Well another year is nearly over! I can’t believe we are at the end of week 9. It certainly has flown by!

This week our year 5 and 6 students have been enjoying swimming lessons at Mullaloo Beach, which given the very hot weather has been a hit and very much enjoyed by the students and staff.

Staff are busy preparing the many final events of the year- starting this week with the Kindergarten assembly followed next week by Graduation, ARBOR Day and the Presentation assembly.

I hope all students continue to make good behaviour choices so that they can participate in every event.

Student Semester 2 reports will be sent out soon. I am sure parents will be eager to see how their children have performed over the year.

I would like to thank the P&C for another fantastic year supporting the school with fundraising, book club, school banking and a range of events such as Mother’s day stall, Father’s day stall and the recent disco. The school is fortunate to have such a dedicated group of parents.

As this is the last newsletter of the year I would like to wish all of you a Merry and safe Christmas and New Year. Enjoy your holidays and I look forward to seeing you all in 2022.

Kindergarten 2022

I would urge any parents with Kindergarten aged students in 2022 to enrol now as there are a few spots remaining. We will commence a “waiting list” as soon as we reach 80 enrolments.

2022 Class Placement

Students will receive information early next week outlining their classroom for 2022. We provide this information so that children have one less thing to worry about over the Christmas break.

Staff Movements

At this time of the year we farewell some staff who will not be returning in 2022.

Congratulations to Mr Hunt who has secured a permanent position at Aveley North Primary School. We also farewell and congratulate Mrs Walker (Pearsall Primary), Ms Bulthuis and Miss Cranfield (Anne Hamersley PS) and Miss Alver (Morley PS) who have secured roles for 2022 and we look forward to their return in 2023.

We also farewell and thank Mrs Blanchard who has decided to retire after over 30 years of dedication to the education of children in Western Australia. Mrs Blanchard has been a loyal and respected member of the Arbor Grove community for over 10 years and we wish her every happiness in retirement.

Finally, I would like to thank and farewell Miss Stein, Miss Nguyen, Mrs Jones, Mr Brown, Mrs Stewart and Mrs Tabakovic. Thank you for your hard work and we wish each of you well for your careers.

In 2022 we will be welcoming several new staff, Mr Kieren Sparks, Ms Karyn Quinn, Mrs Danielle Horvath and Mrs Joanne Diaz. We also welcome back Ms Lamason.

Glen Purdy 

Kindy EC1 and EC2

Maths Week

During Maths Week, Kindy participated in a whole school maths challenge – Which is bigger, your hand or your foot?  It was up to each student to determine what was meant by ‘bigger’ and how to measure it.  Here we are investigating length, width, perimeter and area using uniform units to measure with. 

We also had lots of fun participating in our Maths rotation groups. We looked at addition with our Lego cities, explored the features of 2D shapes using matchsticks and playdough, measured the length of our friends using lots of different materials and had a go at making a simple graph.

Talk for Writing

In Kindy we use the Talk for Writing program. This term our focus was fairy tales and we talked about parts of the story, characters and how the characters feel. After the school holidays we received a special letter from Percy the Pig asking us to help him build a house for him and his brothers. We used a story map to retell the story, using props and gestures. As a group we built a house for Percy the Pig and then tested how strong it was. We also made the three little pigs houses using craft and construction. We made paper plate pigs and role played the story.

Messy Play

This term we were lucky enough to get messy! We all participated in a messy play day where we explored different sensory mediums such as coloured spaghetti, shaving foam and mud pies. We also investigated painting with ice and were lucky enough to dip our feet in glitter water.

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Arbor Grove Primary School P&C Association Inc.

Arbor Grove Primary School P&C Ass. Inc. - Canteen

Arbor Grove Primary School - Secondhand Uniform Sales

The P&C is part of our school, it is made up of parents and citizens who volunteer and support the many projects around Arbor Grove Primary School.

We provide a voice for our school community and conduct many social events for families to enjoy their experience while at Arbor Grove Primary School.

Joining the P&C is a great way to have a say and help shape our school and community. Attending P&C meetings provides a wonderful opportunity to meet school staff and other parents, and to hear firsthand about anything that might be happening around the school.

As well as enjoying the rewards from being a part of our children’s world, The P&C is a great way to gain new friendships.

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Book Club

Our school has made it to the TOP 40 BOOK CLUB SCHOOLS for 2021.

Thank you to everyone who participates in scholastic book club it certainly has been a fantastic year for reading.

What the P&C have given back to our school in 2021

The P&C had the pleasure of committing over $20,000 towards projects for our school this year.

• External speakers were installed to the outside of the undercover area. This allows for all to hear announcements where seating is extended beyond the undercover area.

• Blender Bike, Dishwasher and Fridge for Breakfast Club. Children have thoroughly enjoyed cycling their way to making healthy breakfast smoothies.

• Air-conditioning to the Library.

P&C Members for 2022

As with every new year our P&C will dissolve at the AGM and a new P&C committee will be elected.

Our current President Hayley will be stepping down therefore, we are on the hunt early for that vital person to take over the role. Hayley will be on hand to offer guidance which will allow the transition into the Presidential role to be a smooth one.

If we fail in obtaining a new President, we unfortunately cannot.

1 – Have a P&C. We cannot raise funds for the school or bring you the fabulous events such as Mother’s Day & Father’s Day stalls or the Disco.

2 – Open the Canteen. The canteen is run by the P&C.

Roles and Responsibilities

President

• Vital link between parents and the school administration
• Observes legal formalities
• Chairperson for the P&C Association’s meetings
• Ensures all office bearers fulfil their duties
• The public face of the P&C handling media enquiries and all external enquiries
• Signatory to accounts
• Ex officio member of all sub-committees
• Effectively manage any P&C paid employees

Other Vital Roles required for a P&C to exist

Vice President

• Acts as a ‘understudy’ to the President or mentors new President.
• Use the role as an opportunity to develop their leadership skills and P&C knowledge.
• Chairs P&C meetings in the President’s absence.
• Can be signatory on accounts.
• Can be a representative on sub-committees.
• WACSSO Liaison, acting as a link between the P&C and WACSSO

Treasurer

• Is responsible for all monies received and expended on behalf of the Association, including any committees.
• It involves clerical work, financial management and accounting (We currently use Xero).
• Receives and banks money.
• Pays accounts.
• Keeps Records of Receipts and Payments.
• Presents a written report at each meeting.
• Takes Financial Records to Auditor.

Secretary

• Posting notice of meetings in writing.
• Assisting the chairperson to draw up the agenda.
• Recording minutes of the meeting.
• Dealing with correspondence.
• Maintaining membership records.
• Being a signatory to accounts.
• Observing legal formalities.

Fundraising Coordinator

• Coordinates all fundraising activities.
• Delegates tasks to volunteers.
• Liaises & oversees what volunteers are doing.
• Ensures delegated tasks are completed.
• Presents written reports to the P&C outlining activities and results.
• Chairs Fundraising Committee.

Thank you to each and every one of you who have volunteered your time to help the P&C this year. Whether it be at our events, in the canteen or simply just handing out notes, it is all greatly appreciated.

Many Hands Make Light Work!