DEAR PARENTS/CARERS: Assembly Room 10 Mrs Moore’s Year 3 pirates did a wonderful job teaching the school community about our PBS expected behaviours. The Room 10 students began the assembly demonstrating great respect, with their heartfelt Acknowledgement of Country. It was lovely to see so many parents and families in attendance, supporting our talented students. Congratulations to all students who received an award at the assembly.

PBS Workshop - Expression of Interest An underpinning imperative of our Positive Behaviour Support Program is that all staff, students and parents understand the theory behand the approach, and the processes, that we follow at Craigie Heights Primary School. I have mentioned before that the policy is available on the school’s website and we are happy to make hard copies available for families on request. We are very confident, because of data that we gather regularly, that the students have a strong understanding of what is expected of them and are engaged to a very high level in choosing to do the right thing. Over 4000 Harmony Awards were counted in the barrel at the last assembly. One part of our PBS implementation plan is to hold Parent/Carer Workshops to build your knowledge about what is expected at school and how we go about achieving those expectations. We propose to hold an informative and interactive workshop for interested parents to explain the emphasis on encouraging positive behaviour, what processes we follow for students who choose negative behaviours and the basics of Win/Win Discipline. Could you email your expression of interest, with a suggestion of suitable evenings for you, to the email address below please. We will try to find the best time for everyone. Jen Graffin - Principal

CRAIGIE HEIGHTS P R I M A R Y

I N D E P E N D E N T P U B L I C S C H O O L

N e w s l e t t e r T e r m 1

Wednesday 6th March 2019

Wednesday 13th March

Year 5 & 6 Excursion Sculptures by the Sea

Thursday 14th March Assembly Room 12

Monday 18th March

Mad Maths Day Rooms 8-15

Tuesday 19th March

Mad Maths Day Rooms 2-7

Monday 18th March P&C AGM—6.30pm

25th & 26th March

School Photograph Day

Wednesday 27th March 2.30pm School Board

Meeting

Thurs 28th March Grandparents Assembly

Thursday 11th April Happy Kids Day /

Harmony Day

Friday 12th April Anzac Ceremony

SCHOOL VISION:

To inspire every student to achieve their personal best through learning, living and playing in harmony.

EXPECTED BEHAVIOURS:

Be Responsible Be Safe Be an Achiever Be Respectful

Telephone Number: 08 6206 2200 SMS Absentee - 0417 995 416 Email: Craigieheights.ps@education.wa.edu.au

The School Office is open 7.45am-3.30pm, Monday to Friday during the school term

School banking is held every

Monday outside Learning

Block 1 between the times of

8.15am and 8.45am.

Craigie Heights Dental

Clinic -Tel: 9401 3731

SCHOOL NEWS:

SCHOOL PAYMENTS

Payment of Contributions or Incursions / Excursions can be made via internet banking (details below), by

cheque, cash or Eftpos. Please finalise payments at the front office between 8.00am and 3.30pm.

We are also trialling the payment of Incursions / Excursions, including the digital signing of permission

forms through the QkR!. App. Instructions on how to download the App are available here: QkR! App

Payee: Craigie Heights Primary School

BSB: 066 040 Account: 1990 2511

Reference: Child’s Name/s and Year or Room #

Description: School Contributions / Incursion or Excursion Name

A receipt will only be issued for payments over $50 unless requested. If required,

you can contact the Manager Corporate Services at:

Craigieheights.PS@education.wa.edu.au

Qkr! 2019 UPDATE

Payment of Incursions / Excursions, including digital signing of permission forms can be made using Qkr! App, download instructions are available here: QkR! Student profile settings have been cleared, ready for you to update 2019 year and classroom at your next log in. It is recommended that you activate the option to Always Email Receipts on your Qkr app settings. This ensures against loss of receipt history if you experience account issues and choose to delete account and create new sign up with same email and mobile number.

HAPPY KIDS / HARMONY DAY 2019

HARMONY AWARD WINNERS—WEEK 4 TERM 1

Congratulations to the following students:

Year 5 Room 14 : Taryn Year 1 Room 4 : Charlie Year 6 Room 15 : Jessie

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT PBS CORNER DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT PBS CORNER

HONOUR CERTIFICATE WINNERS— WEEK 4 TERM 1

Congratulations to the following students who received Honour Certificates last week

for Being Respectful, Being Responsible, Being Safe or Being Achievers:

PP to Year 3: Bodie, Aoibheann, Sonny, Jessica, Joshua, Indi, Pearl, Hudson,

Ryleigh, Parker, Nika, Thomas, Jack, Jessica

Year 3 to Year 6: Dashlen, Emily, Madeline, Penny, Crystal, Jayden, Jackson,

Paige, Austin, Emma, Alfred, Max

New Paper Recycling

Boxes!

Room 10 have challenged us

to be responsible and recycle

paper.

Thank you to Mrs Moore’s

class for being so proactive

around the school.

New Faction Letterboxes!

Have you posted a Harmony Award lately?

Have you seen the new letterboxes? They look great!

Thanks to Joel and Alfred for helping to create such an eye

catching addition to our school!

Buddies in the building area

The building area is proving to be a popular place at Craigie. These

boys were playing nice last week creating an interesting cubby house.

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT PBS CORNER DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT PBS CORNER CONTINUED..

Achieving with Numero

Every Wednesday the students in Learning Block 2 play Numero. Numero is a great game for developing

Mathematics, strategy and social skills. Looks like fun!

We are Achievers

These achievers visited the office recently to show off their great

work. Keep it up!

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT PBS CORNER DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT PBS CORNER CONTINUED..

Year 5 & 6s are Respectful, Responsible, Safe & Achievers.

All of these students have completed their first Harmony Award certificate. That means they have all

received over 50 Harmony Awards. We are so proud of you all!!

Buddy Class

Our Year 1s and 5/6s buddy up to develop friendships and skills.

Looks like they are having fun!!

CRAZY SOCK DAY FOR JONATHAN— THURSDAY 4TH APRIL

Save the date—Thursday 4th April is Crazy

Sock Day.

At Craigie Heights Primary School we hold one

donation day each term to support Jonathan.

This term, for the donation of a gold coin,

everyone in our school community is invited to

wear a Crazy Socks to school,

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT PBS CORNER DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

PATHS Curriculum

Many parents ask me about the PATHS program. PATHS stands for Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies. It is a social and emotional curriculum that we teach from Kindergarten through to Year 6.

Independent Research shows that PATHS… Reduces aggressive behaviour Significantly decreases conduct problems Increases students’ self-control, self-management and interpersonal skills Increases students’ emotional vocabulary Increases students’ ability to tolerate frustration Increases use of conflict resolution strategies Improves student’s critical thinking skills Reduces depression Improves academic achievement

Five Main Areas covered in the Curriculum are: 1. Self-Control 2. Emotional Understanding 3. Building Self-Esteem 4. Peer Relationships 5. Problem - Solving Skills Strategies The two strategies below allow use to be ‘emotionally intelligent’. Even adults can benefit from these approaches. At a time when emotions can be high, we need to first be aware of our emotions, then step back and take control of them before we take action. DO TURTLE CONTROL SIGNALS

NAPLAN The National Assessment Program in Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) will be conducted from Tuesday 14th May to Friday 24 May 2019. Students in Years 3 and 5 will participate in the annual NAPLAN tests in reading, writing, language conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy. The assessments provide parents and schools with an understanding of how individual students are performing at the time of the test. NAPLAN is just one aspect of the assessment and reporting process. It is important to reassure your child that NAPLAN is just one assessment, and to simply try their best. Teachers will ensure that they are familiar with the types of questions they may get, and how to navigate their way through the online testing. All students are expected to participate. Those with a disability may qualify for adjustments. A NAPLAN report will be issued to each student later in the year. If you would like to know more, you can speak to your teacher, or to the school Leadership Team or visit nap.edu.au Mrs Amanda Robinson – Deputy Principal

GRANDPARENTS ASSEMBLY—SAVE THE DATE

This years Grandparents Assembly will be held in Week 8, Thursday

28th March 2019. More information will be provided nearer the

event.

CHAPLAIN’S CHAMPION

Fletcher’s kind and gentle nature is a delight to be around. Fletcher always has a ready smile to share with his classmates and teachers. He is very artistic—producing detailed, colourful illustrations. Even when things seem difficult Fletcher knows it’s ok to make mistakes and has shown a capacity to learn from them. He seeks help when needed and enjoys celebrating his successes. Well done Fletcher!

SAFE CRACKER

How many days to climb the hill?

A snail is at the bottom of a 30m hill.

Every day it crawls up 3m before slipping back 2m every

night.

How many days will it take for it to climb the hill? ________

Name: __________________________ Room: ________

Place in safe box in office by

Wednesday 13th March

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT PBS CORNER DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS DAY—MONDAY /TUESDAY 25TH & 26TH MARCH

SCHOOL PHOTO DAY IS COMING!

Dear Parents, Our school photo day is coming! Approximately two weeks prior to the photo day every student will receive a Kapture Photography order envelope to bring home. The recommended method of ordering your photos is online through Kapture’s website as your payment is secure and can be easily verified at any time. If you pay online, there is no need to return the order envelope to school. Alternatively you can pay by cash and return the provided envelope to the school (classroom) on the photography day. Please note the photographers cannot open sealed envelopes and cannot provide change.

SIBLING ORDERS CAN ONLY BE PLACED ONLINE: Late requests cannot be granted. You have the option to order a sibling photo package online, however please note sibling orders will close in most instances @midday sharp at least one business day before the first photo date. We suggest you place your online sibling order as soon as you receive your order envelope with your order instructions. SIBLING PHOTOS will take place before school each day, according to the first letter of the family surname or in the case of kindy students according to their day of attendance:

Monday 25 March: Surnames A-M

Tuesday 26 March: Surnames N-Z

Please present on your designated day by 8.00 am sharp

Log on to kapture.com.au for your sibling photo order cut-off date and time. Late payment envelopes cannot be accepted by the school office or by Kapture. You can place an order online for class or individual photographs at any time for the remainder of the current school year however a $15 fee will apply if you order more than 10 days after photography. If your child is in a sports or special group photo, you can use the same school code on your order envelope to view and order these photos on Kapture’s website, around the time that school photos are ready to be delivered. Please note; Class group, individual and sibling portraits are not available to view online. Kapture offer a money back guarantee for any parent who is not fully satisfied with their photo package. Should you have any queries before or after photo day, please direct them to the Kapture office on 9240 1714 or email enquiries@kapture.com.au. All students will be photographed individually on photo day for school administration records AS WELL as included in their class group photo available for purchase to all families. Should there be any reason why your child should NOT be included in the photo shoot –please contact the school office.

PLAYGROUP:

Parent parking is available in the car park in front of the Early Childhood Area. This area is not a ‘Kiss and Drop’ area. Provision has been made for two disabled parking bays in this car park. Please do not park in these bays as we have families requiring these spaces. Never use the staff car park. "Kiss and Drop" - If you wish to use the ‘Kiss and Drop’ area, there is a zone specifically for this purpose on Spinaway Street. Please do not park or leave your vehicle in this area. Additional parent parking is kindly offered at the Craigie Baptist Church car park beside the school, which is a short walk to the school. We are so lucky to have this additional parking so please respect everything on their site. The school oval will also be opened for parking for assemblies and school events. Parking on the verges around the school is extremely dangerous and puts our students at risk. Unfortunately a number of parents continue to park on our neighbours verges or drive-ways and this has been reported to the Joondalup Council for their action.

PARKING AROUND THE SCHOOL

CAMP AUSTRALIA:

Visit us in the Undercover Area or call us on 0424 596 016 during opening hours! From Nick, Emma, and Sarah Camp Australia is open for Before School Care from 7:00am – 8:25am & After School Care from 3:00pm – 6:00pm (2:30pm on Wednesdays). Bookings can be made online at www.campaustralia.com.au

What’s Up At Camp Australia…

We’re celebrating Friendship Day all week with group games and crafts!

Congratulations to our Leadership Certificate

winner

Ella (Year 5)

HOLIDAY CLUB

Bookings are now open for Autumn’s Holiday Club!

We’ll be making our own solar-powered ovens, running science experiments, and more!

ART OF THE WEEK

Max (Year 5)

P&C NEWS:

P&C Annual General Meeting – Monday, 18 March Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday, 18 March at 6.30pm in the Staff Room. As a legal requirement we must have four Officeholders and ten Executive members in order to operate our P&C. Your contribution to our P&C can be as little, or as big as you like! There are many ways to get involved in areas that are of interest of you, and what will fit with your lifestyle. We are looking for members whom are available to come to two meetings a term, and vote on our decisions. To become an Executive member you must attend at least one P&C meeting and make a payment of $1.00 for membership. This will give you full voting rights at all meetings. If you are interested in learning more about the P&C and/or roles outlined below you can speak with any of our existing members, and also email us at craigieheightspandc@yahoo.com.au. Various positions that are available within the P&C include: President – the President is the vital link between the Parent body and the school; developing and nurturing a good working relationship with the school administration. The main role of the President is to chair the P&C meeting and be the public face of the P&C. The President is also a signatory to the bank accounts, needs to ensure other Office Bearers fulfil their duties, handles media and all external enquiries, observes legal formalities and is an ex officio member of all sub committees. Vice President – in the event that the President is absent at General and Executive Committee Meetings, the Vice President acts as Chairperson. In addition, the Vice President will act as the liaison person between the P&C and WACSSO, district council, and/or other P&C Associations. Secretary – The Secretary takes minutes of General and Executive Committee Meetings. They maintain a register of financial and ex-officio members, and report to WACSSO and ATO . They circulate incoming and outgoing correspondence as appropriate to all committees and members. The Secretary prepares the agenda and circulates committee reports to all members prior to each meeting. They retain custody of all documents relevant to the administration activities of the P&C. Treasurer – The Treasurer is responsible for recording all monies received and expended on behalf of the P&C, including sub-committees such as the canteen and fundraising committees. The Treasurer will be familiar with any bank or trust accounts maintained by the sub-committees. The Treasurer presents a written report at meetings, prepares the books for audit and completes wages, tax, insurance, superannu-ation documents as necessary. Treasurer Assistant – The Treasurer Assistant is responsible for all income to be banked into the P&C accounts. They will collect funds from the P&C safe, recount funds, prepare for banking and then deposit at the nominated P&C bank, for both Canteen and P&C income. Fundraising Co-ordinator- The Fundraising Co-ordinator plans and implements fundraising events throughout the year. This role can be shared. Canteen Co-ordinator – The Canteen Co-ordinator works with the Canteen Manager and Canteen Committee and reports to the P&C. They are responsible for monitoring the operations of the canteen, maintaining and reviewing the canteen policy. They present suggestions to changes and implementations to menu and pricing to the P&C for approval. They are also responsible for an Annual Review to the P&C’s Healthy Food and Drink Policy. Newsletter Editor – The Editor is responsible for providing the fortnightly P&C newsletter to the Administration staff for inclusion in the school newsletter. This is to provide updates and information to parents on the P&C Activities. Facebook Editor - The Facebook page is to be used as a tool to remind and inform parents of events occurring with Fundraising and the school. This is also to be used to advertise all P&C activities and events.

P&C NEWS CONTINUED:

Admin Support – responsible for the copying and distribution of P&C handouts and advertising, in order to go home with students. Safety House Co-ordinator – The Safety House Co-ordinator liaises with Safety House WA and operates the Safety House program in the area. Book Club Co-ordinator – The Book Club Co-ordinator delivers book club order brochures to students, manages the incoming orders and subsequent delivery of books to students. School Banking Co-ordinator – The School Banking Co-ordinator helps to facilitate the school banking program at the school. Their role includes collecting deposits from students, facilitating the Rewards program and depositing the money at the nearest Commonwealth Bank branch. Canteen Committee – Members of this committee assist the co-ordinator and Canteen Manager in the running of the canteen, update of menus and pricing and review of policies. Fundraising Committee – Members of this committee assist the co-ordinator in the planning and implementation of events throughout the year. Safety House Committee – Members of this committee assist the co-ordinator in the running of the safety house program, and monitoring safety houses in the area. Executive Members – Members have voting rights at meetings. Executive Members may be called upon to make a decision at short notice on behalf of the P&C.

COMMUNITY NEWS:

COMMUNITY NEWS:

COMMUNITY NEWS: