10 August 2022

Newsletter Articles

Important Dates

Principal’s Report

Cross Country Carnivals

Our Year Three to Six children have been very busy with our Faction Cross Country and the Interschool Cross Country. It was terrific to see lots of parents attending both carnivals. Thank you to Mr Lee for his organisation of these events. At the Interschool, Roxanna P came first in the Year Five girls race and Yulia S finished third in the Year Three girls race. Overall, the school finished in third position which is an improvement on last year’s placing. Congratulations to everyone involved.

Upcoming Events – Book Week

We have two big events in Week 6 this term. Firstly, Book Week. Book Week is held annually and is one of the main events for the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA). Recently published books are shortlisted each year and then voting takes place, with books being given a gold, silver or bronze in the different genre’s categories. Each year the CBCA has a theme for Book Week and this year’s theme is ‘Dreaming with Eyes Open’. There will be many activities taking place around the school to celebrate. One that normally has all the children excited is dressing up as their favourite book character. Owing to the school photos being taken on the Wednesday this year the dress up day will be held on Friday 26 August.

Students who dress up will be given a raffle ticket by their teacher in the morning. Raffle tickets are to be taken to the Undercover Area. There will be a winner for K/PP, Year 1/2, Year 3/4 and Year 5/6. This will be drawn randomly and winners will receive a book prize. The Student Councillors will host the parade, The Karen Kennett ‘Love of Reading’ certificate will be presented and competition winners will be announced from all the competitions that will have been running throughout the week.

Upcoming Events – School Photos

Secondly, school photos. I have previously sent a Connect message explaining the school photos. On Tuesday 23 August the children from K1, PP to Year 6 will have class photos, individual photos and family photos taken. On Wednesday 24 August, K2, individuals for anyone who was away on the Tuesday and family photos for children from K2 will be taken. Children MUST wear their tricolour shirt for the photos. Year Sixes will need to wear the tricolour t-shirt but also bring their leavers shirt. Faction Captains and Vice Captains also need to bring their faction shirt with them. Special photos will be taken of the Student Councillors, the Faction Captains and Vice Captains. Children will need to wear their badge/badges on that day.

Arrival Times

I know it is very difficult to get out of bed on these cold wet winter days, but we do need to have children arriving at school on time. In Week 2 we had 97 children arrive at school late and in Week 3 we had 112. All of these children needed to visit the office to get a Late Note. This means the School Officers are interrupted in their work 112 times in the week and 112 children are embarrassed about walking into the classroom late. Part of schooling is preparing children for the future. I don’t think employers would tolerate their employees constantly being late. Children need to develop good habits now while they are young. Please give this some thought and maybe change your morning routine to ensure that children are breakfasted, dressed, school bag packed and ready for school in a timely manner.

School Uniforms

I understand with the current weather it is often difficult to get clothing dry in a timely manner, however we have noticed a notable decline in the number of children wearing school jackets and pants. It would be appreciated if the children could apply a greater effort at being in the correct school uniform. Often when I ask a child where his or her uniform is I get the reply of, “I couldn’t find it.” Perhaps laying out the clothes the night before would assist in this issue.

Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT’s)

The Education Department of WA is again giving free RAT’s out to all school aged children. Yesterday you should have received a Connect notice advising you to come in after school to collect a box of 20 nasal swab styled RAT’s from your child’s classroom teacher. If you would like some of the lollipop style that we gave away last time we still have those here that you can have in addition to the nasal swab tests. Please ask at the front office.

Merit and Values Awards

Congratulations to the following students who received a Merit Certificate or Values Award at our last assembly.

Yvonne Arnott
Principal

Cross Country Carnival – Year 3 to 6

Despite the best efforts and rain dances of some of the Year Three to Six students, the forecast wet weather stayed away long enough for us to complete our annual Faction Cross Country carnival.

Congratulations to those students who displayed our school values of resilience, persistence and respect to complete a distance race that can sometimes test fitness and courage to keep going. Thank you to the parents for braving the conditions to show your support to all our runners. Hopefully we will see you again at our Faction Carnival in Week 8.

The Medallists and Fourth Place runners are listed below. These students also represented Hampton Park at the Interschool Cross Country Carnival on Friday 5 August.

Winner - Blue 245 points.
Second - Gold 203 points.
Third - Green 156 points.
Fourth - Red 133 points.

Points were allocated to each student who started the race. Further points were then earned if they finished before the cut off time. The top ten finishers earned extra points for their faction.

Michael Lee
Phys Ed Specialist

Interschool Cross Country

Congratulations to our Cross Country team for their fantastic efforts which helped us finish in third place. I am very proud of everyone’s efforts and quite chuffed they finished in third, moving up a place from last year.

Roxanna P claimed her third GOLD medal in a row at this event, this time for the Year 5 girls and Yulia S ran her way into a BRONZE placing for the Year 3 girls.

The Senior Boys team had a fantastic team finish with 4th, 5th, 6th and 10th places, which pushed our team up into third place, well done boys.

Individual Efforts

Gold Medal – Roxanna
Bronze Medal – Yulia

Top Ten Placings

4th - Tayla, Matthew
5th - Hannah, Bruce
6th – Omar
7th - Gemma, Emily
8th - Xavier, Reehab
9th - Tealia, Issei
10th - Luke, Noah, Delilah, Kobe

Michael Lee
Phys Ed Specialist

Phys Ed News – Sporting Schools Athletics

Our Wednesday Phys Ed classes are learning some athletics techniques from Andrea, a qualified Athletics Australia coach. The students had a great time learning running skills at the last session. Hopefully the weather improves and we can get out into the jump pit for the next session.

Michael Lee
Phys Ed Specialist

School Photos - Ordering

This year Midland Photographers have an added option of online ordering. The online ordering system is a secure platform were parents and guardians can place an online payment from their mobile, tablets or computers. Online ordering will be available from Tuesday 26 July until the end of Wednesday 7 September. Sibling photos are only available on online pre-ordering until Wednesday 17 August. Orders placed online DO NOT need an envelope returned to school. ONLY cash and credit card envelope orders need to be returned.

The QR code for ordering online follows.

Technology Day is back for 2022

After many years of covid restrictions, we are so excited to say that Technology Day will be returning! This year it will be held on Friday 28 October between 1 and 3 pm, so make sure to keep the day free to join us and bring your whole family. There will be an abundance of recycled goods for sale, entertainment, delicious food to munch on and oodles of fun and games for all ages. Make sure to put the date in your diary and join us for an afternoon of OUTRAGEOUS FUN!

Technology Committee

Technology Day – Room 2

Room 2 are after donations of any empty 1.25L or 2L soft drink bottles for their Technology Day project. We are also collecting empty sour cream containers with lids. It would be greatly appreciated if these recycled items could be brought to Room 2 if you have them at home. Thank you for your assistance.

Ms Falco and Mrs Ker

Free Dress Day 2022

Next week, on Friday 19 August, the Year Sixes are fundraising with a Free Dress Day. If you want to dress up that day, you will need to bring a gold coin, though preferably a $2 coin to help the Year Sixes even more. It will be a great event! Make sure to wear your favourite outfits and make sure they are also suitable for school.

Fundraising Committee

Garden News

Cluster 3 recently had a very successful harvest of the potatoes growing in the school garden! The students were lucky enough to take some home to cook into something delicious.

Lisa Bowden
C3 Teacher

Library News – Returning Books

Thanks to Literacy Pro the students from years three to six are eagerly reading and trying to improve their level. Unfortunately, some of the books being borrowed are not being returned. We ask that all students bring their books back each week to either renew or borrow other books. We have such a great collection of books in our library, it is important that all students have an opportunity to access them.

Di Roberts
Library Officer

Voluntary Contributions

Thank you to all those families who have paid their Voluntary Contributions. We’d like to take this opportunity to remind you of the importance of paying your Voluntary Contributions. Whilst this contribution is voluntary, the money goes towards much needed student resources such as reading stock and technology resources.

2023 Kindy Applications Closed – Limited Places Still Available

Kindergarten applications are now closed for 2023. We have limited places still available for children whose date of birth falls between the 1 July 2018 and the 30 June 2019. The Application for Enrolment form can be found on our website under Enrolment or you can collect a form from the office.

VacSwim - Swimming Lessons

Enrolments are now open for VacSwim swimming lessons during the October school holidays. VacSwim offers fun lessons in pool locations across WA. Not only is VacSwim a great school holiday activity, it also teaches valuable safety skills to help keep your child safe in the water. Your children can start as young as five years old. Places are limited, so get in early. Enrol your children in VacSwim now at the link below:

P&C

Hello Families and Friends!

If you have been considering getting more involved with the P&C, there really is no time like the present. For more information, please get in touch with us via email or our social media pages, or come along to the next meeting and see what it’s all about. All school community members are welcome, we’d love to see some new faces!

Our next P&C meeting is scheduled for Term 3, Week 3, Monday 29 August 2022, 2pm.

We are on Social Media! 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

Stay Tuned!

Hungry Hamptons Canteen

Canteen days are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

New Menu coming soon!

Daily Lunch Specials

Our canteen does employ staff, however we can always use an extra hand! Volunteering in the canteen is a great way to get involved at your child’s school and meet other parents in the school community. If you have an hour or so to spare between 9am – 12pm, please get in touch at canteen@hppspandc.org.au

Community Notices

Stage Door Acting Classes

Stage Door School, located at 17 Coolgardie Terrace (off Lord St, next to HBF Stadium) has now restarted its popular acting classes for young people.

Check out our web site if you are interested. Inexpensive classes are on Mondays and are in groups for 8 – 12 yrs and 13 – 17yrs.

A few private singing classes also available, for all ages.