COMO PRIMARY SCHOOL

Principal: Mr R. Griffiths

Telephone 9450 3112 Email: como.ps@education wa.edu.au

http//comoprimaryschool.wa.edu.au

Newsletter No 31 – 17th

October 2013

Dear Parents

NAPLAN Reports

Students in Year 3, 5 & 7 will bring a sealed envelope home today containing their 2013 NAPLAN Report. These reports were delayed due to a printing error. A brochure that explains the reports is included. When reviewing these reports, parents should remember that NAPLAN tests are an indication of student performance on the day of the test and cover a limited part of the curriculum. As such they do not provide the full assessment of a student’s performance that teachers provide through semester reports and conversations with parents.

Como Primary Celebrates 100 Years

2016 will see this school celebrate its Centenary and to ensure we make the most of this milestone, I am forming a Committee of interested parents, staff and former students to manage the process. The first

meeting will take place next week on Wednesday

October 23rd at 7.00 pm in the staff room.

The School Council has begun this process by meeting with the principal of a school that has held its own highly successful centenary celebrations and they have a wealth of ideas and information to start the ball rolling. I look forward to meeting with all interested people next Wednesday.

Staffing & Funding Reforms

At this time each year teachers are engaging in a review of our operations for the year and formulating plans for the new school year. In light of the significant reductions in staffing and funding that we will experience from 2014, several aspects of our previous operations will come under close scrutiny and hard decisions will need to be made. While schools always work within the available resources, these changes will impact quite heavily and unfortunately the school will have to follow the

advice from Regional Office ‘to do less with less’.

IPS

The option for Como Primary School to sign up to the Independent Public School (IPS) program is again on the table. A delegation from the school will attend a briefing on Friday next week and in the following weeks the wider community will be provided with opportunities to engage in information sessions and a decision making process. Members of the school community are encouraged to visit the department website to view the wealth of information that is posted. http://www.det.wa.edu.au/independentpublicschools

Honour Awards Honour certificates were awarded to the following students at our last assembly.

Anna C Jacey B Cherie S

Joshua P Delanee M Yuvika S

Leo P Elina T Lily C

Taare H Sarah M Ryan I

Term 3 Final Results

Congratulations to Challenger who won the Term 3 Trophy. Who will win the Term 4 trophy? Remember each house point earns one point and an Honour certificate earns 5 points towards the Term Trophy and Annual Shield.

Final Tally

House Points Annual Shield

Challenger 698 Canning 1753

Stirling 694 Stirling 1677

Canning 635 Challenger 1607

Forrest 615 Forrest 1536

Assembly Tomorrow’s assembly will be conducted by the Prefects. Next week’s assembly will be presented by the children from Room 7.

Interschool Athletics Carnival

Congratulations to all the students who represented Como at the Interschool Athletics Carnival on the last Friday of Term 3. The students showed great endeavour and fine sportsmanship. An outstanding effort was made by Jakob Fisher who was the Year 4 Champion Boy and Jasmine Aven, Year 5 Runner up Champion Girl. Special thanks must go to Miss Falek, Miss Martino and Mr McDonald who assisted with training of our team.

School Photographs

Order forms went home on Tuesday. These should be

returned on the day of the photo shoot - Thursday 24th

October, even if you are not ordering. Students should be dressed neatly in their school uniforms, with long hair tied

up. Kindy Red group will have their photos taken on

Friday 25th. Orders can also be made online following the

instructions on the envelope.

Edu Dance Lessons

Edu dance lessons have already begun. Our students are again enthusiastic participants, giving their full attention in order to learn the new routines in preparation for the end of year concert. A special thank you to Mrs Hitchcock for organising this fabulous set of lessons for all PP – 7 students. A reminder too, that any outstanding payments are now due.

Date Change

Please note that the interschool cricket carnival has

been rescheduled to Friday 6th

December.

Virtues

Peacefulness

What Is Peacefulness?

Peacefulness is an inner sense of calm. It comes especially in quiet moments of reflection or gratitude. It is getting very quiet and looking at things so you can understand them. Peacefulness is a way of approaching conflict with others so that no one is made wrong. It is being fair to others and yourself. Peace is giving up the love power for the power of love. With peacefulness, everyone wins.

Speech Night

An early reminder that our whole school Speech

Night is on Tuesday 10th

December at 6.30pm. All students from Years 1 – 7 are expected to attend this most important occasion. It is an opportunity to celebrate academic, artistic, sporting and citizenship success across the school as well as farewelling our graduating year sevens. Please mark this date on your calendar.

VacSwim December/January school holiday programs

Enrolments are now open. Swimming pools and beaches are part of our Western Australian lifestyle. It is important for every child to learn to swim and develop essential water safety skills. VacSwim’s December/January school holiday swimming programs are conducted by qualified instructors who teach children the skills to be confident swimmers and safe in the water. For information and to enrol, visit det.wa.edu.au/swimming. For further information, telephone VacSwim on 9345 4007 or email vacswim@education.wa.edu.au.

No Hat/No Play Policy A reminder that students must wear the wide brimmed school hat at all times when outside.

Those not wearing a wide brimmed hat must sit on a bench in the covered assembly area.

School Banking The first school banking day for Term 4 is next Friday the 25th October, from 8.20am to 8.45am in the uniform shop. See you there! Candice Glass, School Banking Coordinator.

PMP Roster

Monday 21st October

Meeta Saxena Chantelle Magor

Halima Omale Aimee Thompson

Elizabeth LeFebvre Jenni Hess

Uniform Shop Roster

Friday 18th

October Monday 21st October

Melissa, Liz and Anna Shahna, Marie and Karen

P & C Meeting This will be held on Wednesday, 30

th October at 7.00

pm in the staff room. All welcome. SAVE THIS DATE!

Friday, 29 November 2013 Como Primary School P&C

Inaugural Quiz Night

Como Cookout News A reminder to all pre-primary and kindy parents that

their children can’t order recess.

If you have any queries, come to the canteen,

• Please do not use sticky tape or staple on bags

• Canteen window opens 8.00am – 8.45am sharp for

orders, or go online to: ouronlinecanteen.com

• Slushies are now available at $2.00 each (no hot

chocolates)

• any new helpers please let me know on 0406212647

• The new Term 4 menu is out so please check it

before you order.

• Did you know the Como Cookout Canteen is a traffic

light operated canteen?

o Green – Predominantly fills the menu

o Amber – Restricted sales

o Red – Not on menu

Thanks. Christine

Canteen Roster

Friday 18th

October

Window

8.15 – 8.45 Tracey Walker & Ingrid Meyer

8.15 – 12.15 Tracey Schimpf

10.30 – 1.00pm Tracey Schimpf

Friday 25th

October

Window

8.15 – 8.45 Vicki Nichols & Eloise Carrigan

8.15 – 12.15 Emma Phillips

10.30 – 1.00pm HELP NEEDED

Community News City of South Perth Family Day

+ Community Gardens Spring Fling

These combined events will be held at McDougall Farm community garden in Clydesdale St Como, on Sunday 27 October from 12 noon – 3.00pm There are plenty of family friendly attractions. More info to be found on the school notice board.

Johnny Moran Karate teaches kids karate classes at Como Primary, in the school hall. A special offer for Como students - 4 WEEKS

FREE beginners karate lessons! Classes are held after school and are a great way for children of all ages to learn self-defence in a fun and safe environment. Students who attend the school’s on-site After School Care are collected and taken to the class in the hall and returned to After School Care when their class is finished. Karate has many benefits which include confidence, respect, discipline and fitness. Call now to take advantage of this 4 week trial. 0402 830 402

Como Yoga Parents along with their Years 5, 6 or 7 children are invited to a beginners yoga course at a cost of $50 for 5 weeks starting next Tuesday, 4.00pm – 5.30pm at St Augustine’s church hall in Cale St. Enquiries to Greg on 0428 454 446

Como Cookout

Canteen Menu

Term 4

2013

Reheating of food Due to health and safety regulations we are unable to reheat food brought from home. We thank you for your understanding in this matter. Food Allergies With the increase in allergies in children it is difficult to cater for everyone. If your child has allergy please come to see us. We try to cater as best we can for all. Privacy laws prohibit the schools from passing on medical information to the P&C Canteen.

Homemade Food Descriptions

Fried Rice Cooked steamed rice, carrots, peas, capsicum, gluten free soya sauce. Spaghetti Bolognese Lean Beef Mince, Carrots, Celery, Onion, Pasta sauce, Tomato sauce serve with spaghetti, Gluten free Spaghetti available Nacho Corn Chips, Pasta sauce, Cheese. Chicken Burger Real Chicken Breast, Lettuce, Tomato, mayo, in a warm bun.