31 May 2017

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Principal’s Report

Dear Parents

End of Semester Reports

All teachers at Somerly Primary School are currently preparing students’ reports, the teachers are reporting against the Western Australian Curriculum Standards.

This semester we will be utilising the Kindergarten reporting template for all Kindergarten students. The report will include information on:

• Student learning in the 5 areas of development
• Suggestions of how families can support their child at home
• Attendance
• Teacher comments

All reports for students from Kindergarten to Year 6 will be delivered electronically to parents. Parents will be emailed a link to their child’s report. This delivery method will ensure the timely delivery of all school reports. Reports will be available to parents on June 29th. Should you wish to amend your email address please contact the school on 9407 7142.

WA Week Assembly

We will be holding a special WA Week assembly on Tuesday 6th June at 9:00am. All parents are invited to attend. A sausage sizzle will also be held by the P&C. Students can order a sausage sizzle and drink for $4.00. Orders can be placed in the P&C box located at the front office.

NAIDOC

A reminder that NAIDOC celebrations will be held in the final week of term. The Wesley Moorditz Mob will be performing for students on Friday 23rd and Monday 26th June. The cost of the incursion for all students is $2.00 and monies can be placed in an envelope in the box located outside the library.

Sports Shirts

A reminder that Lowes is currently selling our school faction sports shirts at a reduced cost of $17.99. If you are unsure of your child’s faction colour please contact the office on 9407 7142.

Thank You Bakers Delight

I would like to say a big thank you to Bakers Delight in Ocean Keys for their extremely kind and generous donations of bread. Your donations are greatly appreciated by all here at the school.

New Students

I would like to extend a warm welcome to Imogen who recently commenced at Somerly Primary School.

Tracey Renton
Principal

Behaviour Focus

Our behaviour focus for Week 6 is:-

RESPECT

OVAL

• Share your equipment;
• Allow others to play their game;
• We include others in our games.
• Ask others if you can join in their game;
• Play fair and follow the game rules;
• We solve problems calmly.

Merit Certificates

Room 1: Matis and Kingsen; Room 2: Jomanah and Aizah; Room 3: Geoffrey and Shad; Room 4: Summer, Elvis and Noah; Room 7: Daeniel and Ella-Rose; Room 8: Riley, Carly and Alischa; Room 9: Cooper, Zeke and Tamika; Room 10: Ozear and Alex; Room 11: Mikayla and Tori; Room 12: Samara and Bruce; Room 13: Cody and Ayla; Room 15: Aisha and Pieter; Room 16: Keagan and Braydan; Room 17: Phoebe, Chase and Lee; Room 18: Daniel and Jeremy; Room 20: Sajus, Lily and Ella; Room 23: Liidya and Nadia; LOTE: Alisha – Rm.12 and Rile – Rm.8; Art: Shayla – Rm.17; Lee – Rm.17; Keagan – Rm.16 and Josh – Rm.16.

SOMERLY STARS!

L.O.T.E. Assembly 2017

On the 19th May the students from Rooms 9, 10, 11 and 12 participated in the L.O.T.E Italian assembly.

The Year 3’s sung the three songs beautifully, even though some were feeling overwhelmed standing in front of the whole school.

The Year 6’s proudly showed their outstanding Carnevale masks that were made during Term 1 using a variety of L.O.T.E. art materials.

Thank you to the class teachers and Miss Olsen for assisting with the assembly.

Mrs McCulloch – LOTE Teacher

Uniforms

With the mornings now being very chilly, we are encouraging all students to wear their school jacket or jumper to school. A plain black jacket is also acceptable. Please make sure your child’s name is written in them to avoid being put into lost property.

Lost Property

We have a large amount of lost property located in the green buckets outside the medical room. If you have misplaced an item at school, please check the buckets.

Kindy Enrolment for 2018

We are now taking Kindergarten applications for 2018, if you have a child that was born between 1 July 2013 and 30 June 2014 please come into the front office for an application form.

As Kindy is non-compulsory, enrolments will be on a first in basis.

When applying we need a copy of your child’s birth certificate or passport, visa if applicable, current Medicare immunisation details and proof of address.

Students Late to School

If your child arrives late to school they are missing critical morning routines and learning activities. The school day begins at 8:40am and students will be considered late if they do not arrive by this time. If your child arrives after 9:00am you are required to enter through the front office and provide us with a reason for the lateness. A late slip will be printed for you to give to the class teacher.

Not Feeling Well?

If your child is not feeling well before school, please keep them home and notify the office by phoning 9407 7142 or sending an SMS to 0437 480 486.

Late Collection of Students

Somerly Primary School has a student finish time of 2.45pm each day. If your child has not been picked up before 3pm, you will be required to come to the front office to sign them out.

Dogs on School Grounds

Dogs are wonderful pets; however, like children they require care, education and restraint. Some of our students have an aversion to dogs while others have an allergy associated with dogs. Please support these students and refrain from bringing your dog onto school grounds.

Learning Focus

Kindy

The Magical Pathway

We have a vision to create an inviting nature play area for our Kindergarten and Pre Primary students. This area will be located behind the demountable building in the ECE area. Our wonderful art teacher, Miss Bartley, has painted an artist’s impression of what this area could look like. We would like to create a pathway from tree stumps with an archway at either end. Along the back of the demountable building we would love to provide the students with a mud kitchen and a teepee. To achieve this we need the help of our generous school community. Donations of the following would be greatly appreciated: mud kitchen, pots/pans/old cooking equipment, x2 archways, plants to grow over the archway, long and sturdy branches or wooden planks for the teepee, plus any other interesting items that could be added to the area. If you are able to donate time and skills to work in our garden it will be greatly appreciated. Bring your donations to Mrs MacNicol in Kindergarten, Room 5.

Some photographic examples are provided below:

P & C

Lunch Changes

Our weekly P & C lunch is changing!

From 7th June 2017 the lunch will be changing from a Thursday to a Wednesday. This will allow both Kindy groups to have the opportunity to order our P & C lunch.

Also, we will be changing the lunch option from pizza and a juice to a Chicken Treat hot chicken roll and a juice. The cost will remain the same - $5.00.

Orders MUST be placed in an envelope and given to your teacher at the start of class. Orders will be collected from the classroom at 9am on the Wednesday morning.

Correct money MUST be included with your order, NO CHANGE GIVEN

Please ensure the following is on your order: NAME AND ROOM No.

Also, from 12th June we will be selling ‘Cheesies’ at recess every Monday. The cost will be $2.00.

We're Fundraising with The Entertainment Book

Order forms can be collected from the school office.

Alternatively, you can order your book or your Digital Membership securely online by visiting the link below.

Books are available immediately and can be collected from the school office.

20% from every membership sold contributes to supporting our fundraising.

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