UPPER SWAN PRIMARY SCHOOL 1204 Great Northern Highway, Upper Swan 6069 Telephone: 9296 4622 Fax. 9296 4775 Newsletter Volume 13 Term 2 28 August 2012 Our Purpose Our Purpose Our Purpose Our Purpose We will create We will create We will create We will create a a a a caring learning environment that provides caring learning environment that provides caring learning environment that provides caring learning environment that provides students with the opportun students with the opportun students with the opportun students with the opportunity to develop the academic and social ity to develop the academic and social ity to develop the academic and social ity to develop the academic and social skills they need to achieve their individual potential. skills they need to achieve their individual potential. skills they need to achieve their individual potential. skills they need to achieve their individual potential. School Website : www.upperswanps.wa.edu.au Book Club orders due to office by 3.00 pm Wednesday 12 September. SCHOOL BANKING is every WEDNESDAY from 8.15am to 9.00am in the Library. See you there! Tracy Gaulard, School Banking Coordinator School Photo day is scheduled for Thursday 27 September. Costs and paperwork will be sent out in the next few weeks. Uniform Shop Tuesday afternoons 2.30pm –3.15pm / Wednesday mornings 8.30am – 9.30am Enquiries: Jill Corner 0412 229 868 and Deb Mulcahy 0407 915 175 Get you Faction shirt now for the Sports Carnival – Friday 21 September.
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UPPER SWAN PRIMARY SCHOOL 1204 Great Northern Highway, Upper Swan 6069
Telephone: 9296 4622 Fax. 9296 4775
Newsletter Volume 13 Term 2 28 August 2012
Our Purpose Our Purpose Our Purpose Our Purpose We will createWe will createWe will createWe will create a a a a caring learning environment that provides caring learning environment that provides caring learning environment that provides caring learning environment that provides
students with the opportunstudents with the opportunstudents with the opportunstudents with the opportunity to develop the academic and social ity to develop the academic and social ity to develop the academic and social ity to develop the academic and social skills they need to achieve their individual potential.skills they need to achieve their individual potential.skills they need to achieve their individual potential.skills they need to achieve their individual potential.
School Website : www.upperswanps.wa.edu.au
Book Club orders due to office by 3.00 pm Wednesday 12 September.
SCHOOL BANKING is every WEDNESDAY from 8.15am to 9.00am in the Library. See you there! Tracy Gaulard, School Banking Coordinator
School Photo day is scheduled for Thursday 27
September. Costs and paperwork will be sent out in the next few weeks.
Uniform Shop Tuesday afternoons 2.30pm –3.15pm /
Wednesday mornings 8.30am – 9.30am
Enquiries: Jill Corner 0412 229 868 and Deb Mulcahy 0407 915 175
Get you Faction shirt now for the Sports Carnival – Friday 21 September.
Expert Review Group – Report A summary of the ERG Report into the standards of student achievement at Upper Swan has been published on the Schools Online website. To access a copy of the report, follow these steps. 1. Go to the Schools Online website - http://www.det.wa.edu.au/schoolsonline/home.do 2. Enter Upper Swan into the Find a School section. 3. Click on List Schools – Upper Swan’s page will come up 4. There is a menu bar on the left hand side. About half way down the menu it says Expert Review Report. 5. Click on Expert Review Report and it should download for you.
Report Findings The report has nine findings. They mostly centre on the following points: � The school has a positive image in the community. Parents appreciate the work that has
been done with the social and emotional well being of students. � Standards of student achievement need to improve, particularly in Reading and Writing. � There needs to be more effective processes in place to enable teachers to fully
understand expected standards of achievement processes that enable consistent whole school approaches to be in place from K to 7.
� We need to have more effective change management processes. � The school’s vision needs to be translated into classroom action. � The quality of teaching in Science and Society and Environment needs to improve. � There needs to be more effective processes in place to meet the needs of students at risk
and talented students. � Teachers and students need to make greater use ICT.
Prescribed Improvement Strategies The ERG has listed seven non-negotiable improvement strategies. All seven strategies link to the findings. The report informs the school of what has to be done. It is up to the school to plan how things will be done.
There is a two year implementation timeline that is approximately as follows: � 6 weeks (end of September): Draft 1 of our improvement plan is presented to the District
Director � 3 months (end of November): The improvement plan is finalised and presented to the
District Director. Parts of the plan may have been implemented. � 6 months (~March 2013): The improvement plan is fully operational. � 2 years (~August 2014): The ERG returns for a one day visit to determine if the
improvement strategies have been successful.
The report has made all staff aware we have some complex challenges to tackle as we strive to transform our school from good to great.
Year 1, Room 7 Assembly Congratulations to the marvellous year 1 students from room 7. We enjoyed listening to their entertaining poem and song about dragons. At the end we got to see the fabulous dragon puppets the children had made. After the assembly parents and family members joined in some games and activities with their children. More photos can be found on the school website. http://www.upperswanps.wa.edu.au/
Does Your Child Need Medication? For the safety and well being of your child, schools have procedures to follow when administering medication to your children. Whether medication is required for one day, week, month or year; there is a form that parents must complete before staff can help with giving the child their medicine. Please read the attached information. Open up the forms then save them to your computer so you have them on hand if you ever need them. They are available from reception. Correction to Faction Cross Country Results My apologies for making a few errors with the results of the faction cross country.
First Second Third Fourth Yr 2 Girls Olivia Pollock Tiahn Wicks Ella Thompson Ashleigh Candy
Faction Athletics Carnival – 14 and 21 September This is a reminder that jumps, throws and some longer sprint races will be held throughout the day on Friday, September 14. Traditional team games, relays and individual races will take place from 9:00am on Friday, September 21. The canteen will be open to parents for morning tea and their will be a special lunch order available as well.
Room 15 “G” Day: 28/8/12 Today was “g” day in the room 15 kindy class; where children learned all about the letter “g”, the sounds it makes and the words it is in. Being Mr G, I had the great opportunity to visit your children and share a well known Mem Fox story called “Where is the Green Sheep?” I was most impressed with the listening skills and excellent manners your children displayed.
Assembly – Room 10 The year 5/6, room 10, assembly has been postponed until Friday, 7 September. Healthy Living / Healthy Lifestyle Day at Upper Swan Primary, Wednesday 26 September Keep you eyes open for information about the healthy lifestyle day we’re hosting on the 28 of September. A wide range of activities will be held throughout the day for parents and students. The whole idea of the day is to promote the value of healthy eating and having an active lifestyle. Please keep the day free. We would love to see you there. Class Photos – Thursday 2h September Please be aware this is our photo day. I would like to see all children wearing their best school uniform; this is their red shirt, blue “bottoms” and the school jumper or jacket if it’s cold. Year 7’s should wear their graduation shirt as their group photo will be taken on this day. They should also have their red shirts, as there are two photos taken, a formal and an informal.
Term 3 Virtues During term 3, staff and students are focusing on the virtues of Enthusiasm and Teamwork. Enthusiasm: Being enthusiastic involves being positive, having a go at everything, and showing interest. Teamwork: Good team members encourage others, take turns, ask for help, and offer assistance.
Special Award Presented at Assembly 17 August 2012
Mason White Andrew Polich Cameron McDonald Breanne Taylor Chelsie Alessandrino Bodhi Truscott Blake Brown Demi Di Giullio Zack Taylor Lachlan Mooney Bradley Oldfield Jack Coorney Ross Kemp Madison Bailey Ben Gaulard Caitlin Rudez Liam Hrabar Violet Stannard Austen Williams Beau Williams Shalise Parata McColm
Charges and Contributions for 2012
Kindergarten to Year 7 One child at school $50.00 Two children at school $100.00 Three or more children $150.00 The money collected from voluntary contributions will be distributed as follows: 33% Art / Craft supplies 33% Sports Equipment 34% Reading and Library Books
Dear Parent/Carers: We would like to seek your assistance in establishing a process for managing the administration of medication to students when they are in the school’s care. Except in an extreme emergency, e.g. unexpected anaphylaxis, medication can only be administered by school staff if appropriate documentation has been completed by parents/carers. This applies to both prescribed and non-prescribed medication.
Short Term Use of Medication (up to two weeks) For administration of short term medication such as a course of antibiotics, our school requires written authority from parents/carers. This authority can be provided by completing an Administration of Medication form. These forms can be obtained from the school administration office or downloaded from the school’s website. Alternatively, parents/carers may complete the attached form. Note:
• The medication must be clearly labelled with the child’s name and provided in packaging from the pharmacy or the manufacturer.
• Documentation must be signed and dated by a parent or carer and provided to the school with the medication.
Long Term Use of Medication If you require the school to administer medication to your child for a period of more than two weeks, and if you have not already done so, you may need to complete a Student Health Care Summary and a Management/Emergency Response Plan for your child’s particular health need. In most instances, this documentation will have been completed when you enrolled your child or as part of the school’s process for updating student health care records. If this is not the case, please discuss with the school administration office. Thank you for your help. Yours sincerely PRINCIPAL (see form next page)
REQUEST TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION TO MY CHILD WHILE IN THE CARE OF THE SCHOOL
STUDENT’S NAME: DOB: ROOM:
<FirstName> <LegalSurname>
NAME OF MEDICATION
DOSE/FREQUENCY (MAYBE AS PER PHARMACIST’S LABEL)
ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION (E.G. BY MOUTH)
EXPIRY DATE OF MEDICATION:
DATES of ADMINISTRATION: FROM: / / _ TO: / /_
STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: (E.G. REFRIGERATOR)
NAME OF ADMINISTRATOR:
PARENT/CARER SIGNATURE:
DATE:
Form 12 - RECORD OF HEALTH CARE SUPPORT/ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION
Name: DOB Year: Room: Teacher:
RECORD OF HEALTH CARE SUPPORT/ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION
Date Time Support/Medication Staff Member Signature/Initials
Record from: / / to : / / Signed: ___________________ Date: / /
From the Associate Principals’ Office
From the Associate Principal’s Office 1. Bullying Upper Swan Primary School has a No Tolerance Policy to bullying. We have
a Plan in place. Please see me if you would like a copy. If your child reports any incidents to you, please let us know immediately so
we can follow it up. We also have a Red, Orange and Green Card Behaviour Management
system. If you would like to see a copy, please ask. 2. Australian Maths Competition Congratulations to all students who sat for the Australian Maths Competition
last week. Results will be announced at the next assembly. 3. Mathletics Congratulations to Ashleigh Candy and Alyssa Green who have achieved a
gold certificate in Mathletics since the last newsletter. 4. School Maths Competition Thank you to all the students who entered the competition in the last
newsletter. This newsletter winner is Sebastian Alessandrino. This week’s competition is: How many squares can you see? This grid can also be found on the school’s Facebook page. Please return your entry (open to Parents as well) to Mrs Stotter before the next newsletter day.
From Your P&C
ENTERTAINMENT BOOK
WE STILL HAVE BOOKS TO SELL Sales of the Entertainment Book has slowed down – there are stocks still available and
may be purchased from the Office. Just pop in and see office staff who will be happy to
sell you one.
$65.00. No credit card payments please. Cash or cheque only.
SPECIALIST MUSIC PROGRAM Ellenbrook Secondary College’s Specialist Music Program is run in conjunction with the School of Instrumental Music. Tuition is offered in various instruments including Voice.
Students who are accepted into the program are expected to be involved in an ensemble, regularly attend rehearsals and take part in ensemble performances. Students entering Year 7 or 8 in 2013 can apply for the 2013 Specialist Music Program. Applications are due by Monday 7 September 2012. Enrolment and Specialist Music Program application forms are available at the Administration office, situated on 100 Main Street, Ellenbrook. Telephone 9297 9700
Hair by Kristy 0416 148 882
For all your hairdressing needs. Open by appointment. Swan Valley location.
Specialising in: Foils, Colour, Cut & Style etc.
Wanted To Buy
Child car seat to suit 4 – 6 year old.
Please see Anne in the School
Office
Paid Advertisements – if you wish to advertise in newsletter, the cost is $5.50
• Hair by Kristy
• Total Kithens and Bathrooms
• Renee Brown – Professional Makeup Artist
• Health and Spa at Brookleigh
• Vines Pet Sitting
• Children’s Indoor Play Centre and Party Venue
• One on One Exercising Training - Brookleigh
• Joi Pure
• Valley Learning Centre – Baskerville Family Playgroup – Zumba Fitness
For the “Total” Kitchen and Bathroom Renovation Experience!
Free Quotes – All areas www.totalkb.com.au Ph: 0409 266 045
Professional Makeup Artist – Mobile Service Available all areas www.reneebrown.com.au
Ph:0409 266 045
Valley Learning Centre
Baskerville Family Playgroup We operate 2 Playgroup sessions at the
Valley Learning Centre, Baskerville. Wednesday & Thursday mornings 9am –
11am. Bring your little ones and have some fun.
Friendly relaxed atmosphere to socialise and play.
Baskerville Hall, Memorial Ave, Baskerville. Fees apply. Ph 9296 1976 for more
information.
ZUMBA FITNESS
Come and shake your booty to the
rhythms of South America! 10:30am – 11:30am at Baskerville Hall.
$10 per session – crèche available. More info ph 9296 1976 or
www.valleylearningcentre.com
One-on-one Exercise Training.
Based at Health and Spa at Brookleigh,
Upper Swan.
Functional training, individually programmed to address your specific
