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Braeside Primary School Honour, Pride and Achievement

Issue 4 Tues 26th March 2019

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Banking details: Account Name: Braeside Primary School

Bank: Bankwest BSB: 306 014 Acct: 4521518

Principal’s News Important Dates

March

Interschool Swimming

Carnival 10am—2pm Thurs 28th

April

Assembly Year 6 Mon 1st

P & C Meeting 6pm

Library Mon 1st

Basketball Clinic Wed 3rd

Parent Interviews

2.30-4.00pm Mon 8th

School Council 3.30pm Mon 8th

Uniform Shop Mon 8th

Good Standing Wed 10th

School Cup Cricket Thurs 11th

P & C Easter Hunt

Hat making/Hat Parade

Morning Tea whole school

Fri 12th

Last day of Term 1 Fri 12th

Term 2

First day of Term 2 Mon 29th

Anzac Assembly

Commencing at 11.00am Mon 29th

What a fantastic day we had at the swimming Carnival last week.

What started out as very inclement weather, fined up just before the

carnival commenced. A special mention to the students who

participated in the event, their sportsmanship and enthusiastic

attitudes are to be commended. Thankyou to those parents who

volunteered their time to help out on the day and to the staff for both

their time at Barracudas training and for setting up for the day. Well

done to Miss Collins on her first Carnival, I am sure in 5 years time

she will reflect back on this day as the first of many. This week sees

us hosting the Interschool Swimming Carnival, we are actively looking

for parent helpers to support us in the many roles required. If you can

help out, please let Miss Collins know. We have prepared a special

flyer with photos to celebrate our trophies winners and the day’s

events. Photos will be loaded onto either Dropbox or Connect this

week, access details will be posted onto Facebook. Parents can then

select the particular images they wish to download. Alternatively, if

you contact Mrs Hartley with a list of students she can upload images

onto a USB.

Wonderful Work

To accompany our focus on an improvement in presentation and the

standard of handwriting across the school, students have been

coming up to Administration with Wonderful Work. Although this was

a process that we used in 2018, we have added to this with a special

photo being taken. The photos are displayed in the Principal’s office

until the sheet is full. We have collated all the photos from this term

and they will be on display on the pin up board in front of the canteen.

The type of work we have seen includes writing at a high level, Go

Maths pages, problem solving and handwriting. Students are very

excited about their wonderful work, this can be seen from their bright

smiles and also their exuberance as they come into the office.

Vision: Braeside Primary School is a dynamic learning community that values diversity and

fosters a sense of belonging.

We meet the needs of each individual through collaborative, reflective, and evolving school-wide

practices that provide explicit, engaging experiences. Our students achieve their academic, emotional

and social potential and are contributing members of the community.

Braeside Primary School

Good Standing Event

Good Standing will be on Wednesday 10th April. Students will be participating in a rotation of activities

which include jewellery making, cooking and sport. More information will be given closer to the date.

Students who have received less than 3 behaviour slips and have authorised absences will be eligible to

attend.

Easter Celebration Day

We will be having an Easter Celebration day on the last day of term. Please see the attached flyer for

details.

Attendance and Behaviour

With this newsletter is a graphical summary of Braeside’s attendance data from last year and so far into

2019. We are very pleased with the improvements that have been made in the % of students attending

regularly and also the improved number of authorised absences. This has been a focus for the past 15

months and we are finally seeing a shift in our data. The percentage of regular attenders has increased

from 59% to 74% for the start of 2019. We currently have 26 students from our 200 who have 100%

attendance.

LONGITUDINAL STUDENT ATTENDANCE DATA FOR BRAESIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL Report Criteria:

Table 1: Attendance and Absence Type by Collection Period for BRAESIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL

* indicates that data is not final. Note that the Absences are proportions of half days in each category.

Behavioural data at Braeside also continues to improve, with a large reduction in the number of incidents

being dealt with by Administration. There has been a reduction in the severity of incidents, with the major

focus for Administration being on supporting groups of students through transition adjustments and

negotiating playground activities. As a result of this, we look forward to having a large percentage of

students attending the Good Standing events at the end of this term.

Collection Periods: As displayed in Table 1

Enrolment Status: All

Gender: All

Year Groups: Compulsory

Composition of Group:

ATSI: All Social Disadvantage: All

Participation List: No Educational Adjustment: All

KIN PPR Y01 Y02 Y03 Y04 Y05 Y06 Y07 Y08 Y09 Y10 Y11 Y12 Y13 UPR USE

Collection Period 2018 Sem 1

2018 Sem 2

2019 Sem 1*

Attendance Rate 88.3% 86.9% 91.1%*

Regular Attendance 59.0% 61.0% 74.0%*

Authorised Absence 58.3% 47.2% 67.4%*

Unauthorised Absence 41.7% 52.8% 32.6%*


Congratulations to our Certificate and Goldie Winners

Assembly 18th March 2019

Achieving Astronaut Award went to Zoe Irvine

Attendance Award goes to Room 5

50 Goldie Winner Goes to Jaye Campbell

25 Goldie Winners

Michael Coyne Dale Boyce Meha Robinson-Chase

Jaxson Phillips James Groves Rhys Radovanovic

Aden Craig Shyhiem Mohammad-Diack

School Council

We welcome Mr Travis Menghini to School Council for 2019-2020 as the P & C Representative. Another vacancy has arisen on the School Council due to the resignation of Tamika Turich. We thank Tamika for her service over the last 3 years and wish her all the best as she moves with her family to Perth. Nominations for a parent representative position will be open from today and close at 9am on Monday 8th April, prior to the next School Council meeting. This School Council meeting will be the open meeting for 2019, all are invited to attend. The agenda is the ratification of the budget for 2019 and also the endorsement of the 2018 Annual School Report. Teresa Wigg Principal

Anzac Assembly

On Monday 29th April 2019, we are holding an Anzac Assembly which will commence at 11.00am.

We would appreciate any donations of flowers to create wreaths to be laid at the ceremony.

Students can bring in flowers to the front office on Monday morning (29th April).

Lunch Orders

Please do not

use plastic bags

for your child’s

lunch order.

Braeside Primary

School have

been allocated brown paper

bags to identify our school for

school lunches. If you do not

have paper bags, please ask

your child to go to our canteen

to complete their lunch order.

Library Footy Competition

Come and visit Mrs Addis in the Library and vote for

your favourite footy

team.

Write down your

favourite team and

post into the box.

Prizes will be award-

ed at the end of the

competition.

Fish Sculpture for Sale

Fish sculpture for sale from our Art Department,

great for the outdoor area. 1m long x 40cm wide.

Made from recyclable

items.

Reasonable offers will

be considered, please

ring the school office for

further details.

Play-based Learning

Attached to the newsletter this week is a brochure about Play-based Learning. Please

have a read as there is lots of information on the types of learning through play and

how you can support your child’s learning. By learning through play your child learns to

discover, take risk, negotiate and problem solve. Children learn to play with other

children and develop self awareness.


Wonderful Work sample from our Year 4 Student.

Convict Story by Sorab Kyan (Year 4, Room 7)

I tried to escape but I knew I had no chance, I tried kicking but they knocked me out cold. I woke up inside

the ship Charlotte, I was cold so I took myself to get warm by rubbing my hands. Along the way I took a

nap until I heard the ship stop. We were all exhausted and had no idea what was next for us.

The ship was very spooky. It felt like I was surrounded by spirits. We would have access outside twice a

week. The outside of the ship was rusty and had ropes on the poles that held the sails. I was frightened

that I would not make it to Australia.

All of us were freezing cold at night, so two of us would have to get in the same bed to keep each other

warm. When we woke up I heard that we were going to stop at an island. Then we hit a rock, CRACK!!

There was a big hole. Cold, freezing water was entering the boat. We had to swim to shore but there was

someone drowning, so went back to help him. I got a piece of wood and pushed it under water to get the

boy to hold onto the wood. I pulled him up quickly for him to breathe. We quickly swam back to the island.

When me and the boy got to the island we were exhausted.

We were hungry by then. We were stranded. Half

the guards went hunting around looking for food

for all of us. Then the guards came back with

coconuts, we all took turns taking a sip of coconut

milk. It stopped me from being hungry for a while.

We dug a big hole then went to get some large leaves to make ourselves warm for the night. The next morning, we helped the guards build a raft so we could get to the mainland……Australia. We got the large leafs to have shelter for 3 days. We built sails for directions to turn, so we knew where we were going. We took off with proudness inside my heart. Australia was calling my name!

WA Academy Plate Tennis Carnival

On Monday 18th March 2019, a group of students attended the Tennis Carnival with Mrs Stade.

The students played very well and enjoyed their day at the Katanning Country Club playing tennis.


Swimming Carnival


Easter at Braeside

Friday 12th April 2019

Can students please bring materials (preferably recyclable) to help create their Easter Hat. Hats will be created in the morning, followed by an Easter Hat Parade, then morning tea. The school will provide a basic template if needed.

Parents are welcome to attend our Hat Pa-rade and Morning Tea, commencing at 11am. Students are asked to please bring a plate of food to share with the whole school for morning tea.

The P & C will be organising an Easter Hunt during the morning, donations of Hunting Eggs or Lollipops can be forwarded to Room 1.

We look forward to sharing our exciting Easter Day with our staff, students and their families.


P & C NOTICES

Parking and Students

A reminder to parents to please be aware of students walking to and from

school, especially as students cross roads.

Please also remind students to not walk though the staff carpark as it can

be difficult to see students when cars reverse. This is a staff carpark only

P&C Secretary

&

Vice-President

We need to fill these roles on our committee so that we can continue doing all the ‘good stuff’ for our school. The role descriptions

are below. Being on the P&C does not commit you to hours of fundraising or work. It is about being part of your school & making

sure our kids get the best resources to support a great education (also it is a fun way to meet people & get out & socialise!). Full

support will be given to people taking on the roles.

Please call Louise on 0410 302 218 or attend the meeting on the 1st of April 2019 @ 6 pm

P&C Secretary Essential Skills

Word Processing

Communication

Role Description

Support the President by

Compile & distribute the agenda & minutes of meetings.

Summarise actions & resolutions of meetings.

Collect, document & distribute the mail.

Write letters on instruction of the President.

Time Commitment

Weekly: ½ hr

Week before meeting: 1 hr

Week of meeting: 2 hrs (meeting) + 1.5 hrs (writing minutes etc.)

2 x meetings per term

P&C Vice President Essential Skills

Communication

Enthusiastic supporter

Role Description

Support the President

Chair meetings in absence of the President

Time Commitment

Week of meeting: 2 hrs (meeting)

2 x meetings per term

Sign Me Up! Return to Front Office ASAP

□ Secretary

□ Vice President

Name: __________________________

Phone:__________________________


COMMUNITY NOTICES


COMMUNITY NOTICES

16 Albion Street PO BOX 907 Katanning WA 6317 98214433 [email protected] March 2019 Dear/Madam The Katanning Neighbourhood Centre formally known as the Community Recourse Centre is a not for profit organisation, and is none funded. Our main services offered at this centre include Community Harvest (Food Bank Agency), Community Garden where vegetables are grown for the Community Harvest, Centrelink Agency, Community use of computers, emailing and faxing. We also offer photographic work including restoration of old photos, photo printing and large format printing, along with 3D printing. These services are just keeping the centre open. We are currently looking for some help in the way of donations to keep our Community Harvest running. The Food Bank (Community Harvest) has become a very important part of Katanning for those families, singles and elderly find-ing very tough to keep putting food on the table. Any one that has a Centrelink card/Pension card or is in financial hardship can come and purchase their food at extremely low prices. We try to have everything that a family needs, from meat, vegetables, bread, cakes, dairy and daily items. Unfortunately with budget cuts backs to the main Food Bank service in WA, we are finding hard to get enough stock to put on our shelves. We do receive donation of bread daily from Woolworths which is gratefully received. We are now trying to restock, but to do this we are asking the community to get behind us and please help. This help can be in many ways, such as a monetary donation, Woolworth’s gift cards to spend on food items there, or simply a donation of food to us. We also have our Community Garden where donations of seedlings or garden supplies to keep our vegetable supply going would be great. The Katanning Neighbourhood Centre is open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm The Community Harvest (Food Bank) is open Monday to Friday 9am-2pm The whole centre is run by two staff members and some fantastic volunteers and on occasions a couple of work for the dole people. Thank you for your time. Kindest regards Karen Moore Manager Katanning Neighbourhood Centre

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