24 May 2018

Newsletter Articles

A Note from the Principal

Our School Our Future

As professional educators, our responsibilities have always extended beyond maximising the academic outcomes of our students. There is a strong human side to teaching that values relationships, engagement, support and respect.

Butler Primary School has identified 5 core values that define us as a positive school community. Respect, Responsibility, Community, Integrity and Aspire are embedded into our teaching and learning programs and influence our actions and behaviours every day.

Going to school every day is the single most important part of your child’s education. Students learn new things at school every day –missing school puts them behind. If students miss school regularly, they miss out on learning the fundamental skills that will set them up for success in the later years of school.

There is no safe number of days for missing school – each day a student misses can put them behind, and can affect their educational outcomes. Attendance patterns are established early – a child who regularly misses days in kindergarten or in the early years of school will often continue to miss classes in the later years, and achievement is often than their classmates. It’s vital that students come to school every day – even in Kindergarten.

Did you know that if your child misses 3 weeks of school per year they will have missed half a year of school by the end of year 6?

Thank you to our fabulous parents who get their child/children to school every day and who trust us and support us in doing the most important job of all - educating the students in our care.

Mrs Julie Woodhouse
Principal

Congratulations to our Holiday Readers

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Merit Certificate Recipients: Week 2 –Senior Assembly

WHAT’S ON IN?...........

Year 2 – Rm 2

Budding Poets

During the first two weeks of this term the Year 2 students in our class have been learning personification and simile within poetry. They have been coming up with creative thoughts and translated those into words to produce imaginative poetry, which is a pleasure to read. They have been also learning about local history. They have been using QR codes to find information about John Butler. He is the man whom our suburb and school is named after. They have written facts on an information web and then turned this into an informational text.

Mrs Gaston

Year 2 – D2

This is News time in D2. Our topic this week is ‘Something That Makes Me Proud.’ The children are practising for their Oral Presentation, which is later in the term.

Mrs Marsh & Mrs Pierce

Year 2 - D4

This term the students from D4 have working very hard to learn new concepts in Mathematics. We have been learning how to add and subtract numbers as well using balancing scales and informal units to measure the length of items in our classroom. We are such clever Mathematicians!

Miss Letcher

Year 2 – D5

In D5, during our Maths sessions, we have been learning how to measure distance, mass and capacity and volume. Our team discovered that we use centimetres (cm) and metres (m) to measure length. When we experimented with capacity and volume we were able to distinguish between empty, full, half full and ¾’s full. We also discovered that the objects we use to measure and compare with must be the same. Our favourite way to learn is in teams. We LOVE learning!

Mrs Davidson

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.

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.

2018 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

Welcome to Term 2!

The Library is ticking along nicely with all students enjoying their weekly visits and making their own choices in borrowing books.

Parents and caregivers, please assist us by ensuring your children use a library bag or their take home folders for their library books. This helps our precious resources remain clean and undamaged.

Mrs Pengelly and Mrs Dowrick

Chaplain’s Corner

HELLO Everyone,

I hope this finds you well, and that the start of Term 2 has been a great one for you. Hopefully the recent school holidays were a time for rest, and a time to recharge for you and your family.

I have been running two programs at school this year: “In Real Life” - A girl’s program for girls in Years 4-6.

“In Real Life” runs for 7 weeks (1 session a week). Topics which are covered include:

• Making friends
• Managing gossip
• Resolving conflict
• Family relationships
• Managing thoughts and emotions
• Safe use of social media
• Strengths and support networks.

“Seasons for Growth” – A grief and loss program for students in Years 1-6.

“Seasons for Growth” runs for 8 weeks (1 session a week). This is an innovative education program for children and explores the effects of change, loss and grief. Children explore feelings, memories, choices, and what they can do to help them navigate their way through the grief process.

Thought For the Day –

… On that note, have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Kind regards,

Ms Hunter
School Chaplain
Thursdays and Fridays

Canteen Corner

The online ordering system is available via the link below. Please refer to the above menu link.

Online ordering will close at 9.00am.

Any orders placed after this time will not be processed for that day. The order will go through the following day. Please ensure orders are placed on time. Late orders can be placed by calling Quick direct on 1300 11 66 37.

All Snack items on the menu will only be available at the canteen window at recess. The canteen will be closed at lunch time for the supply of pre-ordered lunches only.

Please do not hesitate to contact me via a call or text on 0422 577 894 if you have any enquiries.

Thank you
Carla Andretta

P&C News

Fundraising

Congratulations to Molly (Y4) who won our enormous Easter raffle prize in Term 1 and to Teihana (Y6) and Darcy (Y2) who won our 2x major Mother’s Day raffle prizes in Week 2 of this term.

Thanks to everyone who supported our Mother’s Day raffle and stall as we were able to raise over $1500 for our school P&C!

The P&C are currently selling Entertainment books to raise more funds this year to help subsidize programs and provide new literacy resources. To purchase please visit;

or to view, visit;

We are also very excited to announce that we are hosting a “Crazy Hair” Disco in week 8 of this term!

More details will be released in the next couple of weeks, but if you would like to put your name down to help out at the disco please email fundraising.butlerps.pandc@gmail.com

All helpers are greatly appreciated as this is usually our biggest event for the year.

Finally for Term 2, the P&C have introduced a new school banking incentive. In addition to your Commonwealth Bank Super Saver Prizes, we are offering an entry into our raffle to win a $20 JB HIFI voucher EACH TERM for the remainder of 2018!

School Banking

THURSDAY is school banking day!

Please remember to put your child’s deposit book and money into their grey classroom banking bag. The banking bag will be sent to the canteen with the class lunch basket. For more information regarding the program or to open an account, follow the link:

For every deposit you make through School banking (on a Thursday via your classroom banking bag) you will gain an entry into the raffle.

Happy banking & thank you for your continued support of the P&C.

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.

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

COMMUNITY NOTICES

Author Talk and Book Signing – Clarkson Library

Sustainability Forum to Treading Gently on the Land

From a Sustainability Forum to Treading Gently on the Land – join local experts for presentations, workshops and movies exploring everything Conservation and Nature.

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