POYNTER PRIMARY SCHOOL Issue 17

13December 2018

Coming Events

Wednesday 29 January 2019

School Office Opens

Monday 4 February

First day for students 2019

Wednesday 6 –15 February

Year 6 Swimming—Sorrento Beach

Tuesday 26 February

Well Being Incursion PP-Y6

Monday 4 March

Labour Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 5 March

School Development Day

School Camp Year 6 18-22 February

Next Farmers’ Markets Saturday 15 December

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Graduation Assembly 2018

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From the Principal…

I wanted to begin the last newsletter by congratulating the graduating Class of 2018 on their wonderful successes and

achievements. Yesterday we acknowledged all our students and presented the highest awards at the Graduation

Ceremony. As always choosing the recipients is an ardours task as we have so many worthy candidates; however, the

choices were made and the awardees are named in this newsletter, Congratulations!

I would like to thank our Student Leadership team on leading our

student community so well this year. In particular, our head girl and

head boy, Mya Yamauchi and Leo Clark and our Deputies Cara

Tucker and Alexander Rock. These leadership roles take a lot of

commitment and time and they have done themselves proud.

On Tuesday night we had the graduation dinner at the MAAC and it

was a wonderful celebration. Our students were a credit to the

school with their beautiful manners and behaviour. Once dinner was

finished, the dance floor was busy for the whole evening, as our

students put into practice, all the wonderful moves they learned

during their dance lessons. It was a very happy occasion that was

enjoyed by all students and staff who attended. I would like to thank

Mr Righton and Ms Coleman-Brown for the wonderful organisation of

the evening. Thank you also to the parents who decorated the MAAC

so as to make the celebratory evening such a successful event.

Farewell

Unfortunately, at this time of the year we farewell staff who have worked at Poynter PS. Thank you to Mr Riley, who has

done an exceptional job as our PE specialist over the last two and a half years. He is to be commended for leading our

students and the school to so much success. I would also like to thank him for all his hard work, particularly before and

after school. Many of our sporting successes this year can be attributed to his contribution. I wish him well.

We also farewell and thank Mr Avery. For the short time that Mr Avery has been at Poynter PS he has made a significant

contribution to the Arts. I hope that you all got a chance to attend the Art Exhibition last week which show cased all of our

students’ achievements.

Changes for 2019

2019 will be a year that we continue to implement programs and structures to further enhance positive outcomes for all

our students. There are minimal changes to our staffing profile but we welcome Ms Wendy Bray, our new Art Specialist

and Mr Gareth James our new PE Specialist. I am sure that you will get to know them very well next year.

From the Principal cont… Parent Information Booklet

Our new Parent Information Booklet for 2019 will go up on our website and on our App at the beginning of the year. Please

take the time to read through the booklet to make sure that you are aware of what we do, how we do it and where to go to if

you have any questions. There are minimal changes to our operational ways; however, the most significant is the change in

the dates of our School Development Days, please make note of these.

Lastly I would like to thank all my staff for their hard work and support in 2018. Parents may I remind you that a kind word or

email goes a long way at this time of the year. “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” (DL)

Just to lay a rumour to rest that I heard yesterday, No I am not leaving Poynter PS, as I have always said, unless you hear it

from me, it is not true!

Thank you to all of you for your wonderful support and I wish you all a safe holiday, a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous

New year. Keyla Jeffers

PRINCIPAL

Graduation Dinner

Dance

How much

fun did

our Year 6

students

have!

Looking very sharp on

the dance floor boys

and girls!

YEAR 1—5 CLASSROOM BOOK AWARDS Congratulations to the following for receiving their classroom awards

Year Room Name Award

5 8 Riley Parry Academic Excellence Award

5 8 Hannah Vincent Citizenship Award

5 7 Anna Mackie Academic Excellence Award

5 7 Darcy Stoitis Citizenship Award

5 16 Jayden Taylor Citizenship Award

4 16 Sian Vitales-Jones Academic Excellence Award

4 12 Rachel Kinsella Academic Excellence Award

4 12 Ewan Johnson Citizenship Award

4 11 Noah De Roach Academic Excellence Award

4 11 Amber Jancec Citizenship Award

3 13 Kade Gasmier Academic Excellence Award

3 13 Sophie Nugent Citizenship Award

3 10 Imogen Yorg Academic Endeavour

3 10 Ruby Traianou Citizenship Award

3 9 Lola Boon Academic Excellence Award

3 9 Aliyah Beach Citizenship Award

2 15 Ella Ward Academic Excellence Award

2 15 Joshua Stott Citizenship Award

2 2 Willow Tribble Academic Excellence Award

2 2 Caitlyn Waller Citizenship Award

2 1 David Gavenea Academic Excellence Award

2 1 Neesha Amin Citizenship Award

2 14 Isaac Roseingrave Academic Excellence Award

1 14 Isabel Galvao Citizenship Award

1 4 Elise Adams Academic Excellence Award

1 4 Maeve O'Connor Citizenship Award

1 3 Catherine Nguyen Academic Excellence Award

1 3 Aaron Zhang Citizenship Award

Musical Soiree Choir 6 December

A gallery

of Soiree

pictures is on

the website

for your

viewing. http://

poynterps.wa.edu.au/photo-

gallery/new-gallery-page-

YEAR 6 GRADUATION AWARDS Congratulations to the following Year 6’s

Name Award

Charlotte Penn Visual Art Award

Matilda Griffiths Citizenship Award

Flynn Gaspar Citizenship Award

Mya Yamauchi Academic Dux

Daniel Provan Endeavour Award

Jack Bugg French Award

Cara Tucker Leadership Award

Harriet Chin Musicianship Award

Brielle Tucker Regional Office Excellence Award

Jens Scriba Woodside/Scitech Science Award

Gryffin Hanson Woodside/Scitech Science Award

Sarah Beiers Sportsperson Award

Conrad Steyn Tom Lay Award

Thank you to

the parents who

came and

washed toys in

preparation for

2019

Early Childhood

FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD

It has been a privilege to represent the parents on the Poynter Primary Board this year. I would firstly like to congratulate

all of the students on another great year. It is all of your hard work and effort that makes Poynter such a great school. To

our graduating Year 6 students, we wish you all the best for your high school studies.

To all of the teachers, staff and others who work tirelessly behind the scenes, I am sure I speak on behalf of the whole

school community when we thank you for everything you have done during the year in making it such a success.

Congratulations should also go to the parents for surviving another year of battling the kids each and every morning to get

ready for school and dealing with that last minute surprise request that our children like to tell us about just before it is

needed at school. To those of you who are on the P&C, help with the market and assist the school in anyway, thank you

for everything you do in making our school the success that it is.

I hope everyone has an enjoyable holiday break and look forward to another successful 2019. John Ward

Chairperson

P&C NEWS

THANK YOU

I would like to start with a big thank-you to Lisa Amin (P&C Vice-President) for taking over the reins whilst I stepped to the

side over the past few months. Lisa has been a huge support to me over the past twelve months and I certainly couldn’t

have got through the year without our team effort!

A BIG thank you to Kellie Hardy who has been our P&C Treasurer for the past few years. Kellie says good-bye to Poynter

this year and has done an amazing job at coordinating the P&C finances. Also, welcome to Gabby Lawrence who is

training with Kellie to become Treasurer formally next year at the AGM. Thank you to Sandra Scriba, Colleen Pearson, Ali

Coton, Vicki O’Neill for being apart of the Executive Committee. Thank you to Nat Gasmier and Kristy Sanderson for

coordinating the teachers lunch on Friday, 7 December. Thank you to all our other coordinators, parents/ careers/

grandparents who have volunteered their time, effort and patience to make our school the wonderful community that it is.

HOUSEKEEPING

Last day of school banking was 6 December. Banking will resume Week 2, Term 1 2019.

SAVE THE DATE 2019:

P&C AGM Tuesday, 26th February 2019.

Trivia Night Saturday, 30th March 2019

Wishing all Poynter families, a safe and Merry Christmas. To those families saying farewell to Poynter – Thank You for

being a part of our community! See you in 2019! Amy Cameron

President P&C

STAFF CHRISTMAS

LUNCH

The staff were spoiled by the

P&C and all their fabulous

helpers.

Thank you so much to all

who made it so special for

the Poynter staff!

The room looked amazing

and the food was incredible.

A big Thank you from the

Poynter Staff!

POYNTER PRIMARY FARMERS’ MARKET - NEXT MARKET 15 DECEMBER Hello from the Market.

It is that time of year again when we host our Christmas Fete. This year we have a wonderful variety of gift stalls with

some very unusual gift ideas on offer to you.

We will also have a variety of food for you to choose from as T Sisters Fresh and Cariocas Brazilian Barbecue join our

regulars to offer even more variety on the day.

The kids will have lots of fun as well as we have Farmtastic Party Hire bringing the farm animals for a visit and Wonderland

bringing down two Bouncy Castles. Mindful Makers will also have mini craft sessions as well as a visit from Santa.

Please share this event with family and friends and come down and make a morning of it. As usual we will have the very

talented Three Sides playing a variety of Christmas songs for us.

We will continue to have Markets on the 29th December and the 12th of January. Next year, Australia Day fall on our

Market Day, so we have decided to close on that day. Our next Market after that will be our big Birthday Market on the 9th

February as Poynter Farmers Market turns Eight!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you that have supported the Market by either attending or volunteering for

the P&C Stall or just by helping us get the word out there.

On behalf of the Market team, I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a bright and prosperous New Year. Have

a wonderful holiday break!

See you at the Market.

Cheryl Hamel-Smith

Farmers’ Market Coordinator

We had some visitors in the of-

fice bringing some Christmas

Cheer!

Well done, Thank you Bruce

.

2018 City of Joondalup Interschool Tennis Competition

Last Friday December 7th our School Tennis Team competed against 7 other schools at Sorrento Tennis Club. Well done to

our players who showed outstanding sportsmanship. Many thanks to the parents who helped out with coaching and scor-

ing roles. Your assistance is greatly appreciated and the event would not have been successful without your support.

Scott Riley Physical Education Specialist

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Next Year Keyed Up Music will be teaching after school

Guitar and Keyboard les-sons. Lessons start from

$17.55 for a group lesson. If you are interested please ring Therese on 1300 366

243 or enrol at

www.keyedupmusic.com.au/enrol- ment-

form

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