7 September 2022

Newsletter Articles

Important Dates

Principal’s Report

Last week, Ben Ker and I were fortunate to attend the Western Australian Primary Principal’s Association (WAPPA) annual conference held at Crown. We were privileged to hear from world renowned speakers and some fantastic home-grown ones as well. The theme for this year’s conference was Leaders as Learners and we certainly learnt a lot, now to put it into practise.

Special Awards

At this week’s assembly Mr Xavier Teo, Chairman of the School Board and I will be presenting two staff members with Making a Difference Awards. The first recipient is Mrs Fiona Cunningham, for her ability to build strong rapport and having contributed significantly to the academic and social advancement of students. The second recipient is Mrs Andrea Todd, for her commitment to the MultiLit program and the positive difference this work makes to the academic progress of the students. I would like to thank Mr Teo for his nominations of these two outstanding educators. The Making a Difference Award is an Education Department initiative for Shaping the Future of children. Any member of the school community can make a nomination or be nominated. You simply email to me who you would like nominated and the reason for the nomination in two sentences. I then email it to the Education Department, and they print out the awards. We have presented three awards previously to Mr Michael Lee, Mrs Allison Annett and Dr Adrian Rakimov.

We will be presenting two Random Acts of Kindness awards to two of our students who have been nominated by their respective teachers for the kind acts they have displayed to other students. This is always wonderful to hear about.

Finally, Chinese Speaking competition awards will be presented to two students who have excelled in a recent competition.

Athletics Carnival

We are all looking forward to this year’s athletics carnival. As you are no doubt aware the carnival is split over two days, with jumps and throws on Wednesday, plus the Year 1 and 2 cross country run. The main carnival is Friday, weather permitting.

On Friday, the P&C have arranged for the children to order a special lunch from the canteen and those orders need to be in by today. On Friday there will be three food trucks on the edge of the oval. A coffee van, a roast meats van and an ice-cream van for parents and spectators to enjoy. There will not be a cake stall this year so recess food will need to be sent to school with students.

The Kindergarten and Pre-Primary children do have races and tabloid games in the morning on Friday. They will go back to class following the completion of the tabloids. If your child is in K1 and does not attend Kindergarten on Fridays, please feel free to bring them to school so they can participate in their race too.

The Interschool athletics carnival is also split over two days, Monday 19 September for jumps, throws and middle-distance running events, and Wednesday 21 September for sprints and team games. Anzac Terrace Primary School is once again hosting the carnival for our association. Parents are more than welcome to attend.

Perth City Ballet

The children all enjoyed the Perth City Ballet’s production of Dance Proms 2022 on Tuesday afternoon. The dancing is promoting Act Belong Commit. Keeping active, having a sense of belonging and having a purpose in life are all good for our mental health and well-being. We not only feel happier, but we can cope better with problems and stress. More information can be found via the link below:

Class Placement Policy

At the last Board meeting the members of the Board unanimously voted in a new classroom placement policy. The policy outlines the how and why of how students are placed into classes each year. It explains some of the mechanics behind how the process is carried out and the timing of when decisions are made. Although class construction does take place in Term Four the classes are not announced before the end of the year as sometimes events occur during the holidays that then require changes to a class structure. The new policy is attached to this newsletter for everyone to read. It will also be on the website where our other policies are placed.

Yvonne Arnott
Principal

Book Week

In Week 6 we celebrated another amazing Book Week! The week was filled with lots of fun activities for the students like a Kahoot quiz, teacher readings and an incursion by author Nadia L King. The students participated in competitions in the library as well as a token hunt throughout the school. We ended the week with a Dress Up day and Parade. All of the costumes looked amazing and the students loved walking down the catwalk! Thank you to everyone for your support throughout the week and for making it the best one yet!

Jessica Owsiak
Year 3 Teacher

Faction Athletics Carnival

Wednesday 7 September – Jumps/Throws/Long Run

Today’s events commence from 9:30 am are all champion athlete events. The students competing have all been selected during trials run in phys ed classes and during faction training. These Athletes are earning individual points towards the year group Athletics Champion Medal and will also be in the mix to represent the school at the interschool carnival in Week 10.

The following events will be held on today:

400m run - selected Athletes from Year 3/4 and 5/6.
Long Jump and Long Throw - Years 1/2, 3/4, 5/6.
Year 1 and 2 Cross Country - 500m run with results counting towards the Year 1 and Year 2 Athletics Champion Medal.
800m run - Open event for Year 4 to 6 boys and girls (first 2 finishers in the interschool team).

Thank you to the parents who have already volunteered to assist at the jumps and throws. If you haven’t already volunteered but are able to please see me.

Friday 9 September – Main Carnival from 9 am

All children will compete or are given the opportunity to compete at the main carnival. The following events will take place throughout the day:

Year Group Sprint - Division A runners who place first to fourth go to the interschool.

Team Games – pass ball, leader ball, tunnel ball, flag relay and tabloid events.

Please come along to support and cheer on your children and all children at the carnival. Please always remember, it isn't the Olympics and our volunteers always do their best to be fair and more importantly make sure all the children have fun.

Michael Lee
Phys Ed Specialist

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

School Photos

School Photos were taken on the 23 and 24 August. Online orders can be made through Midland Photographers up until 7 September. The link follows. We will notify you when orders are ready home.

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.

Jars, Tins and Calendars Needed

We are collecting cleaned pasta sauce jars, baked bean/tomato tins and calendars with pictures. Please drop off to the Cluster Wet Area. Thank you.

Keryl Firby
Education Assistant

Planning for the 2023 School Year

Now is the ideal time to notify us if you are moving home or school. If your child/children won’t be returning to Hampton Park Primary School next year, please advise us via email at hamptonpark.ps@education.wa.edu.au

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 via the link below:

P&C

Food Truck Friday

The P&C have arranged Food Trucks for Fridays Sports Carnival. There will be a coffee van, an ice cream van and a roast truck with many options to order at all 3 vendors. They will be set up and ready for service by 10 am. We are excited to support a few local businesses and have something new on offer for our school community. We’re very much looking forward to a fun day and hope to see everyone there!

Friday Athletics Carnival Canteen Orders

Orders for the canteen must be in no later than today.

Community Notices

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