Calista · Zayne Brown Aldous Gatbonton Trent Johns Ariarne Leitens Tekarra Oldham Phoem Samson Katie Sheppard Taj Elstone Year 4 Kane Bailey Joel Barwise Alexander McKenna Maddison

`

Our Vision To celebrate the journey of learning by preparing students for their future through a caring, nurturing learning culture, where all students have the opportunity to achieve personal and academic success.

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear Parents, Carers, Community Members, Staff and Students I am pleased to say that we have had a very smooth start to 2017. I am happy to see all of our students back fit and healthy and enthusiastic about another year of learning. Calista Primary School continues to grow and our enrolment is now over 490 students. We welcomed over 40 new families to the school. We currently have 22 classes from Kindy to year 6. Room 4 is temporarily located in the Art room as we wait for the completion of the new classroom. We welcomed five new staff members to Calista this year. Ms Lisa Coon is teaching year 6 in room 1, Mr Adam Jolly has year 5 in room 3, Mrs Sarah Stevens has year 3 in room 8, Mrs Marcia Skinner has year 2 in room 13 and Mrs Alissa De Souza is our Performing Arts Teacher. The new staff have settled in very well to Calista and we look forward to their contribution to our school in 2017. During the first few weeks of the term teachers will be holding parent information sessions. I shall try to attend these meetings but unfortunately I will not be able to attend every meeting. I would like to extend my invitation to all parents to see me should they have any questions, concerns or information that impacts on their child‟s learning or well-being. I am usually available to meet with parents without an appointment. At the parent meetings teachers will stress the importance of home reading. It is recommended that all children read aloud to an adult each week. Younger students should do this at least 4 times per week and older students reading to someone once per week and silently to themselves on other nights. Kindy and Pre-primary students should be read to by an adult with discussions about the book and the story. Learning times-tables is also a homework task that parents can help their children with. We continue to make improvements around the school. The cover over the bike rack was finished over the holidays and shade sails have been installed in the Kindergarten. We are still working on improving the play areas in Kindy and around the quadrangle. Calista Primary has an excellent record for student attendance. Attendance is compulsory, even for kindergarten students. We know that when students are absent from school it can significantly impact on their learning and affect their ability to make and maintain friendships. In accordance with the Department of Education‟s guidelines for attendance I would like any parent that wishes to take a vacation during term time to make an appointment to see me to discuss the impact that the absence may have on their child. All students start the year with their „Good Standing‟. If they maintain their Good Standing throughout the term they are ab le to participate in class and whole school rewards. At the end of last year, over 80 students achieved Advanced Good Standing and this was recognised at last week‟s student assembly. Advanced Good Standing is about student attitude, behaviour and attendance so all students should be able to get Advanced Good Standing. Students that missed out this time can work towards getting Advanced Good Standing by focusing on having excellent attitude and behaviour every day. This year Calista Primary School starts a new three year Business Plan. For this time we have decided on a set of values important to our school community. The four values are Respect, Perseverance, Resilience and Compassion. These values will become integrated into everything that we do. I am looking forward to working with students, parents and staff and wish everyone all the best for a productive year ahead. This week‟s assembly will be presented by Rooms 5 and 6. Please feel free to join us for a brief morning tea in the Child and Parent Centre afterwards.

Craig Skinner PRINCIPAL

UPDATE INFORMATION Please remember to update your personal details through the office. Emergency phone numbers held on our school data base need to be updated regularly. Email addresses should also be updated to enable us to send our newsletters electronically. This will help reduce the amount of paper being used.

Calista Primary

School Independent Public School

Term 1 2017 Newsletter for Parents, Guardians and Students 16th

February 2017 #1

Bunuru - Second summer (season of the adolescence) February - March

Bunuru is the hottest time of the year with little to no rain. Hot easterly winds continue with a cooling sea breeze most afternoons if you're close to the coast. Therefore, traditionally this was, and still is, a great time for living and fishing by the coast, rivers and estuaries. Because of this, freshwater foods and seafood made up major parts of the diet during this time of year.

Bunuru is also a time of the white flowers with lots of white flowering gums in full bloom, including Jarrah, Marri and Ghost Gums.

Another striking flower that is hard to go past is the female Zamia (Macrozamia riedlei). Being much larger than that of its male counterpart, the huge cones emerge from the centre of the plant with masses of a cotton wool like substance.

As the hot, dry weather continues the seed upon the cones change from green to bright red, indicating they're ripening and becoming more attractive to animals, particularly the emu, that will eat the toxic fleshy outer.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

IN THE COMING WEEKES STUDENTS WILL BE BRINGING

HOME A STUDENT INFORMATION UPDATE FORM.

PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ AND UPDATE IF REQUIRED.

IF THERE ARE ANY AREAS HIGHLIGHTED WE REQUIRE THESE

TO BE COMPLETED. ONCE COMPLETED PLEASE

RETURN TO THE SCHOOL OFFICE. THANK YOU

Welcome to our new Calista staff of 2017

From left: Marcia Skinner RM13, Lisa Coon RM1,

Sarah Stevens RM8 and Adam Jolly RM3

Alisa De Souza our new Performing Arts Teacher

Up Coming Events February 17th Assembly Room 5 & 6 21st School Board Meeting

March 6th Labour Day Public Holiday 10th Yr6 Excursion 17th Assembly Room 1 & 2 24th T20 Blast April 7th Easter Bonnet Parade & Easter

Raffle Draw Last Day of Term 25th – Anzac Day Service

UNIFORM SHOP The uniform shop is open every day in the

School Administration Office for new and 2nd hand uniforms

On the 16th of September last year four of our students were invited to a special writer‟s workshop at the Art Gallery of WA. They were able to spend time with a published author who explored the art with them giving them writing tips and ideas. The author‟s then helped the students‟ to write their own piece. Each student was able to create a piece of writing which was then compiled into a booklet. Below is the piece completed by Jai Herbert. Look out in the next few newsletters for more great pieces of writing. It was great day and the students represented Calista wonderfully.

Louise Bell

BRITISH MODERN

By Jai Herbert Mentor Author: Geoff Havell

My foot tapping, my mind buzzing, today was the big day, the day we had practice for. Finally we heard the call, “Couple Number 52!” We step onto the dance floor. The adrenalin pumps through me. The lights shine on us and a million hands start clapping. The music starts playing and I remember the pattern: “12312343”. We begin. I swing her around. We have only just started and I‟m already sweating, I feel the beads of sweat drip down my neck. We hold each other tightly while trying to maintain balance. We plaster on our fake smiles while we dance. We are mid-way through and then we change our pattern: “42421212”. We spin and start our finale piece. She whirls out and then runs towards me. I lift her high above my head into the air just as the music finishes. We did it! A million hands start clapping again, a lot louder this time and we hear the cries of “Well Done!” I put her down and we bow, walking off the stage. We wait with anticipation for the announcement of the winner. “And the winner is…couple number 52, Craig Swift and Melody Perich!” We run onto the stage and

bow again, for we have won the competition!

EASTER RAFFLE

Easter Egg Donations would be greatly appreciated. Please leave at the office. More information to follow.

40KM SPEED LIMIT All road users are reminded of the 40km speed limit around the school in the mornings and afternoons. Please slow down, nothing is so urgent that it justifies exceeding the speed limit as you drive past the school. Also a reminder, please do not park on verges in and around the school as this is a fineable offence by the local Council.

BREAKFAST CLUB Just a reminder for students, breakfast club for 2017 is held in the breakfast club kitchen and is open every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 7.30 – 8.20am. A nutritious breakfast in a welcoming environment is available for all Calista students at no cost.

LEMON donations will be gratefully received to make their famous Lemon Butter. Please drop off at the front office.

MOBILE PHONES FOR STUDENTS AT SCHOOL ARE NOT

ENCOURAGED.

IF THEY ARE REQUIRED TO CARRY A PHONE TO SCHOOL PLEASE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH

YOUR CLASSROOM TEACHER OR THE SCHOOL OFFICE FOR SAFE

KEEPING DURING THE DAY.

WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST OR DAMAGED PHONES.

Students and staff of Calista Primary School would like to extend their best wishes to the following students whose birthday falls between 1st January to 16th February. Please call into the office to collect your birthday pencil.

Kindy Year 3

James Amen Tara Azminsan Tyler-Andrew Blatchley Daniel Deware Olivia Francis Isabella Jones Lucas Maclean Jack Oakley Ezra Rihia James Badana Trey Mead Matilda Reinhold

Pre Primary Xanna-Paxton Earnshaw Abby Matthews Marshall Pierce Amro Hasan Keanu Hemi-Ataa Ezra Taite

Year 1 Indiana Jackson Ella Myers Henrie Owen Ruby Sheppard Kaleb Winslade Harrison Wood Hamiora Coulthard Joziyah Townsend-Buckingham

Mia Tupou

Year 2 Lily-ann Cheney Max James Telisha Ryan Bella Bold

Zayne Brown Aldous Gatbonton Trent Johns Ariarne Leitens Tekarra Oldham Phoem Samson Katie Sheppard Taj Elstone

Year 4 Kane Bailey Joel Barwise Alexander McKenna Maddison Colegate Torrie Elstone Kalani Herbert Lilly Johns Snow Li Samuel Moss

Year 5 Catelynn Davis Kotahi Dixon-Patea Alliyah Harding Shanaya Podlich Caleb Price Jack Cochrane Ethan Watkins Sienna Yearbury

Year 6 Noah Crew William Crew Shaniqua Garlett Megan Nuttall Hudson Tilbury Breanna Ware Britney Webb Treye Elsone

TERM 1 PLANNER Attached to our Newsletter is our Term 1 Planner. Additions will occur throughout the Term. Hard copies are at the School Office.

SCHOOL BANKING REWARDS – REWARDING GOOD SAVINGS

To help reward individual savings efforts,

every time a student deposits into their

Youthsaver account through School Banking,

regardless of the amount, they‟ll receive a

Dollarmites token.

Once they‟ve collected 10 tokens, they can

redeem them for a variety of exciting reward

items. They‟ll also receive a certificate when

they reach certain savings milestones.

2017 reward items

These fun rewards are a great way to keep

children motivated and demonstrate the

value of saving:

Cyber Handball & Colour Change Markers - Term 1 3D Chalk Set & Tablet Case - Term 2 Smiley Emoji Keyring & Volt Handball - Term 3 Pencil + Tech Case & Epic Earphones - Term 4

Keep yourself well informed on what is happening at our school and in our local community by

visiting Calista Primary Schools Facebook page and while you‟re there click on the „LIKE‟ sign so

you can follow our recent updates

Welcome back families and friends!

Let’s kick start another year and term with all our existing

families, and welcome to all our new ones. We look forward to

some exciting new times ahead with a lot of laughs and fun along

the way!

Please remember to update your bookings online at your earliest

convenience as this will help ensure our friends are all there for

their correct days.

If you would like to make a booking, please head over to

www.campaustralia.com.au and follow the online enrolment

process.

We are open from 6:45am-8:45am and then 2:45pm-6:00 pm.

If you have any queries please contact myself, Kym

(coordinator), on 0450 267 997 or one of our friendly staff at

Camp Australia customer service on 1300 104 343 (AEST).

Thank you.

Kym

GIRL GUIDES RECRUITING

IN KWINANA Kwinana Girl Guides are recruiting girls aged 5 to 11 years who want to try new things, make friends and enjoy the outdoors. The Girl Guides mission is to empower girls and young woman to grow into confident, self-respecting, responsible community members. Kwinana Possum Girl Guides are carrying out this mission with fun-filled first term that includes a range of activities, from outdoor play, to practical skills sessions and community service. The Unit, which meets Thursdays 4-6pm at the Kwinana Guide Hall, is currently enrolling new members for 2017. For more information about joining, email [email protected] or visit the Girl Guides WA website at girlguideswa.org.au. If you have any questions, please don‟t hesitate to get in touch. We‟d be grateful for your support!

Sasha Wasley Communications Officer

Girl Guides Western Australia E: [email protected] T: 08 9479 9800 M: 0417 760 006 Postal: PO Box 780, Victoria Park WA 6979 Address: 265 Great Eastern Hwy Belmont WA 6104 W: www.girlguideswa.org.au

Our outdoor Artroom is a great place to be…… Breakfast Club off to a great start in 2017 There has been a lot of work going on at Calista PS. We have installed new sails over the Kindy Area and a cover over the bike rack. A new storage shed is being built next to room 11 and a new classroom is under construction.