Frederick Irwin Anglican School Newsletter Issue 11 – 6 September 2019

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Notes from the School• Principal• School Chaplain• Deputy Principal – Curriculm• Head of Primary – Meadow Springs• Deputy Head of Primary – Meadow Springs• Head of Primary – Halls Head• ICT Coordinator

Term Dates and Calendar• 2019 Term Dates• 2020 Term Dates

School Notices• Term 3 2019 Fee Statements

Student Congratulations

School Events and Activities• Japanese Study Tour• Individual Immersion Student

• Arnold 4km Walk For Learning• Colour Run• Scitech Early Childhood Workshop• Book Week Parade - Meadow Springs• Book Week Parade - Halls Head• Father’s Day Afternoon - Meadow Springs• Father’s Day Afternoon - Halls Head

Uniform Shop• Hours• News and Updates

Study Tips

Careers

Community News and Events• 4 Dads• Academic Group• Relationships Australia Workshops• Parenting Connection

Book Week ParadeMeadow Springs Campus

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear Parents and Caregivers

It’s hard to believe that it is already September! The past three weeks have had such a variety of activities, it is really hard to know where to begin!

Little Shop of HorrorsMy sincere thanks goes to all who were involved in this wonderful musical. So many people have complimented the School and many have been in awe of the quality of performance that they enjoyed as members of audiences over a two-week period. We are truly fortunate to have students and staff with the talent to ’pull off’ such a professional production, and also parents and friends of the School who have assisted in so many ways to make it possible.

SportSittingalongsidetheculturalofferingstheSchoolhasforitsstudents,thereisalsoaflurryof sporting activity – all through the year, but especially at this time as we move into the finalsofourwintersports.Iwishallthebesttotheteamswhichhavewonspotsinthefinalsover the next few weeks.

In addition, the Athletics Carnivals across all sections of the School have been both exciting and a great deal of fun. We look forward to our competition in the ACC against a number of other schools on 11 September.

And there’s more…Some of our Primary students have had success in Have Sum Fun Online and Opti-Minds. There was Book Week and ‘favourite character’ parades on both Primary campuses. Ellis House celebrated its House Day and had a great deal of fun with their Colour Run, raising funds for their charity, HALO; while Arnold House held a Walk for Learning event to raise funds for The Smith Family Foundation; and Gordon House held a Year 5/6 Disco to raise funds for Pat Thomas House. We had a visit from the Bishop of Bunbury and we sent a Primary team orienteering. There were special days and events in a number of classes, students sent entries to art exhibitions, and there were guest speakers and subject excursions for Senior Secondary students.

… and this is just the tip of the iceberg! (Forgive me for those events and experiences that I have not highlighted on this occasion.) Our school is a very energetic place, where I hopethatallstudentscanfindtheirpassionandenjoysomeoftheirinterests,whilealsoreceiving a good education in the classroom.

I am particularly looking forward in the coming weeks to Founders’ Day, which draws the whole school together.

Kind regards

Kerry RobertsonPrincipal

MESSAGE FROM THE SCHOOL CHAPLAIN

Dear Parents It was cold – very cold. But nothing could dampen the spirits of the FIAS students who spent Friday 16 August at Optus Stadium.

With over 300 participants present for the annual event, the experience gives students abrieffeelingofthedifficultiesthathomelesspeople feel every night. A simple dinner of soup and a small bread roll, following a simulation game in which students had to try to get help from various agencies, gave perspective on what others face in reality. Lights out didn’t necessarily mean sleep. Cardboard shelters collapsed. Sirens sounded. People got moved on and many did not get much sleep. The

event concluded with a breakfast of egg and bacon rolls and the group dispersed about 7.30am.

Frederick Irwin Anglican School raced over $2 000 and Tom Bostock was the third highest individual money raiser.

God Bless

Father Noel OakeySchool Chaplain

MESSAGE FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL – CURRICULUM

Dear Parents As we race towards the end of Term 3 I have a few items which I wanted to make sure that you are aware of.

Firstly, examinations. Semester 2 written examinations will be held from 7 October to 14 October, inclusive. The schedule for these examinations has been sent to students and emailed to parents. So that students have the opportunity to prepare for their actual WACE examinations, these examinations are organised and run in a manner which mirrors the WACE as much as possible. Sitting these examinations is a stressful time and students are encouraged to make sure that they are organised and follow normal school rules and routines. Keep it simple!

From Friday 13 September, students can access their personalised examination timetables via the School Curriculum and Standard Authority’s student portal: https://student.scsa.wa.edu.au/

Students need to make themselves familiar with this portal and the WACE Checker, a useful tool to check achievement of WACE status. Students will also be issued with their personalised WACE examination timetable. This details when and where their WACE examinations will be held. There is a separate schedule for written and practical examinations. These timetables need to be signed and taken to each examination. We do have copies here if they get lost between now and November!

WACE examinations begin on Wednesday 30 October 2019 and conclude on Thursday 21 November 2019.

Secondly, surveys. Towards the end of this term, Year 12 students will have been invited to complete an exit survey to give us some feedback on their school experience. Parents will also be given the opportunity to complete a survey which will be distributed in Term 4.

Thirdly, Graduation. This will be held on the evening of Thursday 24 October, beginning at 7.00pm. All Year 12 students are to attend, and families are invited. Full details of this event will be in a letter which will be given to students early in Term 4.

If you have any queries regarding any of these events please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards

Georgina SolomonDeputy Principal – Curriculum

MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF PRIMARY – MEADOW SPRINGS

Dear Parents and Caregivers This term we have had to contend with the weather in regard to scheduled activities and, as a result, have had to reschedule the Junior Primary Athletics Carnival to complete the events on Monday 9 September from 9.00am. The weather forecast looks warm and sunny, so we are looking forward to completing the rotations at the start of the day.

On Friday 13 September we look forward to the Year 3 to Year 6 Athletics Carnival and Founders’ Day the week after.

Mr Ford will be away for the remainder of the term on Long Service Leave, so Mrs Peta Allen will be replacing him and she will be looking for helpers on Monday and Friday. If you can help, we would appreciate your assistance.

Last Saturday, the Opti-MINDS teams competed at Curtin University and Mrs Rudland was very pleased with their performances, perseverance and team work. The many hoursofcommitmentandpreparationwererewardedwithfineperformances.Allteamsrepresented Frederick Irwin very ably and showcased the School in a very positive light. Thank you to Mr and Mrs Rudland who supported the teams on the day and gave up their own time in preparation for the competition.

Workbooks, containing English and Mathematics, will be sent home with your child today. This will allow you to discuss your child’s learning with them. The work contained in the books is a snapshot of the variety of learning that takes place within each classroom.

Operation Christmas Child letters have been sent home this week and it is hoped that we canfillalltheboxeswehavepurchased.IhavereceivedaletterfromSamaritan’sPurse,the International Relief agency who organises this service learning opportunity. They have thankedusforourinvolvementandstatedthateachgift-filledshoeboxbringsjoyandhope to the children who receive them. It is a powerful way to show them that someone cares enough to reach out in this very special way. Thank you in advance to all families who take part in this initiative.

EverynewsletterIfeelIamwritingaboutthetrafficsituationinthelargecarpark.Fora term, it worked very well because families took heed of the email I sent and were mindful of staggering their arrival times and not clogging the roadway so that cars were prevented from entering or leaving the premises. To use this space successfully we need to adhere to the guidelines which I will ask staff to post on Seesaw for your reference.

Kind regards

Sue Skehan Head of Primary – Meadow Springs

MESSAGE FROM THE DEPUTY HEAD OF PRIMARY – MEADOW SPRINGS

Dear Parents Be You We continue to focus as a school this year on aiming to better understand and respond to any mental health issues our Primary students may be facing in their daily lives. Much of the work we do as a Primary School focuses on the prevention of mental health issues and what we can do to create a mentally healthy generation.

Last week within the media, I heard many stories related to the well being of children in our communities. One report I listened to that really resonated with me came from the founder of The Resilience Project, Hugh van Cuylenburg. He talked a lot about the three simple things that our children can do which can help them become mentally healthy people.

This involved showing gratitude, having empathy and practising mindfulness. These three things can be generated easily within our children through:

•Askingourchildthreethingsthatwentwellforthemtodayatschool(showinggratitude)•Encouragingourchildrentowalkin‘someoneelse’sshoes’andunderstandwhatitmaybelikeforsome people faced with differences or challenges•Practisingmindfulness.Thiscanbedonebydoingsomethingassimpleasgoingforawalkandfocusing your mind on all the sounds you can hear Give some of these a go as it may provide an alternative to the answer (or lack of answer!) you get when you ask your children how their day was at school!

Founders’ DayA reminder that Founders’ Day is fast approaching, on Wednesday 18 September. All families are welcome to come and celebrate the School’s foundation with their children. From 12.00 noon you can join your children for lunch before all the fun activities take place from 12.30pm. With bouncy castles, tractor train rides and pony rides in operation, it should be an excellent way for the community to come together. A reminder that if your child wants to order a special lunch order through the canteen to ensure that their lunch order form is completed and returned to Primary Reception by next Wednesday 11 September. We look forward to seeing you at Founders’ Day.

Athletics Carnivals It was great to see so many families turn out for the Kindergarten to Year 2 Athletics Carnival last Thursday. What a shame that the weather intervened but not before seeing some great running! It was wonderful to witness all children having a go at the running races and overcoming any fears they were facing. Thanks to the House Captains for ‘stepping in’ and offering help and encouragement to many of our younger children. We look forward to next week where we complete the Kindergarten to Year 2 Carnival on Monday morning and then have the Year 3 to Year 6 Carnival on Friday.

Donations In recent months, we have had the Primary School give so generously to two great causes, Pat Thomas House and HALO. Our most recent donation drive for HALO and organised by Ellis House in the Secondary School saw the Primary students and families give so generously, with a lot of tinned food and toiletries being received. Mr Daniel Harrop, Head of Ellis House in the Secondary School, has passed on his thanks to the Primary School and wanted us to know that the staff at HALO were very grateful as they are in much need of items from the community for the people they support.

Amana Living We are getting closer to commencing our Service Learning project with Amana Living in Term 4. As you may recall from the previous newsletter, there will be a number of our Year 5 and Year 6 students visiting Amana Living over several sessions in Term 4 to join in some inter–generational singing with the older residents. We are hoping that this will begin a long partnership with Amana Living and that over the coming years there will be further opportunities for many of our middle and upper Primary students to become involved.

Medication A friendly reminder to parents that when your child requires medication at school, to please bring this in yourself to hand to Mrs Gaff or Mrs Burtenshaw at Primary Reception.

Kind regards

Glyn Teape Deputy Head of Primary – Meadow Springs

MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF PRIMARY – HALLS HEAD

Dear Parents

CommunityOn Friday 30 August, the Kindergarten and Pre Primary classes had a Father’s Day incursion, assisted by Bunnings. It was a really wonderful afternoon and I thank all the fathers and family members that attended. I also thank Miss Webb, Mrs Simmons, Mrs Bond and Mrs Creed for all of their organisation. I was showing a new family around the school on this day and they commented on the lovely community feel of the campus.

Parent Workshop On Monday 2 September, we held an ‘RU legal’ student workshop for Year 5 and 6 students, presented by Legal Aid WA. The student workshop focused on cyber safety and legal

responsibilities around digital use. There was also a parent workshop on the same day, which focused on information relating to the complex issues around digital environments and law. I was very impressed with the information that was delivered to students, as well as the questions and discussion that the workshop generated. I believe that it is very important to educate students on how to use technology responsibly as well as the laws involved in appropriate use. I hope that the parent workshop was valuable to those who attended. We will continue to seek out and create parent workshops that we feel our community will appreciate.

Athletics Carnivals On Tuesday 10 September we will be holding the rotation component of the PP to Y2 Athletics carnival. This rescheduled event will now take place at the Halls Head campus at 9.00am. I was happy we were able to completethefirsthalfofthedayandappreciateeveryone’sunderstanding.The Year 3 to 6 carnival will be held on Friday 13 September and our Kindergarten students will also attend this event and participate in some activities at the beginning of the day. Kindergarten students will then spend time with the Meadow Springs Kindergarten students, eat lunch together and then take the bus back to Halls Head.

Operation Christmas ChildInformation on ‘Operation Christmas Child’ has gone home to families. It is a wonderful opportunity for thosethatareable,tohelpchildreninSouth-EastAsiaandtheSouthPacific.MrsSueKirkeisonceagaincoordinating our Operation Christmas Child initiative and we will be working with the House Captains to help organise all of the donations.

Communication I have recently communicated to my staff about our communication methods with our parents. We continue to prioritise communication, and I believe that our staff work very hard to keep our families informed. Seesaw is a wonderful platform, as it allows our parents insight into the learning that is taking place in the classroom. I have however, spoken to staff about using email, rather than Seesaw as a communication tool back and forth with families. Our staff work hard to respond to correspondence during business hours, but introducing an additional forum of communication can disrupt the work-life balance that our staff want to achieve. I appreciate everyone’s support in this, as I believe it will help our dedicated educators.

Opti-MINDSThe school is very proud of the way in which our Halls Head Opti-MINDS team represented Frederick Irwin. The team, which consisted of Sian Legg, Kiara Terblanche, Cody Weatherstone, Precious Canlom, Jack Wade, Rhiannon Moody and Ella Adams, competed in an academic challenge at Curtain University on Saturday 31 August. This term the students worked on their long-term challenge solutions, which were presented to an audience and judges at the university. On the day, teams were also presented with an unseen spontaneous challenge. The challenges require the ability to think creatively as well as work collaboratively. I was impressed with our students’ responsibility, courage and creativity. I would like to congratulate our students and thank Mrs Rudland for her work and organisation. Mrs Rudland’s passion and commitment to our students’ learning is appreciated.

Kind regards

Noah Clark Head of Primary – Halls Head

These performances of Little Shop of Horrors are licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia). All performance materials supplied by Hal Leonard Australia.

MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF PRIMARY – HALLS HEAD

Dear Parents and Caregivers

Thewebisagreatplacetolearn,becreativeandstayconnected.However,withoneinfiveyoungAustralians found to have been cyber bullied, and the many other challenges young people face online, it’s important we invest in giving our students the skills they need to be responsible digital citizens.

That’swhywe’reparticipatinginourfifthnationaleSmartWeek,aninitiativeoftheAlannah&MadelineFoundation, along with hundreds of other communities, to show our commitment to building an eSmart Australia.

Whilst we have an ongoing cybersafety program, we have organised some other activities as part of eSmart week to promote being safe online. These include:

PRIMARY ACTIVITIES

Class visits from the Year 6 CyberleadersThe Year 6 Cyberleaders have visited Year 4 students to discuss cyberbullying. They discussed how to identify cyberbullying, how to be an Upstander and support others who are being cyberbullied, why it is important to keep evidence and who you can go to for help.

Storytime in the libraryYear10CyberleadershavereadsomepicturebookswithYear1&2students.The students enjoyed hearing the stories and asked lots of questions.

Digital Citizenship lessonsStudents in years PP-6 will learn more about ways to stay safe online in their Digital Technologies classes. For example,Year6studentslearntaboutthingsthatareOKandnotOKtorevealinsocialmediaprofiles.Theylearnt that when you hashtag something it makes your post public.

SECONDARY ACTIVITIES

BookmarksYear 10 Cyberleaders created some eSmart week bookmarks for the Primary students to use.

Library CollageStudents in Secondary are participating in a mural in the library all week, where they write positive messages about how to stay safe online.

Getting StartedNot sure how to start a conversation about online safety with your child? It can be a great idea to have a discussion about some of the issues and risks of being online, The Cyber Safety Project have some tips on how to make the discussion a productive one. Here are some questions you could ask below and click on the link to read more about why these questions are good to ask.

Question 1: “How many followers do you have?” Question 2: “Other than Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube what are the three apps you would use the most?” Question 3: “What time do you think everyone in the house should put their devices away?” Question 4: “How do you know something is ok to share/post?” Question 5: “What does it feel like when someone posts something about you online?”

Read more here: https://www.cybersafetyproject.com.au/blog/category/conversation-cue-cards

Kind regards Candice Shier ICT Coordinator

TERM DATES AND CALENDAR

2019 Term Dates Term 1: Monday 4 February 2019 – Friday 12 April 2019 Term 2: Wednesday 1 May 2019 – Friday 5 July 2019Term 3: Wednesday 24 July 2019 – Friday 27 September 2019 Term 4: Tuesday 15 October 2019 – Tuesday 10 December 2019

2020 Term Dates Term 1: Monday 3 February 2020 – Thursday 9 April 2020 Term 2: Thursday 30 April 2020 – Friday 3 July 2020Term 3: Wednesday 22 July 2020 – Friday 25 September 2020 Term 4: Tuesday 13 October 2020 – Tuesday 8 December 2020

SEPTEMBER 2019 CALENDAR

Visit Home Page > News & Events > Calendar to view future events.

SCHOOL NOTICES

Congratulations to the following students:

• Finlay Hepburn (Year 6) and Leia Singh (Year 6) are winners in this year’s Design an Ad competition.

This annual competition gives primary and secondary students in WA an opportunity to design an advertisement based on a real advertising brief from one of eight participating organisations.

Almost 1500 advertisements were entered into the competition this year and the winners were judged by industry representatives.

• Jake Stanesby (Year 4) has had an amazing year so far in his chosen sport of weightlifting.

Jake is the State Champion in the Under 15 years category with lifts of 27kgs for snatch and 32kgs for clean and jerk. He holds the state record for snatch for his weight category. Additionally, Jake won Gold in the WWA Schools Competition for the Year 7 and under.

The highlight of his year though will be at the end of September when he travels to Brisbane with the State Team to represent WA in the U15 and U17 Nationals.

Jake weighs 31kgs and he has a Sinclair Ranking of 157 at the age of 9 – he’s aiming for the Commonwealth Games!

STUDENT CONGRATULATIONS

TERM 3 2019 FEE STATEMENTSTerm 3 Fee Statements were emailed to families by Friday 26 July 2019 and were due for payment by Friday 9 August 2019. Families who have not paid or made payment arrangements with the Business Manager by the due date should be aware that a late penalty of $55.00 (GST included) may be imposed. The School has BPAY facilities and we encourage parents to avail themselves of this. To assist families to budget for their school fee payments, we also offer weekly, fortnightly, bi–monthly or monthly payment plans. For further information, please contact Mrs Lesley Hedley, Assistant Business Manager, in the SchoolOffice.

STUDENT CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to the following students:

On Monday August 26, Tafara Manyonga (Year 10), Samuel McGowan (Year 10), Chloe Pritchard (Year 10), Crystal Sing (Year 10) and Hetben Vachhani (Year 10) participated in the Mandurah Four Way Speaking Competition.

All candidates must be commended on the delivery of their inspirational speeches which covered a range of diverse and poignant topics, embracing the four questions; Is it the Truth? Is it Fair to all concerned?Willitbuildgoodwillandbetterfriendships?Willitbebeneficialtoallconcerned?Itwasavery close competition with all speakers delivering very professionally.

Samuel McGowan won the competition and Chloe Pritchard was Runner Up. The students were a credit to the school and received a great deal of very positive feedback from Rotarians. Samuel will go on to compete in the next round of the competition on 29 September at Mandurah Baptist College.

SCHOOL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

JAPANESE STUDY TOURFor three weeks in Term 3 we had the pleasure of hosting a group of 21 Japanese Study Tour students. This was organised by GOLD Intercultural Learning in conjunction with ASC International.

The Japanese students spent 39 periods with their buddies. These buddies were students from Years 7 to 11 who volunteered to look after a Japanese student, involving time before and after school as well as recess and lunchtime. The buddies did an amazing job and I would like to thank them for their support. The buddies were:Ewen Graham Year 7Madison Lambourne Year 7Chyene McDonald Year 7Bethany Paton Year 7Elizabeth Rowe Year 7Kiran Bailey Year 8Lachlan Nunn Year 8Daniel Stockil Year 8Eryn Bucklan d Year 9Bree Campbell–Smith Year 9Felicity Gillett Year 9Charlotte Hunter Year 9Monique Moylan Year 9Tess Rafferty Year 9Katarina Supljeglav Year 9Jaimee Thompson Year 9Jacinta Walker Year 9Ashlee Webb Year 9Keeley Hockley Year 10Tafara Manyonga Year 10Ramon Rezvani Year 11Jessica Sully Year 11

Students’Reflections:

I enjoyed my time with Natsuno. She was kind and compassionate, and she can speak English better than I can speak Japanese! I learnt that she used to do ballet. She has a fondness for Art and English, especially poetry. She is not a big fan of Maths and Science, and that she likes lamingtons. We had a lot in common, and it was fun to get to know her.

On one of the last days, she gave me some gorgeous pens that I have been using non–stop. Overall, Natsuno was such a lovely and sincere person and I‘m so glad that we were paired together.

Keely HockleyYear 10 student

In August this year, we had the first–ever group of Japanese students outside of our sister school, Keimei Gakuin, visit us here in Mandurah. They joined us in many of our classes with their only guides being us and our broken Japanese. On top of these classes, they also went on many excursions to places around Perth, including Fremantle, Curtin University and King’s Park, without us sadly.

It was a great experience to teach the exchange students about Australian culture, especially, our buddies, Natsuno and Kentaro, who were very receptive to our classes and even helped us with our Japanese, as we similarly helped them with their English. Over the three weeks that Natsuno and Kentaro accompanied us to our classes, we formed a great connection that is sure to last a lifetime.

Tafara ManyongaYear 10 student

SCHOOL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

JAPANESE STUDY TOUR

INDIVIDUAL IMMERSION STUDENT

At the same time as the Japanese students were in the School we also had the pleasure of hosting an individual immersion student from China. The Year 9 student, Sichong Chen, or Anna as we got to know her, was looked after for the four weeks of her stay by our Year 9 student Adelynn Mah. Anna had the opportunity to participate in the full range of Year 9 subjects. Adelynn’s acceptance of this position was very much appreciated and I hope it was a rewarding experience for her.

StudentReflection:

During my third term, I was one of the lucky few who got to host an exchange student. My exchange student, Anna, was kind, sweet and caught on easily to small tasks we did together throughout the day. She was nothing but a delight to have and as time went on, we continued to break the language barrier by small acts, like her teaching me Chinese, and me teaching her English. If asked to do it again, I would do it in a heartbeat as this was a wonderful experience for me.

Adelynn MahYear 9 student

SCHOOL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

ARNOLD 4KM WALK FOR LEARNING

On Wednesday 28 August, 18 Year 12 Arnold students, 5 members of staff and Reece Harris (who joined in for the fun of it) participated in the inaugural Arnold House ‘4 km Walk For Learning’. The walk was organised as a fund raiser for the Year 12 Arnold students – to raise funds to sponsor a child through the Smith Family Foundation. This charity believes the best way of supporting a child’s education is to help break the poverty cycle.

A special thank you needs to be made to Mrs Macnab who kindly did the embroidery on the walkers’ t–shirts and, with the help of Mrs Brokate, made sure everybody walked the correct number of laps.

It proved to be a very successful walk and approximately $1000 was raised. Next year’s Year 12 Arnold students are already planning their walk!

ELLIS HOUSE COLOUR RUN

SCHOOL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

SCITECH EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKSHOP

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BOOK WEEK PARADE | MEADOW SPRINGS AND READING SESSIONS

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BOOK WEEK PARADE | HALLS HEAD

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FATHER’S DAY AFTERNOON | MEADOW SPRINGS

SCHOOL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

FATHER’S DAY AFTERNOON | HALLS HEAD

UNIFORM SHOP

HOURS Meadow Springs Uniform Shop Hours

Monday 12.30 – 15.30Tuesday 8.00 – 12.00Thursday 8.00 – 12.00Friday 12.30 – 15.30

Meadow Springs Holiday Opening Hours

Monday 7 October 9.00 – 3.00Tuesday 8 October 9.00 – 3.00Monday 14 October 10.00 –13.00Tuesday 15 October 8.00 –12.00 (1st day of Term 4)

Blazer 2020

Blazers are a compulsory item of the winter uniform for ALL students from Years 7 in 2020. Would you please visittheUniformShopattheSchool,beforeFriday29November2019,withyourchildforfittingandorderingof the school blazer.

If your current High School child is also in need of a new larger school blazer for 2020, please also call into the Uniform Shop before the 29 November 2019.

Blazers ordered after this date will have to be ordered individually and therefore will not be subject to the lower price afforded by the large order. Also blazers not ordered by this time may not be ready for Term 2 of 2020, when the blazer is a compulsory uniform item for all High School students.

Dry Cleaning your Blazer

The purpose of this article is to provide some guidance and advice relating to the safe laundering and dry cleaning of your Frederick Irwin School Blazer. Thefirstruleisthatblazersshouldneverbehome-laundered.Treatyourblazerlikeanysuitingjacket–whichis dry clean only. Just like a suit, blazers have high quality fabric (containing wool) together with fusing and lining which must be professionally cleaned. A quality dry cleaner should be used where possible. The above said, there are some dry cleaners that do not always dry clean in accordance with garment specifications.Theprimarycomplaintaboutdrycleaningisover-heating.Whenablazerisover–heated,the fusing (used to make collars and the lapel maintain shape) will come away from the fabric and result in bubbles, a wave pattern or bulging. An experienced dry cleaner will know this and can prevent this from happening. Frederick Irwin’s blazer manufacturer recommends using a larger–scale dry cleaner rather than small shopping centre–based dry cleaners. Larger volume dry cleaners tend to be more professional and have experience with special garments. If you are in any doubt, do not be afraid to ask questions about the dry cleaner’s practices and knowledge. Sound dry cleaning practices will ensure your blazer will last longer.

2019 Year 5 Students – Year 6 Tops

The current Year 5’s will be in their last year in Primary in 2020. We would like to inform you we would like to recognise this with a ‘Year 6 Top’ for all current Year 5’s.

As all the students will require a gold polo as part of their sports uniform, we have decided to have this top made with printing on the back especially designed for the students. The only additional cost to a new gold sports top will be the screen printing.

Please call into the uniform shop to pre–order your size ready, for delivery in February 2020, by 27 September 2019 at the LATEST – no new orders will be taken after this date.

Halls Head Uniform Shop Hours

Monday 8.00 – 9.30Thursday 14.00 – 15.30

Halls Head Holiday Opening Hours

Tuesday 15 October 8.00 –12.00 (1st day of Term 4)

UNIFORM SHOP

2020 Year 5 Students

From February 2020, your current Year 4 student will be moving into Year 5, you may need to purchase additional formal uniforms, as the formal uniform will be worn for the whole week (full 5 days) and students will change at school for timetabled sports. Please call into the uniform shop as soon as possible.

2020 Year 3 Students

From February 2020, your current Year 2 student will need to purchase the full formal summer uniforms, to be worn for 3 days with 2 full days of sportswear. Please call into the uniform shop.

With Term 4 approaching please be aware of the following uniform requirements

Kindergarten through to Year 2 – Sports uniform

Summer uniform Kindergarten through to Year 2

Girls BoysSports tops – no change Sports tops – no changeGreen skorts / sports skirt / shorts Green school shorts Sport sock – no change Sport socks – no change

Year 3 to Year 12 – Full formal Summer Uniform

Girls BoysDress Summer ShortsJumper ShirtsTurnover top white ankle socks Jumper New short striped socks

If you require any new uniforms, please see what sizes you currently have, which will assist us in selecting the correct size of the new item.

If you need a summer dress with extra length, please call in as soon as possible, as this can take an additional 4–6 weeks to deliver.

Lost Uniforms

Can you all please check your children uniforms for names, if the item is not yours, please return it to the schoolofficeassoonaspossible,whereweareabletogivetheitemtothecorrectchild,ifyouknowthechild please pass it on to the owner.

Recently, I have had several parents into the uniform shop, complaining about lost/taken uniform items.

Please be mindful that all items of clothing MUST have your child’s name on it, this will not only reduce the risk of lost items, which result in additional costs for families but items can easily be returned.

Second Hand Uniforms

Haveyouanyuniformsthatnolongerfit,re–sellthemthroughthemthroughtheuniformshop.Iftheitemsare freshly laundered and in a very good condition, I would like to assess them to possibly include in our second hand section.

Forms are available from either the uniform shop, Reception or online – details needed:•Nameandaddress–sopaymentcanbedeductedfromyourschoolfees–onceitemsaresold•Datepurchased–thiswillhelpsetthesellingprice

The selling price is set at 60% of the original price, and then you received 75% of this selling price.

A new system has been developed to help me process the second hand uniforms into the shop and sell on for you. Unfortunately, any item that has been taken in cannot be returned if either unsuitable or unsold.

Halls Head Uniform Shop Hours

Monday 8.00 – 9.30Thursday 14.00 – 15.30

Halls Head Holiday Opening Hours

Tuesday 15 October 8.00 –12.00 (1st day of Term 4)

COMMUNITY NEWS AND EVENTSSTUDY TIPS

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IMPROVING EXAM MARKS If you do well in your classwork, and your assignments, but then poorly in your tests and examinations, work through the

following to identify the changes you need to make.

ISSUE: WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS: FUTURE ACTION

1. You found that there was just too much to learn in time for the examination.

This means you had not been organising and reducing the content as you went during the course and then you left it too late to have time to learn everything.

Make your study notes as you go in future courses. Once a week go through and summarise the content into study notes. Keep asking yourself, what will I need to know or remember for the exams? Then go through all of the course material and write down what you need to learn in point form. Keep condensing the material to learn as you go.

2. While you were studying you realised that there were lots of things you didn’t understand and you didn’t have time to work it out.

You did not address issues as they arose throughout the course.

Ensure you keep up with all classwork and if there are things you don’t understand you need to ask questions as you go. Do every single piece of work the teacher allocates and chase up anything you don’t understand, no matter how small.

3. You thought you knew it, then when you got in the exam you could not remember the content you needed for the exam. For example, you didn’t know formulas, or dates, or definitions.

This means that when you were learning the content, you mainly read through the information, but you did not test yourself on the content to see if you were retaining the information. So you thought you knew it, but when you got in the exam it was all gone.

You need to test yourself over and over when you are learning the content for the exam. Read a section, then see what you can say or write without looking. Then go back and review the parts you did not know. Do this over and over. Memorisation involves lots of repetition and lots of testing yourself.

CAREERS

TUITION CLASSES – SEMESTER 2, 2019Tuition classes are for students who require some extra help with a subject. Students who attendtuition must be prepared with questions for the teacher. Attendance is not compulsory; however,an attendance register will be kept.

DETAILS OF TUITION CLASSESSemester 2 2019Years 11 and 12

Japanese

11 and 12 Monday 3.15pm – 4.15pm Room J1 Miss Min

Media Production and Analysis

11 and 12 Monday 3.15pm – 4.15pm Room G1 Rostered teachers

Art 11 and 12 Monday 3.15pm – 4.15pm Room P16 / P17

Mrs Martin / Mrs Nici

Physics

11 and 12 Monday 3.15pm – 4.15pm Room B4 Mr Dempsey

Accounting

11 and 12 Monday 3.15pm – 4.10pm Room P36 Mrs Singh

Media Production and Analysis

11 Monday 3.15pm – 4.15pm Room G1 Mr Nagel

Biology 12 Monday and Wednesday

3.15pm – 4.15pm Room J12

Mr Stewart

Geography 11 and 12 Tuesday

7.45am – 8.15am Room K1

Miss Pyke

Media Production and Analysis

12 Wednesday 3.15pm – 4.15pm Room G1 Mrs Shier

Human Biology

11 and 12 Wednesday 3.15pm – 4.15pm Room B4

Mr Preston / Mrs Cooling / Mrs Vaughan

Economics 12 Wednesday

3.15pm – 4.00pm Room K2

Mr Stewart

Literature 11 and 12 Wednesday (every

even week of term)

3.15pm – 4.15pm Room E41

Mrs Ukich / Mrs Taylor

Politics and Law 11 and 12 Thursday

3.15pm – 4.15pm Room J3

Mr King / Mr Blake

Chemistry

11 and 12 Thursday 3.15pm – 4.00pm Room B1 Ms Potter / Ms Stephens

Earth and Environmental Science 11

Thursday

3.15pm – 4.00pm Room B7

Mr McFetridge / Mrs Compton

English 11 and 12 Thursday

3.15pm – 4.00pm E Block

Rostered Teachers

History

11 and 12 Thursday

3.15pm – 4.00pm Room K4

Mrs Compton / Mr King / Mr Blake

Biology 11 Thursday (As Requested)

3.15pm – 4.15pm Room J12

Mr Stewart

Physical Education Studies 12 Thursday

3.25pm – 4.15pm Room G4

Mr Miguel

Mathematics

11 and 12 Thursday 3.15pm – 4.15pm Room D1 Rostered Mathematics Teachers

Chemistry

11 and 12 Friday

7.45am – 8.30am Room B1

Ms Stephens

COMMUNITY NEWS AND EVENTS

DIY DADS

Bring the kids along for an evening of DIY. Put on your tool belt and gardening gloves: we are making a herb box planted with your choice of herbs ready for summer cooking.

When: Thursday, 12 September 2019

6:00 to 7:30pm

Where: Bunnings Mandurah

21 Kirkpatrick Drive, Greenfields

No cost, supper included

To book your spot please contact Relationships Australia on 61640619 or email 4families.mandurah@relationshipswa.org.au by Wednesday 11 September.

COMMUNITY NEWS AND EVENTS

4Dads is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services

Term 3, 2019 Toolbox

Book a Dads one-on-one session Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday at no cost. Located at 21 George Street, Mandurah.

Call 61640619 or email 4families.mandurah@relationshipswa.org.au

Dads and Kids Breakfast Club Feel free to drop in for a fun morning with activities for you and your children. Meet other dads and enjoy a free breakfast and a coffee.

When: 9:30am-11:30am Fortnightly Saturdays

27 July, 10, 24 Aug, 7, 21 Sept

Where: Child & Parent Centre 3 Kooljack St, Dudley Park

No cost, breakfast included

Dads Supporting DadsAn open drop-in group where fathers can chat about taking care of themselves and their family over a relaxed bbq with likeminded men.

First Tuesday of every month.

When: 6.30-8.30pm

6 Aug, 3 Sept, 1 Oct

Where: 21 George St, Mandurah

No cost, BBQ meal included

Tuning in to Teens - a 6 week courseTuning in to Teens shows you how to help your teen develop emotional intelligence. Adolescents with higher emotional intelligence:• are more aware, assertive and strong in situations of peer pressure• have greater success with making friends and are more able to manage conflict with peers• are more able to cope when upset or angry• have fewer mental health and substance abuse difficulties• have more stable and satisfying relationships as adults• Emotional Intelligence may be a better predictor of academic andcareer success than IQ.

When: Wednesday morning 14, 21, 28 Aug, 4, 11, 18 Sept

9.30-11.30am

Where: Billy Dower Youth Centre, Rushton Park, 41 Dower St, Mandurah

No cost, refreshments provided, registration required.

A condensed 4 hour course could be made available for FIFO and shift workers. Call to register your interest.

COMMUNITY NEWS AND EVENTS

www.academicgroupcom.au

Achieve your best with Academic Group!

9314 9500 learn@academicgroup.com.au

Yr 11 & 12 Programs Holiday Revision and Exam Boost Seminars

ATAR Holiday Revision ProgramsTerm 3 School Holidays

ATAR Exam Boost Seminars Weekends in Term 3 and 4

10 hour courses, perfect for students wanting

thorough revision of their ATAR subjects and

review of topics in preparation for exams. Increase

understanding and confidence and receive fresh

insights on course content.

Early bird discount: Enrol with full payment by

Monday 9th September and receive 10% discount.

Dates: Week 1 & Week 2 Term 3 School Holidays

View timetable online.

Time: 10 hours (2 hours each day/5 days)

Venues: Churchlands SHS, Rossmoyne SHS, Perth

Modern School & University of WA (UWA).

Enrol Online: www.academicgroup.com.au

One day courses popular with time-poor students

who want targeted exam help before their Mock

and ATAR Exams. Classes pack in six hours of exam

preparation from an ATAR marker learning what

examiners are looking for and how to boost exam

performance. Students will receive feedback on

their work and learn strategies to improve marks.

Dates: Term 3 & 4 on Saturdays and Sundays

Most ATAR subjects offered - View timetable online.

Time: 6 hours

Venues: Churchlands SHS, Rossmoyne SHS, Perth

Modern School.

Enrol Online: www.academicgroup.com.au

Early bird discount: Enrol with full payment

by Monday 9th September and receive 10% discount.

Dates: Week 2 Term 3 School Holidays

Time: 6 hours (3 hours each day/2 days)

Venues: Perth Modern School.

Enrol Online: www.academicgroup.com.au

Specially designed courses designed to equip students with the necessary skills for ongoing

academic success. Specialist teachers engage students with targeted teaching that promotes

learning development.

Courses available inlcude: Advanced Maths, Intermediate English,

Foundations Maths and English, Learning Skills and Essay Writing.

Yr 7 - 10 Programs Holiday Skills Development Program

COMMUNITY NEWS AND EVENTS

COMMUNITY NEWS AND EVENTS

WORKSHOP CALENDAR 2019 TALKING ABOUT KIDS

Where: Halls Head Rec Centre, 42 Honeysuckle Ramble When: Thursday 15 August to 12 September 2019 Time: 10:00am-12:30pm

CIRCLE OF SECURITY EVENING

Where: Child and Parent Centre-Dudley Park, Kooljack Street When: Thursday 15 August to 19th September 2019 Time: 6:30pm- 8:30pm

TUNING INTO KIDS EVENING

Where: Child and Parent Centre Dudley Park, Kooljack street When: Tuesdays 13 August to 17 September 2019 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm

1.2.3 MAGIC & EMOTIONS

Where: Meadow Springs Goodstart 19 Pebble Beach Boulevard When: Every Monday 9,16,23 September 2019 Time: 6.30pm - 8:30pm

BRINGING UP GREAT KIDS

Where: Halls Head Rec Centre, 42 Honeysuckle Ramble When: Tuesday 13 August to 17 September 2019 Time: 10.00am-12:00pm

PROTECTIVE BEHAVIOURS Where: Court Grammar School, LOT 1 Bishop Rd, Mundijong When: Tuesday 3rd September 2019 Time: 10.00am-12:00pm

TOILET TRAINING TIPS

Where: 9 Clifton Street, Byford When: Monday 5th August 2019 Time: 10.00am-12:00pm

BEAT THE BEDTIME BATTLES

Where: 9 Clifton Street, Byford When: Monday 12 August 2019 Time: 10.00am-12:00pm

PARENTING CONNECTION To register for workshops please phone or email

Phone: 9581 0581 or 0402 517 389 Email: peel.pcwa@anglicarewa.org.au