2nd April, 2020

Volume 2 2020

EastBeechboro.PS@education.wa.edu.au School Website: www.eastbeechboroprimary.wa.edu.au

The official newsletter of: East Beechboro Primary School Brockmill Avenue BEECHBORO WA 6063 Phone: 6216 1900

EAST BEECHBORO PRIMARY An INDEPENDENT PUBLIC SCHOOL

End of term NEWSLETTER

As part of Design and Technology, PP3 made Easter hats. Students were asked to consider the items they would need for their creation, make a plan on how they were going to make it and complete a drawing as to what they think their hat would look like.

Well done to PP3 on their wonderful creations.

Message from the Principal

Dear parents, staff and students,

On Sunday, 29th March, the Prime Minister announced further measures and restrictions to slow the transmission of COVID-19. This includes public gatherings, excluding household members, which have been reduced to a maximum of two people. Schools are exempt from this. Parents are encouraged to keep their child at home if they have the capacity to do so. Students who are still attending this week will continue to receive classroom instruction though this ends on Friday (3rd April) which concludes formal lesson delivery for Term 1. Next week, the school will be open, essentially for those students whose parents are unable to keep them at home (eg. Parents/carers who need to send their child to school to maintain employment, child lives in families with aged relatives etc). These students will be supervised but there will be no formal school lessons delivered. Please do not send your child to school if they are unwell.

The Coronavirus pandemic has affected people in different ways. At times like this, people may be feeling afraid, anxious and worried. All of these emotions are completely valid and are not to be ignored. The restrictions placed on us are well founded and if we all comply, hopefully we as a country, will be better placed to deal with this virus. Though these restrictions make keeping in touch with family and those close to us difficult, it is a time to get creative and come up with other ways of staying in touch. Call those you care about to check in on them and use social media to stay connected.

Try not to become overwhelmed with the amount of information being circulated. Be mindful that the sources of this information are reputable and accurate. While it is important to stay informed, it is just as important to take care of the health and wellbeing of yourself, your family and those around you. When discussing the current situation with your child, ensure that you do so in a calm and honest way. Listen to their questions and reassure them that it is normal to feel concerned.

This has been a challenging few weeks and although there is much uncertainty and many questions left unanswered, please be assured that our main priority is our students. We are working hard to ensure that students will still have access to meaningful and high quality teaching and although delivery of the curriculum may be different, the content still remains highly relevant. Please encourage your child to try and maintain a learning at home routine and to access the resources that are available to them. To assist with at home learning, individualised learning packages for each student will be posted to parents.

Parents are assured that they will be informed of developments that affect education and in particular our school. Our main vehicles for communication will be the school app, website and P&C Facebook page. Please ensure that you check these regularly.

Although school holidays will be a little different to what we are used to, I would like to wish our school community a safe and happy break. Finally, I would like to sincerely thank our staff, students and families for their support during this unprecedented and ever changing environment. Remember that, and to coin a well used but highly appropriate phrase, “We are all in this together”. We will get through this and we will be stronger because of it.

Happy Easter to our school community. Look after yourselves, stay safe and keep well.

Shayne Harris - Principal

E B P S S A Y S N O W A Y T O B U L L Y I N G

HARMONY DAY 2020

Honour Certificate Recipients 11th March & 18th March

Back Row: Natasha, Amelia, Christopher, Aiden, Declan, Joel , Aaliyah Second Row: Blair, Sophie, Thala, Ameen, Hamy, Ella, Reid, Gabriella, Elyas & Sophie

Third Row: Brodie, Alexia, Jacob, Allegra, Manuela, Indianna, Brandon, Linda, Kennedy & Lehanna Front Row: Parwana, Malaz, Jai, Hayley, Vrunda, Trevor, Haleema, Lea, Riley & Evie

Absent for photo: Rohan & Andrew

Back Row: Rebekah, Murjaan, Munira, Chad, Madison & Grace Second Row: Angus, Anne, Drew, Ryker, Deanna, Kate & Jett

Third Row: Edward, Deshiro, Jules, Clinton, Jinda, Aisha, Havana, Kaiden & Ayak Front Row: Riley, Albany, Ava, Jade, Asher, Rebecca, Logan, Jye & Zahra

Absent for photo: Shawn, Helena, Kauri, Kade, Chevanah, Ryder, Emily & Paige

Aussie of the Month certificates are a w a r d e d t o s t u d e n t s w h o demonstrate good citizenship and display the virtues that the school promotes. Congratulations to the following students: Tayla, Dustin, Alyssa & Zach

Aussie of the Month

P&C MEMBERS - Many thanks to the P & C for working to build a sense of community and support for school programs. Your efforts are greatly appreciated. President - Donna Linden Vice President - Rachel Graham Treasurer - Lyndsey Milieri Secretary - Emillie O’Keefe Fundraising - Ross Innis Canteen Manager: Bec Wright Uniform Shop Coordinator - Chantal Innis

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS Staff: Shayne Harris, Jonas Byford & Stef Vranjes Board Chair: Karen Lippinkhof Community: Dr Joe Scott Parent Representatives: Sharon Ashton, Rose Elliott, Anne Chew & Casey Chandler Ex officio: Ann Evans & Michelle Martyn

For updates on issues that affect our school, please ensure that you regularly check our school website, school app and the P&C Facebook page.

School App - Keep up to date with school information and notify the school of student absences. For instructions on installing the app, please visit the office.

Canteen The last day that the canteen will operate this term

is FRIDAY 3rd APRIL. If your child is attending school in the last week of term, please ensure that you provide them with recess, lunch and a drink.

Monster Easter Raffle Tickets for the Monster Easter Raffle are still on sale. Tickets are 50 cents each ($5 for a book of 10 tickets). All tickets and money will be due by Friday 3rd April. Prizes will be drawn on Monday 6th April.

All winners will be notified.

Andrew Stewart Awards

Yr 1: Aaliyah Bray, Helena D’Arrietta-Berkhout, Zoya D’Vaz, Jethro Evans, Ivy Hutton, Vakul Naveenkumar, Brandon Neville, Lacey Sidebottom, Annabelle Chung & Kobie Sutton.

Yr 2: Jules Bonifassi, Mikayla Innes, Matilda Lock, Elythia Lopez, Bill Nguyen, Rosalia Peneueta, Alexis Potter, Deshaldrei Rodriquez, Zane Skelton, Kayden Wilson, Gideon Yee, Indiana Zurakowski, Jinda Douangboutdy, Lennix Fildes, Lilah Graham, Linda Ji, Kennedy Nguyen, Abbas Ali Raz Muhammad, Charlotte Wallis, Van Bawi Zah Ngo, Legie Barnachea, Cataliya Choueib, Nathan Elias, Charlotte Innis & Leonardo Jolly.

Yr 3: Parwana Raz Muhammad & Paige Waddell.

Yr 4: Geu Duom, Zach Farr, Christian Greenhill, Suwetha Kalimuthu, Ace Myintaye, Howard Nguyen, Aakash Sathiyaprakash, Reid Ashton, Kallum Corich, Lawson Flaherty, Jett Kostopoulos, Mason Morrell & Zachery Quartermaine.

Yr 5: Emily Anderson, Osmar Espinoza Cordero, Xzailan Frankel, Drew Gunson, Lily Johnston, Dakota Lovering, Mekhi Njiriri & Mia Aza.

Yr 6: Amina Almagutar, Rebekah Farr, Cameron Konelio, Riley McCullaugh, Amelia Quartermaine & Lauren Skinner.

Bronze Badge: Jules Bonifassi, Rosalia Peneueta, Kayden Wilson, Gideon Yee, Jinda Douangboutdy, Linda Ji, Van Bawi Zah Ngo, Cataliya Choueib, Suwetha Kalimuthu, Zachery Quartermaine & Amelia Quartermaine.

Silver Badge: Ace Myintaye & Kallum Corich.

Gold Badge: Howard Nguyen.

School Banking - The Commonwealth Bank has eased School

Banking until further notice.

Uniform Shop: The Uniform

Shop will not be open for over the counter sales. If you require uniforms for your child, please place an order on QuickCliq or complete an order form and place, with payment, in the P&C box in the office. (Uniform orders will incur a charge of 21 cents per order).

Hampton SHS is managing the developments of the COVID-19 virus based on current information from the Department of Education and Department of Health. In keeping with these guidelines we have postponed planned events until later in the year. Those events effected are: Prospective Parent Evening on Wednesday 25 March 2020 Prospective Parent School Tours on Monday 6 April 2020 Project Ace Tuesday 5, 12, 19, 26 May and 2, 9 June 2020 Please continue to register your interest these events with Ruth Stott on 9270 5700 or ruth.stott@education.wa.edu.au and we will inform you of the new date and time. Should you require more information please visit the Hampton Website,

Important Dates

3rd April - End of formal classroom teaching for Term 1 9th April - SCHOOL CLOSED FOR TERM BREAK

Camp Australia

Due to the current environment, Camp Australia will not be operating over the holidays at East Beechboro Primary School.

For further information in regards to operating sites, please contact Camp Australia direct on 1300 105 343.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and trust you understand the reasoning behind this decision.