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Volume 18, 12 November 2019

Upcoming Events

TERM 4, 2019

Monday - Wednesday, 11 - 13 November Year 6 Point Peron Camp

Thursday, 14 November KP1 Early Childhood Messy Mud Incursion

Friday, 15 November 11am, Water Fun Day and Lapathon

Friday, 22 November Student Council Assembly

Monday, 25 November Perth City Ballet Incursion

Tuesday, 3 December Ocean Reef SHS Orientation Day

Friday, 6 December Yr 1 LDC Assembly

Tuesday, 10 December Belridge SC Orientation Day

Thursday, 12 December

Yr 6 Graduation Ceremony and

Dinner

Friday, 13 December

PP Mrs Isbister/Ms Sentonas

Christmas Assembly

Monday, 16 December

Book Awards Assembly

Thursday, 19 December

Last Day of Term 4

Friday, 20 December School

Development Day

Dear Parents and Carers

Thank you to all our staff and parents who assisted of all our

children to prepare for the Speak Out Competition this year.

We were amazed with the effort, and it was very difficult to

select the finalists for the whole school competition on 30th

November.

We would like to thank Emily Hamilton for sending Grace

Neaves from her office and Ralph Sirmulis from Joondalup

Rotary for their assistance on the day with judging the finalists.

We were also happy to receive some financial assistance from

Joondalup Rotary, presented to our school on the day.

Melissa Guy

Principal

An Independent Public School 97 Poseidon Road, Heathridge WA 6027

Phone: (08) 9233 8900 Email: poseidon.ps@education.wa.edu.au

Web: www.poseidon.wa.edu.au

Mrs Guy accepting a cheque from Ralph Sirlumis

on behalf of Rotary Joondalup.

2019 Speak Out Well done to all the participants of the 2019 Speak Out. It was fantastic to see so many students give it a go.

Congratulations to our finalists, your hard work and preparation made for some very interesting

presentations.

Science Donation We would also like to thank Linda Sweeney for

joining us at our assembly to donate microscopes

to our school, kindly donated by Rotary Club of

Hillarys.

These will be used during our Science sessions at

school.

Runner Up Winner

Pre-Primary Archer Irvine Millie Kestel

Year 1 Levi Kestel Alannah Wade

Year 2 Amberley Sullivan Caleb Johnston

Year 3 Blake Gardiner Ava Thomas

Year 4 Brokk Ritchie Olivia Godecke

Year 5 Riley Sevier Jai Boyd

Year 6 Ainsley Brown Holly Everett

Poseidon is going Cashless in 2020 Poseidon Primary School will be changing the way we collect payments. As our society becomes more and

more a cashless society, so is Poseidon. In 2020 teachers will no longer collect cash through the classroom

money book.

Our preferred methods of payment from January 2020 will be:

1. Transfer the money via Direct Deposit in to the school bank account, or

2. By Credit or Debit Card,

a. fill the credit card slip details (example show in purple below) which are attached to

every incursion/excursion letter that goes home, or

b. come in to the office to use the EFPTOS terminal, or

c. phone the front office on 9233 8900 and give your credit card details to the office staff

who can manually process on the EFTPOS terminal.

Throughout 2019 we have been using the credit card slip

as shown on the right and it has become quite popular.

Many parents find it more convenient to fill out a slip and

have their child bring it to school, saving them a visit or

phone call to the front office.

Drop boxes for collection of payments have been installed in

the undercover area, on the right of the canteen and drop

boxes will also be installed in the front office soon. Simply fill

in the credit card slip and place it in the appropriate box.

We are starting to use the undercover area drop boxes now.

Two boxes are set up to collect cash and credit card slips. One

for the Water Fun Day Lunch Orders and the other for

Donations and Sponsorship payments.

It is imperative that cash payments are put into a sealed envelope with the lunch order form or the lapathon

sponsorship form, and put into the correct box, as one is managed by the P&C for the lunch orders and the

other is managed by the school office. Please ensure you enclose the correct cash amount as no change will

be given but will be credited to your account to be used in future transactions.

In 2020, we prefer and encourage parents to make payments by card or direct deposit.

However, we have made it possible for those who can only pay in cash to do so.

In 2020 teachers will not accept payments in the classrooms. They will direct you to

the drop box. Please note that excursion consent and medical forms will still be

required to be given directly to your teacher. You do not need to notify the teacher

when you have made a payment as the school office provides teachers on the due

date with reports on payments.

The Salvation Army Christmas Appeal Last Friday we were joined at our assembly by Peter, a representative from the Salvation Army. Peter

encouraged us to consider those in the community who are in need this Christmas. One of our Year 4

students displayed some fine improvisation skills as she pretended to be a homeless person during the

presentation! We learned of ways we can give support by donating food, supplies and gifts to families

through the Salvos Christmas Appeal.

If you would like to contribute a gift or food item, there will be a box set up in each classroom in the coming

weeks. Items must be new. Please do not wrap gifts – this allows parents the dignity of choosing gifts for

their child. Below are some suggestions which might help you.

Gift Ideas

Books

Stationery

Puzzles and games

Art and craft packs

Science Kits

Dolls

Toy cars

Caps

Jewellery

Hair clips

Gift cards

Beach towels

Balls

Grocery suggestions

Puddings, cakes, mince pies, shortbread

Long life cream, custard

Snacks

Christmas table décor (bonbons, decorations, napkins)

Tinned foods (ring-pull only)

Pasta/stir-fry sauce

Rice

Meal kits

Cereal

Tea, coffee, hot chocolate

Spreads

Personal Toiletries

One of our key statements about this term’s virtue is: “Consideration is remembering that other people’s

needs are as important as your own.”

Our hope is that the children will experience the joy of giving through this project and that this statement

will come alive for them.

Thanking you for your kind support

Claire Willis

School Chaplain

Water Fun Day & Lapathon Thank you to all our parents and community members for assisting us with sponsorship, assistance on the

day. The students are working hard on getting staff members names on the list to be dunked. We would like

to thank our wonderful P&C, Emily Hamilton and Joondalup Rotary for assisting us with sponsoring our

waterslides, this means more money to the school to spend on playground equipment.

Parents are most welcome to join us on Friday, 15 November, starting at 11 am on the oval and Kindy / PP

area. The whole school will be having a picnic lunch together under the trees at 12:30 pm – 12:50 pm, an

ice-cream van and a coffee van available for parents and students.

We have hired some slides for 3 hours from Monsterball which will stop at 2 pm, but the fun will continue

in small groups for another 20 minutes. Children will then help us to pack away before home time at 2.40

pm

The weather forecast looks pleasant for the day, and we are looking forward to having a lot of fun.

Our sponsorship money will be collected and we would like to have all the money to the school by the next

Friday, 22 November please.

Hope to see you on the day to join us in the fun.

Merit Award Winners Term 4 – Week 3, Merit Award Winners

Thank you to our parents and friends who attended our Assembly last Friday. The following children were awarded Merit Certificates:

Levi Kestel Hollie Noack Zeke Gregson Issac Smith

Sophie Wells Mason Wells Molly Brodie Xara Austin

Go Kotani Sarah Williams Rhune Byers Seth Ellis

Cameron Whyte Lincoln Wain Emma Sargent

Keyed Up Music In Term 1, 2020 Keyed Up Music will be

running Keyboard, Guitar, Drum and vocal

lessons at Poseidon Primary School.

Prices are per lesson. Keyboard lessons starts

at $17.55 per lessons for a group of 4

students, and Guitar starts at $18.10 for a

group of 3 students. To enrol go to

www.keyedupmusic.com.au/enrolment-

form or for more information please contact

Therese on 1300 366 243.

Information about the program is also

available from the front office.

Students Not Attending Poseidon Primary in 2020 If any parents know that their child/ren will not be attending Poseidon Primary School in 2020, could they

please fill in the form below and return it to the front office as soon as possible. This information will help

us in compiling the classes for 2020.

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON STUDENTS WHO WILL NOT BE

ATTENDING POSEIDON PRIMARY SCHOOL IN 2020

My child/children will not be attending Poseidon Primary School in 2020.

Child/Children’s Name:

Current Year Level/s:

Destination School in 2020:

Signed: Date:

Alternatively the details in the above form can be emailed to Poseidon.ps@education.wa.edu.au.

P&C News

Next P & C Meeting

Tuesday, 19 November 2019 @ 7pm Held in the Poseidon Primary staff room. All are most welcome and encouraged to attend!

Label Fundraiser We've teamed up with Stuck On You to help us raise funds and to help you stop lost property.

When you buy anything from their range of personalised name labels and school supplies (or any item from

their store) 20% of your purchase will come back to our P and C. This fundraiser will be running now until

the end of the 2020 summer holidays.

Please remember to use the link when purchasing items.

https://www.stuckonyou.com.au/affiliate/fundraiser/POSEIDONPRIMARYPANDC

Thanks for your support!

Save the Date!

Poseidon P and C have locked in a date for the 2020 Sundowner!

This is a fabulous event that celebrates the new school year at Poseidon Primary. The P and C welcomes

Everyone!! New and old families, Staff and community to come together.

“Giving is not just about making a donation it’s about making a difference “. - Kathy Calvin ❤️

Kind Regards,

Jen Cumbers

Poseidon Primary P&C Fundraising Coordinator