Carramar Primary School eNewsletter

Message from the Principal

Kaya Carramar Families

Thank you to all our "Dads of Carramar" and our P & C for a very successful Movie Night last Friday. I hope the special men in the lives of our children, had a wonderful day on Sunday and enjoyed all the spoils that came their way. Maybe you had the opportunity to get out and about with the family and enjoy our beautiful outdoors and the stunning wildflowers that are out at the moment.

The National Child Protection Week message that 'Every child in every community needs a fair go' is complemented this year with the theme 'Every conversation matters'. Conversations are powerful tools to keep children and young people safe and well. Conversations can help us understand issues, work out solutions, value community knowledge, and build strong social connections for our children.

This is a great prelude to next week when our Student Leaders, with support from Mrs Block, will acknowledge R U OK? Day. A conversation that starts with a simple question, “Are you OK?” could be a great start to helping someone, who might be struggling with one of life 's ups and downs. We can all make a difference in the lives of everyone, by ‘checking in’.

Thank you for discussing this important initiative with your children.

These strategies are also covered in our Protective Behaviours Program. Most families have received a copy of our Protective Behaviours Booklet for Parents.

Thank you for taking the time to go through this book with your children. It is important that we are encouraging our children to speak up and speak together to ensure they feel safe and heard.

National Education Assistant (EA) Appreciation Week sees us express our gratitude for all our EAs and recognise the impact they have on shaping many young minds. Their contributions may not always be in the spotlight, but they are often the backbone of many successful classrooms.

They play a vital role in supporting and fostering positive learning environments for our students. Whether it’s helping with general classroom management, assisting students with special needs, or undertaking administrative tasks, their contributions are invaluable. Their unwavering kindness and dedication, along with their unique ability to connect with and support our staff and students make them an extremely valuable part of our Carramar community.

To our amazing EAs: Shelby, Denise, Gayle, Donna, Kim, Jae-Maree, Natasha, Nicola, Kerry, Cheryl, Ute and Leigh, along with our regular relief EAs; Simone, Natalie, Mel, and our two Ashley/Ashleigh's, we extend our heartfelt appreciation for your devotion, patience and kindness.

As we continue with our sporting term, it has been wonderful to watch the incredible efforts of our Paralympians. It has been very humbling to hear what drives our athletes to rise above adversity and strive to achieve their dreams. The courage they demonstrate and how they use the power of sport to guide their rehabilitation and motivation for success is very inspiring.

Watching our students participate in the Faction Carnival (Take 2) yesterday and seeing how they supported their team mates to do their best was a wonderful celebration of sportsmanship, courage, and teamwork. There was a lovely calm to the day both on the oval and in the Early Childhood area, where the Pre-primary events took place, and it was wonderful to see our school community come together and enjoy such a fantastic day. Sincere thanks to all staff, who did an awesome job preparing our students. Thanks also to our P & C for keeping us fed and watered and special thanks to Mr Malatios and Mr Cox and our Early Childhood staff for putting it all together. (Photos elsewhere)

Our Interschool Team is being finalised this afternoon. Students selected will be advised tomorrow. Team game training will continue after school in readiness for the Carnivals in Week 10, hosted by Grandis Primary School.

Tuesday 17th September: Jumps and Throws at Houghton Park
Thursday 19th September: Track Events and Team Games at Grandis Primary School

We wish all involved the best and know you will be fantastic ambassadors of Carramar Primary.

Staff and students are busy doing the final touches in their classrooms in readiness for their 2024 Journey of Learning tomorrow afternoon/evening.

Kindy –Year 3 3:30pm-5:00pm

Year 4-Year 6 4:30pm -6:00pm

Please include a visit to our Specialist Programs also.

Junior Art Room: (PP & Year 1)

The Junior Art Room will be closed, but work samples will be available in the classrooms.

Visual Arts Room: (Year 2-6) 4:00-5:30pm

Art Folders will be in classrooms and there will be a display in the Performing Arts Centre.

Languages Room: (T12) 4:00-5:30pm

PP-Year 6: various Auslan and Italian activities for students to engage in with parents.

Technologies Room: (T11) 4:00-5:30pm

PP - Year 6: various year group activities for students to engage in with parents.

Health & Physical Education: 4:00-5:30pm

Weather permitting, there will be various activities on basketball courts/in the library.

Music: PP-Year 4:00-6:00pm

The Music Room will be closed due to risk of damage to instruments.

Music Workbooks for PP-Year 4 will be available in classrooms.

Rolling film footage of various music activities/events (PP-Year 4) will be in the Performing Arts Centre.

Wellness Room (T10) "Djoorabiny Yongka Yarning" 4:00-6:00pm

Chaplain Bonnie Rodman is excited to have the room open with various activities including Disney Trading Cards

Our fantastic P and C are also doing sausage sizzle and hamburger pre orders. Thank you for remembering that food and drink cannot come into the classrooms or Performing Arts Centre – perhaps collect your orders as you are leaving.

I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow night as you come along to celebrate the journey of learning that your children have been on this year.

Have a wonderful fortnight everyone.

Boordawan

Maree James

Principal

Sports Carnival 2024

Ellie from Year 3 was awarded the best player in her netball match. She mentioned that it was a tough game and was super proud of her performance. Ellie played for Saints Netball Club at HBF Arena and played Beaumaris. The coach was also really impressed with Ellie's amazing intercepts in Defence.

On the 18^th of August, Molly in Year 3 was awarded player of the match in her AFL game and even won a medal. She said it was a hard game, but they all got through it. Molly also got a lot of marks, and they played well as a team. Molly played for the year 3/4 Roo’s AFL club and had an amazing game.

Ivy, Abigail and Scarlett from Pre-Primary have graduated from their first season of hockey. Their team was called the Raiders, and they said they had an amazing time learning how to play Hockey. Their team also won a lot of matches against older kids they are all very proud and have also earnt some medals.

Jake won player of the match playing for the Carramar Shamrock Rovers. He was awarded it for his amazing skills on the field, it’s also his first year playing. He said he was very proud of himself and loved playing with his teammates. Good job guys, keep up the great work for the rest of the season!

Noah from Year 6 attends Art classes every Monday at Fusion Cre8tive. He has done this amazing piece of art and really loves attending the sessions every week.

Joseph Banks Secondary College Space Science Centre

Joseph Banks Secondary College Space Science Centre – Invitation to listen to Katherine Bennell-Pegg - Australian Astronaut

Carramar students, Emma and Zachary were fortunate to be invited to participate in a special event to mark the opening of the new Western Australian Space Science Education Centre at Joseph Banks Secondary College. The guests, at this event, had the privilege to listen to a talk by Katherine Bennell-Pegg, Australia’s first astronaut to train under the Australian flag and be ‘space flight ready’. The presentation was very interesting and inspirational. The training and opportunities availed to astronauts was beyond what everyone could even imagine. During her talk, Katherine Bennell- Pegg prudently reminded us that, “A child sitting in a classroom today, will one day be the first human to step onto the surface of Mars!”

Let’s hope that one day, a Carramar student joins an international team of astronauts!

Mr Greyling

Carramar Science Team

Book Week 2024

Premier's Reading Challenge

Hold onto your bookmarks, the end is nearly here!

The Premiers Reading Challenge finishes on September 6th. Please make sure you have logged all of your books before this date to be in the running for some great prizes!

P&C Chat

Thank you to those wonderful families who have donated time, treats and service to help our events recently. It has been an absolute joy getting to know some new families who have joined the P&C ranks and helped make our ventures the successful events they are.

The Father's Day stall went off without a hitch. Each child seemed to love choosing the perfect gift for their dad or significant man in their life. These stalls seem to always create our favourite memories for the year. Seeing the students’ faces light up when they find the exact right gift and their gorgeous manners to follow is truly wonderful. Thank you, families, for your support.

The Father's Day Raffle was running through week 7 also. Who can believe the prizes?! What a generous community we are a part of!! Our prizes included:

10kg Cadbury Chocolate block
Makita Pack donated by Total Tools Midland
2 DeWalt packs donated by Total Tools Midland
Elixir Voucher donated by Sabine Winton MLA
Voucher for Lacey's Gym
Carnival Promotions Funland
Caffissimo Carramar Vouchers
Coles Voucher
Uptown Pizza Voucher
Butterdream Baking box of treats
Dominos Carramar Free Pizza Vouchers
A Grooming kit and Men's Fragrance donated by a Carramar Family

We have some lucky winners in our midst. Thank you to the amazing community for participating in this raffle, and for donating. We appreciate you all, hugely.

The Movie Night was a collaborative event with the Dads of Carramar. Daddy Daycare was a huge hit and the families who joined in enjoyed a sausage sizzle dinner and some popcorn. It was a lovely evening that went off without a hitch. As a parent in the school, I personally found it such a wonderful event to be a part of. I met many new faces and had the opportunity to chat to different families before settling down to watch the show. Thank you again to the tireless workers behind the scenes, making sure the night was smooth and fun.

Thank you to the amazing bakers who always support these events. Your tasty treats are honestly professional standard. We must be the luckiest parents around, getting to sample your delectable delights.

We are looking forward to the Carramar Open Night, this Wednesday 4th September. We have your dinner sorted for you. Pre ordered Hamburgers or Hotdogs will be served at the canteen.