2018 Newslet ters Ter m 1

ME S S AG E F ROM T H E P R I NC I PAL

20 March 2018

2018 School

Development Days

• Thursday 29 March

• Friday 1 June

• Friday 17 August

• Friday 14 December

School Information

Phone: 9385 9022

Kindy: 9385 8273

Security: 9264 4771

School Bank Account 016-305 3408-94661

P&C Bank Account 016-305 3408-95699

KAPINARA PRIMARY

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Dear Parents and Carers

I’m taking the opportunity with this newsle@er, to provide you with some

informaDon about student a@endance, from a Departmental and school perspecDve.

The following informaDon for parents is taken from the Department of EducaDon

WA’s website.

‘As a parent, you are required by the School EducaDon Act 1999 to ensure your child

a@ends school every day that the school is open for instrucDon (SecDon 23).

Principals are responsible for monitoring and accurately recording the a@endance of

every student enrolled at their school in accordance with SecDon 28 of the School

EducaDon Act 1999.

If a student is absent, a responsible person, usually the parent, must noDfy the

school of the reason for the student’s absence as soon as pracDcal.

Lesson a@endance codes are used by all Western Australian public schools to record

the reason for every half-day absence. Accurate record-keeping ensures principals

can idenDfy pa@erns of absence at both a school and individual student level and

implement appropriate measures to restore a@endance where there is cause for

concern.

Absences are grouped as either 'authorised' or 'unauthorised' according to whether

they meet the requirements of excusing a student from a@endance pursuant to

SecDon 25 of the Act. The total half-day absences are displayed on your child's school

report each semester.’

So what’s all the fuss about a�endance? Several years ago, the Telethon InsDtute

for Child Health Research released a report called Student Aendance and

Educa onal Outcomes: Every Day Counts. The research was based on three main

measures: a@endance rate; ‘authorised’ absence rate; and ‘unauthorised’ absence

rate and how these impacted on outcomes for children. Authorised absences are

primarily absences due to illness or an excepDonal family circumstance.

Unauthorised absences are absences that are either unexplained or not considered

to be valid reasons for non-a@endance. (For example, absence for a birthday,

holidays during term, a day of rest aUer a busy weekend or late night.)

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The research revealed ‘the relaDonship between absence from school and achievement, across all sub-groups

of student strongly suggests that every day of a@endance in school contributes towards a child’s learning,

and that academic outcomes are enhanced by maximising a@endance in school. Further, the effects of

absence also accumulate over Dme.’ Absence from school was related to academic achievement in literacy

and numeracy ‘not only in the current year, but in future years as well’.

The Every Day Counts report argues the following: ‘There is a commonplace and perhaps growing assumpDon

that children can be absent from school with li@le consequence on their onward academic achievement. This

data show that every day of a@endance ma@ers and that there is no minimum threshold of tolerable

absences.

Thank you very much to families who have wri@en to me regarding planned student absences. In a small

number of circumstances I am able to ‘authorise’ a vacaDon absence. This is primarily around a@endance at a

specific event, oUen interstate or overseas which can’t be scheduled for another Dme, and must be approved

prior to the absence.

If you would like any more informaDon about a@endance please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Best wishes

Elizabeth Blackwell

EASTER TUESDAY

Easter falls during Term 1. Schools will be closed on Friday 30 March 2018, Monday 2

April 2018 and Tuesday 3 April 2018. Tuesday is not a State Public Holiday however as

happened last year, public schools in Western Australia will not be open.

GENERAL NEWS WEBSITE

Our new website is now up and running and will be your go to for all current informaDon. We would love you to

have a look around and familiarise yourselves with what is available on there. All current news that is put into

the fortnightly newsle@er will be added as well as excursion events and notes that need returning. We will sDll

conDnue emailing out the newsle@er this year as well as puZng all the informaDon on the website. We will

conDnue to improve the site and start to gear it towards the latest technology apps. Hope you like it!

DROP OFFS We are noDcing an increasing number of cars facing the wrong direcDon when parking. This is illegal

and is fineable by the rangers as well as a problem for other cars parking. Please park responsibly. No stopping

zones and not entering the staff carpark should also be observed regardless of the Dme of day.

STUDENT UPDATE FORMS Student update forms will be sent home with your child/ren today. Please return to

the note drawers in the office if there are correcDons. If all details are correct, please do not return.

Kapinara School Disco Year 6 families are hosDng the upcoming Glow Crazy disco.

The disco will be held in the school undercover area on Friday 6th April

Kindy - Year 2 - 5:00-6:30

Year 3-Year 6 - 7:00-8:30

Dress up in bright neon colours and crazy

hair.

Order forms are a@ached to today's

newsle@er. Please place order forms and

cash ($12 per child) into a sealed

envelope and deposit into the Disco

drawer in the school office by Wednesday

28th March. Physical Dckets will NOT be

distributed. Your child's name will be

added to a list and Dcked off on arrival and departure at the door on the night.

See you there!

SCHOOL PHOTO DAY IS COMING! Dear Parents,

Our school photo day is coming! Next week every student will receive a Kapture Photography order envelope to bring home. 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. If you pay online, there is no need to return the order envelope to school.

Alternatively you can pay by cash and return the provided envelope to the school on the photography day. Please note the photographers cannot open sealed envelopes and cannot provide change.

You also have the option to order a sibling photo package online, however please note sibling orders will close midday sharp at least one day before photo day. We suggest you place your online sibling order as soon as you receive your order envelope with your order instructions.

Log on to kapture.com.au for your sibling photo order cut-off date and time. Late requests cannot be granted.

Late payment envelopes cannot be accepted by the school office or by Kapture. You can place an order online for class or individual photographs at any time for the remainder of the current school year however a $15 fee will apply if you order more than 10 days after photography.

Please note; Class group, individual and sibling portraits are not available to view online.

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.

CANTEEN NEWS Thanks to everyone for helping out in the canteen! It is great to see so many people contribuDng their Dme to

volunteer. Please see the Term 1 roster below. We have one spot leU to fill on Thursday 12 April. Please click on

the following link if you are able to help - h@p://signup.com/go/UcyHdOK

Please contact Kate Cawley (P&C Canteen Roster Co-ordinator) on 0488235175 or k-pcawley@hotmail.com if you have any

quesDons or need to change your shiU.

Term 1 2018Term 1 2018Term 1 2018Term 1 2018 Parent VolunteersParent VolunteersParent VolunteersParent Volunteers

Wk 8 Class 1T

Tuesday 20 March Katharine Sandu & Marisa Simmons

Thursday 22 March Carly Nesa / Louise Owens (split shift) & Rhonda Parker

Wk 9 Class 2BJ

Tuesday 27 March Trish & Elissa Roberts

Thursday 29 March Canteen closed (School Development Day)

Wk 10 Class 2DWk 10 Class 2DWk 10 Class 2DWk 10 Class 2D

Tuesday 3 April Canteen closed (Easter Tuesday)

Thursday 5 April Marnie Bounsall & Jaime Yong

Wk 11 Class 2/3HS

Tuesday 10 April Elissa Roberts & Michelle Mok

Thursday 12 April Trish & 1 volunteer required1 volunteer required1 volunteer required1 volunteer required

P & C

EASTER RAFFLE

Thank you to all the families that have purchased

Dckets in this years’ Pre-Primary Easter Raffle.

You sDll have unDl this Wednesday to return your

purchased Dckets.

We will be drawing the winners at assembly this Friday.

Good luck and thanks again for

your support.

P&C MEETING

Next meeDng Tuesday the 27th March in the staff room

at 7pm. All welcome.

FACTION CARNIVAL RESULTSFACTION CARNIVAL RESULTSFACTION CARNIVAL RESULTSFACTION CARNIVAL RESULTS 1st Strickland—302

2nd Elliott—261

3rd Winter—203

Year 4 Girls Champion

Runner Up

Steph W

Noa M

Year 4 Boys Champion

Champion

Runner Up

Finn V

Xavier P

Tom J

Year 5 Girls Champion

Runner Up

Emily M

Aysha R

Year 5 Boys Champion

Runner Up

Zachary A

Alex H

Year 6 Girls Champion

Runner Up

Georgia P

Holly W

Year 6 Boys Champion

Runner Up

David W

Guy L

COMMUNITY NOTICES

Registrations open for Hale Hockey Registrations for Hale Hockey Club are now open. During the winter sport season (April to September), Hale Hockey Club teams compete in the Hockey WA competitions across all age groups. Hale caters for all junior players from Minkey (5 years old) onwards. Our aim is to provide opportunities for all junior players to achieve their goals, whether it is to play sport, keep fit and have fun, or follow a pathway to the elite levels of hockey. For more information on Minkey, see the attached flyer. To register for the 2018 season, go to https://halehockey.com.au/cms/18_jnr/

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS!!!! Hey GIRLS….Want to play AFL Footy?? With AFLW now a reality, every girl can dream of playing in the national league and the Wembley Junior Football Club can be your first step along the way. The Northern Conference will have competition in the following age groups. Junior: Years 3/4 Junior: Years 5/6 Youth: Years 7/8 Youth: Years 9/10/11 For more information, contact Karen Tighe at girlscomp@wembleyjuniormagpies.com or register at http://www.wembleyjuniormagpies.com/registrations.htm School Holiday Football Clinics Coaching and mentoring by local WAFL players, Women’s League layers and WA Football Coaches. Boys and girls programs available. Ages PP– Year 6. For more information register here: West Perth Clinics: www.falconsdistrict.com.au Subiaco Clinics: www.lionsdistrict.com.au Claremont Clinics: www.tigersdistrict.com.au Hillarys Yacht Club School Holiday Sailing Program Tackers Sailing Age 7-12 and Start Sailing Age 12-17 April 2018 (16-20), (23 24 26 27) Junior Fishing Clinic (3 day clinic) Age 9-16 April 17 18 & 19 Contact Mel P 9246 2833 development@hillarysyachtclub.com.au 65 Northside Drive Hillarys hillarysyachtclub.com.au

2018 Calendar

WeekWeekWeekWeek Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1 29

30 31

Students commence

1 Feb 2

2 5

Y3-6 In term swimming

Swim squad starts

6

Y3-6 In term swimming

P&C AGM

7

Y3-6 In term swimming

8

Y3-6 In term swimming

9

Y3-6 In term swimming

3 12

Y3-6 In term swimming

13

Y3-6 In term swimming

14

Y3-6 In term swimming

15

Y3-6 In term swimming

16

Y3-6 In term swimming

P&C Sundowner

4 19 20 21 22 23

Year 5/6D Assembly

5 26

Y6 Camp

27

Y6 Camp

P&C Meeting

28

Y6 Camp

1 Mar 2

6 5

Labour Day

6 7

Faction Swimming

Carnival

8 9

Assembly TBC

7 12

School Board Meeting

6.00pm

13 14 15 16

8 19

20 21 22 23

Assembly Year 2BJ

9 26

27 28

Year 5 Cake Stall

29

School Development Day—Students do not

attend

30

Good Friday

10 2 Apr

Easter Monday

3

Easter Tuesday

4 5

School Photo Day

6

P&C Disco

K-2 (5.00-6.30)

Y3-6 (7.00-8.30)

Excursion Year 4 to

council office

11 9

School Photo Day

Swim Squad finishes

10 11

Interschool Swimming

Carnival

All Year 3s excursion to

Brownes Dairy

12 13

Year 2 excursion to

Mundaring Weir

Term One