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MOUNT LOCKYER PRIMARY SCHOOL


Humphreys Street, Albany WA 6330. Phone: 9841 1166 Fax: 9841 7262

Care, Compassion, Excellence;


Mount Lockyer Primary School a place to learn and grow

Newsletter No: 9
Dates to Remember
2015
Wednesday 24th June
Early Close 2.30pm
Thursday 25th June
Assembly 9.00am
Room 3
Interschool Cross
Country at McLean
Park, Denmark
Weeks 9 and 10 Value
Perseverance is
being purposeful and
steadfast.
Week 11 Value
Unity helps people
work and live together
peacefully.

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23rd June 2015

Attendance for 1st June to 12th June 2015


P

91.63%

92.19%

91.98%

87.68%

95.09%

90.99%

93.11%

Hello everyone
We are down to the last two weeks of Term 2 and it is going to be a very exciting conclusion to our
term.
This week we have four visitors from the Department of Education who will be conducting an
Exemplary Review Study of our school. We are the first regional school to be chosen for this study.
Two schools in the metropolitan area, Shenton Senior College and Ranford Primary School have
gone through this process. We feel extremely honoured and delighted to have our school
recognised in this way. The four reviewers are, Rod Lowther, Director Expert Review Group; Lisa
Criddle, Principal; Judith King, Deputy Principal; and Paul Neates, Principal. They will spend five
days in the school, Monday to Friday to interview staff, students, parents/carers and community
members.
This will be the final week for swimming lessons, well done to all parents for ensuring your children
accessed this extremely valuable program. The children have certainly represented our school with
distinction.

NAIDOC WEEK
Monday 29th June to
Friday 3rd July

Opening Ceremony
Sausage Sizzle
Disco Yr 3 and 4s
Jump Rope For
Heart

P&C Uniform Shop


Open Days:
Tuesday
8:30am 9:30am
Thursday
8:30am 9:30am
Mount Lockyer
Community
Playgroup
Every Wednesday at
Our Place
9.00am to 12.00pm
ALL WELCOME!!

Next week, on Thursday, it will be the Interschool Cross Country. A very big thank you in
appreciation for the hard work and considerable time he has put into selecting and training the
squad must go to Lennon Swann, Physical Education Specialist Teacher. I know this has been an
extremely difficult task to select the team as there are so many worthy and capable children who
could have represented the school, however Lennon has been extremely meticulous in ensuring
every child has been given opportunity to try out for the squad.
NAIDOC Week:
The theme for NAIDOC Week is We all Stand on Sacred Ground: Learn, Respect and Celebrate.
This year the theme highlights Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples strong spiritual and
cultural connection to land and sea. The theme is an opportunity to pay respects to country; honour
those who work tirelessly on preserving land, sea and culture and to share the stories of many sites
of significance or sacred places with the nation.
NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians to join together to
recognise the valuable contribution Indigenous people have made to this country. We always
recognise NAIDOC Week throughout the final week of Term 2. Many people, from across the
school and community, have come together to organise the activities we will be providing. We will
have an opening ceremony on Monday 29 June, 9.00am in the school hall.
The children from Room 9 year 3, Mrs Simpsons class, have written some excellent retells
explaining the creation of the Milky Way. These are displayed on the window outside their class but
we have included one for you to enjoy.
The assembly this week will be hosted by Room 3, Year 2 students, I look forward to seeing you
there.
Maxine Augustson
Principal

WEEK 8 Term 2 2015 WINNERS


Newsletter Quiz: Jessica Herbert
Most Locky Legends Cinema Tickets: Lilly Scorza
Most Locky Legends in the Class:
Room 2:
Room 3:
Room 4:
Room 5:
Room 6:
Room 8:
Room 9:
Room 12:
Room 13:
Room 14:
Room 15:
Room 16:
Room 21:
Room 22:

Eli Hort
Chloe Mooney and Chelsea Geddes
Cooper Weston and Prahnee McNamara
Zamirah Lembo
Charli Lovett
Phoebe Couchman
Noah Grossman
Sharmaine Boyd
Stella Westcott
Jack Carpenter and Sarah Westle
Sorren Humphries
Matilda McCarney
Shayse Porteous
Kasey Harrington and Jay Napier

Parent Nomination for Kindness: Kayla-Leonie Foscolos

Merit Certificates
Congratulations to the following students who received
honour certificates at the last school assembly:
Room 1:
Room 2:
Room 3:
Room 4:
Room 5:
Room 7:
Room 8:
Room 11:
Room 12:
Room 13:
Room 14:
Room 15:
Room 16:
Room 17:
Room 21:
Room 22:
Room 23:
Room 24:

River Dixon and Amba Halligan


Josephine Bobby
Shelbie Wilkinson
Katie Musgrave
Cody McLennan
Shelby Stephens
Dylan Wilson and Molly Dowling
Jayden Kowalski
Hannah Boyce
Autumn Hamilton
Billy Lock
Lexi Colton
Jai Roberts
Lincoln Grossman and Ella Daubney
Baydne Pearson
Ziggy Abrahams
Kaia Anderson and Joel Balhorn
Kiana Fleer and Asha Bristow

School Voluntary Contribution


Please be advised that the Voluntary Contribution is now
payable. Once again we are offering an incentive to those
who pay in second term. They will go into a draw to win a
$50 Voucher.
If paying by direct deposit for camp, contributions,
excursions etc. please make payment to the following
account, please put student name and description.
BSB 016510
Mount Lockyer Primary School
Acc Number 290370834
EFTPOS facilities are now available at the office.
2016 Lockyer Community Kindergarten Application for
Enrolments Are now taking applications for enrolments for
4 year old children for 2016. Parents and carers are invited
to call at the Kindergarten in Drummond Street to collect the
application pack. For further information please phone 9841
3144

Jump Rope for Heart 2015

2016 Pre Primary Application for enrolments


We have commenced taking applications for enrolment for
the following programs.
Pre-primary 2016 children born 01/07/2010 to
30/06/2011
Applications close on Friday 24 July 2015. Application
forms are available from the school office. Photocopies of
birth certificates, immunisation history statement and 2
documents as proof of residential address (i.e. rates notice
or up-to-date utilities account) are required for photocopying
with the application form.
Please note; students already attending Lockyer Community
Kindergarten this year are required to apply for 2016 Preprimary and submit 2 documents of proof of residential
address, along with the updated immunisation statement
history from medicare (with 4yr old MMR).
If your child is currently in Kindergarten and you have
previously supplied a copy of your childs birth certificate, we
will not need another copy.

All money collected for Jump Rope for Heart must be


returned to Ms Jones in the Music Room by next Thursday,
2nd July.

Children currently enrolled in Pre-primary to Years 6 do not


need to submit an application for enrolment for the
remainder of their primary years. Please note that an
application can only be made at ONE GOVERNMENT
SCHOOL.

Dreamtime Committee Fundraising Events

Pre-Primary visit to Coles Orana store

A sausage sizzle is planned for Monday 29th June.


The City of Albany have kindly donated the funds to
purchase the ingredients for this fundraiser. Cost will be
$5.00 per child, this includes a sausage in a bun and a
drink.
The Dreamtime Committee are planning a Disco for Year 3
and 4 students and will be held on Thursday 2nd July
(NAIDOC WEEK) in the School Hall. Time to start is 12
noon and concluding at 1.00pm. Cost per child is $4.00

Rooms 1, 2 and 23 visited the new Coles store before the


grand opening. We were given a tour of the store, got to use
some of the equipment and ate hot donuts! The staff at
Coles were fantastic and really made an effort to ensure our
students had a wonderful experience on our excursion.

Woolworths Earn and Learn Program 2015


We are excited to be taking part in the Woolworths Earn &
Learn program. You can help our school by collecting
Woolworths Earn & Learn Points. Just collect Woolworths
Earn & Learn Points when you shop at Woolworths
between Monday 15 July and Tuesday 8 September 2015.
We will redeem these for awesome educational resources
for our school.
Simply pop them onto a Woolworths Earn & Learn Points
Sheet and once it's completed, just bring it back to school
or drop it into the Collection Box at your local Woolies. The
more we collect, the more we can redeem. There are
thousands of products available through the Woolworths
Earn & Learn program, and we'd like to get lots of new
gear! Products in the range include resources for
Mathematics, English, Science, Art & Crafts, through to
sports gear, library supplies and more.
We are grateful for your support and look forward to a
successful program.
HEALTH
The Department of Health WA has produced a free
resource to assist parents to share their values and
educate their children about sexual health. To order or
download a copy of Talk Soon, Talk Often, go to
http://healthywa.wa.gov.au/Healthy-WA/Articles/S_T/Talksoon-talk-often or see the office staff at school for a copy.

Transition to High School a message from NASHS


Mr Harrison (Student Services Coordinator), Ben Wyatt and
Jennie Small (NASHS Chaplains) and Mr Simpson, (Deputy
Principal), visited your school and the Year 6 students last
week.
The students were provided with information on subjects,
teachers and events to look forward to in the future. They
were given an enrolment package containing lots of
information about Year 7 in 2016. It would be appreciated if
you could complete and return the forms in the package to
your childs teacher by Friday, 26 June 2015.
If you have any further queries regarding the Year 6 to 7
transition program, please feel free to contact Glenn
Simpson (Lower School Deputy Principal) on 9892 0611.

Child and Parent Centre News


The Thursday morning Music and Movement program
has been cancelled until further notice.
All other scheduled programs are running as normal until
Friday the 3rd July 2015. Programs re-commence Week
One Term Three as usual.
Any enquiries to Sarah on 0408 806 405

P & C NEWS
FATHERS DAY RAFFLE
The P+C has organized a fantastic raffle for Fathers Day.
1st Prize- STIHL CHAINSAW (RRP $829)
2nd Prize- DADS SURVIVAL HAMPER (RRP $250)
3rd Prize- 2 HI-VIS FOLDING CHAIRS (RRP $110)
4th Prize- DINNER VOUCHER MOTEL LE GRANDE ($60)
Tickets $2 each
Drawn 31st August 2015
Tickets available at the uniform shop, or if you would like a
booklet of ten to sell contact Karen 0488 014 534.
Funds from this raffle will be used to subsidise next years
swimming lessons.
SCHOOL BANKING
Great going bankers...record numbers of you are
remembering your banking each week. Keep watch next term
the Dollarmites are giving away more prizes including ipad
minis. More information next term.
Its great to see so many prizes going out each week.
Just remember you can only order one per week and the
prizes take two weeks to arrive at school.
HAPPY BANKING

Celebrated Author Jackie French visit to the Great


Southern
It is a great pleasure to welcome renowned author, current
Australian Childrens Laureate and Senior Australian of the
Year 2015 , Jackie French to a special evening at the Great
Southern Grammar School.
When: 5.30-6.30pm, Thursday 25th June 2015
Where: Great Southern Grammar Library
Why: Jackie French is the award-winning author of over 170
fiction and non-fiction titles, including the much-loved Diary of
a Wombat. Australian Childrens Laureate of 2014 and 2015
and Senior Australian of the Year, 2015, Jackie French
willinspire and inform parents of the role literature plays in
enriching the lives of Australian children.
Entry: By gold coin donation. Proceeds to the Australian
Childrens Literature Alliance
Light refreshments will be provided after Jackies parent
workshop.
Please RSVP by Wednesday 24th June via
Karen.bradbury@gsg.wa.edu.au
School holiday programs and family fun this winter
Albany Public Library Free sessions
The fun starts in July: 7th July: Create your own recycled gift
bags. July 8th : Nature play mission #3. July 9th: Noongar
stories and Bush Tucker.
The Big Draw Week: 14th July: Drawing with Magic patterns.
15th July: Join our Zen doodling session. 16th July: Super
sand paper designs
Ages 5+ Time: 10.30am to 11.30am
Western Australian Museum Albany
Kaartijin...Learn, Respect, Celebrate
The Western Australian Museum-Albany is calling all
coolingars (children) to join our celebration of an ancient
culture through stories and art.
Workshop bookings and enquiries : (08) 9841 4844
albany@museum.wa.gov.au

MOBILE PHONE POLICY


Students who bring mobile phones onto school premises must adhere to these guidelines.
Responsibility
Mount Lockyer Primary School acknowledges that mobile phones may be used as a safety measure out of school hours. Parents are
reminded that in cases of emergency, the school office remains the most appropriate point of contact during the school day.
The school accepts no responsibility for lost, stolen or damaged mobile phones.
Guidelines

Students mobile phones are to be switched off during school time and handed to the class teacher or office upon arrival in the morning.
Students are not permitted to use mobile phones for any purpose on school grounds.
Mobile phones are not permitted to be taken to school camps, excursions or other functions unless permission is granted by the school

Principal.
Students seen using mobile phones on school groundsFirst breach- The phone will be confiscated and returned to the student at the end of the school day.
Further breaches- The phone will be confiscated and parents/carers will need to collect it from the office.

Dear Parents
The value from the 15th June to the 26th June is Perseverance. If your child has demonstrated perseverance,
notify your classroom teacher and they will be in the draw for a prize at this weeks assembly.
Value: Perseverance
Memory Jogger - I have perseverance. I keep steady pace in what I choose to do.
Student Name:- ___________________________________________________Value: Perseverance
Week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Week 9
Week 10

NEWSLETTER QUIZ Q: Which teacher and her class have been researching our NAIDOC week theme? A: _______________________
Name _________________________________________________________ Room ____________________________________

MANAGING STUDENT BEHAVIOUR

WHAT IS BULLYING?

The key to this approach is that the child is given a choice at each step to
follow directions or face increased consequences.
Students making GOOD CHOICES are acknowledged for their efforts.
For students making POOR CHOICES the following consequences
apply ~

Bullying is when a student or group


keep picking on another student. They
try to hurt them physically or
emotionally.
The
behaviour
is
deliberate and repeated.

STEP 1
Student refuses to follow directions.
Verbal warning.
STEP 2
Student still refuses to follow directionsIn-class consequence e.g. Time Out
STEP 3
Student still refuses to follow directionsOut-of-class consequence e.g. Buddy
Class.
STEP 4
Student still refuses to follow directionsRED CARD is sent to the office.
Parents will be requested to attend
school.

SUSPENSION
Students will be immediately
suspended for verbal abuse of
staff and/or violence towards
staff or students.

RE-ENTRY FOLLOWING
SUSPENSION
Students returning from
suspension must be
accompanied by an adult and
will attend the Intervention
Centre (Room 20) where an
Individual Behaviour
Management Plan will be
developed and implemented.

A fight or disagreement between


equal students is not bullying.
HOW TO STOP BULLYING

Tell an adult, it is not dobbing to


ask for help. Both victim and
those bullying will be counselled
and supported.
Do not be a by-stander; if you
witness bullying try to stop it or
report it.
IF YOU ARE BULLYING

Step 1: Warning
Step 2: In school isolation and
counselling at recess and lunch,
parents will be notified
Step 3:
For continued breaches
students will be suspended.

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