Glengarry Primary School
Newsletter

SEPTEMBER

Friday 16 - Interschool Athletics Carnival

Thursday 22 - National Day of Mourning (Public Holiday)

Friday 23 - Postponed to Term 4 Assembly (8.50am): Choir and Band

Friday 23 - Last day of Term 3

Please inform the school if your child/children (excluding Year 6) will not be attending Glengarry Primary School in 2023 by emailing glengarry.ps@education.wa.edu.au or calling our school office on 9378 5678. This will help with planning for the new school year.

Thank you for your co-operation. 

Congratulations to the following students who received a merit certificate at the last assembly.

Ellie U is a kind student who consistently shows respect to her peers and staff.  She is a fantastic role model, who always does her best.

Congratulations Ellie!

A bully is a person who tries to take power over another person.  Bullying is a repeated behaviour and includes:

• Physical bullying (hitting, kicking, forcing, stealing, destroying property)
• Verbal and nonverbal bullying (name calling, threatening, insulting, teasing, making faces, eye rolling, taunting)
• Relational bullying (refusal to talk to someone, spreading gossip, whispering about someone, forcing unwanted actions, writing hurtful words about someone)
• Cyber bullying (bullying through the use of mobile phones, text messages, emails, social media, online forums)

It is important to help children understand the difference between being rude or mean, and bullying.

• Rude is when a person says or does something hurtful without intending to and they do it once.
• Mean is when a person intentionally says or does something to hurt another person and they do it once. 
• Bullying is when a person repeatedly and intentionally hurts someone else with their words or actions and refuses to stop when asked.

Let’s work together to help students differentiate between being rude, mean, or bullying to make Glengarry a peaceful, safe, and positive school environment.

Thanks to support from our P&C we have purchased 12 yarning circle logs for our Nature play area. We are seeking support from our GPS community to dig the holes (preferably with a digger) and install the logs ready for Term 4. If you have the drive, the time, some knowledge about digging and/or a landscaping business. Please get in contact with Jacinta.stephens@education.wa.edu.au

Eight teams took part in the “Armadale Cup” competition starting with  three 20-minutes games.  RedStar won all three games kicking 18 goals (5 of them are Darren's).  In the play-off, RedStar won their quarter and semi-final with the same score 4-0 where Darren kicked a goal in both games.  The final game against Byford soccer club ended with a score of  0-0, but RedStars were successful in penalty kicks and won the Cup. 

We have a number of students in the school with life threatening allergies.  The triggers for the allergies include nuts, dairy products, soy products, eggs, seafood and bee stings.

An anaphylactic reaction involves the respiratory and cardiovascular systems and can result in death within minutes of the reaction commencing.  Immediate treatment is essential.

These life threatening reactions can be triggered by touching a surface that has traces of allergens and also by breathing in allergies such as nuts, dairy products, eggs, seafood.

Glengarry Primary School aims to minimise the risk by asking for your support in creating a safer environment for all students. 

Parents can assist in the following ways:

• Not providing nut products at school including peanut paste, Nutella and avoiding any product known to contain nuts

• Encourage your child  not to share or swap their food or drink bottles
• Encourage your child to wash their hands before and after eating
• Encourage your students to wear shoes while at school.
• Carefully consider the food sent for birthday treats in relation to the class.

If your child is unwell with cold and flu symptoms, please keep them at home and consider checking in with your GP if symptoms don't resolve

Healthy WA also recommends seeking a COVID test for cold and flu symptoms.  See links below for more info.

Department of Health LINK

DoE LINK

As directed by our guidelines, we will ask for your child to be collected if they are displaying cold symptoms such as a cough, runny nose, fever etc. 

We have a student at school who is immunocompromised.  This means they can potentially become gravely ill even when contracting a common cold/virus.  Please be mindful of sending students to school when they are unwell, as they may spread their infection.  Please speak with your GP/health professional and see the information in the links above re: advice about keeping your child at home when unwell.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE FORCE - Children’s Crossings Unit

The WA Police Force are looking to establish a pool of applicants to fill current and future vacancies in the Duncraig area and surrounding suburbs.

Duties:  The position of Traffic Warden is to ensure safe pedestrian access of essentially primary age children across carriageways at children’s crossings.

 Working Conditions: 

• School Days, Monday to Friday.
• Contract: casual contract opportunities are available. (Terms and conditions of employment are those provided by the Western Australia Police School Traffic Wardens Agreement 2011).
• Standard Children’s Crossing Hours: 1 hour in morning and 1 hour in afternoon
• Hourly Rate:  $25.58 per hour, which includes 20% loading in lieu of payment for public holidays, annual leave and sick leave.
• Laundry Allowance: $0.70 per week.
• Motor Vehicle Allowance payable under certain conditions.
• Full training and uniform provided.

For Further Information and an Application Package Telephone: (08) 6274 8731 or email Childrenscrossingsunitsmail@police.wa.gov.au

PLEASE NOTE:      It is highly desirable for applicants to have a current WA driver’s licence and use of a motorised vehicle.  Applicants will be required to complete a health assessment, integrity and criminal check, training and if successful, will also be required to apply for a ‘Working with Children’ card.  The cost of the Working with Children Card and up to $70 towards a health assessment will be reimbursed after working one month.