No. 12 (May 7th 2015)

COMO PRIMARY SCHOOL
Principal: Mr. A. Malcolm
Telephone 9450 3112
Email: como.ps@education.wa.edu.au
http//comoprimaryschool.wa.edu.au
Newsletter No. 12 – 7th May 2015
Dear Parents
Honour Awards
At last week‟s assembly Honour Certificates were
awarded to the following children:
Brodie K
Declan W
Marley H
Jordan H
Isabella L
Alex P
Matthew G
Tara J
Jetsuen P
Ronan T
House Points
Term Trophy
Challenger
Forrest
Canning
Stirling
321
88
69
69
Annual Shield
Forrest
Challenger
Canning
Stirling
324
321
279
272
Assembly
Tomorrow the assembly will be presented by the
prefects and it will include the virtue of
Consideration. Next week‟s assembly will also be
presented by the prefects and will feature a
performance by our Junior Choir.
Our Community Garden
The 2014 Prefects' gift to the school was a
community garden that is situated in the three garden
beds near the ECE entry gate. Parents and staff are
encouraged to help themselves to the produce that is
growing there at any time. Please feel free to pick
small amounts of parsley, rosemary, mint and in
time lemons, various vegetables, olives and limes.
A special thank you to Mr Mudie who has been
caring for the garden. If there is a family or two at
Como who would like to oversee the maintenance of
the garden, please see Mrs Herne.
Walking School Bus
Earlier this term, Room 9 conducted a survey to find
out how Como Primary Students travelled to school
each day. On the 22nd April (a sunny, mild day), we
found out that a whopping 68% of students came to
school by car. That means that there were
approximately 170 cars driving in and out of the roads
around Como Primary School. We think this number is
too high! We are going to try to reduce our carbon
footprint and increase our fitness by introducing a
Walking School Bus once a week at Como Primary
School. Please keep an eye out for the Parent Survey
forms that will be coming home very soon
PMP Roster
Monday 11th May 8.45 – 10.45
Kari-Anne Stikholmen, Dale Abbott, Julie Weeks,
Lyaysan Akhmadeeva, Paige Sullivan &
Natascha Amos.
School Centenary
Did you know that Como Primary School turns
100 in 2016?
Preparations are now underway and we are looking
for interested people to help us plan for the
Centenary Celebrations. Our next meeting is on
Wednesday, 13th May at 3.15pm in the Staffroom.
If you would like more information, contact Jo
Adams in the school office.
NAPLAN testing for Year 3 & 5 will begin at
9:00am sharp on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday morning. Please ensure that your child is
here no later than 8:45 am to avoid rushing them as
this may cause undue stress.
French News
Welcome back to Term 2. After covering the theme
of ANZAC Day/ Le jour D‟ANZAC in week 1
followed by Mother‟s Day/La Fête des Meres in
Week 2, students in Year 2 will be looking at The
Family/La Famille. Small books from the Sunshine
series will be read and translated. “J’aime ma
Famille”/I Love my Family, “Mon Petit Frère”/My
Little Brother and Our Granny/Notre Mamie. Sites
will be visited on the Internet and activities done
from the smart board as a class. A song will be
taught “Voici Ma Famille”/Here is my Family and a
game of Bingo/Loto played at the end of term.
Students in Years 3 & 4 will be covering “La Salle
de Classe”/The Classroom and L’Ècole/School. An
overview of the education system in France will be
looked at followed by power point presentations
from the Internet site TES – Think, Educate Share. A
small text “Juliette va à L’ècole/Juliette goes to
School will be read, translated and activities
completed around the text. Activity sheets will also
be completed looking at labelling classroom objects
around the room in French. A game of Bingo/Loto
will be played at the end of term. Years 5 & 6 will be
completing their own board game of “Bonnes
Vacances” and completing a worksheet. We will
then be looking at the topic of J‟aime/I Like, each
student will make a chatterbox of French dialogue
and complete surveys in class on preferences of their
friends, a day at school, friends and me, adjectives
that describe me. I look forward to our exciting and
happy term of learning and teaching French.
Merci beaucoup. Instituteur de francais. M. Hughes
Parents’ Contact Details.
Please ensure that you advise the school office of any
changes to your contact details, ie phone numbers and
address. This is particularly important in the case of an
emergency or illness when the school needs to contact you.
Virtues
Como Cookout News
Consideration
What is Consideration
Consideration is being thoughtful about other people
and their feelings. It is thinking about how your
actions affect them and caring about how they feel. It
is paying attention to what other people like and don‟t
like, and doing things that give them happiness.
Attendance
Regular attendance at school is fundamental to your
child‟s learning. Consistent attendance and
participation are essential for your child‟s social and
academic learning. As parents or legal guardians of
an enrolled child, you are responsible under the
School Education Act 1999 to ensure the attendance
of your child at school every day. It is important to
assist your child‟s achievement and learning by
making regular school attendance a priority in your
child‟s life. The Department of Education‟s Student
Attendance policy requires parents/guardians to
provide an acceptable explanation to the school
principal for any absence of their children. Principals
must authorise all absences. The Act defines health,
religious and cultural observances as reasonable
cause for a school absence and the absence would be
recorded as „authorised‟ by the principal.
P&C Meeting
Next P&C Meeting is on Wednesday 13th May
2015 at 7.00pm in the Staff Room. All parents
and friends are welcome. Come along and help
continue to build our school community. Please
contact Chelsea (Secretary) on 0409 588 705 or
email comopspc@gmail.com for more
information.
Student Banking
Friday mornings. If you missed the last session of
account openings it is still not too late to join up.
Visit on Fridays 8:15 - 8:45am outside the uniform
shop.
School Uniform News
Get your winter uniforms! Uniform Shop is open
8.15am – 8.45am Fridays and 2.45pm – 3.15pm
Mondays.
A BIG thank you to all
the children, parents and
staff who have been
making our “Thursday
Specials” a success!
Many students ordered and we hope you enjoyed
your lunches. We do apologise for the spilling of
anyone‟s soup orders, as there were so many and
were harder to manage than expected. This week‟s
Special was Mac and Cheese or Popcorn Chicken
and a drink. Next week‟s special will be Polony
Hash or Beef and Gravy Roll with a drink for $5.00.
On the sheet being sent home, there will be a
complete description of each item, which we promise
are both equally delicious! We are continuing our
weekly raffles, every Wednesday and Fridays, any
child (other than PP1, PP2 and Kindy) purchasing a
green menu item for lunch, will receive a ticket
stapled on to their lunch bag for the chance to win a
Hot Chocolate or Ice Cream of choice. We have also
started a $5.00 Canteen Cash give away as well, in
which the same tickets will be used on both
Wednesday and Friday. Good Luck to all! Thank
you for all the really great feedback and compliments
on the new menu, but we want to know of any
complaints or thoughts on any improvement you may
have to suggest. Many thanks, Tanya Hopper.
Canteen Coordinator 0473 359 292
t_m_hopper@hotmail.com
como.cookout@gmail.com
Canteen Roster
Friday 8th May
Antonia Barbarich
Window
8.15 – 9.00
& Emma Phillips
Amna Asim
Canteen
10.30 – 12.15
& Tanya Hopper
Wednesday 13th May
Ingrid Meyer &
Window
8.15 – 9.00
Emma Phillips
Tess Harris &
Canteen
10.30 – 12.15
Tanya Hopper
Thursday 14th May
Tanya Hopper &
Canteen Only
10.00 – 12.00
Chantelle Ranauro
Community Notice
Uniform Shop Roster
Friday 8th May
Monday 11th May
Katia, Lydia and Mel
Bev, Rose & Lisa
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HOST AN
OVERSEAS STUDENT?
Experience another culture, make new friends and
improve your language studies at home?
Hosting – An Experience for Life
Student Exchange is looking for host families
across Australia to welcome overseas students
into their home
www.studentexchange.org.au
1300 135 331 (cost of local call)
P&C Events
The Book Sale was a great success with over 3,500 books, 300 DVD‟s and 50 puzzles for sale. Luckily the
rainy weather held off and the crowds came! Thank you to all the volunteers we had for: book donations,
letterbox flyer and deliveries, raffle prizes and sausage sizzle coordination, coffee machine use, prior set
up, help on the day, pack away, book storage and to all those people who came and purchased books.
Overall takings on the day were $3,500. The left over books are being taken to the local markets by some
school Mums & Dads to raise even more funds for our school. We would like to especially thank Kwik
Kopy, DJL Accounting, Como IGA, Barbaro Butchers and Aussie Farmers Direct for their donations
and support.
SCHOOL DISCO TICKET DESIGN COMPETITION
Create the ticket for the lower primary (PP – Year 3) or upper primary (Year 4-6) disco
and win your design on all the tickets and receive two free tickets to the event! Use bright
bold colours, black and white or technology to come up with a one-of-a-kind design for
2015.
The winning entry must include:
Friday 19th June 2015
5:00 – 6.30pm (lower primary) or 7.00 – 9.00pm (upper primary)
P & C Hall
School aged children from Como Primary only
The entry must be completed on a standard A4 piece of paper.
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Please check you have your name, room number and age on all entries.
All entries must be received by 3:10pm on Friday 5th June. Entries are to be handed in to the front office.
Multiple entries allowed. The winner will be announced at the assembly Friday 12th June.
Any questions please contact Claire Shoebridge on 0439 966 194 or in PP1.
WE‟RE TAKING IT IN OUR STRIDE ON
FRIDAY 22 MAY 2015
Walk to School
FREE WALK-TO-SCHOOL BREAKFAST
The P & C are putting on a healthy nutritious
breakfast for all those children who walk to school.
You can teach your child the healthy habit of
walking more by:
o Walking with them the whole way to school
o If they get the bus or train, walk past your usual
stop and get on at the next stop
o If you have to drive, park the car a few blocks
away from the school and walk the rest of the
way.
Remember, Active Kids are
Healthy Kids so get planning
your own Walk Safely to School
Day journey for Friday 22nd May
2015! For more information, visit
www.walk.com.au
WALK TO SCHOOL BREAKFAST
Help is needed to set up.
Help is needed to pick up food orders.
Help is needed to serve the food.
Help is needed to pack away.
Please see Claire Shoebridge if you are
able to help out. 0439 966 194.
On Friday 22nd May from 8:15am till 8:45am
Yoghurt, Muffins, Fruit and Milo will be provided.
Breakfast will be served in the Covered Assembly
Area near the Canteen.
WALK-TO-SCHOOL Colouring in
Competition
Colour in the attached poster.
Write your name and room number on it.
Hand in to the front office by Monday 18 May,
3.10pm.
Winners announced at the Walk - To School Day assembly.
Winners will receive two tickets to the
movies. Any questions please ask
Claire Shoebridge on 0439 966 194 or
in PP1.
ROTARY MONEY TRAIL
Help is needed for 2 hour time
slots on Saturday 13 June, please
let Claire know. 0439 966 194.