TAKARI PRIMARY SCHOOL RICKMAN ST BALCATTA WA 6021

PH 9349 5607 FAX 9345 1660 www.takarips.wa.edu.au

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE: Thank you to all the parents who took the time to meet with teachers last week to discuss their children’s semester one reports and progress over the first half of the year. In total, 112 interviews were conducted, representing 71% of the student population. If you were not able to make an interview last week, you can always schedule one in the next few weeks. Just contact your child’s teacher to organise a convenient time. It’s taken longer than expected, but the student toilets refreshment program is now complete. The toilets received new bowls/seats, mirrors, wash troughs, tiles and paint. Automatic lights and flush urinals were installed, and the floors and stall walls terrazzo has been polished. The DoE is now investigating an alternative floor, possibly industrial grade wet/dry vinyl, which would complete the refreshment. Thank you to the School Council and P&C groups for persevering with this issue and supporting the school’s push for better facilities. The next focus for improvement will be the resurfacing of the school’s netball and basketball courts.

David Tennant

FAREWELL MRS COLLINS: Mrs Collins will be leaving Takari PS after four years as our School Chaplain. Mrs Collins has been a valuable member of the school team and will be missed by staff, students and parents. Mrs Collins leaves Takari to pursue her passion in interior design. We thank Mrs Collins for all her work over the last five years and wish her well in her future endeavours. Mrs Collin’s last day will be next Tuesday 14 August. Mrs Gwyn Bishop will take over the chaplaincy role, commencing on Monday 20 August. CHANGE OF SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT DAY DATE: The School Council had previously approved Monday 22 October (week three of term four) as a School Development Day. An opportunity has come up for staff to attend a cluster (West Balcatta, Balcatta, Osborne and Balcatta SHS) Protective Behaviours workshop on Monday 8 October (week one of term four). There will also be a Protective Behaviours presentation for parents on the evening of 8 October. The School Council approved the changing of the School Development Day from 22 October to 8 October. SCHOOL PHOTOS - UNIFORM REQUIRED: Parents are reminded that students are required to wear full blue school uniform for tomorrow’s photos. Faction shirts are not permitted for photos.

BALCATTA SHS ARTS ROADSHOW: Takari was entertained by students from Balcatta SHS last week. Past students Mia H, Asha B and Ellie B sung and danced up a storm. Students also got to view some of the high school student’s amazing art. It was great to see past students excelling in high school.

READING LEGENDS: Congratulations to our Year 3 MacqLit Superstars; Gracie H, Nikita T-S, Aleksandra D, Paige B,

Alexys H and Olivia B who have all achieved their personal best in improving their reading skills. The girls have shown

great determination and enthusiasm in their learning and should be very proud of their achievements.

YEAR 5 ASSEMBLY: Congratulations to Mr Patterson and the Year 5 students on presenting a fantastic assembly last week. The students showed off their dancing skills by performing two new Jump Jam routines to Funky Town and Party Rock Anthem. They also showed the school some of the amazing work they have been doing in their literacy class. BOOK WEEK ASSEMBLY: Get those costumes ready because the Book Week assembly will be held in week six.

NEWSLETTER #13 Week 4 Term 3 Wednesday 8 August 2018

SCHOOL PHOTO DAY IS TOMORROW! Our school photo day is tomorrow! 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. Or you can pay by cash and return the provided envelope to the school.

Kapture offer a money back guarantee for any parent who is not fully satisfied with their photo package. Please direct queries to the Kapture office on 9240 1714 or email enquiries@kapture.com.au.

National Tree Day

Students at Takari Primary School were keen to get a little bit wet and their hands dirty for a good cause. The school was supporting Planet Ark’s National Tree Day, promoting the importance trees have to life on Earth. With the generous support from Big Rock Toyota, students from Pre-Primary to Year 6 planted a variety of native trees around the school to sustain the environment and provide habitats for insects and birds. After all their hard work, students were rewarded with a delicious sausage sizzle lunch.

Councillor Andrew Guilfoyle lent a hand and helped students dig the holes and place the trees around the school. Students have been learning about the importance of trees not only for animals but for our own wellbeing. Research from Planet Ark reveals that being outside in nature makes us not only feel healthy but is good for our mental health, and now Takari students have added even more trees to help keep our environment green and happy.

Year 4/5 Breakfast Today it was the 20th of July and it was Year 4/5’s AMAZING breakfast. My group was Holly, Anny and Alexis and the main reason we did it was to learn how to work in groups. In our menu we had cereal, bacon and scrambled eggs, toast, apple and orange juice and Milo. We could not buy too much because it would be too expensive. We each paid $6.00. We all brought something to decorate the tables. Our table looked really nice once every one was there. I brought a table cloth and candles, Anny brought flowers and Holly brought some colouring in for us to do. We all had a fun time because we got to wear our PJ’s! We also had to bring our own cutlery and plates and bowls and then wash them after the breakfast. We had a great time. My favourite part about doing this was definitely making the place mats. We improved at working in groups by doing all the activities for the breakfast. Written by Cerise N

Today our class had a breakfast at Takari PS. In my group I had Zandyn, Ayden and Deycan. The breakfast was in Room 4. It started at 7:30am and finished at 8:30am on Friday 20/7/2018. Mrs Luckhurst promised to do a breakfast since term two, if we handed our homework in every week. I have handed in my homework every single week. We researched the cost of breakfast items and found out how healthy all of the food is. We made placemats and our breakfast menus. It was our first time we had worked as a team. We worked cooperatively. We had arguments, but we would sort them out. I really liked the breakfast and how Mrs Luckhurst got organised for the day. You could wear your pyjamas and then we changed in to our uniforms before school started. I felt it was really great fun and I enjoyed eating breakfast with my classmates. Written by Hristian D

Free Tennis Racquets

Takari PS is a registered Tennis Australia Partner School. As a partner school, we can apply for modified racquets for all our Pre- Primary students. This year, we were successful in our application. The racquets arrived last term and have been used by Pre Primary students in their Physical Education lessons. They will be used next term and then given to students at the end of the year to take home.

The program sponsor is ANZ Bank and recently the Innaloo Branch

Manager, Diane Franklin, and an assistant, visited our school to assist

in one of the lessons. Students were most appreciative of the racquets

and the help they received.

P&C Pen Thanks so much to everyone who attended the P&C meetings held at 9am and 7pm! We now have a solid plan for this term! We are really excited about the Faction Carnival and the Interschool Carnival. We would really love your help on the day with lunch if you can! We will be putting a notice board outside the front office where you can write your details if you can help us on either day or both! Very exciting news, we have a bike as the major prize for the raffle that we are running over both carnivals. You can see it at the next assembly where Mr Tennant is going to show it off! School Bankers still have a chance to enter the Super Savers Grand Prize competition, where one lucky student will win a family trip to Hawaii. To be eligible, kids need to make at least 15 School Banking deposits before the end of Term 3. Good luck everyone! Please, if you have a spare 30 mins on Wednesday morning 8.30-9.00, Michelle would love some help at the uniform shop as she is currently the only one there. Please come have a chat on Tuesday at school banking if you are keen to help out this term at either of the carnivals or the Father’s Day stall! Or sign up on the board in the front office. We really appreciate anytime you can give to help make your child’s adventures at Takari Primary School filled with fun and full of awesome memories! Trish Burgess, P&C President

Honour Certificate Recipients Congratulations to the following students who received Honour Certificates at last week’s assembly:

Class PP Anjelo S Ryder B-W

Class 1 Rm 10 Sarwam D Jackson K Maia B

Class 2 Rm 8 Adison F-N Rohit S Natalie G

Class 3 Rm 2 Patricia A Andrew B

Class 4/5 Rm 4 Deycan R Noah U Holly B

Class 5/6 Rm 5 Kya C Faith P Amy K

Congratulations!

GOLDEN TICKET WINNERS: Congratulations to all of the students who received 25 and 50 Golden Tickets so far this year for showing the five school values of persistence, getting along, resilience, confidence and organisation. These students received extra play time on Friday. Congratulations to the six students whose names were drawn out of the Golden Ticket bins and received a special treat on Friday from Mrs Yost.

NEXT ASSEMBLY: The next assembly will be held on

VAC SWIM ENROLMENTS

With swimming pools and beaches a part of our Western Australian lifestyle, it is vital that every child has the opportunity to learn essential swimming and water safety skills. VacSwim provides children aged five to 17 years with the opportunity to learn to swim during the school holidays at many locations across the State. Enrolments for VacSwim are now open and families can enrol online. All further information and details of fees, locations and how to enrol are on the VacSwim website. https://www.education.wa.edu.au/swimming-lessons

Sport and Carnival Dates to Remember

Going for Gold—Monday August 20 (parent help required notes with this newsletter) Faction Athletics—Friday August 31 Interschool Jumps and Throws at Takari—Tuesday 11 September Interschool Athletics at Takari—Friday 14 September

Help keep our school safe and secure If you see or hear suspicious behaviour immediately contact School Watch Security or the Police. Thank you for your support. School Watch Security : 1800 177 777

2018 Term Planner Term 3 Wk Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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6/8 POWER OUTAGE 8AM—3.30PM

7/8 School Banking Yr 5 NAPLAN Trial P&C Meeting 9am & 7pm (2 sessions)

8/8 Uniform Shop Newsletter #13 Yr 3 NAPLAN Trial

9/8 School Photos Yr 4 PEAC testing

10/8

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13/8 14/8 School Banking

15/8 Uniform Shop

16/8

17/8 Dental Screening Yrs PP, 3 & 6 9.15am

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20/8 Going For Gold Athletics Yrs 4—6

21/8 School Banking

22/8 Uniform Shop

Newsletter #14 PP/Yr1 Library Excursion

23/8 Assembly Yr 3 Book Week

24/8

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27/8 28/8 School Banking

29/8 Uniform Shop

30/8 P&C Fathers Day Stall

31/8 Faction Athletics Carnival

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3/9 Yr 1-6 Scitech Incursion

4/9 School Banking Open Night 5.30pm-7.00pm

5/9 Uniform Shop Newsletter #15

6/9 7/9

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10/9 11/9 School Banking Interschool Jumps and Throws

12/9 Uniform Shop

13/9 Assembly—Music

14/9 Interschool Athletics Carnival

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17/9 18/9 School Banking Italian Day

19/9 Uniform Shop Newsletter #16

20/9 21/9 Last day of Term

Community Notices

WEEKEND PIANO LESSONS AVAILABLE IN STIRLING. Interested? Please contact Kathy on 0403 652 469 or email kathy.kok@westnet.com.au for a copy of her studio handbook.

Maths Tutor required? Contact David Fong on 0414 644 952 or email david@financialmc.com.au for more details.

BALCATTA BEARS TEE-BALL REGISTRATION

Season runs from October to March Ages 5 to 10 years Registration Day 11th August 10am to 1pm Registration Night 23 August 5pm to 7pm, 43 Delawney Street, Balcatta www.balcattabears.org to register online or contact Nino Spera 0419908143 or Alan Burman 0400214772

FINAL SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT DAY - Monday 8 October

Parents are informed that the final School Development day will be held on Monday 8 October. This is the first Monday back in term four. The School Development day is pupil free.