No. 11 (April 30th 2015)

COMO PRIMARY SCHOOL
An Independent Public School
Principal: Mr A Malcolm
Telephone 9450 3112
Email: como.ps@education.wa.edu.au
http//comoprimaryschool.wa.edu.au
Newsletter No. 11 – 30th April 2015
Dear Parents,
Our ANZAC Day Service last Thursday was a very
special occasion that included beautiful presentations by
student representatives from Years 1-6. Our choir
performed superbly as they sang "From the Green Hills
of Albany". Special thanks to Mrs Pryor and Miss
Martino for their work with the choir and to Mrs Brook
for organising the event.
Alex from Year 1 Room 2 wrote this recount of the
service:
ANZAC Service
This morning we went to the hall for an ANZAC
ceremony. We went to commemorate ANZAC Day.
We sat down very quietly. Then people spoke about the
war. Next the big kids sang a new song. After that Tom
and Mikayla put the wreath between the flags. It was
very moving.
Most Generous:
This was also our first ANZAC service to feature both
the Australian and New Zealand flags. Thank you to the
McCready family for their very generous donation of the
NZ flag. We are sure this will feature in our ANZAC
services for years to come and their gift is very much
appreciated by the staff and students.
On ANZAC Day, the wreath donated by our P&C for
our service, was laid during the South Perth ANZAC
Day Service in the City's Memorial Gardens. Thank you
to the parents and students who represented our school
at this very special event.
Fund Raising to help the Nepalese
As you may have heard there has been an earth quake in
Nepal that has affected the lives of thousands of people.
At Como Primary School we have families who come
from that part of the world, as such the prefects and
students from Rooms 8 & 9 are going to hold a cupcake
stall next Thursday 7th May to raise funds to send to
Nepal. Cupcakes will sell for $1.00 or 50c each
depending on the size.
HBF Run for a Reason
Only THREE WEEKS to go until the FUN RUN of
the YEAR!
Sign up ASAP to register as part of Team Como and
enjoy being fit and active as a school! Register
ONLINE at hbfrun.com.au
Team Name: ComoPS
Password: comohbf
Can't wait to see you all there for the 4km C
GROUP event on SUNDAY MAY 24th at 8:00am!
Any queries please don't hesitate to contact Miss
Martino
The Virtues
Courage
Signs of Success
Congratulations! You are practising courage when
you…
 Do what is right for you even when it is hard or
scary.
 Find strength in your heart even when you are
afraid
 Are willing to try new things
 Admit mistakes and learn from them
 Make amends when you do something wrong
 Ask for help.
Attendance
Thank you to parents for your support in advising the
school when children are absent. The Skoolbag app is
being used increasingly but an email, a phone call, a note
or an entry in the Student Diary are equally effective.
School Voluntary Contributions
Thank you to the parents who have already paid these.
To date 77% of families have contributed. Reminder
letters have been sent out to parents who may have
overlooked this.
The contribution requested is $60.00 per child.
PMP Roster
Monday 4th May
Liana Griffiths, Yuko Yamasaki, Pepper
Pickering, Shiromi Ariyantne, Binda Sharma,
Aygul Fit
P&C News
The next P&C Meeting has been rescheduled and will be
held on 13th May 2015 at 7.00pm.
Term 2 Dates for your diary
Put these dates in your diary ready for the term!
Book Sale
Sunday 3 May
Walk to School Day
Friday 22 May
Breakfast
Rotary Money Trail
Saturday 13 June
School Disco
Friday 19 June
School wide play date – Friday 3 July
MacDougall Park
3.00pm
Como P&C Quiz Night
Friday 28 August
7.00pm
Como Cookout News
We were super busy last
week, and thanks to the
volunteers and the amazing
Christine Mann, we got the
job done! Lunch orders at
the canteen reached an alltime high on Friday and we thank everyone who has
made the new winter menu a huge success so far! We
would like to receive any feedback good or bad. Our
“Thursday Specials” began today. The first special was
the BLT Sandwich or wrap with Drink, or Homemade
Chicken Noodle Soup with roll and drink for $5.00. We
hope you enjoyed these healthy options. Our Raffle
“give-away” last week was a success. Those who
ordered a Green Menu item received a raffle ticket and
at 12:30 we announced the winners and they could have
either a Hot Chocolate or Ice Cream. These raffles will
continue each Wednesday and Friday. Again, if you
order a green menu item you receive a raffle ticket. If
the theme changes we will let you know. We still need
volunteers for Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Anyone interested please contact me or Christine. Thank
you! Tanya Hopper Canteen Coordinator 0473359292
como.cookout@gmail.com
Student Banking
Hi Everyone! Firstly, I would like to give a big thank
you to Lyna Usher who has kindly volunteered to help
me with school banking on Fridays. It is wonderful to
see so many students doing school banking. The winner
of the $25 Dymocks Voucher was Meghana M!
Congratulations and thank you for using School
Banking. The prize draw for this term involves a little bit
of homework. I want to know what you are saving up for
and in turn three school bankers will win $5 each
deposited into their accounts to help towards their saving
goal. You can pick up an entry form during school
banking. There will be an Account Opening Session held
at the school on Monday, 4th May at 2:30pm outside the
undercover area for those interested in finding out more
about school banking and opening a Commonwealth
Youthsaver account for their child/ren. Please read the
flyer, School Banking Account Open Day attached to
this newsletter, as it contains important information such
as the ID you are required to bring to the account
opening session. See you tomorrow (Friday) outside the
Uniform Shop from 8:15-8:45am. Marwa 
The Book Sale is almost here,
Sunday 3rd May, and we need
volunteers to help out.We need help
 Setting up for Book Sale
(Saturday 2nd May PM)
 Sausage Sizzle cooking and
serving
 Money Collection
 General organising during the event as tables get
messed up
 Packing and cleaning up after the event
If you can spare 1-2 hours please contact Leanne Pool on
0409-114-876 or leanneandbrenden@bigpond.com
Next Fundraising Meeting
Tuesday 9 June 2.00pm Location TBD
Canteen Roster
Friday 1st May
Window 8.15 – 9.00am
Ingrid Meyer
Canteen 10.30 – 12.15
Tracey Walker
Luke Tannock
Tanya Hopper
Wednesday 6th May
Window 8.15 – 9.00am
Kylie Dixon
Canteen 10.30 – 12.15
Position Vacant
Tracey Schimpf
Tanya Hopper
Thursday 7th May
Tanya Hopper
Canteen Only 10.00 – 12.00
Chantelle Ranauro
Uniform Shop News
All polo shirt sizes are now in stock. Please come to the
uniform store to collect the house shirts on Friday
mornings, 8:15-8:45 and Monday's 2:45-3:15.
Friday 1st May
Friday 8th May
Simone, Anna & Katia
Ingrid & Anne
ROTARY MONEY TRAIL
Rotary is a not-for-profit
organisation that supports locally
run charities. Last year they
helped us raise over $2500 at the
Rotary Money Trail held at
Como IGA. If you are able to
help out at the easy fund raiser
on Saturday 13 June, please let
Claire know. 0439 966 194.
COMO PS TEATOWELS 2015
We need someone to coordinate the 2015
Como PS tea-towel fundraiser. To find
out what„s required, email Claire at
hutchi_hutchi@yahoo.com.au or call on
0439 966 194.
School Banking Account Opening Day
Como Primary School is excited to offer the
Commonwealth Bank School Banking program to all
students.
The School Banking program provides children with an
opportunity to make deposits into their personal
Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account at school
each week. The program is about how often your child
makes deposits, not how much they deposit.
To encourage regular savings behaviour the program
offers an exciting Rewards Program. Every deposit
earns your child a Dollarmites token, and once they‟ve
collected 10 tokens they can redeem them for a reward.
The rewards items available during 2015 are:
 . ET DVD, released Term 1
 . Planet Handball, released Term 1
 . Invisible Ink Martian Pen, released Term 2
 . Intergalactic Rocket, released Term 2
 . Glow-in-the-Dark Solar System, released Term 3
 . Cosmic Light Beam Torch, released Term 3
 . Outer Space Savers Money Box, released Term 4
 . Lunar Light Band, released Term 4
The Commonwealth Bank will be providing the
opportunity for you to open a bank account for
your child/ren on Monday 4th May from 2:30pm
onwards outside the Undercover Area.
If you are interested in opening a Commonwealth Bank
Youthsaver account for your child please bring along
your driver‟s licence or another form of photographic
identification. (Please see attached for a list of
alternative ID). No identification is required for your
child attending school, as the school will confirm their
identity.
For siblings not attending the school please also
bring their Birth Certificate 
Alternatively, you can open an account at any branch;
by calling 13 22 21 or online if you are an existing
Commonwealth Bank customer.
Documents must be current/not expired unless specified
otherwise.
Option A:
1 x Primary Photographic Identification (sufficient ID by
itself)
• Australian Passport, which has not been expired for more
than two years
• Australian or New Zealand Drivers licence
• Australian Government issued Proof of Age Cards (all
States)
• NSW Birth Card and/or NSW Photo Card
• International Passport/Travel Document/National Identity
Card issued for the purpose of identity which;
- contains a photograph and signature of the person in whose
name the document is issued;
- is issued by a foreign government, the United Nations
(UN) or an agency of the United Nations (UN); and,
- if written in a language other than English accompanied by
an English translation from an accredited translator
• Australian Government issued Firearms licence (All States)
• Australian Defence Force Identity Card (excluding Spouse
card)
or Option B:
2 x Primary non photographic ID
or 1 x Primary non photographic ID and 1 x Secondary ID
Primary Non Photographic Identification
• Australian or New Zealand Drivers licence (without photo)
• Birth certificate or birth extract issued by an Australian State
or Territory
• Birth certificate issued by a foreign government, the United
Nations (UN) or an agency of the UN - If written in a
language other than English accompanied by an English
translation from an accredited translator
• A pension or healthcare card issued by Centrelink that
entitles the person whose name the card is issued, to financial
benefits
Secondary Identification • A notice that was issued by the
Commonwealth, State or Territory which; - Contains the name
of the person and his or her residential address: and, - Records
the provision of financial benefits to the individual under a law
of the Commonwealth, State or Territory
• Australian Tax Assessment Notice dated within the last 12
months which contains the name of the individual and his or
her residential address
• A notice that was issued within the last 3 months by a local
government or public utility bill e.g. gas, electricity, water,
rates and contains the applicants name and his or her
residential address
• Drivers licence issued by a foreign government
• Australian Government issued Security Guard/Crowd Safety
Officer identity card (All States)
• Australian Government issued Citizenship certificate
• Citizenship certificate issued by a foreign government