MOORINE ROCK PRIMARY SCHOOL

Newsletter Issue: 8 15th May 2018

Moorine South Road, MOORINE ROCK

PH: (08) 9049 1176 Fax: 08 9049 1261

Email: MoorineRock.PS@education.wa.edu.au

Website: http://www.moorinerockps.wa.edu.au

“Reach for the Stars”

Dear Parents & Care Givers,

I trust all Mothers and Grandmothers were

spoiled and felt very special on Mother’s Day

over the weekend. We look forward to seeing

you and showing our appreciation for all that

you do this Friday at our Mother’s Day High

Tea, beginning at 2pm in the Art room.

From the Principal, Miss Sarah Perrett

YSSSA Football & Netball Carnival

The YSSSA Football & Netball Carnival for

Years 3-6 students will occur on Friday 8th

June at the Sports Grounds in Southern

Cross. In the coming weeks students will

choose the sport they would like to play.

If you are able to assist in umpiring, scoring

or coaching a football or netball team please

let the front office know.

Permission slips and notes with more

information regarding the day will be sent

home in the coming weeks.

NAPLAN

Today is the first day of the NAPLAN

assessment for students in Years 3 and 5

with the remainder occurring tomorrow and

Thursday. These assessments provide a

valuable snapshot of how our students

compare against other schools, the state and

Australia. I congratulate the students for the

serious manner in which they have applied

themselves. We look forward to finding out

the results later in the year.

Hot Lunches

Students may bring

lunches from home that

require warming up in the

pie warmer on Mondays

and Wednesdays. Food is

to be brought in a suitable container or

wrapped in alfoil with students’ name on it. To

assist the school in providing a safe

environment, please consider the contents of

your child’s lunch box by avoiding food that

contain nuts.

Last week the sandpit outside the staffroom

was completed. We thank BMW for their

assistance with this. The students have

enjoyed spending recess and lunch in the

Sandpit

Attendance

Studies show that students who have poor

attendance rates in Pre Primary carry this

through into secondary schooling. The

School Education Act 1999 clearly states

‘students must attend school every day

that a school is open for instruction’. This

means that days off for birthdays, shopping,

family holidays, or rest days are not legitimate

reasons to not attend.

I congratulate the students who have regular

attendance (90% or greater) so far for this

Semester. I also thank the families of these

students for ensuring your child comes to

school every day and for providing written

evidence when they are absent.

Last week I attended the Briefing for

Principal’s in the Wheatbelt Education

Region. The two days offered opportunities to

network with other Principals, as well as hear

from key speakers. I look forward to sharing

what I learnt with staff this term.

Wheatbelt Principal’s Briefing

Birthday Wishes to:

Ethan Glass 22nd May 9 Years

Lucy Birtles 28th May 9 Years

Award Winners:

Term Two Week One

Clair Harvey: for her excellent results in her whole number maths test.

Jordan Edwards: for learning all the letter sounds and beginning to blend and segment words.

In the Junior Room, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is integrated across learning areas.

Specifically, the students use a range of programs to develop their ICT skills. These include:

Mathletics: This program is used to support and reinforce learning in Mathematics. Students develop their abil-

ity to use the mouse and become familiar with the number keys on the right side of the keyboard.

Microsoft Word: Students publish documents on Word which develops their typing skills. They are learning

about the different functions within Word and are beginning to change the aesthetics of their document, as

well as adding shapes or pictures.

IPads: IPads are used to search for information and to take photographs. Various Apps are used to support

learning of the curriculum requirements, particularly in Digital Technologies

Internet: Students are learning how to use a search engine to get specific information to answer questions.

They recently used Google to locate information about their chosen animal for their information report.

Students were taught how to locate reliable and accurate information which was relevant to their question

or purpose.

Internet Safety: As part of our Health program, the students will learn about online safety in the coming weeks.

What you can do at home: Provide opportunities for your child/ren to use a desktop computer or laptop as this

will further develop their typing skills as they will become more familiar with the location of each key on the

keyboard.

Above: Year 1 and 2 students using a program called Popplet to brainstorm information they knew about

their chosen animal for their information report.

Food Technology in the Senior Room

This term in D & T we are covering food technology, with the first few lessons

on food safety and hygiene; so what better way to learn about food

preparation than to spoil our mothers and

grandmothers with a scrumptious high tea! The

students have been making treats since the beginning

of term with a huge emphasis on cleanliness of

anything coming into contact with ingredients and the

final products. We are looking forward to spoiling all

mothers and grandmothers on Friday 18th , 2pm in the

Art Room– We hope to see you there!

Date Day Event

15th May—18th May Tuesday– Friday NAPLAN Testing Year 3 and Year 5 students.

18th May Friday Mother’s Day High Tea, 2pm

24th May Thursday Playgroup commencing at 9 a.m.

1st June Friday School Development Day. Students do not at-

tend school.

4th June Monday WA Day—Public Holiday—Staff and Students

do not attend school.

8th June Friday YSSSA Lightning Carnival Year 3— Year 6

11th June Monday P and C Meeting held at the School commenc-

ing at 6.30 p.m.

Dates to Remember

WANTED– Cereal Boxes/Snack Packaging & Recyclable Materials

If you have any empty cereal boxes or packaging from snacks

(museli bars etc), can you please send them into school for stu-

dents to use in Senior Room Health this term.

Also the Junior Room is after any empty recyclable materials

(milk cartons, tins, containers, lids etc).

MOORINE ROCK P&C FOOTY TIPPING

RESULTS

MOORINE ROCK P&C FOOTY TIPPING

RESULTS

Round 7 – Sponsored by Gangells Ag Solutions with thanks to Lincon Gangell

Winner: RRJ

Overall Competition Leaderboard:

1st – Pags 48pts

2nd- Nannabelle 47pts

3rd – Hodgee/Matt/LMG 46pts

Round 8 – Sponsored by Granich Contractors with thanks to Joe & Lisa Granich

Winner: Miss M

Overall Competition Leaderboard:

1st – Nannabelle 54 pts

2nd – Pags 53 pts

3rd - Cowpatch/Hodgee/Matt 52pts

BAMBERT’S BOOK OF LOST STORIES

When: Friday June 22nd 2018 – 2 shows

Time: Doors open at 10:30am for a 11:00am performance 6:30pm for a 7:00pm performance

Tickets: All tickets are $25. Discounts available for school groups (please contact the Cummins Theatre for school group book-ings). Tickets are available from the Central Wheatbelt Visitors Centre or online at www.cumminstheatre.com.au

About the Show:

This is the story of Bambert – an impossibly small man with an enormous love for writing. Tucked away in his quiet attic, his only companions are the characters he has created in his stories. And then one day, Bambert decides to set his stories free, to send them out into the world on little balloons, in the hope that they will find a home. The stories contain instructions: whoev-er finds them is to return them to Bambert with a stamp from wherever they landed, so he knows where they should be set. But as each day passes, and no stories return, Bambert’s hope begins to fade.

Will his stories ever find a home?

Bambert’s Book of Lost Stories brings together some of Australia’s most creative theatrical minds to realise this exquisite tale. In turn joyous and melancholy, this new production reminds us of how stories connect us to the world and ultimately, of the power of kindness.

Recommended for ages 8+

“It wends its charming little way into your heart, and takes you on a bittersweet little journey to an enchanting place.” – Perth Arts Live

“…a small, perfectly formed masterpiece that imaginatively explores the idea that stories can change the world.” – The Aus-tralian

DATE

FRIDAY June 22 TIME11:00 am - 9:00 pm

DOOR 10.30 FOR 11 START

COST

$25

LOCATION

Cummins Theatre

31 Bates Street Merredin, WA 6415 PHONE(08) 90413295 Email: cumminstheatre@merredin.wa.gov.au