BALCATTA PRIMARY SCHOOL

Telephone: 9345 8100 Fax: 9344 3665

NEWSLETTER

Number: 11 27 July 2017

ART

WORK

PRINCIPAL’S PATTER

Hello everyone,

A big thank you to all our parents and grandparents etc., who came along

to our ‘open afternoon’ at the end of last term. It was terrific to see so many

of our parents taking the opportunity to visit their child/ren’s classrooms to

view their work and collect their semester one reports. I would like to thank

all our students and staff for their efforts for the wonderful presentation in

their classrooms art room etc.

During the ‘Open Afternoon’ we also had the Edu-Dance concert where

the students from P–5 performed beautifully.

Many thanks to all our parents etc. for their great support – much

appreciated. Thanks also to Miss Brown for teaching the students the dance

steps etc., Miss Ridley for comparing the concert and a very special thanks

to Ms Stewart for co-ordinating the event.

We also had a cake stall run by our P & C which raised approximately

$750.00 - a fantastic result! Many thanks to everyone for your superb cake

making skills!!

Finally, along with our Book Week and athletics etc. this term, we look

forward to our School Choir performing at the Massed Choir Festival to be

held at the Perth Concert Hall on Thursday evening, 21 September.

Have an enjoyable weekend.

Peter Gates

Principal

PHYS/ED SPORT - FACTION SPORT TRAINING

Athletic training for the faction carnival for years 1-6 will be held on

Mondays between 2.10 – 3.10pm this term. Students are to please

wear their faction colour t-shirts on this day.

Mural painted by Mrs Jasna

Pavicic

KINDERGARTEN/PRE-PRIMARY PROGRAM - 2018

Applications for a place in our Kindergarten and Pre-Primary for next year are now being taken

at the school office.

KINDERGARTEN Born between 1 July 2013 - 30 June 2014

PRE-PRIMARY Born between 1 July 2012 - 30 June 2013

For all Kindergarten enrolments please include your child’s Birth certificate and a copy of the Medicare’s Immunisation History Statement form.

(We can no longer accept a copy of the immunisation records from the purple books)

Application forms and information notes are available from the school office.

Classroom Displays ‘Open Afternoon’

Friday August 4, is Jeans for Genes Day. For a gold

coin, you can wear your jeans to school. All money

raised is for children’s medical research.

JEANS FOR GENES DAY

Art News

In week 3 all students will be working with our Artist in Residence, Mel McVee, during their art lesson to paint a large mural on the end of the year 1 and 2 block based on local flora and fauna.

The mural will be completed by Monday 4 August (weather depending). Please come down and watch the mural progress!

Many thanks to the P&C for financially supporting this project and allowing the students the opportunity to work alongside talented local artist Mel McVee

Christy Thompson Specialist Art Teacher

P & C NEWS Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BalcattaPSPandC

Uniform Shop

\\\\\ OUR NEW HATS HAVE ARRIVED /////

Price: $14.00 Uniform Shop is open on Thursdays only 8.30 – 9.00am.

This photo is the artist’s representation of what the mural will look like.

Mural painted by Mrs Jasna

Pavicic

Thank you so much to those who baked and who

donated their time at the cake stall at the end of

last term.

With your help we raised a massive $747.35

WE COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU!!

What is Determination? Determination is focusing your energy and efforts on a task and then sticking with it until it is finished. Determination is using your will power to do something when it isn’t easy. You are determined to meet your goals. Even when it is really hard, or you are being tested, you still keep going.

Why Practise It? Without determination, things don’t get done. People give up easily and don’t ask for help when they need it. With determination, even the hardest task becomes a challenge we are willing to accept. We do things that matter in the world. With determination, we can make our dreams come true.

Signs of Success Congratulations! You are practising Determination when you:

• believe what you are doing is important

• set goals for yourself

• focus your attention on what you are doing

• resist being distracted

• keep going if it gets difficult

• ask for help when you need it

• finish what you start

DETERMINATION – Virtue for August

TERM 3 CALENDAR 2017 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Week 1

17 July 18 July 19 July 20 July 21 July

• School Development Day

Week 2

24 July 25 July 26 July 27 July 28 July

• Newsletter 11

Week 3

31 July 1 August 2 August 3 August 4 August

• Waste Audit Yr 3 (1pm) u/cover area

• Jeans for Genes Day

Week 4

7 August 8 August 9 August 10 August 11 August

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• Newsletter 12

• Assembly Yr 1/2

Week 5

14 August 15 August 16 August 17 August 18 August

Week 6

21 August 22 August 23 August 24 August 25 August

• Newsletter 13

Week 7

28 August 29 August 30 August 31 August 1 September

• Faction Athletics

Carnival

Week 8

4 September 5 September 6 September 7 September 8 September

• Newsletter 14

• Assembly Yr 1

Week 9

11 September 12 September 13 September 14 September 15 September

• Interschool Athletics

Carnival

Week 10

18 September 19 September 20 September 21 September 22 September

• Massed Choir Festival

• Newsletter 15

• Free Dress Day

Term 4 begins Monday 9 October 2017

MARBLES WEEK