DEAR PARENTS/CARERS:

Welcome back to Term 3. All of the our staff: teachers, education assistants, school

office staff, cleaners and gardeners have been busy working and planning (many

through the holidays) for an exciting and educational term ahead.

Everyone seems to comment on how ‘busy’ each term is these days, but in reality

each term is unique, with events and activities that make it different from the previous

or next term. Term 3 is traditionally a sporting term with our students getting involved

in their Faction as they work towards our Faction Carnival including; cross country,

jumps and throws and a full day carnival (week 7), followed by interschool athletic

carnivals.

A lot of planning and preparation is going into this term’s sporting events as we look

to fully introduce a Tabloid Carnival. This will be introduced through the weekly PE

lessons with Mr Kelleher, the Daily Fitness lessons with each class/teacher and

weekly Faction practice on Thursday & Friday afternoon.

Along the way we will have fortnightly assemblies and our annual Parent Open Night

(week 6) which coincides with Book Week and a Book Parade. Please check the

Term 3 Planner for important dates.

STAFF UPDATE:

With Mrs Graffin on long service leave for all of term 3, I have stepped up to take on

the Principal role for the term. A big “welcome back” to Mrs Amy Page who will be

filling my Deputy Principal role (3 days/week) along-side with Mrs Amanda Robinson.

HOLIDAY READING CHALLENGE: It was fantastic to see so many students returning their signed holiday reading

challenge forms yesterday and today. Some classes already have over 50% student

returns, which is a great effort. It is hoped that all students will return their holiday

reading challenge form, even if it is just a confirmation note/letter from parents to

confirm they read during the holidays, as this is the first criteria towards our Good

Standing letters (one per term) and the medal which is presented once a student

receives three (3) letters in a year.

Andrew Kilgallon - Principal

Mrs Graffin (Mrs G) Update: They have arrived in Alice Springs, undertaking some

repairs and restocking.

CRAIGIE HEIGHTS P R I M A R Y

I N D E P E N D E N T P U B L I C S C H O O L

N e w s l e t t e r T e r m 3

Wednesday

19th July 2017

Upcoming Events:

Friday 21st July Closing date for Kindy / Pre-Primary Enrolments

Thursday 27th July Assembly Room 4

Friday 28th June, 4th,

11th and 18th July Food Sensations Visit

to the Playgroup

Mon 31st July—6.30pm P&C Meeting

Wed 2nd Aug—2.30pm School Board Meeting

Mon 7th August

Faction Cross Country

Thurs 10th August Assembly Room 11

Thurs 17th August Inter School Cross Country Years 3-6

Friday 18th August

Choir attending One Big Voice

SCHOOL VISION:

To inspire every student to achieve their personal best through learning, living and playing in harmony.

Affirmation: Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts will

inevitably bring about the right results. James Allen

Ph: 9401 7711 - Fax 9401 7944 SMS Absentee - 0417 995 416

Email: Craigieheights.ps@education.wa.edu.au

School banking is held every

Monday outside Learning

Block 1 between the times of

8.15am and 8.45am.

Craigie Heights Dental

Clinic—Tel: 9401 3731

SCHOOL NEWS:

HONOUR CERTIFICATE WINNERS—WEEK 10 TERM 2

Congratulations to the following students:

PP to Year 2: Connor, Elias, Aidan, Heath, Nikola, Bayden, Logan, Amy, Reed, Ariel, Charlotte,

Jacob, Taylor, Tayarn, Wyatt

Year 3 to Year 6: Lyla, Peach, Maison, Mia, Aaron, Shaleece, Lucas, Mikayla, Blake, Tallon, Jesslyn,

Si Yi

HARMONY AWARD WINNERS—WEEK 10 TERM 2

Congratulations to the following students:

Year 4 Room 12 : Sam Year 3 Room 10 : Cruz

SMS EMOJIS

Thank you to all those parents who use our SMS Absentee number: 0417 995 416 to inform us of student absences.

Can we please ask that you don’t send Emojis within the message. The

automated system can not recognise these and deletes the entire message.

Many thanks.

ONE BIG VOICE

Craigie Heights Harmony Choir ( choir students in years 4,5,6) will be singing with the ONE BIG VOICE on Friday 18th August 2017 at Perth Arena. Tickets for spectators are available online only. See onebigvoice.com.au or Facebook One Big Voice for when they are available. More information will be passed onto the Choir members when it becomes available. Mrs Massey

SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS

Following our recent school photography by Kapture, you can now view and order any sports and / or special photos taken on the day. When visiting www.kapture.com.au/event.asp you will need to enter our school code under the Sports & Event tab to access the gallery;

Code: LRCRQ5

SCHOOL PAYMENTS

Payment of Contributions or Incursions / Excursions can be made via internet banking (details below), by

cheque, cash or Eftpos. Please finalise payments at the front office between 8.00am and 3.30pm.

We are also trialling the payment of Incursions / Excursions, including the digital signing of permission

forms through the QkR!. App. Instructions on how to download the App are available here: QkR! App

Please note at this stage uniforms and canteen payments cannot be made on QkR as these are run

by the P&C.

Thank you to those parents that have already made payment.

Payee: Craigie Heights Primary School

BSB: 066 040 Account: 1990 2511

Reference: Child’s Name/s and Year or Room #

Description: School Contributions / Incursion or Excursion Name

A receipt will only be issued for payments over $50 unless requested. If required, you can contact the

Manager Corporate Services at :Craigieheights.PS@education.wa.edu.au

FOOD PANTRY— CRAIGIE BAPTIST CHURCH

Craigie Baptist Church has a Food Pantry that is available all year round for times of need. Our Food Pantry is stocked with donated non-perishable food items such as pasta, pasta sauces & other meal sauces, rice, cereal & tinned vegetables as well as other various items.

There are two ways to access the Food Pantry

1. Drop in to the church on Tuesday’s during school term from 9am to 11am.

2. Call the church on (08) 9307 7509 and organise a time to come in. You’ll likely speak to Pastor James.

We do ask that, where possible, people make a small donation for the food taken. Please feel free to pass this on to friends and family you know who may benefit from the Food Pantry.

VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS

We would like to thank parents and carers who have paid the Voluntary Contributions for 2017. Currently we have received 46.5%. Can we please request that if you have not already contributed, that you please forward your payment as soon as possible. Payment options are detailed in the article below. When reviewing your child’s Unpaid Billing Items Statement, the ‘Voluntary Contribution’ is the $50 per student (per year). ‘Charges’ are for extra cost optional components and these are compulsory. Thank you.

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

PATHS As mentioned in previous newsletters, PATHS (Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies) is a social and emotional curriculum that was written for primary school children. Goals of the program are to im-prove children’s social-emotional and behavioural skills and to create a positive classroom/school. PATHS lessons are generally about getting along with others. They help children understand, label and deal with their feelings in appropriate ways. The lessons teach about friendship and how to solve prob-lems and conflicts. The program also helps students improve self-esteem, practice acceptable behav-iours and develop their thinking skills. One of the way classes learn some of the PATHS key messages is through story telling. Teachers have found this to be very effective. In Kindy, the book “Twiggle Learns To Do Turtle” tells the story of how Twiggle gets mad and learns to calm down by using the strategy ‘Do Turtle’. While in Year 6, a novel study of Bridge to Terabithia, helps students to understand the process of loss and the importance of friendship and family relationships. GIFTED AND TEALENTED: Primary Extension and Challenge (PEAC) The PEAC Program provides part time extension and enrichment for exceptionally able students in Years 5 and 6. All students in Year 4 will have the opportunity to be assessed for suitability for the PEAC Pro-gram in 2018. Testing will occur sometime in Week 3 or 4 of this term. Letters will come home to parents of Year 4 students with information regarding this testing. FOOD SENSATIONS FOR ADULTS We are pleased to offer the above program presented by Foodbank. Food Sensations® for Adults is a FREE nutrition and cooking program that is hands on, fun and provides a safe environment to try new recipes and skills. Food Sensations for Adults: covers a variety of nutrition topics including healthy eating, label reading, budgeting, meal planning,

lunchboxes and snacks.

is a 4 session program

sessions run for approximately 2 hours each and include education, activities, cooking and eating delicious, healthy food.

The sessions will run during the 0-3 Playgroup session. Location: Kindy Room 16 Time: 9.00-11.00am Dates: Fridays the 28th July and 4th, 11th and 18th August Who can attend: Playgroup members and any additional school community members. If you are not a member of the Playgroup and would like to attend Food Sensations, could you please RSVP by phoning the school on 9401 7711. Mrs Amanda Robinson – Deputy Principal

RISE & SHINE BREAKFAST CLUB

CHAPLAIN’S CHAMPION

The Chaplain’s Champion at the end of last term was Zak from Mrs

Carroll’s Year 6 students. Zak is one of our Student Councillors who has

led by example at Craigie Heights Primary School. He is enthusiastic,

cheerful and diligent. He perseveres when things are challenging; sets

goals and works hard to achieve them, shows initiative and helps both

staff and other students. He strives to achieve his personal best and

demonstrates our expected behaviours.

Thanks Zak, for making a positive difference to your classroom and our

school community.

P&C NEWS

P&C MEETING Our next P&C Meeting will be held on Monday, 31st July at 6.30pm in the school Staff Room. All are welcome to attend. Come along to find out more about our P&C and how we work with our school.

SAFETY HOUSE INTIATIVE An exciting new safety house program will be rolling out soon. If you are interested in being involved in the local Safety House programme you can register interest by sending an email to: craigieheightspandc@yahoo.com.au.

FUNDRAISING

Entertainment Books for 2017/2018 are still available

They are $70 & are valid until June 2018.

www.entbook.com.au/8768y6

If you choose a digital copy, you will have immediate access via your phone wherever you are. If you prefer the hard copy of the book, I will get one to your child’s class room ASAP. There are thousands of businesses in the book but here are a few ‘locals’ as an example THE NORTHSHORE TAVERN MIX AND GO FROYO ZENO’S CAFE

KHUKURI NEPALESE PADBURY ADAIRS HILLARYS BAKERS DELIGHT

EXHALE DAY SPA MISS MAUD’S CHILLI FARMS WOODVALE

HOTSPOT RESTAURANT & BISTRO HARDWARE CAFÉ QUINNS WOK IN A BOX

CHIPMUNKS BROTZEIT GERMAN BIER BAR THE ASHBY

WOOLWORTHS EARN & LEARN Starting on the 26th July the Woolworths Earn & Learn program is back for 2017. Anyone can help our school earn amazing equipment by shopping at Woolworths and collecting the stickers for our school. With over 10,000 educational resources to choose from, there’s plenty of valuable resources up for grabs for our school across every category - from mathematics and English resources to arts and crafts, and science equipment. So make sure you get your friends and family involved with supporting our school.

Thank you for your continued support to help raise funds for our school –

this helps to improve our facilities, and support our students educational experience

Community News

Do you have pre-kindy children? Looking for a community group to join? Why not try Toddler

Jam!

Toddler Jam is an inclusive, entertaining, interac-tive and engaging musical experience for tod-dlers and young children. It’s run right next door to the school by Craigie Baptist Church for the community. It runs on Monday mornings during school term from 9.30am to 11am and costs $7.50 for 1 child or $10 for 2 or more children from the one family. There is also a concession card discount available.

Come along and try it out! For more details or to get in touch go to :

http://craigiebaptist.weebly.com/toddler-jam.html

Joey Promise Challenge

My name is Milla Hemington and I am in year 2, Miss Leech and Mrs Watson's class. I am 7 and I am a Joey in Goollelal Greenwood Scout group. I am doing my Joey Promise Challenge so I can get my badge. I would like everyone to please help me to do a food drive at school for the Craigie Church. I will have a basket in each wet area to collect food starting in week 2. If you can help I am collecting: Noodles (not Spaghetti) Tea/Coffee/Milo Packet soups

Self-saucing puddings Porridge/oats Paper Towels

Brown sugar Flour – SR and Plain, Gluten free Pancake mix

Jam Vegemite Nutella Could you please bring in your donations before the 9th August. Thank you from Milla

Saturday 12 August 2017

8.30am to 11.00am

Craigie Baptist Church

Community News