HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL, DOUBLEVIEW
NEWSLETTER
# 27
Week 8 Term 3
10-17 September
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As we ask for God’s care and guidance for our Athle cs Carnival let us remember that the real value is in par cipa on and doing our best to achieve. The words of Michael Jordan, perhaps the greatest basketball player in history, help to put this into perspec ve for us. I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 mes, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan
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Dear Parents The march of the “reading feet” is relentless and I have resigned myself to the fact that the children Saturday Evening may make it all the way to my office. So I have sourced some Eagles and Dockers gear and am preparing 6:00pm myself for the ignominy of wearing the enemy’s colours tomorrow….but only if the last few classes Sunday make it to my office in me! I’ll check progress in the morning and may need to break out the face 8:00am, 10:00am paints a er our Merit Assembly. As of this a ernoon 2714 books have been read…. What a fantas c effort. For 3000 I may even barrack for the West Aussie teams! U
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ONE‐TO‐ONE iPADS
Technology con nues to change at an incredibly rapid rate and we are constantly looking for ways to 
enhance the children’s educa onal opportuni es. For some me now we have been exploring our 
Merit Assembly Informa on Technology op ons for the future and believe that it is me to consider the introduc on of Friday 14 September a one‐to‐one programme across some of the classes, specifically Years 3, 4 and 5 from 2013. A mee ng to discuss the implica ons of this programme will be held on Wednesday 26 September at 7.00pm. I 
invite all parents to this mee ng especially those who will have children in Years 3, 4 and 5 in 2013. First Eucharist FACTION ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
Student Retreat Day Monday 17 September Mr Flexman has been working hard preparing for the Carnival next Wednesday. This year there are a couple of changes that we hope will make the Carnival more exci ng for the children and the parents. 
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on bays will be inside the running track so that the children are be er able to see each of the Board Mee ng events and we hope, me permi ng, to hold each event separately rather than a couple of events Monday 17 September 7.30pm running concurrently so that the focus is in one area at a me. Parents are invited to bring their picnic rugs and set up on the embankment on the western side of the oval. Throughout the day children are 
not to go to their parents as this may cause problems with them being available for events. Also, as we First Eucharist Parent/Student Workshop will all be able to see each event, parents are asked not to come near or onto the track, par cularly near the finish line, as this is a distrac on for the children during events. Please see the form later in Tuesday 18 September 4G at 5.00pm
the newsle er if you are able to assist on the day. 4L at 7.00pm
Now we just need to pray for the great weather to con nue. N.B. If anyone has contact details for a coffee van please let Libby Dimmer know so that we can arrange 
for them to be at the Carnival. Athle cs Carnival Wednesday 19 September PPS
As parents would be aware, Emma Swemmer will be leaving us during Term 4 for the birth of her baby. 
Miss Summer Alexander has been appointed to replace Emma from this me. Summer is an excellent teacher who has recently worked in Year 2 with Ms Rudyard and we look forward to welcoming her to Holy Rosary. Emma will meet with Summer before she departs to ensure con nuity of the class programmes. AUSTRALIAN PRIMARY PRINCIPALS’ CONFERENCE
Next week (Tuesday – Friday) I will be a ending this conference in Melbourne. During my absence Libby Dimmer will be in charge. U
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CANTEEN
Please see over for changes to Canteen Menu for Athle cs Carnival. Monday 2.45 ‐ 3.30pm Thursday 8.30 ‐ 9.30am Not open Public Holidays or
Pupil Free Days
SPORTS CARNIVAL CANTEEN MENU
Due to next Wednesday’s sports carnival, there will be a limited canteen menu for Years 4 to 6. We will be unable to offer any hot foods but all our lovely fresh salads, sandwiches and rolls, and sushi will be available especially for the carnival. Spectators are also more than welcome to
order their lunches as well.
Orders must be packed prior to 9.30am and bags marked with fac on
colour not class. Lunches will be delivered to the oval at approximately 1.00pm. Please note that the canteen will be closed at recess. Good luck to everyone! Leanna LAST CHANCE TO BUY TICKETS - MOVIE FUNDRAISER THIS SATURDAY
or call Linda Laming (Year 5 mum) on 0402 306 336
SIENA Friends of Au sm are holding the OCTOBER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS programme for children aged 3.5 to 6 years and 7 to 18 years. Please contact them on 94406800 or email [email protected] to register your interest. This week has been very busy with many of the field events being conducted on the oval. The children did very well and gave it their best effort to score points for their fac on as well their own self confidence! Have a great weekend everyone and let’s hope our teams from the west keep us on the road to the MCG! THREE YEAR OLD KINDY
We have had a very busy week in 3 year old kindy. On Tuesday the last of the photographs were taken. In the a ernoon we went for a walk around the school looking for different shapes in the outdoors. The children really enjoyed the fresh air and loved it when we took them to the green grassy slope at the big oval where they ran and tumbled up and down. The Scitech incursion was on Wednesday and Thursday. It was fantas c. The children used their senses to play and experiment with all the wonderful toys and equipment that were on offer. We have started learning about outer space this week. We are transforming the stage into a moon scene and were wondering whether anyone has an old helmet or small gum boots that we could have to spray paint silver and turn into space helmets and boots for dress ups. If so bring them to Mrs Peel or Mrs Lynch any me on Tuesday to Thursday. Many thanks. The Three Year Old Kindy Crew XOXO FANTASTIC KINDY,
What an awesome week in Kindy! We have learnt all about opposites, the le er m and the le er n. We have had a brilliant me with our gorgeous parents rolling golf balls over wombats to paint them and we have loved reading lots of books to make our feet go all the way to Mr Winsor's office. We loved our incursion that Mrs Lynch organised with SciTech‐it was awesome and we learnt so much. Have a fantas c weekend . X Mrs C, Mrs J, Mrs A and Mrs B KINDY FRIDAY’S AUSSIE FRIENDS
Last Friday we found Australia on a map of the world and made our own map of Australia by tracing around a template and finding pictures to glue onto our map. We discussed our flag, animals, birds and many other things that symbolise our country. We completed a book review of a short Australian picture book to refine our listening and comprehension skills. This week we will make ourselves a kangaroo hat, read a couple of famous Australian stories and we are going to do some cooking to go with one of the books. Children may like to bring in something for show and tell to add to our theme. God bless you all. Kindy Friday staff PRE PRIMARY
Pre Primary have enjoyed all the different learning ac vi es that have accompanied the Ugly Duckling and Goldilocks and The Three Bears. We surprised the children with an incursion from Josephine on Wednesday. We told them that morning that they were ge ng a surprise and brainstormed some ideas of what that might be and what emo ons we were experiencing about not knowing. A er the show the children got to share how they felt and what they liked most about Josephine’s story telling show. Please remember to read, read, read! Fill in the feet and cut them out, the children must return all their feet as soon as possible to add to the path to Mr Winsor’s office! We con nue to pray for our buddies who are preparing for their first Holy Communion. YEAR TWO
We have been learning about Poetry and how to write and sequence limericks. We have become very wi y with our one liners and rhyming. In Maths we have started learning about frac ons and how to divide shapes and objects up into halves and quarters. A very big thank you to the parents who came in on Friday to help with the Athle cs Carnival events….we couldn’t have done it without you. Reminder: Our Year Two Olympics Day is this Friday from 11:15am un l 1:05pm. The weather is looking to be beau ful so we hope you can come down to join us. Have a great weekend xx YEAR THREE
The Amazing Threes are honing their athle c skills this week in prepara on for the Athle cs Carnival next Wednesday. We have run our trials and are amazed at the talent we have in Year Three. We must remember that enjoying athle cs is more important than winning. Every child in our class is a winner. We are learning about mul plica on in maths and are looking at different ways to help us work out mul plica on problems. In English we are discovering the wonder of synonyms and antonyms as well as reading and wri ng poetry. The children have wri en some beau ful shape poems. Our reading feet are progressing steadily along the wall. The children have read lots and lots of books, which is always great to see. Keep up the good work. The iPads are con nuing to be enthusias cally used in our classes and in viewing, we’ve been looking at camera angles and how different angles can create different effects. Have a safe and happy weekend. YEAR FOUR
The Year 4s had a very busy Week 7! On Monday we had the me trials and are busy preparing for Holy Communion at the end of next week! In Mathema cs we looked at the concept of Chance and Data, looking at events that are likely, unlikely and impossible to happen. In English we star ng planning our own Greek Myth, designing a main character and se ng and in Health we con nued to look at the best way to solve conflict. Thank you to all of the parents who helped to measure our carnival events on Monday and please remember that Communion Booklets are due this Friday. Have a lovely weekend. FANTASTIC FIVES
On Tuesday the Year 5 and 6 did the Athle cs trials. We did Shot Put, 800m , 400m, Long jump, 200m sprint and Turbo Javelin. It was a lot of fun and got to miss out on lots of school work. Thankyou to all the parents who helped with the trials. We are pu ng together our por olios and we think our parents will like them a lot. Our “My Place” dioramas are of a place where we enjoy. Some students have done bedrooms, sport fields or stadiums; they are looking very interes ng and impressive. We are up to chapters 15 and 16 of ‘The Indian in the Cupboard’. When we have finished the book we get to watch the movie. By Nicholas Stone & Ben Tindall THE SMOOTH SIXES
It has been a great week in Year 6 as we begin to get used to the season of spring. In Literacy this week, we have begun looking at wri ng discussions which are very similar to exposi ons, only they present both sides of an argument. We’ve explored some great topics such as whether; a school week should be 4 days, logging old forests should be permi ed and if children should be allowed to vote. In Mathema cs, we’ve been pu ng our accoun ng and architectural skills to great use as we’ve prac sed designing floor plans and working out the cost of different floor materials. You could say that we’re ‘floored’ by our efforts. In Religion, we’ve con nued with our Eucharis c unit, looking at God’s wonderful crea on and sharing in the spectacular sights he’s provided for us. We had a superb day on Tuesday compe ng in our fac ons for different athle cs events. We’re so proud of our efforts and we would like to WONDERFUL ONES
In Year One we are all looking forward to the Sports Carnival on Wednesday the thank the parents who came along to help for their massive effort. We hope you 19th September. Last Friday we completed our running trials and the long jump have a splendid weekend with your families and get behind the West Australian teams playing this weekend. event. On the day the children need to be at school by 8:45 am and be wearing their coloured sports top, sports shorts and shoes. They will need to bring their NEWMAN COLLEGE TRANSITION & ORIENTATION DAY
morning tea in a small named plas c bag and have a water bo le with their Those Year 6 families who will be a ending Year 7 at Newman College in 2013 are reminded that the Transi on and Orienta on Day will occur on Monday 15
name on it. The children will assemble with their fac on and march down to the oval. The October between 8.45am and 2.30pm. The day will start and finish in the children will sit on the oval and must stay with their fac on group. During the College gymnasium off Tuscany Way. Students are asked to wear their primary morning all the children will par cipate in a running event and a number of school sports uniform (including hat) and are reminded to bring lunch with team games. They will have their morning tea si ng with their fac on group. them. When the children have completed their events we will return to class for lunch and the a ernoon session. The Sports carnival is a great opportunity to emphasise the importance of having a go and doing your best. It is also a good me to prac se encouraging others and cheering for your team. It is important that the children learn to win
and lose gracefully with the focus on par cipa on and best effort. Thank you parents for your support with this. We look forward to a great day. Year One Teachers RE NEWS
Sacrament of First Eucharist
For those who would like to keep the children in their prayers before their special day, we have cards with the children’s name on them available in
Recep on, please feel free to call past the Office and collect one.
Please note the following dates for the Sacrament of Eucharist Student Retreat Day Monday 17 September. Year 4 students may wear free dress for the retreat day. Parent/Student workshops Tuesday 18 September 2012 4G—5.00pm & 4L—7.00pm If you need to swap your me please let the teacher know. First Eucharist Saturday 22 September 6.00pm Sunday 23 September 10.00am Pat Winton ‐ Assistant Principal RE ***************************************************************** LITERACY CORNER
The informa on used by a reader to construct meaning can be discussed under three major categories: meaning or seman c cues, structural or syntac c cues, and visual clues including phonological awareness. Seman c informa on is associated with meaning ‐ with the ideas presented in text, pictures and diagrams. The meaning a reader finds in a text, will always depend on what experience he brings to the text. Meaning differs according to an individual’s personal experiences. Knowing the syntax and gramma cal structure of a language enables the reader to an cipate the correct parts of speech , and the order of words in a sentence, while reading. Visual clues include graphic informa on, such as the printed le ers on the page, and the conven ons of print, such as spacing and direc on. These enable the reader to iden fy sentences, groups of words, individual le ers, or pa erns of le ers in clusters, affixes, and roots. Print conven ons include direc onal principles, the use of spaces, capital and lowercase le ers, and punctua on. Phonics is a crucial source of informa on for readers. A learner’s understanding of the sound sequences in spoken words is called phonological awareness. ***************************************************************** LIBRARY NEWS
This week in the library the children have been reading fran cly so they can fill in the 'Reading Feet'. Every class has to make a path of feet to Mr Winsor's office before he will support the West Coast Eagles and the Fremantle Dockers for one whole day! We would love to see him do that so keep going ‐ you can do it! Mrs Ann Marshall ‐ Library Technician ***************************************************************** UNIFORM SHOP MONDAY 2.45PM ‐ 3:30PM THURSDAY 8.30AM ‐ 9.30AM Reminder that the athle cs carnival is coming up and fac on polos are required. Please visit the uniform shop for your sports uniform needs. Currently out of stock ‐ black track pants size 8 Back in stock – gold fac on polos size 6 & 12 If you're unable to make it during shop hours, please u lise one of the order forms available on the website or from the office and leave it with the front desk. I will endeavour to process your order as promptly as possible and have it delivered to your child's classroom when payment is successful. Rachel Coyne ***************************************************************** P & F NEWS
80s Gala Night: We have planned a fantas c night and are hoping you can come and join us to support the children. Other great Silent Auc on items that we have available on the night are a Rockpool voucher, Riedel glassware, Principal Car Park Bay, a framed signed Eagles jumper and two 18 rounds of golf at Burswood. Please note: Cash, E pos or cheques accepted for cket payment.
Door sales available on the night ‐ Cash only.
The P&F are always looking for new commi ee members. If you are interested in joining us or just coming along to a mee ng and voice some ideas or just to see what we are involved in. All are more than welcome. Holy Rosary P & F SCIENCE SESSIONS YEARS 2, 4 AND 6
Year 2 completed an inves ga on write‐up on their plant inves ga ons. Mrs Skinner’s garlic and carrot top are both growing well in the classroom! We also looked at animals and their babies and learned about researching using Encyclopaedia Britannica. We found out that a poult is a baby turkey and some other interes ng baby names of animals. Year 4 inves gated air resistance and completed some experiments with a scrunched up piece of paper and a flat piece of paper. We discovered that the flat piece of paper takes longer to reach the ground due to there being more air resistance ac ng on it. We also inves gated the force of magnets. We sprinkled some iron filings on a piece of paper and saw the pa ern the magne c field makes. Year 6 learned about how hurricanes and tornadoes are formed. Tornadoes touch the ground whereas hurricanes are really bad storms. In Australia we call them cyclones and a really bad cyclone went through Darwin in the 1970’s. Cyclones have an eye of the storm where everything is clear and quiet. This week we are sharing our informa on on natural disasters with the other class members. Mrs Tanya Skinner ***************************************************************** SCHOOL BANKING
Fantas c banking by CIARAN PUZON and SAM BELLADONNA who both a ained silver cer ficates this week. Also congratula ons to JORJA SPRIGGINS, ZOE KENDALL, JOSH ROBINS, BEN ROBINS, ZACK STANLEY, CIARAN PUZON, JAMES SPRIGGINS, WILL MARSHALL, BEN MARSHALL, PATRICK DIAMOND and MONTGOMERY FITZGERALD who all turned 10 silver tokens into fabulous rewards. The next chance to do this is Week 10. Keep smiling.
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Week 8 soup will be Cauliflower Week 9 soup will be Carrot & Coriander Please note that the soup will be served tepid to avoid injury from spillage. Monday 17 September A Leeks, C Moyses Wednesday 19 September N Davis, K Lockyer, M Cockle Friday 21 September N Temov, A Laming, N Belladonna If you are unable to do your rostered day please organise a swap.
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THE GREAT MOSCOW CIRCUS: The school has been given a number of vouchers to The Great Moscow Circus. The voucher en tles the buyer to a reduced price for ckets. If you are interested please call past the Office. *************************************************************************************************************************************
RELATIONSHIPS AUSTRALIA: Are running a number of short courses and seminars over the coming months. Some of the topics covered include paren ng, building rela onships, self esteem, aggression and anger, communica on, emo ons, programs for men and women, topics on dealing with teenagers. For more informa on visit the website on www.wa.rela onships.com.au or call 9489 6322 . ************************************************************************************************************************************* HALE SCHOOL in conjunc on with Heathway and the 1st Wembley Downs Scout Group, are holding a free community fun run event on Saturday 15 September,
2012. The ‘Act Belong Commit Mad Mile’ originated in 1960 and was run in celebra on of the opening of Empire Avenue. Last year the race was resurrected to help celebrate 50 years of Hale School in Wembley Downs. The one mile run, walk or pram‐push begins at the intersec on of Hale Road and Stockdale Crescent and finishes in the school grounds, exactly one mile. Following the enormous success of the event last year (over 300 compe tors), we are again bringing this free
community event to the streets. A prize will be awarded for the Best Dressed compe tor and trophies for the winners of the following age categories – Open Male, Open Female, Under 14 Male, Under 14 Female, 50+ Male and 50+ Female. There will also be refreshments available for purchase a er the event, with all proceeds going to the 1st Wembley Downs Scout Group. To register for this free event, please visit the Hale School website at www.hale.wa.edu.au and click on the Mad Mile logo on the homepage. We would like to ask for your support in adver sing this wonderful community event to your school community. Any exposure you can provide to your parents and students would be greatly appreciated. ************************************************************************************************************************************* KEYED UP MUSIC will be teaching keyboard and guitar lessons next term a er school. Lessons start from $16.50. If you are interested in your son/daughter learning an instrument, please ring Therese on 1300 366 243 or email [email protected]. You can enroll online at www.keyedupmusic.com.au/enrolments.html ************************************************************************************************************************************* NHR RAIDERS BASKETBALL CLUB: To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of NHR Raiders Basketball club we are holding a Raiders Day on 22/9/12 at the Newman Sports Complex between 12pm and 3pm. Please come along and support the club. There are some fantas c raffle prizes to win, celebrity guests a ending and ac vi es throughout the a ernoon. ************************************************************************************************************************************* WESTSUN SOLAR a is a WA owned and operated company specialising in the installa on of quality Solar Panel Systems for your home or business. With improved technology and our affordable pricing, it’s me for solar energy. Westsun Solar Pty Ltd, U6 15A Success Way, Wangara WA 6065. Our contact details are phone +618 9303 9810 or mobile 0423 533 322. Email: [email protected]. Website: www.westsunsolar.com.au ************************************************************************************************************************************* CREATIVE KIDS ART CLUB TERM 4 ENROLMENTS ARE NOW OPEN : The Crea ve Kids Art Club provides a er school art classes for children that love art and cra . Classes include a wide range of crea ve ac vi es for children from 5 to 12 years. Previous ac vi es have included landscape pain ng on canvas, print making, making papier mache birds and paper weaving. One hour classes are available on Mondays and Tuesdays at 3.30 or 4.30pm. An enrolment form is available to download from www.janemckay.com.au/kids. Classes run for 8 weeks from 22 October to 10 December, 2012. For enquiries please email [email protected] or leave a message on 93880266. ************************************************************************************************************************************* MUSIC TOGETHER: Family music classes for children aged 0–5 years. Established in 1987 with over 2000 communi es worldwide, the Music Together program is finally available in Perth! Regardless of your own musical ability, you will contribute to your child’s musical learning — and form everlas ng bonds! Phone 0414 540 836 www.musictogetherwithsarah.com.au Free trial classes offered ************************************************************************************************************************************* A3 PERFORMING ARTS HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES ‐ Looking for something fun to do these holidays? Join a3 – australian arts alive as we present two exci ng school holiday programmes for girls and boys in Pre ‐ Primary to Year 8. Sessions focus on building performing arts skills and ac vi es include singing, drama, dance, cra and circus. Wednesday October 10 and Thursday October 11 Perth Modern School, Subiaco. Contact a3 – australian arts alive for more informa on www.aspagroup.com.au or 6365 2100
************************************************************************************************************************************* THE DOLPHINS WATER POLO CLUB, Claremont Aqua c Centre, is having their annual "Come and Try" Registra on Days on Saturday 15 September 4‐6pm and Sunday 23rd September 4‐6pm. We welcome new members and old to come along to the Claremont Swimming pool and give Flippa Ball/ Water Polo a try. The Club has programs for boys and girls of all skills that start from Yrs 2/3 and progress through to Year 12. There's also Seniors programs, and Masters for parents too! Any queries to [email protected] Holy Rosary Athle cs Carnival 2012 Wednesday 19 September Dear Parents / Guardians, The Holy Rosary Athle cs Carnival will be held on Wednesday 19 September and will involve Pre Primary to Year 6 students inclu‐
sive. The carnival will commence at 9am and should be completed by around 3pm. A number of the events will be completed in class me. Teachers will have a year group sports session between, September 4 and 13 and parents are welcome to a end this day. The ming of these events will be advised by your child’s classroom teacher. As you would be aware the athle cs carnival is a large event and needs a lot of parent support to run smoothly. I would therefore, really appreciate some more parent helpers on the day. Thank you to all of those people who have put their hand up to help so far. If you are able to help could you please complete the note below and return it to your child’s classroom teacher by Friday 14 of September. Mr. Robert Flexman
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Athle cs Carnival 2012
(Please return this note to your child’s classroom teacher by Friday the 14 September.) Student Name: ………………………………………………………………….. Class: …………………………………………………………. Phone: ………………………………………………………. Parent Name: …………………………………………………………………. I am able to help on the day. Se ng Up (7:45am on the oval) Official for the day