EMPOWER AND EMBRACE A CULTURE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCCESS NEWSLETTER 16 Dec 2019 Dear Parents, Guardians, Community Members, Staff and Students, This newsleer is the final one for 2019. With the very hot weather resulng in changes to end of year acvies alongside building works occurring in our school grounds, this contained in this newsleer that I hope you will find useful as you organise your family for the last four days of the school year. Semester Two School Reports Parents should have received semester two school reports today, so please ensure you check your email to access these. If you have not received the report, please contact the school office next week. Junior Playground Maintenance Many parents will have noced the reposioning of the school fence so that the junior playground is now fully enclosed on school grounds. The refurbishment of this area has also included a new entrance to the school, pathway and the creaon of a new lime- stone border, complete with clean sand. We have been unable to retain all of the play equipment, however, planning will take place early next year to add to the area with new playground apparatus. Independent Public School – new 2020 intake West Leeming has the opportunity to apply to become an independent public school (IPS), commencing in semester two 2020. The IPS iniave was launched in 2009 and empowers schools to shape their ethos, priories and direcons. Schools that have autonomously and are able to work alongside their communies to respond to the needs of their students. IPS has been highly successful and was recognised by the state government in 2013 as central to reforming and revitalising public educaon. There are 255 IPS in WA, equang to 85% of public schools. Aſter consultaon with the South Metropolitan Educaon Regional Office, School Council and staff, the school will apply for IPS status next year. I will share more informaon with the community as we undertake this rigorous process in semester one next year. Student Class Placement 2020 In previous years, West Leeming has published student class lists at the start of a school year. This year, the school will trial the release of the 2020 class lists prior to the end of this term. Therefore, students and their families will be advised of their class for have the opportunity to discuss their child’s 2020 class placement outside of school hours. Class placement lists will be placed on the school website and a school stream noficaon will be sent to parents once the informaon has been published The staff of West Leeming Primary would like to wish all families a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We hope you all have a safe, happy and relaxing holiday! Good luck to our Year 6 students on their future educaonal journey. Please remember that our 2020 school year commences on Monday, 3 February for all students. A: Westall Terrace, Leeming, WA 6149 W: www.westleeming.wa.edu.au P: 9266 6000 E: [email protected]I ask all parents to be mindful of the fact that teachers are sll compleng the year with their current class and therefore, any meengs (formal or informal) and informaon should not be shared with your child’s new teacher unl the start of term next year. If you have any concerns that need to be raised prior to your child commencing in their new class, please contact one of the Deputy Principals Ingrid Jansen Neeling (years 3-6) or Kim Saw (Kindergarten – year 2). This will ensure that important transion informaon about your child is not forgoen during the busy end of the school year. The 2020 class structure, including teacher names is included in this newsleer for your informaon. Please be aware that due to the early release of class lists, in some classes where two staff will work in a job-share situaon, the name of the second teacher is not yet confirmed. This informaon will be shared with parents at the start of next year once all appointments have been finalised. determined by this. As a result, classes in Years 4-6 are oſten larger than classes in Kindergarten to Year 3. At West Leeming we structure our classes to ensure that student numbers fall within the recommended size wherever possible, taking into consideraon both new enrolments and students who will not be returning. Cont’d on next page
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NEWSLETTER
16 Dec 2019
Dear Parents, Guardians, Community Members, Staff and Students,
This newsletter is the final one for 2019. With the very hot weather resulting in changes to end of year activities alongside building works occurring in our school grounds, this
contained in this newsletter that I hope you will find useful as you organise your family for the last four days of the school year.
Semester Two School Reports Parents should have received semester two school reports today, so please ensure you check your email to access these. If you have not received the report, please contact the school office next week.
Junior Playground Maintenance Many parents will have noticed the repositioning of the school fence so that the junior playground is now fully enclosed on school grounds. The refurbishment of this area has also included a new entrance to the school, pathway and the creation of a new lime-stone border, complete with clean sand. We have been unable to retain all of the play equipment, however, planning will take place early next year to add to the area with new playground apparatus.
Independent Public School – new 2020 intake West Leeming has the opportunity to apply to become an independent public school (IPS), commencing in semester two 2020. The IPS initiative was launched in 2009 and empowers schools to shape their ethos, priorities and directions. Schools that have
autonomously and are able to work alongside their communities to respond to the needs of their students. IPS has been highly successful and was recognised by the state government in 2013 as central to reforming and revitalising public education. There are 255 IPS in WA, equating to 85% of public schools. After consultation with the South Metropolitan Education Regional Office, School Council and staff, the school will apply for IPS status next year. I will share more information with the community as we undertake this rigorous process in semester one next year.
Student Class Placement 2020 In previous years, West Leeming has published student class lists at the start of a school year. This year, the school will trial the release of the 2020 class lists prior to the end of this term. Therefore, students and their families will be advised of their class for
have the opportunity to discuss their child’s 2020 class placement outside of school hours. Class placement lists will be placed on the school website and a school stream notification will be sent to parents once the information has been published
The staff of West Leeming Primary would like to wish all families a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We hope you all have a safe, happy and relaxing holiday!
Good luck to our Year 6 students on their future educational journey.
Please remember that our 2020 school year commences on Monday, 3 February for all students.
I ask all parents to be mindful of the fact that teachers are still completing the year with their current class and therefore, any meetings (formal or informal) and information should not be shared with your child’s new teacher until the start of term next year. If you have any concerns that need to be raised prior to your child
commencing in their new class, please contact one of the Deputy Principals Ingrid Jansen Neeling (years 3-6) or Kim Saw (Kindergarten – year 2). This will ensure that important transition information about your child is not forgotten during the busy end of the school year.
The 2020 class structure, including teacher names is included in this newsletter for your information. Please be aware that due to the early release of class lists, in some classes where two staff will work in a job-share situation, the name of the second teacher is not yet confirmed. This information will be
shared with parents at the start of next year once all appointments have been finalised.
determined by this. As a result, classes in Years 4-6 are often larger than classes in Kindergarten to Year 3. At West Leeming we structure our classes to ensure that student numbers fall within the recommended size wherever possible, taking into consideration both new enrolments and
students who will not be returning. Cont’d on next page
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SCHOOL GROUNDS Parent co-operation is sought to ensure children keep well away from school buildings during the break.
If you see anything suspicious around the school during the holidays please ring the Police 131 444 or Education Security on 1800 177 777.
Cont’d from prev page
Staff Update Further to the information in the last newsletter, I am pleased to welcome a second music teacher to West Leeming. Amy Hall is currently a music specialist teacher at Aubin Grove Primary School. West Leeming’s current music teacher, Rosemary Mathie will
to share the music specialist teacher role.
return once all appointments have been finalised, I would like to acknowledge the following teachers for their work this year:
Ms Trevlyn Smythe EC2 Mrs Alison Oliver EC3 Mrs Desley Delic EC4 Miss Brittany Curtis J1 Mr Steven Styles M6
teaching roles. A full staff update will be included in the newsletter at the start of next year.
Presentation Evening – Dudley Park Requirements
appointed principal of West Leeming for the start of 2019, last year was my first experience at this school and I remember the evening to be a wonderful community event. Included in this newsletter is some further information about the logistics for the Presentation Evening, including City of Melville requirements for the use of Dudley Park. I ask all families to be aware of these requirements so that the school is able to request the use of this venue in future years.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the West Leeming community for your support of my leadership throughout the year. As many of you would be aware, taking on a new role can be both challenging and daunting, and I thank the many people who have guided my decision-making throughout the year. Thank you to Ben Ash, School Council Chair for his advice and astute counsel and also to the West Leeming School Council for their guidance in the strategic directions of this school. The P&C have also been a wonderful source of assistance and I would also like to express my appreciation to the President Rachel Atkinson, the P&C Executive and the many parents who have worked hard to ensure our children reap the benefits that the P&C provides for our community. In conclusion, my grateful thanks to the wonderful West Leeming staff for their dedication and professionalism. As a school leader, the commitment to ongoing school improvement of the administration team, teachers, education assistants and support staff makes my job very rewarding.
I wish everyone a safe and happy festive season and look forward to seeing many of you during this last week of term and throughout 2020.
Lisa Tucker
Principal
The year’s end brings no greater pleasure than the opportunity to express to you season’s greetings and good wishes. May your holidays and new year be filled with joy. ~ Charles Dickens
SPECIALIST TEACHERS Physical Education Alan Placanica Music Rosemary Mathie / Amy Hall Science Charu Sharma Languages Gilles Robveille
YEAR LEVEL ROOM TEACHER K K Blue Debra Walker / Kimberly Cottrell K Red Debra Walker / Kimberly Cottrell
Yr 5 S5 Hayley Vermeulen S6 Michelle Howell / Victoria Foster
Yr 6 S2 Kylee Ginn S3 Tom Bakowski / Michelle Howell S4 Amie Churack
CLASS STRUCTURE 2020
SEMESTER 2 REPORTS Students across West Leeming PS have worked extremely hard this semester. We are so proud of their personal, social and academic achievements.
accessing your child’s report, we suggest you download as a pdf and save it to your computer. The link remains active for 4 weeks only. Please check your junk/trash folder if you have not received your email link. If you have not received your child/ren’s report, please contact the school office.
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PRESENTATION EVENING
Reserve. Families are invited to bring their rug and chairs and enjoy the performances and help us celebrate the end of another great year at West Leeming Primary School. We look forward to seeing you on the night and hope you enjoy a
before the concert.
notified prior to the presentation evening.
A few reminders for the evening: Parents are reminded that all school events are strictly smoke free and alcohol free. Please park safely and respect our neighbour’s properties, driveways, the verges and Council by-laws by parking
correctly and mindfully. Please note the staff carpark is for staff only. The area in front of the stage area is allocated to parents sitting on rugs. The next will be for the low deck chairs,
with the next for those with large chairs. Parents need to provide their own seating. Parents are asked not to move those seats, blankets etc. that have been set up prior to the starting time. Please be aware that the stage will only be set up after 8.00am.
Parents taking photographs are asked not to move to the front of the stage area so that the audience view is not restricted.
Dogs are not allowed at the concert. Please only use the bins provided by the school; the public litter bins are not to be used to dispose of event waste.
Parents are asked to collect their children from the class teacher at the end of the evening.
YEAR 6 GRADUATION
Undercover Area commencing at 9.30am on , our graduands will
leave on a river cruise.
16 Dec 2019
PUPIL REQUIREMENTS These are the items that students will need to own for their own personal use in the educational program. Our lists are provided to us by Ziggies who are a local company supporting local schools. The items our families purchase from Ziggies directly support OUR school as they provide us with a rebate/commission on the sales received, which the school utilises to add value to our learning programs by supplementing resources across all curriculum learning areas.
for collection directly from their store, located at 25B Baile Road Canning Vale, from Saturday, 28 December. It is advised not to leave it to the last week if possible as it may be very busy.
STUDENT BILLING ACCOUNTS End of year statements have started to be sent out (Year 6 were issued earlier in the term). The statement provided details billed activities for the school year and also highlights the amount of credit that will be carried over for 2020.
Thank you, Sara Willis Manager Corporate Services
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT: “"The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility
and the wings of independence”. ~ Denis Waitley
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16 Dec 2019 NEWSLETTER REMINDER
to the following students:
Term 4 Week 8
J1 - Harry H. M1 - Elsie A. S2 - Danielle S. J2 - Owen T. M3 - Vivienne B. S3 - Mitchell R. J3 - Saige M. M4 - Ivy G. S4 - Arianna J. J4 - Audrey H. & M5 - Harrison F. S5 - Milla H. Sophie C. M6 - Charlize B. S6 - Akaljot K.
Mrs Mathie (Music) - Ebony M. Music Award - S6
Mrs Sharma (Science) - Joseph W., S6 West Leeming Star - Rozee G.
Aussie of the Month - Payten R.
MERIT CERTIFICATES
Week# Newsletter
Date Deadline, 3.00pm
Wk 1 Welcome Back
Wk 2 Mon, 10 Feb Thu, 06 Feb
Wk 4 Mon, 24 Feb Thu, 20 Feb
Wk 6 Mon, 09 Mar Thu, 05 Mar
Wk 8 Mon, 23 Mar Thu, 19 Mar
Wk 10 Mon, 06 Apr Thu, 02 Apr
Our first newsletter for 2019 will be out on Monday, 10 February.
Please email any notices to [email protected] by Thursday 06 February, 3.00pm. Any notices
received after the deadline
SCHOOL TIMES (Pre-Primary to Year 6) Start 8.55 am (classrooms open from 8.40am) Recess 11.05 am to 11.25 am Lunch 1.25pm to 2.05 pm Close 3.05 pm
SCHOOL TERM DATES 2020 Term 1: Monday, 3 February - Thursday, 09 April Term 2: Tuesday, 28 April - Friday, 03 July Term 3: Monday, 20 July - Friday, 25 September Term 4: Monday, 12 October - Thursday, 17 December
School Development Days (for professional development, school planning and administration, curriculum development, and student assessment and reporting purposes) Term 1: Thursday, 30 January and Friday, 31 January Term 2: Tuesday, 2 June Term 3: Monday, 24 August Week 6) Term 4: Monday, 12 October Friday, 18 December
We welcome any news regarding the achievement of any of
submitting group photos, please ensure all students in the photos have permission to be published. If you are unsure, please check with the class teacher.
GOLF Selected students are in the middle of a Golf clinic at the moment provided by Golf WA. A development t officer from Golf WA has been coming to our school for the past 3 Fridays to take the students through the basics of golf. Lots of enthusiasm shown and many golf balls have been hit. After a few missed hits, an improvement in skill levels has been noted.
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MUSIC BUZZ
TERM 4 WEEK 10 Things to return to the Music Room by Wednesday: Year 4 students to return recorder books and WASHED recorders. ACCEPTANCE forms and Parent Agreements for instrumental music for 2020. Any choir tops, vests, scrunchies that might be lurking in cupboards, under beds etc
It has been a fantastic year and MANY THANKS need to be given to all of the parents who have assisted in supporting the Music program during the year. Without your
volunteered to come on excursions, helped with setup for the recital night, assisted with costuming of students, attended concerts, had a chat with the Music teacher and many more supportive actions. Thank you for caring.
Have a wonderful Christmas break and I’m looking forward to teaching Music in 2020 at West Leeming.
Rosemary Mathie Music Specialist
TRASH and TREASURE SALE Last week J1, J2 and M6 hosted a Trash and Treasure sale in the Undercover Area. Each student brought in five donations to be put on sale to give an opportunity for West Leeming students to purchase secondhand items as gifts this festive season, with proceeds going to Perth Children's Hospital.
We are pleased to announce that we have raised $428.85 for the Perth Children's Hospital.
Well done everyone, thanks so much to our parent helpers and thanks for coming along.
Brittany Curtis J1 teacher
The school quartet gave an impromptu performance of Pirates of the Caribbean on Thursday to the the budding musicians in Middle Block. A great performance after only 2 weeks rehearsals. Well done to Charlie, Leonie, Max and Mr T.
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YEAR 6 TACO TRUCKS The children in Year 6 have created a taco truck business. They have each made a unique menu and a miniature 3D version of their taco truck, based on their own ideas, imagination and skill.
of math concepts such as decimals, money, area and perimeter. The children practiced problem solving skills and collaboration used in building and designing.
BOYS TINKER CLUB In Term 4, Boys Tinker Club was offered to students from year 5 and 6 classes. Every Monday lunchtime, 20 boys took part in hands-on learning in a relaxed and fun environment. The boys worked with technologies like Spheros, Snap-on circuits, Scratch, Edisons, Tinker Cad and 3D Printers.
The activities were designed to help boys to discover, explore, and create by problem solving, and using techniques in creative and critical thinking. The aim was to introduce the students to new areas of interest and potential future career ideas.
Well done boys, we hope you had as much fun as we did.
Mrs Stewart and Mrs Sharma
M1 Teacher and Science Specialist
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THANK YOU to last week's volunteers - Sue Walker, Janette Roberts, Kinkini and Tanya Walker. Also a BIG THANK YOU to Kirsten for taking on the role of canteen Supervisor for Term 4.
Please note: The canteen is closed this week, the last week of school!
A big THANK YOU to all of our wonderful volunteers, the canteen cannot operate effectively without our wonderful volunteers! Hope to see all you all back in 2020!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Wild west café
REMINDER FROM THE UNIFORM SHOP Orders must be placed by 5.00PM TODAY (Monday 16th) to receive your order this week; http://www.quickcliq.com.au Orders will be packed & delivered to class tomorrow.
The Uniform Shop will then be closed for the year. We will NOT be open during the school holidays. The first day open for 2020 is Wednesday, 5th February.
Any orders received after the cutoff will not be processed until Week 1, Term 1, 2020
WLPS Uniform Shop Committee
GILBERT’S FRESH MARKET SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL PROGRAM (SOS) Our school is participating in the Gilbert’s Fresh, Southlands Shopping Centre, Willetton Support Our Schools Program.
Program at their checkout; then have your card scanned whenever you shop at Gilbert’s. Gilbert’s will donate 1% of your total spend back to our school.
Gilbert’s Fresh Market (Open 7 days)
DIARY DATES
17 Dec, Tue Presentation Evening @5.30pm
18 Dec, Wed Yr 6 Graduation @ 9.30am Yr 6 River Cruise
19 Dec, Thu Final day for students for 2020
28 Dec, Sat onwards Pupil Requirements Collection (collected directly from Ziggies)
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COMMUNICATION AVENUES AT WEST LEEMING SMS 0438 942 201: to advise the school if your child will be absent from school and the reason for the absence. Please remember to include child’s name and class.
School Stream App: Download and install the School Stream app from either the Apple App Store or Google Play Store; then search for our school. For more detailed instructions, go to https://www.schoolstream.com.au/download/
If you don’t have access to a smartphone, you can access the app on your pc or laptop at this link: https://westleeming.myschoolstream.net/?style=embed
SUN SAFETY With the hot weather approaching, it is important to talk to
protection habits. Slip on some sun-protective clothing that covers as
much skin as possible. Slop on broad spectrum, water resistant SPF30+ sun-
screen. Put it on 20 minutes before you go outdoors and every two hours afterwards. Sunscreen should never be used to extend the time you spend in the sun.
Slap on a hat that protects your face, head, neck and ears.
Seek shade.
Australian Standards.
Extra care should be taken between 10am and 3pm when UV levels reach their peak.
Cancer Council website: www.cancer.org.au.
https://youtu.be/Uy6_csWyYL4
CALL KIDS HELPLINE If you are aged 5 - 25,
Kids Helpline provides free and confidential webchat councelling and phone counselling
24 hours a day, seven days a week.
What is Counselling? It’s chatting with someone who is trained to help you. You can trust that we will listen and really do
care about you.
CALL ANYTIME ON 1800 55 1800 It's free to call - even from mobiles!
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