15 June 2017

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Welcome to week eight of what is continuing to be a productive term of learning. Teachers have completed final assessments and reports and we have seen some fantastic student work over the semester. Curriculum reports and Individual Language Plan Reports will be posted to parents in the last week of school. Students will also bring home work sample files in the last week. We hope you enjoy talking to your children about their achievements.

As the weather is moving into the winter months we are seeing students with sniffles and colds. We will ensure good hygiene practices continue at school and would like your continued assistance with letting your child rest at home if they are sick.

We were fortunate to have Mr Paul Papalia, CSC MLA Member for Warnbro present the donated bike to the lucky winner at the last junior assembly. Families were eligible for the raffle draw if the school fees were received by the end of term one.

Our Mandurah students have been learning about measurement and had lots of fun designing and making paper planes.

At our Bungaree campus the school hosted a breakfast for the very worthy Red Shield Appeal. Well done with the fundraising to our Bungaree classes.

At Pinjarra the students joined in an incursion about reading with a great social message.

The annual Book Fair at the Rockingham Lakes campus will run this week, providing students and families with a great opportunity to nurture literacy development.

The Annual PLDS Open Day was held on the Monday 12th June. The purpose of the Open Day is to inform members of the community about the service we offer at PLDS. We trialled a new format this year where parents and carers attended in the morning with a Professionals Afternoon Tea held later in the day. Parents were very impressed with the learning happening in classrooms, and many came back wishing that their children were already enrolled. We received positive feedback from the Professionals that attended our afternoon session, and we have some great ideas about how we can improve for next year.

At the end of term three the Department of Education will be reviewing PLDS as an Independent Public School and our progress towards the milestones of our Business Plan 2015-2017. We will welcome the discussion and feedback as we continue to provide the highest level of teaching, learning and service to our communities.

Shelley Collins
Principal

Mandurah Campus

Room 14 students have been learning about measuring in Mathematics. They learnt about the rules of measurement and know that when we measure we need to be straight, start at the edge, make sure there are no gaps or overlaps and be precise. The students have used informal units, such as hand spans, paper clips and blocks, to measure a variety of things in the classroom. Students are now learning how to use formal units of measurement, like centimetres. The class had lots of fun designing and making paper planes, flying them and then measuring the distance the planes travelled.

Bungaree Campus

Salvation Army Red Shield breakfast and walk around the school morning.

On Wednesday the 31st May, Bungaree Primary School hosted a huge breakfast to raise money for the Salvation Army’s Red Shield Appeal. All students and staff wore red to support the cause. It was a big success and lots students, family, friends and community members got to feast on a scrumptious breakfast! $300 was raised for this worthy cause. We also got to do a walk around the boundary of the school with our classes, which was really fun!!

Pinjarra Campus

Pinjarra Wake Up and Read Incursion

On Wednesday the 31 May Peel Language students were invited to join with their peers from Pinjarra Primary School for an incursion called Wake –Up and read. Throughout the session the children were entertained by the theatrical skills of Mr Frank Zi. The performance was an accumulation of magic, circus, humour and puppetry. The performance featured bullying, multiculturalism and standing up against adversity through his engaging personal narratives. The intention of the performance was to inspire students to develop an enjoyment and love of reading. This performance was enjoyed by all students and staff. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Pinjarra Primary School for sharing this most rewarding experience with us.

RLPS Campus

We love stories in D2!

Some of our favourite authors are Jon Klassen, Aaron Blabley and Jeannie Baker. Over the past few weeks we had noticed the children incorporating their favourite stories into their language and play. We decided to extend the childrens’ learning by using these texts as mentors to help them create stories of their own. We began by talking about the different ideas we wanted to include in our stories. Then the children used large pieces of paper to draw their stories. We were very impressed with the complexity and detail included in the students’ work. The children then engaged in role-play writing to write down their stories. We are very proud of our creative and clever Pre-Primaries in D2.

School Photo Day

Just a reminder that school photos are next Wednesday 21st June. Please note that sibling orders close midday on Tuesday 20th June and packages can only be purchased online via the link below.

School Nurse

Sugar

Eating too much sugar too often can cause problems like tooth decay and weight gain. Foods that are good for teeth are also good for a growing healthy koolang (child). Sugar is often hidden in everyday foods and drinks and can be written as cane sugar, glucose, molasses, sucrose, fructose, lactose and maltose.

Health bars, roll-ups and dried fruit are also high in sugar and can stick to teeth more easily, putting teeth at higher risk of decay. These foods should only be eaten occasionally in small amounts.

Healthier food and drink options for kulunga (children) include:

• whole fresh fruit or fruit salad
• veggie sticks and dip – carrot, celery and cucumber are great for dipping
• cheese and crackers
• plain popcorn
• plain water.

Relationships Australia

Relationships Australia in Manudrah is offering a great range of courses during the month of June. See attached flyers for more information;

• Managing Anger & Stress for Women
• Step families, an introduction. A one night workshop for couples and individuals
• Express yourself assertively
• Health self esteem for women
• Healthy conflict in relationships
• Parenting teens
• Emotional Intelligencer
• Confident man
• Dads understanding daughters