Dear Parents, Carers, Students, Staff and Community, 

I hope all our beautiful mothers and grandmothers had a lovely relaxing day on Sunday. The ECE students loved having their mums join them last Thursday for a fun morning of activities.

We are very excited to be fully staffed this term and Mr Harvey is settling into Scaddan quickly with the help of his amazing students. 

The school is looking for members of the community that would like to put their name down as relief support staff - Cleaner, Gardener, Education Assistant & Office staff.  If you would like to register your interest, please phone the office on 90755100 or email the school at scadddan.ps@education.wa.edu.au and we can let you know what is required. You will need to obtain a Working with Children Card and a Department of Education Police Screening, Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check. The school will offer any training and/or courses that may be required.

Mrs Berry will be taking Long Service Leave next term for 4 weeks. Mrs Suttar who is Manager of Corporate Services at Salmon Gums Primary School will be backfilling Mrs Berry for 2 days a week in the office. We are still requiring an office assistant for 2 days per week. Please contact Mrs Berry if you are interested. There will also be future days available as relief.

Miss Mas will be taking leave from Term 3 as our gardener and cleaner. We are very jealous that she will be travelling overseas. Mrs Clark will be replacing Miss Mas as our gardener for 6 months. We are excited to have her back in our Scaddan community. We still require a cleaner. Please contact the school if you are interested. Training and handover will be provided this term.

We have had several students test positive to COVID over the last 2 weeks.

If you require any Rapid Antigen Tests, we will have them available after the assembly on Thursday for collection. WA Health Department recommendations are: 

• stay home if you are unwell
• practise good hygiene
• practise physical distancing and staying 1.5 metres away from others
• wear a mask
• get tested and if you are positive, it is recommended you stay home for 5 days.

We look forward to seeing everyone at Mrs Evan’s K-2 Assembly on Thursday at 2pm in the undercover area.

Kind regards,


Lynley Neill
Principal

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SCHOOL ZONE

Roadworks have begun on Kendall Road to create a school speed zone. Main Roads are currently extending the sealed road to meet the length of zone requirement.


EMERGENCY DRILLS

We have been practising our emergency drills. Today we had a snake drill at lunchtime. The students were very calm and followed instructions given. We have also planned to hold a lockdown and bush fire emergency drill over the next 2 weeks.


DO IT FOR DOLLY DAY

Thank you to Mrs Lea for coordinating this event again this year. Students enjoyed the kindness activites throughout the day and looked beautiful in their free dress of 'what makes you you'.

There are many useful resources for parents on the Dolly's Dream website. https://dollysdream.org.au/


PREMIER'S READING CHALLENGE 

The 2023 challenge runs from Monday 8 May to Friday 8 September 2023. The challenge is to log 12 or more book titles during the challenge. Please click on the link for further information.
Home - Premier's Reading Challenge (premiersreadingchallenge.wa.edu.au)

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Values Star



Flynn

For displaying kindness and friendship to all students, and using his intuition to support others when they need it most. 

 

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Birthday Wishes

May

Isabel St. - 8^th
Kiana - 20^th
Aidan - 23^rd
Hunter - 24^th

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We had a wonderful time celebrating Mothers Day on Thursday 11^th May. We decorated biscuits, painted portraits and made some bath bombs, that didn't quite work the way we planned. It was a lovely morning.

Our Fantastic Junior room dressing up for Hero for Hunter Day - Term 1, 2023.
They look amazing!

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2024 KINDERGARTEN ENROLMENTS

2024 Kindergarten enrolments are now open. You can enrol your child at Scaddan Primary School for Kindergarten in 2024 if they are born between 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 and have an up-to-date Australian Immunisation Record Statement. Please visit our school website www.scaddanps.wa.edu.au for enrolment information. You can also ring the school office on 90755100 or via school email scaddan.ps@education.wa.edu for further information.


P&C MEETING

The P&C meeting will be held on Thursday 18 May at 12:30pm in the library. Mrs Tyrrell has emailed out the agenda. We would like to thank the P&C for their contribution to Canberra Camp, making the camp very affordable for all students and their families.


P&C APPRECIATION DAY

P&C Appreciation Day coincides with National Volunteers Week, which is all the more reason to celebrate the positive impact made by our amazing P&C volunteers. Please come to our Junior assembly at 2pm on Thursday 18 May!


SCHOOL COUNCIL

Our next School Council meeting will be held on Thursday 25 May at 1:30pm in the library.


AERIAL SURVEY

An Aerial Survey will be conducted on Monday 22 May as part of our 2023 Building Condition Assessment. To minimise the impact on our school operations, the aerial survey will take place outside of the key movement times i.e. recess/lunch/between lessons. The aerial survey is scheduled around 11:05am - 12:05pm.


STUDENT LEADERSHIP MORNING

Our Student Forum will be attending a Student Leaders morning next Wednesday 24 May 2023 with other student leaders from the town and Mallee schools. Ms Dale Watkins and Mr Jake will be facilitating a fun morning of leadership activities. A permisison note will be sent home at the end of the week.


TENNIS ROADSHOW

On Wednesday 24 May 2023, the Senior Room will participate in a Tennis Roadshow. The tennis coaches are Jarron Kretschmann from SunCity Tennis Academy and Remote Tennis Services Australia and Head coach and former touring professional and coach, Darren Patten. The Year 3/4's session will be held at 12:30pm and the Year 5/6’s will start at 1:30pm. Mr Ian Goolagong will be in attendance and is a former professional tennis player and brother of legendary tennis champion Evonne Goolagong-Cawley. Families are welcome to attend.


NATIONAL SIMULTANEOUS STORYTIME

National Simultaneous Storytime will be held on Wednesday 24 May at 11:00am. NSS is an important annual campaign by the Australian Library and Information Association that aims to encourage young children to read and enjoy books as well as teach the value of literacy across the country. This year’s book is Rebecca Young's The Speedy Sloth. This wonderful, rhyming story tells the tale of a special sloth who breaks the slow-sloth mould to become a super speedy racer!


LILEY PROJECT

Mrs Evans will be attending a workshop with other Mallee Early Childhood teachers on Monday 29 May 2023. The session will extend the teachers knowledge of intentional teaching, particularly when exploring play-based learning pedagogy. They will delve deep into Quality Areas 1 and 3 reflecting on meaningful learning experiences and purposeful learning environments.


POSSUM MAGIC

Mrs Evans has been very busy planning an excursion. On Wednesday 31 May, our Kindergarten to Year 2 students will be attending Possum Magic at the Esperance Civic Centre. Permission notes will go home next week.


ESPERANCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ENROLMENT TALK

Esperance Senior High School staff will be visiting on Wednesday 31 May 2023 at 11:30am to talk to our Year 6 students about enrolling at E.S.H.S. Enrolment forms for 2024 will be given to Year 6 students and will need to be returned to E.S.H.S. by Friday 30 June 2023 to ensure your child is included in their Transition Day in Term 4.


CANBERRA CAMP 

Mrs Vooght-Simspon has been very busy finalising all Mallee School’s paperwork. Please check the latest information sent home this week. The itinerary looks action packed. The information includes an equipment/clothing list. Please ring the school if you have any questions.

In addition to the P&C support, the camp has also been heavily subsidised by the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER) with each student receiving $1530.

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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.

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P&C Meeting at 12:30pm in the library this Thursday 18 May.


Scaddan P&C 2023

President - Ros Tyrrell
Vice President - Emily Aarts
Treasurer - Bec Florisson
Secretary - 
WACCSO Rep - Ros
School Uniform Coordinator - Shiane Lea
East Bus Rep - Hayley Wandel
West Bus Rep - Mykala Vermeersch

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	Dates	Events
Term 1	Wednesday February 1- Thursday April 6	Students (10 Weeks)
	Monday January 30	Staff Development Day - No Students
	Tuesday January 31	Staff Development Day - No Students
	Wednesday February 1	Students First day of Term 1
	Monday March 6	Labour Day PUBLIC HOLIDAY
	Thursday April 6	Last day of school - students
Term 2	Monday 24 April - Friday 30 June	Students (10 Weeks)
	Monday 24 April	Staff Development Day - No Students
	Tuesday 25 April	ANZAC Day PUBLIC HOLIDAY
	Wednesday 26 April	Students First day of Term 2
	Monday 5 June	W.A. Day PUBLIC HOLIDAY
	Friday 30 June	Last day of school - students
Term 3	Monday 17 July - Friday 22 September	Students (10 Weeks)
	Monday 17 July	Students First day of Term 3
	Monday 21 August	Staff Development Day - No Students
	Friday 22 September	Last day of school - students
Term 4	Monday 9 October – Thursday 14 December	Students (10 Weeks)
	Monday 9 October	Students First day of Term 4
	Friday 20 October	Staff Development Day - No Students Esperance Show Day
	Thursday 14 December	Last day of school - students
	Friday 15 December	Staff Development Day

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To ensure that communication is clear, timely and responsive to the needs of everyone we have the following in place:  

All official communication is via the school email scaddan.ps@education.wa.edu.au. This email address is monitored daily and is received by the Manager Corporate Services, Mrs Tracey Berry. 

In the event that the school needs to contact all families at the same time, a text message will be sent from the school MGMOutReach+ system or school mobile number 0427 756 055. 

This system will also be used for emergencies and monitoring attendance. It is a legal requirement that the school is notified of any student absence.  

The school newsletter will be sent out in Week 4 and Week 8 of each Term and will contain key information and outline term events. It will be emailed out and uploaded to the school website https://www.scaddanps.wa.edu.au. 

SeeSaw will be used by class teachers to share learning and important information and reminders for their class. Teachers may at times post messages and reminders of requirements for their classes during the day, however this is not to be used for ongoing communication throughout the day as teachers are unable to monitor this in a consistent manner. 

Student diaries have been provided for your child. Please keep them in your child's bag. The diaries and student folders are checked every day by the classroom teacher. Parents/carers to write in any changes in travel arrangements for the day. This information is then written on the bus whiteboard on the verandah indicating who will pick up the child and at what time.

I can be contacted via email lynley.neill@education.wa.edu.au or school mobile 0427 756 055 or by phoning the school office on 90755100. 

 

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Our school has implemented a phone app called Updat-ed that will make connecting with you so much more convenient.

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