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Harrisdale Primary School

NEWSLETTER Issue 8: 8th June 2018

From the Principal…

Dear Parents and Carers,

Thank you to all the families- the mums, dads, grandparents and children for your incredible efforts over the past four weeks of swimming lessons. It has required an enormous team effort between school and home to coordinate all of our students to have access to swimming lessons, and I thank you all for your part in making the lesson period run smoothly. A big thank you also to our staff for their hard work and flexibility during this time.

Don’t forget to book your parent interview time with your child’s teacher. These are currently open on Trybooking and will close next Tuesday, 12th June so that teachers can do their prepara-tion.

Wednesday, 20th June will be our Harrisdale Primary School Spelling Bee. We fully understand that this competition is not for everyone and no one will be made to participate. We also remind everyone, that this is a bit of fun to encourage good spelling.

Correction: Last newsletter I indicated that completing the NAPLAN testing online might mean that results would come in earlier, however this is not the case. Because only 20% of schools conducted the tests online, we still have to wait for the manual marking of those paper-based tests so that our results can be compared to other schools in WA and Australia.

Sadly, Ms Weldon, our Senior Art specialist teacher has been very unwell in hospital over the past few weeks. Unfortunately, she will be unable to return to work this term. I’m sure you will all join with me in wishing her a speedy recovery. We hope she is feeling much better soon.

Karen Duncan

Principal

‘Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them in what makes life meaningful.’ Joshua J Marine

In this Issue

Pg 1 Pg 2 Pg 3 Pg 4– 5 Pg 6—9 Pg 10 –11 Pg 12 Pg 13 Pg 14 Pg 15-17

Principal Report LAT24 Assembly Merit Awards School Matters Attendance School Matters Triple P P&C News Year 6 Leavers Orders Helping Hands Community

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School Contact Information

P: 9234-9700 E: [email protected]

Absentee SMS: 0438 937 662 W: www.harrisdaleps.wa.edu.au

School Matters…

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Gary W Natalia M Megane B

Bani A

Azzaliah M

Lithikaa S Brodie A Aidan C

Elisha T Josh T John T

Caitlyn L Jacob F Mikayla O

Michell G

Conor T Ronak M

Bianca E Akshay V Thisari D

Erica U Sarth D Cooper W

Ashton H Hannah K Cooper T

Emashi D Ashlyne T Savraj S

Milana B Daksh K Harry D

Ember J Scarlet K

Janani K Alfin J Rautehuie T

Liam C Alexander F

Zahra Naqvi Ian H Kayden V

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Senior Merit Awards SENIOR ASSEMBLY— LAT 24

with Miss Meuleners and Mr Cassir.

MERIT CERTIFICATES RECIPIENTS

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.harrisdaleps.wa.edu.au

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School Matters…

SCHOOL BOARD

Recently, the School Board Chair and I asked for expressions of interest for two positions for Board members who were reaching the end of their tenures. We have had three expressions of interest from our school community, which is great! However, this will mean that we will need to go to an election for these two positions. You will receive an email link shortly to vote. Remem-ber these people will be representing the views of our school community so please get involved in the voting process.

Open School Board Meeting and

Presentation by the Commissioner For Children and Young People, Mr Colin Pettit

Wednesday, June 20, 6.00pm

Each year the school is required to hold an open school board meeting that members of the school community can attend. Whilst school community members cannot comment or vote on any of the agenda items, it is an opportunity to see the types of conversations, decisions and actions undertaken by the School Board.

In 2018, we have decided to combine the open school board meeting with a presentation by one of our school board members, Mr Colin Pettit. Mr Pettit currently serves as the Commis-sioner for Children and Young People and has recently been presenting to WA communities on ‘How Students Engage with School and Learning’. This would be a terrific presentation for par-ents to attend.

The 40 -45 minute presentation will precede the School Board Meeting which will run for a fur-ther 45 mins. You can choose to attend the presentation only, or stay for both the presentation and the meeting. Please consider if you would like to attend. We will put this on the Trybooking system next week.

KINDERGARTEN 2019 Whilst we continue to take applications for kindergarten enrolment, we are currently holding dis-cussions with the Department of Education about our capacity to accommodate kindergarten en-rolments in 2019.

Our projected enrolments in the compulsory years of schooling (Pre-Primary to Year 6) for 2019 continue to grow and we must assess the school’s capacity to accommodate both compulsory and pre-compulsory aged students.

REPORTS

Will be distributed via an email link on Friday, 29th June. Please ensure the office has your cor-

rect email addresses, especially in the situation of split families.

Opting out of digital reporting is through an opt out form (provided in the last newsletter or you can notify the front office staff)

ART grades for students in Ms Weldon ’s classes will not be available this semester. She has been very unwell and is unable to complete reports at this time. Art will be reported on by Ms Weldon in second semester. We apologise for any inconvenience but this cannot be helped.



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School Matters…

STUDENT ABSENTEES– TEXT LINE 0438 937 662

When your child/ren are unwell or unable to attend school, please text the school’s absen-

tee phone line 0438 937 662

In your message please include:

Your child/ren name/s

The date they are away

The reason E.G. Sick, Appointment, Family Reasons, Cultural Commitments

DO NOT use this number to inform the school if you are going on holiday (instead see below)

This is an automated SMS line, which cannot receive phone calls or picture messages and

emoji’s.

Please use plain text ONLY.

HOLIDAYS DURING SCHOOL TERM

If your family is taking a holiday

DURING the school term, Please

fill out the following form 4 weeks

prior to your vacation.

Forms can be collected from the

front office and returned to the

front office to be verified by the

principal.

Please ensure the form is handed

back to the front office before you

notify the classroom teacher.

A copy of the form will be sent

back to you for your records with

the principals signed verification.



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School Matters…

Adam Hall and the Velvet Players Incursion

We were very excited to host a great Musica Viva in Schools concert by the talented Adam Hall and the Velvet Players on Wednesday, 6th June. Students enjoyed a wonderful interac-tive performance showcasing jazz and blues pieces complementing student learning in mu-sic. Congratulations to all of the students who joined the band on stage either scatting or playing instruments. Thanks you to the many parents who also attended. We can’t wait to see which amazing group we can book for 2019!

Miss Pateman & Mrs West

MUSICA VIVA



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School Matters…

UP COMING EVENTS

IPS REVIEW AND REPORT You will remember at the end of last term that the school underwent a school review process as an accountability mechanism for Independent Public Schools. This occurs every three years. For two days, independent reviewers from the Department of Education Services came into the school to rigorously interrogate data, planning, policies, processes and strategies; and to interview the Ex-ecutive Team, members of the School Board, staff, students and parents. At the conclusion of this review, the reviewers wrote a report which was presented to the School Board and Principal, and also submitted to the Director General of Education.

We are very pleased and proud to have received an excellent report from the reviewers which you can access on our school website via this link http://www.harrisdaleps.wa.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IPS-Review-Findings-Report-2018-Harrisdale-Primary-School1.pdf

The report is 19 pages, and too large to attach to the newsletter, so we have added the conclud-ing statement from the report for

CONCLUSION FROM IPS REVIEW

The challenges of developing a new school with a rapidly increasing student enrolment with di-

verse student backgrounds have been met by the leadership and staff of Harrisdale Primary

School in an exemplary manner. The student-centred vision, mission, beliefs and values devel-

oped for the school are evident in all aspects of school, teacher, student and community relation-

ships and actions.

The focus on developing the whole child through the development of contemporary, consistent,

well researched and collaborative practice by committed staff is highly evident. The comprehensive

business plan provides the foundation for the goals and strategies to enhance and improve student

learning and establish connections between students, community and school.

The school has utilised its resources to ensure access for students to an education that meets their

language backgrounds and learning needs. Contemporary practice is evidenced by the use and

teaching of digital technologies as a feature of learning processes that respond to the context of

the students and their expectations for the future.

The leadership and staff of Harrisdale Primary School are commended for the development of a

safe, calm and inclusive learning environment; for the strategies to involve and engage the com-

munity; and for the high level recognition and ownership by students and the community of it being

‘their school’.



http://www.harrisdaleps.wa.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IPS-Review-Findings-Report-2018-Harrisdale-Primary-School1.pdf

http://www.harrisdaleps.wa.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IPS-Review-Findings-Report-2018-Harrisdale-Primary-School1.pdf

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Students’ personal achievements...

The annual TSKF (Traditional Shotokan Karate Federation) State Championships was hosted and held in Harvey this past weekend and two of our girls achieved amazing results.

Cayleigh Erasmus who is a 2nd Kyu brown belt, won a gold medal in her individual kata against some stiff competition and a bronze in team kata and kumite. She was also chosen from many competitors from the Harvey, Geraldton and Perth dojos as the Best Female Karateka for 2018 and received a trophy for her efforts.

It was the first ever state titles that Chanlee Meiring had ever attended and she achieved fantastic results by winning a silver medal in individual kata, a bronze in team kata and a silver in kumite. Chanlee holds the rank of orange belt (7th kyu).

Well done to both girls. We are all proud of your efforts.



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SPELLING BEE..

THE READING CORNER

At Harrisdale, we value story time and encourage you to read aloud with your children. In each newsletter, we will be encouraging you to read a different text type with your child. This week, we encourage you to discuss a persuasive text with your child. It could be an advert, letter or even a poster. What is the writer trying to do? Who are they trying to persuade? Are you convinced? What’s your opinion?

Our homework guidelines state that home reading should occur every day. As a Digitech school, students should be recording their home reading in their digital home reading logs.

To find out more ideas and resources, look up the ‘Never Stop Reading’ initiative on the Depart-ment of Education Website: https://www.education.wa.edu.au/neverstopreading

Helen Hall



https://www.education.wa.edu.au/neverstopreading

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TRIPLE P ...

DEALING WITH DISAPOINTMENT By Professor Matt Sanders



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P&C News …

Hello all again,

We have a lot coming up, firstly we have our school dance-a-thon which is going to be so much fun for the last day of term.

We also have Sports day on the 22nd of June which we are asking for volunteers if anyone is available.

Also not long now and we have our father's day stall so get the kids doing choirs around the house so they can save their money to buy some great gifts for dad after the holidays.

Next P&C meeting is on Wednesday the 20th of June 7pm hope to see some new faces. If you have any questions please call me on the contact below

Tammie Heedes

President PnC Harrisdale Primary

0430 704 838



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YEAR 6 LEAVERS SHIRT ORDERS

Year 6 Leavers shirt orders can be placed ONLINE via QuickCliq (the school canteen order app). If you have not al-ready registered, follow the link https://quickcliq.com.au and click the green sign up tab on the top left hand corner of the screen with all your details. Once you have received your activation email, it will ask you to click on a link to verify your email address. Once verified you are able to sign in with your email and password. You are then able to add your child/rens details.

To order:-

1. Click on the uniforms tab

2. Select your child's size (please bare in mind that the shirt sizes are similar to the uniform shirts)

3. Click on add to shopping Cart

NB. You will need to add credit to the account via the add credit tab. You are able to use, Paypal, Credit Card or Direct

Deposit.

Orders will be processed and distributed to your child’s classroom once they arrive.

Any Queries please contact Tammy Heedes on 0430 704 838.

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https://quickcliq.com.au

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Helping Hands…

Hello everyone

It's all exciting that we have successfully switched over to the New Online Sytem which came into effect on Monday

28th May 2018. Information on how to log onto the New sytem has been rolled out to you via the email address you

provided to us. You can also access the information by contacting the Coodinators at Harrisdale Helping Hands Net-

work Centre by phone 0448 086 347 or Email : harrisdale@helpinghandsnetworkHYPERLINK

"mailto:[email protected]".com.au or by walking into our service to talk to the Coordina-

tors.Alternatively you can call Helping Hands Network Customer Service Team on 1300 612 462.

The New Online system will allow you to manage your bookings, and updating your personal payment details. Tab-

let devices are available at our usual Parent sign In and Out Desk for a secure and fast process to record your Child/

ren's attendace days and times.

Bookings

All bookings are now done online. Please ensure that you make your bookings 24 hours before the session you

would like your child/ren to attend.

Ongoing Activities:

1. Running Club – We are still having the running Club every Wednesday morning at 8:00 am to 8:15 am at the Har-

risdale Primary School Oval. If you are happy for your Child/ren to participate in this activity please put down their

names in the Running Club register available at the Parents' Sign in Area in our Centre.

2. Oval Excursion (ongoing)- In this semester we are still doing activities at the Harrisadale Primary School Oval as

ongoing Excursions during the Before and After School Session If you would like your child/ren to join in the Oval

Excursions please sign the permission register also available at the Parents' Sign in Area in our Centre.

Please note: Children will have a choice of going to the oval or staying back in the Helping Hands room. We continue

to run activities at the Basketball court, the Pirate ship and Climbing Frame play ground.

Lost Property

We are having a number of hats, school jumpers and water bottles that get left behind in our Centre on some ses-

sions. In order for us the help return these to the respective children please ensure that the above belongings are

clearly labelled with your Child’s name. Every Friday we will be taking the unlabelled belongings to the School Ad-

min's lost and found property area.

Activities children enjoyed this Fortnight

Please find below some of the activities children have enjoyed at Helping Hands Network Harrisdale enjoyed this

fortnight :

1. Ping pong- Jayden Matheson

2. loom bands- Yalda Sufuzada

3. Making the Bird house and Doing lock down drill- Daniel Sanu Sam

4. Home corner pretend play- Laila Peter

If you have any questions Please dont hesitate to contact the Coordinators and staff in the Service.

Helping Hands Harrisdale Team



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