Friday, 15th November Newsletter No: 7

Phone: 6216 4400

Website:

www.bullcreekps.wa.edu.au

Email:

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I N D E P E N D E N T P U B L I C S C H O O L

NEWSLETTER

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

I will be taking leave from Monday 25 November. Thank you all for your on going support. Working with parents as partners in the education of our students is paramount to achieving high expectations and high care. Mrs McCarthy and Ms Owen will be managing the school in my stead.

NAPLAN

The whole school focus on Literacy has ensured significant positive results. In analysing this year’s NAPLAN results, the staff, and as such the school, have not only met, but have exceeded the targets in the School Business Plan. For example, there has been a significant percentage increase in students progressing from “Satisfactory” to either “Good” or “Excellent” in both English Reading and Writing for Years Three and Five. Whilst the numeracy results were not as significant as the Literacy results this year, the Staff have also analysed, in depth, these results. Areas of focus have been highlighted and strategies have been identified which will be implemented across the school during 2020 to further improve this year’s results.

Board

New Board Members

Welcome to our two new parent Board members.

Paige Goodsell

My son Morrie is in Year 1 this year at Bull Creek Primary School and I work as Deputy

Principal at Bannister Creek Primary School. I have worked in education for the last 12

years and hope to bring some of this knowledge to the Board. I am really excited to be

joining the School Board this year, and contributing to the directions and priorities of the

school moving forward.

Sara DiCandilo I am a parent at Bull Creek Primary School with a son in Year 4 and a daughter in Year 6.

Our family has been a part of the school since 2011 when my daughter commenced kindy.

I am a qualified CPA and have been working as an accountant in public practice for the

past 21 years. I’m looking forward to using my experience as a school parent and P&C

member to represent the parent community at board level.

Kindy Orientation

Thank you Mrs King and Mrs Payne for organising the Kindy Orientation guest speakers

and activities. This program ensures the children enrolled for Kindy in 2020 are well

equipped for success and it reduces anxiety from a child perspective and also the parents.

Water Wise

Bull Creek Primary has been recognised as a Water Wise School for the past 10 years and

the Water Corporation have presented the school with a plaque that we will proudly display.

This links with our sustainability program.

Annual Public Board Meeting

A reminder that the Annual Public Board Meeting will take place in the School Staff Room at 5pm on Wednesday 20

November. The Chair will present the annual report. All parents are welcome. Please RSVP by Tuesday 19 November to the front office if you are attending.

Music Assembly

The Music Assembly showcased our very talented music students. The performances were very

entertaining and polished. Thank you Miss Owen, Mr Marshall, Mr Hofmeester and the

Instrumental Music School Services (IMSS) teachers.

Sculpture Walk

Thank you to Mrs Perna for organising the very successful Sculpture Walk and of course to the

families and students who contributed by exhibiting their sculptures. There were nearly 60

sculpture entries exhibited around the school grounds, which provided a very artistic and colourful

back drop throughout the day.

People viewing the exhibition were asked to vote for their favourite piece and The People’s Choice

Award went to The Fairies Garden by Natalie C (W5) and family, closely followed by Cleo in the

Spring Time by the Hodson family. Well done to all who participated.

It was clear a lot of thought and effort went into all of the creations and we hope to have even more participants involved next year.

Multicultural Week

Thank you to Mr Hofmeester, Frau Colgan and Mrs Watts for organising Multicultural Week. This is

always a highlight in our school calendar. The international food day is a favourite with the students

and staff and the assembly provided us with a glimpse of other cultures national dress.

Congratulations to the students who performed at the assembly including our very talented

dancers. We strive to embrace our cultural diversity and uphold our values of respect and

inclusivity.

Pupil Free Day October 14

The staff firstly participated in a guided walk through Piney Lakes Reserve on the “Bidi Katitjiny” Women’s Trail. This tour of the site provided the teachers with knowledge about a local historical place with cultural significance to Aboriginal people and about the Noongar culture according to the seasons.

The afternoon was spent learning about how the Noongar people lived using the land and plants at Kings Park.

Both sites provide opportunities for our students to learn about the Wadjuk Noongar people and their cultures and support the content in the Western Australian Curriculum and the Aboriginal Cultural Standards Framework.

Year 6 Champion Boy- Angus

Year 6 Runner-up-Jylan

Year 6 Runner-up- Tyla

Year 5 Runner-up- Heidi

Year 4 Runner-up- Noah

Year 3 Champion Girl- Eva

Parking

When driving around the school please adhere to the road rules.

This is a constant problem and is putting our children at risk.

Which also means no idling or parking in a no standing zone.

For the safety of all of our children please ensure:

You drive in a clockwise direction around the school.

You park in designated parking bays only

You don’t idle or park in No Standing zones

You park facing the correct direction

Kiss and drive

You do not get out of your car

The engine remains running

You drive forward

Do not reverse into a bay

Do not double park

Staff Car Parks are for staff only. Also children should not walk through the staff car parks.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a safe and happy festive season.

Thank you for taking the time to read this newsletter.

Sue Martin

Interschool Athletics

Bull Creek was very successful at the Interschool Athletics, achieving overall first place.

The students represented our school commendably by showing excellent

sportsmanship, skills and endeavour. Their behaviour and attitude were outstanding.

Thank you to the staff who gave up their time to train our competitors before school.

Congratulations to our exceptional athletes who gained individual awards.

Important Dates for your Calendar

The Thank You Morning Tea will be held on Monday 25 November at 10.30 to

express our gratitude for the support we receive from our many volunteers.

School Book Order Collection 8am-9.30am on Friday 29 November in the school

Library

Celebration Night will take place on Friday 13 December 2019 at 5.30pm.

Celebration Night provides an opportunity for parents to watch the children perform their

dance routine and for citizenship awards to be presented.

Picnic Lunch will be held on the last day of school 19 December.

SCHOOL NEWS WATTLE 10

Last Thursday, 7th November we participated in Outdoor Classroom Day. It was a day to celebrate

and inspire outdoor learning and play. Along with thousands of schools across Australia we took

lessons outside and prioritised play time. Outdoor learning improves children’s health, engages

them with learning and leads to a greater connection with nature. Play not only teaches critical life

skills such as resilience, teamwork and creativity, it is central to children’s enjoyment of childhood.

With increasing pressures, it’s more critical than ever for children to play outdoors.

We also participated in Nature Play Solutions’ Loose Parts (Junk Fun) Play. Becky and Claire

bought a van of junk and they weren’t going to tell us how to use it. We had three rules; look after

our friends when we use the junk, look after the junk because it’s very special to Becky and Claire

and to stay safe.

These are the responses to what the children liked about Outdoor Classroom Day or Loose Parts Play;

“Playing garbage with the stuff that Becky and Claire brang.” Amelie

“Pulling the rope.” Asad

“The computer and the phone. We were pretending it was real. We were saving problems that hurt

people with Isla and Mia.” Athira

“Taking our shoes off. Because you never let us take our shoes off.” Avaani

“I liked the walking sticks.” Benjamin

“That big water gun.” Branden

“Staying outside all day.” Cooper

“Doing painting. And paint went on my shoes, (points to her shoes) look!” Ella

“Her old trampoline and the cardboard. I made a bus.” Helena

“Going on the trampoline.” Isabella

“Pretending to drive a car. We made it with some blankets.” Isla

“Playing with the water.” James

“Painting.” Lucas

“I liked hiding in the blanket that has buttons at the end.” Mia

“The slidy thing. I was sliding on it.” Olivia

“When I was playing with junk, Isla and Athira tell me spider stuff and I put a net on them.” Oscar

“Everything. Junk, junk. I call it junk, junk. I pretend one of them were surfboards.” Reagan

“The humungous sign.” Rowan

“Playing in the sand pit.” Ryan

“I loved playing with Becky’s junk. I loved the board because I love paddling on them.” Sloan

“Playing pirates with the speed boat.” Stirling

“The driving wheel, it goes like that (shows me steering action with arms).” Tatsuki

“I was standing and then I went to go down.” Thiago

“I liked the net.” William

SCHOOL NEWS WATTLE 5

Wattle Five

Book Reviews

Have you read a

good book

recently?

We thought we

would share our

favourite books.

SCHOOL NEWS

MUSIC

JUNIOR AND SENIOR CHOIRS This year our Junior and Senior Choirs sang at two of the biggest massed choir events in Australia: JUNIOR CHOIR: ONE BIG VOICE (30th August 2019) The Junior Choir sang at One Big Voice, held at the Perth Concert. We sang on the floor of the arena as part of a 3000 voice choir. Our students learnt ten songs over the year to perform for the spectacular afternoon concert. SENIOR CHOIR: MASSED CHOIR FESTIVAL (20th September 2019) Our Senior Choir sang at the Perth Concert Hall for the Massed Choir Festival. The choir put a lot of work into learning the ten festival songs and the result was a stunning performance combining with nine other schools. Emily was chosen to sing “Space Race” as a soloist. Thank you to all of our choir students who worked hard to learn the songs, and who represented our school in a very professional manner. Thanks also to the parents who put up with the songs being put on repeat at home and for supporting our students at the concert itself. It really has been a fantastic opportunity for our students to perform at world class venues such as the Perth Arena and Concert Hall.

MUSIC ASSEMBLY Our IMSS Instrumental Students performed for our Music Assembly in Week Two. There was a wide variety of pieces played showcasing the excellence of our students. The Junior and Senior Choirs combined to perform pieces from One Big Voice and the Massed Choir Festival. UPCOMING PERFORMANCES 25th November – Parent Helper Morning Tea: Our str ing ensemble w ill be performing to say thank you to all the parents that put so much into our school and community. 5th December – Senior Choir at Bull Creek Stockland Shopping Centre: We will be putting on a show for the shoppers at Bull Creek Stockland. Our Senior Choir will be performing several songs along with a dance group performing the Philippine Bamboo Stick Dance. Everyone is welcome to come and support our choir. The concert will run from 12:50-1:30pm. 13th December – Celebration Night: Not only w ill w e be entertained by our classes taking part in the Edu-Dance performance, but we will also hear from our Junior Choir performing some Christmas songs. Mr Marshall Music Specialist

SCHOOL NEWS GERMAN

Learning German is fun!

At the end of last term, we celebrated Laternentag. Children displayed their beautiful lanterns, poetry and craft activities in the wet areas. As a highlight of this celebration some very eager students helped to put a wunderbare Assembly together. Thanks to the canteen staff who offered a nice variety of German food.

The Year 3 students listened to the book, Piranhas don’t eat bananas, in German and transferred the knowledge they gained onto a poster.

Once again, the annual German Day Out for Year 4 was a big success. Despite the heat, everyone had a fantastische Zeit. There w ere lots of tolle a ctiv ities on offer a nd students g ot to ea t a traditional Bretzel, some German sausage and to drink an Apfelschorle.

SCHOOL NEWS

HEALTH NEWS

Health

Teachers across the whole school implement the Challenges and Choices program. It is an education program that teaches resilience, drug and road safety.

As a link to that program the Year Fives recently attended an excursion to the Constable Care Safety School to participate in the Safety school experience which included;

Working rail crossings, pedestrian crossings, a school zone with "kiss & drive", functioning traffic lights that can sense approaching bike riders, real roads and shared paths, with scale buildings, even a bus stop and train station (with a full size train and bus!)

The excursion was a well organised and engaging opportunity for all students to practice being safe road users as pedestrians and as bike riders. The students really enjoyed the excursion but the highlights were using the iPad minis and a purpose-designed augmented reality application and of course getting to ride around the course over and over with the teachers and staff that attended.

Smiling Minds

This term we have introduced Mindful Monday’s. After lunch every Monday all staff and students participate in a whole school mindfulness session. This whole school approach will assist in embedding mindfulness practice across the whole learning community. The response to the whole school sessions has been positive and it’s an initiative that is certain to continue.

This term the Smiling Minds curriculum, that is being implemented in all classes, covers topics such as Positive Relationships and Positive Communication.

Positive relationships are developed through promoting listening skills and prosocial behaviour. Our relationships are further enhanced when we have strong communication skills. We model and teach speaking and listening without being interrupted, contributing to discussions, identifying and managing positive and negative relationships.

At home;

Talk with your child about the ways we can communicate (verbal, non-verbal and written).

Practise positive communication by doing tasks together that require mindful listening and speaking. It could be something like taking turns to guide each other through an obstacle course.

If you think your child could benefit from some mindfulness at home give the Smiling Minds app a go. It’s free to download and quick and easy to sign up to.

Values

To end the year we are learning about and practising the value of Integrity.

Integrity is about developing sound moral character. Integrity is underpinned by all the other Bull Creek Values. As the saying goes ‘Integrity has no need of rules’ it simply requires that we do the right thing without question. You can show integrity at school by fulfilling responsibilities without being asked or reminded. You can stand up for a friend if they aren’t being treated nicely because it’s the right thing to do. If you make a mistake you can admit what happened and be honest about it.

SCHOOL NEWS

SCHOOL NEWS

Kapture School Photos

Dear Parents

We have been advised by Kapture Photography that all portraits and class groups, sports and/or special team photos taken this year will be removed from their website at the end of this term in readiness for next year’s photography. This is your last chance to purchase these photographs.

Please visit www.kapture.com.au using our school code; VF7ZG2

Warm regards

The Kapture Crew

SCHOOL NEWS

SCHOOL HEALTH NURSE

Term 4 - Week 6

Wednesday, 20th November Open Board Meeting 5pm

Thursday, 21st November Edudance

Friday, 22nd November Assembly S5

Friday, 22nd November Edudance

Term 4 - Week 10

Monday, 16th December Year 4 End of year excursion

Tuesday, 17th December Year 6 End of year excursions

Wednesday, 18th December Year 6 End of year excursions

Thursday, 19th December Picnic Lunch

Thursday, 19th December LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Term 4 - Week 7

Monday, 25th Movember Thank you Morning Tea

Tuesday, 26th November P&C Meeting, 7pm in the Library

Thursday, 28th November Edudance

Thursday, 28th November Cake Stall (First cake $2 and subsequent caeks $1 each)

Friday, 29th November Edudance

Term 4 - Week 8

Thursday, 5th December Edudance

Thursday, 5th December Kindy/PP Messy Mud Day

Thursday, 5th December Senior Choir at Bull Creek Shopping Centre

Friday, 6th December Assembly—W8

Friday, 6th December Edudance

Term 4 - Week 9

Tuesday, 10th December Year 1-3 EOY Excursion— Jungle Gym

Thursday, 12th December Edudance

Thursday, 12th December Year 6 Graduation

Friday, 13th December Celebration Night

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