| Art | Havanah Hutchinson Jaxson Hawkins | PE | Sophie Dorey Ariana Hopely |
| Chinese | Lincoln Humphrey | Room 10 | Azizi Juma |
| Room 1 | Maree-Kay Wilson Nannup Tayzin Collins | Room 11 | Memphis Hilly Olivia Vanstan |
| Room 2 | Lachlan Davies Lily Kent | Room 16 | Darius Lockyer-Blair Sophie Dorey |
| Room 4 | Michael McCaw Octavia-Lex Attwood | Room 20 | Tennyson Humphrey Dean Bates |
| Room 5 | Ben Badagi Gareth Fitshane | Room 22 | James Cruickshank Jennifer Kombe |
| Room 6 | Cody Pitcon Brody Shannon |
I would like to extend a very big welcome to our new families that have joined us for Term 2. I am positive that you and your children will enjoy their time at our school.
I thank our wonderful student leadership group for running such an organised ANZAC DAY Remembrance Service during week 2 of Term 2! It was a privilege to have Michael Smith, a representative from the Pilbara Army Regiment speak to our NPS community. This year, our classes made and were able to lay a wreath at the flagpole as a sign of respect for our past soldiers. Then, Brent, Sophie, Ava and Toby joined in with the Community dawn service and represented NPS with pride.
Congratulations to Ms Kathleen Robbins who has been selected as the Deputy Principal for our school. Ms Robbins joined me in the office this week and has hit the ground running.
It has been a very busy number of weeks since our last newsletter. Our staff have been undertaking many different Professional Learning opportunities including Graduate modules, Youth Mental Health First Aid and Cultural Awareness. I thank them for their continued professionalism and hard work for all our students.
Our Year 3-6 students participated in the Faction Swimming Carnival. We had a very successful event with many champions, runner up champions, great sportsmanship and Karlaya took home the shield. Well done to all the students and staff who took part in the carnival under the direction and organisation of Mr Chappelow. Such an event would not be successful without our amazing parent helpers!!
A massive thank you to our wonderful P&C who have recently held a Mothers’ Day/carers day at the school. The children were very excited to attend and enjoyed the experience of “independent shopping”. A big surprise for you all on Sunday.
As the weather is cooling, the mornings at school are becoming a little chilly. I encourage all families to purchase a school jumper from Sports Power as described in our uniform policy. If another jumper is needed in the interim, a mostly plain black jumper is the most suitable. Please put your child’s name on their clothing items.
Our school is continuing its journey with Positive Behaviour Support (PBS). PBS provides a continuum of support to build relationships with students and guide the implementation of evidence-based practices to improve student academic, behaviour and social and emotional learning outcomes. Newman Primary School’s values are: Be Responsible; Show Respect and Strive for Success. We are currently updating our Positive Behaviour Policy to reflect PBS.
Newman Primary School is committed to providing quality education to all students in a safe, inclusive and caring learning environment. We value working together with parents and families as critical partners in student learning outcomes. Effective communication is the key to building a positive relationship between home and school and plays an important part in the education of your child. You should feel confident that we will listen and respond to your concerns, and effectively manage and resolve complaints.
Issues may arise during your child’s schooling, and these are more productively resolved if you raise them with the school directly, as early as possible. If you are not sure who to speak to, you can start with your child’s teacher. For some matters, it may be appropriate to talk directly to our administration team.
Today, we held our Interschool Swimming Carnival. The competition was fierce, and the sportsmanship was outstanding. Congratulations to those students who won the champion or runner up champion in each of the age groups.
A massive congratulations to Newman Primary School who was the overall winning school for 2024.
Please assist us by informing the school if your child is unwell and not able to come to school. If it is an extended absence due to a necessary trip way, please make an appointment to discuss. Holidays and travel are regarded by the Department as unauthorised absences. Although we don’t wish unwell students to come to school as viruses can be easily spread. Everyday matters!
Tomorrow, Saturday 11 May between 12 – 3pm come down to the school as the Year 6 students are holding a car wash to raise funds for their upcoming trip to Broome. While you wait in the car, purchase yourself a sausage sizzle and cold drink. Let the others do the work!
Please keep an eye out for our upcoming events.
Robyn Hudson Principal
