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22 Lawrence Way
SAMSON 6163
Ph: 9314 1921
Fax: 9331 3624
NEWSLETTER No 8
22nd May, 2015
Principal: Rhonda Spencer
Email: samson.ps@education.wa.edu.au
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Principal’s Message
Wet Weather
A reminder that the students stay on the
verandahs and eat in the wet areas when it is
raining. We do not allow children to play in the
rain. If the weather is dry they go out to play. It
is warm woolly jumper weather.
NAPLAN Testing – Year 3 & 5
Our year 3 & 5 students have completed their
NAPLAN testing.
Well done to all of our
students for their hard work.
The testing was spread over four days. Results
of the test will be available to parents mid-way
through September. The papers are sent away
for marking.
WINTER – School Uniform
Cold weather is officially upon us!
Just a reminder to wear your warm Samson PS
jackets and tracksuits pants.
Honour Certificate Recipients
20th May, 2015
Rm 1
Rm 2
Rm 3
Rm 4
Rm 5
Rm 6
Rm 7
Rm 10
Rm 11
Rm 12
Ava
Ammon
Kelani
Jude
Layla
Ben
Charlie
Rachel
Caitlyn
Reagan
Elisabeth
Adele
Bianca
Kooper
Angus
Caleb
Jacob
Flynn
Ava
Jessica
Tana
Zoe
Sajo
Mackenzie
Ella
Could parents please check that students have
their name written on their belongings. We have
many jumpers being left on the oval that do not
have names on them.
LOST PROPERTY
At the moment we have a large amount of lost
property. Some items of clothing have names
on them but most don’t. At the end of term all
remaining uniform items will be given to the
uniform shop to sell. All other items will be
donated to a charity shop.
SMS – Absence Messages
For the parents who would like to
send an SMS in the morning for
your child’s absence, the phone
number is 0418 948 875.
Congratulations to all of our students who
received honour certificates.
Rhonda Spencer
Principal
Suzanne Coleman – Visual Arts Teacher
INTERSCHOOL SPORT
Last week we had our first winter Interschool
Sport.
Samson played South Coogee in
football, netball, soccer and hockey.
Gold Certificate Recipients
Dylan
Rm 3
Rm 6
Rm 6
Rm 6
What a
One netball team had a very close game and
won. The other unfortunately lost.
Silver Certificate Recipients
Blake
Joseph
Arid
Our hockey team had their first win.
great way to start the season.
Remy
Sandra
Rm 6
Rm 6
Mathletics photos will appear in the next
newsletter.
Gwenyth Ewens Art Competition
We are very proud that 50 of our students in
years 5 and 6 have entered art works in the
Gwenyth Ewens Art Competition.
This competition is held annually at the
Fremantle Town Hall as part of the Frementle
Heritage Festival. It centres round the theme of
Historical Fremantle Buildings.
The opening ceremony was held on Sunday 10th
May, with all participating students invited to
attend.
We are very
proud to see that
Connor Bennett
from room 7 was
presented with a
prize
at
the
official opening.
Congratulations
to Connor and all
the participating
students,
your
work
looked
fabulous
on
display in the
library.
The exhibition continues until Wednesday 27th
May.
Football had a great game but went down to
South Coogee by 6 points.
Soccer also lost in a close game.
The following dates are the further on 22nd May,
Coolbellup PS and 5th June at Newton.
Applications for Kindergarten in 2016
Parents of children eligible to attend
Kindergarten in 2016 are invited to complete an
Application for Enrolment from now until closing
date, Friday 31st July, 2015. To be eligible,
children must be born between 1st July 2011
and 30th June 2012.
Applications for Pre Primary in 2016
Parents of children eligible to attend Pre Primary
in 2016 are invited to complete an Application
for Enrolment from now until closing date,
Friday 31st July, 2015. To be eligible, children
must be born between 1st July 2010 and 30th
June 2011. You may know of someone in the
community who does not receive this newsletter
but has a child who would be eligible for
Kindergarten next year. It would be appreciated
if you could pass this information on to them.
CAR PARK
The start of the wet weather means more
cars dropping off students and picking up in
the afternoon. Please be vigilant in watching
students getting out of or into cars. Parents also
need to park safely and legally. Do not park in
the school staff car park or on the grassed
areas.
The car park is not a place to turn around. Cars
are not to drive through the staff car park.
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Our School Our Future
CANTEEN CHANGES
Our canteen has been revamped.
There is a country
feel to the new
canteen.
The
students will be
voting on a new
name. If you have
any ideas please
let us know your
suggestions for a
name.
Here is the spread
of food available at
recess from the
canteen
throughout winter.
At the beginning of the year the P & C set up a
Canteen committee to review the canteen in our
school. A group of interested parents from the P
& C and canteen helpers have been meeting
regularly to discuss the purpose of the canteen.
Jess Tercier, Cathy McGreal, Cheryl Van Sant,
Maree Harrison, Michelle Jenkins, Karen Storer,
Fleur Hargreaves and Kylie Patience have
worked hard to finalise the winter menu. A copy
will be sent home for each family.
Recipes WILL BE available on both the school
and P & C websites soon for parents who have
children with allergies.
There are many
homemade items on the menu.
Where possible the canteen will use the excess
produce from the garden.
For example,
pumpkins from our garden are being made into
pumpkin soup. Mrs Dwyer will also be making
some of the recipes in the cooking lessons with
the classes, so that students can taste the
canteen delights.
New items on the recess menu include:
Sweet potato chips, pumpkin scones, beetroot
hommus with vegetable sticks, spinach fritatas,
pumpkin soup, zucchini slice, fruit and yoghurt,
quiches and more….. Everything is 50c or $1.
Our year 6 students have developed a survey
and a group of them presented their findings to
the canteen committee on Tuesday. They will
also be conducting a vote on a new name for
the canteen before the end of term.
Well done to Mrs Van Sant for her hard work in
the canteen.
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Our School Our Future
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Our School Our Future
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This year Spinal Health Week 2015 runs from May
25 to 31, with the theme ‘Get Your Happy Back’.
Every day more and more Australians experience
disabling low back pain, neck pain and headaches,
limiting their ability to work and engage in an active
healthy life.
One explanation for this is the impact an increasingly
sedentary lifestyle has on postural fitness. Think
about all the hours you spend each day sitting at
work or school, on a computer or other mobile
device, watching television or playing computer
games. Poor posture increases pressure on your
spine which can cause low back pain, neck pain,
headaches and fatigue.
Low back pain is a growing problem and now ranks
second in Australasia and seventh in the world
according to the World Health Organisation’s latest
Global Burden of Disease study. Neck pain is also
problematic ranking ninth in Australasia and 21st in
the world.
Head Lice
Within a school environment head lice is a
constant issue. Please check your child’s or
children’s
hair
regularly.
FURTHER
INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE
SCHOOL WEBSITE.
OT VISIT – ALEX GUIMELLI
See on the school website the parent pack sent
to us from Alex after his visit. It will help parents
with tips for activities if you are concerned about
your child’s gross or fine motor skill
development.
IMMUNISATION
If enrolling a kindy student parents will need to
provide the child’s immunisation history. Check
the details on the Health Department Website as
you can now obtain these records from the
website.
Don’t forget you can find Joel Candy our
Chaplain in the office in the middle block if you
would like to talk with him. Also if you would like
your child to talk with Joel, you can organise this
with him directly.
BRAVE – Anxiety Program for children
Thank you to all of the parents who attended the
session with Joel. For any parents interested
the BRAVE program is self-paced and the
tutorial is something that you can check out at
home.
School Council Nomination
Please fill out the slip below and return to the
front office of the school by Tuesday, 2nd
May, 2015. We have vacant positions on the
School Council. There will be an election if
we receive more nominations than positions.
The next meeting is Wednesday, 10th May,
7pm in the school staffroom.
We meet twice a term.
For further information please
Rhonda Spencer, if interested.
contact
I wish to nominate as a parent representative
for the Samson Primary School Council for
2015 - 2018. I understand that the term is for
3 years.
Name:
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Signed:
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Our School Our Future
Public Holidays (Term 2)
WA Day
Monday 1st June
New events appear in red
DATES TO REMEMBER
Term 2
Fri
22 May
Interschool Sport Yr 5 & 6
Wed
27 May
Assembly Room 6
Wed
27 May
FOODCENTS Parents PD
Thur 28 May
Evacuations procedure
Fri
History Quiz
PUBLIC HOLIDAY WA Day
Parent Workshop
FOODCENTS
Newsletter
Interschool Sport Yr 5 & 6
Music AVIVA Show PP- Yr 6
Assembly Room 11
Parent Workshop
FOODCENTS 2
School Council 7pm
PEAC Testing
Newsletter
WALKATHON 8.40 am
Assembly Room 12
Winter Lightning Carnival
Yr 4, 5 & 6
Student Reports sent home
Newsletter
LAST DAY OF TERM 2
Mon
Wed
29 May
1 June
3 June
Thur 4 June
Fri
5 June
Mon 8 June
Wed 10 June
Thur
Thur
Mon
Wed
Thur
11 June
18 June
22 June
24 June
25 June
Wed 1 July
Thur 2 July
Fri
3 July
Other important Dates:
Term 3
Mon 7 Sept
Tue 8 Sept
Thu 10 Sept
Wed 23 Sept
Term 4
Tues 20 Oct
Wed 21Oct
Fri 23Oct
9-20 Nov
School Cross Country
Faction Carnival – Field Events
Faction Carnival – Track Events
Parent Open Night
School Photos
Interschool Athletics Carnival
Field Events
Interschool Athletics Carnival
Track Events
PP – Yr 4 Swimming Lessons
Voluntary contributions can be paid in
the front office ……
Payments for school contributions are $60 for
each student. These funds provide valuable
resources to our students. All of the funds are
spent on resources for our students to use in the
classroom from Kindy to Year 6.
CAN YOU HELP?
If you can help with any items listed
below, please leave them at the office
or give them to Mrs Dwyer.
Ice-cream containers, with or without
lids.
Milo/Nesquik tin lids any size.
600ml Plastic drink bottles.
Milk bottle tops.
Thank you.
Mrs Dwyer
ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS
FOR SALE
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over $20,000 worth of valuable offers valid through to
June 2016! Both the Book and the digital membership
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GO TO: www.entbook.com.au/86059w
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Our School Our Future
A group of our year 6 students are working
with Mr Joel Candy, to collect non-perishable
food for the Food Bank because we have
fruit delivered to aid our Crunch N Sip
program.
RE-ORDER Y
We have a box of various fruits ( apples, pears,
etc) delivered to the school each week for
children to eat as they wish if they do not have
fruit for Crunch & Sip.
Afterschool care program on
Samson school site.
Caring, fun environment
Contact us for more information
Enquiries: 0431 778 432
www.wanslea.asn.au
Get Active Sports
run introductory sports programs for 3 - 8 year olds
on weekend mornings. $90 for 6 weekly sessions
and a ball, bat or racquet for you to keep! Visit
www.getactivesports.com.au or call 1300 772 106
for more information.
“The Gruffalo’s Child”
On Stage……
The team behind ”The Gruffalo” return with more
songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged
4+ and their adults.
June 30 to July 5
State Theatre Centre of WA
BOOK NOW !
Ticketek.com or 1300 795 012
We are running a Food Appeal from June
2 to June 19 in association with Food
Bank. The donation of cans or long-life
milk will be gratefully appreciated by
families in need.
A table will be outside the library for your
contributions.
Thank you to Mr Joel Candy and Year 6
students for organising this event.
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Our School Our Future