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22 Lawrence Way

SAMSON 6163

Ph: 9314 1921

Fax: 9331 3624

NEWSLETTER No 11

2nd July, 2015

Principal: Rhonda Spencer Email: [email protected]

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Principal’s Message

Term 2 Ends The term has passed by very quickly. We have had a very busy term and I would like to thank everyone for their hard work. Students have completed the first semester and after reading reports, I was very impressed with the effort and progress of our students. Staff have worked tirelessly with their classes to engage them in learning programs to build skills and knowledge. There are many parents, also who have assisted with various programs throughout the school. Without your assistance, we would be unable to run many of our activities. Have a well-deserved, safe and restful holiday break. Students will return to school on Tuesday 21st July, as Monday is a pupil free day.

Student Reports The reports for students were sent home on Wednesday, 2nd July. If parents require a second copy please let us the office staff know. It is important that students and parents sit down together and talk about their progress. Also, create goals that include areas where your child can work to improve. If parents would like to clarify anything in the report with a teacher, please make an appointment. If parents would like a learning area grade report, please collect the appropriate year level report from the office. This indicates the number of A, B C, D, E grades given for each year level in all learning areas.

STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL ON TUESDAY, 21st July.

Honour Certificate Recipients

24th June, 2015

PPA Taylah B Abbi M PPB Isabel D Dakoda M

Theo T Rm 1 Vivel M Isla Saitch Rm 2 Ethan F Iskra P Rm 3 Evie-May G Isla D.K Rm 4 Finn B

Olivija B Sebastian W

Rm 5 Eliott W Lily T

Brooklyn D Gus G

Rm 6 Jacinta N Ethan H Zoe H

Rm 7 N/A N/A Rm 8 N/A N/A Rm 9 Lucas G

April H Thomas U

Finn Caslick Isacc S

Rm 10 Laura A Rm 11 Maddison B

Charlie J.B Jack P Aiden K

Rm 12 Sienna B Leo V

Zed K

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Our School Our Future

Mathletics – Silver

24th June, 2015

Rm 4 Tahlia G Cooper B

Noah U.C

Rm 6 Arid B Rm 8 Katria J

Taiyo W Chase A Xavier F

Rm 11 Aiden K Adele G

Mackenzie G

Rm 12 Christopher D.A Vincent M Jailyn M Ella M

Yasmin F Riley S Leo V

Zed K Darcy M

Samantha G Tyler Fitch

Riley S Christopher D.A

Mathletics – Gold 24th June, 2015

Rm 12 Yasmin F

Congratulations to all of our students who received honour certificates. Rhonda Spencer Principal

Student Councillors 2015 Semester 2

I would like to extend a big “Great Job” to all the students who applied for the Semester 2 Student Council Role. All speeches were well written. 22 students from year 5 and year 6 in total prepared speeches. Well done to our Semester 2 Councillors.

Year 6 Abby Kirk, Samantha Ado, Lucy Lindon, Alyssa Selesnew, Paris Gatto and Piper Hanrahan Year 5: Sienna Piquard and Kealy Figgins

“Shelters little Helpers” project for the month of

August, is being launched on Wednesday 29th July at

the school assembly. There will be a special friend

visiting from the APS (Animal Protection Society).

The aim is to give all students an opportunity to

contribute and make a difference to an animal

shelter and be mindful of the homeless, rescued

animals and their welfare.

Each class will have a cat and dog to sponsor and

have a wish list from APS to help classes select what

their donations are needed.

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CUPCAKE STALL - FUNDRAISING FOR ZOO

CAMP

A cupcake stall will be held on TUESDAY 28th JULY at RECESS to fundraise for the Year 6 students Zoo Camp which will be held Term 4 this year. The stall will be held outside Room 10 and prices will vary from 50c - $1.00.

WISH LIST COMPETITION

Samson Primary School has entered the School's Wish List competition. The goal is to collect as many coupons from the Weekend West on Saturday June 13, 20 and 27 as we can. Please keep the coupons separate and make sure the school name is on them. They can be placed in the collection boxes outside of the library or in the box outside of the front office. The boxes will be out from Monday 15th June. Thank you. Mr G Evans

Applications for Kindergarten & Pre Primary in 2016 Parents of children eligible to attend Kindergarten and Pre Primary in 2016 are invited to complete an Application for Enrolment from now until the closing date, Friday 24th July, 2015. To be eligible for Kindergarten, children must be born between 1st July 2011 and 30th June 2012. To be eligible for Pre-Primary children must be born between 1st July 2010 and 30th June 2011. You may know of someone in the community who does not receive this newsletter but has a child who would be eligible for Kindergarten next year. It would be appreciated if you could pass this information on to them.

INFORMATION FROM SCHOOL NURSE

INFLUENZAE TYPE B We have had a reported case of Haemophilus Influenzae type b (Hib) within our school community. Our school nurse has recommended we share the following information with our community. An uncommon, bacterial infection that may cause meningitis, epiglottis (swelling of the throat that obstructs breating), pneumonia, joint infection, cellulitis (infection of the tissue under the skin). Symptoms of meningitis include fever, vomiting, headache, neck stiffness, irritability, and fitting. Infectious until treated with antibiotics (24-48 hours). Immunisation is given at 2, 4, 6 months of age and at 1 year.

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Better Health Program Do you have Children 7 to 13 years old? Are you worried about their weight? The Better Health Program runs for 10 weeks during the school term and is completely FREE for eligible children and their parents. For more information and to register call 1300 822 953 or SMS your name and suburb to 0409 745 645 for a call back. You can also go to www.betterhealthprogram.org.

Hand washing – Message from School Nurse

Washing hands is the easiest way to protect

ourselves from contagious diseases, like colds,

influenza and gastroenteritis. Hands should be

washed before and after eating or preparing food,

after going to the toilet and after nose blowing.

When teaching your child to wash their hands;

*Use clean water and soap, making sure they cover

their hands and wrists.

* Use a brush to clean under nails if they’re dirty too

* Dry their hands with something clean (like a paper

towel)

Alcohol based sanitisers are useful when soap and

water is not available. Use a half a teaspoon of the

product and encourage your child to rub their hands

together until they’re dry. If you can see dirt on

their hands, it is better to use soap and water.

Information taken from www.raisingchildren.net.au

Immunisation

Maintaining a high level of immunisation within our

community is a key element to ensuring that we

have very low incidence of vaccine preventable

communicable diseases in Australia.

Vaccine preventable diseases can have serious

health consequences for school aged children and

others in the community. You can help protect your

child by ensuring their vaccinations are up-to-date.

You can make an appointment with your GP or visit

a (free) immunisation clinic. There is an

immunisation clinic is at 16 Rheola Street West Perth

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contact number 9321 1312 appointments preferred.

Hilton Community Health Centre also offers a free

clinic for children 7 years and under contact number

6322 0100 appointments are required.

Please ensure that you have provided the school

with a copy of your child’s Australian Childhood

Immunisation Register (ACIR) record once

immunisations have been given.

ANNUAL LAPATHON 2015 What a great turnout for the Samson PS Annual Lapathon. Thank you to our Samson Community for supporting this event to raise funds for our school. Grand total so far raised is $3,783.75.

LAPATHON INFORMATION CONT… BIG DRAW: At the assembly on Wednesday the 29th July, students will have the opportunity to win prizes of:

$100 $50 $30

Students who participate in the walkathon will receive one ticket to go into the draw. Additional tickets will be given for each $5.00 raised. For example, if $40.00 is raised there will be nine (9) chances in the ‘Big Draw’, one for participating, and eight for the $40.00 raised. WHAT TO REMEMBER

Thursday 22nd - Friday 3rd July- Children can bring their money to school.

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HOLIDAYS

Monday 27th July, 2015 - Last day for children to bring in their money and Sponsor Form. Wednesday 29th July, 2014 - Raffle Draw (at assembly) N.B 1. Children who don’t have any sponsors will need to have their Sponsor Form signed by a teacher. 2. Students who lose their Sponsor Form will need a letter of explanation from a parent or guardian.

Thank you to everyone for their donations today. The School raised $313.00 for Cystic Fibrosis and had a fun day too. Please see the pictures below.

FOODCENTS – Thank you to the parents who participated in the sessions each week.

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Thank you to the Samson Community for your wonderful donations. Mrs Spencer organised an excursion to Food bank on the 2nd July with Mr Joel Candy and the year 6 students, to deliver our donations. It was fantastic to hear that the school donated 102 Kilos worth of food, which equates to 133 meals. These students were able to see how FoodBank operates and all enjoyed an ice cream at the end.

ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS

FOR SALE

Choose from the traditional Entertainment™ Book Membership that comes with the Gold

Card and vouchers, or the new Entertainment™ Digital Membership that puts the value of

the Entertainment™ Book into your iPhone or Android

smartphone!

Whichever Membership you choose, $13 of your $65

purchase will go towards our fundraising and you receive

over $20,000 worth of valuable offers valid through to 1

June 2016! Both the Book and the digital membership

will be launched mid-May. Featuring popular new and

existing family businesses such as: SAMSON PRIMARY SCHOOL TO PRE-ORDER ONLINE

GO TO: www.entbook.com.au/86059w

The next P & C events are – Sausage Sizzle for the School Athletics Carnival Spooky Disco for students ( The students will be able to dress up in their “Spooky” gear More details in the newsletter next term.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER TO COME ALONG AND HELP OUT

PLEASE LET US KNOW

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“The Gruffalo”s Child” Live on stage 30th June to 5th July at “State Theatre Centre of WA”. 174 – 176 William Street, Perth. Book Now! ticketek.com or 1300 795 012

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SMS – Absence Messages For the parents who would like to send an SMS in the morning for your child’s absence, the phone number is 0418 948 875.

Term 4 UPCOMING EVENTS

Tues 20 Oct School Photos Wed 21Oct Interschool Athletics Carnival Field Events Fri 23 Oct Interschool Athletics Carnival Track Events 9-20 Nov PP – Yr 4 Swimming Lessons

DATES TO REMEMBER TERM 3 UPCOMING EVENTS Mon 20 July Staff Return Tues 21 July Students Return to School Thurs 19 August Interschool Cross Country

(Yrs 4,5,6) Mon 7 Sept School Cross Country Tues 8 Sept Faction Carnival – Field Events Thurs 10 Sept Faction Carnival – Track

Events Tues 15 Sept NAIDOC Day Fri 18 Sept Samson’s Got Talent Wed 23 Sept Parent Open Night

WISHING YOU A HAPPY AND SAFE HOLIDAY.

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