ISSUE 6– Friday 13 April 2018

A Western Australian Independent Public School, serving the community of Falcon for 25 Years (1990-2015) PRINCIPAL – Mr Warren Bachman

From the Principal’s Desk

School will close at 2:50pm today for the two week holiday period. School will resume for staff and students on Monday 30 April 2018. On behalf of the staff I wish all students and their families a safe and restful holiday. I am pleased to advise that the Kindergarten

Jellyfish Group will continue for the remainder of the year with Mrs Kathryn Chaudhry as their teacher. Parents of Pelican and Penguin Kindergarten students should have received a revised roster for Term 2 highlighting the rotation for Wednesday’s program. Anyone assisting in the classroom other than a parent or full time carer and over 18 must complete a Working with Children Check (volunteer). Forms are available from the post office or administration and need to be countersigned by the school Principal. NAPLAN (National Assessment Program in Literacy and Numeracy) is scheduled for students in Year 3 and Year 5 between Tuesday 15 May and Friday 18 May. Please ensure you child is present on these days. WARATAH is offering Vacation Care these holidays at competitive prices. Please ring Leigh Metcalf on 0414 535 685 for further information. Well done to Hunter Booth and Binti Christensen who are the school representatives on the Mandurah Junior Council. Congratulations to Binti for being voted Deputy Mayor of the Mandurah Junior Council! Each year we ask parents to complete a range of forms which is both time consuming for the parents and the school. We are trying to simplify this process by asking parents to give initial approval before keeping us updated if they change their mind (eg. Internet Access Permission, Imagery). Champion Life is coming to Year 4 at Falcon Primary School in Term 2. What is Champion Life? An Australian developed online resource for schools that motivates and nurtures young Australians to form lifelong health and fitness habits.

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NAPLAN

Story Dogs

Champion Life

Term 2

Commences

Monday

30 April, 2018

From Term 2 the school will no longer support the mobile phone ap Skoolbag. Newsletters and Term Planners are emailed to families and are also available on the school’s website or from the front office. The

school text SMS messaging number 0437 159 606 is available for all messages sent to the school for lesson

attendance. This is the preferred method for advising the school if your child is going to be absent.

Falcon Primary School Sailing to Success

ZAC Assembly held at Falcon PS—26 April, 2017

The focus virtues for Term 1 Weeks 10 and 11 are PERSEVERANCE and HONOUR.

WEEKS 9 & 10 WINNERS

Congratulations to the following students who

collected the highest points in their class for Weeks

9 & 10. These students received a $1 canteen

voucher.

Congratulations to the following students who won

the random draw for Week 9 & 10. These students

received a $2 canteen voucher.

Class Winners

Rm 1.1 Godsword A Rm 3.4 Blessing A

Rm 1.2 William R Rm 4.1 Analiece M, Kobi C

Rm 1.5 Riley W Rm 4.2 Cooper S

Rm 2.1 Jacinta B Rm 4.3 Chelsea M

Rm 2.2 Asha Mac Rm 4.4 Ashlee H

Rm 2.4 Jax R Rm 5.3 Angus F

Rm 3.1 Lachlan R, Mia I Rm 5.4 Megan P

Rm 3.2 Victoria S Rm 1.7 Chloe R

Rm 3.3 Kai D

$2 Canteen Voucher Winners

Rm 1.1 Nevaeh K-F Rm 2.2 Tahlia W

Rm 1.1 Isla T Rm 4.3 Ezekiel M

Rm 1.2 Daniel M Rm 4.4 Robert B

Rm 2.1 Jessica W Rm 5.4 Megan P

House Points Week 9 and 10

Term 1 Totals

Congratulations to Mercedes House Mercedes House Mercedes House for winning the

House competition in Term 1.

Students in Mercedes from Year 1 to 6 received an icy

pole today.

Sailing to Success Sailing to Success Sailing to Success --- Positive Behaviour Management SchemePositive Behaviour Management SchemePositive Behaviour Management Scheme

1st

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339933993399

2nd

3rd 4th

1st Spinaway 690

2nd Mercedes 629

3rd Flame 586

4th Crusader 534

Falcon Primary School Sailing to Success

ZAC Assembly held at Falcon PS—26 April, 2017

The focus virtues for Term 1 Weeks 10 and 11 are PERSEVERANCE and HONOUR.

Attendance

Unauthorised Absences— The Telethon Institute for Child Health Research released the Attendance and Educational Outcomes: Every Day Counts paper in 2013. A key finding of the paper was that unauthorised absences are more strongly associated with achievement than authorised absences. Unauthorised absences had a significantly stronger association with achievement than authorised absences, and this was seen consistently in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. Even small amounts of unauthorised absence from school were associated with substantial falls in average NAPLAN test scores. The paper also advises that reducing unauthorised absences should be the key focus of attendance strategies.

Falcon Primary School is currently addressing this issue to reduce the number of unauthorised absences across the school.

How can you help?

Let your child’s classroom teacher know if your child is away via the student diary pages 120 & 121.

Let your child’s classroom teacher know verbally.

SMS the school on 0437 159 606 (student

name and reason). This is the preferred method for advising the school if your child is going to be absent.

Respond to the text SMS message from the school regarding non attendance. These are sent out at 9:45am and 1.45 daily to families who have a child absent from school without a reason.

Return absence from school letters that are sent out weekly to families with a child/ren with unauthorised absences to class teachers with a reason.

NAPLAN Timetable 2018

Students that are absent will sit the tests in the afternoons on Wednesday 16

th, Thursday 17

th May

or on Friday 17th May.

Design & Technology

Mrs Green is chasing neat, flattened cereal boxes

for use in Design & Technology Pre Primary to Year

2. Can you please deliver your donations to the Art

Room in Block 5.

Date Test Time Class

Tues 15 May

Language Conventions Yr 3,5 Writing Yr 3,5

9.15am 11:00am

Room 3.2 Room 3.3 Room 3.4 Room 4.3 Room 4.1 Room 4.2

Wed 16 May

Reading Yr 3, 5

9.15am Room 3.2 Room 3.3 Room 3.4 Room 4.3 Room 4.1 Room 4.2

Thurs 17 May

Numeracy Yr 3, 5

9.15am Room 3.2 Room 3.3 Room 3.4 Room 4.3 Room 4.1 Room 4.2

Falcon Primary School Sailing to Success

ZAC Assembly held at Falcon PS—26 April, 2017

The focus virtues for Term 1 Weeks 10 and 11 are PERSEVERANCE and HONOUR.

Year 6 Camp Forest Edge

Recreation Camp, Waroona

Parents were notified last year of the Anticipated

Additional Costs for 2018. Included in this breakdown

was the Year 6 camp estimated at $480.

Camp will be in Week 7 of Term 4 (Tuesday 20

November to Friday 23 November). Parents are

encouraged to start making instalments now.

Payments can be made to the school bank account:

BSB: 016 205 ACCOUNT: 408401369

Ensure that you use your child’s name and room

number please.

Mathematics News

Testing will commence in Term 2 before school. Home

tables packages are available from

Block 4 on Tuesdays.

Block 1 and 2: Tuesday and Friday Block 3: Wednesday

Block 4 and 5: Thursday

Years 1 & 2 will be working on Skip Counting.

Years 3-6 Multiplication and Division Tables.

House Captains and Vice

Captains

Showcasing Fantastic Work

Please come and see the ANZAC display in the front

office “Lest We Forget” from Mrs Henderer’s students in

Room 3.4.

Captains (Yr 6) Vice Captains (Yr 5/6)

Mercedes Joshua Best Kayleigh Cooper

Jayke Cooper Chelsea Maley

Crusader Steele Cherubino

Lucy Penkala Harry Tatterson

Ava Taylor

Spinaway Bailey Hesketh

Megan Melbourne Jaxon Mitchell Charli Diggins

Flame Henry Jolley

Tali Neufeld Kobi Sutton

Amber Millar

Principal’s AwardsPrincipal’s AwardsPrincipal’s Awards Samuel RSamuel RSamuel R --- PP WavesPP WavesPP Waves

Halle BHalle BHalle B --- Y1 Room 1.2Y1 Room 1.2Y1 Room 1.2

Grace EGrace EGrace E --- Y2 Room 2.4Y2 Room 2.4Y2 Room 2.4

Campbell LCampbell LCampbell L --- Y3 Room 3.2Y3 Room 3.2Y3 Room 3.2

Telleah MTelleah MTelleah M --- Y4 Room 4.3Y4 Room 4.3Y4 Room 4.3

Harry THarry THarry T --- Y5 Room 4.2Y5 Room 4.2Y5 Room 4.2

Millie IMillie IMillie I --- Y6 Room 5.3Y6 Room 5.3Y6 Room 5.3

Aussie of the MonthAussie of the Month

Chloe WChloe WChloe W --- YP Room StarfishYP Room StarfishYP Room Starfish

Vanille PVanille PVanille P --- Y1 Room 1.5Y1 Room 1.5Y1 Room 1.5

Ivy HIvy HIvy H --- Y2 Room 2.2Y2 Room 2.2Y2 Room 2.2

Nate TNate TNate T --- Y3 Room 3.3Y3 Room 3.3Y3 Room 3.3

Kurt GKurt GKurt G --- Y5 Room 4.1Y5 Room 4.1Y5 Room 4.1

Nathan YNathan YNathan Y --- Y6 Room 5.4Y6 Room 5.4Y6 Room 5.4

Falcon Primary School Sailing to Success

ZAC Assembly held at Falcon PS—26 April, 2017

The focus virtues for Term 1 Weeks 10 and 11 are PERSEVERANCE and HONOUR.

Story Dogs When children read to a

dog, the outcomes are

amazing! It is a non-

judgemental setting, the

children's focus

improves, their literacy

skills increase and their

confidence soars. The

accepting, loving nature of dogs gives this program its

magic and helps children relax, open up, try harder and

have fun while reading to a friendly, calm dog.

This program has been introduced to the Year 2

students at Falcon PS this year and is proving a very

successful initiative through the motivation and

confidence it has already developed in our children.

To support this initiative, students are invited to

dress up in ORANGE on Friday 4 May (Term 2 Week

1) and donate a gold coin.

By donating with a gold coin on the day, cheque, direct

debit or credit card, you will help Story Dogs continue

helping children learn to read across Australia. For

further information go to https://www.storydogs.org.au/

Story Dogs bank account details are:

Name of Account: Story Dogs Ltd

BSB 533000

Account Number: 244106.

Please put FALCON PRIMARY SCHOOL as the

reference.

Please do not use the school bank account.

Jayke Cooper ...Athletics

Champ

Congratulations Jayke on receiving 4 gold and a

bronze in the under 10’s at the State Athletics

2017/2018 Season held recently. Jayke now holds

the State record for 70 metres… well done Jayke!

Voluntary Contributions

Thank you to all families who have paid their

voluntary contributions to the school.

Payment Options:

1. Pay full amount of $60 per student.

2. Pay $15 per student per Term.

3. Pay an amount affordable as a donation.

Contributions can be paid online, please make

payment direct to the school bank account: Falcon

Primary School:

BSB: 016 205

ACCOUNT: 408401369.

Ensure that you use your child's surname and

room number.

Falcon Primary School Sailing to Success

ZAC Assembly held at Falcon PS—26 April, 2017

The focus virtues for Term 1 Weeks 10 and 11 are PERSEVERANCE and HONOUR.

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