Term 3 Week 2 2019 No: 11 CONTACT DETAILS Principal: Paul Luxton Deputy Principals: Shane Rutter Marlene Bevan Manager Corporate Services: Sharon Browning Telephone: School: 08 9968 1100 Kindy/Pre-primary: 08 9968 1100 Canteen: 08 9964 3162 Email: [email protected]Website: http://mttarcoola.wa.edu.au/ UPCOMING EVENTS 30th July 2019 MTPS Spelling Bee 2nd August 2019 Applications Kindy 2020 close 5th August 2019 Eagles Cup MTPS vs Rangeway P&C Meeting 7:00pm in staffroom 9th August 2019 Midwest Spelling Bee Booklclub Issue 5 orders close 12th August 2019 Eagles Cup GG vs MTPS 13th August 2019 Parent Newsletter 14th August 2019 Young Writers 16th August 2019 Parent Assembly Rms 8 & 17 Year 6 Cake Stall Lapathon SCHOOL WATCH ALERT Our school is being subjected to increasing vandalism after school and on weekends. Please report any after hours visitors to the police on 9923 4555 or School Watch on 131 444. Please keep children out of the school grounds after hours. School Motto “Reliability” FROM THE PRINCIPAL Welcome Back Welcome back to everyone for term 3. It has been great to hear all the wonderful holiday stories from the children. Term 3 is always very busy and this year is no exception. Students and teachers are preparing for the Athletics, Cross Country, Assemblies, Spelling Bees, Book Week, Eagles Cup and Numero to name quite a few! Eagles Cup Well done to the Year 5 and 6 students who participated in the Eagles Cup match on Monday afternoon against Allendale PS. It was great to see our children out there having a go in a very close match. Allendale came away with the win but Mount Tarcoola fought hard right to the end. Another home game next week and everyone is welcome to come along and watch, 3.30 pm at Tarcoola Park. Spelling Bee Good luck to all the Year 3 to 6 children today who are participating in the Mount Tarcoola Spelling Bee. We have quite a few children who are participating in our Spelling Bee which is great to see. The winners from this event will represent Mount Tarcoola at the Midwest Spelling Bee, 9th August. Woolworths This year the Mount Tarcoola school community contributed just over 47 000 earn and learn stickers. We have redeemed these and have been able to order a group teaching desk for the Pre Primary, 7 Blue Bots (interactive coding robots), small magnetic whiteboards and other small sundry items. This is a fantastic result and the resources will be well used for years to come. Many thanks to the community for their support and to Woolworths for this fantastic program. School Council Training On Monday the 12 th of August Nicci Godsman the Coordinator of Regional Services will be presenting a professional learning session on School Council ’s. This is a great opportunity for parents to come along and get an informed idea of what is involved with School Councils and what it means to be on one. The PL is perfect for parents who are considering nominating for our council and are wanting to know a little more about the whole thing. More information will be coming home soon. School Council training was one of the recommendations from our Public School Review in term 1 of this year. School Banking School banking is happening this term with the Bendigo Bank ladies here tomorrow (Wednesday 31 st ), then on Wednesday 7 th of August and then every second Wednesday after that. Reverse Parking Obviously children’s safety is taken very seriously at our school. A reminder to all parents and caregivers that the Pre-Primary and Northern end carparks are all designated as reverse parking. This ensures that when parents leave they are driving forward and not reversing into other cars or children. Even the staff must reverse park in the staff car park. Continued next page …….
Midwest Spelling Bee Booklclub Issue 5 orders close
12th August 2019
Eagles Cup GG vs MTPS
13th August 2019 Parent Newsletter
14th August 2019
Young Writers
16th August 2019 Parent Assembly Rms 8 & 17
Year 6 Cake Stall
Lapathon
SCHOOL WATCH ALERT Our school is being subjected to increasing vandalism after school and on weekends. Please report any after hours visitors to the police on 9923 4555 or School Watch on 131 444. Please keep children out of the school grounds after hours.
School Motto “Reliability”
FROM THE PRINCIPAL Welcome Back Welcome back to everyone for term 3. It has been great to hear all the wonderful holiday stories from the children. Term 3 is always very busy and this year is no exception. Students and teachers are preparing for the Athletics, Cross Country, Assemblies, Spelling Bees, Book Week, Eagles Cup and Numero to name quite a few! Eagles Cup Well done to the Year 5 and 6 students who participated in the Eagles Cup match on Monday afternoon against Allendale PS. It was great to see our children out there having a go in a very close match. Allendale came away with the win but Mount Tarcoola fought hard right to the end. Another home game next week and everyone is welcome to come along and watch, 3.30 pm at Tarcoola Park. Spelling Bee Good luck to all the Year 3 to 6 children today who are participating in the Mount Tarcoola Spelling Bee. We have quite a few children who are participating in our Spelling Bee which is great to see. The winners from this event will represent Mount Tarcoola at the Midwest Spelling Bee, 9th August. Woolworths This year the Mount Tarcoola school community contributed just over 47 000 earn and learn stickers. We have redeemed these and have been able to order a group teaching desk for the Pre Primary, 7 Blue Bots (interactive coding robots), small magnetic whiteboards and other small sundry items. This is a fantastic result and the resources will be well used for years to come. Many thanks to the community for their support and to Woolworths for this fantastic program. School Council Training On Monday the 12th of August Nicci Godsman the Coordinator of Regional Services will be presenting a professional learning session on School Council’s. This is a great opportunity for parents to come along and get an informed idea of what is involved with School Councils and what it means to be on one. The PL is perfect for parents who are considering nominating for our council and are wanting to know a little more about the whole thing. More information will be coming home soon. School Council training was one of the recommendations from our Public School Review in term 1 of this year. School Banking School banking is happening this term with the Bendigo Bank ladies here tomorrow (Wednesday 31st), then on Wednesday 7th of August and then every second Wednesday after that. Reverse Parking Obviously children’s safety is taken very seriously at our school. A reminder to all parents and caregivers that the Pre-Primary and Northern end carparks are all designated as reverse parking. This ensures that when parents leave they are driving forward and not reversing into other cars or children. Even the staff must reverse park in the staff car park.
P&C NEWS All students from Kindy to Year 6 will be invited to enjoy music and games at our next disco in Term 4. Students have enjoyed these P&C run events—keep an eye out for announcements of dates in the newsletters. Term 3 will be busy with school run athletic events and the P&C will conduct the ever popular fundraiser, the Year 1—6 Lapathon on Friday 1 6th August between 1 :30 & 2:50pm. Notes and sponsor sheets were sent home via students on Monday 29th July. Students can come dressed up as their favourite sports star or wear crazy hair. This is a great opportunity to get in some steps in the sun and raise money too! All parents/carers are most welcome to come along to the event and walk some laps. Mr Ian Blayney has again generously offered a Giant bicycle which will be first prize in a one day raffle. 2019 will be a time of transitioning the uniform supply to Total Uniforms, with all sales being conducted by them from January 2020. They have a store in Geraldton and have confirmed they will be able to stock our current items year round. This will give families the option of purchasing fewer items at times that are convenient for them. Please be aware that as this time approaches stock at the school will be increasingly limited. The 2nd hand uniform shop has been very popular and the P&C will continue to operate it as a service to our families. We are always happy to receive donations of uniforms, please deliver them to the canteen. As always, we would like to see new faces at P&C meetings. We meet on Monday evenings in Weeks 3 and 8 each term—next meeting Monday 5th August @ 7:00pm in staffroom. Meetings run for about an hour and are a great way to contribute to Mount Tarcoola Primary School.
REMINDERS
Uniform Shop is open every Friday during school terms from 8. 30am - 9.00am in the Art room. Any other times see Jodie in the canteen daily until 1:00pm. (Please avoid recess and lunch times)
Hats, satchels and a small amount of stationary are available from the canteen daily.
Bookclub — Please place correct money with orders as change is not available. Current Issue 5 orders close 9th August 2019.
School Banking - will be on WEDNESDAYS, outside Jnr block on a fortnightly basis. Weeks 2, 3, 5, 7 & 9.
2020 KINDY to YEAR 6 ENROLMENT APPLICATIONS — NEW TO SCHOOL ONLY Applications for enrolment for children NEW to Mt Tarcoola PS entering Kindergarten to Year 6 in the 2020 school year are open, closing date Friday 2nd August, 2019. Application Forms are available from the school office.
All applications must be completed, signed and submitted with copies of your child ’s Birth Certificate, ACIR Immunisation Record and Proof of Residential Address (Rental Agreement, recent utility/rates bill etc). If you are on a Visa, a copy of visa documentation and passport is required at time of application.
Students currently attending our Kindergarten Program are not required to re-apply for Pre-primary unless they are living outside our local intake area.
Parents/persons responsible are encouraged to submit their application ASAP as we are endeavouring to finalise enrolments for Kindy 2020.
Vandalism Unfortunately, the school is still being targeted by vandals’ afterschool and on weekends. This has meant an increase in the security measures across the school. In the near future all gates and access points will be locked after school hours. This is very sad as it means that access for children wanting to play basketball and on the oval is now not condoned at all. The damage has been caused both during the day and at night so just being on school grounds at any time could be an issue. Even for those who are just playing on the courts. CCTV footage has been supplied to police who are following up leads to apprehend suspects from the recent damage. Parents, please do not allow your children to play on grounds after school hours. Additionally, the northern end gates will soon be locked during the school day. Parent access during the school day will need to be along Forden St and the Pre Primary carpark. Paul Luxton Principal
VACSWIM 2019 You can now enrol your children in VacSwim swimming lessons for the October school holidays. With swimming pools and beaches a big part of the Western Australian lifestyle, it ’s important your children are safe in the water. Programs are available for children from five to 17 years and cater to all skill levels – from beginners to those doing their Bronze Medallion. They are being offered at pool venues across the State. Enrol your children in VacSwim now at education.wa.edu.au/swimming
