From the Principal’s Pen 24th September 2015

Dear Parents and Carers

ASSEMBLY

A delightful assembly item from Mrs Liddelow and Mrs Thorpe’s Year 2 class completed our term 3 on a happy note. The children confidently conducted the assembly. They cleverly discussed, using persuasive text, boys versus girls arguments. Both boys and girls presented very powerful and funny arguments as to who was best leaving us in no doubt that both have their merits! An enjoyable poem, “Once I Laughed My Socks Off” intrigued the audience with the incredible pranks and movements of socks, finally to be tamed inside a shoe, and so it should be. We loved your wonderful array of multi coloured socks Year 2. Congratulations and thank you for your entertaining item.

SCHOOL PLANNING Mrs Jane Rowlands, Literacy and Numeracy State Wide Services Consultant conducted a visioning session recently at a specially convened meeting of P & C and Council members. It is vitally important for parents as partners in education to have the opportunity to share their vision for the school. Members came up with some interesting and refreshing ideas and words relating to the vision, which will now be combined with staff ideas and words for a final statement. This will be communicated in a future newsletter.

NUMERO Congratulations Castletown Numero teams for their distinguished efforts in Numero at the recent district competition. Our 6 teams were in the first 8 in the competition with first place to Castletown Mathematical Marbles. This team will now go forward to compete against teams in Perth from across the state. Special thanks and congratulations to our teachers for training our students and to Mr Ashley Weckert for his leadership and driving force with Numero in the school.

PARENT OPEN NIGHT A large number of parents and students came out last Thursday to view and enjoy the wonderful array of student work for the occasion. From the very positive and impressive remarks from parents we should all be proud as a community of our students and their endeavours. Thank you to the many parents who contributed to the evening with the much appreciated and delicious sausage sizzle.

WILDFLOWER FESTIVAL Congratulations to Mrs Tolman’s Year 3 students for their clever artistic entries in the Anglican Wildflower Festival and to the two winners Vaughan Clarkson Jones and Teliah Timms.

SCHOOL GARDEN Congratulations to Ms Kidd’s Year 4 for their diligent gardening over several terms and for now enjoying the fresh, crisp products of their hard work. We are all enjoying their lovely lettuce!

PARENT SURVEY A reminder to all parents, we need your input and opinions of your child’s school. Please go online to https://www.schoolsurvey.edu.au/s/QbLWs74K for a few minutes to register your interest and views.

Pauline Grewar, Principal

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Easton Road, Esperance 6450 Ph: 9071 5599 Fax: 9071 4852 Email: Castletown.PS@education.wa.edu.au

EC 1, 2 & 5: 9071 7861 EC 3 & 4: 9071 7862 Canteen: 9071 3148

Website: www.Castletownprimaryschool.wa.edu.au

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Castletown-Primary-School/303902659738629

FESTIVAL OF THE WIND – Dance Demonstration. Year 6 students who have been learning to dance with Mrs Stevens

and Mrs Bowkett have the opportunity to demonstrate at the Festival of the Wind. If your Year 6 child would like to get

a group together to participate in a dance demonstration at the Festival of the Wind, October 2nd – 4th, please contact

Caitlyn Jackson on 9072 1158, 0417 053 272 or email co-ordinator@festivalofthewindesperance.org.au

P & C Spellathon Report – Congratulations to the following students who have won book vouchers for raising the most money in their year groups. Congratulations to Room 5 being the class that raised the most money. They will be rewarded with a sausage sizzle. Thank you to all students for their wonderful spelling and to parents for their support. Overall, approximately $3,500 was raised, going towards our new playground equipment fund.

COMMUNITY NOTICES

Winners of Book Vouchers

Year 1 Eden Yetman Room 12

Year 2 Will Pike Room 10

Year 3 Kaci Bennett Room 5

Year 4 Molly Hennessy Room 3

Year 5 Tyler Hankin Room 2

Year 6 Ashley Palmer Room 15

Room 5 raised the most money with $480.35

Dates to Remember: Monday 12th October: Term 4 commences for students

Friday 16th

October: School Improvement Day (students do not attend)

CERTIFICATES OF OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

Congratulations to all students who received certificates at our Assembly on 24th September 2015. Well done!!

EC1 Milou Deeanna EC2 Bo Harvey Room 00 Hartley Monisha Room 1 Kira Molly Room 2 Hayley Lilly Room 3 Shae Hayden Room 4 Eloise Yasmin Room 5 Charlie Jaiden Room 6 Lachlan Alicia Room 7 Jada Ben Room 9 Joshua Macey-Jane Room 10 Megan Jordan Room 11 Zander Jarrod Room 12 Holly Mason Room 15 Ari Isha Room 22 Tom Jaxson

CERTIFICATES OF MERIT – All the hardworking children in Room 22, from Mrs Paterson

Room 15 Mitch Cody

Esperance South Coast Tennis Club would like to invite you to our free ‘Come and Try Day’ on Wednesday 14th October 3:30 pm. Afternoon tea and all equipment will be provided. Located at the Esperance Senior High School courts, Doug Murray Drive. Any queries, contact Amanda 0407795599