CASSIA PRIMARY SCHOOL

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Newsletter 16 Boronia Close, South Hedland WA 6722 | PO Box 2138 South Hedland WA 6722 Phone (08) 9172 2495 | cassia.ps@education.wa.edu.au | cassiaps.wa.edu.au

TERM 2 | WEE K 2 , 6 MAY 2016

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Dear Parents, Caregivers and Community Members,

Welcome back to Term Two, I trust that everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable break. As you may be aware I am Acting Principal for the next 3 weeks while Mrs Ward enjoys some well-earned long service leave.

Staff

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome our new, and returning, staff. We welcome Mrs Laura Greer, who has taken over from Mrs Ellacott in Room 15. Mrs Britta Brown has returned from Maternity Leave and is teaching in Room 17. Mrs Maria Cameron has also returned from Maternity Leave and is utilising her many talents in a number of different teaching roles across the school. Mrs Alinta Derschow has also returned as part of our fantastic AIEO team.

NAPLAN Testing

On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week Years 3 & 5 students will be participating in NAPLAN testing in the areas of Language Conventions, Reading, Writing, Spelling and Numeracy. Students in Years 4 & 6 will be doing practice testing at the same time in preparation for next year’s tests. NAPLAN testing gives students, as well as schools, an indication of where they are compared to students Australia wide, who will be completing the test at the same time. Teachers have been working hard to prepare students for these tests to ensure they have the opportunity to do their best, as well as reducing any anxiety some may be feeling. This has been in conjunction with the rich and diverse curriculum provided to students at Cassia PS. An information pamphlet has been sent home to parents of Year 3 & 5 students.

Term 2

Term Two is jammed packed with a number of exciting events to look forward to. These include visits from Food Sensations, the CSIRO, Athletics Carnivals and NAIDOC. Be sure to keep an eye on the newsletter, school web page http://www.cassiaps.wa.edu.au/ , or download our skoolbag app so you are well informed about what is happening at Cassia.

Kindest Regards, Martin Ross - Acting Principal

Calendar

Friday 13 May

Assembly Room 10

Sunday 8 May

Mother’s Day

NAPLAN

Tuesday 10 May

Wednesday 11 May

Thursday 12 May

Good Work

Rani Ramsay William Stewart

Andee Richards

Mia

Lesharnah

Milo Pomana

Luke Cliffe

Cienna Della

Alvin Ndaba

Eddie Fay Room 5

Good Work

Adam Hobden

Kye Whiteman

Happy Birthday!

Nur Atiqah Abd Rahim Rheagan Bonney-Bin Saad Jaden McSweeney Emily Morrison Zahlee Venn

Nizarah Nissen Jaxon Olsen Tyson Pavey Cash Pomana Indie Thompson Zahli Veermann

Talitha Borch Sarah Bradby Zaliya Edgar Matilda-May Green John-T Maea Zoe Souey

Student Congratulations!

Congratulations to Yelena Kelleher for win-

ning the 2016 CBH WA Country Week Ten-

nis Championships- 12 year old girl’s cate-

gory in Perth last month. The tournament

was held over three days with players from

WA competing. Yelena represented the

South Hedland Bowling and Tennis Club

and the Pilbara Region. She competed

against some of the best country juniors in

the State across the three day tournament

before taking out the final match in straight sets! Well done!

Graciel Parabules

Damian Winmar

Oliver Green

Samuel Hackett

Isabel Clark & Cameron Smith

John Caparas Justina Newland

Edie Maciuba-Holland, Tyler Narrier & Rory Appleby Trisha Wilson

READING

Learning at home

READING WITH YOUR CHILD IS IMPORTANT!

Reading with your child every day encourages a love of

books and reading. Encourage your child to look at books

regularly, and get family and friends to read with your child

as much as possible. Try reading with your child for the en-

joyment of spending time together – it’s a great way to end

he day.

GET IN THE MOOD FOR READING

Children who enjoy reading at home are more likely to suc-

ceed as they learn to read at school. Try setting up a special

reading time and place where you and your child can relax

and be comfortable.

USE YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY

Libraries are a treasure trove for young readers with a wide range of books, CDs, DVDs, magazines and comics. Visiting

your local library is a great way to:

• share with your child how important books are

• involve the whole family in regular reading activities

• look for your child’s favourite authors and illustrators

• use resources that might not be available at home, such as computers

• join in holiday activities.

It’s really important to give your child lots

of praise as they learn to read.

There are lots of things to read including nursery

rhymes, story books, non-fiction books, books on di-

nosaurs and pets, books you make together, funny

stories and poems, joke books, websites and comic

books, newspapers, catalogues and magazines, recipe

books, street maps, and dictionaries.

Fantastic reading books to get started:

Hairy Maclary and friends by Lynley Dodd

Koala Lou by Mem Fox

Mr Gumpy’s Outing by John Burningham

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

by Michael Rosen

Annie’s Chair by Deborah Niland

Uniform Shop

THE UNIFORM SHOP IS OPEN ON MONDAY

MORNINGS BETWEEN 7.45 & 8.45AM

The uniform shop is run by the Cassia P & C and the

uniform coordinator is Jaqui Toyne.

We ask that uniforms are paid for at the time of

ordering.

EFTPOS is available in the front office

and we also accept cheque payments -

payable to ‘Cassia P & C Association’.

OPEN DAILY FROM 7:30AM

(Assorted sandwiches and wraps are available daily)

Canteen

P&C News

The P&C Fundraising committee are running a fantastic

affordable fundraiser at the moment. It is called

‘Growing Kits’ by Living Fundraisers. Kits include vegeta-

ble growing kits, grow in the tin herbs and fruit and

flower kits. Each kit is only $6 . Fundraising forms have

been included in this newsletter. Please see Lauren

Shinners on Wednesday mornings in the undercover

area from 7.45 - 8.30am for any other enquiries.

Reminder: School Banking is on every Wednesday morn-

ing. Please take your deposit books to the undercover

area between 7.45 - 8.20am for your tokens.

Anzac Ceremony

On Friday the 29th of April, Cassia Primary

School commemorated the ANZAC's with a

beautiful service run by the Student Councillors.

Special guest Steven Hoddy from the Pilbara Regiment gave the ad-dress and had the stu-dents listening atten-

tively from start to end.

Classes made and laid wreaths to show their

respects.

Throughout the week students completed

ANZAC Day activities, including making and wearing poppies with

individual fallen soldiers names on them.

Miss Kellie Mills

Special Events Committee

Exciting news for Cassia Primary School

School Notices

It has been an exciting week with the an-nouncement that Cassia has won a state-wide 'Clean Seas Competition', sponsored by AUSMEPA in partnership with AMSA and Ports Australia. During Technology lessons at the end of Term 1, some classes created collages and artworks that depicted their ideas of clean oceans and happy marine environments.

Our Room 4 entry of turtles was the winning entry. Our prize of an iPad and a large Lego Maersk Ship Kit will be arriving soon, so I will provide another update after they arrive. The CEO of the International Maritime Organisa-tion is adding our entry to a global portal, de-tails of which I will pass on when they become available. Well done, Cassia!

If there are any parents who would like to join our Waste Management and Gardening Com-mittee for 2016, please contact me at school on 9172 2495. We only meet once or twice a term, so the time commitment is small, how-ever your input and ideas are invaluable.

Mrs Neale

LIBRARY - Do you have some spare time? Care to volunteer at the school? You could join Mrs Cummins in the Li-

brary to help repair and cover books. Please call the school to express your interest on 9172 2495.

VISITORS - Just a reminder to parents and guardians that if you need to bring something to your child/ren during

the school day such as lunches, please remember to visit the front office first so we may assist in getting the item

to your child/ren for you. As part of our OHS policy all visitors must report to the office to sign in and wear their

visitor badge if you are walking through the school grounds.

BIRTHDAYS - Although we support the celebration of student birthdays at Cassia we would like to remind families

that if you are bringing a cake to school please ensure it is cut up for easy distribution. Cupcakes are even better!

SPARE CLOTHING - Kindy and Pre-Primary parents and guardians, the ECE team would like to suggest your child has

a change of clothing including underwear packed in their bag daily. This way any little accidents can be dealt with

promptly.

WELCOME - We welcome back in Term 2 Mrs Britta Brown and Mrs Maria Cameron from maternity leave and AIEO,

Alinta Derschow. Cassia also welcomes Room 15’s new teacher, Mrs Laura Greer while Mrs Sarah Ellacott leaves us

to welcome her new baby!

MOTHER’S DAY STALL - Year 6 students and teachers would like to thank all the families who donated an item for

the Mother’s Day Stall. The stall was a success and we hope every Mother has a wonderful day on Sunday and en-

joys the items that were purchased especially for you!

Messages from Mrs Hussey - Physical Education

Lunch Time Sport

Students from Year 1-6 now have the opportunity to take part in structured lunch time sports. Monday through to Friday has a different sport led by a different teacher and there are some great benefits to taking part: Students can challenge themselves by playing with students from various year levels It provides the chance to meet new friends Students can learn new sports and skills Most importantly, students can have fun and be active

The Golden Torch

Showing positive sportsmanship, encouraging classmates and listening to instructions are all ways classrooms can win “The Golden Torch”. This is a reward which will be given out at each assembly to the class which showed the best behaviour over the fortnight. If a classroom is lucky enough to win, not only will they get to keep the trophy until the next assembly, but they will also get a box full of extra sports equipment and games to play with. Good luck and may the best sport win!

Walk to School Day

Now that the weather has started to cool down, there’s no better way to get more exercise than to walk to school.

Friday 20th May is National Walk to School Day, a day where everyone is encouraged to leave the car at home and

slip on some walking shoes.

Regular exercise like walking with your child not only helps them (and you!) beat chronic problems like obesity, heart disease, behavioural and mental health issues and diabetes. It also gives you a great opportunity to teach your child safe ways to behave around roads and traffic. Remember, Active Kids are Smarter Kids so don’t forget to add Walk to School day to the Calender! Mrs Hussey Phys Ed Teacher

Day of the Week

Sport Location Teacher

Monday Soccer Oval Mrs Hussey

Tuesday Cricket Cricket pitch Mr Ellis

Wednesday Handball SAKG/ Music room veranda

Mrs Winter

Thursday Netball Netball court Miss Dia

Friday Dance Grass area near Music room

Miss J

Community Notices