ALBANY PRIMARY SCHOOL

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From the Principal’s Desk

Welcome back to Term 2! It has been so wonderful to

see our students’ smiles and hear their laughter around

school again. It certainly was a strange place to be at the

end of Term 1, with only a handful of children around. We

have had a busy and productive start to the term.

Our new cleaning procedures are well underway and working well. I would

like to give a huge thanks to our cleaning team of Sharon, Kath, Kylie and

Genista, and our gardener, Sam, for being so accommodating and going above

and beyond to make sure our school is clean and safe!!

Thank you to our amazing community for following the guidelines expected of

us all and not coming into the school grounds. Drop off and pick up has been

running very smoothly across the school. I have even had quite a few parents

comment on how much easier the morning is now!

Covid-19 Update

As I write, I am awaiting an update from the Minister for Education regarding

what arrangements will be in place for beyond Week 4. As all schools in

Western Australia have re-opened this term with minimal issues, I do not

foresee any major changes on this front. It will be the element of parent

choice to keep children at home that I think will be discussed, and whether or not this will continue.

There will also be changes to what Semester 1 reports will look like. At this stage, the only information I have is that

there will be no grades issued on reports, however, you will receive feedback on how your child has been progressing

over the semester.

As soon as I have further information on any changes I will send this to you all.

I encourage you to keep in touch with your child’s teacher via email or Connect

if you have any queries about how they are doing at school. We are planning to

send some weekly updates to you via Connect, so you are able to hear about

what has been going on in your child’s class.

NEWSLETTER. Volume 5

UP & COMING EVENTS

WEEK 4

18 May

School Board 7pm

22 May

Virtual Assembly

WEEK 5

27 May

Student Banking

28 May

Cross Country

29 May

RISE Reward

WEEK 6

1 June

Public Holiday

4 June

NASHS Year 6 Visit 2.00pm

5 June

Virtual Assembly

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Enrolments

We are currently taking enrolments for Kindergarten and Pre-Primary in 2021.

Enrolments for Kindy close on Friday 31 July (Week 2, Term 3). I encourage you to get

your enrolment in as soon as possible. Please contact our fabulous office ladies for an

application.

We are Transitioning to Electronic Newsletters

This will be our last newsletter that is printed and sent home with students. Our next newsletter will be sent to you

directly via our Connect app. A hard copy of the newsletter will be available for you to pick up from the office, should

you require it.

As a part of being a more sustainable and environmentally friendly school, there are

significant cost savings for us as a school by moving to electronic communication. As

all of our parent community is now on our Connect list, this is a simple and direct way

for you to receive the newsletter.

Have a fantastic weekend. Stay well and stay safe.

Ms Cathy Willis, Principal

Year 6 Transition – a message from NASHSDuring weeks 6 & 7, the weeks beginning 2nd June, Mr Harrison (Student Services Coordinator) and/or Mrs

Bolt, (Deputy Principal), will be visiting your school and the Year 6 students. The students will be provided

with information on courses, teachers and events to look forward to in the future. They will also be

provided with an enrolment package containing lots of information about Year 7 in 2021. It would be

appreciated if you could complete and return the forms in the package to your school’s front office as soon as

possible, but no later than Friday, 26th June 2020 (end of week 9).

On Tuesday, 16 June we will be holding a Parent Information Night for Year 6 to 7 from 5.30pm to 6.30 pm. For more

information, please refer to the flyer inside the enrolment package. We look forward to seeing parents of Year 6

students.

If you have any further queries regarding the Year 6 to 7 transition program, please contact Mrs Terry Bolt (Lower School Deputy Principal) or Andrew Harrison (Program Coordinator) on 9892 0611.

Mrs Terry Bolt, Deputy Principal , NASHS

Student Banking is back on!

Danielle from Bendigo Bank will be returning this term to assist families with Student Banking. Danielle will be located in the front office from 8.15 – 8.45am on alternate Wednesdays. The dates for the remainder of Term 2 are below.

27 May (Week 5) 10 June (Week 7) 24 June (Week 9)

Come along and see Danielle to deposit money into a student account or talk

about starting an account for your child/ren.

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Congratulations to all of our Honour Certificate Recipients and Rise Stars

RISE Reward Week 5

In Week 5 students in Good Standing will have extra play time as a reward for demonstrating RISE qualities at school.

Virtual Assembly

Our students are becoming experts at adjusting to doing things a little differently! Last Friday we held our first Virtual Assembly. Filming of Acknowledgement of Country, Principal Address, Student Leader reports, RISE Draw and Merit Certificates occurred on Wednesday. Mr Evans then kindly edited and made the assembly available on USB for classrooms to watch. Teachers then handed out their certificates while watching. The School Song was also made

available for students to sing with their class mates. Well done APS! Mr Reece Smith, Deputy Principal

FACTION POINTS

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HONOUR CERTIFICATE RECIPIENTS

ROOM JUNIOR ROOM SENIOR

2 Kayden

Ruby-Anne 15

Sophia Lincoln

3 Madyson

Kyah 16

Kara Seth

4 Sienna

Henderson 17

Leyla Ollie

5 Charlie

Shrinithi 18

Molly Angus

6 Grace

Jackson 20

Amber Kai

7 Molly Ryder

21 Jackson Chloe

8 Chanel Xavier

22 Campbell

Jakob

9 Seumas

Elora 23

Amity Ava

LOTE Rebekah Marlon

SCIENCE Matilda

JUNIOR SENIOR

Eliza Angus Lilah Jerry

Vincent Jake Eva Jordan

RISE Stars

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Health News Influenza

Influenza, or the ‘flu’ is caused by an influenza virus. It

is spread through the air when someone coughs,

sneezes or talks. It is also spread by touching

something that has the virus on it and then touching

your nose, eyes or mouth. Common symptoms include

sore throat, cough, fever, headache, chills, tiredness

and muscle aches.

People with the flu should rest and drink plenty of fluid.

Use paracetamol in recommended doses if necessary -

but do not give children any medication containing

aspirin.

Be sure to keep your child home from school while he

or she is sick. If you require school work for your child

contact the school to prepare some for you to collect.

The best way to prevent flu from spreading is by

washing your hands regularly and after coughing,

sneezing or blowing your nose.

Why should I consider having my child vaccinated

against the flu?

The National Health and Medical Research Council,

Australia's peak body for health advice, recommends

annual vaccination for anyone six months of age or

older who wants to reduce their chances of becoming

ill with the flu.

Annual flu vaccination is strongly recommended for

anyone six months of age or older with a medical

condition that places them at higher risk of severe

illness from flu. Children and adults with heart, lung or

kidney disease or a weakened immune system, are

eligible for free flu vaccine through the National

Immunisation Program.

Children without underlying medical conditions who

become infected with flu can also develop serious

illnesses. Flu can cause high fever and pneumonia, and

make existing medical conditions worse. Flu can also

cause convulsions and diarrhoea in children. This year

the flu vaccine is also available free for Primary

School Aged children (Kindy to Year 6) as part of the

National Immunisation Program.

Influenza viruses are always changing. Each year

scientists try to match the strains of influenza viruses

in the vaccine to those most likely to cause flu illnesses

that year. It takes up to two weeks for protection to

develop after vaccination against flu and protection

lasts about a year.

The seasonal flu vaccine is available on prescription or

via GP’s and immunisation clinics and is provided free

for certain groups. For more information visit

healthywa.wa.gov.au/immunisation or contact your GP

or Immunisation Clinic. The Warden Avenue

Immunisation Clinic provides appointments Tuesday

morning and afternoon and Thursday mornings by

appointment and can be contacted on 9892 2499.

Ms Rochelle Klose

School Health Nurse

Library News In Week 4 the school library will be closed so that the carpet can be replaced. If your child has any overdue books, please ensure they return them as soon as possible to assist us to organise our resources over that time. Thank you.

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Room 9 - ideas for home activities!

Over the last month the children in Room 9 have been busy both at school and at home! Here are some examples of home activities from some of our busy students.

Alby and his brother made a birdfeeder, Fletcher and his

sister helped their family on the farm, Jace drew a

beautiful rainbow, Leilani was doing Cosmic yoga, Nina did

some home learning on a laptop with her pal Paddington,

and Tristan used Playing Cards as part of his home

learning.

Thank you so much for sharing your photos with us!

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Room 18 – Mother’s Day Project

For Mother’s Day Room 18 made keyrings for their Mums using clay beads. Here are the steps we had to follow to make our gifts:

1. First we picked the colours of the clay. 2. Then we rolled the clay into beads and flattened the sides. 3. After that we used a toothpick to make a hole in the middle of each bead. 4. Then Miss Gurney baked the beads in the oven for 15 minutes. 5. Next we put the clasp on the top of the wire and twisted it to secure it. 6. Following that we threaded the beads onto the wire. 7. Finally, we placed 2 crimps on the end and used pliers to squeeze them.

Written by Room 18. “I really liked the colours I used for my Mother’s Day beads” – Angus “I tried to find the brightest colours and I loved how it turned out” – Oliver “My Mum likes green and black so it was a good Mother’s Day gift” – Will C “It was fun moulding the clay into beads” – Shae “This was a good craft because my Mum was due for a new keychain” – Emma “I really hope my Mum likes the gift” – Lucy

Room 5 – Mother’s Day Craft The students in Room 5 produced some bright and colourful gifts for their mothers last week. All of the images were so heartfelt and creative, it was very hard to select only a few to show here. Thank you for sharing this work with us Mrs MacNish!