NEWSLETTER #21 15th December 2016

Principal’s Report

Dear Parents/Caregivers

I would like to thank the School Community for the wonderful support they have given Mirrabooka Primary School throughout the year. The Mirrabooka Education Precinct Board, the P&C, parent helpers, volunteers and other Informal groups have made the running of our school successful this year. We acknowledge your efforts and thank you sincerely.

I would like to acknowledge and thank our outgoing school board chair, Mr Dave Hooper and parent representative Mr Callan Rose. I thank Dave and Callan for their support of the precinct board and Mirrabooka Primary School in particular. We welcome Dr Matt Byrne into the role of board chair for 2017 and look forward to his input on the school board. Matt is the Dean of Education at Edith Cowen University and will bring a wealth of knowledge to our board. We will be seeking nominations from parents to fulfil the parent role in 2017.

All students have worked hard and consistently through the year and we commend them for their efforts. It is wonderful to see our students growth both academically and socially. We wish the graduating year 6 students and those students exiting the Intensive English Centre, the best of luck in their new schools.

We have a wonderful staff at our school and they have committed themselves tirelessly throughout the year. Staff of Mirrabooka PS consistently go above and beyond for our students and we thank you for your continued efforts and support

It is sad when we have to say goodbye to some of these members of staff. They have left a positive impression on the students and the school, one that we will cherish in our memories. I would like to thank and acknowledge the following staff for their contributions to Mirrabooka Primary School over the past year. In 2016 Mr John Pedrotti and Mrs Jan Bant have said their final goodbyes. John and Jan are both retiring after long and distinguished careers with the education department. We thank Jan and John for their dedication and hard work with 1000’s of students over their careers and we wish them all the best in their retirements. We are also saying goodbye to Mr Jarryd Price. Jarryd has worked in various roles throughout the school this year including; music, science, library and year 5/6. We thank Jarryd for his hard work and hope to see him again next year in some capacity.

Phone: 08 9344 8655

Fax: 08 9344 1561

Laythorne Street Dianella WA 6059

www.mirrabookaps.wa.edu.au

We are also saying goodbye for now to Mrs Emma Davis. Emma is leaving us for the birth of her second child and we wish Emma and Peter all the best for their new baby.

Graduation Presentation

On Tuesday evening we said good bye and farewell to our 43 graduating year 6 students. Our year 6 students leave us to continue their schooling at various high schools and we wish them all the best for their new adventure. The large number of parents and family members ensured the children felt special on their day and we thank you for your support.

Special thanks for the day also go to:

Staff and general helpers for the organisation of the ceremony. Particular thanks to our year 6 teachers for their coordination and organisation of the event. Thanks Ms Coppins, Mr Fonseca, Mrs Flamer and Ms Rowling for organising the evening. A special thanks to Mrs Davey for her coordination and organisation of the Year 6 Band performance. This was sensational.

Presentation Assembly

Yesterday we held our final assembly for the year to recognise outstanding student achievement and celebrate active citizenship in the school. At Mirrabooka Primary School we continually seek opportunities to recognise and reward students for excellence in citizenship, academic progress and endeavour. The Awards’ assembly provided staff the opportunity to recognize students’ achievement from each class from Kindergarten to Year 5. Please see page 4 for a full list of students and awards.

Congratulations to all of the class award winners

Student Council 2017 Nominations and voting for our Student Council for 2017 was conducted last week. Nominated students presented speeches to their peers in a confident and mature manner. Students from year’s 3 - 6 and teaching staff then voted on their preferred candidates. The results of the voting are:

Head Boy Denny Tran Head Girl Liani Dalgetty Deputy Head Boy CJ Featonby Deputy Head Girl Mis Winthan

Congratulations to you all and good luck with your duties in 2017.

We also take this opportunity to thank our wonderful student council for this year:

Head Boy Kapambwe Musonda Head Girl Jean-Ella Truscott Deputy Head Boy 1 Ahadu Alemayehu Deputy Head Girl 1 Carolina Perez Abdalla Deputy Head Boy 2 Kelvin Phan Deputy Head Girl 2 Wendy Khong

They have shown fantastic leadership throughout the year. Well done!

School Security As we approach a long break from school, the risk to school security increases. We rely on our community who are close by to keep an eye on the school. If you see anything unusual or suspicious please contact the Department of Education Security on 9264 4771 to report it. We appreciate your assistance with this.

School Banking Our School Banking program is a fun way for your child to develop the knowledge and confidence to handle their money, combining a savings Rewards Program with great activities throughout the year. If you would like your child to participate in our School Banking program in 2017 please register your interest at: commbank.com.au/schoolbanking

Dental Clinic The Clinic will be closed from 20/12 /16 to 30/1/2017 Emergency numbers as follows: 9313 0555 20/12/16 - 20/1/17 9249 3812 23/1/17 9377 5344 24/1/17 - 25/1/17 9249 3812 27/1/17 Out of hours emergency 9325 3452 or 6457 4400

P&C Raffle Thank you to all the families who purchased tickets in our final fundraiser for the year. The P&C successfully raised over $650.00 for the school. Congratulations to the winners. 1st Kah Wei Room 3 2nd Tyler Kindy/Emmitt PP

3rd Blut Paw PP 4th Kevin Room 5

Finally the staff of Mirrabooka Primary School would like to wish all of our families and students a happy and safe holiday. For those families who celebrate Christmas I wish you all a happy and joyous time and hope that you enjoy the day with family and friends. We look forward to seeing everyone back refreshed in 2017 as we start the new school year as Dianella Primary College.

Anthony Middleton PRINCIPAL

DATES TO REMEMBER

January 25 2016 Monday - Admin office open January 26 Tuesday - Australia Day Public Holiday February 1 Wednesday - Students first day February 1 Wednesday- Kindergarten Green and Purple Groups 1st Day February 2 Thursday - Kindergarten Orange Group 1st Day

2017 Teaching Structures

In planning for next year we have arranged class structures in anticipation of our expected enrolments. Unfortunately not all factors are in our control, and in particular student numbers for next year. This is particularly relevant for our IEC classes, with increased enrolments influencing staffing decisions. We will not know until next year exactly how many children will be enrolled at Dianella Primary College. The class lists that go up at the beginning of the year will be an interim list and will be confirmed at the end of the second week of first term. We are confident that these will be correct, but would also appreciate any information about new enrolments or children leaving as soon as possible. Our proposed teaching structure for 2017 is as follows:

Kindergarten Mrs Cath Hodgson

Pre Primary Mrs Jenny Burke, Ms Annalisa Lopez, Mrs Jodie Callus

Year 1 Ms Brittany Reside

Year 2 Mrs Merryl Goodall

Year 3 Ms Jo Coppins

Year 4 Mrs Jenny Parry

Year 4/5 Mr Rudi Fonseca

Year 5 Mrs Sandra Mitchell

Year 6 Ms Tracie Vince

Intensive English Centre

Junior Mrs Noushin Shaverin, Mrs Angie Djukanovic, Mrs Glenda Caspary, Ms Allira Keed

Intermediate Ms Ashwini Bhide, Ms Louise Carmine

Senior Mrs Jan Rowling, Mrs Frances Taylor

Specialist Teachers

Music Mrs Delys Davey

Science To Be Confirmed

Physical Education Ms Michelle Farmer

Geography Mr Phil Chapman

LOTE Mrs Kaye Leckie

ICT Mr Richard Hill

Support Roles

IEC/Student Support Mrs Michelle McKie

Administration

Principal Mr Anthony Middleton

Deputy Principals Mrs Narell Black, Ms Jo Burnett

MIRRABOOKA PRIMARY SCHOOL AWARDS 2016

CLASS AWARDS Achievement Encouragement KINDY Elham Amanduddin Logan Stokes PRE PRIMARY Blut Paw Ywah Hay Emmitt Seedy-Dittrich ROOM 1 Mis Winthan Liani Dalgetty ROOM 2 Melissa Butterly Hser Ker Mue Kuh ROOM 3 Li Za Moo Nay Paw ROOM 5 Jolina Sio Urvish Sathavara ROOM 6 Kevin Tran Jannat Rasooli ROOM 9 Erika Nguyen Makha Markoub ROOM 10 Abdi Abdul Wahid Chulu Bowen Li ROOM 11 Hiba Mohammed Junyang Lin ROOM 12 Tina Tran Yasmen Al Sayegh ROOM 14 Ridha Mohammed Ali Badoola ROOM 16 Monara Makhras Farhad Yawari ROOM 17 Ubah Bashir Adam Mehmed Sali ROOM 20 Hamza Ahmed Hussein Janet Nguyen

TEACHER AWARDS Mr Middleton Principal’s Award Tensing Waiya Ms Burnett Deputy Principal IEC Aimee Kamugisha Mukhtar Yawari Mrs Black Deputy Principal Jacob Bannister Tracey Slater Ms Farmer Physical Education Kevin Ho Mrs Bant Science Jake Farmer Mrs Goodall EAL/D Andre Hamzat Mrs Davey Music Jordan Ashen

YEAR 6 GRADUATION AWARDS North East Metropolitan Excellence Medallion Grace Ushindi Butshiire City of Stirling Citizenship Award Sarah Mohamed & Kelvin Phan School Precinct Award Carolina Perez Abdalla Principal’s Award Rahima Chulu Mainstream Achievement Jeremy Klom-Aim IEC Achievement Mohamed Muhiyddin Abdi Mainstream Encouragement Zahraa Abdurreda IEC Encouragement Marjan Badoola Music Carolina Perez Abdalla Physical Education Tyler Maher Sci-Tech Award Grace Ushind-Butshiire & Daniel Talebi

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL

Goodbye and good luck to our graduating Year 6 students

A fun time had by

everyone

Disclaimer - Please note that the programs and activities mentioned in the community notices section are not sanctioned school programs but are provided for your information only.

If you are looking for something to do over the holidays to keep active and fit, why don't you consider joining Northside Dolphins Swimming Club? We are a small, inclusive and friendly club located at Mirrabooka Senior High School. Our priority is on fitness, swimming skills and fun rather than intense competitiveness and we would love to see all members of our community being able to swim. If you can swim a rough 25 metres in any stroke, you qualify for our squad - we'll have you swimming like a fish before the new school year begins! We are a KidSport club, so you can claim back most of the fee. Please email or call Louise for more information: ndswimclub@gmail.com 0439978738.

School Holiday Mountain Bike coaching sessions with Trail Addicts WA Open to young riders aged 11-16 these sessions will be run on local trails, with local coaches. Learn new skills, have fun on your mountain bike and meet new people. Sessions will be run 8am - 12noon to avoid the heat of the day. $30 per day or $120 for the week. Minimum 20 riders. Please get in touch with Level 2 MTB Coach Chris to reserve your spaces and find out more: chris@pedalperformancecoaching.com or 0423 637159 or take a look at facebook.com/TrailAddictsWA/ Coaching will be safe, fun and run by acredited coaches on risk assessed trails.