8 May 2024

Principal’s Report

Dear Parents/Caregivers

Our vision is to foster every individual’s academic and social development driven by high expectations for success and aspirations for them to become resilient, respectful individuals.

Kaya Families

Cross Country

It was wonderful to have all our staff and students return to Somerly Primary School last week, just in time for our year 3-6 students to participate in the Somerly Cross Country event. Congratulations to all the students who ran their best and completed the course and to those who have qualified to compete in the Interschool Cross Country at Quinns Rocks Primary School on Friday 10^th May.

ANZAC

I was very proud to attend the Cambrai Village ANZAC service on the 25^th April with two of our Student Councillors and our School Board Chair Mr Turnbull. The students represented Somerly Primary School by participating in the wreath laying service. We further acknowledged the memory of the ANZACs on Friday 3^rd May. Our Student Councillors did an amazing job in hosting the ceremony. Invited guests attended - Mrs Tracey Roberts Federal Member for Pearce, Mr Mark Folkard MLA Member for Burns Beach, Councillor Helen Berry from City of Wanneroo, Mr Harry Turnball School Board Chair, Mrs Brie Cutuli P&C President, Mr Daniel Jarvis, Ms Janelle Smith and Mr and Mrs Ventham. We were also very fortunate to have two military horses visit and allow our children to pat them and to talk to the Officers who rode the horses. Our students were very respectful during the service.  We were very privileged to have Mrs Lyn Lawrence share her family story.

Some beautiful pictures commemorating ANZAC Day created by Room 11

Uniform

As the weather is cooling, please ensure your child has a school jumper or jacket that is labelled with their name. We are beginning to see clothing in lost property and we can only return items that are labelled.

Community

 If you didn’t enrol your child in the ECU Children’s University, please take the opportunity to enrol this term - the last date for enrolment has been extended.  Don’t miss out on this opportunity. For further information please contact Georgia.donohue@education.wa.edu.au          

Assembly

Our first classroom assembly for Term 2 will be hosted by Rooms 3 and 4 on Friday 10^th May. 

Save the Dates

• Thursday 9^th May 2pm Pre-Primary Mother’s Day event
• Friday 10^th May Assembly Rooms 3 and 4
• Friday 10^th May – Interschool Cross-Country – selected Yrs.3-4 students
• Friday 10^th May 8:45am – 10am Kindy Group B Mother’s Day Event

New students

I would like to extend a warm welcome to Stella, Sam, Charlie, Mischa, Devon, Sydney, Anjil, Bella and Lavanya who recently commenced at Somerly Primary School.

Louise Carroll
Principal

Reading Award Recipients – Week 3

Behaviour Focus

Our behaviour focus for Weeks 3 and 4 is:-

RESPECT

We use kind words when speaking to others.
We are learning to use kind words.  This is because it is respectful to yourself and others.

Students Late to School

If your child arrives late to school, they are missing critical morning routines and learning activities. The school day begins at 8:40am and students will be considered late if they do not arrive by this time. If your child arrives after 9:00am you are required to enter through the front office and provide us with a reason for the lateness. A late slip will be printed for you to give to the class teacher.

Not Feeling Well?

If your child is not feeling well before school, please keep them home and notify the office by phoning 6206 4200, sending an SMS to 0437 480 486 or emailing somerly.ps@education.wa.edu.au.

Late Collection of Students

Somerly Primary School has a student finish time of 2.45pm each day. If your child has not been picked up before 3pm, you will be required to come to the front office to sign them out.

Cross Country Event

Our Cross Country event was held on Wednesday the 1^st May where students ran around Riverlinks Oval. Year 3 students completed 1km, while Years 4 and 5 students ran 1.5km and Year 6 students ran 2km. All students participated which was wonderful to see. The top 5 competitors from each event will go on to participate in the Interschool Cross Country held at Quinns Rocks oval on Friday the 10^th May. Here there will be 7 other schools that they will run with. Well done to all our students who participated. Below are the placements for the top 5.

Waste Wise Schools

Gardening Club

Kaya Somerly community, finally after our very exciting but disruptive floods we are happy to be back at our beloved school and again working in our garden and around our school.

We still have our pumpkins and potato plants flourishing and apples blossoming despite the recent floods!

We also have been working hard helping to put mulch back into our senior area gardens!

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Don’t feed the fill!
Be the Change!

Thank you to all our staff, students, and community for continuing to support our Containers For Change challenges!

Congratulations!

2023 Total 51526 containers!
2024 Goal 60000 containers!

Our Current Total 14282 Containers!

Well done everyone our last Containers For Change Challenge for term 1 was “Its ALL About the Worms”, collecting 5865 containers and raising $586.50 (20% of this is donated to The Good Sammy’s).

Our Challenge winners were:

For collecting 1377 Containers!!

Classroom Totals

Room 1 - 380; Room 2 – 1165; Room 3 – 594; Room 4 – 1377; Room 5 – 27
Room 6 – 64; Room 7 – 17; Room 8 – 159; Room 9 – 119; Room 10 – 10
Room 11 – 89; Room 12 – 80; Room 13 – 67; Room 14 – 151; Room 15 – 125; Room 16 – 36; Room 17 – 330;       Room 18 – 322; Room 20 – 121; Room 21 – 100

Our current Challenge is:

We have some great prizes for our students, parents and teachers.

Bring in your 30 containers to receive a ticket into the draw for a $50 Bunnings Voucher!

This will be drawn in week 7 at our Monday morning communications assembly.

We have had some great competition from our Early Childhood block, so everyone please get involved!

So please help us to Save our Planet Save our Future!

We are the Change!

National Walk Safely to School Day 2024

Somerly Primary School is taking part in National Walk Safely to School Day, supporting National Road Safety Week on Friday 10 May 2024.

Walk Safely to School Day also encourages positive environmental action, better use of public transport with reduced car dependency and encourages parents and carers to walk more, reducing dangerous traffic congestion around schools.

Being active every day, including walking to school, can make a difference for many Australians. Whether you’re a parent, teacher or carer – everyone has a role to play in helping children and young people to lead active, healthy lives.

Remember, active kids are healthy kids so get planning your own Walk Safely to School Day journey for Friday 10 May 2024!