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HEATHRIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL
An Independent Public School
28 April 2015
Newsletter
Dear Parents/Carers,
I hope you all enjoyed the ANZAC holiday weekend. The
students have worked hard in their first week back at school so
I expect there were a few sleep-ins over the weekend.
This term we happily welcomed the team from Playful Learners
who are working with some of our students before and after
school providing very high quality activities and care in Room
4. They also have a three year old program so if you have work
commitments or need occasional childcare I recommend you
contact Angela (heathridge@playfullearners.com.au) to discuss
your children’s needs. A school holiday program will also be
available for working parents’ convenience.
We will also start the new lunch ordering system this term.
Please contact your child’s teacher if you do not have internet
access at home and want to set up an online ordering account
so you can order easily (ouronlinecanteen.com.au).
Primary Music Institute continues the very successful keyboard
lessons each Friday with a growing number of keen
musicians. Our new Music/Drama specialist Mrs Ludovico has
commented already on the high calibre of performance and
music skills she has observed in the students.
Last week we had a beautiful ANZAC Ceremony organised by
Mrs Sublet’s year 5 and 6 students. We really appreciated our
local hero, ex-serviceman Mr Brad Kay reading the Ode and
poem “In Flanders Field”. The flowers sent by families were a
fitting tribute to the men and women who have served our
country. Thank you for your attendance and contributions.
There are some very good artworks on display in the office
demonstrating the students understanding of the History of
World Wars and its effects. In addition Room 1 students have
recounted and drawn their holiday experiences for the Office
display and your viewing pleasure.
Finally, you will have noticed, or been told by your child/ren that
we have Pre-Teachers in each classroom. These talented
students are in the final year of their degree. We always
support and mentor ECU students as their contribution,
currency and enthusiasm adds to every child’s quality of
education at Heathridge.
55 Channel Drive, Heathridge WA 6027
p - (08) 9401 8088 f - (08) 9307 8066
I hope to see many of you at the Community Family Fun Day
this Sunday from 10.00am-2.00pm on the school oval. The
Islander community associated with our school and the local
Rugby Club have some wonderful food, rides, activities, raffles,
and a band planned, to name a few! We can show our support
by attending and spending.
Keep the Edu-dance concert and Open Classrooms date free
(2pm Wednesday 24 June). You will be so glad you did!
Ms Garn Jones
Principal
VALUES CERTIFICATES
Isabelle Peacock
Bailey Lakeman
Benjamin Cho
Damon Halliday
Jake Baptist
Stuart Evans
Ella Stevens
Sarrah Motiwala
Harrison Parker
Jaide Vallence
Koby Notman
Wikitoria Whitehead
Dioran Yarmohammad
Tyler Broughton
Neeli Yarmohammad
Lawson Peacock
Sophie Baird
MERIT AWARDS
Kyoni Fuimaono
Cooper Stone
Charles Sharp
Jakob Bowyer
Emily Sharp
Tasneem Syed
Nicholas Roberts
Ashleigh Kersey
Deyne Fuimaono
Jamelia Dann
Dylan Lacase
Bonnie Leahy
Nathan Jones
Tristan McKenzie
Bailey Lakeman
Declan Baker
Nicole Baird
FACTION POINTS
Challenger
Parmelia
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Dear Parents/Carers,
Welcome back to Heathridge Primary school for Term 2. As
usual we are setting goals for the Term 2 IEPs. Teachers will
organise meeting for those families with children on IEPs for
Week 4 so please book that in when convenient. I am sure you
are noting the gains from the refined and ongoing tasks to
improve skills targeted. I recently attended a two day professional learning opportunity for students with difficulties with
learning – both diagnosed and undiagnosed. It is refreshing to
know that we are providing an exemplary opportunity for all
learners and we will continue to enhance this approach.
Please make an appointment to come and see me if you have
concerns with your child’s learning.
CASE CONFERENCES
I will schedule case conferences for our Schools Plus funded
students with our School Psychologist Neil Sinclair for Weeks
4, 6, 8 and 10. These will be on a Thursday morning. I will
forward meeting times via your child’s class teacher as
required. Please confirm your availability to attend.
HEALTH and WELL BEING
With NAPLAN testing coming up please encourage your child
to develop a good preparation for the next few weeks. Tips
include: an early bedtime for good and refreshing sleep,
hydrating with water and eating well balanced meals. This may
help to fight off colds and flus which will begin to pop up.
Having fun and family time is also relaxing for those children
who may get a little anxious. Class teachers have been
preparing the students very well so remind them to just give
each question a go.
Amanda Pickersgill
Associate Principal
Dear Parents/Carers,
MATH-A-THON
There is only one week left until our Math-a-thon. It would be
great if families could take 10 to 15 minutes each night to
practice some problems on time, money and number. A note
was sent home with the sponsor sheets last term outlining
what type of questions the children will be asked. It has been
great to hear that so many children have made a huge effort to
collect sponsors so far. Each class will complete their
math-a-thon question next Tuesday morning during class time.
Results will be sent home on Tuesday afternoon. Please
remember, all money raised will go towards the bus for the
whole school excursion at the end of the year. If you would
like another sponsor sheet or would like more information
please do not hesitate to see either Mrs Zis (room 9) or myself
in the office.
RUNNING CLUB
This morning we had our first running club. For the first few
weeks of the running club we will be concentrating on building
our own fitness. In the coming weeks children will start timing
and recording their own time. The aim is for them to improve
their own personal bests.
Denise Pires
Associate Principal
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Wednesday, 29 April
Edu-dance
Wednesday, 29 April
Shockproof Incursion
Wednesday, 29 April
Chatterbox
Friday, 1 May
Running Club 8.30am
Friday, 1 May
Burger Day (pre orders only)
Tuesday, 5 May
9am Math-a-thon
Tuesday, 5 May
Pre-Primary Mother’s Day
Morning Tea
Tuesday, 5 May
Running Club 8.30am
Wednesday, 6 May
Edu-dance
Wednesday, 6 May
Chatterbox
Thursday, 7 May
Mother’s Day Stall
Thursday, 7 May
Assembly Room 1
Friday, 8 May
Running Club 8.30am
Friday, 8 May
Winter Sports 1.30pm
Eddystone v Heathridge
Monday, 11 May
Kindergarten
Tuesday, 12 May
Running Club 8.30am
Tuesday, 12 May
NAPLAN
Wednesday, 13 May
NAPLAN
Wednesday, 13 May
Chatterbox
Wednesday, 13 May
Leadership Luncheon
Parliament House
Maths in Pre-Primary
Before the school holidays students in PP were busy
measuring themselves using the Easter Bunny's paw. The aim
of this activity was teach the children how to measure. It was
important for the children to have a starting point and place the
paws next to each other. They then needed to count the paws
to solve the problem, "How many Easter bunny paws are you?"
Welcome to Term 2! We have been very busy in Room 3 already. We would like to welcome Miss Marshall to our class. She will be comple ng her 4th year teaching prac cum with us this term. She will be running each lesson with the support of Miss Wynne, Mrs Parker and Mrs Strong. We are very excited to have her on board! We are s ll working hard on our spelling every morning. We are also learning about narra ves. We have been reading Possum Magic and learning about characters and se ngs in Australia. In reading groups, we have been prac cing how to read smoothly to the full stop, and making connec ons between real life and the story. This term, we are learning about analogue clocks. We have been looking at me by the hour and the half hour. We have been playing games to prac ce telling the me. In science, we are beginning to learn about natural and man made materials. We will be caring for a mini‐garden to see how we can look a er nature and what happens to nature as me passes. We have also been having animated discussions about what we know about the sky and stars. In history lessons, we are beginning to inves gate family structures and will be comparing and contras ng how everyday things have changed over me. Year 2 students will also be inves ga ng local history in and around Heathridge. P&C NEWS
MOTHER’S DAY STALL
Don’t forget our Mother’s Day Stall which will be held on Thursday, 7 May. Gifts will range from $2.00-$8.00.
SAFETY HOUSE
Safety Houses provide a child or children that may need help, with a safe house they can go to if in a situation they feel in
danger (BULLYING, STRANGER DANGER etc). When this happens, the house owner is asked to keep the child calm and call
the police or parent depending on the situation.
STUDENT BANKING
Student Banking is every THURSDAY in the Library. Every deposit, no matter how big or small, earns commission for the P&C.
Don’t forget the drop and go basket. Place your completed deposit book in the basket, it will be processed and returned to your
child’s classroom later that day.
RECYCLE
Recycle your unwanted newspapers (must be unwrapped from plastic), batteries, corks, ring pulls (separated from cans) and
printer cartridges in the undercover area every THURSDAY. Children earn raffle tickets and go into the draw to win a pick from
the treasure box. Please note that we DO NOT recycle plastic bags or aluminium cans.
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