East Hamersley Primary School

Well I am finding it difficult to believe that this is the final newsletter for 2018. The year has certainly flown by! It has been a very busy year with the students being provided with a wide variety of educational events throughout the year. I have nothing but praise for the outstanding commitment and dedication my staff have shown throughout 2018 and I feel very privileged to work with such wonderful people. I would also like to publicly acknowledge my Deputy Chris Stratton, Manager of Corporate Services, Mrs Riches and School Officer, Mrs Feist for the support and loyalty they have shown me throughout the year. This year the school has had some minor works done to uplift the front of our school. Thanks must also go to our cleaners Leonie and Joe and gardener Phil for their work around the school.

I would like to take this opportunity, to thank Mrs Toni Rathe and Mrs Julie Thompson for their outstanding contributions to the school this year. Your efforts have been very much appreciated.

It was fantastic to see you all at the Christmas Concert last Thursday night. The teachers and their students put on a beautiful concert. Congratulations to all award winners!

The work of the P&C led by Chris Timmins and his executive committee also needs to be acknowledged. The work of the small but industrious fundraising committee has seen substantial funds being given to the school to purchase much need resources for the school. The playground was also improved with painted games outside the classrooms for the children to use. A very big thank you to you all from the staff and students of EHPS!

My final thanks goes to the School Board. Led by Mr Eli Greatley, the Board have worked tirelessly to continue to improve the school practices and ensure the school is working to achieve our vision: “To inspire a culture of excellence in all that we do.”

On behalf of the staff of EHPS may I extend our best wishes to you and your families for a wonderful Christmas and a happy and safe new year!

School returns for students on Monday 4 February 2019.

Lyn Dawson,

Principal

 

From the Principal:

Welcome back to school! Term 4 is an action packed term with a range of special activities and learning experiences for the students.
These include:

• An excursion to Kings Park and Scitech
• Year 4 STEAM challenge at Warwick SHS
• Life Ed Van
• A Bunnings workshop
• Kindergarten outdoor classroom days
• Lapathon
• Disco
• Christmas Concert
• Year 6 Graduation

A term calendar was emailed to families and was also sent out on the school app. Please check these weekly to see what is happening.

Over the school holidays we had some games painted in front of the teaching blocks. As you can see by these photos the students are having great fun using them. Handball with the older students in particular is a big hit!

These were funded by the P&C, so on behalf of the students I would like to thank the P&C  and the families who assist with the P&C activities. Your wonderful contribution to the school is very much appreciated. Our students are certainly benefiting from your  hard work and generosity.

The next P&C meeting is on this Thursday 18 October at 3.30pm in the staff room.

The school would really like to keep our three/four year old Kookaburras program running next year but we need the assistance of our parents. We have a meeting planned for Monday 29 October at 9am in the Kindy demountable classroom. Maria Heenan from Playgroup WA will be joining us to discuss the 2019 program. If you are interested in coming along please let the front office know.

Last term our school nurse worked with Mr Moser to cover the Health areas of Growth and Development/Puberty with our Year 5 and 6 students. There are reading materials on these subjects available for parents/carers in the front office if you would like to collect them. Finally can I please remind families that it is vital for school planning for 2019 that you advise the school if your child will not be returning in 2019.

Have a great fortnight everyone.

Lyn Dawson

Principal