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COMING EVENTS
JULY
Friday 5 July Last Day of Term
Monday 22 July
School Development Day
Tuesday 23 July First Day Term 3
Monday 29 July
Uniform Delivery
AUGUST
Friday 2 August Assembly Room 4
Monday 5 August Dental Screening
PP Yr3 & 6
Tuesday 6 August School Board Meeting
Monday 12 August
School Board Meeting
Thursday 15 August Faction
Jumps and Throws
5 July 2019 Newsletter 10
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The Western Australian curriculum articulates seven general capabilities that encompass the knowledge, skills, behaviours and dispositions that will assist students to live and work successfully in the twenty-first century. The general capabilities are not assessed unless they are identified within the course content of the Western Australian Curriculum.
The Melbourne Declaration identifies essential skills for twenty-first century learners – in literacy, numeracy, information and communication technology (ICT), thinking, creativity, teamwork and communication. It describes individuals who can manage their own wellbeing, relate well to others, make informed decisions about their lives, become citizens who behave with ethical integrity, relate to and communicate across cultures, work for the common good and act with responsibility at local, regional and global levels. There are seven general capabilities:
Literacy
Numeracy
Information and communication technology (ICT) capability
Critical and creative thinking
Personal and social capability
Ethical understanding
Intercultural understanding.
I spent some time in Victoria, in the latter part of last year, investigating the approaches of a number of schools, to address the curriculum’s General Capabilities. Some years ago the Victorian Government announced that all State schools would improve their performance in critical and creative thinking by 20% over 4 years. This then created a flurry of activity as educators scrambled to, not only define a learning sequence that described this facet of the curriculum, but also an instrument, by which a baseline could be determined and then growth measured.
The Government announcement also generated a great deal of research at the tertiary level and I met with a number of universities and research institutes to explore a way forward for Western Australian schools. While all the research was fascinating and promised the potential for new approaches to learning, I was most taken by the work of Swinburne University’s . “Swinburne’s Aristotle-EI program”.
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From the Principal
Plastic
Free
July
Over the last decade, Swinburne has been developing ways to measure and enhance emotional intelligence in school environments. Through unique research partnerships, the Aristotle-EI programs have helped students, teachers and school staff around the world enhance their emotional intelligence. “What is emotional intelligence?”, I hear some ask.
Emotional intelligence can be defined as a series of abilities relating to how we understand, express, utilise in decision making and manage emotions. Children develop capacity and increase their ability to understand, effectively express and manage emotions as they get older, although there is great variability from child to child or adolescent to adolescent in these abilities. Swinburne’s research has shown that developing emotional intelligence in schools improves students' academic, sporting and leadership capabilities and enhances personal resilience and wellbeing.
I visited a number of schools from the Aristotle Schools Alliance and observed the learning programs being implemented to support students to develop emotional intelligence. I observed students from year 1 to year 10 being shown how to “think about their thinking” and then to also reflect on the actions of their peers and question motivations behind actions. The students were developing authentic learned optimism.
Learned optimism, a construct defined by Martin Seligman, refers to the causal attributions people make when confronted with failure or setbacks. Optimists tend to make specific, temporary, external causal attributions while pessimists make global, permanent, internal attributions. In a study of learned optimism, Seligman tested 500 members of a class at the University of Pennsylvania. He found that their scores on a test of optimism were a better predictor of actual grades during the year than SAT scores or high school grades.
I am keen to investigate whether the development of emotional intelligence, through a partnership with Swinburne University and the Aristotle-EI program, is something that would be seen as of benefit to the students of North Cottesloe Primary. My intention is to make contact with Professor Con Stough of Swinburne and ascertain what opportunities may be available. I will then present these to the School Board and the school staff.
In matters more immediate, the Sustainability Committee is looking for parent support with their composting, worm farming and recycling ventures. While we may not be able to save the planet by ourselves, we can influence the attitudes and behaviours of the children who will inherit the earth. If you are able to assist, please make contact with Ms Jefferson in Room 12.
My first 5 weeks at North Cottesloe have flown by. I would like to thank the staff, students and wider community for making me feel so welcome. I have found myself particularly energised by the enthusiasm of the staff and parents for real change and improvement in our school and I am excited about the opportunities before us.
I hope you all have a safe and restful break.
Mr Douglas Cook Principal
Lost Property
The lost property will be sorted by the end of term. Please encourage your children to reclaim items before they are re-moved and taken to charity at the end of term.
Hair tied back
Hair tied back School hat with full brim all year round
School uniform
Closed in
The school is excited to announce the development of a Technology Plan that will see NCPS be at the forefront of technology learning.
Recent community survey results have indicated that there is appetite for development in this area which has already included close consultation with a small parent group in regards to reinvigorating this area of curriculum delivery and what it looks like at North Cottesloe.
This new direction also promotes the concept of alternatives to a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) program for 2020. Exactly what this will entail will evolve over the coming months but will start with the development of a vision statement and program delivery brief outlining our purpose, aims, stages of implementation and targets to assist in informing parents about the intended use of technology within our school context.
North Cottesloe Primary School is dedicated to advancement in this area with the focus on improving student outcomes across learning areas and in critical skills such as higher-order thinking, problem-solving and creative thinking.
I invite all parents to read the program delivery document coming soon through Flexibuzz.
We are excited to announce the commencement of a new leadership team of students as we move into Semester 2 in 2019. The students went through a speech (Prefects only) and voting process 2 weeks ago with an announcement of the elected student body at our recent assembly on Friday 28th June. Faction Captains for Semester 2 are:
AVON: Grace P & Will H
CANNING: Sam G & Trinity T
SWAN: Rocco W & Kai L
Prefects for Semester 2 are: Lila J, Luke O, Bruno E, Verity K, Harry G & Lucy B.
Congratulations to all elected student leaders and we look forward to seeing your influence throughout the school this semester.
A big thank you and congratulations to outgoing Prefects and Faction Captains who have set the bar high for our incoming leaders.
Student Leadership at NCPS Semester 2
FACTION LEADERS
PREFECT LEADERS
Miss Megan Klaver, Deputy Principal
A note from the Sustainability Committee:
This year at North Cottesloe Primary School we are working hard to improve our sustainability! From the
great work of the student Green Team to the staff Sustainability Committee we have many wonderful
initiatives taking place to help our students learn the importance of reducing, reusing, recycling and re-
fusing. This term at North Cottesloe we started sorting our paper, compost and soft plastics into special
bins so that we can compost, reuse or recycle these items. Another initiative we were keen to support is
Plastic Free July. Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solu-
tion to plastic pollution. We chose to make bees wax wraps in an endeavour to reduce our waste foot-
print. The Plastic Free July Group offers a challenge on their website and provides examples of how mil-
lions of people are working towards reducing their plastic pollution. Why not check out their website
and take part in the challenge, or make a choice to follow one example on the site to reduce your plastic
pollution this July?
https://www.plasticfreejuly.org
Rooms 11, 12, 14 and 15 made beeswax wraps. It was great to hear the students on their mission to reduce the amount of waste we send to landfill. The teachers can't wait to see these in the stu-dents lunch boxes this week and next term!
I wonder what other actions we can take to participate in Plastic Free July at home? I'll leave you to ponder with this thought.
Ms J Brown, Miss L Wright, Mrs A Malloch Ms S Jefferson
ROOMS 11, 12, 14 & 15—CELEBRATE PLASTIC FREE JULY
Fremantle Literacy Centre
On Tuesday 2nd July, Room 11 and Room 12 went to the Litera-ture Centre in Fremantle. We looked at stories, illustrations and learnt the steps involved in writing a narrative from start to the end. This culminates our unit of work on narrative writing.
Kindy and Pre-Primary Enrolments are open
We are now taking enrolments for Kindy and Pre-Primary
for 2020. Enrolment forms can be collected at the
Administration Office, North Cottesloe Primary School,
Seaview Kindy or if you email
Kindy Enrolments for 2020 close
27 July 2019
Children who are at Kindy 2019 still
need to re-enrol for Pre-Primary 2020
Any queries please phone 9382 7100.
LIBRARY NEWS
Students are permitted to borrow up to 10 books for
the holidays, although we do suggest that if they are
jetting off to foreign destinations that just one may be
preferable! For those of you not heading off to exciting
destinations, could I ask that you get your child to have a
really good look around the house to see if there any
forgotten library or reading books behind the
couch, under the bed or hiding in bookcases. Some
of our really popular titles (think Minecraft, Wimpy Kid
etc) are missing and we’d love to have them back. And
finally, could you please ensure that your child
(regardless of year level) has a plasticated library bag (of
any type) when borrowing, to protect our books from
rain, water bottles and squashed bananas. We will
be enforcing this from next term. Have a wonderful
holiday, and I look forward to seeing you next term
Mrs Lynne Mannolini
Library, Purchasing, IT, Archives
A big CONGRATULATIONS to Mr Stubbs, who came sec-
ond overall in his yachting races in Palma, Mallorca
“This is a Pterodactyl Nest”
by Sophie and Rose
“This is a T-Rex”
by Peter
“This is a blind T-Rex” by Indi
“This is a Pterodactyl”
by Heidi
“Isaac made a home
for his dinosaur”
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WED
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LUN
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“Florence made a dinosaur
frog about to eat a fly”
CANTEEN NEWS
Thank you to everyone who has helped to make the canteen so successful this term. Having the canteen open 3 days for
lunch has been well utilised by our school community, with many positive comments being made. Our parent volunteers
have been really pro-active and forthcoming, and our new Manager, Paula has transformed the canteen into a positive,
happy and vibrant space where adults and children alike are happy to come and enjoy the healthy and tasty food available.
The Canteen Committee have been working hard to keep up with community suggestions for ways to improve the canteen
service. One such request was to provide a café style menu for people to print out and have as an easy reference point
when ordering lunches. Please see the menu attached.
Another suggestion was to put out a call to our school community to donate to the canteen any unwanted kitchen utensils/
gadgets that are cluttering up your own kitchen. As such, we have placed a plastic crate outside the canteen door - please
bring in anything you think may be useful. Once the canteen has taken what is needed, any left-over donations will be
available to the school community to restock their own kitchens!
We will continue rostering one canteen duty per classroom commencing Week 5 (after the long weekend). There are 3
shifts available for volunteering - two from 9:30am-11:30am, and one from 12:30pm-13:30pm (Monday and Thursday). No
volunteers are required on a Friday. After a Long Weekend, or Pupil Free Day, the canteen will open on Tuesday not
Monday. Please put your name down to help out on your classrooms rostered day - the children love to see you in the
canteen, and it is a great way to stay connected with your child's year group of parents.
Lasagne, mac n cheese, vegetarian or traditional pasties are now available Monday, Thursday and Friday. Nippy Cups are
very popular, we encourage you to pack a spoon from home, as the bamboo spoons are expensive and tend to break.
Unless you have health warnings or specific instructions relating to your child’s order, please leave these sections blank
on Quick Click Order, to assist the suppliers. Thank you for your help in making our canteen great!
Myffy Walters and Sonja Health
NCPS Canteen Committee
TERM 3, 2019 -
CANTEEN CLASSROOM ROSTER
Date Week Room Year Teacher
Tues 23/7/2019 1 15 6 Brown/Wake
Thu 25/7/2019 1 14 4+5 Malloch
Mon 29/7/2019 2 13 5 Fowler/Matthews
Thu 1/8/2019 2 12 4 Jefferson
Mon 5/8/2019 3 11 3+4 Wright
Thu 8/8/2019 3 9 3 Holtom/Brown
Mon 12/8/2019 4 8 3 Hyde
Thu 15/08/2019 4 7 2 Paterson
Mon 19/08/2019 5 6 2 Sullivan/Brown
Thu 22/08/2019 5 5 1+2 La Freniere
Mon 26/08/2019 6 4 1 Brown
Thu 29/08/2019 6 3 1 Maynard
Mon 2/9/2019 7 14 4+5 Malloch
Thu 5/9/2019 7 13 5 Fowler/Matthews
Mon 9/9/2019 8 12 4 Jefferson
Thu 12/9/2019 8 11 3+4 Wright
Mon 16/09/2019 9 9 3 Holtom/Brown
Thu 19/09/2019 9 8 3 Hyde
Mon 23/9/2019 10 7 2 Paterson
Thu 26/09/2019 10 6 2 Sullivan/Brown
Pastie Traditional $4.50
Hot Special $5.50
UNIFORM SHOP
Delivery dates for Term 3
Monday 29 July Classroom Deliveries Only
Monday 12 August Classroom Deliveries Only
Wednesday 26 August Classroom Deliveries Only
Monday 9 September Classroom Deliveries Only
Monday 23 September Classroom Deliveries Only
Please contact Caroline Owen on [email protected] for any uniform shop queries.
Grilled Cottesloe are supporting our School!!! For the entire month of July, pop into Grill’d Cottesloe and with every burger purchased, you will receive a token to place in the North Cottesloe Primary School nominated jar. Why not save yourselves cooking and enjoy a burger (or two) and support our school at the same time!
School Bumper Stickers!! The new School Bumper stickers have arrived and look fantastic. They will be provided at no charge to each family as a way of bringing the school community together. Keep and eye out – they will be officially launched at the start of Term 3.
Key Dates – Fundraising / Social Calendar 2019 Please put these in your Calendar now!!
Scitech Night 16 August Whole School Parent Function 6 September
Dads and Kids Camping Night 8 November Colour Run/Final Sundowner 6 December
Next meeting—Have your say!
The next meeting will be in the school library from 7.30pm to 9pm on Monday 12 August 2019 (Date Change).
Following meeting dates (at the same time) are as follows: Monday 9 September 2019 (Date Change)
Monday 28 October 2019 Monday 25 November 2019
We look forward to seeing many parents at P&C meetings. It is a great opportunity to find out more about our school and to raise issues of concern.
If you have any items that you would like added to the agenda please email [email protected]
Kirsty Barrett
Practicing the Art of Kindness during school holidays!
At Nourish, our aim is to promote a sense of community and inspire our children to
implement acts of kindness into their daily life as well as give back to our wider
community. Practicing kindness actually improves your mood, enhances self-esteem and greatly enhances your overall mental
and emotional health.
These school holidays, consider dishing out some random acts of kindness with your children! We’d love to hear the kind acts
you got up to during school holidays, please share them with us at
Next term we have more homeless runs and collections so please, if you’re ever at the shops please consider stocking up on non-perishable items like baked beans, tinned
tuna, muesli bars, etc as well as travel sized toiletries, mens/womens underwear
and socks and warm clothing, blankets, etc. We would be ever so grateful!
Please contact us if you would like to help or need help or know of someone that
needs help. That’s what Nourish is here for! J
Have a happy and safe school holidays! Spread that kindness everywhere!!
Andrea Dewar (Coordinator) [email protected]
Tilly Correia [email protected]
Janet Gough
Catherine Jackson [email protected]
Camilla Rea
Mosman Bay Sea Scout group is seeking new members for
their group in Term 3.
If you have any queries, please call Rohan Harrison, on
0418 569 365 or email. [email protected]
