25 August 2016

Newsletter Articles

A Note from the Principal

Butler Primary School is a busy vibrant place.

The staff work tirelessly to ensure that our students have every opportunity to learn new things, participate in in-school events, and go out of the school to visit places and experience those once in a life time opportunities. They work collaboratively planning activities, checking that their assessment of student work is fair and consistent, developing an in-depth shared understanding of the WA Curriculum and they are constantly watching over our students to make sure they are growing and developing into happy well adjusted individuals.

As we are now half way through term 3 it’s an ideal opportunity for us to be reminded of the enormous importance that we must place on safety when vehicles and students are involved. Please be reminded of the care, so obviously required in the school car park during those busy before and after school times, and remember that the car park is not a ‘kiss and drop off zone’. Students are put at additional risk when they are expected to jump in and out of vehicles that are not parked in designated bays. Every one of us has the daunting responsibility of keeping safe the students of our school and this must be evidenced in our daily actions.

In the last month the students at Butler Primary School have participated in our Athletics Carnival, the State Cross Country Competition and the One Big Voice Festival which was held at the Perth Arena. They have also participated in and celebrated National Science Week. Throughout this week the students had the opportunity to be immersed in innovative activities that illustrated fascinating areas of knowledge awaiting exploration. They participated in hands-on activities that portrayed positive messages about the impact that science has on our lives, our economy, our society and our world.

A big thank you and congratulations to staff, students and parents for the collective contribution to ensuring such special events are a huge success. It is a privilege to be part of this fantastic school community.

Mrs Julie Woodhouse
Principal

2017 Kindy Applications

12 August Free Dress Day – Thank you!

Thank you to all the families that donated as part of the free dress day on 12 August. Over $900 was raised to help support Melinda Johnstone and her family. They are very grateful to everyone for their generosity.

Merit Certificates

Term 3, Week 4 Merit Certificate recipients:

Term 3, Week 5 Merit Certificate recipients:

Assembly by Room 6

EXCEPTIONAL EXPLORERS!

Students of Room 6 performed their assembly on Thursday, 4 August based on explorers and early exploration. We have been learning about what attributes explorers needed to have and what encouraged them to become explorers. We learnt that explorers had to be great risk takers and conquer their fears to achieve great success. Students were dressed as sailors and a few represented and explained the more famous explorers of our time, James Cook, Ferdinand Magellan, Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus. The students then showed off their rapping skills and rapped a song titled “Explorer’s Baby” which explained the Age of Exploration. This was a huge success! An exceptional performance by Room 6.

Mrs Stravens

Assembly by Room 12

Paper Planes

Students from Room 12 performed their assembly on Thursday, 18 of August and engaged the audience with an exciting performance about Paper Plane flying and measurement. Students used the skills they have been developing in mathematics to demonstrate the use of measurement and data collection in the Olympics, using Paper Planes. The audience were introduced to a number of very talented Paper Plane flying teams who represented five different countries that competed in this year’s Olympics. The students of Room 12 used fantastic team work to plan and execute their assembly. They also showcased their exceptional acting, singing and public speaking skills. Room 12 then invited their Buddy Class to a Paper Plane workshop which was a huge success. Well done Room 12!

Miss McNicholas

Athletics Carnival

Batavia takes the shield!

Our annual Athletics Carnival was held on Wednesday, 10 August on the Butler Primary School Oval.

Mr Malcolm, Mr Salkilld and Mr Piperis arrived bright and early to begin the set up for the carnival. They were soon joined by some helpful Year 6 students who enjoyed the opportunity to show their leadership skills and assist Mr Piperis and the staff on the morning.

It was a very successful day with all events running smoothly. The day began with the junior students running the 50m while the senior students cheered them on. The team captains did an excellent job on the day motivating their factions to join in the chants, and cheering their team mates during their individual races.

The tabloid rotations began shortly after the running races. The junior students carefully carried eggs on spoons with concentrated effort and keenly placed beanbags in hoops while the senior students competed in events such as the shuttle relay and 400m sprint. Everyone seemed to enjoy the activities on the day and, even noticed some of the teachers joining in!

The Pre Primary classes enjoyed the tabloid rotations in the middle of the oval during the morning and their teachers organised a variety of fun activities for them to participate in.

The anticipation and excitement of our last event was finally upon us - The Grand Champion Relay. Parents, students and staff were among the cheer squad and fierce competitors. Once again, the parents were victorious in taking out the Grand Champion Cup! Congratulations to all those who competed.

A huge thank you to the P&C for organising the very popular coffee van, the sausage sizzle and the cake stall. We would also like to thank those parents who contributed their time through baking, setting up, cooking sausages and selling on the day. Without this continued support, the children would miss out on these fun additions to the carnival.

Batavia was the overall winners of the day and the positive energy and supportive cheering, helped to create a memorable community event.

The overall points were:

Batavia Captains with Trophy

Congratulations to the following Champion Athletes:

2016 Athletics Champions

Mr Piperis
Physical Education Specialist

PP5 Kindy

On Thursday, 28 July we worked very hard to dig holes around our Nature Playground and plant some plants to create a more inviting play space. A big thank you to Mrs Park and Mrs Law for kindly donating our lovely plants.

Mrs Johnston

Book Week

We will be celebrating Book Week in Week 7 (29 August to 2 September) of this term and have lots of fun activities for all students and families to take part including a family picnic on Thursday, 1 September and our dress up day on Friday, 2 September. It’s time to put your thinking caps on and come up with a fun costume to represent your favourite book character. Please read the letter below that has been sent home last week.

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Butler’s annual Book Week begins on Monday, 29 August. We have organised a number of activities and events to promote reading during this week.

Incursion

Year 1-3 – Wednesday, 31 August.
Year 4-6 – Tuesday, 30 August or Wednesday, 31 August.

Please return the consent form and $6.50 by Friday, 26 August.

Readathon

All students are encouraged to enter the Readathon. During Book Week, students will record the number of minutes they read at home each night and add it to a class total. Reading totals need to be signed by a parent in order to be added to the running total. Recording sheets will be displayed in each classroom. All completed sheets will go in the draw for a prize to be presented at the Book Week Assembly on Friday, 2 September.

Guess the Book Competition

The library will be open before school each day and every recess for the ‘Guess the book’ competition. Each day there will be two clues at two levels of difficulty. Junior clues will be aimed at Year 1-3 students and Senior clues at Year 4-6. Students can use the clues to guess the book and fill out an entry form to be in the draw to win daily prizes. Winners will be drawn and announced each afternoon. Parents are welcome to visit the library each morning before school.

Book Sale

A special ‘Book Sale’ will be held throughout Book Week. Parents and students are invited to browse and buy books each morning in the Undercover Area and at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. Please donate your preloved adult and children’s books to Miss Dargie in D7 and Miss Goodin in D9 before Friday, 26 August. All funds raised will go to charity.

Dress as Your Favourite Book Character

On Friday, 2 September, all students are encouraged to come to school dressed as their favourite book character.

Mad Hatter’s Tea Party

Families are invited to join their children on Thursday, 1 September at 12:15pm for a picnic lunch. Students are encouraged to wear a crazy hat which they create at home. Families can also visit the ‘Book Sale’ during the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party.

We hope you enjoy this fun filled week and encouraging students to participate in all activities.

Thank you in anticipation for your support.

Miss Tighe
Book Week Coordinator

Year 3 News

The students in Year 3 have enjoyed an electrifying Science Week filled with engaging experiments and challenges.

On Tuesday, students took part in a whole day of science activities where they completed Science Rotations and learned about scientific concepts such as friction, chemical reactions, electromagnetism and centrifugal force! The students then took part in a year group challenge where they had to design test and modify a paper aeroplane to create a plane that could fly the longest distance while carrying weight. Students took their best design out for a 'Fly Off' to determine two year group winners. The winners were Haylen from D6 and Haiden from D9. Well done boys!

One of the most enjoyable parts of the day was having fantastic family members come in to help the students and teachers. Their help was greatly appreciated and we think that they had lots of fun too!

Year 3 Teachers

School Interm Swimming Program

Term 4 Interm swimming lessons for the students from Pre-Primary to Year 3 will commence on Monday, 24 October and conclude on Friday, 4 November. Please note that the groups and times have changed for the PP to Year 3 group. Information can be found in the document below and will be sent home this week.

Interm swimming lessons for the students from Year 4 to Year 6 will commence on Monday, 21 November and conclude on Friday, 2 December.

Swimming lessons will take place at Joondalup Arena. The school supports all students in learning to swim and we encourage all parents to take advantage of this opportunity to have their children taught by experienced instructors.The swimming program is an important part of our PE program and it is expected that students participate.

The cost of swimming is $60.00. Please note, there is also a daily spectator charge of $2.00, payable directly to the Arena, for any parents wishing to observe lessons. Letters went out to parents on Friday, 29 July and all letters and forms are now able to be downloaded via the link below. Please return the consent forms to the classroom teacher by Friday, 9 September. This is the date on which we confirm the number of seats we require with the bus company. It is therefore essential that we have final swimming numbers at this point in time. Payment is required at the same time as the return of consent forms and may be either by direct deposit (see details in parent letters below) or cash/ cheque placed in school payment boxes. Please inform the school if there are any issues with providing payment by this date.

Autism West Symposium 2016

Rethinking Autism – a must attend event for families, educators, health professionals and individuals with autism. Held on 4 and 5 November at the Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle.

Please see the attached flyer for more information.

VacSwim 2016-17

Enrolments closing soon for VacSwim October school holiday swimming lessons.

It is important for every child to learn to swim properly and develop essential water safety skills. VacSwim October school holiday swimming lessons are run by instructors who teach children the skills to be confident swimmers and safe in the water. To enrol or find out more visit:

Hurry, enrolments close on Monday 29 August.

School Uniforms

Butler Primary School students are to be commended for the pride that they display when wearing their Butler Primary School uniform. At times, students do need reminders about the need to comply with the school dress code and we appreciate our parents supporting the school in this matter.

Students in Western Australian schools are required to be clean and appropriately dressed for school activities. School dress requirements are tangible evidence of the standards expected of students. A school’s dress requirements play an important role in promoting a positive image of the school and creating a sense of identity among students. The benefits of dress requirements include: promoting safety of students through easier identification; keeping costs of clothing within reasonable limits for parents; and assisting students to learn the importance of appropriate presentation. Being suitably groomed is part of the process by which students learn to engage with employers and the community.

School uniforms are readily available at Lowes Clothing Store at Ocean Keys Shopping Centre.

The table below outlines the school uniform for requirements.

The table below displays points of clarification regarding the dress code.

The Dress Code and Uniform Guidelines have been endorsed by the Butler Primary School Board and may be accessed on the link below:

From the Library

Classes will be invited to browse the book fair and complete a wish list to take home.

This is the perfect opportunity for parents and caregivers to purchase gifts for Christmas.

Mrs Pengelly

Chaplain’s Corner

HELLO Everyone,

I hope this finds you well, and you are enjoying Term 3.

We have Book Week approaching to look forward to, and this week the Year 6’s have had a thrilling time away on Camp. I joined them on Tuesday and had a great time!

Our VALUES for the term are – FREEDOM, INTEGRITY, A FAIR GO.

INTEGRITY - Act in accordance with principles of moral and ethical conduct, ensure consistency between words and deeds

The Macquarie Dictionary meaning for integrity - soundness of moral principle and character; uprightness; honesty.

The recent Olympic Games is a prime example of all our Term 3 Values in action. Athletes having the freedom to compete, athletes displaying integrity when they compete, and athletes being given a fair go.

I wish everyone a fantastic fortnight. Stay safe and stay well.

Kind regards
Mrs Hunter
Chaplain

Canteen Corner

Have you tried out our online ordering system?

Please make sure all orders are in by 8.35am for to ensure students receive their lunch that day.

The canteen staff love to see orders appearing through the online system! Ordering online also assists the canteen in streamlining their operations including stock management.

Also, a reminder to parents using online ordering to check that your child’s room number is correct for this year.

Kindy students are also able to order their lunch from the canteen.

Mrs Siakia
Canteen Manager

P&C News

The next P&C meeting is on 14 September at 3.00pm. All are welcome.

School Banking Account Opening Day

1 September at 8.00am and 2.45 pm at Breakfast Club room (next to YMCA)

5c Jar Fundraiser

The class which collects the most 5c pieces will win a class party end of term 3.

Money raised will go towards shelter for future sports carnivals and a school banner.

We will keep you posted with a weekly class leader board in the notice board.

Sports Carnival

Thank you to the many volunteers who helped with the cake bake stall and sausage sizzle.

Your help was invaluable and this day would not be possible without you all.

Total raised was $2633!

Entertainment Books

Many thanks to families for purchasing or returning the Entertainment Books.

We still have about 30 outstanding, please ensure these are returned ASAP to the front office so we can finalise this fundraiser. We will let you know the results as soon as we can.

Andrea Brennen
P&C President

BUTLER OUT OF HOURS SCHOOL CARE

Butler’s YMCA provides affordable care before and after school every Monday to Friday.

Parent Parking

Parents are reminded that parking is not permitted on grassed kerbside areas around the Pre-primary car park and along Tollesbury Avenue, as well as the bricked median strip in Cambourne Parkway or across any footpaths. Please consider the safety of all other road users and pedestrians when parking and leaving schools grounds.

All usual road and parking rules apply around the school and parking fines are issued by rangers (who visit frequently) to those not adhering to the road rules. Please download the map below for parent parking information.

It is great to see that more families are walking their children to and from school or parking in the community centre car park and walking their children from there, helping to ease traffic congestion around the school.

School Siren Times for 2016

The School Advisory Board has endorsed the following siren changes for 2016. Please note the earlier school start and finish time.

Community Events

Yanchep Community Centre Events

Cutting Kitchen Waste

Friday 9 September, 9.30am-11am
Sprout Hub, Alkimos

Decluttering: All you Need is Less

Friday 23 September, 9.30am-11am
Sprout Hub, Alkimos

Yanchep Foreshore Guided Coastal Walk

Friday 7 October, 9am-11am
Capricorn Esplanade, Yanchep

Please see attached flyers for further details and where to REGISTER!

A Crash of Rhinos Exhibition

Date: 26th August 2016 - 12th October 2016
Every day
Location: Wanneroo Gallery, Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre, 3 Rocca Way, Wanneroo
Cost: FREE

The City of Wanneroo in conjunction with the State Library of Western Australia is delightto be exhibiting the work from the highly acclaimed children’s author/illustrator Patricia Mullins.

A Crash of Rhinos was published in 2010 and won the Notable Book (Picture Book of the Year) CBCA Awards in 2011. The complete set of illustrations and preliminary material from the book was acquired in 2011 by the State Library of Western Australia to be included in their Dr Peter Williams collection of illustrations and thanks to their generous loan to the Wanneroo Gallery, we will be able to showcase these works to a new audience.

For more information please phone 9405 5903.

FREE KIDS TACKERS SAILING

Saturday, 17 September 2016
HILLARYS YACHT CLUB PRESENTS
A FREE EVENT – INTRO TO TACKERS SAILING
6-12 years 9am to 2pm Hillarys Boat Harbour Marina
Northern end of swimming beach in the marina near the foot bridge.

Tackers is an introductory, fun, games-based sailing program designed for kids. Kids don’t need to have any sailing experience. All the equipment is provided.

For more info contact Mel.

Hillarys Yacht Club T 9246 2833
E development@hillarysyachtclub.com.au

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