Term 2 Week 08 Wednesday 20 June 2018

Together We Grow

GROWTH, RESPECT, OPPORTUNITY, WORTH

Welcome to All

Dear Parents/Guardians ASSISTANT REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VISIT Gary Anderson (A / RED) recently visited our school on Wednesday June 13

th. I was very pleased to be able to

discuss some of the great things that are happening at our school with him. Mr Anderson was impressed with our schools recent improvement to our Early Years Playground and the results that we are getting through our whole school approaches to teaching and learning. Well done to our staff and students for their continued efforts across the school. SEMESTER 2 REPORTS Please be aware that student reports will be sent home on Wednesday June 27

th in week 9. I would

encourage parents and carers to read through your child’s report and then feel free to make an appointment to speak to the appropriate teacher if required. Please either call or email the school at Thornlie.PS@education.wa.edu.au

POLICE PIPE BAND PERFORMANCE The Police Pipe Band will be performing at our school on Thursday June 28

th from 10am in the covered assembly

area. This FREE performance lasts approximately 30-35 minutes. Parents are most welcome to attend.

SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT DAY Monday July 16

th is a School Development Day.

Students do not attend school on this day. Staff will be working on the National Quality Standards Framework, Trauma professional learning and our Independent Public School application on this day.

TERM 3 – STUDENTS COMMENCE Students re-commence school for Term 3 on Tuesday 17

th July.

STUDENT SAFETY Please do NOT walk children through the carpark areas at the front and back of the school before and after school. This is a very dangerous practice. Please ensure you only use the designated footpaths. Thankyou.

NEW EARLY YEARS PLAYGROUND Our newly redeveloped Early Childhood Playground is now almost complete. The main Playground area is having the Pirate Ship and Cars installed this week.

NEW OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC SCHOOL IN 2019 – UPDATE Our school has now participated in the IPS Development Program. The development and selection process will be as rigorous as in previous years to ensure that selected schools are well placed to maximise the benefits of greater autonomy. The 2018 development program will focus on connections between autonomy, innovation and student success. The IPS selection process will occur in Term 3. The selected schools will then participate in a transition program in Term 4 in readiness to start the 2019 school year as Independent Public Schools. I encourage you to complete our short online survey as part of this process. The survey closes early next term!! We value your feedback. Please complete our survey !! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/parentcommunitysurvey2018 CLOSURE OF CAMP AUSTRALIA OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS CARE (OSHC) PROGRAM We have been recently informed that effective from close of business on Friday, 29th June 2018. Camp Australia will no longer be the service provider of the After-School Care Program at Thornlie Primary School. For all queries in relation to the closure of this service please contact OSHC Customer Service Team on 1300 105 343 or email oshc@campaustralia.com.au. Should you require support in finding alternate child care please contact the Child Care Access Hotline on 1800 670 305. YEAR 6 MAINSTREAM CAMP The Year 6 Camp for Rooms 7 & 8 will be held at Woodman Point Recreation Centre from 5 —7 September 2018.

Parents/Caregivers Please remember when taking photographs and videos of school assemblies and events that they are for your personal use only and CANNOT be uploaded to social media sites such as Facebook or websites such as YouTube. Thank you.

THORNLIE PRIMARY SCHOOL

Thornlie Avenue, Thornlie WA 6108

TELEPHONE: (08) 9459 4333 FAX: (08) 9459 0702 e-mail address thornlie.ps@education.wa.edu.au Website: http://thornlieps.wa.edu.au/

SERPENTINE RETREAT

UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS

A camp information letter has been sent home recently to all students in Year 6. Payments for Camp can be made in $50 instalments. Payment 1 Due 31 May Due Now Payment 2 Due 14 June Due Now Payment 3 Due 09 Aug Payment 4 Due 23 Aug Alternatively Parents and Carers may wish to pay the full amount of $200 in one payment before 23 August 2018. Kind Regards Lee Woodcock Principal We would like to advise a change to the opening hours of the Uniform shop as of Term 3. Families are able to purchase Uniform items during the following hours: Monday Morning 8.30am—9.30am Thursday Morning 8.30am—9.30am Alternatively if you are unable to shop during these hours an order can be downloaded from thornlieps.wa.edu.au This completed order can be returned to the office at your convenience. Once your order is completed it will be delivered to your child’s classroom. On Friday the 1st of June, Room 12 and 13 visited Serpentine Retreat. The students participated in a treasure hunt bush walk. They collected gumnuts, leaves, twigs, rocks and grass tree bark. After the bush walk they made a bush art bag with pressed flowers. They also built cubby houses in the bush. The students learned a lot of information about the Australian bush environment. It was fun day for all involved.

Thank you to all Families, Caregivers and Grandparents who brought in their Coles Sports for Schools vouchers. It was great to see so many families getting involved and collecting tokens for the school. As a school, we collected a total of 27,640 vouchers. What an amazing effort! We have placed the order and our brand new sports equipment will arrive at the beginning of Term 3.

SMS TO OUR ABSENTEE SERVICE

USE 0437 881 842 TO SMS YOUR CHILD’S ABSENCE

School Watch encourages the school community to report any suspicious activity in and around school grounds, after hours and on weekends, as well as during school holidays. Telephone 1800 177 777 (freecall) or 13 14 44 (WA Police)

21 June Winter Carnival 26 June Kelmscott Farm Excursion Rms 19& 20 NAIDOC Assembly 27 June School Reports issued to Students 28 June Police Pipe Band Performance Yrs 1-6 29 June Final Day Term 2 Sausage Sizzle Term 3 16 July Student Development Day Students do not Attend 18 July P&C Meeting 3.15pm 24 July Assembly: Councillors and Junior Choir 27 July Faction Cross Country 07 Aug Assembly: Rm 15 08 Aug School Council Meeting 8.30am P&C Meeting 3.15pm 09 Aug Interschool Cross Country

Enrolments are now open for the 2019 Academic year. Thornlie Primary School caters for Kindergarten students through to Year 6. We invite you to visit our school to see our facilities and are happy to answer any questions you may have. Currently accepting Applications for 2019.

Kindergarten (DOB 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015)

Pre Primary

Years 1-6 Applications for Kindergarten and Pre Primary must be received by Friday 20 July 2018. Please submit the following documents with your application: Your Child’s Birth Certificate (telephone the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages on 1300 305 021 if you do not have one). Your child’s Immunisation Records (telephone the Australian Immunisation Register on 1800 653 809 for a copy). Applications are also available on our website at thornlieps.wa.edu.au Application forms for Pre Primary 2019 have been given to all current Kindy students. Please ensure you complete the Application for Enrolment form and submit to the front office as soon as possible.

A reminder for all Parents/Carers of

current Year 6 Students

Applications for Students to enter High School for Year 7 in 2019 should be made with the school of your choice as soon as possible. The closing date for general entry is Friday 20 July 2018.

The 2017 Fourth term and 2018 First term of the Forest Lakes Forum’s “My School Rules Competition” has been completed and we are so happy to report that we have secured top prize and won a huge $1000 in vouchers to make purchases for our school. We appreciate the wonderful support given to us by our local community and look forward to again taking out the major prize for Term 2018 which will conclude on Monday 16 July 2018.

Room 4 has been exploring new and exciting writing opportunities. We were able to use a fun science experiment to help write a procedure, ‘How to blow up a balloon without a pump’. First we had to put a ½ a cup of white vinegar into a drink bottle, then using a funnel we poured 2 spoons of bi-carbonate of soda. Carefully, the balloon is attached to the top of the bottle and slowly lifted allowing the contents to fall into the bottle. Sit back and watch as a chemical reaction occurs creat-ing a gas and inflating the balloon. All instructions were given verbally and once the experiment was finished everyone had to write a procedure to share with others. We had a lot of fun.

Room’s 10,19 and 20 visited Naturescape at Kings Park on Tuesday 29 May. We learnt about the different animals that live in Kings Park. We found ants, spiders, millipedes, bees, cockatoos and butterflies. We had fun exploring the natural bush environment of Naturescape.

Both of the Thornlie Netball teams played extremely well in their games against Gibbs Street PS. Miss Pol was particularly impressed with both teams self-leadership and decision making on the day. It is very clear that all players are becoming more and more confident with the rules of Netball.

The Thornlie PS Soccer team played against Gibbs St Primary School. The boys played a great game and showed wonderful sportsmanship. During the game the team displayed their excellent passing and dribbling skills and as a team they managed to score 9 goals against a valiant Gibbs Street team.

Thornlie Primary School’s Football team performed outstandingly in their match against Gibbs St Primary School. They displayed excellent teamwork and sporting spirit, which led to an impressive win.

Thornlie VS Gibbs Street

Football Thornlie 60 def Gibbs St 9 Soccer Thornlie 9 def Gibbs St 0 Netball A Thornlie 17 def Gibbs St 5 Netball B Gibbs St 7 def Thornlie 2

Thornlie VS Wirrabirra Primary School

Football Thornlie 99 def Wirrabirra 19 Soccer Thornlie 4 def Wirrabirra 0 Netball A Wirrabirra 11 def Thornlie 5 Netball B Wirrabirra 12 def Thornlie 2

Please join us on Tuesday 26 June at 2.00pm for our NAIDOC Assembly which will include a Welcome to Country, Senior Choir performance, Noongar Language Group performance and classroom Aboriginal Art display. Hope to see you all.

THORNLIE DENTAL THERAPY CENTRE

The Canteen will be open for Recess every Thursday. We will be selling Cheesies, Party Pies and Jelly Cups along with other favourites. Items will be priced from 50c to $2.00 So remember to send in your loose change so your children can have a treat.

CANTEEN OPEN

The Thornlie Dental Therapy Centre will be closed for the July school holidays. From Monday 2/7/18 to Friday 6/7/18 in an Emergency only please call: Edney Dental Therapy Centre on 9454 4034 Clinic opening hours are 7.30am—3.30pm. From Monday 9/7/18 to Friday 13/7/18 in an Emergency only please call: Carlisle Dental Therapy Centre on 9362 2950 Clinic opening hours are 8.00am—4.00pm The Thornlie Dental Therapy will also be closed from Monday 16/7/18 to Friday 20/7/18. In an Emergency only, please call: Wattle Grove Dental Therapy Centre on 9453 6969 Clinic opening hours are 8.00am –4.00pm. Should an emergency arise outside this time or on a public holiday please contact:

The Emergency Service on 1800 098 818

You local private Dentist

The Oral Health Centre of WA on 6457 4400 The School Dental Service continues to provide free and general preventive dental care for all enrolled students from Pre-primary to Year 11.

SAUSAGE SIZZLE

Friday 29 June Our P&C will be organising a Sausage Sizzle for Lunch on the last day of term next Friday 29 June. We would value your support in raising much needed funds for one of our Staff members who has recently suffered significant loss in her life. Sausage Sizzle orders have been issued to Students today and spare copies are available in the Front Office.

Libby from Breakfast Club would like to say Thank You for all the donations of Milo, Jam and Cream Cheese Spread she has received over the past weeks. All donations are greatly appreciated. Have a wonderful safe and happy holiday with your families and see you in Term 3. Breakfast Club

Coming Soon

A fun interactive incursion called “Treasure Hunt”.