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Kindergarten Enrolments 2019 This is a reminder that kindergarten enrolments for 2019 are now open. The enrolment form can be accessed from the Mount Pleasant website or the front office. If you know of anyone who may not have children at this school at present, please let them know that Kindergarten enrolments are open

Talk soon. Talk often. This resource is a guide for parents to talk to their children about sex. It is a great publication from HealthyWA and is available from the front office or available from this website http://healthywa.wa.gov.au. There are many other excellent publications

Kiss and Drop Zone Thank you to all the parents that have made an effort to improve the situation at the Kiss and Drop area. There has been a noticeable improvement and we really appreciate it. That said, I find it somewhat incredulous that a few parents argue with or in fact verbally abuse our staff who monitor this area. We monitor this area for the safety of our students. Thank you again to parents who are abiding by the rules.

The Mandjar (Meeting Place) Garden

The Winter planting cycle has begun at the Mandjar Garden with each classroom responsible for a garden bed. Last week the students planted tomatoes, capsicum, beans and various herbs. A huge thank you to Les Brown for assisting the students with the planting and delivering the plants and manure. Thank you also to Mrs Cull who co-ordinates this program. The focus with the Mandjar Garden is to demonstrate the link to students from garden to kitchen to mouth. A big thank you also goes out to the parents who volunteered their time to turn over the beds and assist the children with planting.

Easter Tuesday Please note that Tuesday, 3 April 2018 is a Government holiday. The school will not be open on this day.

Lily Edgar Rm 1 Paige Turnseck-James Rm 11

Boston Yoong Rm 1 Alexander Winzar Rm 11

Emilee Kell Rm 1 Xavier Lund Rm 12

Chloe Jennings Rm 2 Noah Lombardi Rm 12

West Haeusler Rm 3 Lucy Watson Rm 13

Isobel Guthrie Rm 3 Brandon Punyanitya Rm 13

James Robinson Rm 4 Chloe Cheng Rm 14

Ella O’Donoghue Rm 5 Victoria Campbell Rm 14

Jeremy Park Rm 5 Ava Williams Rm 16

William Rusbatch Rm 7 Jaxon Tapper Rm 16

Alex Godwood Rm 7 Arabella Holis-Whiley Rm 17

Lizzy Kevelhan Rm 8 Karthik Ramachandran Rm 17

Enoch Wang Rm 8 Phoebe Jarvis Rm 18

Adrisha Poudyal Rm 9 Ben Hallam Rm18

Beau Miles Rm 9

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

TERM 1: ISSUE 4 WEDNESDAY 21 March 2018

WEDNESDAY 21 MARCH—

Harmony Day

WEDNESDAY 28 MARCH -

Edu-Dance Concert

THURSDAY 29 March -

Edu-Dance Concert

Easter Good Friday March 30

Easter Monday April 2

Easter Tuesday April 3

TUESDAY 3 APRIL -

Coles Voucher Program -

last day to earn vouchers

WED—MON 4-9 APRIL—

Year 5 Swimming Lessons,

Cottesloe Beach

THURSDAY 5 APRIL—

Interschool Swimming

Carnival , Years 3-6

FRIDAY 6 APRIL-

T20 Blast Cup Year 6

TUESDAY-FRIDAY 10-13

APRIL—Year 6 Swimming

Lessons, Cottesloe Beach

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FROM THE DEPUTIES

SCHOOL HOURS Commence:

8:45am Conclude: 2:55pm Morn-

ing Recess: 10:50am—11:10am

Lunch Break: 12:40pm—1:20pm

CANTEEN DAYS Monday,

Wednesday and Friday

Phone the canteen on 9316 4003.

Help in the canteen is always

appreciated.

BANKING DAYS Thursday

Mornings—8.20am at the canteen

CAMP AUSTRALIA Before

and After School Care

Before School: 7:00am—8:35am

After School: 2:55pm—6:00pm

Ph: 0452 247 189

Results of the 2018 Mount Pleasant Swimming Carnival

DIVISION A CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

What a fantastic carnival on Tuesday 20th March. Perfect weather, great swimming and terrific sportsmanship! Congratulations to all students for their efforts and extra congratulations to our medallion winners above. What a close finish for the swimming shield with Red winning by just 10 points to Blue.

Thank you to all parents for their willingness to be involved in both the time trials and MPPS Faction Swimming Carnival to support the smooth running of both carnivals. Thanks to all staff for their involvement in supporting and cheering students on both days. The MDISSA interschool carnival is on Thursday 5th April at Challenge Stadi-um. Students who are successful in gaining an interschool squad placement will be informed by the end of the week. Jenny Hogan & Claire Smith

Faction Points

1st Place RED 410

2nd Place BLUE 400

3rd Place GREEN 237

DIVISION RECIPIENT POINTS FACTION

YEAR 3 BOYS CHAMPION –Bryce Gottardo

RUNNER UP – William Rusbatch

30 pts

24 pts

Blue

Blue

YEAR 3 GIRLS CHAMPION – Lizzie Kivelhan

RUNNER UP – Jade Auret

20 pts

18 pts

Red

Red

YEAR 4 BOYS CHAMPION –Oliver Gracie

RUNNERS UP – Kiel Bolton

28 pts

26 pts

Blue

Red

YEAR 4 GIRLS CHAMPION – Shayla Quinn

RUNNER UP – Chelsea Fisher

30 pts

24 pts

Red

Red

YEAR 5 BOYS CHAMPION – Noah Maghiar

RUNNER UP –Lucas Baldachinno, Boston

Yoong, Sam Nielsen

28 pts

All 14

points

Blue

Blue, Red,

Red

YEAR 5 GIRLS CHAMPION - Amie Glass

RUNNER UP – Sophia Johnson

28 pts

22 pts

Blue

Green

YEAR 6 BOYS CHAMPION – Jake Van Luinen

RUNNER UP – Leo Bolton

30 pts

18pts

Green

Red

YEAR 6 GIRLS CHAMPION – Ava Komnick

RUNNERS UP – Carey Rackham

30 pts

20 pts

Red

Green

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FROM THE DEPUTIES

Camp Out The Dads and Kids camp out last Friday night was a huge success. Jackie Meadows-Taylor would like to thank everyone that assisted towards this success. A great time was had by all.

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HONOUR CERTIFICATES

CHAPLAIN

Congratulations to the students who received Honour Certificates for week 7: Lily Edgar Rm 1 Paige Turnseck-James Rm 11 Boston Yoong Rm 1 Alexander Winzar Rm 11 Emillie Kell Rm 1 Xavier Lund Rm 12 Chloe Jennings Rm 2 Noah Lombardi Rm 12 West Haeusler Rm 3 Lucy Watson Rm 13 Isobel Guthrie Rm 3 Brandon Punyanitya Rm 13 James Robinson Rm 4 Chloe Cheng Rm 14 Ella O’Donoghue Rm 5 Victoria Campbell Rm 14 Jeremy Park Rm 5 Ava Williams Rm 16 William Rusbatch Rm 7 Jaxon Tapper Rm 16 Alex Godwood Rm 7 Arabella Holis-Whiley Rm 17 Lizzy Kivelhan Rm 8 Karthik Ramachandran Rm 17 Enoch Wang Rm 8 Phoebe Jarvis Rm 18 Adrisha Poudyal Rm 9 Ben Hallam Rm 18 Beau Miles Rm 9 Working Together Certificate Recipients To promote the values and “Working Together” motto of our school. Grace HIghman and Coco Mitchell

Cake Stall Congratulations to these wonderful girls for the fantastic cake stall they ran last Thursday. Your efforts added $160.85 to our 5 Cents Challenge fundraising total. Poor families from around the world will be helped to access education, which gives them hope for the fu-ture. Thank you also to their families for your generous support. Our next cake stall is Thursday 12th April. Delicious goodies will be on sale at lunchtime. Prices range from $1 - $3.

Coles Vouchers

The last day to earn vouchers at all Coles stores, through Coles Online and at Coles Express is 3 April 2018. Thank you to all the students and parents who have been collecting, cutting and counting our Coles vouchers. Edu-Dance Concert 1—Wednesday 28th March, Week 9 for the following rooms: 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14 and 18 Concert starts at 2.00 p.m. and will run for approximately 35 minutes. Concert 2—Thursday 29th March, Week 9 for the following rooms: 1, 3, 8, 9, 11, 13, 16 and 17 Concert starts at 2.00 p.m. and will run for approximately 40 minutes.

Easter Service Thursday 29th March There will be two service times as follows: 9.00 a.m.—Rooms 14, 16, 11, 5, 8, 2 and 17 9.40 a.m.—Rooms 13, 12, 9, 7, 3, 1 and 18 Our Choir will perform at both services.

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Harmony Day 2018 What a gorgeous sight we had in the undercover area on Harmony Day. A sea of orange intermixed with dazzling outfits representing different family heritages within our school. How fantastic we have this opportunity to explore cultural diversity and celebrate that Everyone Belongs. Amongst the many other activities going on in classrooms over the day, we created a giant orange friendship chain at recess and each classroom joined their buddy class for a cultural lunch. Thank you to all staff and families for your efforts making Harmony Day such a fun and community-building event. Wendy (School Chaplain)

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SCHOOL CONTACT

Queens Road

MOUNT PLEASANT WA 6153

Phone: 9316 1045

Fax: 9364 8422

Email: mountpleasant.ps@education. wa.edu.au

Website: www.mountpleasantps.wa.edu.au

Kindergarten: 9316 1045

Canteen: 9316 4003

Mt Henry Dental Clinic: 9313 0552

School Security: 9264 4771

School Watch: 9264 4632

South Metro Regional Educational Office: 9336 9563

COMMUNITY NEWS

Do you know any budding string performers? String Beans, a community orchestra, is looking for some primary school string players—violin, viola, cello. This group is a lovely, positive musical ensemble, led by a fantastic, encouraging conductor. No auditions required. Players need to read music and have played for a few years—they are welcome to come and try before committing. String Beans rehears at North Fremantle Bowls Club on a Thursday afternoon. If you might be interested, please get in touch—the website with contacts and further information is above.

SCHOOL BANKING

We are still looking for volunteers for school banking, the students really enjoy participating in the Commonwealth Bank School Banking Program and to keep this program running we need your help. The program requires a volunteer School Banking Co-ordinator to facilitate the banking and distribution of School Banking rewards. This only takes a small amount of your time, one day a week 8.15 to 9 am., Thursday and the Commonwealth Bank and existing volun-teer will provide support on how to run the program. Your help with the program will greatly benefit students as they develop vital saving skills and also help our school with fundraising. If you are interested in volunteering for this great program, please come see us Thursday morning or email lorinash71@gmail.com.

HIMALI GURKHA NEPALESE RESTAURANT 17 Kearns Crescent Ardross WA 6153 Phone: 9364 5340

A local restaurant is offering a 10% discount to all the Mount Pleasant Primary School families during the month of April 2018. This will not be valid with any other discount offers like the Entertainment Book vouchers.