Welcome back to school. I hope you all had a well-deserved and relaxing holiday.
MALLEE SWIM WEEK
The staff and students had a massive week leading into the holidays. Thank you to all staff who provided supervision and activities over Mallee Swim Week. The students all showed the Scaddan Primary School values of Pride, Excellence, Respect and Nurturing over the week. Some of the activities enjoyed included visits to the Esperance Museum, Library, Cannery Arts Centre, Stonehenge, CBH and Wildflower Festival. Congratulations to Marley who won a prize at the Wildflower Festival for her beautiful artwork. Thank you to our P&C for providing morning tea and lunch during the week.
SMS COMMUNICATIONS
We are pleased to advise that Scaddan Primary School is implementing messageyou™Schools, a mobile phone messaging system to communicate student unexplained absences to parents/guardians. SMS will also be used to provide information to parents such as school community notices and emergency/unplanned events such as school closures.
When you receive an SMS about an absence, reply to the number and make sure that the text includes the student name, date of absence and reason for absence. Do not call the number as it is an automated system, using a virtual number which is not manned by a person.
SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT DAY / ESPERANCE SHOW
While the students were enjoying the Esperance Show, staff were busy at school engaging in professional learning and operational planning for 2022. Mr Paterson and Miss Hatton shared information from their Term 3 school visits from Harrisdale Primary School, Esperance Primary School and Nulsen Primary School.
Thank you to Miss Hatton and Mr Paterson for setting up the Show display. It is always a highlight to see all the beautiful student work on display.
STAFF UPDATE
Ms Harry has resigned from her position as Education Assistant at Scaddan Primary School to pursue her role as a High School Education Assistant. We wish her well in her new school and sincerely thank her for her dedicated service at Scaddan Primary School. The students and staff will miss you.
We congratulate Mrs Guerini who has accepted the permanent Education Assistant position in the Early Childhood classroom.
COVID UPDATE
We will continue to ensure that we are implementing ongoing COVID-19 safety measures, and are reminded that under Phase 5 Guidelines:
Schools are reminded, under Phase 5 Operating Guidelines, there is no current Health advice that prevents parents/families from entering school grounds including classrooms. Families are welcome in our school and classrooms.
THREE WAY CONFERENCES
Thank you to Mrs Berry for your organisation of the 3 Way conference times via Microsoft Forms. 3 Way Conferences are a valuable opportunity to celebrate student achievements. Thank you to all families for your prompt responses. It was a busy day with students having the opportunity to reflect and share their progress and learning over the semester. Students are now busy setting their targets.
Professor Hattie, the Director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute, University of Melbourne identifies “student self-reporting as the most significant indicator linked to raised student achievement.”
On Swim Week, I really liked the Bunnings activity where we re-potted a native plant and got a soccer ball. I also really liked the fun run which I finished in 12 minutes and 10 seconds! – Hunter
My favourite part about Swim Week was the swimming lessons. I learnt how to take a breath when I am doing freestyle. I also passed my current stage which I am really happy about. – Lucas
On Swim Week, I enjoyed the pottery class at the Cannery Arts Centre. We made a mug and used all sorts of different nuts and tools to make the patterns. I can’t wait to see how they turned out! – Caitlyn
My favourite part about Swim Week was catching up with my friends from other schools and making some new ones. I really enjoyed doing all the different activities with them. - Charlie
Junior Room
Swim Week was a blast. We loved going to the Esperance Stonehenge and exploring all those magnificant rocks.
ARMED FOR LIFE
On Thursday 21st October, Year 3-5 students at Scaddan Primary School will be given the opportunity to participate in a session being run by Adam Przytula from Armed for Life and NBL player, Justin King.
‘Armed for Life is a social enterprise driven by the goal of helping children, teenagers and adults develop resilience and increase their wellbeing and mental health.’ (https://armedforlife.com.au/).
The session will run from 11am – 1:30pm. Cascade PS, Salmon Gums PS and Munglinup PS senior students will be attending.
Thank you to Corrina Rawlinson for organising this event in Esperance and thank you to the Mt Burdett Foundation and the Rotary Club of Esperance for funding this session.
Parent Session – there will be a parent session run by a local community group on Tuesday 19th October at 6.30 – 8.30 pm at the Civic Centre. All parents are invited to attend this session with Adam to support the young people in your life. Please ensure you reserve your place by securing a ticket at https://bit.ly/armedforlife
WONGUTHA CAPS EXCURSION
On Friday we will be attending the Wongutha CAPS NAIDOC celebration along with the other Mallee Schools. Activities include spear throwing, bush tucker train ride, Aboriginal art and braiding, face painting, storytelling, drumming and wall climbing.
Students will need to bring their own morning tea, lunch, and water bottles. There will be some food tasting and damper provided during two activities. BBQ snags and ice cream will be provided too.
ON ENTRY ASSESSMENT
During week 2 - 4 of Term 4 Miss Hatton will be assessing students on the Department of Education’s On-entry Assessment Program.
This assessment will provide us with additional information regarding the progress of students from Pre-Primary – Year 2. Further information about the On-Entry Assessment can be found at the following link - https://www.education.wa.edu.au/on-entry-assessment
P&C
The P&C meeting will be held next Tuesday 26th October @ 1:30pm in the library. A huge thank you to Mr Vermeersch for bracing the school entrance structure and completing the sea container foundations during the school holidays. It is much appreciated.
ECE EXCURSION
The Kindergarten and Pre-Primary students will be having a Teddy Bears' Picnic at the Arboretum on Thursday 28th October and will also be visiting the Esperance Bird and Animal Park. Notes have been sent home today with students.
WORLD TEACHERS DAY
World Teachers’ Day will be celebrated across Australia on Friday 29th October 2021, a bit later than the international day due to our school holidays. It’s a chance to celebrate teaching and for communities to thank teachers.
KINDERGARTEN DAYS
Due to Kindergarten students not attending Mallee Swim Week. There are 3 additional days this term that students can attend. The dates are
Monday 1st November, Monday 8th November and Monday 13th December.
BOOKFAIR
Monday 8th November will be the Book Fair and the Book Fair parade. Students are encouraged to choose their favourite book and dress up as a character from the book. The Book Fair will be open from 9am – 12pm for families to purchase their books. Preferred payment is by credit card.
| Dates | Events |
Term 1 | Monday February 1st- Thursday April 1st | Students (9 Weeks) |
| Thurs January 28th | Staff Development Day |
| Fri January 29th | Staff Development Day |
| Monday February 1st | Students First day of Term 1 |
| Monday March 5th | Labour Day |
| Thurs April 1st | Last day of school - students |
| Fri April 2nd | Good Friday |
Term 2 | Mon April 19th- Fri July 2nd | Students (11 Weeks) |
| Monday April 19th | Students First day of Term 2 |
| Monday April 26th | ANZAC Day Public Holiday |
| Friday June 4th | Staff Development Day |
| Monday June 7th | W.A. Day Public Holiday |
| Friday July 2nd | Last day of school - students |
Term 3 | Tuesday July 20th- Friday September 24th | Students (10 Weeks) |
| Monday July 19th | Staff Development Day |
| Tuesday July 20th | Students First day of Term 3 |
| Friday September 24th | Last day of school - students |
Term 4 | Monday October 11th- Thursday December 16th | Students (10 Weeks) |
| Monday October 11th | Students First day of Term 4 |
| Friday October 15th | Staff Development Day- No Students |
| Thursday 16th December | Last day of school - students |
| Friday December 17th | Staff Development Day |
As a school, we are required to work towards improving the attendance of our students.
ATTENDANCE
Congratulations to the following students who have achieved 100% attendance so far this term:
Billie, Hunter and Pippa
Congratulations to the following students who have achieved at or above our school target of 93% attendance so far this term:
Ryder, Sailor and Layla.
At Scaddan Primary School, our goal is to ensure every student has the opportunity to achieve their potential.
Scaddan Primary School will maintain consistently high levels of student attendance with a target of 93% or above. The Department of Education classifies any student below 90% as an attendance risk.
We know that everyday at school contributes to learning, which leads to better engagement and higher academic achievement. This sets students up for life and creates better social and economic outcomes for Western Australian families sand communities.
The School Education Act 1999 requires children of compulsory school age to attend school. When a child is unable to attend, legislation requires that Parents and Carers provide written notification providing a reasonable cause for the absence of the child.
We encourage you to notify the school of any absence via email or by replying to the school messaging system.
To download the app just visit the App Store for iPhones or Google Play for Android’s. Search for Updat-ed and from the menu select our school. We’ll receive your registration request and will need to approve you before your app is up and running.
So what will the app do?
The app’s great for sending out alerts and reminders with one of its best features being the ability to save events directly into your phone’s calendar.
We hope you enjoy being Updat-ed.