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Hillarys Primary School
NEWSLETTER NO: 4
th
17 March 2015
75 Lymburner Drive | Hillarys | 6025 | Ph: 9307 6365 | Fax: 9307 8511 | Canteen: 9307 8466
www.hillarysps.wa.edu.au | email: hillarys.ps@education.wa.edu.au
NAPLAN
A reminder about NAPLAN testing for year 3 and 5 parents. This annual testing will be conducted
in the week beginning May 11th. Information was sent home earlier this month. Please ensure you
have submitted any withdrawal applications by April 1st.
Year 6 Camp
Some weary travellers returned from camp last week. Reports indicate a very responsible and
polite group over the 3 days and 2 nights. Having spoken to the teachers in attendance there were
certainly some mature behaviours evident and alternatively, some very funny anecdotes to
accompany them! Clearly all the children had a wonderful time and we should all be very proud of
their overall commitment to each other and the school.
Fathering Project
To all the dads in Hillarys PS land, we are about to embark on an initiative titled “The Fathering
Project”, this being under our school’s Pastoral Care banner. I already have 4 dads that have put
their hands up to be part of a start-up group. We will be meeting shortly with a liaison
representative from this organisation to nut out the finer details. Early in Term 2 more
information will be provided to any dads that want to “get on board”. In the meantime, why not
have a look at this website? It may whet your appetite - http://thefatheringproject.org
Sofcrosse
Since the last Newsletter and as part of the PE program, children have commenced specialist
tuition in Sofcrosse. By all accounts there seems to be some budding Lacrosse players in our midst!
Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) – a snapshot of children in our community
A nation-wide program called the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) will take place again
in May, June and July 2015. The AEDC looks at how young children are developing in the years
before they begin school. In 2009 and 2012, the AEDC was completed nationally collecting
information on over 500,000 children in their first year of full-time school. The AEDC takes place
every three years. In Western Australia information will be collected on pre-primary children.
Pre-primary teachers will complete the AEDC Instrument (like a questionnaire) for each child in
their class and enter information into a secure web-based data entry system that protects the
privacy of all children. Information entered is based on the teacher’s knowledge and observations
of their students and children are not required to be present while data is entered. The AEDC
results are reported back to the community based on the suburb or locality where children live, so
individual children cannot be identified. The results help communities understand how their
children are developing and where improvements can be made to give children the best start in life.
Parents of pre-primary students will receive a letter about our schools involvement in the coming
weeks. You can find out more at www.aedc.gov.au
Assembly
Our next assembly is this Friday and will be conducted by A1, Year 2/3. Hope to see you there.
The Principal Award
Congratulations to Harry F for being the most recent
recipient of the Principal Award. He received this for being
particularly kind and caring towards another class member by
helping him in the garden, being his partner for swimming and
sitting and talking with him during recess times.
Term 2 Start
Advance reminder that Term 2 commences for children on
Monday 20th April. The designated Professional Development
Day in Term 2 for teachers (no school for children) is on
Friday 29th May.
Ron Chesny, Principal
Early morning fitness group
Mrs Armstrong is currently running an early morning fitness group for any interested students
from years 3-6 on Wednesday mornings. These sessions run from 8am SHARP – 8.35am. Please
note that students must be present for the warm up at 8am for safety reasons and any late
comers will unfortunately be unable to join in. The sessions are designed for those students who
wish to improve their fitness and enjoy the challenge of working hard. Attendance is flexible and
students do not have to commit to coming every week although regular attendance will be more
beneficial in building overall fitness.
Congratulations
Congratulations to three of our Year 6 students - Jack O, Sean F and Hamish M. They have been
selected to take part in the Scitech GT program. They were selected because of the outstanding
potential they have shown within the PEAC program.
They will have the opportunity to develop their skills as they innovate, design and investigate with
like-minded peers at events held throughout the year.
And More Congratulations
Leo H and Lucas W (Yr 6) competed in the State Surf Lifesaving
Championships on the weekend. Leo won a bronze and silver medal for sprint
relay and Cameron relay. Lucas won 2 silver medals for surf race and
Cameron relay then a gold medal for surf team. Well done boys.
Carpet for Undercover Area
We are looking into carpeting our Undercover Assembly Area and are
wondering if any family who is in the carpet business would be interested in providing us with a
quote. If you are interested you can contact either Janene Heron or Gary Deere on 9307 6365.
RAINBOWS
Children who have experienced loss through death, family breakup or separation are invited to join
the Rainbows Program in Term 2. Children with their trained
facilitators will work through topics including their uniqueness, why my
family?, blowups and letdowns, facing fears and worries, I am not to
blame, forgiveness, step families, who can I trust?, and will finish with
a ‘Celebrate Me’ day. Please email the school office should you wish
your child to be included in the program.
Triple P - Positive Parenting Program
Coming soon to Hillarys Primary School
Triple P is an internationally renowned parenting program being offered
to you through our school. Parents from across the Perth Metropolitan area
have given it rave reviews…..And it’s Free.
If you are a Parent of a 3 to 8 year old, you are invited to:
▪Promote your child’s development and preparation for school and formal learning
▪Discuss common parenting challenges
▪Enrich your parent-child relationship
▪Explore effective behaviour management strategies.
Triple P is for every parent!
Program DetailsVenue: Hillarys PS Library
Term: Commencing in Term 2 – starting on Monday 4th May.
Dates: Mondays - 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th May.
Time: 9.00am to 11.00am
Creche: Provided for children 0 (3mths) to 4 (to be confirmed dependent on numbers)
Morning tea will be provided.
After the four group sessions there will be two follow up phone consultations & final session on
Monday, 22 June 2015 (9.00 to 11.00am)
To register your interest - please see the School Front Office.
Hurry….registrations are limited.
(You will be contacted after the registration date whether you have received a place).
Being Safe while On-line
Children can be particularly vulnerable online. They may become victims of cyber-bullying, targets of online
grooming or be exposed to inappropriate online content which involves concepts they are not developmentally
ready to manage.
Children often do not tell their parents about online incidents, in fear that it will make the situation worse. This may
be damaging to a young person’s health and wellbeing, particularly if they have already experienced mental illness
or trauma.
If you know or suspect that your child has been a victim of cyber-bullying or any other type of cybercrime, it is
important that he or she feels comfortable to speak about the incident with you, a teacher or another trusted adult.
Your child may also benefit from contacting Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800.
Kids Helpline is a free, private and confidential, telephone and online
counselling service specifically for young people aged between 5 and 25. It is
available 24 hours a day to help with all sorts of problems, big and small.
You and your child may also find it useful to access the Cybersmart Online Helpline Service or consider the
following resources:
• Online safety advice for kids and teens
• Socialising online
• Dealing with cyber-bullying
• Cybersafety help – Information and Cybersafety help button.
• Secure your mobile devices
KIDS MATTER
Helping Children to Manage Feelings: Children’s feelings are often intense and can quickly take
over their behaviour. Adult support will help children to recognise and manage feelings as this is a
very important part of children’s emotional and social development. Parents and carers can help
children manage their feelings by:
1. Noticing and naming feelings. Using feeling words in conversation.
2. Talking about everyday feelings
3. Create space for talking about difficult feelings. Separate feelings from reactions, e.g. “I
feel angry” but I can chose the way I respond.
Learning to cope with feelings helps children manage their behaviour at school and at home.
THE BRAVE PROGRAM
A free, evidence-based program that has been proven to help prevent and treat anxiety in young
people aged between eight and 17 is now available online. The BRAVE program, which has been
trialed and evaluated over the last 13 years, is an online self-help course that allows young people
and their parents to seek support for anxiety in the comfort of their own homes.
The program, which uses Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) techniques, includes up to 10 sessions
for children or young people. Parents can also take part in a separate program to learn ways to help
their children manage anxiety and participants can come back at any time for refreshers. Parents
can complete the program together with, or independently of, their child and not everyone will
need to do all sessions.
“The program is fun, interactive and can be completed at your own pace. “Trials and evaluation of
the BRAVE program have shown young people who use it notice a significant improvement in their
anxiety, and many are able to overcome their worries.”
www.brave4you.psy.uq.edu.au
Cultural Journeys in the Library
Students learnt about Chinese New Year and we were very
lucky to have Mrs De Silva Beiter visit some of the classes
and share some information and show us some things used
to celebrate Chinese New Year. The lion dance puppet was
a huge hit. Xiexieni Mrs de Silva Beiter.
On March 13 we held a free dress day to raise funds for
our Cambodian sister school and to celebrate Harmony
Day. We raised $650.00. Come and see our Cambodia
display in the library.
Next month we will feature Vietnam, so we invite families with Vietnamese heritage to participate
and make it an interesting experience for our students. Contributions to displays or help with craft
activities would be most appreciated.
What a fantastic handprint rainbow from our preprimary’s to celebrate Harmony Day.
SCHOOL PHOTO DAY IS COMING!
Dear Parents,
Our school photo day is coming! Our photo days are Friday 27th March & Monday 30 March .You will have
received a Kapture Photography order form by now. The recommended method of ordering your photos is online
through Kapture’s website as your payment is secure and can be easily verified at any time. Alternatively you can
pay by cash or cheque and return the provided envelope to the school on the photography day. If you place your
order online please DO NOT return your envelope to school.
Any parent who forgets or is unable to supply their envelope on the photo day will have five (5) days to complete
an order online. Late payment envelopes cannot be accepted by the school office or by Kapture.
You also have the option to order a sibling photo package online, however please be aware there may be a
limited number of sibling orders that can be placed due to time constraints on photo day. We suggest you place
your online sibling order as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Please note sibling orders close @ midday Thursday 26th March 2015
Kapture offer a money back guarantee for any parent who is not fully satisfied with their photo package. Should
you have any queries before or after photo day, please direct them to the Kapture office on
9240 1714 or
email enquiries@kapture.com.au.
All students will be photographed individually on photo day for school administration records AS WELL as included
in their class group photo available for purchase to all families. Should there be any reason why your child should
NOT be included in the photo shoot –please contact the school office.
Merit Awards
Congratulations to the following Merit Award recipients
at the Assembly held on 6th March 2015.
Lilly M
Adele F
Lucy W
Charlotte C
Holly W
Annabelle D
Shaye B
Eva D
Robert C
Alexis G
Mia B
Cooper U
Taya R
Batavia 1
Batavia 2
Batavia 4
Batavia 5
Amity 1
Amity 2
Amity 5
Amity 6
Cygnet 2
Cygnet 3
Cygnet 5
Duyfken 1
Duyfken 3
James M
Aveline K
Nathan B
Kate P
Joel D
Sam S
Hayley K
Myles I-J
Lucia M-G
Callan B
Kane D
Kayden R
Ethan K
Batavia 1
Batavia 3
Batavia 4
Batavia 6
Amity 1
Amity 3
Amity 5
Cygnet 1
Cygnet 2
Cygnet 4
Cygnet 5
Duyfken 2
Duyfken 3
Jasmine P
Cade S
Teale J
Bianca N
Caden M
Archie Mc
Zachary H
Ben C
Dylan Mc
Abigail C
Jacob U
Anais B
Batavia 2
Batavia 3
Batavia 5
Batavia 6
Amity 2
Amity 3
Amity 6
Cygnet 1
Cygnet 3
Cygnet 4
Duyfken 1
Duyfken 2
CANTEEN ROSTER TERM Term 1
PHONE NUMBER 9307 8466
Monday 16 March
Sue Abbott & Amanda Dwyer
Tuesday 17 March
Kimberly Bliss
Wednesday 18 March
Marnie Leon & HELP NEEDED
Thursday 19 March
Rebecca McClean
Friday 20 March
Tina Robinson
Monday 23 March
Jill Jones
Tuesday 24 March
HELP NEEDED
Wednesday 25 March
HELP NEEDED
Thursday 26 March
Elise Morris
Friday 27 March
Lisa Brown
Monday 30 March
Amanda Dwyer & Deb Schroeder
Tuesday 31 March
Kimberly Bliss
Wednesday 1 April
Marnie Leon & HELP NEEDED
Thursday 2 April
Rebecca McClean
Friday 3 April
EASTER FRIDAY
*** Help is desperately needed throughout the term. Please volunteer if you can. Thanks.
Uniforms for Hillarys Primary School can now be purchased online
www.lowesschoolwear.com.au
School Holiday
PONY RIDES
Wednesday 8th April
9.30 – 12.30
Cake stalls, sausage sizzle & more
Riding for the Disabled Association
77 Monyash Road, Carine
Ph : 9448 6376
JUNIOR FISHING CLINIC April 2015
3 Day Clinic Cost $200 Age 9 - 16
Tuesday 7th 9:00am to 12:00pm - Learn how to rig a rod, casting practice and games, safety on the water and
on boats
Wednesday 8th 7:00am to 1:00pm - Boat Fishing, Sausage Sizzle.
Thursday 9th 7:00am to 1:00pm - Boat Fishing, Sausage Sizzle, Weigh In Competition and prizes.
Contact Mel
T 9246 2833 E development@hillarysyachtclub.com.au
HILLARYS YACHT CLUB 65 NORTHSIDE DRIVE HILLARYS
www.hillarysyachtclub.com.au
HILLARYS YACHT CLUB START SAILING SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM APRIL 2015
Start Sailing 1, Start Sailing 2, Better Sailing, Start Racing, Better Racing
Tuesday 7th to Friday 10th April 2015 8:30am to 12:30pm (4 day program) $220
Monday 13th to Friday 17th April 2015 8:30am to 12:30pm (5 day program) $250
The Yachting Australia ‘Discover Sailing’ program is designed to progressively teach you how to sail dinghies,
starting with the essential skills in the first course, ‘Start Sailing 1’ to more advanced skills and techniques
which are gradually introduced in each of the five courses, leading to Better Racing.
Contact Mel T 9246 2833 E development@hillarysyachtclub.com.au
A 65 Northside Drive Hillarys
W www.hillarysyachtclub.com.au
TERM PLANNER – TERM 1 2015
Week Seven
MONDAY
16 March
Week Eight
17 March
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
18 March
19 March
Sofcrosse incursion
Sofcrosse incursion
FRIDAY
20 March
Newsletter
Staff Mtg
23 March
24 March
Sofcrosse incursion
Assembly A1
25 March
26 March
27 March
Sofcrosse incursion
Sofcrosse incursion
Kapture Photos
2 April
3 April
Board Meeting
30 March
Week Nine
TUESDAY
31 March
1 April
Sofcrosse incursion
Kapture Photos
Easter Friday
Newsletter
Easter Bonnet Pde
Assembly B1
TERM PLANNER – TERM 2 2015
Week Eleven
Week Ten
Week Nine
Week Eight
Week Seven
Week Six
Week Five
Week Four
Week Three
Week Two
Week One
MONDAY
20 Apr
TUESDAY
21 Apr
WEDNESDAY
22 Apr
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
23 Apr
24 Apr
ANZAC Service
30 Apr
School Gym PP - 2
1 May
6 May
7 May
8 May
School Gym PP - 2
Edu Dance Yrs 3 - 6
Yr. 2 excursion
B1 (am) B2 (pm)
WAPPB Incursion
and classroom visits
Yr. 2 excursion
B3/A6
12 May
13 May
14 May
School Gym PP - 2
Edu Dance Yrs 3 - 6
School Gym PP - 2
19 May
20 May
21 May
School Gym PP - 2
22 May
School Gym PP - 2
Edu Dance Yrs 3 - 6
26 May
27 May
28 May
29 May
PD DAY
School Gym PP - 2
Edu Dance Yrs 3 - 6
School Gym PP - 2
2 June
3 June
4 June
Edu Dance Yrs 3 - 6
27 Apr
ANZAC Day
28 Apr
29 Apr
Edu Dance Yrs 3 - 6
School Gym PP - 2
4 May
Triple P
11 May
Triple P
18 May
Triple P
25 May
Triple P
1 June
WA Day
8 June
Triple P
15 June
Triple P
5 May
School Gym PP - 2
15 May
5 June
School Gym PP - 2
School Gym PP - 2
Edu Dance Yrs 3 - 6
9 June
10 June
11 June
12 June
School Gym PP - 2
REPORTS DUE
School Gym PP - 2
Edu Dance Yrs 3 - 6
16 June
17 June
HPS Cross Country
18 June
School Gym PP - 2
19 June
24 June
25 June
26 June
School Gym PP - 2
22 June
Triple P
23 June
29 June
30 June
Reports collected
Interschool
Lightning Carnival
(Kingsway)
1 July
Reports sent home
2 July
3 July