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Dear Parents and Care Givers Could try harder .. always does her best .. lacks concentration .. easily distracted .. a pleasure to teach .. Do these comments, taken from a batch of student reports sound familiar? Student reports bring mixed feelings for parents. Pleasure and pride if they are performing well but considerable angst when children are not progressing as you hoped. Reports can mean anxious times for children too. Will my parents be disappointed or proud? This is the main concern of most children. Kids of all ages take their cues from their parents, so your reaction to their school report can affect the way they see themselves as learners and as people. Before you start reading your childs report do a little self-check to see if you are in the right frame of mind: 1. Are your expectations for your son or daughter realistic and in line with their ability? Expectations are tricky. If they are too high then kids can be turned off learning. Too low and there is nothing to strive for. Pitch your expectations in line with your childs abilities. A quick check of your childs last report may provide you with a good yardstick. 2. Do you believe that children learn at different rates? There are slow bloomers, late developers and steady-as-you-go kids in every classroom, so avoid comparing your child to siblings, your friendschildren and even yourself when you were a child. Instead look for individual progress. 3. Are you willing to safeguard your childs self-esteem rather than deflate it? Self confidence is a pre-requisite for learning, so be prepared to be as positive and encouraging as possible. School reports come in different formats. Some are prescriptive while some use grading systems such as A, B, C, etc., with room for teacher comments. Regardless of the format school reports should provide you with an idea of your childs progress in all subject areas, their attitude and social development. Here are some ideas to consider when you open your childs report: Focus on strengths. Do you look for strengths or weaknesses first? The challenge is to focus on strengths even if they are not in the traditional 3Rs or core subjects. Take into account your childs effort and attitude to learning. If the report indicates that effort is below standard, then you have something to work on. If your child is putting in the required effort, then you cannot ask any more than that, regardless of the grading. Broaden your focus away from academic performance to form a picture of your childs progress as a member of a social setting. How your child gets along with his or her peers will influence their happiness and well-being, as well as give an indicator to their future. The skills of independence and co-operation are highly valued by employers so dont dismiss these as unimportant. Take note of student self-assessment. Kids are generally very honest and will give a realistic assessment of their progress. They are generally very perceptive so take note of their opinions. Discuss the report with your son or daughter talking about strengths first before looking at areas that need improvement. Ask for their opinion about how they performed and discuss their concerns. After reports are read and discussed celebrate your childs efforts with a special activity or treat. In this way you will recognise progress and remind them that the holidays are just around the corner when they can forget about assessment, tests and reports for a while. Regards Craig Thursday, 27 June Breakfast Club (8:00am to 8:30am) Winter Sports Carnival - Interschool The Canteen will be closed today Monday, 1 July Breakfast Club (7:45am to 8:30am) Tuesday, 2 July Breakfast Club (7:45am to 8:30am) Uniform Shop Open (8:15am to 9:00am) Top 100 Party (12:30pm to 2:30pm) School Reports Emailed Wednesday, 3 July Breakfast Club (8:00am to 8:30am) Thursday, 4 July Breakfast Club (8:00am to 8:30am) Uniform Shop Open (8:15am to 9:00am) Friday, 5 July Assembly - Room 9 Final Day of Term Two Monday, 22 July Students return for Term Three SCHOOL PHOTOS No Breakfast Club this morning The Canteen will be closed today Tuesday, 23 July Breakfast Club (7:45am to 8:30am) Uniform Shop Open (8:15am to 9:00am) Wednesday, 24 July Breakfast Club (8:00am to 8:30am) Thursday, 25 July Breakfast Club (8:00am to 8:30am) Uniform Shop Open (8:15am to 9:00am) SCHOOL PHOTOS Friday, 26 July Kindy 2020 Enrolments Close Principal: MR CRAIG ANDERSON Deputy Principals: MS LAUREN HOOK AND MRS SUZANNE PEARSON Program Coordinator (Ausm): MRS ALISON WADE 26 June 2019 10

Transcript of 10 6 June î ì9 - gosnellsps.wa.edu.au

Dear Parents and Care Givers

Could try harder .. always does her best .. lacks concentration .. easily distracted .. a pleasure to teach .. Do these comments, taken from a batch of student reports sound familiar?

Student reports bring mixed feelings for parents. Pleasure and pride if they are performing well but considerable angst when children are not progressing as you hoped. Reports can mean anxious times for children too. Will my parents be disappointed or proud? This is the main concern of most children. Kids of all ages take their cues from their parents, so your reaction to their school report can affect the way they see themselves as learners and as people. Before you start reading your child’s report do a little self-check to see if you are in the right frame of mind:

1. Are your expectations for your son or daughter realistic and in line with their ability? Expectations are tricky. If they are too high then kids can be turned off learning. Too low and there is nothing to strive for. Pitch your expectations in line with your child’s abilities. A quick check of your child’s last report may provide you with a good yardstick.

2. Do you believe that children learn at different rates? There are slow bloomers, late developers and steady-as-you-go kids in every classroom, so avoid comparing your child to siblings, your friends’ children and even yourself when you were a child. Instead look for individual progress.

3. Are you willing to safeguard your child’s self-esteem rather than deflate it? Self confidence is a pre-requisite for learning, so be prepared to be as positive and encouraging as possible. School reports come in different formats. Some are prescriptive while some use grading systems such as A, B, C, etc., with room for teacher comments. Regardless of the format school reports should provide you with an idea of your child’s progress in all subject areas, their attitude and social development.

Here are some ideas to consider when you open your child’s report:

Focus on strengths. Do you look for strengths or weaknesses first? The challenge is to focus on strengths even if they are not in the traditional 3Rs or core subjects.

Take into account your child’s effort and attitude to learning. If the report indicates that effort is below standard, then you have something to work on. If your child is putting in the required effort, then you cannot ask any more than that, regardless of the grading.

Broaden your focus away from academic performance to form a picture of your child’s progress as a member of a social setting. How your child gets along with his or her peers will influence their happiness and well-being, as well as give an indicator to their future. The skills of independence and co-operation are highly valued by employers so don’t dismiss these as unimportant.

Take note of student self-assessment. Kids are generally very honest and will give a realistic assessment of their progress. They are generally very perceptive so take note of their opinions.

Discuss the report with your son or daughter talking about strengths first before looking at areas that need improvement. Ask for their opinion about how they performed and discuss their concerns. After reports are read and discussed celebrate your child’s efforts with a special activity or treat. In this way you will recognise progress and remind them that the holidays are just around the corner when they can forget about assessment, tests and reports for a while.

Regards

Craig

Thursday, 27 June Breakfast Club (8:00am to 8:30am) Winter Sports Carnival - Interschool

The Canteen will be closed today

Monday, 1 July Breakfast Club (7:45am to 8:30am)

Tuesday, 2 July

Breakfast Club (7:45am to 8:30am) Uniform Shop Open (8:15am to 9:00am)

Top 100 Party (12:30pm to 2:30pm) School Reports Emailed

Wednesday, 3 July

Breakfast Club (8:00am to 8:30am)

Thursday, 4 July Breakfast Club (8:00am to 8:30am)

Uniform Shop Open (8:15am to 9:00am)

Friday, 5 July Assembly - Room 9

Final Day of Term Two

Monday, 22 July Students return for Term Three

SCHOOL PHOTOS No Breakfast Club this morning

The Canteen will be closed today

Tuesday, 23 July Breakfast Club (7:45am to 8:30am)

Uniform Shop Open (8:15am to 9:00am)

Wednesday, 24 July Breakfast Club (8:00am to 8:30am)

Thursday, 25 July

Breakfast Club (8:00am to 8:30am) Uniform Shop Open (8:15am to 9:00am)

SCHOOL PHOTOS

Friday, 26 July Kindy 2020 Enrolments Close

Principal: MR CRAIG ANDERSON

Deputy Principals: MS LAUREN HOOK AND

MRS SUZANNE PEARSON

Program Coordinator (Autism):

MRS ALISON WADE

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Congratulations to the following students who achieved their Silver Pride Award Certificate on 14 June 2019:

Drake, Skye, Markies, Kobe-Jackz, Lara, Anjili, Kallayah, Pearse, Charlotte, Kim, Alexander and Abbie.

Congratulations to the following students who achieved their Silver Pride Award Certificate on 21 June 2019:

Sayeed Idris, Skylah, Avnoor, Mark, Hasala, James, Fauna, Damien, Finley, Jaden, Malamba, Murthaza, Roman,

Ronin, Maneet, Charlotte, Sahil, Billion, Reanna, Landon, Ashritha, George, Thanya, Chance, Ranya, Lily and Gypsy.

SILVER AWARDS

Congratulations to the following students who achieved their Bronze Pride Award Certificate on 14 June 2019:

Jack, Charlie, Rylii, Piper, Zachary, El-Betel, Kaila, Myriel, Daniel, Andrei, Hussain, Felicia, Tyson, Parker, Jimi,

Naing Lay, Emma, Candie, Nurhianna, Moniqa, Stephanie, Hadiya, Anjili, Denae, Mia, Abdullah, Ryan, Ana, Lance,

Heath, Braxton, Harsimran, Ezra, Angela, Dan, Jack, Mikaela, Xavier, William, Zimra and Ethan.

Congratulations to the following students who achieved their Bronze Pride Award Certificate on 21 June 2019:

Theodore, Ella, Shartreuse, Kori, Tia, Zara, Dion, Cristal, Aysa, Kenneth, Tyrell-Jaims,

Wyatt, Prabhnoor, Jayden, D’Vontae and Lily.

BRONZE AWARDS HONOUR CERTIFICATES

Shakiah, Sani Zahra, Constance, Abbas Ali, Brodie, Harry, Ethan, Reanna, Luke, Thanya, Simrat, Jayden,

Isla, Emily, Tiana, Josephine, Edith and Ava (and absent from last Assembly - Vikram and William).

AWARDS - CONGRATULATIONS

Luke and Jack (not pictured: Phenyx and Yeabsera)

PRIDE POINT RAFFLE

HONOUR CERTIFICATES - 21 JUNE 2019

GOLD AWARDS

Congratulations to the following students who achieved their Gold Pride Award Certificate on 21 June 2019:

Erolyn, Jashan, Jensikan, Isabella and Ava.

WINTER SOLSTICE PYJAMA DAY

On Friday, 21 June, in conjunction with the Winter Solstice, we held a ‘Wear Your

Pyjamas to School’ fundraiser. Although the weather was warmer than it had been in

previous days we had a fabulous turnout of students and staff in their Winter PJ’s.

Just over $300 was raised which will go towards the Year 6 Graduation.

SCHOOL PHOTOS - TERM THREE

School Photos will be taken in the first week of Term Three this year. The

first photo day will be on Monday 22 July (the first day back for students)

and the second photo day will be on Thursday, 25 July.

Further information regarding photo packages available and their costs,

how to place orders and payment options will be sent home with your

child/children before the school holidays.

P&C NEWS SCHOOL CANTEEN A reminder the canteen will be closed on Thursday, 27 June. Also, with the term almost over, please be aware that some choices on the Canteen menu might not be available. The Canteen will also be closed on the first day of Term Three - Monday, 22 July 2019.

UNIFORM SHOP School photos will be held in the first week of Term Three - Monday 22 July and Thursday 25 July. The Uniform Shop would like to remind parents that you can order uniforms online or purchase them at the shop on Tuesday and Thursday mornings (8:15am to 9:00am). Also start thinking about faction shirts, you may want to purchase or order one so they will be ready for the Sports Carnival next term. WOOLWORTHS EARN AND LEARN Earn and Learn is almost done, keep collecting your stickers from Woolworths. You can either put them in the box at the school office or at the Maddington or Kelmscott Woolworths stores. 5c CHALLENGE The 5c challenge is almost over and the winning class will be announced this Friday, 28 June. The winning class will have a lunch reward next week.

BUNNINGS SAUSAGE SIZZLES Next term on Saturday, 24 August and Sunday, 25 August we will be having two Bunnings Sausage Sizzles at the Maddington store. We will have a volunteer sign-up sheet when next term begins, please consider helping for an hour or two on either day of the Sausage Sizzle. The money raised will go towards future Fathering Project activities as well as other items and projects to benefit the children of our school.

Our next P&C meeting will be held on Monday, 5 August at 7:00pm in the School Boardroom. Karen Schokker (P&C President)

Friday 26 July 2019 is an important date in your child’s education.

You need to apply to enrol your children in a public school for 2020 if they are:

Starting Kindergarten - 4 years old by 30 June 2020; Starting Pre-Primary (first year of compulsory school) - 5 years old by 30 June 2020; Starting Year 7 (first year of secondary school - contact your local high school); or Changing schools.

All children from Pre-Primary to Year 12 are guaranteed a place at their local public school.

Come and see us to enrol your children today (Kindergarten to Year 6). Kindergarten places are limited so we encourage you to apply now.

Apply by Friday 26 July 2019.

SCHOOL ENROLMENTS - 2020