The Grovelander Official Newsletter of Grovelands Primary School

An Independent Public School 14 Grovelands Drive, Camillo WA 6111 E: grovelands.ps@education.wa.edu.au Tel: 9390 8411 W:grovelandsps.wa.edu.au Student Absence SMS: 0408 943 697 Date: 18.06.2019

Our Vision A safe learning environment where students are empowered: with the skills to question; the desire to improve; the will to persevere and develop resilience; to inspire each other to be the best they can be.

ENGAGE EXPERIENCE EMPOWER

The Lions Club of Armadale Kelmscott organised a public speaking competition for schools in the Armadale Kelmscott area. The aim of junior public speaking is to give students in Primary Schools the chance to develop their ability to speak in public. There were two zones consisting of 4 schools each. Mishel Isaot and Emily Back represented Grovelands Primary School. The competition was really tough and both the girls made us proud and did an excellent job in presenting their speeches. This time we didn't win, but the girls felt really happy and confident about their efforts. Mrs Shorey.

Room 3, Year 5/6 Assembly Item This term we have been learning about our rich Indigenous culture and decided to do our assembly based on a Dreamtime Story called 'The Echidna and the Shade tree.' We enacted the story, which we followed up with the Torres Strait Islander lullaby 'Inanay'. Students enjoyed performing and getting the props ready for the assembly. We hope everyone enjoyed it.

Authority to Suspend 2019 The Principal of Grovelands PS is the only person on staff with the authority to suspend a student from school. In the event that I am not on site and am unable to authorise a suspension, I hereby delegate that authority to the Deputy Principal, Student Services. If that person is also offsite the authority resides with the Deputy Principal, Curriculum and Performance Development. If that person is offsite, the authority resides with those people in acting Deputy Principal Roles on a given day. Mark Bradshaw, Principal

Welcome, everyone, to the Term 2 Week 8 edition of the Grovelander. The term certainly seems to have moved along very quickly. I am really looking forward to this Friday’s Big Breakfast & Wellness Day. I would like to see as many families and friends of Grovelands there as I can. We also have Eagles Cup Sports here from 1.30 pm on Friday against Kingsley Primary school, so please consider coming along to support these teams, as they represent the school. Grovelands Primary School is adopting a new evidence based writing strategy across the whole school. From here on and into the future please get used to hearing the words “Talk for Writing”. Talk for Writing (T4W) is: “a unique process that uses spoken activities to develop writing skills. Quality writing is created by first expanding and developing students’ oral language skills and then teaching the necessary steps for exceptional sentence, paragraph and text construction. T4W has the potential to dramatically improve students’ writing. The approach also offers students with learning and language difficulties an opportunity to develop stronger writing skills. Feedback from students indicates that they find T4W ‘fun, engaging and motivating”.

www.dsf.net.au/talk-4-writing/

Staff are currently completing the training we began on our recent School Development Day in after school blocks. Experimentation has already begun in several classrooms. I am excited about the impact this strategy will have on our students’ writing skills in the coming years. Finally, don’t forget to put the date – Wednesday September 25 (Term 3, Week 10, Wednesday) on your calendar. This will be our annual Open Night and 40th Anniversary Celebration.

Regards,

Mark Bradshaw, Principal

Last Tuesday, The Fathering Project held a Lego

Buddies session at Grovelands PS. This session

enabled Fathers and Father Figures to spend

quality time making some creations with Logo.

Our Eagles Cup Netball Stars

IT’S TIME TO ENROL We are now taking applications for enrolment. You need to enrol for:

Kindergarten - four years old by 30 June 2020

Pre-primary (first year of compulsory school) – 5 years old by 30 June 2020 Visit the school office now to enrol your children for 2020. Applications close 26 July 2019. YEAR 6 STUDENTS - ENROL IN SECONDARY SCHOOL Now is the time for Year 6 students to enrol for Year 7 at their local secondary school. Visit Kelmscott Senior High School, or your local intake High School website for more information.

Early Years Resources The first years of school are vital. It is a time when your child discovers the wonder and excitement of learning, exploring and imagining. It is really important for you to be involved in your child’s learning during these important years. Continuing the learning at home helps build their confidence at school and in life. There are many fun and easy ways to continue your child’s learning at home. To assist you, a series of videos, booklets and factsheets are available on the Department’s website. www.education.wa.edu.au Designed for you, these resources include fun activities you can do together as part of your daily routine. We hope you find these resources useful.

Crazy Hair Day

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

17 June 18 19 20 21

Year 1 Brownes Dairy Excursion

24 25 26 27 28

Cross Country Trials at GPS

Winter Carnival Ferndale Reserve

P & C Meeting 9.00am Room 10 Assembly

1 July 2 3 4 5

Attendance Reward Last Day of Term 2 Lunch with the Principal

Honour Certificate Recipients

Room 1 Charli Lawson Amber Hamilton

Room 2 Chevelle Ackrell Blaze Shaw

Room 3 Madilyn Rawlings Taniesha Russell

Room 4 Jodie Ramirez Bailey Carr

Room 7 Zoe Burgess Ben Cheney

Room 8 Alicia Johnson Malcolm Gaudin

Room 9 Leon Pulleine Kaila Lomma

Room 12 Janet Irangabiye Braedan Sawhney

Room 14 Trevor Boden Savannah Gorringe

Room 15 Malikai Wilkinson Lincoln Hornell

Room 19 Aung Ling Thang Holly Beerkens

CONGRATULATIONS

NAIDOC WEEK EVENTS

IN-TERM SWIMMING LESSONS In-Term Swimming lessons will be held in Weeks 5 and 6 next term, (19 - 30 August).

Please budget accordingly.

We will be able to advise you

of the cost soon. Payment will be due 2 August 2019.

Parenting support

As parents, you are the most important person in your child’s life. Many parents find life with a child a joyful but challenging experience. Children’s needs change as they grow and each stage brings new challenges. You may find the following resources helpful from time to time as you navigate some of these challenges as a parent:

Raising Children Network www.raisingchildren.com.au

Healthy WA http://healthywa.wa.gov.au/Healthy-living/Parenting

Triple P - Positive Parenting Program www.healthywa.wa.gov.au/Triple_P

Ngala www.ngala.com.au/

Child and Parent Centres http://childandparentcentres.wa.edu.au/