Dear Parents and Community members,

NAPLAN This Friday students in Years 3 and 5 will be given their NAPLAN Reports. Students will also be given an ‘Information for Parents’ pamphlet. Please bear in mind that this is only one form of assessment. To make a more accurate judgement, this information needs to be considered in the context of all available assessment data including school reports and teacher feedback. SCHOOL SPORT WA Congratulations to Tahlia Edgar who has been selected to represent Western Australia in the 2017 Bruce Cup Tennis Team. This team will be competing at the School Sport Australia National Championships in Shepparton, Victoria in October. Well done! OPEN NIGHT Thank you to all the parents who supported our Open Night last night. There was a huge turnout and the classrooms looked amazing. Thank you to all staff for their efforts.

WAKAKIRRI I was fortunate to be able to attend the Wakakirri performance at the Regal Theatre last week. The performance by the Mount Pleasant students was outstanding. Congratulations to Mrs Gaudieri and all the many helpers who assisted her for this production. The dance troupe won the best T Shirt Design and the Spirit of Wakakirri Award. Mrs Gaudieri would like to thank the following people for their roles in this production: Aimee Thompson, Lesley Hann, Linda Gooley, Julia Williams, Mary James, Tahtyana Gaudieri, Billy McKay, Chelsea Grant, Iyali Pitt, Kylie Baldacchino, Amanda Johnson and in fact all parents who supported us in any way.

TUESDAY 29 AUGUST KINDY RED FATHERS DAY BREAKFAST 7.45am to 9.00am

WEDNESDAY 30 AUGUST KINDY BLUE FATHERS DAY BREAKFAST 7.45am to 9.00am

FRIDAY 1 SEPTEMBER ASSEMBLY ROOM 1

MONDAY 4 SEPTEMBER PRE PRIMARY TO YEAR 2 ZOO EXCURSION

FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBER WA POLICE PIPE BAND 10.15am to 10.50am

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

MOUNT PLEASANT

PRIMARY SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

TERM 3: ISSUE 3 Wednesday 23 August , 2017

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SCHOOL HOURS Commence:

8:45am Conclude:

2:55pm Morning recess:

10:50am-11:10am Lunch Recess:

12:40pm-1:20pm

CANTEEN DAYS

Monday, Wednesday and Friday

9316 4003

BANKING DAYS

Thursday Mornings before school commences

CAMP AUSTRALIA Before and After

School Care

Before School: 7:00am—8:35am

After School:

2:55pm—6:00pm

0452 247 189

LIBRARY DAYS/HOURS

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

8:30am before school and 2:55pm after

school

Lunchtime: Monday, Wednesday

and Friday

CHAPLAIN

What an amazing cake stall we had last Thursday! Sincere thanks to the wonderful group of girls and

their families for organising the delicious treats. Your generosity raised $221.95 which will be a great

help to those caught in poverty. Our MPPS 5 Cents Challenge continues to support education

projects around the world... helping to fight poverty by opening doors of opportunity and

transforming lives. Hero Award

For many years now, our school has had a program running where members of the community give

their time to mentor our students. One of those faithful mentors is Mrs Piera Cole. Mrs Cole's

children attended MPPS over 15 years ago, so we are very grateful to Piera for continuing to be a part

of our school community. Below are some words from the Hero Award we presented to Mrs Cole at

the assembly on Friday. "We greatly appreciate the 4 years you have volunteered your time to support our students in the

role of a mentor. Over the years you have invested into their life, encouraging them to reach their

potential both academically and in their personal character. Your genuine care has a lasting legacy.

Thank you for making a wonderful difference at Mount Pleasant Primary School."

Congratulations to the following students who received Honour Certificates for Week 5: Carey RACKHAM Room 1 Matti Ur REHMAN Room 11 Callum SMITH Room 1 Joud ALOTAIBI Room 11 Scarlett IRWIN Room 2 Rhys CHONG Room 12 James STEEL Room 2 Jeremy PARK Room 12 Oceana ANTILL Room 2 Scarlett RUSBATCH Room 13 Leah COLLINS Room 3 Sarah QIU Room 13 Jamie NUTTALL Room 3 Evan KHO Room 14 Lacey PASCOE Room 4 Genesis KUEH Room 14 Lucas JOHNSTON Room 4 Dillon YADAV Room 15 Hannah SIMMS Room 7 John LEWINS Room 15 Campbell FERGUSON Room 7 Logan RAMACHANDRAN Room 16 Griffen O’BRIEN Room 7 Diba ALMASSI Room 16 Eloise MORRELL BROWN Room 8 Lucas WANG Room 16 West HAEUSLER Room 8 Kate SCOTT Room 17 Winnie QIU Room 17 Robert ROBINSON Room 18 Anzo PATEL Room 18 Aidan KIM Room 18

hiHONOUR CERTIFICATES

JAPANESE HOST FAMILIES NEEDED

GKA JAPANESE STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM

15 OCTOBER—1 NOVEMBER 2017

Families who have a child in Years 4,5, & 6 are invited to host a student.

Hosting is as simple as involving the student in your daily routines such as walking the dog, kicking a

ball in the park, enjoying a BBQ and even helping out with the chores!

For further information please phone 0438 871 451 or email to homestay@goldil.com.au

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PATIENCE Patience means waiting and trusting that everything will be alright. It is being calm and tolerant even in difficult situations. It means having self-control. Patience is sticking with something until you get the results you want. It is like planting seeds in a vegetable garden then tending to them and waiting for the results. Patience is a commitment to the future. Patient people do things now that will help them in the future. They trust that their goals are worth the hard work and are prepared to wait for the results. When people are impatient they usually act in a frustrated or irritable way. Sometimes they are not very nice to be around. You practise patience by not trying to control things or other people. If someone makes a mistake, be gentle with them. When things become difficult for you, persevere until you achieve the result you desire. Set goals for yourself and know that the future is worth waiting for.

P&C QUIZ NIGHT

A big thank you to all the class reps and parents for the raffle hampers for the Quiz Night. We had the

best hampers we've had in years! A special thank you to the following volunteers who helped with door knocking for prizes, assistance on

the night and help with prizes:

Janelle Bell

Barbara Masiello

Kylie Baldacchino

Linda Baker

Julie Ann Brady

Natalie de Felice And finally a VERY SPECIAL thanks

to:

Tenille Dartnall

Miriam Godwood

Kelly Jennings

Dale Edgar our MC!

We raised just over $10 000.00 !!! Look forward to the next one! Events like this can't happen

without the support of volunteers and the wider school community so your support of school

fundraising initiatives is highly appreciated.

LIBRARY

Hello from the Library! I am looking for some help in the library, namely to cover books and do shelving. If you drop off and/or

pick up your child from school, why not pop in early and make your way to our progressively changing

library. I will be happy to guide anyone who is interested in helping out in our lovely school. Please call

in and say hello.

Penny Porter

Library Officer

The Gift of Working Together Our item demonstrated how gender roles in play have changed throughout history and how working together we can achieve more. As the boys and girls slowly discover the gift or working together they realised they can achieve their desired goal. “Such a well thought out storyline. I loved seeing you smile from start to finish. Your creative staging and choreography was impressive. You took direction very constructively and didn't allow your costumes to detract from your beautiful faces. You should be very proud Mount Pleasant Primary.”

Chelsea Williamson - Judge

Awards

Excellent Performance Teamwork

Excellent Staging

Excellent Individual Set Piece Design

Excellent Theme/Concept

Excellent Group Dance

Spirit of Wakakirri

Best T-Shirt Design

WAKAKIRRI NEWS

MY SCHOOL WEB-

SITE (Live from Fri-

day, 4th March 2011)

www.myschool.edu.au

SCHOOL CONTACTS

Queens Road

Mount Pleasant WA 6153

Phone: 9316 1045

Fax: 9364 8422

Email:

mountpleasant.ps@det.wa.edu.au

Website:

www.mountpleasantps.wa.edu.au

Kindergarten: 9316 1045

Canteen: 9316 4003

Mt Henry Dental Clinic:

9313 0552

School Security: 9264 4771

School Watch: 9264 4632

Fremantle Regional Educational

Office: 9336 9563

SCHOOL CONTACTS Queens Road Mount Pleasant WA 6153 Phone: 9316 1045 Fax: 9364 8422 Email: mountpleasant.ps@ education.wa.edu.au Website: www.mountpleasantps.wa.edu.au Kindergarten: 9316 1045 Canteen: 9316 4003 Mt Henry Dental Clinic: 9313 0552 School Security: 9264 4771 School Watch: 9264 4632 South Metro Regional Educational Office: 9336 9563

We’re on

the web!

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Melville Mariners Tee Ball Club

Registration Day It’s that time again! Time to forget about that cold,

wet weather and start thinking about summer sports! So talk to your friends and get a team

together! Registration $130 for first child, $120 for siblings (cash payment on day, or direct debit via details

on registration form) Includes team photo and participation trophy

When: 12:00pm-2:00pm Saturday 2 September 2017

Where: Marmion Reserve Melville For more information visit our website www.melvillemarinersteeball.com.au

or contact registrar@melvillemarinersteeball.com.au

SCIENCE NEWS

SCIENCE WEEK Science has been a huge success with our whole school engaging in ‘Be a Bush Scientist’ and ‘Be an

Environmental Engineer’ programmes. Our celebrations included: a visit from Professor Kingsley

Dixon, Professor Don Bradshaw and Felicity Bradshaw, an article in the Melville Community News and

excellent learning experiences across all years. This celebration also included an invitation for all students to visit https://www.scienceweek.net.au/wa/ online and engage in further science events and

competitions. We would like to congratulate Beau Miles, from Room 12 who entered the Frontiers

of Science Logo Competition and won the Year 1 division. There were over 560 entries in this

division. His entry was outstanding and he was presented his award at the Canning River Eco

Education Centre.