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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: 20 www.facebook.com/MountLockyerPS

Dates to Remember
2015
Wednesday 16th
December
Early Close 2.30pm
Thursday 17th
December
Assembly Room 22
Students last day.
Weeks 9 and 10 Value
Peacefulness is an
inner sense of calm.
I will use peaceful
language and find
peaceful solutions to
any problem that
arises

15th December 2015

15 December 2015
Hello everyone, the very last newsletter for the year!
The Year 6 Graduation was held today. I would like to thank Ms Hwang, Mrs Murray, Miss Dodson
and Mr Swann for the enormous amount of time and energy they contributed organising and
coordinating this event. Additionally Ms Jones, for preparing the students to perform two graduation
songs; and parents and staff for organising the morning tea, thank you for your contributions,
making this an exceptional Year 6 Graduation.
Congratulations go to all our graduating Year 6 students. They have been a great group and I know
they will leave Mount Lockyer with a solid foundation on which to build. Congratulations to the
award recipients. Their name and award they received is printed further in the newsletter.
Endeavour and Achievement Awards: The assembly, Thursday week ago, was devoted solely to
recognising students who have endeavoured to achieve their personal best and those who have
achieved academic excellence. Congratulations to the award recipients. I would like to make
special mention to Mrs Mills. Shirley coordinates and organises the Endeavour and Academic
Awards each year and does a brilliant job, thank you Shirley this is greatly appreciated.

Dates to Remember
2016
School Office will be
attended from
Monday 25th
January
PUBLIC HOLIDAY
Tuesday 26th
January 2016
School
Development Days
for staff Thursday
28th and Friday 29th
January 2016
Students return
Monday 1st
February 2016

Volunteers Morning Tea: Last Thursday was the Volunteer Morning Tea to thank and
acknowledge the enormous contribution Volunteers make to our school. It is through their generous
support that our school is able to offer a wide range of programs. The purchase of programs such
as Mathletics and Reading Eggs; subsidisation of swimming lessons, reading books for home
readers and library, student mentoring, all possible through the work of volunteers. Our school is
extremely grateful and appreciative of the contribution volunteers make.

P&C Uniform Shop

2016 Uniform orders
collection Friday 29th
January from 8.30am
to 12.00pm.

This years recipient of the Beth Daniels Volunteer of the Year Award is Ruben De Graaf. Ruben
has had an association with our school for a number of years, most of this on a volunteer basis.
This year he has been a presence in the school every day, providing support, guidance and
assistance to students and staff. On behalf of the school we would like to thank Ruben for his
dedication, loyalty and exceptional contribution to our school; he is a most worthy recipient of this
prestigious award.

Open Days:
Tuesday
8:30am 9:30am
Thursday
8:30am 9:30am

Reports: Semester 2 student reports will be available for collection on Wednesday afternoon.
Reports not collected by close of school Thursday will remain at the school and can be collected at
the beginning of the new school year 2016.

Volunteers have been a part of Mount Lockyer Primary School for many years and none more so
than Mrs Beth Daniels. Beth was one of our most active volunteers over a period of fifty years.
She was involved in the P&C, School Council, Safety House Coordinator, master chef of many
school camps, just to mention a few.
Sadly Beth passed away a few years ago. In memory of Beth, her family initiated the Beth Daniel
Volunteer of the Year Award. They felt that this would be a way to keep her memory alive and
something she would have most definitely approved. On behalf of everyone at Mount Lockyer thank
you most sincerely to the Daniels family for their on-going generosity.

This Thursday we will be holding the final assembly for the year, Room 22 Year 4 will provide the
entertainment. I look forward to seeing many of you there, however failing that, thank you for your
support over the year. All the best, Merry Christmas and I hope you have a happy, safe and
relaxing break.
Maxine Augustson
Principal

2015 Endeavour Award

Name

2015 Academic Achievement

Year

Room

Year

Name

Amba Halligan

PP

PP

Nate Moss

Harrison Sedgwick

PP

PP

Matthew Pizon

Jorja Halligan

23

PP

Angela Long

Sasha Mills

17

Isabel Van Den Bogert

GM Kyle Bitantes

16

Matilda McCarney

Tobi Campbell

15

Bailin Curtis

Tyler Simpson

Chloe Mooney

Darren Brown

Zahra Hossaini

Mitchell Coombe

Cody McLennan

Deva Kusuma

Evangeline Brenton-Reed

Daisey-Mae Renfrey

Ethan Tutt

Phoebe Couchman

Joshua Tracey

Keilarni Lloyd

Kayden Collins

Brooke Hanlon

21

Melodie Boyd

Jay Napier

22

Jocelyn Meade

Kobi Weston

24

Asher Wallrodt

Taiah Curtis

11

Jessie Cartledge

Stella Westcott

13

Phoebe Mooney

Cody Brooks

12

Telika Collins

Jorja Whitehurst

14

Xavier Brenton-Reed

Subject

Junior

Middle

Upper

Music

Eliza Tutt

Dylan Lock

Jayden Lister

P.E.

Hollie Jackman

Charli Lovett

Kaius Pearson

Library

Monique Heales

Zarli Curtis

Cheyenne Ashton

Shayse Porteous

Jack Trew

Baydne Pearson

Brooke Ferguson

LOTE
Science

Matilda McCarney

2015 GRADUATION AWARDS AND RECIPIENTS

SSTUWA Recognition of Academic and Social Achievement (Dux) : Telikah Collins
Peter Watson MLA Academic Excellence : Xavier Brenton-Reed
Robyn McSweeney MLC Arts and Music Achievement : Sarah Westle
Rick Wilson Good Sporting Attitude Award : Joshua DAprile
Lennon Swann Good Sporting Attitude Award : Kia Joy Fuentebella
Library Award : Janna DeLeon
Japanese Award: Stephanie Francis
UWA Mt Romance Charles Burleigh Science Award : Brooke Ferguson
UWA Mt Romance Bessie Flowers Indigenous Young Australian Award : Keegan Giddens
City Of Albany Outstanding Leadership: Cheyenne Ashton
Mount Lockyer Primary School P & C Amity Award for Co-operation and Friendship : Elizabeth Moor and
Jack Trew
Community Participation Indigenous Achievement & Behaviour Award: Keegan Giddens
Lions Club of Albany Encouragement Award : Sharmaine Boyd
Albany Lodge of Freemasons Citizenship Award: Hayley Petter
North Albany Senior High School Year 7 Scholarship : Neva Dicks

Congratulations to all recipients of these prestigious awards and

Very Best Wishes to all the Graduating Students.

Attendance for 23rd November to 4th December 2015

P

90.07% 94.74% 92.53% 90.95% 94.13% 92.72% 95.65%

2016 YEAR 6 CAMP SAUSAGE SIZZLE FUNDRAISER

The Sausage sizzle held on Monday the 23rd of November
to raise money for the Year 6 camp for next year was very
successful. Thank you to all of those who helped out on the
day and everyone who ordered a sausage sizzle.
We raised $777.10.
Miss Westerberg.
HOLIDAY READING
After a hard years work at school, it is really important to
not forget what you have learnt over the holidays. Could
parents and caregivers please encourage your children to
continue to read. If children dont read over the holidays
they tend to slide backwards.

Give your child a book for Christmas

Read together

Visit the town library

Join the summer reading club

www.summerreadingclub.org.au/theclub/

Reading eggs

Read on a tablet or ipad

Make it fun!
Book Amnesty
Please return any home readers or MLPS reading books so
they can be sorted ready for next year.
Mrs McLean

GET TO KNOW YOUR SCHOOL BOARD

Name: Maxine Augustson
Position: Principal
Family: Husband and two children
Connection with School: 25 years Teaching and
Administration
Treasured Possession: My husband and two kids.
Unwind and De-stress: Running, reading, cooking,
spending time with family and friends.
Makes you laugh: My friends, husband and kids.
Life Motto: Grasp opportunities as they come your way
because it will be the ones you didnt take, not the ones
you did, that you will regret.
YOUNG CARERS ADVENTURE DAY
An Adventure camp for Young carers aged 9-17 years
old will be held on Thursday 21st January 2016 at Camp
Quaranup, Big Grove Albany. 9.30am to 4.30pm. The
event is FREE, but you must register with Carers WA.
For more information or to RSVP please contact Aslyn
Rabey on 1300 227 377 or
emailevents@carerswa.asn.au

P & C NEWS
The P&C would like to give a huge THANK YOU to
everyone who has helped make 2015 a successful year.
All contributions are highly valued. Whether you donated
time or prizes, bought or sold raffle tickets, purchased
cookie dough or Scholastic books, sponsored students,
bought stationary, cooked cakes or turned
sausages....every bit helps.
The P&C would like to wish all the Mount Lockyer students
and their families a safe and happy holidays. Merry
Christmas.
FUNDRAISING
This year we raised money a variety of ways.

Booklists
$1880

Bulbs
$250

Wood Raffle
$300

Round the Houses $949

Cookie Dough
$1018

Fathers Day Raffle $2317

Faction Sports Stall $500

Bunnings S/Sizzle $830

Lap-a-thon
$3112 (directly to sport)
SCHOOL BANKING
The numbers of students banking each week has been
amazing this year. Most weeks we have had between 50 to
60 students participate. Regular banking is a great life
lesson for our kids. We even had a student win an i Pad
mini. The students 'efforts raised $700 in commission for
the P&C. Thankyou for your continued support.
SCHOLASTIC BOOKS
This year your purchases from Scholastic books have
allowed us to purchase $615 of Science resources, $600 of
books for Literacy and $200 for Christmas craft for some
classrooms. Thankyou and happy reading.
2016 UNIFORM ORDER COLLECTION
Orders can be collected from the Uniform shop on Friday
29th January 2016 from 8.30am to 12.00pm. We accept
cash, cheque or Mount Lockyer Dollars.
2016 BOOKLIST COLLECTION
Collect your orders from Albany Stationers Monday 4th
January 2016. 105 Lockyer Avenue, Albany
Phone 9841 7417
LOVING LOCKYER ACTION NETWORK (LLAN)
Lockyer Community Fun Day
On Saturday 23rd January 2016 you are invited to a fun day
at Lake Weelara (Corner Lambert Street and McKenzie
Street, Lockyer). 11 am to 2.00pm
Car Boot sale $5.00 per bay.
The next LLAN meeting is on 3rd January 2016.
Please contact Esta on 0487 375 670 for more details.
UNDERSTANDING FAMILY SEPARATION
A workshop for children and young people to assist them to
better understand their feelings and experiences of family
separation.
Date: Wednesday 27th January 2016
Time: 10.00am to 12.00noon at Anglicare WA, 44 Collie
Street, Albany. Contact : 9845 6666

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.

NEWSLETTER QUIZ Q: Please name the fantastic Community Volunteer who won our Volunteer of the Year
Award?

Answer: ___________________________________________
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.