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Dear Somerly Families,

Monday 11th November 2019 is Remembrance Day and we are selling poppies on behalf of the Quinns Rocks RSL.  Poppies can be purchased from the School Office from now until 11th November for a gold coin donation.

Regards,
Andrew Britton
Principal

Good day Parents,

Children and young people are online now more than any other time in history. They can be heavily influenced by social media and their online interactions and experiences.

To address this ongoing concern for our children’s safety online, we would like to invite you to attend a Cyber Safety Workshop.

WA Child Safety Services is a Perth based specialist provider of Cyber Safety and Digital Wellness workshops and resources and they are committed to educating, equipping and empowering children and young people to have safe and positive experiences within digital environments.

They also support educators and parents in helping children and young people to maximise the benefits of being online, whilst helping them to manage the risks.

Their Cyber Safety workshops cover issues that currently affect children and young people, including:

• Digital wellness
• Protecting eyes, body and brain
• Screen time limits
• Managing rules, restrictions and boundaries
• Media literacy
• Online gaming
• Pornography and sexualised media
• Online grooming and cat phishing
• Youth produced sexual content, Nudes, Image Based Abuse and the Law
• Social media and self-esteem
• Cyberbullying
• Digital footprint and digital reputation
• Privacy and personal information
• Parental controls
• Resource and book recommendations

This comprehensive workshop is filled with up-to-date information, real world examples, practical strategies and conversation starters.

Please join us for an information filled evening :

When : Wednesday, 6 November 2019

Where : Somerly Primary School, Undercover area

Time : 17:30 – 20:00

Cost : Free, but limited spaces available

RSVP: Please RSVP before Friday 1 November 2019 by contacting the School Office on 6206 4200.

Hope to see you there!!!!

Kind regards,

Marilize Basson

Chaplain

For two decades the Mayor’s Christmas Appeal has been helping people who are going through tough times have a brighter Christmas by providing local families with hampers made up of donated goods.

We will once again be participating in the Mayor’s Christmas Appeal; all donations will be distributed to those that are less fortunate throughout the community.

Non-perishable food items and toys can be placed in the donation bin, which is located in the front office.

We will be accepting donations until 22 November 2019.

Good day Parents,

Children and young people are online now more than any other time in history. They can be heavily influenced by social media and their online interactions and experiences.

To address this ongoing concern for our children’s safety online, we would like to invite you to attend a Cyber Safety Workshop.

WA Child Safety Services is a Perth based specialist provider of Cyber Safety and Digital Wellness workshops and resources and they are committed to educating, equipping and empowering children and young people to have safe and positive experiences within digital environments.

They also support educators and parents in helping children and young people to maximise the benefits of being online, whilst helping them to manage the risks.

Their Cyber Safety workshops cover issues that currently affect children and young people, including:

• Digital wellness
• Protecting eyes, body and brain
• Screen time limits
• Managing rules, restrictions and boundaries
• Media literacy
• Online gaming
• Pornography and sexualised media
• Online grooming and cat phishing
• Youth produced sexual content, Nudes, Image Based Abuse and the Law
• Social media and self-esteem
• Cyberbullying
• Digital footprint and digital reputation
• Privacy and personal information
• Parental controls
• Resource and book recommendations

This comprehensive workshop is filled with up-to-date information, real world examples, practical strategies and conversation starters.

Please join us for an information filled evening :

When : Wednesday, 6 November 2019

Where : Somerly Primary School, Undercover area

Time : 17:30 – 20:00

Cost : Free, but limited spaces available

RSVP: Please RSVP before Friday 1 November 2019 by contacting the School Office on 6206 4200.

Hope to see you there!!!!

Kind regards,

Marilize Basson

Chaplain

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Good day Parents,

I am super excited to tell you more about a new Community project that has started at our school this Term.

We have our own Community Pantry that is situated in the old Uniform Shop inside the Undercover Area.

The concept behind the Pantry is that families who are in need, can take any food items available. We also welcome and invite families to make a donation to our Community Pantry.

The Community Pantry is accessible to all Parents or carers of students attending Somerly Primary School and will be open on Wednesdays and Fridays from 8am – 9.45am and again from 2pm – 3.45pm. The door will be left open so that any parent or carer can go and help themselves to food items they need.

Seeing that all items are donated to the Somerly Primary School, we ask that before you take any items from the Pantry that you ensure that food items are in date and have not been opened or damaged.

If you would like to make a donation to the Community Pantry, you are more than welcome too.

SUGGESTED PANTRY DONATIONS are:

• Meal kits: Macaroni and cheese, Pancake and Muffin mixes, canned Pasta meals, cup of soup, Instant Noodles
• Variety of tinned fruits, vegetables, fish, beans, soup
• Jars of sauces, spreads
• Non refrigerated UHT milk and milk powder
• Ready to eat snacks, muesli bars, crackers
• Rice, oil, pasta, cereal, condiments, spices, tea, coffee
• Dishwashing liquid, washing powder
• Toiletries and personal care products such as soap, toothpaste, deodorant and sunscreen

*Please ensure that all donated items are sealed correctly and unopened, in good condition (no dents), not home-made or require refrigeration and are well within their use by/best before dates.

We are looking forward to any feedback from you with regards to this new project!

Have an awesome week!

Kind regards,

Marilize Basson

Chaplain

P&C Meeting on Monday 21st October 2019 at 1.45pm in the Staff Room. All welcome. We look forward to seeing you there.