TAKARI PRIMARY SCHOOL RICKMAN ST BALCATTA WA 6021

PH 9349 5607 FAX 9345 1660 www.takarips.wa.edu.au

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE: I have returned from fourteen weeks’ long service leave, refreshed and re-energised, and

ready for the final ten weeks of the year. Thank you to Mrs Carpenter, who took over the Principal responsibilities while I was on leave and to Mrs Luckhurst and Mrs Lodwick who both stepped up in the Deputy Principal role. They obviously did a great job, as my return has been very smooth ….. almost like I’d never left. This term will be another busy one, and I’m especially looking forward to this year’s graduating students’ celebrations and transition into high school. We also have the whole school EDU Dance program, end of year concert, Year Six camp, class excursions and even a visit from the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.

It should be a fun and exciting term! David Tennant ROOM 2 ASSEMBLY: Well done to Room 2, who presented their assembly in Week 9 of Term 3. Room 2 taught us all about the months of the year and how many days are in each month through a cool rhyme. The community song was You Can Count On Me, which some students played the ukulele for. This assembly also saw our first winners for our You Can Do It rewards. Congratulations to Angelina R, Mahdi P and Kelly S, of the Seniors and Annabelle B, Olivia B and Dejan S of the Juniors, for having their names called out in the draw, earning them a $1 canteen voucher!

CROSSWALK NEWS: Wally has not yet returned to work, and we have been notified that a relief crosswalk person will not always be available. We urge you to constantly remind your children to remain vigilant when crossing the road, both before and after school. Unfortunately, school staff are not permitted to stop or direct traffic.

REVIEW OF POLICIES: The School Council is currently reviewing three school policies:

School Uniform Policy, Sun Smart Policy and Crunch & Sip Policy. The school community has an opportunity to have input into these policies. The drafts of these three policies have been uploaded onto the school website Takarips.wa.edu.au. Go to the Information tab and click on Policies. You can provide feedback to any of your School Council representatives, or in person at this Tuesday’s open School Council meeting. The

policies will be available on the website for one week only. We encourage you to get involved and welcome your input.

NEWSLETTER #16 Term 4 Week 1 Wednesday 12 October 2016

School Council Open Meeting

Ever wondered what happens at a School Council meeting? Looking at joining the School Council next year?

Want to meet the people representing you on the School Council?

The School Council will be holding a one hour open meeting this Tuesday 18 October. The meeting will run from 3.15pm to 4.15pm and will be followed by light refreshments. The meeting is not appropriate for children to attend, but a movie will be playing in a classroom until 4.30pm, supervised by a staff member. Advance notice of attendance numbers would be appreciated. The agenda for the meeting includes a School Report, P&C Report, tabling of the 2017 Booklists and the review of the Uniform, Sun Smart and Crunch & Sip policies. The draft of these policies have been uploaded onto the school website. You will have an opportunity to provide feedback at the meeting. You can just turn up on the afternoon. Or, if you inform us you will be attending, we’ll email you out the final agenda and any pre reading documents so you get the real meeting experience. You can register your attendance in person at the front office or by emailing the school on Takari.ps@education.wa.edu.au

We hope to see you at the meeting next week. 2016 School Council

SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT DAY: Tuesday 25 October is our final school development day for this year. Staff will be attending professional development meetings.

STUDENTS DO NOT ATTEND ON THIS DAY

Honour Certificate Recipients Congratulations to the following students who received Honour Certificates at the last assembly:

EDU DANCE: EDU Dance commenced today and will be held every Wednesday this term, for all students in Pre-Primary to Year 6.The EDU dance program will culminate with dances being performed at the End of Year concert. Edu dance is part of our school curriculum. The children had lots of fun participating today. SHOCK PROOF INCURSIONS: All students in PP to Year 6 took part in the Shock Proof Incursion at the end of the term. Students learnt about safety in the home with electrical equipment. Thanks to Western Power for providing the students with a fabulous learning opportunity. NOT RETURNING TO TAKARI NEXT YEAR?: The school is well into planning the classes and staffing for next year. It is important the school has accurate information. Could parents please contact and inform the school if their children will not be returning to Takari next year. Thank you for your assistance. ATTENDANCE: Thank you to all the parents who have completed and returned the attendance letters from last fortnight. Attendance letters have been distributed with this newsletter. Once again, we would appreciate it if you could complete and return so we can amend our records to keep in line with the Departmental Attendance Policy. We must follow up unexplained school absences.

Class PP William G Kyah H Class 1/2 Rm 8 Arielle B Anny C

Class 1/2 Rm 10 Alex K Dejan S Class 3/4 Rm 2 Tyree D Hayley G

Class 3/4 Rm 3 Hayden B Gabriel S Devin S Mahdi P

Class 5 Angelina R Boni H Ruby H Class 6 Sara A Seth B

Congratulations!

INTERSCHOOL ATHLETICS CARNIVAL: Many thanks for the help provided by staff and parents, at last term’s Interschool Athletics Carnival held at Balcatta Primary School. The day was held in ideal conditions. Students are to be congratulated for the way they participated and conducted themselves. The sportsmanship, cheering and friendly rivalry was pleasing to see. Final results: Balcatta 432 Osborne 409 Takari 376 East Hamersley 374 Lake Monger 276

P&C News

***Next P&C Meeting*** ***Monday 24 October at 9am in the school library***

All members of the Takari community are welcome to attend Canteen A copy of the canteen menu for this term was sent home today. We would still love the help of more volunteers, so if you are available to help in the canteen on Fridays between 9am and 1.30pm, please let us know by sending an email to takaripc@gmail.com or by calling Katja on 0433123675. As a thank you, your child’s lunch on that day will be free.

Term 4 Fundraiser The Takari P&C will be running our annual Christmas Raffle again this year. Watch this space for further information on how you can help by donating prizes and purchasing tickets a little later in the term.

Your P&C takaripc@gmail.com

NOTES FROM SCHOOL: Are you missing notes from school? Would you like them directly emailed to you? To ensure you receive all notes from school and /or the newsletter, please drop into the admin office or email us on Takari.PS@education.wa.edu.au, providing us with your preferred email address.

INFORMATION MEETING: A mother/daughter growth and development talk was held yesterday. We had a very good

attendance from the Year 5 and 6 girls and their mothers. The girls had lots of interesting questions answered. Special thank you to Mrs Luckhurst for organising the meeting and our school nurse, Gemma Boyes and her colleague Christina, for conducting the talk. The parent information books delivery is expected on Thursday 13 October. Children can not collect them for their parent.

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM TERM 4 In Term 4 Sporting Kids will again be offering an after school sporting program on Tuesdays starting next week Tuesday 18 October from 3.10pm to 4pm It will consist of an eight week multi sports program made up of two weeks of soccer, two weeks football, two weeks of hockey and two weeks of tee ball.

Unfortunately. the school will not be able to use Sporting Schools funding for this program, this

term. We have negotiated with Sporting Kids to offer their program for $60 for the eight week

program. Flyer’s will be distributed this week that will contain full details. Additional copies will

be available from the front office.

SCHOOL PHOTOS: The Student Councillors photo has recently gone onto the Kapture website for parents to view and or

purchase. There is also the Yr 6 graduation photo, please remember the children will receive one at the graduation ceremony. However, if you would like to order additional copies you can do so via the link below. Please take note of the correspondence from them below:

Dear Parents

Following our recent school photography by Kapture, you can now view and order any special photos taken on the day. When visiting www.kapture.com.au/event.asp you will need to enter our school code under the Sports & Event tab to access the gallery; Code: MEQJRE

JUMP JAM IS BACK! Every Thursday morning between 8.15am and 8.30am. Mr Patterson will be supervising Jump Jam in the lower undercover area. For all interested students.

NATASHA EVANS: At the end of last term, Natasha Evans, a former student of Takari PS came to visit the Upper Primary classes. Natasha, a qualified teacher and now author, donated a class set of her children’s book Didge to the school. Natasha read her book to the students and completed some goal setting activities to go along with the book. It was great to see one of Takari’s ex-students succeeding in her chosen career and still thinking of us!

WESTPAC LIFESAVER RESCUE HELICOPTER: We are very excited to announce that the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue

Helicopter will be landing on our oval on October 20 2016 at 2.00pm. This event is joint venture of Westpac and Surf Life Saving Western Australia.

Help keep our school safe and secure If you see or hear suspicious behaviour immediately contact School Watch Security or the Police. Thank you for your support. School Watch Security : 1800 177 777

Community Notices FREMANTLE PORTS MARITIME DAY SATURDAY 12 NOVEMBER B SHED VICTORIA QUAY A fantastic fun filled family day at the annual Maritime Day celebrations, FREE! Enjoy displays from the RAN, tugs for visitors, rides and kids activities. A flyer is in the office window or email Jane.Edwards@fremantleports.com.au for more information.

Term 4 1

10/10 First day for students

11/10

12/10 Newsletter #16 Edu-Dance

13/10 Jump Jam 8.15-8.30

14/10

2

17/10 18/10 School Banking School Council Meeting 3.15 pm

19/10 Edu-Dance

20/10 Jump Jam 8.15-8.30

21/10

3

24/10 P & C meeting 9am

25/10 School Development day NO PUPILS ATTEND

26/10 Newsletter #17 Edu-Dance

27/10 Assembly Yr 1/2 Rm 8 Parents café (after assembly)

28/10

4

31/10 1/11 School Banking

2/11 Edu-Dance Yr 6 Camp

3/11 Jump Jam 8.15-8.30

4/11

5

7/11 8/11 School Banking

9/11 Newsletter #18 Edu-Dance

10/11 Jump Jam 8.15-8.30

11/11 Remembrance Day

6

14/11 15/11 School Banking

16/11 Edu-Dance

17/11 Jump Jam 8.15-8.30

18/11

7

21/11 22/11 School Banking School Council Meeting 6pm

23/11 Newsletter #19 Edu-Dance

24/11 Jump Jam 8.15-8.30

25/11

8

28/11 29/11 School Banking

30/11 Edu-Dance

1/12 Jump Jam 8.15-8.30

2/12

9

5/12 6/12 School Banking Parent helpers Morning Tea

7/12 Newsletter #20 Edu-Dance

8/12 Jump Jam 8.15-8.30 End of year concert

9/12 Sat 10/12 P&C Dinner

10

12/12 Year 6 Graduation

13/12 School Banking

14/12

15/12 Last day of term

16/12 STAFF ATTEND PUPIL FREE!

Carine Calisthenics Club invites you to come and join in our classes. Calisthenics is perfect for all ages; learning skills such as Singing and Dancing, Gymnastics, Flex Exercises, Simplified Ballet, Club Swing-ing, Marching, Folk Dance, Rod Twisting and most importantly having fun and meeting lots of new friends. Get 2 FREE lessons! Ring Sandra on 0403 078 009 or email Carine.Calisthenics@gmail.com for more information about our term 4 starting dates and available classes.

Keyed Up Music will be running guitar lessons again in Term 4 after school at Takari PS. We run group lessons starting from $16.45 plus GST per lesson. To enrol, to go www.keyedupmusic.com.au/enrolment-form

Enrol now for VacSwim summer school holiday swimming lessons

It is important for every child to learn to swim properly and develop essential water safety skills. VacSwim December/January school holiday swimming lessons are run by instructors who teach children the skills to be confident swimmers and safe in the water. To enrol or find out more visit education.wa.edu.au/swimming.

Enrolments close on Monday 28 November for the earlier programs and Monday 5 December for the second January

program.