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EVENTS CALENDAR

March 3 - Labour Day Public

Holiday

April 11 - End Term 1

April 17-21 - Easter

April 29 - Term 2 Commences

CHILDREN LEARN WHAT THEY LIVE If children live with hostility, they learn to fight.

If children live with ridicule, they learn to be shy.

If children live with tolerance, they learn to be patient.

If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence.

If children live with praise, they learn to appreciate.

If children live with fairness, they learn justice.

If children live with security, they learn faith.

If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves.

If children live with acceptance, and friendship, they learn to find love in the world.

Copyright © 1972/1975 by Dorothy Law Nolte

SWIMMING LESSONS – Final Week LESSONS TIMES (NB. Bus return times are approx.)

First Group (PP-Yr 3) Bus leaves 12.15pm

Lessons 12.55 - 1.30pm

Arrive back at school ~2.20pm

Second Group (Yr 4-6) Bus leaves 1.10pm

Lessons 1.40 - 2.15pm

Arrive back at school ~3.05pm

If you would like to arrange to personally collect your child

from the swimming pool after the lessons, please speak to

your child’s teacher BEFOREHAND and confirm in writing. Any

child not collected by a parent by the time the bus leaves, will

be put on the bus and returned to the school. NO child will be

left at the pool unattended.

Swimming lessons are held at Gosnells Leisure World, Culross

Avenue, Thornlie. Spectators will be charged an entry fee at

the pool.

CANTEEN LUNCH ORDERS Please note that lunch orders this year are now available on

Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week. Attached is the

2014 menu. Lunch order bags are available from the office.

Lunch orders still need to be placed in the letterbox in the

reception area before 9am.

ACTIVE AFTER SCHOOL SPORTS AASS has started again! It operates on Monday and Tuesday

afternoons. Monday aims specifically at students in Years 3-

6 while the Tuesday session focuses on Years PP-3.

This is a free activity and 2014 forms are available at the

office.

This term the Monday group will be focusing on AFL.

NEWSLETTERS

To check out any past issues of our Newsletter go

to our website: carmelprimary.adventist.edu.au

and click on the ‘Newsletters’ tab.

Term 1, Issue 2 - 19th February, 2014

Carmel Adventist College Primary Newsletter

NAPLAN TESTING Parents with students in Years 3 & 5 will receive a brochure

about the NAPLAN testing today. Please read this carefully

and talk to the class teacher or Mrs Taylor if you have any

questions.

We encourage all students in Years 3 & 5 to complete the

tests. Whilst these tests only give a single snapshot of a

child’s progress, when these results are put together with

various other standardised tests and classwork results, they

do create a bigger picture.

A couple of people have indicated a desire for their child not

to participate in the testing programme for a variety of rea-

sons. Please note that if you wish to withdraw your student

from testing you must complete an application to do so from

the office.

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Mark Twain Watching our children come and go from swimming les-

sons reminds me of the simple things that make us happy,

and how we learn just by living. Mark Twain, author and

humourist, wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its

sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain once

said this about the Bible: "I have no problem with those

parts of the Bible I don't understand. It's those parts of the

Bible I do understand that gives me fits." And also, "Faith is

believing what you know ain't so." Mark, raised a

Presbyterian, turned his mistakes into opportunities and

with the help of good friends lived an amazing life and

benefited many others. I believe Carmel is a great

environment to begin an amazing life.

Bible Studies Bible classes for the upper grades (Yrs 4-6) will be starting

shortly. These studies endeavour to discover possibilities

and opportunities, to see the positives of life and the joy of

living.

Chapel Please note that we have our weekly Chapel and Assembly

program every Friday morning from 8.50am to 9.30am. All

parents are welcome to attend.

PLAYGROUP Carmel Church Playgroup invites you to come along and join

in the fun and socialising. It is for parents with children 0-5

years old. Located at Carmel Adventist College Church

between 9-11am each Thursday fortnight (upcoming dates

Feb 27 and March 13 & 27). Bring along some fruit to share

for morning tea, ride on toys and art smocks for your kids if

you have them.

EASTER CAMP The annual Adventist Easter Camp Convention will be held

on April 17-21. This is an event for the whole family, where

spiritually focused, age specific meetings and activities are

held.

If you would like to stay at the SDA Maida Vale camp ground

for the duration of the weekend, please call into the office to

pick up an application form.

Activities application forms (for ages 7-9, 10-12 and High

School age) are available at the office or online.

Go to http://wa.adventist.org.au/easter-camp

CHAPLAIN’S NEWS

IGA RECEIPTS If you shop at IGA in Sanderson Road, please remember to

drop your receipt in the box marked ‘Carmel Primary’ out

the front of the store. Twice yearly IGA will return one

percent of all purchases back to us. It is surprising how

much this adds up to.

LOST AND FOUND Recently we have had some property handed in to the of-

fice. We have found a pair of children’s reading glasses (red

frame), a USB was left on the bus after swimming, a phone,

head phones etc., plus uniform items and swimming items

(towels etc). If you misplaced any of these items, please call

into the office to collect them.

MUSIC LESSONS We have had a number of parents enquiring about music

lessons here at the school. Please see information below.

Available School Hours

Piano Lessons - Rocco DeBellis 0400 218 850

Guitar Lessons - Bernard McDonagh 0405 767 338

Violin & Cello lessons - Julie Harrison 0409 887 766

Piano & Flute lessons - Sue Cox 9295 4524

Whilst we provide the facilities for these lessons, they are

operated privately. Fees are set by individual teachers and

payable directly to them. For all enquiries, please phone the

appropriate teacher.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! We would like to wish the following students

many happy returns for their special day

this month.

Jasper Siemienowicz (2), Siena Shipard (6), Andreas Mubi

(6), Zeke Stafford (7), Faith Sheldrick (11), Alex Bergmann

(12), Caleb Heywood (13), Lydia Fui (18), Ehlana Lloyd-

Reynolds (22), Meagan Corker (22), Dylan Konomba (24)

and Madison Sauzier (26).

ENCOUNTER MAGAZINE Please call into the office (or send a note to school with your

child) if you did not receive your complimentary Encounter

School Yearbook at the end of 2013. If you had your report

posted to you – we did not include the books as the weight

of them made postage costs prohibitive. These Yearbooks

are a fabulous way to remember some of the year’s

highlights.

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PARENT INFO NIGHT 6.30-7.30pm Next Tuesday we will be hosting an information night for ALL parents. The night will involve class teachers giving a quick

rundown of homework expectations, what is recommended and expected in class. There will also be a Q & A time. Pam will

also be discussing Lexile reading in the Library. There will be 2 Sessions run so that if you have 2 students you will get the

opportunity to spend time in each class. If you have more than 2 students attending this school, you will need to make a

separate appointment with the teacher/s that you don’t get to see. Please plan on coming to this important event.

P&F SHORT MEETING 7.30-8pm Following the Parent Info night, there will be a very brief P&F meeting where a few urgent matters will be addressed and future

meeting times set for the coming months. The P&F Committee is for any parents who are interested in having an input into

the operations and running of our school. We happily welcome any new members.

PARENT MEETINGS TUESDAY, February 25

Newsletter Distribution With so many Newsletters being lost or destroyed before reaching home we would like to go straight to the source. With this

in mind, please note that we will be emailing all future copies of the Newsletter. If you would like to continue to receive a

paper copy of the Newsletter sent home with your child/ren), please tick this box and return it to the office ASAP.

Family Name ___________________________________________ I would like to receive a paper copy of the Newsletter.

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QUALITY ADVENTIST SCHOOLS FRAMEWORK In 2012 Carmel Primary began a journey that has been quite challenging in respect to time demands, but very rewarding in

terms of the information we have been able to glean from the process. Carmel Primary has been one of the first schools to

work through the Quality Adventist Schools Framework process. While 2012 was largely spent refining the document and in

staff training, the real work started in mid 2013 when the final document was published and distributed to schools. Since then

small teams within the school have started through the journey of working through various components of the Framework.

Our Aim:

To use the framework for schools to self-evaluate and by doing this build a culture of improvement and excellence to ensure

that Carmel Primary is a quality, sustainable school.

The QAS Framework will:

Provide direction for school organisation & direction, develop a culture of ‘Professional Conversations’, focus on improving

student outcomes, describe excellence/best practice, identify areas for improvement, empower school leadership, be evidence

based and recognise success.

I have listed the various components to be reviewed. This whole process takes three or four years and then starts again. It is

flexible and some areas will be revisited many times while others may only be reviewed once in that time period.

Late last year our system Education Director, Di Hillsdon and Business Manager, Stacey Kendall, along with a couple of other

administration staff from Head Office, met with staff from the Department of Education Services and also representatives from

the Association of Independent Schools to show them the tool and get feedback as to how well it met the requirements of the

National Quality Schools tool which is gradually being rolled out across Australia. They were extremely impressed at the

professional document and even more in the wide scope and depth of work involved in the School Improvement Tool. The

conclusion of both bodies was that our document was more comprehensive than the National Quality Schools process and we

would exceed government requirements by using this tool.

This year, the staff at Carmel are already involved in reviewing some new components. One of the important things we need

to do is collect data from parents about various aspects of the school programme. Normally we could use information

gathered from the Online Parent Survey rather than send out numerous smaller surveys on various issues, however in 2013 we

had a VERY SMALL number of parents actually complete the online survey which means that we have a very limited amount of

data to work with. Due to the limited response to the survey, we need to send out a paper based survey in the next week or

two and would very much appreciate your input so that we can make informed decisions about School Improvements,

knowing that we have enough data to give valid results. We really value your feedback and take both commendations and

recommendations seriously when planning for the future. We plan to use a slightly shorter survey tool and hope that this will

tempt you to take the time to do it.

I thank you in anticipation of a big response to the survey!

Domain 4: Community Partnerships

4.1 Students and their Families

4.2 Church

4.3 Wider Community

4.4 Professional Partnerships

Domain 1: Adventist Identity

1.1 Special Character

1.2 Vision, Mission and Values

1.3 Sharing Faith

1.4 Pastoral Care

Domain 2: Learning and Teaching

2.1 Rationale for Teaching

2.2 Student Learning and Engagement

2.3 Teaching Practices

2.4 Curriculum

2.5 Assessment and Reporting

2.6 Student Achievement

2.7 Professional Learning

Domain 3: Leading School Improvement

3.1 Leading the Learning and Improvement Culture

3.2 Improvement Processes and Planning

3.3 Human Resources

3.4 Finances, Facilities and Resources

3.5 Compliance and Accountability

Boys Shirts There have been a few teething problems with new boys school shirts. In many respects they are excellent. It seems some

people have had to buy a larger size for their boys than they would normally buy to accommodate the neck. After some

negotiation with the company they have agreed that the collar style is possibly not the best for active students and they have

offered to take off the collar and put on a new style that sits a little lower and is more comfortable to wear.

If you bought a new boys shirt and found the neck a little too tight for a tie – please bring it back to the office, clearly labelled

and we will send it in to the company who produced them to alter the collar.

It is important the collar fits well as the shirt is worn with a tie during Term 2 and 3. When the collar fits well the length of the

shirt should also be well proportioned. Please ensure that the length of the shirt purchased sits approximately mid-way down

the shorts when worn. If an oversized shirt is worn, students will be required to wear it tucked in. If you are unsure about

how it is meant to be worn, please check at the uniform shop with Mrs Hutchinson before you purchase.

Girls shirts These shirts are not yet available in the smaller sizes. We have had some samples for fitting purposes and they are almost

right - a small adjustment to the collar and they will be ready to go into full production.

Once the final adjustments are made a sample of each size will be held at the Primary School Office for a few weeks to allow

you to check sizes. The shaped shirts with logo look very nice on.

2014 is the change-over year. Please note that as of the start of school 2015 the new shirts must be worn by all students.

Uniform Shop Hours High School Monday 8.45am—4pm

Tuesday 8.45am—4pm

Primary School Tuesday 8.30am—9.15am

Upcoming seminars

From time to time some wonderful parenting courses/workshops are run through Relationships Australia. If you see some-

thing that is of interest to you or your family situation, we would encourage you to attend.

Dads Raising Teenage Girls – Thursday 27th February at 1 Ord Street, Fremantle 6.30-9pm $25.00 per person.

The father-daughter relationship is particularly important during the teenage years to help girls navigate this difficult time.

Find out how you can build a more rewarding relationship with your teenage daughter. For further information please ring

9489 6322.

UNIFORMS

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STUDENT INSURANCE You have been sent an electronic copy of this newsletter. Attached to that email is a brochure from our Student Accident Pro-

tection Plan that outlines the benefits paid as a result of an accident that may occur, what is covered and how to make a claim.

Your child is covered 24/7. Please take the time to familiarise yourself with this brochure in the event that you may need these

services throughout the year.

THANKYOU Mrs Fairfoul would like to express a very big thank you to

all the wonderful people who have helped in the Library

recently by covering books. It has been very much

appreciated.