MECKERING PRIMARY SCHOOL

Please ensure you contact the school ahead of time and seek advice before you enter school grounds.

If you are dropping off and picking up children please STOP or WAIT at the school bell to say your Goodbyes and Greetings.

Rest assured your children and their safety is at the top of our agenda. Please reinforce hygiene practices at home to help minimise the risk to school staff also.

As we enter the cooler months it is imperative that your child does not attend school if they are unwell or are experiencing cold or flu symptoms.

     

   We have begun 100’s club!! On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for fitness the children are participating in 100’s club. The challenge is to run or walk 100 km. At present they are doing this around the oval which is 300m. We would like at some point to utilize the cross country track during this time, but not yet. The children are loving 100’s club and whilst some choose to run the entire time others take the opportunity to chat. I am remarkably impressed with how the children help each other (taking off jumpers, running/walking with the younger children). Please remember to carefully label jumpers and hats as finding their owners can sometimes be difficult.

So far these children have achieved their 25km certificate;

Ben, Chloe, Drew, Jack, Jess, Joey, Jonti, Kayla, Liam, Lily, Mia, Stella, Tayla, Brock and Riley

And these children have achieved their 50km certificate;

Lily and Stella

Well done guys!!

If you haven't recived your certificates yet you will do tomorrow at the Sorry Day assembly.

           

We are currently reviewing our strategic plan and have finalised our Vision (Long term) and Mission (3 year) statements. These are streamlined succinct statements that will be used as the base to determine our priorities during out School Development Day on Tuesday the 2nd June (Directly after the long weekend).

the statements are below;

 OUR VISION

Meckering Primary School will provide an educational community where every child is literate, numerate, curious and caring.

OUR MISSION

The Meckering School Community strives to nurture academic progress, growth and well-being for every student.

The link below is to the parents DFES page, the different topics and activities are;

 Home fire safety

Storm safety

Flood safety

And Natural disaster Recovery storybooks

https://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/schooleducation/parents/Pages/default.aspx

In line with the other primary schools in out network we will not be giving A-E grades in the first semester report           

At Meckering Primary School reporting will look like:

• The DOE Reporting to Parents template will be mandatory;

No A-E grades will be reported;
ABE reporting is required for all students;
Comments will be given for Literacy and Numeracy;
The reporting for HASS, Science, Technologies and Health will be global (No sub areas will be included);
There will be a general comment which will reflect the students’ work ethic and behaviours;

           

Sorry Day (26 May) is a time to remember the past policies of forced child removal, and reflect on the sad and painful stories of the Stolen Generations. It is a time to recognise the resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the power of saying Sorry.

As part of the department’s commitment to ongoing respect, reconciliation and understanding (demonstrated in the ACSF), we will be participating in a short assembly on that Tuesday.

I will attach a fact sheet for sorry day to this newsletter for your perusal. Also try to watch this if you can https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m32cvvJ0tqE - ‘sorry day’ story - discussion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oPGJx5njjU - ‘sorry day’ multi modal

           

This year’s Storybook is ‘CHICKEN DIVAS’

This picture book bedazzles from the get go. Explosive cover colour choices and a foiled glitter ball, (yes glitter ball!) shimmy in any light promising a fun ride ahead.  Equally sparkly end pages in musk stick pink cement attention; you just know something wonderful and weird pulses within these pages, but what? Two gorgeous chooks…with stunning good looks for starters! Whitney and Britney reside in a charming gypsy wagon adjacent to the flamboyantly fuchsia coloured house of Dora von Dooze, a fox with a penchant for pink. 

http://www.kids-bookreview.com/

 

National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country. Now in its 20th successful year, it is a colourful, vibrant, fun event that aims to promote the value of reading and literacy, using an Australian children's book that explores age-appropriate themes, and addresses key learning areas of the National Curriculum for Foundation to Year 6.

By facilitating NSS we aim to:

• promote the value of reading and literacy,

promote the value and fun of books,
promote an Australian writer and publisher,
promote storytime activities in public libraries and communities around the country,
and provide opportunities to involve parents, grandparents, the media and others to participate in and enjoy the occasion.
NSS receives positive media coverage, generates a great deal of community interest and is held annually as part of Library and Information Week. 2019 was our biggest and most successful NSS to date with over 1,138,000 participants at over 11,550 locations, including participants from New Zealand, Thailand, UK, Canada, Singapore, Vietnam and Hong Kong. 

           

With the excessive handwashing and added disinfectant being used throughout the school I have noticed that many of the children have extremely dry hands. We have changed the soap in the wet area and junior room to QV and are ensuring children wash all of the soap off and dry their hands thoroughly after washing. I would like to buy some sorbelene to help with this. If you do not wish for your child to apply sorbelene each day, please let me know your thoughts on this. Alternatively, you may wish to supply your child with a hand barrier/moisturising type cream or lotion for use at school. 

           

Parents and Staff,

The Meckering Sporting Club are putting in an order of Meckering shirts that you may be interested in purchasing.

The cost per shirt will be – $ 28.90 plus GST

Payment will need to be made prior to the order being placed with the company, I will let you know when this is required.

If you would like a size guide for the Ladies and Men's shirts (please email Vicki), Youth shirts are also available in sizes 4- 16.

They are a great shirt to wear to school events – sports carnivals etc

Thank you

Louise Snooke

0418960088

adlmsnooke@bigpond.com

The children have been as busy as a white rabbit, preparing for this event. The event planners group will be sending out invitations (once we know of a time when we can gather in larger groups again, or the children may send out an expression of interest sooner). The cost of this event will be $25 per head and other than school students who will be serving and entertaining this will be an adult tea party. We have a limit of 50 places and it will be a sophisticated royal tea party where all GUESTS DRESS IN WHITE, if you are planning to come please start sourcing your pure white outfit as this may take some time.

The students will be dressing as 'Alice' characters and have had their costume character sent home. Please let us know what you are having trouble with and I'm sure 'Arty Barty' and the kids will think something up.

P&C membership forms are located under the eform section of the schoolbag app. Now more than ever is the time to play an active role in the P&C.

Our meetings are currently via Webex and whilst we are still learning to iron out the glitches our last meeting went quite well.

Please complete the image permission form for FB located in eforms. This permission will now carry on until you request a change (after this year no need to complete another form).