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Edition 8, 01 August 2018

Dates for the Diary

01 Aug Board Meeting 5.30 p.m. 17 Aug One Big Voice Choir Performance 7 p.m.

03 Aug Assembly Room 6 17 Aug Science Challenge Day – PP to Year 6

03 Aug NAIDOC Day Celebrations 17 Aug Assembly Room 12

08 Aug P&C Meeting 6.00 p.m. 24 Aug Book Week Costume Parade 8.45 a.m.

14 Aug PEAC Testing Year 4

Principal’s Message

Dear Parents and Carers, Thank you for the continuing friendly welcome I have received as incoming Principal of Tuart Hill Primary School. I love nothing more than meeting the students, supporting our teachers and chatting to you. It is such a pleasure when you introduce yourself to me, and I am beginning to learn names, families and classes. I look forward to conversations as I see you at drop-off or pick-up, so that I can work side by side with you to continue to ensure the best education for your children, and we can continue to develop the most engaging, positive learning environment at our school. My career as a teacher and school leader began in the North Eastern Wheatbelt – being a farm girl from Ongerup I married a farm boy from Latham, north of Dalwallinu. My first city leadership posting following our move to Perth some years ago was to Coolbinia Primary School, then I led Hollywood Primary School for 6 and a half years. I am thrilled to be at Tuart Hill Primary School, and am excited to be working with you as we travel our journey of continual improvement together. Later this Term you will be invited to give formal feedback to the School Board on all aspects of our school. Please watch out for the Survey, and take a few minutes to complete it – your views and opinions are important to us, and help to shape the School’s strategic directions. I look forward to meeting more of you at Room 6 Year Three Assembly this Friday 3 August, 8.40 am start, followed by our NAIDOC Assembly, and then at the first Term Three P&C meeting, Wednesday 8 August, 6 – 7 pm in the School Staff Room. Kind regards,

Beverly Innes, Principal

Congratuations Miss Isolette Ricci

It is with great pride that together we celebrate Ms Ricci’s achievement of her Senior Teacher status. Being awarded Senior Teacher status is one way the Department of Education recognizes and honours expert teachers who support their colleagues to more effectively deliver whole school improvement initiatives. Miss Ricci is highly respected by us all, and we are proud to celebrate her success. Congratulations!

When dropping off or collecting

your children from school

please ensure you do not stop

in front of driveways or in

No Standing zones.

Please use the pedestrian paths

when entering the school grounds.

If you see any suspicious

activity at the school after hours please

contact School Watch Security on 1800 177 777

Attendance

Birthdays and attendance: The best gift is a bright future!

It is tempting to spoil our children with extra special attention on their birthday, but staying away from school for the day is not a gift. Arrange all the fun for after school hours or the closest weekend to the date or ask their teacher for a small acknowledgement of this special day. In the eighteen years that children are at school, birthday absences alone would tally to over two weeks.

Beverly Innes, Principal

NAIDOC Day

This year our NAIDOC celebration will take place on Friday 3 August. The 2019 theme for Naidoc Week was ‘Because of Her we Can’, which in addition to honouring Aboriginal women, can also include honouring ‘mother earth’. In an attempt to build some understanding of the term ‘connection to country’ we are seeking to learn more about the landscape of Tuart Hill and the surrounding areas prior to settlement. Students will be participating in a range of activities including: reading Tuart Dwellers by Jan Ramage, creating a Tuart Tree mosaic, painting Aboriginal animals and designing a Yarning Mat.

Keira van der Wal, Deputy Principal

Book Week Parade

To celebrate Book Week we will be having a costume parade on Friday 24 August. The Book Week theme this year is “Find Your Treasure”. We encourage students to dress up as a character from a book that they treasure. The parade will commence at 8:45 in the hall. Prizes will be awarded and parents are welcome to attend.

Keira van der Wal, Deputy Principal

University Students Partnerships

We welcome Frieda and Teagan who will begin their placement at THPS next week. They will be at school on Tuesdays. Hello! I’m Frieda and I am a provisional psychologist completing my Masters of Psychology (Professional) at Curtin University. I have a keen interest in working with children; I’m currently working as an early interventionist with young children with Autism. My previous research involvement includes an Honours’ thesis that explores the lived experiences of parents and carers of children who use AAC (augmentative and alternative communication). In the future I would like to explore a career in educational and developmental psychology. I’m really looking forward to meeting everyone at Tuart Hill and getting involved in the amazing opportunities here.

Hi, my name is Teagan and I am currently studying my Masters degree in Psychology at Curtin University. A little bit about me... In my spare time, I love to take my dog for a walk, play netball and go out for breakfast with my friends. Working in a school environment has always been a keen interest of mine and I am excited to start my placement at Tuart Hill Primary School and get to know all the wonderful students, staff and wider school community!

If you are interested in further details on their role in the school or possible assistance for your child, please see Beverly Innes, Principal.

Beverly Innes, Principal

Year 4 PEAC Testing

PEAC testing of all Year 4 students will take place on Tuesday 14 August. Further information was sent home with all Year 4 students last Monday. Please call me if you did not receive this information, or if you have any questions or concerns.

Keira van der Wal, Deputy Principal

Parent Coffee & Chat

After each assembly we would like to invite all family members to join the student leaders in the alfresco area for a tea or coffee, a bite to eat, and a chat. It is a great opportunity to have an informal chat with representatives from Admin, the School Board, and P&C Association. The student leaders would also appreciate your feedback to some of their focus questions. We look forward to seeing you after our next assembly on 03 August which is to be hosted by Room 6.

Beverly Innes, Principal

Health Promotion – Morning Routine for School: tips!

How things go at home in the morning can set the tone for the day ahead. A predictable and positive morning routine for school can help children arrive at school feeling calm, well fed and ready to make the most of the first few hours of the day. Morning routine for school: the whys and hows Children don’t understand time in the same way as adults. This can make school mornings a stressful time of day for families. Staying calm and being organised in the morning will help you all feel positive about the day ahead. On the other hand, fighting with children in the morning makes it harder for your child to enjoy school and for you to work well. It even increases the risk of you having an accident at work. The most useful way to reduce morning chaos is to set up a morning routine. Sticking to a morning routine for school helps your children predict what’s coming, and remember what they need to do. Here are ideas to take some of the pressure out of school mornings – even if things don’t always go smoothly! Planning ahead for school mornings The first step in your morning routine for school is to think about what you need to do and work out a plan for doing it. You’ll probably find that you and your child can do many things the night before. Here are some ideas: Try to find out the night before (or even earlier) if there’s something special happening at school the

next day. Think about having a weekly schedule or calendar with reminders of what your child needs to take

to school each day – for example, library books, sports clothes, show and tell, and so on. You can keep this on the fridge so everyone knows what’s happening.

Organise lunches and get breakfast things ready for the morning rush. Breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day, and helps your child to concentrate better at school.

Get your child to have a bath or shower the night before. This means you won’t have to worry about this in the morning.

You might know something is going to come up that could cause conflict, like your child not wanting to eat breakfast, or wanting to wear sneakers rather than school shoes. Talk about it the night before when everybody has time and you’re all less likely to be stressed.

Think about getting ready for your day the night before as well, to help ease time pressure in the morning.

Try to read school newsletters and check bags for notes the night before. You could also try to prepare clothes, sign school notes, and get school bags ready the night before. Your morning routine for school: tips Rushing can really increase everyone’s stress levels, so it helps to give yourself a bit more time in the morning. One of the best ways to do this is to get up 15-30 minutes earlier. Here are more tips to take the stress out of mornings: Think about an alarm for children who find it hard to wake up or don’t like getting out of bed.

Tackle the morning as positively and as optimistically as you can. Good moods can be infectious. One way to do this is by focusing on the positive aspects of your children’s behaviour and praising them – for example, ‘Great to see you eating some toast’.

Give your children calm, clear instructions about what you want them to do, and follow up with specific praise as soon as they start to cooperate. You might need to remind younger children more often about what they’re meant to be doing and when. Simple ‘to do’ checklists, even with pictures, can help.

As your children get older and more capable, encourage them to do more for themselves. For example, an eight-year-old can get dressed on his own, make his own breakfast, and tidy up after himself. A five-year-old can do things like putting his lunch box in his bag.

Cut down on distractions like television, tablets and other devices. Many families have a rule about no screen time in the morning. Think about leaving screens off, unless screen time is a special treat for being ready on time.

Try not to give your children extra attention for arguing, whining or stalling. Even negative attention is an incentive for them to keep going with this behaviour.

Make it fun – for example, try our ‘Beat the buzzer’ game to encourage your child to be ready on time. School Admin Team

Physical Education News

Interschool Cross Country – Friday 27 July at Coolbinia Reserve Congratulations to our Year 3-6 students who represented our school last week at our Interschool Cross Country event. It was a wet day but that did not stop our students doing their best and finishing 3rd overall. Thank you to Miss Bradley and Mr Raschilla for assisting on the day and to Beverly Innes our Principal for making the presentation. A special mention must to go to – Jacob, Year 3 – 3rd

Kyan, Year 4 – 2nd Jessica, Year 4 – 3rd Mya, Year 6 – 3rd Here is a summary of the overall results: 1st North Perth Primary 945 2nd Kyilla 795 3rd Tuart Hill 780 4th Sutherland 703 5th Camboon 666 6th Yokine 580 7th Westminster 563 Faction and Interschool Athletics Important dates for Term 3 and Term 4:

Faction Jumps and Throws day (Years 1-6 selected students) Monday 27 August Faction Middle Distance (Years 3-6) Thursday 6 September 1.50-2.50pm Faction Carnival (Pre-Primary-6) Friday 14 September Interschool Jumps, Throws and Middle Distance Carnival – Tuesday 16 October 9.30-1.30pm Interschool Track and games Carnival – Friday 19 October 11.45-2.30pm

Timetables will be available closer to the day on the sports noticeboard and each classroom. Long jump pit upgrade Many thanks to Nick Mortimer for his time and energy in improving our long jump pit. It is now level and very safe for our students to use this term for long jump. We are all so grateful to Nick for helping our school.

Little Athletics Programs (LAP) During the last 2 weeks, we have had Taylor Watson at our school, helping our students with their athletics skills. We are so grateful to WALAA for providing this opportunity for our students. If you have any questions please email me at catherine.connolly@education.wa.edu.au

Cathy Connolly, Physical Education Teacher

Science Week Challenge

To celebrate National Science Week, we will be holding a Science Challenge Day on Friday 17 August. Students in PP to Year 6 will be placed in mixed teams of four and given 1 hour to collaboratively plan, build, design and test a solution to a given challenge. Teams will then compete against each other to determine the challenge winner. Parents are welcome to come and watch this event, at 1:40pm in the hall.

Keira van der Wal, Deputy Principal

Student Achievement

School Board News

The next Board meeting on August 1 will be exciting as the new principal will be in attendance. A board update will follow in the next edition of our newsletter.

Jason Papps, School Board Chair

Student Engagement Activites

Choir News The ONE BIG VOICE Festival is coming up on Friday August 17th and tickets are now on sale at Perth Arena. The Choir have been working so hard to learn 11 songs and choreography! Tuart Hill are seated in the MOZART section, so please specify that when you are purchasing tickets. You only need to purchase tickets for family members who are attending, not for Choir members. Tickets are selling fast. Please call Ticketek on 1300 364 001 o Adult tickets @ $37 per ticket o Premium tickets @ $50 per ticket (these are the front 2 rows of each choir) o 4 Ticket Family Option @ $115 o Group bookings are also available Permission slips were sent out last week. Students will wear their Choir uniform and leave after school, on Friday August 17th on the bus and travel to Perth Arena for the pre-concert rehearsal at 4pm. Perth Arena will open at 6.30pm for the general public. The concert will start at 7pm.

Fay Edwards, Music Specialist

Congratulations to Nadya from Year 5, Room 21 for winning 2 bronze medals in

the Australian Gymnastics Championships for Rhythmic Gymnastics

Well done, Nadya!

Class News

A Sterling effort written by Roving Reporter Annette Evans I'm Sterling, Perth's most handsome and talented detector dog. That was my claim to fame until a few weeks ago when it was suggested that I take a not-so-early retirement. Usually we detector dogs retire around 6 to 8 years, but obviously my superlative skills made it impossible for me to be replaced earlier. My achievements included the screening of several hundred thousand passengers and detection of countless biosecurity risk items. I'm a versatile, multi-tasking Labrador and I've worked at Perth and Brisbane airports, mail gateways and at various seaports. My nose has sniffed out seeds, plant cuttings, fruit and vegetables, eggs and meat. I'm so on top of my game that when I once detected a hamburger, I immediately wolfed it down to ensure the biosecurity risk was neutralised. One of the benefits of retirement was being able to visit Tuart Hill Primary School with handler Jodie Nugent, and educate the kids about my work. Working dogs aren't permitted to do this, but being a new retiree opened the door to this opportunity. I gave them a demonstration of my amazing sniffing skills and my detector dog routine. I could tell the kids were impressed with my abilities, and even more so when my Detector Dog Operations (DDO) Tech Supervisor Helen Stathy, regaled them with a litany of my lifetime accomplishments. To give perspective on my visit, Senior Biosecurity Officer Vicki Matuzik, gave an overview of what our department does and why it is crucial to Australia. Those kids are future biosecurity warriors! I could tell the teachers were suitably impressed too. In appreciation of the kids showing me appropriate admiration and respect, I let them pat and hug me and join in the photo shoot. You can see the picture of me with Ruby, one of the great students I met on the day. It was a fitting end to my illustrious career.

Community Announcements

Relationships Australia – PARENTING WORKSHOPS

Evenings 6.30 – 9pm

Emotion Coaching Tues 7 August $30 per person

Building Stronger Families Thurs 9 Aug-13 Sept $80 single parent family/$120 two parent family

Dads Raising Girls Tues 14 August $30 per person

Parent Child Connection Tues 21 Aug-11 Sept $50 pp / $75 pc

Daytime 9.30am – 4.30pm

Parent Teen Connection Sat 18 August $50 pp / $75 pp

TRIPLE P: POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM

Want to make family life easier – and happier? Triple P’s Power of Positive Parenting seminar can help you understand why kids act the way they do, and how your reactions and words can make a big difference. Our 90-minute seminar is free for all WA parents and carers, and packed with ideas to help you give your children the best start in life, and get more enjoyment out of being a parent. Book your free place now at www.triplep-parenting.net.au/wa

Ruby with Sterling

VacSwim 2018 With swimming pools and beaches a big part of the Western Australian lifestyle, ensuring your children can swim competently and safely is essential. You can now enrol your children in VacSwim swimming lessons during the October and December/January school holidays. VacSwim is for all children - from beginners to more advanced swimmers and young people doing their Bronze Medallion. Your children can start as young as five years old. Your children can join in the fun of learning to swim at pools and open water venues across the State. Enrol your children in VacSwim now at education.wa.edu.au/swimming

Coding Club at Osborne Library Create your own interactive stories, games, and animations using Scratch, and then share your creations with one another. There are new projects every week! You will need to bring a laptop with Wi-Fi connectivity (not an iPad or Tablet) and charging cables if required. Please also bring your mouse. Parents supervision and permissions required. Suitable for ages 7-17.

Date: Every Thursday, Term 3 from 2nd Aug – 6th Sept Time: 3.30pm - 4.45pm Venue: Osborne Public Library Cost: Free Bookings essential. Go to the City of Stirling website and click on the What’s on for Kids page under the Libraries tab.

For more information or to book an event, please phone Roger on 92058816, email stirling.libraries@stirling.wa.gov.au or find the Children’s Book Week link on our library website www.stirling.wa.gov.au

Payments to the School

To make direct deposit payments to the school, please use the account details as shown below.

Bank: Westpac Banking Corporation

Account Name: Tuart Hill Primary School

BSB: 036-053

Account: 920 622

Reference: Child’s Surname / Room No / Code

(E: Excursion / I: In-school Activity / C: Contributions / P: PEAC / S: SIM)

Example: Smith 9 E