19 June 2019

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Dear Parents/Caregivers

I would like to wish Mrs Davies all the best as she commences maternity leave at the start of Term 3. Exciting times ahead for the Davies family and you’ll be missed by the Somerly community during your time on leave.

I am really pleased to inform you that Mrs Gane will commence teaching in Room 23 on Thursday and Friday, with Mrs Louise-De Carvalho changing days to teach on Monday to Wednesday. A thorough handover is currently underway to ensure a smooth transition occurs.

Semester 1 Student Achievement Reports

Student Achievement reports will be sent out via email on Friday 28th June 2019. If you have recently updated your email address but have not yet advised the school, please do so as soon as possible so that we can update the records to ensure that your child’s report is sent to the correct email address. Please call the office on 6206 4200 to arrange any update.

Parent, student and teacher ‘three-way conferences’

As previously communicated, on Monday 1st July 2019, the school day will conclude at 11:45am to enable three-way conferences to occur - parent/student/teacher meetings. Parents are requested to collect their children at 11:45am. The timing of the meetings will enable you to discuss your child’s progress and Semester One Student Report with their classroom teacher. You can also book meetings with Music, Physical Education, Art and Italian Specialist Teachers.

Three-way conferences will be held between 12:00pm and 5:00pm. Please open the link below on your web browser to book in a meeting time. Please note the link will open at 5.30pm on Monday 17th June 2019 and will close at 5.30pm on Friday 28th June 2019.

As this is a meeting to discuss your child’s progress with their teacher, it is important that siblings are not in attendance to minimise disruptions.

Online Canteen

Please note that lunch orders through the Clarkson Community High School Online Canteen will now operate on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Somerly families will no longer be able order online lunches on Wednesday.

However, our P&C Committee will continue to run their Wednesday lunch, consisting of a sausage sizzle and a drink for $5. Orders should be placed in an envelope with name, room number and any sauce preference and given to the Classroom teacher on Wednesday mornings.

Book Week and Science Week

This year, Book Week and Science Week overlap in August. Due to Swimming Lessons, we will be celebrating both Book Week and Science Week during the week beginning 12th August 2019. We will blend the two themes together – ‘Reading is my Secret Power’ and ‘Destination Moon’. The following key dates have been scheduled;

• Book Fair – Held in the Library from Tuesday 13th August to Friday 16th August
• Grandparents’ Morning Tea – Grandparents are invited to join their grandchildren for morning tea on Thursday 15th August at 10:00am
• Free Dress Day –Friday 16th August, linked to the themes of ‘Reading is my Secret Power’ and ‘Destination Moon’. We will host a parade from 2pm
• Star Gazing Evening – Friday 16th August, 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Please note, Kindy 5a and 6a will host a mini-parade for students.

Andrew Britton
Principal

Merit Certificates

Room 1: Danny and Michael; Room 2: Cora; Room 3: Darseet and Joseph; Room 4: Chase; Room 7: Kai, Brendan and Kaylee; Room 8: Michael and Charlie; Room 9: Esther, Milly and Liam; Room 10: Brayden, Franz and Taryq; Room 11: Lawzayn and Gwen; Room 14: Grace and Natalya; Room 15: Jai and DJ; Room 16: Oaklan and Tony; Room 17: Baxter and Josie; Room 18: Lily and Daniel; Art: Klarissa and Malakai, Music: Esther and Kale; LOTE: Anabelle, Emily and Class 7.

Stars

Behaviour Focus

Our behaviour focus for Week 8 is:-

TOILET RESPONSIBILITY;

• We wait patiently
• We go into the toilets to use the toilet
• We report problems or any mess to the teacher

SAFETY

• We wash our hands
• We keep water in the trough
• We leave our food outside the toilet block

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 6206 4200, sending an SMS to 0437 480 486 or emailing somerly.ps@education.wa.edu.au.

Flu (Influenza) Factsheet

As the flu season is upon us, please see below the Department of Health Flu (Influenza) Factsheet for your information.

Chickenpox (varicella)

We have had a case of Chickenpox reported to the school and would like to take this opportunity to inform parents what to look out for. Please click on the link below to access the Factsheet.

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.

It’s Time to Enrol

We are now taking applications for enrolment. You need to enrol for:

• Kindergarten - four years old by 30 June 2020
• Pre-primary (first year of compulsory school) – 5 years old by 30 June 2020
• changing schools.

Visit the school office now to enrol your children for 2020.

Year 6 Students - Enrol in Secondary School

Now is the time for Year 6 students to enrol for Year 7 at their local secondary school. Visit Clarkson Community High School’s website for more information.

All children from Pre-primary to Year 12 are guaranteed a place at their local public school.

Attendance

What should I do if my child is sick?

A student’s absence must be explained by the parent or caregiver only. This can be done by:-

1. SMS – Send an SMS to advise of your child’s absence and the reason to 0437 480 486 before 9am.
2. Make a phone call to the front office advising staff of the reason for your child’s absence.
3. Telephone: 6206 4200.
4. Send a note upon your child’s return.
5. Verbally discuss the reasons with the teacher.
6. Send an email to somerly.ps@education.wa.edu.au.

If you are having problems getting your child to school for any reason please contact the classroom teacher and school administration as we are happy to help.

A REMINDER - CLASSROOMS OPEN AT 8:30am

The learning session begins at 8:40am. By arriving at 8:30am students are welcome into the classroom to prepare for the day. During this time, students can organise their materials and speak with the teacher about the expectations of the day. We encourage your child/ren to arrive at school by 8:30am to give them time to get organised.

Swimming Lessons

Please be aware that this year’s In-Term Swimming Lessons for Pre-Primary to Year 6 students are in Week 5 and 6 of Term 3 at the HBF Arena.

The dates for this are Monday 19/08/19 to Friday 30/08/19 2019. Please note, the swimming sessions will be scheduled between 10:20am and 2pm.

The cost for the lessons will be approximately $50 per child. Swimming notes will be sent home at the end of the term.

If you would like to discuss a payment plan and/or start making payment instalments, please contact Mrs Susan Rose on 6206 4200.

Woolworths Earn and Learn Ends on 25th June 2019

If you have any stickers at home, don’t forget to bring them into school and post them in the box located in our school library.

Stargazing Evening

CHAPLAIN’S CORNER

Good day Parents!

Firstly, thank you so very much to all of our wonderful P&C members and other parent volunteers that continually give up their own time serving up warm toasties and milo to our students every Wednesday and Friday morning at Breakfast Club.  – THANK YOU! You contribute your time, energy, and smiles to make a difference in the lives of our students. You are a key part of what makes Somerly Primary School a great place to be! Thank you again – we appreciate you!

I would also like to invite all parents to “Coffee with the Chaplain” on Friday 26 July 2019, straight after the Assembly in the Chaplain’s Room (the demountable behind the Senior block). It will be great to spend some time to get to know each one of you.

Have a great week!!
Marilize Basson - Chaplain

Learning Focus

Design

The children from Year 3 have been using the design process to create a raft that could float when being pushed and pulled by the ocean currents. They used straws and sticky tape and modified their designs to hold weight.

LOTE Assembly 2019

The Year 5/6’s worked diligently over the last month on their Italian assembly plays. It has been very pleasing to see the effort shown with pronunciation, intonation and expression of sentences from all students. The groups worked cooperatively and enthusiastically to ensure they could perform well in Italian. Magnifico team work!

Tayla, Jessica and Franz informed the school on some of the cultural history of Italian food and its influences. Bravi ragazzi!

A definite highlight of the assembly was having the whole school participate in the two Italian community songs. Grazie Miss Olsen.

Maths in Pre-Primary

In Pre-Primary this term we have enjoyed learning a new concept – addition - to find the total of two numbers or amounts.

We have participated in fun Origo Maths activities to practice combining two amounts and add two amounts together. We have become familiar with the mathematical language of addition and use it in our numeracy activities daily. We have looked at addition stories and combined two amounts to find the total, used dice to play a board game and explicitly placed each total on an addition board before combining them together to find the added total using Unifix cubes and other manipulatives. We are beginning to write our own addition stories and write an addition story to match an illustration or collections of objects.

It is a fun and exciting time in Pre-Primary diving into addition with our Origo Numeracy program.

Community Garden

This year the year 2's adopted some of the responsibilities of managing the school’s garden. During the semester, students had the opportunity to plant seedlings, water the plants, pull some weeds and harvest the crops. It has been a pleasure, and very exciting, to see our seasonal tomatoes, zucchini, capsicum, spring onions & herbs seedlings growing bigger and bigger every week. The students found tasting the basil and coriander herbs interesting during one of our Mind Up lessons, when we practiced our mindful smelling, feeling and tasting. It took lots of patience watching our produce growing slowly, but eventually we were able to harvest some of our produce to make pizzas and have some delicious tastings.

Belridge Secondary Education Support Centre Parent Information Morning Tea

P & C