Dear Parents and Community members,

Structure 2018

Mount Pleasant Primary School has recently

been experiencing a period of growth. To

this end, a new Kindergarten group will be

housed in Room 15 of the Junior block.

There will also be an extra year 1 or 1/2 split

in the Junior block. You may have no)ced

that yesterday modifica)ons to the exis)ng

fence around rooms 14, 15 and 16 were

taking place. This will serve the dual purpose

of extending the pre-primary playground and

providing an enclosed space for the new

kindergarten group. The kindergarten

students in room 15 will step directly into an

enclosed play area. In turn, this will mean

that the year 2 classrooms will be relocated

elsewhere. At this stage, rooms 5 and 9 have

been iden)fied for this purpose.

Use of School Grounds a�er the Siren

While we encourage the general community

to use the school’s facili)es a3er hours, we

are increasingly having to deal with

an)-social or nega)ve behaviour. In some

instances, we are also having to deal with

vandalism. Please con)nue to use our

facili)es, but I strongly urge parents to

supervise their children while on the school

grounds.

Assemblies

I have included assembly dates for the

remaining of the year for your informa)on.

• Friday, 24 November - String Assembly

• Friday, 1 December - Brass Assembly

• Friday, 8 December—Carols Assembly

• Tuesday, 12 December - Book Awards

Assembly

• Wednesday, 13 December– Year 6

Gradua)on Ceremony

Absences

This a reminder, that student absences can

now be recorded first thing in the morning on

the Mount Pleasant website. To report an

absence, go to the homepage and then click

on absentees.

FRIDAY 17 NOVEMBER YEAR 6 MULTISPORT CARNIVAL

TUESDAY 21 NOVEMBER MOORDITJ MOB INCURSION 2.00PM K—6

FRIDAY 24 NOVEMBER ASSEMBLY INSTRUMENTAL BRASS

WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER YEAR 6 APPLECROSS SHS ORIENTATION DAY

WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER KINDY CONCERT 5.45PM

FRIDAY 1 DECEMBER FORMAL ASSEMBLY INSTRUMENTAL BRASS

FRIDAY 1 DECEMBER THANK YOU MORNING TEA 10.30AM

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

MOUNT PLEASANT

PRIMARY SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

TERM 4: ISSUE 3 Thursday, 16 November 2017

Thank You Morning Tea

To show our apprecia)on to parents and

community members who have supported our

school in any way, Mount Pleasant Primary

School would like to invite you to a Thank You

morning tea on Friday, 1 December at

10.30am to be held on the grassed area in

front of the staff room. If you have assisted

the school in any way, we look forward to

seeing you on the day. The 10:30 )me slot has

been selected so that staff can show their

apprecia)on at 10:50 which is the recess

break.

Please RSVP to the office on 9316 1045 if you

are able to aAend.

Student Leadership at Mount Pleasant

Primary School

Leadership roles at Mount Pleasant Primary

School are becoming a hot topic for our Year

Five students as we are preparing students to

consider their contribu)ons to sound running

of our school throughout 2018. We constantly

review Leadership opportuni)es and offer

posi)ons that are purposeful to our students

and our school context. This term, there will

be opportuni)es for our Year Five students to

nominate to elect for Councillor Roles, i.e.

Head Boy and Head Girl, as well as Fac)on

Captain posi)ons. An applica)on is also

expected this term from Year Five students

who may like to be in the Sound Crew. Other

important leadership roles will be nominated

throughout 2018, these include: Sustainability

Leaders, Literature Leaders, STEM Leaders,

Values Leaders and Art Leaders. Each posi)on

has been a process of consulta)on between

Teachers and Administra)on, with regards to

establishing a shared and purposeful student

leadership model. Detailed informa)on will

be going home with our Year Five students

this week.

Paula Hooper

MOUNT PLEASANT PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Page 2

SCHOOL HOURS Commence:

8:45am

Conclude:

2:55pm

Morning recess:

10:50am-11:10am

Lunch Recess:

12:40pm-1:20pm

CANTEEN DAYS

Monday, Wednesday

and Friday

9316 4003

BANKING DAYS

Thursday Mornings

before school

commences

CAMP AUSTRALIA

Before and A�er

School Care

Before School:

7:00am—8:35am

A�er School:

2:55pm—6:00pm

0452 247 189

LIBRARY DAYS/HOURS

Tuesday, Wednesday

and Thursday

8:30am before school

and 2:55pm a�er

school

Lunch;me:

Monday, Wednesday

and Friday

INSTUMENTAL MUSIC

HONOUR CERTIFICATES

Congratulaons to the

following students who

received Honour

Cerficates in Week 5:

Karthik RAMACHANDRAN Room 1 Macey DAVIES Room 1 2 Jonathan RACKHAM Room 1 Imogen CURTIS Room 12 Marleigh ROBINS Room 1 Ilyan LAGA Room 12 Abd Allah KAMAL Room 2 Jessica SPENCER Room 13 Arabella HOLLIS-WHILEY Room 2 Chloe HOPPING Room 13 Samuel SIM Room 2 Maya POLLARD Room 13 Solange LAMERAND Room 3 Oliver PASCOE Room 14 James ROBINSON Room 3 Lilian LU Room 14 Jordan LEWIS-VINCENT Room 3 Taiven ALEXANDER Room 14 Isabella PITT Room 3 Jaxon OTNESS Room 15 Crystal YAP Room 4 Kelvin OOI Room 15 Casey MITCHELL Room 4 Ethan CHIN Room 16 Campbell BALDACCHINO Room 7 Lilja MOONEY-COLLIS Room 16 Amelia WINZAR Room 7 Matthew WALLACE Room 17 Mack CHIDLOW Room 8 Alycia TOK Room 17 Adam NELSON Room 8 Jordan DAVIES Room 18 Ayla WAKELIN Room 11 Daniel NASH Room 1 8 Michael TSONIS Room 11 Eloise GUTHRIE Room 18 Olivia WATSON Room 11 Xavier LAMERAND Room 11

Instrumental School of Music End of Year Performance Assemblies

Dear Families of Instrumental Music Students and Community of Mt Pleasant

On behalf of the Instrumental Music School,

We would like to invite you to attend your child’s End of Year Instrumental Performance Assembly.

Week 7 Friday November 24: String Ensembles, violin, viola, cello and double

bass cello.

Week 8 Friday December 1: Woodwind and Brass Ensembles

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PROGRAM 2018 FOR POTENTIAL STUDENT CANDIDATES

In the near future, letters will be sent out to students who have reached the next selection stage to

participate in Instrumental Music classes in 2018. The letters at this stage will only be an Expression of Interest for your child to participate in the

program, not a formal offer, which will come later. There are many good candidates and few positions on offer. It is also a big commitment which must

be given serious consideration. There will be one week to respond with your expressions of interest.

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TOLERANCE

Tolerance is accep)ng

things that you cant

change or things that

you wish were different.

Tolerance is prac)sed

when you accept things

about people that you

don't like. A friend may

have an annoying habit

that irritates you or a

family member may do

things that annoy you.

You tolerate these

things because you care

for those people.

Cake Stall What a generous community we have

here at MPPS! Thank you to the

wonderful students and their families for

suppor)ng our cake stall last Thursday—

raising $186.95 for our 5 cents Challenge.

The total raised so far is an amazing

$1843.50. At our Carols Assembly in

week 9 a representa)ve from TEAR

Australia will be sharing about some of

the educa)on projects in poor

communi)es around the world we have

been suppor)ng through our fund

raising. Also, the 5 Cent collec)on jars

that are in each classroom will be pre-

sented at assembly.

NEXT CAKE STALL Thursday November 23

A variety of delicious goodies will be

for sale at lunch;me. Prices usually range from 50c to $2.

CHAPLAIN NEWS

CANTEEN NEWS

The Canteen roster is

almost empty for the

rest of the term.

Grandparents are

welcome.

Christmas Hampers Also at the Carols Assembly in week 9 we will

be presen)ng our Christmas hampers. Last year

we presented over 25 hampers to Mrs Harris,

and she sent me this message of thanks at the

beginning of this year:

"Hi Wendy

A short message to let the students of Mount

Pleasant know how well Christmas went this

year with their help we were able to give out

200 Hamper Bags to families and dispense 300

toys to the children of Rockingham between us

we made a lot of people in the Rockingham

area very happy.

Regards Jill Harris Coastal District Care Centre"

Mr & Mrs Harris will again be at our Carols

Assembly, on Friday 8th December, to receive

this years hampers. Everyone is welcome to

aAend and join in the celebra)on.

Items that can be donated for the hampers are

non-perishable food, Christmas decora)ons

and small presents. Many thanks for all your

kind support!

SOUTHSIDE PENRHOS WESLEY SCHOOLS CHALLENGE 2017

Wesley College Swimming Pool

POSTPONED!

Now: Friday 24th November

Compe;tor entry fee - $10

Compe;tors to arrive by 6:00pm

Compe;;on - 6.30pm - 8.45pm (approximately)

MY SCHOOL WEB-SITE (Live from Fri-

day, 4th March 2011) www.myschool.edu.au

SCHOOL CONTACTS Queens Road Mount Pleasant WA 6153 Phone: 9316 1045 Fax: 9364 8422 Email: mountpleasant.ps@det.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 Fremantle Regional Educational Office: 9336 9563

SCHOOL CONTACTS 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

We’re on

the web!

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