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FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Our School Vision To empower our students to be creative, positive and independent people, who strive for academic

excellence and are committed to value our society and environment.

29June 2018 Edition 11

Strength Through Knowledge

Congratulations to our second Pre-Primary class, Mrs Bateman’s class, for a sensational item at last week’s assembly. The children performed so confidently and looked great as bears!! It’s incredible to think this was their first performance of the year. As the term comes to a close I would like to share with the community some staff changes. Mrs Bottega will be returning next term, job sharing with Mrs Bateman. Mrs Bottega will be in the Pre-primary class on Monday through to Wednesday and Mrs Bateman will work on Thursday and Friday. Mrs Bottega will also take a new role in the school as our English as a Second Language Teacher on Thursday’s and Friday’s. We are all looking forward to Mrs Bottega’s return. Ms Hastings will be leaving us today to take her Long Service Leave for the next 6 months. We wish Ms Hasting’s a very restful break and safe travels. Mrs Nicole Nicci will be the new teacher in our year 2/3 class. Ms Nicci has extensive experience as a literacy specialist in her previous schools before leaving teaching to raise her young family. Ms Gabrielle Hambleton will also be leaving us at the end of today. Ms Hambleton has been assisting in the upper primary classes for the past two terms. Ms Hambleton will head back to her teaching position at Canning Community College. This week the children have had a wonderful opportunity to be involved in NAIDOC celebrations. This year’s theme is ‘Because of her, we can!’ This theme recognises the active and significant role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women have played throughout time in their communities. They are mothers, elders, grandmothers, aunties, sisters and daughters. Sadly, Indigenous women’s role in our cultural, social and polit-ical survival has often been invisible, unsung or diminished. For at least 65,000 years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have carried the dreaming stories, songlines, languages and knowledge that have kept their culture strong and enriched as the oldest continuing culture on the planet.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women were there at first contact. They were there at the Torres Strait Pearlers strike in 1936, the Day of Mourning in 1938, the 1939 Cummeragunja Walk-Off, at the 1946 Pilbara pastoral workers' strike, the 1965 Freedom Rides, the Wave Hill walk off in 1966, on the front line of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in 1972 and at the drafting of the Uluru Statement. They have marched, protested and spoken at demonstrations and national gatherings for the proper recognition of rights and calling for national reform and justice. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women were there at first contact. They were there at the Torres Strait Pearlers strike in 1936, the Day of Mourning in 1938, the 1939 Cummeragunja Walk-Off, at the 1946 Pilbara pastoral workers' strike, the 1965 Freedom Rides, the Wave Hill walk off in 1966, on the front line of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in 1972 and at the drafting of the Uluru Statement. They have marched, protested and spoken at demonstrations and national gatherings for the proper recognition of rights and calling for national reform and justice. The women were heavily involved in the campaign for the 1967 Referendum and also put up their hands to represent their people at the establishment of national advocacy and representative bodies from the National Aboriginal Congress (NAC) to ATSIC to Land Councils and onto the National Congress for Australia’s First Peoples. They often did so while caring for families, maintaining homes and breaking down cultural and institutionalised barriers and gender stereotypes. The women did so because they demanded a better life, greater opportunities and - in many cases equal rights - for the children, families and people. They were pioneering women like Barangaroo, Truganini, Gladys Elphick, Fannie Cochrane-Smith, Evelyn Scott, Pearl Gibbs, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Celuia Mapo Salee, Thancoupie, Justine Saunders, Gladys Nicholls, Flo Kennedy, Essie Coffey, Isabel Coe, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Eleanor Harding, Mum Shirl, Ellie Gaffney and Gladys Tybingoompa. Today, they are trailblazers like Joyce Clague, Yalmay Yunupingu, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Nova Peris, Carol Martin, Elizabeth Morgan, Barbara Shaw, Rose Richards, Vonda Malone, Margaret Valadian, Lowitja O’Donoghue, June Oscar, Pat O’Shane, Pat Anderson Jill Milroy, Banduk Marika, Linda Burney and Rosalie Kunoth-Monks – to name but a few. Their achievements, their voice and their unwavering passion give strength have empowered past generations and paved the way for generations to come. (Reference: http://www.naidoc.org.au/news/2018-national-naidoc-theme-announced)

Have a safe holiday. We all look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Tuesday July 17.

School News




ROOM 1 Fay O’Toole Regan Smith

ROOM 2 Francheska Pagtalonia Maia Howie

ROOM 3 Oliver Williams Will Timlin

ROOM 4 Leslie Brockman Zachariah Krakouer

ROOM 5 Ream Yaseri Benjamin Pabai

ROOM 13 Shehzaad Sran

ROOM 14 Lauren Pabai Kanishk Vinay

PRE-

PRIMARY Lachlan Fisher Rajveer Sran

Terrific Kid Winners for Term 2 Junior Ali Yaseri Ali has excellent manners, impeccable listening skills and a calm and compassionate demeanour. He is a quiet and diligent student who is well respected by his peers and teachers. Senior Franchesca Varilla Franchescha always makes appropri-ate choices and demonstrates commit-ment to learning. Her interactions with staff and students are exemplary.

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Green Slip Medallions The Green Slip Medallions are given to students who have collected green and pink slips for demonstrating positive behaviour through out the term. Students who receive a green slip medallion can then go on to work toward receiving a plaque.

Medallion Award Winners

Yza Belle Belleza

Anmol Suri

Abdirahman Mohamed

Ali Yaseri

Prabhjas Singh

Abrar Hossain

Maia Howie

Dion Varghese

Jake De Bruyn

Jhayden De Bruyn

Suprakruth Alluru

Miyya Chungath

Thet Soe

Kashvi Chauhan

Sasha Kuan

School News




Assembly

The first assembly of term 3 is being hosted by Mrs Corley’s room 5 on July 27th. It’s at 2pm but you are welcome to come and have a coffee or tea from

1.30pm onwards with our Chaplain Jenn Groom.

Our School Vision To empower our students to be creative, positive and independent people, who strive for academic excellence


Making damper with the McBeath

Family.

Learning how to care for the

Canning river in the Caring for

Catchment Incursion with Mr

Pitman

Important Dates to Remember

30th June — Monday 16th July School Holidays

Tues 17th July School Starts

23rd August Book Fair

24th August Book week Assembly

29th August School Carnival

NAIDOC Week


and are committed to value our society and environment.


Fire Brigade Visit

On Thursday 28

th

June we had a visit from the South Coogee Volun-teer Fire Brigade. This was organised by Mr Morgan-Hind who has been working in our Year 1 class this term as a student teacher.

Firstly, he showed us all the parts of the firetruck. We got to see the hoses, the first aid kit and the ladders. Then he showed us how the fire hoses work. He turned on the hose and the water went re-ally high into the sky. After we all had a go at using the fire hose. We turned it on, pointed it at a cone and then tried to knock over a cone. Our favourite part was when we got to use the fire hose and when Mr Morgan-Hind turned on the sirens. They were really loud.

By Room 14, Year 1

Surprise Visit


and are committed to value our society and environment.


School Nurse

Gastroenteritis

Gastroenteritis or ‘gastro’ is a common condition in children of all ages. It occurs when the bowel is infected by a virus or bacteria. Symptoms include diarrhoea, vomiting, stomach cramps and sometimes, fever. Most cases in children are not serious, but it is very important to make sure that a child with gastro receives enough fluid. If your child has gastro, keep them away from school for 48 hours after vomiting and diarrhoea have stopped. If symptoms persist see your family doctor. The easiest way to prevent gastro is to make sure everyone in the family washes their hands regularly, especially before eating and after going to the toilet. Page Content Colds Upper respiratory tract infections or colds are everywhere, especially in winter, so it is almost impossible to stop children from catching them. Here are some points which may help: Teach your child to cough or sneeze into the inner elbow. If into hands, to wash hands straight afterwards.

Hands should be washed after blowing noses and before eating. Use tissues once and then throw them in the bin. (Avoid using

handkerchiefs.) Keep your child home from school if he/she has a cold/cough/fever/pain.

If concerned, see your family doctor. Make sure that your children eat a balanced diet of plenty of healthy

foods. Keep children away from smoke – it irritates their eyes and nasal

passages, making it more likely that they will catch a cold. What to do if your child gets a cold No treatment will cure a cold or make it go away more quickly, but you can help your child feel more comfortable:

Rest: This need not be in bed. Provide extra drinks: If your child doesn’t want to drink much, try giving

lots of small sips of water, milk or juice, or ice blocks to suck for older children.

Hand washing 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 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. For more information go to www.healthywa.wa.gov.au

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