Winter appears to have finally arrived just in time for swimming lessons! The students are to be commended for their resilience during these cold mornings.

P&C

I would like to again thank the wonderful parents of Arbor Grove Primary and in particular those on the P&C. The fundraising activities undertaken by the P&C are always well supported by our wider school community. This year alone the P&C has contributed funds for:

• External speakers in the undercover area
• Blenderbike for Breakfast Club, and now
• A contribution to assist the school to put reverse cycle air conditioning in the school library.

We hope to have the library air conditioning completed before the warm summer months return. The new air conditioning in the library (replacing the evaporative system) will benefit all students as the building plays such a vital role in primary schools as both a learning and play area.

We hope to look at other areas of the school in due course as we all understand the limitations of evaporative systems.

I would encourage any parent thinking of joining the P&C to do so. You won’t regret it. The meetings are short and always a little bit of fun, and you get to be active in what is going on at the school and support your children through fundraising and other activities.

Semester 1

As Semester 1 comes to an end I would like to thank parents for their ongoing support of the school. With the announcement that we have moved to Phase 5 COVID restrictions I am pleased to announce that school will look very normal in Term 3.

As a result of this announcement we are busily organising a Parent Open Night for Term 3 and hope to be putting out information early in Term 3 regarding this event. It will be fantastic to see parents at the school seeing student work and connecting with classroom teachers.

This Semester the school has been busy implementing a new Spelling Program across the school. The PLD program is a synthetic phonics based program and well supported by extensive research. Teachers have noticed a significant improvement in student spelling across the school and the data the program provides informs teachers of ongoing planning needs.

Next term the teachers will begin implementing a new whole school writing program called Talk for Writing. Talk for Writing is an internationally recognised program based on the principles of how people learn. The movement from imitation to innovation to independent application can be adapted to suit the needs of learners of any ability level. Talk for Writing has had an outstanding impact in many schools across Western Australia and we hope to see some significant improvement in student writing in the coming years.

Term 3

I am very excited for Term 3 and would urge all parents to keep abreast of the newsletter or check the school web page regularly for information to events.

Term 3 highlights include:

• NAIDOC
• Book Week
• Harmony Day
• Faction Athletics Carnival, and
• Interschool Athletics Carnival

I am also pleased to see some of the teachers are busy organising incursions and excursions, fingers crossed the COVID situation doesn’t change.

Winter Carnival

I would like to congratulate all the Year 5 and 6 students that attended the recent Winter Carnival. Not only did they impress the other schools and spectators with their ARBOR Values, but they ended up bringing the trophy home in every event! What an amazing effort!

I would like to thank Mr Williams and all the staff that trained and supported the students on the day.

Swimming Lessons

Swimming lessons for students in Pre Primary to Year 4 have commenced. I have been very impressed with the smooth running of the swimming – all buses are leaving on time and returning on time and we have next to no lost property which is amazing (thank you parents for writing names on clothing).

School Survey

The biennial school survey is available for completion by parents until the end of Term 2. Please follow the link below to complete the survey. Your feedback is very important to the school and our ongoing quest to improve and provide improved outcomes for students.

https://www.schoolsurvey.edu.au/s/8astGYke

If you have any questions, please contact the school.

Glen Purdy

Pre Primary Pyjama Day

On Friday 18 June the Pre Primary’s celebrated their hard work throughout Semester 1 with a PJ Day. After lunch, the parents joined us for a movie afternoon. It was amazing to see all of the students and their parents participating by bringing their teddy bears and pillows, and wearing their pyjamas, dressing gowns and slippers. It was such a fun day and the perfect way to celebrate how well the Pre Primary students have settled into full time school. The Pre Primary teachers are super proud of how much everyone has achieved and can’t wait to see what Semester 2 brings.

Swimming Lessons 

In week 10 and 11, the Pre Primary - year 4 students will be completing swimming lessons every day at Swan Active Midland. Students are reminded to make sure they have their bathers, school uniform to get changed into after, towel, thongs (for the pool) and runners (for school).

If you are wanting to make arrangements to take your child home early from lessons, you need to let your classroom teacher and myself know at least 24 hours prior to the lesson.

A reminder for students in Rooms 8, 12 and 17, the bus is expected to be back by 3pm from the pool, however there may be times when it is five minutes late coming back.

Winter Carnival Review

On Friday 11 June, our year 5 and 6 students were given the opportunity to represent the school at the 2021 EISA Winter Carnival. Students were split into various teams to compete against other schools in netball, AFL, soccer and hockey. The students and staff showed great enthusiasm and positive energy throughout the day which was seen through their active participation in games as well as demonstrating good sportsmanship in every activity.

At the end of the day, the students came home with five trophies for the school. Our school was ranked 1^st in every sport which also meant we were the overall champion school of the day. I would like to congratulate all of the year 5 and 6 students who represented the school for this carnival!

Lewis Williams

Canteen

Open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

8.15am until 2pm

Cash only orders are accepted over the counter, placed in the classroom canteen baskets or card payments via Flexischools by 9.15am.

SUBWAY End of Term Lunch

IMPORTANT NOTICES

• Late orders will NOT be accepted – CLOSING DATE Thursday 24 June 3pm
• NO other lunches will be available on the last day of school - Friday 2 July
• Swimming lesson students will receive their orders according to their ‘lunchtime’ schedule.

VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED

Can you spare an hour on Friday 2 July?

Jenni requires a few people to help with picking up the Subway orders.

For information please pop by the canteen to speak to Jenni.

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The vital role of Fundraising Coordinator for 2021 is still empty

No experience is necessary, all you need is an interest in being involved. Yes it may seem daunting, however Amy our previous Fundraising Coordinator and Hayley our President, both have a wealth of knowledge to share and will be on hand to get you through.

If you would like to find out more information, please feel free to have a chat to Amy or Hayley.

P&C Contact Details

Hayley Hennessy – President – agpsp-cpresident@outlook.com.au

Sarah McCallion – Secretary – agpsp-csecretary@outlook.com.au

TBD – Fundraising Coordinator – agpsp-cfundraising@outlook.com.au

Jenni – Canteen Supervisor – arborgrovep-c@hotmail.com

Canteen – (08) 6497 4831

Keep up to date with regular Connect notices and by visiting and liking our P&C Facebook pages.