Scarborough Primary School Newsletter - The Link

Dear Community

This week it was a privilege to watch and listen to the twelve year 4-6 students who presented at the school’s Speak Up final. We were so immensely proud of the efforts each of you had put in and you were all amazing. The audience was completely engaged the whole time and we learned so much from each and every one of you. These things are a testament to your impressive public speaking abilities. Our finalists were

• Year 4: Max P., Lucca
• Year 5: Hudson, Leo, Leah, Tate, Flora, Zoe
• Year 6: Harry, Loh Relm, Steve, Pema

The judging panel, consisting of Mrs Van Maanen, Mrs Daniels and MLA Stuart Aubrey, had an extremely challenging task of choosing 3 finalists to progress to the regional final, which will be held early next term. Whilst we would have been happy for any of the 12 to represent us at the next level, the 3 selected students were

• Harry, who spoke about blue whales
• Leo, who spoke about colour blindness, and
• Leah, who spoke about frogs.

Cross Country

Weather permitting, our cross-country carnival will go ahead next Monday, 19 June. The details below are for if the weather is fine. If there are intermittent showers throughout the day, we may start early and run students throughout the day where possible. If this occurs, or the weather is too inclement to go ahead, then we will postpone until week 10. If this is the case, a post will be put on Audiri as soon as the decision is made, so stay tuned.

Timings

PP- Year 3 races will start from around 11:20 AM AT THE SCHOOL and run in the following order: 

• PP (200m) 2 races - 16 girls, 15 boys
• Year 1 (500m) 2 races - 16 girls, 19 boys
• Year 2 (500m) 2 races – 13 girls, 17 boys
• Year 3 (800m) 2 races - 14 girls, 22 boys
  
  

 Year 4-6 races will start at 2pm and be at Deanmore Reserve

• Year 4 (800m) 2 races – 16 girls, 18 boys
• Year 5 (1200m) 2 races – 14 girls, 17 boys
• Year 6 (1600m) 1 race – 16 students mixed

The students will run around the top section of Deanmore only, avoiding the waterlogged middle section. The finish line will be near the cricket nets. Different year levels will be running between 1.5 and 3 laps of the track depending on their distance. The starting line will move to adjust distances.

School Board

On Wednesday, the School Board met for a very productive meeting.

• We re-endorsed the Homework Policy that was reviewed just before 2022 COVID restrictions. This policy can be found on the Scarborough PS Website.
• We started discussions around reviewing ICT (Information & Communication Technologies) policy, procedures, and information. This is an important piece of work that is aimed at pulling together all the significant changes that have occurred in relation to cyber safety and security as well as hardware and software used for student learning.
• We also heard an update on the review that is currently being undertaken of the school’s reconciliation action plan and viewed the Narragunnawali website through which it has been set up.

Cyber Safety

 I am pleased to announce that Nikki, our Chaplain has organised another Cyber Safety information session for parents. Even better news is that our amazing P&C has agreed to fund the session, which would otherwise have cost around $25 per person. The session will be held on Monday 31 July in the arts room from 6:30 pm. More details can be found in the flyer below. This fortnight, our cyber safety session will focus on online safety. The information and link below come from the eSafety Commissioner.  

Help your children safely navigate their digital world and educate them to avoid harmful online experiences. Explore websites, games, apps, and social media together and set some rules.

Your support and guidance can give your children the confidence to make sound decisions online – and ask for help when they need it.

Online safety basics | eSafety Commissioner

As always, if you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me by phone, email  (sarah.dawson@education.wa.edu.au ) or in person.

Sarah Dawson

Principal

Suburban Jungle Mural

Earlier this year, our school was approached by Esti Nagy, to take part in a special project. A highly regarded artist, Esti successfully applied for a City of Stirling Creative Communities Grant, to create a ‘Suburban Jungle’ mural at the Scout Hall over at Deanmore Square. To create the mural, Esti invited a group of Scarborough kids to participate.

Our Art teachers selected students to take part in two separate sessions:

In March, at school – a creative drawing/planning workshop

In May, at Deanmore Square - painting the mural on the Scout Hall walls

The project has been a huge success for our school and local community. In addition to our contributions, members of the public joined in painting over several weeks, while Esti added details including an amazing likeness of two of our students! The mural is now complete, so next time you are at Deanmore Square be sure to check out the Scout Hall to see the outstanding work. Well done to the children who represented our school proudly - we have loved seeing your ideas, skills and artwork come to life. Our hugest thanks go to Esti for allowing us to be part of this project, and to Chaplain Nikki for your support.

Bike Education Program and Safety Checks

Also, this term, our school was able to offer a Bike Education Program to all students in Year Four. Sponsored by ‘Your Move’ to encourage safe, active travel to school, the children took part in four sessions learning about road rules and riding safety. Chris from Cyclesense was impressed with the listening and participation demonstrated by all students throughout the program, and it was wonderful to see improvements in both confidence and skill. In addition to the bike ed program, free and comprehensive safety checks were provided for our school community to ensure that all bikes were roadworthy and safe. Thank you to Chris and the team from Cyclesense, mechanic Wayne from Cyclemania, as well as our school community for supporting this initiative. 

Tina Van Maanen
Deputy Principal

Hello SPS families!

Can you believe we are nearly at the end of the term. To celebrate, we will hold a Pyjama Day on the last day of school, Friday 30 June. Save time in the morning by sending your child to school in their pyjamas with a gold coin donation (and proper school shoes if they have PE on this day).

Save the date

Start brushing up on your general knowledge and book the babysitter! We will be holding a quiz night at Grill’d Scarborough on Wednesday 9 August. Tickets will be $30 each, and include entry and a meal. Stay tuned for more details in upcoming newsletters. 

At Tuesday's meeting, the P&C voted to fund a Cyber Security parent workshop, which will be held on Monday 31 July, organised by our wonderful chaplain.  

If you have any questions or suggestions, please email us! scarboroughprimarypc@gmail.com

NEXT MEETING

Our next General Meeting will be held Tuesday 25 July at 6:30 pm in the school library. Please come along and be part of our awesome P&C.

UNIFORM SHOP

The Uniform Shop is well stocked at the moment and is open on Wednesday mornings 8:45 am to 9:15 am in Room 8.

Order forms can be downloaded from the school website https://scarboroughps.wa.edu.au/p-c/uniforms/

E-mailed orders will be delivered to your child’s classroom.

Contact Carrie via scarboroughprimarypcuniform@gmail.com

CANTEEN

We have been able to set up a canteen volunteer group so Laura, our wonderful Canteen Leader, has a few parents that are trained up and can help once or twice a term. There is always space for more volunteers, so if you would like to help out, please get in contact with Laura or Teneke (Canteen Coordinator).

The time needed to volunteer is Friday mornings between 11:00 am -12:00 pm.

Please also note that all canteen orders need to be placed via QuickCliq prior to 8:30 am on Friday.

ENTERTAINMENT BOOK

We continue to fundraise through the Entertainment Book. When you purchase the Entertainment Book, a portion will go to the P&C.

Order your membership here https://www.entertainment.com.au/orderbooks/86y129

CONTAINERS FOR CHANGE

We will continue to fundraise through the Containers for Change initiative. The Containers for Change bins can be found at the school entry at Hinderwell Street near the Room 9 Heritage Building. Keep on bringing those empty cans and bottles to support the P&C! Please note that we have previously given the wrong scheme ID, so double check next time you’re donating that it is the one below.

THESE BINS ARE NOT FOR RUBBISH BUT FOR ELIGIBLE EMPTY DRINK CONTAINERS ONLY, THANK YOU!

Alternatively, if you wish to donate at a refund point of your choosing you can quote our Scheme ID C10284773. If you prefer to attend a Reverse Vending Machine location please use the barcode at the top of the P&C news. This may be your preference if you have a larger donation and be rest assured that the money goes back to the P&C.

Address: 60 Hinderwell Street, Scarborough WA 

Phone: (08) 9222 9200   

Email: scarborough.ps@education.wa.edu.au

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