POYNTER PRIMARY SCHOOL Issue 08

6 June 2018

Coming Events

Friday 8 June

Interschool: Poynter -v- North Beach

Monday 11 June

School Board Mee�ng

Friday 15 June

Interschool: Poynter -v- Glengarry

Friday 22 June

Interschool: Sorrento -v- Poynter

P&C Subway Lunch

P&C Ladies Wine Night

Monday 25 June

Semester 1 reports emailed home

Thursday 28 June

Lightning Carnival

Friday 29 June

Indigenous Cultural Day Kindy - Yr 6

Last Day of Term

Monday 16 July

Term 3 commences

Friday 20 July

2019 Enrolments for Kindy & PP close

Next Farmers’ Market Saturday 16 June

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Lap-a-thon On Friday the students in Kindy to Year 6 participated in a

lap-a-thon in support of the St Vincent de Paul Society.

Through their efforts we collected 932 pairs of socks

which will be given to the needy. The Year 1 to 6 students

completed 3541 laps of the course and the Kindy and Pre-

primary students completed many laps of the inner oval

course. Well done all!

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Kindy Hospital Incursion

From the Principal...From the Principal...From the Principal...From the Principal... Welcome to Week 6 of the term and congratulations to Room 10 on a wonderful assembly!

I hope that you enjoyed the long weekend as we now move to the last three weeks of the term.

Term 2 is always a nice solid term with minimum interruptions to the teaching program. Our student support

programs have now been in place throughout Term 1 and 2 and some extra support has been added to Year 3 and 4 for the

next six months. ‘MultiLit’ and ‘Signs for Sounds’ programs have now been implemented for the last term and a half by our

wonderful Education Assistants working solidly with individual students.

On Tuesday 12 June we will be hosting North Beach Primary School staff at an after school meeting where we will be doing

some cross-school moderation using persuasive text and the Brightpath scale. This is a great opportunity for our staff to

collaborate and participate in moderation processes that are essential in ensuring that our teacher judgments are on par with

other schools.

As part of the ‘Teachers Can Code’ initiative set and facilitated by the Department of Education to build teaching capacity in

coding, Mrs Jodie Reid will be presenting part of the first of nine modules to staff this Thursday. Each module takes three

hours. All staff from K to 6 will participate in the first module; however only staff from Year 3 to 6 will participate in the follow

up modules. The first module is an introductory module to the WA Curriculum: Digital Technologies.

About a month ago the Department made additional funding available for the provision of extra time for the Chaplaincy

program. Through a submission process, I am very pleased to let you know that we have secured additional funding to have

Miss Eden here for an extra day a fortnight. As of the 11 June Miss Eden will be here for an extra day on a Monday every odd

week as per the term planners. Miss Eden is an integral part of our student support services team and we are very happy to

have her here for an extra day.

Operational Matters

Parking on the Footpaths

One of our parents took a photo of this vehicle parking on the footpath recently, which is

apparently an ongoing problem. The City of Joondalup has regulations about parking so please

be aware of the following:

Motorists may not always appreciate the difficulties and dangers which can be caused to

pedestrians when vehicles are parked across footpaths. Footpaths are constructed within the

road verge to provide a safe walking environment for pedestrians, away from passing vehicles.

Some of the most vulnerable pedestrians may be young children, people with infants in prams,

people in wheelchairs and/or the elderly.

When pedestrians are forced to enter onto the road in order to pass a vehicle parked across a footpath, the opportunity for an

accident is significantly increased, therefore consideration for others safety should always be a priority.

Early Arrivals

Just a reminder that now that winter has arrived, please do not send children to school too early. As classrooms are not

opened until 8:30am, students are required to sit in front of the school and it can be very cold at times. There are some

children arriving very early without parents alerting administration, which means that students are alone at school. If for any

reason your circumstances change and your child needs to be at school earlier that 8:00 am, please let Administration know.

Have a good fortnight!

Keyla Jeffers

PRINCIPAL

THE ARTS - MUSIC Research News:

AUSTA String Festival:

Several of our very talented string players at Poynter participated in the AUSTA String Festival on

Sunday 3 June. Mrs Martin, our fabulous string teacher at Poynter, prepared the students for their

solo and small group performances. This is a wonderful opportunity to perform and gives meaning

and purpose to the many hours of practice the students do every week.

CONGRATULATIONS to:

Olivia Mullally, Hayden Shoebridge, Conrad and Dewald Steyn,

Anna Garrett, Clare Johnson and Ella Pratt.

Long Service Leave:

I will be on Long Service Leave for the last three weeks of term. Mrs

Julie Langford will be teaching Music during this time and there will be a

relief teacher (Skye Reynolds) for Year 5 and 6 Brass Students.

Lessons will be held in the Jarrah Activity Room.

Year 6 Students: 1.30 – 2.00pm

Year 5 Trombones: 2.00 – 2.30pm

Year 5 Trumpets: 2.30 – 3.00pm

Orchestra and Training Band will NOT be rehearsing in my absence.

Concert Band will continue to rehearse but on TUESDAY mornings at 7.45am-8.45am in the Music Room.

All other instrumental lessons and String Ensemble continue as per timetable.

Rehearsals resume as per the normal schedule for the first week of Term 3.

Mandy Herriman

Music Specialist

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numeracy, prosocial skills and attention over and above the effects of shared book numeracy, prosocial skills and attention over and above the effects of shared book numeracy, prosocial skills and attention over and above the effects of shared book numeracy, prosocial skills and attention over and above the effects of shared book

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POYNTER WAY CERTIFICATES - 6 JUNE Congratulations to the following students who received Poynter Way

Certificates at our last assembly:

Y1 Oliver McConnell, Jessica McGregor-Bayne, Ethan Lawrence, India Holmes, Tate Plowman

Y2 Isaiah Lee, Emily McKillop, Dustin Thompson, Lyla Barry, Finn Donnelly, Macaulay Christian, Matilda Black

Y3 Ruby Bates, Archer Rolfe, Joshua Birnie, Olivia Morrow, Axle McCarthy, Martha Chin

Y4 Finn Ralls, Daniel Whitehouse, Rory Thompson, Tegan Williamson, Kate Becker

Y5 Amira McGee, Angelique Emery

Y6 Anisha Huber, Daniel Nugent, Michael Luo

Art Award Audrey Hodgen

Sport Award Darcy Stoitis, Neve Wallis

Music Award Ella Pratt, Tikal Weatherall, Valentina Bruzzese

2018 JUNE AUSSIE OF THE MONTH — PIPER YARE (Room 2 ) Room 2’s ‘Aussie of the Month’ goes to a student who demonstrates the Aussie spirit of mateship and compassion and

exemplifies the six keys to success.

As a new student to Poynter Primary School she has quickly become a friend to all. She often gives up her time to help

others in need and has become the ‘go to’ person her peers call on for help due to her polite, warm and supportive nature.

In her academic work she is extremely well organised, confident in the face of a challenge and resilient when adversity

strikes. She completes her work without a fuss and is always eager to learn new concepts.

The Aussie of the Month for Room 2 is a very worthy recipient. Congratulations Piper Yare.

2018 JUNE AUSSIE OF THE MONTH — OLIVIA MULLALLY (Room 16) Olivia is a diligent and dedicated class member who has a positive attitude to all aspects of school life. She is an attentive

student who tries hard and consistently demonstrates behaviour that sets the standard for her classmates.

Olivia makes good choices in all parts of the school day. She is a helpful, courteous and considerate student and a good-

humoured, friendly class member. She is a self-motivated worker who shows a genuine desire to produce her best work on

every task she undertakes.

Olivia is an industrious student who always contributes to classroom activities and displays strong organisational skills,

completing all tasks on time. She is a reliable, caring and responsible classmate and is a pleasure to have in our class.

Congratulations on being awarded Aussie of the Month, Olivia.

SPORTS NEWS — Round 4 Poynter -v- Carine Volleyball A Poynter 2 sets defeated Carine 1 set Star Players: Charley Currie

Volleyball B Poynter 3 sets defeated Carine 0 sets Star Players: Sophie Weaver, Daniel Provan

Netball A Poynter 24 defeated Carine 1 Star Players: Federica Alessandro, Emma Hilton

Netball B Poynter 34 defeated Carine 13 Star Players: Sarah Beiers, Charlotte McFarland

Soccer Carine 8 goals defeated Poynter 3 Star Players: Xavier Roose, Charlie Bates

AFL Poynter 41 defeated Carine 38 Star Players: Darien Goncalves, Callum Riches

Interschool Rugby Carnival - Boys & Girls!

On Wednesday 13 June our Year 5/6 Rugby team will compete in a Regional Carnival at Carine Senior High School. We are

very excited to announce that we are also hoping to enter an all-girl team for the first time providing we have the numbers.

There are two more training sessions left for the girls. If you would like your daughter to attend, please complete the

permission slip that was sent out recently and return to school ASAP. The last two training sessions are on Thursday 7 and

Tuesday 12 June. Go Poynter!

Scott Riley

Physical Education Specialist

P&C NEWS Next P&C Meeting Tuesday 19 June Our next P&C meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 19 June 2018. It’s never too late to join, so please come along to say as

much or as little as you like. We encourage parents from all years to attend including any Kindy and Pre-Primary parents!

THANK YOU

I would like to say a HUGE thank you to Ash Gasmier who planned and hosted another successful Dads Night! This event

has run two years in a row with each year being more successful than the last. A lot of time and effort goes into these events

- all for the benefit of our school community.

REMINDERS

LADIES WINE NIGHT - Friday 22 June

Planning is underway for this year's Ladies Wine Night - an event to bring together the mums, carers and grandmas of

Poynter Primary School. Last year was a huge success and we are looking forward to the event this year.

Tickets can be purchased at the Administration office or online at https://quickcliq.com.au/

Spread the word if you are attending – it’s a great night to meet other Poynter mums/grandmas/carers and let loose on the

dance floor….all within walking distance from home!

ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS

Unwanted books were due to be returned by Wednesday 30 May. Reminders are being sent out for overdue books. Please

either pay for your hardcopy or digital book via the options available or return your book to the office ASAP.

SAVE THE DATE

Friday 3 August - Family Sci-Tech Night

Amy Cameron

Poynter P&C President

E: poynterpandcpresident@yahoo.com.au

POYNTER FARMER’S MARKET

Next Market Saturday 16 June Thank you to the class coordinators and all the parents from Year 1 - you all did a wonderful job. The next market will be held

on Saturday 16 June, and there will be delicious baked goods as well as a sausage sizzle and egg and bacon rolls.

Come along and support your school P&C.

Jodie Penny

P&C Market Stall Coordinator

Lawley’s Bakery has fit right into our Market with it’s variety of

artisan sourdough bread, pastries and handmade yeasted bread.

Look no further for sandwich bread or rolls; they have a variety of

dinner rolls, hamburger and hotdog rolls and more. Wholemeal

and white available - great for school lunches or dinner.

Catering Green is back as well with their great tarts.

The Petal Shed will be back as well with flowers.

Sapphire Spices will be back so you can stock up on her curry

packets.

Once again we have a full line up of stalls and we hope to see you there.

Cheryl Hamel-Smith

Farmers’ Market Coordinator

Triple P Positive Parenting Program®

Single Parenting By Professor Matt Sanders

Single parents often say they feel it’s more difficult to discipline a child without a partner’s support. But it’s very important to approach discipline in exactly the same way as if you were parenting with someone else. It’s vital to have a game plan and be consistent. That means setting house rules that don’t fluctuate.

It may surprise some people to know that children like boundaries. Kids very easily become comfortable with the familiarity of a routine at bedtime, at mealtimes or when it’s time to get out of the house in the morning. Positive and predictable routines mean discipline will become much easier. Life won’t have to be full of big battles over little issues!

Another worry many single parents express is the lack of a significant male or female influence in the household. Mothers may feel this more keenly when they’re raising a son alone, as many fathers do when they’re raising a daughter. It’s always important to encourage your child to have role models and mentors. Role models can show children how to behave, and what is the appropriate thing to do.

So, single parents may want to look for opportunities for their children to get to know and have other men or women in their life. It could be a grandparent, an aunt or uncle, a trusted family friend or a sports coach. Having someone who will serve a mentoring role throughout the child’s life can be a great example to – and support for – the child.

Professor Matt Sanders is founder of the Triple P – Positive Parenting Program®. For more information go to

www.triplep-parenting.net or www.facebook/triplepparenting/

Lauren Twomey

School Psychologist (Provisionally Registered)

P&C SUBWAY LUNCH - due 4 pm Wednesday 13 June (online and cash)

Ordering lunches can be done online or dropping a completed order form in the front office. Please take note of the relevant

close off times as it’s really hard on the office ladies to have to turn kids and parents away who have missed deadlines! We

aren’t trying to be difficult but we have over two hundred orders to check, cash to bank and orders to be placed by certain

timeframes to make sure the lunches are delivered without any problems. We appreciate your support.

Subway orders and money are due by 4pm Wednesday 13 June (for online orders and cash). As always, we will be

needing volunteers for counting and icy pole sales so please let us know if you can help out Friday 15 (for counting) or

Friday 22 June (for lunch distribution and icy pole sales)!

Online orders can be completed via https://quickcliq.com.au/ - go to meal order and select your child. You will get a pop-up

saying you’ve missed the canteen order for today; but it then should proceed to allowing you to order Subway. If not select 22

June in the meal order date and you should be able to proceed.

Please, please pretty please help us out by ticking some simple boxes:

• $7 or more please! We really need the correct money - no change will be given so extra money paid will be assumed

to be a donation to the P&C (thank you!) and also remember it’s hard for us to chase up if it is short and everything we

don’t get eats into the profits.

• Snaplock bags are the easiest and safest! Sealed snap lock bags prevent coins etc being lost and if your child's

name, year & room number are clearly visible on the front we don’t have to go hunting for where it belongs.

• Tick what’s on offer only! Boxes for each section are ticked (otherwise it will be assumed you don’t want something

from that selection). Again I cannot stress enough we cannot accept variations - what is on the form is what Subway is

prepared to offer in the deal – other options added in will be at your own peril as we’ll just ask Subway to substitute

them in at their discretion.

Completed orders can be dropped off in the locked drawer at the reception desk labelled Subway. The office will have a

supply of order forms and recycled snaplock bags – please ask your child to pop into the office to collect one. We will return

the named ones to class teachers in the interests of saving the planet!

Heather McGregor-Bayne and Gaby Woodbridge

Poynter P&C Lunch Coordinators

Inclusion of the items below does not represent endorsement by PPS - originals can be viewed at the office.

LOST & FOUND • A silver house key found on the

oval 15.05.18 - the key has ‘Roma Italy’ written on it.

• A second silver house key was found 23.05.18 - with ‘Key Worx’ written on it.

Free Triple P - Discussion Groups

You are invited to attend a Triple P Discussion Group/s. This is a short 2 hour session that will focus on some of the commonly experienced

behaviours that parents can struggle with eg: disobedience, fighting and aggression. The next FREE Discussion Groups are being held at:

West Stirling Neighbourhood House, 228 Hancock Street, Doubleview Time: 9.30am-11.30am (all sessions) RSVP: Bookings are essential and

places are limited. Please register via: healthywa.wa.gov.au/parentgroups or phone 1300 749 869 for more information.

Please contact West Stirling Neighbourhood House direct to reserve a crèche spot - 9446 2757.

To find other available programs please visit our website www.healthywa.wa.gov.au/Triple_P

Next Term Keyed Up Music will

be teaching Guitar Lessons on

Thursday after school, as well

as Keyboard Lessons on

Tuesday and Thursday after

school. Lessons start from $17.55 for a group lesson of 4; $18.10 for

a group lesson of 3; $22.55 for a shared lesson and $33.00 for an

individual lesson. If you are interested please ring Therese on 1300

366 243 or enrol at www.keyedupmusic.com.au/enrolment-form