Faction Carnival A BIG thank you to all Edgewater students for the way you competed during our Faction Carnival held

last term. You did not let the rain stop you from having a good time and your behaviour was fantastic.

Thank you also to all the parents and friends who attended. You helped provide a magnificent

atmosphere on the day.

Thank you to the teachers who helped prepare the students - great team spirit was evident.

Well done to Batavia the winning faction. You all gave your best and were justly rewarded. The final

points tally was: Batavia 812 / Challenger 763 / Parmelia 758 / Leeuwin 711

Congratulations to our Champions:

Jordan / Kirsten / Charlie / Monique / Tyler / Chelsea / Noah / Maisy

Our students are currently training for the Interschool Athletics Carnival. This will be held at the Arena

Joondalup on Thursday 30 May. Please come along and help support the students. I hope to see many

of you there.

Russ Grey

PE Specialist

Edgewater Primary School Issue 6

16 May 2013

76 Treetop Avenue Edgewater 6027 Email: Edgewater.ps@education.wa.edu.au

Phone: [08] 9405 4007 Fax: [08] 9405 3700 Website: www.edgewaterps.wa.edu.au

Principal’s Comment Welcome back to Term 2.

We are now into the second week of this term and for all Year 3, 5 and 7 students across Australia this week is a

significant time as they undertake NAPLAN testing.

The national Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual assessment using national tests

in Reading, Writing, Language Conventions (Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation) and Numeracy.

NAPLAN results provide an important measure of how Australian students are performing in literacy and

numeracy, but it must be remembered that NAPLAN test results are just one measure that teachers and school

staff use to make judgements about the performance of students in our school. Teachers also collect a range of

other assessment data throughout the year to assist them in planning appropriately for each child’s needs.

Later this year a NAPLAN report will be issued to parents of children in Years 3, 5, and 7. We will keep parents

updated as to when they can expect reports to be sent home.

Last year a survey was given out to all parents to complete seeking information about how they viewed the school

and how they would like to see it move forward into the future. Thank you to those parents who responded. Your

feedback, together with that of staff and students, has been carefully considered over a period of time.

Overall, the school is seen as a good school with a significant number of successes which should be celebrated and

clearly articulated both within and to the broader community.

The school community suggested ways to build on these successes and to enable them to be maintained. Several

key messages were:

The school community needs to collectively agree on what it wants to achieve in the future and that this needs to

be reflected in an inspirational vision that is apparent in classrooms, and

The school should find ways to effectively use all members of the community (students, staff and parents) in

significant leadership roles in the school.

Moving forward I will be working hard to make both suggestions a reality. Other suggestions can be viewed in the

2012 Edgewater Primary School Annual Report which will soon be published on the school website.

At this stage, the Edgewater Primary School Council members and staff have considered a vision for the future and

taken into account feedback given by parents and students. In coming weeks we will be requesting further input

so that we can move forward with renewed purpose. Stay tuned.

Julie Tombs

Principal

Upcoming Events

Assembly

Aussie of the Month Year 5

Rhyme Time Story Time 9:00-9:30am

Friday 17 May

Interschool Thursday 30 May

Professional Development Day—Students do not attend school Friday 31 May

Western Australia Day Public Holiday Monday 3 June

NAPLAN Testing Tues 14-Thurs 16 May

P&C Meeting - 7:30pm Monday 27 May

Rhyme Time Story Time will be held every Friday in Term 2 from 9:00-9:30am - All welcome

Chaplain’s Message To Students Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Welcome back for another term. I hope your

holidays were relaxing and enjoyable. I thought I

would just point out two courses being run by

Relationships Australia in the next month. The first

course is Raising Girls for Dads on May 22 and the

second course is Raising Teenage Boys for Mums on

June 12. The course cost is $25.00 per person and

runs from 6:30 – 9pm. Both courses are at the

Joondalup office of Relationships Australia which is

at Lotteries House, corner Davidson Tce and Boas

Ave. If you are interested in booking a spot call

Relationships Australia on 1300 364 277.

Joel

2013 SCHOOL TERMS Term 1 - Monday 4 February - Friday 19 April

Term 2 - Monday 6 May - Friday 5 July

Term 3 - Monday 22 July - Friday 27 September

Term 4 - Monday 14 October - Thursday 19 December

2013 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS Term 1 - Friday 1 March

Term 2 - Friday 31 May

Term 3 - Monday 19 August

Term 4 - Friday 1 November

Uniform Shop Open on Monday 8:30-9:15am

edgewateruniformshop@hotmail.com

Student Contact & Medical Information Parents are reminded to keep the school updated

with contact details and student medical information

Australian Mobile Recycling The school is collecting unused mobile phones which are recycled

by Australian Mobile Recycling.

All phones are recycled for reuse which means

they are refurbished for resale. Each handset

is restored to factory condition and all sim card

and memory cards are destroyed. Phones that

are beyond repair are broken down into their

constituent parts and recycled by Australian

licensed recyclers.

Phones can be left in the library in the box provided.

The school collects $3 per phone [in any condition] which is used

to purchase resources for our students.

Scholastic Book Club

Orders close on

Wednesday 22 May

Woodworker Wanted We are looking for a handy dad,

mum or grandad, etc who could

make wooden road signs that can

be used in our junior play area.

Please see Mrs Abbott in the Art

Room.

Voluntary Contributions

If you are to pay your Voluntary Contributions, or if you wish to put additional funds into your child’s account,

please do so by either calling personally at the office or making an online payment:

BSB 016261 Account 340968448

Remember, if you pay accounts online you must email Kathy.Dean@education.wa.edu.au. If you are

unsure whether you have paid an account or not, please check with the office.

The winners for the raffle are -

1. Isabella [Rm 2] who has a $45.00 credit in her account

2. Danni [Rm 7] who has a $40.00 credit in her account.

Thank you to Mrs Todd for drawing the winning numbers.

Thank you to the School Council and P&C for approving the raffle prizes this year. To everyone who has

paid their school contributions so far, a big thank you. I am hoping to organise more draws later on in the

year, with the major one being the booklists for the 2014 school year.

Kathy’s tips—If you have an iphone or ipad use the calendar app to remind you about upcoming events at

school.

Kathy Dean - Registrar

Check the school website for update information

www.edgewaterps.wa.edu.au

ANTIQUE FAIR

Monday 27 May until Saturday 1 June

Currambine Central - Cnr Marmion & Shenton Avenues Currambine

Please visit us with all your valuables and for a gold coin donation our Antiques Specialist

will give you a valuation and offer advice as needed.

All monies raised over the week - Currambine Central have kindly offered to donate to the

Edgewater Primary School 30th Anniversary fund.

Belridge SHS OPEN DAY - Wednesday 29 May 2013

Parents of students at neighbouring primary schools are invited to attend an Open Day at Belridge SHS on

Wednesday 29 May 2013. Guided tours will be conducted at 9am and 12.30pm. View our state of the art

facilities, our specialist programs (Cricket and Fashion & Design), our students engaged in their educational

programs and the day to day operation of the school. A morning tea will follow the 9am tour where parents

can meet the Administration team and other senior staff.

Kindy Mothers’ Day To celebrate Mothers’ Day the kindy

children in Red and Blue Groups

performed a dramatisation of a story,

“The Seeds That Wanted To Grow”,

followed by a song. The children then

pampered their mums by giving them a

hand massage and manicure. Treats of

heart biscuits, cards and presents were

then served as well as lots of hugs and

kisses.

Mrs Rose

Class Teacher

ANZAC Ceremony Another very successful and moving memorial service

was held on the last day of Term 1.

Our thanks and appreciation goes out to our ‘Adopt A

Diggers’, Mr Ken Privilege and Mr Alec Newby who

were able to join us for the service. We were

privileged to have two guest speakers, Flight

Lieutenant Sarah McCormick and Mr Darren Young,

who spoke on their perspective and role during ANZAC

Day. Thank you to Mrs Faye Lund and her husband

Geoff [Scouts Australia] and Peter Harrison [past

student] for their contribution to the service . This

memorable day concluded with a lovely morning tea in

the library.

School Website

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