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Beckenham Primary School
Independent Public School
386 Railway Parade
BECKENHAM WA 6107
Phone: 9458 4666
www.beckenhamps.wa.edu.au
Absentee line: 0409 687 220
Dear Parents / Carers
It’s been a busy fortnight and hard to believe that we are almost at the end of Week 5.
School Musical/Drama production
The school Musical/Drama production is fast approaching and students have been
practicing for the big event. ‘The Planet Report #ICURAM8’ will commence at 4:30pm
Week 5 Term 3 2018
on Thursday 6th September. Mrs Driscoll will be holding an exhibition of student artworks
in the undercover area from 4pm. It is hoped that we will see many of you there on the
night to watch your child/ren perform. If you’re unsure what your child needs to wear for
the performance please speak to class teachers. Thank you to all families who have
paid the $20.00 fee so far. If you haven’t made payment yet, you can do so in the school
office.
Student Representative Councillors
All students in Pre-Primary to Year 6 participated in Student Council elections last week.
Congratulations to all students who were elected for Semester 2. Thank you to Mrs
Newsletter
Hearman for organising the elections. Councillors will be presented with their badges at
next week’s formal assembly (Friday 24th August). Parents are welcome to attend to
watch their child/ren receive their badges.
School Uniform Update
At last week’s school board meeting the following changes to the school uniform policy
were endorsed. Wide brimmed, bucket or legionnaire style hats are encouraged for sun
protection. Beanies/caps/novelty hats are NOT part of the school dress code. No
novelty footwear to be worn – roller or flashing shoes. No novelty hats. Shoes, sneakers
or plain low sandals, strapped to the foot are considered appropriate. Flat shoes for girls
are acceptable. Safety is important. Thongs or slip on footwear are inappropriate for
school. No novelty footwear including lights or wheels are permitted. The school board
supports our efforts to have all students in school uniform colours. Students will be
given a verbal reminder about the correct uniform attire but if students continue to not
wear school uniform minor behaviour incident reports will be issued which could lead to
students missing out on Mega Play events. Your support in encouraging your child/ren
to wear correct school uniform would be greatly appreciated. For further information you
can refer to the parent handbook on the schools’ website.
Drainage Problem
After the recent rain parts of the oval and playground areas were subject to extensive
flooding. This was partly because the street drains were blocked. The City of Gosnells
cleaned the drains and the water started to subside quickly. The other contributing
factor was damage to a drain that runs across the oval. This was unfortunately
damaged during the installation of the new reticulation system. This was repaired on
Monday after most of the water had drained away. It is hoped that we can now do line
marking in preparation for the Faction Athletics Carnival on Friday 31 st August.
NAIDOC Mural Unveiling
I was honoured to unveil the Mural last Friday after the Formal Assembly. Joining me
were Dana Anaru (artist) Margaret Colbung,(aboriginal elder and school board member)
City of Gosnells Councillor – Olwen Searle, Vanessa Codner Chair of the School Board
and parents. The Mural was created to celebrate this year’s theme of ‘Because of Her,
We Can. ’The mural tells the story of the importance of the Canning River to the aboriginal
people. It provided an abundance of food and was a place of importance for families, particularly
women who gave birth in the area. It still remains an important place of recreation for the local
community. The mural is titled ‘Place of Abundance’. I wish to thank Dana for creating such a
magnificent artworks and Deborah Holloway for her hard work making it happen. Deborah
liaised with Bunnings in Cannington for donations of paint, brushes and cleaning materials. I
thank her and the management of Bunnings for their support of our school.
Cyber Bullying
Cyberbullying is becoming a concern to parents. These issues around when I was at
school. Cyberbullying occurs when the internet, email or phone are used to deliberately and
repeatedly engage in hostile behaviour to harm someone. It is sometimes used as an
extension of other forms of bullying and can result in a child experiencing social,
psychological and academic difficulties. Here are a few tips to help parents:
Talk to your child about cyberbullying before it happens. Work out strategies to
address cyberbullying that you are both comfortable with, so your child knows what to
expect if they do report their concerns to you.
Establish one or two other trusted adults your child is comfortable to approach about
their concerns
Be aware of what your child is doing online and explore it with them.
Try to locate the computer or device in a shared or visible location.
Discuss the kinds of sites that are okay to explore and those that aren’t. Have clear
rules about online activities.
Help your child block anyone who sends offensive content. Most social networking
services allow users to block and report someone who is behaving badly.
KIND TO OTHERS
If you think your child is being cyberbullied you could:
Discuss any mood or behaviour changes with them.
Notify the police immediately if you have serious concerns for your child’s safety.
Work with your child to save evidence of the cyberbullying behaviour. It may need to
be followed up by the school, ISP, mobile phone carrier or police.
In my experience cyberbullying incidents that I have been made aware of, have occurred
out of school hours. As part of school policy, students do not have access to mobile phones
during the school day. They remain in the office until the end of the day. Each year students
engage in curriculum activities about Cyberbullying. We all share a responsibility to ensure
the safety of children in the social media and online world. You can find more information
about cybersafety at www.cybersmart.gov.au
If you have concerns that your child may be being bullied online please speak with a
member of the administration team. Do not approach students or other parents about
incidents. Report the matter to us so that we can investigate on your behalf.
Mr Gillett has been on leave and we look forward to seeing him back at work next week.
Regards
Mrs Harper
DATES TO REMEMBER
Friday 17th August – MEGA PLAY
Wednesday 22nd – Book Week – PP-Year 2 disco
Wednesday 22nd - School Banking
Thursday 23rd – Book Week – Year 3-6 disco
Techno Kids - Years 5-6
Friday 24th Assembly Item Room 16
Friday 24th – Uniform Shop Open
Wednesday 29th – School Banking
Thursday 30th – Newsletter Out
Techno Kids Years 3-4
Friday 31st – Faction Carnival Day
KIND TO THE ENVIRONMENT
NEW SUBWAY MENU
NEW DELIVERY DAY IS NOW WEDNESDAY
Subway lunch orders have moved to Wednesday as of 22nd August (next
week) will now be delivered on Wednesday and need to be in the blue box by
Tuesday. The new pink order form has been updated with prices and menu
selections. Orders will not be accepted on the green form as of next
Wednesday.
WEDNESDAY LUNCH ORDER
ND
STARTING NEXT WEEK 22
AUGUST
CVC CIRCUS
th
On Tuesday 14 August students from Canning Vale College visited Beckenham Primary
School for an afternoon of fun and laughs. An array of colourful, acrobats, jugglers and
performers provided some live entertainment for our students.
THE COMMUNITY KIND
BUILDING A LOVE OF READING
Reading is a skill that is learnt and needs to be practised. As a parent, you can support
your child by helping them read at home. Here are some great ideas for reading at home as
a family.
Have a special place at home to keep books and other reading materials.
Encourage your child to choose what they would like to read. Be positive about their
choices.
Let your child see you reading – for enjoyment and to learn.
Share your reading choices with your child and tell them why you have chosen a
particular book or article; what you are reading and what it is making you think
about.
Encourage your child to set aside a regular time for reading each day. Model this
yourself so your child sees you as a reader.
Be interested in what your child is reading and ask them to recommend books for
you to read.
Visit the local library regularly so your child can browse the huge range of reading
materials and ask the librarian for recommendations.
Encourage your child to find things to read about their favourite topics. Explore
together different formats such as audio books and graphic novels.
THE ACHIEVING KIND
Try out books in a series. If your child gets ‘hooked’ by the first book, they are more
likely to continue reading the series.
Monitor access to a computer or device, either at home or in the local library so that
your child can use the internet.
Buy books as gifts.
Swap and share books with family and friends.
Ask others about what they are reading.
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCILLORS
SEMESTER 2 – 2018
ROOM COUNCILLOR DEPUTY
ECUA Saria Out
ECUC Ella Rogers
1 Grace Danzo Cooper Munro-King
2 Jarvis Ierace Aria Pinkerton
3 Caeron Porlage Bavisha Suresh Kumar
4 Cooper Hale Chaytan Perez
5 Verona Bolland Alannah Hookham
6 Stalynn Cung Bawi Lian Sally Dowling
7 Lara Herdman Chelsea Simons
10 Hermione Bravo Georgette Guinto
11 Blessing Hset Karri Marshall
12 Anouk Hales Kayla Kachila
13 Kiahla Smith Dieon Dino
14 Kassie De Castro Matthew Midolo
15 Jacob McGough Sohila Shahzad
16 Nacim Sene Kristen Dela Cruz
THE LEARNING KIND
Badges will be presented to the Councillors at the
assembly on Friday 24th August.
HONOUR CERTIFICATE WINNERS
CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE
ECUA Nathan & Abeeha ECUC Saira & Miguel
ROOM 1 ROOM 2 Alexis & Tyler
ROOM 3 Matthius & Jacob ROOM 4
ROOM 5 Prateek & Lucian ROOM 6 Kwami & Saif
ROOM 7 Tazara & Kande ROOM 10 Jax & Georgette
ROOM 11 Tracy & Pratiksha ROOM 12 Aqua & Sonny
ROOM 13 Aswin & Puteri ROOM 14
ROOM 15 ROOM 16 Kirsten & Ethan
THE MATHY MATT SHOW
Students from PP – Year 6 will be attending the Mathy Matt Incursion on Monday 3rd
September, 2018. The show is a musical journey into the fascinating world of numbers with
Mathy Matt & his digital assistant, Tekno the computer. The pair have written catchy lyrics,
to funky techno rhythms that explain Fractions & Decimals, Positive and Negative Numbers,
Place Value and explore what is zero. With awesome beats and educational lyrics these
songs are designed to have their mathematical principles remembered by all the students,
long after the performance.
Book
P&C Week
NEWS Discos
Just for a change from usual book parade we are having a disco. The students are all very
excited about the change. Please talk with your child about their favourite book and select a
character to dress in for this year’s Book Character Disco. The Junior Disco (Pre-Primary
to Year 2) will be on next Wednesday, 22nd August. The Senior Disco (Year 3 to Year 6)
will take place on Thursday 23rd August. Both will take place during the recess break.
Students will be released ten minutes early for recess to allow them the full recess time to
dance to music. Spot prizes will be awarded to students for participating and showing us their
best dance moves. The Student Councils are asking for a gold coin donation to support
childhood cancer research. We encourage parents to be creative. We do not expect parents
to spend money on buying something new. The theme is ‘Find your Treasure’ ……so open
up the wardrobe and look for the treasure there.
KIND TO YOURSELF
P&C NEWS
Sausage sizzle orders for the faction carnival day are now available at the office or print
from the school app. Place your order in the red P&C box before Friday 24th August. Don’t
forget to put your child’s name and class room on the form.
HELPING HANDS BECKENHAM
Dear Parents and Guardians,
News Update: Sustainability Wall: The HHN children continued being thoughtful
and responsible people by enjoyed making beautiful art items with re-cycled materials. The
older girls made posters demonstrating ways to protect the environment by making positive
choices and adopting right ways to reduce waste. For our new sustainability wall children and
staff made beautiful art work using plastic bottle lids. Safety Drills: The Fire Evacuation
and Lockdown drills were performed last week with children to teach them some safety
precautions to be taken during times of such emergencies. All the children whether younger or
older actively participated in these drills.
Coles Mini Collectables: The children and staff are working so hard to collect
mini collectables and we are nearly there to complete our own Mini Coles’ Shop. We’ve
collected 20 pieces so far and still 10 more to go. So, if you would like to donate us
your doubles then we are willing to trade. The children just have pleasurable time
whenever they play with these cute little items.
Coming Up Next: Cup-Cake Stall
On 24th August, we are going to set up a cup- cakes stall at the school assembly to
raise funds for Drought Affected Farmers in Australia. So, please help us with this
noble cause by buying the cup-cakes on Friday next week. The price range will be $ 1
and $2. Father’s Day Celebration: Father’s Day will be celebrated at
our service on 31st August 2018.
For booking details please contact the coordinator Pooja Saggar on 0478 398 270 or email
beckenham@helpinghandsnetwork.com.au
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