Room 14 Assembly It never ceases to amaze me how creative teachers are and the lengths they will go to engage students in really interesting ways. Mr Conti had a great example of this last Thursday when his class showed us that it was not “just any old day’ but that it was significant in the lives of famous people who figured in world history. It was an informative and entertaining assembly and it was great to see the confidence and enthusiasm of the class. NAPLAN Online Over the fortnight our students will complete the suite of annual literacy and numeracy assessments for Year 3 and 5 online. Year 3 students will still do their writing assessment on paper. Because of the need maximise connectivity and ensure a smooth test process we have; Purchased extra bandwith so that the internet can still be used Purchased extra iPads to ensure that there are enough up to date devices Trained students and teachers in the new format Participated in practise opportunities to iron out any potential issues

Our thorough preparation paid off yesterday with few issues reported and hopefully our students are more relaxed and enjoy the testing more than they did on paper. Early indications are supporting this notion. Results on online testing should be available to teachers and parents earlier than in other years enabling us to target specific needs even better. Public School Review Our school will be reviewed on June 6th by a team of educators and we are busy preparing an Electronic Assessment Tool to provide a range of evidence to inform them about where we see our school is at this point of time and what we plan to do to improve in all aspects. We will have members of the P&C and School Board meet with the reviewers to outline the work of the P&C and discuss the many ways that the parent body and community support student learning and play in this wonderful school. Jen Graffin Principal

DEAR PARENTS/CARERS:

CRAIGIE HEIGHTS P R I M A R Y

I N D E P E N D E N T P U B L I C S C H O O L

N e w s l e t t e r T e r m 2

Wednesday 15th May 2019

Tue 14th—Fri 24h May

Year 3 & 5 Naplan

Wednesday 15th May 2.45pm School Board

Friday 17th May

Winter Sports—Yrs 5&6

Thursday 23rd May Assembly Room 5

Thursday 30th May

Wear your Team Colours Fundraiser for Jonathan

Friday 31st May Pupil Free Day

Monday 3rd June

WA Public Holiday

Thursday 6th June Assembly Room 8

Friday 7th June

Winter Sports—Yrs 5&6

Monday 10th June 6.30pm—P&C Meeting

Friday 14th June

Winter Sports—Yrs 5&6

Wednesday 19th June School Board Meeting

SCHOOL VISION:

To inspire every student to achieve their personal best through learning, living and playing in harmony.

EXPECTED BEHAVIOURS:

Be Responsible Be Safe Be an Achiever Be Respectful

Telephone Number: 08 6206 2200 SMS Absentee - 0417 995 416 Email: Craigieheights.ps@education.wa.edu.au

The School Office is open 7.45am-3.30pm, Monday to Friday during the school term

School banking is held every

Tuesday outside Learning

Block 1 between the times of

8.15am and 8.45am.

Craigie Heights Dental

Clinic -Tel: 9401 3731

SCHOOL NEWS

SCHOOL PAYMENTS

Payment of Contributions or Incursions / Excursions can be made via internet banking (details below), by

cheque, cash or Eftpos. Please finalise payments at the front office between 7.45am and 3.30pm.

We are also trialling the payment of Incursions / Excursions, including the digital signing of permission

forms through the QkR!. App. Instructions on how to download the App are available here: QkR! App

Payee: Craigie Heights Primary School

BSB: 066 040 Account: 1990 2511

Reference: Child’s Name/s and Year or Room #

Description: School Contributions / Incursion or Excursion Name

A receipt will only be issued for payments over $50 unless requested. If required,

you can contact the Manager Corporate Services at:

Craigieheights.PS@education.wa.edu.au

HARMONY AWARD WINNERS—WEEK 2 TERM 2

Congratulations to the following students:

Year 6 Room 15 : Maison Year 4 Room 12 : Crystal

We would like to thank Whiteman Park for donating

the tramway family passes for our winners this week.

The school office is a very busy place, especially around drop-off and pick-up

times. We thank everyone for their patience during these times. We under-

stand that on occasion, there are unforeseen circumstances, and a parent

may need to get a message to their child during the school day. We will

endeavour to do so, but there may be times when this may not be possible.

We strongly recommend that all parents give their child this important

message - If a parent does not arrive to pick them up from school, make your

way to the office and we will help.

MESSAGES FOR YOUR CHILD

SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS—SPECIAL PHOTOS

Following our recent school photography by Kapture, you can now view and order any special photos taken this year. When visiting https://www.kapture.com.au/event.asp you will need to enter our school code under the Sports & Event tab to access the gallery – Code: 7F73MZ

Please note they have uploaded a copy of the graduation group photo which parents are able to view and purchase. On occasion, parents like to purchase a copy (separate to the complimentary graduation packages received by the school) for other family members or purposes. Please alert the School Office if you wish for this to be removed from the gallery for any reason.

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HONOUR CERTIFICATE WINNERS— WEEK 2 TERM 2

Congratulations to the following students who received Honour Certificates last week

for Being Respectful, Being Responsible, Being Safe or Being Achievers:

PP to Year 3: Leon, Charly, Tutanekai, Jazmine, Luke, Evie, Maton, Layla, Lily,

Ethan, Niki, Emily, Mia, Keshi

Year 3 to Year 6: Bayden, Isla, Holli, Joshua, Luca, Ruby, Jack, Sayde, DJ,

Levi, Izak, Tara

We walk from classroom to eating areas

and walk from eating areas to play areas

We always wear

our hat

Did someone say Harmony Award?

The Craigie Heights kids are rewarded with Harmony

Awards for displaying our expected behaviours—Be

Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible & Be an

Achiever. Students can post their Harmony Awards in

our special letter boxes and then go into the draw for

a fabulous prize at the assembly. But before posting

them, students record the number of Harmony

Awards they receive on their Harmony Award

Certificates. This week lots of students visited the

office to show off their milestones. A couple of kids

have earnt over 250 Harmony Awards this year!!

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Craigie kids strive to achieve their personal best!

Over the last couple of weeks Mrs Graffin, Mrs Robinson and I have had

lots of visitors to the office to show off their amazing work and talents. We

have listened to Talk 4 Writing stories, seen beautifully presented printing,

heard kids skip counting and have been impressed with the pride our

students are showing in their work. The kids at Craigie are constantly

striving to achieve their personal best.

Learning is fun! With Mrs Moore!

The students in Mrs Moore’s Year 3 class have

been learning how to use a sewing machine, to

make their mums a recycle bag for Mother’s Day.

Mrs Moore’s family came to Craigie to help them

out. The Room 10 kids are building skills that will

stay with them for life. Thanks to Mrs Moore and

her family for making learning practical and

meaningful.

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Time to be creative!

Recently, a group of Year 5/6 students from Rooms 13, 14 & 15

worked on a STEAM project whereby they had to design, make and

appraise a piece of formal wear out of newspaper. Most groups

created lovely ball gowns, however a couple of suits were made.

Students used their problem solving, cooperative and creative skills

to come up with some masterpieces. The session ended with a

fashion parade—catwalk style. The students enjoyed the challenge!

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NAPLAN YEAR 3 AND 5 The National Assessment Program in Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) will be conducted in Weeks 3 and 4, from Tuesday 14th May to Friday 24 May 2019. The assessments provide parents and schools with an understanding of how individual students are performing at the time of the test. NAPLAN is just one aspect of the assessment and reporting process. Students in Years 3 and 5 will participate in reading, writing, language conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy. The Year 3 students will complete the writing on paper, but all other assessments are done online. It is important to reassure your child that NAPLAN is just one assessment, and to simply try their best. They have been well prepared for the online platform this year and need to see it as a normal school day. Please find below the schedule.

Some sessions are at the start of the day so we ask that students arrive on time to school. Please note that the above times may change if technical issues are experienced. If you have any queries, please speak to your child’s teacher or myself.

Tuesday 14/5/19

Wednesday 15/5/19

Thursday 16/5/19

Friday 17/5/19

Monday 20/5/19

Tuesday 21/5/19

Wednesday 22/5/19

Year 3 & 5 Writing

Year 5 Reading

Year 3 Reading

Year 3 Language

Conventions

Year 5 Language

Conventions

Year 5 Numeracy

Year 3 Numeracy

DISPLAYS

It is a pleasure to walk into a classroom and see students’ work on display. This is a great way for

students to share their work with each other, as well as with visitors to the room. Students can be proud

of their work when it has been put up for everyone to see.

Year 1s in Room 4 created some colourful underwater scenes. Besides making art, students learn how to respond to art, as well appreciate art. Mrs Page has used students’ photos to record their responses. Room 4 has also been learning about the Noongar 6 seasons. All students contributed to this beautiful display. There were lots of great conversations about the different seasons.

In Pre-primary Room 2, students have created Twiggle the Turtle. Twiggle tells us

how to Do Turtle when we might be having some uncomfortable feelings.

1. Stop and do turtle.

2. Breathe.

3. Say the problem and how you feel.

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Mrs Pope has created a history table in her room for the Year 2s and 3s. There are some great items to look at and the students generally have a favourite. I love the typewriter as it is like one I had in my teens. The students made these wonderfully colourful bowls for Mothers’ Day. A tricky technique of melting coloured beads in the oven.

Mrs Moore has a great example on display in her classroom of how we go about innovating a model text in Talk 4 Writing. They have adapted The Rainbow Fish to become The Rainbow Cat. This is great way to learn good text structure.

Our new PATHS (Promoting Alternative Thinking Skills) display in the front office is delightful. Thank you to Mrs Page for her wonderful photography skills. The students share their thoughts on different feelings, and what to do when you have uncomfortable feelings. Remember “All feelings are OK, but not all behaviours are”. Mrs Amanda Robinson - Deputy Principal

CHAPLAIN’S CHAMPION

Jacob is a good-natured and friendly student. He is a role model of the four expected behaviours in the classroom. Jacob is kind and helpful to others. His responsible attitude means that he can be trusted to do jobs in the classroom and school.

Jacob remembers to return his library books and complete his home-work. He is consistently one of the first students to follow the signal to stop and listen, and always listens respectfully to instructions. Jacob always puts his best effort into the work that he does and achieves great results. It is a pleasure to have Jacob in our school!

Team Colours Day for Jonathan

For several years now our school has sponsored children from other countries. We are so happy to be

supporting Jonathan from the Philippines.

In a recent letter Jonathan, wrote…

I’m currently a member of a children’s club and a child led learning group. I’ve also been learning at my local school, and am now in Grade 2. When I grow up I would like to be a policeman. I love to play basketball. The biggest change for me has been that I am no longer shy, and I have made many new friends. With your support I am living a healthier life and most times when I am unwell I receive medical assistance.

At Craigie Heights Primary School we hold one donation day in terms 1, 2 & 4 to support Jonathan. This term, for the donation of a gold coin, everyone in our school community is invited to wear their

Team Colours to school, on Thursday 30th May.

Please remember you still need to wear school shoes!

MORNING ARRIVAL

This term, Breakfast Club and Numero Club will be on a Tuesday morning from 8:00-8.25am (please note

a change in time) and Running Club on a Thursday morning from 7:45am. Students that are not involved

in these activities, and who arrive at school prior to 8:25am, need to go straight to the alcove of the Early

Childhood Block with their school bag. They are to sit quietly in this area until dismissed by the duty

person.

MORNING ARRIVAL AND SCHOOL CLUBS

PLAYGROUP: NUMERO CLUB:

Numero Club Tuesday mornings

8:00am—8:25am

Room 5

SAFE CRACKER

Ferris Wheel

1. Place the numbers 1—9 in the circles so

that each line adds to the same amount.

2. You can use each number once.

Place in safe box in the office by Tuesday 21st May

P&C NEWS:

A big thank you to our families for supporting the Mother’s Day Stall – we raised $1200 and hope that all the Mums, Grandmothers and special ladies enjoyed their gorgeous gifts and their special day.

Urgent help needed

We are calling all bakers to please donate some baked goods (store bought is fine too) for the BBQ Fundraiser we are hosting this Saturday 18th May (Election Day) at the school. It would be great if you can drop them to the stall from 8am on the day. Thanks in advance for your support. We’d also appreciate a few more volunteers to fill some empty spots – to help out with jobs like cooking the sausages, hotdog sales and cake sales. It’s always a lot of fun! Please check the roster on our Facebook page and let us know if you can spare an hour or two to help out. For those not on Facebook, please leave your name, number and rough time you’re available on a form at the office and we will be in touch.

Lapathon – save the date!

The Lapathon is booked for the last day of Term (Friday 5th July). Fundraising forms will be coming home soon.

Entertainment Books are now available

Entertainment Books are now available and packed full of great offers! Follow the link below to purchase your book or digital membership. https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/8768y6 If you have any questions or would like to have a sneak peek at a book before deciding to purchase, please feel free to approach Shelley or Jodie at school and they will endeavour to help.

School Banking - Tuesday Remember, Tuesday is School Banking day at Craigie Heights Primary School. Meet us outside Learning Block 1 from 8.15am with your weekly deposit and your Dollarmite passbook. Once students have made ten deposits they earn a School Banking reward item in recognition of their regular savings habits. School Banking is also a great fundraiser for our school, raising 5% on every deposit made through the school (to a maximum of $10 per individual deposit). How to Join? To join our School Banking program, please open a bank account for your child with Commonwealth Bank (either online, or in a branch). Our School Banking Co-ordinator will then assign your child with a student number and you are ready to go!

P&C NEWS:

The Munch Room Canteen – Wednesdays & Fridays Don’t forget to try these delicious specials for term 2! You can choose from;

Hot chicken roll $4 - homemade, warm long roll filled with real chicken

breast shredded through a herb & mayo sauce.

Lasagne $4.50 - homemade, tomato meat sauce filled with extra hidden nutrients, cheese sauce all layered between pasta sheets.

Mac & Cheese $4 - homemade, cheese sauce with extra hidden nutrients stirred through macaroni pasta.

Important reminders

Year 5 and 6 students CAN order on a Friday when they attend inter school.

The canteen no longer stocks straws, so please inform your child to seek help from Amber or a teacher if they are having trouble opening the carton. We suggest teaching your child at home and helping them understand why they can no longer get straws from the canteen.

We hope you have all seen the latest price list for Term 2, if not please take a look on the school website or The Munch Room Canteen Facebook page.

Orders Our Canteen is open on Wednesdays and Fridays, and located in the undercover area. Come and place your order at the window before school or online at www.quickcliq.com.au Volunteers Our Canteen Manager Amber is always looking for willing volunteers to help in the Munch Room. If you have some spare time (even one day a term!) we would love to hear from you - your kids will love it and we will have some good laughs while making some yummy food for our school. Be sure to follow The Munch Room Canteen on Facebook to stay up to date with the latest news and specials! https://www.facebook.com/TheMunchRoomCanteen/

Position Vacant – Fundraising Co-ordinator We’re looking for an organised and enthusiastic volunteer to take on the elusive role of Fundraising Co-ordinator. This person would be responsible for the planning and implementation of fundraising events throughout the year. Working with a committee that already has a number of enthusiastic members, we have a number of events already booked for the year ahead (which are well documented on how to arrange), as well as the opportunity for some exciting new events to be introduced. This role is one that can be shared or taken on alone, and is well supported by our P&C members, and our fabulous CHPS volunteers! If you are interested please contact craigieheightspandc@yahoo.com.au .

CAMP AUSTRALIA:

Visit us in the Undercover Area or call us on 0424 596 016 during opening hours! From Nick, Emma, and Sarah Camp Australia is open for Before School Care from 7:00am – 8:25am & After School Care from 3:00pm – 6:00pm (2:30pm on Wednesdays). Bookings can be made online at www.campaustralia.com.au

What’s Up At Camp Australia…

We made bath bombs for Mother’s Day! Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful

Craigie Heights mums.

ART OF THE WEEK

Max (Year 5)

PUPIL FREE DAY

We are CLOSED for the upcoming

Pupil Free Day on Friday May 31st.

CAMP-TAIN AUS-MERICA

Emma and Ethan teamed up to keep our school safe with our very own superhero!

Congratulations to our Leadership Certificate winner

Joshua (Year 3)

Parent parking is available in the car park in front of the Early Childhood Area. This area is not a ‘Kiss and Drop’ area. Provision has been made for two disabled parking bays in this car park. Please do not park in these bays as we have families requiring these spaces. Never use the staff car park. "Kiss and Drop" - If you wish to use the ‘Kiss and Drop’ area, there is a zone specifically for this purpose on Spinaway Street. Please do not park or leave your vehicle in this area. Additional parent parking is kindly offered at the Craigie Baptist Church car park beside the school, which is a short walk to the school. We are so lucky to have this additional parking so please respect everything on their site. The school oval will also be opened for parking for assemblies and school events. Parking on the verges around the school is extremely dangerous and puts our students at risk. Unfortunately a number of parents continue to park on our neighbours verges or drive-ways and this has been reported to the Joondalup Council for their action.

PARKING AROUND THE SCHOOL

COMMUNITY NEWS:

COMMUNITY NEWS: