BERTRAM FAIR

Over the next couple of weeks we will be busily preparing to make this year’s Fair a great success. You can support the Fair at this time through the donation of goods and items for prizes.

We are currently requesting donations of:

·        Clean glass jars with lids – preferably with labels removed

·        Blocks of chocolate or large Freddos

·        Novelties for Pluck a Duck

·        Items suitable for mystery jars – novelties, coffee sachets, wrapped sweets or chocolates, small toiletries

·        Plants – seedlings or established (due to vandalism please keep these until just before the Fair)

·        Cool drinks, water, juice and jelly crystals

·        Books – children’s and adults (suitable for re-selling at school)

Items can be dropped in at the front office or at LA 24.

This year’s Fair will be a CASHLESS ECONOMY for our school stalls. Tokens will be on sale before and after school and during Parent Teacher Interviews from Wednesday, March 11th.

Important information:

·        Tokens are $2 each and will be pre-sold in bundles of five ($10), ten ($20) and twenty five  ($50)

·        Tokens may be paid for using cash or credit card/eftpos from the front office from Wednesday, March 11th

·        Tokens will be available at the Fair for cash only

·        Lost tokens will not be replaced

School stalls will only accept tokens. School stalls will include:

·        Rides – Bouncy Castle, Giant Slide, Obstacle Course

·        Sausage Sizzle

·        Cool Drinks & Jellies

·        Pluck a Duck

·        Mystery Jars

·        Chocolate Coin Toss

·        Garden Stall

·        Second Hand Books

·        And more!

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS

Bookings are now open for Parent Teacher Interviews for all LAs (except LA 17-1 & 18-1) on Wednesday, March 11th. To book a 10 minute timeslot with your child’s teacher, go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the code v7m7e Bookings will close on Monday, March 9th.  If you need a longer meeting time please schedule a follow up appointment with the teacher.

Students will be dismissed at 11:00am in order for teachers to meet with all parents. Students not collected at 11:00am will be taken to the Undercover Area for supervision. If you wish to collect your child after 11:35am they will need to be signed out from the front office.

Helping Hands will be open from 11:30am if you require care for your child/ren.

Parent Teacher Interviews for LA 17-1 & 18-1 will be held on Tuesday, March 10th. Bookings can be made using the same code.

READING VOLUNTEERS

One of the single most important things we can do to help low-progress readers is to hear them read every day, for a little as 15-20 minutes.

We are looking for volunteers who can support our middle and upper primary low-progress students to improve their reading skills and confidence. Are you available for 20 minutes at either at the beginning or end of the day on a regular basis? Does this interest you? Please chat to Mrs Stott or Mrs Bold to register your interest.

INTERSCHOOL SWIMMING

The KSSA Inteschool Swimming Carnival will be held on Thursday, April 8th at Kwinana Recquatic. Trials will be held at the Recquatic on Tuesday, March 24th between 6:00pm – 8:00pm. Year 4 – 6 students who are In Term Swimming Level 6 and above are encouraged to try out for the Bertram Primary School Interschool Swim Team. Remember, only those students with Good Standing are eligible to represent our school.

Jane Weir, Aimee Coffey, Kiera Slade, Cathy Stott

Deputy Principals

Term One  

Monday, 3rd February - Thursday, 9th April

Labour Day Public Holiday - Monday, 2nd March  

Good Friday Public Holiday - Friday, 10th April 

Term Two

Tuesday, 28th April - Friday, 3rd July

School Development Day  - Friday, 29th May

WA Day Public Holiday - Monday, 1st June

Term Three 

Monday, 20th July - Friday, 25th September

School Development Day - Monday, 24th August 

Term Four 

School Development Day - Monday, 12th October 

Tuesday, 13th October - Thursday, 17th December 

PARENTING TIPS

How to encourage good behaviour in your child

A positive and constructive approach is often the best way to guide your child’s behaviour. This means giving your child attention when he behaves well, rather than just applying consequences when he does something you don’t like.  Here are some practical tips for putting this positive approach into action.

Tips for good behaviour

1. Be a role model

Use your own behaviour to guide your child. Your child watches you to get clues on how to behave – and what you do is often much more important than what you say. For example, if you want your child to say ‘please’, say it yourself. If you don’t want your child to raise her voice, speak quietly and gently yourself.

 2. Show your child how you feel

Telling your child honestly how his behaviour affects you helps him see his own feelings in yours. And if you start sentences with ‘I’, it gives your child the chance to see things from your perspective. For example, ‘I’m getting upset because there is so much noise that I can’t talk on the phone’.

3. Catch your child being ‘good’

When your child is behaving in a way you like, give her some positive feedback. For example, ‘Wow, you’re playing so nicely. I really like the way you’re keeping all the blocks on the table’. This works better than waiting for the blocks to come crashing to the floor before you take notice and say, ‘Hey, stop that’.

4. Get down to your child’s level

When you get close to your child, you can tune in to what he might be feeling or thinking. Being close also helps him focus on what you’re saying about his behaviour. If you’re close to your child and have his attention, you don’t need to make him look at you.

5. Listen actively

To listen actively, you can nod as your child talks, and repeat back what you think your child is feeling. For example, ‘It sounds like you feel really sad that your blocks fell down’. When you do this, it can help young children cope with tension and big emotions like frustration, which sometimes lead to unwanted behaviour. It also makes them feel respected and comforted. It can even diffuse potential temper tantrums.

6. Keep promises

When you follow through on your promises, good or bad, your child learns to trust and respect you. She learns that you won’t let her down when you’ve promised something nice, and she also learns not to try to change your mind when you’ve explained a consequence. So when you promise to go for a walk after your child picks up her toys, make sure you have your walking shoes handy. When you say you’ll leave the library if your child doesn’t stop running around, be prepared to leave straight away.