25 September 2019

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Dear Parents/Caregivers

As Term 3 concludes at the end of this week, I would like to wish all families a safe, enjoyable and relaxing break. Students recommence on Tuesday 15th October for the start of Term 4.

I would like to take this opportunity to announce that I have been asked to remain as Principal of Somerly Primary School for the remainder of the year. I am very grateful and honoured to be leading our School community over the next 3 months.

I would also like to wish Mrs Hill all the best as she commences maternity leave at the start of Term 4. Exciting times ahead for the Hill family and you’ll be missed by the Somerly community during your time on leave.

I am really pleased to inform that Mrs Mason will commence teaching in Room 16 on Monday and Tuesday. Mrs Mason comes with a wealth of knowledge as she has previously taught at Somerly Primary School over many years. A thorough handover is currently underway to ensure a smooth transition occurs.

Interschool Athletics Carnival

I wish to extend congratulations to all our students who recently competed in the Interschool Athletics Carnival. All students represented the school proudly and demonstrated outstanding sportsmanship at all times.

Fathering Project – Digital Technology

Miss Mundy and Ms Pavlinovich led our Fathering Project Dads and children through a range of coding activities. This included lego robot sumo wrestling, Dash and Dot, spheros, and Beebots.

This was our final Fathering Project event for 2019. Thank you to all the Dads and Father Figures who have attended throughout the year. We’re looking forward to planning further events in 2020.

Planning

We are continuing to plan for 2020 and need accurate numbers so we can make up classes and ensure we have enough staff for the beginning of the year. If you know that you will be leaving Somerly Primary School and haven’t yet advised the school office, please call in and let us know.

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 as soon as possible.

Andrew Britton
A/Principal

Merit Certificates

Room 1: Artia and Nate; Room 2: Bree; Room 3: Ellira and Alliyah; Room 4: Braxton and Kiera; Room 7: Chantel, Harmony, Mikayla, Chris, Srinesh, Ryan and Kevin; Room 8: Riley, Michael and Jacob; Room 9: Makayla, Moses and Drishya; Room 10: Kavan, Taj, Alfie and Frances; Room 11: Sophie; Room 13: Ebony, Jesse, Ethan, Universe, Chloe and Kiah; Room 14: Hayley, Raffaele and Shad; Room 15: Ngaia and Raiden; Room 16: Emmett and Aiden; Room 17: Kruze and Jayce; Room 18: Aizah, Fletcher and Jordyn; Room 23: Abel; Art: Lawzayn and Taj; Music: Grace and Sam.

Stars

Behaviour Focus

Our behaviour focus for Week 10 is:-
RESPECT;

CLASSROOM

• We obtain permission to use other people’s equipment
• We treat other people’s equipment with respect
• We respect other people’s opinions, ideas and that everyone learns differently

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.

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.

Interschool Athletics Carnival

On Friday the 13th of September students from Somerly Primary School participated in the Oceanside Interschool Athletics Competition which was hosted by Mindarie Primary School.

The morning was filled with the individual events of shot put, long jump and the 200m. This was followed by the sprints, team games and relays. We were incredibly pleased with the way our students represented Somerly Primary School and the efforts they put into their events. The overall results were as follows:-

1st – Mindarie Primary School
2nd - Beaumaris Primary School
3rd – Kinross Primary School
4th - Connolly Primary School
5th – Somerly Primary School
6th - Quinns Rocks Primary School
7th - Clarkson Primary School

Arts Assembly

“THIS IS THE GREATEST SHOW”

On Friday the 20th of September, there was singing in the air and the sound of drums at the 2019 ARTS ASSEMBLY.

The assembly was a spectacular display of the hard work, dedication and talent of the music and art students at Somerly Primary School.

The One Big Voice choir performed a medley of the eleven songs they performed at the One Big Voice concert which featured some very special soloists from the school.

The Drumming Group opened the assembly with a play along to ‘The Greatest Show’ from the Greatest Showman” as well as played a mash up of songs which had everyone singing and clapping along.

Miss Bartley organised a wonderful art display of student work in the assembly area as well as in the classroom.

Both Miss Olsen and Miss Bartley as so proud of all the students at Somerly Primary School. All students have worked extremely hard and the assembly was the ‘cherry on top’ to show off what they have done!

Learning Focus

In Year One we have been learning how to write narratives. We looked at the book ‘Crunch the Crocodile’. We completed story maps and retell writing on this book.

After we completed that, we changed the story to create our own. Again, we completed story maps and then wrote our own stories. We have been working hard to sound-out our words and experiment with different punctuation when writing!

We have also been learning about adjectives. We got to eat a strawberry and write adjectives into a Y chart for what it looked like, felt like and tasted like.

In Maths, we have been learning about 3D shapes. We have learnt about the features of cones, cylinders, rectangular prisms, spheres and cubes. We have compared the shapes to work out similarities and differences. We have also been measuring the area of a shape with informal units. We used different types of pattern blocks, larger cubes, counters and dominoes to work out which would work with no overlapping or gaps left.

So far this year we have learnt so much. We are looking forward to what we learn in our final term of Year One!

Year 2

What a busy Term 3 it has been! The students have continued to amaze us with their hardworking attitude and perseverance even when it’s been a busy term. All students demonstrated great sportsmanship on carnival day, and it was fantastic to see them all having fun!

English

This term in English we have focused on narrative, persuasive and report writing. Over the last few weeks we have been listening to stories and videos about animals. Students have learnt the skill of note taking and have then used their notes to write reports on a range of animals. We have then tied this area of writing into technology and students have been creating a PowerPoint about an animal. We can’t wait to see the finished PowerPoint presentations. During reading sessions, the students have learnt to create images, predict, question, skim and scan. During book week students enjoyed listening to stories in space and also enjoyed talking about their favourite book and what made it their favourite. They then created a book report about their favourite book.

Maths

This term in Maths we have looked at arrays, groups of, time in five-minute intervals, addition and subtraction and length and capacity. Students enjoyed estimating, measuring and comparing the capacity and length of different objects and using different materials to measure.

Science

This term in Science we have been looking at mixtures and what happens when we mix certain items together. We also investigated different mixtures we see at home and at school and how just one ingredient can change a mixture. The students have enjoyed getting to create and make different mixtures.

We wish all families a safe and relaxing holiday and are looking forward to an exciting final term in Year 2.

Miss Hamand, Mrs Reyneke, Mrs Louise-DeCarvalho and Mrs Gane

CHAPLAIN’S CORNER

Good day Parents!

Thank you so much for all the wonderful feedback we received with our Parents Survey. We have looked at all the suggestions and are happy to let you know that the first workshop will be on Wednesday, 6 November 2019, starting at 17:30. The workshop will be focusing on Cyber Safety. We will send out a reminder closer to the time again.

I am also very excited to tell you more about a new project at our beautiful school. Starting the first week of Term 4, we will have a Community Pantry at Somerly Primary. The idea behind this pantry is that any family from our school community, that might be in need of any food, can come and help themselves to some basic food and household items. All these are donations received by Ray White Leading Edge Clarkson as well as from some local Churches. The idea is also that if any member of our School community would like to donate any food or household items, they are more than welcome to. More information about opening times will follow soon.

Lastly, I would like to invite all parents to come and join me for a cup of coffee on Friday, 18th of October, straight after the Assembly in Chaplain’s Room.

Have a wonderful School holiday!!

Kind regards.
Marilize

Free Parent Seminar

FREE SEMINARS – for EVERY PARENT
Triple P – Positive Parenting Program
TERM 4, 2019

Most parents have times when they find their children’s behaviour challenging.

The Triple P – Positive Parenting Program is one of the world’s most effective parenting programs. Developed by clinical psychologist Professor Matt Sanders and his colleagues at the University of Queensland, Triple P has been tested with thousands of families through ongoing research over more than 30 years.

Triple P is designed to give parents the skills they need to raise confident, healthy children and to build stronger family relationships. Research has shown it works across cultures, socio-economic groups and in many different family structures.

Triple P doesn’t tell people how to parent. Rather, it offers simple and practical strategies that parents can adapt to suit their own values, beliefs and needs. The benefits can be dramatic and long-lasting.

All parents of children aged 3-12 years are invited to attend free Triple P seminars on offer at Somerly Primary School next term which will be facilitated by school psychologist Chris Moody

For more information or to book please pick up a registration flyer from the office or register online via the link below.

(click FIND A SESSION to search for this location)

P & C