21 November 2018

Newsletter Articles

Important Dates

Principal’s Report

What a busy two weeks it has been. We had a wonderful assembly with the students from Cluster 1. The assembly focussed on the importance of friendships and it linked to the school’s core value which was a timely reminder to students about the importance of being a good friend and what that looks like. Congratulations to all the students from Cluster 1 and Mrs Falcone on a terrific assembly. Cluster 3, Cluster 4 and Cluster 5 all headed off to Perth Zoo on a well-earned excursion last week, where the students got to enjoy all of the animal exhibits.

Kindy open Day

On Saturday 10th of November we opened the doors of the Kindy and Pre-Primary rooms between 10am and 12pm and invited our parents to come and visit. We had over 50 people come to the school with their 2019 kindy and pre-primary students to allow them to see the rooms and play in the playground. It was a wonderful opportunity for the parents, grandparents and friends to see our facilities and meet our dedicated staff. We should also thank Mrs Merrells, Mrs Annett, Ms Bettridge, Mrs McLaren, Ms Herrington, Mrs Morrison and Mrs De Jonk for coming back to school to host this event. Feedback from the people that attended was that it was a very valuable and enjoyable event.

Incursions

We have been fortunate to have had some quality educational incursions over the last two weeks. The first of these was a recycling education program for our Year 5 & 6 students where they learned about the importance of waste management and minimisation through reducing, reusing and recycling. An explanation on how to adopt the 3R’s, why implementing them is important for the environment. The students also learned about what happens to recyclables post kerbside collection at the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF).

On Tuesday November 20, St John’s Ambulance will be holding three short sessions demonstrating what to do if you are bitten by a snake. The three sessions will be held in the library and children from Room 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 & 9 will be attending. This is a timely reminder for all parents, students and staff to be aware that snakes will be starting to come out and everyone needs to be careful.

Swimming Carnival

After a strong response from students we are pleased to announce that we will be able to hold a Swimming Carnival at Bayswater Waves on Friday November 30. Mr Lee is busily arranging a suitable schedule that will not create too much of an impost on classroom time for students and staff and the school has worked very hard on making this an affordable exercise. Notes regarding the Swimming Carnival went out on Monday November 19. Payments are due by this Friday 23rd.

Thank You Morning Tea

On Monday November 19 an invitation went out to all parents. The invitation provided information regarding our ‘Thank you morning tea’. This is where staff would like to thank all our Parents/Caregivers for the help and support you have offered and provided during the 2018 school year. The morning tea is on Tuesday November 27 in the Staffroom, commencing at 10:30am and concluding at 11:30am. We would love to see as many of you there as possible.

Important Dates Coming Up

Hampton Senior High School, John Forrest Secondary College & Morley Senior High School are all having their Orientation Days on November 26. Governor Stirling is having their Orientation Day on November 29, Kiara College December 3 and Mount Lawley on December 6.

Cluster 1 Assembly

On the 7th November the students in Cluster One performed their assembly item. The item was show cased as a cooking show named “Master Chef Junior.” Our chef’s Willow P and Izaija V discussed the important ingredients that we need to make a good friend. These ingredients included a jar of kindness, spoonful of listening, a tube of trust, a carton of patience, a kilo of forgiveness, box of encouragement, a pot of respect, a bag of loyalty and finally a bottle of fun! The students then ended their performance by singing “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.” Cluster One should be very proud of their item and their efforts to read publicly in front of the whole school. We all would like to say a big thank you to the parents who helped their child practise their parts at home and to Mrs Firby for her artist skills in making our props.

Mrs Falcone
Cluster One Teacher.

Kindy

This year several parents from Kindy have created a beautiful and delicious kitchen garden for us all to enjoy in the Early Childhood Area. Over the past term we have been growing zucchini, basil, tomatoes, parsley, beetroot and silver beet to make a yummy meal. This week the Kindy's have had fun harvesting our garden to make some lovely pasta sauce to go with our homemade pasta. The children had great delight in picking, smelling, cooking and tasting all the scrumptious flavours.

Room 1 Artwork

We have been studying the artist Margaret Preston in Room 1. Here is some examples of our wonderful work.

2019 Student Requirement Lists

The 2019 Booklists are now on the website.

Student requirement lists have been sent home.

Please read the information thoroughly and decide which ordering method you are going to undertake, taking care to note the deadlines so you do not attract further costs. The cut-off date is the 23rd November to attract the discounted home delivery fee. Late orders attract a delivery fee of up to $8. Home delivery orders will be dispatched the week ending 7th December 2018.

We are requesting you also pay the school contributions at this time – these are listed at the end of your child’s requirements list.

If you have any questions, please refer to Campion’s website below or phone 6240 2778.

C 3,4 and 5 Excursion to the Zoo

On the 8th November we had a lovely day at the zoo. Our students were very engaged and we were delighted with the quality of questions.

Free

The school has some excess tables and chairs and want to offer them to our community free. If you are interested in picking some up, please let the staff in the front office know.

Swimming Carnival

*The swimming carnival will proceed as planned. Children returning previous Intent to attend note will get priority over new comers (We had less than the desired number reply so the bus booking was changed) New notes/payment requests were sent home on Monday 19th November.

*Children may enter as many events or as little events as they wish.

*Traditional swimming races for Faction and Individual points.

*Tabloid events for participation.

*Lunches can still be ordered from canteen - sandwiches/Rolls (please indicate on order if it is for swimming carnival). CHILDREN WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE POOL KIOSK.

*Parental assistance for judging/place getters greatly accepted.

Spectators welcome but the pool will charge entry fee.

Michael Lee

Payment of $8 is due by this Friday 23rd November

P & C News

TEA TOWEL FUNDRAISER

Due to popular demand our School Tea Towel Fundraiser is back! Order forms will be sent home very soon. These practical and durable Tea Towels are great momentos and make wonderful Christmas Gifts for family and friends. Please place your orders, with payment, in the P&C drop box in the front office. EFTPOS payments can be placed at the canteen. Orders must be placed by 26th November to ensure delivery by the end of term. No Late orders will be accepted.

Lapathon

It is with great regret that the P&C will not be running the annual Lapathon event in 2018. Due to weather and time constraints it has not been possible to schedule the event into this years fundraising program. We do look forward to being able to continue this event in 2019, and welcome any comments and suggestions to info@hppspandc.org.au or via our Facebook page.

Thank you for your undersatanding

Amy Feleppa
HPPS P&C Pres.

Helping Hands

We are still collecting items for the Animal Protection Society if you have any cat related items you would like to donate.

Our new community project is making care packages for rehabilitation and refuge centres. We are currently collecting travel size items including

• conditioners
• body wash
• deodorant
• toothbrushes (individually wrapped)
• soap bars
• other luxury items and tinned foods

Any help is greatly appreciated and we look forward to sharing all our items with you when we put it all together. Our aim is to make at least 30 care packages and food donations.

Sincerely
Sam Smedley
Co-ordinator

Helping Hands Hampton Park
0428 614 999

Enrolments for High School

A reminder to all Year 6 parents that you are required to apply to enrol your child in a public secondary school for 2018. To apply, please contact your local school.