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Bateman Primary School, Bartling Crescent, Bateman WA 6150 T: 08 6258 6900 E: [email protected] www.batemanps.wa.edu.au

From the Principal It just can’t be Week 4 of Term 3 already! Our term is flying by and before we know

it we will all be down on the school oval cheering on our favourite fac!on and

enjoying the music of our visi!ng DJ, Kathy Rimmer, who will make a guest

appearance for us for the day.

In the next week you should receive an e-mail from us which will be this year’s

Parent Survey. We are required to do these surveys every two years, but more than

that we want to find out all of those things that we are doing right for your family

and also give you the opportunity to let us know if there are areas where we can do

be/er. Our 2018 results were very posi!ve and we all believe we have grown from

there so it will be very interes!ng to see what the data tells us. I will publish the

results in an upcoming newsle/er.

Our staff mee!ng yesterday was very interes!ng with three of our teachers working

with small groups of staff to upskill them in basic coding and in the use of simple

robo!cs. U!lising the high level of exper!se we have on staff in using technology to

engage our students is a great way of ensuring that all teachers are knowledgeable

and confident users of the materials we have.

I am really impressed by the dedica!on of those students and staff who are staying

back a6er school to work on an item for our 50th

Anniversary Assembly in Term 4.

This commitment is similar to that shown by students and staff in areas like our cross

-country athle!cs and the AFLW which have all trained before and a6er school the

last few years. While COVID-19 has meant that our celebra!ons for our 50th

year

have been more muted we do plan a big assembly and parent event in the middle of

Term 4 and there is also the tree outside the library where families and staff were

able to purchase a leaf to celebrate their connec!on to Bateman Primary.

I have been informed that our external review of school opera!ons will happen at

some stage in Term 4. It will be interes!ng to see what other school principals make

of the way we operate and the close connec!ons we have with our community. I will

publish their findings in our newsle/er and on our website once we receive them.

Our Year 5/6 families had a Camp Informa!on session last week in which the running

of the camp and the student requirements were outlined. Although I was not able to

a/end I am told that the mee!ng was well-a/ended and informa!ve and we are very

confident that this year’s adventure at Woodman Point will be a fantas!c experience

for 92 students, 4 staff and 4 parents.

It is great to have our assemblies back to normal and lots of family and friends

a/ending them. With Book Week and our Open Night and all of the events coming

up in the near future I hope to see you at some of them.

PEAC UPDATE: There have been some delays in organising PEAC tes!ng due to

COVID 19 in Melbourne. Please rest assured that all Year 4 students will be tested

before the end of the year. We will keep you informed of any further updates as

they come to hand.

TERM 3

17 August

Science Week

Epilepsy Incursion K-6

21 August

Assembly Rm 9 & 10

Spell-A-Thon dona!ons due

Yr 2 Busy Bee 3.15-5.00pm

24 August

Book Week

Board Mee!ng

28 August

Book Week Parade 8.45-9.30

Spell-A-Thon Presenta!ons

MOB Event

31 August

P&C Mee!ng

2 September

Fathers Day Kindy Night

5.30-6.30

4 September

Assembly Rm 5 & 6

P&C School Disco

7 September

Assembly Rm 5 & 6

Please contact School

Watch Security on 1800

177 777 if you see any

suspicious ac(vity at

the school a*er hours.

Issue No 12

13 August 2020

If you ordered a 2019 Graduation USB; these are

available from the school office.


This is a !mely reminder that there are students in the school who have a nut allergy – all nuts. This means that if

they comes into contact with nuts directly or someone who has been handling a nut product, they will suffer a

severe reac!on - anaphylaxis.

With this in mind, we have put a number of strategies into place in the classroom which includes washing of hands

a6er each break, ensuring students only eat their food and limi!ng contact between students at ea!ng !mes.

We would also like to ask that considera!on be taken when making your child’s lunch to limit the number of nut

products in the classroom.

Your considera!on in this ma/er would be greatly appreciated. If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to

contact us at school.

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Being Good Digital Ci(zens

Bateman Community, the Building and Grounds Commi/ee are a6er some help. We have drawn up a rough dra6

and have some fantas!c ideas to re-invent the garden between the Junior and Senior blocks, however we now

need someone that can make it happen.

We will need a scaled design drawn up and quotes to carry out the work. If you or someone you know has a land-

scaping and/or design business we would love to talk to you.

Please contact Jenni in the school office for further informa!on.

We believe that it is vitally important that the school and parent/caregivers work together as a team to inform and

teach the children how to be good digital ci!zens who are able to use the devices and internet appropriately.

Unfortunately we are not always going to be able to protect the children from all inappropriate/unpleasant content

that can be found and so providing them with the tools on how to manage it is essen!al The program that we run

at the school includes:

• A Cyber Safety program is run at the beginning of each year that focuses on many different aspects from the

impact of their digital footprint to how to use the device and internet appropriately and what to do should

they be faced with cyber bullying. We also look at the Appropriate Usage Agreement to reinforce those

expecta!ons that all students have agreed to follow. We also discuss what cons!tutes an E-Breach and the

possible consequences that may occur. The teachers will also use scenarios to reinforce decision making

processes and choices with cyber bullying and safety. The teachers then regularly have ‘teaching moments’

where they are able to reinforce what has been taught extensively at the beginning of the year. They also

regularly remind the students about appropriate behaviour when using the devices.

• We have a Cyber Safety Week in Term One where there is a week of ac!vi!es that the students engage with

to learn about how to be safe.

• Incorporated into that is an annual Cyber Safety presenta!on for all Yr 5 and 6 students as they are the most

ac!ve with social media and communica!on. It is run for all years every second year. There is also an annual

parent informa!on session to assist parents in keeping informed and how to help your child to have

conversa!ons about these topics and what to do when confronted with cyber bullying.

• At !mes we may have an incursion with a group such as Constable Care to perform on the topic of cyber

safety.

Having conversa!ons with your child/ren about these topics is another important aspect to help demys!fy them

and to be able to give them strategies when they are confronted with cyber bullying or sex!ng. The website set up

by the eSafety Commissioner - www.esafety.gov.au has a lot of good informa!on about how to have these

conversa!ons as well as to provide parents with up-to-date informa!on.

Please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s teacher or the school to discuss this further.

Anaphylaxis and Allergy Awareness Reminder

WANTED! - Landscaping and/or Design Company


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Epilepsy Incursion—Monday 17 August

Lauren Buckels from Epilepsy WA will be coming to our school next week to

share with the children about epilepsy and how they can help another student

if they see them having a seizure. Through the use of picture books, cartoons

and a quiz for the older children, they will learn about this common

neurological condi!on and how important it is that we accept and support

those children living with epilepsy. Parents are welcome to a/end.

There will be two groups K – 2: 9 – 9.20am and 3 – 6: 9.25 – 10am.

To access an excellent booklet that explains the basics of epilepsy as well as providing explana!ons of some of the

more common seizure types, please follow this link: h/ps://www.epilepsywa.asn.au/about-epilepsy/

Week 3 was a huge, yet exci!ng week for us in sport! Last Tuesday, we walked to

Brentwood Primary School to compete in the Interschool Cross Country Carnival.

Even though we versed some tough schools, we s!ll did Bateman very proud by

having four students finish on the podium.

The Interschool Cross Country team worked extremely hard this year and most

importantly they all showed wonderful sportsmanship and support towards one

another.

Congratula!ons to Noah C (first), Mitchell H (third), Noah R (third) and Riddhi T

(third) who all placed on the podium.

The compe!!veness con!nued when we competed at the Interschool

Hockey Carnival on Thursday. This carnival took place at Perth Hockey Sta-

dium and we were lucky enough to play on the same turf that they use at

the Olympics!

Our two teams both did amazing with team BLACK finishing tenth and

team ORANGE finishing third! This was an incredible effort!

I would like to say a huge thank you to all of the staff

and parents who came down to these carnivals to

celebrate and cheer the students on as they competed.

As the countdown to athle!cs begins, we are star!ng to

look for parent helpers. If you are available to help at the

carnival please see Miss B.

Interschool Cross Country & Hockey Carnivals


Wanted

• Preloved gardening tools in good working order e.g.: small, hand held shovel, diggers (weeders) and large

spades, along with hedge shears, secateurs and pruning loppers. We are looking to increase and replace

some of our tools especially for our Busy Bees. Any of the above tools would be gratefully accepted.

• Someone capable of placing our Bush Tucker garden room signs in the ground

• Someone arty who wants to create some large anthills for our Educa!on Room.

Huge Thanks

• Well done Tracy on spoOng several large pots that were out on the verge along Dean Rd, which have been

collected and will be painted a bright orange and repurposed with some plants for our inner school gardens.

• To Trent and Antwon who have finished all the stand-up desks in the Educa!on Room. They look fantas!c!

• My mulching mums who have worked !relessly weeding and now re-mulching the Herbs and Healing garden.

Did You Know

That Kings Park has just finished

developing a blue kangaroo paw, which

will be on sale in 2021. Have a look in

the wheelbarrow garden at our

beau!ful purple kangaroo paws with

spikes that are nearly 66 tall! Please be

very careful with all our gardens at the

moment, as most of the spring flowers

are shoo!ng up their flower stems. Li/le feet will and can crush the delicate new growth.

Busy Bees

Looking forward to mee!ng all the Year 2 parents on Friday 21/8/20. Come down and make some new friends -

don’t be shy and remember that most people are new too. Don’t forget to bring your own hat and gloves, as it is

quite warm in the a6ernoons. We will supply some tools, but if you have your own you want to bring then please

do. Meet at the front of the school @ 3.15pm as we will be busy in the Bike Rack Garden. Drinks and a sausage

sizzle will occur a6er 5.00pm.

Special thanks to the Year 1 parents who turned up for the July Busy Bee. We had a

small but mighty crowd who cleared all the carpark garden and even did the

triangular gardens that are at the front of the parking bays! The Year 1 students

were amazing all helping right to the very end and then some followed that up with

some new plan!ng the following Friday at the very entrance to the carpark. More

plan!ng will occur over the next few weeks so watch this space! A special

commenda!on to Hunter in Year 1 who was so keen he even stayed a6er school

last Friday to finish off the plan!ng with me and instructed his brother how to do the plan!ng.

Monthly Market

We have had the approval from Mr Locke/ for our monthly market to begin. The first one

will take place on Sunday 20 September, !me TBA. We are hoping it will be a great

a6ernoon for the whole Bateman Community and one of many to come. We are seeking

many secret Master chef’s who are happy to dust off their aprons and provide some

baked goods for the day. Sweet treats such as; cakes, cupcakes, biscuits, slices or even

some savoury delicacies such as; quiches, soups or pies. If you are interested in geOng

involved please contact [email protected] so we can coordinate all of the

produce. Remember this is for the students at Bateman PS and all funds raised will be

plowed back into school projects. We can be reached on the P&C email

[email protected] or [email protected] or 0431 488 838.

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P&C News—Grounds Report


Disco - Friday September 4

Its disco !me... so be bold with your gold and let the truth be

told that this once in a life!me event will be !me well spent.

Entertainment, prizes and so much more, so bedazzle us with

your golden sparkle at the door on September 4. We will

dance and laugh the night away to celebrate Bateman

Primary Schools special 50th Anniversary date!!

Look out for the !cket order form in your in your child’s homework folder this week.

See the a/ached flyer for more details.

Spellathon Sponsorship Forms and Dona(ons Reminder - Due Friday 21 August

Thank you to all the teachers and students who par!cipated in this year’s Spell-a-thon.

Just a reminder to get your sponsorship forms and pledged dona!ons in by Friday 21

August (P&C orange box located at front admin office) to be eligible for the prizes.

As always, there will be a variety of great prizes to be won. For each class, there will be prizes for…

• Most Improved Spelling Student (nominated by their class teacher)

• Top Fundraiser

• Lucky Draw Prize for par!cipa!ng students

• Prize for the class who raises the most.

Winners will be drawn on Friday 28 August at the Spellathon Presenta!ons Assembly. All funds raised will go

towards the upgrade of the Library Outdoor Area and 50th

Anniversary Time Capsule.

Bateman Primary School 50 Year Anniversary Time Capsule

Bateman Primary P&C are excited to announce that fundraising efforts from the Spell-a-thon this year will go

towards the purchase of a handcra6ed !me capsule and plaque to commemorate the school’s 50 year anniversary.

Each class will have the opportunity to contribute to the !me capsule, providing your child with the opportunity to

leave a las!ng legacy at the school.

The !me capsule will be buried and opened in 25 years at the school’s 75 year anniversary celebra!ons… in 2045!

What will the world look like then? This year has been one that many of us will not forget but what a wonderful

way to officially capture some of these memories and the imagina!on of the school community for years to come

in a 50 year anniversary !me capsule.

Grant or Dona(on Sugges(ons

As with many P&Cs and volunteer groups, the COVID situa!on has drama!cally curtailed fundraising efforts this

year. Funds raised by the P&C are invested back into the school to make it a be/er place for the students, parents,

staff and community (for example just this year we donated $9,000 to the school for the fencing surrounding the

Junior School a6er a school request for financial assistance; as well as many other projects).

To that end if you have any ideas, sugges!ons, contacts or informa!on (or you know of anyone who would consider

a dona!on) on poten!al grants for the P&C could you please email them to Mike Baldwin

([email protected] or 0406 666 567) so we can poten!ally apply. We have been very successful in

recent years with geOng grants so any sugges!ons would be greatly appreciated.

Addi!onally, if you have any exper!se in grant applica!ons we would love to hear from you. Many thanks to the

wonderful family (who wished to remain anonymous) for their $500 dona!on towards some tables and gazebos for

the P&C to u!lise at school events

13 August 2020

P&C News


Entertainment “Book” (now 100% digital) Fundraiser

Order or renew your membership here:

h/ps://www.entertainment.com.au/orderbooks/8616k5

Subway Friday Drinks - Orange and Tropical Juice Temporarily Unavailable

Due to supply issues from the Eastern states, Subway are experiencing difficul!es with the regular supply of Orange

and Tropical flavour juices, whereas Apple Juice and Water is supplied locally. For now, only apple juice and water

will be available. Subway will no!fy us as soon as they can restart offering all flavours again. Sincere apologies

from Subway for any inconvenience caused.

Please Note: If Orange Juice or Tropical Juice (or Choc Milk, discon!nued since 11/06/19) is selected or hand-

wri/en on your order, it will be replaced with ‘water’ instead.

Uniform Shop Update

The uniform shop is now up and running again on Thursday mornings from 8.30 to 9.00.

Of course, if using the order form is easier, this op!on is s!ll available! Just pop the completed form in the orange

box in the admin office. Order forms are available to download on the Bateman Primary School website, h/ps://

batemanps.wa.edu.au/uniforms, or they can be picked up from the front office.

Your Feedback and Get in Touch

We welcome any feedback and ideas you may have that would help benefit the children and school. Please email

[email protected] or come along to one of our regular P&C mee!ngs.

What's Happening on Facebook?

Our Facebook page, h/ps://www.facebook.com/batemanpandc/, is frequently updated

with events, pictures, videos and informa!on on what is happening at Bateman PS.

Like us to keep up to date with what is happening and stay in touch

Next P&C Mee(ng - Monday 31 August 2020

The next P&C mee!ng will be Monday, 31 August 2020 at 7.00pm in the P&C U!lity Room.

Come along, get involved - it is your school too! Drinks and nibbles provided.

13 August 2020

P&C News

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