HEAD GIRL

I am pleased to announce that the new Head Girl for Golden Bay Primary School is Tuleah.

Tuleah has been an active member of our Student Council this year and is highly

respected by students and staff. You will see Tuleah at each assembly along with

Renzo our Head Boy.

Staff and students thank Jasmine for all her super work as Head Girl during the

time that she spent at our school. We wish Jasmine every success as she

completes year 6 at her new primary school.

PARENTAL SUPPORT

Our parent support at Golden Bay Primary School continues to be fantastic. Whether in classrooms, helping out as a

member of the P&C or offering support with sewing for the school musical—it is certainly all appreciated.

On behalf of our school community I’d like to extend our thanks to Adam and Kristy Kable who donated two barbeques,

gas bottles, a marquee, esky and a bi-fold picnic table. All of our new equipment will be used by the P&C when they run

our sausage sizzle at the athletics Faction Carnival on Tuesday 8 September.

FACTION CARNIVAL

We look forward to seeing lots of parents join us on the 8 September on the school oval for our inaugural Faction

Carnival. A schedule for the day will be placed on our website by the end of this week. http://goldenbayps.wa.edu.au/

PLEASE NOTE: No dogs during school hours on the oval.

STATE CROSS COUNTRY

Congratulations to Zeb and Cameron from year 5 and Brody from year 3 for such a tremendous effort in the State Cross

Country Championships on the 14 August.

Zeb and Cameron ran 2 500 metres to complete the year 5 boys open race against 280 competitors. Cameron came in a

very credible 65th place on his first outing at the event with Zeb finishing strongly in 13th place. Zeb has been invited to

try out for the National Championships in Canberra. I wish Zeb well with his next trials and look forward to sharing more

of his success with you.

Brody did equally well competing in the year 4 and under race along with 300 other boys. Brody finished in 27th place

running against many older students. Another star of the future!

Peta Lawrence

PRINCIPAL

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK Our new Website: www.goldenbayps.wa.edu.au

9 Thundelarra Drive, Golden Bay WA 6174

Telephone: (08) 9583 8800

Facsimile: (08) 9583 8823

Email: goldenbayps@education.wa.edu.au

Website: www.goldenbayps.wa.edu.au

Volume 1 Issue 12 28 August 2015

NEWSLETTER

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SCHOOL NOTICE BOARD

IMPORTANT DATES

Assembly 9.00 am

Sept 11

Sept 25

Canberra Study Tour

Aug 31—3 Sept

Safety House Incursion

Sept 4

Faction Field Events

Sept 7

Faction Athletic Carnival

Sept 8

School Photo’s

Sept 9

Swimming Lessons

Sept 14—25

Jack Flash Incursion

Sept 24

Last Day of Term 3

Friday Sept 25

TERM DATES 2015

TERM 1

Monday 2 February — Thursday 2 April

TERM 2

Monday 20 April — Friday 3 July

TERM 3

Monday 20 July — Friday 25 September

TERM 4

Monday 12 October — Friday 18 December

SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT DAYS:

Thursday 29 and Friday 30 January; Monday 20 April;

Monday 20 July and Tuesday 21 July

Monday October 12, Friday 18 December

SCHOOL HOURS AND BREAK TIMES

School Commences 8.40am

Lunch Eating 10.50am—11.00

Lunch Break 11.00am—11.30am

Afternoon Recess 1.30pm—1.45pm

End of School Day 2.45pm

NO DOGS No dogs on school grounds or

oval during school hours.

This is for the protection of all

children.

Peta Lawrence

PRINCIPAL

School Car Parks

Thanks to all those parents using the Tangadee

Road and Arizona Parade car parks. For safety

reasons I allocated the car park at the front of the

school on Thundelarra Drive as a ‘Staff Only’ car

park. A number of families cross the car park drive

area at the start and finish of school.

I respectfully ask that parents not use this car park

unless they have a child with a disability requiring

close parking.

Peta Lawrence

PRINCIPAL

School Performing Choir

Our School Performing Choir

practises with Tim on Fridays

Our new Website:

www.goldenbayps.wa.edu.au

Use our QR code for easy access.

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Winter Uniforms In Stock Rugby Jumpers:

Sizes 8 10 12 14 16

Winter Jackets and Track Suit Pants:

Sizes 6 8 10 14 16

Available from the front office Mon—Fri 8.00am—4.00pm

Tyler Pre-Primary K/PP1.3

Kyani Pre-Primary K/PP1.3

Dakota Year 1 2.4

Poppy Year 2 2.2

Patrick Year 3 3.1

Bianca Year 3 3.1

Evan Year 3 3.2

Tanika Year 4 3.3

Lacey Year 4 3.3

Toby Year 5 4.2

Shanae Year 6 4.2

GBPS

Playgroup (0-4 years)

If you are interested in creating and attending a playgroup at GBPS come along to our information meeting

on Wednesday the 23 September at 9am in the K2 classroom. A representative from Playgroup WA will be

there to guide us in making decisions about our very own school based playgroup. Please RSVP by leaving

your name with our School Officer, Sharon, by phone or in person. All community members welcome.

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YEAR 6 STUDY TOUR CAMP Our Year 6 students are left for their Canberra Study Tour on Sunday 30 August. They will return on Thursday 3 September. Stu-dents will be given the opportunity to participate in a variety of edu-cational programs with a focus on Australia’s history, culture, herit-age and democracy.

The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians being able to visit the national capital as part of their Civics and Citizenship education. To assist families in meeting the cost of the excursion the Australian Government is contributing funding of $240 per student under the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate Program towards those costs. The rebate is paid directly to the school upon completion of the excursion. This rebate has already ben deduct-ed from the total cost that parents were asked to pay for.

We are sure the students will make the most of this very exciting opportunity. They will experi-

ence some amazing places and learn so much about our national capital. We look forward to

hearing all about it on their return.

Safety House Visit

On the 4th of September our students will be attending a Safety House incursion in

the undercover area.

The show will present ways for children to identify and deal with difficult situations with strangers and other

Science Week

To celebrate National Science Week last week we had a paper plane challenge. Our keen

scientists considered the variables that would contribute to a successful flight, including design, throwing technique and speed. With very close elimination rounds, we were in no time down to our final five planes. Our winners, managed to combine all variables, and a bit of luck to ensure that they could take home the title of Paper Plane Champion! Congratulation’s Sugar our Champion and Jacob our runner up.

SCHOOL PHOTO DAY IS COMING!

Dear Parents,

Our school photo day is coming! Approximately two weeks prior to the photo day every student will re-ceive 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. 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.

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.

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Please note sibling orders close @ midday Tuesday 8th September 2015

Pre-order your Sports Carnival sausage sizzle from Tuesday 1 September to Friday 4

September 2015. Where: The Canteen When: Between 8.30-9.00am

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Reading at Home

We don’t send home levelled readers at Golden Bay Primary School, we do however

encourage students to read, or be read to, each night. Kids will be more enthusiastic

about reading if they are reading books or magazines that interest them. Below are

some questions that you might ask your child when discussing what they are reading:

On the lines (right there question) – This is the simplest kind of question. The reader

finds the answer in the text.

What happened…?

Who…?

What is…?

Which…?

Between the lines (infer) – You could anticipate the ending and consequences, state

the reason for events and/or make generalisations.

Why did…?

What was…?

How was this similar to…?

Beyond the lines (on your own questions) – Make connections between the text and

your own experience and knowledge.

Do you think that … should have …?

What else could he/she/you….?

What would have happened if….?

If you were… what would you….?

Musical Costume Meeting, 17th of September 3:00pm

We are seeking fantastic people to help us make our school musical

costumes. Come meet with us on Thursday the 17th at 3:00pm to

see our plans and what we need. Any help is greatly appreciated!

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Enrol now for 2016

If you have not yet enrolled for 2016,

please collect an enrolment pack from the

Administration Office within the next week

to secure your child’s placement at Golden

Bay Primary School

Please note - Kindergarten

students do need to re-enrol for

Pre-primary

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SMS Communication

We are pleased to advise that Golden Bay Primary School has implemented a mobile phone messaging system

to communicate student unexplained absences to parents/guardians.

This new communication system uses Short Messaging Service (SMS) and will send text messages to parent/

guardian mobile phones when your child is absent from school (in the instance that an explanation has not al-

ready been provided).

Each morning of a school day, our computer system will automatically send parents a message similar to this if

an Unexplained Absence has been recorded:

Golden Bay PS records show Frank Smart is absent Mon 23/03/2015. Pls reply SMS or call 95838800 stu

name/reason/abs date

SMS is designed to advise parents that according to school records, the student is absent and no reason has

been provided to the school.

It is a legal requirement that parents contact the school regarding any student absences or reasons for late-

ness. If an explanation for the absence has been provided prior to 9.30am each morning, then parents will not

receive an SMS. Please note that there may be some circumstances out of our control, such as power outages,

where we cannot send SMS.

Parents need to be aware that this system is an additional absence follow up service only. There will be times

when parents may not receive a text message due to technical issues. In cases where you are concerned about

your child’s attendance, please contact the school directly on 9583 8800.

Once absence notification messages have been implemented, the use of SMS communications may be extend-

ed to wider uses such as unexpected school closures or a reminder about a school event.

It is expected that the use of SMS communication to parents will assist in reducing the number of unexplained

student absences and help inform the school and parents as to the whereabouts of every student. The SMS

strategy is already being used across many WA schools as a successful initiative to improve communication to

parents and to encourage student’s to take responsibility for their attendance at school.

Further enquiries should be directed to Kristy McGregor on 9583 8800.

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Request for volunteers to sit on Attendance Advisory Panels

Regular attendance at school enables children to build on their knowledge and skills each day, each week and each year. If a child has persistent absences, they can miss out on basic skills and may experience difficulties later with their learn-ing. School helps children build confidence in areas such as communication, team-work, organization and social skills. Attending school is a legal requirement.

When a child’s absence is identified as a concern, school staff work with the stu-dent, parents, and the community to develop and implement strategies to engage the child back at school. In some cases, these strategies are unable to restore at-tendance.

An Attendance Advisory Panel is a group of people from outside the school who are brought together to provide advice and assistance to the family and school from an external point of view. They are designed to help restore a child’s attendance. Pan-els are a strategy schools can use to plan for a child who has persistent absences when many efforts by the school to restore attendance have failed.

Panel members are volunteers from the local community and we are requesting your support to help us. We need people to volunteer a few hours of their time to sit on an Attendance Advisory Panel to help other children and families in our com-munity.

We are requesting parents ask friends, relatives and contacts from local community groups to volunteer as panel members for our school. A parent cannot be on a pan-el for the same school where their child is enrolled as panels need to be external from the school. We are requesting parents to volunteer their time to sit on panels for other nearby schools.

If you are interested in assisting in advisory panels, please contact Golden Bay Pri-mary School on 95838800. You will be given an application form to complete and staff will organise for a short training session for you, prior to the panel meeting.

Kind regards,

Peta

Peta Lawrence

PRINCIPAL Golden Bay Primary School

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FREE PARENTING SEMINARS – for EVERY PARENT

Positive Parenting Program SEMINAR SERIES Term 3 2015 Parents/carers are invited to attend free parenting seminars to learn practical, positive and effective ways to:

- strengthen bonds with their children;

- encourage children’s social and language skills;

- develop children’s emotional self-regulation, independence and problem solving ability;

- manage common behavioural concerns.

Research has demonstrated the acceptability of the strategies across cultures.

Parents may choose to attend one, two or all three of the following seminars

When/what: Term 3

19/8/2015, 9-11am Seminar One: The Power of Positive Parenting

26/8/2015, 9-11am Seminar Two: Raising Confident Competent Children

2/9/2015, 9-11am Seminar Three: Raising Resilient Children

Where: Hillman Primary School

Cost: Free – however bookings are essential as there are limited spaces

Parents of children aged between three and eight years are welcome to attend. A crèche may be available for parents who need to bring younger chil-

dren along (not guaranteed).

For more information, or to register to attend a free parenting seminar please:

Complete the slip below and return to Hillman Primary School’s Administration Office, or call Hillman Primary School’s Administration office to register your details – PH: 9527 3600

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REGISTRATION FOR: POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM - SEMINAR SERIES

Location: Hillman Primary School

Name of Parent(s)/Carer(s) wishing to attend:

(1) Surname_____________________________ First Name______________________ Mobile (1) _______________________

(2) Surname _____________________________ First Name______________________ Mobile (2)_______________________

Home Phone: ______________________

Postal Address: ____________________________________Suburb:____________________________Postcode:____________

Email:______________________________________________________________________

N A M E O F C H I L D / R E N : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Y E A R

L E V E L : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

_________________________________________________________Year level: __________

I / We wish to attend (please tick):

Seminar One - Seminar Two - Seminar Three -

I require a Crèche for my child/ren whilst attending the seminars: Yes / No

How many children will I need to place in the crèche? _____

I will need the crèche for: Seminar One Seminar Two Seminar Three

Please return your registration to the Hillman Primary School Administration Office.

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