6 September 2018 Edition #13

Kookaburra Chronicles

Faction Sports Carnival

Despite the weather forecast of showers, we were very fortunate to have a cool and overcast but fine day for our annual Faction Sports Carnival.

Our senior students took the opportunity to show their maturity and leadership skills organising and guiding the younger students.

Special thanks to the Duncraig Senior High School students, without whose help on the day we could not run this wonderful event.

A very well supported days events with lots of colour and excitement saw Tuart take out the honours for the day.

Congratulations TUART!

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Dear Parents and Caregivers

Community Forum

As you’re aware I’m holding a community forum in the staffroom on

Wednesday 19 September 2018 from 9.00 am to 10.00 am. The topics

were to be 2018 NAPLAN, survey results and behaviour management.

However, the school won’t have received our aggregated NAPLAN data

sets by this time. While ACARA (the federal education authority) did

release the raw NAPLAN results to SCSA (the state education authority) on Tuesday 28 August 2018, the SCSA

requires at least 3 weeks to aggregate and organise the raw data into meaningful, understandable sets and then

release these sets to schools to be actioned.

Therefore, NAPLAN won’t be covered in this forum. Instead, I will go through the school’s survey results, behaviour

management, finances and 2019 planning. I’ll also open up for a Q&A session where I’m happy to answer any

questions on notice. In this, please forward any question you have and would like answered by either emailing me

the question at David.Knox@education.wa.edu.au or dropping the question off in writing at the front office to either

Barb Jardine or Nicole Adams.

Given that we won’t have full access to our NAPLAN 2018 aggregated data sets until what will effectively be Term 4,

the fact is that this data will be of limited validity and use to our school. As a reporting instrument and as a planning

tool, the length of time between our students sitting the test and receiving the test results and the data sets makes

the worth of the whole exercise questionable. Let’s hope the introduction of the online testing regime in the 2019

academic year resolve this timing issue.

Athletics

Thanks you to all of our students, staff and parents/caregivers for making last Friday’s athletics carnival such a

successful one. It’s important to know that this carnival focuses on participation, fun, cooperation and fitness. It’s not

about winning per say, but being a good team member. However, from here the focus changes and the emphasis of

the interschool athletics carnival is to win. In this we pick our best to represent the school in what is a competitive,

hard edged carnival. Not all students will be involved, and many will miss out. They may well be disappointed, and

this is a part of life – learning to deal with not always making the cut in every area. Practise is well under way and will

continue until the carnival day on Friday September 14 2018.

Edu-Dance

Our final concert is on Tuesday 11 September 2018 at 2pm in the undercover area. If it’s anything like last year, it’ll

be a spectacle you won’t want to miss and I encourage you to get in early to attain a good seat. We’ll do our best to

accommodate everyone but on occasions like this the school has outgrown our undercover area.

School numbers

There has been a lot of talk in the media this week about what is a good total student number for a primary school.

I’ve been the principal of a school with 42 students right through to a school with over 900 students. In my opinion,

the best number for a school is around the 400 mark. School’s with 400 students have 2 classes for each year level

and enough resources via the funding model for programs like our gifted challenge program, protective behaviours

program and STEM program as well as Indonesian, Music and Physical Education. Of course every school is

different, but South Padbury will continue to maintain around 400 students into the foreseeable future.

David Knox

PRINCIPAL

CLASS ASSEMBLY— TA3/YR2

The next assembly will be held on Friday 21 September and will be conducted by

our TA3 students. The assembly will commence at 8:45 am in the undercover area.

Parents of the children are invited to morning tea with Mrs Wasley and the Principal

in the Staff Room immediately after the assembly.

Congratulations to the following students

who received merit awards at our

assembly on Friday 6 September

PP1: Finlay Cox

Alexander Murphy

Scarlett Doutch

PP2: Harrison Rolph

Grace Monk

TA1: Max Chiplin

Aisling O’Doherty

TA2: Raffy Vanderwoude

Sam Whitehead

TA3: Kingston Prabawa

Jahziah Craig

Noah Groves

TA4: Charlie Richardson

Evie Mackie

Callum McDonald

TA5: Jay Goodwin

Tiara Udy

Jake Griffin

TA6: Jake Moss

Isabella Abramo

Zac Tayler-Klymovich

TA7: Jessica Calleja

Jaxon Pollard

TA8: Flynn Convey

Megan May

TA9: Luke Hamilton

Blake de Mamiel

TA10: Zac Ponton

Finn Chapman

TA11: Jade Smith

Hannah Verrall

Indonesian:

Lee Williams

Kody Salinovich

Merit Certificates

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PP1 JITTER-BUG

½ CLASS RED T-SHIRTS WITH BLK DOTS ½ CLASS YELLOW T-SHIRTS WITH BLK STRIPES BLACK PANTS OR LEGGINGS BLACK CONTACT IS SUGGESTED FOR DOTS AND STRIPES

PP2 THAT THING PPS DO

COLOURFUL T-SHIRT SCHOOL BOTTOMS GIRLS- HAIR IN PIGTAILS BOYS-SPIKY HAIR COLOURED HAIR OPTIONAL

YR 1 TA1 TA2

LET’S GET LOUD

RED T-SHIRT BLK PANTS OR SCHOOL SHORTS BLACK SCARF TIED AROUND WAIST

YR 2

SAX

SCHOOL SHORTS COLOURFUL T-SHIRT CRAZY HAIR WOODEN SPOON

YR 3 TA7

AS DAYS GO BY

WHITE T-SHIRT DENIM BOTTOMS OR JEANS OPTIONAL CHEQUERED SHIRT AROUND WAIST

YR 3

SHOUT

SCHOOL SHORTS PLAIN T-SHIRT COLOURED TRUMPETS

YR 4 TA9

SLAM DUNK

ANY SPORT STYLE CLOTHING i.e. JESEYS ETC NO SKIRTS

YR 4 TA8

ROCK THIS PARTY

BLACK OR DARK T-SHIRT BLACK BOTTOMS COLOURED BANDANA AROUND NECK

YR 5

SONG ON THE RADIO

DENIM BOTTOMS BRIGHT COLOURED T-SHIRT CAP WORN BACKWARDS

YR 5 TA11

EVERY-BODY GET UP

LONG DARK PANTS (LEGGINGS, TRACK PANTS OR JEANS) HOODIE

YR6 TA10

THUN-DER

BLACK T SHIRT AND BOTTOMS LIGHTNING BOLT IN SILVER CONTACT-ED TO FRONT OF T SHIRT

ALL CHILDREN TO WEAR SPORT SHOES ONLY, NO

SANDALS, THONGS OR PARTY SHOES

Hair MUST be tied back. All shorts to be as long as school

shorts. Shorts or bike pants to be worn under dresses or

skirts

2018 Edu-Dance Costumes

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Faction Day Fun

TUART BORONIA

ACACIA BANKSIA

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Mr Dillon’s Retirement

Red Cross Book Sale

The Better Health Program is a FREE and fun healthy lifestyle program available to children aged 7-13 who are above a healthy weight. It is funded by WA Department of Health.

The City of Joondalup will be offering a program free of charge in Term 4 2018 at HBF Arena Joondalup.

Free Kids Programs

Thank you to everyone in the

community who donated

books for our recent Book

Sale to aid the drought

stricken farmers. Also thanks

to everyone who bought

books and increased our

love of reading. From the

sales we have donated

$313.15 to this worthy cause.

Left over books were further

donated to the Good

Samaritan Industries.

Thank you South Padbury

Community!

Maddie and

Sam

Last week Mr Dillon retired from the Education Department following a teaching career of 40 years and the last nine years teaching at South Padbury Primary School.

Mr Dillon has created lifelong memories for many children and their families and contributed to the education of many hundreds of children over the years.

We wish Mr Dillon good luck in his further adventures which include travelling throughout Europe for the next few months.

Our best wishes go with you Mr Dillon. Thank you!

NOTES HOME

AND OR SENT VIA FLEXIBUZZ

* Surf Life Saving

* Scholastic Bookclub catalogues

* Bricks 4 Kidz

Contact Information: 56 Warburton Avenue PADBURY WA 6025 Phone: 08 9307 5833 Email: southpadbury.ps@education.wa.edu.au www.southpadburyprimaryschool.wa.edu.au Police Communications: 131 444 Education Security: 9264 4771 or 9264 4632

Dates to put in your diary….

Thursday 6 September 5-7pm Open Night

Tuesday 11 September Edu-Dance Concert 2pm

Wednesday 12 September Interschool Jumps & Throws—Mullalloo Beach PS

Wednesday 12 September P&C Meeting 7pm Staffroom

Friday 14 September Interschool Sprints/Team Games McDonald Reserve

Wednesday 19 September Community Forum 9am Staffroom

Friday 21 September TA3/YR2 Assembly

Friday 21 September Last Day Term 3

Monday 8 October Term 3 Commences

P&C News

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The P&C held it's annual Father's Day Stall last week. A massive thanks to all who helped wrap gifts and to those helpers who were brave enough to be 'shop assistants' on the day. We really appreciate your time and effort.

The Faction Carnival Subway lunch fundraiser was a success, with over 180 orders placed. Thanks to the parents who helped distribute the lunches and to Tia Tutti for organising.

The next P&C meeting will be held on Wednesday 12 September at 7pm in the Staff room. Everyone welcome.

Students not returning to South Padbury for 2019

School Grounds After Hours Security

Adding to our already sizeable amount of lost property were many items left behind after the Faction

Carnival last Friday. Please check the undercover area, if you or your child have lost any items.

Any remaining items will be cleared out of the undercover area at the end of this week before the Edu-Dance concert next Tuesday.

If you do not intend for your child to continue at South Padbury for 2019 could you please let the front

office know. You can contact us via the Flexibuzz App, phone, in person or by email

southpadbury.ps@education.edu.au If you have a potential work transfer or possible house move, please

let us know so we are aware of this possibility.

Lost Property in undercover area

If you see suspicious activity or criminal acts after school hours on the school grounds - please ring the police on 131 444 (in an emergency 000) or School Watch on 1800 177 777. Please record vehicle registration details or description of involved people and vehicles. Keep yourself safe and away from danger.

For Your forward Planning - Term 4 Pupil Free Day Friday 9 November