RIVERTON PRIMARY CAMPUS th 17 March 2015 http://rivertonprimary.wa.edu.au/ PHONE 9457 2644 A Message from the Principals As mentioned in last week’s newsletter, our student leaders attended the annual “GRIP” leadership conference and had an enjoyable and informative time, meeting with other school leaders and learning about leadership styles and challenges. Thank you to Mrs Stanbridge and Mrs Albers-Smith who organised the event and attended with the students. Congratulations to those students who received awards at the Senior Assembly last week. I would also like to acknowledge the work done by the two student leaders who conducted the event with confidence and enthusiasm. It is pleasing to see our leaders “step up” and take on their roles willingly. I was able to attend a talk by the Premier, Mr Barnett and the local Member for Riverton, Dr Mike Nahan at Willetton SHS on Friday afternoon. He spoke to student leaders from all the local schools as well as their parents. Our Head Boy and Girl, Julian Lee and Emily Annison attended the event which was interesting and again focussed on leadership, teamwork and facing challenges. So that our wonderful front office staff can have their entitled break time, we will be using an answering machine at recess and lunchtime. Sometimes there are not enough front of office staff to answer the phones so the answering machine will alleviate that issue as well. The phones will be checked immediately upon return to the office. Please just remember to leave your name and number and the matter you are ringing about. We would also like to remind parents that the front office does not open on a Tuesday morning until 8.30am. The admin team meet with the front of house staff and discuss issues pertaining to the students and school for the week. Thank you for your understanding in regard to this matter. All school excursion notes will be uploaded to the School website, under the tab - Excursions. The school website address is rivertonprimary.wa.edu.au/ please check it regularly to keep up with what is happening at our Campus. The Year 6 students headed off to camp at Point Peron yesterday for a week of exciting challenges and the opportunity to develop crucial physical and social skills. Hopefully the ever changing weather will be kind throughout the week as they take on a wide range of activities, presented by specialist teachers from the camp school. Thank you to Mrs Wallace for all her organisational work and to Mr Cunnold, Mrs Polkinghorne and Ms Sturgeon for their work at the camp. Paul Grundy – Principal Vicki Sturgeon – Principal Education Support Centre From the Registrar Contributions & Charges Thank you to the families that have paid their Voluntary Contributions. These funds are used to enhance the educational programs at Riverton Primary School. A reminder to the families that have not yet paid the Voluntary Contributions of $60 per student and P&C Contribution of $25 per family that these are now due. Students in Years 1 - 6 that have not paid for Mathletics - $10 per student, are requested to do so to ensure they have continued access to the program. Students in Years 5 & 6 that have not paid for Language Perfect - $30 per student, are requested to do so to obtain access to the program. Students in Pre Primary to Year 5 are currently participating in the Edu Dance program and payment of $25 is now due. Payments may be made through the office by cheque, cash or EFTPOS or directly into the Riverton Primary School bank account: BSB: 066040 Account: 19902079. Please include your child’s name as the reference. Thank you. Dale Hudson – Registrar Edu-dance Concert Tuesday 31st March – 2.15pm IMPORTANT SCHOOL DATES Wednesday 18th March Swimming forms due Harmony Day special lunch orders due Friday 20th March Hot Cross Bun orders due Camp Concludes School Assembly P/P – Yr 3 Uniform Shop open Monday 23rd March Uniform shop open P/P 1, P/P 3, Rm 1, Rm 4, Rm 5, Rm 8, Rm 11 & Rm 12. Wednesday 1st April – 2.15pm P/P 2, Rm 2, Rm 9, Rm 10, Rm 13, Rm 15, Rm 18 & Rm 20 Office Hours The Admin office will be open on Tuesday mornings from 8.30am and not 8.00am. Thank you Student Publication Permission A letter has been sent home regarding permission for publication of student photos. Please read the letter and return the permission slip to the office. Thank you Tuesday 24th March P&C Meeting Mathletics Wednesday 25th March Harmony Day Picnic Lunch All students in Years 1 to 6 will be placed onto Mathletics once payment has been received. Payment of $10.00 can be made at the school office. Sharon Albers-Smith – Deputy Principal Honour Awards Congratulations to the following students who received honour awards at the assembly last Friday. Elise Powell Catherine Bolland Lucy Ming Thanishka Nanthavarman Jonathan He Vinumi Karunaratna Inesh Sarukkalige Hannah Jacobs Rio Widjaja Hosea Chin Kane Kutniewski Tia Fleming Ruby Bolton Alishba Chaudhry Cherrie Choong Ryan Tan Priska Pellaupessy Keely Case Luke Daniels Lortoria Fono Sivsanker Ezhuthachan Room 4 Room 4 Room 5 Room 5 Room 11 Room 11 Room 13 Room 13 Room 13 Room 13 Room 17 Room 18 Room 18 Room 20 Room 20 Room 21 Room 21 Room 21 Room 22 Room 22 Room 22 Japanese Keira Pope Sama Ilham Brooke Meynert Parking Parents are reminded that there are a number of parking bays on Noongar Way marked as “No Parking”. These bays are for the set down and pick up of students. You may stop in these bays for a maximum of two minutes and you must stay within three metres of your car at all times. Officers from the City of Canning patrol school parking periodically and may issue offenders with an $80.00 penalty. Swimming Lessons Interm swimming lessons will be held during the first two weeks of Term 2 for students from P/P – Year 6. Forms have been sent home. The cost per student is $24. Please complete permission slips and swimming forms then return with money to the front office. th Forms need to be returned by Wednesday 18 March. Maria Stanbridge – Coordinator Library News Our library is busy with all students eagerly borrowing and lots of new books are becoming available. PLEASE encourage your children to take care of our books. Unfortunately, we are experiencing books being returned in a damaged condition which spoils it for everyone. No food or liquids should come into contact and kitchen benches are proving to be a hazard. Clean hands, clean library bags all help to keep our stock as attractive as possible. Books that are returned dirty or in a damaged condition will need to be paid for. We also have some titles that include a CD or DVD. Some of these are now missing. Please if you find one sitting in a player, we would appreciate it be returned for other students to use. Thank you for your support in these matters. Karen Murphy – Library Officer Sports News SunSmart Schools Tennis Classic Last Monday and Tuesday, the Riverton Primary tennis players competed in the Sunsmart Schools Tennis Classic. This was the first time the school had entered the competition. The students had a great day, competing against other tennis schools. I am extremely proud of all the students for their efforts and their behaviour on the day. I would also like to say a special thank you to the many parents who attended over the two day event and helped with the scoring/umpiring. It was greatly appreciated. Global Tennis Holiday Clinic Come down to Corinthian Park Tennis Club from th th Tuesday April 7 to Friday April 10 . 3 hours of tennis each day (Tuesday to Friday). Coaching, games, match play and a lot of fun! Each player receives a free t-shirt! Full Morning $120.00 for 4 days or $35 per day, 9:00am-12:00pm. Please email / call Nathan to book a place! call 0439 497 032 or [email protected] Hot Shots T-shirt Update I recently contacted Tennis Australia regarding the delivery of the t-shirts. Some online orders have just arrived and will be delivered to your child’s classroom very soon. If you filled in the form and handed it back to the school (this means I have registered for the tshirt on your behalf), then you will need to wait another week or two for these to arrive. I have also provided a list to Tennis Australia of the Pre-Primary students who have registered and hopefully they will be sending us some racquets for these students as well. Rhys Brooks – Physical Education Specialist Grip Leadership Conference th Last week on the 10 March the student leaders from Riverton Primary attended the GRIP Leadership Conference. It was held at the Perth Convention Centre. The conference was great fun. We played lots of interesting games. We learnt how to be better student leaders and how to co-operate and create a plan for our school. We were also given a booklet with information to complete and use later at Riverton. In between the three sessions we played a loud noise game where we could make as much noise as possible. Karl and Mason were the organisers of the loud noise sessions and they were really funny. The final game was a big dance party. It was awesome. It was a great day where we enjoyed ourselves but also got some very good ideas to use back at school so we can gain full potential as student leaders. Julian Lee & Emily Annison – Year 6 Head Boy & Head Girl EAL News English as an Additional Language Harmony Day Harmony Day will be celebrated at Riverton Primary Campus on Wednesday 25 March 2015. Family Picnic: The annual family picnic will take place on this day from 12:20 - 12:55pm on the grass area near the stage/staff car park. Bring your picnic rugs and food to share. The canteen will also be offering a special lunch on this day if you would like to order food instead of bringing it along. There will also be ice-creams available for purchase. Colouring-in Competition: There will be a colouring-in competition running from now until Harmony Day. Children are encouraged to participate and there will be a prize given to one student from each year group. Multicultural Dress: Students, staff and parents are encouraged to come dressed in multicultural attire on this day. Either come in your own traditional costume, clothes representing a country your child is interested in, or come wearing the colour orange as this is the colour of "Harmony". It is not a free dress day so if your child does not want to come dressed up, they are to wear the school uniform. Harmony Day is always a fun day for everyone at Riverton Primary Campus. Our school is so diverse in many ways so celebrating that "everyone belongs" is important for our school community. I look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday 25th of March! Janelle Jeffery – EAL Specialist
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