Dear Parents and Community

JOINT SCHOOLS Last week, our Year 3 to 6 students travelled to Watheroo to participate in the Joint Schools STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) Camp with students from Coorow, Dandaragan, Eneabba, Badgingarra and Watheroo. The students were divided into four mixed groups where they completed a number of workshops across the two days. STEAM continues to be a focus with The Department of Education and allows many opportunities for our students to problem solve creatively. Thank you to the Watheroo team on organising and running the fantastic event and to Mrs Dennis, Mrs Seymour and Wil Cooper for attending on our behalf. Thank you also to Kade Georgy and Paul Seymour for running an afternoon sports sessions with the students. Congratulations and thank you also to our fabulous P&C, in particular Shilo Bailey and Clare Douglas, on catering for the 120 hungry mouths. Head to our website for more information and photos.

SCHOOL COMPLIANCE REVIEW Last week, we completed a four day School Compliance Review with The Department of Education. It was a good experience which reinforced just how lucky we are to have an excellent MCS (Manager Corporate Services) in Mrs Jones. Mrs Jones has a wealth of experience and has kept abreast of the changes made over her time in our school to ensure we are complying with the latest Departmental Policies and Acts.

ROBOCUP Throughout the term, Ryan Barnard, Hayden Topham and Lachlan McCuish have been travelling to Moora Friday afternoons to participate in Moora

Megabytes. Moora Megabytes is a coding and robotics club targeted at students who show an interest and ability to use technology to solve problems. It is a small group led by Moora Primary School’s specialist Digital Technologies teacher, Mrs Annaleis Topham, and is a highly selective program with students chosen by staff based on their Digital Technology skills and ability to problem solve, as well as their interest in the area of robotics. During their visits to Moora PS, the students have been coding a LEGO Mindstorms EV3 robot in preparation for the annual ILN RoboCup. Yesterday, our three students travelled to Dowerin for this competition and won their category. Congratulations to Ryan, Hayden and Lachlan on their win and to Mrs Topham for the hard work she has done to get our students to the high level of coding and programing they have demonstrated. Photos and videos will be coming soon.

JUMP ROPE Don’t forget that the Student Leaders have organised for our PP-Year 6 students to participate in Jump Rope For Heart this term. The school has registered students so all they need to do is gain sponsorship. Please ensure all forms and money are returned by next Wednesday.

REPORTS & PARENT INTERVIEWS Student reports will be sent home with your child on Thursday 28 June. Parent interviews have commenced and will continue until the end of term. Our students have worked very hard this semester to demonstrate their knowledge and skills, and our teachers are excited to speak with parents about this. Please ensure you make an appointment with your child’s teacher before the end of term to discuss their progress. Continued next page ...

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20 June 2018

Thank you P&C and staff for all your work at the Watheroo STEAM camp. It’s always a privilege to attend, spend time with students and see the amazing activities they get to do. I don’t have much to report on Game Factory as we’re still focusing on skipping. I’m pleased to see students are still skipping for fun and lunch and recess. I’ve also been impressed by the student leaders showing initiative as they step up and help organise skipping with the younger students. Thank you for your support,

Wil Cooper

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ASSEMBLY Next Tuesday, we will have the Junior Assembly, followed by a visit to the classrooms for parents and families. We look forward to seeing you there.

CROSS COUNTRY The Colin Moore Memorial Cross Country Championships will be held in Dandaragan on Friday 29 June commencing at 12:00pm. Students are to arrive by 11:15am for a course walk at 11:30am. Our students have been training hard during fitness and are excited to compete. We would love to see as many spectators as possible to support our students.

Kind regards

ASHLYN SIVIOUR

PRINCIPAL PRIDE - EFFORT - PROGRESS

The way you measure a society's soul is by the way that it treats its children.

- Nelson Mandela

"Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have."

― Winston Churchill

"The first wealth is health."

― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thank you to the following companies for their generous donation

to The 2018 Joint Schools STEAM Camp

Miling Community News

MILING COMMUNITY CHURCH

Services Held:-

2nd Sunday @ 9.30am & 4th Sunday @ 8am

Followed By Morning Tea!

ALL WELCOME !

Round two is under way. The first week sorted the boys from the girls with not very good scores! But one smart person got 7 winners with the correct points and that was Jenny (Bali girl) Pearson. 2nd round winner was Naomi with all correct winners with a few others. Leading the way … 1st - Clare, 11 =2nd - Ashlyn/Jenny/Frazer/Karen/Shilo/Kathryn, 10

Good luck this week and happy tipping

MILING MILING

PROGRESS PROGRESS

MEETINGMEETING

MONDAY

25TH JUNE

7.30PM

Miling

Pavilion

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TERM PLANNER – TERM 2 - 2018

WK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDY THURSDAY FRIDAY

1 April 30

School Development

Day

May 1

Students Resume

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Early Close 2.30

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7 8

MOTHER’S DAY

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Newsletter

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11

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14 15

NAPLAN TESTING

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BOOKFAIR

School Board

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Newsletter

BOOKFAIR

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LIGHTNING

CARNIVAL (Yr 3-6)

29 30

Early Close 2.30

31

Senior Assembly

June 1

PERFORMING

ARTS

6

4

WEST AUSTRALIA

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5 6

Newsletter

Early Close 2.30

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WATPAC

Excursion

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JOINT

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SCHOOLS

8 18 19

School Board

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Junior Assembly

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Reports home

29

DANDY

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TERM PLANNER – TERM 3 - 2018

WEEK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

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July 16

Staff

Development

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Students resume

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Early Close 2.30

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SDERA – Yr 6

Resilience Expo

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Newsletter

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Eneabba

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Ashlyn - LSI

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Science Day

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Newsletter

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SEVEN

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Faction Sports

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Mike Hind

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School Board

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Mike Hind

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