracy and will continue throughout the week. Results of the testing will be provided later in the year, both on an individual and whole school level. The Canning District RSL invited our head boy and head girl student leaders to attend the Manning Road Memorial service to commemorate ANZAC Day. Emily Annison and Julian Lee attended the service and placed a wreath during the memorial service from Riverton Primary Campus. Sharon Albers-Smith – Relieving Principal Vicki Sturgeon – Principal Education Support Centre IMPORTANT SCHOOL DATES Friday 1st May Swimming concludes Uniform shop open 8.30 – 9.15am Japanese special lunch order due Monday 4th May Uniform shop open 2.30 – 3.15pm Tuesday 5th May P&C Meeting 7.00pm staff room Bulb orders due Japanese News “Kodomo no hi” means Children‟s Day and is celebrated in Japan on May 5. Families fly fish kites and put samurai dolls on display to wish that their children grow up healthy, strong and brave. Students in Year 3 and 4 will be discussing this festival in class next week. The whole school is invited to purchase a special canteen lunch order for Thursday May 7 and enter a Children‟s Day Colouring-in Contest. Entries need to be submitted to Sensei by Wednesday May 6 for judging. Prizes are vouchers to spend at the canteen. Ganbatte! (Try your best!). Canteen menu st need to be returned to the canteen by this Friday 1 May. Sensei Office Hours The Admin office will be open on Tuesday mornings from 8.30am and not 8.00am. Thank you. Parent Group News Sports News Active Little Aussies Term 2 “Our goal is to try and educate and motivate as many kids as we can on the importance of being active and getting them in healthy habits early through a fun and interactive way”. Who: Each program is delivered by an accredited coach with a working with children check. When: Every Monday of term 2 from the end of school – 4:00pm. Starts Week 3 and runs for 8 weeks. Where: The school oval. The coach will pick the children up from their classrooms and take them out to the field. Sport: Fundamental Sports Skills (throwing, catching, kicking, hitting and locomotion). The sessions will include a variety of sports and games that help to develop these skills. Age groups: Kindy – Year 3. Price: $80 ($10 per session).This must be paid before the first session. For more information and to enrol, see our website: www.activelittleaussies.com.au Rhys Brooks – Physical Education Specialist Fundraiser The school gardener is conducting a fundraiser for CanTeen, a registered charitable organisation supporting teenagers diagnosed with cancer. Brochures have been sent home. Please return your th order forms to the office by Tuesday 5 May. Cheques can be made payable to “Tulips With A Difference”. 30% of all sales come back to CanTeen. Enquires to Dawn Wallis (Gardener) 0416101087. Meeting th There is a P&C meeting on Tuesday 5 May. We have a representative from the Safety House Association coming to address the meeting, and we will be discussing the National Quality Standards which govern the requirements for the physical environment of our children – and what we can do with the play spaces to fulfil these requirements. Your presence and input will be welcomed. The meeting is held in the staff room at 7pm. You need to contribute 50 cents in order to be a fully paid up member (once off – valid for the year), and this is required in order to vote on any items. We look forward to seeing you there Painting A “busy bee” was held on the pupil free day (Monday th 20 ) in which all the square ball courts and some of the hop-scotch painting was completed. A big thank you to Claire Money, Andrea Manning, Gillian Nathan, Sarah Peckham and Denise Powell for giving up their whole day to paint and special thanks to Fred & Linda Horrocks (grandparents visiting from South Africa) who spent the day painting as well. The remainder of the th painting was completed on Friday 24 April – with thanks to Claire Money, Sarah Peckham, Gillian Nathan and Tamar Green for their efforts. Thank you to Anousha for arriving at school for pick up and immediately assisting – much appreciated. The team persevered through sore backs and knees and hot sun – and I am sure that you can all commend a sterling outcome. All of the children are so excited to see the painting completed and how lovely and bright the new play areas are. Here is to many hours of fun filled play! Community News Do you know what the concept of a “BUSY BEE” is? A “busy bee” is a general concept used to explain the coming together of a group of people to achieve a specific goal or completion of a project, that will benefit the members of the community for whom the work or project is completed. The general understanding is that “many hands make light work” – so the more people that pitch in and help will ease the work load of all involved. Everyone only needs to do a little bit instead of one or two people doing everything. In this manner – bigger projects can be undertaken and impressive goals achieved. Riverton Primary School has over 600 pupils with more than 450 families. All of our children can and will benefit from any project that the school or P&C undertakes to improve the facilities at the school. Budgets are limited and resources are stretched, and times are tough. We need to work together as a community to provide improvements for the benefit of all of our children and the extended community. Let‟s join hands and help and work together to build a better future. Please volunteer and get involved in any future projects that the P&C (on behalf of the school campus) requests “busy bee” or volunteer assistance for. Relationships Australia All About Anger- working with Parents and th Teenagers. Thursday 14 May 6.30-9. This interactive workshop has been designed to support families where anger is an issue. Anger is explained in a way that challenges our labelling of “an ANGRY person” and instead helps us to understand that many of us have simply learnt to react to the emotion of anger in unhelpful ways. For further information please phone Relationships Australia on 9489 6322. Anger Management for Teen Boys - 16 to 18 years th of age. Saturday 16 May 9.30-4.30. Many men completing our Anger Management course tell us how much healthier and happier their lives would have been had they completed the course as teenagers. Now is an opportunity to learn skills for dealing with anger in an open, interactive one day workshop that will support you throughout the years that lie ahead. It will help you manage stress and help you in building positive relationships in all areas of your life. For further information please phone Relationships Australia on 9489 6322. FUNDRAISING Entertainment Books CANNING DISTSRICTS HOCKEY CLUB Support Riverton Primary and pre order your Entertainment Books now at http://www.entbook.com.au/833t84 Books are $65.00 each and 20% of each book sold goes back to the P&C. Any queries phone Natalie McAuliffe 0451940701. HOOK IN2 HOCKEY FOR 2015 Hot Cross Bun Drive If you forgot to collect your Hot Cross Buns from last term please come and collect these asap from the canteen. They were placed in the freezer that day. If they are not collected by next week they will be moved on as the canteen require the space. UNIFORMS Opening Hours Friday 1st May Monday 4th May 08:30 – 9:15am 2:30pm – 3:15pm WINTER JACKETS ARE NOW IN STOCK Denise Powell – Uniform Coordinator Canning Districts Hockey Club „Canning Cougars‟ Hook in2 Hockey Program for pre-primary to year 4‟s th commences on Tuesday 5 May at Ferndale Reserve from 4.15-5.15pm. There will be a Fun/Come and Try Day on our mini turf th on Tuesday 28 April from 4.15-5.15pm. Anyone interested in playing Hook in2 Hockey this season should contact Sue Lang, on 0403 793 350 or email [email protected]
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