Newsletter No.1 Term 1 Thursday 2nd February 2017

Tel: 9404 8373 – Fax 9404 7502 –Hwww.hockingps.wa.edu.auHH SMS: 0417 942 643

FROM THE PRINCIPAL Welcome back to school to all students, staff and parents. A special welcome to new students and their families and to our new staff. Being our first newsletter for 2017 there is a lot of information for parents to digest. PARENT INFORMATION MEETINGS Next week teachers will be hosting Parent Information Meetings to welcome parents to our school. All years will be held in classrooms.

During the meetings staff will endeavour to share with you, their expectations for the year and run through the processes to be implemented to support learning for all students across all areas of the curriculum. At the conclusion of the meeting there will be an opportunity to ask general questions, however, discussions concerning individual student performance or learning issues are confidential and will only be discussed in a private meeting. Parent meetings of this nature can be arranged in consultation with the teacher, for a later date.

The teachers look forward to meeting you on the night and encourage all parents to attend. Should you need to attend with your child please ensure they sit with you during the meeting and are fully supervised at all times. All meetings will be held in your child’s classroom. Please see times below for your child’s year parent meeting time:

Kindy Wednesday 8th Feb – 5.30pm – 6.30pm.

Pre-Primary Wednesday 8th Feb – 5.30pm – 6.30pm.

Year 1 Monday 6th Feb – 5.30pm – 6.30pm.

Year 2 & 2 / 3 Monday 6th Feb – 5.30pm – 6.30pm.

Year 3 Tuesday 7th Feb – 5.30pm – 6.30pm.

Year 4 Wednesday 8th Feb – 5.30pm – 6.30pm.

Year 5 Monday 6th Feb – 5.30pm – 6.30pm.

Year 6 Wednesday 8th Feb – 5.30pm – 6.30pm.

An information handout will be sent home to those parents who cannot attend.

P&C ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING All parents are invited and encouraged to attend the P & C AGM this Monday 6th February in the school staffroom at 7:00 pm. Please bring along your $1 nomination fee and become a member of the Hocking Primary School P&C for 2017. For more information please see the P & C section in this newsletter.

LOAN HATS In previous years those student without a school hat were sent to the office and a loan hats provided and a note sent to parents. Unfortunately this process resulted in loan hats not being returned, which in turn resulted in students having to miss out on outdoor play as per our ‘No Hat – No Play’ as there were no loan hats available. This year, to ensure all loan hats are returned, we have purchased new very distinctive orange hats which have been identified with class room numbers. Each class has been allocated 3 hats and teachers will monitor their use. Should a student persistently require a loan hat then teachers will make contact with parents.

DATES TO REMEMBER 1

st February

Students Return for 2017 Canteen Closed 3

rd February

Canteen Closed 6

th February

Canteen Open for 2017 P&C AGM Meeting 8

th February

Welcome Assembly 13

th February

P&C Meeting

From the Principal Parent Information Meetings

P&C Annual General Meeting

Loan Hats

Homework

School Board Election For Parent Representatives

Parking and Road Safety

2017 Staff

2018 Gifted and Talented Program Safer Internet Day 2017 Values at Hocking - Excellence Sun Smart Kidsmatter School Board Parents and Citizen (P&C) Traffic Management / Parking Plan City of Wanneroo – School Parking Wanneroo Library Summer Reading Club Community Advertisements Term 1 Planner

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It important that all students and parents are aware that teachers will allocate loan hats on a first come first serve basis and that those unable to secure a loan hat will be unable to play outside and as such will be sent to the office. For this reason students should ensure they always have their own school hat. HOMEWORK Parents will soon receive a school policy on Homework that has been developed after considerable research and discussion by staff. The policy acknowledges that children need time after school for extra-curricular activities, for relaxation and for family time and that teachers will not set homework for homework’s sake. A key statement about the importance of regular physical activity will be included in the policy as will a statement advising parents, who have gained approval for their child/ren go on a vacation during the school term, that teachers will not provide curriculum based work for absences of this type and that a travel diary will be the only expectation. In summary, the school expectations are:

Regular reading and numeracy practice. Completion of student work unfinished during assigned class time. Participation in research or information gathering to support classroom learning program. Involvement in physical activities.

Each teacher will provide further specific details about how their homework will be structured to support this whole school perspective. SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION FOR PARENT REPRESENTATIVES For 2017 we will be electing two new parent representatives. Information will go home with the Newsletter Notes today inviting interested parents to nominate for a position. The timeline for the selection process will be as follows: 1. Week 1 – Tuesday 1st February: Expressions of Interest sent to all families with details of the role and

purpose of School Board. Interested parents or community members return nominations by Friday 10th February.

2. Week 3 Monday 13th February: Nominees for positions identified on voting sheets and forwarded to all parents, via students, for their consideration and return by Week 4 Friday 24th February.

3. Week 5 Monday 27th February: Tallying of votes by Principal and School Board Chairperson followed by notification to all nominees of the successful nominee.

4. Week 5 Tuesday 28th February: Communication of 2017 School Board members to community via newsletter.

I encourage all interested parents to apply and invite them to contact me or our School Board Chairperson, Ms Janelle Perkins via email Hschool.board@hockingps.wa.edu.auH or write to The Chairperson, School Board C/- Hocking Primary School, should they require any additional information use the following links to the school webpage by clicking Roles and Responsibilities of the School Boards and School Boards & P & C What is the difference or at http://hockingps.wa.edu.au/content/school-board or call into the front office. PARKING AND ROAD SAFETY A school our size will always have issues with parking before and after school. It is the responsibility of all parents to ensure the safety of all our students. Please remember to refer to the Traffic/Parking Plan at the end of this newsletter for important information.

GOLDEN RULES

1. Children and pedestrians ALWAYS have right of way. 2. ALL passengers are to enter and exit vehicles by walking to the front of the vehicle and MUST use the

paths and crossovers provided. 3. Under NO circumstances are passengers to walk behind parked vehicles. 4. All pedestrians MUST exit the school/car park area by using the raised crossovers and pedestrian gates

provided.

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2017 STAFF

REMINDERS All skateboards, scooters and bikes are to be carried or wheeled to and from the bike racks where they must be secured for the day.

Protective safety equipment is encouraged at all times. Only use the designated Kiss ‘n Drive area to drop and collect students. School gates open at 8.15am. Students should arrive at 8.25am. If students arrive prior to this time they must sit outside the

Deputies’ Office. Four Square games are only to be played during recess and lunch time.

Drivers are responsible for safety on the roads and in car parks.

A few jokes to brighten up your day! Why did the cookie go to the doctor? He was feeling crummy! Why is a fish easy to weigh? Because it has its own scales?

Steve Dickson – Principal

Administration: Steve Dickson (Principal), Mark Pegoraro (Deputy Principal), Steve Hardingham (Deputy Principal), Sadie Brayshaw (Curriculum Co-ordinator), Kate Webster (Registrar)

TEACHERS

Year Teacher SPECIALIST TEACHERS Year

K1A Annabel Lyndon / Ed Assistant: Lisa Brooker & Jenny Green

Music: Ben Millar Physical Education: Graham Jones

K1B Vicki Bradstreet & / Ed Assistant: Lisa Brooker & Jenny Green

Art/ICT: Liney Sveinbjornsson Science: Grant Rielly

K2A & B

Christine Coulter & Claire Stefanski / Ed Assistant: Chantelle Watts & Hannah Sutcliffe

Principal: Steve Dickson Deputy Principals: Mark Pegoraro & Steve Hardingham

PP Coreen Di Prinzio & Sharon Rowlands / Ed Assistant: Janet McCrossan

Curriculum Leader: Sadie Brayshaw Manager Corporate Services: Kate Webster

PP Linda Duff & Vicki Bradstreet. / Ed Assistant: Sheila Cairns & Kristen McPhail

Office Staff: Kylie Bishop & Sue James Library Officer: Karen Higgs

PP Taryn McKay & Claire Stefanski / Ed Assistant: Rachel Dhimitri & Jenny Green

Special Needs Education Assistants: Natalie Carter, Bernadette Hunt, Bev Downing, Sarah Buxey & Julie Raymond.

1 Nadine White Learning Support: Linda Scott & Renee Morrow

1 Natasha Gudden Gardener: Brian Bormolini

1 Joanne Mitchell Cleaners: Blanquita Suralta, Sabina Yuakali,

2 Julie Jackson Susana Gorski, Koko Abdelbagi

2 Penny Stevens

2 Kerry Kevill

2/3 Jane Clement

3 Yvonne Fitzgerald

3 Shannon Cooper

3 Melissa Catchpole & Renee Morrow

4 Louise Schoonens

4 Sue Safe

4 Erica Lindsay

4 Judith McIntyre & Stacey Jung

5 Sasha Arter

5 Scott Dickson

5 Lynn Bartucciotto

6 Chris Hope

6 Toni Bakreski

6 Ruth Harris

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2018 GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAMS Is your child entering Year 7 in 2018? Does your child have exceptional academic or artistic ability? Why not consider a Gifted and Talented Program. Your child has the opportunity to learn with like-minded peers and reach their potential. Applications will close Monday 6 February 2017.

Visit the website to APPLY or find out more about the application, selection and placement processes for all the programs offered as part of Gifted and Talented Secondary Selective Entrance Programs in Western Australia. www.education.wa.edu.au/giftedandtalented

SAFER INTERNET DAY 2017 Safer Internet Day 2017 is almost here! Taking place on Tuesday, 7 February 2017 with a theme of 'Be the change: Unite for a better internet'. Many classes at Hocking take part in various age-appropriate activities as part of this annual event so keep an ear out for discussions your child may bring home with them next week. The Safer Internet Day 2017 website has some great resources for schools, students and parents so if you are interested please check it out.

Steve Hardingham – Deputy Principal

VALUES AT HOCKING - EXCELLENCE The Values that we will be focussing on for this fortnight is Excellence, which comes under the umbrella of the Domains for Human Experience. Students who have a range of the Domains of Human Experience may:

Undertake regular exercise

Mix with other people in a happy and friendly manner

Comment about how things look and the qualities something might have

Empathise for how others are feeling

Show a preparedness to display own feelings

Have a desire to do well

Show respect for themselves

Have knowledge of what is right and what is wrong

Hold a belief about things greater than themselves

Students Who Do Not have a range of Domains of Human Experience may:

Have a tendency to avoid certain domains of human experience like sport or company

Be Self-deprecating (i.e. to express disapproval, belittle)

Have limited ability to display feelings

Be unable to differentiate between right and wrong

Specialise in a particular domain and have disregard for most of the others

Accept mediocrity as the norm

Be unable to reflect on themselves and the things they may have done

Be awkward around people

Lack self confidence in their ability or have low self esteem

Lack confidence around others. Criticise things they may not relate well to

Mark Pegoraro – Deputy Principal

SUN SMART TIPS Sun Exposure can lead to skin cancer and other forms of skin and eye damage later in life. Remember to Slip! Slop! Slap! Seek! Slide!

Graham Jones – PE Teacher

KIDSMATTER KidsMatter Primary is an Australian initiative that aims to improve children’s mental health and wellbeing. It recognises the important role that parents and carers play in the lives of their children and encourages effective working relationships between school staff, parents and carers, and the broader community.

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For further information, including information sheets especially written for parents and carers, visit the KidsMatter website: www.kidsmatter.edu.au/primary

The survey asks your perspective on your child’s school and what you think is important for the school to consider in better supporting children’s mental health and wellbeing. We expect that it will take approximately 10 minutes to complete the survey. https://secure.peoplepulse.com.au/survey.php?mid=140124ef0657b439330

Phil Leenman – School Chaplain

SCHOOL BOARD

Your Hocking Primary School Board consists of 11 members who represent Parents/Caregivers, Staff and your P&C. All members are available should you have any concerns, questions or ideas about Hocking Primary School.

You can speak to our Chairperson, Janelle Perkins, who also co-ordinates the Hocking Healthy Harvest Garden at most assemblies. She can be found at the back garden produce sales desk. Your School Board would love to hear from all parent and community members. We are here for you, your children and your community. If you would like to know more about the School Board or you have something to say please contact us via email school.board@hockingps.wa.edu.au or Write to the Chairperson, School Board C- Hocking Primary School.

Janelle Perkins– Chair Person Hocking Primary School Board

PARENT & CITIZENS (P&C)

P&C NEWS Welcome back for 2017 hope you all had a wonderful festive season. Your help and support this year is more important than ever as we always need more members to become involved and help us support our children have the best experience they can at Hocking Primary. All our events rely on volunteers to make them happen, so if you can donate a little of your time to help raise funds to support the kids please come along to our AGM on Monday this 6th February at 7pm in the school staffroom and become involved.

Please Like us on Facebook to keep updated on all our events and services. https://www.facebook.com/HockingPrimarySchoolPc/?fref=ts

Leanne Roper – Acting P&C President

CANTEEN NEWS Welcome back for 2017. I hope you all enjoyed the festive season and break from school. The canteen will be re-opening on Monday 6th February for recess and lunch orders. Lunch orders are available for children across the school from Kindy (once they start full days) through to year 6. Recess is not pre-ordered and is only available for children in years 1-6. We are using last term’s menu, available from the school website or the front office.

To place an order there are a few options, you can order online at: ouronlinecanteen.com.au, or you can buy some lunch bags (paper) from the canteen or supermarket, write your child’s name, class and order on the bag placing correct money in the bag or see us on the morning you are ordering so we can give you your change, we do not place change into lunch bags. Another alternative is to buy a sheet of money stickers, these are available from the canteen, you then just place the total of your order worth of stickers onto the bag (the sticker sheet has many different denominations on it). Don’t forget to update your child/children’s class details for the New Year so that their orders get delivered to the correct class.

Lastly and most importantly the canteen needs your help between 9-11am, 12-1:40pm or 9am-1:30pm. If you think you can help out please come down and see us in the canteen or contact me on 0421 224 603. We are open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays so even if you could do one shift a term we would be very grateful! If you have any questions at all please don’t hesitate to contact me or come and see me at the canteen.

Tammy Park– Canteen Coordinator

Hocking Primary School 50 Gungurru Avenue, Hocking WA 6065

UNIFORM NEWS Welcome to 2017! For those new to the school, the uniform shop is open for sales every Monday morning in the MPA from 8:15-9am and we accept either cash or cheques. For those of you who are unable to make it on a Monday there are a couple of options. Orders can be placed either by filling out an order form, which can be found on the school website, and placing it with the correct money or cheque into the blue P & C box located in the front office. The other option is to place an order online through www.ouronlinecanteen.com.au. Orders placed with the order form or online will then be delivered to your child's class the following Monday. Don't forget if you are using the Our Online Canteen ordering system, update your child/children's class details for the New Year so that orders are delivered to the correct class!

If at any time you have ordered an item that happens to be the wrong size, please leave the tags on and we can swap it over for the correct size! Also to all existing parents please don't forget that the uniform shop accepts and sells second hand uniforms so if you have any that are lying around there are always others in need of them.

Amanda Smith - Uniform Coordinator

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB The Book Club and Book Fair are looking for new parents to help out and learn the ropes in 2017 to take over in 2018 when Mrs Panucci will be handing in her bookmark! If you would like to find out more please call Diana Panucci on 0419 173 200. This is a great opportunity to help out the school, doesn’t involve a huge amount of time and the kids really love it. This is a voluntary position and unfortunately Book club and Book fairs will not be run unless a parent is willing to take over from Diana in 2018.

Diana Panucci – Scholastic Book Club Coordinator

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT / PARKING PLAN 1. KISS ‘N DRIVE 2. SOUTH EASTERN CAR PARK 3. EASTERN CAR PARK 4. STAFF CAR PARK

1. KISS ‘N DRIVE

MORNING 1. Vehicles enter access road of south eastern car park from Verteramo Way or Nicholas Road. 2. Vehicles stop and last possible gate access point for students to enter the school safely. 3. Drive continues out of car park.

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AFTERNOON

STAFF SET UP 1. Gardener will close off northern side of south eastern car park after all morning cars have departed. 2. Admin to open Kiss ‘n Drive after 2.40pm siren.

VEHICLE ACCESS (PM) 1. All vehicles will enter the car park access road as they do in the morning and travel west following the

direction arrows to the designated Kiss ‘n Drive pick-up zone on the northern bays of the car park. 2. Administration members will supervise children into vehicles from this point. 3. Once in the queue the driver will be unable to leave until they have collected their children. 4. Should a child not be at the designated pick up point drivers will be instructed to leave the car park and

travel east up Nicholas to the roundabout and travel back join the end of the queue. (All children will be supervised until collected.)

5. Pick up from any other point in this car park will not be possible.

2. SOUTH EASTERN CAR PARK MORNING 1. Parking in southern bays for staff only. 2. Parking in Northern bays parents only.

AFTERNOON 1. Parking by staff in southern bays only. 2. NO PARKING in northern bays. (Kiss ‘n Drive)

3. EASTERN CAR PARK - KINDY/PRE-PRIMARY MORNING 1. The southern gates will be opened for parking every morning from 8.15am and close at 8.30am. This will

ensure all car movements have stopped prior to the arrival of pedestrian traffic. 2. USE THE PATHS AND CROSSOVERS ALWAYS to access the school. 3. Once a vehicle enters this car park it will NOT be able to leave until the northern gates are opened at 8.45am

- after pedestrian movement in this area has subsided. 4. Vehicles will be permitted to park in all bays and when these are full they may park in the access road. 5. NO vehicle movements are permitted until the northern gates open.

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AFTERNOON 1. Open for parking in the afternoon from 2.15pm and close at 2.30pm. 2. Drivers will be unable to until the northern gate is opened at between 2.50pm and 2.55pm - after pedestrian

movement in this area has subsided.

STAFF CAR PARK 1. Until 8.45am Staff only. 2. From 8.45am – 2.00pm – staff, parent and visitor parking. 3. 2.00pm – 3.00pm – Staff only. 4. 3.00pn onwards staff, parent and visitor parking.

CITY OF WANNEROO – SCHOOL PARKING As it is not practical for schools to provide enough parking for everyone, it is a driver’s responsibility to park their car legally and to help ease parking issues and keep the school’s students safe.

NO STOPPING means that a motorist cannot stop to set down or pick up passengers. Typically these are put in place to ban vehicles from stopping in potentially hazardous areas. Statutory NO STOPPING areas occur under the provisions of the Road Traffic Code. These areas may or may not be sign posted. For example it is an offence to stop or park a vehicle: Within three metres of a double barrier white line. Within ten metres of an intersection. Within nine metres of a traffic island.

PLEASE BE AWARE that penalties may apply for: Parking on a NO STOPPING area (stopping on a road during the prohibited period). Stopping/parking on the footpath. Parking in a NO PARKING area. Double parking. Parking on a nature strip (verge) without the owner’s consent. Parking such that the vehicle causes obstruction in a public place. Parking facing the wrong way against traffic flow. Parking on a median strip.

Golden Rules of Parent Parking: Don’t block driveways. Don’t park on footpaths. Don’t obstruct children’s crossings. Do be aware, courteous and responsible. Do observe parking signs.

Illegal parking may have a notice of infringement or an infringement placed on the vehicle, or a photograph of the offending vehicle may be taken and an infringement posted out.

Ranger Services – City of Wanneroo

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SUMMER READING CLUB: HEROES AND VILLAINS

Family Storytime with Norman Jorgensen

Did you take part in our Summer Reading Club? Then join us and award winning Australian author and storyteller, Norman Jorgensen, to conclude our Summer

Reading Club.

Hear about Norman’s new children’s book The Smuggler’s Curse, enjoy stories and songs, tell us what you loved about the Summer Reading Club and take part in a prize draw!

Thursday 23 February 2017 / 4.00pm-5.30pm Wanneroo Library

FREE - bookings essential Ph: 9405 5940 or Events Calendar at library.wanneroo.wa.gov.au

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HOCKING PRIMARY SCHOOL TERM PLANNER

TERM 1 2017

WEEK SUN MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT

1 29 30

School

Development

Day

31

School

Development

Day

1 Feb Students Return

for 2017

CANTEEN

CLOSED

Abacus Sticker

display

2

3 CANTEEN

CLOSED

4

2 5 6

Canteen Opens Term 1

P&C AGM

7pm

7 8

Welcome

Assembly

(Admin)

9 10 11

3 12 13

P&C Meeting

7pm

14 15 16 17 18

4 19 20

21 22

LA14 & 15

Assembly

23 24 25

5 26 27

28 1 Mar 2 3 4

6 5 6

Labour Day

7 Wanneroo

Cup

Basketball

Carnival

8

LA3 & 6

Assembly Fotoworks

Kindy /PP’s

9

Fotoworks

Kindy /PP’s

10 11

7 12 13

Interm

Swimming

P&C Meeting

7pm

14 15 16 17 18

8 19 20

Interm

Swimming

21

Harmony Day

22

LA16 & 17

Assembly

23 24 25

9 26 27

Interm

Swimming

28 29 30 31 1

10 2 3 Apr

Interm

Swimming

Lexile

lunch

4 5

LA9 & 10

Assembly

6 7

Last day term

ANZAC

Assembly

8

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