an Independent Public School Newsletter Principal Associate Principals Janice Cuculoska Rachel Monamy & Tanya Dique Semester 1 Term 1 Volume 7 10 May 2017 Calendar THURSDAY 11 May NAPLAN Kindy A Mother s Day Afternoon Tea P&C Mother s Day Stall 3.00pm 3.30pm FRIDAY 12 May Edu dance Kindy B Mother s Day Afternoon Tea P&C Mother s Day Stall 3.00pm 3.30pm MONDAY 15 May Year 3 Kalamunda Excursion TUESDAY 16 May Student Banking Open 8.30am 9.00am (Parents Room) Uniform Shop Open WEDNESDAY 17 May THURSDAY 18 May Year 4 Herdsman Lake Excursion FRIDAY 19 May Assembly Room 1 MONDAY 22 May TUESDAY 23 May Student Banking Open 8.30am 9.00am (Parents Room) WEDNESDAY 24 May Assembly School Choir What a beautiful song the Choir sang for us on Friday. It was lovely to listen to the words about how special WA is. Congratulations to students and Mrs Bojanich on a very professional performance. ANZAC Ceremony The students showed great respect and understanding of this event, which was wonderful to see. Congratulations to the choir, who performed professionally and sounded magnificent. We also thank Amber-Jade Sanderson, Tim Hammond and the Morley SHS Army Cadets for attending and supporting our school. Please refer to our website for more photos Year 6 Camp Last Monday I visited the Year 6 s at camp. It was lovely to see how happy they were and how excitedly they told me about the awesome activities they had been doing. I was also very happy to hear from the staff that all students were behaving and working well together. Camp is an important time for our Year 6 s to enjoy each other s company, learn new skills and make wonderful memories. I would like to thank Mrs Willox, Mrs Petkoff, Mr McLennan, Mr Alllenby and Ms Bullock for taking our students on camp. This is a huge responsibility, takes a lot of planning and is very tiring. THANK YOU. Please refer to our website for photos Tiqbiz is now FlexiBuzz Tiqbiz was recently purchased by Invision Marketing Services Pty Ltd by InLoop Pty Ltd. All of the features that you have come to know and enjoy with Tiqbiz will continue. As part of the change of ownership Tiqbiz will be rebranded to FlexiBuzz. For technical support, please now email support@flexibuzz.com When the app is ready with the new logo, you will be prompted to update your app to the latest version. To ensure that you are receiving all the features and benefits of FlexiBuzz, we recommend that you update the app whenever prompted. NAPLAN Testing This week, our Year 3 and 5 students are sitting the NAPLAN assessments in English and Maths. Students sat the Language Conventions and Writing assessments yesterday, and the Reading assessment today. They will complete their final assessment Numeracy tomorrow. Results from NAPLAN assessments will be sent home during Term 3. P&C Busy Bee Day Sunday 21 May Please refer to the P&C news for information on our busy bee day. Calling for all volunteers.
2018 Enrolment Applications We are now taking applications for 2018 enrolments. Please note that students already attending Kindergarten at this year are required to apply for Pre-primary 2018. Application forms for these students have now been sent home. Current students from Pre-primary to Year 6 are automatically enrolled in each subsequent year and therefore it is not necessary to complete another application. If you know of any families with children eligible for Kindy next year, (born between 01/07/13 and 30/06/14), who are interested in applying to enrol at Camboon PS for 2018, please let them know to apply now. Applications for Enrolment are due by Friday 21 July, 2017. Please note that an Application for Enrolment can only be made at one public School. Applicants will be advised in writing by late August of their success in obtaining a place in the program for 2018. Successful applicants will then be required to complete enrolment forms. Buddy Bench The school has two new Buddy Benches donated by Noranda Church of Christ; a yellow one for the upper school and a wooden one for junior primary. These benches are designed to support students who are having trouble with their friendships. The Social Justice Committee is receiving training from our Chaplain, Mrs Brianne Burne, as to how to assist the students who access the Buddy Bench. They will also be outlining friendship skills at our assembly each fortnight as additional support. We are very excited about this new initiative and look forward to the positive outcomes that follow. AUSSIE OF THE MONTH The Aussie of the Month Award is a West Australian primary school based award program which has been in operation for over ten years, with the participation of hundreds of schools across the state. Like all of our awards the Aussie of the Month recognises personal endeavour, achievement and contribution to the community. The awards also reflect some of the values we share as Australians, a sense of fair play, generosity of spirit, commitment to community, participation and a real concern for the environment. Congratulations to our April Aussie of the Month winner Will M Room 4 HONOUR CERTIFICATES Congratulations to the following students who received Honour Certificates at the last assembly: PP 1 Emery S. Levi B. PP 2 Alexander V. River W. Room 1 Lilly L. Gurek C. Room 2 Alicia H. Addison V. Room 3 Anthony D O Dhyan V. Room 4 Patrick N. Jacob H. Room 7 Angelika T. Isabella A. Room 9 Elsie J. Jiya P. Room 13 Emily M. Ruby O D. Room 14 Siena V.A. Jack M. Room 15 Clarence M. Natalie K. Room 16 Paul A. Aryan Y. Room 17 Elexis W. Tahlia H. Chaplain s Corner Self Care Why we must zoom in and out To develop a successful self-care plan, we must take a holistic approach. An holistic approach recognises the big picture of a better you while not neglecting the smaller pieces needed to complete the puzzle. If we only focus on the big picture (zooming out), we miss the important details. Yet if we focus too much on the details (zooming in), we can get short-sighted and hungup on a few small things rather than being able to appreciate and enjoy the big picture. For simplicity, the three main areas (pieces) of self-care we will address are: (1) Physical, (2) Mental/Spiritual, and (3) Social. These three main areas intertwine and overlap so if we neglect one area then the other areas will ultimately suffer as well. If wholeness is the goal, we need to take time to examine the pieces and make sure they are undamaged otherwise they won t fit together to complete the puzzle. To start our self-care plan, set aside three sheets of paper. Label the top of one sheet Physical, the second sheet Mental/ Spiritual, and the third sheet Social. Then on each sheet make two columns entitled: (1) Things I am Already Doing and (2) Things I Can Improve On/Start Doing. This fortnight, in the first column on each sheet, write down the things you already do that are examples of self-care in these areas. Over the next few weeks I will talk more about these areas and see where we can focus on improving and making changes to develop a solid self-care plan. Brianne (Mrs Burn) School Chaplain (Tuesday & Thursday)
Chess Club Chess Club runs for Year 3-6 students on Thursday afternoons from 3.10-4.10 in the library with a private tutor. There are currently a small number of places available for this term. The cost is $50 per term ($40 for those starting next week). If you would like your child to participate, please e-mail Tanya Dique for an enrolment form, Tanya.dique@education.wa.edu.au. Spaces are limited so be quick! STEM Week 6 (29 th May 2 nd June) is STEM Week at Camboon Primary. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths and can be integrated into many learning areas. During the week, students will have several opportunities to participate in STEM based activities. These include; World of Maths Incursion (Mon-Wed) for K-6 Lego Design Challenge (to be completed at home and brought to the library by 8.30am on Wednesday 31 st May). Prize for most clever design. Paper Plane Challenge (in the library at lunchtime on Thursday 1 st June no preparation necessary). Prize for furthest distance. STEM rotations (in like year levels on Thursday 1 st June) Science as a Human Endeavour Posters highlight your favourite scientist s achievements (to be completed at home and handed to Mrs Pesce by Thursday 1 st June). Prize for best design. The library will be open at lunchtime on Friday 2 nd June so everybody can come and see the posters and Lego on display. If you have any questions, please see your classroom teacher or Mrs Smith in Room 13. Interschool Sport Last Friday the interschool winter sport competition began involving Year 5 and 6 students in netball, basketball, football and soccer. Games were played at home against Coolbinia PS, with the following results; AFL Camboon 16 lost to Coolbinia 51 Soccer Camboon 10 def Coolbinia 2 Basketball Camboon 28 def Coolbinia 16 Netball A Camboon 18 def Coolbinia 6 Netball B Camboon 1 lost to Coolbinia 11 We next play Noranda PS on Friday 26 May at home. Parents are welcome to attend. Please refer to our website for photos. Morley SHS School Tours Morley Senior High School will be conducting school tours for prospective families during Term 2. Dates: 9.15am Tuesday 16 May & 9.15am Friday 16 June. The tours will take approximately one hour and will begin at the main Administration Office. OPEN INFORMATION EVENING There will also be an Open Information evening at 6.00pm on Wednesday 31 May for those people who can t attend one of the tours. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL Please contact Morley SHS on 9376 5555 to book a place for either the tour and/or the Information Evening.
P&C NEWS Uniforms This is your last chance to purchase old school uniforms. We have a clearance sale before and after the assembly on Friday 19 May and Friday 2 June in the undercover area. All items are $5. Come along and grab a bargain. There is limited stock and no refunds or exchanges. The P&C Uniform Shop will next be open on Tuesday 16 May from 8.30am 9.15am and every 2nd Tuesday after that. Canteen Volunteers needed Canteen volunteers wanted - please let Trudy know if you can offer some assistance. Mother s Day stall We will also be having a Mother s Day jewellery stall after school tomorrow Thursday 11 May and Friday 12 May from 3.00pm 3.30pm in the parent room. Prices range from 50c to $5. All students are invited to come along and purchase a little pressie for Mum.
For all parenting courses please refer to the Relationships Australia website- https://www.relationshipswa.org.au/courses-and-seminars/forparents Forder Street, Noranda WA 6062 Email: Camboon.PS@education.wa.edu.au Website: camboonprimaryschool.wa.edu.au Phone: 9276 58 32 Fax: 9276 5899 School Canteen: 9276 7021 Camboon Dental Therapy Centre: 9276 2488 Care for Kids OSHC: 0456 857 463 Before School, After School and Vacation Care onsite at morley@careforkidswa.net.au 9275 0202