Newsletter - Issue No.110

Mrs Gallagher-Simeons – Principal

Dear families,

The term has progressed very quickly and considering it has been a short one, the children have worked very hard and produced some excellent results.

OPEN NIGHT

On Tuesday evening Week 7, East Butler held an Open Night. It was really refreshing to see so many parents in the school and showing so much interest in their children’s work and the areas of study presented in class. There were so many positive comments about the school, and the evening. It was so pleasant to see so many parents in the school and wonderful to meet all of you.

The evening was made better by the P&C body capably led by Danielle the President of the P&C who organised a sausage sizzle which once again raised funds for the school.

P&C

I would like to say I am very proud of the P&C efforts because whilst Mrs Utley applied for a grant to fund a bike rack rebuild, the P&C are raising fund this year to put a roof over it. This will keep the bikes and scooters dry during the wet weather.

Thank you, Danielle and your P&C members.

Also, the P&C have organised a colour spectacular where the children have a run around the oval to popular music and are sprayed with different colours. They have such fun, and this also raises funds for the school.

Thank you to all parents who support the school in many different ways because you have helped to make this term very successful.

Wendy Gallagher-Simeons
Principal

Deputy Principal

What a fantastic start to 2024 this term. Our upper primary students have been carefully monitoring the Pocket Forest and congratulations to the following students who are Sustainability Leaders this year assisting in recycling and keeping our school grounds in order.

• Taj
• Jack
• Jhett
• Destiny
• Rubie
• Matthias
• Cannian
• Ariana

Thank you to parents for supporting our school and to the P&C and volunteers for the sausage sizzle on Open Night and our Colour Splatacular. Everyone had a wonderful time at both these events.

Well done to our Pre Primary Students who completed On Entry this term. Parent Summaries have been sent home this week which provide some helpful points to assist your child in developing their skills at home.

Thank you to all the staff and students for their hard work this term. A special thank you to Miss Swan for her amazing effort in Room 7 this term. We greatly appreciate all her hard work. We wish her well with her adventures in Australia.

There have been many wonderful events and several staff and other volunteers offering their time. With Breakfast Club, Ride to School Day, Choir, Summer Carnival, Pocket Forest, Open Night, Colour Run, On Entry, NAPLAN, Assemblies, it certainly has been a busy term.

Next term, our ANZAC service will be held in Week 2 on Wednesday 24 April from 8:45 am. All are welcome to attend.

AchieversWA will also recommence next term on Saturday 20^th April.

Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday break.

Michelle Head
Deputy Principal

Colour Splatacular Fun Run

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Manager Corporate Services

Thank you to all the families that have paid their 2024 Contributions.  These funds support your child’s education by enabling the school to purchase extra materials, services and resources.  Although the school receives funding for the curriculum, it does not cover the extra learning materials purchased by the teaching staff.

All voluntary contributions received are directed straight back into the classroom, further enriching your child’s educational opportunities.  The more contributions we receive, the more we can offer the children – so every penny counts.   It equates to .86c per week throughout the year or $1.50 per week based on the school term days. 

Suzanne Goulding
Manager Corporate Services

Dates to Note:

School Development Days in 2024  

Friday 31^st May 2024
Monday 15^th July 2024
Monday 7^th October 2024

Physical Education

I would like to introduce myself to you, I am Ro Seymour and will be teaching Physical Education at East Butler Primary. As we conclude our first term, I'm thrilled to share our progress and achievements in Physical Education.

Our students have been active and engaged, learning key skills in soccer, floor hockey ("flocky"), basketball, and tee ball. They have applied these skills in game formats, showing remarkable improvement and sportsmanship.

Additionally, our senior students represented our school in the Interschool Summer Carnival, participating in basketball and tee ball. Their hard work and dedication were evident, and they made us all proud.

Thank you for your continued support. We're looking forward to another term filled with activity and growth.

Best regards,

Ro Seymour

Physical Education Teacher    

Special News:

National Ride 2 School Day

Friday the 22d March was our National Ride 2 School Day. It was a huge success! All the students had so much fun and it was great to see the students involved and the wonderful helmets. Thank you for all the students’ efforts in decorating their helmets, they looked fantastic!

What a wonderful event.

Mrs Utley

Parking Safely

Please take special care when driving and parking around school grounds. Parking restrictions outside of schools are there to keep you and your children safe.  Parking inconsiderately or illegally can put people in danger and you also risk being fined as the City of Wanneroo have informed us that they will be sending a ranger out to carry out checks in the near future.

Please note that the staff carpark has a sign at the entry advising “no parking or school drop-off”.  Keep our children safe by not parking in the staff carpark.  The carpark near the oval has ample parking for school pick-up and drop-off and there is also plenty roadside parking or you can utilise the Kiss and Ride. 

The disabled parking bay is only to be used by parents and families who display the ACROD sticker or permit. We have some families who require this parking bay due to their accessibility needs and simply cannot drop off or pick up their child if it is in use. Please be mindful and allow all our students to be safe and able to be picked up or dropped off for school appropriately. 

Thank you for your cooperation and support regarding this matter.

Breakfast Club

Breakfast Club is available to all students every Tuesday and Friday from 8.00 am until 8.20 am in the Undercover Area next to the Canteen.

All students are welcome to come along and we look forward to seeing you there.

ACT, Belong, Commit

Act Belong Commit is state-wide mental health promotion campaign designed and directed by Mentally Healthy WA to encourage people to take action to improve and protect their mental health and wellbeing.

Your Move

Your Move school – benefits of Your Move

We are a member of the Your Move Schools program.

Your Move encourages students and their families to get active by walking, scooting and riding to school. Making a small behavioural change a few times a week can result in huge benefits for your child and the community, including:

• Reduced congestion, travel times and parking problems around schools;
• Improved safety for everyone at drop-off and pick-up times;
• Reduced carbon dioxide emissions around the school;
• Lifelong improved health and emotional well-being due to instilling positive exercise habits at a young age;
• Improved concentration and academic performance;
• More sustainable and cost-effective transport outcomes, such as reducing the need for investment in parking that may only be utilised for a short period each day, and reduced road infrastructure maintenance costs.

We earn Your Move points by posting stories and photos of our active transport adventures on the website; these can translate into grants to fund active transport facilities and activities for the school and other rewards. If you’re interested in volunteering to be part of our school’s Your Move program, get in touch with our Your Move Champion Mrs Utley

SunSmart

OFFICE NEWS

Voluntary Contributions

Thank you to those parents who have already paid their voluntary contributions through the booklist and other methods– this certainly helps the school to ensure that resources are made available to the various year groups for this school year. Please remember that you are always welcome to enter into a Payment Plan with the school.

Online Payments to the school

Online payments are our preferred method of payment.  If you would like to make an online payment to the school (for contributions, excursions, etc), please use the following bank details:

Can you please ensure you provide the student’s name and what the payment is for when you make any payments.  More information is below regarding paying money to the school.

Daily Absences

If your child is absent from School, can you please advise your child’s name, room number and reason for absence.  This number is accessible 24 hours and we would be grateful if you could please notify us as early as possible of any absence or lateness.

Late for School?

If you have students who arrive late for school please sign them in at the office on the Ipad and ensure they collect a late slip to hand to their teacher.  This will update the system and ensure that you do not receive a text message advising that they are absent from school.

Connect

Connect is a fantastic tool for the school to keep in touch with families of East Butler Primary School.  If you are not receiving Connect messages please contact the front office and we will be happy to help.

In-term Leave

For any in-term leave, a form is required to be submitted to the school.  This form is available for printing below or in hard copy from the front office.  If you are taking your child/ren on holiday during school, the absences will be marked as “unauthorised vacation”.  This is a Department of Education directive.

Lost Property

The lost property box can be found in the Administration block.    The P&C have kindly offered to go through the lost items every week and return any named items to the students’ classrooms.  At the end of every term any items still remaining in the box will be donated to charity.

SCHOOL DATES 2024

MEDICAL PLANS

If your child has a medical condition which requires a medical plan, we would like to refer you to the documents below.  Please complete the relevant plan for your child’s medical requirements. 

If your child is taking medication on a permanent basis, please complete the Form 2 Generic Health care plan. Should your child require short-term medication (i.e. antibiotics, Panadol) please come to the office to fill out an “authority to administer form”.  All medication is to be kept at the office.

If your child requires a long term plan, this will need to be signed by their doctor prior to bringing it into the school.  Once we have the information we will then draw up a plan and circulate this information amongst the staff at East Butler Primary School to ensure that the medical needs of the student are met in accordance with their personal plan and Department of Education Policy.

COMMUNITY NEWS

City of Wanneroo – School Holiday Program

Please click the link below to view the City of Wanneroo School Holiday Activity Program.

Triple P Parenting Program

Triple P is the parenting program that helps make raising kids easier. It gives you tips and ideas to help raise happy and confident kids; see more of the behaviors you like and less of the ones you don’t; and have better relationships with your family.

The Triple P – Positive Parenting Program is available to parents and carers of children in Western Australia, thanks to the Department of Education, Child and Adolescent Health Service, WA Country Health Service, and the Department of Communities. Private providers also deliver Triple P.

Free Triple P Seminars are being offered in various locations. Other Triple P programs may be available in selected regions, with more to come in the future. Most providers offer free sessions. Some sessions may be offered in a virtual/video conference format.  Please follow the links below to Triple P courses available near you.

Saver Plus Community Program

What is Saver Plus?

Saver Plus is a free online community money skills program funded by ANZ and the Australian Government, and delivered by The Smith Family in WA:

• helping people to hit their savings goals,
• develop life-long savings habits, and
• receive up to $500 in matched savings from ANZ to assist with school expenses.

The Saver Plus community program has helped over 55,000 Australians take the stress out of back to school time. It’s free for eligible people to join.

At Saver Plus, we pair you with a savings coach while you budget and save over the next 10 months. You attend online workshops to learn tips, tricks and information to grow your budgeting and savings skills. Once you reach your agreed savings goal, ANZ matches your savings dollar-for-dollar, up to $500. You can use that money towards education costs such as uniforms, text books, laptops or extra-curricular activities such as sport or music.

You could be eligible to join Saver Plus if you:

• have a Centrelink Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card
• are at least 18 years old
  
• have some regular income from work (you or your partner) including casual, part-time, full-time or seasonal (we also accept child support and carer’s payment as income)
• have a child at school or attend vocational education yourself.

If you’re eligible, start now and we’ll help take the stress out of next year’s back to school.

To find out more, or to apply, go to www.saverplus.org.au or call  1300 610 355 

Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying: what is it and how to get help

Cyberbullying is bullying that is done through the use of technology. For example, using the Internet, a mobile phone or a camera to hurt or embarrass someone is considered cyberbullying. 

What does cyberbullying look like?

A cyberbully can be someone you know, or a stranger. They might send mean or hurtful text messages through social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, or through sites where people can ask / answer questions.

Cyberbullying can also involve people sending photos and videos of you to others to try and embarrass or hurt you.

People spreading rumours about you via emails or social networking sites or text messages.

People trying to stop you from communicating with others.

People setting up fake profiles pretending to be you, or posting messages or status updates from your accounts.

How you can be safe from bullies online

Do not share private information like passwords, name and address, phone numbers with people you don’t know. This can also include sharing of photos of yourself, your friends and your family

Do not respond to messages when you are angry or hurt. Log out and stop messaging if you feel you are being harassed.

You can block, delete and report anyone who is harassing you online and on your mobile.

Find out how to report bullying and harassment on each of the different social networks that you use.

Keep a record of calls, messages, posts and emails that may be hurtful or harmful to you.

Set up the privacy options on your social networking sites like Facebook in a way you are comfortable with

Get help

Lawstuff provides legal information to children and young people in Australia. 

You can also go to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) Cybersmart Program

If you have been bullied or witnessed others been bullied and need help, you can contact Kids Help Line (1800 55 1800), which is a free and confidential, telephone counseling service for 5 to 25 year olds in Australia.

Lifeline (13 11 14) is a free and confidential service staffed by trained telephone counsellors. 

The Australian Human Rights Commission (1300 656 419) has a complaint handling service that may investigate complaints of discrimination, harassment and bullying

OSH Club

Achievers Club WA

Installing the Schoolzine App

Our Newsletter is available through the Schoolzine App on your Apple or Android device.  This is a great way to keep in touch with everything going on at East Butler Primary School and we encourage you to download the app.  The details for downloading are as follows: