24 March 2021

Newsletter Articles

Important Dates

Principal’s Report

Wow, so much has happened in our school life in just a short amount of time and here we are nearly at holidays again. The Year Six children have been away to camp and survived all the challenges they faced. The Year One to Fives have listened to stories told of the different cultures that make up Australia today. The Pre Primary children have learnt about carnivorous plants and how they eat insects. The On Entry testing occurred for all our Year Ones and Pre Primary children. Children in other year levels have undertaken PAT testing in Reading, Mathematics and Science. We have changed our communication tool from Class Dojo to Connect, which has been a big task. Today we celebrate Harmony Day with various activities that finish with the Long Table Lunch under Phase Four COVID restrictions.

With the shortened term and the work for Harmony Day the staff felt that they didn’t have enough time to do an Easter Hat Parade this year and the P&C echoed that by not running their usual Easter egg raffle.

School Review

We recently had an external review of the school. This meant two external people read documents and reviewed all our data and evidence that told the story of what we do at Hampton Park Primary School. The six domains that they reviewed were Relationships and Partners, Student Achievement, Teaching Quality, Resource Management, Leadership and the Learning Environment. I am very happy to say that the reviewers felt that we are on a terrific journey here at Hampton Park Primary School and were very happy with the work we do here. Our next review will be in three years.

NAPLAN

Yesterday letters were sent home to the parents of children in Year Five and Three, giving a brief explanation of what NAPLAN is. If any parent still has questions please phone one of the Administrators for further information. Tomorrow, Thursday 25th March the Year Threes and Fives will do a NAPLAN practise test. This is conducted Australia wide, partially to allow the children to become familiar with the online testing and partially to check that the NAPLAN platform meets the minimum technical requirements. The NAPLAN actual tests are scheduled over a two week period in Term Two, 11th May until the 21st May. I do ask if any families are planning appointments e.g. dentist or extra holiday times that you avoid those two weeks if you have a child in Year Three or Five.

Assembly

We had an assembly today as part of our Harmony Day activities. The next class assembly on Wednesday 31st March will have merit certificates and values awards. Parents are welcome to attend however it is extremely important that parents still maintain social distancing.

I wish everyone a happy and safe Easter. School resumes on Monday 19th April.

Yvonne Arnott
Principal

Year Six Camp

This year’s camp was a lot of fun! The students took part in a range of challenging and exciting activities that forced them to get out of their comfort zones. These activities included: kayaking down at the beautiful Lane Poole Reserve where the students had the opportunity to explore the scenic Murray River while splashing the teachers (or the other way around) and there were even acts of mutiny tipping one another out of the kayaks and swimming in the river. The flying fox, abseiling and rock wall forced the students to really display their confidence and resilience when descending the 10m wall and trying to figure out the best route to ascend the rock wall and when zooming across the oval on the flying fox.

Cooperation and teamwork was required during the raft building activity. Students needed to build rafts that would hold 15 of them and all they had were barrels, planks of wood, a couple paddles and rope. We all got a sweat up during Archery Tag. In this activity students and teachers learnt how to use a bow and arrow and then were split into smaller groups and competed against one another in a purpose built field. Imagine a really large game of dodge but with bows and arrows. Parents you don’t need to worry as the arrows had a big rubber ball at the end of the tip.

It would be safe to say that the students had a great time. They ate lots of food at meal times, showed tremendous amounts of manners to the safety instructors, slept a little bit…, danced up a storm at the disco, spotted kangaroos in the morning and even successfully navigated their way through the famed Night Walk.

I really want to thank all of the Year Six students for making this year’s camp an enjoyable experience. A special mention to Mrs Cunningham, Mrs Donetta, Mr Lee, Mr Johnston and Mrs Firby for sacrificing their own time away from their families to make the 2021 Camp a successful one and for providing a wonderful bonding opportunity for the students.

Ben Ker
Deputy Principal

Suitcase Stories – Harmony Day Incursion

As part of our Harmony Day celebrations on Thursday 18th March our Year One to Five students were lucky enough to see Suitcase Stories which is a one-woman show with a message.

'This is the lucky country, it's great here so... shall we get on?'

Suitcase Stories celebrates the cultural diversity of Australia. In the show we met eight different women from eight different eras, each with a tale to tell about coming to Australia. There's Eliza Delaney from Ireland, a pioneer of early settlement, Afifa the Lebanese footballing legend, Anna Petrovna the batty Russian ballet dancer, Zhou the Chinese girl with a yen for disco dancing, Dutch girl Danke, Beth Barry the Ten Pound Pom and Bardi, a blackfella with a yarn or two to tell about Dreamtime and the impact of white settlement. Then there's Vittoria, the Italian nurse with a great heaving bosomful of ice-cream and motherly love. The story enabled the students to discover the legacy of those who have gone before, to savour the flavours of those who have just arrived and to relish the fact that we are all very lucky to be here.

Jersey Day and Zooper Dooper Sale – Year Six Fundraiser

Next Tuesday, 30th March, we are holding a fundraiser. Students can wear their favourite team Jersey (any sport) for a gold coin donation. We will also be selling Zooper Doopers after the second siren at lunch time for 50c each.

Thank you to everyone for your ongoing support of our Year Six Fundraising events.

Fiona Cunningham
Shendelle Donetta
Year 6 Teachers

Dogs on School Grounds

Under the Department of Education act we are unable to have dogs on school grounds, including inside any of the gates. We thank you for adhering to this act.

Connect

Email invitations to register on our new parent engagement platform, Connect, have now been sent and most of our school community has received their P number enabling them to receive important information from the school.

If you haven’t received an invitation to register, please contact the office to confirm we have the correct email address for you.

Make sure you download the Connect app for easy access to all information and communication sent by Hampton Park Primary School.

Voluntary Contributions

Thank you to all the families who have paid their voluntary contributions.

Another one of the wonderful resources we have that was funded by voluntary contributions is the Bee-Bots. Bee-Bots are an exciting new robot designed for use by young children. This colourful, easy-to-operate and friendly little robot is a perfect tool for teaching sequencing, estimation and problem-solving.

Has your contact information changed?

Please notify the office if any of your contact details have changed. It is important that we have the correct contact information for Parents/Carer’s and Students for general correspondence and in the case of an emergency.

P&C News

Hello Families and Friends!

Wow, that school term really did fly by. With just days left before the holidays begin, the P&C would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe and Happy Easter and holiday break. See you all in Term Two.

We are still looking to fill the position of Secretary on our Committee, this is an essential role and a requirement for our ability to operate as an effective P&C Association. If you are interested in getting involved on the P&C and would like more information about this role, please email us at info@hppspandc.org.au

Our Next Meeting is on Monday 3rd May at 2pm in the School Boardroom.

**Please note the new time and location**

For all P&C information and events within our school community, stay tuned to our Social Media for updates, like and follow us on:

Facebook (Public) – Hampton Park Primary School P&C Association - @hppspandcmorley

Facebook Group (Closed Group) – Hampton Park Primary Community Chat, Morley WA Instagram - @hamptonparkpandc_morley

Fundraising and Events

Thank you to everyone who supported our Sausage Sizzle fundraiser on Election Day. A huge thank you to our volunteers for giving up their time on the weekend, and thanks to our generous donors at Coles Noranda, Woolworths Morley and Noranda and The Skippers Club. We were able to raise over $700!

Easter Raffle

Unfortunately we will not be running the Easter Raffle this year. Due to time constraints of a much shorter school term and other events already on the calendar, the P&C decided not to add another event to this term. We thank you all for your support and understanding.

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Hungry Hamptons Canteen

Canteen days are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

***SPECIALS***

We love volunteers. If you have an hour or two to spare on Canteen mornings we’d love some help.

Volunteering in the canteen is a great way to meet other parents and be involved at your child’s school. Plenty of Tea/Coffee and laughs guaranteed! Email canteen@hppspandc.org.au or call in to see our Canteen Manager Sam on Canteen days.

School Banking

Please bring your deposits to Connie in the Library on Wednesday mornings from 8:15am, alternatively, leave them in the P&C drop box (old office area) and they will be returned to your child. Happy saving!

Community Notices

North Dianella Netball Club

Better Health Program

Term 2 2021 Better Health Programs

Herb Graham Recreation Centre Mirrabooka
Tuesdays 4-6pm commencing April 20th 2021

George Burnett Leisure Centre Karawara (South Perth)
Wednesdays 4-6pm commencing April 21st 2021

Craigie Leisure Centre
Wednesdays 4-6pm commencing April 21st 202

Rebound Arena Port Kennedy
Thursdays 4-6pm commencing April 22nd 2021

Please note that places on the face-to face and online version of the program are limited, with places being offered to families completely FREE of charge on a first come first served basis.

Guitar Works

GuitarWorks is holding “Free School Holiday Guitar Workshops” for anyone interested in learning guitar. These 90 minute demonstrations cover all aspects of guitar playing and styles. Bookings are essential. For more information and dates contact Stefan Cutri at guitarworks@iinet.net.au or by phoning 041 444 8907.