3 July 2019

Newsletter Articles

Important Dates

Principal’s Report

Wow, where does the time go, another semester has finished. I would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday break. I am taking Long Service Leave at the beginning of next term for 4 weeks and Mr Ben Ker will be the Principal in my absence. I wish Ben all the best.

Administration Building

The Minister for Education, Hon. Sue Ellery BA MLC, announced on 20th June that Hampton Park Primary School will be receiving a $1.6 million administration building. The new building will be located where the current climbing equipment is at the eastern end of the cluster building. The climbing equipment will be relocated. The school will commence discussions with the architect early next term and time lines will be discussed then.

Report Collection

This is a reminder to parents that the Student’s Summative Reports for Semester 1 may be collected by parents from classroom teachers this afternoon Wednesday 3rd July, between 3:00 and 3:15pm. Unclaimed reports will be available at the front office for collection until Thursday 9:00am and after this time they will be posted home.

Staff Changes

Mrs Rebecca Speldewinde is commencing Parental Leave at the end of this term. We wish Rebecca all the best. Mrs Speldewinde’s replacement for the remainder of this year is Mrs Michelle Avichzer, who has worked in the school before and comes to us highly recommended.

Mr Chris Toerien will be finishing this week as our Health teacher. We wish Chris all the best for the future.

Swimming

The swimming lessons have been well attended, thank you to everyone for your support. Special thanks to Mr Lee for his organisation of the lessons.

Telethon Kids Institute

Last Friday one of our students, Zyra Cox assisted the Premier, Hon Mark McGowan, MLA, by being the Master of Ceremonies at the official opening of the new Discovery Centre at the Perth Children’s Hospital. Zyra was very lucky to have this opportunity to speak with our state’s Premier. Zyra was also impressed by her meeting with Julia Bishop.

The Discovery Centre is located on the ground floor at the northern entrance of the Perth Children’s Hospital and is a fun and interactive space full of games designed to get kids, and adults alike, excited about science, health and research.

• Explore the human body using an ultrasound, X-ray or MRI and discover what researchers are doing to find out more about body organs.
• Get up close with our special microscopes, take a look inside the mouth, ear and skin and find out why our researchers are interested in snot, poo and dust mites.
• Take a tour of the places we do research – in the lab, clinic and community.
• See if you can defeat the cancer cells using immunotherapy or catch the allergens in the airway.

The Discovery Centre provides a unique experience for children aged 7 and up and you never know – the parents might learn something too!

Student Councillors

The Year 6 children who have nominated for Student Councillor Semester Two 2019, are busy practising their speeches in readiness to deliver them tomorrow. Staff and student voting will take place after that.

Values Reward Day

This Friday morning the children will be participating in the values reward program. Owing to swimming lessons there will be no final assembly at the end of the day.

Certificate Winners

Congratulations to the following students who were awarded either a Merit Certificate or a Value Award at the last assembly.

From Manager of Corporate Services

The school’s preferred method of payment for monies received is by direct deposit. It is very important to ensure you put your child’s name in the reference section.

We had a payment of $35 deposited into our account on 14th June and do not know who it belongs to. If you have made a deposit for this amount recently please email the office hamptonpark.ps@education.wa.edu.au.

Thank you.

Equipment Offer

We currently have two items surplus to our needs. If you are interested into the following items please forward an offer attention to Janice Clamp in the office.

• Billy Goat outdoor vacuum cleaner (in need of work)
• Backpack Blower

Janice Clamp
Manager Corporate Services

Sausage Sizzle Thank You

We’d like to say a big THANK YOU to Dog Swamp Woolworths for donating sausages and Bakers Delight Noranda for donating buns for our recent Year 6 Fundraising lunch. A special mention to Mrs Cunningham, Miss Smith, Mrs Gardiner and Mr Baker for their wonderful help and to all the students who purchased a sausage sizzle. We raised $800 for the Year 6 Graduation, which is a huge effort and fantastic result.

Kindergarten Enrolments

We are now taking Kindy enrolments for 2020. The earlier we receive our enrolments the easier it makes it for the school to plan for class sizes and associated staffing. Enrolments for Kindergarten close on Friday 26th July. Once we have confirmed enrolments, the parents of new students will be invited to an event in Term 3 to meet staff and find out more about the school and the Kindy program.

Please spread the word to your friends and family in the area so we can be as prepared as possible for students starting their first year of school. To enrol, contact our friendly office staff or fill out the enrolment application form via our website.

Lote News

Before this semester draws to a close, we have some news of two interesting events to share with you.

Event 1 – Panda’s Picnic

On 18 June, 30 Year 5 students from Room 6 and Room 7, accompanied by Mrs O’Neill and me, took part in 2019 Pandas’ Picnic organised by CLTAWA (Chinese Language Teachers’ Association of Western Australia). We were 1 of 10 schools that took part in the excursion at South Perth Community Hall.

A total of roughly 260 students, together with many teachers and helpers (including Miss Gong, our CI assistant), made the event a fun-filled and enjoyable educational experience for all. There were 4 tabloid activities. Wushu (Kungfu) demonstration cum Jianzi making, Beijing Opera Mask making, Paper panda folding and a Chopsticks game. Students were divided into groups based on the Chinese Zodiac Animal Calendar. They were also treated to two delightful dance performances by the girls in the MLC Dance Troupe. There were countless number of raffle tickets distributed with lots of prizes to be won for both group and individual efforts. Our students had the opportunity to practise their Mandarin as they interviewed and made new friends from the other schools.

After the day’s excursion, with the help of their class teachers, students filled in a Reflection sheet each to provide feedback of their experiences while they were still fresh in their minds. I have collated the responses and thought it would be valuable for you to read what they had to say about the excursion. Students unanimously wrote that they had enjoyed all the tabloid activities which were enriching and fun. They learnt new skills, using the chopsticks and new information like the meanings of the colours on the Beijing Opera Mask. They were truly entertained by the Chinese Martial Art performance as well as the Chinese dance performances.

Many students expressed their appreciation for the opportunity to use Mandarin to make new friends as they participated in the icebreaker games and wrote answers in the “My New Friends” booklets. Many of them wanted to go again next year. One such example was Peter’s mother telling me how he had expressed his delight with the picnic and asked when he could go again! Peter has echoed the sentiments of many, if not all, of his classmates who attended the event. It was certainly a very positive, enriching, educational social activity. The students have also done the school proud with their impressive behaviour at the venue and on the bus. Everyone was respectful, cooperative and fully engaged when participating in the activities.

Here are some pictures of 2019 Pandas’ Picnic:

Event 2 – Chinese Cooking Fun

In the same week, on Monday 17th and Wednesday 19th, we did Chinese cooking in our Mandarin classes. We had stir-fried Hokkien noodles. We all had a great time. We learnt the Chinese terms for the ingredients, watching how the dish came together and finally getting to sample the finished product. I am delighted to report that from the youngest child to the oldest student in our school, most of them thoroughly enjoyed what they had that day. It was rewarding to see their excitement and positivity. For some who have never tried the dish or Chinese food, they were genuinely surprised that it was good.

It was a great cross-cultural culinary experience. They are looking forward to more cooking experiences on the proviso that they continue to work hard in Mandarin classes by putting in their best effort in their learning.

Here are a few pictures of C4 students enjoying their good fun time, eating noodles:

Empty Salsa Jars Needed

We are looking for donations of any short salsa jars like the picture below to store some paint. If you are able to help please bring the jars to your teacher.

Thank you
Mrs Firby

P&C News

Hello Families and Friends! It’s a little hard to believe that we’re at the halfway mark for 2019, it’s already been such a busy year and we still have so much more happening. Please stay tuned to our Social Media for updates, like and follow us on:

Facebook: Hampton Park Primary School P&C Association
Instagram: @hamptonparkpandc_morley

P&C Meetings are held on the Monday of week 3 and 7 of each term, at 6pm in the Staffroom. New members always welcome! Next meeting is Monday 5th August.

HPPS P&C wishes everyone a fun and safe mid-year holiday, we’ll see you back for Term 3!

Fundraising

Colour Explosion Fun Run

We raised a massive $3700 for the 2019 Fun Run! A huge effort of fundraising from 100 students. All incentive prizes have been distributed to students that placed orders. We are still waiting on the activity watches to arrive, our apologies for the delay, we will issue these to students as soon as they arrive. Thank you to everyone who participated in this wonderful event, which will be back bigger, better and brighter next year.

Fathers Day

We have a new and exciting item idea for our Father’s Day Stall this year. We are looking for help with the following -

• Donations of Dad's favourite Lollies – Party Mix, M&M’s, Jubes, mints etc…
• Donations of new or clean used jars with lids (that can have a label easily stuck to them)
• Volunteers to assist in putting together these gifts (You don’t have to be crafty!)

We will start this project early in Term 3. Please register your interest on our email fundraising@hppspandc.org.au or send us a message via Facebook.

2019/2020 Entertainment Books are now available!

Book and Digital memberships are $70 for the year. Please check out the link on our Facebook page or go to the link below to sign up or renew, books are also available at the Office. Entertainment Memberships offer a wide range of discounts for restaurants, activities and amusements all over Perth, discounts on a day out with the family will often cover the cost of membership. Proceeds from the sale of each membership goes towards projects within our school.

School Fete

Please see our attached advertisement for more information about this exciting event for our school and community.

Coming Up in Term 3

5c Drive – Prize for the winning class is a VIP lunch!
Billy G’s Cookie Dough – Delicious scoop n’ bake dough, more info to come.

Uniform Shop

Winter options available to order now.

• Double knee, cuffed leg trackpants - $20 a pair - sizes 4-16
• Fleece Zip Jackets - $30 – Sizes 4-16
• Wet Weather Jackets (fleece lining and in-built hood) - $38 – Sizes 2-14

**Please Note** Wet Weather Jacket sizes run quite large and you may need to order 1 or 2 sizes down for your child.

Uniform orders can be place online via Flexischools (app or website) or by completing forms available from the canteen, EFTPOS is available at the canteen. It is very important to provide us with your MOBILE CONTACT NUMBER, as when your order is available you will receive an SMS to collect and sign for your order at the Office.

Hats are available to purchase from the canteen on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Please contact Gus Jeanne for enquiries on 0415 426 023

School Banking

Every Wednesday in the Library from 8:15am. Banking books can also be placed in the P&C Drop Box in the office. Banking is with the Commonwealth Bank. Please see Connie and Gus in the Library on Wednesday mornings for more info.

Community Notices