Scarborough Primary School Newsletter - The Link

This week we celebrated Harmony week. The message of Harmony Week is ‘Everyone Belongs’. It is a week of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home – from the traditional owners of this land to those who have come to us from around the world.

Our Australian Story is diverse and unique. Every individual and cultural group paint a part of the canvas that is the Australia we live in today. Taking the time to celebrate our diversity is a significant way in which we can learn and understand.

I like to think that the ‘Everybody Belongs’ message extends beyond cultural diversity, encompassing all forms of difference between individuals. Here at Scarborough PS we recognize that despite any sort of difference or diversity, everyone has their own unique strengths and talents that need to be embraced and celebrated. It is the combination of all these diverse strengths and talents that make the Scarborough Primary School community such a uniquely warm, caring and welcoming community to belong to.

Every individual is valued. Everyone belongs.

Sarah Dawson

Principal

The Scarborough Primary School Board met for the first time this year on Wednesday evening. We would like to welcome our new parent representatives, Paul Monaghan, Patric Przeradzki and Helen Tate along with new staff representative Annie Clarke. Their contributions at this strategic level to the future direction of Scarborough PS, along with those of the rest of the board members are valued and appreciated.

The Board is still looking to fill a Community Representative position. This position has a one year tenure and gives the opportunity for a member of the broader community to lend their expertise to the strategic planning of the school. If you have any suggestions for this position, please contact the school office on 9341 1202 and they will be forwarded to Andrea Marchesi, Board Chair or Sarah Dawson, Principal who will contact you for further information.  Any suggestions will then be tabled at the next meeting for consideration

The Board noted that the school is currently in talks with the Department of Education over plans to cater for the increasing enrolment pressures in the area. The Department has classed Scarborough Primary School as part of their ‘Inner City School’ project to increase student capacity amongst several schools in that corridor, extending to Scarborough. Steady growth is expected over the next ten years and the Department are in the preliminary planning stages to cater for this. More details will be available once plans specific to our school have been set.

Parent/Teacher/Student interviews (3-way conferences) will be held shortly.

The conference will be led primarily by your child, with the assistance of their teacher. It is an opportunity for you to learn about your child’s successes in class, their goals going forward and how both you and the school can support them in achieving their goals.

If you require time with a teacher outside of this, please arrange a separate meeting by telephoning the school on 9341 1202 or contacting your class teacher directly.

Go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au

To make a booking enter the code:  k7wtm

  1. Enter your details

  2. Select the teachers you wish to see

  3. Select the appointment times that suit your family best

 When you click FINISH your selected bookings will be emailed to you immediately. If you do not receive your email, please check your junk-mail, or enter the event code again and check your email address spelling. Update your details if email address is incorrect.

DO NOT DELETE the email you receive. Keep it somewhere safe. You may need to refer back to it at a later date.

 REMEMBER TO ADD YOUR APPOINTMENTS TO YOUR CALENDAR - reminders will not be sent home.

 Bookings must be finalised by Friday 29 March at 4pm.

 If you need to view, cancel, change or print your bookings:

●  Click on the link in the confirmation email you received after you made your bookings

●  OR return to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the code and the email address you used when making your bookings.

BOOK CLUB IS GOING CASHLESS! Have you registered for LOOP yet?

Issue 2 is now out, so register for LOOP to place your orders, Scholastic even have a LOOP App to download.

Unfortunately the school will no longer be accepting cash payments for Book Club orders, all orders will now need to be placed through LOOP.

Orders for issue 2 must be placed by Wednesday 27 March 2019.

As some of you may be aware it is likely that I will no longer have children attending Scarborough Primary next year, so I am seeking someone - or a few people - to take on the role of Uniform Shop Coordinator. Please speak with me, come and check out the shop on Wednesday mornings or email me if you are interested in discussing this rewarding volunteer role.

Trish 

Scarborough Primary School P&C Uniform Coordinator

Inclusion of the items below does not represent endorsement by Scarborough Primary School.

• Triple P - Positive Parenting Programs
• Helen O'Grady Drama Classes
• North Cottesloe Splash'n'dash
• Relationships Australia - Parenting in March
• Artspace Collective
• Trinity College Scholarships 2020
• Autism Awareness Week at HBF Stadium

Address: 60 Hinderwell Street, Scarborough WA, Australia 

Phone: 08) 9341 1202

Email: scarborough.ps@education.edu.au

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