Principal: Rod Simeons

Deputy Principals: Helen Fiebig and Adam Marchant

Registrar: Olivia Wood

8 Bolero Road AVELEY WA 6069

Phone 6296 5466 Fax 6296 5439

Aveley.PS@education.wa.edu.au

Volume 4 Issue 1 17 October 2014

EARLY CLOSE EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 2.30PM

Dear Parents and Friends,

WELCOME BACK TO TERM 4!WELCOME BACK TO TERM 4!

I trust you enjoyed the holiday and the quality family time it provided to do all those things together that the busy term precludes you from doing. Our children returned to school on Tuesday as enthusiastic as ever and as always beautifully turned out in uniform.

The most enthusiastic of our children were our Year 6 children who departed for their annual camp to Fairbridge Village located on the South West Highway Pinjarra. My sincere thanks to all Year 6 parents who provided this opportunity for their children and to Mrs Healey, Mrs Heggs and Mr Coci who accompanied the children.

OUR BUSY TERM PLANNEOUR BUSY TERM PLANNERR

Accompanying this Informer is our busy Term Planner. There are several events that ask you to come along to school and be part of your children’s learning. There are a few major ones that probably require some roster changes and child sitting arrangements so you may

want to diarise these.

HONOUR CERTIFICATES

Ashlyn Hearn

Charlee Cooper

Roman Cafini

Sienna Ward

Sahara Surman

Apajok Lual

Brock Thomas

Easton Cheung

Kate Spargo

Nicholas Thornton

Tharuli Weerasooriya

Hudson Herbert

Moses Azucar

Emma Clouston

Heath Anderson

Kayne Manning

Hayley Paton

Jake Fitzgerald

Sarin Dorant

Justice Green

Kevin Nguyen

Layla Hill

Tomas Tullio

Eve Owen

Jack Ross

Lachlan Ellis

Elvin Nguyen

Monday, 20 October P&C Meeting 7PM

Wednesday, 22 October School Photos

Wednesday, 22 October Jumps and Throws

Thursday, 23 October School Photos

Thursday, 23 October Assembly Banksia 2

Friday, 24 October House Sports Carnival

Monday, 27 October Triple P Seminar at 6.30PM

Thursday, 30 October School Blessing 3.15PM

Wednesday, 19 November Open Night 5PM - 7PM

Thursday, 27 November Student Councillor Elections

Wednesday, 10 December Volunteer Morning Tea

Wednesday, 17 December Year 6 Graduation

Thursday, 18 December Final Assembly

DATES TO REMEMBER

SCHOOL BLESSINGSCHOOL BLESSING

At a recent P&C Meeting, I mentioned that, as a new school, we had never offered up any Thanksgiving & Blessing for the wonderful facilities we enjoy. Several of the members supported my idea to ask one of our local Rectors to come in and conduct a short service to do this. I have gone ahead and arranged for this to occur on Thursday, 30 October. The service will be conducted after school hours and will commence at 3.15PM. It should not take more than 15 minutes. All parents, staff and children accompanied by their parents are invited to attend. I need to emphasise that this is by no means a compulsory activity and your attendance is entirely up to you and your Beliefs. I look

forward to your attendance and participation.

TEACHERS, PARENTS & CHILDREN VISIT TO BALI OVER TEACHERS, PARENTS & CHILDREN VISIT TO BALI OVER

THE HOLIDAYTHE HOLIDAY

Our sincere thanks to Miss Davis, Ibu Yang, Mr and Mrs Paterson, Heath, Aiden and Kate who visited our sister school SD 4 Kaba Kaba over the last holiday. A superb reception was organised for them as honoured guests, and we now have an even better picture of their needs based on first hand observation. We will continue to finance essential projects from

the money that was so kindly donated by our community.

The photos below are a wonderful representation of life in SD 4

Kaba Kaba a school in a developing country.

RISKY BEHAVIOUR IN CRISKY BEHAVIOUR IN CARPARKS AROUND THE SCHOOLARPARKS AROUND THE SCHOOL

Parents and carers, please ensure that you park in designated parking bays and not in open spaces which are there to facilitate the flow of traffic. At present, a small number of people are blocking the car parking area when dropping off and picking up children in the carpark. This area clearly marked No Standing is blocking traffic on the road, particularly at the north end of the Egerton Road carpark on Egerton Road and coming out of Bolero Road attempting to turn left. The children who are exiting these illegally parked vehicles are being put at risk by running or

walking through moving traffic in the carpark.

Please note school carparks are bound by the same rules and regulations as all public parking areas in the City of Swan and at times parking inspectors do attend the school. Please note all vehicles parking in unauthorized areas are subject to

prosecution.

SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHSSCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS

Kapture Photography has been commissioned to photograph our children next week and we look forward to seeing all the bright, smiling

faces on the day.

Kindy A and C, Banksia to Grevillea will be photographed on Wednesday, 22 October.

Kindy B and D, Hovea and Wattle will be photographed on Thursday, 23 October.

Sibling photos are also available (only siblings currently attending Aveley PS) and if you would like sibling photos please order these online. Sibling photos will be taken on Thursday, 23

October during recess and lunch.

If your child does not attend Kindergarten on this day please

bring them to school dressed and ready in full uniform.

Kapture Photography Envelopes outling the packages and costing details went home with the children on the last week of last term. If you have chosen to pre-order the photos online which is a quick simple process you do not need to bring anything on the day. Alternatively please complete the envelope and hand it back to the class teacher on or before the day. The class teacher will retain it until the photo day. Please include correct monies as no change will be given or complete the credit card section. We look forward to seeing all the children dressed

in full school uniform looking their best.

SPORTS CARNIVALSPORTS CARNIVAL

Next Wednesday, 22 October children from Year 3 to 6 will be participating in Jumps and Throws as part of our Sports Carnival with our full Carnival taking place on Friday,

24 October.

We encourage all parents to attend and show your support wearing the colours from your childs House. Bring along a picnic blanket and enjoy the day in the sunshine

with a Sausage Sizzle and a coffee.

Wise words for the fortnight……

“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” [Albert Einstein]

With best wishes

R W SIMEONS

PRINCIPAL

WAKAKIRRI DVDWAKAKIRRI DVD

For all of those interested in purchasing a Wakakirri DVD please ensure that you have a look at the order form attached to this newsletter. Also, stay tuned to the school Facebook page for info on how to obtain copies of some almost professional shots that I took at the Awards Night! Along with this, the official photos taken by the Wakakirri photographer are also available to view

and purchase online.

Chris Spencer

Arts Specialist

AVELEY ACHIEVEMENT PASSPORTSAVELEY ACHIEVEMENT PASSPORTS

Congratulations to the following students who have been recipients of prizes from the Treasure Chest, for every 20 reward

stamps in their Aveley Achievement Passports.

Please note High Achiever Award Badges will be presented at Monday Muster .

AVELEY READING OLYMPICSAVELEY READING OLYMPICS

GREVILLEA CULTURAL LEARNINGGREVILLEA CULTURAL LEARNING

During Term 3, Grevillea block had a wonderful experience learning a little about the Torres Strait Island culture. Mr Cedar showed the students musical instruments made traditionally. He modeled the use of each instrument and gave the children an opportunity to try them out for themselves. In conversation with the group, Mr Cedar explained how they play an important part in his culture. The children were taught a song called, “Taba Naba”. It was a song of friendship and sharing. The highlight of the visit was when Mr Cedar shared his family animal totem with the group, “The Shark”. He showed the children a dance that represented the shark swimming peacefully through the ocean

and then quickly switching to hunting mode.

The Grevillea block teachers would like to thank the Cedar family for sharing their culture with our students. It was an engaging

snap shot of one of our remarkable indigenous cultures.

Shaaron Cullen

Teacher Grevillea 7

The children learning ‘Taba Naba’ and the actions to the song

The Shark dance

Jayde Halse

Brayden Trower

Ally McDougall

Ryley Coleman

William Halse

Rogan Howard

Riley Holmes

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Grace Vale

Wilson Ta

Maleki Cedar

Sasha Wimsett

Tharuli Weerasooriya

Milli Harman-Smith

Lani Tongi-Finau

Bailey Brown

Blake Johnson

Caitlin Freestone

Alyssa Mactaggart

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HIGH ACHIEVER HIGH ACHIEVER

BADGESBADGES

Sahara Surman

Talon Chamberlain

Valentina Arias-Caceres

Matilda Sheather

Angus Pilbeam

Jase Bradbury

Kyrah Wilkin

Lachlan Ellis

Scarlett Bingham

Jai Tawhara

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Talia Davies

Quaid Spencer

Lily Cooper

Johan Louw

BRONZEBRONZE

Riley Holmes

Sophie Holmes

SILVERSILVER

Kate Paterson

Bryce Baker

P&C UNIFORM SHOPP&C UNIFORM SHOP

Open every Wednesday

morning from 8.45AM to 9.15AM

AVELEY PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENTS &

CITIZENS ASSOCIATION

COMMUNITY NEWS

Hello Everyone!

Welcome back everyone. I hope everyone’s holidays were enjoyable! We have a lot going on in the last term of 2014 and here are a few of the events for you to lock into your diary and to

be a part of:

P&C FAMILY PORTRAIT DAY…..P&C FAMILY PORTRAIT DAY…..P&C FAMILY PORTRAIT DAY…..

There are still some slots available in the afternoon for our first photo day on Sunday October 26th but you will need to book in quickly. This a fabulous chance to get some relaxed family portraits taken in the beautiful park across the road from our school. For the bargain price of just $20, you will get your 20 minute sitting plus a free A4 photo of your choice. Additional prints can be ordered online if you wish. Send an email to aveleypandc@hotmail.com or check our P&C facebook page for available slots! We will be running another portrait day on Sunday 9th November and are taking bookings for this day also.

THERMOMIX RAFFLE…..THERMOMIX RAFFLE….. The Thermomix raffle is on now and tickets are officially on sale. There are only 250 tickets available for $20 each, and the prize is a new model TM5 valued at over $2000. Check facebook for more details or email

aveleypandc.tmxraffle@gmail.com to purchase a ticket. The draw will take place at the final assembly of the year on Thursday,12 December.

DISCO FEVER…..DISCO FEVER….. Dust off the dancing shoes! We are having a disco this term, more details to follow but start getting those moves ready! If you are available help out on the evening of Friday, 12 December, please send us an email.

SPORTS CARNIVAL…..SPORTS CARNIVAL….. Next week is the sports carnival and we will be having sausage sizzle. Notes will be going home today and orders are due back by Wednesday. If anyone is available to help on the day with the set up, cooking and general helping please let us

know at aveleypandc@hotmail.com

Our last official meeting for this year is on Monday, 20 October at 7PM in the library. The following meeting will be the AGM (date to be confirmed at P&C Meeting). If anyone wants to be part of the committee in 2015 or if you want any information on any of the positions then please do not hesitate to contact me on either of the above email addresses. I wish everyone a happy final term

and look forward to an exciting end to the year.

Until next time,

Your Aveley P&C Committee

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