KINGSTON CIRCULAR Macquarie Drive,

Australind WA 6233 Tel: 9797 0451 Fax: 9797 1060

PRINCIPAL: Alan Kidd

Tuesday 20th March 2018

As we enter week 8 of term 1, we are reminded of how quickly the term seems to pass. Last week

included Monster Trucks and Year 6 Constable Care, Cyber Safety sessions as well as the

commencement of a PEAC style Science program at ASHS for 8 of our year 6 students.

Easter Break

Term 1 is an 11 week term, which in itself is a little unusual, but this is also one of those strange years where Easter falls out of the first term holidays. Next week (week 9) is a four day week as Friday 30th March is Good Friday. The Easter break includes Monday and Tuesday as holidays and students resume back after Easter on Wednesday 4th April.

First Term Holidays

Students break up for Term 1 holidays on Friday 13th April at 3.00pm and resume on Tuesday 1st May.

Teachers will be at work on the 30th April but will be engaged in professional development.

P&C

The P&C AGM was held last Wednesday evening and 32 interested parents

attended. All executive and committee positions were filled. I would like to thank all

of the outgoing executives for their efforts and congratulate the incoming executives

on their willingness and commitment.

The hot topic for the evening was of course the fabric in the school uniform polo shirts. There was some

good discussion and the correspondence between Perm- A- Pleat and the school was tabled. I am

hoping for a resolution this week which I will inform parents of as soon as possible.

The new P&C executives are:

President Paul Campaner

Vice President Jayson Hitchens

2nd Vice President Karen Davies

Treasurer Janine Lawler

Secretary Sharlene Mahaffey

Board Representative Matt Marchese

Fundraising Coordinator Sheryl Tregidgo

WHAM Coordinator Julee Smith

Canteen Coordinator Rebecca Brewerton

Uniform Coordinator Tanya Meyer

KIC Coordinator Roddena Pantall-Park

Safety House Coordinator

TBC

Below are the Committee Members for 2018:

Committee Members

Fundraising Committee Nicki Briggs, MacKensie Potter, Kim Basile, Amy Wilson, Megan Schneiker, Sheree Johnstone

Canteen Committee MacKensie Potter, Sheryl Tregidgo, Tammy Davidson

Uniform Committee Tammy Davidson, Megan Schneiker, Vanessa Minter, Sharlene Mahaffey

KIC Committee Nicki Briggs, Janine Lawler, Megan Schneiker, Susan Grinter, Jayson Hitchens

Passive Play in the Morning – School Arrival Time

Passive Play is the area that students all meet in the morning before the 8.30 siren. For many years, this

was simply a meet and greet area, but in recent years we have allowed small ball games of handball.

Unfortunately this has created a few problems. The first is that students have been coming to school

earlier and earlier in order to meet their friends and play handball. Students have been turning up around

7.40am, making school supervision very difficult. The second issue is that the handball games have

become more sophisticated and competitive, creating some conflict even before students arrive in class

for the day ahead.

At present we are trialling a period of “no ball games in passive play” which is how we operated until

recent years. This period commenced last week and will continue until the end of term. I ask parents to

support us with this change. Students should ideally, turn up at school between 8.15am and 8.30am for

an 8.45am start.

Mediation Room

Many parents will have heard of the Mediation Room. In the eyes of some students, the worst thing

possible is to be sent to this room at recess or lunch and I am sure that to some it conjures up a picture

of a medieval dungeon. This is certainly not the case and I seek the support of parents to help dispel this

myth.

The mediation room is supervised by a member of the admin team every recess and lunch break. Mr

Kidd, Mrs Curd, Miss Uren and Mr Owen are on a roster to provide this supervision. All duty teachers

have two way radios and so do the admin in the mediation room. If students have any form of conflict or

concern in the playground, the issue is radioed through and the students go to “mediate” the issue in a

quiet environment. This allows the duty teacher to get on with the job of doing duty. On most occasions,

the students participate in the mediation and return to the playground. If, during the mediation process, a

student is found to have broken school rules, been unacceptably aggressive or rough, stolen something,

used poor language or some similar behaviour, they may stay in mediation for a number of recess and

lunch periods as a consequence for their actions.

VIRTUES This fortnight, our Core Virtue is Perseverance Perseverance is being purposeful and steadfast. It is sticking to something, staying committed, no matter how long it takes or what obstacles appear to stop you. A good example is the story of the tortoise and the hare. Even though the tortoise was slower than the hare, he won the race because he persevered – he didn’t let anything stop him or distract him. He kept on going.

I have perseverance. I keep a steady pace in what I choose to do. I keep on keeping on. I finish what I start. I am a loyal and committed friend.

Pizza with the Principal

Congratulations to the following students who were treated to Pizza with the Principal for displaying their virtues around the school recently:

Imogen Bubb, Mackenzie Denham, Himasksh Patel, Trevor-Jay Maui,

Zander Basile, Capree Bishop, Alicia Mackay.

MERIT AWARDS Congratulations to the following students who received Merit Awards this fortnight:

Mason Roberts, Amber Malatesta, Blake Lucas, Natalia Butcher, Hannah Tweeddale, Mikaia Draper, Emily Templeton, Paige Birrell, Quinten Bell, Mikaylah Stuart, Savannah Allen, Will Koks, Maddox James, Bailey Hermosilla, Chelsea Reid, Moses Carder, Peyton-Louise Murray, Billy Fisher, Chloe Warren, Fhury Nepe, Aidan Pickston, Kaitlyn Williams, Tej Patel, Kael O’Byrne, Matilda Cavanagh, Damien Soerja Djanegara, Matthew Hill, Grace Greenwood, Alleria McNoon, Jayden Hayes, Liam Cluning, Lucy Rogers, Dakota Barnard, Bob Button, Kate Koroivawai, Ben Lawler, Nikholas Smith, Lachlan Harris, Zitong Gao, Harlem Marino, Nahla Hicks, Lily Strother, Kingston McGirr, Rowan Ferreira, Tristan, Duncan, Arie Cowan, Trent Mills, Dakota Sexton, Sophie Pover.

Cuppa & Chat

• New to the area? • Feeling isolated? • Partner working away / shift worker? • Have some ideas on how we can extend our support to families? • Or you just have some time to spare and would love a ‘Cuppa & a Chat’?

Come and join us! Who: Reet Joy and Kate Black Where: OSHClub room (New location – demountable building next to oval – T9) When: 9.15–10.15am Thursday mornings

Let’s together, create a welcoming environment where parents and carers can meet weekly for support and friendship in this great school of ours! We look forward to seeing you all and meeting some new parents/carers.

Reet & Kate

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Talk like a Techy Social Media Age Limits Most social media services and apps require users to be 13 years old to join. This is to

comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998. App stores set their own age ratings based on the app’s content. As a parent it is up to you to monitor your child’s use of devices and ensure they are not using apps if they are below the minimum age. Here is a list of the most common social media apps and the minimum age required to use the app.

Social Media Terms of Use – Minimum Age Requirements

ASK.fm 13+ EA (Electronic Arts) 18+ (With parental permission up to 17years) Facebook 13+ Facebook Messenger 13+ Flickr 13+ Foursquare 13+ Google + 13+ Instagram 13+ Keek 13+ (With parental permission up to 17 years) Pinterest 13+ Skype 18+ (With parental permission up to 17 years) Musical.ly 12+ Snapchat 13+ Spotafriend 13-19 years only Steam 13+ Tumblr 13+ Twitter 13+ Vimeo 13+ (With parental permission up to 17 years) Vine 13+ WhatsApp 16+ Yellow 13+ (With parental permission up to 17 years) YouTube 13+

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SUSTAINABILITY CORNER Harmony Day Assembly and Orange Dress Up

On Wednesday 21st March, students will be allowed to wear orange as part of their school uniform to show their acknowledgement of living in Harmony with other cultures and people in Australia. We will be holding a short whole school (Year 1 -

6) assembly at 8:45am to acknowledge the special day. Parents are welcome to observe this assembly. We will have the choir perform a Harmony Day themed song and we will be having a special guest interview. Students will be undertaking a special flag design making activity this week. These flags will be placed up for this week’s Friday assembly. Our school theme is "Living Together Under the Same Blue Sky". We hope that you can observe the student's efforts this week.

Senior Student Sustainability Team Congratulations to the following students who were successful in applying for a position on the Senior Student Sustainability Team: Mia Malcolm Tayla Neverman Charli Harnett Shariff Manning Leila-Jane Bowden Kassim Nichols Elena Millington Sienna Friedrich

They have renamed themselves the Seriously Sustainable Team for 2018. They will be undertaking a series of special projects throughout the school to encourage sustainable thinking at Kingston. Their first task will be the Harmony Day assembly.

Waterwise Tips: Sustainability Team

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2018 SCHOOL PHOTOS INFORMATION

Our School Photos will be taken on:

Wednesday 4th of April 2018, Thursday 5th of April 2018

Friday 6th of April 2018

Class Photos/Portraits • Every Student will have their photo taken, whether they are purchasing photos or not, for

the schools pictorial history.

• The school has chosen to use the online ordering system. Your child will be given an

online ordering instruction slip and a unique student code for you to follow and place you

order online via the internet.

• The expiry date for online ordering is the 12th of April 2018. Any orders received after this date are treated as re orders and will incur additional costs.

Family Photos:

• Envelopes can be obtained from Administration.

• Family photos are being taken each morning before school. Please call in to the office to

register and collect an envelope. Please ensure that your family envelope with enclosed payment is handed to the Photographers on the photo day you have chosen.

Special/Sports Group Photos: House Captains, Student Executives, Kingstonized

• If your child is in a Special/Sports photo you will receive a link and password to the online

gallery after photo day, where you can view and order these photos if required. These photos will be packed and delivered with the school’s bulk order.

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P&C UPDATE WHAM WINNERS! Congratulations to all the students who won ice creams for wearing their helmets to school this fortnight. Keep wearing your helmets for more chances to win! You never know when we’ll be there! Term 1 WHAM Proudly Sponsored by:

CANTEEN NEWS

• Special for the fortnight is chicken fried rice $4.00

• Thank you to everyone who has supported us and our Family meals, they are available Monday – Friday.

• We are always looking for volunteers to help in the canteen. If you have some spare time, pop in for a cuppa and meet the team. Volunteers help us to keep the cost down and allows us to have so many choices on our menu.

• If your child goes home, please let us know and we can hold it for another day ☺

• Feel free to let us know if you have any special dietary requirements. We are happy to accommodate where ever possible.

• Did you know that we make our own beef patties and vegie patties for our burgers! All fresh ingredients which includes seasonal vegetables from the student’s vegetable gardens.

Canteen Team

UNIFORM NEWS The Uniform Shop is run by volunteers and is open Monday–Thursday from 8.30–9.00am. We are not open on Friday as that is when the school assembly is held.

EFTPOS facilities are available with a minimum spend of $10. Alternatively, you can order uniforms online at www.quickcliq.com.au and they will be delivered to your child’s class. Tanya Meyer – Uniform Co-ordinator

……………………………………………………………………………………… FUNDRAISING NEWS Easter Egg/Lolly Jar With Easter just around the corner, our Easter fundraiser kicks off this week.

For the next 2 weeks the canteen will have a jar full of chocolates and another full of Easter eggs. For $1, the students can take a guess of how many chocolates or eggs there are. The winner takes the jar home. The competition

starts Tuesday 20th until Thursday 29th. Best of luck to all students! We will also be having an Easter raffle, thanks to Robyn Clarke. She was kind enough to donate a gorgeous little basket of eggs for us to raffle off. We will be sending a sheet of raffle tickets home later on in the week. Tickets will be $1 each. Treendale Car Wash Fundraiser Thank you to all who participated in the Treendale car wash fundraiser. We hope to organise another week with them in the future, so watch this space.

Mother’s Day Stall Term 2 will be here before we know it, so please mark the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of May on your calendars for the Mother's Day Stall. I'll be needing helpers on these days and look forward to meeting some new volunteers this year. Times will be Wednesday 2nd May from 10.30 to 3pm and 8 to 3pm on Thursday 3rd and Friday the 4th. Sheryl Tregidgo - Fundraising Co-ordinator

COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD

School Dental Therapy Centre c/- Australind Senior High School Ph: 97970266 Enrolment forms have now been distributed via the class room for students new to the school this year in Years 1 to 6 and to the Pre- Primary students. For parents wanting to enrol their children with the service, would you please complete and return the form to your school as soon as possible. The school will then forward it on the Centre. When the centre receives the form the child will be placed on our waitlist and an appointment for you to bring your child to the Dental Therapy Centre for an examination will be sent to your home address at some stage this year. Our goal will be to offer all newly enrolled students an appointment this year. If you regularly attend a private dentist and you don’t need the School Dental Service, would you please take a moment to sign the form in the “Consent Refused” section and return to the school as well. If your situation changes you may choose to enrol at any time. Julie Doyle Dental Therapist

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OSHCLUB

If you require Before school Afterschool or Vacation care visit www.oshclub.com.au and enrol online, call head office on 1300 395 735 or pop into T9 and see Julie and Jayde

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Perth Wildcats Bunbury Junior Clinic When: Friday 27th April Time: 9.00am-11.00am Where: Eaton Recreation Centre Cost: $65.00 Visit wildcats.com.au to book now!

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RIVERLINKS APRIL VACATION CARE PROGRAM 2018

Riverlinks Outside School Hours Care are now taking bookings for the April school holidays. We provide a program of exciting activities, craft, excursions and incursions for your children. Come and join in the BIGGEST HOLIDAY PROGRAM– lots of excursions, craft, games etc. The program is available for Kindy –Year 7 children. If you don’t want your child to miss out on a fun filled vacation period, come and get your bookings and enrolment forms for the holidays – positions are filling fast! Opening hours are 7am until 5.45pm. Child Care Benefit is available to reduce fee payments and you may be eligible for up to 50% out of pocket expenses. Please call the office on 97960040 for enquiries or come to the Centre to get a bookings form. Bookings essential!

Leonie, Robyn and Sonya Coordinators

Riverlinks Child Care Centre

THE ECU SOUWEST JETS JUNIOR JETS CLINIC SERIES

HAVE YOU REGISTERED YET?

DATES: Tuesday 24th, Thursday 26th & Friday 27th April 2018

TIME: 9:00am to 1:00pm daily

WHERE: South West Sports Centre

AGE: 10 years to 15 years

COST: $185.00 with Junior Jets Singlet $150 if you have a singlet from last year

REGISTER: All registrations must be done on line.

Please follow the link on the South West Netball Region facebook page or southwestnetballregion.wa.netball.com.au

REGISTRATIONS CLOSE: 30th March 2018 (If singlet required)

13th April 2018(If no singlet required)

Please consider carefully before enrolling - the Clinic is 3 days so there will be no reduction in cost if you cannot attend all 3 days.

To be eligible to attend, participants must be registered members of Netball WA and the South West Netball Region and enrol online through MyNetball.