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Swan View Surveyor

Swan View Primary School

From The Principal’s Desk

Term 3 - 2012 14th September 2012

From the Principal 1

Library News 2

Maths News 3

P & C News 4

Community News 4

Coming Soon

20th September

School Council

Meeting 2pm

24th September

Yr 7 sausage sizzle

26th September

Assembly C5

LA1 announcing

28th September

Champion Faction

Picnic

28th September

Last day of term 3

Dear Parents and Carers

What a wonderful day we had

yesterday; perfect weather, a

large crowd of supporting family

members and our students

having a go. I thoroughly enjoyed

watching all the events and

talking with as many folk as I

could, given I was holed up

behind the microphone most of

the day. Thanks to everyone

concerned, especial ly Mr

Tompkins who carries the

organisational load each year.

We have another spate of head

lice and I have sent notes home to

each family. Please check your

children's’ hair thoroughly and

make sure you get rid of the eggs.

One of the staff members had

head lice a couple of weeks ago, so

we all need to be vigilant.

Parking in Rhine Way is a

problem and will probably always

be a problem. The land beyond

the security fence belongs to the

Mundaring Shire. It is illegal to

park on the verge of houses

opposite the marked bays. That

is the law and I cannot change it.

I am sorry that some parents

were given cautions after the

athletics carnival. I spoke with a

Shire officer and she said parents

were not fined, they were

cautioned.

Cheers

Marg

Year 4 Runner Up Champion

Girls Braomi Woods Sarah Hubbard

Boys Tristan Mippy Jason Boranelli

Year 5

Girls Kaylee Eades Olivia Geranis

Boys Bevan Barnes Jack Eades

Year 6

Girls Taya Woods Tahlia Vincent

Boys Raymond Smith Caelian Toki

Year 7

Girls Danielle Stobie Kirsten Boyd

Boys Kurtley Prior Dylan Eades

Junior Points

1st Blue 393

2nd Red 359

3rd Green 325

4th Gold 251

Senior

1st Blue 886

2nd Red 864

3rd Gold 697

4th Green 606

Overall

1st Blue 1279

2nd Red 1223

3rd Gold 948

4th Green 931

Faction Athletics Carnival

Results

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Library News

C Block recipients

C1 Thomas Lohf Caitlin Maddison

C4 Holly Merrilees Kaitlin Hodgson C5 Byron Walley C6 Raymond Smith Darren Moody LA1 Katie Cox Dallin Morse

LA2 Royah Alizadeh Connar Rivett

Sports

Tiana Chapman Jacob Ramsey

Music

Glory Iloh

Congratulations to all of the following s t u d e n t s w h o r e c e i v e d h o n o u r certificates.

A Block recipients

A1 Kane Von Kloeg Evan Todd

A5 Lina-Marie Swadling Holly Merrilees

A6 John Gibson Pearl Lana

A7 Chloe Sanford Kirsten Boyd B Block recipients B1 Zanetta Eades Jazzie Donnelly

B2 Brooklyn Rangitakatu Brahim Woods

B4 Kayla Higginson Cody Tobin

B5 Zachery Gee Kaitlin Hull

B6 Maya Broomhall Thashini Thennakoon

CHAMPIONS READ! The winners of our Book Week “WORK DISPLAY” are: Joseph Butler

(A7), Te Oueroa Hoete-Raharaha (C1), Jovic Lana (C6), Kaylee Eades

(C6), Kyle Edney (C6), Taylor Lupton (LA1), Taya Woods (A1), Tia

Hancock (A1). Congratulations to our Book Week Competition

winners. They areKayla Eades C6,

Katherine Martin (Kindy 2), and

Kaitlin Hodgson (C4).

All these winners were presented

with their prizes at the School

Assembly on 12th September.

Well done everyone.

What a treat we had on Wednesday 5th September. Approximately

150 students were entertained by

Year 9 Drama students from Swan

View Senior High School. Creative

performances of four books FLOOD, LOOK! A BOOK, A BUS CALLED

HEAVEN and NO BEARS were acted out for us, with some of our own

ex-students shining as actors.

I have included some comments made by the audience. Comments: I

liked “Look a Book!” because it was very funny. I have never seen a

better play in all of my life. Jazzie (B1). I liked “No Bears” because

the girl was telling her story and she kept on saying “There are no

bears in my story”, but there was a bear all along. Favour Iloh (B1).

The most effective play was “No Bears”. It had the most expression in

it. Bree Hancock (A1). The most creative play was about the book “Look a Book!” how you had the

story being read to us as the story was happening. Very creative! Vanessa Sunjich (A1).

Helen McGinniss & Claire Brockway - Library Resource Centre

Smith Family, Midland Office, has just confirmed

that there exists an additional twenty plus new

‘Learning for Life Scholarships’ for eligible

students attending primary schools in our area.

These scholarships are awarded to families in

need, providing financial support to pay for

stationery, excursions and uniforms. Ultimately,

the Smith Family aims for all students to have a

minimum 90% attendance rate, which

demonstrates a commitment to schooling.

Families need to possess a current health/pension

card which lists their children. Scholarship forms

or information can be obtained by contacting

Carrie Standing, Smith Family Midland, on 9274

2223 or by speaking to Marg Dove at the school.

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Helping your child with maths

Making maths fun Dice games: Use two dice to help your child add together small numbers quickly.

Numberplate search: Look for a numberplate that has a 1 in it somewhere. Then find a plate with a 2 in it; then 3 and so on. Make it more fun for older children by asking them to add two numbers on the plate together to get numbers greater than 9; or add all the numbers together; or take the smallest one away from the biggest one.

Mystery number; think of a number. Ask your child to guess what it is as

you give clues. Perhaps say my number is more than 10 but less than 19. It’s an even number. Sometimes it’s called a dozen.

Did you know?

GENERATION ONE:

We have entered a nation wide competition titled Generation One. We are required to submit a video

clip of our students singing ‘Hands Across Australia’ with a few bars of Swan View Rap in the middle

of the song. The music provides a back drop for a series of photographs taken of the many special

programs occurring around the school and across the year levels. It was very exciting for the

students to visit a recording studio recently so that our excellent coral work is picked up through

quality technology. Thank you Mr Schoenmakers

HANG ON A SECOND…… A MATHS INVESTIGATION BY MATTHEW GILHAM A7

There are 60 480 seconds in a week. There are 120 960 seconds in a fortnight (2 weeks) There are 3 144 960 seconds in a year There are 31 449 600 seconds in a decade (10 years) There are 3 144 960 000 seconds in a Millennium (1000 years) And there are 313 712 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 yoctosecond in a millennium ( a septillionth of a second)

B1 News

All B1 students entered a Fathers’ Day colouring competition run by “Real Estate Plus”. Mrs Nind

took all the entries to the Midland branch. Much to the delight of all, three winners were selected

from her class. These winners were; Kael Orr, Jaymes Ford and Arlyn Grant. Each winner received

prizes of a $50.00 gift voucher from Slater-Gartrell Sports for themselves, plus a $50.00 gift card

from Bunnings to give to their Dad on Father’s Day. In addition, all children who entered the

competition received a laminated

certificate of appreciation for

participating, the return of their

coloured entry which had also been

laminated, and a personal “Thank You”

letter from Mr Milton Rendell,

Principal of Real Estate Plus Midland.

Congratulations B1 students for

showing community spirit!!

Children learn to read simple numbers (0 to 9) before they can read words because each number stands for a whole word.

TERM 3 - 2012 PAGE 4 SWAN VIEW SURVEYOR

Swan View Dental Clinic

Swan View Junior Tennis Club Junior tennis coaching will commence on Saturday 6th October at Brown Park. Beginners 8.30-9.45, Advanced 9.45– 12 Fees $10.00 per child per season Ball fees 20c per child per week

Drinks 80c each Please supply own tennis rackets and wear suitable footwear and a hat or sunscreen. For more information please contact J. Taylor (coach) on 9294 3942

The Swan View Dental Therapy Centre is closed during the school holidays. In an emergency during normal centre hours please phone Tuesday 2nd October to Friday 5th October Middle Swan DTC 9250 7342. Monday 8th October to Friday 12th October Lockridge DTC 9279 2440, Monday 18th October Guildford DTC 9279 5869. We will re-open Tuesday 19th October at 8.00am. In an emergency outside of normal centre hours please contact your local dentist, or if eligible contact the emergency service on 9325 3452 or oral health centre of WA 9346 4400.

Canteen News

COOKBOOK

Share your favourite family recipe and have it appear in our own cookbook. Please fill out the yellow form and attach it to your recipe and drop it in to the canteen or email it to teresaelzer@bigpond.com. Thank you Vicki for offering to type up recipes.

VOLUNTEERS

We are now desperate for volunteers on Tuesday, Thursdays and Fridays. Please consider taking on one fortnightly or monthly. Once a month equates to 2 or 3 days a term, and it’s great for your children to see you at school.

SPORTS DAY

Thank you to all the volunteers who helped on Thursday. It was great to see a couple of the high school students helping out and Cale Moody our Year 7 student cooked during the lunch break. There was plenty to eat and drink and we will let you know by how much our coffers were boosted in the next newsletter Hamper Raffle—P & C Thank you to all those people who contributed to our sports day raffle hamper, it was very much appreciated.

COMMUNITY NEWS

VACSWIM

VacSwim gives you and your family the opportunity to access high quality, affordable swimming classes to ensure your children learn to swim properly and develop essential water safety skills. VacSwim also needs swimming instructors to run its programs and provides part-time employment opportunities for school staff during the holidays. Classes are available in the October and December/January school holidays for all children five years and over.

Seen and Heard Program

Seen and Heard are funded by the Shire of Mundaring and are holding 5 events during the October

school holidays to keep you busy. The details of our events are as follows:

Fluoro Party – Friday 28th September, Juniors (5-12years) 7.30pm to 10pm. Venue: Swan View

Youth Centre. Entry $5.00 (Includes free fluoro headband and glow-stick.

Skatepark Jam – Wednesday 3rd October, 12pm – 3pm Venue: Mt Helena Skate Park (Includes free

sausage sizzle).

Girls Pamper Day - Friday 5th October, Juniors (10 – 13 years) 11am to 1pm, Seniors (14+) 1:30pm

to 3.30pm. Venue: Swan View Youth Centre. Entry $5.00. Includes hairdressers, make up artists

and beauticians. RSVP required on 9255 2570.

Shuffling Workshop - Wednesday 10th October. 11am to 1.30pm. Venue: Mundaring Hall. Entry

$5.00 (Includes free pizza).

Movie Night – Friday 12th October, Juniors 5.30pm to 7pm – The Incredibles – PG, Seniors 7.30pm

to 9.45pm – The Avengers – PG – 13. Venue: Outside (weather permitting) the Swan View Youth

Centre. Entry $5.00. Includes free hot dog, popcorn and drink. Prizes for best dressed Superhero or