| Classroom | Student | Classroom | Student |
| Drama | Joe McGill | Room 6 | Winston Simpson |
| Chinese | Kaiyah Henry | Room 10 | Alex Hayden |
| PE | Harrison Cowden Heleena Tassone | Room 11 | Octavia-Lex Attwood |
| Room 1 | Dean Bates Oliver Quince | Room 16 | Tylon Koya |
| Room 2 | Amiee Quince Ashton Jayawardene | Room 20 | Lorenzo Tiraa Tyler Henry |
| Room 3 | Jaxson Hawkins | HASS | Mabel Ashworth |
| Room 4 | Jesse Frost | ||
| Room 5 | Aine McDowell |
I would like to welcome all of our existing families back to Newman PS in Term 4 and a warm welcome to our new families who have joined us. Our first assembly was hosted by the student leadership team and what a wonderful job they have been doing. Congratulations to all award recipients on the day, you have made a great start to the term.
R U Ok day was held in Week 1 where parents, students and staff participated in a special assembly and a range of activities including community stalls. Well done to all those that made the day happen. A special mention to Mrs. Amie Leggett and the wellbeing team who organized this event.
Last Friday was the Bloody Slow Cup assembly. This moving event was well led by our student leaders and supported by our School board, P&C, Newman Police, Maori Haka and families of the fallen officers.
First thing in the Morning
All students from years 1- 6 are asked to drop their bag off at the classroom and move up to the undercover area for a play, chat with friends or just sit and watch. Supervision is provided every morning from 7.45am, students are then released at 8.00am to their classrooms which are opened up to allow students to settle for the day.
Enrolments
Do you know someone new to town? Do you have a young child who is eligible to attend Kindergarten in 2022? Please get in touch with our front office staff to discuss enrolment processes on 9154 3900.
Planning for 2023
I am currently engaged in the planning process for 2023. Part of this planning needs to start with our potential class structures which are based on projected school numbers.
I am requesting that families inform the front office as soon as possible if they know that their children will not be returning to Newman Primary School in 2023. This will give us a more realistic idea of the number of students we need to cater for next year. It also assists with budgeting, as our school funding allocation is based upon student numbers.
The following are the guidelines around class sizes: Kindergarten - 20 students, Pre-primary - 27 students in a purpose-built centre, Year 1-3 - 24 students and Year 4-6 - 32 students.
If we have multi-age classes, this number generally drops by 1 or 2 students. Often parents believe that single stream classes are ‘better’, however multi age classes are just as good, with great teaching relationships and practice being the key to children’s schooling. It is important to realise that even in a class that is a single year group, the academic, social and emotional differences can be as diverse as a multi-age class.
If you are leaving town in the coming weeks or at the end of the year, please send in an email to newman.ps@education.wa.edu.au or contact our front office on 9154 3900. This information will greatly assist our planning for 2023.
2023 Student Placement Requests
If you believe your child has particular considerations regarding class placement for 2023 please contact Chris Sheridan directly by, letter or email at christopher.sheridan@education.wa.edu.au All requests will be treated with complete confidentiality and will be taken into consideration; however, there are no guarantees. In structuring classes there are many influencing factors that will be considered including friendships and class dynamics.
Requests received after Friday 25 November 2022 will not be able to be considered.
