23 February 2017

Newsletter Articles

A Note from the Principal

We are really excited to be taking our Year 5 and 6 students to see

To reduce the cost per student we are having a whole school ‘Matilda’ fun filled day on ……

Friday 10th March 2017

What do we have planned?

All students dress up as a Matilda book characters and donate a gold coin.

The canteen will be closed on Friday 10th March and the Year 5 and 6 students will have a gigantic cake stall. Students can buy their morning tea from the stall.

We are going to have a fantastic sausage sizzle for lunch. Each student can pre-order their lunch.

A combo deal will be sausage in a bun, juice box or water at a cost of $5.00. For an extra dollar, students will be able to add an ice cream to their order and will be given this during the Matilda movie session. Payment for the sausage sizzle was due by Friday 24th February but has been extended to Monday, 27th February.

We will have some great raffles organised and students will be able to buy tickets on Wednesday 8th March, Thursday 9th March and of course on ‘Matilda Day’ Friday 10th March.

Tickets will cost 50 cents for one ticket or one dollar for 3 tickets. Raffles will be drawn on our Matilda Day.

Classroom teachers have organised lots of fun filled activities that are related to the story of Matilda.

Thank you for your support in encouraging your children to get into the spirit of ‘Matilda” and participate in this amazing day.

Mrs Julie Woodhouse
Principal

2017 School Interm Swimming Program at Yanchep Lagoon

Term 1 Interm swimming lessons for the students from Pre-Primary to Year 6 will commence on Monday, 13 March and conclude on Friday, 24 March.

Swimming lessons will take place at the beach at Yanchep Lagoon. The school supports all students in learning to swim and in gaining beach/water safety skills and we encourage all parents to take advantage of this opportunity to have their children taught by experienced instructors. Parents wishing to observe lessons are most welcome. The swimming program is an important part of our PE program and it is expected that students participate.

The cost of swimming is reduced to $40.00. Letters went out to parents on Thursday, 9 February and all letters and forms are now able to be downloaded on the link below. Please return both of the consent forms to the classroom teacher by Monday 27 February. 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 by Monday, 27 February and may either be made by direct deposit (see details in parent letters below) or cash/cheque placed in school payment boxes. Butler Primary School now also has EFTPOS facilities located at the front reception desk. Please inform the school if there are any issues with providing payment by this date.

Term 1, Week 3 Merit Certificate recipients:

Room 7 Assembly, Week 3

In our first upper school assembly for 2017, Room 7- Year 6 performed a series of short plays based on the school values- Respect, Aspire, Integrity, Responsibility, and Community. The students were assigned groups aligned to each value and demonstrated behaviours designed to educate and encourage audience participation. The plays were based on student research on the values and real life examples relevant to their everyday life in school.

Mr Milner

Yahoo! A Science Incursion! Put it in your diary.

In week 9 Scitech CSIRO Lab on Legs will be visiting the school. This is a hands-on mobile science and technology laboratory where students can explore practical applications of science, use specialist equipment and engage in industry-relevant scenarios. The cost will be $6.00 per student. Further information will be sent home closer to the date.

Linda Galton-Fenzi
Science Specialist

Reading Eggs and Reading Eggspress Rollover for 2017

Once again our Year K-3 students will be participating in Reading Eggs and Reading Eggspress for ready students. Year K-2 students work through the Reading Eggs Maps. Ready students and Year 2-3 students will then move onto Reading Eggspress maps. Some Year 2-3 students may need more consolidation on Reading Eggs before they develop the confidence to read in Reading Eggspress. It is encouraged for students to progress through the maps at home and they will also have the opportunity at school.

This year our Year 4-6 students will have the opportunity to access the program during class or home time to complement their reading program, Teachers will be able to access some brilliant reading resources to strengthen the delivery of their reading lessons.

During the rollover process students will not be able to access the program. Letters to parents with login information will be sent home in the next week.

The Zones of Regulation

The staff at Butler Primary school are committed in supporting the positive wellbeing and health of all students and staff. A self-regulation program has been introduced and will be fully implemented across the school. The program teaches students to recognise changes in their emotions and how to alter those feelings and get themselves to a better place.

The Zones of Regulation

• Red Zone: extremely heightened states of alertness and intense emotions.
• Mad, angry, terrified, yelling, hitting, elated, out of control
• Yellow Zone: a heightened state of alertness and elevated emotions.
• Frustrated, worried, silly, excited, some loss of control
• Green Zone: a calm state of alertness.
• Happy, calm, focused, ready to learn
• Blue Zone: low states of alertness and down feelings.
• Sad, sick, tired, bored

Students are taught strategies and some are given a ‘visual toolbox’ to help them to self-regulate. Please talk to your child about this program and support them by encouraging the use of consistent language.

2017 On-Entry Assessment Program: Information to Parents

During Term 1, Weeks 4-6, all Pre-primary students will be involved in the Department of Education’s state wide On-Entry assessment program.

The main purpose of the program is to provide teachers with the opportunity to collect information on essential literacy and numeracy skills of each child as well as collecting school data for school improvement purposes. The information collected will assist teachers in developing informed and intentional teaching f programs, reflective of student needs.

While we would like each child to be involved, exemptions and withdrawals are available. If you wish to have your child exempted or withdrawn please contact your child’s class teacher. If you require further information, please contact Cecilia Smith, Deputy Principal.

School Payment Options Available.

Butler Primary School now has eftpos facilities available in the front office!

Payment methods for charges and contributions can now be made via:

• Eftpos
• Cash or Cheque (please use the school money envelopes and place the sealed envelope in the black letter boxes. The boxes are located in the wet areas of each of the blocks and the office)
• Direct Deposit (reference student name and payment description.)

BSB: 016 338
Acc: 110391487

Absentee Messaging Service

Sending a text message to Butler Primary School to notify of your children’s absence is now available with many families embracing the ease of this service.

A reminder to families to please send absentee messages through to 0419 091 075 with the all of the following details so that we can correctly update student records:

• Full name of your child/children
• Reason for absence
• Date of absence

Absences are still able to be phoned through to 9562 1804.

As per Department of Education policy, it is the parent’s responsibility to notify the school of the reason for your child’s absence/s within three days of the absence. Failure to do this will mean that the absence will be marked as “unacceptable reason” affecting your child’s education.

Students Arriving Late

Any student arriving late to school, after the siren sounds at 8.35am, will need to enter the school through the front office to collect a late note which is to be given to their class Teacher.

Update Student Contact Information

If you have recently changed mobile numbers or moved address, it is important you update your contact information with the office. Please also advise if there is a change to any of your emergency contact information.

Siren Times

Please note the change in time for recess and lunch this year. The start and finish times for school remain the same.

2017 Siren Times

Donating Uniforms

Butler Primary School is seeking donations of uniforms, including polo shirts, dresses and suitable navy bottoms, especially in sizes 8-12. If you are able to assist please drop the clean clothing into the front office.

From the Library

We hope all children are settling into borrowing from the library.

Parents, please remember that your child will not be able to borrow from the Library if:

• He or she doesn’t bring a library bag, or
• He or she has an overdue book.

Scholastic Book Club Issue 1/2017 orders will be delivered to classrooms this week.

Mrs Pengelly and Mrs Dowrick

Chaplain’s Corner

Hi Everyone,

I hope you are well and have settled in to Term 1 nicely.

In our last newsletter, I wrote about one of our Core Values – Aspire.

This week, I would like to introduce another one of those Values – Community.

Community – A group of people living in the same space or having a particular characteristic in common.

I came across this good news story and wanted to share it with you:

A mechanic called Thomas, from Clarksville Tennessee fills in as a substitute bus driver for the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System when he is needed. His route occasionally includes bringing a group of special needs children to school.

One morning, Thomas noticed a mother struggling to bring her daughter, who is in a wheelchair, down the front steps of her porch. He couldn't shake the image from his head. He wanted to do something to help this family out.

So, a few days later, he called the mother and offered to build a customized wheelchair ramp for her daughter — free of charge.

What an inspiring story, and a beautiful example of that sense of community!

Have a fantastic fortnight everyone and let’s be thinking about how we can give to our community, and make it a better place to live in!

Kind regards,
Ms Hunter
School Chaplain
Thursdays and Fridays

Canteen Corner

SUMMER MENU OUT NOW!

Online ordering is available for the Canteen

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

Could all parents and guardians using the online ordering system please update your child’s record with their new room number.

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.

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

Mrs Siakia
Canteen Manager

P&C News

School Rewards

School Rewards at Ocean Keys Shopping Centre. Please help our school in earning one of the cash prizes, we were so close last year.

Check your receipts - receipts between 6-28 February are eligible, you can even upload your receipts online, check out the page here. For every $1 you spent in centre from Monday 6 - Tuesday 28 February you can allocate 1 point towards your local primary school. The more points you earn, the higher the chance of your local primary school winning the major prize!

School Prizes:

1st Prize: $3000 cash
2nd Prize: $2,000 cash
3rd Prize: $1,000 cash

There are also Runner Up cash prizes for 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th place!

Plus, all customers who allocate points to their local school between Monday 6 and Tuesday 28 February will go in the draw to win a $250 Ocean Keys Gift Card.

School banking

Every Thursday is school banking. Send your child's deposit book and money in with the banking bag in your child's class on Thursdays

New P&C position holders:

President: Kellie Holland
Secretary: Clare Marashlian
Treasury: Emily Batchelor
Vice President: Becci Young

Next P&C meeting Wednesday, Week 8, 22nd March 6:30pm in D8. Please come!

Seeking people keen to form a fundraising committee. Please contact P&C through Facebook page below, email butlerps.pandc@gmail.com or call the school.

BUTLER OUT OF HOURS SCHOOL CARE

Please feel free to drop into the centre or contact us on 0403 347 952 or butler.oshc@ymcawaa.org.au for any queries. Information is also available at the school office.

Kind regards,
YCMA

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. Parking is also not permitted in bus bays. 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.

Community Events

Belridge Secondary College – Cricket Skills Testing Day

The trial for this Specialist Program (endorsed by the Department of Education and the WACA) is being held on Monday 4 April 2016 – testing venue the WACA.

Closing date for applications 31 March 2017

Please direct any enquiries to Scott Ogilvie, Cricket Coordinator on 9408 8000 or email scott.ogilvie@education.wa.edu.au.

Full information and an application form is attached or available to download from our school website, as follows:

Butler Falcons Multicultural Girls and Boys AFL and Leadership Program

The Butler Falcons AFL and Leadership Programs are for young people from diverse backgrounds who want to try AFL.

The girls program has been operating for a while and this year the boys program has started.

Flyers and permission forms can be found below. Program runs on Friday nights.

Please watch this video on the impact of the ERCWA AFL Programs:

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