5 April 2023

Newsletter Articles

Important Dates

Principal’s Report

I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Happy Easter. School finishes tomorrow as Good Friday is a public holiday. We resume on Monday April 24; however, Tuesday 25 is a public holiday for ANZAC day. I will be on Long Service Leave for the first three weeks of Term 2. Ben Ker will be Principal for those three weeks and Michael Lee will be Deputy Principal.

AFL Ticket Raffle

Thank you to everyone who supported the school’s AFL ticket raffle. In total we raised $825 which is going towards the Year Six fundraising. Congratulations to Kevin N in Year 5 who won the tickets.

P&C Easter Raffle

The P&C held their Easter raffle draw on Friday and also announced the Eggcellent Guess competition. A big thank you to Ashton Mytton-Watson, who is the new Event Coordinator for the P&C, for a very successful first event for the year. Ashton and her team worked very hard behind the scenes securing all the items as donations. Well done to everyone involved.

The winner of the Eggcellent Guess was Theon in Year 5. The baskets of eggs and other easter related items were won by the following children.

1st - Tom G from Year 5
2nd - Jackson S from Year 5
3rd - Ryder F from Year 1
4th - Derrick L from Year 6
5th - Cole M from Year 1

Harmony Day

Many thanks to everyone for their contribution to Harmony Day, the students singing with the choir was fantastic at the assembly. The viewing of Mem Fox reading “Whoever You Are” was very entertaining and the children all looked remarkable in their costume of origin or their orange. We all enjoyed the Kung Fu dancers with their Master, from Redcliffe Primary School.

One of the highlights was of course the Long Table Lunch, with absolutely exquisite food for all to try. I myself ate many varied delights. It was also wonderful to see so many families attend and join in with the students for a picnic style lunch. There are still several containers waiting to be collected outside the staffroom.

Funeral Service

The funeral service for the late Mrs Madeline Sandosham (nee Carrick) will be held tomorrow, Thursday 6 April at 12:30 pm. The funeral will be at Pinnaroo Cemetery in the East Chapel. Mady’s husband has asked for people, if they wish, to wear bright orange, yellows, and or floral clothing as these were Mady’s favourite colours. Her favourite flowers were sunflowers. You may have seen sunflowers appearing around the school in many forms, in memory of Mady. Many staff will be attending the funeral. Relief has been sorted for those going.

ANZAC Service

On Wednesday 26 April we will be holding an ANZAC Day service here at 9 am. We are trialling the service on the lawn in front of the new Administration Building as we no longer have a flagpole in the quadrangle. Parents and extended family are welcome to attend. If children are in a uniformed service like Scouts or Boys/Girls Brigade, they are welcome to wear their uniform. The address will be by Mr David Beacham, a returned service man, representing the Eastern Regional Subbranch of the RSL.

Cup Cakes

We are more than happy for teachers to assist in distributing cupcakes to class members when students are celebrating their birthday. We do request, however, no whole cakes that require cutting. The cupcakes no longer need to be individually wrapped but do need to be in cupcake paper for hygiene reasons. The cupcakes are usually distributed at the end of the day, so parents are aware of what their child is eating.

Road Safety

For children who cross Alfreda Ave and go under the tunnel, please be aware that the markings on the road are not for a cross walk. It is a slow point for cars, but they do not have to stop for pedestrians. We have had some children running straight out the gate and across the road, this is very dangerous. We also ask children and adults not to ride bikes, scooters, and/or skateboards inside the school grounds as it is a safety issue.

Yvonne Arnott
Principal

Harmony Day Celebrations

What a wonderful day we had on Wednesday 29 of March when the whole school celebrated Harmony Day! It is such an important day in the school calendar as it sums up the values we teach all year long about acceptance, showing consideration, respect, courtesy, resilience, co-operation and responsibility. We hope it helped to empower our students with the understanding that while we all have differences, we are all very much the same and EVERYBODY BELONGS. We may come from different places, eat different foods, speak different languages, dance in different ways, but we all eat, we all communicate, and we all celebrate. The feelings we experience are the same all over the world and even though we are different, we are all human beings, and we can all be friends.

The children enjoyed parading their outfits and singing "When the Lights All Shine" in beautiful harmony. Students from Redcliffe Primary School along with their teacher Master Luong, entertained us with a terrific Kungfu demonstration and all Years 1 to 6 children got to join in with the fun. The student body also got to learn about different cultures when they visited other classrooms for the rotational activities and the long table lunch was a wonderful way for the children to learn to try and gain an appreciation for foods they may not be accustomed to.

Thank you to all the parents for the support you showed by helping your child to dress in attire from their cultural heritage, for bringing in such delicious food for the children and community to enjoy and for sharing your time to help celebrate this important day with us!

Michelle Pitchen
Pre-Primary Teacher

Office Art

Thank you Cluster 2 for the fantastic self-portraits we have on display in the office.

Pay your Voluntary Contributions and go in the draw to WIN

A Statement of Unpaid Billing Items was sent home last week. Thank you to families who have paid their voluntary contributions. These monies go to much needed resources for students.

Once again, the P&C have donated three Tudor Uniform vouchers for tri colour shirts. To be in the draw to receive one of these vouchers all you have to do is make sure your Voluntary Contributions are paid by Friday 19 May 2023. If you have already paid your contributions this year, you are already in the draw. There will be a voucher for one shirt, a voucher for two shirts and a voucher for three shirts to be won.

Thank you to the P&C for your continued support of the Hampton Park Primary School community.

School Visitors

If you are visiting the school for any reason other than drop off and pick up, please ensure you sign in and out on the iPad at the office. This is departmental procedure and crucial in the event of an emergency.

P&C

Hello families and friends!

Our school Chaplain, Joshua wants to open a second-hand uniform shop at school next term. Would you like to help him operate this little shop? If the answer is yes, please contact us via info@hppspandc.org.au for more information.

A position has opened up on our P&C Executive Committee. We are taking nominations for Vice President. This will be on the agenda at our next general meeting scheduled for May 8 at 6pm in the administration building. Please come along and help shape our school for our children.

We would like to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday. We have some fun things planned for Term 2 so please keep updated on our socials:

Facebook Public Page: Hampton Park Primary School P&C Association @hppspandcmorley

Facebook Closed Group: Hampton Park Primary Community Chat, Morley WA

Instagram Page: @hamptonparkpandc_morley

Fundraising and Events

Easter

Our Easter Raffle, Eggcellent Guess and Free Dress Friday were a huge success raising a total of $1902 all up! Thank you to everyone who took part, this amount is a great effort indeed. We also want to congratulate our 5 raffle winners and our Eggcellent Guess winner who picked the winning number of 68 eggs. We hope you’re enjoying your prizes.

Entertainment Books

With school holidays around the corner now is a great time to purchase an Entertainment Membership. The easy-to-use App is packed with incredible savings on takeaway, dining, shopping, groceries, gift cards, activities and more! Plus 20% of each purchase made via the link below goes back into our school. Click the link today and start saving!

Containers for Change

We now have a Containers for Change program up and running at school. Students can drop all their 10c bottles into the U Can Recycle bins we have located near the canteen. Alternatively, you can go straight to a collection point and donate your bottles to ID Number C10592823. Help support our school and save the bottles from landfill.

• Hungry Hamptons Canteen – U Can Recycle Bins
• U Can Recycle – 16 Harold Street Dianella
• Return It – 14 Century Road Malaga

Yarn Bomb

Can you help us Yarn Bomb our school? We want to bring more colour and character into the school yard. Do you Crochet or Knit? Do you have a creative mind and lots of creative ideas? Why not put all that to use and donate some of your skills towards making the school pop!

School Ponytails

We are also fundraising with School Ponytails. Scan the QR code or order via the link below to get great offers on school coloured hair accessories and sports carnival faction merchandise. You can also shop the extended collections for your own personal likes or find a great gift for someone. School Ponytails is a WA owned and made company, so show your support for a local business. Also 20% of your purchase is donated back to our school.

Community Notices

Modernians Hockey Club

Midvale Hub Parenting Service

Term 2 free parenting programs.

Guitarworks

Murdoch University After School Program

Volleyball WA

Kids & Junior Volley Indoor School Holiday Camp
Wednesday 12th & Thursday 13th April

Kids Volley Term 2 Programs
Commencing Saturday 15th April

Junior Volley Term 2 Programs
Commencing Saturday 15th April

Baigup Wetlands

Baigup Wetlands Interest Group is excited about an event we are hosting on April 15 at the City of Bayswater Civic Centre.

From Lightning Swamp to the River: Linking spaces to save species.

Here's the event booking page and information:

We are hoping to get families right across Bayswater behind efforts to increase tree canopy and create nature links between natural areas.