2 June 2023

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 hope this newsletter finds you all in good health and high spirits. I am delighted to share with you staffing updates, achievements and events taking place within our school community. 

Staffing Update

Since our last newsletter we welcome to our staff Courtney Berich in Year 3, LA22 who has taken over Tricia Hammond’s position. We have also farewelled one of our Special Education Needs Education Assistants, Mrs Di Hallsworth. She has retired after a long career with the Department of Education and a member of staff at Ashdale Primary School since 2007. We thank her and wish her all the very best with her retirement.   

Student Achievements 

We are very proud to announce that students from our school continue to excel in various areas, showcasing their talents and hard work. We would like to congratulate the following winners of our annual Cross Country event;  

Year 6
Emma Hill 
Philip Ionita 

Year 4 
Jasmine Teav 
Jai Lawson 
 
Year 5 
Kavy Bhangu 
Callan McKinney 
 
Year 3 
Keisha DeAgrela 
Adin Cavcic 
 
Year 2 
Lunah Valibhoy
Luke Norris 
 
Year 1 
Fatiya Jawaro 
Adam Carruthers 
 
Recently, three of our students represented Ashdale Primary at the school sport WA secondary schools’ cross country championships. Congratulations to Emma Hill and Callan McKinney, who competed in the 3000m Under 11s and Kavi Bhangu who ran 2000m in the Under 10 event. All three students placed very well and represented our school.  

Events

On Friday 26 May, our students raised $691.90 for Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia by hosting a N.U.T. (No Uniform Today) event. This day raises awareness of children living with allergies and the donation should support this organisation with their research and campaign.

On Thursday 1 June, Year 5 and Year 6 students were provided with an opportunity to showcase their dancing skills at a Social Dance Evening. Students have engaged in dance lessons each week this term with instructors from Humphreys Dance School. It was wonderful to see the confidence and joy the children have developed and thank you to the staff and parents who were able to share this experience with the children.  

Through the school’s involvement with the Fogarty EDvance school improvement program, we were provided with the parent workshop ‘Boost’. We had 30 families in attendance and they were provided with tools to support their child to be a successful reader. 

Upcoming Events 

We have an exciting line up of events and programs scheduled for the remainder of the term, please make sure you keep up-to-date by reading the Ashdale Express, published via Connect each Thursday. If you are not receiving these emails, please contact ashdale.ps@education.wa.edu.au to update your details.  
Week 7- Public holiday (Mon 5 June) 
Week 8- Book Week- Guest author incursion, Book Week dress up and parade 
Week 9- Semester 1 Reports published via Connect Friday 23 June 
 
In closing, I want to express my gratitude to the entire Ashdale Primary School community for your unwavering support and commitment to our school's mission of being a School of Excellence. Together, we will continue to foster a positive learning environment that empowers our students to become lifelong learners and responsible global citizens. 

Warm regards,

Christy Craig
Principal

National Simultaneous Storytime

In week 5 we joined 20,154 other schools & libraries from all over Australia for National Simultaneous Storytime. The whole school shared in the reading of the book The Speedy Sloth, by Australian author Rebecca Young & illustrator Heath McKenzie. It was a lovely story about a sloth who enters a running race. It was a great book to share the day before our Faction Cross Country to inspire students to have fun and give it a go!

In the lead up to the event students at Ashdale participated in various sloth activities. During Talking Books in the Library with Mrs Topping Year 1 to 3 learnt some sloth facts from a non-fiction book and watched a sloth video to see how slow they really are! We have some wonderful Year 3 sloth artwork on display in the library.

Our Pre-Primaries in LA3 visited their Year 6 buddy class LA29, to share the story time together. Then they enjoyed creating some sloth craft with the help of their buddies.

Chaplain's Chat

I hope that you are all travelling well as we are over the halfway point of Term 2! 
An inspirational quote for us all to remember as we move towards the end of the First Semester.

You learn more from losing than winning. You learn how to keep on going. 
By Morgan Wootten

I would like to make you aware of a community hardship resource that has come to my attention:
The Margaret Court Community Outreach Centre (MCCOC) 
14A Neil St 
Osborne Park 
9202 7105
www.mcco.org.au

The MCCOC is an outreach/ support service to families: hampers, clothes and other support.

Warm Regards
Denise
Chaplain at Ashdale PS

Legends - Week 4 - 6

OSHClub News

Office News

THE NEW AND IMPROVED CONNECT APP IS HERE!

The new and improved Connect Now app is now available! We listened to you and improved the app.

• We made it easier than ever to use, and you will now stay logged in until you log out.
• All your school info is now available in one single app, with quick access to notices, learning content, and calendar events.
• Check your children’s reports, notices from the school and upcoming events all from your mobile device.

The new features can be accessed by updating to the latest version of Connect Now or if, you don’t have it yet, download it from the Apple Store or Google Play Store.

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.

QKR! TIP

Download Qkr!

Parents and carers at Ashdale Primary School can enjoy the benefits and convenience of online credit card facilities.

Qkr! by MasterCard can be downloaded for free from Apple’s app store for iPhones (iPads should download the iPhone app) or from Google Play for Android phones and tablets.

After downloading the app and registering, simply select Ashdale Primary School from ‘Nearby Locations’ on Qkr! or type ASHDALE after tapping the magnifying glass in the top right of the home screen of Qkr! and select the appropriate school.  Once you have made your first payment on Qkr! the app will always recognise you as part of the school in future to make payments even easier.

You can pay for

• School Voluntary Contributions and P&C Contributions
• excursions
• library bags
• canteen orders

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.

P&C News

A lovely gift for our Ashdale Mums

A popular gift from our recent Mother’s Day stall was the custom wooden magnets for our Ashdale Mums. We have some stock left over and these are available for purchase via Qkr!

Priced at just $2, each wooden magnet has been custom made by local business Winter Woodworking. Each purchase will be handed to your child’s classroom.

Specials at the Canteen

Have you checked out all the yummy food at our canteen? Every day, there is a variety of specials available for our students to purchase directly from the canteen. Be sure to let your child know of the week’s special menu! Follow our FB page for photos of what’s on offer.

Some favourites include:

• Homemade Butter Chicken
• Homemade Egg Noodle Stir-fry
• Pikelet and fruit kebabs
• Spinach and ricotta triangles
• Homemade Apple & Custard fingers
• Mixed Berry Smoothie

WHAT’S NEXT AT THE P&C?

Colour Run will take place on 21^st September 2023

Planning has started, and this will be the second Colour Run for Ashdale! We will need plenty of help for this event. Please look out for volunteer forms in the coming weeks.

NEEDING UNIFORMS?

If you have yet to join and follow the ‘Ashdale Primary School Second-Hand Items’ Facebook page, you’re missing out on the opportunity to make some serious savings!

This is a page that is administered by our P&C volunteers, but members have the ability to participate in the BUY/SELL of any Ashdale uniform items including the Ashdale school bag or library bag. You will be pleasantly surprised to find many good second-hand uniforms at heavily discounted prices!

If you wish to donate any second-hand uniforms, we thank you in advance for your generosity. Please hand your donation to the administration office, ensuring that items are in good, wearable condition. Proceeds from the sale of these donated uniforms will go directly into P&C projects.

CANTEEN WINTER MENU

Please remember to place your order via Qkr! Before 845am. If you miss this deadline, please call the school office and ask to be connected to the friendly canteen staff. You may then place an order over the phone, with payment to be made on Qkr.

Students from Yr1 are welcome to make a purchase directly from the canteen!

BE PART OF SOMETHING MORE - JOIN THE P&C

We hope all new families to Ashdale are settling in nicely. Even amongst the more seasoned Ashdale families, with Term 2 well underway, our students are hopefully feeling more confident in their new classroom and feel more familiar with their new group of teachers and educators.

Our P&C is always looking for volunteers to help us with various activities planned for Ashdale. Joining our P&C is easy! It only takes 2min on Qkr and just $1. You will then be alerted before each meeting, provided with an agenda and reports, be able to vote as we raise various motions and afterwards, you will be amongst the first to receive meeting minutes.

P&C meetings are full of useful information, not limited to just P&C activities. Our Principal is a frequent attendee and reports on the progress of the school’s strategic plans, its achievements and performance.

If you would like to know more about what it means to join the P&C, please reach out to our team at at pandc@ashdale.org.au or submit your details here!

The next P&C Meeting will take place on 6th June 2023

Community News

Australian Girls Choir

City of Wanneroo School Holiday Programs

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