16 November 2017

Newsletter Articles

Merit Certificate Recipients: Week 4 Senior Assembly

Merit Certificate Recipients: Week 5 Junior Assembly

What’s on in…….

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The Pre-Primary children had lots of fun with Mrs Lawrence during the Princess Margaret Hospital incursion. Mrs Lawrence brought her dolly Charlese with her and all the children were able to diagnose her injuries and practice their bandaging skills, whilst dressing up as doctors and nurses. Everyone enjoyed pushing each other around in a real wheelchair and trying to move around the playground with crutches.

Mrs Atchinson & Mrs Sukiennik

Pre Primary

During Term Four our Pre Primary children have been learning about different occupations in our community. On Friday, 20th of October we were treated to a visit from the Butler Fire Station. Each student got the opportunity to see a fire engine up close and spray the high-pressure fire hose. We were also shown the different protective clothing that the fire fighters wear and learnt about fire safety and what to do in an emergency.

Well done to the Pre Primary children who all listened intently and asked some great questions. The highlight was definitely getting to use the fire hose.

Pre Primary Teachers

Room D3

D3 were very lucky this week to get a special visitor to their classroom. A students' aunt bought two rescued joeys to the classroom and taught D3 its Aboriginal name. The joeys will be released into the wild when they are able to fend for themselves.

Mrs Pierce and D3

Room 8

2017 CAMP DANCE OFF!

Students of Room 8 performed their assembly on Thursday, 2nd November, in which they participated in a friendly 'Dance Off' to re-enact one of our memorable moments from camp. Girls and boys were to battle it out to the familiar tunes from Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Backstreet Boys. Students spent weeks choreographing and rehearsing their dance moves in order to claim the title of being the ‘The Best Dancer’. In the end, the judges had the difficult decision to choose which gender had the sweetest dance moves, with the final decision being a draw. It was a huge success! An exceptional performance by Room 8!

Miss Stewart

Lowes One Day Sale for School Uniforms

Parent Parking

To help ease congestion around the school during peak times we encourage families to walk their children to and from school wherever possible, especially in fine weather or park at the Community Centre car park and walk your children across the oval.

All Staff park at the front of the school. This will free up all bays in the public car park off Cambourne Way.

Families 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.

Please also give consideration and respect to owners of properties surrounding the school.

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.

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

Due to the ease of this service, the sending of a text message to Butler Primary School to notify us of your child/ren’s absence has been embraced by many families.

Please send absentee messages through to 0419 091 075 with all of the following details so we can correctly update student records:

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

Absences can also be phoned through to the office on 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 and attendance record.

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 at the front office.

From the Library

Book Club

Scholastic Book Club Issue 8/2017 catalogues have been distributed and orders close Monday, 20th November 2017. Orders must be made either online via the LOOP website linked below or by giving your order to the Library with your payment & completed order form in an envelope. We expect orders to arrive on the 28th of November and unless advised, we will deliver these to your child’s class.

Library Book Returns

This is the last week of borrowing for all students. All Library books including Lexile, non-fiction and fiction books must be returned by Wednesday 22 November 2017. Parents and carers, if your child fails to return his or her Library book, you will be invoiced the replacement cost of the book.

Mrs Pengelly and Mrs Dowrick

Chaplain’s Corner

HI Everyone,

Here we are in Week 6 and a little more than halfway through Term 4. Wow! Is anyone else finding it hard to keep up with how quickly the weeks are passing by? I sure am. Here are a few words about time to reflect on…

Let us make the most of the time we have left in Term 4, keep up the amazing work and take time to look after ourselves so that we can finish well and enjoy our holidays ahead.

Looking at our Core Values: Integrity, Community, Respect, Responsibility & Aspire.

This brought me to thinking about the many soldiers we honoured on Remembrance Day, 11th November. How they lived and fought with integrity, embraced the spirit of community in their mateship, the respect we show for their sacrifice, the responsibility they took on in protecting our country, and how we can aspire to have the courage the many men and women had.

Wishing everyone a fabulous fortnight!

Kind regards,

Ms Hunter
School Chaplain
Thursdays and Fridays

Canteen Corner

Online ordering is available for the Canteen via the website below.

Recess and 2nd bell lunch treats and snacks are still available through the canteen hatch.

Online Canteen Ordering

Please be reminded that we have a new online ordering system. It only takes a minute to sign up and the P&C will be using the same website for all future events like discos and sausage sizzles.

Sign up now at via the link below (also known as QuickCliq)

Mrs Siakia
Canteen Manager

P&C News

Upcoming Events

School Banking

School Banking is on Thursdays. Please remind your child to put their deposit book in the grey banking bag. For anyone wanting to sign their child up to school banking you can do it online now at this link:

As part of the Future Games competition, students can download and play the new Future Savers app from the App Store or Google Play from Monday 16 October 2017. The Future Savers app features augmented reality, letting students explore the future world, play games and learn about money with the Dollarmites in 3D.

Students who play the Future Savers app and complete the online entry form during the competition period will get a chance to win one of 50 Nintendo Switch Neon Console Packs. They will also need to make three or more School Banking deposits during the competition period, which gives them a chance to win one of the High Tech Prizes as well, including racing robots, activity trackers and 3D pen sets.

After making 10 School Banking deposits, students can choose from the 3D Chalk Set, Colour Change Markers, Smiley Emoji Keyring, Volt Handball, Tablet Case, Pencil & Tech case or Epic earphones.

Prizes are available until stocks run out. To order their prize, students can put a note in their deposit book with their name, class and prize. If your child isn't sure how many tokens they have, they can put in a note in their deposit book or see me in the banking room (in the undercover area) on Thursday mornings.

For further information contact the P&C via email at butlerps.pandc@gmail.com or through the P&C Facebook page “BPS P&C Association” – please see details above.

Next Meeting

The final meeting for 2017 will be held on Wednesday, 29th November (week 8), starting at 6 pm in the staffroom. It has been a busy year for the P&C and it has been lovely to see some new faces at the meetings during the year.

Canteen Helpers

If you or anyone you know would like to volunteer to help in the canteen for an hour or so please see Shelly in the canteen, email her at butlerpscanteen@gmail.com , call the school or send us a message on the P&C Facebook page.

Many thanks from your P&C Committee:

Kellie Holland – President
Becci Young - Vice President
Clare Marashlian – Secretary
Emily Batchelor - Treasurer

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

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