Riverton Review. 12 June From the Principals

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1 12 June 2018 Riverton Primary School Western Australia Riverton Review Principals: Paul Grundy and Vicki Sturgeon 255 Corinthian Road, RIVERTON WA 6148 Phone: Website: riverton.ps.wa.edu.au Riverton Primary School Ed Support Centre: From the Principals In what was a shortened last week, our students spent their time on a number of difference activities, from assemblies through to dancing, Educode sessions and of course the Eagles Cup sporting event to finish the week. Tuesday 12 June Dance Lessons PP-Year 5 League Tag Carnival Wednesday 13 June Choir excursion Educode Years 4-6 Friday 15 June Senior Assembly Educode Years 4-6 Eagles Cup Book Fair Monday 18 June Dance Lessons PP-Year 5 Book Fair Tuesday 19 June Dance Lessons PP-Year 5 Book Fair I would like to further remind parents that even though we are now in winter, the expectation that students will be dressed in school uniform remains for our school. Students should be wearing their school shirts, windcheaters and jackets, rather than other clothing. School pants, shorts and other items on the list are to be worn to school. Moreover, items of school clothing should have the student s name clearly marked to avoid confusion when items are mixed up or lost. Please contact our P&C if you have any queries or concerns regarding the school uniform, and let the office or teacher know if there are any problems involved in getting school uniform items. Our choir is heading off to the University of Western Australia to perform in the Singfest at the Octagon Theatre. I am sure that the students will perform brilliantly and continue to demonstrate their talents for singing together. Thanks in advance to Mr Davey for all his preparatory work and to those parents who are able to come along and support the children. Our first Eagles Cup fixture was held last Friday against Caralee PS and the students all acquitted themselves well across the sports of football, soccer and netball against an enthusiastic opposition. I was lucky enough to be there and was really impressed with the commitment, teamwork and of course the on-field behaviour of our students. Whilst the netballers and soccer team did their best and unfortunately couldn t bring home a victory, the footballers played really well and managed to secure a strong win. Congratulations to all the students involved in the games, and thank you to Mr Brooks, Mr Smeed, Mrs West and Mrs London for their hard work leading up and including the event. We have a break this week before playing Parkwood later this term. Our Junior Assembly was held on Friday and a number of students were given Honour Awards at the gathering. Our student leaders again performed well, conducting and leading the assembly through the various parts. Thank you to those parents who were able to attend and congratulations to the award winners. Our kindergarten students were visited by some special guests on Wednesday and Friday who talked and showed lots of information about hospitals and helped familiarise students about the activities that happen in hospitals. The visitors from the Association for the Welfare of Children in Hospitals (AWCH) come to Riverton every year and were able to again provide some information in a fun and interesting way for the children, with lots of activities to help ease any fears children might have if they needed to go to a hospital. Thank you to Mrs Frossos for organising the visit. Our senior students have been training very hard at recess and lunch recently in preparation for the League Tag carnival at Burrendah today. I am sure that our teams will be great ambassadors for the school and I look forward to hearing about their performance. Go Rivo! Reading for understanding and enjoyment is central to the education of all our children and the capacity to read effectively is crucial in the development of our children and the acquisition of knowledge and skills. Having interesting and engaging books to read at home and at school is really important. Our annual Book Fair commences on Friday and runs on Monday and Tuesday next week. Operating out of our library, a number of books and related products will be on display and available for parents and students to purchase. Please come along before or after school and take a look at the range of books available to buy. Books make great presents and can be really special gifts! I look forward to seeing lots of parents and friends up there taking a look. Thank you to Mrs Murphy for her organisation.

2 Opening Day Friday 15 June 2018 Sale days Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 June 2018 If you would like to help out with our fair (30 minutes before and after school please pop into our library for details. LOST PROPERTY Parents/Caregivers The school garden committee would like to thank all parents/caregivers for their kind donations of terracotta pots and other unwanted garden equipment. Please continue to send in any of these items which you no longer need; medium/large terracotta pots metal wall art garden ornaments potted succulents metal wall animals paint Donations can be left at the front office. We have a large amount of lost property which is housed in the uniform shop. Please check this area for missing hats, jumpers and drink bottles. We have also found reading glasses, sunglasses and keys which are kept in the front office. Please check if your child has misplaced any items. UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS Monday 2.30pm pm Friday 8.30am am If your child is interested in entering a science competition, then the 'Young Inventor of the Year ' competition might be for your child. Competition closes Monday 22nd of October For further information please follow this link:

3 The school is now taking applications for enrolments for Kindergarten students in Children born between 1 July 2014 and 30 June 2015 are eligible for Kindy. Applications close on Friday 20 July Please be mindful that the school office will be closed from Monday 2 July until Friday 13 July due to school holidays. Application for enrolment forms are available from the school office or on our website. You will need to provide the following information when submitting your application; A copy of your child s birth certificate, also passport if not born in Australia Immunisation records from ACIR Three (3) proof of address documents with a supply address eg. lease/purchase agreement, utility accounts Visa documents Dear Parents, Ticket Sales 2018 Your child s school choir will be performing in the Act Belong Commit Children Sing Festival at the Octagon Theatre, University of Western Australia. The festival runs over 4 days from the June with 9 sessions in total. Your child will perform in one of these sessions. This exciting choral festival offers students the opportunity to perform in a magnificent venue and before an audience of 500 students and parents. The details for your child s choral performance is as follows: Wednesday 13 June - Session D am 12.25pm ALL Tickets $10.00 (NB: STUDENTS PERFORMING IN THE FESTIVAL DO NOT REQUIRE A TICKET) Tickets are being sold online through ticketswa. No money is being taken by the school for this concert. There are limited seats available so if you would like to attend, please book early. If the session is not sold out, there will be tickets sold at the door on the day. Follow the link below to book your tickets for the Festival bookings open at 9.00am on Monday 21 May When you get to the webpage please ensure you select the correct date and session time. If you have any problems booking your tickets online please contact ticketswa on Please note, there is no booking fee for tickets booked online however a $5.00 transaction fee is in place for phone bookings. We look forward to seeing you there. Kirstin MacLean On behalf of the Act Belong Commit Children Sing Festival Committee

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5 Cockburn Ice Arena is supporting the Entertainment fundraiser for our school! The Class who raises the most funds for our school with the Entertainment Book Fundraiser wins an Ice Skating Party for the entire class. Valued at over $500 (includes skate hire, food and refreshments) So Please ask your family, friends, neighbours or work colleagues if they would like to help with our fundraiser. Thanks for your support! Willetton Basketball Stadium School Holiday Camp Riverton Primary School is now on Facebook. Not to be confused with other pages that have similar names. This is the only official Facebook page for the school, (The P&C have their own page for anything P&C). We are Riverton Primary School Western Australia Please like us on Facebook so you can get all the reminders, alerts and general information from the school. First Week [ Monday 2nd July Friday 6th July ] For children 9 years & under [ minimal age is 5 years ] 9.00am 3.30pm daily Second Week [ Monday 9th July Friday 13th July ] For children 9 years & over 9.00am 3.30pm daily Please visit and go to The junior Holiday Camp tab School Holiday program July School holidays are fast approaching and along with our Family Camp WADSA are also offering a few day activities to get a feel of some of the activities we offer on camp. These sessions are available for people of all ages and all abilities, with the intention of splitting participants into more suitable age groups where necessary. All participants must attend with supports, siblings are welcome. Activities cost $10 per person. Registrations are a must, along with payment secure your spot in the program, spots are limited so first in best dressed. 2nd July- Archery and Bob Cooper 10.00am pm. 6th July- Art 4 All and Bush Skills 1.00pm- 3.00pm. Family Camp Expression of Interest WADSA are looking to hold a weekend family camp in early September. If you would like to register your interest please contact Kate in the WADSA office by calling or katie@wadsa.org.au. Forms will be available on the Riverton Primary Campus website.

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