Salmon Gums Primary

Thank you for a fantastic Faction Carnival day. The participation, support and involvement by all who attended was incredible. All of our students should be incredibly proud of their achievement on the day, with each one of them giving their personal best in every event. Congratulations to our Kumarl students for taking out the Faction shield and to all our championship and runner-up championship winners.

Championship Winners

Junior Runner-Up: Holly Starcevich

Junior Champion: Thomas Guest

Intermediate Runner-up: Klancie Allan

Intermediate Champion: Mitchell Guest

Senior Runner-Up: Freya Fletcher

Senior Champion: Sean McCrea

This Friday is our second assembly for the year. The assembly will begin at 2:00pm and all of the students will be showcasing some of their work. Our choir has been working hard over the past couple of weeks and will sing their song for us. Along with this our students will share the impressive mazes they have been creating in STEM and some of the exciting videos they have recorded for Champion Life. Assembly will be a lot more interactive than it has been in the past so please come along and enjoy the incredible work our students are producing.

The Interschool Athletics Carnival is hosted Esperance Christian PS this year and will be held in Esperance at the Greater Sports Ground (Hockey Grounds). Interschool event nominations are being finalised and final information will be given to students by the end of the week. Those students who have been nominated for the jumps and throws will need to be at the Greater Sports Ground by 8:45. All other students will need to arrive by 9:30 for the official opening. If possible all student are encouraged to come along and support their peers in the earlier events.

All students are required to wear their full school uniform on the day (including: white school shirt, green pants, shorts or skirts) and comfortable running shoes. Lunch order information has been sent out to all families. If you didn’t receive this information please contact the school ASAP as orders need to be in by Sunday 31st March. The lunch ordering process is online this year.

Students who are in individual events are encouraged to get as much practice in as they can over the next week. Permission slips and further information will be sent home with the student nomination information.

Recently I had a meeting with a representative from IGO who have offered to support and sponsorship to our school. They have advised they will look into support they can provide in order to get Solar Panels for the school. This will eventually lead to lower power bills for the school. With annual utility costs taking up a third of our school budget, whatever support they can offer will be a huge benefit. I have just received word that IGO, through their Corporate Giving Project have confirmed that they would like to assist our school by covering the costs of the Champion Life program. We are grateful their support and thank them for everything. 

Our annual ANZAC assembly will be held on Wednesday 10th April at the town memorial site. All parents and community members are encouraged to come along and commemorate and pay respects to our fallen soldiers, and to acknowledge those who are currently deployed throughout the world. Following the assembly a morning tea of ANZAC biscuits will be held back at the school.

There is still quite a bit of work to be done to our nature playground and school grounds. With our school review coming up in Term 3 it would be fantastic to have the school looking the best it has ever looked. To ensure all the work gets done in time I would like to invite all family and community members to come along and join us for a busy bee on Friday 12th April. The jobs for the day will include completing the mini creek, setting up the cement tunnels, painting the drive way – road templates, snakes and ladders, hop scotch and more. The aim is to get the whole school community on board with students, staff, parents and other community members helping out. If you can be a helper on the day please let myself know via email or phone call.

Our Triple P workshops kick off this week on Thursday morning.

The workshop is aimed at parents with younger children; however, all parents are welcomed along. The dates of the workshop include:

• Thursday 28th March @ 10:00am

Thursday 4th April @ 10:00am
Thursday 11th April @10:00am

The workshops will be held at the Grass Patch Hall.

Triple P’s Power of Positive Parenting seminar can help you understand why kids act the way they do, and how your reactions and words can make a big difference. This 90-minute seminar is free for all WA parents and carers, and is packed with ideas to help you give your kids the best start in life, and get more enjoyment out of being a parent.

Triple P’s Power of Positive Parenting seminar can help you:

• raise happy, confident kids
• encourage positive behaviour
• set rules and routines that everyone follows
• get on well with your kids and argue less
• balance work and family with less stress

https://www.triplep-parenting.net.au/au-uken/blog-and-videos/blogs-and-news/post/think-a-parenting-program-isn-t-for-you/

Please register your interest with the school office. 9078 5017

Each newsletter we hope to feature a student bio.  We hope you enjoy getting to know our students a little better.