DEAR PARENTS/CARERS: ROOM 8 (Years 2/3) ASSEMBLY: Last Thursday, Mrs Kildahl and her students from Years 2 & 3 entertained us with a ‘Talk 4 Writing’ example of a manipulated text. The class had read the book, ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ and devised their own text called ‘Where The Cute Things Are’. The students had painted 2 sided masks, first of the Wild Things and the reverse side, the Cute Things. Their text recount was very visual and engaging as they told their version of ‘Where The Cute Things Are’. It was an excellent example of the new strategies being developed and employed by our teaching staff to engage and enhance the students in writing. FACTION TABLOID CARNIVAL: Last Wednesday we held a successful Tabloid Carnival. Congratulations to all the competitors from Pre-primary to Year 6. It was a great community day with many parents, carers and family members coming out to support the children. While we had many winners on the day, proudly displaying their ribbons and medals, all students were winners for competing and displaying a good competitive spirit. INTERSCHOOL ATHLETICS: Term 3 is coming to an end and there is no clearer sign than the annual Interschool Athletics Carnivals, the fresh Spring flowers and warmer days. Selected students from Years 1 – 6 are representing the school this week at the Jumps & Throws (Tuesday) and the Athletics Carnival (Friday) at Poseidon PS. We wish them success and trust that they will represent Craigie Heights in the spirit of good sports, competitive racing and co-operative team games. Whatever the result, we hope they do their best and enjoy the experience, as not every child is able to excel at sports, just as not every child excels at reading, maths or music. Mr Kelleher and staff have worked very hard to organise the team. We have been impressed and thankful for the parents and students who turn up at 7:30 a.m. on the oval for some extra training. It shows team spirit and reflects one of our expected behaviours of ‘Being An Achiever.’ Good Luck team! Andrew Kilgallon - Principal

CRAIGIE HEIGHTS P R I M A R Y

I N D E P E N D E N T P U B L I C S C H O O L

N e w s l e t t e r T e r m 3

Wednesday

13th September

Upcoming Events:

Thurs 14th September Kindy Sports Carnival

1.45-2.45pm

Friday 15th September Interschool Sports Carnival Years 1-6

Thurs 21st September

Assembly Room 14

Friday 22nd September Last Day of Term 3

Monday 9th October First Day of Term 4

Thurs 19th October Assembly Room 6

Monday 23rd October P&C Meeting—6.30pm

Wed 25th October

School Board Meeting 2.45pm

Monday 30th October

Pupil Free / Staff Development Day

SCHOOL VISION:

To inspire every student to achieve their personal best through learning, living and playing in harmony.

EXPECTED BEHAVIOURS:

Be Responsible Be Safe Be an Achiever Be Respectful

Ph: 9401 7711 - Fax 9401 7944 SMS Absentee - 0417 995 416 Email: Craigieheights.ps@education.wa.edu.au

School banking is held every

Monday outside Learning

Block 1 between the times of

8.15am and 8.45am.

Craigie Heights Dental

Clinic—Tel: 9401 3731

SCHOOL NEWS:

SCHOOL PAYMENTS

Payment of Contributions or Incursions / Excursions can be made via internet banking (details below), by

cheque, cash or Eftpos. Please finalise payments at the front office between 8.00am and 3.30pm.

We are also trialling the payment of Incursions / Excursions, including the digital signing of permission

forms through the QkR!. App. Instructions on how to download the App are available here: QkR! App

Please note at this stage uniforms and canteen payments cannot be made on QkR as these are run

by the P&C.

Thank you to those parents that have already made payment.

Payee: Craigie Heights Primary School

BSB: 066 040 Account: 1990 2511

Reference: Child’s Name/s and Year or Room #

Description: School Contributions / Incursion or Excursion Name

A receipt will only be issued for payments over $50 unless requested. If required, you can contact the

Manager Corporate Services at :Craigieheights.PS@education.wa.edu.au

HARMONY AWARD WINNERS—WEEK 8 TERM 3

Congratulations to the following students:

Year 3 Room 10 : Emma Year 13 Room 5 : Stephanie

VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS

We would like to thank parents and carers who have paid the Voluntary Contributions for 2017. Can we please request that if you have not already contributed, that you please forward your payment as soon as possible. Payment options are detailed in the article on the next page. When reviewing your child’s Unpaid Billing Items Statement, the ‘Voluntary Contribution’ is the $50 per student (per year). ‘Charges’ are for extra cost optional components and these are compulsory. Thank you.

CRAIGIE HEIGHTS RECOMMENDED AUTHORS

Please take time to visit the library to see the fantastic work displayed by this weeks authors:

Room 1 Zaden Room 10 Demi-Lee

Room 2 Madison Room 11 Raeanne

Room 4 Ethan Room 12 Lachlan

Room 5 Emmersen Room 13 Darius

Room 6 Koby Room 14 Dave

Room 7 Lily Room 15 Madelen

Room 8 Lila

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

PATHS (Promoting Alternative Thinking Skills)– PROBLEM SOLVING

Remember the Control Signals Poster from Week 5’s news-

letter? Well here is more detailed version, the Problem Solver

Poster.

This approach to problem solving breaks down the Red,

Yellow and Green Lights, into action steps. Eleven steps may

seem like a lot, but it really isn’t.

The key is just to think before you act. And of course no one

is perfect. Look at step 11 – sometimes we just need to try

again!

Talk For Writing This year at Craigie Heights Primary School we have been introducing the ‘Talk For Writing’ process. It is a contemporary writing process where students incorporate oral language and learn exemplary texts with actions during the ‘imitate’ stage. This helps students recall text structure and language features when writing their own texts. During the ‘innovate’ stage, classes work together to change the model text. During this time they focus on language features such as using adjectives or interesting vocabulary. In the final ‘invent’ stage, students that need it are scaffolded to create their own writing, and those who are capable writers, have the opportunity to extend their work. Students are really engaged in the process and their writing as a result is of a higher calibre. With the implementation of ‘Talk For Writing’ this year, it is important to recognise student successes in writing. Each term teachers nominate 2 Recommended Authors from their class. Names are published in the school newsletter, student names are read out at assemblies and their work is displayed in the library.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHID SHOEBOXES—SAMARITAN’S PURSE

Thanks to all those who visited the shoebox display on Parents’ Night. You can participate in this voluntary but extremely wonderful project by either contributing an item(s) to a class shoebox or by completing a box with family or friends. It’s easy! 1. Collect an empty, OCC shoebox from your child’s class teacher or from Mrs Taylor in Year 1 Room 5. 2. Boy or girl? Determine who will receive your box & select the age bracket- 2-4 yrs, 5-9 yrs or 10-14 yrs 3. Fill the box with a variety of new gifts from each category.

Wear- t-shirt, shorts, hat, beanie, scarf, thongs etc Love- teddy bear, doll, soft toy etc School- exercise/colouring book, pencil case, sharpener, eraser, pens etc.

(NB NO TEXTAS as they dry out) Play with- tennis ball, skipping rope, marbles, musical instrument, yo-yo,

slinky, wind up torch, puppets etc. Special-sunglasses, bangles, stickers, umbrella, craft kits, bag etc. A short note or photo. Hygiene- soap, (wrap in plastic zip lock bag), comb, brush, hair clips, toothbrush, flannel,

scrunchies etc. Storage bag for when the shoebox falls apart.

Return your box to school with $10 postage in an envelope, or go on line to donate direct www.operationchristmaschild.org.au. Online donations are preferred and will result in labels that you print and attach to your box. Shoeboxes are due by Monday 18th and will be on display at the assembly on Thurs. 22nd September. So far I have received 14 completed shoeboxes. Thanks! Any questions…please see Mrs Taylor

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Continued…...

Emmersen, Year 1, Room 5 wrote about her Father’s Day Breakfast. In her own words – she wrote 4 pages, included adjectives, similes and great words.

Madison from Pre-Primary, Room 2 wrote a retell of making a shark. She correctly used punctuation (capital letters, full stops and commas) and highlighted them by using a red and green pencil .

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT PBS CORNER DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT PBS CORNER

Charlotte from Room 5 was being an

ACHIEVER!

Charlotte was using her imagination in the

mud kitchen this week and created a

beautiful mud sparkle pie! Yum!!

Erica from Room 4 was

being RESPONSIBLE!

At the end of lunchtime

play last week in the

Early Childhood play-

ground, Erica packed

away all of the sand toys

and put the large trolley

in the shed all on her

own without being asked.

Thank you for the help

Erica!

Aymon from Room 7 was

being RESPONSIBLE &

being an ACHIEVER!

Aymon came to see me

with some amazing

maths work this week. He

completed some tricky

maths sums and marked

his own work using a

calculator. Nice work

Aymon!

Be Respectful

Be an Achiever

Be Safe

Be Responsible

HONOUR CERTIFICATE WINNERS

WEEK 8, TERM 3

Congratulations to the following students who

received Honour Certificates last week for Being

Respectful, Being Responsible, Being Safe or

Being Achievers:

PP to Year 2: Addison, Jake, Joshua, Summer,

Nash, Lukas, Jack, Ben, Benjamin, Kallum,

Te-Relli, Cassie, Sydnee

Year 3 to Year 6: Alexander, Cruz, Josh, Mia,

Connor, Sam, Cheyenne, Nikita, Nathan, Riley,

Aneisha, Harry

Jordan from Room 13 was being an ACHIEVER!

During the Faction Carnival last week Jordan really showed

what it meant to ‘Be an Achiever’. Being an achiever isn’t

always about winning or coming first. Being an Achiever is

about participating and performing all tasks to the best of our

ability in order to achieve our own personal goals. Jordan

showed great resilience and perseverance at the carnival,

especially in the running races, and for that Jordan- you are a

CHAMPION!

Well Done to all of the

students who made it into

the PBS Corner this

fortnight!

Mrs Page

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT FACTION SPORTS CARNIVAL 2017

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT FACTION SPORTS CARNIVAL

Our Faction Athletics Carnival last Wednesday was a great success. The new format of a ‘Tabloid’

structure allowed all the children to be engaged in physical activity all the way through to lunch. The

children were happy and active and even enjoyed the parents joining some of the games in the junior area.

It was wonderful to see so many smiling faces.

Well done to Kaarda for winning the day and congratulations to Kwilena and Yongah for putting up such an

epic fight. Thanks to all the parents for the assistance given to set up and pack up, to the P & C for

providing our sausage sizzle and cake stall and to the teachers for adopting to this new style of carnival

with so much confidence and enthusiasm. Finally to the kids, you were all amazing.

Tim Kelleher

FOOD PANTRY— CRAIGIE BAPTIST CHURCH

Craigie Baptist Church has a Food Pantry that is available all year round for times of need. Our Food Pantry is stocked with donated non-perishable food items such as pasta, pasta sauces & other meal sauces, rice, cereal & tinned vegetables as well as other various items.

There are two ways to access the Food Pantry 1. Drop in to the church on Tuesday’s during school term from 9am to 11am. 2. Call the church on (08) 9307 7509 and organise a time to come in. You’ll likely speak to Pastor James.

We do ask that, where possible, people make a small donation for the food taken. Please feel free to pass this on to friends and family you know who may benefit from the Food Pantry.

CHAPLAIN’S CHATTER:

CHAPLAIN’S CHAMPION:

Later this year my Grandchildren turn one and three. Being a Grandparent is a wonderful experience which I am thoroughly enjoying. I recall a conversation with a friend, who is also a Grandparent, where we talked about the changes we needed to make in our homes to ensure there were no dangers for these precious little lives. In thinking about this I have realised that at every stage of our children’s lives we need to get down to their level and look for danger or at least see things from their point of view. I’m not just referring to physical dangers but also to those things which could impact on the mental or emotional wellbeing of our children. Inappropriate TV programs, movies or computer games, news broadcasts, what they read, even conversations between adults about adult issues (children have an amazing ability to listen even when we think they are not) can all impact on young minds! The recent coverage of the earth quakes and hurricanes in Mexico and the USA are two examples of news which could be too disturbing for young children to see and hear. I’m not suggesting that we need to wrap our chil-dren up in cotton wool. They need to know what is hap-pening in our world but it is a parent’s responsibility to monitor the way they find out and how much they hear. Opportunities such as eating a meal together, travelling in the car or going for a walk can be used to talk to our kids about what is happening in the world and what they are thinking about. Hearing their concerns, validating their feelings and giving them another way to see things is an important part of being a parent.

Jenny Palandri

The Chaplain’s Champion from our Week 8 Assembly was Ruby from Miss Gamali and Miss Maxwell’s Year 2 class. Ruby is a role model to all the members of our school community. She exhibits our four expected behaviours at all times and is always considerate of others feelings. She completes her work to the highest standard and puts her own personal touches on all she does. Ruby should be commended for her caring nature; she is always helping others and makes sure to include others during both class and play times. She has a very active imagination and enjoys sharing her stories with the class. The expression in which she delivers her stories brings a smile to the face of those who are listening. Keep up the wonderful attitude in all you do Ruby, you are a treasure to have in the school community and an absolute joy to teach!

STUDENTS NOT RETURNING IN 2018

P&C Membership Do you have book keeping skills? Do you have great ideas for fun ways to raise funds? Or would like to find out how you can be more involved in your child’s schooling? The P&C is looking of new members to come and share their ideas and see what being a member of the P&C is all about. We are currently looking for expressions of interest for people to take on the following roles Treasurer, Secretary, Fundraising and Scholastics Book Club Coordinator. If you are interested in one of these roles or would just like to learn more about the P&C you can contact us at craigieheightspandc@yahoo.com.au. Our next P&C Meeting will be held on Monday, 23rd October at 6.30pm in the school Staff Room. All are welcome to attend.

FUNDRAISING A big thank you to all those that helped out with this year’s Father’s Day Stall. The response was amazing with stock running out quickly. We raise over $500. Also thanks for all the cake donations and a huge thank you to all the volunteers at the sports carnival store. The sausage sizzle was again a great success raising over $1500.

Earn & Learn There is a little over one week to get your Woolworths earn and learn stickers in. We’ve collected over 120 forms full already. The more stickers we collect the more rewards for our school. Stickers can be dropped off in the box in the front office.

Car Boot Sale Get your kids to clean out their rooms this school holidays and turn all those old toys, books and clothes into cash at our Car Boot Sale. This year the P&C is joining in the Garage Sale Trail and hosting a Car Boot Sale on 22nd October at the school. Save the date and start that spring clean so you can turn your trash into cash for Christmas.

Thank you for your continued support to help raise funds for our school –

this helps to improve our facilities, and support our students educational experience

P&C NEWS

Please note that we are in the process of planning for 2018. Please can you inform the office ASAP if your child / children are not returning to Craigie Heights Primary School in 2018 (with the exception of year 6 students going to high school).

Do you have pre-kindy children? Looking for a community group to join? Why not try Toddler Jam!

Toddler Jam is an inclusive, entertaining, interac-tive and engaging musical experience for toddlers and young children. It’s run right next door to the school by Craigie Baptist Church for the communi-ty. It runs on Monday mornings during school term from 9.30am to 11am and costs $7.50 for 1 child or $10 for 2 or more children from the one family. There is also a concession card discount available.

Come along and try it out! For more details or to get in touch go to :

http://craigiebaptist.weebly.com/toddler-jam.html

Community News RISE & SHINE BREAKFAST CLUB

Community News

Community News

Community News

Joondalup Lakers are looking for 2 U10 girls born between 2008 and 2009 to play in its Summer 2017-2018 competition. If you would like to join please contact Joondalup Laker’s Basketball Club via email jlbasketball.registrar@gmail.com Kind Regards Anita Attwood—Registrar - Joondalup Lakers Basketball Club

Our highly qualified and experienced tutors assist stu-dents with personalised tutoring at our centres. We also

provide at home tutoring.

Community News

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