From the Principal In the Pursuit of Excellence Dates to Remember Wednesday 29 November 2017 Term 4, Issue 37 Williams Road PO Box 107 Narrogin WA 6312 Phone: (08) 9881 1200 Fax: (08) 9881 3482 Mobile: 0476 815 005 Principal: Mr David Harrison Deputy Principals: Mrs Jenny Carter Mrs Shannon Hardingham Email: [email protected]Wesite: narroginprimaryschool.wa.edu.au Monday 20 November - Friday 1 December Swimming Lessons Thursday 7 December Kindy Concert Thursday 7 December 1B Assembly Monday 11 December Pre Primary Concert Wednesday 13 December Year 6 Graduation Thursday 14 December Presentation Assembly NETWORK CELEBRATION AWARDEES Congratulations to Mrs Jo Grover, Miss Amanda Savage, Miss Kellie Atherton, Mrs Jenny Carter, Mrs Leonie Reynolds, Mrs Chelsea Coxon and Miss Chloe Seward. They were recognised by their peers for their outstanding contributions throughout the year for Narrogin Primary School. The celebration was held at the Hilltop Café. YEAR 6 GRADUATION The Year 6 Graduation is Wednesday 13 December in the undercover area starting at 6pm. The Graduation Ceremony is followed by a Class Disco (at the Baptist Church) concluding at 9.00pm. PRESENTATION ASSEMBLY Parents and families are welcome to attend our Presentation Assembly on Thursday 14 December in the undercover area commencing at 9.00am. SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS & CHARGES, PERSONAL ITEMS FOR 2018 Sent home with your child today is the School’s Voluntary Contributions, Charges & Personal Items Booklet for 2018. These have been endorsed by our School Board and Finance committee. The Mathematics book will be used by Teachers from Week 1, so please purchase from the school office at the beginning of the year. You may purchase your child’s Personal Items from any supplier. BARRY CABLE ASSEMBLY Parents and community members are invited to a special assembly on Wednesday 6 December at 11.00am in the undercover area. The assembly will honour former Narrogin Primary school student and AFL legend Barry Cable. We hope to see you there! PIXIE POST The Year 1 students will again be delivering the Pixie Post to students. The post box will be outside Room 10 every morning from Monday 4 December until Wednesday 13 December. Please address all Christmas cards with the student’s full name and class. For example: Mrs Edwards, Year 1, Room 10 Please be advised that we do not encourage candy canes or lollies. Narrogin Primary School Voluntary Contributions Commonwealth Bank 066 522 0090 0206
Congratulations to Mrs Jo Grover, Miss Amanda Savage, Miss Kellie Atherton, Mrs Jenny Carter, Mrs Leonie Reynolds, Mrs Chelsea Coxon and Miss Chloe Seward. They were recognised by their peers for their outstanding contributions throughout the year for Narrogin Primary School. The celebration was held at the Hilltop Café.
YEAR 6 GRADUATION
The Year 6 Graduation is Wednesday 13 December in the undercover area starting at 6pm. The Graduation Ceremony is followed by a Class Disco (at the Baptist Church) concluding at 9.00pm.
PRESENTATION ASSEMBLY
Parents and families are welcome to attend our Presentation Assembly on Thursday 14 December in the undercover area commencing at 9.00am.
SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS & CHARGES, PERSONAL ITEMS FOR 2018
Sent home with your child today is the School’s Voluntary Contributions, Charges & Personal Items Booklet for 2018. These have been endorsed by our School Board and Finance committee. The Mathematics book will be used by Teachers from Week 1, so please purchase from the school office at the beginning of the year. You may purchase your child’s Personal Items from any supplier.
BARRY CABLE ASSEMBLY
Parents and community members are invited to a special assembly on Wednesday 6 December at 11.00am in the undercover area. The assembly will honour former Narrogin Primary school student and AFL legend Barry Cable. We hope to see you there!
PIXIE POST
The Year 1 students will again be delivering the Pixie Post to students. The post box will be outside Room 10 every morning from Monday 4 December until Wednesday 13 December. Please address all Christmas cards with the student’s full name and class. For example:
Mrs Edwards, Year 1, Room 10
Please be advised that we do not encourage candy canes or lollies.
Narrogin Primary School
Voluntary Contributions
Commonwealth Bank
066 522 0090 0206
Canteen Roster
A huge thank you to the following
volunteers;
Wednesday 29 Lee Conlan
Thursday 30 Michelle Abraham
Friday 1 Dec Tania Wenning
Monday 2 Filipa Shepherd / Kelly Stott
Tuesday 3
If you are not on our roster and you would like to be, please see Gloria at the canteen or call our canteen convener Stacey Hobson on 0426 518 337.
Narrogin Primary School P&C News
JOB VACANCY
Part time - School Hours
The Narrogin Primary School P&C are seeking expressions of interest for the following paid vacancy in our School Canteen commencing Term 1 2018;
Canteen Worker
♦ 2 days/ 9 hours per week
(Wednesday & Friday)
♦ Food Preparation & service
If you are interested in joining the team, please contact Stacey Hobson,
Canteen Convenor on 0426 518 337 for further information and/or a Job Description.
You will be required to have a current Working with Children's Check. Please email your resume to [email protected]
Applications close: Monday 11 December 2017.
UNIFORM SHOP
We will be open this Friday at 8.30am until 10.00am. We have some dresses in stock if you would like your kids to try for size, hard wearing and cool for summer $42.00. There are still some old stock items such as drill shorts, size 14 old logo polos etc that are going for a song.
Where have all the second hand uniforms gone? Got any hiding at the back of your cupboards as we have Kindy kids coming in this Friday to Pre Primary and we would like to offer them some second hand options - all monies received go to our wonderful Chaplain Desi's Breakfast Club.
P & C SUNDOWNER
Cast your mind back through the mists of time - have you helped with any of the following: Canteen, Uniform Shop, P & C Market Day, Mother's Day Breakfast, Disney Lap-a-thon, SunSmart Narrogin Triathlon, Yellow Pages phonebook delivery, Faction and Interschool Sports Carnivals, Father's Day Breakfast, Open Classrooms and Talent Night, May St gate entry at Narrogin Show, Crazy Hair Disco, Blue Light Disco catering or even the sheep that helped with the manure drive! We would love to see you on Tuesday 12 December from 4-6pm at our school oval and we will thank you by cooking you a yummy hamburger. Bring your family, chairs/rugs and drinks (we will be selling cool drinks). Call or text Filipa on 0407 471 097 for catering purposes. Filipa Shepherd
26 Sleeps until Christmas!
Building resilience
Resilience is the ability to cope with difficult situations and ‘bounce back’ when things go wrong. Young people need to develop resilience in order to navigate life’s ups and down. As a parent, you can help your child to become resilient by giving him or her opportunities to learn and practice new skills, for example:
• Allow your child to solve some of their own problems. Learning to deal with issues builds skill and confidence. Don’t jump in to fix things, unless the situation has got out of hand.
• Arrange a fun, child-friendly activity each week like a trip to the park, play date with a friend or watch-ing a favourite movie. Regular ‘ups’ provide a bank of positive emotions to buffer against life’s ‘downs’ that may involve disappointment or conflict.
• Help your kids to think positively. If your child is frustrated by a difficult maths problem, say, "I know that question was hard today, but yesterday I saw you solve a hard problem. You kept trying until you worked it out.”
If you have a disagreement with your child, the most important thing to do is to reconnect and repair the relationship. Let your child cool down then offer a hug or words of support. This has benefits for your child’s mental health as well as their ability to deal with relationship problems throughout their life.
