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MOUNT LOCKYER PRIMARY SCHOOL

Humphreys Street, Albany WA 6330. Phone: 9841 1166 Fax: 9841 7262

Care, Compassion, Excellence;

Mount Lockyer Primary School a place to learn and grow

Newsletter No: 18
Dates to Remember
2015
Wednesday 18th
November
Early Close 2.30pm
Thursday 19th
November
Assembly Room 1
and Room 2 at
9.00am
Tuesday 24th
November
Interschool Jumps,
Throws and 800m.
Thursday 26th
November
Interschool Junior
and Senior Carnival
Weeks 5 and 6 Value
Honesty means
being truthful and
trustworthy.
P&C Meeting
Monday 30th
November 6.30pm
P&C Uniform Shop
Open Days:
Tuesday
8:30am 9:30am
Thursday
8:30am 9:30am
Mount Lockyer
Community
Playgroup
Every Wednesday at
Our Place
9.00am to 12.00pm
ALL WELCOME!!

www.facebook.com/MountLockyerPS

17th November 2015

Attendance for 26th October to 6th November 2015

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94.34%

90.64%

94.64%

89.18%

89.61%

89.18%

92.89%

17 November 2015
Hello everyone
Hopefully you were able to take advantage of the Albany Agriculture Show Day holiday and
enjoy the many wonderful events and exhibits on display. Some very lucky people even
brushed shoulders with royalty!
Students from Room 5 Year 2, Room 15 Year 1 and a number from across the year levels
entered the cooking and craft competition and, within their age division, they did extremely
well with many achieving first, second and third place. In the 7 and under age bracket 19
students were recognised. Congratulations to all and thanks to Ms Lace for organising
and providing this great learning opportunity for the students at Mount Lockyer Primary School.
Whilst on the show, thank you Ms Jones for coordinating and preparing the Lockyer Leapers to do
a skipping demonstration on Friday. By all accounts they were sensational.
Once again we had a school display at the show. Many thanks go to Mrs Hughes who
coordinated and created the display, Ruben De Graaf and Emily Rodriguez who assisted to set
the display up. I would also like to thank Julie Hughes, her husband Barry, Raeleen Fletcher and
Abi Jasper for dismantling the display at the end of the show on Saturday.
Parent Workshops: Next week, 25 November, 9.00am in Room 10 there will be another
Numeracy workshop. The last one was well attended and I know parents and carers gained a
great deal of knowledge on how to further support their children at home to develop their
numeracy skills.
Interschool Athletics Carnival: A reminder that the Interschool Jumps and Throws will be held
next Tuesday, 24 November and the Interschool Athletics Carnival will be held on Thursday 27
November. Mr Swann and Mrs Jasper have been working tirelessly with the squad preparing
them so they can participate to the best of their ability, thank you Lennon and Abi for the
considerable work you have done in the lead up to the Carnivals.
Students from Pre Primary 1 and 2 will be providing the entertainment at the assembly, should be
a lot of fun, see you there.
Maxine Augustson
Principal
Lets Get to Know our School Board Members
Name: Tania Boyce
Position on Board: Chair
Family: Husband, three offspring, 1 dog, 1 cat, a budgie called Bob and 3 chooks.
Connection to our School:
I attended MLPS in the groovy 80s. Mrs Augustson was one of my teachers. All of
my children have attended Mount Lockyer Primary School. I have also been
involved in the P&C for 7 years before joining the school board.
What is your most treasured possession?: Photos, phone (because that has all the photos I
havent printed yet on it) and anything that belonged to my grandmother who I was very close to.
How do you unwind and de-stress?: Read, crochet, cook with loud music playing, walk the dog
or throw a basketball around.
What makes you laugh? Silly jokes and the funny things kids say.
Your Life motto?: Lifes short and dont sweat the small stuff.

WEEK 4 Term 4 2015 WINNERS

Most Locky Legends Cinema Tickets:
Mia Phillips
Newsletter Quiz: Kira Brown
Most Locky Legends in the Class:
Room 1:
Room 2:
Room 3:
Room 4:
Room 6:
Room 7:
Room 8:
Room 9:
Room 11:
Room 12:
Room 13:
Room 14:
Room 15:
Room 16:
Room 17:
Room 21:
Room 22:
Room 24:

Seth Whitton
Carl Sarucam and Josephine Bobby
Piper Scorza
Mia Phillips
Charli Lovett
Ryhiesha Hill and Jessica Noble
Emily Pearce and Lewis Dey
Jaeda Fleer
Charish Rey and Rhenlee
Foster
Sharmaine Boyd
Olivia Nunn
Isabel Garnett
Shirazz Sanford
Quinn Emery
Lachlan Thompson
Shayse Porteous
Kasey Harrington
Kobi Weston

Waste Free Recipe of the Week from Mrs Goldsmith

Room 8

Banana Bread
125g butter, softened
1 1/2 cup castor sugar
2 eggs (60g), beaten
1 cup (approx. 2 large) ripe bananas, mashed
5 drops vanilla
250g plain flour
1 tsp bi-carb soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp allspice
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp lemon juice
Method:
Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Butter and line a square
cake tin.
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs,
bananas and vanilla.
Sift the dry ingredients together.
Mix together the milk and lemon juice.
Alternating, add the dry ingredients and the milk, beating
between each addition.
Bake in the oven for approximately 45 mins or until a skewer comes out clean.
Rest in the tin for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire
rack to cool.

Merit Certificates
Congratulations to the following students who received
merit certificates at the last school assembly:
Room 1:
Room 2:
Room 3:
Room 4:
Mayfield
Room 5:
Room 6:
Room 7:
Room 8:
Room 9:
Room 11:
Room 12:
Room 13:
Room 14:
Room 15:
Room 16:
Room 17:
Room 21:
Room 22:
Room 23:
Room 24:

Kira Brown and Coen Di Mauro

Dita Nissen-Cassells, Scott Murphy and Jax
Martin
Piper Scorza and Crystal Hort
Judson Pearce, Isabella Lindsay, Luke
Levana Tindal and Mikayla Steer
Coby Woods and Cameron Gravestock
Roxy McLean
Joshua Tracey and Amelia Hort
Emma Boyce and William McCarney
Sienna Burns
Ali Hossaini
Hayley-Jade Moreton and Jake Brown
Jack Carpenter, Earl Labanon and Andreika
Langdon
Sage Burns and Ryan Carter
Jordan Geddes and Shani Lister
Lachlan Thompson and Chevy Traupmann
Emalee Humphrey-Shiels
Eva Cook
William OConnor and Jason Smith
Jayden Lister and Jaxon DLugi
P & C News

THANK YOU
The P&C would like to say a huge thank you to the following
businesses who supported our food stall at the faction sports
day: IGA North Road for suppling all the sausages and buns,
Coles Orana,
Woolworths Brooks Gardens, Albany
and Bayonet Head, Office Works and Doralane Pastries
UNIFORM ORDERS
Please return completed uniform orders to the office or
uniform shop by 25th November 2015. No payment is
required until the order is collected.
The uniform shop will be open on Friday 29th January
2016.
BUNNINGS SAUSAGE SIZZLE
The P&C and helpers will be providing the sausage sizzle at
Bunnings on Saturday 21st November 2015. There will also
be a Lucky $100 Number Board at the stall. $2 per
number, could win you $100! Come on down, say hi and
support our students by purchasing a sausage....or two!
SCHOLASTIC BOOKCLUB
For all our devoted bookworms......we have decided to open
up ordering for Issue 8 of the Scholastic Bookclub.
Orders are only available online through the LOOP payment
method. The bookclubs can be viewed online at
scholastics.com.au To ensure the order is delivered before
the holidays orders must be completed by 24th November
2015.
2016 BOOKLISTS
Each student will bring home a copy of their booklists
for next year. The P&C are working with Albany Stationers .
You will receive discounted prices, free name stickers, a
prepacked order and the P&C receive a commission on all
orders.
Please return your completed order to the office by
Friday 11th December 2015.
Orders can collected and paid for from Monday 4th
January 2015 from Albany Stationers.

WANSLEA My Time Is Your Time

My Time is a FREE service just for you. We welcome
families and carers who are caring for a child aged 0-16 yrs
with a disability, developmental delay or chronic illness to
attend one or more sessions. Come along and join others
in similar circumstances to socialise over coffee /tea and
cake in a relaxed setting, while your child and their siblings
are engaged in activities with an experienced Play Helper.
Where: Wanslea, 26 Prior Street, Albany
Time: 9.30am to 11.30am each Wednesday of School
Term.
Dates: 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th November, 2nd and 16th
December 2015.
Contact details: 9843 0077. Email:
Albany@wanslea.asn.au. Web: www.mytime.net.au
Sk8, Scooter and BMX Competition
The next competition will be held on Friday 20th
November at the Albany Sk8 and BMX Park, Sanford
Road.
Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Categories for
Skate, Scooter and BMX. Helmets MUST be worn.
Registration from 5.00pm
Competition kicks off at 5.30pm and
finishes at 9.00pm
Registration forms available from Albany
PCYC, Bobs Bikes and City of Albany.
Enquiries: 9841 9294
Hawthorn House News
Hawthorn House Christmas Fair will once again beheld in
the beautiful gardens on Saturday 28th November from
10am to 2pm. 40 Henry Street, Albany.
BBQ, Devonshire teas, craft stalls, cakes , preserves and
much more. Come along for an enjoyable day.
Entry is a Gold coin donation. Follow the signs for parking.
Enquiries to Hawthorn House on 9841 3755.

VOLLEYBALL
The Albany Volleyball Association and Volleyball WA are
excited to announce that we will be hosting a
National Australian Volleyball League round on the 21st
and 22nd November, 2015. The Volleyball WA Hornets
(Mens) and Pearls (Womens) teams will be playing against
the Victorian Vultures. This is a fantastic opportunity for
everyone to join in!!
For more information please see our Albany Volleyball
Association Facebook page or check out the Volleyball WA
website:https://www.volleyballwa.com.au/avl-hits-albany/

Albany (WA) Fridge Pilot Scheme

An initiave of Anglicare WA Financial Counselling in
collaboration with Albany Commnity Foundation, The Salvation
Army (Albany), local electrical franchisees of Fridge & Washer
City, RetraVision, Harvey Norman, & WA No Interest Loans
(WANILS)
If you have any enquiries about the Albany Fridge Scheme,
please contact Anglicare WA Financial Counselling Services,
Albany (08) 98456666

MOBILE PHONE POLICY

Students who bring mobile phones onto school premises must adhere to these guidelines.
Responsibility
Mount Lockyer Primary School acknowledges that mobile phones may be used as a safety measure out of school hours.
Parents are reminded that in cases of emergency, the school office remains the most appropriate point of contact during the
school day.
The school accepts no responsibility for lost, stolen or damaged mobile phones.
Guidelines
Students mobile phones are to be switched off during school time and handed to the class teacher or office upon arrival in

the morning.
Students are not permitted to use mobile phones for any purpose on school grounds.
Mobile phones are not permitted to be taken to school camps, excursions or other functions unless permission is granted by
the school Principal.
Students seen using mobile phones on school groundsFirst breach- The phone will be confiscated and returned to the student at the end of the school day.
Further breaches- The phone will be confiscated and parents/carers will need to collect it from the office.

NEWSLETTER QUIZ Q: Which Royal couple attended the Albany Agricultural Show on the weekend?
Answer: ________________________and_________________________
Name __________________________________________________ Room ____________________

MANAGING STUDENT BEHAVIOUR

WHAT IS BULLYING?

The key to this approach is that the child is given a choice at each step to
follow directions or face increased consequences.
Students making GOOD CHOICES are acknowledged for their efforts.
For students making POOR CHOICES the following consequences
apply ~

Bullying is when a student or group

keep picking on another student. They
try to hurt them physically or
emotionally.
The
behaviour
is
deliberate and repeated.

STEP 1
Student refuses to follow directions.
Verbal warning.
STEP 2
Student still refuses to follow directionsIn-class consequence e.g. Time Out
STEP 3
Student still refuses to follow directionsOut-of-class consequence e.g. Buddy
Class.
STEP 4
Student still refuses to follow directionsRED CARD is sent to the office.
Parents will be requested to attend
school.

SUSPENSION
Students will be immediately
suspended for verbal abuse of
staff and/or violence towards
staff or students.

RE-ENTRY FOLLOWING
SUSPENSION
Students returning from
suspension must be
accompanied by an adult and
will attend the Intervention
Centre (Room 20) where an
Individual Behaviour
Management Plan will be
developed and implemented.

A fight or disagreement between

equal students is not bullying.
HOW TO STOP BULLYING

Tell an adult, it is not dobbing to

ask for help. Both victim and
those bullying will be counselled
and supported.
Do not be a by-stander; if you
witness bullying try to stop it or
report it.
IF YOU ARE BULLYING

Step 1: Warning
Step 2: In school isolation and
counselling at recess and lunch,
parents will be notified
Step 3:
For continued breaches
students will be suspended.