Mullaloo Heights Primary School An Independent Public School

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1 Mullaloo Heights Primary School An Independent Public School Newsletter No.6 School Vision: At Mullaloo Heights Primary School, we take pride in creating a dynamic and safe learning community, inspired by family, partnerships and educational innovation striving for academic and civic excellence for all our students. 23 April, 2015 ANZAC Day Commemoration Service: THANK YOU to all of our students and parents who participated in our ANZAC service, commemorating the 100 th year of the landing at Gallipoli. It is important that we remember our men and women who have fought for our country to keep Australia a free and wonderful country. Thank you to the students who wore their service uniforms. We had a special guest speaker, Mr Wattie, a retired Warrant Officer from the Royal Australian Air Service, speak to us. Thank you to Ms Beeftink and Ms Franchetto for your organisation of the service, and to Mrs Ameduri for working with our choir. CHAPLAIN: It is with Newsletter great pleasure No.21 that I announce that our chaplain, Bev Fruin, has returned to our school for the remainder of the year and for all of The Minister for Education, Peter Collier, announced that the state government will fund chaplains to schools who had previously applied the National School Chaplaincy programme and were unsuccessful; we were one of those schools. Mrs Fruin will continue her previous chaplaincy role and has ideas on how to further develop her role. No commitment has been made to provide State funding for In School Chaplains for PARLIAMENT HOUSE: Our year 6 student councillors, along with Ms Franchetto, student councillor coordinator, and Mrs Rasmussen, School Board Chair, visited Parliament House, today. Our local MLA, Mr Albert Jacob, Member for Ocean Reef, took everyone on a tour of Parliament House and they all enjoyed lunch in the Members Dining Room. THANK YOU, Mr Albert, for this generous opportunity which was enjoyed by our councillors. Next week, our new substantive principal commences at Mullaloo Heights Primary School: Ms Caroline Booth. I would like to thank everyone for your support throughout the term as I undertook the role of principal. I am looking forward to resuming my role as deputy principal and teaching our year 4 class on Mondays and Tuesdays. Janine Moses Principal DATES TO REMEMBER Monday, 27 April ANZAC Day Public Holiday Wednesday, 6 May P&C Meeting 7.30pm Thursday, 7 May Year 3 Assembly Tuesday, 12 Thursday 14 May NAPLAN Years 3 & 5 Wednesday, 20 Friday 22 May Year 6 Camp to Fairbridge Wednesday, 27 Friday 29 May Book Fair - Library Thursday, 28 May Year 2 Assembly Monday, 1 June WA Day Public Holiday Friday, 5 June Faction Cross Country Thursday, 18 June Talent Assembly Monday, 22 June Constable Care Friday, 26 June Lightning Carnival Kingsway P&C: Our next meeting is Wednesday, 6 May at 7.30pm in our staff room. School Board: Our next meeting is Wednesday, 13 May at 5.00pm in our staff room. Friday, 3 July Last day term 2 Principal: Janine Moses Phone: Fax: mullalooheights.ps@education.wa.edu.au Web: Registrar: Wendy Fawcett/Sharmian Moult DET:

2 Mullaloo heights Primary School Ceremony Guest speaker, Mr Peter Wattie Ocean Reef RSL member.

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4 Parent Help Needed!! We are after the assistance of any parents who are able to help Mrs Thorby with coaching/ assisting in the preparation for the upcoming lightning carnival being held on Friday, 26 June. Parent coaches/ assistants are needed for netball, soccer and AFL. Help is required every Friday afternoon in term 2, from 2:05pm-2:50pm. If you have free time, and are willing to help out with the training and coaching, please contact Mrs Thorby ASAP. Thank you P&C Mothers Day Stall: K + PP: Wednesday, 6 May Y1 6: Thursday, 7 May Year 7, 2016 Application/Test Dates 4 May 2015 Specialist Music, Specialist Marine Studies, SEAC, Soccer & Autism Extension Program applications to be returned. 20 May 2015 Marine and SEAC testing. 29 May 2015 In area enrolment packs to be returned. 29 May 2015 Out of area enrolment applications to be returned. End of May/June 2015 First Friday of Term 3 (24 July 2015) Music auditions. Letters to Parents successful or unsuccessful. By this date we will have informed every applicant about the success of their application. Students who are applying for SEAC or Marine Studies at Ocean Reef SHS will complete their test at our school on TUESDAY, 19 May 2015, due to a clash of dates with our school camp. Please continue to liaise with ORSHS re applications and information. To view the Specialist Programs and Enrolment Information for 2016, please follow the link below:

5 OCEAN REEF EDUCATION NETWORK [OREN] Mullaloo Heights Primary School is a member of the Ocean Reef Education Network [Est. 2011] who, with our Network of schools, is working toward agreed Network outcomes focusing on the depth and breadth of strategic and operational initiatives and programs for the benefit of our students and enhancing our Network community.