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Www.carramarps.wa.edu.au 13th August 2019 Issue 13 Ph: 08 9405 0600

RESPECTFUL

Carramar

SAFE

A LEARNER

A STAR

RESPONSIBLE

I AM

From the Principal

Dear Parents

We continue to be reminded of the many wonderful talents of our students and what a great school community we are so fortunate to be a part of. Last week was an example of this. From our inaugural participation in the West Australian Government Schools Music Society festival at Burswood, where the performing arts talents of our choir and drama students were on display, to the Winter Carnival and State Cross Country event, where the fitness endurance and perseverance of our competitors was well tested.

Congratulations to all children who took part in these events. Thank you to our staff for their coordination and preparation of the students. A very big thank you also to our parents, your support is always greatly appreciated. Feedback from Principals and bus drivers was very complimentary, both about the behaviour of our students, and the coordination of the evening at Burswood – a great endorsement for our school. Thank you to all involved.

As part of Science Week this week, all classes will be involved in our Whole School Science Day, with many interesting scientific learning occurring. A great deal of time and planning has occurred to iron out any experiment “flaws”! Thank you to all staff for their coordination of events planned.

Next week is Children Book Week. We will see our library taken over by the Book Fair. We are very grateful for your support of this this annual fundraiser for our library. I’m sure the children will be thinking about their wish lists.

We also look forward to seeing many literary characters paraded at our Annual Book Week Assembly on Friday 23rd August. If last year is anything to go by, I am sure this year will be another fantastic success. If students feel their costume may inhibit their movement or restrict their capacity to undertake normal school day activities, please provide backup clothing (school uniform) to change into.

Students are also preparing for our upcoming faction carnival with our jumps and throws, scheduled for Thursday 29th August and our track and team games on Friday 30th August. We look forward to seeing lots of great sportsmanship and personal best efforts.

The P & C will be holding a sausage sizzle for lunch on the day of the Faction Sports Carnival - Friday 30th August. Order forms have been sent home with your child. Spares are available in the front office.

Where will you be in 2020?

Thank you to those families who have already responded. Having this information will allow us to commence our planning on class structures and staff placements. Spare forms are available in the front office. We understand circumstances may change and should this be the case, please contact the office or let your child’s teacher know.

Maree James

Associate Principal

WAGSM 2019

During Week 2, all Year 6 classes ran Junior Masterchef competitions. The students have been developing their procedural writing skills and investigating a variety of different styles, including recipes. Each group had to provide a two course meal for the judges and only had 80 minutes to do so. To add an element of challenge, the meals also had to align themselves to healthy nutritional values for their salt, sugar and saturated fat contents. The temperatures were hot, the pressure tense and the smell of delicious delicacies filled the air. Judges were treated to an amazingly high standard of plating and enjoyed the bold, fresh, bacteria-free flavours of each dish.

Friday 9th August, Carramar Primary School entered their largest team into the State School Cross Country Championships. The students have committed and trained well for many weeks and it paid

off with great results. With 70 primary schools from around the state represented, Carramar Primary finished in overall 6th place ( our best result). Our year 5 girls ran extremely well and placed 3rd overall for the category. The future looks bright for Carramar with James from year 2 running in the year 4 and under category placing 92nd with a time of 7 minutes 54 seconds for the 2km course.

Well done to all the students who participated!

Year 6 MasterChef 2019

'Around the World' Disco

Students from Year 2-6 enjoyed dancing to multi-cultural songs from around the world such as 'Zorba dance', 'Macarena', 'Ballo del Qua' (Chicken Dance) and 'Asejere'.

Languages In Our World Activity

This week students discussed different world languages that themselves, parents and grandparents and other family members speak. Some Yr 4, 5, 6 classes tallied up the information and discussed the results. It was interesting to share stories and reasons why some of us including our family members know a language other than English e.g. born or lived in another country, learnt at school, taught by family or neighbours.

Class Snapshot- Yr 4 T14 with Mrs Andrew

Year 4 T14 enjoyed Welsh Cakes (Picau ar y maen) brought in by Evan to celebrate Languages Week. Thank you very much Mrs McLoughlin for this treat! They are traditional in Wales U.K. and are cooked on a flat griddle pan.

The Yr 4 class also learned how to say 'hello' in different languages from around the world each morning (Kaya, Guten Tag, Salut, Ciao, Konichiwa, Kia Ora, Aloha). Students received complimentary Noongar stickers from Sunday Times Media Education and learnt Noongar phrases such as: 'Ngany Dwonginy' (I hear) and 'Ngany Kanan Waangkiny' (I speak truthfully).

Hello to All the Children of the World Song

Students learnt the song 'Hello to all the Children of the World' and sang it as the community song at the recent faction assembly. It involved actions with a partner and multi-lingual greetings in languages such as French, Japanese, Hebrew, Russian, Italian and Spanish.

Languages Week Grazie Mille , Signora Vinciullo and Signorina D'Onofrio

Year 1 Hayden, Sienna, Niamh, Hanishka, Moony, Jayden. Aria, Emelia

Year 2 Jaideep, Dieter. David

Year 3 Isla, Charlotte, Sylis, Amber, Tyler, Jayden

Year 4 Tayah, Ellie, Leo. Sophie, Liam, Emma, Isabelle, Lily

Year 5 Ashley, Bree, Amie-Leigh, Riece, Cameron

Year 6 Julian, Jesse, Jacob, Griffin, Alexander, Nicola, Georgia, Keahna

T9 News

These superstars from T9 are the first students to reach the Gold level

in Mathletics. This means that they have

worked hard to achieve at least 1000 points

each week this school year.

Lost Property - Located near the Administration block. Overflowing with jumpers and drink bottles. Please ensure all of your child’s belongings are clearly labelled. We also have 2 unclaimed scooters. If you are missing a scooter, please visit the front office.

What’s happening …. This week

Science Celebration Day - This Friday 16th August On the final day of Science Week, students will work in their year levels to complete a series of scientific tasks across the school.

Next week

School photos

This year school photographs will be taken on Monday 19th August, Tuesday 20th August and Wednesday 21st. Photo envelopes have been distributed to classes today to go home. Each student has a personalized envelope with their Shoot Key number on it. All envelopes must be returned to the photographer on PHOTO DAY (schedule to follow) even if you are not ordering photographs. Please read the instructions on the envelope carefully, especially the instructions regarding the family photos and payment.

Book Week

Book fair

Runs from Tuesday 20th August to Friday 23rd August in the Library.

Open Tuesday - Thursday 8.15am - 8.45am & 3.00pm - 3.30pm

Friday 23rd August - 8.15am - 8.45am only.

Each class will have the chance to browse the fair with their teacher.

Cash and Eftpos facilities available.

Book Week Assembly

Friday 23rd August at 8.50am

Students are encouraged to dress up as their favourite book character.

P & C Father’s Day Stall

Thursday 22nd August Kindy A - Year 6

Friday 23rd August Kindy B, absent students, swaps and doubles

Students will visit the stall with their classroom teacher.

Each gift is $5 and needs to be sent to school in an envelope or zip lock bag with child’s name and the day they will be visiting the stall.

P & C Sausage Sizzle Lunch - Faction Sports Carnival

Order forms have been sent home. Spares ones are available in the front office. Please remember to complete one form per child.

Final orders - Thursday 22nd August.

Faction Sports Carnival

Thursday 29th August - Jumps and Throws

Friday 30th August - Athletics Carnival

Interschool Athletics Carnival - selected students only

Wednesday 18th September - Jumps and Throws at Carramar PS

Friday 20th September - Athletics at Hocking PS