10 August 2017

Newsletter Articles

Anyone can help your school or Early Learning Centre

It’s easy for your kids, parents, grandparents, staff, neighbours, friends - absolutely anyone - to help your school or Early Learning Centre. Below is how it works:

Anyone from the community – staff, parents, grandparents, neighbours and friends - who shop at Woolworths can collect stickers for your local school or ELC. If your community sticks together and earns Earn & Learn stickers at Woolworths, you can earn your choice of educational equipment & resources.

This year we are proud to be partnering once again with Modern Teaching Aids, Australia's biggest supplier of educational equipment. This means your school or ELC can choose resources based on their unique needs across every category possible including: S.T.E.M, Science. Mathematics, English, Sport and Arts and Craft.

Please ensure once you have filled the sheet with stickers, it is placed into the Collection Box for Peel Language Development School or give to your classroom teacher if you are at Mandurah, Pinjarra or Bungaree.

Ringworm

There has been an outbreak of diagnosed Ringworm in some classes at the PLDS campus. This is a fungal infection and requires antifungal treatment if a child has it. Students must not attend school until treatment has occurred for 24 hours. We appreciate your assistance in preventing further outbreaks.

Principal’s Report

Welcome to our week four newsletter. I hope you enjoy reading about updates across our four campuses.

We would like to thank the P & C along with the busy band of volunteers for the many ways they help PLDS and RLPS throughout the school year.

The P & C have also kindly donated to assist with the purchase of playground equipment in our Pre Primary area.

I would also like to thank the School Board who met last Thursday, for their valuable contribution to our school and the work they do in our School Community. We welcome the discussion and feedback during the meetings as we continue to provide the highest level of teaching, learning and service to our communities.

The School and School Board will once again be sending out the annual survey to parents. Feedback is highly valued in our journey of school improvement. Parents will be able to access the survey online and at the Topsy Turvy Day.

We have an exciting range of learning experiences coming up in term three for students and parents across all sites including Artacular, Open Nights, Topsy Turvy Days and Sports Carnivals.

Pinjarra students have enjoyed celebrating 100 days of school with a yummy lunch lots of activities using 100. Bungaree students were able to wear their pyjamas for the day. They had a lovely warm and comfy day in the cold weather. Congratulations to Cooper who came 1st in the Year 3 boys division of Bungaree’s cross country race in week 2! At our RLPS campus Kindy B have had an exciting fortnight playing with the pet shop and beautiful fairy garden. Mandurah Kindy students have also had lots of fun reading about Wombat Stew and counting to 50!

Could parents and caregivers please check that emergency contact numbers on file at PLDS are current and updated. It is vital that in the event of an emergency, we are able to contact a family member or delegate.

Please make sure that all items of clothing are named. As the weather begins to warm up in the coming weeks students will take off jumpers and jackets. As mentioned, the Sports Carnivals will be held this term so please make sure footwear is appropriate to join in active sports lessons.

Stay warm and enjoy the exciting and productive term.

Shelley Collins
Principal

Pinjarra Campus

Room 30

Students in Room 30 celebrated 100 days of school with a sausage sizzle, milkshakes and popcorn lunch. The student’s popped popcorn, counted out 100 pieces and placed it in a bag they had previously decorated with 100 designs of their choice. The students then took on the challenge of building with exactly 100 unifix blocks. They worked individually and collaboratively in a group to create some fantastic constructions. We made some crazy glasses to ensure we looked cool to celebrate or 100 days at school. We looked around our room at environmental print then found and wrote 100 words. Later in the day we used 100 pieces of pasta and coloured matchsticks to test our division skills by dividing them into equal groups. We had a very busy and enjoyable 100th day.

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Bungaree Campus

Bungaree P & C held a PJ day on the 28th of July. All classes got to wear their super comfy and cool Pj’s to school. A fun day was had by all!

Cooper is our very own superstar in the making! He received a gold medal for coming 1st in the Year 3 boys division of Bungaree’s cross country race in week 2. Well done Cooper!

RLPS Campus

Kindy B

In Kindy B we are reading lots of stories and learning about many things such as pets, initial sounds and numbers focusing on numbers 1 to 6. We are practicing our imaginative play and our social skills. As well as our pet shop, Mrs. Buchanan has set up a beautiful fairy garden for us to enjoy. The Kindy classes had lots of fun.

Pre-Primary

In Pre-primary this year we have had huge success with the children becoming very enthusiastic and competent gardeners. With our weekly weeding and watering sessions accompanied by our care and consideration we have managed to grow some delicious vegetables. Last week we were able to harvest some carrots, black radishes and watermelon radishes. The children picked, washed and ate their harvest and they were all super excited to be part of this living process. Our next vegetable on the harvest list will be some beetroot which we will pick when the weather improves and we can get out into our garden. We can’t wait to try our fresh beetroot!

School Banking

Come and visit us every Friday morning for School Banking between 8.20 am and 8.40 am, enquire about opening a new bank account and every time you deposit you get a silver token. Heather & Michelle

Uniform Shop

Our Uniform shop will now be located on the outside of the undercover area near Block 1 on Tuesdays 2.15pm – 2.45pm and Fridays 8.30am – 9am.

School Chaplain

Hello - My name is Eleanor Clayson and I'm really excited to be the new school Chaplain here at Peel Language Development School. My role is to offer support to the school community by looking out for the social and emotional well-being of students, staff and parents as needed. As a chaplain I support children and adults through the tough times along with celebrating the good times. I have been a Chaplain for over four years in both Primary and High school. I will be working at the school on Thursdays and a doing a Rainbows Program in Term 3 on Fridays.

Parents who would like to get in contact with me can email eleanorc@youthcare.org.au.

Mandurah Campus

Mandurah Room 10 Kindy

Kindy have been super busy already this term. We are learning about animals and where they live. We have been reading Wombat Stew and have created some wonderful artwork and recipes. Make sure you come in and see our awesome writing!

On Tuesday the 25th of July we celebrated 50 days of school. We made some fantastic hats and practised counting to 50. Who can believe that we are 50 days smarter already!

A huge thank you to Mrs Cally Jetta for coming in to our classroom to help us celebrate NAIDOC week. We learnt about the Nyoongar culture through stories and songs and our wonderful pictures that each child made using the symbols we had learnt.

Have a wonderful term everyone!
Mrs Reilly and Mrs Dale

Room 11, 14 and 18

On Friday the 4th of August Room 11, 14 and 18 all joined in and created one assembly. Our focus this term has been on reading, writing and oral language. The children had learnt the story Mrs Wishy Washy and created activities around this in the classroom. For the assembly, they performed the story Mrs Wishy Washy and then sang the song Mrs Wishy Washy from the Learning Station. All the children did such an amazing job and we were extremely proud of them. We had lots of wonderful costumes of farm animals and we even had our very own Mrs Wishy Washy (Saxon Thomas).

Miss Lewendon, Miss Klem and Mrs Stroud

Child Health Nurse

Drinks - what should children drink?

Drinking plenty of water is essential for people of all ages. When your child is thirsty, encourage them to drink plain water.

It is recommended that:

• children aged 5 – 8 years drink 1000ml per day (4 big cups)
• children aged 9 – 12 years drink 1500ml per day (6 big cups)
• young people aged 13+ years drink 2000ml per day (8 big cups).

Drinking milk is also important, as it provides children with the calcium they need for growing bones and teeth. If your child doesn’t drink milk, try yoghurt, cheese or calcium-fortified soy milk.

The drinking of cordials, soft drinks and fruit juices should be limited, as the sugar in these drinks may contribute to tooth decay and unhealthy weight.

Energy drinks and artificially sweetened drinks are not suitable for children.

Online Safety - how to keep your child safe online

Protecting your children from harm is just as important online as it is in the real world. As a parent or carer, you can play an important role in helping children have safe and positive experiences online.

The internet offers an exciting world of experiences for children and the whole family. It can be entertaining, educational and rewarding. However, using the internet also involves risks and challenges.

Children might be exposed to content that is sexually explicit, violent, prohibited or even illegal. They may also experience cyber bullying or be at risk from contact by strangers.

Children may - unknowingly or deliberately - share personal information without realising they may be subject to identity theft, or that they are leaving behind content that might not reflect well on them in the future.

By taking an active role in talking with your kids about the risks and answering their questions or concerns about something that they find on the Internet you can help them stay safer online.

For more information on keeping your children safe online try the following website:

• iParent is an online resource developed by the Office of the Children’s E-Safety Commission where parents can learn about the digital environment and keep updated on their children’s technology use. Guidance for using safety settings on your family’s web-connected devices, tips for choosing movies and games and strategies for keeping young people safe online is available. View the first link below:
• Stay Smart Online is the Australian Government's online safety and security website, designed to help everyone understand the risks and simple steps we can take to protect our personal and financial information online. View the second link below:
• Raising Children Network. View the third link below:

For more information go to the link below:

Kind regards
Leona Martin | CN – Community Health |
CACH | South Zone | Kwinana Region

Community Courses

Relationships Australia

• There are a number of Parenting Courses to be held in September 2017. See attached
• Do you want to help your son or daughter learn practical ANTI-BULLYING strategies? The Rock and Water Program is a fun half day programs for parents / carers and children aged 8-14 years. See attached.

KEYS

Engaging Adolescents

• Parenting skills for resolving teenage behaviour problems. To be held on 5th, 12th and 19th September. See attached

1-2-3 Magic & Emotional Coaching

• 1-2-3 Magic & Emotional Coaching is a parenting workshop which gives parents and caregivers a simple and effective approach to discipline in 2-12 year olds. To be held on 9th, 16th and 23rd August and 7th, 14th and 21st September. See attached

CLAN WA

These courses & seminars are delivered by experienced facilitators and are a great opportunity for Parents to discuss practical ideas to help them through the challenges of parenthood.

Listen to Me – Frustrated your child is not listening to you?

Wednesday
9 August 2017
1.30pm - 3pm
Canning Vale Community Centre

Other courses running this term also include;

Happy Parents Happy Kids

Tuesday
22 August 2017
6pm - 7.30pm
Southern River

Kids & Anxiety

Tuesday
6 September 2017
9.30am - 12mid
Dudley Park

Youth Mental Health & Well-being

Tuesday
12 September 2017
6pm - 8.30pm