Dear Parents, Students and Community Members This is the last newsletter for Term 2. The final day of Term 2 is Friday 30 June. During the term much has been achieved including improvements to the children’s garden lead by the Year 1’s, Recorder Club, Music extension group, Years 4 – 6 sport on Thursday, Year 6 Debating, NAPLAN testing for children in Years 3 and 5, Simultaneous Reading Activity, Interschool Winter carnival, football clinics culminating in the Dockers Gala afternoon for Pre Primary and Year 1 children, Walk to School Day and breakfast, Arbour Day excursion organised through the Town of Cambridge for our Year 2 and 3 students, the Children’s Sing Festival, Year 6 run clubs (chess and badminton), Run, Jump, Throw, Captain Active incursion, Student Council run fundraiser Pirate Day, Year 6 Basketball clinic, Kindergarten – Year 3 Shoe Lace Tying incursion, the Life Ed van, West Oz, a successful grant for a Kindergarten project awarded to the school through the Town of Cambridge, Faction Cross Country, the Interschool Cross Country with first place awarded to our team and the gymnastics opportunity for selected children in Years 1-3. Also, very interesting teaching and learning experiences have taken place in classrooms throughout the term. Semester 1 reports (Kindergarten – Year 6) and work sample books (Kindergarten and Pre Primary) will be coming home on Wednesday 28 June. Semester 1 reports and work sample books will not be available prior to the advertised date. Please return Kindergarten and Pre Primary work sample books to your child’s class room teacher by Friday 21 July. Parents are encouraged to make an interview time with your child’s teacher. Parent/ teacher interviews are ongoing throughout the year. We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday. Term 3 resumes for students on TUESDAY 18 JULY. Staff will be involved in professional learning on Monday 17 July that includes Functional Grammar, Health and Wellbeing, Digital Technology and continuing the review of the Behaviour Management Policy and Values. Thank you to our parents and community members who keep an eye on the school over the break. Please report any suspicious activity seen on the school grounds to School Watch on 1800 177 777, School Security 9264 4771 or the Police on 131 444. The updated Term 3 planner is attached with this newsletter. The newsletter is the main form of communication between school and home and is issued fortnightly on a

LAKE MONGER PRIMARY SCHOOL 26 Dodd Street, Wembley. Phone 9387 4536

Diane.Tomlinson@education.wa.edu.au www.lakemongerps.wa.edu.au

NEWSLETTER No 10 2017 27 June 2017

Tuesday (unless otherwise stated.) Please check the newsletter dates on the term planner. If you are not receiving the newsletter, please contact the school with your email address. FACTION CROSS COUNTRY The faction cross country was held on Thursday 15 June. All competitors are to be congratulated on their fine effort. Thank you very much to Mr Justin Douglass for all his work with this event. Thank you to our parents who were able to attend the event. The result was – HARBORNE 19 MITCHELL 17 POWIS 13

Congratulations to the following children who received a place in the event. We invite feedback from parents about this event. Please complete the form found in this newsletter and return to Ms Tomlinson by Friday 30 June 2017.

INTERSCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY

As mentioned previously our team of 27 selected children from Years 3 – 6 representing Lake Monger Primary School came first at the Interschool Cross Country event held on Friday 23 June. Congratulations to all team members for their extraordinary effort. Also thank you to Mr Justin Douglass for his work with organising this event and to our parents for your great support. Congratulations to the following children who received a place in the event.

Yr3 Girls Boys

1st Cassandra Cox Izzy Workman

2nd Layla Sibly Rigden Dorji

3rd Mahi Patel Wangchuk Gyeltshen

Yr4

1st Lamas Fakir Thomas Baker

2nd Yousra Fakir Nathan Cox

3rd Madison Oliver Adam Chircop

Yr5

1st Sherab Lhaden Singye Wangchuk

2nd Ila Kouchakpour Namgay Phuntsho

3rd Dechen Dakar Josiah Chong

Yr6

1st Vishna Zaveri &

Tshering Choden

Kaien Lim

2nd Jigme Dorji

3rd Bonniesha Bynder Rinchen Wangchuk

THANK YOU Thank you very much to the Sunshine Club lead by Ms Anne MacQuarie for the recent donation of mosaic tiles for the children’s garden.

SCHOOL BOARD The Term 2 school board meeting was held on Wednesday 21 June. The minutes of the meeting will be available on the school website as soon as possible. If you have queries about the meeting please see a school board member – Mr Kael Driscoll (School Board chair) kael.driscoll@uwa.edu.au , Ms Alexia Caraeas (Parent representative), Ms Jo Greaves (Parent representative), Mrs Karen Thurston (Staff representative), Mrs Ruth Jooste (Staff representative) and Ms Diane Tomlinson (Principal) diane.tomlinson@education.wa.edu.au . Wednesday 8 November will be an open meeting of the school board.

SUGGESTIONS You may have noticed the new bag hooks outside the Year 1 classroom. The hooks were installed as a result of a parent query about the possibility of hooks being installed. We invite parents to make suggestions to further enhance our school. Please contact a School Board member (their names and role are listed above) if you have any suggestions or queries about our school.

WA EDUCATION AWARDS 2017 – ‘BECAUSE OF YOU’ The WA Education Awards honour and reward the very best teachers, leaders and support staff in public schools across the state, as well as the schools themselves. Nominations close on Friday 28 July. For further information please visit http://www.education.wa.edu.au/awards

COMING EVENTS

Wednesday 28 June 8:10 am Breakfast Club Canteen

Kindergarten - Year 6 reports and Kindergarten and Pre Primary workbooks go home

Year 4 Boys – 1

st

Izzy Workman 2

nd Thomas

Baker Year 4 Girls – 2

nd Cassandra

Cox Year 6 Boys – 2

nd Kaien Lim

4th Jigme Dorji

FACTION T SHIRT THURSDAY

In Term 3 we invite all children Years 1 – 6 to wear their faction T shirt every Thursday as we undertake training for the impending Faction Athletics events. The Faction Jumps and Throws will be held on Tuesday 29 August and the Faction Athletics Carnival will be held on Friday 1 September. Faction T shirts are available from the uniform shop.

STUDENT NEWS Congratulations to Dhwanit Upadhyay Year 6 on his recent selection into the Academic Program for Maths and Science at Churchlands Senior High School for Year 7 2018.

STAFF NEWS Ms Jo Calautti our school officer is on leave until the commencement of Term 4. We wish Ms Calautti all the best with her break and welcome Ms Mhairi Knights to the position. Mrs Virginia Prescott will be leaving Lake Monger Primary School at the end of this term to take up a full time teaching position at a neighbouring school. We wish Mrs Prescott all the best with her career move and welcome Miss Sharon Toh to the Wednesday Kindergarten position and Thursday Pre Primary Red position.

ASSEMBLY The final assembly for the term (item) will be held on Friday 30 June and conducted by Ms Pendray Harrision’s Year 3 class. The assembly will commence at 8:40 am in the undercover area.

SUNSMART

Ultraviolet radiation can penetrate clouds so do not be fooled when it’s cool. Protect yourself from the sun

even on a cloudy day.

FACTION CROSS COUNTRY FEEDBACK

( Please return to Ms Tomlinson by Friday 30 June 2017)

POSITIVES IMPROVEMENTS INTERESTING

PRE-PRIMARY Sarah Coake Aarna Hersh

YEAR 1 Yenten Norbu Niranjana Ajithkumar

YEAR 2 Saurya Patel Heshaan Seth

YEAR 3 Derroll Nguru Cassandra Cox

YEAR 4 Lamis Fakir Namgyal Dolma

YEAR 5 Gyeltshen Nidup Michael Huynh

EAL/D Dechen Denkar Pema Dorji Muhammad Junjua

Thursday 29 June 8:30 am School Banking Canteen

Friday 30 June 8:40 am Year 3 (item) assembly Last day of Term 2

TUESDAY 18 JULY TERM 3 COMMENCES FOR STUDENTS Tuesday 18 July 8:15 am Uniform shop

Uni Active Assessment for Pre Primary

Wednesday 19 July 8:10 am Breakfast Club Canteen Years 4, 5 and 6 – Skills for

Schools incursion 2:40 pm Staff Meeting Thursday 20 July 8:30 am School banking

Canteen 2:00 pm Athletics practice (Faction

T shirt Thursday) Friday 21 July Kindergarten and Pre Primary

work sample books due back today

Closing Date Kindergarten and Pre Primary 2018 Applications for Enrolment.

Monday 24 July NAIDOC Week Tuesday 25 July 8:15 am Uniform shop

Newsletter Wednesday 26 July 8:10 am Breakfast Club

Canteen Years 4, 5 and 6 – Skills for Schools incursion

Thursday 27 July 8:30 am School Banking NAIDOC activity – Pre Primary – Year 6 Kings Park excursion (Full school uniform)

(No athletics practice) No canteen

Work of the Fortnight

SAFELY TO AND FROM SCHOOL

Parents and children have been asked on numerous occa-sions through the newsletter and over the PA to follow the footpath when walking in out of the school grounds. This is the safest route to and from Dodd St. The speed limit outside a school is 40 kms during drop off and pick up times. Thank you for travelling at the correct speed during these times.

FROM THE SCHOOL NURSE

Dental health - Keep your child's teeth healthy

Teeth are important possessions. Here are some tips for keeping them healthy.

Clean teeth, gums and tongue at least twice a day with a soft toothbrush. Parents should supervise tooth brushing until children are 8 or 9 years old as children do not have the dexterity to brush the molars properly until then.

Adults and children should use a pea-sized amount of fluoride toothpaste. Toothpaste should be spat out after brushing and never eaten or swallowed. Do not rinse your mouth out with water after brushing your teeth.

Rinse your toothbrush thoroughly after brushing and store it hygienically. Replace your toothbrush regularly.

Older children and adults should floss their teeth daily.

Eating and drinking healthily is important for keeping your teeth healthy – try to keep away from too much sugar, especially between meals. For more dental health information, go to http://raisingchildren.net.au or http://www.dental.wa.gov.au/ . The School Dental Service provides free general dental care to school children throughout Western Australia, from pre-primary through to Year 11 (or 17th birthday). Contact your closest School Dental Therapy Centre or Dental Health Services on 9313 0555 for further information. If you require Interpreter Contact your local Community Health Nurse or Community Health Centre, Deb Aggett on 0417 851 497 for more information.

Have you enrolled for Kindergarten and Pre-Primary 2018?

Enrolments are now open for Kindergarten and Pre-Primary in 2018. Please call into the school office as soon as possible to complete enrolment forms. Closing date for applications is Friday 21 July 2017.

WATERWISE TIP

Your body needs more water to operate in the

Year Name For

PP Ahanaf Mugdhaand Vedanth Chhetri

“Crew Stew” Writing and collage activity

1 Annaliece Brown Narrative Writing

2 Saurya Patel Heshaan Seth

Great handwriting Procedure writing

3 Sunny Kanodia Mahi Patel

Beautiful drawing of Lake Monger Wonderful Handwriting

4 Yousra Fakir Peter Grygirczyk

WA Day swan

5 Pema Namgyel Kite Design

6 Rinchan Wangchuk Faction work

EALD Jigme Rinzin Khenrub Dorji

Excellent recount in diary Fantastic effort recount writing

COMMUNITY NEWS

Dental Health Services

The mobile dental clinic has returned to Mt Hawthorn Primary School and will remain at this location for six

months. Any queries can be directed to enquiries@dental.health.wa.gov.au or phone 9313 0555

WAAPA Winter School 2017

These July school holidays WAAPA is offering exciting programs for students in years 4 to 12. The Winter School includes classes in acting, drama, dance, screen acting and music theatre. For information about the many courses on offer please visit WAAPA Winter School Holiday Programs or contact Gabrielle Metcalf at g.metcalf@ecu.edu.au or 9370 6775.

We would like to advise that we have an upcoming Academic Extension Program testing to take place on Saturday, 2 September with the closing date for applica-tions being Tuesday, 8 August. This testing is for current Year 6 students to enter Churchlands SHS in 2018 who reside in the Churchlands SHS local intake area. The application form can be downloaded from our website: www.churchlands.wa.edu.au > Learning > Academic Extension Program or by contacting Churchlands SHS on 9441 1700.

NEW LOCAL INTAKE SECONDARY SCHOOL The State Government announced its decision to build a new local intake secondary school, Inner City College (planning name), on Kitchener Park in Subiaco. Perth Modern School will remain in Roberts Road in Subiaco as the State’s only fully selective academic school.

The new inner city school is at the heart of the population growth in this area and, with its central location, will pro-vide much needed enrolment relief for secondary schools in the inner and western suburbs.

The announcement means local intake areas for Churchlands Senior High School, Shenton College and Mount Lawley Senior High School will be amended to create a local intake area for the new Inner City College. They will be released shortly and come into effect from the start of 2020 when Inner City College opens with its first cohort of Year 7 students.

Inner City College will have a full cohort of secondary students from Years 7 to 12 by 2025 and accommodate up to 2000 students in total. It will also have a Gifted and Talented academic program starting with its first intake of 32 Year 7 students when the school opens.

I am sure this news will be of interest to some of our families so I will be updating our website and including infor-mation in our next school newsletter. Further information about Inner City College is on the Department’s website.