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FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Peter’s Place Car Park
Apple Educa9on Community
Summit
Day Of Friendship
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SAFE SCHOOL FRAMEWORK
Conduct Statement 8
5 MS ALLEN’S STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
Year 4, Year 6, Year 1 Year 2 & Year 3
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ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ CORNER
School Photos
ICAS Assessment
Literacy Pro
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COMMUNITY NEWS
P & F Events Term 3
IJS 70th Anniversary
Dinner Dance
Census Collec9on No9ce
Heavenly Father, Thank You for the gi6 of friendship. Grant us strength to support each other through trials and triumphs. Help us to be pa?ent, kind, and understanding. May we always be there for one another, offering a listening ear and a comfor?ng presence. Let our friendship reflect Your love, bringing joy and peace into our lives. Amen.
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Welcome to our first newsleSer of the term.
You may have no9ced that the Peter’s Place Car Park gate now has a chain installed. This measure has been taken by the City of Bayswater due to an9social behaviour outside of school hours and they have kindly given us a key so that parent’s can con9nue to use the carpark for drop off and pick up. The school will open the gate from 8:00 AM to 3:25 PM. We are also wai9ng for repairs on the exit gate onto Lovegrove way and we ask that you exit the carpark by 3.25 while we are manually closing and locking it each day. Thank you for your understanding and coopera9on.
Recently there have been cars external to the school parking in the bus bay in Smith Street, long term, which creates issues for those parents using it for a quick drop off zone or when we have buses needing to park. We have contacted the City of Bayswater rangers about this issue and we wanted to inform you in the event that there are more ranger patrols in the area. Please be extra vigilant in where you park or wait to pick up your children – we have placed a copy of the City of Bayswater School Parking guidelines in the newsleSer for your informa9on.
Mr Colangelo, Miss McMullen, Mr EllioS, and I had the opportunity to aSend the Apple EducaMon Community Summit in Sydney during the school holidays. This event provided valuable networking opportuni9es with educators from other Apple Dis9nguished schools. We exchanged insights, learned about innova9ve prac9ces, and explored ways to enhance our teaching and learning experiences. We look forward to bringing back new ideas and strategies to benefit our students.
I would like to thank Miss Witkowski for her 9reless efforts in preparing our students for the Interschool Cross Country event held earlier this week. Not only did our interschool team give their all during the compe99on, but they also exhibited exemplary behaviour throughout the day. Congratula9ons to everyone involved.
On Tuesday 6 August, we’re celebra9ng our UR Strong program with a Day of Friendship. Students will engage in an exci9ng online Day of Friendship session and par9cipate in various ac9vi9es in their classrooms. To show their friendship spirit, children are encouraged to wear green on this special day.
Enjoy the rest of the week.
Mel Allen Principal
The Year Fours were very busy crea9ng dioramas about their class novel.
Congratula9ons to Tate for the excellent effort he has put into improving his reading. Tate nearly doubled his Literacy Pro level. Well done!
Well done Riley for trying hard to write a persuasive text about Why we should be a good friend. I loved reading all of his fantas9c arguments.
Awesome work by our Year 3’s who have been
Just a reminder to all students that for health and hygiene reasons, hair that is shoulder length or longer needs to be 9ed up with a navy blue or white ribbon or hair 9es. This applies to boys and girls.
Monday, 12th August and Tuesday 13th August and Thursday 15th August (PK Blue ONLY) are School Photo Days! Every student will have their photo taken regardless of if they are purchasing photos or not. Your child should have brought home a unique online ordering key with their own shoot key. If your child has not brought one home please contact the front office.
Online ordering for photos closes on 22 August 2024. Any orders received by MSP ajer this date will incur a $30.00 archive fee. If you wish to pay by cash, envelopes are available from the office. If you would like family photos taken, please obtain an envelope from the front office. Family photos can not be paid for online. Family photos for families with the youngest child in Kindy and above will take place on Monday. If your child is having a family photo please send them to school in their full school winter uniform. All family photos will be taken during the school day.
We are delighted to inform you that Infant Jesus School will be once again par9cipa9ng in the world-renowned ICAS Assessments this year. ICAS Assessments is a wholly owned enterprise of Janison Solu9ons Pty Ltd and is a provider of educa9onal assessments and compe99ons for schools, including ICAS.
This is not a compulsory assessment; however, we encourage you to consider entering your child into English. Payments are made directly to ICAS. Learn more about ICAS here: h]ps:// shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps
The web link is: h]ps://shop.unswglobal.com.au/ pages/pps
Our school’s unique access code is: XOQ152 Online parent payment closes 29 July 2024.
IMPORTANT: Please enter your child’s name accurately into the System as it will appear on their ICAS cer9ficate.
Comprehension is an essen9al reading skill that allows us to understand the meaning of text, pictures, movies, songs and more. As a way to enhance the comprehension skills of our older students, we have a home reading programLiteracy Pro- that is used in Year 3-6
Literacy Pro measures each student’s reading ability using a fast, adap9ve online test. Children ini9ally complete an online test at school which is assessed by the computer-based Lexile analyser. This gives students a reading level from BR (Beginning Reader) to 1500. This is ojen referred to as a Lexile reading level or score. It enables teachers to monitor student progress throughout the year and keep track of their comprehension and vocabulary development.
Students are able to choose from a range of books which match their Lexile level in their library 9mes. Addi9onally, there are digital books available online in the Lexile site and your child may even find their favourite book from home has a quiz available. Choosing a book that is at their level ensures that students are challenged but not frustrated by their chosen book. Ajer each book is read, students complete a quiz online which consists of 10 ques9ons about the book they have just read. Students need to score at least 7/10 ques9ons correct in order to pass the book and earn designated points for that book. This quiz is part of the Infant Jesus School homework program. Please note, if your child does not get 7/10 this is not seen as a problem, but rather that the book was too difficult, and they either need to re-read the book, or the program will recalculate their level.
MSP Photogrphy W 089240 8000 admin pe rth@msp com au PO Box 2188 Warwick, W 6024 ww.msp.com.au
We re commend you add this to your Newsletter before photo day, to advise Parents/Guardians of ordering procedures.
Our school photos will be takn on: Monday 12th, Tuesday 13th and Thursday 15th of August 2024
Every Student will have their photo taken, whether they are purchasing photos or not.
The school has chosen to use the online ordering system. Your child will be given an online ordering instruction slip and a unique student shootk.
Log onto www.msp.com.au and follow the prompts to place your order.
If you lose your shootkey the school reception will have a copy to quote back to you.
The expiry date for online ordering is Thursday 22nd of August 2024
Any orders received after this date will incur a S30.00 archive fee.
Spare order envelopes (green) will be available at the school reception if you prefer to pay with cash.
After photo day, a link will be sent to the school for distribution to parents whose child/children is/are in the specialty group photos.
Envelopes can be obtained from Administration.
Family photos are taken each morning before school.
Please ensure that your family envelope and payment are handed to the Photographers on photo day.
If you do not have the correct money we will provide any change needed when photos are delivered to school.
Family photos cannot be ordered online.
Once school has received photos, family photos will remain at reception for parents to collect.
Please Note:
Late orders can be placed via our website www.msprorers.com.au
Individual and Family Photos are not available to view online for Students' Security. If for any reason you need to contact MSP regarding your child's photos you will be asked to provide your child's Shootkey.
You support all members of the school community in making informed decisions about students.
1. You recognise that parents are the first educators of their children and equal partners in the educa9on of students.
2. You understand that each member of the school community has skills, experience and knowledge that may be a unique resource that can be directed to towards the safety and well-being of students.
3. You ac9vely share informa9on about students with their parents and the Principal so that they may make informed decisions about students. You listen to everyone with courtesy and respect.
4. You treat the opinions of parents and school staff about the educa9on and well-being of students with respect and dignity, even if you do not agree with it or believe it is misinformed or misguided.
5. You use plain language with appropriate style, tone and level in your wriSen or verbal communica9on, par9cularly when expressing technical or expert advice, and you ac9vely seek confirma9on that you have been understood.
6. You engage with all parents equally and fairly, regardless of their rela9onship status, mindful that, in the absence of court orders to the contrary, each parent has equal and joint parental responsibility for their child. You do not allow your opinion about the behaviour of parents to prevent you from engaging openly and honestly with each of them about their child’s educa9on.
7. You con9nue to inform and engage with a parent about the educa9on and well-being of their child on the assump9on that it is in the student’s best interests to do so, regardless of the parent’s level of engagement with you or the child. You respect any decision by a parent to disengage with you or their child, and you remain open to re-engage in the future.
8. You act to strengthen, preserve, restore and promote posi9ve rela9onships between the student and their parents, family members, and those significant to the student, regardless of any breakdown in these rela9onships.
9. You do not use the behaviour of either parent as a reason for denying them or their child access to informa9on or support from the school that are in the best interests of the student, unless doing so would place the student or school community at risk of harm.
We had a busy and successful Term 2 with our fundraisers, the Colour Run, Mother’s Day Stall, 70th Anniversary Bricks and lastly the Canteen Recess Day.
Thank you so much for all the love and support shown for our first P&F Canteen Recess Day. The joy seeing how excited the children were to purchase on their respec9ve days made the event even more special for us. A huge thank you to Nell Scaleg and Domenica Pizzata for the amount of effort and 9me they gave to make this event as successful as it was.
We had some amazing dona9ons and would love to recognise those businesses that helped us out. Thank you to:
• Walshs Performance
• Subway Noranda
• Mrs Mac’s
• Rus9co Gourmet Grocer
• Nell’s Arancini’s
Over the 2 days we had 18 lovely volunteers that helped run the event. You all did an amazing job! Thank you to:
Elanna Louise Justyna
Jess Lisa Ramona
Frances Simone Denise
Vanessa Beck Olivia
Lucy Marie Natasha
Victoria Vanessa Teresa
We would love to thank everyone who donated food items for the event. We are truly humbled by the support and the beau9ful school community we have. Thank you to the following families:
Lupo Family Brisbane Family
Daflo Family Creasy Family
Hannah Family Davis Family
Cherubino Family Condello Family
Lipari Family Parrella Family
Scalef Family Holden Family
Pizzata Family Bailey Family
Smith Family
Ferrancol Family
Allia Family
Parlongo Family
Page Family
Barzasi Family
McQuillan Family
Wiles Family
Sorry if we have missed any other families that dropped dona9ons to the office, thank you so much for your dona9ons as well. We had so many parents put their hands up to help for this event, so we are already planning the next one, stay tuned!
Thank you to Connie Foster for sor9ng through the lost property box last term and returning any missing items. A big thank you also goes to Connie for the 9me she puts into running the Second Hand Uniform Page, it is greatly appreciated!
Events for Term 3
Week 5: P&F Mee9ng on Tuesday 13th August at 7pm in the Library
Week 7: Father’s Day Stall on Wednesday 28th August
Week 9: School Disco on Friday 13th September
We are currently busy planning the School Disco. If you are available to help set up on the day or help on the night, we would love to hear from you! Please email president.pafc@gmail.com
The Beechboro Dental Therapy Staff will be visiting for Dental Screening in the upcoming weeks. Dental Screening is a growth and development check for all enrolled students in Pre- Primary, Year 3 & 6 (and anyone who has missed their screening). This is not a thorough check-up, so parents will not need to be present. If a follow-up appointment is required parents will be contacted.
Parents of Pre-Primary children will receive appointments for initial checkups in the upcoming months. Please ensure all outstanding enrolment forms are returned promptly as only enrolled students will be seen. For any further information or if your contact details have changed, please contact the clinic.
BEECHBORO
(08) 9377 5344
The Australian Government Department of Education (the department) would like to advise all staff, parents and guardians that it will collect certain information about your school, its staff and student body as part of the 2024 Non-government schools census collection (the census).
How and what information is collected for the census?
Census information is provided to the department by your school legal entity (the approved authority) via the SchoolsHUB website
The census provides information about your school and the number and characteristics of the school’s staff and student body during a specific reference period. Characteristics collected through the census include:
teaching and non-teaching staff
students’ year level and workload
students’ gender and age (as on 1 July 2024)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and students
students with disability
students receiving distance education
boarding and overseas students.
The names of students and staff are not collected, apart from the name, position and contact details of the staff member nominated as the primary contact for the census.
Census special circumstances applications may also be made by schools to include a student(s) who did not attend during the census reference period but otherwise meets census eligibility requirements. Schools will provide the department with information and documents about the student demonstrating their eligibility. The department does not require personal information about a student and asks schools to de-identify any documents before providing them.
The information provided during the census is collected by the department in accordance with the Australian Education Act 2013 (the Act) and the Australian Education Regulations 2023 (the Regulations). The Act and Regulations require the legal entity responsible for the administration of the school (the approved authority) to provide this information to the department to:
ensure the provision of Australian Government funding to schools is properly calculated and appropriately managed
conduct research, statistical analysis and develop school education policy for the Australian Government
meet national and international reporting obligations on school students in Australia
publish and provide information about schools to the public.
Your personal information is protected by law under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act).
Personal information is information or an opinion about an identified individual or an individual who is reasonably identifiable.
Any use or disclosure of your personal information must occur in accordance with the Privacy Act and the Act and Regulations, and any other applicable laws.
Your personal information provided to the department through the census may be:
used or disclosed by the department as outlined above under the heading ‘Purpose of the census collection’
disclosed to the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) to publish on the My School website and included as high-level data for ACARA's National Report on Schooling in Australia
disclosed to state and territory government departments and authorities in accordance with the Act and Regulations
disclosed to Australian Government departments and authorities in accordance with the Act and Regulations
disclosed to non-government school representative bodies in accordance with the Act and Regulations
disclosed to a contracted auditor where the department decides to audit or verify the information provided by an approved authority about a school. The contracted auditor may use previously collected information or request access to individual student records for comparison purposes. The contractors may pass this information onto officers within the department, if there is a discrepancy in the data provided by the school and the school’s records and further investigation is required. The contracted auditor must handle personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act
disclosed to the department’s service providers so they can provide information and communications technology support services to the department.
used to validate data from other collections undertaken by the department
used or disclosed where it is otherwise required or authorised by law including under the Act or Regulations, or otherwise permitted under the Privacy Act.
Other than in exceptional circumstances (for example, investigation of fraud relating to overseas students), the department does not disclose any of the personal information collected to overseas recipients.
You can download the Department of Education’s privacy policy or request a copy at privacy@education.gov.au. The privacy policy includes information about:
how to access or correct personal information held about you or your child
how to make a complaint about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles
how the department will deal with such a complaint.
You are not required to do anything. The approved authority of the school is responsible for providing the information to the department.
Contacts for further information
Your school can provide more information about the data it provides for you or your child as part of the census.
To find out more about the census collection and reporting, visit SchoolsHUB
Do :
•Be aware
•Be courteous
•Be responsible
•Drive safely
• Observe and adhere to all regulatory signage
• Use the ‘Kiss and Ride’ facility where provided
Don’ts :
• Stopping in No Stopping areas
•Block driveways
•Park on footpaths
•Park in Bus Zones
• Obstruct children’s crossings
•Park on a verge without consent
•Double park
School Parking
Areas in and around schools present potential parking problems as there may be speeding motorists,busy roads and limited parking bays.
How can parents help?
• Walk or cycle to school when dropping off or collecting children
• Park nearby and walk a short distance to the school
• Plan your trip so you arrive on the school side of the road
• Avoid leaving your vehicle for long periods
• Adhere to signage at all times
• Form a School Road Safety committee (contract your Principal or P&C)
• Use public transport
• Slow down around schools and be aware.
How can schools help?
• Educate students about parking procedures around the school
• Encourage children to educate their parents and guardians on safe school parking
• Establish a supervised ‘Kiss and Ride’ facility or traffic policy which can be published
• Notify parents of any problems via school newsletters
It is also an offence to stop or park a vehicle:
• Within three metres of a continuous dividing line or median strip
• Within ten metres of an intersection / corner (without traffic control signals)
• On a median strip or traffic island
• So that any portion is within a bus zone
City of Bayswater
61 Broun Avenue, Morley WA 6062
Tel: (08) 9272 0622 Fax: (08) 9272 0665
Email: mail@bayswater.wa.gov.au
Website: www.bayswater.wa.gov.au
The City of Bayswater Officers conduct regular school parking patrols during school times and are happy to help with any parking concerns your school may have. We can attend your school to remind parents about safe parking and follow up by issuing infringements if needed.
Offences include:
• Parking over footpaths
• Blocking driveways
• Parking in a No Stopping or No Parking area
• Double parking
• Parking on a verge without the owner’s consent
• Parking facing the wrong way
• Leaving your vehicle in a drop off / Pick up area
• Parking for longer than a sign permits
City of Bayswa ter
No Stopping areas can be defined by signage or a continuous yellow line painted along the edge of a road. A driver is not permitted to stop on a length of road or in an area to where no stopping restrictions apply. Vehicles may only stop in these zones to comply with other regulations (for example at traffic lights or to avoid an accident). Drivers are not permitted to drop off passengers or goods in “No Stopping” areas.
Examples of Signs
A driver must not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is between any other stopped vehicle and the centre of the road.