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INSIDE THIS

ISSUE:

Dance

Program and

Presentation

Night

1

Early Years

Conference

1

Thank you to

P&C

1

Book Lists 1

2020 Class

Placements

2

Before

school

supervision

2

PEAC 2

Merit

Awards

2

Congrats to

Seth

2

Student

Councillor

Profile

3/4

Term 4

Prefects

4

Website

Stars

5

Calendar of

Events

5

Community

News

5

Swan View

SHS

Orientation

5

P&C News 6

Uniform

Shop

6

We are well and truly in the throws of term four! The children are having a wonderful time learning their dances for the Presentation Night. Natasha Amato our dance teacher is challenging them to remember all the moves.

What a great way to get our children moving in a fun way. Please make sure you put our Presentation Night date on your calendars, Thursday 12th

December, starting promptly at 6pm. Our Presentation Night will be followed by our Year 6 Graduation Night from approximately 8.15pm. (for parents and

family of graduates)

T E R M 4 : I S S U E : 2

NEWSLETTER

Please SMS if your child is absent: name, class and reason.

Dear Greenmount families…

50—68 Innamincka Road, GREENMOUNT 6056 Ph: 9257 0600 Email School : greenmount.ps@education.wa.edu.au Email Principal : lucy.webb@education.wa.edu.au Website : www.greenmountps.wa.edu.au

Dance Program and Presentation Night

We had a wonderful Early Years conference last Thursday for our 2020 Kindy parents and carers. We had a great turnout of over 30 parents and caregivers. We had a great time

learning about Early Numeracy, Literacy and Visible Learning.

Thanks to Mrs Heidi King and Mrs Amy McEwen for sharing your knowledge and expertise on the day.

Natalie Astle—ACTING PRINCIPAL

Thank you to P&C A huge thank you to our P&C for running a successful and fun movie night last Friday. How wonderful for our families to have the opportunity to get together out of school socially. I

know there are a lot of children getting really excited about the upcoming sleep out on Saturday 9th November.

Booklist for 2020

We confirm that Book lists for 2020 have been finalised and will be issued today. The list is also available on our Website. Please keep an eye out in your child’s school bag!

Soundwaves is now only for Years 3-6. Pre-Primary to Year 2 will be using a different spelling program. Please purchase your Soundwaves books through Campion. These books

will be issued at school by your child’s teacher, once they return in February.

Early Years Conference

Shortly, teachers will begin considering the placement of students in classes for 2020. This is a rigorous and thorough process as our aim is to create a balanced learning environment within all classrooms. Firstly, classes for 2020 will be structured taking into account the projected number of students in each year level, the number of teachers employed at the school and the availability of resources and facilities. We also aim to have a class structure which will allow for any possible changes in enrolment numbers during the year, minimising the need to restructure during the school year. Then, teachers and Admin will consider the placement of individual students into the agreed class structure. Placements are based on our teachers’ professional judgements about students' educational needs and include the following considerations:

Balance of academic performance

Behaviour and social development

Work habits

Students with special needs and students at educational risk

Previous class placements Parent input regarding their child’s educational needs will be considered, however, requests in relation to choice of teacher will not be considered as a placement factor. Parents have the opportunity to share any concerns that they may have regarding the educational needs of their child/children by forwarding this in writing to Natalie Astle before Friday 8th November for consideration. Please also advise if your child will not be attending Greenmount Primary School next year. Final class lists will be published on Friday 31st January 2020, prior to the commencement of the new school year.

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Class Placements in 2020

Merit Awards

PEAC results

Rm 1 Jai Creber Tilda Mills Rm 2 Carter Ledger TeMauri Kingi Floydd Walley Rm 3 Cooper Brigham Rm 5 Laila Hague Alyssa Grieves Rm 6 Hudson Tomlinson Kailey Clark Rm 7 Ally Thomas Kaileb Kleynhans Chace Jordan Rm 8 Indiana Baldwin Helen Gossage Robert Winter John Egan Rm 9 Evalini Walter Ruby Houghton Breeanna Egan Rm 12 Mikayla Moody Riley Clark Rm 14 Elvis Reynolds Troy Brajkovich Allan Boot Rm 15 Tullewa Kennedy-Axford Breanna Grieves Lily Gardoll Aiden Madsen Rm 16 Yume Yomeyama Alyssa Donovan Mrs Astle Harriet King Miss Matzkov Luke Poulton

Before school supervision

Just a friendly reminder that supervision for students in the morning starts at 8.15am. Please ensure that your children are not arriving before this time for their safety. Children are to congregate in the undercover area—not outside classrooms or in the play areas.

Our PEAC results for our Year fours have come in, none of our students got through the highly competitive pool, though we had some impressive results. To be competitive the students needed

to be above the 97th percentile of all students tested.

Congratulation to Seth

Huge Congratulations to one of our Year 4 students Seth Eade who was awarded a gold star for bravery by Royal Life saving WA. This courageous young man received this award for holding his brother up in the water at Lake Leschenaultia when he saw that he was struggling in the waves. We are so proud of you Seth!

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Student Councillor Profile

NAME: Jacen Abdul-Kadir

AGE: 10 ROOM: 16

TEACHER: Miss Marotta

WHAT I HAVE TO

OFFER AS A STUDENT

COUNCILLOR I can help people when they need it

WHAT I ENJOY ABOUT SCHOOL Being a role model

HOBBIES/INTERESTS Basketball and games

FAMILY AND PETS I have 2 cats

NAME: Chase Armstrong

AGE: 9 ROOM: 10

TEACHER: Mrs Bennett

WHAT I HAVE TO

OFFER AS A STUDENT

COUNCILLOR I’m a very good friend and I’m easy to approach.

WHAT I ENJOY ABOUT SCHOOL Maths and helping others

HOBBIES/INTERESTS Playing, running and fitness

FAMILY AND PETS Brothers, sisters, a dog and cat

NAME: Chloe Grimson

AGE: 12 ROOM: 15

TEACHER: Mr Giles

WHAT I HAVE TO

OFFER AS A STUDENT

COUNCILLOR I’m a very good friend. I am persevering, resilient and kind

WHAT I ENJOY ABOUT SCHOOL I like learning and playing with all my friends. I also love Maths.

HOBBIES/INTERESTS Football, rugby and cricket

FAMILY AND PETS 100 fish, 1 dog, 15 budgies, 1 cockatoo, 2 pigs, 8 horses and 8 chickens

NAME: Matisse Matthee

AGE: 9 ROOM: 12

TEACHER: Mrs McGlew

WHAT I HAVE TO

OFFER AS A STUDENT

COUNCILLOR The best for the school

WHAT I ENJOY ABOUT SCHOOL I enjoy all of the subjects and specialist classes

HOBBIES/INTERESTS I like games and my interests are history and the creation of things

FAMILY AND PETS I have a family of 4 and 2 loveable dogs called Freddie and Alfie

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Student Councillor Profile

NAME: Jacob Sims

AGE: 12 ROOM: 14

TEACHER: Mrs Sims

WHAT I HAVE TO

OFFER AS A STUDENT

COUNCILLOR I am good at making solutions for problems

WHAT I ENJOY ABOUT SCHOOL Maths and friends

HOBBIES/INTERESTS Sports

FAMILY AND PETS 7 fish, 2 dogs, 5 chickens

Term 4 Prefects

Shemika—Room 14 Sariah—Room 15

Tory—Room 15 Shalyn—Room 15

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Swan View Senior High School Orientation

Website Stars

Please take the time to look at these new items on our website:

Class Items Room 2 Literacy and Numeracy

Room 9 & 10 Excursion

Community News

Please mark these days on your calendar

Fri 8th Nov Room 3 Assembly Fri 22nd Nov Room 1 Assembly Fri 6th Dec Room 10 Assembly Thurs 12th Dec Presentation & Graduation Evening Tues 17th Dec Year 6 Dinner Thurs 19th Dec Students last day of Term 4

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Dad’s and Kid’s Campout

Uniform Shop

The Uniform shop is open on a

Wednesday morning from

8.30—9.15am and a Thursday afternoon from 2.30 to 3.15pm

(next to Room 5).

Outdoor Movie Night

Bendigo Bank Raffle

GUARDIANS OF GREENMOUNT - DAD’S & KID’S CAMPOUT Saturday Nov 9th 2019 1pm to Sunday 10th Nov 10am

Dust off your camping gear and head to the school oval. It’s campout time!

All current Greenmount PS kids are invited to spend time with their Dad’s/father figures within the school grounds. This is a great opportunity to spend time with your kids while socialising with other Dad’s from the school in a fun, relaxed setting. This year there is no cost for the campout and dinner (Hamburgers & Hot Dogs) and Bacon & Egg Rolls for breakfast are included. Registration forms and info have been sent home, if you did not receive one please visit the front office. Please contact Mick on fpsg@gpspnc.org.au with any queries

A huge Thank You to Mrs Jones and the Choir for a fantastic performance of

Christmas Carols at the Outdoor Movie Night last Friday, they really got into the

festive spirit and then we followed this up with Elf.

Thank you to all the families who attended.

Mailing List

Thank you to everyone who purchased raffle tickets and sold

them to their family and friends. We have raised $1800

through the raffle.

Keep an eye out for the prize draw on Thursday 7th November

2019. Results will be published in The Echo Newspaper on

15th November 2019.

Good Luck!

Don’t forget to sign up to the P&C Mailing List if you would like to receive an emailed copy of P&C Notices. https://forms.gle/hurJ5fjfwHXTCERg6

The Uniform Shop are seeking volunteers to assist in the shop during open hours on Wednesday morning 8.30am-9.15am or Thursday afternoon 2.30pm-3.15pm. This can be a shared role if you are only able to make it every fortnight etc. Please contact Denyse at the shop during open hours or email uniform-shop@gpspnc.org.au.

Uniform Shop

The next P&C Meeting will be held on Tuesday 5th November at 6.30pm in the Staff Room,

come along from 6pm for some nibbles and a catchup before the meeting. Please use the Service

Entry and park on the basketball courts.

P&C Meeting