2nd August 2024

Dates to remember

Dates to remember – view live calendar on side panel of newsletter, website, or communication app.

Principal’s Report

Dear Parents and Community Members,

We are well and truly into Term 3 with so many things happening across our school.

Athletics

As parents and students particularly would be well aware, our athletics season is upon us with our school carnival events happening in week 6 and our interschool carnival in week 9, which will be held at Madeley Primary School.  The athletics carnivals provide an opportunity for students to become immersed in the culture of sportsmanship and being part of a team. Belonging to a team and identifying with being a team member is such an important element of being successful and happy. This is the term where students really identify with our Factions: Perkins, Cooper, Freeman and Elliott. Ask any past student, and they’ll remember what faction they were in!

Charity Day

Ashdale Primary School recently held its annual charity Day and raised $970 for Uniting WA. The crazy hair day and fun lunchtime events, conducted by Year six students, dedicated parent volunteers and coordinated by Mr Mollett were such a success. Well done to all involved.   Today, Friday 2^nd August, Ashdale is a sea of Green and Gold as we support the efforts of our Olympic team competing in Paris.   Gold coin funds raised from today’s green and gold dress up day will also go to Uniting WA.

Y safe presentations (online safety)

These sessions are so important for both parents and students and I urge all parents to get along and be further informed so they can support their children as they navigate the online world. 

• Parent session – Monday 5^th August 6.00pm at ASC
• Student session Years 4, 5 and 6 – Wednesday 7^th August

Gelato experience

Our amazing Italian teaching team, Signorinas Brogna, Gunner and Leighton Harris have organized for a Gelato cart to visit our school on Tuesday 6^th and Wednesday 7^th August.  The gelato is nut, egg and gelatine free, and students will practise their Italian language as part of the learning experience.

Year 6 transition

Our Year 6s are almost Year 7s! and will be attending their first transition day at Ashdale Secondary College on Tuesday 6^th August.   The students attend the whole day at the college and experience a typical timetabled Year 7 day.   Year 6 parents need to get their child/ren to the college in the morning and arrange pick up in the afternoon. 

Ninja Playground

Many parents will have seen (and maybe had a climb) on our new Ninja Playground.   This was opened in the first week of term and is proving to be very popular with students of all sizes and ages as they challenge themselves and their friends, in conquering the various obstacles.  At the moment year groups are rotating through the playground at break times, and this will continue in the short term. 

This has been a great project for the school and our thanks go to the state government, our P&C and Calroc for their funding support.

Kind regards,

Randal Hoft 

Principal

Maths Scavenger Hunt

Last term, in week 10, all students at Ashdale took part in a school-wide scavenger hunt focused on numeracy. It was amazing to see everyone having fun, using their mapping abilities, and collaborating to solve challenging math problems. Congratulations to all the students who stayed positive and showed excellent teamwork!

Well done to the following teams who were the first to finish in their year level. 

Year 2: Ariyah, Reyshaan, Vincent (LA14)

Year 3: Nabhan, Riley and Austin (LA23)

Year 4: Clyde, Dale, Alex, Mackenzie and Imran (LA17)

Year 5: Deison, Jasmine and Sonja (LA30) 

Year 6: Yashvi, Mia and Neelab (LA28)

Book Donation Margaret Quirk

A big thank you to Margaret Quirk MLA, State Member for Landsdale who has recently donated several books to Ashdale Primary School.

Margaret has donated 3 popular fiction books with accompanying costume prop’s reflecting each book’s theme that can be used by our students for book week dress ups.

Margaret also attended and supported our Miyawaki Forest planting day and donated a beautifully illustrated non-fiction book all about trees and the forests they can be found in.

All these donated books are available in the library for students to borrow and enjoy.

Pictured: Emma Velikichevski, Aneek Apte and Nabhan Alemudin from LA23 with the book The Book of Trees by Piotr Socha next to our Miyawaki forest.

Pictured: Ardan McKinney (LA13), Lunah Valibhoy (LA22) and Aayush Patel (LA30) with the donated books and costumes.

Lightning Carnival

Over 150 of Ashdale’s year 5 and 6 students represented the school in in the sports of netball, soccer, football, hockey and modcrosse at this year’s Lightning Carnival. The other primary schools participating were Madeley, Landsdale, West Greenwood and Carneby Rise.

This year's Lightning Carnival was a fantastic day where our students were able to demonstrate their outstanding sporting abilities in a multitude of sports. It was wonderful to once again receive feedback, across all sports, our students participated with great endeavour, pride and sportsmanship throughout the day.

Congratulations to our hockey team and netball D team on winning shields this year.

Thanks to Ashdale Secondary for their support in providing students to assist with umpiring netball and soccer. Thanks also to Wanneroo Lacrosse Club for their assistance with modcrosse and Whtifords Hockey Club for umpiring hockey.

The final results of the Lightning Carnival were as follows:

Modcrosse

Hockey

Football

Netball A division

Netball B division

Netball C division

Netball D division

Soccer A

Soccer B

Soccer C

Elliott Wins the 2024 Faction Cross Country Championship

The Faction Cross Country Championship held in Term 2 was a wonderful success with large numbers of students from years 1 to 6 participating. Every competitor who completed the course earned their faction a participation point towards the shield with place winners earning bonus points. Well done to all those students who participated in this physically challenging event, they can all be very proud of themselves.

Congratulations to Elliott on winning the Faction Cross Country Shield for 2024, the final results were:

1st – Elliott 143

2nd – Perkins 142

3rd – Cooper 135

4th – Freeman 120

Congratulations also to our individual place getters, with a special mention to Adin Cavcic who equalled the school record in the year 4 boy's event.

The Faction Cross Country Championship place winners were:

Year 1 Girls (400m)

1 – Hirah Alemudin (Freeman)

2 – Matilda Collins (Perkins)

3 – Victoria Velikichevski (Cooper)

4 – Neev Bhangu (Perkins)

Year 1 Boys (400m)

1 – Raphael Bezerra (Cooper)

2 – Joseph Sapkaroski (Perkins)

3 – Huson Forrest (Freeman)

4 – Taj Arabi (Cooper)

Year 2 Girls (600m)

1 – Lyra Robertson-Hopa (Freeman)

2 – Altana Abduramanoska (Perkins)

3 – Isla Ingham (Freeman)

4 – Reya Taylor (Freeman)

Year 2 Boys (600m)

1 – Harvey Thompson (Perkins)

2 – Aston Haines (Cooper)

3 – Harry Nguyen (Cooper)

4 – Harley Lethlean (Cooper)

Year 3 Girls (800m)

1 – Evelyn Kalilo (Freeman)

2 – Lunah Valibhoy (Perkins)

3 – Ava Vega (Freeman)

4 – Elianah Letch (Elliott)

Year 3 Boys (800m)

1 – James Andersen (Elliott)

2 – Evan Willis (Elliott)

3 – Luke Norris (Elliott)

4 – Theo Stripe (Freeman)

Year 4 Girls (1000m)

1 – Keisha DeAgrela (Elliott)

2 – Matilda Chew (Cooper)

3 – Shakti Prajapati (Perkins)

4 – Sophie Jambanis (Elliott)

Year 4 Boys (1000m)

1 – Adin Cavcic (Cooper) School Record!!!

2 – Ethan Staring (Perkins)

3 – Alex Vosica (Cooper)

4 – Lorenzo Monteiro (Elliott)

Year 5 Girls (1500m)

1 – Rachel Lotter (Perkins)

2 – Sophie Willis (Elliott)

3 – Kayla Doan (Cooper)

4 – Hayley Powell (Elliott)

Year 5 Boys (1500m)

1 – Jai Lawson (Cooper)

2 – Onyx Paranawitane (Perkins)

3 – Kasey Gordon (Perkins)

4 – Jake Butler (Elliott)

Year 6 Girls (2000m)

1 – Kavy Bhangu (Perkins)

2 – Samantha Shreiweis (Cooper)

3 – Alexis Atkin (Perkins)

4 – Eve McCallum (Elliott)

Year 6 Boys (2000m)

1 – Callan McKinney (Cooper)

2 – Will Newman (Elliott)

3 – Logan Harris (Freeman)

4 – Levi Lotter (Perkins)

Legends

Office News

Kindy Enrolments are still open!

Leaving the school?

Are you planning on leaving the school before the end of 2024 or at the end of the year? Please inform the office as soon as possible to assist with our planning.

School Voluntary Contributions (including P & C Contribution)

Have you paid the voluntary contribution $60/student and P & C Levy $40/family?

We encourage payments via the Qkr! app – this is a very simple and quick process and alleviates the need for busy parents to come into the office or send money in with students.

Instructions on how to download the App are available on our website from the link below or see the Qkr! Tip article below.

• Remember to change the profile (year, LAs etc) for your children when first accessing Qkr! for the year
• Alternative payment methods (cash/eftpos/credit card) are available through the front office.
• Families may pay the Voluntary Contribution in instalments.

Student Update Forms

It is important that our school’s database is up to date with student’s current details.  Families can update their child’s details held at the school by completing an online form on the Ashdale Primary School website.  This is located under the home tab, or use the following link:

If you require any further information, please contact the school on 6207 4500 or email Ashdale.ps@education.wa.edu.au.

Government Funded Program: Saver Plus – Assisting families with education costs

Many children will have a positive experience starting school or moving from primary to high school and despite some initial nervousness, most will settle in very quickly. However, we know some parents/carers may be very concerned about the upcoming changes e.g. buying uniforms, books or devices and that's where we can help.

What is Saver Plus: Saver Plus is a free online money skills program for people on lower incomes and matched savings program. It’s about strengthening financial skills, to build and develop (and keep) good savings habits.

Saver Plus encourages parents to save $50 a month (for 10 months). Savings are then matched - a free $500 for education costs.

Now accessible to any eligible Australian – no matter where they live.

To be eligible for Saver Plus, you must have all of the following:

• Centrelink payment*
• Hold a Health Care Card/Pensioner Concession Card
• Be in school yourself OR have a child in school (can be starting school next year)
• Have regular income from work (either yourself or your partner)* /Carers Payment / Child Support or Cash in hand.
• Be 18+ years old
• Not have completed the program previously.

* Many types of income and Centrelink payments are eligible, see the Saver Plus terms and conditions for more information saverplus.org.au 

If families would like to check their eligibility and receive a call back please view the link  https://www.bsl.org.au/services/saving-and-managing-money/saver-plus/ or call our national number 1300 610 355 and a local coordinator will contact you directly.

Community News

VacSwim October swimming programs

Enrolments for October school holiday swimming lessons are now open. 

With locations at pools and beaches across WA, they're a great school holiday activity. These fun lessons also teach children skills to help keep them safe in and around water.

Enrol now at education.wa.edu.au/vacswim

DoE SECURITY

Please help to keep our school safe!  As part of our school community, we ask that if you see any unusual behaviour, evidence of theft or vandalism of our school outside of school hours, could you please contact school security on the number below. 

Please do not approach any individuals, just contact security and they will investigate the situation or contact the Police.  Working together will help protect our school.

9264 4771 (24-hour number) or 9264 4635