Dear Parents, Students and Community Members 2017 STUDENT COUNCIL Congratulations to the following children who have been announced as student councillors for 2017: Kaien Lim School Captain Bonniesha Bynder School Captain Tshering Choden Student Councillor/ Faction Captain Jigme Dorji Student Councillor / Faction Captain Jigme Lhamo Student Councillor/ Faction Captain Nadya Amran Student Councillor/ Faction Captain Rinchen Wangchuk Student Councillor/ Faction Captain Dhwanit Upadhyay Student Councillor/ Faction Captain

IMAGINATION (NATIONAL YOUNG LEADERS DAY)

On Friday 17 March eight Year 6 leaders attended IMAGINATION (National Young Leaders Day) at the Perth Convention Centre, along with 1500 children who are also leaders in their school. The theme of the day was ‘Together We Can’ and the children heard from a number of inspirational speakers. Our leaders have returned to school enthused by what they learnt from the day and are already planning ideas in regard to Lake Monger Primary School. Thank you very much to Mr Travis Taylor for his ongoing work with the student council.

WACA VISIT

Also on Friday 17 March ten students from Years 4 – 6 visited the WACA with Mr Justin Douglass. The children participated in some on field minor cricket games, viewed a part of the Sheffield Shield cricket match and visited the cricket museum.

PRE PRIMARY ON ENTRY

The Pre Primary On Entry testing is completed and individual student reports will sent home to parents by

LAKE MONGER PRIMARY SCHOOL 26 Dodd Street, Wembley. Phone 9387 4536

Diane.Tomlinson@education.wa.edu.au www.lakemongerps.wa.edu.au

NEWSLETTER No 4 2017 21 March 2017

NATIONAL RIDE TO SCHOOL DAY

Another event held at the school on Friday 17 March was the National Ride to School Day. Congratulations to the children who were able to participate. It was great to see some parents also joining in. Thank you to Mr Justin Douglass for organising this event. The statistics are as follows: 31% Ride 21% Walk 48% Car The combined percentage of riding and walking = 52%

HARMONY CELEBRATION

Harmony Day will be celebrated on Friday 24 March. Ms Pam Duncan and Mrs Patrizia Chambers along with the staff have a great day planned for the children that includes rotational activities, a multi-cultural lunch and an assembly. On this day children are encouraged to wear their national costumes. If you do not have a national costume you are encouraged to wear something orange on this day e.g. hair ribbons, T shirt, socks etc. because orange is the Harmony colour. Please see Ms Duncan if you have any queries.

ASSEMBLY

Thank you to Year 2 children, Mrs Pam Taylor and Mr Carl Sexton for their work with presenting the assembly item on Friday 10 March, the first for 2017. The children’s presentation of ‘The Hare and the Tortoise’ showcased the Talk4Writing program. This is the lead strategy in our writing priority. The song ‘Home Among the Gum Trees’ was sung beautifully. The audience was treated to a great display of the children’s talent. Congratulations to the following children who received a Student of the Week at the assembly.

The next class assembly will be hosted by Miss Sarah Boswell’s Year 1 class on Friday 31 March commencing at 8:40 am in the undercover area. We hope you can join us for this assembly.

WORK OF THE FORTNIGHT

Please view the children’s work on display in the front office foyer, next time you are in the school.

MATHLETICS GOLD CERTIFICATE

Kaydhen Dhampa Year 5 Michael Huynh Year 5

NO DOGS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS

It is great that parents are being proactive and walking with their children and dog to and from school. Please be reminded that due to health and safety reasons, dogs are not permitted on the school grounds.

NAPLAN TESTING Years 3 and 5

An information brochure for parents of children in Years 3 and 5 regarding the National Assessment Program in Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) went home with the children earlier in the term. The testing will be conducted in the week of 9 - 11 May. (Week 3, Term 2).

VISITORS TO SCHOOL

Parents and visitors must report to the front office before entering the school grounds, during the course of the school day.

FROM THE SCHOOL NURSE

LUNCHES

Thank you to our parents for ensuring that your child is provided with lunch on a daily basis.

SCHOOL CAR PARK

The school car park is for staff parking only. Thank you to parents for not parking in the staff car park. FOOTBALL TEAM WORK OUT WITH PADDY BROPHY FROM THE EAGLES

SUNSMART

Australia has the highest incidence of skin cancer in the world, with nearly four times the rates of Canada, the US and the UK.

PRE-PRIMARY Jamyang Woekar Mateja Pasic

YEAR 1 Maj Uludong Scott Miller

YEAR 2 Yegzin Yetsho Ella Zaorski

YEAR 3 Sherab Dema Logan Greaves

YEAR 4 Thi-Ana Aisbett Leo Ng

YEAR 5 Norbu Chogyal Ella Cole

YEAR 6 EAL/D

Tshering Choden Heshaan Seth

Year Name For

PP Devan Prajapati Peehu Patel

Cloud painting ‘Sun-sational’ activity

1 Juris Dizon Samantha Sorbito

Season poster Season poster

2 Yegzin Yetsho Ella Zaorski

Aesop fable writing Aesop fable writing

3 Bel Clayton Shadow artwork

4 Thomas Baker Hasit Patel

Coding procedure Coding procedure

5 Gabriel Krzak Josiah Chong

Persuasive text Persuasive text

6 Vishva Zaveri Councillor Speech

EALD Pema Namgyel Persuasive writing

Anxiety – how to help your child All children experience anxious feelings as part of their normal childhood development. Some anxious feelings include fear, agitation, nervousness, worry and apprehension. Some children find it harder to get these feelings under control and may experience anxiety more intensely and more often than others. Anxiety is when the level of fear or worry about something is out of proportion to the level of risk or danger. Thinking about the situation makes them more worried and tense. If your child is experiencing anxiety try to: Acknowledge your child’s fear – don’t dismiss or ignore it. Gently encourage them to do things they’re anxious about, but don’t push them to face situations they’re not yet ready to face. Wait until they actually get anxious before you step in to help Praise him for doing something they’re anxious about, rather than criticising them for being afraid. Avoid labelling your child as ‘shy’ or ‘anxious’. Your child might need some extra support if their anxiety stops them from doing the things they want to do or interferes with their friendships, school work or family life. If you are worried about your child, contact your local Community Health Nurse, School Psychologist or General Practitioner. For more information about anxiety in children go to www.raisingchildren.net.au or www.healthyfamilies.beyondblue.org.au

COMING EVENTS

Wed 22 March 8:10 am Breakfast club Canteen 2:40 pm Staff meeting Thurs 23 March 8:30 am School Banking Canteen 9:40 am Year 4-6 sport 2:00 pm Music A’Viva incursion Pre Primary - Year 6 $5:00 per child. Fri 24 March Harmony Day Mon 27 March 8:40– 9:40am Yr 6 Basketball program 9:30 am Year 1 Bunnings incursion Gymnastics program Tues 28 March 8:15 am Uniform shop opens Wed 29 March 8:10 am Breakfast club Canteen 2:40 pm School Board Meeting Thurs 30 March 8:30 am School Banking 9:40 am Year 4-6 sport pm Fremantle Dockers Gala afternoon Pre Primary and Year 1 Fri 31 March 8:40 am Year 1 (hosting) assembly Mon 3 April Gymnastics program Tues 4 April 8:15 am Uniform shop opens Scorchers cricket clinic NEWSLETTER & TERM 2 PLANNER Wed 5 April 8:10 am Breakfast club Canteen 8:40 am Easter Hat Parade PP - Year 6 2:40 pm Staff meeting Thurs 6 April 9:40 am Year 4 – 6 sport Fri 7 April 8:40 am ANZAC assembly Last day of Term 1

PARENT INTERVIEWS

The Term 1 focus in relation to Reporting to Parents has been the teacher/ parent class meeting held earlier in the term and parent/ teacher interviews. Parents are invited to contact their child’s teacher to make a suitable interview time to discuss their child’s progress in Term 1.

VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS

Thank you very much to parents who have paid their voluntary contributions already. We have had many parents to date call by the office to pay the voluntary contribution of $60 per child and this is greatly appreciated. These funds support learning areas in the school as outlined in the Voluntary Contributions and Charges letter sent home to parents at the end of November last year.

SCHOOL BOARD

The first meeting of the school board will be held on Wednesday 29 March at 2:40 pm.

The 2017 school board members are: Mr Kael Driscoll School board chair Mrs Jo Greaves Parent member Ms Alexia Caraes Parent member Mrs Ruth Jooste Staff member Mrs Karen Thurston Staff member Mrs Carri Gibb Community member Ms Diane Tomlinson Principal

P&C THANK YOU

Our P&C held a sausage sizzle on Saturday 11 March to raise funds to support the children’s teaching and learning programs in our school. The majority of volunteers, lead by Miss Liz Hill, started at 7:00 am and were still there for pack up at 5:30 pm. Parent support for our school is really appreciated.

FOOTWEAR/ UNIFORM

Due to the level of physical activity the children are engaged in over the course of the school week it is helpful for the children if they have on appropriate foot wear e.g. joggers with a non slip sole. Thank you to our parents for your support with this matter. Items of denim clothing and leggings are not a part of the school uniform. School jackets are available for purchase from the uniform shop. The uniform shop is open from 8:15 am – 9:00 am every Tuesday morning.

EASTER HAT PARADE

On Wednesday 5 April the children from Pre Primary to Year 6 will partici-pate in an Easter Hat parade com-mencing at 8:40 am in the undercover area. The hats will be made in class

time as a part of their work in Technology and Design. Parents are most welcome to come along and join us for this occasion.

ANZAC ASSEMBLY

Our ANZAC assembly will be held on Friday 7 April commencing at 9:00 am. The student councillors will conduct this commemorative service. Children who belong to the scouts, girl guides etc. are asked to wear their uniform on the day. Parents and community members are most welcome to attend. Thank you to Mr Travis Taylor and Mrs Judith Haldane for all their work with preparing the children for this event.

WATERWISE FACT

50% of the world’s major rivers are

seriously polluted

COMMUNITY NEWS

Dental Health

Services The mobile dental clinic will return to Mt Hawthorn Primary School at the end of March 2017 and will remain at this location for six

months.

Any queries can be directed to

enquiries@dental.health.wa.gov.au

or phone 9313 0555

FREE 1 and 2 day workshops for parents and carers of school aged students on the autism spectrum

Positive Partnerships offers a number of workshop formats where our trained facilitators guide you through evidence based material. Depending on the area you live in Positive Partnerships offers one day or two day workshops. By the end of the workshop it is intended that participants will:

be informed about current evidence-based knowledge of autism spectrum disorder and better understand how it directly impacts on their young person’s learning;

better understand the processes and strategies that enable effective parent/carer school and teacher partnerships;

be equipped with information and strategies to advocate effectively to support their young person’s learning whilst negotiating the educational environment of which their young person is a part of;

be informed about local school system’s processes to support their young person’s learning at all stages of the educational pathway;

better understand ways to maximise their young person’s learning in the home environment.

9 -12 year olds

FANTASTIC APRIL HOLIDAY PROGRAM Two days of holiday drama fun including Drama and

Theatre Games: Improvisation: Play Building: Creative Movement, Mime and

Mask: Voice Production and Speech.

Venues: ( 9 am – 4 pm)

Mount Lawley: 10th

and 11th

April Mount Hawthorn: 12

th and 13

th April

Enrolment: Only $99 or Early Bird $89 For further information and enrolment contact:

Alan Blackwood: 9271 9128 www.dramaforkidswa.com.au

Facebook: Drama For Kids WA

The 2017 Bright Blue Discos—Wembley have returned with a vengeance and we’re planning for bigger and brighter events. There will be one disco for all ages (4yrs—15yrs) and they will go from 5.30pm to 8pm. There will be music, games, great prizes and free face painting! Yummy party pies, sausage rolls and pizzas available to munch on. The Bright Blue Discos started in 2015 and were held every two months at Wembley Community Centre. The police supervised Bright Blue Discos allow young people to have fun in a healthy, safe environment without the threat of drugs, alcohol and violence.